Tante Dabbelju
@tantedabbelju.bsky.social
The superiority of the dreamer is that dreaming is much more practical than living.
Fan of Fernando Pessoa and Innovation in Agriculture.
Katharina Diehl, Nairobi
Fan of Fernando Pessoa and Innovation in Agriculture.
Katharina Diehl, Nairobi
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...
Eva Illouz on the emotions that contribute to radicalisation
www.zu.de/newsroom/dai...
Eva Illouz stellt ihr neues Buch “Explosive Moderne” an der ZU vor
Bei einer Lesung ihres neuen Buches „Explosive Moderne“ an der ZU, zeigt Eva Illouz, wie sie Emotionen radikal neu denkt.
www.zu.de
March 5, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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...
Eva Illouz on the emotions that contribute to radicalisation
www.zu.de/newsroom/dai...
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If Iran had nuclear weapons the United States wouldn’t be bombing them.
March 1, 2026 at 11:44 PM
If Iran had nuclear weapons the United States wouldn’t be bombing them.
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!
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!
January 25, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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!
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!
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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...
Mahmood Mamdani’s Uganda
In his new book Slow Poison, the accomplished anthropologist revisits the Idi Amin and Yoweri Museveni years.
www.thenation.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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...
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Fortunately I have spent the last six months learning how to juggle
January 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Fortunately I have spent the last six months learning how to juggle
Hanging out in Nairobi
December 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Hanging out in Nairobi
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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:
Read about the past and future of cooling our buildings by Yasmin Alrabiei below:
The Future of Cooling Was Invented Thousands of Years Ago | Atmos
As buildings crack under record heat, architects are rediscovering ancient technologies.
atmos.earth
August 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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:
Read about the past and future of cooling our buildings by Yasmin Alrabiei below:
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💰 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
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
Long Read: Assessing Funding Portfolios against Agroecological Principles
Bonnie Hewson - December 2025How much do funders know about how their portfolios of work contribute to a better agroecological future for the UK?Farming and food systems practices are at the heart of ...
www.farmingthefuture.uk
December 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
💰 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
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
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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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=woT0...
The messy reality of Trump’s trade war: Ed Conway investigates
YouTube video by Sky News
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=woT0...
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“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...
‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance
Mayor explains why Villamalea unanimously backed call to regularise undocumented migrants – across party lines
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:39 AM
“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.
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.
Investiere seit Monaten mehr in ausführlichere (Netz-)Formate, weil sie besser ermöglichen, komplexe Probleme (was zu viele Krisen, wie z.B. die Demokratiekrise, sind) zu erfassen, zu diskutieren und anzugehen. (Sie wirken auch entschleunigend.) Hier geht es um die Idee einer Demokratie-Modellstadt:
#deinfr Folge 2 – Demokratie-Modellstadt: Ein Gespräch mit Peter Behrendt
In dieser Folge von #deinfr spricht Peter Behrendt über die Vision, in der Freiburg sich zu einer Demokratie-Modellstadt entwickeln könnte. Es geht aber auch um viele andere Aspekte von Politik, Führu...
deinfr.podigee.io
October 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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.
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.
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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
theconversation.com/noviolet-bul...
#ArtsCultureAndSociety
NoViolet Bulawayo wins the best of 25 years of the Caine Prize. Why she deserves it
She experiments with form while capturing the hopes and contradictions of our times.
theconversation.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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
theconversation.com/noviolet-bul...
#ArtsCultureAndSociety
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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
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
September 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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
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
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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. ⬇️
August 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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. ⬇️
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Oooo maybe we can overcome our communication issues by communicating
June 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Oooo maybe we can overcome our communication issues by communicating
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If you were in a hypothetical situation, what would you do?
June 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
If you were in a hypothetical situation, what would you do?
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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...
Ratten lachen, wenn man sie kitzelt. Allerdings ist ihr lachen so hochfrequent, dass Menschen es nicht hören können. www.science.org/content/arti...
Tickled rats reveal brain structure that controls laughter
Rodents’ squeaks may shed light on the neural mechanisms of play in humans
www.science.org
June 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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...
Ratten lachen, wenn man sie kitzelt. Allerdings ist ihr lachen so hochfrequent, dass Menschen es nicht hören können. www.science.org/content/arti...
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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.
African scientists explore indigenous crops for better health
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.foodformzansi.co.za
May 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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.
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www.programmablemutter.com/p/brian-enos... Brian Eno's theory of democracy.
Brian Eno's Theory of Democracy
Organizing and generating variety in politics
www.programmablemutter.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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?...
youtu.be/qz0f1yyf_eA?...
Blood Parliament - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
YouTube video by BBC News Africa
youtu.be
April 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Excellent research and documentary by BBC on the demonstrations in Kenya against the finance bill last year on 25 June
youtu.be/qz0f1yyf_eA?...
youtu.be/qz0f1yyf_eA?...
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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...
www.roots.gov.sg/Collection-L...
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...
www.roots.gov.sg/Collection-L...
April 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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...
www.roots.gov.sg/Collection-L...
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...
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
April 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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