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transatlantic european | us politics & pop culture | deputy director + podcast 'Amerikas Verfassung' at @atlantakademie.bsky.social |
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Warum die Entwicklungen in den USA besorgniserregend sind und kein regulärer Regierungswechsel - kurzes Gespräch mit DLF Nova: www.deutschlandfunknova.de/beitrag/trum...

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Yes. Makes it even more crucial to adequately communicate where we are at right now.

"Das ist genau das, was Putin schon immer wollte. Augenhöhe mit den USA und das Durchsetzen seiner imperialen Machtansprüche in Europa." Yes, katastrophal.

Some thoughts on the state of US democracy and why it is indeed a/in crisis. (In German) www.atlantische-akademie.de/aktuelles/ak...

Look who's coming off the bench (a bit): "he aggressively pushed for legislation that would give the governor far more time to call special elections for unoccupied legislative seats" (keeping Stefanik's seat vacant longer) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/n...

Let's call it what it is/would be: ethnic cleansing. Shared some thoughts over at nau.ch on Trump and Gaza. www.nau.ch/news/ausland...

🔻Great info/research on what normalization of the far-right means and what it looks like.

Close to hyperventilating & paging @emilyhutchison.bsky.social

Petition für Phoenix innn.it/phoenix-muss...

Genau. Und vor allem, die Frage wurde doch schon tausendmal beantwortet; wir wissen wirklich alle, für was diese Partei steht. Was soll denn hier auch der Erkenntnisgewinn sein?

Felony for a vote? "bill’s passage came despite concerns over the constitutionality of a provision creating a Class E felony, punishable by up to 6 years in prison and a $3,000 fine, for any public official who votes in favor of so-called sanctuary policies." tennesseelookout.com/2025/01/30/t...

"But the current message from elected Democrats is loud and clear: You’re on your own. And the message from the Musk/Trump administration is even clearer: You’re next"

On Trump's aggressive foreign policy approach - shared some thoughts over at DLF Nova (in German): www.deutschlandfunknova.de/beitrag/usa-...

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Back in business! ✨

Absolutely wild power grab and I am curious if Congress is ok with being publicly neutered like that.

Great refresher on all things impoundment. (Truly did not miss the "can he really do that" news cycles 🙄)

My fave one so far 😌🔻

📣Talk of 14th Amend. in media, pls act as if "Biden issuing an executive order saying the Second Amendment no longer exists. No one would grant that claim any legitimacy, and they would furthermore claim that he’d lost his mind." @smotus.bsky.social quoting Tim Miller open.substack.com/pub/smotus

It's not only the actions of the new government that will cause ripple effects, it's already the announcement & intent of them.

So, schon lange Leserin und nun auch endlich zahlende Abonnentin! Ich kann den SMWB absolut empfehlen - top Aufarbeitung von Themen & klare Analysen, what a treat!

Yup, fits then that the current Stripes headline on this focuses on the performance aspect only and on Fox News they clearly state it in the headline: "DEI focus"

This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance. Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.

Why the Trump 2.0 time will be rougher than the first round - thoughts on SWR Aktuell (in German) 📣 www.swr.de/swraktuell/r...

Im Tagesgespräch auf #SRF mit einer längeren Einschätzung zu Trump und einer zweiten Amtszeit: www.srf.ch/audio/tagesg...

Indeed.

Yes. Hearing does not bode well for civ-mil relations overall. Impressed by Slotkin who is only a week on the job and focused on crucial issue of using the military inside the US (I cared less about Kaine going through the numerous Hegseth marriages 🫡).

An important new study provides further evidence that the rise of far-right parties is primarily a consequence of a shift from socio-economic to socio-cultural issues. This allowed these parties to tap into their full electoral potential. Question now is: how and why did this shift happen?

NEUE FOLGE von Amerikas Verfassung ist am Start! 🤩 In Episode 32 besprechen wir die US-Wahl und wie diese innerhalb der Parteien analysiert wird. Zudem schauen wir auf die ersten Konturen einer zweiten Amtszeit von Trump - viel Spaß! www.atlantische-akademie.de/aa-av-32

Great and helpful conversation between @smotus.bsky.social & Andrea Jones-Rooy on what we can actually learn from election data & why/how our interpretation of data matters: shows.acast.com/66f1aa7253d1...

This plus Wray stepping down voluntarily - is anyone even trying to put up a procedural fight? Wild that Manchin/Sinema could not even be bothered to give the Dems a win on their way out.

What are some parallels and differences between US and German campaigns? Discussed this & more with #SWR (in German): www.swr.de/swraktuell/r...

Regimes seem solid until they are not. Every resistance act matters because often regimes are crumbling from within from corruption and yet good at hiding that fact. cc: Russia

Did he even notice that it was spent? 🙃

Im "3 zu 1" Format des @tagesspiegel.de habe ich ein paar Gedanken zum Thema Trump & Rache geteilt: www.tagesspiegel.de/internationa...