marc liam
@vellichoro.bsky.social
citizen of the universal republic / academic / born @ 338 ppm in the Capitalocene
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Video: German Chancellor Merz, speaking ahead of the election he later won, laying out plans to shield Israel from accountability.
Story from MEE is linked below 👇
Story from MEE is linked below 👇
December 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Video: German Chancellor Merz, speaking ahead of the election he later won, laying out plans to shield Israel from accountability.
Story from MEE is linked below 👇
Story from MEE is linked below 👇
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🇩🇪 Germany’s Federal Security Council approved a $3.1bn weapons deal with Israel on Thu, clearing the way for Berlin to purchase Israel’s Arrow 3 missile defense system despite mounting int'l legal scrutiny over Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Middle East Eye reports.
Beginning with the genocide of...
Beginning with the genocide of...
December 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
🇩🇪 Germany’s Federal Security Council approved a $3.1bn weapons deal with Israel on Thu, clearing the way for Berlin to purchase Israel’s Arrow 3 missile defense system despite mounting int'l legal scrutiny over Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Middle East Eye reports.
Beginning with the genocide of...
Beginning with the genocide of...
“Mary Douglas [argues that] institutions generate the categories through which their members think, and even the most reflexive social scientist is not exempt —we are inside the systems we analyze, and the analysis does not lift us out.”
artificialbureaucracy.substack.com/p/context-wi...
artificialbureaucracy.substack.com/p/context-wi...
Context Widows
or, of GPUs, LPUs, and Goal Displacement
artificialbureaucracy.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“Mary Douglas [argues that] institutions generate the categories through which their members think, and even the most reflexive social scientist is not exempt —we are inside the systems we analyze, and the analysis does not lift us out.”
artificialbureaucracy.substack.com/p/context-wi...
artificialbureaucracy.substack.com/p/context-wi...
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Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
December 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
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#OtD 17 Dec 1941 Spanish anarchist worker and resistance activist, Josefina Lamua Broto, was shot dead by fascist dictator Francisco Franco's troops in Barbastro, Aragon. She was just 23 stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8869...
December 17, 2025 at 10:55 AM
#OtD 17 Dec 1941 Spanish anarchist worker and resistance activist, Josefina Lamua Broto, was shot dead by fascist dictator Francisco Franco's troops in Barbastro, Aragon. She was just 23 stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8869...
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‘Suddenly the inner thoughts of power are projected onto the screen in everyone’s hand – all the drivelling banalities, the selfishness, the contempt for others, the lack of interest in anything the world has to offer except personal gain.’
T.J. Clark on Trump.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
T.J. Clark on Trump.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
T.J. Clark · The Job
What would politics be like in an age where one empire continued to hold sway over the ‘international community’, as...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
‘Suddenly the inner thoughts of power are projected onto the screen in everyone’s hand – all the drivelling banalities, the selfishness, the contempt for others, the lack of interest in anything the world has to offer except personal gain.’
T.J. Clark on Trump.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
T.J. Clark on Trump.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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“The independent MP Jeremy Corbyn put the request for a meeting to the justice minister, Jake Richards. When Richards replied “no”, laughter was heard from some MPs in the chamber.”
Read that again. For shame.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Read that again. For shame.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers ‘may die without Lammy’s intervention’
Justice secretary criticised for refusing to meet lawyers who say health of their jailed clients is ‘rapidly deteriorating’
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
“The independent MP Jeremy Corbyn put the request for a meeting to the justice minister, Jake Richards. When Richards replied “no”, laughter was heard from some MPs in the chamber.”
Read that again. For shame.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Read that again. For shame.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Chile wählt den deutschstämmigen José Antonio Kast zum Präsidenten. Er ist Sohn eines NSDAP-Mitglieds, neunfacher Vater und strenggläubiger Katholik.
Stichwahl in Chile: Rechtsextremer José Antonio Kast wird Präsident
Chile wählt den deutschstämmigen José Antonio Kast zum Präsidenten. Er ist Sohn eines NSDAP-Mitglieds, neunfacher Vater und strenggläubiger Katholik.
taz.de
December 15, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Chile wählt den deutschstämmigen José Antonio Kast zum Präsidenten. Er ist Sohn eines NSDAP-Mitglieds, neunfacher Vater und strenggläubiger Katholik.
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BREAKING: Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar says her son was pulled over by immigration agents and asked to prove his citizenship.
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar says her son was pulled over by ICE
Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar said federal immigration agents pulled over her son on Saturday and asked him to prove his citizenship.
cbsn.ws
December 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
BREAKING: Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar says her son was pulled over by immigration agents and asked to prove his citizenship.
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A couple of weeks ago I spoke at the University of Minnesota on the topic of how AI would change science.
Now you can watch online (or get AI to summarize it for you.)
Now you can watch online (or get AI to summarize it for you.)
December 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
A couple of weeks ago I spoke at the University of Minnesota on the topic of how AI would change science.
Now you can watch online (or get AI to summarize it for you.)
Now you can watch online (or get AI to summarize it for you.)
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According to analysis by @justicecollective.bsky.social, there are more police officers per capita in Berlin than in New York city.
Berlin police also recently acquired extensive new surveillance powers. www.heise.de/en/news/Berl...
In this context, I find their propensity for violence alarming.
Berlin police also recently acquired extensive new surveillance powers. www.heise.de/en/news/Berl...
In this context, I find their propensity for violence alarming.
Shifting Funds from the Police to the People — Justice Collective
Justice Collective reveals Berlin's outsized spending on police: Berlin now has more police per capital than New York City. Based on our budgetary analysis, we argue that we should reinvest police bud...
www.justice-collective.org
December 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
According to analysis by @justicecollective.bsky.social, there are more police officers per capita in Berlin than in New York city.
Berlin police also recently acquired extensive new surveillance powers. www.heise.de/en/news/Berl...
In this context, I find their propensity for violence alarming.
Berlin police also recently acquired extensive new surveillance powers. www.heise.de/en/news/Berl...
In this context, I find their propensity for violence alarming.
“the frequency, the intensity and the visibility of the violence leave only two possible conclusions: either the Berlin police operate beyond democratic control, or the city’s government wants them to behave like this.”
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
Harry Stopes | Police Violence in Berlin
In the last six months human rights officials at both the Council of Europe and the United Nations have written to the...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
“the frequency, the intensity and the visibility of the violence leave only two possible conclusions: either the Berlin police operate beyond democratic control, or the city’s government wants them to behave like this.”
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
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Protect Academic Freedom, Our Faculty, Our Communities – AAUP North Carolina – Higher Education Labor United
higheredlaborunited.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
sign and share higheredlaborunited.org/2025/12/09/p...
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Die ersten Pakete sind schon von arrel verschickt worden. Habt ihr eure Socken schon erhalten? Dann markiert uns gerne auf euren Fotos oder schickt sie uns per DM. Und falls ihr noch kein Paar habt: Bestellt sie jetzt bei www.arrel.de!
#FürBewegungsfreiheit #Seebrücke #Unverhandelbar
#FürBewegungsfreiheit #Seebrücke #Unverhandelbar
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December 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Die ersten Pakete sind schon von arrel verschickt worden. Habt ihr eure Socken schon erhalten? Dann markiert uns gerne auf euren Fotos oder schickt sie uns per DM. Und falls ihr noch kein Paar habt: Bestellt sie jetzt bei www.arrel.de!
#FürBewegungsfreiheit #Seebrücke #Unverhandelbar
#FürBewegungsfreiheit #Seebrücke #Unverhandelbar
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Eyal Weizman: „Deutschland leugne nicht nur den Genozid in Gaza und relativiere den an Nama und Herero, sondern verweigere damit auch die Anerkennung eigener historischer Kontinuitäten – eine subtile Form der Holocaustleugnung sei das.“ www.fr.de/kultur/gesel...
Deutschland als eine Art rechtes Sparta
Frust an der Debatte: Auf einer Tagung in Zürich zeichnen deutsche linke Intellektuelle die Gegenwart und Zukunft Deutschlands in düsteren Farben.
www.fr.de
December 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Eyal Weizman: „Deutschland leugne nicht nur den Genozid in Gaza und relativiere den an Nama und Herero, sondern verweigere damit auch die Anerkennung eigener historischer Kontinuitäten – eine subtile Form der Holocaustleugnung sei das.“ www.fr.de/kultur/gesel...
“With fleeting Rooseveltian exceptions, America’s capitalist odyssey has been about the owners of capital finding ways of pitching labour’s have-nots against each other. The faultlines are racial and cultural. Given the power of the tech platforms to weaponise social divisions…” #Broligarchy
December 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
“With fleeting Rooseveltian exceptions, America’s capitalist odyssey has been about the owners of capital finding ways of pitching labour’s have-nots against each other. The faultlines are racial and cultural. Given the power of the tech platforms to weaponise social divisions…” #Broligarchy
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Ich bin zutiefst getroffen von der unerwarteten Kritik an unserem Symposium „Aufstieg und Fall der BRD“. Es wäre mir nie in den Sinn gekommen, dass mittelmäßige deutsche Feuilleton-Bros sich über unseren Abschied vom mittelmäßigen deutschen Feuilleton empören
December 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Ich bin zutiefst getroffen von der unerwarteten Kritik an unserem Symposium „Aufstieg und Fall der BRD“. Es wäre mir nie in den Sinn gekommen, dass mittelmäßige deutsche Feuilleton-Bros sich über unseren Abschied vom mittelmäßigen deutschen Feuilleton empören
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#OtD 6 Dec 1928 the banana massacre took place in Ciénaga, Colombia, when soldiers killed up to 2000 striking workers of the United Fruit Co., and their wives and children, who were fighting for one day off per week and pay in money rather than coupons stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1059...
December 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM
#OtD 6 Dec 1928 the banana massacre took place in Ciénaga, Colombia, when soldiers killed up to 2000 striking workers of the United Fruit Co., and their wives and children, who were fighting for one day off per week and pay in money rather than coupons stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1059...
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
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Heute ist #WorldAIDSDay.
Am 1.12. muss ich immer weinen. Aus Trauer für die, die nicht mehr da sind. Wut über die, die uns in den Staub stießen, als wir Hilfe brauchten. Stolz auf die, die überlebten. Dankbarkeit, dass ich trotz meines #HIV -Status lebe.
Am 1.12. muss ich immer weinen. Aus Trauer für die, die nicht mehr da sind. Wut über die, die uns in den Staub stießen, als wir Hilfe brauchten. Stolz auf die, die überlebten. Dankbarkeit, dass ich trotz meines #HIV -Status lebe.
No morality tale: eine kurze Geschichte von HIV/AIDS
Jedes Jahr am 1.12. muss ich weinen. Aus Trauer für die, die nicht mehr da sind. Aus Wut über die, die uns in den Staub stießen. Dankbarkeit, dass ich leben darf.
steady.page
December 1, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Heute ist #WorldAIDSDay.
Am 1.12. muss ich immer weinen. Aus Trauer für die, die nicht mehr da sind. Wut über die, die uns in den Staub stießen, als wir Hilfe brauchten. Stolz auf die, die überlebten. Dankbarkeit, dass ich trotz meines #HIV -Status lebe.
Am 1.12. muss ich immer weinen. Aus Trauer für die, die nicht mehr da sind. Wut über die, die uns in den Staub stießen, als wir Hilfe brauchten. Stolz auf die, die überlebten. Dankbarkeit, dass ich trotz meines #HIV -Status lebe.
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Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running. This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
Our Economy Is in Danger. Here’s Why
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running. This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
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Not coincidentally this is a pretty good list of Most Important Companies to Unionize.
The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
November 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Not coincidentally this is a pretty good list of Most Important Companies to Unionize.
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Was great to get to visit Berlin's Afrikanisches Viertel today and see the changes that have been brought about thanks to concerted activism. Spaces once named after figures of German colonial expansion now are named for antocolonial leaders and events with extensive explanation.
November 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Was great to get to visit Berlin's Afrikanisches Viertel today and see the changes that have been brought about thanks to concerted activism. Spaces once named after figures of German colonial expansion now are named for antocolonial leaders and events with extensive explanation.