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Valentin Kreilinger @vkreilinger.bsky.social · Feb 17

What will make-or-break Friedrich Merz’ coalition options? The number of parties in the next Bundestag!

Which of the three small parties in the opinion polls
– Left Party 6-7%
– BSW 4-4.5%
– FDP 4%
will pass the 5% threshold?

A few scenarios to illustrate how the 630 seats could be distributed 👇

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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com · Mar 2

"Trump's first visit to Soviet Moscow in 1987 looks, with hindsight, to be part of a pattern. [...] Christopher Steele asserts that the Kremlin had been cultivating Trump for 'at least five years' before his stunning victory in the 2016 US presidential election."
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

The Hidden History of Trump’s First Trip to Moscow

In 1987, a young real estate developer traveled to the Soviet Union. The KGB almost certainly made the trip happen.

www.politico.com

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Tristan @tristanod.bsky.social · Mar 3

Years ago someone (who may have been called Pierre) hacked my Spotify, but I could still control it remotely. My friends and I kept switching the music (whilst Spotify support tried to fix the issue). We ended up making a playlist of everything we made him listen to: open.spotify.com/playlist/0wC...

Fuckface Pierre's Ear-Splitters

Playlist · richardbenson · 18 items · 5 saves

open.spotify.com

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Tobias Kretschmer @tkretschmer.bsky.social · Apr 4

Next up: US issuing punitive tariffs on Penguin the UK publisher because these disrespectful penguins didn’t even say thank you! 🤡

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Tobias Kretschmer @tkretschmer.bsky.social · Mar 22

Yes

AOM TIM Division @aom-tim.bsky.social · Mar 18

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Tobias Kretschmer @tkretschmer.bsky.social · Mar 11

…although he might just have the right combination of authoritarianism, gratuitous cruelty and a warrant by a non-rogue institution to prompt the US to pressure for his release and offering him a flatshare with the Tates.

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Tobias Kretschmer @tkretschmer.bsky.social · Mar 8

Yes, a few classics for sure😊 we’ve also been lucky with very few losses…probably helped by the fact that these are mom and dad‘s coffee mugs and off limits to other family members😇

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Tobias Kretschmer @tkretschmer.bsky.social · Mar 8

I see your mugs, and I raise you these…around 40, we got the first two for our wedding and haven’t stopped collecting since (20 years…).

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Tobias Kretschmer @tkretschmer.bsky.social · Mar 8

His EOs have become his tweets from the 45 era.

Emaldrien de Argutus @emaldrien.bsky.green · Mar 6

Um das noch mal festzuhalten, die Deutschen haben nicht die Grünen gewählt, die A, B, C machen wollten, und die Superreichen sollten ihren Teil daüfr bezahlen.

Sondern Merz, der jetzt das gleiche A, B, C macht, nur dass DU dafür bezahlst und die Superreichen noch superreicher werden.

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Tobias Kretschmer @tkretschmer.bsky.social · Mar 3

Everything about this is perfect: the hack, the hacker‘s name, the remote control, the playlist name and the choice of music. A true masterpiece🤣

Tristan @tristanod.bsky.social · Mar 3

Years ago someone (who may have been called Pierre) hacked my Spotify, but I could still control it remotely. My friends and I kept switching the music (whilst Spotify support tried to fix the issue). We ended up making a playlist of everything we made him listen to: open.spotify.com/playlist/0wC...

Fuckface Pierre's Ear-Splitters

Playlist · richardbenson · 18 items · 5 saves

open.spotify.com

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Tobias Kretschmer @tkretschmer.bsky.social · Mar 2

Phew…reposting this would be just plain rude! I hope no one does!

CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · Mar 2

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · Mar 2

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

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Tobias Kretschmer @tkretschmer.bsky.social · Mar 2

I’m thinking that the “Gulf of America” goes the other direction too. Doesn’t Trump Tower need a new name🤔?

Tobias Kretschmer @tkretschmer.bsky.social · Mar 2

This is ominous and, sadly, completely plausible.

Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com · Mar 2

"Trump's first visit to Soviet Moscow in 1987 looks, with hindsight, to be part of a pattern. [...] Christopher Steele asserts that the Kremlin had been cultivating Trump for 'at least five years' before his stunning victory in the 2016 US presidential election."
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

The Hidden History of Trump’s First Trip to Moscow

In 1987, a young real estate developer traveled to the Soviet Union. The KGB almost certainly made the trip happen.

www.politico.com

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Michael Horowitz @michaelhorowitz.bsky.social · Mar 2

"The new [Trump] administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations. This largely coincides with our vision," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a reporter from Russian state television in an interview aired Sunday (via AFP)

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DigitalEcon.org @digitalecon.org · Feb 28

🚨Coming up next week at #VIDEseminar: Shane Greenstein (HBS)

“New Economic Forces Behind the Value Distribution of Innovation”

🔜 Wed, March 5, 11am New York, 5pm Berlin. Open to anyone!

Info & mailing list: www.digitalecon.org/seminar

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Tobias Kretschmer @tkretschmer.bsky.social · Feb 23

💚Stolzer grüner linker Spinner hier😜

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Leeds for Europe @leedseurope.bsky.social · Feb 22

Beatrix Von Storch, deputy leader of AfD confirming that she would send Afghan women legally settled in Germany back to the Taliban.

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Tobias Kretschmer @tkretschmer.bsky.social · Feb 22

I have and I live in a democracy. However, I travel to the US regularly and I am constantly reminded that by applying for an ESTA I sign a waiver that any immigration officer can reject my entry without explanation and without right to appeal. I am also asked to give my social media accounts. WWYD?

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Tobias Kretschmer @tkretschmer.bsky.social · Feb 20

Das Schlimme ist, dass die Mehrheit der Wahlbevölkerung *genau das* wollte. Sein Wahlkampf war extrem ehrlich in dem, was er tun wird. Abstoßend, polarisierend, unmenschlich, klar - aber er hat nie behauptet er wäre anders.

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Armin Nassehi @arminnassehi.bsky.social · Feb 18

Pflichtlektüre VOR der Wahl aus dem ifo-Institut.
www.ifo.de/publikatione...

Steigert Migration die Kriminalität? Ein datenbasierter Blick

Ausländer sind in der Polizeilichen Kriminalstatistik (PKS) gegenüber ihrem Bevölkerungsanteil überrepräsentiert. Dies nährt die Sorge, Migration gefährde die Sicherheit durch eine vermeintlich höhere...

www.ifo.de

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Tobias Kretschmer @tkretschmer.bsky.social · Feb 17

This is an excellent post! The implications are troubling however.

Valentin Kreilinger @vkreilinger.bsky.social · Feb 17

What will make-or-break Friedrich Merz’ coalition options? The number of parties in the next Bundestag!

Which of the three small parties in the opinion polls
– Left Party 6-7%
– BSW 4-4.5%
– FDP 4%
will pass the 5% threshold?

A few scenarios to illustrate how the 630 seats could be distributed 👇

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David Angenendt @datanecon.bsky.social · Feb 12

📢 Final reminder! The MSI Ph.D. Workshop 2025 deadline is Feb 15!

Ph.D. students & postdocs in:
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🔹 Innovation & Entrepreneurship
🔹 Law & Econ of IP & Digitalization
📍 Munich, May 26 | 12 spots only!
🔗 Apply: editorialexpress.com/conference/m...
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Klaus Meyer @klausmeyer.bsky.social · Feb 7

New paper: #competition #policy in the #EU and its fitness for the #digital_age has been accepted by Academy of Management Perspectives. Based on recent cases, we outline the balance between incentives for innovation and undue power concentration.

Advance online: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Is competition policy fit for the digital economy? A European Perspective

Acknowledgements: we thank our colleagues for stimulating discussions that have informed the writing of this paper. Klaus Meyer thanks the J. Allyn Taylor/Arthu

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