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Prof. Kai Gehring

@kaigehring.bsky.social

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Economist at Uni Bern and WA, love to travel, sports fan, curious about everything science and fantasy, father of two great kids

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Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · 1d

My colleague Kyle made the most amazing workaround to making in class quizzes

1. write quiz in typst with correct answers in the outline
2. typst compiles to a pdf with bubbles and QR Code that has hashed answer key
3. students take quiz using bubbles
4. Scan pdfs of quiz

...cont

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Bunkerhunter @bunkerhunter.bsky.social · 1d

Alle kommen und gehen.

Delegationen, Diplomaten, hochrangige Gäste.
Sie betrachten die Ruinen des Heizkraftwerks, nicken, geben Erklärungen ab.

40 Diplomaten, der NATO-Generalsekretär.
Fotos, Kameras, Mitgefühl.
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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 12d

💥😎 "We are destroying three enemy battalions every day today. This is not enough, we need to destroy many times more of the enemy," — Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces Robert "Magyar" Brody at the "Army of Drones 2025" event.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 12d

Syrian President al-Sharaa has once again arrived in Moscow for talks with Putin. This is al-Sharaa's second official visit to Moscow since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime at the end of 2024. The first meeting between the Syrian president and Putin took place on October 15, 2025.

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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 12d

🚨 Big news: France confirms it will support the designation of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation.

Since France was the key holdout, unanimity is closer than ever before. Will it happen tomorrow?

France, Spain signal support to blacklist Iran's Revolutionary Guard

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps could soon be designated as a terrorist organisation in the European Union after France and Spain, the two key hold-outs, signalled a change of mind. #EuropeNe...

www.euronews.com

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 12d

❗️All 27 EU member states have now agreed to move forward with listing Iran’s IRGC as a terrorist organization, according WSJ journalist Laurence Norman. AFP reported that France has reversed its position and will support the designation, clearing the final obstacle to unanimity. #Iran

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 12d

President Zelensky said SBU operations, including actions by the Alpha unit, are ongoing and new missions are being planned that are changing the course of the war. He also highlighted the role of sanctions. #Ukraine

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 12d

After reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open,Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina spoke about the importance of the strong support she has received from Ukrainians

Svitolina said that it's a great feeling for her to bring "little light"to Ukrainians,who endure the harshest winter of war

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 12d

"She was crying and screaming, 'Mom!'"

Radio Liberty war correspondent Marian Kushnir rescued a 4-yr-old girl from a burning residential building hit by a Russian drone in Bilohorodka, Kyiv region

The girl’s mom was killed.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 14d

Serbia’s president Vučić says Ukraine joining the EU from January 1, 2027 is part of a peace plan to end the war. He said the plan would bind not only Ukraine and Russia but much of the international community, and that EU rules would be changed despite opposition from several member states #Ukraine

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Agathe Demarais @agathedemarais.com · 14d

Odds of a mining bonanza in Greenland are abysmally low
• Getting mine running in Arctic can cost 2-3 times as much as equivalent project at lower latitudes
• Island’s two big rare-earth projects have been plagued by difficulties and have yet to start operations
www.economist.com/briefing/202...

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pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 14d

TikTok has been under new leadership for like a day and I made a slideshow with posts from the ICE rally today and it immediately got out under review and is not being published. Incredible.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14d

I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 15d

Chernihiv& Nizhyn were left without electricity due to Russian strikes.

There has been no power supply in the cities since 6 a.m. Hospitals,water utilities,other critical infrastructure facilities have been switched to generators.

📹 Suspilne

Prof. Kai Gehring @kaigehring.bsky.social · 19d

That is why economists often say we need to be cautious about survey answers without any real stakes…not that incentives always solve these issues, but it can help. Together with asking better questions.

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 19d

Ok, this made me chuckle.
58% of Swiss say: “I would like neutrality to be interpreted in such a way that Switzerland can join a defence alliance such as NATO if the threat increases.”

Which is a hilarious question & position as joining NATO is the end of neutrality.

Ways to join a defence alliance

The question was: ‘How do you think Switzerland's neutrality should be interpreted? I would like neutrality to be interpreted in such a way that Switzerland can join a defence alliance such as NATO if the threat increases.’

Möglichkeiten, einem Verteidigungsbündnis beizutreten Die Frage lautete: «Wie soll die Neutralität der Schweiz Ihrer Meinung nach ausgelegt werden? Ich möchte, dass die Neutralität so ausgelegtwird, dass die Schweiz einem Verteidigungsbündnis wie der Nato beitreten kann, wenn die Bedrohung zunimmt.»

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Veronica Anrathi @disarmonia.bsky.social · 19d

I haven’t had electricity for over 48 hours; it just returned, and I’m afraid to turn anything on because it feels like it could turn off any second. Still no heating.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 20d

Ukrainian tennis player Oleksandra Oliynykova spoke out at Australian Open,asking for support for🇺🇦:

Last night I spent in Ukraine before the trip here,here was an explosion just near my home&a Shahed drone hit the home just across the road.My apartment was literally shaking because of the explosion

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OSINTtechnical @osinttechnical.bsky.social · 21d

French vehicle manufacturer Renault will start building long-range attack drones at its Le Mans and Cléon plants.

Renault will produce up to 600 of the drones per month, with some employees voluntarily transferred from the automotive chassis and motor lines.

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Bunkerhunter @bunkerhunter.bsky.social · 21d

Alle relevanten Ukrainischen Beobachterkanäle warnen vor einem massiven russischen Luftangriff in der kommenden Nacht.

Diese russische, inhumane Drecksbande will die Ukraine - pünktlich zum WEF - in einen totalen Blackout stürzen. 🤬

Was ich russland und seinen Zombies wünsche, schreibe ich nicht.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 21d

I’m reading warnings about a massive russian attack,
with the goal of a total blackout in Kyiv for several days.

We’ve been advised to charge all devices.
I will. I will… when we have electricity 🙈

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Olivier Simard-Casanova @o.simardcasanova.net · 21d

This problem might very well soon find its solution

www.politico.eu/europe-poll-...

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 21d

NORWAY PM: I HAVE REPEATEDLY CLEARLY EXPLAINED TO TRUMP THAT IT IS AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE THAT AWARDS THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 22d

Dugin: the countries of Central Asia and the South Caucasus should not be sovereign.

According to him, Moscow should not tolerate the existence of independent Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan.

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OSINTtechnical @osinttechnical.bsky.social · 23d

French President Macron on Trump’s Greenland threats:

“No intimidation nor threat will influence us, neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world… Tariff threats are unacceptable and Europeans will respond to them in a united and coordinated manner.”

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Philipp Kohlhoefer 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🇮🇱 @philippkohlhoefer.bsky.social · 23d

Der Schulhofschläger terrorisiert so lang seine Mitschüler, bis er einen aufs Maul kriegt. Im übertragenen Sinne: Schwedische Kampfflugzeuge statt F-35, Digitalkonzerne besteuern/ verbieten, Freihandelsabkommen mit Indien, 5000 Mann in Grönland. Hat nicht Spanien Ansprüche in Florida?

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Bunkerhunter @bunkerhunter.bsky.social · 23d

Der italienische Zoll hat ein unter Sanktionen stehendes Schiff der russischen „Schattenflotte“ festgesetzt.

Das Schiff transportierte 33.000 Tonnen Eisen, das in Noworossijsk geladen worden war.

GUT! Aber…

Warum zur Hölle erst jetzt?
Warum zur Hölle nicht alle diese Schiffe in der ganzen EU? 😡

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 23d

Senator Lindsey Graham said help for Iran’s people “is on the way,” warning that without U.S. backing, Iran risks a disaster worse than Afghanistan. He called the regime’s removal “good for America” and urged Trump to support Iranians. #IranProtests

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 23d

Activist Ilia Hashemi reports that some Iranians briefly regained internet access early Saturday, allowing them to upload footage from Tehran, Isfahan, and Mashhad. The videos, filmed around Jan 8-9, show fires and clashes, including at a state TV building in Isfahan.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 23d

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appeared in public after protests began, calling the U.S. president a “criminal” for alleged actions against the Iranian people. His comments come amid rising unrest and pressure on Tehran. #IranProtests

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