Christine Vigeant
@christineveeg.bsky.social
German, Communications Specialist, Perpetual Student, Unprofessional Cook. Topics: US, Germany, politics, writing and literature, history, science communication, economics and more. Finding new hobbies is my hobby.
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My @thestorygraph.com 2024 reading wrap-up cover collage. I enjoyed all of these, but a few stood out for various reasons. What did you read in 2024? #BookSky #books
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“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE...
People are leaving in droves"
Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE, which offers $50,000 starting bonuses, tuition reimbursement & better pay than the prison system
✏️ by: @keribla.bsky.social
for @propublica.org
People are leaving in droves"
Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE, which offers $50,000 starting bonuses, tuition reimbursement & better pay than the prison system
✏️ by: @keribla.bsky.social
for @propublica.org
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 5:41 AM
“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE...
People are leaving in droves"
Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE, which offers $50,000 starting bonuses, tuition reimbursement & better pay than the prison system
✏️ by: @keribla.bsky.social
for @propublica.org
People are leaving in droves"
Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE, which offers $50,000 starting bonuses, tuition reimbursement & better pay than the prison system
✏️ by: @keribla.bsky.social
for @propublica.org
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27-year-old Honduran man with end-stage renal failure denied dialysis until he signed a voluntary deportation order. Abolish DHS completely. Arrest most of its leaders.
Family says critically ill man was pressured into deportation order after 'Charlotte's Web' sweep
Relatives of a 27-year-old Honduran man say he was denied dialysis and pressured into signing a voluntary deportation order after being detained during "Operation Charlotte's Web." ICE denies the alle...
www.wfdd.org
December 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
27-year-old Honduran man with end-stage renal failure denied dialysis until he signed a voluntary deportation order. Abolish DHS completely. Arrest most of its leaders.
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Was die AfD fordert, setzt Schwarz-Rot um. Der Unterschied ist nur noch die Rhetorik: Die einen brüllen und geifern es auf Marktplätzen, die anderen verkünden es in Pressekonferenzen mit besorgter Miene. Das Ergebnis ist dasselbe...
Das kommt davon, wenn man in die "Brandmauer" ne Drehtür einbaut.
Das kommt davon, wenn man in die "Brandmauer" ne Drehtür einbaut.
Der Innenminister will künftig Frauen nach Afghanistan abschieben und Personendaten mit den Taliban teilen. Damit sprengt er alle moralischen Grenzen.
Dobrindts Afghanistan-Abschiebeoffensive: Taliban? Normal
Der Innenminister will künftig Frauen nach Afghanistan abschieben und Personendaten mit den Taliban teilen. Damit sprengt er alle moralischen Grenzen.
taz.de
December 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Was die AfD fordert, setzt Schwarz-Rot um. Der Unterschied ist nur noch die Rhetorik: Die einen brüllen und geifern es auf Marktplätzen, die anderen verkünden es in Pressekonferenzen mit besorgter Miene. Das Ergebnis ist dasselbe...
Das kommt davon, wenn man in die "Brandmauer" ne Drehtür einbaut.
Das kommt davon, wenn man in die "Brandmauer" ne Drehtür einbaut.
Man kann es gar nicht oft genug sagen: X ist ein rechtsradikaler Propaganda-Kanal. Demokratische Institutionen haben dort nichts verloren.
Liebe Europäische Kommission, liebes EU-Parlament: Wie lange wollt ihr noch Content für einen Kanal liefern, dessen Eigentümer euch auflösen will und der eure Reichweite drosselt? Dieser Ort ist eine Jauchegrube. Raus da! Geht lieber dahin, wo Demokratie kein Hassobjekt ist.
December 7, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Man kann es gar nicht oft genug sagen: X ist ein rechtsradikaler Propaganda-Kanal. Demokratische Institutionen haben dort nichts verloren.
This is giving North Korea vibes.
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is giving North Korea vibes.
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I can't stop thinking about the purported drug smugglers being murdered by the US military. The punishment for drug offenses isn't the death penalty. This is just bloodlust and men in suits playing with lives they don't care about. It's truly grotesque and gravely compromises this country.
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I can't stop thinking about the purported drug smugglers being murdered by the US military. The punishment for drug offenses isn't the death penalty. This is just bloodlust and men in suits playing with lives they don't care about. It's truly grotesque and gravely compromises this country.
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Wir müssen Superreiche endlich stärker besteuern
Das reichste Prozent der Welt vermehrt sein #Vermögen massiv, während Millionen weiter abrutschen. Das ist ein Risiko für die #Demokratie – auch in Deutschland.
Meine neue Kolumne bei die Zeit:
www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2...
Das reichste Prozent der Welt vermehrt sein #Vermögen massiv, während Millionen weiter abrutschen. Das ist ein Risiko für die #Demokratie – auch in Deutschland.
Meine neue Kolumne bei die Zeit:
www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2...
www.zeit.de
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Wir müssen Superreiche endlich stärker besteuern
Das reichste Prozent der Welt vermehrt sein #Vermögen massiv, während Millionen weiter abrutschen. Das ist ein Risiko für die #Demokratie – auch in Deutschland.
Meine neue Kolumne bei die Zeit:
www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2...
Das reichste Prozent der Welt vermehrt sein #Vermögen massiv, während Millionen weiter abrutschen. Das ist ein Risiko für die #Demokratie – auch in Deutschland.
Meine neue Kolumne bei die Zeit:
www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2...
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IRW — a Pulitzer-winning nonprofit newsroom at American — and @thebarbedwire.com traced the history of anti-trans legislation. Houston conservatives realized homophobia didn’t fly anymore, weaponized girls’ safety, and parroted segregationist language. It worked.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
Where Did Anti-Trans Laws Start? How a Forgotten Houston Ordinance Turned Into a Massive, Nationwide Culture War
In fighting for bathroom bills in Houston, Texas conservatives provided a blueprint for the rest of the country.
thebarbedwire.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
IRW — a Pulitzer-winning nonprofit newsroom at American — and @thebarbedwire.com traced the history of anti-trans legislation. Houston conservatives realized homophobia didn’t fly anymore, weaponized girls’ safety, and parroted segregationist language. It worked.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
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Today, we fined X for non-compliance with transparency obligations under the DSA.
We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
December 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Today, we fined X for non-compliance with transparency obligations under the DSA.
We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
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The US govt is screaming—in words, actions, and now a strategic document—that America has switched sides in the world, preferring authoritarians and a transnational white nationalism over liberal democracy.
Like Russia, a US foreign policy goal is to undermine the EU.
Will Europe finally listen?
Like Russia, a US foreign policy goal is to undermine the EU.
Will Europe finally listen?
‘Civilisational erasure’: US strategy document appears to echo far-right conspiracy theories about Europe
Official text, signed by Donald Trump, outlines plan to ‘cultivate resistance’ in EU nations to their ‘current trajectory’
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The US govt is screaming—in words, actions, and now a strategic document—that America has switched sides in the world, preferring authoritarians and a transnational white nationalism over liberal democracy.
Like Russia, a US foreign policy goal is to undermine the EU.
Will Europe finally listen?
Like Russia, a US foreign policy goal is to undermine the EU.
Will Europe finally listen?
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The European Commission fined Elon Musk’s X $140 million for “deceptive” blue checkmarks that risked exposing its users to scams.
Elon Musk’s X Slapped With $140M Fine Over ‘Deceptive’ Blue Checkmarks
Regulators say paid badges misled users, while enabling impersonators and “malicious actors.”
trib.al
December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The European Commission fined Elon Musk’s X $140 million for “deceptive” blue checkmarks that risked exposing its users to scams.
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Ever wonder why the "too-many-immigrants" president is literally recruiting white South African refugees?
Or why Elon Musk & the MAGAminion are whining about the birth rate
Or why the US suddenly realized mass incarceration won't fix the drug problem?
Here's a theory
Or why Elon Musk & the MAGAminion are whining about the birth rate
Or why the US suddenly realized mass incarceration won't fix the drug problem?
Here's a theory
The Great Replacement Theory Is Now Our National Policy
In a series of unapologetically racist events this week, the far-right conspiracy theory reached its final boss status.
dlvr.it
December 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Ever wonder why the "too-many-immigrants" president is literally recruiting white South African refugees?
Or why Elon Musk & the MAGAminion are whining about the birth rate
Or why the US suddenly realized mass incarceration won't fix the drug problem?
Here's a theory
Or why Elon Musk & the MAGAminion are whining about the birth rate
Or why the US suddenly realized mass incarceration won't fix the drug problem?
Here's a theory
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FREE book, until December 14th, about "Political Meritocracy in the 21st Century"
I just published a Cambridge Elements that offers a critical overview of recent work in epistocracy, Confucian meritocracy, and democratic theories of meritocracy. Free to download for the next two weeks. URL: t.co/Z5BOYrCRGF.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/political-meritocracy-in-the-21st-century/AACAB43634DBE4476BD4F2E6A1C78298?utm_date=20251128&utm_id=1764310759&utm_campaign=CLAS,Elements,Humanities,IOC&utm_sou...
t.co
December 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
FREE book, until December 14th, about "Political Meritocracy in the 21st Century"
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"At least $5.9 trillion will be inherited by billionaire children over the next 15 years, the bank calculates."
Billionaires are inheriting record levels of wealth, UBS report finds reut.rs/3MFJWnW
Billionaires are inheriting record levels of wealth, UBS report finds
The spouses and children of billionaires inherited more wealth in 2025 than in any previous year since reporting began in 2015, according to UBS's Billionaire Ambitions Report published on Thursday.
reut.rs
December 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"At least $5.9 trillion will be inherited by billionaire children over the next 15 years, the bank calculates."
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Unternehmen in Deutschland, die 20 oder mehr Personen beschäftigten, müssen einen bestimmten Anteil ihrer Arbeitsplätze mit Menschen mit Schwerbehinderung besetzen. Rund 60 Prozent der Betriebe halten die Vorgaben jedoch nicht vollständig ein. Der Beitrag im #IABForum: iab-forum.de/etwa-40-proz...
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Unternehmen in Deutschland, die 20 oder mehr Personen beschäftigten, müssen einen bestimmten Anteil ihrer Arbeitsplätze mit Menschen mit Schwerbehinderung besetzen. Rund 60 Prozent der Betriebe halten die Vorgaben jedoch nicht vollständig ein. Der Beitrag im #IABForum: iab-forum.de/etwa-40-proz...
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"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
time.com/7335723/auto...
time.com/7335723/auto...
The Real Way Schools are Failing Boys
“If we really want boys to succeed, we need to ensure that they know how to both beat—and lose— to girls."
time.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
time.com/7335723/auto...
time.com/7335723/auto...
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Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
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"As one senior researcher told me, decades of painstaking work vanished overnight in an attack by an inexperienced and ideologically driven staff intent on dismantling the bureaucracy without understanding its purpose."
A lot has happened this year. If you'd like a recap of what's happened to education research and statistics, here's my attempt. This might be a good one to listen to on your commute today. (Audio play button below headline. 16 minutes long.) hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
How Trump 2.0 upended education research and statistics in one year
Decades of carefully built infrastructure aimed at improving and tracking how American children learn vanished in an ideological attack
hechingerreport.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"As one senior researcher told me, decades of painstaking work vanished overnight in an attack by an inexperienced and ideologically driven staff intent on dismantling the bureaucracy without understanding its purpose."
Die Deutschen sollen mehr arbeiten? Das tun wir schon seit geraumer Zeit, wie der Gastbeitrag von Hartmut Kaelble hilfreich aufzeigt: www.n-tv.de/politik/Die-...
Die Deutschen arbeiten schon mehr
Immer wieder wird gefordert, die Deutschen sollten mehr arbeiten. Aber es lohnt, sich die Geschichte etwas näher anzusehen: Die Trendwende, die heute gefordert wird, fand bereits in den 2000er Jahren ...
www.n-tv.de
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Die Deutschen sollen mehr arbeiten? Das tun wir schon seit geraumer Zeit, wie der Gastbeitrag von Hartmut Kaelble hilfreich aufzeigt: www.n-tv.de/politik/Die-...
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Imagine posing for a photographer friend who sells your image to iStock and a year later, you see this is what The Washington Post has done with the image of you walking on a beautiful fall day
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Imagine posing for a photographer friend who sells your image to iStock and a year later, you see this is what The Washington Post has done with the image of you walking on a beautiful fall day
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People in the U.S. need to be paying attention to what’s happening in the U.K., because it’s going hand in hand with what is happening in the U.S., the agitators at work on both sides of the pond are working hand in hand with each other, and both have similar goals of ethnic cleansing.
YOU WANTED NET IMMIGRATION TO COME DOWN! THIS IS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE!
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
People in the U.S. need to be paying attention to what’s happening in the U.K., because it’s going hand in hand with what is happening in the U.S., the agitators at work on both sides of the pond are working hand in hand with each other, and both have similar goals of ethnic cleansing.
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Interesting-looking new study finding lower electric vehicle adoption in areas with higher vote for the far-right AfD in Germany, independently from other factors
doi.org/10.1016/j.er...
doi.org/10.1016/j.er...
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Interesting-looking new study finding lower electric vehicle adoption in areas with higher vote for the far-right AfD in Germany, independently from other factors
doi.org/10.1016/j.er...
doi.org/10.1016/j.er...
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Andrea is one of over 170 U.S. citizens who have detained by ICE. It should never have happened, and we will hold Kristi Noem and the Trump Administration accountable.
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Andrea is one of over 170 U.S. citizens who have detained by ICE. It should never have happened, and we will hold Kristi Noem and the Trump Administration accountable.
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
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JUST IN: Border Patrol is preparing to end its immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte, nearly a week after the agency first deployed agents to the state’s most populated city, two officials at DHS tell NBC News.
Border Patrol preparing to leave Charlotte, plans to mobilize in New Orleans next
Border Patrol agents arrested more than 250 people in Charlotte this week and, according to reports, could begin operations in Louisiana and Mississippi as soon as next week.
nbcnews.to
November 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
JUST IN: Border Patrol is preparing to end its immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte, nearly a week after the agency first deployed agents to the state’s most populated city, two officials at DHS tell NBC News.