felix sennhauser
@felixsennhauser.bsky.social
Working in East Asia on Public Finance, Social Protection and Inclusion
LSE, Fudan, UZH Alum
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Counterpoint: this is a strategy.
No question that some of these ppl are truly incompetent but in the aggregate the tactic of being a bully in the public eye, getting pushed back, then coming back to say that they made a mistake is something we have seen in Italy for 20 years.
Dull, cheap fascism.
No question that some of these ppl are truly incompetent but in the aggregate the tactic of being a bully in the public eye, getting pushed back, then coming back to say that they made a mistake is something we have seen in Italy for 20 years.
Dull, cheap fascism.
If we make it through this dark period with democracy intact, it may be because the administration's incompetence was greater than its depravity.
April 19, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Counterpoint: this is a strategy.
No question that some of these ppl are truly incompetent but in the aggregate the tactic of being a bully in the public eye, getting pushed back, then coming back to say that they made a mistake is something we have seen in Italy for 20 years.
Dull, cheap fascism.
No question that some of these ppl are truly incompetent but in the aggregate the tactic of being a bully in the public eye, getting pushed back, then coming back to say that they made a mistake is something we have seen in Italy for 20 years.
Dull, cheap fascism.
“More than 20 million HIV-positive people like Samkelo no longer knew when their next dose of antiretrovirals would come. Already, since January 24, at least 15,000 premature deaths have occurred because of the funding gap, according to a Pepfar tracker set up to monitor the impact.”
Samkelo depended on USAID-backed drugs to stay alive. Then came Trump’s order
The suspension of billions in US funding has brought the fight against Aids screeching to a halt
on.ft.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM
“More than 20 million HIV-positive people like Samkelo no longer knew when their next dose of antiretrovirals would come. Already, since January 24, at least 15,000 premature deaths have occurred because of the funding gap, according to a Pepfar tracker set up to monitor the impact.”
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"German election frontrunner warns of ‘great risk’ for companies investing in China"
☝️ FT headline about Merz warning German companies against high-risk foreign exposure.
Reality check: If over-exposure to high-risk, 'extractive institution' places worries you, perhaps 🇨🇳 is not the 🐘 in the room?
☝️ FT headline about Merz warning German companies against high-risk foreign exposure.
Reality check: If over-exposure to high-risk, 'extractive institution' places worries you, perhaps 🇨🇳 is not the 🐘 in the room?
February 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
"German election frontrunner warns of ‘great risk’ for companies investing in China"
☝️ FT headline about Merz warning German companies against high-risk foreign exposure.
Reality check: If over-exposure to high-risk, 'extractive institution' places worries you, perhaps 🇨🇳 is not the 🐘 in the room?
☝️ FT headline about Merz warning German companies against high-risk foreign exposure.
Reality check: If over-exposure to high-risk, 'extractive institution' places worries you, perhaps 🇨🇳 is not the 🐘 in the room?
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USAID matters. I've often disagreed with their strategy and choices, but their work saves more lives than any philanthropy can. It's a rounding error in the federal budget, and one of the best things we do as a country. To see it destroyed overnight by one unelected man is an unmitigated horror.
February 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
USAID matters. I've often disagreed with their strategy and choices, but their work saves more lives than any philanthropy can. It's a rounding error in the federal budget, and one of the best things we do as a country. To see it destroyed overnight by one unelected man is an unmitigated horror.
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this washes away any residual doubt. the real motivation behind Meta’s policy changes isn’t some misguided conception of free speech, it’s just discrimination.
New: Meta has deleted trans and nonbinary Messenger themes, as well as the blog posts announcing them. Happens the same week that it has changed its rules to allow users to say LGBTQ+ people are "mentally ill"
www.404media.co/meta-deletes...
www.404media.co/meta-deletes...
Meta Deletes Trans and Nonbinary Messenger Themes
Amid a series of changes that allows users to target LGBTQ+ people, Meta has deleted product features it initially championed.
www.404media.co
January 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
this washes away any residual doubt. the real motivation behind Meta’s policy changes isn’t some misguided conception of free speech, it’s just discrimination.
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oh come on. black rock, black plague, black fossil fuels
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January 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
oh come on. black rock, black plague, black fossil fuels
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dumm, dümmer, cdu
Julia Klöckner hat diesen Post gelöscht, weil sie nicht will, dass man ihn weiter verbreitet. Dieses offensichtliche Anbiedern an rechtsradikales Gedankengut ist derart infam, dass man sich fragt, ob es bei diesen Leuten noch irgendeine moralische Sicherung gibt, die nicht durchgebrannt ist.
January 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
dumm, dümmer, cdu
“This is an ongoing game of Russian roulette,” says physician Nahid Bhadelia, founding director of the CEID. “The more virus there is in our environment, the more chances there are for it to come into contact with humans.” It was only a matter of time before bird flu turned deadly, she says.
The First US Bird Flu Death Is a Stark Warning
A Louisiana patient is the first person in the United States to die as a result of H5N1 infection. One expert likens what happens next to Russian roulette.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“This is an ongoing game of Russian roulette,” says physician Nahid Bhadelia, founding director of the CEID. “The more virus there is in our environment, the more chances there are for it to come into contact with humans.” It was only a matter of time before bird flu turned deadly, she says.
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With everything moving to the right (?), what's left for the social democratic left? More than you may think, and there's no one better to explain that than Silja Häusermann, who talks about her new 📚 on the #politicalScienceNoProblemEtAl podcast 🎙️
Political Science? No problem et al.! - Episode 6: Silja Häusermann on the Crisis of Social Democratic Parties
Listen to Political Science? No problem et al.! - Episode 6: Silja Häusermann on the Crisis of Social Democratic Parties by Viktor Burgi & Julius Kölzer on Podcast Addict. In the sixth episode of “Political Science? No Problem et al.” we talk to Professor Silja Häusermann about the crisis of social democratic parties. How have long-term changes in the labor market affected the electoral coalition of these parties? Have social democratic parties lost the working class to the radical right and which programmatic strategies provide these parties wi
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December 14, 2024 at 1:17 PM
With everything moving to the right (?), what's left for the social democratic left? More than you may think, and there's no one better to explain that than Silja Häusermann, who talks about her new 📚 on the #politicalScienceNoProblemEtAl podcast 🎙️
"China’s households have some of the world’s highest savings rates, partly because of the need to save for health emergencies and the lack of sufficient pensions, according to economists." Faced with economic challenges, there is ample opportunity for social policy reform to address inequalities.
Xi Jinping prioritises consumers over chips as concerns over growth mount
Readout from key policy meeting indicates government’s realisation of economic challenge
www.ft.com
December 14, 2024 at 1:11 PM
"China’s households have some of the world’s highest savings rates, partly because of the need to save for health emergencies and the lack of sufficient pensions, according to economists." Faced with economic challenges, there is ample opportunity for social policy reform to address inequalities.
Launched as a pilot program in late 2022, the private pension system will be expanded nationwide to help build China's third-pillar pension system. Under the pilot program alone, 60 million accounts have been opened. Yet, more ambitious policies will be needed to ease pressure on the public system.
Private Pension Scheme Expands Nationwide in China: A Closer Look
Starting December 15, 2024, China has officially expanded its private pension scheme nationwide, after a two-year pilot program.
www.china-briefing.com
December 14, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Launched as a pilot program in late 2022, the private pension system will be expanded nationwide to help build China's third-pillar pension system. Under the pilot program alone, 60 million accounts have been opened. Yet, more ambitious policies will be needed to ease pressure on the public system.
More than one-third of employees aged 25 and over reported having higher education levels than required for their job. “The UK university system is under financial pressure because so many young people do not get that labour market value out of their degrees,” Andreas Schleicher added.
Workers in England more likely to be overqualified than global peers, finds OECD
More than 1 in 3 employees surveyed say their qualifications are higher than job requires
www.ft.com
December 10, 2024 at 1:38 PM
More than one-third of employees aged 25 and over reported having higher education levels than required for their job. “The UK university system is under financial pressure because so many young people do not get that labour market value out of their degrees,” Andreas Schleicher added.
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The best thing about BlueSky is not financing a sociopath.
December 5, 2024 at 6:27 AM
The best thing about BlueSky is not financing a sociopath.
"Society’s changing perception towards divorce marks a departure from traditional values, which emphasised staying together as a married couple no matter what and stigmatised divorce. Divorces in China are celebrated on social media as symbols of freedom, with netizens throwing divorce parties...."
Divorces in China on the rise again despite mandatory cooling-off period – The Straits Times
Divorces in China on the rise again despite mandatory cooling-off period
Data for 2023 showed that 3.6 million couples finalised their divorces, up from the 2.88 million in 2022. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
November 30, 2024 at 2:16 PM
"Society’s changing perception towards divorce marks a departure from traditional values, which emphasised staying together as a married couple no matter what and stigmatised divorce. Divorces in China are celebrated on social media as symbols of freedom, with netizens throwing divorce parties...."
Fascinating! Comparing historical air pollution levels in London and Beijing vividly illustrates how fast and compressed China's path to industrialization was, and how quickly China's policy shift to regulating air pollution translated into improvements in air quality - at least for Beijing.
Air Quality Stripes have long-term trends of air pollution in many cities across the world.
Here is London.
Nice work @jimmcquaid.bsky.social & @kirstypringle.bsky.social.
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h/t @edhawkins.org
Here is London.
Nice work @jimmcquaid.bsky.social & @kirstypringle.bsky.social.
airqualitystripes.info/stripes/?con...
h/t @edhawkins.org
November 30, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Fascinating! Comparing historical air pollution levels in London and Beijing vividly illustrates how fast and compressed China's path to industrialization was, and how quickly China's policy shift to regulating air pollution translated into improvements in air quality - at least for Beijing.
"Be bold. Think long term. Get it right." Martin Wolf on the much-needed overhaul of the UK's pension, faced w low saving rates and inefficiencies. "The only credible vehicle ... is higher standard pension contributions, ideally to at least double today’s 8 per cent, at least for the better paid."
Pensions reform is vital to raise the UK’s dismal savings rate
This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a system able to enhance both prosperity and security
on.ft.com
November 30, 2024 at 1:50 PM
"Be bold. Think long term. Get it right." Martin Wolf on the much-needed overhaul of the UK's pension, faced w low saving rates and inefficiencies. "The only credible vehicle ... is higher standard pension contributions, ideally to at least double today’s 8 per cent, at least for the better paid."
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The World Bank is “puzzled” about under-investment in clean energy when they could just simply read “The Price is Wrong.” on.ft.com/4i1A82U
November 22, 2024 at 11:33 AM
The World Bank is “puzzled” about under-investment in clean energy when they could just simply read “The Price is Wrong.” on.ft.com/4i1A82U
Spain's Minister of Consumer Affairs is doing God's work!
"The ministry said it was also banning some of the practices for which the airlines were penalised, including charging extra fees for carrying hand luggage on to the aeroplane and reserving adjacent seats for children or other dependants."
"The ministry said it was also banning some of the practices for which the airlines were penalised, including charging extra fees for carrying hand luggage on to the aeroplane and reserving adjacent seats for children or other dependants."
Spain fines 5 low-cost airlines €179mn for ‘abusive’ practices
Ryanair hit hardest as carriers ordered to stop charging extra fees for hand luggage and adjacent seat reservations
on.ft.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Spain's Minister of Consumer Affairs is doing God's work!
"The ministry said it was also banning some of the practices for which the airlines were penalised, including charging extra fees for carrying hand luggage on to the aeroplane and reserving adjacent seats for children or other dependants."
"The ministry said it was also banning some of the practices for which the airlines were penalised, including charging extra fees for carrying hand luggage on to the aeroplane and reserving adjacent seats for children or other dependants."
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Some plateauing of growth, but we basically tied record activity levels again yesterday!
November 20, 2024 at 7:21 AM
Some plateauing of growth, but we basically tied record activity levels again yesterday!
Investors placed nearly $40bn of orders to buy $2bn of bonds issued by China at yields only marginally above equivalent US Treasuries. The sale took place in Saudi Arabia-a break with a tradition of issuing bonds in HK- in a sign of Beijing’s push for closer financial links with the kingdom.
China borrows almost as cheaply as US in return to dollar bond market
Investors place nearly $40bn of orders to buy $2bn of bonds issued by China’s finance ministry
www.ft.com
November 20, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Investors placed nearly $40bn of orders to buy $2bn of bonds issued by China at yields only marginally above equivalent US Treasuries. The sale took place in Saudi Arabia-a break with a tradition of issuing bonds in HK- in a sign of Beijing’s push for closer financial links with the kingdom.
Phenomenal growth on here! A few days ago I could only find a few dozen of accounts I used to follow on good old Twitter. Now I'm following almost half of them! Easy transition, especially thanks to the neat tools of the amazing @kawamataryo.bsky.social
Sky Follower Bridge
Instantly find and follow the same users from your 𝕏 followers on Bluesky
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November 19, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Phenomenal growth on here! A few days ago I could only find a few dozen of accounts I used to follow on good old Twitter. Now I'm following almost half of them! Easy transition, especially thanks to the neat tools of the amazing @kawamataryo.bsky.social