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Lars Maischak @larsmaischak.bsky.social · 1h

Nietzsche's theory of the Übermensch, updated with pseudo-biological gibberish. Same fascism, though.

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Marc Hudson @marchudson.bsky.social · 11h

Nothing has to be banned. Nobody has to announce that philosophy, history, literature, music, anthropology, or theoretical physics are useless. Nobody even has to believe that they are. The machinery requires only a number, a threshold, and a consequence. thebattleground.substack.com/p/thinning-t...

The policy goes wrong in how it converts one legitimate question—Will this program leave its graduates economically secure?—into a proxy for a much larger one: What kinds of knowledge should a society make materially possible?

Although those questions overlap, they are not the same. Once they are treated as interchangeable, however, the consequences extend far beyond the programs that immediately fail the test.

Universities begin learning which kinds of knowledge are safest to produce. Students learn which forms of curiosity carry regulatory risk. Administrators learn to translate intellectual activity into categories legible to the labour market.

The distinction between education and vocational investment becomes harder to articulate because the institutions themselves have been reorganised around a metric that presumes the distinction in advance.

Perhaps this is the deepest sense in which the US Department of Education’s new policy represents an apparatus of capture.

Nothing has to be banned. Nobody has to announce that philosophy, history, literature, music, anthropology, or theoretical physics are useless. Nobody even has to believe that they are.

The machinery requires only a number, a threshold, and a consequence. The spreadsheet will handle the philosophy.

And because its judgments arrive wearing the neutral language of earnings data rather than the embarrassing costume of ideology, we are encouraged to forget what has actually happened.

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☭ Tula samovar enthusiast 🇷🇺🪆🐻☢️🚎🌲🌲🌲🥶❄️🌨️ @cccp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

i like this shirt a lot but i dont wear it often, maybe im afraid of ruffling feathers, so to speak. I threw it on to sneak outside for a hit on the gross vape. Overheard: (loudly) "...he'll throw punches if someone says Ariana Grande is underweight! These are not the actions of a straight man!" 😆❤️

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Lars Maischak @larsmaischak.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sometimes I encounter a person who really, deeply believes that free enterprise delivers better results for people's needs than government, on principle. And I look at them like they told me they believe in Santa Claus. Test your beliefs against the real world, sometime.

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Natascha Strobl @nataschastrobl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Die Hetzjagd gegen Elif Eralp erinnert mich an den Beginn der Hetzjagd gegen Andreas Babler. Marxist, Lenin, Zähne, Dialekt, Hilfsarbeiter, wer sich erinnert. Es ging weiter mit atemlosen Attacken und ca 50 Diffamierungs-Artikeln in der Woche, als Höhepunkt…

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Lars Maischak @larsmaischak.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This has been my position from the start. On the occasion of Buchanan's presidential campaign in '96; the 9/11 attacks; the Iraq War; and so forth.

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My ability to wake up this morning was seriously impacted by bronchitis so I kinda slapped my iPad & half-listened to YouTube. After a while I shot upright! I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. It was a vile US antisemitic channel! [1]

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DocGaby @docgaby.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Diese Erzählung war schon immer shice Geflüchtete waren schon immer Projektionsfläche für was weiß ich alles Genauso wie etwa Armutsbetroffene etc.

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Lars Maischak @larsmaischak.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I said this exact thing to my liberal colleagues in 2017. The moment you mention repression, they scoff and shut down. There is a categorical refusal built into their innermost conviction that arguments cannot reach. And that predictably sets them up for defeat.

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DocGaby @docgaby.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

So, ich fasse für mich jetzt den heutigen Lesetag mal zusammen (ist nicht neu, weiß ich): Die permanente Warnung vor „links“, obwohl der Trend nach rechts geht, erfüllt eine strategische Funktion im politischen Diskurs. 1/

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DocGaby @docgaby.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"Stiglitz schlägt deshalb konkret vor, mit ökonomischen Maßnahmen die in Dysbalance geratene Informationsarchitektur zu stabilisieren: ...die Kosten für Fake und Hetze also derart in die Höhe zu treiben, dass es sich nicht mehr lohnt."

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Aristophon @aristophon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A new angle on the old "Should you take chili to your neighbor?" discourse: Yes, because the uninspected, imported with fake USDA inspection labeled, dangerously chemical soaked ground beef you bought at the grocery store needs disposal.

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Aristophon @aristophon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Wile E. Coyote is only one of many satisfied clients of this law firm.

Satirical posting of a mock press release announcing Hitler's estate suing Trump for theft of architectural designs originating from Hitler's architect, Albert Speer.

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Lars Maischak @larsmaischak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Wo bleibt die Schlagzeile "SPD muss für Verelendung Verantwortung übernehmen und sich von Hartz und Sozialdarwinismus distanzieren, sagen Kritiker"? Stattdessen im Rassismus wurzelnde Hetze gegen die Linke auf allen Kanälen.

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Lars Maischak @larsmaischak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In Germany, if you spend ten+ hours per week caring for a person who requires such care for reasons of age, illness, or disability, the Pflegeversicherung (Care Insurance Agency) will pay Social Security contributions on your behalf. This will give you higher retirement benefits.

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Marc Hudson @marchudson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I've started pitching satire to Private Eye. Precisely zero success (measured in, you know, appearing in print) so far. Latest FFSes (Four Failed Submissions), all sent in late last week... 1/4

Miss Grace Darling denounced
The Times of London 10th September 1838.
The Society for the Reformation of British Values has denounced Grace Darling, the Northumbria woman being lauded nationally for her recent actions in helping to save many souls in peril in the recent shipwreck of the Paddlesteamer Forfarshire.
The Society’s long-standing chair, Norbert Ferridge said “this is a scandalous betrayal of Victorian values. Ms Darling has given aid and comfort to disreputable aliens. Prime Minister Peel needs to get a grip, and pour pure cold water on such unwomanly antics.”

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Natascha Strobl @nataschastrobl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Diese Massenpsychose, die gerade die deutsche Medienlandschaft bezüglich des Siegs der Linken in Berlin ereilt erinnert stark an New York und den Versuch Mamdani zu verhindern. Er ist jetzt übrigens nach ein paar Monaten der beliebteste Bürgermeister seit langem.

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Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

American Carnation Revolution when?

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Benjamin Balthaser @blbalthaser.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There is something far beyond hypocrisy expressed in the queer camp of Trump admin: hot troops, ballrooms, steamy & lurid affairs. The far right promises to its members not order but transgression, the power to be the racially & class defined exception to the rules the masses must follow

Pentagon demands only fittest and most 'impeccably' groomed troops attend Hegseth speech: report
Joe Sommerlad
Thu, September 17, 2026 at 10:57 AM CDT

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Lars Maischak @larsmaischak.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Statistisch ist die Wählerin der Linken eine Frau mit hohem Bildungsgrad im Alter von 25-34 Jahre, deren wirtschaftliche Situation schlecht ist und die als Angestellte tätig ist. Das ergibt großen Sinn. Bei der AfD ist es ein verarmter Arbeiter mit mittlerer Bildung im Alter von 60-69 Jahren.

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Lars Maischak @larsmaischak.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Die Zerreibung der bürgerlichen Konservativen ist objektiv keine gute Sache. Schadenfreude über das CDU-Ergebnis in McPom gönne ich mir dennoch.

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Aristophon @aristophon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Nothing *has ever* fundamentally changed": The Trump sniper tower is not a new idea. Washington, D.C. streets were laid out expressly to provide clear fields of fire for 18th century massed cannons to fire grapeshot into protestors.

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Lars Maischak @larsmaischak.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

After blocking all news outlets that pushed or platformed fascist views on my phone's home feed, I now only get news from Africa and India, occasional gardening and cooking tips, and soccer.

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Lars Maischak @larsmaischak.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

@denmarkun.bsky.social this means you. I thought Quisling was Norwegian.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Horrifying. Thanks to everyone in Saint John who made this extremely important event happen.

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Lars Maischak @larsmaischak.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It was in response to the first instance of him calling the press "enemies of the people" in February 2017 that I publicly observed that "in order to save American democracy, Trump must hang."

theguardian.com

Trump bans CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House

US president has overseen an unprecedented restriction of access for major traditional news media since start of second term

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Lars Maischak @larsmaischak.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In Fresno regnete es vielleicht fünf bis sechs mal im Jahr. In Bremen nur einmal. Fängt Anfang September an, und hört dann Ende August wieder auf.

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Ashley Nova — Unfiltered, Unhinged, Uncaring @ashleynova.space · 18/09/2026

This is what happens when successive governments pander to racists and fascists by accepting the premise that their concerns are legitimate. This level of hatred has become normalised in this country and it will continue until politicians are brave enough to stand up and support the right to asylum.

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Ting Barrow @tingb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#Kirk's real obit.

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Lars Maischak @larsmaischak.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Houthis cleared their grab of the Bab al-Mandab strait with the US and got a thumbs up. Can't wait for the various geopolitics understanders to explain this.

theguardian.com

US opts not to back Saudi Arabia in Yemen after meeting Houthi leaders

Iran-backed militants have offered Trump administration assurances over safety of Red Sea shipping

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Frankie Huang 黄碧赤 @ourobororoboruo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We have no use for satire anymore when reality is like this

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Lars Maischak @larsmaischak.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Capital squeezes the life of the mind out of universities. This is an especially rancid flower of corporate ed. But "measurement" did not have to be forced on teachers. Most grudgingly complied. Many went all-in as collaborators. There was no major push-back on principle.

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Lars Maischak @larsmaischak.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Niklas Luhmann spent years going in and out of rehab, where he was being treated for Path Dependency.

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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

1/ I used to ask the same question: What is wrong with Democrats? Why can’t they message more effectively? Then I followed the money, institutions and messages. What I found was bigger than bad messaging. It was a vast, permanent information system. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy

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Lars Maischak @larsmaischak.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

After 1989, in Germany, nationalism reassumed its traditional place at the heart of public discourse. Political language changed overnight. Before, every speech emphasized that government existed to serve "humanity" (für die Menschen). After, it was "for Germany."

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Karim @kwalker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Mutual aid request. Looking to raise $250 to cover utilities. Any and all support would be greatly appreciated.

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Lars Maischak @larsmaischak.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Fast alle Lehren von 1945 sind in Deutschland vergessen worden. In den USA waren sie gar nicht erst angekommen. Dort ist die faschistische Ästhetik Teil der Normalität. Studierende fanden z.B. das bekannte Video, das am 6.1.2021 vor Trumps Anhängern spielte, ehe der Führer sprach und sie zum ...

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Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online.

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Nana Kim @nanakim.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Germany did this with Hitler. Totally necessary

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Jack Graham @timescarcass.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The only way any oppressed, persecuted minority within the working class ever makes progress towards equal rights is by digging their heels in and ruthlessly pursuing their own self interest, even by risking danger to the struggles of the rest of the class.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

25 years later and The Onion’s ParentCorner 9/11 explainer from immediately after the attack is a better understanding of the threat environment than the one produced by the U.S. government.

An Onion article titled “Talking to your child about the WTC attack,” which is filled with real good info.

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KevTheRev @kevtherev.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Still recovering from the hot sauce on #TacoTuesday. 😏 Happy #Caturday

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

9/11/2001 I was a freshman in high school in Alabama, I wore a hijab. In gym class my teacher wheeled in a screen. Something horrible was happening. I watched, mouth agape as the second tower hit. We were silent. As that period reached an end, my name was announced on the loud speaker. 1/

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DocGaby @docgaby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Just saying... "Der Forderung nach dem Erhalt des deutschen Volkes in seiner ethno-kulturellen Identität (sog. Ethnopluralismus) liegt der Sache nach ein völkisch-abstammungsmäßiger Volksbegriff zu Grunde. Ein solcher Volksbegriff verstößt gegen die Menschenwürde..."

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Grab Them By The Revenue @gtbtr.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Social media is the modern "public square." Online ID Verification is not about keeping kids safe, it is about intimidating dissenters. You wouldn't block kids from entering a park because of a flasher, you would arrest the flasher and allow everyone else to be in public without limitations.

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Deny, Defend, Depose (Carl Nyberg) @carlnyberg312.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Liberalism that never tells racists they are wrong is just racism with a bachelor's degree.

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Lars Maischak @larsmaischak.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Republicans showcased a distilled essence of fascism. "Democrats have dismissed the Republican event as a stunt." Instead of using this as a teachable moment, liberals model willful ignorance; their brand of collaboration.

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‘I’m on the ticket’: Trump implores Republicans to vote in November at unusual midterm convention

The president demonised Democrats in an attempt to wangle votes in midterms despite backlash over Iran war

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