Wie konnte es soweit kommen, dass die AfD mit ihren rassistischen, autoritären Positionen solchen Zuspruch bekommt? Alle befragen sich, was die eigenen Fehler waren. Nur in den Redaktionen der Medien gibt es anscheinend null Zweifel, null Selbstkritik. Alles weiter so. Das geht nicht.

Ik vind water een interessant en uitdagend onderwerp, juist ook omdat het alledaags is en er vaak dus pas over geschreven wordt als er iets mis is. Zo heb ik bijvoorbeeld ook weer best wat informatie uit Amsterdamse getuigenverklaringen gehaald, als mensen bijv ruziën over het delen van regenbakken.

Dutch universities will go on strike! Against the 1.3 billion cuts! March 10: Leiden University March 11: Utrecht University March 13: University Nijmegen March 17: University of Amsterdam March 20: Maastricht University March 27: VU Amsterdam April 10: Tilburg University @woinactie.bsky.social

A hidden gem from 1892—a stunning studio portrait taken in Leith by W. Fairbairn. The elegance of the Victorian era, is perfectly captured with this woman and her loyal Border Collie. Timeless charm frozen in time! #Edinburgh #History #Photography #Scotland #Vintage

Mooi om deze twee kerken uit Voorburg te zien van dezelfde architect, A. van Essen. Beiden anders maar toch heel herkenbaar. De Vaste Burchtkerk en de Fonteinkerk. Foto's: JosPé #haagsgemeentearchief #leidschendamvoorburg #archief #geschiedenis #voorburg #kerken

Dinsdag in Leiden, woensdag in Den Haag: actiebijeenkomsten om gezamenlijk na te denken over welke stap de academische gemeenschap moet nemen uit protest tegen de aangekondigde bezuinigingen: @woinactie.bsky.social @fnv.bsky.social

What DeepSeek has just done is approach the performance of a flagship model from OpenAI using modest hardware and a very smart training approach. It screws with the idea that (a) you need a data centre to compete, (b) bigger is always better, and (c) that closed source AI is going to be viable

Lessons to be learned: 1. Centrists align with far-right to look tough on immigration 2. Centrists gain nothing 3. Far-right wins more power

Hubris. Merz, literally invoking poker rhetoric, 'went all in' to get his migration bill through with the AfD. Mind you his party has a solid lead in the polls. Anything but Führungsstärke

CFP: Spaces of Negotiation in Post-imperial Orders https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-152041 Bucharest, 05.05.2025-06.05.2025, Wiktor Marzec, Institute for Social Studies, University of Warsaw; Daniela-Maria Stanciu-Păscărița, University of Sibiu, Bewerbungsschluss: 15.02.2025

Call for book chapter proposals: Critical Approaches to Automated Text Recognition. Edited by me, Paul Gooding, @semames.bsky.social & @jnockels.bsky.social. Proposals on any critical topic relating to automated and advanced text recognition (including OCR, HTR, etc) are welcome by 31st March 25.

Just published! A new @proghist.bsky.social lesson by @jaschaschmitz.bsky.social, Malte Vogl, Aleksandra Kaye & Raphael Schlattmann. doi.org/10.46430/phe... Thanks to Luling Huang and Leif Scheuermann for their reviews, and to @cosovschi.bsky.social for editing.

⚠️Tax changes from Jan 2025 by the far-right led government in the Netherlands: net salaries for those around or above average income go up, but net salaries for the lowest incomes go down. Y axis = change/month. Source: ABP/nu.nl

Leiden Walkout against government cuts in higher education. @fnv.bsky.social @leidenhumanities.bsky.social @woinactie.bsky.social

Heul veel demonstranten tegen bezuinigingen hoger onderwijs.

20.000+ people present today to protest against budget cuts in higher education #WOinActie

20,000 students, educators and union members marching against budget cuts to higher education in the Netherlands. #WOinACTIE @woinactie.bsky.social @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social

Meer dan 20.000 betogers die de #Eppocalyps willen afwenden op het Malieveld! #WOinActie

Wat n "jävla idiot" . Er is helemaal geen noodzaak tot bezuinigingen. Het is een duivelse en politieke keuze. Dat iemand dit doelbewust wil uitvoeren grenst imho aan "Befehl ist Befehl" om de NLse wetenschap te kortwieken en uit te roeien 😤 🟥 Stop de bezuinigingen op hoger onderwijs in 🇳🇱🟥

And adding the hashtags for today: #stopdebezuinigingen #woinactie #EppoCiao #kabinetsloopthogeronderwijs

Getting the rain coats ready to protest against cuts in higher education @woinactie.bsky.social @fnv.bsky.social and students and colleagues from @leidenhumanities.bsky.social

#skystorians #Chartism #c19th

The Dutch government has been in office for only 4 months and a bit and the second NSC junior minister has just resigned over conflict with the other governing parties, and especially Wilders PVV. So far, the cabinet characterized by instability, inaction, and pushing the boundaries of rule of law

This is fantastic

We kunnen hier best een meme van maken. #waariseppo

#WaarisEppo?

the official statement from WOinActie (first Dutch, then English): woinactie.blogspot.com/2024/11/woin...

Ppl making academia account starter packs r my heroes, thank you for the invisible service 🥹 I will try to share relevant starter packs below ⬇️🧵

Now that many historians are joining up here: my host-institution IISH offers fellowships for curators, archivists and historians in the field of slavery history, linked to the Dutch involvement in slavery. Deadline 20 November: spread the word! iisg.amsterdam/en/blog/call...

maar Geert zei toch in zijn verkiezingsprogramma dat we in Nederland de beste ingenieurs hebben en dat we klimaatverandering gewoon kunnen aanpakken door gewoon de dijken te verhogen...? En de rest van het klimaatbeleid 'door de shredder'! www.groene.nl/artikel/help...

Ruim 2000 handtekeningen in 1 dag! Teken ook tegen de draconische bezuinigingen op de wetenschap en het hoger onderwijs. campagnes.degoedezaak.org/campaigns/st...

JOBS!!!

Want to learn more about political debate in the 19th and 20th centuries? Together with @anneheyer.bsky.social and Henk te Velde, I edited a special issue on the tension between parliamentary procedures, access to democracy and popular emotions. You can read the intro here: doi.org/10.1080/0260...

Utrecht University is recruiting an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, with demonstrable expertise in the study of the religion-body nexus from the angle of gender, race or disability.

Urrggh: 'A group of hackers has taken responsibility for a cyber attack that disrupted internet connectivity at the universities of Cambridge and Manchester, reportedly citing the “UK’s continued support for Israel”.' Careful what you click on. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univ...

Written a piece about popular assemblies (open access) with favorite co-author and orga-scholar partner in crime @annepetterson.bsky.social

Ohhhh dat wordt een top boek! Wil je niet missen 😍

How did opinion pollsters legitimate their practice of determining the preferences and elucidating the behavior of citizens? @solangeploeg.bsky.social & Anton Lilleør will present their research in the online meeting of the series Politics: a social affair? 15 Feb 12.30-13.30pm. Email me for link.

Delighted to devote our first post here to the next APH conference. 📣 Call for Panels and Papers - APH Conference 2024 - 12-14 June 2024, Södertörn University, Sweden. Deadline for proposals: 15 Feb About the conference and how to apply: www.associationforpoliticalhistory.org

📣 vroegmoderne vacature vreugde! PhD Retoriek in de Republiek. 👇 solliciteer uiterlijk 11 februari '24: www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...

Great post? Historical figures with dogs. Best post? Historical figures with sighthound!

The English translation of our book that studies slavery in the history of the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) is now available Open Acces! It can be downloaded here: library.oapen.org/handle/20.50... @fatahblack.bsky.social and Lauren Lauret.

The Institute of Historical Research annual early career fellowships have now been advertised. Schemes and details and deadlines are here: www.history.ac.uk/fellowships/...

CFP! Please circulate widely (my Bluesky footprint is still small) and contact me with any questions.

Thomas Welskopp Dissertationspreis für eine inhaltlich, methodisch und theoretisch innovative Dissertation auf dem Gebiet der Labour History. Deadline ist 29.2.2024. www.germanlabourhistory.de/2023/11/19/t...

CfA: 'Policy constructions of “modern” and “traditional” families: temporality, national identity, and race' Submit your abstract by 5 December to join a panel proposal which Nadine Blankvoort and I aim to submit to #ECPG2024 Full call: www.strangerfamiliesproject.com/events/ecpg-...

Looking forward to present my paper on the framing of 'community' in global disability policies since the 1970s tomorrow afternoon at a @lshtm.bsky.social webinar: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...