This device could predict incoming phone calls (2000s)

In June, Switzerland will vote on what is so far the most radical far-right popular initiative launched by the Swiss People‘s Party SVP: capping the population at 10M (currently ≈9.1M). In this thread, I’ll break down what it’s about and how it fits into broader findings on Swiss direct democracy

A primer on Hungary’s electoral system. Hungary has a mixed-member pseudo proportional electoral system. 106 elected in first past the post constituencies 93 by proportional representation in closed lists 1/

Hungary’s election next week is likely to be the country’s most consequential since the fall of communism — but it won’t be a fair contest. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has seen to that. 🔗 politi.co/4s5AJEw

Maybe it’s not just the algorithms that make social media so angry? People in countries with less economic inequality and more democratic society - like Europe - experience social media as less toxic.

If you average all available pollsters' latest results, Tisza has a 9 percentage point lead If you average all independent polling results, the gap widens to 14 percentage points Notwithstanding Orban's tricks and traps, what Magyar is on the cusp of achieving is incredible

Growing concern in Brussels Orban will “do a Merz” if he loses elections on 12 Apr Merz used outgoing parliament to abolish debt brake. Orban could use his supermajority to make himself President with far-reaching executive powers, then veto everything Peter Magyar's Govt then tries to do

Respons for Fevennen. Kristiansand/k-valg: H 24,2. Frp 21,5. Ap 20,9. KrF 11,7. R 4,8. V 4,2. SV 4,1. MDG 3,9. A 3,8. Sp 0,7. www.pollofpolls.no?cmd=Maling&g... #politikk

Hungary, Medián poll: TISZA-EPP: 55% (+4) Fidesz/KDNP-PfE: 35% (-4) MH-ESN: 6% (+1) DK-S&D: 2% (+1) MKKP→G/EFA: 2% (-1) +/- vs. 07-13 January 2026 Fieldwork: 18-23 February 2026 Sample size: 1000 ➤ europeelects.eu/hungary

Norway should reapply to become a member of the European Union in light of their shared security challenges — namely Russia — the leader of the country's conservative opposition party told POLITICO today.

When a government needs AI-generated crowds to inflate a march, something is clearly wrong. Yesterday’s “Peace March” promoted by Orbán and Fidesz seems to have discovered a new European infrastructure project: the infinite bridge of imaginary supporters.

Hungarian Prime Viktor Orbán’s political dominance is in question for the first time in 16 years. And in his ruling party’s rural stronghold, younger voters are complaining their elderly relatives are still spellbound by him.

A youth-led uprising brought Nepal’s government down last year. Now, voters have handed a commanding majority to a party headlined by a 35-year-old politician. Partial results of the election released on Sunday gave the party of Balendra Shah 100 out of 165 directly elected parliamentary seats.

Det var valg i Nederland i oktober. 3 måneder senere er koalisjonsavtalen klar. 67 sider. Regjeringen Jetten vil utrede sperregrense! Hva skjer med hele landet en valgkrets og ingen sperregrense? Skal nå et av glanseksemplene i #sampol106 forsvinne? www.kabinetsformatie2025.nl/documenten/2...

UK to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius despite Trump’s taunts, No 10 says

Har vi snakket nok om Whiskykrigen? Verdens aller koseligste krig, og etter min mening burde sette presidens for all krigføring. Grønnland/Danmark og Canada var i krig i nesten 50 år, om Hans Øy, en knøttliten øy på 1,3 kvadratkilometer, som ligger 18 km fra begge kystene.

Nå har Trump begynt å kødde med Chagos-øyene også. Av alle rare ting å henge seg opp i. Mulig han ikke orker tanken på å oppgi tertito, samme hvor smått det er. bbc.com/news/article...

"Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Første runde i presidentvalget i Portugal i dag. Det går mot andre runde med kandidaten fra Sosialistpartiet mot kandidaten fra ytre høyre – Chega. #sampol106 www.presidenciais2026.mai.gov.pt/resultados/g...

God stemning under årets #aarebrotforelesning, tross dystopisk tema

Stemningen er satt. Klar for Aarebrotforelesningen 2026.

EU chief diplomat Kallas: World’s woes mean it’s time to start drinking High representative says global events mean now could be a good time to hit the bottle.

Look, it's very simple.

www.politico.eu/article/denm... Danske soldater, svenske offiser, hvis vi får over noen nordmenn i uniform så snakker vi #skandinavisme

Før Twitter ble en branntomt brukte vi plattformen en del til å formidle fagstoff knyttet til emnene våre her på @sampol.bsky.social Nå gjør vi et nytt forsøk og sammen med @joengene.bsky.social skal det postes om valg, partier og annet snacks utover våren knyttet til #Sampol106 #viprøverigjen

Trenger dere kompetent, faktabasert kunnskap om Grønland og USAs (eller egentlig Trumps) interesser i øya, les @aaronjohnspitzer.bsky.social sin analyse.

Ser at generasjonspartiet har latt seg inspirere av styringsformen i Iran og Vatikanstaten, og gode gamle Sovjetunionen. Kanskje litt vanskelig å kombinere med direktedemokrati, men definitivt kreativt: www.bt.no/btmeninger/k...

International politics is a lot like Chess. If you kidnap the King, you win and then you get to control the other country.

Julebord.

Tenker at min artikkel om hvordan regjeringsdannelse skjer i Norge og negativ parlamentarisme har blitt litt aktualisert over helga. www.scup.com/doi/10.18261...

"Det er alt for farleg å bruke det i yrke der kunnskap er viktig, og det gjeld veldig mange yrke: Journalistikk, utdanning, forsking, prosjektarbeid og mykje anna." Takk for at du bruker den faglige tyngden din til å si klart i fra @jilltxt.bsky.social 💚

Rokkan Memorial Lecture 2025. Professor Catherine De Vries: Public Service Deprivation and the Geography of Far-Right Support in Europe.

What could go wrong?

Fantastisk :-)

Hva får partiene som på målingene havner i kategorien andre i valgkampbidrag? Ikke så mye, bortsett fra ett parti: FOR har mottatt millionbeløp.

Erna Solberg: – Ikke alle kan være humanister Fakta liker ikkje billege, retoriske poeng.

Ukrainians watching this big beautiful beef unfold:⚡️ Zelensky promised to end the war between Trump and Musk within 24 hours.

Etter å ha lidd meg gjennom Leraand og Diesen på TV er to ting klart: 1) Disse folkene står hverken for fred eller rettferdighet, de undergraver begge deler. 2) Dette partiet kommer til å fortsette å ha ganske nøyaktig null folkelig oppslutning i Norge. Takk og pris for det. 🇺🇦

🚨 Very excited that our paper on *Rulers on the Road* has been cond. accepted at the AJPS @ajpseditor.bsky.social. We analyze emperors' strategies of itinerant rule in the Holy Roman Empire 919-1519. Fun working with @claranw.bsky.social, @andrejkokkonen.bsky.social & Jørgen Møller shorturl.at/Spm7z

Astonishing new data on healthy life expectancy around the world. The United States ranks #71 (!) The US has fallen gradually on the global ranking over the past two decades. See thread🧵👇

Decades from now, the Covid-19 pandemic will be visible in the data of nearly anything measurable today: an unmistakable spike, dip or jolt that officially began for Americans five years ago this week. These charts capture that break — across the economy, health care, education, work and more.

You first.

Det skifter fort...

Dette er alvorlig og skammelig

Less than half of Americans polled approve of the president, with Elon Musk's ratings are even lower, amid a week of angry town halls.

Level of partisan hostility varies substantially between democracies. Showcase: How many think that threatening outparty supporters online is acceptable? 🇧🇷Brazil & 🇺🇸USA top the list at ~26%. 🇸🇪Sweden is lowest at ~6%. Source: CONAP dataset (2022). Polisky

Hopefully the AfD result will also put an end to all the "Trump/Musk/Vance will boost the far right in Europe" bullshit that has been going around.

⚡️EU preparing military aid package for Kyiv worth $20.9 billion, Bloomberg reports. The additional military support would supply Kyiv with air defense systems, artillery ammunition, long-range missiles, and drones.

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