Markus Pössel (@mpoessel.de)

@mpoessel.de Oct 10, 2026, 7:40 PM

That looks cool!

@themedievaldrk.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 5:18 PMReposted by @mpoessel.de

Many people like to laugh at medieval illuminations of stag-snails, oh those funny medieval artists making up anim...

@mpoessel.de Oct 10, 2026, 6:32 PM

Nein, auch auf die betreffende Unterscheidung wird im Text eingegangen. Und die Antwort ist durchaus nachvollziehbar, finde ich.

@mpoessel.de Oct 10, 2026, 6:06 PM

Habe ja vieles davon Stück für Stück mitbekommen, aber das hier alles gesammelt nachzulesen ist noch einmal ein ganz anderer Eindruck. Wie die Energiewende, auf unser aller Kosten, gezielt verschleppt wird.

@pinzler.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 5:37 PMReposted by @mpoessel.de

Man kann in einem guten Jahr so viel Unheil anrichten. Hier meine Abrechnung mit Wirtschaftsministerin Reiche. (Geschenk-Link zum Text in den Show Notes.)

@carnage4life.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 10:56 AMReposted by @mpoessel.de

“This recent dump of papers on Tuesday destroyed the careers of early-career mathematicians. We've had whole research programs wiped out on Tuesday by their dump … they have all the mathematicians research programs in their training data” - Tristan Buckmaster on OpenAI solving unsolved math problems

@mpoessel.de Oct 10, 2026, 4:18 PM

OK!

@auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 4:00 PMReposted by @mpoessel.de

10 October 1944 | SS detained four female Jewish prisoners: Ella Gartner, Róża Robota, Regina Safir & Estera Wajsblum. They were involved in smuggling explosives that were used by the Sonderkommando prisoners during their revolt on 7 October 1944. The women were hanged on 6 January 1945.

Black-and-white portrait of a woman with curly hair and a light-colored jacket, looking directly at the camera.

Black and white portrait of a woman smiling, wearing a light blouse with a floral pattern.

Black and white passport-style photo of a woman with light hair and a neutral expression, set against a patterned background.

Black and white portrait of a woman wearing a hat and a collared shirt, looking slightly to the side with a subtle smile.

@mpoessel.de Oct 10, 2026, 3:15 PM

kamen mindestens drei der vier Ja-Stimmen aus der CDU. Oder aber man muss die recht absurde Annahme treffen, CDU-Abgeordnete hätten ohne nachvollziehbaren Grund gelogen. Bin gespannt, wie und wieweit die Information von anderen Medien aufgegriffen wird. 3/3

@mpoessel.de Oct 10, 2026, 3:15 PM

Grund: wenn die betreffenden Abgeordneten entgegen der Absprache in ihrer Fraktion (die da lautete: Enthaltung empfohlen, Nein-Stimmen ist ok) bei der Rausch-Wahl mit Ja gestimmt haben. Insofern sind das wichtige Zusatzinformationen zur Debatte um die Geschehnisse in Sachsen-Anhalt. Entweder es 2/

@mpoessel.de Oct 10, 2026, 3:15 PM

Das, was die @taz.de berichtet, kann nur bedeuten, dass mindestens 3 der Landtagsabgeordneten der CDU-Fraktion in Sachsen-Anhalt über ihre Abstimmungsverhalten gelogen haben: 8 gaben an, sich enthalten zu haben. Insgesamt gab es aber nur 5 Enthaltungen. Für Lügen gibt es nur einen realistischen 1/

@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 4:54 PMReposted by @mpoessel.de

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment.

www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…

@tomgauld.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 10:47 AMReposted by @mpoessel.de

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

Panel 1: a large robot (composed of AI servers, network switches, storage arrays, and power distribution units) and a human are talking.

Professor "You don't want to destroy humanity do you, lLLM-A-9300x?"

Robot "Haha. What a silly question, Professor. I have no desires or feelings of my own whatsoever."

Professor (relieved)"Oh good."

Panel 2: they walk on. The robot continues "I am merely a tool of the company that created me. And that company, being composed of humans, will naturally have humanity's best interests at heart."

Panel 3: The professor is conspicuously quiet.
"Right?" says the Robot.
…
More silence

"Professor?"

@mpoessel.de Oct 10, 2026, 11:16 AM

Ja, das ist auch meine Hoffnung. Zumindest ein halbes Jahr ohne große Einschränkungen war schon viel wert.

@auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 11:00 AMReposted by @mpoessel.de

10 October 1900 | A Polish Jew, Abram Cukier, was born in Warsaw. A hairdresser.

In #Auschwitz from 20 February 1942.
No. 22725
He perished in the camp on 20 March 1942.
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A podcast about registration photos: https://youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc

@meidotwav.bsky.social Sep 2, 2026, 12:26 PMReposted by @mpoessel.de

treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence.

@mpoessel.de Oct 10, 2026, 10:56 AM

Awwwww!

@mpoessel.de Oct 10, 2026, 10:52 AM

Jepp. Habe mich gefreut, dass das dieses Jahr so lange so entspannt war, aber jetzt muss es wohl wieder.

@larswienand.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 7:42 AMReposted by @mpoessel.de

“Gruppe linker Studenten” vs. “Aktivisten der jüdischen Studierendenunion”: Erste Pressemitteilung unter AfD-Landtagspräsident Rausch kratzt schon hart an der Grenze zu Desinformation. Text @juedischeonline.bsky.social: www.juedische-allgemeine.de/politik/ekla...

Screenshot Pressemitteilung Landtag https://www.landtag.sachsen-anhalt.de/fileadmin/Downloads/Pressemitteilungen_2026/20261009_PM_Demonstranten_verhindern_Teilnahme_AfD-Landtagsvize_Gedenkveranstaltung.pdf

@mpoessel.de Oct 10, 2026, 9:13 AM

Sorry, Quellenangabe vergessen: Vossische Zeitung vom 31.8.1932, Morgenausgabe, Titelseite. dfg-viewer.de/show/?set%5B...