Concentration of capital causes downgrading of groups in society. By wanting to reinforce their status, people lay the blame not on the system, but on its critics. Leaders exploit this for populist ideologies.
Eva Illouz on the emotions that contribute to radicalisation
www.zu.de/newsroom/dai...
If Iran had nuclear weapons the United States wouldn’t be bombing them.
Mahmood Zohran discussing his new book in Nairobi, on stage with Mshaï Mwangola
The bookcover with the title "Slow Poison". Subtitle: "Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the making of the Ugandan state"
What is the antidote to a long colonial legacy? What do global migration, endogeneity, and power relations mean for nation building then, and now?
Mahmood Mamdani in Nairobi last night to present his recent book on the history of Uganda. The event was truly worthwhile. Looking forward to the read!
Historian here if you want to read one piece that will explain neo colonialism in post independence Africa read this review by @hofrench.bsky.social in @thenation.com of Professor Mamdanis brilliant book Slow Poison. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Fortunately I have spent the last six months learning how to juggle
Sleeping chameleon hanging on a tree
Hanging out in Nairobi
As buildings crack under record heat, architects are rediscovering ancient technologies—windcatchers, clay walls, and shaded courtyards—that kept cities habitable long before air-conditioning.
Read about the past and future of cooling our buildings by Yasmin Alrabiei below:
💰 Assessing Funding Portfolios against Agroecological Principles 🌎
Farming the Future applied the Agroecology Finance &Assessment Tool to map their pooled-fund grants against key agroecological principles.
Discover more: bit.ly/3Mz1XV9
#Agroecology #FoodSystems #FoodSystemsTransformation
If you're interested in how global supply chains work and how this year's US tariffs hit the world's economy, watch this amazing report by @edconway.bsky.social on @skynewsrss.bsky.social. Ed is the frontier of journalism on the global economy, tariffs and sanctions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=woT0...
From @justsand.bsky.social 's excellent new blog.
www.chat-gdp.org/development-...
Weiss nicht ob man das heute noch so ihne weiteres sagen kann blixa
youtu.be/YMK0RLJCH78
“There’s a lot of work to be done here. And there could be even more – the problem for these companies is that they can’t find enough people to work.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Gute Gedanken:
Demokratie braucht Zeit. Wie kann diese ermöglicht werden?
Und: Wie können Hürden zur demokratischen und partizipativen Teilhabe abgebaut werden?
Ein Alltag, der alle Energie frisst, führt schneller zur willigen Abgabe von Verantwortung.
Danke für den interessanten Podcast.
NoViolet Bulawayo named Africa’s best short story writer, marking a milestone for the Caine Prize and African literary culture.
theconversation.com/noviolet-bul...
#ArtsCultureAndSociety
New research on getting people to eat more beans! 🫘🫘🫘📈
Listen to Guy Poppy & @charlottehardman.bsky.social on BBC Today & read more from @rebeccasc.bsky.social in the @the-independent.com:
📻 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
📰 www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
#beans #healthyfood #foodsystems
Collage mit Angela Merkel und einem jungen Geflüchteten, die gemeinsam ein Selfie machen. Darüber steht groß in weißen Buchstaben „Wir schaffen das“. Darunter in kleinerer Schrift: „– und die erstaunliche Fähigkeit, das Erreichte zu verleugnen“. Im Hintergrund ist eine dunkle Karte Europas mit leuchtenden Punkten angedeutet, unten rechts das Logo „Wemeze“ mit einem kleinen blauen Schmetterling.
Man muss schon eine besondere Form des moralischen Gedächtnisverlusts kultiviert haben,um nach zehn Jahren Schutzgewährung,nach tausenden geretteten Familien,nach einer halben Million Kindern,die heute Lesen,Schreiben und Träumen können,ernsthaft zu fragen,was wir denn eigentlich geschafft haben. ⬇️
If you were in a hypothetical situation, what would you do?
Verrückter Fakt der Tages: #vfdt
Ratten lachen, wenn man sie kitzelt. Allerdings ist ihr lachen so hochfrequent, dass Menschen es nicht hören können. www.science.org/content/arti...
What if indigenous crops could fight disease? The Food and Microbiota in Africa project studies how traditional African foods affect gut health. It's a game-changer in tackling malnutrition and improving diets across the continent.
www.programmablemutter.com/p/brian-enos... Brian Eno's theory of democracy.
Excellent research and documentary by BBC on the demonstrations in Kenya against the finance bill last year on 25 June
youtu.be/qz0f1yyf_eA?...
Title Adult Asian Tapir, William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings Region Malacca,Malaysia Material watercolour on paper Dimension Image size: 37.6 x 54.1 cm (Image) Image size: 58 x 44 cm (Mount) Accession No. 1995-02885 Collection of National Museum of Singapore
Title Young Tapir, William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings Region Malacca,Malaysia Material watercolour on paper Dimension Image size: 38 x 54.2 cm (Image) Image size: 58 x 44 cm (Mount) Accession No. 1995-02884 Collection of National Museum of Singapore
Happy #WorldTapirDay!
Adult & juvenile Malayan #Tapirs, 2 of the 477 watercolors of flora & fauna by Chinese artists commissioned by William Farquhar when he was Resident of Malacca from 1803-18, now @ National Museum of Singapore:
www.roots.gov.sg/Collection-L...
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Look, Donald, if only you’d asked I could have lent you one of my black suits - I won’t be wearing them for a while
David Thomas (14 June 1953–23 April 2025)
The Pere Ubu singer has died at the age of 71. As a tribute we have made a number of articles on him and the group free to read in the online library:
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...
I mean, why not? Life would become a lot cheaper if we all went without clothes
Are we dreaming?-water paint on cardboard- 42cm x 42cm (16”x16”)
#dreaming #bsky.art #bsky.painting #picture #painting #watercolour
Hundertprozent richtig! Freut mich! Grüsse aus Nairobi 🤣 Mein rabbit hole diving hat sich gelohnt: von Künstler John Kamicha, zu Künstlervater Zacharia Mbutha, zum jke blog. Ich lese und lerne 🙋🏼♀️
