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Academia has many problems. Planned-economy is a rather...how should I put it..."unfortunate" choice to describe it. In the US, it is all decentralized and pretty financialized to the bone, for one thing. 1/3

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For everything related to today's statement re: peace & laying down arms in Turkey, you should follow @sinemadar.bsky.social

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IPCEIs have recently emerged as a key tool in the EU's fast-growing industrial policy toolbox. In a new paper in Competition & Change, @luukschmitz.bsky.social, @tobiaswuttke.bsky.social and I take a closer look at how this instrument works on the ground. A short thread (link to the paper below)👇

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Looking for a postdoc for next year? I'm looking for candidates for a Marie Curie fellowship, please apply if you're interested in labor markets, gender and fertility: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/hosting...

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The guy promised to occupy Mars but instead he ended up occupying the White House.

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Good, so CIA will not have to recruit psychics any more. ai.meta.com/research/pub...

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Again, folks seem not to grasp how much this is a total collapse of the Constitutional order. A random private citizen is running the "Cabinet" meeting of POTUS & the Principal Officers of the Executive Departments, & going around unplugging large portions of the government. And we're all just 🤷‍♂️

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The answer is here and it's called matilda.science @matilda-science.bsky.social

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Hope they do not start one just to generate data points. spacenews.com/wargaming-th...

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I am convinced that this guy is getting his talking points from a hallucinating AI machine.

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Great discussion in this thread about university finances 👇

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I always struggle a little to explain my students why Marxists are right about freedom in the capitalist state. Jeff Bezos does it so much better.

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Joffrey Baratheon has a message for the public:

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Joffrey Baratheon has a message for the public:

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For those of you who like #Politics in your #Space ... Coming up at 10 AM EST / 7 AM PST, the first House space subcommittee hearing this year. The topic is #NASA and Project #Artemis. This will be the first test to see is #Trump and #Musk can kill the program. science.house.gov/2025/2/step-...

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When I worked in UK academia I recall hearing of a Japanese man who was baffled at how Britain had decided to run its universities like firms. “Why? Your universities are excellent and your firms are terrible.”

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"Experts cannot recall a precedent for the United States, or any other country, extracting cash or resources from its own allies during a time of war" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...

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After being illegally fired from my federal job last week, a bit of good news: my co-authored article with Chris Way has been published at SPPQ. In it, we explore the spread of paid sick leave in the US given the lack of a federal PSL policy. Article is open access! doi.org/10.1017/spq....

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About COBOL, DOGE, and those 150+ years old seniors on social security. www.zdnet.com/article/if-c...

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I just learned that the joke currently circulating among BRICS scholars is: ‘Iran and China block Trump’s request to join BRICS because he is too closely aligned with Moscow.’ ... The boom of political jokes is always a good indicator for politically troubled times...

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I’m delighted to announce that “The Shareholder Democracy Lie” co-authored with Sergio Alberto Gramitto Ricci & Daniel Greenwood will be published in the Florida Law Review & is now available for downloading on @SSRN.bsky.social bit.ly/ShareholderD.... We’d love to hear any comments you might have!

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You have to read this newsletter, Levine at his best:

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a (very timely) reminder of the legacy of germany’s partition:

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Hesitation is our kryptonite, confidence is a friendly knight, it’ll help you to read this newsletter. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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Which confirms, that these appointments are not about talent & experience & merit etc., but are rather intended to unleash a pretty brutal repression of the opposition in the US. Good night, and good luck.

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"With the new US government aggressively attacking trade globalization, the next two years will be characterized by global financial turbulence, with its usual impacts on peripheral currencies." NEW: @rugitsky.bsky.social on central banking in Brazil and capital controls for peripheral economies

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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/s...

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Today's extract from Serving the Reich. What makes it worse is that I don't even need to add any explanatory comment, do I?

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Oh, a new episode of the Americans just dropped?

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Quantum computing is an exciting field and most experts believe we'll build a useful device within decades. But quantum-hype from tech companies do the field a massive disservice. To cut through the bullshit I'd recommend following... ⚛️ 🧪 🧵 1/

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Well, Sabine Hossenfelder says it's not as big as it sounds. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKYx...

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I'm rereading my book Serving The Reich with increasing dismay, even horror. This, for example. Broaden "European" to "Western" and I have to say that I am no longer as confident in this statement as I was in 2013. That frightens me.

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{Re-posting with the translation (WOW!)}This is a star in formation, seen at very high resolution by the SPHERE instrument on the Very Large Telescope in Chile. The spirals are due to planets in formation. In bright yellow in the centre of the image, a planet is being born!! (© ESO/Boccaletti)

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A big power company wants to build a huge industrial complex near Paranal, the top astronomical site in the world (VLT, ELT etc.). Here is a petition for physics/astro professionals 🧪🔭, please consider signing. Even if you're not, pls help raise awareness by sharing the links in the petition. Thx! 🙏

Academia has many problems. Planned-economy is a rather...how should I put it..."unfortunate" choice to describe it. In the US, it is all decentralized and pretty financialized to the bone, for one thing. 1/3

👇

For everything related to today's statement re: peace & laying down arms in Turkey, you should follow @sinemadar.bsky.social

IPCEIs have recently emerged as a key tool in the EU's fast-growing industrial policy toolbox. In a new paper in Competition & Change, @luukschmitz.bsky.social, @tobiaswuttke.bsky.social and I take a closer look at how this instrument works on the ground. A short thread (link to the paper below)👇

Looking for a postdoc for next year? I'm looking for candidates for a Marie Curie fellowship, please apply if you're interested in labor markets, gender and fertility: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/hosting...

The guy promised to occupy Mars but instead he ended up occupying the White House.

Good, so CIA will not have to recruit psychics any more. ai.meta.com/research/pub...

The answer is here and it's called matilda.science @matilda-science.bsky.social

Hope they do not start one just to generate data points. spacenews.com/wargaming-th...

I am convinced that this guy is getting his talking points from a hallucinating AI machine.

Great discussion in this thread about university finances 👇

I always struggle a little to explain my students why Marxists are right about freedom in the capitalist state. Jeff Bezos does it so much better.

Joffrey Baratheon has a message for the public:

Joffrey Baratheon has a message for the public:

For those of you who like #Politics in your #Space ... Coming up at 10 AM EST / 7 AM PST, the first House space subcommittee hearing this year. The topic is #NASA and Project #Artemis. This will be the first test to see is #Trump and #Musk can kill the program. science.house.gov/2025/2/step-...

When I worked in UK academia I recall hearing of a Japanese man who was baffled at how Britain had decided to run its universities like firms. “Why? Your universities are excellent and your firms are terrible.”

"Experts cannot recall a precedent for the United States, or any other country, extracting cash or resources from its own allies during a time of war" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...

After being illegally fired from my federal job last week, a bit of good news: my co-authored article with Chris Way has been published at SPPQ. In it, we explore the spread of paid sick leave in the US given the lack of a federal PSL policy. Article is open access! doi.org/10.1017/spq....

About COBOL, DOGE, and those 150+ years old seniors on social security. www.zdnet.com/article/if-c...

I just learned that the joke currently circulating among BRICS scholars is: ‘Iran and China block Trump’s request to join BRICS because he is too closely aligned with Moscow.’ ... The boom of political jokes is always a good indicator for politically troubled times...

You have to read this newsletter, Levine at his best:

a (very timely) reminder of the legacy of germany’s partition:

Hesitation is our kryptonite, confidence is a friendly knight, it’ll help you to read this newsletter. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Which confirms, that these appointments are not about talent & experience & merit etc., but are rather intended to unleash a pretty brutal repression of the opposition in the US. Good night, and good luck.

"With the new US government aggressively attacking trade globalization, the next two years will be characterized by global financial turbulence, with its usual impacts on peripheral currencies." NEW: @rugitsky.bsky.social on central banking in Brazil and capital controls for peripheral economies

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/s...

Today's extract from Serving the Reich. What makes it worse is that I don't even need to add any explanatory comment, do I?

Oh, a new episode of the Americans just dropped?

Quantum computing is an exciting field and most experts believe we'll build a useful device within decades. But quantum-hype from tech companies do the field a massive disservice. To cut through the bullshit I'd recommend following... ⚛️ 🧪 🧵 1/

Well, Sabine Hossenfelder says it's not as big as it sounds. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKYx...

I'm rereading my book Serving The Reich with increasing dismay, even horror. This, for example. Broaden "European" to "Western" and I have to say that I am no longer as confident in this statement as I was in 2013. That frightens me.

{Re-posting with the translation (WOW!)}This is a star in formation, seen at very high resolution by the SPHERE instrument on the Very Large Telescope in Chile. The spirals are due to planets in formation. In bright yellow in the centre of the image, a planet is being born!! (© ESO/Boccaletti)

This is quite the news.

Today your arm, then your leg.