TenderEmpirics
@tenderempirics.bsky.social
Alexander I. Stingl. Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Director of PhD Studies (Soc&Pol) @ UoGalway. Fellow@Global Research Network. Palliative care for humanity in its final days. @TenderEmpirics on all socials. Plays TFT & chess. -All Posts Personal
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preparing the final paper / talk of the year
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Keynote Lecture “BodyPracticesWriting: The Challenges of Lived Embodiment”
www.poly-unifrankfurt.de
December 6, 2025 at 11:12 AM
preparing the final paper / talk of the year
www.poly-unifrankfurt.de/events/body-...
www.poly-unifrankfurt.de/events/body-...
Delighted that a good friend will become my colleague next year.
December 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Delighted that a good friend will become my colleague next year.
The new bookshelf needed to be built, even though I had tons of admin, preparation and marking to do.
November 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The new bookshelf needed to be built, even though I had tons of admin, preparation and marking to do.
Sigh…. MS Outlook is becoming atrocious, it just changed the word inquiries to injuries in an email I sent. WTF
November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Sigh…. MS Outlook is becoming atrocious, it just changed the word inquiries to injuries in an email I sent. WTF
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Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces transition committees
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people.
www.cbsnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
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Congratulations!!! Let me know how I can support! 🤩❤️
Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces transition committees
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people.
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Congratulations!!! Let me know how I can support! 🤩❤️
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The Mallorca rule applies here too: if you can't function outside of Bödefeld-Schmallenberg, just stay in fucking Bödefeld-Schmallenberg. Not like the rest of the world is jonesing for a visit from some of the least fun people on the planet.
November 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Mallorca rule applies here too: if you can't function outside of Bödefeld-Schmallenberg, just stay in fucking Bödefeld-Schmallenberg. Not like the rest of the world is jonesing for a visit from some of the least fun people on the planet.
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‘The chill wind from the White House is already rippling through New Broadcasting House.’
@lewisgoodall.com reacts after the BBC edited out an anti-Trump line from a historian’s lecture.
@lewisgoodall.com reacts after the BBC edited out an anti-Trump line from a historian’s lecture.
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
‘The chill wind from the White House is already rippling through New Broadcasting House.’
@lewisgoodall.com reacts after the BBC edited out an anti-Trump line from a historian’s lecture.
@lewisgoodall.com reacts after the BBC edited out an anti-Trump line from a historian’s lecture.
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#TenureTrack klingt nach Erfolgsgeschichte! 🏆 Warum ich dann für seine Abschaffung plädiere? Das erfahrt Ihr in diesem Video! Aufgenommen wurde es bei der #TenureTrackTagung2025 im Mai — alle Aufzeichungen & Ergebnisse gibt‘s nun auf 1 grandiosen Website: tenure-track-tagung.pageflow.io #IchBinHanna
November 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
#TenureTrack klingt nach Erfolgsgeschichte! 🏆 Warum ich dann für seine Abschaffung plädiere? Das erfahrt Ihr in diesem Video! Aufgenommen wurde es bei der #TenureTrackTagung2025 im Mai — alle Aufzeichungen & Ergebnisse gibt‘s nun auf 1 grandiosen Website: tenure-track-tagung.pageflow.io #IchBinHanna
I was not aware Raffestin passed away recently. His work was truly groundbreaking. progressivegeographies.com/2025/11/11/c...
Claude Raffestin (1936–2025) – Juliet Fall tribute, open access articles, and other pieces in English
The Swiss-French geographer Claude Raffestin died earlier this year. Juliet Fall has a tribute to him here, and Sage have made some articles by or about him available open access until the end of 2…
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November 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I was not aware Raffestin passed away recently. His work was truly groundbreaking. progressivegeographies.com/2025/11/11/c...
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Bundeskanzler Merz fliegt zwar zur Klimakonferenz und suggeriert, er kümmere sich. Aber kaum ist er zurück, düpiert er die Gastgeber und macht das Fliegen billiger. Das ist pure
„So-als-ob-Politik“ www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2...
„So-als-ob-Politik“ www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2...
Friedrich Merz: Die So-als-ob-Politik
Der Kanzler verspricht Klimaschutz und will gleichzeitig Fliegen billiger machen. Und er ist damit nicht allein. Das zeigt, wie sehr Trump inzwischen abfärbt.
www.zeit.de
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Bundeskanzler Merz fliegt zwar zur Klimakonferenz und suggeriert, er kümmere sich. Aber kaum ist er zurück, düpiert er die Gastgeber und macht das Fliegen billiger. Das ist pure
„So-als-ob-Politik“ www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2...
„So-als-ob-Politik“ www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2...
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Wahre Größe ist, einen Fehler zu erkennen, ihn zu benennen und versuchen zu korrigieren.
November 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Wahre Größe ist, einen Fehler zu erkennen, ihn zu benennen und versuchen zu korrigieren.
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Der Fortschritt ist einfach unaufhaltsam.
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Der Fortschritt ist einfach unaufhaltsam.
Well, of course... not surprising. www.huffpost.com/entry/white-...
The White House Intervened On Behalf Of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During Federal Investigation
The official who delivered the message, Paul Ingrassia, previously represented the Tate brothers before joining the White House.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Well, of course... not surprising. www.huffpost.com/entry/white-...
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💔 Alice Wong’s last words: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down.”
We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.
We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
💔 Alice Wong’s last words: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down.”
We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.
We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.
Immer wenn ich ChatGPT frage "Warum bist du so dumm?", kriege ich keine gescheite Antwort.
November 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Immer wenn ich ChatGPT frage "Warum bist du so dumm?", kriege ich keine gescheite Antwort.
You cannot make this much stupidity up. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
EU considers weakening 2040 climate goal over forest CO2 absorption, draft shows
The European Union is considering a brake clause to weaken its 2040 climate target in the future, if it becomes clear countries' forests are not absorbing enough CO2 emissions to meet the goal, a draft EU compromise proposal showed.
www.reuters.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM
You cannot make this much stupidity up. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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They lied as well as knew!
Exxon funded rightwing thinktanks to spread climate change denial across Latin America. Documents reveal a coordinated campaign to make the global south “less inclined” to support the climate treaty process. @geoffdembicki.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exxon funded rightwing thinktanks to spread climate change denial across Latin America. Documents reveal a coordinated campaign to make the global south “less inclined” to support the climate treaty process. @geoffdembicki.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal
Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
They lied as well as knew!
Exxon funded rightwing thinktanks to spread climate change denial across Latin America. Documents reveal a coordinated campaign to make the global south “less inclined” to support the climate treaty process. @geoffdembicki.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exxon funded rightwing thinktanks to spread climate change denial across Latin America. Documents reveal a coordinated campaign to make the global south “less inclined” to support the climate treaty process. @geoffdembicki.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I mean, if Trump gets to run a third time, so does Obama, no? www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Democrats are searching for their next leader. But they still have Obama.
Obama’s reemergence is a reminder of the rudderlessness of the Democratic Party, which is still reeling from stinging losses in 2024.
www.politico.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I mean, if Trump gets to run a third time, so does Obama, no? www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Napkin...... Kin in napping.
October 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Napkin...... Kin in napping.