Tanja Domej
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Tanja Domej
@tdomej.bsky.social
· Dec 5
Ringvorlesung 10, 02.12.2025 - UZH
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Ich habe mir Gedanken über den Einsatz von KI in der Justiz gemacht - wer mag, kann sie hier nachhören:
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It's amazing how many people don't know what *else* the biologist who wrote _The Tragedy of the Commons_ did and said: www.splcenter.org/resources/ex...
Garrett Hardin
Garrett Hardin was a prolific and controversial writer whose 1968 article “The Tragedy of the Commons” launched him onto the national stage as one of the intellectual leaders of the environmental move...
www.splcenter.org
February 19, 2026 at 6:28 PM
It's amazing how many people don't know what *else* the biologist who wrote _The Tragedy of the Commons_ did and said: www.splcenter.org/resources/ex...
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There's some material on this at pp.56-57 of the PDF, but for every reference to consumer protection there are three references to business needs: assets.gov.ie/static/docum...
February 19, 2026 at 10:58 AM
There's some material on this at pp.56-57 of the PDF, but for every reference to consumer protection there are three references to business needs: assets.gov.ie/static/docum...
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2026 basically
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
2026 basically
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We bought Article II of the United Nations Charter with the blood of a hundred million human beings, and less than a century later, it's being sold for nothing by people who don't even understand what they're doing.
i think this is what drives me nuts. people talk about how, say, the UN was founded by "starry eyed idealists" who didn't understand "reality." the truth is that the UN was founded by those who had just fought and *won* the bloodiest war in human history.
February 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
We bought Article II of the United Nations Charter with the blood of a hundred million human beings, and less than a century later, it's being sold for nothing by people who don't even understand what they're doing.
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Die Idee, dass das "Recht" in irgendeiner Form abstrakter wäre als ein "Volk" ist, sagen wir mal, auch eine konkrete politische Aussage.
February 14, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Die Idee, dass das "Recht" in irgendeiner Form abstrakter wäre als ein "Volk" ist, sagen wir mal, auch eine konkrete politische Aussage.
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introducing EU regulations requiring Olympic figure skaters to do routines to whatever their country's entry for the most recent Eurovision was
my mom believes that the figure skaters should all have to do routines to their national music, and I DEMAND seeing a Swiss figure skater in lederhosen attempt to do a quad axel to aggressive yodeling
February 13, 2026 at 8:40 PM
introducing EU regulations requiring Olympic figure skaters to do routines to whatever their country's entry for the most recent Eurovision was
Why this Olympic t-shirt is stirring controversy
YouTube video by CNN
youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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One of the purest examples of a moral panic in our time. A clinic that had years-long waitlists and required an average of 7 appointments before providing transition care smeared and shut down for being reckless.
a clinic that provided services to 12,000 people being closed on the basis of 8 complaints perfectly captures the nature of the uk 'trans-debate'
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight
An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.
www.thepinknews.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
One of the purest examples of a moral panic in our time. A clinic that had years-long waitlists and required an average of 7 appointments before providing transition care smeared and shut down for being reckless.
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I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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And what awaits these clients in Texas? Unspeakably cruel and inhumane treatment.
1. Rotten food. I had a client explain she had to make a half-pint of milk and an apple last every day because the other meals consisted of spoiled or rotten food. One client wasn’t fed for >36 hours.
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1. Rotten food. I had a client explain she had to make a half-pint of milk and an apple last every day because the other meals consisted of spoiled or rotten food. One client wasn’t fed for >36 hours.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
And what awaits these clients in Texas? Unspeakably cruel and inhumane treatment.
1. Rotten food. I had a client explain she had to make a half-pint of milk and an apple last every day because the other meals consisted of spoiled or rotten food. One client wasn’t fed for >36 hours.
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1. Rotten food. I had a client explain she had to make a half-pint of milk and an apple last every day because the other meals consisted of spoiled or rotten food. One client wasn’t fed for >36 hours.
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A lot of low level accounting jobs are essentially human control points to prevent fraud, they haven't been automated not because it's impossible but because the amount of fraud you can commit against a fully automated purchasing system is basically unlimited
February 11, 2026 at 3:01 PM
A lot of low level accounting jobs are essentially human control points to prevent fraud, they haven't been automated not because it's impossible but because the amount of fraud you can commit against a fully automated purchasing system is basically unlimited
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Every challenge is an opportunity (for a grating LinkedIn post)
February 11, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Every challenge is an opportunity (for a grating LinkedIn post)
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An instance of taking a very real issue (online harms) and trying to fix it with an absolutely terrible - and in all likelihood dangerous - policy solution.
Age verification is an unproven technology with huge implications for privacy. And the result is everyone who cares about that will get a VPN.
Age verification is an unproven technology with huge implications for privacy. And the result is everyone who cares about that will get a VPN.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM
An instance of taking a very real issue (online harms) and trying to fix it with an absolutely terrible - and in all likelihood dangerous - policy solution.
Age verification is an unproven technology with huge implications for privacy. And the result is everyone who cares about that will get a VPN.
Age verification is an unproven technology with huge implications for privacy. And the result is everyone who cares about that will get a VPN.
Diese mutigen Sportler, die jetzt (mindestens) mit einer Welle von Drohungen und Beschimpfungen rechnen müssen, verdienen höchsten Respekt.
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Diese mutigen Sportler, die jetzt (mindestens) mit einer Welle von Drohungen und Beschimpfungen rechnen müssen, verdienen höchsten Respekt.
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Amber Glenn won Olympic gold on Sunday. That same day, she left social media because of death threats. Her offense: she'd told reporters the queer community is going through "a hard time." The headline called it "backlash." www.readtpa.com/p/the-thresh...
The Threshold
The right used to attack athletes who protested. Now they attack athletes who express feelings at all.
www.readtpa.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Amber Glenn won Olympic gold on Sunday. That same day, she left social media because of death threats. Her offense: she'd told reporters the queer community is going through "a hard time." The headline called it "backlash." www.readtpa.com/p/the-thresh...
Love this & the replies.
If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
February 10, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Love this & the replies.
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Why are politicians who seem more or less decent hated and despised by the general public more than clownish obvious crooks and charlatans?
February 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Why are politicians who seem more or less decent hated and despised by the general public more than clownish obvious crooks and charlatans?
"Schreibt Kolumnen über sich und seine Weltsicht" ist halt auch eine tiefrote Warnflagge.
February 8, 2026 at 8:31 AM
"Schreibt Kolumnen über sich und seine Weltsicht" ist halt auch eine tiefrote Warnflagge.
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[For lawyers only]
The full story is that the Rolling Stones were booked for the Ball, but then had two hit records (versions of Lennon & McCartney's 'I Wanna Be Your Man', and Buddy Holly's 'Not Fade Away').
So, their manager demanded more money to appear.
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The full story is that the Rolling Stones were booked for the Ball, but then had two hit records (versions of Lennon & McCartney's 'I Wanna Be Your Man', and Buddy Holly's 'Not Fade Away').
So, their manager demanded more money to appear.
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Sir Guenter Treitel came to the UK on the Kindertransport. He became the foremost authority on English contract law.
Famously, he held the Rolling Stones to their contract to play the Magdalen Ball in 1964 for £100 - they had suddenly become superstars after being booked as unknowns in 1963.
Famously, he held the Rolling Stones to their contract to play the Magdalen Ball in 1964 for £100 - they had suddenly become superstars after being booked as unknowns in 1963.
Magdalen launches Sir Guenter Treitel Scholarships.
Each year, three Sir Guenter Treitel Scholars will be provided with full funding (fees and maintenance) to study the Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) at Magdalen College.
Read more: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/magdale...
Each year, three Sir Guenter Treitel Scholars will be provided with full funding (fees and maintenance) to study the Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) at Magdalen College.
Read more: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/magdale...
February 6, 2026 at 4:18 PM
[For lawyers only]
The full story is that the Rolling Stones were booked for the Ball, but then had two hit records (versions of Lennon & McCartney's 'I Wanna Be Your Man', and Buddy Holly's 'Not Fade Away').
So, their manager demanded more money to appear.
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The full story is that the Rolling Stones were booked for the Ball, but then had two hit records (versions of Lennon & McCartney's 'I Wanna Be Your Man', and Buddy Holly's 'Not Fade Away').
So, their manager demanded more money to appear.
/1
Who would have thought that the real world is like the Superman and Batman stories, only without Superman or Batman.
February 6, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Who would have thought that the real world is like the Superman and Batman stories, only without Superman or Batman.
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Don't succumb to First! culture. We're all skimming from the same set of references and just trying to get through all this shit.
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Don't succumb to First! culture. We're all skimming from the same set of references and just trying to get through all this shit.
I work with many men. My field is dominated by men. If I were under the impression that this is how men generally behave, I would not want to work in that field.
Still, there is not enough strenuous pushback against the minority of men who do behave like that. Women don't really matter, it seems.
Still, there is not enough strenuous pushback against the minority of men who do behave like that. Women don't really matter, it seems.
“(This is how men behave.)”
It is not how men behave. It is how creeps behave. I swear to god, nobody is as eager to torch the reputation of men as men are.
It is not how men behave. It is how creeps behave. I swear to god, nobody is as eager to torch the reputation of men as men are.
Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind."
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
February 5, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I work with many men. My field is dominated by men. If I were under the impression that this is how men generally behave, I would not want to work in that field.
Still, there is not enough strenuous pushback against the minority of men who do behave like that. Women don't really matter, it seems.
Still, there is not enough strenuous pushback against the minority of men who do behave like that. Women don't really matter, it seems.
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Gates ist kein Einzelfall. Ob Prinzen, CEOs oder Ex-Präsidenten: Die Sprache der Epstein-Distanzierung hat ein Muster und einen blinden Fleck, die Opfer. Über die Mädchen und jungen Frauen verliert keiner dieser Männer einen Satz. Und das ist kein Versehen. Es hat Methode.
February 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Gates ist kein Einzelfall. Ob Prinzen, CEOs oder Ex-Präsidenten: Die Sprache der Epstein-Distanzierung hat ein Muster und einen blinden Fleck, die Opfer. Über die Mädchen und jungen Frauen verliert keiner dieser Männer einen Satz. Und das ist kein Versehen. Es hat Methode.
