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Doing and teaching theoretical (particle) physics @uni-wuerzburg.de and @grk2994.bsky.social. Physics content in english, some arts and politics in german and english Clean on OPSEC!
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First they came for ...

New problem set for for my classical mechanics class just dropped ...

Definiere spätkapitalistische Dekadenz: Katy Perry fliegt mit einem Haufen Millionärinnen für 11 Minuten ins All, erzeugt dabei so viel CO2 wie 15.000 bis 17.000 Haushalte im Jahr, küsst nach der Rückkehr den Boden und erklärt: "Wir müssen unsere Mutter [Erde] schützen."

'a spokesperson for the Breakthrough Prize Foundation said, “This year’s ceremony lasted longer than the prior few years, and several edits were made in order to meet the originally planned run time.”'🤡 Just like they had to trim all these photographs involving Leon Trotsky back in the day ...

The Roads Both Taken xkcd.com/3076

"You’ve heard of one small step for man? This was one giant leap backwards for womankind." And a brilliant headline, btw.

us government went from telling miners “learn to code” to telling coders “learn to mine” in less than ten years

by Marian Kamensky

Natürlich muss sich die Teilchen #Physik rechtfertigen wenn es darum geht neue Großprojekte zu verwirklichen. Der Artikel zeichnet ein zu einseitiges Bild. Deshalb hier ein längerer Thread 🧵 zu den offenen Fragen, den möglichen Zielen aber auch den strategischen Aspekten der Zukunft des CERNs. 🧪⚛️

"Dass es eine Biodiversitäts- und Artenkrise gibt, von deren Bewältigung abhängt, wie gut die Menschheit künftig noch leben kann auf dem Planeten, zählen die künftigen Koalitio­näre nicht zu den in der Präambel skizzierten ,historischen Herausforderungen'“. www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...

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“It wasn’t just the profit. It was the precision. The market moved before the news. The options were bought before the rally. The volume spiked in contracts that almost never see this kind of interest unless something is expected”

I’m not kidding; this is DOGE at work; multiple US citizens getting notices that they just leave the country because USCIS is revoking their humanitarian parole. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

We sent someone illegally to another country and we can’t get them back indicates a weak president. Straightforward.

Words have lost their meaning: 'The US Space Force said in a statement on Thursday night: “Commanders are expected to adhere to the highest standards of conduct, especially as it relates to remaining nonpartisan in the performance of their duties.”' www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Wie bitte? Das kann ja toll werden im Bund ...

Ok. Analogies wanted. Add yours. I'll start. It's like shutting down the radar at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 because all the little blips give you anxiety. It's like taping over your car check engine light and fuel gauge because the red lights upset you. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/c...

The thing about Europe: it's the actual land of the free now. Whatever problems Europe has - and it has plenty - it is looking pretty damn good by comparison these days. My Charlemagne this week www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

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"Am 22. Mai 2025 zündet die zweite Stufe der Exzellenzstrategie" (die billigen Wortspiele werden uns nicht ausgehen🤡)

Fusion Linear Collider!

9. April 2025: der Tag an dem ich endlich zum Raketenwissenschafter wurde.🤡

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen