Max Kirchmair
@maxkirchmair.bsky.social
political science
University of Vienna
socioeconomics
Vienna University of Economics and Business
University of Vienna
socioeconomics
Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Könnte das bitte jemand Friedrich Merz zur zwingenden Lektüre vorlegen?
German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds
Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Könnte das bitte jemand Friedrich Merz zur zwingenden Lektüre vorlegen?
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
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i made a model to assign scores for how robustly US politicians oppose fascism & graded 13 leading dems
criteria & method QTed, individual results in 🧵 below:
criteria & method QTed, individual results in 🧵 below:
October 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
i made a model to assign scores for how robustly US politicians oppose fascism & graded 13 leading dems
criteria & method QTed, individual results in 🧵 below:
criteria & method QTed, individual results in 🧵 below:
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It's hard watching these clips not to feel just utter revulsion at well, er, capitalism. But the thing is, what this actually shows is the *weakness* of "capital". In authoritarian countries this is what business is always like. Totally obsequious to power, because the King can destroy you
Incredible clip of tech CEOs fawning over Donald Trump. Someone store this clip in the underground archive vault
September 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
It's hard watching these clips not to feel just utter revulsion at well, er, capitalism. But the thing is, what this actually shows is the *weakness* of "capital". In authoritarian countries this is what business is always like. Totally obsequious to power, because the King can destroy you
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Our thinking, our media, our political parties are all unfit to deal with the large number of people determined to destroy the political status quo
my latest with @newrepublic.com
liberalism isn't the 'referee of politics'. it's a player, & it must win
newrepublic.com/article/1992...
liberalism isn't the 'referee of politics'. it's a player, & it must win
newrepublic.com/article/1992...
Liberals: Alas, the Time Has Come to Throw John Rawls Under the Bus
The greatest liberal philosopher of the twentieth century guided his creed toward neutrality. In the age of Trump, we can no longer afford that.
newrepublic.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Our thinking, our media, our political parties are all unfit to deal with the large number of people determined to destroy the political status quo
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- Rolling back environmental impact assessment
- Doubling down on oil and gas production
- Doubling down on oil and gas production
Recent #COP30 coverage:
- Lots of countries not submitting NDCs
- Hotels in Belem too expensive
- Brazil rolling back enviro protections.
Yikes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Lots of countries not submitting NDCs
- Hotels in Belem too expensive
- Brazil rolling back enviro protections.
Yikes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Brazil authorities suspend key Amazon rainforest protection measure
Suspension of Soy moratorium could open up area of rainforest the size of Portugal to destruction
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
- Rolling back environmental impact assessment
- Doubling down on oil and gas production
- Doubling down on oil and gas production
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no state has a right to pre-emptive self-defence. That's the mainstream view in international law.
Short thread with quotes
"It’s hard to see how attacks by proxies – however real – could be said to justify the nature, scale and direction of the targets in Iran."
@philippesands.bsky.social
Short thread with quotes
"It’s hard to see how attacks by proxies – however real – could be said to justify the nature, scale and direction of the targets in Iran."
@philippesands.bsky.social
Philippe Sands: International law does not permit regime ...
Diplomacy needs to continue and the rules followed, says barrister and professor of law Philippe Sands
observer.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
no state has a right to pre-emptive self-defence. That's the mainstream view in international law.
Short thread with quotes
"It’s hard to see how attacks by proxies – however real – could be said to justify the nature, scale and direction of the targets in Iran."
@philippesands.bsky.social
Short thread with quotes
"It’s hard to see how attacks by proxies – however real – could be said to justify the nature, scale and direction of the targets in Iran."
@philippesands.bsky.social
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Ich durfte heute WU-Studierenden von @judithkohlenberger.bsky.social die Situation entlang der EU-Außengrenzen und insbesondere auf der Balkanroute näher bringen. Ernüchternd: Die meisten Studis kennen sich besser aus als so manche Politiker:in in Verantwortung.
Danke, Judith, so wichtige Arbeit!
Danke, Judith, so wichtige Arbeit!
June 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Ich durfte heute WU-Studierenden von @judithkohlenberger.bsky.social die Situation entlang der EU-Außengrenzen und insbesondere auf der Balkanroute näher bringen. Ernüchternd: Die meisten Studis kennen sich besser aus als so manche Politiker:in in Verantwortung.
Danke, Judith, so wichtige Arbeit!
Danke, Judith, so wichtige Arbeit!
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Ich finde, jeder sollte wissen, dass das erste, was einer FPÖ-Abgeordneten zum Besuch eines Massengrabs einfällt, ist: Da hat man Spaß.
Als ich heute vom Besuch österreichischer Abgeordneter in Butscha berichte, grölt die FPÖ-Politikerin rein: "Da habt ihr viel Spaß gehabt, gell?" – Widerlich, unerträglich.
Die Aussage wurde vom NR-Präsidenten mit einem Ordnungsruf belegt.
Die Aussage wurde vom NR-Präsidenten mit einem Ordnungsruf belegt.
June 17, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Ich finde, jeder sollte wissen, dass das erste, was einer FPÖ-Abgeordneten zum Besuch eines Massengrabs einfällt, ist: Da hat man Spaß.
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Wir reden oft darüber, was im
Bildungsbereich alles nicht funktioniert. Dieser Tage kann man nicht oft genug betonen, wie viele wunderbare, empathische, kreative Lehrkräfte es in Österreich gibt, die unser Kinder durch diesen Albtraum begleiten. Danke dafür.
Bildungsbereich alles nicht funktioniert. Dieser Tage kann man nicht oft genug betonen, wie viele wunderbare, empathische, kreative Lehrkräfte es in Österreich gibt, die unser Kinder durch diesen Albtraum begleiten. Danke dafür.
June 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Wir reden oft darüber, was im
Bildungsbereich alles nicht funktioniert. Dieser Tage kann man nicht oft genug betonen, wie viele wunderbare, empathische, kreative Lehrkräfte es in Österreich gibt, die unser Kinder durch diesen Albtraum begleiten. Danke dafür.
Bildungsbereich alles nicht funktioniert. Dieser Tage kann man nicht oft genug betonen, wie viele wunderbare, empathische, kreative Lehrkräfte es in Österreich gibt, die unser Kinder durch diesen Albtraum begleiten. Danke dafür.
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Es wäre erfreulich würde nun nicht nur der in Österreich einfache Zugang zu Waffen debattiert, sondern auch der schwere Zugang zu kassenfinanzierter Psychotherapie - und speziell, zögerliches Hilfesucheverhalten von Männern.
June 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Es wäre erfreulich würde nun nicht nur der in Österreich einfache Zugang zu Waffen debattiert, sondern auch der schwere Zugang zu kassenfinanzierter Psychotherapie - und speziell, zögerliches Hilfesucheverhalten von Männern.
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The president exists in a dystopian fantasy world with no connection to reality
June 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The president exists in a dystopian fantasy world with no connection to reality
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Trump: Well, we're going to have troops everywhere.
Reporter: What’s the bar for sending in the Marines
Trump: The bar is what I think it is.
Reporter: What’s the bar for sending in the Marines
Trump: The bar is what I think it is.
June 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Trump: Well, we're going to have troops everywhere.
Reporter: What’s the bar for sending in the Marines
Trump: The bar is what I think it is.
Reporter: What’s the bar for sending in the Marines
Trump: The bar is what I think it is.
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Imagine putting on all this tactical gear and latching onto a military assault vehicle so you can storm a minimall on Sepulveda and apprehend a line cook at family restaurant.
Heavily-armed DHS paramilitary forces in military vehicles fired dozens of stun grenades at a crowd of onlookers today in Los Angeles.
June 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Imagine putting on all this tactical gear and latching onto a military assault vehicle so you can storm a minimall on Sepulveda and apprehend a line cook at family restaurant.
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Genau. Und warum man die Evaluierung von Förderungen, insb. die daür nötigen Daten, schon beim Design der Politik mitdenken muss. Sonst bleibt das Bekenntnis zur evaluierung "cheap talk".
“Was 55 Mio. Euro Zuschuss bringen? Man weiß es nicht” @diepressecom.bsky.social.
Wieder ein prägnantes Beispiel warum es in 🇦🇹 dringend mehr #Registerforschung braucht.
@registerforschung.bsky.social @mhalla.bsky.social
Wieder ein prägnantes Beispiel warum es in 🇦🇹 dringend mehr #Registerforschung braucht.
@registerforschung.bsky.social @mhalla.bsky.social
May 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Genau. Und warum man die Evaluierung von Förderungen, insb. die daür nötigen Daten, schon beim Design der Politik mitdenken muss. Sonst bleibt das Bekenntnis zur evaluierung "cheap talk".
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Heute vor 80 Jahren hat das NS-Regime kapituliert. Nach einem Weltkrieg mit 60 Mio Toten und dem Menschheitsverbrechen Shoa.
Warum nach den Erfahrungen des 19. und 20. Jh noch irgendwer glauben kann, Nationalismus, Rassismus und Extremismus wären eine super Idee, wird mir immer unbegreiflich sein.
Warum nach den Erfahrungen des 19. und 20. Jh noch irgendwer glauben kann, Nationalismus, Rassismus und Extremismus wären eine super Idee, wird mir immer unbegreiflich sein.
May 8, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Heute vor 80 Jahren hat das NS-Regime kapituliert. Nach einem Weltkrieg mit 60 Mio Toten und dem Menschheitsverbrechen Shoa.
Warum nach den Erfahrungen des 19. und 20. Jh noch irgendwer glauben kann, Nationalismus, Rassismus und Extremismus wären eine super Idee, wird mir immer unbegreiflich sein.
Warum nach den Erfahrungen des 19. und 20. Jh noch irgendwer glauben kann, Nationalismus, Rassismus und Extremismus wären eine super Idee, wird mir immer unbegreiflich sein.
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"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
State Terror
A brief guide for Americans
snyder.substack.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
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It's like spearing a seal in a breathing hole but... Why is he not wearing a suit? And did he ever once say "thank you" to the people of Greenland for hosting that great big US military base since 1951?
March 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It's like spearing a seal in a breathing hole but... Why is he not wearing a suit? And did he ever once say "thank you" to the people of Greenland for hosting that great big US military base since 1951?
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This is a very important point. Breathlessly vague headlines and summaries of these executive orders created for the executive powers it does not have. This kind of press contributed to authoritarian regime change.
It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
March 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This is a very important point. Breathlessly vague headlines and summaries of these executive orders created for the executive powers it does not have. This kind of press contributed to authoritarian regime change.
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Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
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Without strong conditionalities attached to green investments, we risk creating another Silicon Valley scenario—public risks, privatized rewards. As I recently discussed w/ ETUC, a just transition must negotiate how investment can create value for workers, not just shareholders. ➡️
Making the Just Transition Just: why labor rights must be at the center of green industrial policy
The concept of a "just transition" has become a popular buzzword, but history shows us that transitions are never automatically just. Without putting labor at the center of green industrial policy,…
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March 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Without strong conditionalities attached to green investments, we risk creating another Silicon Valley scenario—public risks, privatized rewards. As I recently discussed w/ ETUC, a just transition must negotiate how investment can create value for workers, not just shareholders. ➡️
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February 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Repeat after me:
No. Longer. A. Reliable. Ally.
No. Longer. A. Reliable. Ally.
February 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Repeat after me:
No. Longer. A. Reliable. Ally.
No. Longer. A. Reliable. Ally.
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Dugin, Putin’s ultra-nationalist and antisemitic ideologue, openly praises Tulsi Gabbard, the U.S. Director of National Intelligence. If America’s top spy chief is winning points with the Kremlin, something is seriously wrong – and it's only going to get worse.
I regret to inform you all that this is real.
February 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Dugin, Putin’s ultra-nationalist and antisemitic ideologue, openly praises Tulsi Gabbard, the U.S. Director of National Intelligence. If America’s top spy chief is winning points with the Kremlin, something is seriously wrong – and it's only going to get worse.