So many examples around the world at the moment demonstrating that while we're battling a disease, the real battle is always in public policy and decision-making. How we should structure our systems, who gets to make decisions, who takes responsibility and who benefits.

„My dear friend Hasnain, … I am writing you maybe for the last time today… It was good knowing you and I hope maybe we will meet again one day, Insh‘Allah, but frankly I am not sure how long I will be alive. …“ Es bricht mir das Herz. Warum lassen wir das zu?

I looked out my bedroom window this morning and, much to my surprise, felt the need to write about the view: karriejacobs.com/2021/09/though…

At last, our world has a leader. She is Mia Motley, Prime Minister of Barbados, and *this* is a speech:

Never confuse education with intelligence. You can have a Ph.D. but still be an idiot. 🧠

Back in 2009, I was at a crossroads in my career and joining the SVA MA Design Research program was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

📢 Great news, the wonderful Lesley Lokko has been named curator of the 2023 Venice architecture biennale! labiennale.org/en/news/lesley… Lesley Lokko

r.i.p. joan didion, you made me feel like i had a dead husband when i was single and 21. not a lot of ppl can do that. legend!

Amazon France promised its Instagram followers that the best comment would be used as their new bio. The top comment was "We promise we will pay taxes in France" which Amazon swiftly deleted, but their followers have been mass commenting it ever since.

Traurig! RIP Ali Mitgutsch Zum Tod von Ali Mitgutsch - Nur wer von oben auf die Welt schaut, sieht das Ganze (via Süddeutsche Zeitung) sz.de/1.5505565

Now let's cover the Ukrainian geography. First, as we can see, Ukraine is a very flat country. It has mountains only in the very west, in Carpathians, and in the very south, on the southern cost of Crimea. The rest of the country is flat as a pancake. What does it mean? 🧵

Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design is putting all work and programs on hold indefinitely. We consider it impermissible to carry on business as usual in the present situation while lives in Ukraine are being lost. (1/3)

Many of his friends sent wishful messages yesterday for Jim Lovelock’s 103rd birthday without knowing that he had passed away. An obituary in the Guardian of this great scientist whose real impact might finally be understood: bit.ly/3cJYkd0

So excited for the launch of @DemNext_ tomorrow. Another democratic paradigm is possible Claudia Chwalisz Ieva Česnulaitytė #delibwave

Still the Best Design Fiction explainer video...simple, straightforward, no boss fights, no academic gobbledegook. Just design fiction. youtu.be/t_UT78JOauM

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Du kannst spenden, damit #AfDnee mehr Menschen erreicht: AfDnee.de/spenden - Jeder Euro sorgt dafür, dass mehr unentschiedene Wähler*innen die Wahrheit über das AfD-Programm erfahren. #afdnee #AfD #hessen #hessenwahl #landtagswahl2023 #ltw23

Du kannst spenden, damit #AfDnee mehr Menschen erreicht: AfDnee.de/spenden - Jeder Euro sorgt dafür, dass mehr unentschiedene Wähler*innen die Wahrheit über das AfD-Programm erfahren. #afdnee #AfD #hessen #hessenwahl #landtagswahl2023 #ltw23