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Bücher: 1977. Eine kurze Geschichte der Gegenwart (Suhrkamp 2021); Michel Foucault zur Einführung (Junius, 8. Aufl. 2023); The Big City. A Visual Anthology (Scheidegger&Spiess, März 2026). web: https://philippsarasin.ch
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Philipp Sarasin @philippsarasin.bsky.social · Jun 26
In other news: I got a new website with a lot of new photographs. Comments are welcome!
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Philipp Sarasin @philippsarasin.bsky.social · 1h
Anne Applebaum glasklar 👇🏼 www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Does Steve Witkoff Keep Taking Russia’s Side?
Trump’s envoy isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin.
www.theatlantic.com

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Armin Wolf @arminwolf.at · 13h
Diese Geschichte ist unfassbar.
Weil der Trump-Regierung die Arbeit des Internationalen Strafgerichtshofs nicht passt, wird ein französischer Richter digital de facto ausgelöscht und bekommt keine Kreditkarte und kein Bankkonto mehr:
"Digitale Auslöschung": Wie US-Sanktionen einen europäischen Richter lahmlegen
Nicolas Guillou ist von beinahe allen digitalen Diensten dieser Welt gesperrt – von Amazon bis Paypal. Europa wirkt dagegen völlig machtlos
www.derstandard.at

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 15h
Kostiantynivka today‼️

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 16h
Russians are literally writing US foreign policy, they have more power projection in DC than in Kyiv LMAO

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 23h
Remember when the trump administration colluding with the Kremlin was a "democrat hoax"?

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The Analyst @militaryanalyst.bsky.social · 1d
RUSSIAN ANSWER TO NEGOTIATIONS: A NEW DOBROPILIA OFFENSIVE

Amid a whirlwind of what amounts to gossip and counter claims by the Russians and Bloomberg publishing recorded conversations between Russian negotiators. Trump insisting a deal is close while Putin is still demanding all of Donbas - a

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Fabian Baumann @fabianbaumann.bsky.social · 1d
"Working towards the Führer" heisst das bei Ian Kershaw...

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Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 1d
“Incrementalism in military aid disrupted Ukraine’s battlefield momentum and provided time for Russian forces to adapt; it gave the Kremlin time to surge Russia’s defense industrial base…reduced domestic pressures on Putin…masked Russia’s weaknesses, and undermined America’s policies.”
thestudyofwar.bsky.social Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 1d
As ISW’s Nataliya Bugayova writes, Putin counts on offsets — using operations and partnerships in one region to offset the limits of Russia’s capability in another. (1/7)

Read the full report: isw.pub/SeizingtheIn...

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Christian Eichfeld @ceichfeldleipzig.bsky.social · 1d
Bitte vergesst nicht, bei dem Wetter eine Schale Graubrot für Friedrich Merz rauszustellen.

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 1d
Russia rolls out a surrender deal for Ukraine => Trump insists Ukraine must sign => An enormous joint diplomatic effort by Europe + Ukraine + some Americans is needed to transform the deal into something acceptable => Russia refuses to sign.

Rinse and repeat.

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The Analyst @militaryanalyst.bsky.social · 1d
I’M SICK OF AMERICANS
SAYING UKRAINE HAS LOST

Nothing is further from the truth and there’s been a lot of American talk that the war is nearly four years old and the only thing that can happen is Ukraine loses. Where in the history books can you show me an example of a defending power who has

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Sabine Fischer @sabfis3.bsky.social · 2d
Donald #Trump denkt in chauvinistischen Großmachtkategorien – und genau so geht er an „Friedensverhandlungen“ über #Russlands Krieg gegen die #Ukraine heran. Er hat seit Beginn des Jahres das diplomatische Gleichgewicht zwischen den Kriegsparteien massiv zugunsten Russlands verschoben

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Philipp Sarasin @philippsarasin.bsky.social · 2d
Immigration fördern? 🤷‍♂️

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Tagesschau Bot @tagesschau.bsky.social · 2d
Die MINT-Lücke bleibt groß#MINT-Fächer#Fachkräftemangel#Arbeitsmarkt
Die MINT-Lücke bleibt groß
Trotz schlechter Konjunktur fehlen in Deutschland weiterhin viele Fachkräfte im MINT-Bereich.
www.tagesschau.de

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Philipp Sarasin @philippsarasin.bsky.social · 2d
Ze schien nicht der Meinung der großen Mehrheit des Kommentariats zu sein, dass die Europäer (und er) nun auf Distanz zu Trump gehen sollten - er blieb vielmehr weiterhin unglaublich diplomatisch, und das Resultat der Genfer Verhandlungen gibt ihm vorerst recht. Der Mann hat Nerven aus Stahl.
kyivindependent.com The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 2d
⚡️ Update: 'Something good just may be happening,' Trump says after US-Ukraine peace consultations.

Trump hinted at "big progress" in peace efforts after the U.S.-Ukraine talks in Geneva, saying: "Don't believe it until you see it, but something good just may be happening."
Zelensky may reportedly visit US this week to discuss peace plan with Trump
The possible visit would depend on the outcomes of the U.S.-Ukraine consultations in Geneva, according to CBS News.
kyivindependent.com

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 2d
⚡️ Update: 'Something good just may be happening,' Trump says after US-Ukraine peace consultations.

Trump hinted at "big progress" in peace efforts after the U.S.-Ukraine talks in Geneva, saying: "Don't believe it until you see it, but something good just may be happening."
Zelensky may reportedly visit US this week to discuss peace plan with Trump
The possible visit would depend on the outcomes of the U.S.-Ukraine consultations in Geneva, according to CBS News.
kyivindependent.com

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Bunkerhunter @bunkerhunter.bsky.social · 3d
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 3d
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?

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Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 3d
The UN just held a vote on ending torture, in which three countries voted against ending torture.

🔍 Zoom in…

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Philipp Sarasin @philippsarasin.bsky.social · 3d
Sehr überzeugende Rekonstruktion, wie dieser russische „peace plan“ in den US-amerikanischen Medienzyklus eingeschleust wurde und die Administration das jetzt schon fast notgedrungen als ihren eigenen verkauft. Heftig. 👇🏼
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“He Must Have Got This From K.”
How a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence
macspaunday.substack.com

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Joerg Lau @joerglau.bsky.social · 4d
Epic

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“He Must Have Got This From K.”
How a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence
open.substack.com

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 4d
Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this "peace plan" was written by Russians or Americans?

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Simone Brunner @simonebrunner.bsky.social · 4d
"European leaders, meeting today in panic mode, are paying a bitter price for their failure to seize the initiative. That is an indictment of their short-sightedness."

Feels like watching the same old painful movie since 2014 all over, all over, all over again...

www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Donald Trump’s peace plan would be bad for Ukraine, Europe and America
It is a sad mix of naked opportunism and strategic myopia
www.economist.com

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Oleksii Makeiev @makeiev.bsky.social · 4d
Freiheit und Frieden liegen nicht verpackt unter dem Weihnachtsbaum. Sie fallen nicht vom Himmel und entstehen nicht durch aufgezwungene Kompromisse. Sie müssen verteidigt und erkämpft werden. Ukrainer zahlen täglich mit ihrem Leben. Wir Europäer dürfen nicht nachlassen. Kein Deal mit dem Aggressor.

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 4d
Every previous Trump attempt to force Ukraine and then Russia into agreements involved unrealistically quick deadlines that then fell apart as the Trump administration shifted to avoid acknowledging that its own position towards Ukraine and Russia is weaker than it claims it is

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 4d
Queues for bread, lifeless bodies on the streets of Kharkiv, hungry children searching for food, half-dead animals, and deserted villages — this is how Kharkiv region appeared through the lens of Austrian engineer Alexander Wienerberger.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 4d
Ukraine has formed a formal delegation for talks on Trump’s peace plan.The team is headed by Presidential Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak and includes NSDC Secretary Umerov, GUR chief Kyrylo Budanov, and other top defense and intelligence officials. Talks will take place in Switzerland.

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WOZ @woz.ch · 4d
Ein Korruptionsskandal mit Verbindungen bis in höchste Regierungsämter schlägt in der #Ukraine hohe Wellen. Politologe Serhij Kudelia erklärt, wie das Bestechungsschema funktioniert – und warum der Skandal wenig überraschend ist.

Interview: @annajik.bsky.social
Korruption in der Ukraine: «Selenski ist eine Geisel des eigenen Systems»
Hundert Millionen Dollar Schmiergelder, Involvierte bis in die höchsten Regierungskreise: Der Skandal rund um den staatlichen Energiekonzern Enerhoatom schlägt hohe Wellen. Eine Einordnung des ukrainischen Politologen Serhij Kudelia.
www.woz.ch

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 4d
A fascinating scene to understand how personalistic regimes work. First, there is an in-or-out decision by the leader. This is always in flux, deliberately uncertain and essential to extract rents and exert power. When you are on the inside the substance of what you say and do becomes secondary.
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d
Q: “Are you affirming you think Trump is a fascist?”

TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”

ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”

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Shaun Pinner @olddogua.bsky.social · 5d
Russia’s worsening economic climate, growing budget deficit, bleak forecasts, and now selling off its gold reserves, all point to a Kremlin growing desperate. Suddenly we’re handed a 28-point ‘peace plan’ with neither Ukraine nor Europe included.

Coincidence?