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Henning Lahmann 🟥

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International law & theory & digital tech (he/him) Would rather talk about music Assistant Professor, Universiteit Leiden Amsterdam & Berlin, frequently Hamburg & NYC https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/henning-lahmann

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Henning Lahmann 🟥 @hlahmann.bsky.social · Jul 24

I believe that we need to keep talking about what German leaders (and media) have been doing over the past 20 months, and we have an obligation to hold them accountable. My piece mostly concerns the attacks against Iran and not the atrocities Israel is committing in Gaza, but ofc it’s all connected.

Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · Jul 24

"What We Lost in the Skies Above Tehran"

HENNING LAHMANN (@hlahmann.bsky.social‬) on Germany’s failure to uphold international law – and why it’s not the breach of international law that threatens normative stability, but how the international community responds.

verfassungsblog.de/what-we-lost...

Quote: “The damage that Merz and Steinmeier have inflicted on both Germany’s international credibility and the order put in place with the founding of the United Nations will likewise be felt for decades to come.”

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Henning Lahmann 🟥 @hlahmann.bsky.social · 17h

“practicing politics the right way” – @ezraklein.bsky.social

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Professor Flees to Europe After Turning Point USA Calls Him Antifa

Rutgers University professor Mark Bray no longer feels safe at home.

newrepublic.com

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Henning Lahmann 🟥 @hlahmann.bsky.social · 1d

Just out!

Using AI to counter 'cognitive warfare'? Bad idea, for so many reasons, but if inevitable (probably is), some things to think about:

"The fundamental rights risks of countering cognitive warfare with artificial intelligence", Ethics & Information Technology 2025

doi.org/10.1007/s106...

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Henning Lahmann 🟥 @hlahmann.bsky.social · 5d

Feels like an appropriate day to bring back this classic.

All 4 genres of music

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Henning Lahmann 🟥 @hlahmann.bsky.social · 7d

Growing up means learning to let go of things. Today I’m letting go of Nick Cave

Henning Lahmann 🟥 @hlahmann.bsky.social · 7d

Okay people everything that doesn’t get done today will get done tomorrow. Or at a later date

Henning Lahmann 🟥 @hlahmann.bsky.social · 7d

That’s the spirit!!

Henning Lahmann 🟥 @hlahmann.bsky.social · 7d

two boys sitting next to each other with the words " it 's ok " on the bottom

ALT: two boys sitting next to each other with the words " it 's ok " on the bottom

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Henning Lahmann 🟥 @hlahmann.bsky.social · 7d

No…it should *never* get to that point, Stefania

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Henning Lahmann 🟥 @hlahmann.bsky.social · 7d

This is exactly why I finally had to admit that I need it

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Henning Lahmann 🟥 @hlahmann.bsky.social · 7d

Finally added a direct link to the DSA to my Chrome bookmarks bar and I am so sad about this development

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Henning Lahmann 🟥 @hlahmann.bsky.social · 7d

📝📚📙

Henning Lahmann 🟥 @hlahmann.bsky.social · 8d

Sorry I’ve been absent, how’s the discourse been

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19d

Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

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Henning Lahmann 🟥 @hlahmann.bsky.social · 19d

Have we tried unplugging *everything* and plugging it back in yet

MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 19d

🇦🇱 Albania's AI minister "Diella" addressed the parliament for the first time.

👀 Diella said she has been "hurt" by opposition lawmakers who called her unconstitutional.

Henning Lahmann 🟥 @hlahmann.bsky.social · 20d

We broke this timeline

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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 22d

"The university will stop sharing the data required to be included in the ranking as of 2026. As a result, Sorbonne University will no longer feature in future rankings produced by THE, which include the World University Rankings, the Rankings by Subject or the Impact Rankings."

Excellent!

Sorbonne University decides to withdraw from the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings

As of 2026, Sorbonne University will no longer submit data to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. The decision comes as part of a wider approach to promote open science and ref...

www.sorbonne-universite.fr

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Henning Lahmann 🟥 @hlahmann.bsky.social · 22d

What keeps baffling me is the ability of certain academics to bemoan “normative slippery slopes” while, I think genuinely without bad intentions, failing to recognize that it’s their very own championing of certain doctrines that caused the slope to slip www.justsecurity.org/120727/israe...

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Eryk Salvaggio @eryk.bsky.social · 24d

Being at an AI conference as a skeptic is a lot like going to a church for someone else’s faith. A lot of friendly people talking about something that has changed their world, and you keep looking around for signs you just can’t see.

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Elianne van Turennout @realhanswiegel.bsky.social · 26d

Dit bedoel ik dus! Mensen die wetten willen invoeren die zijn leven waarschijnlijk hadden gered, worden nu weggezet als radicalen, omdat ze hem niet bejubelen als held.

Omnicrisis @sybren.bsky.social · 26d

Wat zijn we in hemelsnaam aan het doen. Deze man was, onder andere, een antisemiet, racist conspiracy verspreider en homohater.

Hij had niet neergeschoten moeten worden, of zelfs bedreigd mogen worden. Maar het was geen engel. Hij was een engerd.

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Adam Cochran @adamscochran.bsky.social · 26d

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In case you were wondering why the incorrect rumor of “trans activist” and “fascist symbols” on ammo started, it’s because arrows and initials are common ways manufacturers stamp ammo.

Including “TRN” the ironsight and a direction broad arrow:

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Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · 26d

Conservative white men are not used to actually being the victim of violence which is why we are seeing such a massive fear reaction from the Right disguised as “where is your EMPATHY, perform it for me RIGHT NOW!”

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Henning Lahmann 🟥 @hlahmann.bsky.social · 26d

Lol at you on all counts

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Ntina Tzouvala @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social · 26d

I wrote a short piece on definitions that conflate anti/semitism with (anti)-Zionism and the dangers that their adoption poses specifically for international lawyers, including for our Palestinian colleagues and students: voelkerrechtsblog.org/defining-awa...

Defining Away Palestine

voelkerrechtsblog.org

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Azadeh Akbari @azadehakbari.bsky.social · 26d

Read my latest commentary on Big Tech Authoritarianism, which discusses how Big Tech actively constructs authoritarian spaces – both within their organisational structures and across broader socio-political contexts.

doi.org/10.1177/2976...

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Henning Lahmann 🟥 @hlahmann.bsky.social · 27d

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