Kaan A. 🇨🇦🇺🇦
@evcilemu.bsky.social
Solidarity, freedom, and democracy—proud social democrat! 🌹
Former political scientist, current data analyst. Bit of a gamer, too.
Turkish-Canadian, particularly proud of the latter.
Posts in Turkish and in English.
Former political scientist, current data analyst. Bit of a gamer, too.
Turkish-Canadian, particularly proud of the latter.
Posts in Turkish and in English.
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Kaan A. 🇨🇦🇺🇦
@evcilemu.bsky.social
· Nov 18
This image is my banner for one reason: no matter how long an enmity may be and how terrible a conflict, we can still mend our wounds and walk into the future together. There is no conflict that cannot be resolved, at the end of the day.
As enticing as it is, this would get Duverger'd into oblivion.
"Red states are full of working people who are getting screwed by Republican policies yet vote Republican anyhow because they loathe the [Dems]...Those people can be won back by working class candidates who campaign on pro-worker issues, and are not Democrats."
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-win...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-win...
How to Win Red States With a Labor Party
We can take political power without asking Democrats for it.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
As enticing as it is, this would get Duverger'd into oblivion.
It isn't just moving on, it's moved on already. Nobody took Huntington seriously when I was in undergrad and that was in 2015.
Frankly, this is political pseudoscience. Postulations of intra-group unity and intergroup incommensurability are as facile and cartoonish when framed in terms of "civilisations" as they are when framed in terms of "races". Thankfully, IR as a discipline is moving on from this sort of nonsense.
Amid the liberal internationalist optimism of the late 1990s, Samuel Huntington foresaw a world marked by continued conflict.
December 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It isn't just moving on, it's moved on already. Nobody took Huntington seriously when I was in undergrad and that was in 2015.
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-Nick Fuentes considers Jewish people subhuman (not on list)
-Musk repeats Sieg Heil and won’t apologize (not on list)
-Trump praises neo-Nazis (not on list)
-Ms. Rachel says we shouldn’t bomb or starve children (on list)
Antisemitism is real. This hypocrisy makes a mockery of it.
-Musk repeats Sieg Heil and won’t apologize (not on list)
-Trump praises neo-Nazis (not on list)
-Ms. Rachel says we shouldn’t bomb or starve children (on list)
Antisemitism is real. This hypocrisy makes a mockery of it.
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
-Nick Fuentes considers Jewish people subhuman (not on list)
-Musk repeats Sieg Heil and won’t apologize (not on list)
-Trump praises neo-Nazis (not on list)
-Ms. Rachel says we shouldn’t bomb or starve children (on list)
Antisemitism is real. This hypocrisy makes a mockery of it.
-Musk repeats Sieg Heil and won’t apologize (not on list)
-Trump praises neo-Nazis (not on list)
-Ms. Rachel says we shouldn’t bomb or starve children (on list)
Antisemitism is real. This hypocrisy makes a mockery of it.
It really is more about democracy than it is about anything else at this point. The liberal democratic order needs to be preserved so that we can actually have room to debate the things that matter. It's not a luxury to have democracy, it's a prerequisite.
Maybe. Maybe not. The leader of the opposition is a conservative. I worry that some more left leaning Hungarians will not vote for him. Even though he is the best chance Hungary had to get rid of Orbán in a decade.
I think you are preaching to the already converted there 🤣
December 1, 2025 at 8:10 AM
It really is more about democracy than it is about anything else at this point. The liberal democratic order needs to be preserved so that we can actually have room to debate the things that matter. It's not a luxury to have democracy, it's a prerequisite.
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Germany’s far-right AfD attempts rebranding as real power comes within reach
Some Alternative for Germany leaders are trying to soften the party’s extremist image. Despite the effort, the mask keeps falling.
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
Some Alternative for Germany leaders are trying to soften the party’s extremist image. Despite the effort, the mask keeps falling.
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
Germany’s far-right AfD attempts rebranding as real power comes within reach
Some Alternative for Germany leaders are trying to soften the party’s extremist image. Despite the effort, the mask keeps falling.
www.politico.eu
December 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Germany’s far-right AfD attempts rebranding as real power comes within reach
Some Alternative for Germany leaders are trying to soften the party’s extremist image. Despite the effort, the mask keeps falling.
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
Some Alternative for Germany leaders are trying to soften the party’s extremist image. Despite the effort, the mask keeps falling.
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
The pope visits Turkey and immediately Turkish-language social media is flooded with conspiracy theories about globalism, Judeo-Christian plots against Turkey, and so on. Turkish social media really is a cesspool.
December 1, 2025 at 6:21 AM
The pope visits Turkey and immediately Turkish-language social media is flooded with conspiracy theories about globalism, Judeo-Christian plots against Turkey, and so on. Turkish social media really is a cesspool.
This reminds me of "Mehmet Oz served in the Turkish Army, and they KILL the people we like!"
Dude, Turkey has conscription. I served in the Turkish Army. Oz probably was busy peeling potatoes, or considering his profession, likely just in an infirmary sending people to hospital from the base.
Dude, Turkey has conscription. I served in the Turkish Army. Oz probably was busy peeling potatoes, or considering his profession, likely just in an infirmary sending people to hospital from the base.
Guys, I’m not on the Pete train or anything but he was a fucking associate
Stop acting like he was some kind of criminal mastermind
Stop acting like he was some kind of criminal mastermind
December 1, 2025 at 5:55 AM
This reminds me of "Mehmet Oz served in the Turkish Army, and they KILL the people we like!"
Dude, Turkey has conscription. I served in the Turkish Army. Oz probably was busy peeling potatoes, or considering his profession, likely just in an infirmary sending people to hospital from the base.
Dude, Turkey has conscription. I served in the Turkish Army. Oz probably was busy peeling potatoes, or considering his profession, likely just in an infirmary sending people to hospital from the base.
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Also they're just sick. They're killing people and whether you think it's justified or not (obviously it's not) that should mean something. Instead they're running around laughing like an axe murderer in some terrible horror movie. Completely broken people
There is absolutely no bottom. They will kill and murder and steal and break the law and laugh at every rule and institution until they are stopped. They think they are all-powerful and all conventional rules of morality and legality do not apply to them.
December 1, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Also they're just sick. They're killing people and whether you think it's justified or not (obviously it's not) that should mean something. Instead they're running around laughing like an axe murderer in some terrible horror movie. Completely broken people
Funnily enough, the Nazis hated the Fraktur script and in 1941 they flat-out banned the use of Fraktur (Blackletter) in favour of Antiqua, a more "modern" typeface that the Nazis preferred.
So they're cosplaying Nazis, which isn't any better.
So they're cosplaying Nazis, which isn't any better.
They're not hiding it, folks—straight up neo-Nazi advertising, from the font to the language to the 11 stars for the Confederacy. Then you have the DHS openly using white nationalist language of "remigrate", which means ethnic cleansing.
This is who MAGA is now.
This is who MAGA is now.
November 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Funnily enough, the Nazis hated the Fraktur script and in 1941 they flat-out banned the use of Fraktur (Blackletter) in favour of Antiqua, a more "modern" typeface that the Nazis preferred.
So they're cosplaying Nazis, which isn't any better.
So they're cosplaying Nazis, which isn't any better.
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The biggest technological revolution of our lifetime is underway and it's not AI:
Official data is in this week, and US solar continues to grow rapidly, with generation up 30% compared to last year!
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The biggest technological revolution of our lifetime is underway and it's not AI:
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Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.
www.cnbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
You know, the—frankly—stupid, beyond brain-dead "debate" around the food delivery robot reminds me of one of my favourite books: The Box, by Marc Levinson. It's about the shipping container, and how it fundamentally changed our world. Quite a bit of it is devoted to the longshoremen...
November 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
You know, the—frankly—stupid, beyond brain-dead "debate" around the food delivery robot reminds me of one of my favourite books: The Box, by Marc Levinson. It's about the shipping container, and how it fundamentally changed our world. Quite a bit of it is devoted to the longshoremen...
No, but you do kind of have to properly establish the scepticism in some firm grounding beyond "*waves hands vaguely* but it's more, different!".
Or, put more sharply as we really ought to do more in universities: you aren't thinking as much as you think you are thinking.
Or, put more sharply as we really ought to do more in universities: you aren't thinking as much as you think you are thinking.
November 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
No, but you do kind of have to properly establish the scepticism in some firm grounding beyond "*waves hands vaguely* but it's more, different!".
Or, put more sharply as we really ought to do more in universities: you aren't thinking as much as you think you are thinking.
Or, put more sharply as we really ought to do more in universities: you aren't thinking as much as you think you are thinking.
Not the same, but man Warhammer 40: Rogue Trader pissed me off with its stealth sidequest for a particular companion in a game which -does not- have a stealth system at all. You have to save-scum to finish that part with the "good ending." It's infuriating.
The classic play any style you desire*
*except for this one random mandatory stealth quest that is basically impossible without spending a points into stealth skills.
*except for this one random mandatory stealth quest that is basically impossible without spending a points into stealth skills.
November 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Not the same, but man Warhammer 40: Rogue Trader pissed me off with its stealth sidequest for a particular companion in a game which -does not- have a stealth system at all. You have to save-scum to finish that part with the "good ending." It's infuriating.
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People’s ideas about the world are formed mostly from their social environment.
Their social environment includes their parasocial environment: media and social media.
The parasocial share of our social environment has been growing for many decades.
Their social environment includes their parasocial environment: media and social media.
The parasocial share of our social environment has been growing for many decades.
November 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
People’s ideas about the world are formed mostly from their social environment.
Their social environment includes their parasocial environment: media and social media.
The parasocial share of our social environment has been growing for many decades.
Their social environment includes their parasocial environment: media and social media.
The parasocial share of our social environment has been growing for many decades.
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calmly explaining why we shouldn't bomb random venezuelan boats to people who argued we should torture random iraqis and then won an election by saying they were against a war they advocated for
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
calmly explaining why we shouldn't bomb random venezuelan boats to people who argued we should torture random iraqis and then won an election by saying they were against a war they advocated for
"Disease is caused by bad smells, actually. The fuck's a germ?"
The public can absolutely be wrong. Germ theory is a good example. We did a science and realised there were creatures we can't observe with our naked eye making us sick, instead of miasma theory.
The public can absolutely be wrong. Germ theory is a good example. We did a science and realised there were creatures we can't observe with our naked eye making us sick, instead of miasma theory.
Well… considering our entire culture and governmental framework is based on public opinion that seems to be the operating condition. Correct? Starts to go down to arguments we are rehashing today in some ways…
I will say it’s exceedingly clear you’ll never be a successful politician. Good thing.
I will say it’s exceedingly clear you’ll never be a successful politician. Good thing.
November 27, 2025 at 6:27 AM
"Disease is caused by bad smells, actually. The fuck's a germ?"
The public can absolutely be wrong. Germ theory is a good example. We did a science and realised there were creatures we can't observe with our naked eye making us sick, instead of miasma theory.
The public can absolutely be wrong. Germ theory is a good example. We did a science and realised there were creatures we can't observe with our naked eye making us sick, instead of miasma theory.
This is called "negativity bias!" People fixate a lot more on what they lose than what they gain. If I give you £10 today and take £10 tomorrow, there's a fairly high chance you'll resent me for it even though you're no worse off than two days ago.
Even if these two balance exactly, the negative feelings of having something taken away far outweigh the positive ones of receiving something. I believe it works the same way with taxes – even if people enjoy benefits like better public services, they still resent the taxes to pay for them. (2/2)
November 27, 2025 at 6:24 AM
This is called "negativity bias!" People fixate a lot more on what they lose than what they gain. If I give you £10 today and take £10 tomorrow, there's a fairly high chance you'll resent me for it even though you're no worse off than two days ago.
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Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
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Remember when the trump administration colluding with the Kremlin was a "democrat hoax"?
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Remember when the trump administration colluding with the Kremlin was a "democrat hoax"?
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Trump envoy Steve Witkoff has been outed as a Russian asset. This is traitorous stuff.
Steve Witkoff helped Russia derail Ukraine’s access to Tomahawk missiles. He tipped off the Kremlin about Zelensky’s U.S. visit, giving Moscow time to arrange a call that convinced Trump to block the deal. Witkoff actively works against Ukraine’s defense, in coordination with Putin’s regime.
November 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff has been outed as a Russian asset. This is traitorous stuff.
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American public opinion is largely generated by foreigners who make money by lying to Americans over unregulated social media. Out of respect to those entrepreneurial foreigners, we will continue to treat their commodified fictions as one side of a reasoned American debate.
-The Editorial Board
-The Editorial Board
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
American public opinion is largely generated by foreigners who make money by lying to Americans over unregulated social media. Out of respect to those entrepreneurial foreigners, we will continue to treat their commodified fictions as one side of a reasoned American debate.
-The Editorial Board
-The Editorial Board
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alas, there's a lot of sanewashing in this piece - even as it expresses frustration in RFK, it treats him as a legitimate, good faith actor in a way that's just not true.
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
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Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
alas, there's a lot of sanewashing in this piece - even as it expresses frustration in RFK, it treats him as a legitimate, good faith actor in a way that's just not true.
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you can frame the European-American differences in a lot of ways but 'Europeans are poorer than Americans but also more secure' is probably the fairest one. American life is richer in many, many ways, and also far more dependent on your job *and your family* than European life.
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
you can frame the European-American differences in a lot of ways but 'Europeans are poorer than Americans but also more secure' is probably the fairest one. American life is richer in many, many ways, and also far more dependent on your job *and your family* than European life.
Noah Smith slowly crashing out is like a case study on how X, once Twitter (and more broadly social media) is actually harmful to one's perception of reality.
He always had some odd views and priorities, but I'd reckon we all do. But something in him snapped, and I honestly think it's because of X.
He always had some odd views and priorities, but I'd reckon we all do. But something in him snapped, and I honestly think it's because of X.
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Noah Smith slowly crashing out is like a case study on how X, once Twitter (and more broadly social media) is actually harmful to one's perception of reality.
He always had some odd views and priorities, but I'd reckon we all do. But something in him snapped, and I honestly think it's because of X.
He always had some odd views and priorities, but I'd reckon we all do. But something in him snapped, and I honestly think it's because of X.