Politically minded. Working on global development. China watcher in spe. Views are private, RTs need not imply endorsement. Also on Bsky
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- Erbschaftssteuer
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- Radinfrastruktur
- Ausweitung d. Wahlrechts
- Erleichterung d. Einbürgerung
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Adrian Kreuzspiegl retweeted
"We estimate that Mr Trump’s policies will cost the poorest tenth of American households, with average income after taxes and transfers of around $37,000, almost 3% of their income. The richest tenth, with average after-tax incomes of nearly $500,000, will gain nearly 3% (see chart 1). Households in the middle, with average income of roughly $100,000, lose more than $400"
The EU should obviously join this effort.
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Regarding Russian conscripts, this is not the case. The overwhelming percentage of Russian forces fighting in this war are men well over 30 who accepted service contracts for money. They were not conscripted, or mobilized. For more on this topic: warontherocks.com/a-return-t…
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This is Novi Sad, the site of the horrific awning collapse that killed 16 people, sparking the massive student-led protests that led to Vučić's demise two years later.
Seeing the entire place bounce like this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime thing.
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There was a chap at Oxford who came up in the 80s to research the 4 year tenure of a Yorkshire bishop. He spent 40 years on it, draining an inheritance left on condition it was spent on his education. Daily Mass (sometimes several times a day), lobster every day at Brown's next to the Oratory (hence the gout), magnificent dinner parties for miscreants, oddballs and grad students, and generous to charity. His fingers were so fat that his signet rings appeared stuck to them. Having spent every last penny, he was evicted from his apartment and became a monk some 3 years ago. No wife, no kids, and I don't think the DPhil ever got finished.
Top 5 most eccentric human beings I’ve met in my life. Bless him.
In his Nobel acceptance speech Higgs said that he would have never made his breakthrough discovery had he started his career under current circumstances.
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Hungary's Magyar becomes first foreign leader to call the leaders of the Student List in Serbia to congratulate them.
I have just spoken by phone with the leaders of the Students' List @studentblokade, who won the elections in Serbia, to congratulate them on their victory. I assured them of Hungary’s support. I was delighted to hear how much strength our victory in April had given them during this difficult struggle.
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Thank God Serbia borders Europe, which is why we preserved our democracy. If we bordered Russia, we might have suffered the same fate as Belarus or Georgia. That's why I'm also sad tonight, because our Georgian and Belarusian friends continue to suffer the fate we managed to escape.
Adrian Kreuzspiegl retweeted
In Serbia, @avucic has conceded defeat. The Students’ List has won an absolute majority in the elections. Celebrations have begun in the streets across Serbia.
Sound familiar?
Adrian Kreuzspiegl retweeted
not to alarm you but your friend may be lauded Italian medievalist and cultural critic umberto eco
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Wie dumm ist Europa eigentlich, dass man ohne irgend eine strategische Weitsicht sich in die schlimmsten Abhängigkeiten begibt???
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So let met get that straight: paying a wealth tax is impossible (“billionaires have no liquidity”, “it would be taxing unrealized gains”, “their wealth is virtual”) but paying half a billion to influence elections is possible. Did I understand well?
Elon Musk has cemented his record as the largest individual political donor in modern American history.
Musk poured $446 million of his own money into this year’s midterm elections, mostly aimed at preserving the Republican Party’s control of Congress. wapo.st/4igb5Kq
Adrian Kreuzspiegl retweeted
It’s not just the impact the format has on the content, and, subsequently, how on we imbibe information and experience entertainment, but yes on attention spans, but this isn’t just about the effects on education or average cognitive ability (or cognitive development in kids).
The erosion of people’s capacity for sustained concentration has much wider effects: on any serious social and cultural commentary, yes, but also less appreciated on moral judgment, forming social bonds, empathy. I’ve met people who seem incapable of starting or maintaining romantic relationships and it took me a long time to realise that they don’t have the necessary attention, expect instant gratification, and become extremely shallow in their tastes and judgment without realising.
Relatedly, I’ve also met three senior London journalists who have all said, almost in passing: ‘Oh, I can’t watch movies, at all, ever. I only do it with the FF button on 2.0x.’ A bit alarming imo.
