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Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann

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Lecturer (Assistant Prof) in US Foreign Policy, Queen Mary University of London. Out now: The Politics of Antagonism (Routledge, 2024). Researches Security/Narratives/Identity/Populism https://www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/staff/profiles/loefflmanngeorg.html

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Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social · Apr 4

How did populist narratives mobilize Trump voters and enable 'America First'? The Politics of Antagonism argues that populist rhetoric primarily appeals to voters' insecurities and emotions, remaking the concepts of 'Us' and 'Them' in the process:
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Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social · 1d

Bismarck 2.0

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Starmer praises Trump’s Gaza ceasefire deal – but avoids Nobel prize backing

Breakthrough in Gaza possible thanks to US president’s leadership, says prime minister during India trade visit * Starmer enters parallel universe as red carpet pulled out in India amid trade deal Keir Starmer has said the Gaza ceasefire deal “would not have happened without President Trump’s leadership”, but stopped short of endorsing the US president for a Nobel peace prize. The prime minister said the first phase of the deal would be a “relief to the world” and that the UK had played its own role behind the scenes with the US and with negotiators. Continue reading...

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Sharon O'Dea @sharonodea.com · 2d

This stuff is so tiresome. In a world where hard skills like coding are getting replaced faster than they can be taught, it’s the soft skills that arts degrees teach you that remain valuable.

Me for the i Paper when Sunak tried this very same nonsense last year: inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

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Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · 3d

*Calling PhD students of modern British and imperial history in London*

The @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social's first session this Thursday (9 Oct.) is dedicated to PhDs, at any stage, for elevator pitches and meet-and-greet. Do come along! Details in the link.

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New PhD Student Session

For the first session of term we will be hosting a meet and greet at the IHR for all PhD students in modern British and imperial history.

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Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social · 3d

Chicken supreme. 🤌

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Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social · 3d

Er ist Inspiration und Vorbild. Zero fucks left to give.

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Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social · 3d

Inside everyone of us there is a Jackson Lamb yearning to break free.

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Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social · 3d

Immer diese Polen.

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Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social · 3d

ALLES FÜR DEN DACKEL, ALLES FÜR DEN CLUB!

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Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social · 3d

Ständchen

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Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social · 4d

Brexit didn’t kill the EU as many Tories hoped, but the populist forces Brexit unleashed in UK politics sure like they’re about to finish off the Tories. The irony.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d

Enjoying the implosion of the Tories? That’s understandable – but completely wrong | Zoe Williams

The world’s most successful democratic party is in a death spiral of its own making – leaving no moderate bulwark between the moderate and truly far right, writes Zoe Williams

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John Fabian Witt @johnfabianwitt.bsky.social · 4d

Political violence, post-pandemic one-party rule, vast economic inequality, and immigration backlash? The 2020s are the 1920s all over again--and that may show us a way out. Adapted from my book, to be published next week. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...

Opinion | How to Save the American Experiment

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Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social · 4d

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 4d

The US is on a collision course for a constitutional crisis, as Trump attempts to federalize members of red states and send them to invade blue states against the will of the governors in blue states such as Illinois and California.👇

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Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social · 4d

Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Bashful, and Dopey.

Sky News @news.sky.com · 4d

Who are the seven prime ministers who have served under France's Emmanuel Macron?

France's prime minister Sebastien Lecornu has resigned after just 27 days.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 4d

Texas proudly invading Illinois.

It’s hard to describe the level of potential constitutional crisis here.

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Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social · 5d

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Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social · 5d

Shots fired.

Matthis @ Real Scientists DE @realscientists.de · 5d

Langsam wird es Zeit mich aus dem Funkkreis hier abzumelden. Vielen Dank fürs mitlesen und ich hoffe es war das ein oder andere interessante dabei. Bevor ich off the air gehe, aber noch ein kleines Wort zum Sonntag. Es ist kein Zufall, dass so viele deutsche Politologen, die zum Thema Sicherheit /1

an older man says i am now going off the air while wearing ear buds

Alt: an older man says i am now going off the air while wearing ear buds

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Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social · 5d

Der Herbst 🍂 kann kommen!

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Mischa Honeck @honeckmischa.bsky.social · 5d

I‘ve been doing some thinking about why there’s is still a stunning hesitancy when it comes to using “fascism/fascisization” as a category for describing what is going on in the US right now. Imho it’s important to distinguish between two factions. /1

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Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social · 6d

Dann lieber das Panzerlied auf dem Grammofon!

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ALT: a person is playing a record on a phonograph

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Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social · 6d

The plan for tonight is pizza and binge watching Alien Earth. It is a good plan.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6d

“‘I’m leaving,’ Trump said. ‘There’s no reason to be here any more’”: inside the meeting that brought Nato to the brink

Former secretary general Jens Stoltenberg recalls the rollercoaster ride of dealing with Donald Trump – and how close the US president brought the alliance to the point of collapse

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Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social · 7d

Die pure Essenz des Stabsoffiziers:

Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann @gloefflmann.bsky.social · 7d

Die Free Planets Alliance hat einfach die hässlichsten Uniformen ever. Die sehen im HD Remake noch beschissener aus als im Original. Da waren die wenigstens noch Oliv statt Blau.