Philo
@opfuchs.gay
31/♂️/bi 🏳️🌈 🇪🇺 Berlin (🇮🇹+🇺🇸 in 🇩🇪)
Yet another furry. Former(?) philosopher, former(?) cyber. Wissenschaftstheorie, Metaphilosophie und Sexuelle Freiheit. Giustizia e libertà. This man is gay AND European!
NSFW 🔞 there will be dick
Yet another furry. Former(?) philosopher, former(?) cyber. Wissenschaftstheorie, Metaphilosophie und Sexuelle Freiheit. Giustizia e libertà. This man is gay AND European!
NSFW 🔞 there will be dick
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Germany deported a Uyghur woman back to China rather than to Turkey after a bureaucratic mix-up, government sources said Monday, with critics slamming a "huge blunder" that endangered her life. In full: buff.ly/YQPwRed
Germany deported Uyghur woman to China in bureaucratic bungle
Germany deported a Uyghur woman back to China rather than to Turkey after a bureaucratic mix-up, government sources said Monday, with critics slamming a "huge blunder" that endangered her life.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Germany deported a Uyghur woman back to China rather than to Turkey after a bureaucratic mix-up, government sources said Monday, with critics slamming a "huge blunder" that endangered her life. In full: buff.ly/YQPwRed
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1/ In case you missed it: on Sunday evening, Jason Stanley was invited to speak at the Jewish Community of Frankfurt to commemorate the November Pogrom of 1938 (referred to as 'Kristallnacht' in English). His talk was cut short after members of the audience shouted him down. German interview below:
Streit um Gedenken zum 9. November: „Leute im Publikum haben mich angeschrien“
Der US-Philosoph Jason Stanley sollte in der Jüdischen Gemeinde Frankfurt eine Rede halten. Sie wurde abgebrochen. Stanely ist schockiert.
taz.de
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
1/ In case you missed it: on Sunday evening, Jason Stanley was invited to speak at the Jewish Community of Frankfurt to commemorate the November Pogrom of 1938 (referred to as 'Kristallnacht' in English). His talk was cut short after members of the audience shouted him down. German interview below:
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56% of Germans say that “If Russia attacks a NATO country such as Lithuania or Poland, then Germany should provide military support.”
And before you scream “35% of Germans don’t want to honour article 5!!!” - that’s not actually what is asked here. Article 5 isn’t automatically military.
And before you scream “35% of Germans don’t want to honour article 5!!!” - that’s not actually what is asked here. Article 5 isn’t automatically military.
November 11, 2025 at 7:16 AM
56% of Germans say that “If Russia attacks a NATO country such as Lithuania or Poland, then Germany should provide military support.”
And before you scream “35% of Germans don’t want to honour article 5!!!” - that’s not actually what is asked here. Article 5 isn’t automatically military.
And before you scream “35% of Germans don’t want to honour article 5!!!” - that’s not actually what is asked here. Article 5 isn’t automatically military.
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Good news: more than 50% of the world’s economies have seen carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation peaking. And with the speed of change in the electricity sector many more will join this growing list in coming years.
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Good news: more than 50% of the world’s economies have seen carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation peaking. And with the speed of change in the electricity sector many more will join this growing list in coming years.
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China has a huge LBGTQ population (obviously) and acceptance among the population (especially youth) has grown significantly over the past three decades since decriminalization, yet the government still drags its feet over legal recognition and protection.
Hopefully that changes in the future.
Hopefully that changes in the future.
SCOOP: China's top 2 gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, became unavailable on app stores over the weekend. Apple confirmed to WIRED that it removed the two apps following "an order from the Cyberspace Administration of China."
latest with @lmatsakis.bsky.social
latest with @lmatsakis.bsky.social
Apple Pulls China’s Top Gay Dating Apps After Government Order
The removal of Blued and Finka marks another setback for China’s marginalized LGBTQ+ community.
www.wired.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
China has a huge LBGTQ population (obviously) and acceptance among the population (especially youth) has grown significantly over the past three decades since decriminalization, yet the government still drags its feet over legal recognition and protection.
Hopefully that changes in the future.
Hopefully that changes in the future.
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Der Kampf gegen den Antisemitismus wird in Deutschland zunehmend für einen rechten Kulturkampf missbraucht, und die CDU macht fröhlich mit, wie jetzt in Berlin nachgewiesen. Angesichts unserer Geschichte ist das nicht nur beschämend, es ist auch brandgefährlich.
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Der Kampf gegen den Antisemitismus wird in Deutschland zunehmend für einen rechten Kulturkampf missbraucht, und die CDU macht fröhlich mit, wie jetzt in Berlin nachgewiesen. Angesichts unserer Geschichte ist das nicht nur beschämend, es ist auch brandgefährlich.
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Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Italian companies paid over €1 billion in taxes to Russia, half of which went to military spending to finance the ongoing destruction of Ukraine.
Italian firms in Russia lead to €1bn boost for Kremlin war coffers
Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Italian companies paid over €1 billion in taxes to Russia, half of which went to military spending to finance the ongoing destruction of Ukraine.
l.euronews.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Italian companies paid over €1 billion in taxes to Russia, half of which went to military spending to finance the ongoing destruction of Ukraine.
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Interesting new study shows what I would argue is one of the biggest changes of the last year:
Over 70% of Germans say “What happens on the world stage has (rather) a major impact on my life and my everyday routine.”
Study by @moreincommonde.bsky.social
www.moreincommon.de/wp-content/u...
Over 70% of Germans say “What happens on the world stage has (rather) a major impact on my life and my everyday routine.”
Study by @moreincommonde.bsky.social
www.moreincommon.de/wp-content/u...
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Interesting new study shows what I would argue is one of the biggest changes of the last year:
Over 70% of Germans say “What happens on the world stage has (rather) a major impact on my life and my everyday routine.”
Study by @moreincommonde.bsky.social
www.moreincommon.de/wp-content/u...
Over 70% of Germans say “What happens on the world stage has (rather) a major impact on my life and my everyday routine.”
Study by @moreincommonde.bsky.social
www.moreincommon.de/wp-content/u...
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Growth in renewable energy means number of hours of negative electricity pricing is rising globally
• When supply exceeds demand, some grid operators pay consumers to take their power
• In some Australian places rate of negative pricing is ~25%; Canberra considering creating free power hours
• When supply exceeds demand, some grid operators pay consumers to take their power
• In some Australian places rate of negative pricing is ~25%; Canberra considering creating free power hours
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Growth in renewable energy means number of hours of negative electricity pricing is rising globally
• When supply exceeds demand, some grid operators pay consumers to take their power
• In some Australian places rate of negative pricing is ~25%; Canberra considering creating free power hours
• When supply exceeds demand, some grid operators pay consumers to take their power
• In some Australian places rate of negative pricing is ~25%; Canberra considering creating free power hours
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I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
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Worth translating: interview w/ @valentimvicente.bsky.social on a very plausible explanation for the rise of the radical right in Europe:
Norms that made voting far-right parties socially undesirable have eroded - and the availability of far-right parties met a certain "demand" that already existed
Norms that made voting far-right parties socially undesirable have eroded - and the availability of far-right parties met a certain "demand" that already existed
"Es herrscht die falsche Annahme, dass viele Wähler, die früher Mitte-rechts-Parteien gewählt haben, im Herzen noch immer Mitte-rechts sind. Meine Arbeit legt aber nahe, dass diese Menschen schon vorher extrem rechts gedacht haben"
www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
Vicente Valentim: "Angela Merkel lag richtig"
Haben Menschen früher rechter gedacht, als sie gewählt haben? Der Forscher Vicente Valentim sagt, dass wir eine Ursache für den Erfolg extrem rechter Parteien übersehen.
www.zeit.de
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Worth translating: interview w/ @valentimvicente.bsky.social on a very plausible explanation for the rise of the radical right in Europe:
Norms that made voting far-right parties socially undesirable have eroded - and the availability of far-right parties met a certain "demand" that already existed
Norms that made voting far-right parties socially undesirable have eroded - and the availability of far-right parties met a certain "demand" that already existed
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November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Great points from Aslak.
New FTAs are good. But let’s be clear: the economy outside China and US is too small to absorb EU (net) exports.
If you favour new FTAs but oppose increasing EU internal demand you favour stagnation.
If you favour both, good.
If you oppose both you favour decline.
New FTAs are good. But let’s be clear: the economy outside China and US is too small to absorb EU (net) exports.
If you favour new FTAs but oppose increasing EU internal demand you favour stagnation.
If you favour both, good.
If you oppose both you favour decline.
Last, but not least: there is a future for rules-based trade. But it largely lies with the world outside China and the US. The EU has had significant success agreeing FTAs with Mercosur and Indonesia as welll as real progress in negotiaions with India.
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Great points from Aslak.
New FTAs are good. But let’s be clear: the economy outside China and US is too small to absorb EU (net) exports.
If you favour new FTAs but oppose increasing EU internal demand you favour stagnation.
If you favour both, good.
If you oppose both you favour decline.
New FTAs are good. But let’s be clear: the economy outside China and US is too small to absorb EU (net) exports.
If you favour new FTAs but oppose increasing EU internal demand you favour stagnation.
If you favour both, good.
If you oppose both you favour decline.
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Die EU-Staaten wollen dauerhaft freiwillige Chatkontrolle erlauben. Viele Staaten bedauern, dass es keine ausreichende Mehrheit für verpflichtende Chatkontrolle gibt. Weitere Änderungen lehnen sie strikt ab. Wir veröffentlichen Verhandlungsprotokoll & Gesetzentwurf. netzpolitik.org/2025/interne...
Interne Dokumente: EU-Staaten wollen Chatkontrolle-Gesetz ohne weitere Änderungen
Die EU-Staaten wollen Internet-Diensten dauerhaft eine freiwillige Chatkontrolle erlauben. Viele Staaten bedauern, dass es keine ausreichende Mehrheit für eine verpflichtende Chatkontrolle gibt. Weite...
netzpolitik.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Die EU-Staaten wollen dauerhaft freiwillige Chatkontrolle erlauben. Viele Staaten bedauern, dass es keine ausreichende Mehrheit für verpflichtende Chatkontrolle gibt. Weitere Änderungen lehnen sie strikt ab. Wir veröffentlichen Verhandlungsprotokoll & Gesetzentwurf. netzpolitik.org/2025/interne...
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The Anglo consensus of the first half of 2010s was that where continental Europeans were endemically subject to crises and demagoguery, "we" were distinctly were more enlightened. Cameron's Britain. Obama's America. Ponderous essays about Magna Carta and the "golden thread".
How wrong it all was.
How wrong it all was.
I fear we are seeing in the UK what has become abundantly clear in the US: for all their power and privilege, elites and institutions are absolute cowards in the face of right-wing authoritarianism. Weak, weak, weak, as Tony Blair once said
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Anglo consensus of the first half of 2010s was that where continental Europeans were endemically subject to crises and demagoguery, "we" were distinctly were more enlightened. Cameron's Britain. Obama's America. Ponderous essays about Magna Carta and the "golden thread".
How wrong it all was.
How wrong it all was.
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Comfier clothes for chillier days
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Comfier clothes for chillier days
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I often read on social media that Germany just replaced nuclear with coal.
That is evidently not the case.
Coal generation is down by more than 60% over last decade with nuclear now gone.
However, Germany could have phased out coal by now if it had kept nuclear generation going at 2011 levels.
That is evidently not the case.
Coal generation is down by more than 60% over last decade with nuclear now gone.
However, Germany could have phased out coal by now if it had kept nuclear generation going at 2011 levels.
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I often read on social media that Germany just replaced nuclear with coal.
That is evidently not the case.
Coal generation is down by more than 60% over last decade with nuclear now gone.
However, Germany could have phased out coal by now if it had kept nuclear generation going at 2011 levels.
That is evidently not the case.
Coal generation is down by more than 60% over last decade with nuclear now gone.
However, Germany could have phased out coal by now if it had kept nuclear generation going at 2011 levels.
Her friend loved my fox hood (as always) and my outfit and called her over. Petite British pro Dom. She did the typical "kneel" gave pets etc.
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Her friend loved my fox hood (as always) and my outfit and called her over. Petite British pro Dom. She did the typical "kneel" gave pets etc.
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87 years ago today, the Kristallnacht burned. 36 years ago today, the Berlin Wall fell.
Whether from the darkness of 9.11.1938 or light of 9.11.1989, the lesson for 🇩🇪 in 2025 is clear: Fight for freedom. Stop fascists. #StandWithUkraine. Their fight for freedom & peace is ours.
Whether from the darkness of 9.11.1938 or light of 9.11.1989, the lesson for 🇩🇪 in 2025 is clear: Fight for freedom. Stop fascists. #StandWithUkraine. Their fight for freedom & peace is ours.
November 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
87 years ago today, the Kristallnacht burned. 36 years ago today, the Berlin Wall fell.
Whether from the darkness of 9.11.1938 or light of 9.11.1989, the lesson for 🇩🇪 in 2025 is clear: Fight for freedom. Stop fascists. #StandWithUkraine. Their fight for freedom & peace is ours.
Whether from the darkness of 9.11.1938 or light of 9.11.1989, the lesson for 🇩🇪 in 2025 is clear: Fight for freedom. Stop fascists. #StandWithUkraine. Their fight for freedom & peace is ours.
Had a brief informal encounter with a dominatrix at the end of a club night today (meaning 11 in the morning) which reminded me why I'm still technically bi, damn
November 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Had a brief informal encounter with a dominatrix at the end of a club night today (meaning 11 in the morning) which reminded me why I'm still technically bi, damn
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🇮🇹🇺🇦 Senator Carlo Calenda has gotten another tattoo: the trident symbol of Ukraine.
He explained that this was an expression of support for Ukrainians who are defending Europe from the "dangerous killer" Putin.
He explained that this was an expression of support for Ukrainians who are defending Europe from the "dangerous killer" Putin.
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
🇮🇹🇺🇦 Senator Carlo Calenda has gotten another tattoo: the trident symbol of Ukraine.
He explained that this was an expression of support for Ukrainians who are defending Europe from the "dangerous killer" Putin.
He explained that this was an expression of support for Ukrainians who are defending Europe from the "dangerous killer" Putin.
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Read @robin.berjon.com on cloud infrastructure
Europe must embrace a “break-and-build” strategy:
“break” entrenched monopolies and
“build” its own digital infrastructure and addressing on a sector-by-sector basis
@projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/5baiDt6?refe...
Europe must embrace a “break-and-build” strategy:
“break” entrenched monopolies and
“build” its own digital infrastructure and addressing on a sector-by-sector basis
@projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/5baiDt6?refe...
How Many More Cloud Scares Does Europe Need?
Robin Berjon urges the EU to dismantle the entrenched US monopolies that are undermining the goal of tech sovereignty.
prosyn.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Read @robin.berjon.com on cloud infrastructure
Europe must embrace a “break-and-build” strategy:
“break” entrenched monopolies and
“build” its own digital infrastructure and addressing on a sector-by-sector basis
@projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/5baiDt6?refe...
Europe must embrace a “break-and-build” strategy:
“break” entrenched monopolies and
“build” its own digital infrastructure and addressing on a sector-by-sector basis
@projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/5baiDt6?refe...
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I really dislike when people act as though the only correct way to respond to injustice is with anger, because in my personal life anger has been a pretty exclusively destructive force
November 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I really dislike when people act as though the only correct way to respond to injustice is with anger, because in my personal life anger has been a pretty exclusively destructive force
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The CJEU will soon be ruling on whether this Danish housing policy is directly racially discriminatory (the Advocate-General's opinion says it is: curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...).
The UK's Home Secretary wishes to base family reunion for refugees on such a policy.
The UK's Home Secretary wishes to base family reunion for refugees on such a policy.
November 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The CJEU will soon be ruling on whether this Danish housing policy is directly racially discriminatory (the Advocate-General's opinion says it is: curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...).
The UK's Home Secretary wishes to base family reunion for refugees on such a policy.
The UK's Home Secretary wishes to base family reunion for refugees on such a policy.