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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 4h

On softspoken members of the elites 👇🏼

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

... they talk about backing away, routing around, looking to states or maybe overseas, cultivating relationships with Republicans, etc. etc.

You know what not a single one has said? "I'm going to fight him. I'm going to destroy him & his movement & salt the fucking earth where they lay." Zero.

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Al Roth @alroth.bsky.social · 6h

Joachim Frank, who shared the 2017 Chemistry Nobel, calls for universities to resist
#academicsky #Columbia
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/10/i-wi...

“I will not be bookended by two fascist regimes.” writes Joachim Frank of Columbia University

marketdesigner.blogspot.com

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 10h

Not sure how the Federal gov‘t will make available eventually. Another relevant comparison is with the 24m that the state of BaWü will spend on additional partnership with US.

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

... they talk about backing away, routing around, looking to states or maybe overseas, cultivating relationships with Republicans, etc. etc.

You know what not a single one has said? "I'm going to fight him. I'm going to destroy him & his movement & salt the fucking earth where they lay." Zero.

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1d

On the Banerjee/Duflo move:

- Congrats to both and @econ.uzh.ch!

- Really significant. In econ, perhaps the first Nobelists-exit-US event ever.

- Even more important: 🇺🇸 soon losing 1000s of students and juniors. Welcoming them will be costly but we owe it.

Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 1d

Gigantic news. Well done @econ.uzh.ch

Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 1d

I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 1d

Gigantic news. Well done @econ.uzh.ch

Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 1d

I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1d

Bravo und danke

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1d

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1d

Looking forward. Congrats!

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1d

Ich wette dagegen

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d

Migrating to think

Nature @nature.com · 2d

Of the 202 Nobel laureates who have been awarded prizes in physics, chemistry and medicine this century, less than 70% hail from the country in which they were awarded their prize.

go.nature.com/4ocbFu6

More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys

The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.

go.nature.com

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Nature @nature.com · 2d

Of the 202 Nobel laureates who have been awarded prizes in physics, chemistry and medicine this century, less than 70% hail from the country in which they were awarded their prize.

go.nature.com/4ocbFu6

More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys

The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.

go.nature.com

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d

Come to Berlin

ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 We are hiring!
📂 RFBerlin invites applications for Postdoctoral Fellow positions in Economics.
⏰ Application deadline: November 15.
More info: www.rfberlin.com/job/postdoct...
👉 Apply here or share with your network: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
#EconSky #EconJobMarket

Postdoctoral Fellow in Economics

The ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin) invites applications for postdoctoral fellow positions in economics. The initial contract is for two years, with the possibility of renewal for up to six year...

www.rfberlin.com

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d

Worry not, it will never happen

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d

Man beachte auch die Einschusslöcher in der Mauer

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d

Quo vadis 🇺🇸 university sector?

Matti Välimäki @mtaval.bsky.social · 2d

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

#authoritarianism #censorship #academicfreedom
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 We are hiring!
📂 RFBerlin invites applications for Postdoctoral Fellow positions in Economics.
⏰ Application deadline: November 15.
More info: www.rfberlin.com/job/postdoct...
👉 Apply here or share with your network: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
#EconSky #EconJobMarket

Postdoctoral Fellow in Economics

The ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin) invites applications for postdoctoral fellow positions in economics. The initial contract is for two years, with the possibility of renewal for up to six year...

www.rfberlin.com

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Matti Välimäki @mtaval.bsky.social · 2d

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

#authoritarianism #censorship #academicfreedom
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d

Will 🇪🇺 give in to bullying?

A rather pessimist view 👇🏼 but it has a point.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

The EU has a secret weapon to counter Trump’s economic bullying. It’s time to use it | Johnny Ryan

The anti-coercion instrument, or ‘trade bazooka’, is designed to shield against foreign pressure, says civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan

www.theguardian.com

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

The EU has a secret weapon to counter Trump’s economic bullying. It’s time to use it | Johnny Ryan

The anti-coercion instrument, or ‘trade bazooka’, is designed to shield against foreign pressure, says civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan

www.theguardian.com

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 3d

„Even if funding is fully restored in a matter of months — a scenario that seems unlikely — the researchers estimate half a million more cases and nearly 100,000 more deaths by the end of the decade.“

NPR @npr.org · Sep 11

New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.

TB is the #1 killer among infectious diseases. A new study says its toll could mount

New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.

n.pr

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 3d

Great economists, all of them, and particularly happy to see my dep‘t colleague Roland Strausz on the list

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 3d

Markets despise most stupidity and certainly war

MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 3d

📉 Russia’s stock market suffered its steepest single-day decline in three years after a senior diplomat said that progress toward a potential peace deal had largely stalled, - The Moscow Times

The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) Index fell 4.05% to 2,563.3 points, its lowest level since December 2024.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 3d

📉 Russia’s stock market suffered its steepest single-day decline in three years after a senior diplomat said that progress toward a potential peace deal had largely stalled, - The Moscow Times

The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) Index fell 4.05% to 2,563.3 points, its lowest level since December 2024.

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 3d

!!!

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 4d

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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Stephen Jarvis @stephenjarvis.bsky.social · 4d

We're hiring! Environmental econ AP position with a focus on biodiversity and related topics.

Come join our great community here at LSE, with lots of people working in the enviro econ space across campus.

Deadline in just under 3 weeks (Oct 26th) and details here: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 4d

100% agree with your dissatisfaction about the level of diversity.

But it's not the Swedish academy's fault that 95% of candidates are old white men. Rather, we normal people (including we normal faculty) should shape the juniors' careers better.

In econ lingo: it's also supply, not only demand.

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Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 4d

📢 Call for papers:

🚀 4th CESifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education 🤩

30-31 March 2026, Munich

Keynote: Michela Carlana (Harvard)

PhD students & early postdocs, please apply!

www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev...

Deadline: 11 Jan 2026

@caterinapavese.bsky.social @mtotarelli.bsky.social

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Ember @ember-energy.org · 4d

NEW | Solar and wind OUTPACED global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2025, leading to a fall in fossil fuels compared to this time last year ☀️🌪️

Record solar and steady wind growth is reshaping global power as renewables OVERTAKE coal for the first time.

https://loom.ly/c-MNZSk

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 5d

Especially large drops in the numbers of 🇺🇸 students arriving from Asia and Africa.

Plus many more pieces of info. 👇🏼

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August (Gift Article)

The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.

www.nytimes.com

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