Martin Kaad
@martinkaad.bsky.social
Dane in Munich. Interested in European, German and Danish politics and economic topics.
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The Economist on the British government's proposal that the country with the comparatively best record on integration in one generation could emulate Denmark, which struggles in integration, and where the tough line on asylum presents further barriers
November 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Economist on the British government's proposal that the country with the comparatively best record on integration in one generation could emulate Denmark, which struggles in integration, and where the tough line on asylum presents further barriers
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Cas Mudde spells out what has become largely the consensus among researchers: moving right on immigration will not weaken the far right nor strengthen social democracy. If your reaction is "but in Denmark" please at least familiarize yourself with Danish politics
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Cas Mudde spells out what has become largely the consensus among researchers: moving right on immigration will not weaken the far right nor strengthen social democracy. If your reaction is "but in Denmark" please at least familiarize yourself with Danish politics
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I'm sure Morgan McSweeney and Maurice Glasman can tell us how tough on migration Danish Social Democrats losing Copenhagen to an alliance of Greens and Socialists proves that Blue Labour was right
👏 Congratulations to @sissemariewe.bsky.social who was just elected as the new mayor of Copenhagen.
💚Congratulations to all of the SF members re-elected or newly elected and for the incredible 17.9% of votes across the country.
🌻Denmark’s people and nature will have a Greener future.
💚Congratulations to all of the SF members re-elected or newly elected and for the incredible 17.9% of votes across the country.
🌻Denmark’s people and nature will have a Greener future.
November 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I'm sure Morgan McSweeney and Maurice Glasman can tell us how tough on migration Danish Social Democrats losing Copenhagen to an alliance of Greens and Socialists proves that Blue Labour was right
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Sentences that would have had you sectioned if you'd uttered them five years ago: two-thirds of Germans, including 46% of AfD and 41% of Die Linke voters, agree that the defence budget should increase to 5% of GDP.
June 27, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Sentences that would have had you sectioned if you'd uttered them five years ago: two-thirds of Germans, including 46% of AfD and 41% of Die Linke voters, agree that the defence budget should increase to 5% of GDP.
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Trump administration meets the first rule of European politics:
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According to the Financial Times, the European Union rejected Russia's demand for a ceasefire in exchange for lifting sanctions.
The EU stated that sanctions would remain in place until the complete and unconditional withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.
www.ft.com/content/f5fe...
The EU stated that sanctions would remain in place until the complete and unconditional withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.
www.ft.com/content/f5fe...
March 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Trump administration meets the first rule of European politics:
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Fast spektakuläres ZDF-Politbarometer zur Stimmungslage in Deutschland: Dreiviertelmehrheiten für eine Stärkung der europ. Verteidigungspolitik, EU-Armee, Sondervermögen, auch für Unterstützung der Ukraine, Sorge vor Krieg und Bedrohung durch Russland
www.zdf.de/nachrichten/...
www.zdf.de/nachrichten/...
Politbarometer: Mehrheit für Aufrüstung der Bundeswehr
Rund drei Viertel der Deutschen befürworten mehr Geld für Verteidigung, auch mit höherer Verschuldung. Das zeigt das aktuelle ZDF-Politbarometer.
www.zdf.de
March 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Fast spektakuläres ZDF-Politbarometer zur Stimmungslage in Deutschland: Dreiviertelmehrheiten für eine Stärkung der europ. Verteidigungspolitik, EU-Armee, Sondervermögen, auch für Unterstützung der Ukraine, Sorge vor Krieg und Bedrohung durch Russland
www.zdf.de/nachrichten/...
www.zdf.de/nachrichten/...
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🇺🇲 Google ---> 🇪🇺 Ecosia
🇺🇲 Chrome ---> 🇪🇺 Vivaldi
🇺🇲 Translate ---> 🇪🇺 DeepL
🇺🇲 Gmail ---> 🇪🇺 Mailfence
🇺🇲 Maps ---> 🇪🇺 Here WeGo
🇺🇲 ChatGPT ---> 🇪🇺 Le Chat
🇺🇲 Chrome ---> 🇪🇺 Vivaldi
🇺🇲 Translate ---> 🇪🇺 DeepL
🇺🇲 Gmail ---> 🇪🇺 Mailfence
🇺🇲 Maps ---> 🇪🇺 Here WeGo
🇺🇲 ChatGPT ---> 🇪🇺 Le Chat
February 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
🇺🇲 Google ---> 🇪🇺 Ecosia
🇺🇲 Chrome ---> 🇪🇺 Vivaldi
🇺🇲 Translate ---> 🇪🇺 DeepL
🇺🇲 Gmail ---> 🇪🇺 Mailfence
🇺🇲 Maps ---> 🇪🇺 Here WeGo
🇺🇲 ChatGPT ---> 🇪🇺 Le Chat
🇺🇲 Chrome ---> 🇪🇺 Vivaldi
🇺🇲 Translate ---> 🇪🇺 DeepL
🇺🇲 Gmail ---> 🇪🇺 Mailfence
🇺🇲 Maps ---> 🇪🇺 Here WeGo
🇺🇲 ChatGPT ---> 🇪🇺 Le Chat
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Expect to hear much more about that blocking minority in coming weeks. Will be major headache for Merz, but arguably he has himself to blame:
- Didn't pass debt brake reform in outgoing parliament where 2/3 possible
- His migration stunt was probably responsible for Left revival
- Didn't pass debt brake reform in outgoing parliament where 2/3 possible
- His migration stunt was probably responsible for Left revival
February 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Expect to hear much more about that blocking minority in coming weeks. Will be major headache for Merz, but arguably he has himself to blame:
- Didn't pass debt brake reform in outgoing parliament where 2/3 possible
- His migration stunt was probably responsible for Left revival
- Didn't pass debt brake reform in outgoing parliament where 2/3 possible
- His migration stunt was probably responsible for Left revival
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The young vote in Germany, by gender. 😳
February 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The young vote in Germany, by gender. 😳
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So in the end, and rather unsurprisingly, the CDU did not win any voters from the far-right AfD by aligning their positions on migration and voting with them in parliament. Instead, they lost almost a million voters to the AfD
February 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
So in the end, and rather unsurprisingly, the CDU did not win any voters from the far-right AfD by aligning their positions on migration and voting with them in parliament. Instead, they lost almost a million voters to the AfD
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80% of germans said no to afd.
that’s one hell of a mandate against afd platform.
that’s one hell of a mandate against afd platform.
February 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
80% of germans said no to afd.
that’s one hell of a mandate against afd platform.
that’s one hell of a mandate against afd platform.
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Volkswagen is now selling 4x as many EVs in Europe as Tesla is. Tesla is fifth in a sector it used to dominate
EV sales in the EU, 2025 (~ halfway Q1)
1. VW group 44.962
2. Hyundai KIA 16.865
3. Stellantis 14.485
4. BMW 14.248
5. Tesla 11.734
6. Renault Nissan Mitsubishi 10.749
(PS: Tesla Q1 2024 sales: 73.857 .. )
1. VW group 44.962
2. Hyundai KIA 16.865
3. Stellantis 14.485
4. BMW 14.248
5. Tesla 11.734
6. Renault Nissan Mitsubishi 10.749
(PS: Tesla Q1 2024 sales: 73.857 .. )
February 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Volkswagen is now selling 4x as many EVs in Europe as Tesla is. Tesla is fifth in a sector it used to dominate
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🇩🇪 Germany: one nation, two societies.
February 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🇩🇪 Germany: one nation, two societies.
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Non-🇩🇪 media on 🇩🇪 elections, be like :
"AfD ! AfD! AfD! AfD ! AfD ! AfD !"
Non-🇩🇪 media on 🇩🇪 elections tomorrow evening be like :
"Shock ! Surprise ! How come not every single person in Germany votes for the AfD ? Who on earth are these other people now in power ?" 🤡
"AfD ! AfD! AfD! AfD ! AfD ! AfD !"
Non-🇩🇪 media on 🇩🇪 elections tomorrow evening be like :
"Shock ! Surprise ! How come not every single person in Germany votes for the AfD ? Who on earth are these other people now in power ?" 🤡
February 22, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Non-🇩🇪 media on 🇩🇪 elections, be like :
"AfD ! AfD! AfD! AfD ! AfD ! AfD !"
Non-🇩🇪 media on 🇩🇪 elections tomorrow evening be like :
"Shock ! Surprise ! How come not every single person in Germany votes for the AfD ? Who on earth are these other people now in power ?" 🤡
"AfD ! AfD! AfD! AfD ! AfD ! AfD !"
Non-🇩🇪 media on 🇩🇪 elections tomorrow evening be like :
"Shock ! Surprise ! How come not every single person in Germany votes for the AfD ? Who on earth are these other people now in power ?" 🤡
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Wow, my (large, national) pension fund announced: no more investments in Tesla, Meta (Facebook, Instagram etc) or Alphabet (Google, YouTube).
Irresponsible investments for future generations is the company line.
fd.nl/bedrijfsleve...
Irresponsible investments for future generations is the company line.
fd.nl/bedrijfsleve...
Pensioenfonds ABP stapt naast Tesla ook uit Alphabet en Meta
Het grootste pensioenfonds van Nederland en de EU, ABP, heeft vorig jaar zijn aandelen in Alphabet, Meta en Tesla verkocht. Drie techbedrijven waarvan de koersen mede door Donald Trump fors stegen.
fd.nl
February 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Wow, my (large, national) pension fund announced: no more investments in Tesla, Meta (Facebook, Instagram etc) or Alphabet (Google, YouTube).
Irresponsible investments for future generations is the company line.
fd.nl/bedrijfsleve...
Irresponsible investments for future generations is the company line.
fd.nl/bedrijfsleve...
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The thought that a lot of people in Europe (and not just Anglos) are choking over right now: Macron was right
February 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The thought that a lot of people in Europe (and not just Anglos) are choking over right now: Macron was right
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A little polling update. The untold story of the #Merz - AfD saga is ... the rise of The Left, which to the best of my knowledge nobody was predicting as a result.
February 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
A little polling update. The untold story of the #Merz - AfD saga is ... the rise of The Left, which to the best of my knowledge nobody was predicting as a result.
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Merz could have easily cruised to a 30%+ finish with a bland campaign on the economy, but his decision to blow up the civility pact and make a failed play to take over the migration debate from the far-right now has him trying to scrape up the last remnants of the FDP to get over the line.
Neuer Plan von #Merz: Mit FDP-Wählerstimmen die 30% halten. 😅
"Merz: Vier Prozent sind vier Prozent zu viel für die FDP und vier Prozent zu wenig für die Union. Die Wählerinnen und Wähler müssen sich überlegen, ob Stimmen für die FDP am Ende verlorene Stimmen sind." (€)
"Merz: Vier Prozent sind vier Prozent zu viel für die FDP und vier Prozent zu wenig für die Union. Die Wählerinnen und Wähler müssen sich überlegen, ob Stimmen für die FDP am Ende verlorene Stimmen sind." (€)
Merz schießt gegen Lindner: „4 Prozent sind 4 Prozent zu viel für die FDP“
Neue Fronten im Asylstreit: CDU/CSU-Kanzlerkandidat Friedrich Merz attackiert Lindner und lobt Habeck – und verrät, wie er sich auf das TV-Duell mit Scholz vorbereitet.
www.morgenpost.de
February 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Merz could have easily cruised to a 30%+ finish with a bland campaign on the economy, but his decision to blow up the civility pact and make a failed play to take over the migration debate from the far-right now has him trying to scrape up the last remnants of the FDP to get over the line.
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A lot of datapoints indicate that being outwitted by Merkel for 20 years was such a psychological shock to Merz and those around him in the CDU who hanker after the patriarchy of Kohl and Adenauer that they'll take the wildest risks to reject her legacy in ways that risk crashing their party
February 6, 2025 at 10:41 AM
A lot of datapoints indicate that being outwitted by Merkel for 20 years was such a psychological shock to Merz and those around him in the CDU who hanker after the patriarchy of Kohl and Adenauer that they'll take the wildest risks to reject her legacy in ways that risk crashing their party
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