Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann
@gloefflmann.bsky.social
Lecturer (Assistant Prof) in US Foreign Policy, Queen Mary University of London. Out now: The Politics of Antagonism (Routledge, 2024). Researches Security/Narratives/Identity/Populism
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/staff/profiles/loefflmanngeorg.html
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/staff/profiles/loefflmanngeorg.html
Pinned
How did populist narratives mobilize Trump voters and enable 'America First'? The Politics of Antagonism argues that populist rhetoric primarily appeals to voters' insecurities and emotions, remaking the concepts of 'Us' and 'Them' in the process:
routledge.com/The-Politics-o…
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Hamilton, wir gehen rein! 😎
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Hamilton, wir gehen rein! 😎
Here is to 45!
November 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Here is to 45!
Finally going to see Hamilton tonight. ‘Just like my country, I’m young, scrappy and hungry!’
a man in a white vest with gold buttons stands in a dark room
ALT: a man in a white vest with gold buttons stands in a dark room
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Finally going to see Hamilton tonight. ‘Just like my country, I’m young, scrappy and hungry!’
Needs more gold.
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Needs more gold.
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Death by Lightning, damn the Gilded Age sure packs a punch. Top notch writing/acting/directing, 10/10. Everything with Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen in it has my vote.
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Death by Lightning, damn the Gilded Age sure packs a punch. Top notch writing/acting/directing, 10/10. Everything with Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen in it has my vote.
Smaug slept below the Lonley Mountain protecting his horde of gold from the Dwarves.
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Smaug slept below the Lonley Mountain protecting his horde of gold from the Dwarves.
‚The people in this country have had quite enough of experts.‘ - M. Gove
The evidence keeps accumulating that Brexit was an astonishing self-inflicted economic policy disaster. The fact that it is a slow-moving one bodes ill for those who think that populist economic mismanagement will translate into voters punishing populists. www.nber.org/system/files...
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
‚The people in this country have had quite enough of experts.‘ - M. Gove
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The evidence keeps accumulating that Brexit was an astonishing self-inflicted economic policy disaster. The fact that it is a slow-moving one bodes ill for those who think that populist economic mismanagement will translate into voters punishing populists. www.nber.org/system/files...
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The evidence keeps accumulating that Brexit was an astonishing self-inflicted economic policy disaster. The fact that it is a slow-moving one bodes ill for those who think that populist economic mismanagement will translate into voters punishing populists. www.nber.org/system/files...
Die Katze hat sich im Wohnzimmer ein gemütliches Nest aus Verpackungsmaterial gebaut und wir bringen es nicht übers Herz es aufzulösen. 😭
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Die Katze hat sich im Wohnzimmer ein gemütliches Nest aus Verpackungsmaterial gebaut und wir bringen es nicht übers Herz es aufzulösen. 😭
Diese Dauer-Sakralisierung von Helmut Schmidt kann einem bei allen Verdiensten eines großen Kanzlers und elder statesman auch irgendwann ein bisschen auf die Nerven gehen.
Ich mein wie damning ist diese headline, für alle irgendwie beteiligten?
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Diese Dauer-Sakralisierung von Helmut Schmidt kann einem bei allen Verdiensten eines großen Kanzlers und elder statesman auch irgendwann ein bisschen auf die Nerven gehen.
Habe diesen wiederkehrenden David Lynch-Style Albtraum in dem Linke-Chefin Heidi Reichinnek erst die Reichen, dann Berlin und schlussendlich alle anderen in Deutschland einfach auffrisst.
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Habe diesen wiederkehrenden David Lynch-Style Albtraum in dem Linke-Chefin Heidi Reichinnek erst die Reichen, dann Berlin und schlussendlich alle anderen in Deutschland einfach auffrisst.
Grey London skies
November 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Grey London skies
I always think Canary Wharf looks like Gotham City in Batman Begins.
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I always think Canary Wharf looks like Gotham City in Batman Begins.
The Count of Monte Early Release
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was released from prison pending an appeal, three weeks into a five-year sentence.
France’s Sarkozy Freed From Prison After Three Weeks
The former president was sentenced to five years for conspiring to seek campaign funds from Libya.
on.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The Count of Monte Early Release
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With just a few weeks until publication, it's possible to pre-order my book in time for Xmas! For anyone who wants to read a decolonial approach to populism and understand why we are still so attached to the idea of 'populism'
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/europes-popu... @brisunipress.bsky.social
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/europes-popu... @brisunipress.bsky.social
Europe’s Populist Condition
Europe’s Populist Condition; Challenging the notion that populism is an anomaly in European politics, this book argues that the main threat to democracy is the exclusionary nature of European democrat...
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
With just a few weeks until publication, it's possible to pre-order my book in time for Xmas! For anyone who wants to read a decolonial approach to populism and understand why we are still so attached to the idea of 'populism'
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/europes-popu... @brisunipress.bsky.social
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/europes-popu... @brisunipress.bsky.social
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Should you or anyone else be interested in doing a PhD in London, here's details of the competition for funded places.
Open Competition - LISS DTP
liss-dtp.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Should you or anyone else be interested in doing a PhD in London, here's details of the competition for funded places.
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Never ever give in to these people. Sincerely, a political scientist.
I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Never ever give in to these people. Sincerely, a political scientist.
ICE Lepizig - München, heute nur bis Nürnberg. 🤡 Möge dieser ganze Saftladen zur Hölle fahren.
November 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
ICE Lepizig - München, heute nur bis Nürnberg. 🤡 Möge dieser ganze Saftladen zur Hölle fahren.
‚Bahnfahren ist Sozialismus.‘ - Margaret Thatcher
November 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
‚Bahnfahren ist Sozialismus.‘ - Margaret Thatcher
Wir eröffnen die Festwoche zum 82.
November 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Wir eröffnen die Festwoche zum 82.
Habe fürs Militärhistorische Museum in Dresden bessere Beleuchtung gefordert und das BMVg hat sofort reagiert. Vielen Dank, Kameraden! 🫡
November 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Habe fürs Militärhistorische Museum in Dresden bessere Beleuchtung gefordert und das BMVg hat sofort reagiert. Vielen Dank, Kameraden! 🫡
Projekt Arminius. Wir werden so viele Boxervarianten haben, dass es ein römischer Legionär auf 1000 Jahre nicht wagt eine deutsche Eiche im Teutoburger Wald auch nur scheel anzusehen!
www.hartpunkt.de/arminius-meh...
www.hartpunkt.de/arminius-meh...
Arminius – mehr Boxer für Bundeswehr
Seit geraumer Zeit wird berichtet, dass die Bundeswehr die Beschaffung mehrerer Tausend gepanzerter Fahrzeuge vom Typ Boxer in unterschiedlichen Varianten vorbereitet.
www.hartpunkt.de
November 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Projekt Arminius. Wir werden so viele Boxervarianten haben, dass es ein römischer Legionär auf 1000 Jahre nicht wagt eine deutsche Eiche im Teutoburger Wald auch nur scheel anzusehen!
www.hartpunkt.de/arminius-meh...
www.hartpunkt.de/arminius-meh...