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Markus Arnold
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»There is no document of culture which is not at the same time a document of barbarism«
Walter Benjamin

Professor für politische Theorie | political theory

Wien | Linz | Europa

german | english

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Markus Arnold @mkarnold.bsky.social · Apr 2
„We need mediators, not cheerleaders“! Important reminder how to start a peace process ⤵️
www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
Lessons of the Troubles for peace in Israel/Palestine
UK politicians’ ambivalence over a ceasefire shows how little they learned from the Troubles
www.opendemocracy.net
mkarnold.bsky.social
Settler-only IDF units functioning as ‘vigilante militias’ in West Bank

‘Regional defence’ settler units are escalating violent displacement of Palestinians, Israeli reservists and activists say
Settler-only IDF units functioning as ‘vigilante militias’ in West Bank
Exclusive: ‘Regional defence’ settler units are escalating violent displacement of Palestinians, Israeli reservists and activists say
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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samanthabrennan.bsky.social
Setting Plato Straight All Over Again
Efforts to censor Plato over his treatment of gender have a long history.

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
The Long History of Censoring Plato Over Gender (opinion)
Efforts to censor Plato over his treatment of gender have a long history.
www.insidehighered.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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hehaberl.bsky.social
Die Treibhausgas-Emissionen des Verkehrs in Österreich gehen zwar leicht zurück, aber viel zu langsam, um die Klimaziele zu erreichen.

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VCÖ - MOBILITÄT MIT ZUKUNFT
respond.vcoe.at
January 30, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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amnesty.de
Unterlassene Hilfeleistung: In Italien stehen heute Beamte der Küstenwache und der Finanzpolizei vor Gericht. Der Vorwurf: Sie haben keine Rettungsmaßnahmen eingeleitet, als 2023 ein Boot mit Geflüchteten vor der Küste Kalabriens sank. 94 Menschen starben, darunter 34 Minderjährige. 1/4
Italia: al via il processo per il naufragio di Cutro - Amnesty International Italia
Sei funzionari della guardia costiera e della guardia di finanza a processo per la morte di 94 persone nel naufragio di Cutro.
www.amnesty.it
January 30, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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meisnerwerk.bsky.social
Tiefgründiger Text von Wolfgang Kraushaar zur Causa #vonderTann in @blaetter.bsky.social: Gibt es eine orchestrierte Kampagne, die sich im Ergebnis nicht nur gegen von der Tann oder die ARD, sondern gegen die Nahost-Berichterstattung des ÖRR insgesamt wendet? Wohl ja www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2026...
Exempel an Sophie von der Tann
Anlässlich des Gazakrieges ist es zu massiven Angriffen auf den öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunk gekommen, insbesondere auf die ARD-Korrespondentin Sophie von der Tann. An diesem Fall wird deutlich, wi...
www.blaetter.de
January 29, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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lebassett.bsky.social
This is so unhinged
"He told me that he doesn't understand what's wrong with Minnesota. 'I don't know what's wrong with you people,'" Walz said Wednesday in an exclusive interview with MS NOW senior national and political correspondent Jacob Soboroff. "I said, 'Nothing's wrong, Mr. President. We're one of the most effective states and one of the best places to live? "And he told me, 'Well, look, Tim, we did this in New Orleans, we did it in Louisville, there's no problems? And I said, 'You didn't kill anybody in Louisville or New Orleans. And the operation here looks very different from that.? "And then he told me it was successful in Venezuela," Walz said.
January 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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emma-briant.co.uk
I wonder how much they got paid to say that.
diplomatofnight.com Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 14h
Tucker Carlson: "Saudi Arabia [...] is kind of a weirdly free place.”

Hillary Clinton: "The example that the kingdom is setting for the right kind of development [...] that is a very strong model for other parts of the world"

Quotes from a real estate conference in Riyadh
Hillary Clinton and Tucker Carlson Walk Into a Saudi Real Estate Forum
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:20 AM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores.

TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.

Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.

Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
January 29, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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theguardian.com
Minneapolis citizens on protecting their neighbours from ICE – podcast
Minneapolis citizens on protecting their neighbours from ICE – podcast
How does it feel when ICE agents swarm your city? Minneapolis residents on why they are rising up
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:04 AM
mkarnold.bsky.social
Ein neues israelisches Gesetz verbietet es Wasser- und Stromanbietern, UNRWA-Einrichtungen zu versorgen. Das hat nun Konsequenzen – etwa für Schulen
Israel geht gegen UNRWA vor: Im Klassenzimmer bleibt es dunkel
Ein neues israelisches Gesetz verbietet es Wasser- und Stromanbietern, UNRWA-Einrichtungen zu versorgen. Das hat nun Konsequenzen – etwa für Schulen.
taz.de
January 30, 2026 at 8:19 AM
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shourahashemi.bsky.social
Zwei Jahre lang wurden die Todeszahlen aus Gaza systematisch und koordiniert in Frage gestellt und ins Lächerliche gezogen, um den Völkermord an der palästinensischen Bevölkerung stillschweigend zu legitimieren.

Jetzt haben die IDF selbst die Zahlen zugegeben.

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
www.haaretz.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:52 PM
mkarnold.bsky.social
Israeli media cite official accepting Hamas figure of 70,000 war dead
Israeli media cite official accepting Hamas figure of 70,000 war dead
Israel has previously cast doubt on figures from the Hamas-run health ministry, which the UN considers reliable.
www.bbc.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:17 AM
mkarnold.bsky.social
Israels Armee bestätigt 71.000 Tote in Gaza und damit palästinensische Angaben

Mindestens 83 Prozent der Toten waren Zivilisten
Israels Armee bestätigt 71.000 Tote in Gaza und damit palästinensische Angaben
Tote durch Mangelernährung oder Krankheiten sind in den Zahlen nicht inkludiert. Viele Leichen befinden sich noch unter den Trümmern
www.derstandard.at
January 29, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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aramsinn.bsky.social
Yeahhhhhhh
aaup.org AAUP @aaup.org · 22h
"Professors are fighting an asymmetric battle against the tide of anti-intellectualism, illiberalism and bad-faith complaints, and will be for the foreseeable future."
Opinion | The Havoc That One Disgruntled Student Can Wreak on a University
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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wesleymorgan.bsky.social
From 2016 to 2024, the IDF received formal complaints alleging the killing of 696 West Bank civilians.

It opened investigations into 195 of the cases.

Just 2 soldiers were ever indicted in the cases.
Less than 1% of complaints against soldiers in West Bank lead to charges, data shows
Few investigations opened, and decisions on whether to probe allegations are often long delayed even in cases of deadly shootings, research by Yesh Din organization finds
www.timesofisrael.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:52 AM
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onachtwey.bsky.social
Maybe some change is coming.
January 28, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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shourahashemi.bsky.social
Zu den Protesten im Iran, der brutalen Niederschlagung und den bisher verifizierten Zahlen kursieren mittlerweile zahlreiche unterschiedliche Erzählungen bis hin zu Verschwörungstheorien.
Wir haben die wichtigsten Fakten zu einem Explainer zusammengetragen. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...
What happened at the protests in Iran?
January 2026 marks the deadliest period of repression by the Iranian authorities in decades of Amnesty’s research.
www.amnesty.org
January 28, 2026 at 7:01 PM
mkarnold.bsky.social
Sounds like there's going to be a 60s revival in the US ... 🎸🎶✊
brucespringsteen.net Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 1d
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Ignorance is power.
www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
mkarnold.bsky.social
Placebo make theatre debut with score for Brecht production by Royal Shakespeare Company

Alt-rockers will score Hitler allegory The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, with Mark Gatiss in the title role
Placebo make theatre debut with score for Brecht production by Royal Shakespeare Company
Alt-rockers will score Hitler allegory The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, with Mark Gatiss in the title role
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:14 AM
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alexanderpollak.bsky.social
Es ist nicht das erste Mal, dass Krone & FPÖ im Verbund unser Land spalten und zu Hass anstacheln wollen. Aber der Hetzartikel gegen hier (!) lebende & hier (!) versicherte Spitalspatienten, die weit unterdurchschnittlich (!) Behandlungen in Anspruch nehmen, ist schon eine besondere Schweinerei. 1/2
January 28, 2026 at 7:04 AM
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groebchen.bsky.social
"Letztlich sieht man bei ICE gerade, dass Datenschützer oft zu unrecht belächelt werden, wenn sie davor warnen, dass Daten, die einmal erhoben sind, für alle erdenklichen Zwecke genutzt werden können – auch welche, die aus verfassungsrechtlicher Sicht bedenklich sind." 

www.zeit.de/digital/inte...
US-Behörde ICE: War für Werbung gedacht, wird jetzt zur Überwachung eingesetzt
Die Macht der US-Behörde ICE rührt auch aus ihren enormen digitalen Befugnissen. Denn Beamte können auf sensibelste Daten zugreifen. Und es könnte noch schlimmer werden.
www.zeit.de
January 27, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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claasgefroi.bsky.social
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Brief des Komponisten Philip Glass: After thoughtful consideration, I have decided to withdraw my Symphony No. 15 "Lincoln" from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Symphony No. 15 is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, and the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony. Therefore, I feel an obligation to withdraw this Symphony premiere from the Kennedy Center under its current leadership. Philip Glass
January 27, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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drphiloponus.bsky.social
Österreichische ICE-Übung?
falter.at FALTER. Die Wochenzeitung aus Wien @falter.at · 2d
Ein Gefangener stirbt mit zertrümmertem Schädel, nachdem maskierte Beamte auf ihn eingeschlagen haben. Das Justizministerium hält den Fall vor der Öffentlichkeit geheim – und sogar vor der Mutter des Toten. Jetzt bringen FALTER-Recherchen von @klenkflorian.bsky.social​ die Causa ans Licht ↓
Justizskandal im Gefängnis Hirtenberg: Häftling von Beamten zu Tode gebracht?
www.falter.at
January 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM