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A squirrel reverently holds a steaming mug of coffee aloft, eyes closed in bliss, beneath the text: “Behold, the sacred brew has arrived.”

Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 05/10/2026

#tbp: the Schwartz values matter for political secularism 🌐📚 #ValuesAndSecularism 🤔 ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 04/10/2026

A wonderfully silly coda to our 🇫🇷 road trip. Last time I watched these, aged 11 or so, the masks gave me nightmares, and that (and the cars) was about all I could remember. This time, I'm in a much better position to appreciate the leads' great performance (& everything else). Fantastique!

Stacked Fantomas media cases with bold title text, featuring purple cover artwork showing a helicopter, character portraits, and a bald man in a dark suit.

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 02/10/2026

There's a new term starting soon? How did this happen? #AcademicChatter

A classical oil painting meme featuring a man holding his hand above his eyes as if peering into the distance, with overlaid white text that reads: "Well, well, well, if it isn't the bridge I said I'd cross when I came to it."

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 15/09/2026

France, everybody loves your flag, but you're overdoing this

A modern bathroom sink beneath three illuminated dispensers labelled "savon" (blue), "eau" (white) and "air" (red), with a mirror above reflecting a person holding a phone to take the photo.

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 14/09/2026

Colmar. Our Tour de France is coming to a close

A narrow street at dusk with a glowing ornate lantern mounted on a tall, shutter-windowed building, silhouetted figures walking in the distance under a pale sky.

A picturesque canal lined with half-timbered houses, outdoor café terraces with diners, and vibrant pink flowers in the foreground at twilight.

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A tranquil canal flanked by colourful half-timbered houses and a grand stone building, with a small bridge, a docked boat, and wildflowers in the foreground at dusk.

A Gothic stone church tower with a green spire rises above traditional half-timbered rooftops under a bright blue, cloud-streaked sky.

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 08/09/2026

Le téléphone ne sonne plus.

The faded fadede facade of a former post/ telephone office in a French village

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 06/09/2026

Yes, it's only a regional election in a small federal state, BUT that's 44 per cent of the vote going to one of the #AfD's most extreme chapters. Which, as a whole, is a party so extreme that it is beyond the pale even by Marine Le Pen's generous standards. In other news, I'm ordering a second round

A bar graph showing a projection of the regional election result In Saxony-Anhalt

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 06/09/2026

"on a scale from 'resigned rabbit' (0) to 'heraldic hare' (10), how do you feel about being far away from German politics on this particular day?"

A tile from the Palace of the Popes in Avignon showing a hare that rears like a lion

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 03/09/2026

In light of the state of the administration he is part of, this is one of his more plausible statements

Screenshot of The Independent homepage showing the article headline: "JD Vance says the Antichrist may be among us and 'wouldn't be shocked if we're living in the end times'", under the US politics section.

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 01/09/2026

Spare a thought for the academics in your life

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 31/08/2026

Now that there is a real need, mainstream politicians are 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 reluctant to actually use the militant elements of the Basic Law. The tools exist. The willingness is what's missing. That's the fundamental paradox: one needs to overcome one's liberal squeamishness to defend liberal democracy

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 31/08/2026

Despite (or because of?) this strong constitution, Germany was not a very liberal democracy in the 1950s. But over time, a broad liberal-democratic consensus emerged that held sway over decades. Only recently, illiberal actors gained ground. And guess what ❓ ❔ ⁉️

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 31/08/2026

The Grundgesetz rests on a strictly representative model. No plebiscitary elements, unlike Weimar. Instead, strong & stable (some might say: closed) institutions, combined with all sorts of protections for individual citizens and collective democracy. The most prominent "militant" tool: party bans

Photo by Fionn Große on Unsplash:

https://unsplash.com/photos/bundesverfassungsgericht-building-with-its-sign-under-a-cloudy-sky-C7UYR0jZyLs

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 30/08/2026

Just a couple of days away from my desk, and look what the book fairy has left for me! Recommended, if slightly scary reading for anyone interest in #femonationlism (and other things #farright)

Book cover of "Women and Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)" by Katherine Williams, part of the Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right series, shown beside the quote: "Fascinating reading for anyone who wants to understand the motivations of female far-right activists."

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 30/08/2026

Cherry on the cake, chef's 💋 etc.

A POLITICO article headline reading "Musk's AI company sues its users as victim lawsuits over Grok deepfakes mount," with a subheading stating that as alleged victims sue over AI-generated child sexual abuse material, xAI takes the legal fight to its own users.

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 26/08/2026

Check out this article about assessing survey bias without needing access to raw data. Find out more here: www.kai-arzheimer.com/measure-surv...

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 17/08/2026

In reality, coffee drinkers in their pre-caffeinated state may 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 murderous, but our research shows that they're too incoherent to even utter a mild invective.