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hobsblume.bsky.social
mathematician, mostly thinking about the welfare state, social policy, and pensions. optimism of the will etc etc | Berlin
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"Her mother carried her for nine long months, through burning nights and weeping mornings, through dust, grief, and sirens. And then, birth. But no life to save. Only silence. The doctors stood helpless, mocked by the limits of their hands."

submitted 6 hours ago • 1 comment

UPDATE from the attacked Gaza aid ship: They're trying to enter Maltese territory because of damage to the ship, and fears of a possible second attack. The Maltese Coast Guard is allegedly blocking them. "I am just following orders from higher authorities," an officer is heard over the radio.

submitted 2 days ago • 14 comments

Informative postmortem of the energy crisis in Germany

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

refreshing to read to a piece which does not portray an expected moderate increase in the public pension contribution rate as some kind of catastrophe h/t @vlxwrtschft.bsky.social difis.org/blog/?blog=163

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Meanwhile in Germany: theintercept.com/2025/03/31/g...

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Objections from a top immigration official that none of the protesters were convicted of crimes were overruled amid political pressure.

submitted 34 days ago • 20 comments

First edition of the eagerly awaited @newjawnfades.bsky.social and Samir Sonti newsletter on the political economy of pensions and finance in the US. A little topic of utmost, global, economic and political importance. Amen to this:

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

As Israel’s “General’s Plan” unfolded, I spoke with Hossam Shabat from northern Gaza. He stayed to document the reality on the ground. Now he’s gone – killed by Israeli forces. hannohauenstein.substack.com/publish/post...

submitted 40 days ago • 2 comments

A mob of Israeli settlers has attacked Palestinian filmmaker and activist Hamdan Ballal just three weeks after he won an Oscar. Israeli soldiers then blocked the ambulance transporting Ballal after the attack and detained him. His current condition and location is unknown.

submitted 41 days ago • 14 comments

One of the co-directors of NO OTHER LAND, Hamdan Ballal was beaten by Israeli settlers and seized by Israeli soldiers from the ambulance Ballal called, per co-director Yuval Abraham. No one knows where Ballal is. (Ballal is second from right in the below photo.)

submitted 41 days ago • 12 comments

some interesting points in the article, but this statement is mostly vibes-based insofar as it relates to the German state pension system.

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

This was a perfect interview by Muhammad Shehada. If you want a quick update on what’s been happening in Gaza, this is it.

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

A good AP story on rising digital authoritarianism in Iran👇 This includes tightening surveillance on social media, getting Iranians onto domestic platforms & building a China-style national intranet. Check out Filterwatch for regular in-depth reporting on this:

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

Israeli tanks have entered the North of the West Bank for the first time in 20 years.

submitted 70 days ago • 33 comments

Wir am @imkinstitut.bsky.social haben eine neue Studie zur Stabilisierung des Rentenniveaus u.a. durch höhere Rentenbeiträge veröffentlicht. Das Ergebnis: Eine solche Reform würde mitnichten die jüngeren Generationen benachteiligen, wie oft behauptet wird. www.imk-boeckler.de/de/faust-de...

submitted 80 days ago • 1 comment

Statement from Francesca Albanese & Eyal Weizman:

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

Wagenknecht's BSW also voted in favor of the racist anti-migrant/workers law proposed by CDU & backed by the AfD. Thankfully, unions took note. Here Bavaria IG Metall tells BSW's Spitzenkandidat Klaus Ernst that unions have no space for those who normalize the racist discourse of a fascist party. ✊

submitted 80 days ago • 1 comment

Warum nutzt der Präsident der @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social diese Worte, um die Veranstaltung mit Albanese und Weizman abzusagen? Sein Zitat liefert eine Begründung dafür, sie in der Universität stattfinden zu lassen, denn die ermöglicht den sachlichen Austausch. www.sueddeutsche.de/bildung/nach...

submitted 81 days ago • 4 comments

The Silicon Valley bits of Bannon's interview are quite revealing about one thing. All the recent talk about “technofeudalism” and antitrust - and their fusion by Bannon - has come to obfuscate the dynamics (as well as history) of America’s global techno-power. A thread. 🧵

submitted 91 days ago • 1 comment

The attack on foreign aid/USAID reveals the naive idealism - i.e. non-materialism - of Trump's eco-nationalist wing. They hate aid's supposed progressivism - but not its role in containing China, channeling $ to US corps abroad, or cultivating pro-US sentiment globally. 🧵

submitted 91 days ago • 3 comments

“people have been criticizing capitalism with billionaires’ money in the art world and criticizing the state with state money in Germany. I would hypothesize that that was an aberration … that window is now closed.” @emilydische.bsky.social at the top of her game. thediasporist.de/on-the-condi...

submitted 133 days ago • 1 comment

Really long thread based on @brettchristophers.bsky.social's keynote from last night with an extra note on the Greek energy crisis as a result of implementing the EU's Target Model. (Bare with me as this is a long journey).

submitted 154 days ago • 1 comment