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Thorsten Ohl
@thomega.bsky.social
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Doing and teaching theoretical (particle) physics @uni-wuerzburg.de and @grk2994.bsky.social.

Physics content in english, some arts and politics in german and english.
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brucespringsteen.net
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
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.
A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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mcnees.bsky.social
I often find myself explaining something that is easy to take for granted, but should be evident: There is no reason why the program of Figuring Out Nature should proceed in time steps that are less than or comparable to the duration of one scientist’s career. (1/n)
Is Particle Physics Dead, Dying, or Just Hard? | Quanta Magazine
Columnist Natalie Wolchover checks in with particle physicists more than a decade after the field entered a profound crisis.
www.quantamagazine.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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daveweigel.bsky.social
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
January 27, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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existentialfish.com
greg bovino next to stalin, in an image from stalin era infamous for removing the person where bovino is standing
January 27, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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geschichtsadmin.bsky.social
Wir können Ihnen für Ihre Dissertation eine 25%-Stelle EG13 anbieten. Für zwei Jahre. Wir nennen es Lifestyle-Dissertation 🙃.
January 26, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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teresabuecker.bsky.social
Was eine Pflicht zur Vollzeit zB in der Pflege bewirken würde:

Noch mehr Berufsausstiege, noch größerer Fachkräftemangel.

Wäre wirklich schön, wenn sich zum Thema Arbeitszeit vor allem echte Expert*innen äußern.

Sonst verschärft die Politik mehr Krisen als sie lösen wird.

#lifestyleteilzeit
January 25, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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volksverpetzer.de
Mit der Schlagzeile ist der Postillon übrigens näher an der Realität als die meisten seriösen Medien. Und das ist kein quib à la "haha satire ist tot", sondern ernste Medienkritik. Wenn Medien die Realität nicht mehr aussprechen wollen, weil sie so bizarr ist, verfehlen sie ihren Job.
January 21, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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atrupar.com
how are journalists still this naive about Trump? His comments today about Greenland were clearly a threat
October headline: Trump says he is not considering strikes within Venezuela
January 21, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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thomega.bsky.social
Carney: "But when we only negotiate bilaterally with a hegemon, we negotiate from weakness. We accept what is offered. We compete with each other to be the most accommodating. This is not sovereignty. It is the performance of sovereignty while accepting subordination." 1/2
January 21, 2026 at 4:50 PM
thomega.bsky.social
#Davos
Die große Gereiztheit
January 20, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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der-postillon.com
Wiener Kunstakademie bietet Donald Trump Studienplatz an www.der-postillon.com/2026/01/wien...
Wiener Kunstakademie bietet Donald Trump Studienplatz an
Wien (dpo) - Die renommierte Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien hat Donald Trump heute überraschend einen Studienplatz für Malerei angeboten. Obwohl e
www.der-postillon.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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thomega.bsky.social
"[...] prätentiösen Krach von Zwölftonmusik."
"O Wort, du Wort, das mir fehlt!" Schluß von Schoenbergs Oper Moses und Aaron.
January 20, 2026 at 5:35 PM
thomega.bsky.social
"One problem with the instinct to constantly buy more and build more is an immensely short-term focus, with little interest in the organizational and budgetary demands that go along with keeping digital infrastructure in good shape. "

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January 19, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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sharonk.bsky.social
mad king moment

from the PBS Newshour correspondent
NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials: Dear Ambassador: President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state] “Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 AM
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uedio.bsky.social
"Moin!"

*umguck*

"Kalt hier."

*Kragen richt*

"Tschüss."

www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
Grönland: Bundeswehrsoldaten ziehen schon wieder ab
Die Soldaten waren in dieser Woche erst angekommen: Das Team der Bundeswehr soll Grönland schon am Sonntag verlassen. Die Erkundung sei »auftragsgemäß abgearbeitet worden.«
www.spiegel.de
January 18, 2026 at 12:41 PM
thomega.bsky.social
Dass sich ein deutscher Industrieverband so schnell eindeutig positioniert, hatte ich nicht erwartet. Chapeau.

www.vdma.eu/de/viewer/-/...
"Europa darf sich nicht erpressen lassen!" - vdma.org - VDMA
Auf die neue Zolldrohung von US-Präsident Trump muss Europa geschlossen reagieren - und auch handelspolitische Maßnahmen wie das Anti-Coercion-Instrument prüfen. Europa darf sich nicht erpressen lasse...
www.vdma.eu
January 18, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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netzpolitik.org
Die USA fordern automatisierten Zugriff auf biometrische Polizeidaten in EU-Staaten. Ein Anwalt äußert bei „Beck Online“ erhebliche Bedenken. Die Kommission beginnt trotzdem Verhandlungen mit hoher Geheimhaltung.

netzpolitik.org/2026/zugriff...
Zugriff auf biometrische Polizeidaten: EU-Kommission will mit USA geheim verhandeln
Die USA fordern automatisierten Zugriff auf biometrische Polizeidaten in EU-Staaten. Ein Anwalt äußert bei „Beck Online“ erhebliche Bedenken. Die Kommission beginnt trotzdem Verhandlungen mit hoher Ge...
netzpolitik.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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mcnees.bsky.social
This would be a great time for SCOTUS to rule that all these tariffs are unconstitutional.
esqueer.net Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 13d
Trump just placed a tariff on most of the EU of 10% that will increase to 25% in June unless they agree to sell him Greenland.

This is mad king shit.
Alt text: Screenshot of a long social media post by Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump). The post claims the United States has subsidized Denmark and European countries for decades and argues that Greenland is critical to U.S. and global security. It states that China and Russia want Greenland, criticizes Denmark’s ability to defend it, and asserts that only the U.S. can protect the territory. The post announces planned tariffs starting February 1, 2026—10% on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland, rising to 25% on June 1, 2026—until a deal is reached for the complete purchase of Greenland. It ends with Trump signing as “President of the United States of America,” with engagement metrics and a timestamp of January 17, 2026.
January 17, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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alanjstedman.bsky.social
This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,

The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance

Iconic imo
Photograph from 1911 taken by Herbert Ponting whilst with Scott's Antarctic Expedition The monochrome photo is taken from within a cave. The walls of the cave are made of ice. The cave entrance is in the mid distance with two figures standing looking out towards a distant ship. Between them and the ship there is first a 'beach' of ice before the sea itself. The ship could be up to 800 metres away What makes the photo so special is that where the figures are at the cave entrance there is a band of very white snow and ice (contrasting with the comparatively dark inside of the cave) that creates a stark framework in which the men and the ship are captured. It is made even more dramatic by the fact that the cave entrance is at least 30 metres high and is in the shape of a distorted elipse with the tail sloping off to the right at the top of the elipse The photo being in monochrome in a largely white environment makes the photographers skill all the more laudable
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
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ardenthistorian.bsky.social
Just the White House referencing “which way, western man” by William gayley Simpson (published by the National Alliance, the Neo Nazi group led by white nationalist William Luther Pierce of Turner Diaries fame) AND threatening Greenland in the same tweet.
katerqburns.bsky.social Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 16d
“Which way, Greenland man?”
White House tweet- it’s a take on the old “which way western man” meme. It has two dogsleds at a road sign with two options. One the White House on china and Russia together?
January 14, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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sarahkirchberger.bsky.social
Some unknown person came up with *the* obvious solution re: Greenland! 🥳

Dear Greenlanders, it works like this: you just keep the towel in place to scare off invaders, and no worries about German tourist hordes - it’s too cold for the Mallorca crowd.
January 11, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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solarpapst.bsky.social
Natrium-Ionen-Akkus werden billiger als Lithium-Ionen-Akkus: Bis 2050 soll 1 kWh abgespeicherter Strom nur noch 1,1-1,4 Cent kosten. Dadurch werden Wind- & Solarenergie selbst mit Speicherung billiger als jede andere Energieform.
January 10, 2026 at 5:24 AM
thomega.bsky.social
Why poor people vote against their interest:

www.wzb.eu/en/news/drea...
Dreaming rich
High levels of inequality lead to an unrealistically optimistic view of opportunities for social advancement—a mechanism that stabilizes social inequality. This shows a new WZB study by Julia...
www.wzb.eu
January 10, 2026 at 8:59 AM