Alexander Sorg

Davon so ein AI nostalgie video

Immerhin schön zu sehen, dass die NYT noch klare Worte finden kann, abseits von Phrasen wie “in an unusual move” oder “the President has been known to interpret his powers in ways some of his critiques say is unprecedented”

This might be the clearest example ever of media false equivalence ever where literally the entire leadership of the Republican Party, which currently controls every branch of the Federal government, insists Donald Trump was cheated in 2020 vs like four podcasters in a trenchcoat doing 2024 BlueAnon

These four types of political violence are all unacceptable.

The right can’t frame this as a left-wing issue.

It’s an American problem—one that affects all sides, but hits harder on the right

I mean literary the person he references in the clip initially came to power through a democratic process..

Of course almost none of the examples they mention could even remotely be connected to “progressive campus ideas” - or do they think the Minnesota Democrats were shot because they were not woke enough? But I guess that is just silly details.

Ross Douthat eine so große Plattform zu bieten hat definitiv Vor- (Einblicke in die Welt der Rechten in seinen Interviews) und Nachteile (Vollkommen unkritische Haltung zu Extremismus)

Nuclear Belarus: explaining Russian security guarantees In 2022, Russia announced its plans to deploy nuclear weapons to Belarus, which would mark the first such deployment in an allied state since the Soviet Union’s collapse. Deploying nuclear weapons ...

Available evidence suggests that Russia’s nuclear deployment to Belarus was primarily motivated by extended deterrence, but also by power projection to intimidate NATO & by desire for future arms control leverage - less by assurances, argues @alexsorg.bsky.social in The Nonproliferation Review 6/10

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Thanks @lanoszka.bsky.social for the kind words, and for reminding me to engage in SELF PROMOTION ☝️ Russian ☢️-deployments to Belarus are driven by 🇷🇺 interests: preventing interference in 🇧🇾 and using them as a lever against NATO. At least, that is what I deduce from the limited evidence available.

It's not a big leap from the govt sending people to a death prison for having the wrong tattoo to blowing up 11 people that may or may not have had drugs on their boat.

In the context of debates on military capacities, this small research note uses the exact date of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as an unexpected event during a survey to corroborate that willingness to fight rises with proximity to conflict (cf. doi.org/10.1017/eis.2025.12)

Any feedback is welcome!

I only saw random twitter screenshots, and google did not help either: how is it connected to college campuses? (Honest question)

Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital

Israel is assassinating journalists

This is one of those moments when the hollowness of our democratic systems becomes visible to the public. Facts are verified, but deliberation is pure performance, and accountability is nowhere. The system absorbs truth without ever acting on it.

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Harvard Is Said to Be Open to Spending Up to $500 Million to Resolve Trump Dispute

@gtconway.bsky.social So much for holding firm.

Die #rechtsextremen Minister der #israelischen Regierung werden in den deutschen Medien oft erwähnt, aber selten zitiert. So hört sich das an. Und es sag bitte keiner hinterher, dass man ja nichts wusste. Es ist bekannt und veröffentlicht, denn sie halten ja mit nichts hinter'm Berg. #Staatsräson

Es ist peinlich, dass die Union jetzt Macron kritisiert, statt endlich Druck gegenüber der israelischen Regierung aufzubauen.
Erinnert mich daran, wie man jahrelang Macron kritisierte, weil er die strategische Autonomie Europas forderte, aus Angst, die USA zu verprellen.

Vielleicht fangen wir mal bei den Grünen an wo prominente Parteimitglieder immer noch *täglich* posten, Israel würde genug essen liefern und sich auch sonst angemessen verhalten. Wie kann so jemand noch in der Partei sein? Wo sind klare Statements zu dem, was in Gaza passiert vom Rest der Partei?

YouTube video by BBC News Former US Green Beret says Israel committed war crimes at Gaza food distribution site | BBC News

"Without question I witnessed war crimes by the Israel Defence Forces, without a doubt.

"Using artillery rounds, mortar rounds, firing tank rounds into unarmed civilians is a war crime.”

youtube.com/watch?v=72aZ...

Just an all timer that captures this era of journalism.

Imagine it applied to any other example of war crimes or ethnic cleansing in history.

the regularity of this makes it brutally clear it's the result of deliberate policy, something confirmed by Haaretz reporting - www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

It was also - by and large - Americas war. At least, I do not recall 9/11 happening on European soil. And countless allies fought with the US - the wisdom of which can be debated. But the arrogance to invoke Article 5 and then mock your allies for fighting on your behalf is just mind-blowing

Air Force Ready to Add Nukes Once Arms Control Treaty Ends The Air Force is ready to add nuclear warheads to its bombers and missiles if ordered to do so when a key arms control treaty expires.

I don't think whether the US has single-warhead or MIRVed ICBMs is at the top of the list of concerns allies have about Washington's credibility right now.

Finally, N=3. A blessing for large-N research

The conditions that have led to what’s happening in the US today exist in democracies around the world.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.

YouTube video by DW News Are Europeans willing to fight for their country? | DW News

I spoke with Deutsche Welle about 🇪🇺 willingness to fight. Two caveats: 1) What people say in surveys does not necessarily reflect how they would act 🪖 2) Many participants support defending their state if attacked - but do not support military missions abroad.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqK0...