Prof.mellifluous / Casper
@profmellifluous.bsky.social
Er ikke professor 😎 Interesseret i økonomi, tech og autoritærpolitik
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How Pre-Emptive Narrative Control Works?
From time to time, public figures comment on scandals before new information becomes public.
These messages often look emotional, defensive, or exaggerated.
From time to time, public figures comment on scandals before new information becomes public.
These messages often look emotional, defensive, or exaggerated.
December 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
How Pre-Emptive Narrative Control Works?
From time to time, public figures comment on scandals before new information becomes public.
These messages often look emotional, defensive, or exaggerated.
From time to time, public figures comment on scandals before new information becomes public.
These messages often look emotional, defensive, or exaggerated.
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The least we can do is much more material support, training, forces in support roles and partake fully in air defence. None of these would make us warring parties. When NATO breaks down fully, Europeans need to include 🇺🇦 in European collective defence. That would mean combat roles as well
December 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The least we can do is much more material support, training, forces in support roles and partake fully in air defence. None of these would make us warring parties. When NATO breaks down fully, Europeans need to include 🇺🇦 in European collective defence. That would mean combat roles as well
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"It's just an unpleasant sound. It will end soon."
A boy explains to his newborn sister what an air alert is, as if it were a normal part of life.
Living under constant threat, Ukrainian children are forced to grow up fast. But they also grow up strong and resilient.
A boy explains to his newborn sister what an air alert is, as if it were a normal part of life.
Living under constant threat, Ukrainian children are forced to grow up fast. But they also grow up strong and resilient.
December 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"It's just an unpleasant sound. It will end soon."
A boy explains to his newborn sister what an air alert is, as if it were a normal part of life.
Living under constant threat, Ukrainian children are forced to grow up fast. But they also grow up strong and resilient.
A boy explains to his newborn sister what an air alert is, as if it were a normal part of life.
Living under constant threat, Ukrainian children are forced to grow up fast. But they also grow up strong and resilient.
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Even more interesting. Putiv vs Bush on Ukraine and NATO. It was in 2008!
December 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Even more interesting. Putiv vs Bush on Ukraine and NATO. It was in 2008!
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I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering.
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering.
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
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Russia wants to reset Finland's #NATO membership - #Lavrov addressed his words directly to Valtonen
A telling grin appeared on Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's face as he sent chilling greetings to Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen 🇫🇮
www.is.fi/ulkomaat/art...
A telling grin appeared on Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's face as he sent chilling greetings to Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen 🇫🇮
www.is.fi/ulkomaat/art...
Kommentti: Venäjä haluaa nollata Suomen Nato-jäsenyyden – Lavrov osoitti sanansa suoraan Valtoselle
Ulkoministeri Sergei Lavrovin kasvoille ilmestyi paljonpuhuva virne, kun hän lähetti hyytäviä terveisiä ulkoministeri Elina Valtoselle, Arja Paananen kirjoittaa.
www.is.fi
December 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Russia wants to reset Finland's #NATO membership - #Lavrov addressed his words directly to Valtonen
A telling grin appeared on Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's face as he sent chilling greetings to Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen 🇫🇮
www.is.fi/ulkomaat/art...
A telling grin appeared on Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's face as he sent chilling greetings to Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen 🇫🇮
www.is.fi/ulkomaat/art...
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Trying to do some synthesis on the perpetually ongoing EU-US growth discourse here:
1) Undeniable at this point that the US economy is growing faster than the EU— ~5% more on a per-capita basis since pre-COVID. But importantly, this is mostly a recent phenomenon; pre-COVID growth was basically even
1) Undeniable at this point that the US economy is growing faster than the EU— ~5% more on a per-capita basis since pre-COVID. But importantly, this is mostly a recent phenomenon; pre-COVID growth was basically even
December 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Trying to do some synthesis on the perpetually ongoing EU-US growth discourse here:
1) Undeniable at this point that the US economy is growing faster than the EU— ~5% more on a per-capita basis since pre-COVID. But importantly, this is mostly a recent phenomenon; pre-COVID growth was basically even
1) Undeniable at this point that the US economy is growing faster than the EU— ~5% more on a per-capita basis since pre-COVID. But importantly, this is mostly a recent phenomenon; pre-COVID growth was basically even
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learning about how Nazarbaev prepared for his famous drinking bouts with yeltsin. he would line his stomach with olive oil and step away occasionally to throw up. rinse repeat. this is the president of Kazakhstan btw
yeltsin would just slam the vodka and pass out like a simple soul
yeltsin would just slam the vodka and pass out like a simple soul
December 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
learning about how Nazarbaev prepared for his famous drinking bouts with yeltsin. he would line his stomach with olive oil and step away occasionally to throw up. rinse repeat. this is the president of Kazakhstan btw
yeltsin would just slam the vodka and pass out like a simple soul
yeltsin would just slam the vodka and pass out like a simple soul
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Extensive and detailed investigation about russian drone intrusion into Germany and Netherlands. The full scope might supprise you, including civilian lead counter drone operation
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
December 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Extensive and detailed investigation about russian drone intrusion into Germany and Netherlands. The full scope might supprise you, including civilian lead counter drone operation
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
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Faced with China's distortions, US tariffs, and the IRA rollback, should the EU stay in the clean tech race or throw in the towel?
A hugely important paper - with a lot of novel data - tackles that question.
By Elisabetta, @imlucascarvalho.bsky.social @etiennehoera.d-64.social and Philipp Jäger
A hugely important paper - with a lot of novel data - tackles that question.
By Elisabetta, @imlucascarvalho.bsky.social @etiennehoera.d-64.social and Philipp Jäger
The Trump administration's industrial policy U-turn and aggressive trade policy are reshaping global clean tech markets. For EU manufacturers, it's a tale of two shocks: falling US demand + surging Chinese competition. Our new policy brief discusses what's happening and what Europe needs to do 🧵
Between a rock and a hard place: Europe's clean tech industry is caught between Trump’s policies and Chinese pressure. #cleantech
New policy brief by @lucas-res-car.bsky.social, @elisabettaco.bsky.social, @etiennehoera.d-64.social & @ph-jaeg.bsky.social.
Read here: buff.ly/mzBkqRa
New policy brief by @lucas-res-car.bsky.social, @elisabettaco.bsky.social, @etiennehoera.d-64.social & @ph-jaeg.bsky.social.
Read here: buff.ly/mzBkqRa
December 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Faced with China's distortions, US tariffs, and the IRA rollback, should the EU stay in the clean tech race or throw in the towel?
A hugely important paper - with a lot of novel data - tackles that question.
By Elisabetta, @imlucascarvalho.bsky.social @etiennehoera.d-64.social and Philipp Jäger
A hugely important paper - with a lot of novel data - tackles that question.
By Elisabetta, @imlucascarvalho.bsky.social @etiennehoera.d-64.social and Philipp Jäger
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I hope the German Chancellor catches up - a 1990s deregulation agenda isn’t going to cut it against a wildly undervalued Chinese exchange rate.
I think Europe should consider broader China tariffs - either to slow down the shock directly or as a tool to pressure China to revalue.
1/
I think Europe should consider broader China tariffs - either to slow down the shock directly or as a tool to pressure China to revalue.
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Great Bradsher piece on how the renminbis dramatic undervaluation is supercharging China‘s export explosion.
Germanys trade deficit with China has surged more than 120% this year.
But cutting red tape will surely restore Europes competitiveness!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/b...
Germanys trade deficit with China has surged more than 120% this year.
But cutting red tape will surely restore Europes competitiveness!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/b...
China’s Weak Currency Is Powering Its Exports and Drawing Criticism
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I hope the German Chancellor catches up - a 1990s deregulation agenda isn’t going to cut it against a wildly undervalued Chinese exchange rate.
I think Europe should consider broader China tariffs - either to slow down the shock directly or as a tool to pressure China to revalue.
1/
I think Europe should consider broader China tariffs - either to slow down the shock directly or as a tool to pressure China to revalue.
1/
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1/Quick thoughts of implications of US National Security Strategy for Europe -- weaponized interdependence meets nationalist international. The US will use its tools (economic, technology, and financial dominance) to press for far right agenda.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
1/Quick thoughts of implications of US National Security Strategy for Europe -- weaponized interdependence meets nationalist international. The US will use its tools (economic, technology, and financial dominance) to press for far right agenda.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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I would not discount the impact of the NSS "civilizational" language. Political meddling in Europe to back far-right nationalists is now a core part of America's national strategy. This isn't just a speech from a novice VP weeks into a new term. It is US policy and they will try to implement it. 1/
December 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I would not discount the impact of the NSS "civilizational" language. Political meddling in Europe to back far-right nationalists is now a core part of America's national strategy. This isn't just a speech from a novice VP weeks into a new term. It is US policy and they will try to implement it. 1/
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Holy moly, do people still think the U.S. is an ally of Europe? It is now an officially stated foreign policy goal to undermine the EU and centrist European governments that don't ideologically align with MAGA.
Europeans are waking up this morning to find the new US National Security Strategy (quietly) released. And what it has to say on Europe could not be clearer. On the „stark prospect of civilizations erasure“ for example. 👇
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Holy moly, do people still think the U.S. is an ally of Europe? It is now an officially stated foreign policy goal to undermine the EU and centrist European governments that don't ideologically align with MAGA.
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specifically, if I see one more article that doesn’t seem to grasp that Ukrainian FPV drone pilots are almost always on the frontline, in *extreme* danger, and are very regularly killed because their controller signals are easily detectable via electronic warfare methods
begging defense analysts to stop writing stuff that assumes that operating a MQ-9 Reaper and operating a $400 FPV drone is pretty much the same thing and works about the same way
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 AM
specifically, if I see one more article that doesn’t seem to grasp that Ukrainian FPV drone pilots are almost always on the frontline, in *extreme* danger, and are very regularly killed because their controller signals are easily detectable via electronic warfare methods
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Hvis der rent faktisk er noget, der "gik galt", så tror jeg @mikkelbolesen.bsky.social kan finde svaret i spejlet...
Som mange andre politikere og medie-fiduser, så oprettede han en profil for et år siden - og ghostede den i samme sekund.
Som mange andre politikere og medie-fiduser, så oprettede han en profil for et år siden - og ghostede den i samme sekund.
November 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Hvis der rent faktisk er noget, der "gik galt", så tror jeg @mikkelbolesen.bsky.social kan finde svaret i spejlet...
Som mange andre politikere og medie-fiduser, så oprettede han en profil for et år siden - og ghostede den i samme sekund.
Som mange andre politikere og medie-fiduser, så oprettede han en profil for et år siden - og ghostede den i samme sekund.
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PALPATINE HOLOGRAM: 𝑨𝑹𝑬 𝑾𝑬 𝑶𝑵 𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑲 𝑻𝑶 𝑴𝑬𝑬𝑻 𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑸𝑼𝑨𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑳𝒀 𝑲𝑷𝑰𝑺?
IMPERIAL BUREAUCRAT: Y-yes my lord.
PALPATINE: 𝒀𝑶𝑼’𝑹𝑬 𝑨 𝑹𝑶𝑪𝑲𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹. 𝑳𝑬𝑻’𝑺 𝑻𝑶𝑼𝑪𝑯 𝑩𝑨𝑺𝑬 𝑳𝑨𝑻𝑬𝑹.
IMPERIAL BUREAUCRAT: Y-yes my lord.
PALPATINE: 𝒀𝑶𝑼’𝑹𝑬 𝑨 𝑹𝑶𝑪𝑲𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹. 𝑳𝑬𝑻’𝑺 𝑻𝑶𝑼𝑪𝑯 𝑩𝑨𝑺𝑬 𝑳𝑨𝑻𝑬𝑹.
May 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
PALPATINE HOLOGRAM: 𝑨𝑹𝑬 𝑾𝑬 𝑶𝑵 𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑲 𝑻𝑶 𝑴𝑬𝑬𝑻 𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑸𝑼𝑨𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑳𝒀 𝑲𝑷𝑰𝑺?
IMPERIAL BUREAUCRAT: Y-yes my lord.
PALPATINE: 𝒀𝑶𝑼’𝑹𝑬 𝑨 𝑹𝑶𝑪𝑲𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹. 𝑳𝑬𝑻’𝑺 𝑻𝑶𝑼𝑪𝑯 𝑩𝑨𝑺𝑬 𝑳𝑨𝑻𝑬𝑹.
IMPERIAL BUREAUCRAT: Y-yes my lord.
PALPATINE: 𝒀𝑶𝑼’𝑹𝑬 𝑨 𝑹𝑶𝑪𝑲𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹. 𝑳𝑬𝑻’𝑺 𝑻𝑶𝑼𝑪𝑯 𝑩𝑨𝑺𝑬 𝑳𝑨𝑻𝑬𝑹.
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Nu gør vi det igen. Snart udkommer Krigens Politik – en ny bog, jeg har skrevet sammen med @veterandrusianer.dk. Vi beskriver de politiske drivere til krig, som man bør kende for at forstå verden omkring os, og hvorfor alting virker til at gå i den forkerte retning for tiden.
Få Krigens politik af Anders Puck Nielsen som Indbundet bog på dansk
Få Krigens politik af Anders Puck Nielsen som bog på dansk - 9788773393758 - Bøger rummer alle sider af livet. Læs Lyt Lev blandt millioner af bøger på Saxo.com.
www.saxo.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Nu gør vi det igen. Snart udkommer Krigens Politik – en ny bog, jeg har skrevet sammen med @veterandrusianer.dk. Vi beskriver de politiske drivere til krig, som man bør kende for at forstå verden omkring os, og hvorfor alting virker til at gå i den forkerte retning for tiden.
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For months, the Russian army has secretly recruited hundreds, if not thousands, of jobless migrant workers in Qatar to fight on the frontline against Ukraine. Many of the recruits are Africans.
josimarfootball.com/2025/09/25/t...
josimarfootball.com/2025/09/25/t...
The migrant soldiers - josimarfootball.com
For months, the Russian army has secretly recruited hundreds, if not thousands, of jobless migrant workers in Qatar to fight on the frontline against Ukraine.
josimarfootball.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
For months, the Russian army has secretly recruited hundreds, if not thousands, of jobless migrant workers in Qatar to fight on the frontline against Ukraine. Many of the recruits are Africans.
josimarfootball.com/2025/09/25/t...
josimarfootball.com/2025/09/25/t...
Jeg fatter stadig ikke, hvad "åndelig oprustning" er. Men hvis der er andre der vil skærpe deres kritiske sans i disse lidt for spændende tider, kan jeg varmt anbefale sidste års DEFCON præsentation om, hvordan man spotter bedrag og beskytter sig selv i en verden fuld af løgne #dkpol #dkforsvar
October 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Jeg fatter stadig ikke, hvad "åndelig oprustning" er. Men hvis der er andre der vil skærpe deres kritiske sans i disse lidt for spændende tider, kan jeg varmt anbefale sidste års DEFCON præsentation om, hvordan man spotter bedrag og beskytter sig selv i en verden fuld af løgne #dkpol #dkforsvar
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Fantastic paper. Data by sector, geography, investor entity & distributional impact (in terms of wealth, race, education).
@gregorsemieniuk.bsky.social's conclusion below: "taxing incremental 2022 US profits as excess could've doubled clean energy investments or paid each US household $1,715".
@gregorsemieniuk.bsky.social's conclusion below: "taxing incremental 2022 US profits as excess could've doubled clean energy investments or paid each US household $1,715".
🚨NEW PAPER🚨
We all know the 2022 energy price shock fueled the cost of living crisis. It also caused a profit bonanza for the very rich. We show the US reaped the largest profits ($377bn) of any country. 50% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We all know the 2022 energy price shock fueled the cost of living crisis. It also caused a profit bonanza for the very rich. We show the US reaped the largest profits ($377bn) of any country. 50% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Fantastic paper. Data by sector, geography, investor entity & distributional impact (in terms of wealth, race, education).
@gregorsemieniuk.bsky.social's conclusion below: "taxing incremental 2022 US profits as excess could've doubled clean energy investments or paid each US household $1,715".
@gregorsemieniuk.bsky.social's conclusion below: "taxing incremental 2022 US profits as excess could've doubled clean energy investments or paid each US household $1,715".
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It was a true honor to talk to legendary political scientist Adam Przeworski about how he understands the present crisis, what he learned from Chile and Poland, and how to move forward from here www.dissentmagazine.org/article/how-...
How Democracies Fall Apart - Dissent Magazine
An interview with Adam Przeworski.
www.dissentmagazine.org
September 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It was a true honor to talk to legendary political scientist Adam Przeworski about how he understands the present crisis, what he learned from Chile and Poland, and how to move forward from here www.dissentmagazine.org/article/how-...
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#OTD 9 April 1940
Colonel Bennike, commander of the 🇩🇰Danish 4th Regiment refused to follow the order to surrender. To him the only correct decision was to go to Elsinore and board ships to transport his men to Helsingborg, 🇸🇪Sweden to continue the fight against the Germans 1/5
Colonel Bennike, commander of the 🇩🇰Danish 4th Regiment refused to follow the order to surrender. To him the only correct decision was to go to Elsinore and board ships to transport his men to Helsingborg, 🇸🇪Sweden to continue the fight against the Germans 1/5
April 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
#OTD 9 April 1940
Colonel Bennike, commander of the 🇩🇰Danish 4th Regiment refused to follow the order to surrender. To him the only correct decision was to go to Elsinore and board ships to transport his men to Helsingborg, 🇸🇪Sweden to continue the fight against the Germans 1/5
Colonel Bennike, commander of the 🇩🇰Danish 4th Regiment refused to follow the order to surrender. To him the only correct decision was to go to Elsinore and board ships to transport his men to Helsingborg, 🇸🇪Sweden to continue the fight against the Germans 1/5
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One of the most important charts in the world - from
Rush Doshi in the New York Times.
Without its allies, the United States is woefully behind China in metrics of raw economic power.
Too bad the US president does not seem to get it.
1/
Rush Doshi in the New York Times.
Without its allies, the United States is woefully behind China in metrics of raw economic power.
Too bad the US president does not seem to get it.
1/
September 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
One of the most important charts in the world - from
Rush Doshi in the New York Times.
Without its allies, the United States is woefully behind China in metrics of raw economic power.
Too bad the US president does not seem to get it.
1/
Rush Doshi in the New York Times.
Without its allies, the United States is woefully behind China in metrics of raw economic power.
Too bad the US president does not seem to get it.
1/
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Jeg er ved at blive idiot af "hvorfor skyder militæret dem ikke bare ned?", så her følger en hurtig forklaring, som du kan tage med til din mor:
DET ER IKKE SÅ SKIDE ENKELT!
Her er den lidt længere 👇
DET ER IKKE SÅ SKIDE ENKELT!
Her er den lidt længere 👇
September 25, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Jeg er ved at blive idiot af "hvorfor skyder militæret dem ikke bare ned?", så her følger en hurtig forklaring, som du kan tage med til din mor:
DET ER IKKE SÅ SKIDE ENKELT!
Her er den lidt længere 👇
DET ER IKKE SÅ SKIDE ENKELT!
Her er den lidt længere 👇