I have published a new report on the lives of my #LGBTQ refugee friends in East Africa. One of their main challenges is homophobic and transphobic violence inside the camp. lgbtqkakuma.blogspot.com/2026/03/tran...

Kurosawa on watching Solaris with Tarkovsky

We really need to reflect more on the role science and innovation play in our societies. It seems we have deliberately decided to have little or no control. The consequences are dire. permkoch.substack.com/p/when-reali...

Mark Knell argues that the labour-market effects of artificial intelligence will depend less on technical capability than on how societies reorganize tasks, skills, firms, and institutions around it. www.fpol.no/ai-and-jobs-...

This is how you fight #fascism. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

This is what the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders says about Donald #Trump permkoch.substack.com/p/this-is-wh... #MAGA #DSM-5

What we can learn from Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy’s encounter with Fifties #AI permkoch.substack.com/p/what-we-ca...

Large Man Abroad's reflections on America's loss of its soul is well worth watching. Dear American friends, you probably have a chance to save your country, but you are running out of time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Ce...

Found this over at my local pet store. I just had to give it to my dog. #Putin

Toolmaking was considered human only. This proved our supremacy. But now that we have even seen cows use tools, how do we reframe our relationship with nature? medium.com/@per.koch/hu...

Back in 2019 I got a lot of flack for calling Trump a fascist. We have now come to a point where most reasonably informed people see the truth. Hiding this truth only helps them. #Fascism medium.com/@per.koch/ye... www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDf2...

To anyone reading this, LGBTQ Africans aren’t an “agenda” or “Western influence” we are your neighbors. Your children. Your colleagues. We are Africans, fully and completely, and we deserve to live without fear. We’re naturally born like this, no law shall stop or erase our existence. #lgbtq

THIS 👇 TOO........

I am considering canceling my Washington Post subscriptions. First they sacked a lot of their investigative reporters. Now they are sing AI to determine how much you can pay?! washingtonian.com/2026/03/12/t...

www.tiktok.com/@queer.survi... Almost no new donations have come in here recently, they are very needed for shelters, food and medicine. Here @nakafeeroswabulah.bsky.social talks about it once more in a recent video.

Is God nonbinary? #maklelan3178 youtu.be/yF2ZatqNcgM

I am not against "family values". I simply think those values should be based on compassion and inclusion and not hatred of those you do not understand. www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/28/g...

From @theathletic.com: More than 200 athletes competed across 16 sports at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Norway dominated, breaking its own record with 18 gold medals and claiming the most medals overall. Here are the full and final standings: www.nytimes.com/athletic/int...

New poll shows Trump is severely underwater on the two main reasons people voted for him: the economy and immigration. And on top of that, he and Republicans are in deep denial.

A coordinated network of 18,000 bots are being used to drive the algorithms on X to amplify Nicki Minaj’s right-wing political posts. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

A MOTHER JONES SCOOP! New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had a years-long business tie with the sex offender. This challenges his claim he had minimal contact with Epstein. The two were involved in a deal for six years, and an email shows they discussed it. @nlanard.bsky.social

"The US deported a gay asylum-seeker to a third country where homosexuality is illegal." We are living in dark times. I am glad there are still good people out there who are bringing some much needed light. apnews.com/article/trum... #LGBTQ

FYI, Academia.edu has changed its terms of service to give an irrevocable worldwide license for anything uploaded to its site to be used for generative AI. I do not consent to this and have pulled all my papers.

‘I thought they’d focus on criminals.’ Voters of the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party are not very bright, are they? www.nj.com/mosaic/2026/...

New report on the situation in the camp in South Sudan. New LGBTQ refugees have arrived from Kenya and they need roof over their heads. fundrazr.com/stories/fN2N...

1. I am leading a group of Ugandan LGBTQ refugees in a camp in South Sudan - 100 souls, half of which are children. I do not like asking for help, but the truth is that we do not have enough for food, medicine and other necessities. Any amount helps! Crowdfunder: fundrazr.com/LGBTKakuma?r...

This says it and it’s exactly what it is….

Over at the magazine I am editor of there is a discussion regarding Rudolf Steiner and a local #Steiner college. Steiner was a speculative occultist. But he was also an interesting philosopher. So what do you do? www-fpol-no.translate.goog/steinerhoysk.... (Google translation)

There is this saying: "The Devil eats his own". I am reminded of this when I see Trump and his serfs collapse i fear and confusion as his MAGA rhetoric stops working. There is still hope for American democracy. Keep on fighting!

I have posted a new post on the needs of my LGBTQ-friends in the Kakuma camp in Kenya. We need to get them out of there due to harassments and threats. fundrazr.com/stories/5N0q... #LGBTQ #transgender

My friend Nakafeero is asking for donations that can help her get #trans friends in Kenya to where she and her group are right now. It is relatively safer in the South Sudan camp and the chances of getting to a LGBTQ-friendly country higher. I am part of her admin team. #LGBTQ #transgender

My friend Nakafeero has published an article about how it is to be a queer refugee in South Sudan. lgbtqkakuma.blogspot.com/2026/02/livi... #LGBTQ

This is what makes being so human so hard: bigots who project their own fears and desires onto other groups, thinking that erasing them will end suffering. The fact is that these prejudices *cause* much of the suffering.

Scientists have tried to draw a clear line between humans and other animals. Toolmaking was the litmus test. Now we know that chimps, crows, dolphins and octopuses use tools, and now COWS. We are going to look at our burgers in a different way from now on. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq3o...

I have updated the blog I manage for the LGBTQ refugees I am helping in South Sudan. I dare not to hope: Could they be accepted by the Canadians? lgbtqkakuma.blogspot.com/2026/01/cana...

Former Norwegian Chief of Defense to Aftenposten: "USA under Trump is a Fascist banana-republic."

The US government is essentially leaving all organizations that are not willing to fully embrace MAGA ideology. It is as if tTrump & Co do not understand basic concepts of human interaction and learning. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

If you were to visit a bookshop in the ancient world, what would it be like? theconversation.com/what-were-bo...

It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month. It’s about oil and regime change. And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.

So the US has attacked #Venezuela and kidnapped its president. I have no sympathy for #Maduro, but Trump has essentially killed any trust the rest of the world has about the US following international law. I suspect the Danes are preparing for war now.

My LGBTQ refugee friends in South Sudan have shared some photos and videos from their holiday celebration. I cannot give you photos of the 100 people taking part for security reasons, but I can share images of the food being prepared. youtube.com/shorts/-WmRh... fundrazr.com/stories/2Mvu...

That was the year I was born. Great picture!

Science is based on trust. Not perfection. Trust. If you remove that trust, 1st class science becomes 3rd rate science. This is where the US is heading. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/20/data-information-federal-government-trump/ https://archive.ph/fA6Tr

Here is an overview over all the articles in the latest edition of the Nordic magazine I am editing: Forskningspolitikk (Research Policy). There are some articles in English, as well. www.fpol.no/forskningspo...

Dersom EU lempar på det digitale personvernet, undergrev dei sitt eige mål om styrka konkurransekraft, meiner den irske personvernforkjemparen Johnny Ryan. www.fpol.no/omkamp-om-pe...

"Vi kan stå overfor et paradigmeskifte på linje med relativitetsteorien og kvantefysikken, ja. Men det er bare om man tror at all vitenskap leverer objektive fakta at dette er et problem. All læring er en prosess." www.fpol.no/senior-galak...

I en tid, hvor samfundsmæssig impact spiller en afgørende rolle i forskningspolitik og -evaluering, har kunst og humanistisk forskning en særlig udfordring med at demonstrere impact, som ofte defineres i økonomiske termer. www.fpol.no/hvordan-kan-...

I am editing the Nordic magazine for #research and #innovation policy, Forskningspolitikk. Most of the articles are in Norwegian, Danish and Swedish, but you can also find some English language ones: www.fpol.no/category/eng... #SciencePolicy

I had some interesting discussions with my good friend professor Mark Knell regarding what makes #AI different from human intelligence. Here is the result: www.fpol.no/the-creativi...

Follow my y friend Nakafeero, who is taking care of Ugandan LGBTQ refugees in a camp in South Sudan. @nakafeeroswabulah.bsky.social There is no obligation to donate, although any help is welcome. Here's a new post from me regarding their situation: lgbtqkakuma.blogspot.com/2025/11/more...