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I implore whoever is writing a book on Australian democracy to consider this as their cover image

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Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy. Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media. That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning. It's Fascism 101. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]

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I'm no UK expert, but here's what it looks like #Reform is gaining traction. #Labour, instead of standing firm on social democratic principles, is echoing #PopRight – compromising on #TransrightsAreHumanRights. We’ve seen this before. We’ll see it again. We know where this leads. Do they ever learn?

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Extremely chilling. "At least 11 federal judges and their families have been threatened and harassed since they ruled against President Trump ...” Some have received pizza boxes which not only tells them the harassers know where they live but also alludes to the murder of a NJ judge's son in 2020.

submitted 16 hours ago • 7 comments

Was österreichische Journalisten, die ihre Redaktion verraten haben, heute machen. Ein Thread.

submitted 1 day ago • 16 comments

Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world

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BREAKING: The USDA has dropped their lawsuit against Maine over its transgender student athletic policies. “I told him I’d see him in court. Well we did see him in court, and we won,” Gov. Janet Mills said. www.pressherald.com/2025/05/02/m...

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The layers here—of trolling, teasing, hoping to provoke, hoping to distract, yet also wanting to toss some chum to the Trump cultists—can blind you to the most obvious thing: how very offensive it is, and how deeply inappropriate for a government social-media account.

submitted 7 hours ago • 34 comments

BREAKING: "Given these circumstances, we have decided not to hold another ICA conference in the United States during this administration and have delayed our contract with Chicago until May 2029." #ICA25

submitted 22 hours ago • 7 comments

Habe mit Sahel Zarinfard von @dossier.at über #Inseratenkorruption in Österreich gesprochen – & warum wir dringend politische Rahmenbedingungen brauchen, die verhindern, dass Inserate öffentlicher Institutionen überhaupt erst zur Verhandlungsmasse zwischen Politik und Medien werden können. 💰🤝📰

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"In Summe eine relativ bescheidene Verbesserung", sagt @hausjell.bsky.social zum 22. Platz Österreichs im Ranking von @pressefreiheit.bsky.social. Das liege vor allem daran, dass sich die Situation der Pressefreiheit in anderen Ländern erheblich verschlechtert habe.

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People ask why the US 'only' dropped from #55 to #57 in the World Press Freedom Index. Let's be clear. Rank 57 is bad., The US went down significantly on political, economic, legislative, and social indicators 📉 It improved, formally, on security only because no journalist was killed in 2024.

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Die Hochstufung der AfD als gesichert rechtsextrem durch den Verfassungsschutz zieht erwartbar viele Reaktionen von AfD-Politiker:innen nach sich. So stellt MdB Beatrix von Storch die Einstufung als unglaubwürdig dar, weil sie von einer bereits abgewählten Regierung komme. (1/9)

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Mindest genauso wichtig ist die Wirkung in die andere Richtung: es gibt jenen Rückenwind, die sich jeden Tag in der ersten Reihe für Menschenwürde und damit auch gegen die AfD einsetzen

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Drei Jahre wurden belege gesammelt. Jetzt ist die Frage, was demokratische Parteien aus diesem Gutachten machen. Auch in Österreich. #GesichertRechtsextremistisch #AfD

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If like three years ago the pundit class and democratic politicians had held to this line we wouldn't be where we are today "I don't know what the big deal is."

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The April 2025 transparency report from X, required under the DSA, is out. Content moderation has been a big theme. This is the language breakdown of moderators in the EU (table ⬇️). The EU has 20+ official languages. … 🤔 Report: transparency.x.com/assets/dsa/t...

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Current academic travel advice: 🧠 US conferences are crucial for our dept. & your career. Totally safe—don’t worry. Also academic travel advice: 🚫 Don’t travel alone 📞 Memorize consulate numbers 🗑️ Delete anything Trump-critical from your devices 🖼️ Print a photo of your loved ones in EU—just in case

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Time & again, journalists & pundits keep giving these guys the benefit of the doubt. We’re living through an era of full-blown counter-enlightenment—state-backed propaganda is the new normal. The rare moment of reason or reflection? Not a turning point—a distraction. Remember that. #RFK #Measles

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Current academic travel advice: 🧠 US conferences are crucial for our dept. & your career. Totally safe—don’t worry. Also academic travel advice: 🚫 Don’t travel alone 📞 Memorize consulate numbers 🗑️ Delete anything Trump-critical from your devices 🖼️ Print a photo of your loved ones in EU—just in case

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I’m often critical of misinformation research — not because I want it to end but because I want it to be better. These fundings cuts are sinister and clearly politically motivated, as are the attacks and cuts against US science more broadly.

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I spoke to @techpolicypress.bsky.social about the global impact of attacks on disinformation research(ers) "there will always be political entrepreneurs who take inspiration from the US case [...] The anti-science, anti-disinformation research playbook is sadly one that is easily copied"

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Time & again, journalists & pundits keep giving these guys the benefit of the doubt. We’re living through an era of full-blown counter-enlightenment—state-backed propaganda is the new normal. The rare moment of reason or reflection? Not a turning point—a distraction. Remember that. #RFK #Measles

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I think, we shouldn’t underestimate how little he cares about what is real and what not and what is true or false. The narrative is all that counts. #Veracity is not a relevant category in his politics.

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I signed, after confirming that signatories outside of the UK are welcome. You should too!

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Terminating the grants to study misinformation is “an overt act of censoring and preventing accountability,” says Stephen Lewandowsky, a misinformation researcher at the University of Bristol. “Who other than a liar would cancel misinformation research?” 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

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Ich lass das mal so stehen

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Gerade eine sehr vielversprechende Nachricht von @tageins.at bekommen 👀 #DieHoffnungStirbtZuletzt

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We are advertising a permanent senior lecturer position teaching Philosophy of Science and Technology at the University of Vienna! Please forward to anyone interested. jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-L...

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Ich wünsche uns allen eine Gesellschaft, in der niemand Angst vor Arbeitslosigkeit haben muss – mit sozialer Sicherheit, Perspektiven und Respekt für alle, ob mit oder ohne Arbeit. #TagDerArbeitslosen #30April

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New article! A critical defence of the crime of ecocide, by @rachelkillean.bsky.social & Damien Short -> Criminalisation should complement, rather than replace, broader legal and political strategies for environmental protection and justice. doi.org/10.1080/0964...

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„Ich kenne keine Definition von Faschismus, die Trump nicht erfüllt", sagt Historiker @timothysnyder.bsky.social im #ZiB2-Interview. Hier die englische Langfassung (ca. 24 min, mit meinen nachträglich englisch synchronisierten Fragen, da Snyder sehr gut Deutsch versteht):

submitted 3 days ago • 29 comments

g'schissen. einfach g'schissen. und so zynisch. weil seine kinder werden es nicht mehr sein, die schwer krank werden oder sterben.

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We're proud to see #MEDem mentioned in the latest @jcms-eu.bsky.social article by Richard Whitaker, @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social & @kgattermann.bsky.social! The authors call for coordinated survey design—ideally within the MEDem framework—to better link data across studies and time. 📊🔗🇪🇺

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