The "Department of War's" new logo and the proposed Space Force uniform make it abundantly clear that Nazi esthetics in the new MAGA vogue.
Per Koch
@perkoch.bsky.social
Editor of the Nordic magazine for research and innovation policy, Forskningspolitkk. Interested in politics, movies, literature, the history of ideas, social media and more. UNESCO Chair in Futures Literacy. https://aviana.com/per
Yes, these are the end times. («Food packed with love») Sweden, of course.
Trump forces the Pentagon to use steam catapults. I guess the next will be coal powered cars. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
I am proud to be part of Nakafeero's team helping LGBTQ-refugees in East Africa. I have just posted an update on what is going on with her and her group right now.
Nakafeero Swabulah.bsky.social@nakafeeroswabulah.bsky.social · 2mo agoPer has written an update on how we use the gifts of the donors to help the LGBTQ-refugees in the camp. fundrazr.com/stories/8NRB...
Back in 1500 Johannes “Trithemius” Heidenberg believed that, by using magical formulas, one could make angels or spirits bring messages to specific recipients. A kind of celestial internet. permkoch.substack.com/p/johannes-t...
Johannes Trithemius’ Steganographia and the Angels’ Internet
It is 1500, and the first concept of the internet is launched.
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Sammen med Sveinung Sundfør Sivertsen fra Fremtenkt har jeg blitt intervjuet av Kunnskapsfloker om fremtidstenkning og politikk. www.nifu.no/ny-podkastep...
Ny podkastepisode: Fremtidstenkning – hvordan skal vi tenke om fremtiden?
I denne episoden av Kunnskapsfloker utforsker vi begrepet fremtidstenkning.
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I have published a new report on the lives of my #LGBTQ refugee friends in East Africa. One of their main challenges is homophobic and transphobic violence inside the camp. lgbtqkakuma.blogspot.com/2026/03/tran...
We really need to reflect more on the role science and innovation play in our societies. It seems we have deliberately decided to have little or no control. The consequences are dire. permkoch.substack.com/p/when-reali...
This is what the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders says about Donald #Trump permkoch.substack.com/p/this-is-wh... #MAGA #DSM-5
This is what the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders says about Donald Trump
The American psychiatric manual's Narcissistic Personality Disorder diagnosis fits Donald Trump perfectly.
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What we can learn from Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy’s encounter with Fifties #AI permkoch.substack.com/p/what-we-ca...
What we can learn from Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy’s encounter with Fifties AI
Hollywood predicted ChatGPT in 1957. Is there anything we can learn from Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn in Desk Set?
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Large Man Abroad's reflections on America's loss of its soul is well worth watching. Dear American friends, you probably have a chance to save your country, but you are running out of time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Ce...
The World Just Quarantined America (The Empire is Bleeding)
YouTube video by Large Man Abroad
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Toolmaking was considered human only. This proved our supremacy. But now that we have even seen cows use tools, how do we reframe our relationship with nature? medium.com/@per.koch/hu...
Human Pride Collides with Veronika the Cow
Many of us have grown up with the idea that Homo sapiens stands at the top of the evolutionary ladder: the smartest, the most ethical, and…
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Back in 2019 I got a lot of flack for calling Trump a fascist. We have now come to a point where most reasonably informed people see the truth. Hiding this truth only helps them. #Fascism medium.com/@per.koch/ye... www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDf2...
You're Not Overreacting. This Is Actually Fascism.
YouTube video by Rutger Bregman
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To anyone reading this, LGBTQ Africans aren’t an “agenda” or “Western influence” we are your neighbors. Your children. Your colleagues. We are Africans, fully and completely, and we deserve to live without fear. We’re naturally born like this, no law shall stop or erase our existence. #lgbtq
I am considering canceling my Washington Post subscriptions. First they sacked a lot of their investigative reporters. Now they are sing AI to determine how much you can pay?! washingtonian.com/2026/03/12/t...
The Washington Post Is Using Reader Data to Set Subscription Prices. How Does That Work? - Washingtonian
If recent events have not compelled you to cancel your Washington Post subscription, then you might have been in for sticker shock at the dawn of your latest billing cycle. Many readers have been noti...
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www.tiktok.com/@queer.survi... Almost no new donations have come in here recently, they are very needed for shelters, food and medicine. Here @nakafeeroswabulah.bsky.social talks about it once more in a recent video.
Swabulah (@keyzmobz ) on dire need for support for shelters as some of her group members are forced to sleep outside #refugee #queerrefugee #housing #eastafrica #lesbian
TikTok video by Queer Survival East Africa
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Nakafeero Swabulah.bsky.social@nakafeeroswabulah.bsky.social · 8mo agoIt may come as a surprise, but as refugees in the camp in South Sudan, we have to find, fund or build our shelters ourselves. We have now managed to move more LGBTQ refugees from the unsafe camp in Kenya, and they need roofs over their heads. Any help is appreciated! fundrazr.com/stories/fN2N...
I am not against "family values". I simply think those values should be based on compassion and inclusion and not hatred of those you do not understand. www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/28/g...
Ghana Set to Host Controversial Anti-LGBTQ+ 'Family Values' Summit
Ghana will host a major African anti-LGBTQ "family values" conference in 2026 — and rights groups are raising the alarm.
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From @theathletic.com: More than 200 athletes competed across 16 sports at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Norway dominated, breaking its own record with 18 gold medals and claiming the most medals overall. Here are the full and final standings: www.nytimes.com/athletic/int...
New poll shows Trump is severely underwater on the two main reasons people voted for him: the economy and immigration. And on top of that, he and Republicans are in deep denial.
A coordinated network of 18,000 bots are being used to drive the algorithms on X to amplify Nicki Minaj’s right-wing political posts. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
A MOTHER JONES SCOOP! New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had a years-long business tie with the sex offender. This challenges his claim he had minimal contact with Epstein. The two were involved in a deal for six years, and an email shows they discussed it. @nlanard.bsky.social
New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had years-long business tie with sex offender
The commerce secretary apparently still hasn't come clean on his connection with Epstein.
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"The US deported a gay asylum-seeker to a third country where homosexuality is illegal." We are living in dark times. I am glad there are still good people out there who are bringing some much needed light. apnews.com/article/trum... #LGBTQ
The US deported a gay asylum-seeker to a third country where homosexuality is illegal
A woman who sought asylum in the United States after fleeing a country where homosexuality is illegal says the Trump administration's third-country deportation system sent her to another one.
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