Three Bluesky links I liked
Everyone & their gran are leaving Twitter for Bluesky. Here are some links to help you get started.
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Links I liked
Orbán travels in style, Putin meddles in Germany, Wagenknecht blackmails the CDU, and 1 Spanish scientist cheats his way to the top: 4 (or 5?) links I liked
If you are not worried, you have not been paying attention. “National populism” – itself a polite misnomer for a radical right ideology that also claims to attack the elites – is going international. Viktor Orbán, bankrolled by the EU and the Hungarian treasury, is trying to establish himself as the impresario of this transnational…
Loving the alien
Need to something uplifting? 50 minutes to spare? Listen to how the hunt for alien life is gearing up.
4 2024 EU election links, and one to soften the blow
This week, the Internet is full of interesting stuff about the 2024 European elections, which were sort of momentous. Here are four links I liked, and one that helped me to cope.
The Moral Economy of the Shire
The old Internet was full of stuff like this: people giving a lot of thought to the earnest analysis of entirely fictional worlds. We should bring that culture back.
The normalisation and destigmatisation of the radical right in Europe
I somehow missed this excellent interview with Vicente Valentim on his research into the dynamics of the radical right’s normalisation in Europe, but nearly two years later, it has become even more relevant. Reading it is well worth your time and attention.
Will the real Naomi Klein please stand up?
Feed your inner sceptic, listen to this Big Picture Science Podcast from December 2023.
Political beliefs & multi-partyism, plagiarising politicians, the robustness of Twitter, and Alex Jones: 4 links I liked
4 short articles on stuff that interests me – the far right, social media, political beliefs – that I read and would like to share b/c they are worth your time
My 7 most popular posts in 2023
Click here to see the 7 most read posts on my blog in 2023.
A world before PowerPoint
I do remember PowerPoint arriving at the computing centre on a designated PC that was reserved for 'desktop publishing', as it was called then. This machine was considered ridiculously powerful by the standards of the time. It was probably equipped with a (gasp!) 386 processor.