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Posts by Holger Kiik

Not an English expert, but "oversights" seems to have the right combination of generality (if "typos" are too specific) and non-judgment.

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Timeline cleanse: Sounds of two Eurasian cranes echoing over a forest lake.

Early spring around this hiking trail in the southeast corner of #Estonia
maps.app.goo.gl/zTyB2vEUeXsR...

#nature #birdsounds #timelinecleanse

6 days ago 5 1 0 0

πŸ”₯ KiC Debates: Gibt es eine objektive Wahrheit?
Mit Max KΓΆlbel @univie.ac.at & Marian David @uni-graz.at

πŸ“’ Jetzt Tickets sichern! buff.ly/B23V2EO

Neuer Termin!
πŸ“ Mai 5 | 17:30 | CEU @weareceu.bsky.social

Erleben Sie die Debatte, diskutieren Sie mit und stimmen Sie ab!

#eventwien #philevents

6 days ago 1 1 0 0

Welcome back to the sphere of reasonable disagreements, Hungary! πŸ‡­πŸ‡Ί πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

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Public perceptions of populist radical parties in government: inclusion without moderation? | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core Public perceptions of populist radical parties in government: inclusion without moderation?

πŸ†• Ruling and reigning in? πŸ‘‘

@sofiamarini.bsky.social looks at whether public perceptions of the moderation of #PopulistRadical parties change when in a #GovernmentCoalition and whether this is impacted by #Partisanship, allowing for better understanding of #PartyMainstreaming 🀷

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Was the article "rejected by the journal" or was it an invitation to submit to another journal at another time after major revisions? 🫠
#lifehacks #feelingblessed #linkedin ✨

#AcWri @thephdplace.bsky.social #PeerReview #SciPub

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Teaching something is one of the best ways to learn it. So, I should probably start giving time management courses.

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I understand this is me now.

4 weeks ago 1 0 0 0

And I thought I couldn't hate the word "content" any more than I already do.

Reducing everything to the blob word of "content" with no nuance is so artificial and lacks soul.

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Post image A plate full of veganized traditional Greek food.

A plate full of veganized traditional Greek food.

Judging the world on the Eptathrono, i.e. the Seven Seats Plateau on Philopappou Hill.

Judging the world on the Eptathrono, i.e. the Seven Seats Plateau on Philopappou Hill.

Cat tax

Cat tax

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Socrates and Confucius (孔子) in discussion. 
The sculpture of course enjoys artistic freedom in placing the two together.

Socrates and Confucius (孔子) in discussion. The sculpture of course enjoys artistic freedom in placing the two together.

Parthenon

Parthenon

Now this is a lecture hall!

Now this is a lecture hall!

"Prison of Socrates". 
Not probably the exact spot where Socrates spent the very end of his life, but close enough. 

Socrates was convicted to death by a democratic jury with the accusations of corrupting the youth, being an atheist and believing the wrong gods.

"Prison of Socrates". Not probably the exact spot where Socrates spent the very end of his life, but close enough. Socrates was convicted to death by a democratic jury with the accusations of corrupting the youth, being an atheist and believing the wrong gods.

Athens in February: not hot, not crowded, great for sightseeing.

Saw the ruins of the Lyceum of Aristotles and the quite underwhelming πŸ˜‚ park where Plato's academy used to be, and the "Prison of Socrates", among other.

Lots of history, cats, vegan restaurants.

#Athens #Greece #Socrates

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Ilia State University Deputy Rector Prof. Giorgi Gvalia says Georgian Dream’s new education policy will strip the university of up to 90% of its programs and students. Popular fields like law, psychology, international relations, and business would effectively be eliminated.

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Day 443 of daily, uninterrupted protests in Georgia.

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Recently a citizens assembly met in Kadrina, Estonia to discuss "What makes a good life?".

The sign on the community building directly translates to "House of the people", so fits well.

+Pics from wintery #Estonia.

rahvakogu.info/en/goodlife/
#DeliberativeDemocracy #minipublic #citizensassembly

2 months ago 4 0 0 0
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Meanwhile in Kyiv

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The performance of masculinities in the 2025 presidential elections in Romania This article examines the 2025 Romanian presidential runoff through the lens of gendered political leadership. It explores the contours of different t…

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2 months ago 4 1 1 0

Shameful smear campaign like "the suspect was prepared for maximum damage", and "officers fired defensive shots", foxnews blaming "the far-left network that helped put Alex Pretti in harm's way" while the video shows the victim laying down after the first shot being shot many times over.

2 months ago 1 0 0 0

Federal gas lighting at an Orwellian level "A gang of thugs pepper spraying, beating and then executing an innocent person is self-defense".
"The agitators should have known better" or "Suspect approached them with a gun" which was concealed and within the 2nd amendment they usually take pride in.

2 months ago 5 0 1 0

So OK: Trump isn't going to use force to invade Greenland. So, he needs to convince Europeans. I don't think 'you're nothing and I'm everything' is a convincing argument!

3 months ago 2 1 1 0
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Ukraine war briefing: Estonia leads with entry ban on Russians who fought in Ukraine β€˜We call on other countries to do the same’ says foreign minister; major fires after Ukraine targets Russian drone plant at Taganrog. What we know on day 1,421

This is a no-brainer. Of course, we will not let russian occupation soldiers in ever again, whether they are at the moment carrying a weapon or not.

The only reason they are in the west shamefully let in some global sport competitions is russian blood-money.

#Ukraine #Estonia #EU #ArmUkrainetoWin

3 months ago 5 0 0 0
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2020–2021 Belarusian protests - Wikipedia

In case it remained unclear, the video is to bring out the similarity with 2020 pro-democracy protests in Belarus, their violent repression by Lukashenka&co, and state-staged pro-government rallies.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2...

3 months ago 1 0 0 0
Supporters of Lukashenko rally in Minsk
Supporters of Lukashenko rally in Minsk YouTube video by AP Archive

#Iran
Authoritarian playbook: after a violent crackdown on protests, to project legitimacy gather pro-regime people on the street, no matter whether sincere supporters or busloads of workers from state-owned institutions to unenthusiastically stand or toddle around.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccbJ...

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Huge anti-government protests in Tehran and other Iranian cities, videos show Rallies on major roads in the capital and in Iran's second city were peaceful and not dispersed by security forces.

Making no predictions, but I do hope that the Iranian people will finally rise up, and finish the job that has been halted many times, and will build a prosperous future for themselves. In the name of Mahsa Amini and for all who died in the previous uprisings.
#Iran
www.bbc.com/news/article...

3 months ago 6 1 0 0
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Cognitive Diversity or Cognitive Polarization? On Epistemic Democracy in a Post-Truth World Pessimism over a democracy’s ability to produce good outcomes is as longstanding as democracy itself. On one hand, democratic theorists consider democracy to be the only legitimate form of governme...

An argument that cognitive diversity, often proposed as an epistemic resource for democracy, is problematic within the deeper epistemic dissent e.g. what is knowledge, who to deter to, how to assess information.
Solution offered seems pragmatist.

by Esther K. H. Ng
#philsky #epistemology #democracy

3 months ago 4 1 0 0
Kuressaare christmas market. The city square is usually not that crowded as in the picture ;)

Kuressaare christmas market. The city square is usually not that crowded as in the picture ;)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tehumardi?wprov=sfla1

Kuressaare castle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tehumardi?wprov=sfla1

The memorial of battle Tehumardi. Used for soviet propaganda, recently aristically renovated to remove the occupation symbols and give broader historical context. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tehumardi?wprov=sfla1

The memorial of battle Tehumardi. Used for soviet propaganda, recently aristically renovated to remove the occupation symbols and give broader historical context. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tehumardi?wprov=sfla1

It's my favorite day of the year- the day after the winter solstice!
The days are growing longer again. If yesterday Tallinn saw only 6h02min49sec of daylight, then today we enjoy a whoppin' 6:02:53, a whole 4 seconds more!

On Saaremaa island it is a few minutes lighter. Enjoy some pics!

3 months ago 8 0 0 0
Apply for the book manuscript workshop The York Centre for Social Justice and Democracy (formerly known as the York Centre for Political Theory) organises a Book Manuscript Workshop to provide a supportive environment to authors that have ...

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@martinoneill.bsky.social

4 months ago 1 1 0 0

The project focuses on how knowledge and evidence inform public policy (Policy Advisory Systems). 🧠

I’ve been at IBEI for two years now, and I can honestly say it’s a great place to be a predoc. It’s a very active research hub with a really supportive atmosphere.

4 months ago 2 1 1 0

Chris Ranalli and I have a new paper in the International Journal for the Study of Skepticism. We argue that philosophical scepticism need not lead to political conservatism. We also suggest that scepticism may support an anti-political stance that is worth cultivating.

brill.com/view/journal...

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