Benjamin Wright
@benjaminwright.bsky.social
University lecturer, union organizer |
Hochschullehrer, Betriebsrat, Gewerkschafter
Hochschullehrer, Betriebsrat, Gewerkschafter
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baseball is the best preparation for death because it does not come with a clock that tells you when your suffering will end one way or the other
October 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
baseball is the best preparation for death because it does not come with a clock that tells you when your suffering will end one way or the other
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Senate von zehn großen Universitäten in NRW protestieren gegen Sparpolitik des Ministeriums. Ohnehin schon (aufgrund der Drittmittelfokussierung) enge Ausstattung geht auf Kosten der Studis: news.rub.de/presseinform...
Was @nnwiss.bsky.social und andere schon lange sagen.
Was @nnwiss.bsky.social und andere schon lange sagen.
Senate von zehn NRW-Universitäten warnen vor massiven Folgen
Resolution der Senate fordert Erhalt der Grundfinanzierung: Hochschulen als Investition in die Zukunft sichern!
news.rub.de
October 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Senate von zehn großen Universitäten in NRW protestieren gegen Sparpolitik des Ministeriums. Ohnehin schon (aufgrund der Drittmittelfokussierung) enge Ausstattung geht auf Kosten der Studis: news.rub.de/presseinform...
Was @nnwiss.bsky.social und andere schon lange sagen.
Was @nnwiss.bsky.social und andere schon lange sagen.
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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the only AI i need is an earpiece i can wear at my kid's birthday party that tells me the name of the parent i've met like four times before
September 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
the only AI i need is an earpiece i can wear at my kid's birthday party that tells me the name of the parent i've met like four times before
Good for them for taking action. I hope they can leverage peak travel season to end the wage theft. ✊
Breaking News: Air Canada has started canceling flights ahead of a potential strike by its flight attendants on Saturday that could ground 130,000 passengers a day. The flight attendants are seeking improved wages and compensation for work they do before flights take off and after they land.
Air Canada Cancels Flights Ahead of Possible Flight Attendant Strike
The dominant air carrier in Canada set in motion a process that could ground 130,000 passengers a day by Saturday.
nyti.ms
August 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Good for them for taking action. I hope they can leverage peak travel season to end the wage theft. ✊
Auch an den Universitäten tappen viele in die Teilzeit-Falle.
Vielleicht wird die befristete Teilzeit-Stelle irgendwann entfristet, aber die Aufstockung auf Vollzeit bleibt sehr häufig aus.
Vielleicht wird die befristete Teilzeit-Stelle irgendwann entfristet, aber die Aufstockung auf Vollzeit bleibt sehr häufig aus.
Teilzeit-Bashing boomt. Aber wen meint man damit?
Die Besserverdienenden mit ihrer vermeintlichen „Luxus-Work-Life-Balance” oder diejenigen, die mehr arbeiten wollen, aber nicht können?
Wir sind dieser neoliberalen Träumerei auf den Grund gegangen:
Die Besserverdienenden mit ihrer vermeintlichen „Luxus-Work-Life-Balance” oder diejenigen, die mehr arbeiten wollen, aber nicht können?
Wir sind dieser neoliberalen Träumerei auf den Grund gegangen:
Wer Teilzeit bietet, wird Teilzeit ernten
Weniger zu arbeiten ist keine freiwillige Entscheidung, sondern eine Notlage. Das erzählen uns auch unsere User:innen.
www.oegb.at
July 26, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Auch an den Universitäten tappen viele in die Teilzeit-Falle.
Vielleicht wird die befristete Teilzeit-Stelle irgendwann entfristet, aber die Aufstockung auf Vollzeit bleibt sehr häufig aus.
Vielleicht wird die befristete Teilzeit-Stelle irgendwann entfristet, aber die Aufstockung auf Vollzeit bleibt sehr häufig aus.
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If schools were actually preparing kids for white-collar work they wouldn't be phone-free, you'd have to have your phone on your desk all day for the authenticator apps
July 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
If schools were actually preparing kids for white-collar work they wouldn't be phone-free, you'd have to have your phone on your desk all day for the authenticator apps
A more far-reaching expansion of the franchise than letting 16-year-olds vote.
This is so sensible - and about time too. theconversation.com/automatic-vo...
Automatic voter registration: a huge step forward for democracy – and a chance to bring missing millions into elections
As part of a raft of new measures, people will no longer need to register themselves to vote.
theconversation.com
July 22, 2025 at 5:58 AM
A more far-reaching expansion of the franchise than letting 16-year-olds vote.
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“The longer the picket line, the shorter the strike.”
Good vibes at NTEU’s bargaining forum today. 🙌
Good vibes at NTEU’s bargaining forum today. 🙌
July 16, 2025 at 4:02 AM
“The longer the picket line, the shorter the strike.”
Good vibes at NTEU’s bargaining forum today. 🙌
Good vibes at NTEU’s bargaining forum today. 🙌
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workers have the right to collectively bargain, unions are generally effective at protecting member's interests, those interests are more likely to overlap with those of the public at large than those of management, but are not guaranteed to do so. there, that's all the discourse there is to be had.
July 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
workers have the right to collectively bargain, unions are generally effective at protecting member's interests, those interests are more likely to overlap with those of the public at large than those of management, but are not guaranteed to do so. there, that's all the discourse there is to be had.
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Anne Hildagos Begrünung von Paris "zeigt in der aktuellen Hitzewelle erste, teils spektakuläre Resultate", schreibt der Standard: In den renaturierten Straßen und Vierteln ist es um bis zu vier Grad weniger heiß, auf den begrünten Dächern sind die Dachtemperaturen von 67,5 auf 35,7 Grad gesunken.
July 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Anne Hildagos Begrünung von Paris "zeigt in der aktuellen Hitzewelle erste, teils spektakuläre Resultate", schreibt der Standard: In den renaturierten Straßen und Vierteln ist es um bis zu vier Grad weniger heiß, auf den begrünten Dächern sind die Dachtemperaturen von 67,5 auf 35,7 Grad gesunken.
My son spent the first 13 days of his life in the neonatal intensive care unit of an Austrian hospital.
Never once did I have to think about how much it was going to cost and how long it might take me to pay it off.
When it finally came, the bill was €230.
Never once did I have to think about how much it was going to cost and how long it might take me to pay it off.
When it finally came, the bill was €230.
No one who gets sick or injured should have to think "How much will this cost me?" before seeking care. Citizen or not.
When I broke my foot in New Zealand, I paid $0 for doctors, X-rays, boot, etc.
If other countries can do this, we can and should, too.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
When I broke my foot in New Zealand, I paid $0 for doctors, X-rays, boot, etc.
If other countries can do this, we can and should, too.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
I got an ambulance ride, CT scan and ER care in Brazil. My bill: $0.
As Washington battles over access to health care, a Post journalist’s experience at a public hospital in Brazil shone light on a fundamentally different system.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
My son spent the first 13 days of his life in the neonatal intensive care unit of an Austrian hospital.
Never once did I have to think about how much it was going to cost and how long it might take me to pay it off.
When it finally came, the bill was €230.
Never once did I have to think about how much it was going to cost and how long it might take me to pay it off.
When it finally came, the bill was €230.
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Das Vermögen in #Europa ist ungleich verteilt.
💰 Während einige Menschen riesige Vermögen anhäufen, kämpfen viele andere ums Überleben. Die Forbes „World’s Billionaires“-Liste zeigt, dass die Reichen immer reicher werden und die Armen immer ärmer.
#Umverteilung #Ungleichheit
💰 Während einige Menschen riesige Vermögen anhäufen, kämpfen viele andere ums Überleben. Die Forbes „World’s Billionaires“-Liste zeigt, dass die Reichen immer reicher werden und die Armen immer ärmer.
#Umverteilung #Ungleichheit
May 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Das Vermögen in #Europa ist ungleich verteilt.
💰 Während einige Menschen riesige Vermögen anhäufen, kämpfen viele andere ums Überleben. Die Forbes „World’s Billionaires“-Liste zeigt, dass die Reichen immer reicher werden und die Armen immer ärmer.
#Umverteilung #Ungleichheit
💰 Während einige Menschen riesige Vermögen anhäufen, kämpfen viele andere ums Überleben. Die Forbes „World’s Billionaires“-Liste zeigt, dass die Reichen immer reicher werden und die Armen immer ärmer.
#Umverteilung #Ungleichheit
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🌈 Nearly 1 in 5 LGBTIQ workers in Europe face discrimination at work. For trans & intersex workers, it’s 1 in 3. Ahead of #IDAHOBIT, Europe’s unions say: enough. Every worker deserves dignity, safety & equality.
Read the joint ETUFs statement 👉 www.epsu.org/article/trad...
Read the joint ETUFs statement 👉 www.epsu.org/article/trad...
May 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Klaas Dijkhoff: VVD moet met GL-PvdA samenwerken tegen antidemocratisch populisme www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...
Klaas Dijkhoff: VVD moet met GL-PvdA samenwerken tegen antidemocratisch populisme - Joop - BNNVARA
Als het aan voormalig VVD-fractieleider Klaas Dijkhoff ligt, moet zijn partij gaan samenwerken met GroenLinks-PvdA.
www.bnnvara.nl
March 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Klaas Dijkhoff: VVD moet met GL-PvdA samenwerken tegen antidemocratisch populisme www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...
@nytopinion.nytimes.com, looking forward to Part II: Interviews with voters who didn’t vote for far-right parties.
Huge majorities of Dutch and Austrian voters don’t lie awake worried about other people’s gender or immigrants on welfare and don’t want to feed their democracies to the wolves.
Huge majorities of Dutch and Austrian voters don’t lie awake worried about other people’s gender or immigrants on welfare and don’t want to feed their democracies to the wolves.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
@nytopinion.nytimes.com, looking forward to Part II: Interviews with voters who didn’t vote for far-right parties.
Huge majorities of Dutch and Austrian voters don’t lie awake worried about other people’s gender or immigrants on welfare and don’t want to feed their democracies to the wolves.
Huge majorities of Dutch and Austrian voters don’t lie awake worried about other people’s gender or immigrants on welfare and don’t want to feed their democracies to the wolves.
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Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']:
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
January 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']:
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
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"'I have no peasants, my friend, and that is why no one curses me.'"
December 10, 2024 at 4:46 AM
"'I have no peasants, my friend, and that is why no one curses me.'"
Today, the unpretentious Viennese sausage stand assumes its rightful place in the Intangible Cultural Heritage pantheon, #UNESCO having recognized, among other qualities, its “relaxed atmosphere and the vocabulary that has formed around it.”
November 27, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Today, the unpretentious Viennese sausage stand assumes its rightful place in the Intangible Cultural Heritage pantheon, #UNESCO having recognized, among other qualities, its “relaxed atmosphere and the vocabulary that has formed around it.”
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Mah ist das nett hier. Das hat man schon fast vergessen, dass es auch nett sein kann. 🥰😍😘
November 16, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Mah ist das nett hier. Das hat man schon fast vergessen, dass es auch nett sein kann. 🥰😍😘