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Matthijs

@mccaine.bsky.social
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Bi femboy/twunk. Former social scientist. I like owls, languages, Tolkien, and socialism. Private account (sfw). Live in Berlin. Gegen jede Staatsräson. Tell no lies, claim no easy victories

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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 15h
heißt das jetzt, daß das mit Emde nicht passieren wird? Das freut mich
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 15h
❤️
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 16h
imo you were always hot and still are :3 but I totally get it
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
extremely agreed
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Preening Owl Kenojuak Ashevak ~ Inuk 1995
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
a solid line of reasoning in all seasons
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If you understand that political antisemitism was not just the hatred of the Jew qua Jew, but an entire worldview in which the Jew stands in for border-crossing cosmopolitan ideologies that threaten the nation-state, then you understand why the Israeli right had to reinvent it from first principles.
"The anti-Israel documentary NAZA won a prize at Venice and made international headlines.

But behind the film is a network of newsrooms, nonprofits and activists that received millions from the Soros family's Open Society Foundations"
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
maybe that was the Scott Alexander long con all along
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
MBS scurrying for his sad life, you love to see it
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
especially when it's the kind of 'women drive like this' grade stuff
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
very much so!
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Bluesky is good again bsky.app/profile/bsky...
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
lmfao
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Dankbaar voor zijn leiderschap!!
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Ok but gotta be careful about reasoning motivated by Annoying Online People
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Wenn das deutsche Israelfandom nicht mal "aber Hamas!!" hätte, was würden sie überhaupt noch zu sagen wissen?
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Just heard that my co-promotor and Historical Materialism board member Peter Thomas has died :( Rough week for Marxist theory!
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Outed as what?
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Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
No, bombing Yandex has not impacted automated Russian trolling operations in the U.S.
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
there's nothing special about English in that regard - a language having a bunch of loanwords from all over the place is common. Dutch is no different (and neither is German itself)
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
yeah English has a lot of French vocab borrowing but that says nothing about its history or structure - it's solidly a Germanic language
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Germans say it looks funny to them too. I think it's some uncanny valley familiarity thing. But I tolerate it better from Germans cause they're not the hegemonic international language and don't act incredibly smug about it
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CN Lester 🏳️‍⚧️ @cnlester.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Could you help us spread the word to as many trans arts freelancers as possible? We urgently need an industry response and roadmap following the anti-trans changes made by the EHRC - so grateful that @freelancersmake.bsky.social is working with me to make this happen - please, join us?
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
they either just say "Bürgerinnen" or "Bürger und Bürgerinnen" (the latter I think is more common)
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
no and also I don't find it particularly funny when English speakers make fun of my language either
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
eyy ahm doing mass heah
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I like all the Victorian brick chimneys
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
complete flailing lmao
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I still don't get why it's hard to say one supports Palestine against settler-imperialism and also Ukraine against territorial imperialism. Seems pretty principled and clear
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
well there are other ways of achieving that...
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
honestly butt concealer would be pretty nice ngl
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
*Dutch mode* that's because he was
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
ok but Tomboy in Lace though 👀
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
es vermittelt sich eher den Eindruck, bestimmte Gruppen deutsche "Progressiven" halten das für eine bequeme Gedanke, damit sie die Palästinabewegung deligitimieren können (was mit Israel immer strengstens verboten ist, bei Arabischen Menschen aber immer erlaubt)
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Das ist wieder so ein gehirnloses Klischee aus der Antideutschbubble
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absolute horses @jcoglan.com · 10/10/2026
From: The Worshipful Company of Dowsers I hope this email finds your well
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
that can't bode well for us let's be honest
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I've also outsold her (with nudes)
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
douse me with it
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
that game is so funny
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
rarely has there been a greater example of 'let them fight'
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
hatte ich vorgestern noch :'(
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
* Papierrecyclingtonne ist voll
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
that sounds extremely my vibe ty
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
100%
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
brilliant book
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Oh damn. One of the very best :( www.medievalists.net/2026/10/chri...
medievalists.net
Chris Wickham, Leading Historian of Medieval Europe, Passes Away - Medievalists.net
Chris Wickham, one of the most influential historians of medieval Europe, has passed away. His research transformed how scholars understand the transition from the Roman Empire to the Middle Ages, whi...
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I think the main thing is that US media and media consumption are much more diversified than the British, so even if Mamdani is slandered all day on Fox or whatever, it doesn't matter that much
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Real
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Matthijs @mccaine.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Thanks Discord, I love it when my Orbs are more easily accessible
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