Henrik Plaschke
@henrikplaschke.bsky.social
Former associate professor of political economy & European Studies, Aalborg University, Denmark. Posts in a variety of areas, incl. political economy, international relations, current affairs & politics, jazz & other musics etc. Reposting ≠ endorsement.
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Lawrence Summers has resigned from the American Economic Association, and the organization has imposed a lifetime ban on his membership.
This comes in the wake of details about Summers’ behavior being revealed in the Epstein emails that have been publicly released.
www.aeaweb.org/news/aea-sta...
This comes in the wake of details about Summers’ behavior being revealed in the Epstein emails that have been publicly released.
www.aeaweb.org/news/aea-sta...
December 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Lawrence Summers has resigned from the American Economic Association, and the organization has imposed a lifetime ban on his membership.
This comes in the wake of details about Summers’ behavior being revealed in the Epstein emails that have been publicly released.
www.aeaweb.org/news/aea-sta...
This comes in the wake of details about Summers’ behavior being revealed in the Epstein emails that have been publicly released.
www.aeaweb.org/news/aea-sta...
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Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
Ilhan Omar denounces Donald Trump for calling Somali immigrants ‘garbage’
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
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In case you need something to smile about:
Shares in a US cryptocurrency miner backed by Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump shed a third of its value on Tuesday as early investors cashed out en masse at the end of a lock-up period. on.ft.com/44JdOGa
December 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
In case you need something to smile about:
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Tidligere landsformand for Europabevægelsen: Tiden er løbet fra Lars Løkkes pragmatiske udenrigspolitik
Mens civile dør hver dag i Gaza, nøjes Lars Løkke med håndtryk og PR. Danmark bør tage konkrete initiativer for fred og humanitær indsats.
politiken.dk
December 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Tidligere landsformand for Europabevægelsen: Tiden er løbet fra Lars Løkkes pragmatiske udenrigspolitik
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Well well, Larry Summers is finally getting a well deserved, long overdue public humiliation for his friendship with Epstein the rapist power broker of American empire
December 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Well well, Larry Summers is finally getting a well deserved, long overdue public humiliation for his friendship with Epstein the rapist power broker of American empire
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Two major journalism organisations have filed a legal complaint in Paris accusing the Israeli authorities of blocking French reporters from covering the war in Gaza – a move that could test how France applies its own press-freedom protections in an international conflict.
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French unions take Israel to court for restricting media access to Gaza
Two major journalism organisations have filed a legal complaint in Paris accusing the Israeli authorities of blocking French reporters from covering the war in Gaza – a move that could test how France...
rfi.my
December 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Two major journalism organisations have filed a legal complaint in Paris accusing the Israeli authorities of blocking French reporters from covering the war in Gaza – a move that could test how France applies its own press-freedom protections in an international conflict.
rfi.my/CEU4.BS
rfi.my/CEU4.BS
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Couldn't agree more with this point and article by @martinsandbu.ft.com
The EU has a ready-made tool – the Anti-Coercion Instrument – designed precisely for these situations. Next time the U.S. threatens tariffs on Europe, the EU should use the ACI to target Big Tech.
www.ft.com/content/89f1...
The EU has a ready-made tool – the Anti-Coercion Instrument – designed precisely for these situations. Next time the U.S. threatens tariffs on Europe, the EU should use the ACI to target Big Tech.
www.ft.com/content/89f1...
December 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Couldn't agree more with this point and article by @martinsandbu.ft.com
The EU has a ready-made tool – the Anti-Coercion Instrument – designed precisely for these situations. Next time the U.S. threatens tariffs on Europe, the EU should use the ACI to target Big Tech.
www.ft.com/content/89f1...
The EU has a ready-made tool – the Anti-Coercion Instrument – designed precisely for these situations. Next time the U.S. threatens tariffs on Europe, the EU should use the ACI to target Big Tech.
www.ft.com/content/89f1...
The practice of impunity as encouraged by the US president is spreading. Examples quoted include Russia, Honduras and Israel. Others could be added. The US is imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court. 6 ICC judges and 3 prosecutors have been sanctioned by order of the US president.
Donald Trump and the spread of impunity
EDITORIAL. The renewed, unabashed use of force in international relations has been accompanied by demands that were once typical of authoritarian or failed regimes. The American president has also gra...
www.lemonde.fr
December 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The practice of impunity as encouraged by the US president is spreading. Examples quoted include Russia, Honduras and Israel. Others could be added. The US is imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court. 6 ICC judges and 3 prosecutors have been sanctioned by order of the US president.
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Så kom de nye ulighedstal for 2024.
Gini-koefficienten er stadig over 30, nemlig 30,4
Danmark er ca. det 10. rigeste land i verden.
Alligevel levede 4,3% af børnene i relativ fattigdom i 2024.
Gini-koefficienten er stadig over 30, nemlig 30,4
Danmark er ca. det 10. rigeste land i verden.
Alligevel levede 4,3% af børnene i relativ fattigdom i 2024.
December 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Så kom de nye ulighedstal for 2024.
Gini-koefficienten er stadig over 30, nemlig 30,4
Danmark er ca. det 10. rigeste land i verden.
Alligevel levede 4,3% af børnene i relativ fattigdom i 2024.
Gini-koefficienten er stadig over 30, nemlig 30,4
Danmark er ca. det 10. rigeste land i verden.
Alligevel levede 4,3% af børnene i relativ fattigdom i 2024.
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So pleased @theguardian.com's editorial board agrees with our expert committee that it makes a lot of sense to establish an International Panel on Inequality.
We are in an inequality emergency, and there are ways to lessen it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We are in an inequality emergency, and there are ways to lessen it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the inequality emergency: why a Nobel prize winner’s warning must be heeded | Editorial
Editorial: Rising economic division is destabilising nations and eroding accountability. Joseph Stiglitz’s G20 blueprint offers a way toward global economic renewal
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
So pleased @theguardian.com's editorial board agrees with our expert committee that it makes a lot of sense to establish an International Panel on Inequality.
We are in an inequality emergency, and there are ways to lessen it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We are in an inequality emergency, and there are ways to lessen it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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How can the European Union be trusted by its citizens when it collaborates with Donald Trump by enforcing baseless US sanctions against the French International Criminal Court judge Nicolas Guillou? asks @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social. bit.ly/4pdmygd
The Judge at the End of Europe
Yanis Varoufakis recounts the Kafkaesque nightmare of Nicolas Guillou, a French magistrate in The Hague targeted by the US.
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
How can the European Union be trusted by its citizens when it collaborates with Donald Trump by enforcing baseless US sanctions against the French International Criminal Court judge Nicolas Guillou? asks @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social. bit.ly/4pdmygd
"The US president has brought to Latin America the same virulence and threats he routinely directs at his political opponents at home. There, too, he has multiplied contradictions that make his policy direction increasingly difficult to decipher."
Trump's interference and contradictions across Latin America
EDITORIAL. The US president has brought to Latin America the same virulence and threats he routinely directs at his political opponents at home. There, too, he has multiplied contradictions that make ...
www.lemonde.fr
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"The US president has brought to Latin America the same virulence and threats he routinely directs at his political opponents at home. There, too, he has multiplied contradictions that make his policy direction increasingly difficult to decipher."
1. "Europe must seek to make itself minimally vulnerable to US pressure that will not stop coming. It is time for a European policy plan for EU-US decoupling with steps to minimise the harm Maga America is able to inflict on Europe.
Such a plan must cover at least three areas: trade, finance and
Such a plan must cover at least three areas: trade, finance and
Europe needs a plan for decoupling from America
The EU must make itself minimally vulnerable to inevitable US pressure
www.ft.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
1. "Europe must seek to make itself minimally vulnerable to US pressure that will not stop coming. It is time for a European policy plan for EU-US decoupling with steps to minimise the harm Maga America is able to inflict on Europe.
Such a plan must cover at least three areas: trade, finance and
Such a plan must cover at least three areas: trade, finance and
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From the executive VP of EU Commission
Good to work together, but… we, Europe, may need a plan for decoupling from America (to be resilient and build on our strenghts and interests).
Interesting piece in @financialtimes.com on.ft.com/3KtTXUG
Interesting piece in @financialtimes.com on.ft.com/3KtTXUG
Europe needs a plan for decoupling from America
The EU must make itself minimally vulnerable to inevitable US pressure
on.ft.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
From the executive VP of EU Commission
1. Den franske dommer Nicolas Guillou, der er dommer ved Den Internationale Straffedomstol (ICC), der har udstedt arrestordrer mod bl.a. Israels Benjamin Netanyahu for krigsforbrydelser, fortæller om, hvordan han og kolleger fra ICC er ramt af amerikanske sanktioner, der forhindrer dem i
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Fransk dommer ramt af Trumps sanktioner efter at være gået imod Netanyahu
USA har indført sanktioner mod en række dommere og anklagere fra Den Internationale Straffedomstol efter arrestordre på Benjamin Netanyahu. Fransk dommer fortæller om de indgribende konsekvenser.
politiken.dk
November 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
1. Den franske dommer Nicolas Guillou, der er dommer ved Den Internationale Straffedomstol (ICC), der har udstedt arrestordrer mod bl.a. Israels Benjamin Netanyahu for krigsforbrydelser, fortæller om, hvordan han og kolleger fra ICC er ramt af amerikanske sanktioner, der forhindrer dem i
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Gavelink
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Although global inequality has declined since the early 2000s, this is largely due to rising incomes in China. A new G20 report shows that inequality remains stubbornly high across most of the world, writes Jayati Ghosh. bit.ly/4phto44
How the G20 Can Lead the Fight Against Global Inequality
Jayati Ghosh argues that addressing the increasing concentration of wealth requires understanding exactly what's driving it.
bit.ly
November 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Although global inequality has declined since the early 2000s, this is largely due to rising incomes in China. A new G20 report shows that inequality remains stubbornly high across most of the world, writes Jayati Ghosh. bit.ly/4phto44
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Vänsterns (delar av) renhetsmani och förmåga att ändå tycka att man är en mass/folkrörelse är verkligen helt obegriplig. Hur ska man kunna bygga något om man inte ens kan delta i samma event som sina nära ideologiska grannar???
Athena Farrokzhad avbokar sin medverkan i @arbetaren.bsky.social:s panel på Socforum för att Flamman, Dagens ETC och Vänsterpartiet ens finns i lokalerna. Detta på grund av vår ”normalisering av den globala kapitalismens dödsmaskineri”.
Ska man inte kunna prata med varandra längre?
Ska man inte kunna prata med varandra längre?
November 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Vänsterns (delar av) renhetsmani och förmåga att ändå tycka att man är en mass/folkrörelse är verkligen helt obegriplig. Hur ska man kunna bygga något om man inte ens kan delta i samma event som sina nära ideologiska grannar???
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💂🏼🪖Macron foreslår ny værnepligt, mens hærchef taler om at »acceptere at miste vores børn«. Debatten om europæisk oprustning og sikkerhed er for alvor kommet i gang i Frankrig.
www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
November 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
💂🏼🪖Macron foreslår ny værnepligt, mens hærchef taler om at »acceptere at miste vores børn«. Debatten om europæisk oprustning og sikkerhed er for alvor kommet i gang i Frankrig.
www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
www.information.dk/udland/2025/...
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27/11 2025
#Video shows #Israeli #soldiers #shooting two #surrendering #Palestinians in Jenin
#terrorstate #Israel #executions #war-crimes
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#Video shows #Israeli #soldiers #shooting two #surrendering #Palestinians in Jenin
#terrorstate #Israel #executions #war-crimes
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Video shows Israeli soldiers shooting surrendering Palestinians in Jenin
Israeli soldiers have been filmed shooting two Palestinians who were seen on their knees with their hands in the air.
aje.io
November 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
27/11 2025
#Video shows #Israeli #soldiers #shooting two #surrendering #Palestinians in Jenin
#terrorstate #Israel #executions #war-crimes
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#Video shows #Israeli #soldiers #shooting two #surrendering #Palestinians in Jenin
#terrorstate #Israel #executions #war-crimes
aje.io/r8eiai
På Vestbredden henretter israelske soldater to palæstinenserne, der har overgivet sig.
Sagen vil blive "undersøgt", siger den israelske regering (det siger den stort set altid), og den ekstremistiske minister Itamar Ben Gvir hylder henrettelsen af to "terrorister".
Sagen vil blive "undersøgt", siger den israelske regering (det siger den stort set altid), og den ekstremistiske minister Itamar Ben Gvir hylder henrettelsen af to "terrorister".
27/11 2025
#Video shows #Israeli #soldiers #shooting two #surrendering #Palestinians in Jenin
#terrorstate #Israel #executions #war-crimes
aje.io/r8eiai
#Video shows #Israeli #soldiers #shooting two #surrendering #Palestinians in Jenin
#terrorstate #Israel #executions #war-crimes
aje.io/r8eiai
Video shows Israeli soldiers shooting surrendering Palestinians in Jenin
Israeli soldiers have been filmed shooting two Palestinians who were seen on their knees with their hands in the air.
aje.io
November 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
På Vestbredden henretter israelske soldater to palæstinenserne, der har overgivet sig.
Sagen vil blive "undersøgt", siger den israelske regering (det siger den stort set altid), og den ekstremistiske minister Itamar Ben Gvir hylder henrettelsen af to "terrorister".
Sagen vil blive "undersøgt", siger den israelske regering (det siger den stort set altid), og den ekstremistiske minister Itamar Ben Gvir hylder henrettelsen af to "terrorister".
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Cisjordanie : des soldats israéliens filmés tirant sur deux hommes s’étant rendus ; l’Autorité palestinienne accuse Israël de « crime de guerre »
Cisjordanie : des soldats israéliens filmés tirant sur deux hommes s’étant rendus ; l’Autorité palestinienne accuse Israël de « crime de guerre »
L’armée israélienne a déclaré examiner l’« incident » après la diffusion d’images montrant des soldats israéliens tirant à bout portant sur deux hommes à Jénine, alors que ces derniers avaient les bras en l’air.
www.lemonde.fr
November 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Cisjordanie : des soldats israéliens filmés tirant sur deux hommes s’étant rendus ; l’Autorité palestinienne accuse Israël de « crime de guerre »
Menneskerettighedskonventionens betydning for en række vigtige spørgsmål, som vi næppe gør os klart. Grundlovens beskyttelse af borgernes frihedsrettigheder er ret begrænset. Derfor udfylder Menneskerettighedskonventionen vigtige huller, der ikke kun handler om kriminelle udlændinge!
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Menneskerettigheds-konventionen er under politisk pres. Men vi danskere har mange grunde til at glæde os over den
Grundlovens beskyttelse af vores frihedsrettigheder er faktisk begrænset. Menneskerettighedskonventionen udfylder derfor vigtige huller, skriver juraprofessor Jens Elo Rytter
www.information.dk
November 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Menneskerettighedskonventionens betydning for en række vigtige spørgsmål, som vi næppe gør os klart. Grundlovens beskyttelse af borgernes frihedsrettigheder er ret begrænset. Derfor udfylder Menneskerettighedskonventionen vigtige huller, der ikke kun handler om kriminelle udlændinge!
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»Med sin afdækning af det foruroligende og stærkt principielle sagskompleks har Hans Drachmann udfyldt journalistikkens vigtige rolle som vagthund for ytringsfrihed og grundlæggende retsstatsprincipper. For den indsats fortjener han stor hæder«
- Amnesty
Stort og velfortjent tillykke.
🎁
- Amnesty
Stort og velfortjent tillykke.
🎁
Politiken-journalist får stor hæder for at være »vagthund for ytringsfrihed«
Hans Drachmann har med »eksemplarisk vedholdenhed« afsløret anklagemyndighedens tvivlsomme sager om terrorbilligelse. Sådan lyder det fra Amnesty, der nu hædrer Politiken-journalisten.
politiken.dk
November 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
»Med sin afdækning af det foruroligende og stærkt principielle sagskompleks har Hans Drachmann udfyldt journalistikkens vigtige rolle som vagthund for ytringsfrihed og grundlæggende retsstatsprincipper. For den indsats fortjener han stor hæder«
- Amnesty
Stort og velfortjent tillykke.
🎁
- Amnesty
Stort og velfortjent tillykke.
🎁
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Surely the others have to strip the US of the G20 presidency next year then?
November 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Surely the others have to strip the US of the G20 presidency next year then?