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@larsdoepking.bsky.social

Historical Sociologist | Taxation & Capitalism in Western Europe; Sociological Theory; Italy since 1945 | WiMi @dhiroma.bsky.social, HP: http://dhi-roma.it/index.php?id=doepking

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Und dieses liegt sogar recht zentral. Ich werde ihm beizeiten einen Besuch abstatten. Danke!

04.08.2025 18:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Super, ist gespeichert, danke!

04.08.2025 18:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Uh, das entging mir bisher. Wo gibt es diese Speise?

04.08.2025 14:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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The German economy is in a long period of economic stagnation. Real GDP is still lower than before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

04.08.2025 09:23 — 👍 45    🔁 18    💬 5    📌 2

Trump says the -818k 2024 benchmark payroll revisions show BLS commissioner McEntarfer was political and incompetent. Let’s look at the facts.
1. The revisions were released in Aug 2024, not Nov 15 as the president said. So the BLS release showing far less job growth came 3 mos. BEFORE the election

03.08.2025 14:32 — 👍 548    🔁 192    💬 25    📌 34
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All roads lead to Rome? We should be so lucky “Welcome to Britaly” sounds more like an aspiration than an omen.

‚The ponderous and haughty northern Europeans might be concerned they are turning into their southern European cousins. But they haven’t nailed the key details of the transition, which is this: they are halfway there politically, but culturally they never will be.‘ — Finn McRedmond

#Italy #UK

30.07.2025 07:18 — 👍 25    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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Die beste Nachricht seit Langem. Werde mich sehr anstrengen!

02.08.2025 07:47 — 👍 518    🔁 108    💬 10    📌 0
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Trump schickt zwei nuklear U Boote in die nähere Umgebung von Russland, falls aus Medwedjevs Worten unintendierte Konsequenzen werden

01.08.2025 17:01 — 👍 190    🔁 34    💬 11    📌 2
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Wars, Depression, and Fascism: Income Inequality in Italy, 1901-1950 This paper presents yearly estimates of income inequality in Italy from 1900 to 1950. By constructing dynamic social tables (DSTs), we comprehensively…

New @ehvalencia.bsky.social @mgzl.bsky.social paper (with @ggabbuti.bsky.social ) More here 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #past #history #inequality #fascism #Italy

01.08.2025 07:00 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Reichsbürger: Reich ohne Steuern Er hat 700.000 Euro Steuerschulden, aber der Staat treibt sie nicht ein. Aus Angst? Wie es Reichsbürgern gelingt, sich den Finanzbehörden zu verweigern.

Hier ein Geschenklink zu einer wirklich interessanten Recherche zu den Steuerhinterziehungen der Reichsbürgerszene, die offenbar von den Finanzämtern kaum geahndet werden:

www.zeit.de/2025/32/reic...

31.07.2025 10:02 — 👍 366    🔁 182    💬 21    📌 9
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So bebilderte die Guardia dementsprechend auch ihre Jahresberichte in den 1970er Jahren (die hintergründige Kurve zeigt die steigenden Einnahmen des italienischen Staates, von einer solchen Visualisierung würde man heute vielleicht absehen)

30.07.2025 19:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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A giant stone carved monster face with mouth big enough to walk into & globe ontop

A giant stone carved monster face with mouth big enough to walk into & globe ontop

The #16thC Sacro Bosco di Bomarzo

26.07.2025 14:47 — 👍 43    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
Buchcover der "Ansichten eines Clowns" von Heinrich Böll.

Buchcover der "Ansichten eines Clowns" von Heinrich Böll.

"'Ich würde" sagte er und wurde wieder rot, "irgend eine Gesellschaft gründen, die sich um die Kinder reicher Leute kümmert. Die Dummköpfe wenden den Begriff asozial immer nur auf die Armen an.'"

25.07.2025 12:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
CBS News Poll - July 16-18, 2025 Adults in the U.S. 1. Trump Job Approval (2 Categories) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? Total Male Gender Age Ideology Female Under 30 30-44 45-64 65+ Liberal Moderate Conservative Approve 42% 47% 38% 28% 41% 50% 47% 5% 34% 86% Disapprove 58% 53% 62% 72% 59% 50% 53% 95% 66% 14% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Weighted N (2,342) Total Approve 42% (1,135) (1,208) (483) (594) (767) (498) (668) (704) (744) Party ID Race White by Education Dem Ind Rep White Black Hispanic No Degree 4yr Degree+ 5% 32% 89% 50% 15% 32% 56% 41% Disapprove 58% 95% 68% 11% 50% 85% 68% 44% 59% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Weighted N (2.342) (729) (734) You Gov (762) (1,476) (287) (375) (915) (561)

CBS News Poll - July 16-18, 2025 Adults in the U.S. 1. Trump Job Approval (2 Categories) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? Total Male Gender Age Ideology Female Under 30 30-44 45-64 65+ Liberal Moderate Conservative Approve 42% 47% 38% 28% 41% 50% 47% 5% 34% 86% Disapprove 58% 53% 62% 72% 59% 50% 53% 95% 66% 14% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Weighted N (2,342) Total Approve 42% (1,135) (1,208) (483) (594) (767) (498) (668) (704) (744) Party ID Race White by Education Dem Ind Rep White Black Hispanic No Degree 4yr Degree+ 5% 32% 89% 50% 15% 32% 56% 41% Disapprove 58% 95% 68% 11% 50% 85% 68% 44% 59% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Weighted N (2.342) (729) (734) You Gov (762) (1,476) (287) (375) (915) (561)

Gen Z, “the most conservative generation in 50-60 years,” down to Trump -44

CBS News Poll:

22.07.2025 17:17 — 👍 103    🔁 25    💬 6    📌 6
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Christoph Möllers wird Rektor des Wissenschaftskollegs Ein Rechtsgelehrter mit praktischem Verstand und fast unbegrenzter Neugier auf die Künste: Christoph Möllers folgt auf Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger an der Spitze des Wissenschaftskollegs zu Berlin.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Christoph Möllers! www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...

18.07.2025 14:02 — 👍 108    🔁 24    💬 2    📌 4
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Caravaggio died on this day in 1610, aged 38

18.07.2025 06:06 — 👍 54    🔁 12    💬 2    📌 1

Besten Dank! Viel Spaß bei der Lektüre!

17.07.2025 20:45 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ich habe mir das Buch von @larsdoepking.bsky.social zügig nach der Empfehlung am Ende des Podcasts gekauft, komme aber leider erst jetzt auch dazu, es zu lesen. Ich bin gespannt.

17.07.2025 15:30 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
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Am vergangenen Mittwoch hat Katherina Reiche im Bundestag erklärt, dass die Regierung von den versprochenen 200 Euro Entlastung bei den Energiekosten 150 Euro umsetze, also drei Viertel.

Diese Aussage ist gleich in mehrfacher Hinsicht unzutreffend. Dazu ein Thread: (1/20)

15.07.2025 10:54 — 👍 884    🔁 375    💬 32    📌 23
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Göttingen.

15.07.2025 10:55 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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When machines take over: professional chess as a model case for the societal impact of superhuman AI - AI & SOCIETY Once emblematic of human intellectual mastery, chess has become a domain where machines not only surpass human ability but fundamentally reshape the practice’s social dynamics, meanings, and power str...

Just published: My new article on the transformation of professional chess through superhuman AI: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

14.07.2025 07:56 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Lula's response is dignified. The Workers Party says- "Brazil's sovereignty is non-negotiable..as President Lula stated, we will not accept interference from other nations in internal affairs...tariffs an irresponsible & criminal campaign against Brazil"
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trumps-dic...

10.07.2025 02:46 — 👍 409    🔁 75    💬 4    📌 8

Rein von der Quellenlage her dürfte die Sache klar sein: die “Vorwürfe” sind so vage, schlecht belegt, schlecht begründet, dass sie nie unkritisch hätten übernommen werden dürfen. Und selbst bei kritisch-einordnender Berichterstattung die Frage ist, warum so dürftige Ausführungen 26/

11.07.2025 08:47 — 👍 44    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1

For those who didn’t have time yet to digest the @ecb.europa.eu Strategy Assessment from last week: Yes, it’s mostly evolution, not revolution. But a few things merit highlighting. Here are 5 goodies and 3 missed opportunities:
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11.07.2025 04:52 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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@isafei.bsky.social und ich stellen diesen Freitag unsere Bücher (Bodenschätze/At the End of Property) beim @sfb294.bsky.social vor, was ich an dieser Stelle als willkommene Gelegenheit für Werbung nehme:

www.hamburger-edition.de/buecher-e-bo...
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/at-the-end-o...

07.07.2025 12:47 — 👍 12    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0
Objection by the German Sociological Association (DGS) to the Exclusion of the Israeli Sociological Society (ISS) from the International Sociological Association (ISA)   On June 29, 2025, the International Sociological Association (ISA) announced the suspension of the collective membership of the Israeli Sociological Society (ISS) and subsequently reaffirmed this decision. The German Sociological Association (DGS) explicitly rejects this decision by the ISA. The ISA cited as its reason for suspending the ISS's membership that the ISS “has not taken a clear position condemning the dramatic situation in Gaza.” From the perspective of the DGS board, it is incompatible with the principles of an international scientific community—such as the ISA claims to represent—to demand a specific form of distancing from acts of war from the Israeli sociological society, or to hold it accountable for the actions of its country’s government. Such a demand has a discriminatory effect and undermines the principle of scientific cooperation on equal footing. Furthermore, it presumes the authority to decide from the outside which forms of protest are appropriate and possible under certain conditions. In this suspension, stricter criteria are being applied to the Israeli society than to societies from other countries. The ISS responded to the exclusion with its own statement, which reads: “We share the deep concern and anguish over the horrifying scale of destruction, death, and human suffering inflicted upon the people of Gaza by the Israeli government. We also share the hope for an end to the violence and war, for an agreement that will secure the release of all Israeli hostages, and for a just political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” The DGS agrees with the ISS’s assessment that the suspension also massively weakens spaces for criticism and academic freedom in Israel. Sociological research should be promoted through collaboration, especially in times of armed conflict, authoritarianism, and growing antisemitism and racism, rather than being hindered. The boycott of institutions is followed by the boycott of individuals; many Israeli academics are currently experiencing this more intensely. However, solidarity must not be limited to individuals but must also include the professional societies to which they belong and by which they are represented in international associations. The DGS speaks up for open discourse and for solidarity with Israeli and Palestinian colleagues, as well as with sociologists working under repressive and warlike conditions worldwide. The suspension of the ISS by the ISA undermines the fundamental principle of academic solidarity and sends a problematic signal by isolating academic organizations under political pressure instead of protecting them.  
07.07.2025 13:42 — 👍 17    🔁 14    💬 1    📌 3
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Jürgen Habermas Still Believes in Modernity A conversation with the German theorist about the history of Western philosophy and more.

www.thenation.com/article/cult...

07.07.2025 10:34 — 👍 10    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 3
Graph that shows bunching at the €2.57 million 2013 3rd tax bracket simplification threshold. Many countries are considering introducing or reforming their wealth tax policies. This column studies the effects of a French wealth tax reform, which reduced reporting requirements, on taxpayer behaviour. The scaling back of reporting requirements had large negative effects on tax compliance, with 35% of wealth taxpayers missing in affected brackets and evading 10% of their total wealth tax payments each year. The findings indicate that taxpayers are more likely to under-report the value of less easily verifiable assets such as housing, whereas financial assets are more transparent and thus harder to manipulate.

Graph that shows bunching at the €2.57 million 2013 3rd tax bracket simplification threshold. Many countries are considering introducing or reforming their wealth tax policies. This column studies the effects of a French wealth tax reform, which reduced reporting requirements, on taxpayer behaviour. The scaling back of reporting requirements had large negative effects on tax compliance, with 35% of wealth taxpayers missing in affected brackets and evading 10% of their total wealth tax payments each year. The findings indicate that taxpayers are more likely to under-report the value of less easily verifiable assets such as housing, whereas financial assets are more transparent and thus harder to manipulate.

Fewer reporting requirements had large negative effects on French wealth tax compliance, w/ 35% of wealth taxpayers missing in affected brackets & evading 10% of payments each year.
@bgarbinti.bsky.social @s-stantcheva.bsky.social @gabrielzucman.bsky.social et al.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky

04.07.2025 08:36 — 👍 38    🔁 13    💬 1    📌 3
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A Republic‘s warning

04.07.2025 20:19 — 👍 11    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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