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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Es tut weh, aber man muss ihn wirklich ganz bewusst erleben diesen Moment, in dem die angebliche Mitte, die über Jahre den neuen Rechtsextremismus normalisiert hat, nun in einen hysterischen Fiebertraum verfällt, weil von links die zarten Anfänge eines Angriffs auf ihre Diskurshoheit zu sehen sind.

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The Red Count @theredcount.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If there are no coalition talks with Die Linke in Berlin, the SPD and Green will accelerate their losses to them in the big cities.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

My ignorant American impression is that the balance of power in Saxony-Anhalt is now basically in the hands of the Tulsi Gabbard party.

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fabius @fabius.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Finanzminister Wolfgang "schwarze Null" Schäuble als der Staat sich für 0% Zinsen Geld hätte leihen können, Finanzminister Lindner als der Ukrainekrieg Geld erfordert hätte, Kanzler Merz wenn die transatlantische Allianz nicht mehr existiert. Immer die richtige Regierung zur richtigen Zeit :)))

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Baron von Agitpop @agitpopblog.eurosky.social · 06/09/2026

Es sind faktisch Neonazis, die da an die Macht kommen und das Korsett ist so, dass es selbst an diesem Abend die "Parteien der Mitte" nicht ansprechen können, der öffentlich-rechtliche Rundfunk nicht ansprechen kann, die sehr ernsten Herrschaften nicht ansprechen können. Es gibt mir weiter den Rest.

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Volker Weiss @volkerweiss-author.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Das bpb-Projekt »Deutschlands Radikale Rechte 1945-2025« wagt einen lange fälligen Überblick der verschiedenen Entwicklungen am rechten Rand und ist mit einer Menge Material angereichert. Es kostet trotz Coffee Table Format nur 7,50 €. Martin Langebach und sein Team haben hervorragend gearbeitet!

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Grodaeu @groda.eu · 06/05/2026

Pessimistic.Martin Wolf column. He argues that "Big economies like China and the EU need to generate enough domestic demand" and stop relying on the US. He does not think Europeans are capable of consuming goods and services and we will thus inevitably have a crisis www.ft.com/content/72ab...

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Imbalances are back on the global agenda

Policymakers must overcome the mercantilist fallacy that the way to get rich is by running surpluses forever

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The Red Count @theredcount.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

If you believe in the "vibecession" narrative in the stronger sense, you are a deeply antidemocratic technocrat. If you believe in it in the weaker sense, I hope that you have made (social) media reform your core issue.

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The Red Count @theredcount.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Not even die Linke is out there arguing for the end of Ramstein, Spangdahlem, Wiesbaden etc. It is completely pathetic.

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Daniela Gabor @danielagabor.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Started so well, to finish with 'investible energy' - European elites again structurally unable to understand that we cannot survive in the brave new world with green dersiking

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Benjamin Braun @benbraun.social · 30/03/2026

Private equity is currently imploding. A historical accident, produced by low rates & tax subsidies. Meanwhile, the European Commission? Is consulting "to explore ways to make it easier for investors in private companies to sell on their stakes." EU financial policymaking is so depressing.

Screenshot from EU Commission website: "Targeted consultation on private equity exits

This consultation intends to explore ways to make it easier for investors in private companies to sell on their stakes."

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Max Krahé @maxkrahe.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Wohnen ist teuer. Die Wohnungspolitik auch: ca 30 Mrd € jährlich kostet sie den Staat. Trotzdem verpasst sie es, dauerhaft bezahlbaren Wohnraum zu schaffen. Wie kam es dazu? In unserem neuen Papier geben @sara-schulte.bsky.social und ich eine Antwort:

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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I dunno I think neoliberalism’s grand plan of dismantling the welfare state and the social contract and replacing them, respectively, with nothing and nothing created a pretty fertile breeding ground for fascism and this isn’t even particularly controversial anymore.

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JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I'm very excited that my report on housing affordability for @groundwork.bsky.social, coauthored with @mikefellman.bsky.social, is finally out. Today is a full teaching today for me, but I will try to put a post up about it tomorrow. groundworkcollaborative.org/work/fixing-...

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Fixing Housing Means Fixing Finance: Why We Can’t Deregulate Our Way to Affordability - Groundwork Collaborative

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

This is a good piece, especially if you approach it as a study of the political economy of fundraising in a world where wealth is increasingly concentrated.

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The Red Count @theredcount.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Political scientist, etc. should really look more into why the AfD support in Germany is highest among the prime working age group, peaking at roughly 45. Personally, I think it is the last cohort where many people could still pretend (to themselves) that Germany isn't a country of immigrants.

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Yossi Bartal @yossibartal.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

"Das Drama der Linken besteht darin, dass sie bei den gegen sie gerichteten Medienkampagnen immer schnell einknickt. Statt sich vom niedersächsischen Beschluss aufgeregt zu distanzieren, hätte man ihn auch universalistisch weitertreiben können."

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Nicht gleich nervös werden

Nach dem Zionismus-Beschluss der niedersächsischen Linken wird in der Partei erneut erbittert gestritten. Doch was ist dran an den Vorwürfen gegen die Erklärung?

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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 21/03/2026

Decided to host my somewhat-famous essay about my grandfather, the warrior mentality, and generational Zionism on my own website From now on, you can enjoy it here with no paywall and no archive-dot-ph bullshit:

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My Grandfather the Zionist — Josephine Riesman // Writer

An essay by Josephine Riesman about her grandfather, Robert A. Riesman, Sr. and the difficulty of living with his pro-Israel legacy.

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Jakob Franzen (Jonas Lübkert) @anotherrerun.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Wegen diesem Ding hier habt ihr länger keine Illustrationen von mir gesehen. Das hat mich ordentlich Zeit und Nerven gekostet. #JoluCartoon

Wir Kinder vom Bahnhofsbuchladen

Indirekt hat meine Freude an Comics mit der Trennung meiner Eltern zu tun.

Aufgewachsen bin ich bei meiner Mutter. Als Lehrerin der Babyboomer Generation hasste sie Fernseher.

Meinen Vater sah ich immer Sonntags. Er wollte vor allem seine Kinder beschäftigen.

Ohne offene Läden und ohne Fernseher

Die Lösung: Der Bahnhofsbuchladen um die Ecke. Dort lernte ich Donald Duck und Lucky Luke kennen.

Während meine Mitschüler*innen Simpsons im Fernseher schauten, las ich die Comics.

Von Futurama, eine spätere Serie vom Simpsons-Erfinder, habe ich bis heute die erste deutsche Ausgabe von Heft #1

Bis heute besitze ich die Comics von damals. Die Kinder meiner Mitbewohner*innen freuen sich drüber. Und meine Zeichnungen sehen immer noch sehr aus wie Simpsons und Donald Duck

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The Red Count @theredcount.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Finally, after a quick drink, home from counting results in the Frankfurt election. Some quick thoughts: 1. Probably the last time I do a Briefwahllokal, at least for local elections 2. The Hessian voting system leads to lots of wasted votes because voters don't understand the system (1/2)

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I've been saying for quite a while that George Grosz is the historical artist who best captures the tenor of our current moment. He made this painting, "God of War," in 1940, several years after fleeing Nazi Germany for the US, where he became an influential teacher www.artic.edu/artworks/241...

Painting full of images of war and militarism, including a young boy with a machine gun, a swastika, and a monstrous saluting figure at right

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The Red Count @theredcount.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Take it with a grain of salt (Murphy has clearly decided that he will run on a "I have opposed the Iran war" ticket for president) but he heavily suggests that the main US strategy (copied from the Israelis) is just "mowing the lawn" at large.

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The Red Count @theredcount.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

I have been looking at some data ahead of the BaWü state elections in Germany. One remarkable effect in Germany is that the AfD support is concentrated in the prime to older working population. It is lowest among retirees. This is remarkably different to many other countries. (1/2)

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Jo Kibble (Political Animal) @politicanimal.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

If anyone is friends with any Georgian air traffic controllers, buy them a nice bottle of wine. As guardians of pretty much the only narrow gap still available between Europe and Asia that avoids both Iran, the Gulf, Ukraine and Russia, they are under some substantial pressure.

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Natalia Cecire @ncecire.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Cass Sunstein was pushing prediction markets as a fairer alternative to deliberation (e.g. committees, juries) back in 2008. (This and "nudging" in lieu of policy.) The quant asshole revolution of the Obama era laid the groundwork for the gambling, scams, and bullshit vibes paradigm of today.

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The Red Count @theredcount.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

The least efficient version of helicopter money...

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Daniela Gabor @danielagabor.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

the only fucking decent European leader, again! apparently, the rest are back to happy vassals, cheering US and Israel into another war.

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The Red Count @theredcount.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Are there any German politicians talking about the use of Spangdahlem and Ramstein for these attacks and what it might mean? The parking situation at Düsseldorf airport a few days ago makes it very obvious, what the role is...

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Emily Dische-Becker @emilydische.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

someday the story will be told of how Germany voluntarily destroyed its soft power crown jewels -- flagship international cultural events and institutions – because of a bunch of ungrateful foreigners who wouldn't keep their mouths shut about the actual destruction of Gaza

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Daniela Gabor @danielagabor.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Workers' capital -pension funds - pushing for AI to replace workers is one of the exquisite ironies of the financialised welfare bargain

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Micheál @nameless-weevil.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

One serious issue for public understanding in Ireland and Europe is that, quite like Israel, we're cut off from quite how insane and degenerate right wing American political culture is because it's a forbidden topic for mainstream Western journalism.

A Newsmax info graphic showing a pyramid of Western civilisation for which Judaism is the base, Christ and Christianity are the middle layers and "U.S.A" is the peak.

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

As I keep saying, the Epstein story is an offshore finance story. And offshore finance is about elite impunity: insistence on their wealth and their persons being protected by the law, but never being subject to the law. It's the "Every man a King" fantasy made real. people.com/jeffrey-epst...

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Jeffrey Epstein Was Vladimir Putin's Wealth Manager, FBI Source Claimed in Newly Released Epstein Files

Jeffrey Epstein managed money for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, among other powerful world leaders, one confidential source claimed in FBI testimony

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 18/02/2026

china bad because of state surveillance america good because of corporate surveillance that also gets wielded by the state

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Markus Reuter @markus.reuter.netzpolitik.org · 18/02/2026

Ich kann Politiker:innen, die weiter auf der rechtsradikalen Plattform X aktiv sind, aber ein Verbot von Social Media für Jugendliche fordern, beim besten Willen nicht Ernst nehmen. Zumal das Verbot eine feige Variante ist, weil man sich nicht traut, die Plattformen ordentlich zu regulieren.

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Zeb Larson @zeblarson.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

My latest for Liberal Currents. A substantial portion of conservatives want to be rich people in a poor country because it affords them a greater sense of hierarchy and power. We misunderstand that at our peril, but making it clear and not affording them the benefit of the doubt could save us.

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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

It hasn't changed, but I've seen so many people welcoming the "change in stance" - serious amount of wish-casting bsky.app/profile/fber...

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Xan López @xanlopez.net · 12/02/2026

The continental suicide will continue until morale improves.

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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.

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The Red Count @theredcount.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

By looking at the Labour party and the so-called Democratic "party" in the US over the last 10 years, I have become extremely aware how important internal party democracy is for a functioning democratic system. It is even a constitutional requirement in Germany.

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Christina Dongowski @tinido.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

All these supposedly important & very politically relevant but privately & for profit organised forums & summits like WEF in Davos or the upcoming Munich security summit are much much closer to what Epstein provided for the economical & political elites than it’s convenient for most journalists &

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Benjamin Braun @benbraun.social · 03/02/2026

Spain's constitution promises democracy at work. Last year, @yolandadiaz.bsky.social convened an expert group to study how to make good on that promise. Lead by @isabelleferreras.bsky.social, we have delivered what is, we think, the highest-level 400-page report on economic democracy out there. 1/2

Front page of the report, available here: https://reportondemocracyatwork.org/en/the-report/

Picture of Yolanda Diaz and the expert committee members at the report's launch in Madrid, 2 Feb 2026.

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Christina Dongowski @tinido.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Na, mal sehen, wie lange es dauert, bis die USA die französische Regierung deswegen mit Zöllen bedrohen und/oder die Leute der Cyber Crime Unit mit Verfolgungsmaßnahmen überziehen wie sie schon die Leute vom Internationalen Gerichtshof Den Haag treffen.

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The Red Count @theredcount.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Political professors are always funny when they think that the people they study still matter, in a world which is in reality ruled by capital.

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