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Bent Sofus Tranøy
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Statsviter, HINN og HK, kommenterer saker og ting, noen ganger i Klassekampen. Occasional post in English. When I think I have something to say that may interest my political economy colleagues abroad.
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pallaskatt.bsky.social
Anbefaler også alle å høre Politisk kvarter med Magnus Marsdal og Danby Choi i dag! Litt på sida (eller er det??!!) men beit meg merke i introduksjonen av Choi som: reality-kjendis, influenser og dessuten redaktør.

De siste årene har det foregått en stor maktforskyvning i offentligheten. (1/4)
October 23, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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man on a horse he is saying I'VE BEEN THROUGH THE DESERT ON A HORSE WITH NO NAME The horse, replies IT'S FRANK AND YOU FUCKING KNOW IT
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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tophepahle.bsky.social
– Det vi ser på her er et kvadratisk bilde av masse små sirkler i ulike gråtoner, kan et samlet korps av mediekommentatorer fortelle oss.
September 21, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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theslingutah.bsky.social
The latest Slingshot features Erik Peinert, professor of political science at BU and author of the new book, Monopoly Politics. We discussed whether antitrust enforcement will go dormant again, or whether anti-monopoly politics are here to stay. Enjoy!

www.thesling.org/video/slings...
Slingshot Episode 24 - The Sling
Erik Peinert, assistant professor of political science at Boston University, discusses his book, “Monopoly Politics: Competition and Learning in the Evolution of Policy Regimes” and recent LPB Blog Po...
www.thesling.org
October 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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svenni.bsky.social
Dette er Aftenpostens prioritering: 20 frigitte israelere får fire sider, inkludert hele forsiden. Bilde av samtlige. De er individer. 1700 frigitte palestinere får to små avsnitt, uten navn eller bilde. De er en underordnet, uviktig masse. Slik bidrar Aftenposten til å forsterke maktforholdet.
October 14, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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beritrekve.bsky.social
Eg blir så oppgitt over denne kommunen.
www.aftenposten.no/oslo/i/73bmv...
Har forfalt i årevis. Legger ikonisk bygning ut på Finn
Kirkeristen ved Stortorvet ble fredet i 1927. Men har forfalt i årevis. Nå gir byrådet opp. Og anslår prisen til mellom null og 33 millioner kroner.
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September 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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democracyactionnet.bsky.social
From the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
September 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
bentsofus.bsky.social
Vienna has earned the right to host this great event!
September 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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sn0r.bsky.social
In case you missed it, today is the Tram Driver World Championship in Vienna.

tramwm.wienerlinien.at/en/
Welcome to the Tramdriver World Championship in Vienna!
On Sept 13th, the finest tram drivers from 25 nations will showcase their exceptional driving skills in a series of challenging competions! Entry is free!
tramwm.wienerlinien.at
September 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
bentsofus.bsky.social
Jeg skrev en sak om rikinger som vil flytte i KK på valgdagen. Om hvor stort problemet er, om vi trenger et "utvandringsregnskap" Kanskje timingen gjorde at noen her som ville lest den overså den på mandag? Ubeskjedent nok forsøker jeg å gi den en ny sjanse😁
September 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
bentsofus.bsky.social
Dette er en klok og leseverdig tekst synes jeg. www.khrono.no/eg-er-ein-un...
Eg er ein «ung» forskar — kvifor les eg ikkje meir?
Når den direkte instrumentelle lesinga tek så mykje plass, forsterkar det dei negative tendensane til intellektuell einsretting, einardyrking og sneversyn som allereie ligg i akademia.
www.khrono.no
September 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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krhoaas.bsky.social
Det er solgt over 14.000 billetter til torsdagens CL Play off på Brann Stadion mellom @brann.no og @manutdwomen.bsky.social Det skal bare selges drøyt halvannet tusen flere billetter, så blir dette tidenes best besøkte kvinnekamp i Norge. Løp og kjøp billett her: www.brann.no/nyheter/aapn...
Åpner flere plasser mot Manchester United: her finner du plasser samlet
Billettene ryker unna til torsdagens kvalifiseringkamp til Champions League mot Manchester United på Stadion. Det er solgt 13.500 allerede, og nå blir flere billetter tilgjengelig for salg.
www.brann.no
September 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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larseide.bsky.social
"Hvilken kostnad har det for oss som samfunn og demokrati når det politiske ordskiftet domineres av skattepsykopatenes smerteskrik?" Les @bentsofus.bsky.social i Klassekampen klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...
Utvandringsregnskapet
Ville det vært så ille om flere rike dro sin kos?
klassekampen.no
September 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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aliesbati.bsky.social
Don’t try this at home!! — Advarer om at velferden kan bli tatt over av kriminelle frifagbevegelse.no/nyheter/adva...
Advarer om at velferden kan bli tatt over av kriminelle
I Sverige tjener kriminelle nettverk store penger på drift av privat velferd. Frykten er at det smitter til Norge.
frifagbevegelse.no
September 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
bentsofus.bsky.social
Noe av det beste jeg har lest på lenge. Også fra en NHH-mann med konservative sympatier da gitt 😀 Gir budskapet mer tyngde enn om jeg hadde sagt det!
helgaflute.bsky.social Helga Lied Wyrtz @helgaflute.bsky.social · Sep 1
Det er mandag, eg har vore våt på beina sidan kl 14, og kom heim frå jobb no. Allikevel er ikkje tørre sokkar det beste denne kvelden kunne by på. Eg er nemlig blitt ❤️forelska❤️ i ein kronikk. [rødmer kledelig]

www.vg.no/nyheter/i/0V...
De rike prioriteres over vanlige folk
Debatten om formuesskatt i et nøtteskall er dette: De rike vet best.
www.vg.no
September 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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pernihansen.bsky.social
Norge sett fra utlandet 🫣
Honest Government Ad | Visit Norway!
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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September 1, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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andersheger.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
bentsofus.bsky.social
God faglitteratur er enig. Også pga transaksjonskostnadene som oppstår på begge sider når du introduserer en mellommann (private forsikringsselskap, jfr USA som bruker nesten det dobbelte av BNP til helse med dårligere resultater enn land med statlig "helseforsikring"
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August 30, 2025 at 6:54 AM
bentsofus.bsky.social
Ja, anbefaler virkelig denne!
August 30, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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frankmingila.bsky.social
Spennende analyse
www.ao.no/ingen-slagor...
«Ingen slagord. Bare seks millioner i skattelette til Nikolai Astrup»
Hvis borgerlig side vinner valget 8. september, vil Høyres andrekandidat i Oslo få 500 ganger mer i skattelette enn han vil gi deg.
www.ao.no
August 30, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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ketanjoshi.co
not right to depict the impacts of climate change using 'fun in the sun' photographs. It presents a health risk and a danger as if it's a positive.

Imagine doing COVID19 stories showing someone smiling and relaxing alone in an empty park...... rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Researchers: The risk of summer heatwave in Norway doubled in seven years This summer's heatwave in Norway, Sweden and Finland was made ten times more likely due to man-made climate change.
August 14, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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eivindtraedal.bsky.social
Løgn på løgn på vegne av de rikeste. Og media har vært mikrofonstativ. Frem til nå. e24.no/naeringsliv/...
Hevdet formuesskatten rammer verftet – har milliard på børs
Med Erna Solberg på besøk gikk Ulstein-familien til angrep på formuesskatten. I fjor tjente de 143 millioner i aksjemarkedet.
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August 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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ketanjoshi.co
we consider ourselves to be worlds apart from American Republicans but the Norwegian media habit of celebrating the impacts of fossil fuel use as beneficial to our lives is indistinguishable from the fascist accelerationist position over there
the screenshot of a tweet from Republican Mike Lee that says Make Greenland green again emit CO2 and it's a photograph of Greenland Covered in ice
August 29, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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luanarusso.bsky.social
📣 We are hiring! 👇

This PhD position is part of a research project that examines how growing income inequality can reshape the way democracy functions by influencing both political discourse and public opinion.

More info here:
www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3542...
August 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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geirholme.bsky.social
Wowsa
jessicacalarco.com Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · Aug 22
Trump doesn't seem to see that some people are still immune to his threats.

Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
officialjackwhite "Jack White is a washed up, has-been loser posting drivel on social media because he clearly has ample time on his hands due to his stalled career," wrote Cheung. "It's apparent he's been masquerading as a real artist, because he fails to appreciate, and quite frankly disrespects, the splendor and significance of the Oval Office inside of The People's House."--White House Communications Director Steven Cheung Listen, I'm an artist and not a politician so I'm in no need to give my answer or opinion on anything if I'm not inspired or compelled, but how funny that it wasn't me calling out trump's blatant fascist manipulation of government, his gestapo ICE tactics, his racist remarks about Latinos, Native Americans, etc. his ridiculous "wall" construction, his attacks on the disabled his attempted coup and mob insurrection and destruction of the sacred halls of congress, his disparaging sexist and pedophilic remarks about women, his obvious attempts at distraction about being a close personal friend of Jeffrey Epstein and his inclusion in the Epstein files, his ignorance of the dying children in Sudan, Gaza, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, his lack of empathy for military veterans and those struggling with poverty, his attempts to dismantle healthcare, his obvious wimpy and pathetic kowtowing to the dictators Putin and Kim Jong Un, his nazi like rallies, his attempts to sell merchandise and products like Goya beans through the office of the President, his fake "gunshot to the ear" that he showed no medical records or photographs of his constant, constant lying to the American people, etc. etc. No, it wasn't me calling out any of that, it was the fucking DECOR OF THE OVAL OFFICE remarks I made that got them to respond with insults. How petty and pathetic and thin skinned could this administration get? Masquerading as a real artist? Thank you for giving me my tombstone engraving! Well here's my opinion, trump is masquerading as a human being. officialjackwhite He's masquerading as a christian, as a leader, as a person with actual empathy. He's been masquerading as a businessman for decades as nothing he's involved in has prospered except by using other people's money to find loophole after loophole and grift after grift. His staff of professional liar toadies like Steven Cheung and Karoline Leavitt have been covering up and masking his fascism as patriotism and "ample time on at golf than helping ANYONE in the country. Improve. Anything. There progress with him, only smoke and mirrors and tax breaks for the ultra wealthy. So maga folk, enjoy your concrete paving over of the rose garden, your 200 million dollar ballroom in the White House, and your gaudy ass gold spray painted trinkets from Home Depot, cause he ain't spending any money agenda. on helping YOU unless you fit into his white supremascist country club rich idiot. No intelligent person can defend this low life fascist. This bankrupter of casinos. This failed seller of trump steaks, trump vodka, trump water, etc. This man and his goon squad have failed upwards for decades and have fleeced the American people over and over. This professional golf cheat, this grifter who has hundreds of thousands of deaths from his inaction of the pandemic on his hands, this man that the majority of the country somehow were fooled into supporting and voting into office (through the flawed electoral college) and their love of reality television stars. Being insulted by the actual White House that this particular conman leads is a badge of honor to me, because anyone who trump supports and likes is a villain who gives nothing to their fellow man, only takes what can benefit themselves. And no I'm not a Democrat either, I'm a human being raised in Detroit, I'm an artist who's owned his own businesses like his own upholstery shop and recording label since he was 21 years old who has enough street sense to know when a 3 card monte dealer is a cheap grifter and a thief.
August 23, 2025 at 6:32 AM