Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Roland Geisheimer @rolandgeisheimer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Das war Hans Litten auch. Ihm zu Ehren wurde in Berlin die Neue Friedrichstraße in Littenstr. umbenannt. An ihr liegen der Sitz der Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (im Hans-Litten-Haus) sowie eine Dienststelle des Landgerichts Berlin. Im Landgericht steht eine Büste des Rote-Hilfe-Anwalts. 11871245
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026yes my bull went rogue in your china shop but I think we can all agree there’s no liability here it’s an agentic being 202707408
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Yuliya Komska @ykomska.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“Artist once known” is what everyone should say instead of “artist unknown”. Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ 0345
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳China Historical Photos @chinahistorypics.bsky.social · 27/09/2026May 1979. The great misperception. Young Maoists crowd around China’s leaders, unaware that the political world they believed in was already disappearing. Hua would fall; Hu Yaobang ( left) would help Deng dismantle the old order,then be sidelined himself in 1987. Deng remained and transformed China 195
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 26/09/2026中秋節快樂! Jung chow jit fai lock! Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!! 4561145
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳T.N. Kayzel @kaijzel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I’m organising a workshop on the history of economic planning, 10–11 December at Sciences Po Paris. It's open to scholars from all disciplines engaging with the history of economic planning (philosophy, sociology, intellectual history, political economy) philevents.org/event/show/1...philevents.orgWhat is Economic Planning? Historical and Contemporary PerspectivesThe workshop aims to bring together scholars working across intellectual history, political theory, socio-economic history, political economy, sociology, and related fields in order to foster dialogue... 2146
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 19/09/2026haden mangoes, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1910 0579
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Sam Jackson @sjacks26.myatproto.social · 18/09/2026I’m *sure* I’ve seen a political scientist out there who wrote a guide to book workshops. Maybe it was @mirya.bsky.social in her newsletter? Help me, friends. 031
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Elizabeth (Bit) Meehan, PhD @elizabethbitmeehan.com · 18/09/2026hey #polisky - spread far and wide, especially for our west coast folks! 143
Katharin Tai 戴恺琳 @ktai.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Seems like every other website I access is under some kind of anti-bot protection now, which makes it feel like the whole internet has slowed down - maybe this is what dial-up felt like 😭 3131
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Laura @vegasmus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026In meinem nächsten Webinar zu Einfacher Sprache Ende September sind noch ein paar Plätze frei. Das ist die günstigste Möglichkeit, bei mir einen Kurs zu besuchen: www.abp.de/seminar/kw/b...abp.deEinfache Sprache – nach DIN-Norm (Webinar)Gute Kommunikation schließt niemanden aus. In den Seminaren zu Barrierefreiheit und Diversität an der Akademie der Bayerischen Presse lernen Sie, Inhalte so zu gestalten, dass sie für alle zugänglich ... 11616
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Dr Eleanor Shaw @eleanorshaw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Fancy coming to work with me at the British Library? Part time for 18 months, collecting oral histories about covid and thinking about covid commemoration. www.nationalmuseums.org.uk/jobs/job/228...nationalmuseums.org.ukJobs - National Museum Directors' Council WebsiteAssociation of directors and chief executives of the UK's national museums, galleries, libraries and archives. 512099
Katharin Tai 戴恺琳 @ktai.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I taught my first class of the semester today & asked my ~20 students to fill out an anonymous survey on their genAI use & their thoughts on good/bad AI class policies. I'm obv not gonna share any responses, but most were really thoughtful or helped me notice things i just hadn't before. 1121
Katharin Tai 戴恺琳 @ktai.bsky.social · 04/09/2026it's actually illegal to be a scholar of bureaucratic politics if you can spell "bureaucracy" correctly on your first try more than 2 out of 10 times (average) 021
Katharin Tai 戴恺琳 @ktai.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Whenever I set up a meeting with someone who hasn't met me in person, I tell them that "I'm the person with blue hair" as a way of identifying me. About half the time, people seem to think I'm joking 😅 050
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Sanjay Srivastava @sanjaysrivastava.com · 03/09/2026Nothing, absolutely nothing, says your nodes need to be circles 57720
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳clairikine @clairikine.bsky.social · 18/08/2026🎨🐴 I will also be tabling at Art Horse Comic Bazar, my fave outdoor indie comics market, on Sunday August 30 from 15-20:00 at Wagenburg Lohmühle! Come say hello & check out the Art Horse Festival programming over the rest of the weekend!! arthorsecomics.noblogs.orgarthorsecomics.noblogs.orgART HORSE COMIC COLLECTIVE BERLIN – UNDERGROUND COMIX – DIY CULTURE – COMMUNITY – ANTICAPITALISM 143
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳clairikine @clairikine.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Here’s a reminder that your EU friends who live in Berlin and aren’t German can only elect their district assemblies, & your friends who have neither citizenship can’t vote here at all! If you’re thinking of sitting out the Berlin government election next month, please reconsider! Thank you!!! 043
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Franca Parianen @fparianen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Wahlkampf, die Jahreszeit in der die Berliner SPD so tun muss, als hätte sie nie Berlin regiert, wäre gerade erst angekommen, und ehrlich gesagt auch ein bisschen schockiert von den Zuständen hier 831577
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Fabrizio Gilardi @fgilardi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I'm hiring! Three-year postdoc (80%) in my research group at @ipz.bsky.social, starting January 2027. Digital technology and politics, some teaching. Deadline: 30 September 2026. Questions welcome, and please share! www.ipz.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:bbee... (pdf) 34745
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳rbb|24 @rbb24.de · 26/08/2026Am Mittwochmittag wurde in Neukölln eine Fliegerbombe aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg gefunden. Die Polizei hat inzwischen einen Sperr-“Kreis" von 500 Metern rund um den Fundort am Weigandufer eingerichtet und mit der Evakuierung begonnen. Die A100 und die Sonnenallee sind nicht betroffen. 1137
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Berlin.de @hauptstadtportal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Nach dem Fund einer Fliegerbombe in Berlin-Neukölln bereitet die Polizei die Evakuierung rund um den Fundort vor. #Neukölln #Berlinberlin.deFliegerbombe in Neukölln - weiträumige SperrungAm Weigandufer in Berlin-Neukölln wurde am Mittwoch eine Fliegerbombe aus dem 2. Weltkrieg entdeckt. Es wurde ein Sperrkreis für die Entschärfung eingerichtet. 031
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 24/08/2026IT SAYS AN HOUR TO GO YOU GUYS WANT COOL BOOKS RIGHT?? 12310
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 24/08/2026Here are some of the declines in international student applications and enrollment revealed in a lawsuit challenging new duration of status regulations that would limit the ability to offer some programs of study and create administrative bloat on campus. www.insidehighered.com/news/global/... 9307175
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Chenchen Zhang 🤦🏻♀️ @chenchenzhang.net · 24/08/2026not much on this in English language media but in Chongqing, male livestreamers gathered in front of an idol agency and encircled and attacked female fans. some are calling it "incel terrorism" in my social feeds. theinitium.com/20260820-wha...theinitium.com重庆时代峰峻楼下冲突:女粉丝遭大批男性连日围堵8月中旬起,中国偶像经纪公司时代峰峻位于重庆「长江国际」的办公楼外,数日聚集大批男性。他们围堵不满15岁的偶像练习生与女性粉丝,人数不断增加,行动亦升级为拳脚攻击。警方8月20日发布警情通报,未提及双方身分,称将进一步调查涉嫌扰乱公共秩序者,呼吁青少年文明追星。时代峰峻公司仅暂停线下训练。 213637
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Rob Taber @robtaber.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Friends in academia: how many of you are hearing from your admin that we need to infuse AI (or AI literacy) into the curriculum so your students "don't fall behind" students at other schools? Extra points for including your institution type. 8166
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I am hiring a Research Associate to join my team at Scholars at Risk: apply.interfolio.com/191007. Great way to get started in international human rights work, particularly if you have an interest in academic freedomapply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 44958
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I'm so grateful that young quant-oriented scholars in the field can see a scholar like @adambonica.bsky.social—quantitatively rigorous as they come—using that rigor in service of the public good and public understanding. 0329
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 17/08/2026📢 LSE Political Theory job opening We’re looking for a political theorist to join us at @lsegovernment.bsky.social - it is an open rank search, so we welcome applications at Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level Reach out with questions & please share widely! jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...jobs.lse.ac.ukAssistant/Associate/Professor in Political TheoryAssistant/Associate/Professor in Political Theory, , <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;">LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</p> <p style="margin:... 15059
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Stefan Ouma @econgeo.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Come join us... go.bsky.app/8CD2yKk 12724
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 10/08/2026“A Man in a Rush” by Wang Jibing 趕時間的人 王計兵 Rushing wind from air Rushing knives from wind Rushing fire from my bones Rushing water from flames Seasons don’t exist for a man rushing for time #everynightapoem trans. EC 06121
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Zhu Rongji, a former Chinese premier, has died. “I think that Zhu Rongji represented really a different time, a different era for China..” my radio obit if thr legendary official running shortly www.npr.org/2026/08/12/1...npr.orgZhu Rongji, who drove China's 1990s economic reforms, has died at 97Zhu was renowned for reforms that sought to transition China from the post-Maoist years to a more global market-oriented financial system, without ceding party control over the economy. 12311
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳In Medias Malone @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Ripping out the copper www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...thecrimson.comMore Than 30% of FAS Social Sciences Staff Laid Off in Largest Wave Yet | News | The Harvard CrimsonHarvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences directly laid off 75 staff across its social sciences units last week — nearly one-third of employees covered by the restructuring and more than twice the number... 68223
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Frau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Ich finde, es ist Aufgabe des Staates, solche Angebote zu unterstützen. Wie wichtig sie sind, hat sich in den letzten Tagen gezeigt. Wenn diese BuReg Zivilgesellschaft zermürben will, muss man gegenhalten. Deshalb gingen hier heut Spenden raus www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/quee...tagesspiegel.deQueerer Jugendverband Lambda verliert Förderung: „Jugendlichen mit Suizidgedanken können wir dann nicht länger helfen“Familienministerin Karin Prien (CDU) streicht Fördergelder zusammen und erntet dafür viel Kritik aus der queeren Community. Die Geschäftsführerin von Lambda erzählt, was die Regierungspläne bedeuten w... 1857280
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Elizabeth (Bit) Meehan, PhD @elizabethbitmeehan.com · 30/07/2026bumping this a month-ish ahead of the APSA annual meeting because there will be conversations about these topics #polisky, mostly on Thursday and Friday (rooms are still TBA) 1/x 01610
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Die Sicherheitsdebatte nach dem Angriff auf den CSD, die weit über AfD und Union hinausreicht, macht zwei fundamental falsche Annahmen über Sicherheit und Gewalt. Sie sind generell falsch, aber besonders für queere Menschen. Erstens: "Gewalt geht von Extremisten aus, der Staat schützt vor Gewalt" 518872
Katharin Tai 戴恺琳 @ktai.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Film you've watched more than 6 times, with a gif. Hard Mode: No Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.static.klipy.comRizzo & Gonzo: Light the Lamp Not the Rat!Alt: Rizzo & Gonzo from the Muppets in red and white striped, old timey uniforms, presumably as lamp lighters. Gonzo accidentally lights Rizzo's tail when trying to light the lamp, and Rizzo starts screaming: Light the Lamp Not the Rat! 030
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b 7778512570
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Dr. Blair Stein @blairstein.bsky.social · 28/07/2026so I started thinking about my fall courses today (sorry!) and I have a question for #skystorians : What’s your favorite academic article (chapter, edited volume essay, etc) about non-European science in the early modern period? My 200-level “Scientific Revolution” survey could use a refresh. 018
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Laura Ansley @lmansley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Today at noon ET, join us for a free webinar on Book Publishing 101! If you can't attend live, register anyway and a YouTube link will be emailed to you when it's posted. 🗃️ 077
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Elizabeth (Bit) Meehan, PhD @elizabethbitmeehan.com · 28/07/2026much solidarity to our colleagues in sociology. DDRIG grants are truly transformative for early career scholars’ ability to conduct research with benefits not only for their disciplines, but also for society as a whole 24415
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Guy Grossman @guygrossman.bsky.social · 28/07/2026hive minds: can you think of a good example in political science, where a well identified design-based paper changed our understanding of a causal relationship that was based on shaky model-based regressions? 267
Katharin Tai 戴恺琳 @ktai.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Habe ein M'era Luna Ticket (ganzes Festivalwochende) abzugeben, falls jemand sucht. Preis verhandelbar, aber würde mich freuen, wenn statt mir jemand anderes hinkann. Bei Interesse einfach PN an mich. 155
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Kanis Leung @kanisleung.bsky.social · 26/07/2026After spending more than five years in Hong Kong’s prison, former pro-democracy lawmaker Wu Chi-wai finally got to embrace his wife and son in London last week. But he could be sent back to the Chinese territory in days. His story: apnews.com/article/hong...apnews.comA Hong Kong democracy activist's long-awaited London reunion may be cut shortFormer pro-democracy lawmaker Wu Chi-wai has reunited with his family in London after more than five years in a Hong Kong prison. 0126
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Sandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Re-sharing, once again, the project @maris.bsky.social and I coordinated subtweeting PP's vile legacy at the NYTBR. It featured many amazing contributors writing reviews of thirteen LGBTQ-authored books: lithub.com/what-was-los...lithub.comWhat Was Lost: A Queer Accounting of the NY Times Book Review, 2013-2022“Goodbye, Pamela Paul,” was the headline of Andrea Long Chu’s now-iconic, recently ASME-nominated New York Magazine farewell to the former NY Times Book Review editor, when Paul left the paper two … 072
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Reuters @reuters.com · 25/07/2026Berlin Pride parade called off after car hits crowds, police say reut.rs/4yGs7swreut.rsBerlin Pride parade called off after car hits crowds, police sayBerlin's Christopher Street Day Pride parade was called off by the organizer on Saturday after a car crashed into a crowd at the city's Tiergarten park, leaving several people injured, police said on X. 11128108
Reposted by Katharin Tai 戴恺琳Ben Miller @benwritesthings.bsky.social · 25/07/2026whatever happened we are Not going to let political parties that scaremonger about drag queens and “gender language” pretend they’re here to defend us 129160