Martin Elff
@melff.bsky.social
Prof @zeppelin | political behaviour, quantitative methods, occasional #rstats nerd | academic: @martin_elff@sciences.social | nerdish: @elff@fosstodon.org | http://www.elff.eu
What? TG&DJT suing Obama? Then tell me why THAT was not treason? www.npr.org/2017/05/15/5...
Reports: Trump Gave Classified Info To Russians During White House Visit
The Washington Post reported that the president revealed "highly classified information" to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador, possibly jeopardizing future intelligence gathering on ISIS.
www.npr.org
July 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
What? TG&DJT suing Obama? Then tell me why THAT was not treason? www.npr.org/2017/05/15/5...
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CN Brutaler Mord
Ich habe erst heute erfahren, dass ein Mann, der unzählige Waffen & NS-Memorabilien besaß, 2023 in Rickenbach einen asylsuchenden Tunesier erschossen & zerstückelt hat, als er heute zu 6 Jahren Haft verurteilt wurde.
Wir wissen alle, wie es wäre, wenn es andersherum gewesen wäre.
Ich habe erst heute erfahren, dass ein Mann, der unzählige Waffen & NS-Memorabilien besaß, 2023 in Rickenbach einen asylsuchenden Tunesier erschossen & zerstückelt hat, als er heute zu 6 Jahren Haft verurteilt wurde.
Wir wissen alle, wie es wäre, wenn es andersherum gewesen wäre.
April 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
CN Brutaler Mord
Ich habe erst heute erfahren, dass ein Mann, der unzählige Waffen & NS-Memorabilien besaß, 2023 in Rickenbach einen asylsuchenden Tunesier erschossen & zerstückelt hat, als er heute zu 6 Jahren Haft verurteilt wurde.
Wir wissen alle, wie es wäre, wenn es andersherum gewesen wäre.
Ich habe erst heute erfahren, dass ein Mann, der unzählige Waffen & NS-Memorabilien besaß, 2023 in Rickenbach einen asylsuchenden Tunesier erschossen & zerstückelt hat, als er heute zu 6 Jahren Haft verurteilt wurde.
Wir wissen alle, wie es wäre, wenn es andersherum gewesen wäre.
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Now available on arxiv: "Large Language Models Are Democracy Coders with Attitudes" (with Mats Faulborn and @dgarcia.eu) arxiv.org/abs/2503.22315
Large Language Models Are Democracy Coders with Attitudes
Current political developments worldwide illustrate that research on democratic backsliding is as important as ever. A recent exchange in Political Science & Politics (2/2024) has highlighted again a ...
arxiv.org
March 31, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Now available on arxiv: "Large Language Models Are Democracy Coders with Attitudes" (with Mats Faulborn and @dgarcia.eu) arxiv.org/abs/2503.22315
I am super-proud and happy that (and how well!!) Tatjana Brütting defended her doctorate this week. Congratulations!
March 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I am super-proud and happy that (and how well!!) Tatjana Brütting defended her doctorate this week. Congratulations!
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March 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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For those who are looking for a European alternative to ChatGPT, here is one: Mistral Le Chat (chat.mistral.ai). There is also an Android app, which is not as popular as it deserves.
Le Chat - Mistral AI
Chat with Mistral AI's cutting edge language models.
chat.mistral.ai
March 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
For those who are looking for a European alternative to ChatGPT, here is one: Mistral Le Chat (chat.mistral.ai). There is also an Android app, which is not as popular as it deserves.
Are violent incidents in Germany more widely reported if the perpetrator is a migrant? It seems so.
Analysen von Volksverpetzer und welche von Buzzfeed zeigen: Es gab weitaus weniger Berichte zum Anschlag in Mannheim wie zu Magdeburg und München. Weil der Tatverdächtige Deutscher mit Neonazi-Vergangenheit war? www.volksverpetzer.de/analyse/mann...
Nur halb so viele Artikel zu Mannheim wie zu Magdeburg & München
Mehrere Analysen zeigen: Es gab weitaus weniger Berichte zum Anschlag in Mannheim wie zu Magdeburg und München. Weil der Tatverdächtige Deutscher mit Neonazi-Vergangenheit war?
www.volksverpetzer.de
March 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Are violent incidents in Germany more widely reported if the perpetrator is a migrant? It seems so.
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Gov. Walz, "There’s nothing conservative about an unelected South African nepo baby firing people at the VA."
March 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Gov. Walz, "There’s nothing conservative about an unelected South African nepo baby firing people at the VA."
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Wanna do something useful to support 🇺🇦’s fight for freedom?
Donate today to:
ZMINA: zmina.ua/en/
The @kyivindependent.com: lnkd.in/e2DiJxmT
The Center for Civil Liberties (CCL): ccl.org.ua/en/
Ukrainian pillars of democracy are fighting our European fight.
Help them — with more than just words!
Donate today to:
ZMINA: zmina.ua/en/
The @kyivindependent.com: lnkd.in/e2DiJxmT
The Center for Civil Liberties (CCL): ccl.org.ua/en/
Ukrainian pillars of democracy are fighting our European fight.
Help them — with more than just words!
February 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Wanna do something useful to support 🇺🇦’s fight for freedom?
Donate today to:
ZMINA: zmina.ua/en/
The @kyivindependent.com: lnkd.in/e2DiJxmT
The Center for Civil Liberties (CCL): ccl.org.ua/en/
Ukrainian pillars of democracy are fighting our European fight.
Help them — with more than just words!
Donate today to:
ZMINA: zmina.ua/en/
The @kyivindependent.com: lnkd.in/e2DiJxmT
The Center for Civil Liberties (CCL): ccl.org.ua/en/
Ukrainian pillars of democracy are fighting our European fight.
Help them — with more than just words!
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Thrilled that our paper has found a home at British Journal of Political Science !
Very happy that our paper (w/ @dziblatt.bsky.social & E Dinas) has been accepted @bjpols.bsky.social .
We've seen the center right increasingly adopt far-right rhetoric.
Our experiment in 🇩🇪 finds that this erodes anti-prejudice norms *more* than when the far-right employs similar rhetoric.
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We've seen the center right increasingly adopt far-right rhetoric.
Our experiment in 🇩🇪 finds that this erodes anti-prejudice norms *more* than when the far-right employs similar rhetoric.
1/3
March 1, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Thrilled that our paper has found a home at British Journal of Political Science !
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NEW: Voice of America is in upheaval. Journalists are facing HR investigations for comments critical of Trump. One of VOA's highest-profile journalists was put on leave today after a Trump aide called him a traitor. And the White House bureau chief was reassigned. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/b...
Voice of America Journalists Face Investigations for Comments About Trump
The broadcaster placed a longtime journalist on leave amid growing concerns about its editorial independence.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
NEW: Voice of America is in upheaval. Journalists are facing HR investigations for comments critical of Trump. One of VOA's highest-profile journalists was put on leave today after a Trump aide called him a traitor. And the White House bureau chief was reassigned. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/b...
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Das wirtschaftsnahe Ifo-Institut widerspricht in einer Studie Friedrich Merz' aktueller Politik - und gesamter aktueller Debatte: "Migration nach Deutschland führt nicht zu einer höheren Kriminalitätsrate an den Zuzugsorten."
Dies decke sich mit internationaler Forschung
www.ifo.de/pressemittei...
Dies decke sich mit internationaler Forschung
www.ifo.de/pressemittei...
Mehr Ausländer erhöhen die Kriminalitätsrate nicht
Migration nach Deutschland führt nicht zu einer höheren Kriminalitätsrate an den Zuzugsorten. Dies zeigen Auswertungen des ifo Instituts der Polizeilichen Kriminalstatistik nach Landkreisen für die Ja...
www.ifo.de
February 19, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Das wirtschaftsnahe Ifo-Institut widerspricht in einer Studie Friedrich Merz' aktueller Politik - und gesamter aktueller Debatte: "Migration nach Deutschland führt nicht zu einer höheren Kriminalitätsrate an den Zuzugsorten."
Dies decke sich mit internationaler Forschung
www.ifo.de/pressemittei...
Dies decke sich mit internationaler Forschung
www.ifo.de/pressemittei...
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The first time as farce, the second time as tragedy.
Aspiring autocrats are always more dangerous the second time they are in office | Jan-Werner Müeller
Just look at the chaos Trump is causing in the Department of Education to understand the nature of his second term
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The first time as farce, the second time as tragedy.
The land of opportunity: You may not be able to vote in Virginia or Kentucky when you are a felon, but at least you can become president (provided you are a white, rich Republican).
January 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The land of opportunity: You may not be able to vote in Virginia or Kentucky when you are a felon, but at least you can become president (provided you are a white, rich Republican).
Ruth Dassonneville and Romain Lachat are organizing a summer school on “Challenges to Electoral Democracy”, which may be of interest to you. Details can be found here: www.chairedemocratie.com/files/sites/...
#ECPR-POVB
#ECPR-POVB
www.chairedemocratie.com
January 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Ruth Dassonneville and Romain Lachat are organizing a summer school on “Challenges to Electoral Democracy”, which may be of interest to you. Details can be found here: www.chairedemocratie.com/files/sites/...
#ECPR-POVB
#ECPR-POVB
Wow, that's progress!
I am so proud of the Psychometric Society having the courage to transition Psychometrika to Open Access. Practically all APCs are covered by TAs (see bit.ly/3NiAy6T) and for authors not covered will be waived! Support open science for everybody, send your best work to Psychometrika at bit.ly/4eXTvYp
January 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Wow, that's progress!
To put things in perspective: If American judges were as lenient towards ordinary people as Republican senators are towards Trump's nominees, then US prisons would be much less overcrowded.
January 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
To put things in perspective: If American judges were as lenient towards ordinary people as Republican senators are towards Trump's nominees, then US prisons would be much less overcrowded.
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Hey, what Cabinet would YOU pick if any normal person would in the future use the 25th Amendment to remove you from office?
December 3, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Hey, what Cabinet would YOU pick if any normal person would in the future use the 25th Amendment to remove you from office?
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We could go on about how we welcome publishers, we don't demote links, we encourage independent developers to build apps and extensions on top of Bluesky's network.... but instead, we'll show you.
All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋
All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋
The Engagement Is Better on Bluesky - Bluesky
Bluesky is the lobby to the open web. Find and build your community here.
bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 10:30 PM
We could go on about how we welcome publishers, we don't demote links, we encourage independent developers to build apps and extensions on top of Bluesky's network.... but instead, we'll show you.
All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋
All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋
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Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it
November 29, 2024 at 8:08 AM
Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it
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Aus aktuellem Anlass: Für Updates aus der Welt der Universität Wien habt ihr die Möglichkeit, uns hier auf Bluesky, Mastodon, auf Instagram, Facebook, unseren YouTube-Kanälen & auf LinkedIn zu folgen, überall unter '@univienna'. 🏛 🔍
Unseren Twitter-Account haben wir heute ruhend gestellt. #eXit 👋
Unseren Twitter-Account haben wir heute ruhend gestellt. #eXit 👋
November 25, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Aus aktuellem Anlass: Für Updates aus der Welt der Universität Wien habt ihr die Möglichkeit, uns hier auf Bluesky, Mastodon, auf Instagram, Facebook, unseren YouTube-Kanälen & auf LinkedIn zu folgen, überall unter '@univienna'. 🏛 🔍
Unseren Twitter-Account haben wir heute ruhend gestellt. #eXit 👋
Unseren Twitter-Account haben wir heute ruhend gestellt. #eXit 👋
Simple answer: No.
Can Wall Street Billionaires Deliver on Trump’s Blue-Collar Promise? www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/u...
Can Wall Street Billionaires Deliver on Trump’s Blue-Collar Promise? www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/u...
Can Wall Street Billionaires Deliver on Trump’s Blue-Collar Promise?
The president-elect has named wealthy financiers for key economic positions, raising questions about how much they will follow through on promises to help the working class.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:23 AM
Simple answer: No.
Can Wall Street Billionaires Deliver on Trump’s Blue-Collar Promise? www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/u...
Can Wall Street Billionaires Deliver on Trump’s Blue-Collar Promise? www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/u...
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The PG/ Musk exchange reads a lot like one of those Microsoft community pages where people ask why some simple function has been taken away and the Microsoft employee answers that it’s fine because you can still do it if you click 30 buttons or enter five DOS commands.
What’s illuminating about Elon Musk’s exchange with Paul Graham is that there is absolutely no understanding from Musk’s end that what Graham is saying is he wants to be able to *see other people’s links*.
Elon admits that any post on X with a link is throttled
He advises you to upload content directly to X instead, where he can monetize it
Musk is the richest person in the world and his view is everyone should work for him for free
He advises you to upload content directly to X instead, where he can monetize it
Musk is the richest person in the world and his view is everyone should work for him for free
November 25, 2024 at 10:52 AM
The PG/ Musk exchange reads a lot like one of those Microsoft community pages where people ask why some simple function has been taken away and the Microsoft employee answers that it’s fine because you can still do it if you click 30 buttons or enter five DOS commands.
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They did it. They did the funniest thing ever.
November 14, 2024 at 3:36 PM
They did it. They did the funniest thing ever.