TE
@timothyeusc.bsky.social
Hertie School MIA | Geoeconomics | International Political Economy | History
Reposted by TE
I'm just reading some of the debates about the American Constituion, and this quote by Benjamin Franklin seems particularly relevant today:
"[T]here are two passions which have a powerful influence on the affairs of men. These are ambition and avarice; the love of power, and the love of money.
"[T]here are two passions which have a powerful influence on the affairs of men. These are ambition and avarice; the love of power, and the love of money.
December 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I'm just reading some of the debates about the American Constituion, and this quote by Benjamin Franklin seems particularly relevant today:
"[T]here are two passions which have a powerful influence on the affairs of men. These are ambition and avarice; the love of power, and the love of money.
"[T]here are two passions which have a powerful influence on the affairs of men. These are ambition and avarice; the love of power, and the love of money.
Reposted by TE
"The conditions upon return [for Russian POW] can be so dire that some families have lobbied to keep their sons out of prisoner exchanges."
The mind boggles. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
The mind boggles. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Returning Russian POWs Pay Heavy Price for Choosing Surrender Over Death
The joy of homecoming is short-lived for returning prisoners, as they face insults, cut pay and orders to return to the front line.
www.wsj.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"The conditions upon return [for Russian POW] can be so dire that some families have lobbied to keep their sons out of prisoner exchanges."
The mind boggles. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
The mind boggles. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Reposted by TE
I think a lot about how New Dealers plastered plaques on everything they built and hired Woody Guthrie to tour the Pacific Northwest writing propaganda songs about power dams. those guys knew ball
December 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I think a lot about how New Dealers plastered plaques on everything they built and hired Woody Guthrie to tour the Pacific Northwest writing propaganda songs about power dams. those guys knew ball
Reposted by TE
“Mothers had to choose which of their kids to feed.”
NEW: Humanitarian officials staged a last-minute plea to Trump officials at their fancy hotel to re-start food aid $ for a huge refugee camp in Kenya.
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
December 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“Mothers had to choose which of their kids to feed.”
Reposted by TE
I genuinely affirmatively think that it is now a democratic imperative to spend as much time as you can offline. Read more offline. Socialise more offline. Discuss media you consume with other people offline. Out there is a real world full of people looking for real human connection - seize it
Reading a bunch of books this year has really solidified for me how awful the internet is in comparison nowadays. Obviously in terms of general hostility but more generally in terms of lack of depth, insight, reading comprehension, base of knowledge, etc
December 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I genuinely affirmatively think that it is now a democratic imperative to spend as much time as you can offline. Read more offline. Socialise more offline. Discuss media you consume with other people offline. Out there is a real world full of people looking for real human connection - seize it
Reposted by TE
Giant 3D map shows almost every building in the world www.nature.com/articles/d41... Database of 2.75 billion buildings could help scientists to monitor urban planning, climate change, disaster risks and even corruption.
Giant 3D map shows almost every building in the world
A database of 2.75 billion buildings could help scientists to monitor urban planning, climate change, disaster risks and even corruption.
www.nature.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Giant 3D map shows almost every building in the world www.nature.com/articles/d41... Database of 2.75 billion buildings could help scientists to monitor urban planning, climate change, disaster risks and even corruption.
Reposted by TE
"It is necessary for the perfection of human society that there should be men who devote their lives to navigation."
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
"It is necessary for the perfection of human society that there should be men who devote their lives to navigation."
At this point, one’s incessantly applying oneself to death.
December 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
At this point, one’s incessantly applying oneself to death.
I suppose it is a bit of a stretch is post here, looking for a short-to-medium term research position in Germany - with the intention of acquiring time to look for PhD funding.
November 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I suppose it is a bit of a stretch is post here, looking for a short-to-medium term research position in Germany - with the intention of acquiring time to look for PhD funding.
Reposted by TE
Estimating the value of 220,000 cities worldwide. High-value cities have stronger agglomeration and better worker allocation, with migration gains largest in developing countries, from Aakash Bhalothia, Gavin Engelstad, Gaurav Khanna, and Harrison Mitchell www.nber.org/papers/w34503
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Estimating the value of 220,000 cities worldwide. High-value cities have stronger agglomeration and better worker allocation, with migration gains largest in developing countries, from Aakash Bhalothia, Gavin Engelstad, Gaurav Khanna, and Harrison Mitchell www.nber.org/papers/w34503
Reposted by TE
White smoke from Berlin: the coalition has agreed to tie new car purchase incentives to European preference rules - and work to align them across the EU.
A very smart move as @sandertordoir.bsky.social, @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social and I have argued here:
www.delorscentre.eu/fileadmin/2_...
A very smart move as @sandertordoir.bsky.social, @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social and I have argued here:
www.delorscentre.eu/fileadmin/2_...
November 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
White smoke from Berlin: the coalition has agreed to tie new car purchase incentives to European preference rules - and work to align them across the EU.
A very smart move as @sandertordoir.bsky.social, @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social and I have argued here:
www.delorscentre.eu/fileadmin/2_...
A very smart move as @sandertordoir.bsky.social, @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social and I have argued here:
www.delorscentre.eu/fileadmin/2_...
Reposted by TE
Rural Kenyans massively underestimate what they would earn in Nairobi.
As you can see in the figure below, rural Kenyans priors (hollow points) are well below actual incomes (filled points).
Learn why this gap matters ⤵️
As you can see in the figure below, rural Kenyans priors (hollow points) are well below actual incomes (filled points).
Learn why this gap matters ⤵️
November 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Rural Kenyans massively underestimate what they would earn in Nairobi.
As you can see in the figure below, rural Kenyans priors (hollow points) are well below actual incomes (filled points).
Learn why this gap matters ⤵️
As you can see in the figure below, rural Kenyans priors (hollow points) are well below actual incomes (filled points).
Learn why this gap matters ⤵️
Reposted by TE
Highly recommended!
My book The Contagion of Liberty, which, among other things, explains the enthusiasm early Americans had for public health and inoculations. Is coming soon to paperback and can be preordered for 40% off with code HHOL25 www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
November 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Highly recommended!
Reposted by TE
Reposted by TE
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Reposted by TE
== And finally, it could be as simple as German industry being a bit more tied to the past and unwilling to adapt to changing technology and demand, and that, as a result, it is weathering the current transformation worse. ==
you will not read more to the point bullseye analysis about Deutschland
you will not read more to the point bullseye analysis about Deutschland
November 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
== And finally, it could be as simple as German industry being a bit more tied to the past and unwilling to adapt to changing technology and demand, and that, as a result, it is weathering the current transformation worse. ==
you will not read more to the point bullseye analysis about Deutschland
you will not read more to the point bullseye analysis about Deutschland
It’s awful how commercialised Berlin Christmas markets are. Charging entry fees.
November 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It’s awful how commercialised Berlin Christmas markets are. Charging entry fees.
Reposted by TE
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Reposted by TE
1/This week has seen a blitz of what looks like corruption sandals: Saudi development deals for US military tech, Pakistani payments to Trump insiders for tariff relief, Swiss gold bars for a trade deal. Far from a payoff, this is a reordering of internat'l system.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...
www.dropbox.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
1/This week has seen a blitz of what looks like corruption sandals: Saudi development deals for US military tech, Pakistani payments to Trump insiders for tariff relief, Swiss gold bars for a trade deal. Far from a payoff, this is a reordering of internat'l system.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...
Reposted by TE
Reposted by TE
I assume investors think that this is a good thing? #genAI
Chinese gov hackers used Anthropic to fully automate recent cyberattacks against dozens of targets incl. tech firms, financial institutions, chemical facilities, and gov agencies. They tricked Claude into assisting them by breaking prompts into separate tasks and saying it was for defensive purposes
Exclusive | Chinese Hackers Used Anthropic’s AI to Automate Cyberattacks
The use of AI automation in hacks is a growing trend that gives hackers additional scale and speed
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I assume investors think that this is a good thing? #genAI
Any serious study on how universal conscription bridges spcietal divide in a multiethnic and multicultural society? I am reminded of how my Singaporean friends articulate this sentintent.
November 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Any serious study on how universal conscription bridges spcietal divide in a multiethnic and multicultural society? I am reminded of how my Singaporean friends articulate this sentintent.
Reposted by TE
We are now in a bipolar world with several middle powers: the gap between the US and China in military and economic power is far smaller than the one between USSR and US during much of Cold War when the system was termed bipolar. The difference? ... 1/2
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
China’s new aircraft supercarrier challenges U.S. dominance in Pacific
The Fujian and its strike group represent a strategic game changer that will bring Beijing closer to its goal of eroding U.S. maritime primacy in its backyard.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We are now in a bipolar world with several middle powers: the gap between the US and China in military and economic power is far smaller than the one between USSR and US during much of Cold War when the system was termed bipolar. The difference? ... 1/2
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
The German approach to veganism is making everything blander and saltier.
November 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The German approach to veganism is making everything blander and saltier.
Reposted by TE
Spain, France lift eurozone modestly
The eurozone economy grew modestly in the third quarter, powered by Spain and France while Germany’s weakness restrained overall expansion, though early indicators suggested further recovery.
With replies by 🎓Hakan Yilmazkuday +4 more scholars.
The eurozone economy grew modestly in the third quarter, powered by Spain and France while Germany’s weakness restrained overall expansion, though early indicators suggested further recovery.
With replies by 🎓Hakan Yilmazkuday +4 more scholars.
Spain, France lift eurozone modestly
Replies by 🎓Hakan Yilmazkuday, 🎓Philipp Heimberger, 🎓Prem Sikka, 🎓Nicolas Petit +1 more scholars
www.lightnews.app
November 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Spain, France lift eurozone modestly
The eurozone economy grew modestly in the third quarter, powered by Spain and France while Germany’s weakness restrained overall expansion, though early indicators suggested further recovery.
With replies by 🎓Hakan Yilmazkuday +4 more scholars.
The eurozone economy grew modestly in the third quarter, powered by Spain and France while Germany’s weakness restrained overall expansion, though early indicators suggested further recovery.
With replies by 🎓Hakan Yilmazkuday +4 more scholars.