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Katharin Tai 戴恺琳

@ktai.bsky.social
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Probably somewhere in an archive near berlin. phd-ing @ MIT Political Science on Chinese politics, technology policy, bureaucracy & GDR computing. Also at mstdn.social/@ktai

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Roland Geisheimer @rolandgeisheimer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Das 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.
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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
yes 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
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Yuliya Komska @ykomska.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Artist once known” is what everyone should say instead of “artist unknown”. Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ
“Artist once known” replaces “artist unknown” on museum labels, Heard Museum, Phoenix AZ
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China Historical Photos @chinahistorypics.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
May 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
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Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
中秋節快樂! Jung chow jit fai lock! Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!!
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T.N. Kayzel @kaijzel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I’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...
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What is Economic Planning? Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
The 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...
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old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 19/09/2026
haden mangoes, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1910
haden mangoes, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1910
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Sam Jackson @sjacks26.myatproto.social · 18/09/2026
I’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.
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Elizabeth (Bit) Meehan, PhD @elizabethbitmeehan.com · 18/09/2026
hey #polisky - spread far and wide, especially for our west coast folks!
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Katharin Tai 戴恺琳 @ktai.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Seems 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 😭
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Laura @vegasmus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
In 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...
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Einfache 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 ...
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Dr Eleanor Shaw @eleanorshaw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Fancy 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...
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Jobs - National Museum Directors' Council Website
Association of directors and chief executives of the UK's national museums, galleries, libraries and archives.
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Katharin Tai 戴恺琳 @ktai.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I 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.
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Katharin Tai 戴恺琳 @ktai.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
it'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)
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Katharin Tai 戴恺琳 @ktai.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Whenever 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 😅
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Sanjay Srivastava @sanjaysrivastava.com · 03/09/2026
Nothing, absolutely nothing, says your nodes need to be circles
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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.org
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ART HORSE COMIC COLLECTIVE BERLIN – UNDERGROUND COMIX – DIY CULTURE – COMMUNITY – ANTICAPITALISM
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clairikine @clairikine.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Here’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!!!
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Franca Parianen @fparianen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Wahlkampf, 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
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Fabrizio Gilardi @fgilardi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I'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)
Job ad, postdoc position
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rbb|24 @rbb24.de · 26/08/2026
Am 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.
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Berlin.de @hauptstadtportal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Nach dem Fund einer Fliegerbombe in Berlin-Neukölln bereitet die Polizei die Evakuierung rund um den Fundort vor. #Neukölln #Berlin
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Fliegerbombe in Neukölln - weiträumige Sperrung
Am Weigandufer in Berlin-Neukölln wurde am Mittwoch eine Fliegerbombe aus dem 2. Weltkrieg entdeckt. Es wurde ein Sperrkreis für die Entschärfung eingerichtet.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Tl;dr:
2017 Paul Musgrave tweet/thread "Around the Department"
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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 24/08/2026
IT SAYS AN HOUR TO GO YOU GUYS WANT COOL BOOKS RIGHT??
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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 24/08/2026
Here 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/...
Institution	Grinnell College
Enrollment data	15.8 percentage point decline in international student yield from fall 2023 to fall 2026
Institution	University of Illinois Chicago
Enrollment data	50 percent decline in admitted international students over historic levels
Institution	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Enrollment data	25.1 percent decline in international graduate applicants from 2025 to 2026 cycle
Institution	University of Maryland, Baltimore
Enrollment data	37.9 percent decline in new international student enrollment from fall 2024 to fall 2025. Thirty-two students admitted for fall 2026 have withdrawn applications, and 14 have requested to defer their admission.
Institution	University of Maryland, College Park
Enrollment data	anticipated 30 percent decline in new international graduate students year over year
Institution	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Enrollment data	10.9 percent year-over-year decline in undergraduate applications, and 27 percent year-over-year decline in graduate applications. Five undergraduate students who put down deposits have since withdrawn.
Institution	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Enrollment data	42 percent decrease in applications, 29 percent decrease in admissions and 38.7 percent decrease in enrollments year over year
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Chenchen Zhang 🤦🏻‍♀️ @chenchenzhang.net · 24/08/2026
not 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...
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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。
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Rob Taber @robtaber.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Friends 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.
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Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I 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 freedom
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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I'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.
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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/...
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Assistant/Associate/Professor in Political Theory
Assistant/Associate/Professor in Political Theory, , <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;">LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</p> <p style="margin:...
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Stefan Ouma @econgeo.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Come join us... go.bsky.app/8CD2yKk
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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
Photo of Wang Jibing in delivery man uniformRushing 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
Only one stop and then the next stop
The world is but an address
As is Wang zhuang Village
Every day I run into delivery men flying here, flying there
Striking the earth with their feet Setting off endless sparks
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Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Zhu 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...
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Zhu Rongji, who drove China's 1990s economic reforms, has died at 97
Zhu 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.
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In Medias Malone @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Ripping out the copper www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
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More Than 30% of FAS Social Sciences Staff Laid Off in Largest Wave Yet | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard’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...
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Frau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Ich 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...
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Queerer 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...
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Elizabeth (Bit) Meehan, PhD @elizabethbitmeehan.com · 30/07/2026
bumping 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
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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Die 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"
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Katharin Tai 戴恺琳 @ktai.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Film you've watched more than 6 times, with a gif. Hard Mode: No Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
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Rizzo & 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!
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This 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
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Dr. Blair Stein @blairstein.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
so 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.
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Laura Ansley @lmansley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Today 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. 🗃️
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Elizabeth (Bit) Meehan, PhD @elizabethbitmeehan.com · 28/07/2026
much 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
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Guy Grossman @guygrossman.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
hive 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?
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Katharin Tai 戴恺琳 @ktai.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Habe 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.
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Kanis Leung @kanisleung.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
After 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...
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A Hong Kong democracy activist's long-awaited London reunion may be cut short
Former pro-democracy lawmaker Wu Chi-wai has reunited with his family in London after more than five years in a Hong Kong prison.
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Sandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Re-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...
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What 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 …
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Reuters @reuters.com · 25/07/2026
Berlin Pride parade called off after car hits crowds, police say reut.rs/4yGs7sw
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Berlin Pride parade called off after car hits crowds, police say
Berlin'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.
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Ben Miller @benwritesthings.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
whatever happened we are Not going to let political parties that scaremonger about drag queens and “gender language” pretend they’re here to defend us
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