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Markus Arnold
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»There is no document of culture which is not at the same time a document of barbarism«
Walter Benjamin

Professor für politische Theorie | political theory

Vienna | Linz | Europe

german | english

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Markus Arnold @mkarnold.bsky.social · Apr 2
„We need mediators, not cheerleaders“! Important reminder how to start a peace process ⤵️
www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
Lessons of the Troubles for peace in Israel/Palestine
UK politicians’ ambivalence over a ceasefire shows how little they learned from the Troubles
www.opendemocracy.net
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pbahners.bsky.social
Auf Anfrage wollte der Vorsitzende des Fakultätsrats „ausdrücklich nicht der Veröffentlichung der Formulierung zustimmen“, unter den versammelten Akademikern habe sich „kein Einspruch gegen dieses Vorgehen erhoben“, das „wissenschaftlichen Gepflogenheiten Hohn spricht“. www.welt.de/debatte/arti...
Homolkas Dissertation: Wie man trotz Plagiaten seinen Doktortitel behalten kann - WELT
Londons King's College lässt dem Potsdamer Professor Walter Homolka seinen Doktortitel. Er muss nur „Änderungen“ an der Dissertation vornehmen. Davon konnten Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg und Franziska G...
www.welt.de
February 16, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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eliasisquith.blog
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Again, none of this is surprising. It is the flip side of the advice Fanon got from his philosophy teacher: "When you hear someone insulting the Jews pay attention; he is talking about you." For us Jews, we might say the same thing: "When you hear someone insulting the Muslims pay attention; he is talking about us." The point being that, if you're looking to head off antisemitism, you can't afford not to care about other tides of bigotry and illiberalism that may be cresting. The "people who sincerely adhere to these views," Horwitz observes, "are hardly going to be satisfied with one enemy or one minority to threaten and deny basic constitutional rights." Even where they didn't start by talking about Jews, they'll get there. That train, as a different wise commentator put it, is never late.
February 16, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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dernaro.bsky.social
Diese Recherche hat Spaß gemacht: Vor 120 Jahren begann die Karriere des genialen Einbrecherkönigs von Wien.

Über das Leben und Sterben von Schani Breitwieser, der das Bürgertum in Schrecken versetzte und den die Armen der Stadt als "Robin Hood von Wien" verehrten
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Vor 120 Jahren begann die Karriere des genialen Einbrecherkönigs von Wien
Über das Leben und Sterben von Schani Breitwieser, der das Bürgertum in Schrecken versetzte und den die Armen der Stadt als "Robin Hood von Wien" verehrten
www.derstandard.at
February 11, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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democracynow.org
The Department of Homeland Security argues sending money to family members in Palestine is against the law in the case of 33-year-old activist Leqaa Kordia, who has lost over 200 family members to the genocide in Gaza.
February 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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juergenzimmerer.bsky.social
Empfinde Wim Wenders Aussagen zur politischen Abstinenz bodenlos. Wir sollten darüber nicht andere Skandale übersehen. Wie denjenigen, dass Filmemacher nicht nach Berlin kommen können, weil sie kein Visum bekommen. Keine #Berlinale mehr in #FestungEuropa
www.screendaily.com/news/acclaim...
Acclaimed Sudanese filmmakers pull out of Berlinale Co-Pro Market after visa rejection over “migration risk”
EXCLUSIVE: The director and producer of 'Blue Card' previously produced Cannes award-winner 'Goodbye Julia'.
www.screendaily.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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jpober.bsky.social
If you think Harris ran a great campaign, then you'll know that one of her themes was that she is a "joyous warrior."

And you should be able to answer this question: what was she fighting for?
February 16, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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africasacountry.bsky.social
A new film investigates the long-standing land disputes between Kenyans, the government, and multinational corporations, whose expansive plantations are the site of much of the Kikuyu people’s hardship. africasacountry.com/2026/02/whos...
Whose story gets to be heard?
A new film investigates the long-standing land disputes between Kenyans, the government, and multinational corporations, whose expansive plantations are the site of much of the Kikuyu people’s hardshi...
africasacountry.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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katherineschof8.bsky.social
This is absolutely beautiful. Please listen.
sturdyalex.bsky.social Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 1d
This duet cover of Radiohead's "Creep", between a son and his Shastriya Sangeet classically trained mother, is the mash-up I didn't know how much I needed in my life. Totally spontaneous sobbing may have taken place.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZoH...
Mom & I Cover Creep By Radiohead (she is a classical Indian singer 🕉️)
YouTube video by Avie Sheck
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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katjadiehl.bsky.social
Da es bei manchen Kommentaren grad sehr abwertend ggü. LG abgeht (werde ich nie verstehen, da Aktion immer besser als Fossilismus).

Studie: Proteste der LG führten dazu, dass mehr Wähler*innen für die Linke und die Grünen stimmen wollten – und weniger für die AfD.

www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1191...
February 16, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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hehaberl.bsky.social
Beim Abschmelzen der Antarktis gibt es nicht einen, sondern mehrere Kipppunkte, die jeweils unterschiedliche Teile des Eises betreffen. Manche sind vermutlich schon überschritten oder stehen knapp davor, andere werden bei weiterer Erhitzung instabil werden.

www.pik-potsdam.de/de/aktuelles...
Neue Studie identifiziert Abfolge kritischer Schwellenwerte für antarktische Eisbecken
16.02.2026 - Der antarktische Eisschild verhält sich nicht wie ein einzelnes Kippelement, sondern wie ein Verbund mehrerer miteinander wechselwirkender Eisbecken mit unterschiedlichen kritischen Schwe...
www.pik-potsdam.de
February 16, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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tadziomueller.bsky.social
Einsicht: Politik und "safe space" können nicht im selben Raum existieren.

Auch "safer spaces" schaffen eine Illusion, und einen Wunsch, "reine" politische Räume zu schaffen.

Was wir brauchen sind "braver spaces". Sonst wird das nix mit den offen und solidarischen Räumen fürs #SoliPreppen.
February 16, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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propcazhpm.bsky.social
In 1796, George Washington placed an ad offering $10 for the return of Ona Judge after she ran away. He received her as part of his wife Martha's dowry.

“Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge” by Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar tells her story.

#History
propcazhpm.bsky.social Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · Feb 19
"One day in the archives, [Erica Armstrong Dunbar] noticed a 1796 newspaper ad offering $10 for the return of “a light Mulatto girl, much freckled, with very black eyes and bushy hair” who had “absconded” from the president’s house."

Their pride couldn't just let her go. She was likely insured.
Slave Insurance - Encyclopedia Virginia
Companies Query About Slave Insurance The most successful life insurer to operate extensively in Virginia was the Baltimore Life Insurance Company of Maryland (1830–1867). The company underwrote small...
encyclopediavirginia.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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samanthabrennan.bsky.social
Epstein’s Ties With Academics Show the Seedy Side of College Fund-Raising

Professors and presidents are often eager to raise outside cash. Some are now facing blowback after connecting with Jeffrey Epstein.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
Epstein’s Ties With Academics Show the Seedy Side of College Fund-Raising
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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verfassungsblog.de
International Criminal Law of “the West”?

The International Criminal Court has long been accused of double standards.

This critique is valid – and yet, focusing on the ICC as a “Western tool” carries its own risks, writes KALIKA MEHTA (@kalikamehta.bsky.social).

verfassungsblog.de/internationa...
Quote: the critique of international criminal law as “Eurocentric” or “Western-dominated,” however historically, politically, and analytically valid and necessary, may have reached the limits of its explanatory power.
February 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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mcopelov.bsky.social
Bring back shame
norton.bsky.social Peter Norton @norton.bsky.social · 1d
Following DT’s outlandishly racist post of February 5, the absurd excuses, and the absence of apologies or resignations, it’s worth remembering that a racist “joke” by a senior White House official once forced the commenter to apologize and resign in disgrace. ...
February 15, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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misik.bsky.social
Was für eine phantastische Rede von Michel Abdollahi:

youtu.be/-K7gT9vR3cY?...
Rede von Michel Abdollahi beim “Prozess gegen Deutschland”
YouTube video by Thalia Theater
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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misik.bsky.social
Hier mal die Basic Facts zu Schluss:

www.stern.de/gesellschaft...
Theaterprojekt stimmt für Prüfung eines AfD-Verbots
Hamburg - Mit einem Votum für ein AfD-Verbotsverfahren ist der «Prozess gegen Deutschland» von Milo Rau am Sonntagabend im Hamburger Thalia-Theater zu
www.stern.de
February 16, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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barbarakaufmann.bsky.social
Bei allen Diskussionen um Radikalisierung im Netz und Bullying, was alles stattfindet & unbestritten gefährlich ist, vergisst man zeitweise, dass es auch ein Ort ist, wo man gerade als Außenseiter:in Gemeinschaft findet. Jugendliche, die depressiv sind, eine Krankheit haben usw. finden Community.
February 16, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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rimaanabtawi.bsky.social
The Israeli Military’s Use of AI in Gaza: Operational Efficiency at the Cost of Humanity

www.iemed.org/publication/...
February 15, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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rimaanabtawi.bsky.social
Tel Aviv tonight. Protests all over the country. Hebrew sign reads "The captain is sinking the ship."

H/T @ntarnopolsky.bsky.social
📸 Yoav Loeff
February 14, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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nataliescholz.bsky.social
"Wenders’ reply felt like a grotesque enactment of the Palestine exception; a textbook example of the German cultural sphere’s deference to an official narrative that — while no longer able to downplay the sheer scale of Israel’s eradication of Gaza — now prefers to avoid the subject altogether."
February 15, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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meta-bene.bsky.social
Cartoon aus wenigen Tuschestrichen. Zwei Vögel sitzen einander gegenüber auf zwei Ästen. Der eine sagt: IMMER STREITEN WIR ÜBER DASSELBE. Der andere: DAS GLEICHE.
February 15, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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wickie.bsky.social
Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
YouTube video by Nancy Sinatra - Topic
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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platzwart.bsky.social
Bitte denkt daran, den Podcast auch wieder zurückzuspulen, wenn ihr fertig seid. Das ist sonst immer nervig für diejenigen, die ihn danach hören wollen.
January 27, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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zettberlin.bsky.social
In den meisten Kommentaren hier zu dieser Inszenierung von Milo Rau kommt zum Ausdruck, dass Rechtsradikalen "keine Plattform gegeben werden darf" egal was für eine Plattform.
Rau ist allerdings NICHT Miosga.
Und dass man Rechtsradikalismus irgendwie "totschweigen" könne, ist magisches Denken.

BTW:
February 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM