@nicoheller
Nico Heller, alias Nicodemus, is a director, dramaturge, and artist. He also writes and alongside his artistic practice, leads the Democracy School, a small research-focused Berlin-based NGO. // https://linktr.ee/nicoheller
Scientists warn: “Current economic models can’t capture what matters most – the cascading failures and compounding shocks that define climate risk in a warmer world… For financial institutions and policymakers, it’s a fundamental misreading of the risks we face.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Failure of Leadership:” Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to Midnight as Global Existential Threats Worsen. Experts Cite New START Expiration, Record-Breaking Climate Trends, AI, Various Biosecurity Concerns Among Other Factors.
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Luke Kemp at Cambridge University argues that a global collapse is almost inevitable unless 3 fundamental changes occur: introduction of radical democracy (incl citizen assemblies), a $10M wealth cap, and people refusing to work for big tech/arms/fossil fuel. Do you agree?
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns the use of airdrops to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza, calling the approach “futile” and “cynical”.
Research-integrity analysts are warning that ‘journal snatchers’ — companies that acquire scholarly journals from reputable publishers — are turning legitimate titles into predatory, low-quality publications with questionable practices.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What a loss. Rest in peace, Fatima Hassouna.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Former French president calls for a ‘scientific refugee’ status
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The mantra going forward should be “whatever it takes” to fully replace fossil fuels with renewables – designed in Europe, built in Europe – so that it never spends $350bn to import gas from the US, Russia, or anywhere else.
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This so reminds me of the recent Romanian election where a far-right candidate landed a surprise win in the first round, only to be disqualified because of election interference by Russia. Did anyone do any social media analysis to establish what role US election interference might have played here?
This will not end well for the United States of America. Shame really. It used to be such a nice country…
I think my last post needs following up with a very different kind of speech. If you have listened to J.D. Vance's, do yourself a favor and listen to this one too. PS: Europe welcomes you!
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"Unacceptable”, which is how Germany’s defence minister described it, doesn't even begin to describe what this attack on European values and democracy amounts to. Historians will look back at this speech as the point when the transatlantic partnership between Europe and the US ended.
Someone on Substack just made an interesting point. As a convicted FELON, Donald Trump cannot own a firearm, yet he does have access to the nuclear codes!
Trump proposes that Palestinians leave the Gaza Strip so that "the territory" can be "cleaned out." If Israel were to follow Trump’s advice, how would a Merz-led German government react? Would it go along with, or even support, this under the guise of "Staatsräson"?
Mit dieser Vorlage setzt Merz größtenteils die Asylpolitik der AfD direkt um – und legitimiert so ihre Politik weiter. Dass nicht einmal der “bürgerliche” Tagesspiegel dies thematisiert, zeigt, wie gesellschaftsfähig solche rechtsextremen Positionen inzwischen sind. So viel zum Thema “Nie wieder”.
Soon those who've been able, fortunate/privileged enough to integrate AI into their lives productively will have a huge advantage over those who haven't. Digital literacy takes on a new quality with the emergence of AI. We need to ensure that no one is left behind.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/t...
Given how many Palestinian activists and humanitarian groups used Facebook and/or Instagram to maintain a link to the outside world during the war, and raise awareness about its cost, this really stings.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
I missed this. Do watch it, if you haven’t seen it. I hope many people in leadership positions across the world will follow this extraordunary example. www.linkedin.com/posts/katjad...
Brilliant must-read article from Carole Cadwalladr, a Pulitzer-nominated investigative journalist. open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
In the last speech of his presidency, Joe Biden described the United States the way he usually only describes the nation’s adversaries: as an oligarchy.
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It is too bad neither he nor his party did enough to fight it when they had their years in power.
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Not much in this article is really surprising. The reason I share it is because of the people who contributed to it - all highly reputable scholars from some of the UK’s most respected unis. The language they are using is also telling. It’s good to see that.
www.opendemocracy.net/en/bbc-impar...
Only in America (and now also apparently in Greenland)! You couldnt make this up… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Das ist zwar potenziell ein Anfang, aber in dieser Form – ohne eine Alternative anzubieten (Bluesky und/oder Mastodon zum Beispiel) – und zu diesem Zeitpunkt (kurz vor der Wahl) geht es dem Verteidigungsminister hier wohl mehr darum, kurzfristig Wähler einzufangen, als langfristig etwas zu bewirken.
Like many others on here, I’ve long distanced myself from Meta and X, moving my active accounts to Bluesky and Mastodon. Unfortunately, until the mainstream media and our political leaders follow suit and boycott them too, our democracies will continue to unravel.
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"2,400 Pieces of Evidence of Unconstitutionality": The Center for Political Beauty Continues to Push for a Ban on the AfD.
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In their latest campaign, the activists are taking a repurposed prison transport vehicle on tour, with planned stops at Friedrich Merz and the AfD.
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Nice one.
