Sebastian
@sebastiankauer.bsky.social
Work: Learning & Neurodiversity. Some of my far too many other interests: Politics, digital transformation, science, music.
Posts in english and 🇩🇪 Based in Cologne. Recently diagnosed as being on the ADHD side of human weirdness.
Posts in english and 🇩🇪 Based in Cologne. Recently diagnosed as being on the ADHD side of human weirdness.
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I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage.
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
February 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage.
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Interesting article, great comments 😂
With most psychedelic drugs, you never know what you're going to get. But this mysterious mushroom from China - without fail - causes users to hallucinate tiny people: crawling up walls, popping out from under furniture and marching under doors. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Interesting article, great comments 😂
Great thread. If you are an educator and struggle how to deal with AI, you‘ll find this inspiring.
Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
January 23, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Great thread. If you are an educator and struggle how to deal with AI, you‘ll find this inspiring.
Mir war nicht klar, was für rassistische u.a. üble Positionen der Zeichner der Dilbert-Cartoons verbreitet hat. Lesenswerter Artikel über eine erschreckende „Karriere“.
Sorry/not sorry for the title I came up with for my Comics Journal Scott Adams obituary.
www.tcj.com/i-have-no-mo...
www.tcj.com/i-have-no-mo...
I have no mouth and I must scream at Black people: Scott Adams, 1957-2026 - The Comics Journal
The creator of Dilbert has died, Scott Adams, June 8, 1957 - January 13, 2026
www.tcj.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Mir war nicht klar, was für rassistische u.a. üble Positionen der Zeichner der Dilbert-Cartoons verbreitet hat. Lesenswerter Artikel über eine erschreckende „Karriere“.
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Wenn ich lese, was Politiker über Social Media schreiben, wenn sie einen Bann für Jugendliche fordern, frage ich mich immer: Warum soll das, was ihr da anprangert, für Erwachsene legal sein? Habt Ihr als Gesetzgeber komplett aufgegeben?
January 22, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Wenn ich lese, was Politiker über Social Media schreiben, wenn sie einen Bann für Jugendliche fordern, frage ich mich immer: Warum soll das, was ihr da anprangert, für Erwachsene legal sein? Habt Ihr als Gesetzgeber komplett aufgegeben?
Trump in Davos, hab eine Weile reingeschaut: Dieser Mann ist offensichtlich geistig nicht ganz klar. Ich verstehe nicht, warum das nicht viel mehr Thema ist. www.youtube.com/live/QzWhQh-...
LIVE: Donald Trump addresses the World Economic Forum
YouTube video by Reuters
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Trump in Davos, hab eine Weile reingeschaut: Dieser Mann ist offensichtlich geistig nicht ganz klar. Ich verstehe nicht, warum das nicht viel mehr Thema ist. www.youtube.com/live/QzWhQh-...
Interessante Auswertung der deutschsprachigen Bluesky-Öffentlichkeit. Ich habe selbst oft nach interessanten Accounts gesucht, von denen etwas anderes kommt als die üblichen Aufreger-Themen. Aber offensichtlich gibt es tatsächlich nicht so viele davon.
Ich habe mir angeschaut, wer in der Top 100 der am meisten gefolgten deutschsprachigen Accounts bei Bluesky ist. Herausgekommen ist eine interaktive Visualisierung, Portraits und Zusammenfassung der täglich rund 500 Posts, die ihr per E-Mail abonnieren könnt. lorenzmatzat.substack.com/p/hallo-echo
Hallo Echo
Über die Top 100 der meistgefolgten deutschsprachigen Bluesky-Accounts
lorenzmatzat.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Interessante Auswertung der deutschsprachigen Bluesky-Öffentlichkeit. Ich habe selbst oft nach interessanten Accounts gesucht, von denen etwas anderes kommt als die üblichen Aufreger-Themen. Aber offensichtlich gibt es tatsächlich nicht so viele davon.
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If you read or share only one article today, make it this:
HOW TRUMP HAS POCKETED $1,408,500,000
(Historically, one thing that has helped bring down authoritarians is public awareness of their use of the power of the office for self-enrichment.)
Gift link:
HOW TRUMP HAS POCKETED $1,408,500,000
(Historically, one thing that has helped bring down authoritarians is public awareness of their use of the power of the office for self-enrichment.)
Gift link:
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion (Gift Article)
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:14 PM
If you read or share only one article today, make it this:
HOW TRUMP HAS POCKETED $1,408,500,000
(Historically, one thing that has helped bring down authoritarians is public awareness of their use of the power of the office for self-enrichment.)
Gift link:
HOW TRUMP HAS POCKETED $1,408,500,000
(Historically, one thing that has helped bring down authoritarians is public awareness of their use of the power of the office for self-enrichment.)
Gift link:
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
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“ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval.”
This is visible in many of the videos. Thank you for explaining.
This is visible in many of the videos. Thank you for explaining.
January 17, 2026 at 1:15 AM
“ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval.”
This is visible in many of the videos. Thank you for explaining.
This is visible in many of the videos. Thank you for explaining.
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So far, the Trump Government‘s actions have been a textbook example of a fascist takeover. Trump has just announced the next step: cancel the elections.
January 15, 2026 at 5:37 PM
So far, the Trump Government‘s actions have been a textbook example of a fascist takeover. Trump has just announced the next step: cancel the elections.
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Trump to Reuters about the midterm elections: "When you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election." www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Trump to Reuters about the midterm elections: "When you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election." www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
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This dude is intense and correct
January 15, 2026 at 9:05 AM
This dude is intense and correct
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Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
September 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
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Add another one to the great big board of "Urban Planning Debates: Academic Research vs. Some Guy"
January 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Add another one to the great big board of "Urban Planning Debates: Academic Research vs. Some Guy"
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🚨Job alert! 🚨
I'm advertising a PhD position (66%) in Comparative Politics at HU Berlin. Ideal candidates combine a research interest in autocratic politics, conflict, and/or political violence with strong quantitative methods skills.
⏳ 4 (+2) years | 🗓 DL 16.01; Start March/April 26
More info:
I'm advertising a PhD position (66%) in Comparative Politics at HU Berlin. Ideal candidates combine a research interest in autocratic politics, conflict, and/or political violence with strong quantitative methods skills.
⏳ 4 (+2) years | 🗓 DL 16.01; Start March/April 26
More info:
Research fellow (m/f/d) in the field of “contentious politics/political violence/autocratic politics” - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
www.hu-berlin.de
January 6, 2026 at 11:17 AM
🚨Job alert! 🚨
I'm advertising a PhD position (66%) in Comparative Politics at HU Berlin. Ideal candidates combine a research interest in autocratic politics, conflict, and/or political violence with strong quantitative methods skills.
⏳ 4 (+2) years | 🗓 DL 16.01; Start March/April 26
More info:
I'm advertising a PhD position (66%) in Comparative Politics at HU Berlin. Ideal candidates combine a research interest in autocratic politics, conflict, and/or political violence with strong quantitative methods skills.
⏳ 4 (+2) years | 🗓 DL 16.01; Start March/April 26
More info:
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Something I’ve noticed since my autism diagnosis.
Since being diagnosed, hardly anyone has asked me about it.
Not how I’m feeling. Not what it’s been like. Not what it’s changed. 1/3
Since being diagnosed, hardly anyone has asked me about it.
Not how I’m feeling. Not what it’s been like. Not what it’s changed. 1/3
December 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Something I’ve noticed since my autism diagnosis.
Since being diagnosed, hardly anyone has asked me about it.
Not how I’m feeling. Not what it’s been like. Not what it’s changed. 1/3
Since being diagnosed, hardly anyone has asked me about it.
Not how I’m feeling. Not what it’s been like. Not what it’s changed. 1/3
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Being autistic feels like my brain takes in more information than it can comfortably process, all the time.
I’m not worse at living, I’m just doing it with the volume turned up. 1/6
I’m not worse at living, I’m just doing it with the volume turned up. 1/6
December 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Being autistic feels like my brain takes in more information than it can comfortably process, all the time.
I’m not worse at living, I’m just doing it with the volume turned up. 1/6
I’m not worse at living, I’m just doing it with the volume turned up. 1/6
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It's remarkable how few people in the media have figured this out... but then I forget: the tech bros now own the media, so they're now paid not to notice things. inews.co.uk/news/politic...
MI6 chief: Tech giants are closer to running the world than politicians
In first public speech on threats to UK, top spy warns of dangerous power shift amid surge in disinformation
inews.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 4:22 AM
It's remarkable how few people in the media have figured this out... but then I forget: the tech bros now own the media, so they're now paid not to notice things. inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Newest image of Earth and Moon as seen from Space by Japanese satellite - Himawari-8
December 16, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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„We live in a culture where it is far more dangerous to say what a man did to you than for the man to actually do the thing to you.“
"So now, Americans want to know who did what to whom and when – poring over the photographs like the Zapruder film of a new generation. But I know that the victims have already told you the truth. The only conspiracy in America that remains is silence." @lyz.bsky.social bringing the truth home.
Opinion | The real Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy is one of silence
Lyz Lenz: Newly released photos show how powerful people's silence enabled Epstein's horrors.
www.ms.now
December 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
„We live in a culture where it is far more dangerous to say what a man did to you than for the man to actually do the thing to you.“
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Das, was Nico sagt!
December 13, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Das, was Nico sagt!
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Yeah the combo is a hell of a thing
December 12, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Yeah the combo is a hell of a thing