Tobias Hof
@tobiashof.bsky.social
Historian | 19th to 21st century | terrorism | fascism | humanitarianism | Associate Professor University of Toronto | PD at LMU Munich | coffee | sports | outdoors | Opinion my own
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A once-proud institution of higher education that I once called home is being further dismantled. #UNC
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
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UNC cuts all six area studies research centers, effective 2026
As part of the University's plan to make $70 million in budget cuts across the institution, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations Nate Knuffman projected that cutting 14 centers and institutes in...
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December 18, 2025 at 8:27 AM
A once-proud institution of higher education that I once called home is being further dismantled. #UNC
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
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Es ist vollkommen unverständlich, dass noch Medien, Behörden und Abgeordnete bei X aktiv posten.
X ist eine Plattform, die rechtsradikale Inhalte pusht. Ihr Eigentümer ruft zur Gewalt auf, greift in Wahlkämpfe ein, zeigt den Hitlergruß, will die EU zerstören.
Was muss denn noch passieren?
X ist eine Plattform, die rechtsradikale Inhalte pusht. Ihr Eigentümer ruft zur Gewalt auf, greift in Wahlkämpfe ein, zeigt den Hitlergruß, will die EU zerstören.
Was muss denn noch passieren?
December 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Es ist vollkommen unverständlich, dass noch Medien, Behörden und Abgeordnete bei X aktiv posten.
X ist eine Plattform, die rechtsradikale Inhalte pusht. Ihr Eigentümer ruft zur Gewalt auf, greift in Wahlkämpfe ein, zeigt den Hitlergruß, will die EU zerstören.
Was muss denn noch passieren?
X ist eine Plattform, die rechtsradikale Inhalte pusht. Ihr Eigentümer ruft zur Gewalt auf, greift in Wahlkämpfe ein, zeigt den Hitlergruß, will die EU zerstören.
Was muss denn noch passieren?
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Don't let anyone—not even the US Secretary of State—tell you that the European Commission's €120 million enforcement against Elon Musk’s X under the Digital Service Act is about censorship, writes Daphne Keller. It’s just the EU enforcing some normal, boring requirements of its law, she says.
The EU’s Fine Against X is Not About Speech or ‘Censorship’ | TechPolicy.Press
The €120 million fine under the Digital Services Act is just the EU enforcing some normal, boring requirements of its law, writes Stanford's Daphne Keller.
buff.ly
December 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Don't let anyone—not even the US Secretary of State—tell you that the European Commission's €120 million enforcement against Elon Musk’s X under the Digital Service Act is about censorship, writes Daphne Keller. It’s just the EU enforcing some normal, boring requirements of its law, she says.
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Wovor Menschen (laut der CDU nahen Adenauer Stiftung) in Deutschland Angst haben: Russischer Aggression, Fremdenfeindlichkeit, Rechtsruck, AfD, Klimawandel, Desinformation.
Grüße an eine vollkommen falsche politische und mediale Debatte. www.kas.de/documents/d/...
Grüße an eine vollkommen falsche politische und mediale Debatte. www.kas.de/documents/d/...
December 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Wovor Menschen (laut der CDU nahen Adenauer Stiftung) in Deutschland Angst haben: Russischer Aggression, Fremdenfeindlichkeit, Rechtsruck, AfD, Klimawandel, Desinformation.
Grüße an eine vollkommen falsche politische und mediale Debatte. www.kas.de/documents/d/...
Grüße an eine vollkommen falsche politische und mediale Debatte. www.kas.de/documents/d/...
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Sehr geehrter Herr FIFA ,ich möchte auf deisem Wege unseren Bundeskanzler Fristgerecht Merz für den Völkerverständigungspreis vorschlagen. Passend dazu wäre ein Pokal, der aussieht wie ein halbes Laib Graubrot
December 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Sehr geehrter Herr FIFA ,ich möchte auf deisem Wege unseren Bundeskanzler Fristgerecht Merz für den Völkerverständigungspreis vorschlagen. Passend dazu wäre ein Pokal, der aussieht wie ein halbes Laib Graubrot
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It might be easy to find things like this merely petty or superficial, but that would be a mistake. Demeaning, erasing or eliminating celebrations or acknowledgments of Black America is straight from Redemption playbook, and is intended to reinforce the racial hierarchy and signal its reinstatement.
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 6:30 PM
It might be easy to find things like this merely petty or superficial, but that would be a mistake. Demeaning, erasing or eliminating celebrations or acknowledgments of Black America is straight from Redemption playbook, and is intended to reinforce the racial hierarchy and signal its reinstatement.
What a disgrace #FIFA and insult to all the fans of this sport. No reaction #DFB? Your #notoracism campaign rings hollow…
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Trump awarded inaugural Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington
US president receives new Fifa honour as scrutiny grows over Infantino’s political alliances and Trump’s disputed record on global conflicts
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
What a disgrace #FIFA and insult to all the fans of this sport. No reaction #DFB? Your #notoracism campaign rings hollow…
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Wadephul: “We see ourselves as being able to discuss and debate these matters entirely on our own in the future, and do not need outside advice.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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‘Cultivate resistance’: policy paper lays bare Trump support for Europe’s far right
Text signed by president seems to echo ‘great replacement’ theory, saying Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Wadephul: “We see ourselves as being able to discuss and debate these matters entirely on our own in the future, and do not need outside advice.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This shouldn’t surprise anyone … How many more proofs, papers, statements, etc. are required?
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/usa-...
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/usa-...
Die neue Sicherheitsstrategie der USA ist eine Kampfansage an Europa
Die neue Sicherheitsstrategie der USA ist eine Kampfansage an das demokratische Europa. Trump sieht die Europäer nicht mehr als Verbündete.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This shouldn’t surprise anyone … How many more proofs, papers, statements, etc. are required?
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/usa-...
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/usa-...
No kidding …
Breaking news: Government officials said they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill survivors of a targeted strike on suspected drug smugglers in Latin America.
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
No kidding …
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Aside from being corrupt and authoritarian as hell, this also seems like a colossally bad business decision by FIFA. The sorts of Americans most likely to be interested in World Cup soccer are definitely not the sort to be big Trump fans.
I will not be buying any World Cup tickets or merchandise due to FIFA’s collaboration with the Trump regime.
Gianni Infantino has a dictator fetish. It’s grotesque.
Gianni Infantino has a dictator fetish. It’s grotesque.
Fifa agrees World Cup matches can be moved at Trump’s request
The president has been warning host cities under Democratic control that he will call on Fifa’s president to switch venues if he deems there is a problem
www.thetimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Aside from being corrupt and authoritarian as hell, this also seems like a colossally bad business decision by FIFA. The sorts of Americans most likely to be interested in World Cup soccer are definitely not the sort to be big Trump fans.
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Heute Abend bei Maybrit Illner: "Tragen ARD und ZDF fahrlässig zum Aufstieg des Faschismus bei, indem sie ständig AfD-Politiker in Talkshows einladen?" – es diskutieren: Beatrix von Storch, Tino Chrupalla, Alice Weidel und Björn Höcke
www.der-postillon.com/2024/02/talk...
www.der-postillon.com/2024/02/talk...
Heute Abend bei Maybrit Illner: "Tragen ARD und ZDF fahrlässig zum Aufstieg des Faschismus bei, indem sie ständig AfD-Politiker in Talkshows einladen?" – es diskutieren: Beatrix von Storch, Tino Chrupalla, Alice Weidel und Björn Höcke
Berlin (dpo) - Immer wieder wird Kritik an der Gästeauswahl von Talkshows im Öffentlich-Rechtlichen Fernsehen laut – besonders die Frage, ob man recht
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November 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Heute Abend bei Maybrit Illner: "Tragen ARD und ZDF fahrlässig zum Aufstieg des Faschismus bei, indem sie ständig AfD-Politiker in Talkshows einladen?" – es diskutieren: Beatrix von Storch, Tino Chrupalla, Alice Weidel und Björn Höcke
www.der-postillon.com/2024/02/talk...
www.der-postillon.com/2024/02/talk...
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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Was Islamisten halt so tun, wenn sie an die Macht kommen.
November 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Was Islamisten halt so tun, wenn sie an die Macht kommen.
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Now that’s a fighter!
November 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Now that’s a fighter!
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Ich möchte meinen Bundeskanzler so reden hören.
Carney: "We can't control the trade policy of the US. We recognize it has fundamentally changed from the policy in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, & it's a situation where US has tariffs against every trading partner... what we we can control is developing new partnerships, including w/econ giants of Asia"
October 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Ich möchte meinen Bundeskanzler so reden hören.
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Student media rules. They are lapping a lot of the spineless media orgs this year and showing how solidarity is the way.
October 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Student media rules. They are lapping a lot of the spineless media orgs this year and showing how solidarity is the way.
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The No Kings March in Chicago is one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen here. Looking down from by the river, the crowd stretches for blocks down Michigan Ave and wraps around Wacker Dr. This video is from a few minutes ago and the end of the protest is nowhere in sight.
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The No Kings March in Chicago is one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen here. Looking down from by the river, the crowd stretches for blocks down Michigan Ave and wraps around Wacker Dr. This video is from a few minutes ago and the end of the protest is nowhere in sight.
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
@blockclubchi.bsky.social