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At what age do people stop holding you accountable for the (mis)behavior of your younger siblings? I’m 50+ and it hasn’t happened yet.

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Geoffrey Hughes @geofffhughes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Would argue that it's the government that lacks credibility here: "You're a free market now" *Caps tuition for over a decade despite inflation "Make it up on international students" *Makes country inhospitable for immigrants* "Compete for funding" ...

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 28/09/2026

It is *so* easy to make money, if you have money 💰 Remember this when you read stories about "genius" investors. Source: handelsbanken.fondlista.se/fundlist/sv/...

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 28/09/2026

Vad är detta!? Jag förstår att partierna behöver flytta fram sina positioner innan förhandlingarna börjar, men nu får oppositionen anstränga sig. Annars måste de ju erkänna att Tidölaget har rätt i att de är den enda regeringsdugliga konstellationen 🤦‍♂️

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Magdalena Andersson lämnar tillbaka sonderingsuppdraget

Den nya riksdagen samlas och det är dags för talmansval.

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 27/09/2026

I don't know under what conditions it's reasonable to contact somebody's employer for something they said. But if you want to be taken seriously when *you* complain that someone contacted *your* employer, it helps not to be infamous for contacting other people's employers.

Expressen 260805: Debattartikel: "Var det inte maktmissbruk när ni hörde av er till min arbetsgivare? undrar Benjamin Kalischer Wellander."

Victor Pressfeldt på Twitter 241021: "Trevlig dag. Börjar med att medarbetare på Gp:s ledarsida, Benjamin Kalischer Wellander, (som också skriver för Bulletin och Kvartal) hör av sig till min arbetsgivare, för att få mig cancelled"

Johannes Klenell, också på Twitter: "Detta hände, lustigt nog, även mig"

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 27/09/2026

And people say the humanities are useless, part 12346

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 26/09/2026

Stopped by Stockholm City Hall to receive the 2026 @stockholm-uni.bsky.social Teaching Award from the President of the University. The event was a joy from beginning to end 🎉🥂🥳

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 25/09/2026

"Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power." – Mussolini www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...

Nyt: ”Tech titans including Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sam Altman and Tim Cook were among those invited to the event, hosted by President Trump and Melania Trump.

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 24/09/2026

Den här historien har varit på förstasidorna i flera dagar nu. 🧵

Klipp från Aftonbladet: "Uppgifter: Betalningar utreds vid misstänkt valfusk"

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 23/09/2026

Today and not to be missed ⤵️

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 22/09/2026

The Pope at his 40th birthday party is the they-don't-know meme IRL. (And they did not, in fact, know!)

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 22/09/2026

Straightened up my study and now I can't find anything. I'll never do that again 😖

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 22/09/2026

Over on LinkedIn, two men have explained to me that the PM's criticism of Wikforss is not misogynistic because everything he said is that she's a woman and she's "overly sensitive" 😬

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 21/09/2026

Ny kolumn i EFN Finansmagasinet om Gunnar Myrdal och värderingsfriheten. tl;dr Idén om att vetenskapen ska vara fri från värderingar är varken en korrekt beskrivning av verkligheten eller ett meningsfullt ideal. OBS. Ignorera rubriken.

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Därför går det inte att skilja på tro och vetande

Objektivitet kräver att forskningens värderingar lyfts fram

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 18/09/2026

Har fortfarande aldrig blivit bjuden till Bokmässan. Är inte så förtjust i ”mingel” iofs. Ska jag vara nöjd eller besviken?

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 17/09/2026

In fairness, the current Swedish 🇸🇪 gov't have accomplished two things very efficiently: (1) they've made people born abroad feel unwelcome and unappreciated, and (2) they've enriched themselves and their friends in the welfare-industrial complex. Priorities, amirite.

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Grodaeu @groda.eu · 17/09/2026

But I must say I am disappointed with my follow countrymen. We have been governed by a bunch of racist crooks, the only reason things have not been even worse is their almost staggering incompetence that have made them unable to cause as much damage as they wanted

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 17/09/2026

Swedish 🇸🇪 Prime Minister admits defeat and resigns, after his coalition failed to secure a majority in Parliament, but refuses to congratulate the leader of the Social Democrats.

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Kristersson efter avgångsbeskedet: Ser inte Andersson som valvinnare

Den rödgröna oppositionen har fått en majoritet i valet – men är inte valvinnare, enligt statsminister Ulf Kristersson.

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 16/09/2026

Do AI bosses understand that trust is something that you *earn* – as opposed to something that you're just entitled to? These guys fail the Turing test every time they open their mouths.

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OpenAI's Sam Altman says world 'right to be afraid' but 'should trust' AI firms

Sam Altman and other tech CEOs say there are incentives to limit advancements in AI, as fears grow over the threats it poses to humanity.

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 16/09/2026

Förutspår att lösningen ser ut så här: V får samma utrymme i Regeringskansliet som SD haft under den gångna mandatperioden. Detta tillåter C att säga att de hållit V utanför regeringen, men (i kombination med tillräckliga sakpolitiska eftergifter) kanske ändå kan tillfredsställa V.

dn.se

Statsvetare: Det här partiet måste vika sig i förhandlingarna

Flera röda linjer står i vägen för ett maktskifte i Sverige – trots att S-sidan ser ut att ta hem valet med knapp majoritet.

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 15/09/2026

May I interest you in some philosophy?? The application window for Spring is open. There's never been a better time to engage in philosophical reflection about the world & our place in it. We offer courses in English & in Swedish, and welcome students from all backgrounds. www.su.se/utbildning/u...

Three happy and proud philosophy students at Stockholm University

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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 15/09/2026

Please admire this slop-guide to the U.S. government that my kid received in his ninth grade government class. “Watergsstate Impreachment Imeachment bolity Precedent”

A sort of map of US government, with lots of arrows and words. It’s labelled “SIMPLIFIED CONCEPT MAP: U.S. GOVERNMENT.”

Close up of the diagram:

Example: Watergate Impeachment Key 2473 - Watergsstate Impreachment
Imeachment bolitiy Precedent
Legislative Checks
Executive
Veto
No
Executive Cheeks
Example:
Washington's 2-Ter-in Precedent
Example 3: Impeachment Precedent Key 2016 - Declares political inconinitional comnoladunt precedions hutsite avothov Uncostitutional: Bleachmens on the divisience of the Barizon Precedent

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 14/09/2026

Pithy analysis of the Swedish 🇸🇪 election results

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 14/09/2026

Good morning from Sweden 🇸🇪 where people have suffered the biggest electoral nail biter that I can remember 🧵

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 13/09/2026

Oops I broke the thread. It continues here:

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 13/09/2026

Please be kind to your Swedish friends tomorrow 🇸🇪 We’ll all be suffering a hangover of historic proportions 🗳️

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 13/09/2026

Here are some people who are voting in Sweden 🇸🇪 today. If you’re eligible, will you do so too?

Leading Sweden Democrat wielding a metal rod

Possible Russian agent associated with the Sweden Democrats

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 13/09/2026

Not in the prediction business, but I expect the governing right-wing coalition to win the Swedish 🇸🇪 elections today. Polls show a dead heat. But multiple trends converge 🗳️

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Pollofpolls.se

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 12/09/2026

Middle daughter saw this and hollered: "You look SOOOO Swedish in that picture they'll think you're Danish!" Don't ask 😆

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 12/09/2026

The Prime Minister of Sweden 🇸🇪 Ulf Kristersson just dismissed my colleague Åsa Wikforss – Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at Stockholm University, Member of the Swedish Academy and the Royal Academy of the Sciences, and celebrated author of numerous books – as "princess" 🧵

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 12/09/2026

Among self-identified liberals who support Sweden's national-populist governing coalition, the most common justification appears to be that freedom & mobility are less important than lowering taxes, putting people in jail, and having trains run on time. Bro—that's a whole other ideology altogether.

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Anna Ekström @annaekstrom.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

What could possibly go wrong? www.france24.com/en/live-news...

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 11/09/2026

Leader of the 🇸🇪 Liberal Party says artists who receive public funds shouldn’t expect to enjoy freedom of expression. We’re only half a step away from “academics employed by public universities shouldn’t expect to enjoy freedom of expression.” www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/anto...

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 10/09/2026

Can I read any of this? No. Was I involved in making these materials? Also no. Am I happy to see them online? Yes! So pleased my book is now available to a South Korean audience. And for all I can tell, the publisher did a wonderful job with it 🤩 willbookspub.com/willbook/det...

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 10/09/2026

En elit som inte är så full av pragmatiska självmotsägelser, är det för mycket begärt!?

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 09/09/2026

"Ogrundad alarmism leder obönhörligen till att människor slutar ta viktiga inlägg om demokratin på allvar, skriver Adam Danieli, och exemplifierar därmed precis den form av "ogrundad alarmism" som han varnar för www.dn.se/debatt/darfo...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

if it took you 5 seconds of contemplation to think of an alternative you should take at least another 5-10 to at least consider the possibility that it at least crossed the minds of 1 or 2 of the people who dedicate their lives and research careers to dealing with the problems we post about on here

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 08/09/2026

Book launch 💫 The indefatigable @dremmafrans.bsky.social has a new book about artificial intelligence and natural stupidity, and how to avoid the pitfalls of … whatever it is that we’re facing rn. Can’t wait to read it 🙂

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 08/09/2026

Update: The academic flight from Twitter is now complete and appears permanent. April 2023, after the pandemic research surge, we recorded 2,234,307 posts sharing research on Twitter. As of April this year, "X" had 896,741 posts about research. That's a 60% drop in traffic.

Graph showing cumulative research sharing across platforms, including Twitter - April 2023

Graph of April 2026 cumulative research sharing including "X". One third of what it was.

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 08/09/2026

A colleague in Math has merch when he goes on tour! We should all do this: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Professor wearing black tshirt with text "Tom Britton Swedish Universities Tour 2026"

Black tshirt in the style of Metallica featuring tour dates

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 08/09/2026

Det här är faktiskt helt otroligt. Hur kan de hålla på så här, efter alla granskningar? Är det ingen inom organisationen som säger ifrån innan Expressen ringer? www.expressen.se/nyheter/poli...

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Här sprider V-kandidater judehat – igen

Vänsterpartiets ledare Nooshi Dadgostar har sagt att hon känner sig trygg med de kandidater som finns kvar på partiets vallistor. Expressen kan nu avslöja ytterligare åtta V-kandidater som hyllar Put...

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