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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · 2h

I’ve decided not to post my annual “women on the Econ job market” thread this year. Social media has splintered too much, and now that I’ve left academia I’m focused on other priorities.

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Andrew Gray @andrewramsaygray.bsky.social · 6h

Updated story: Drone wall is changing. Get ready for EDDI - European Drone Defence Initiative.

EU Commission proposes expanding 'drone wall' plan to protect more areas, sources say

The European Commission has proposed expanding an initiative for a "drone wall" on Europe's eastern flank to protect all of the continent after some regions said they felt left out, two EU officials and an EU diplomat told Reuters on Tuesday.

www.reuters.com

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Ben McWilliams @bmcwilliams.bsky.social · 6h

🇪🇺 Last year the EU exported *€80 billion* clean tech products.

The @bruegel.org European Clean Tech Tracker contains a dedicated trade section where you can break these flows down for yourself 👇

european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/overview/trade

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 7h

I am old enough to remember the "charm offensive".

(Read the whole thread.)

Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 10h

Rocked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Beijing’s support for Moscow, a wildly unbalanced trading picture and a diplomatic dynamic where the European side feels it's ignored by Beijing, Porter said it was “hard to disagree” with the suggestion that ties were at an all-time low

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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 10h

Rocked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Beijing’s support for Moscow, a wildly unbalanced trading picture and a diplomatic dynamic where the European side feels it's ignored by Beijing, Porter said it was “hard to disagree” with the suggestion that ties were at an all-time low

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 18h

Mon dieu!

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 19h

(It took several people at the Amt and the Embassy in Bern weeks to figure out what to do, so that after 3 more visits to the Amt with 7 weeks-old twins we finally met the only sane person at the Standesamt who looked at this and said: not really a problem, that's fine, hier unterschreiben.)

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 19h

My twins were born in Switzerland, but a trip to Bern to get a temp ID for them to move to Berlin? Nah, not worth it. Nobody checks on the trains.

The heart attack I caused at the Anmeldung in Berlin when I admitted that I had smuggled my twins out of Switzerland. 💥

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 19h

Die Nordiren sind keine Spanier, um es mit Franz Beckenbauer Gott hab ihn selig zu sagen.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 19h

So nämlich! Fragt später keiner mehr nach.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 19h

Yeah. I had to raise twins, so the answer is yes. (Was trying my best, and getting a lot better now that they are older.)

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 19h

#Germany won against one of the big teams in Europe 1:0, tight match until the very end. Well done!

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 19h

Boah, das ist aber nun echt schwarzer Gürtel der 90er.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 20h

Very true.

Olga Khazan @olgakhazan.bsky.social · 1d

I hate ultraprocessed foods as much as the next health reporter, but it's basically impossible to avoid them if you have kids www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...

Avoiding Ultra-Processed Foods Is Completely Unrealistic

Especially if you have kids

www.theatlantic.com

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Eerke Boiten @eerkeboiten.bsky.social · 20h

Finished reading @marietjeschaake.bsky.social's The Tech Coup. It is a great book that appeared at a very unfortunate moment: the warning is spot on, and the analysis of the world of 2024 is very insightful, but I think nobody knew how quickly the world was going to get worse from then. (1/n)

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 20h

Naja, 12€ fürs Lesen des Antrags, 3€ für zwei Kopien machen, eine fürs Archiv, nochmal 10€ für das Ausschneiden und draufkleben der Plakette, 1.50€ für Briefumschlag und Briefmarke, 2€ für Briefmarke lecken und draufkleben…

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 20h

There’s always a sliver lining

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 20h

I was so used to memorising phone numbers that I even knew some of the early mobile numbers by heart.

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 22h

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 21h

Ok, I know das ist nicht der Hauptpunkt hier, aber die Story hat der @tagesspiegel.de recherchiert, da sollte man deren screenshot teilen, nicht den des Spiegel.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 21h

Oh FFS. We (Germany) should be so grateful for talented people wanting to stay, and make that easy not hard.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 21h

Aww, thank you! 🙏🏼

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 21h

Are you serious? From application to the passport then what, 3 years?

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 21h

Yeah, that part is hilarious as it is mostly (though by no means only) car drivers themselves that are stuck on a highway and pay the prize (that nobody could have predicted!!)

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 22h

We could start with residential in the S-Bahn-Ring, €150 a year. That should be doable.

But SPD would have to make the case for it, rather than be a car lobby light.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 22h

It is about 1600 SEK a month in Stockholm central. That's €145 a month, or €1740 a year.

My €800 for #Berlin is not even half that.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 22h

That's often my reaction to Berlin local politics.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 22h

Still low.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 22h

A residential parking permit should cost its €42 admin costs (obviously) plus €365 parking fee (surely €1 per day is low?) plus about €400 rent for public space (again, low) in the central parts.

Roughly €800 is a bit closer to the true, economic costs of downtown car ownership in #Berlin.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 22h

Meanwhile, the CDU/SPD state government implements savage cuts to investment in cycling lanes, bus services for school kids and cultural institutions.

You simply cannot make it up.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 22h

#Berlin makes losses in the millions on its ... residential parking permits. Because the price of about €10 per year is lower than the costs to the administration (which is about €42). www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/koste...

Kosten für Verwaltung sind viel höher als Einnahmen: Berlin macht Millionenverlust mit Anwohnerparkausweisen

Bei jedem neu ausgestellten Anwohnerparkausweis zahlt das Land drauf – und zwar immer mehr. Auch, weil der Preis seit 2008 nicht erhöht wurde. Bringt das angekündigte Parkkonzept der CDU bald die Wend...

www.tagesspiegel.de

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