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Captain Europe (retired)

@captaineurope.bsky.social
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Retired real life 🇪🇺superhero. Full-time desk jockey in the Brussels machine. Eclectic tweets on public policy, travel, the environment and life in general.

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 5h
Rees-Mogg:
The face of the "the worst person you know just made a good point" meme
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h
At a time in history when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, democracy, and decency, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction — fawning over the most dangerous authoritarian America has ever witnessed. Do not forget this.
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 8h
Очень хорошо. До свидания.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 17h
It is remarkable how badly the Russians treat their troops.
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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 10h
Rectangular sticker that shows a simulation of the Oregon Trail game screen with the wagon and below it says you have died from American salad
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Andy Conway Morris @andymoz78.bsky.social · 19h
I get that for many the Euro is a major barrier- but personally WTF - one of the pleasures of travelling in Europe is to have a single currency, an easy way to compare prices and to transact. Retaining the pound didn’t make us immune to financial crises.
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Der Volksverpetzer @volksverpetzer.de · 03/10/2026
Screenshot eines Tweets von Mike Primavera (@primawesome) vom 30. September 2019, in dem einzelne Wörter des Originaltexts durch deutsche Begriffe überschrieben wurden. Der Text lautet sinngemäß: "Meine Regierung sagte mir, Ölkonzerne essen ständig seinen Tankrabatt. Ich fragte, wie viel Geld er hat, und er sagte, er geht einfach zum Steuerzahler und bekommt danach neues Geld. Da sagte ich, es klingt, als würde er nur Steuergeld an Ölkonzerne verfüttern, und dann fing seine Umfragewerte an zu weinen."

Es handelt sich um ein Meme: Die Vorlage ist ein Witz über einen Coyoten, der immer wieder die Katzen seines Nachbarn frisst. Hier wird sie auf den Tankrabatt übertragen, um zu kritisieren, dass der Rabatt letztlich bei den Mineralölkonzernen landet und aus Steuergeld finanziert wird.
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Great news for America’s enemies, namely *checks notes* pretty much the entire world except Russia, North Korea and Burundi.
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Aoḋán Ó Conġaile @tinydonkey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Always funny when people get pissy about, of all things, *work to rule*. They are still doing their jobs, to the letter of the law in fact. That is causing problems is a serious indictment of how much extra people are expected to do in their job.
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Director-General to entry-level clerical staff ratio in the European Public Service in 2026: 8-1.
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Someone should tell Manchester Airport that the Russian for ‘welcome’ isn’t ‘добро пожаловать’ but ‘уходи, русский фашист’.
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Kevin Teljeur @kevinteljeur.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I have a Windows laptop from the people I work for, mostly to access the Microsoft suite they use for corporate stuff. Every time, I marvel that Outlook is the incumbent, the 800 pound gorilla of corporate email. I’m currently battling to extract attachments from an email and Outlook is winning.
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Fossil fuel shills: rEnEwAbLeS wOn’T mAkE eNeRgY cHeApEr The economy:
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Arno Peper @arnopeper.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#PutinIstEinKriegsverbrecher
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firings
time.com
Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
static.klipy.com
Dads: We're Doomed!
Alt: Dads Army: We're Doomed!
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Who knew that a Rolls Royce bleeds when it is injured?
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Stop accusing us of spying! We’ve been watching you!”
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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Germany wasted so much money on fossil fuels the last 5 years when they could have invested in cheap solar and batteries. Now Germany tells the rest of Europe that because Germany is so bad with its own finances and burnt it all on overpriced fossil fuels, now all of Europe needs to spend less.
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Drastic budget cutbacks essential to fund Europe's defense, Germany and allies warn
Six European leaders have called for major cuts to a proposed 2 trillion euro budget.
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Are they by any chance related?
The Mekon
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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ironically very honest of them. Can’t corrupt if you’re anti corruption
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
LMAO Trump's new AI website confirms that he lost in 2020
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Siehe auch: Maginot.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 30/09/2026
People who suffer from asthma are the most at risk.
l.euronews.com
Half of Europeans exposed to little-known ‘super pollutant’
People who suffer from asthma are the most at risk.
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’m no expert, but based on my limited knowledge of history, political science and economics, I have long taken the view that one of the post-Mao PRC’s great strengths is that, unlike most dictatorships, it was never a personality cult. Xi is now jeopardising that.
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Очень хорошо. До свидания.
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Kilomètre O.
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They never thought the leopard would eat their face.
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Richie Daiches Barlow @thedogwalker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
First Farage & now American Republican Marco Rubio. It’s a “foreign actor” he says. Why are they so adamant on pushing right wing conspiracies? Do you know what both these men have in common? They’re both corrupt & paid Russian politicians. Let the police do their job without bogus speculation.
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Will they also be charging Donald Trump? Oh, wait – he doesn’t even conceal that he is owned and operated by Russians.
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A story in two parts

The Economist 8m
Travel agents often go above and beyond for their clients. That is in part why people still use them in an age of Al-tineraries
Travel agents are in demand especially for luxury trips
Al can try, but humans still have the edge when it comes to booking holidays
Bloomberg News • @bloomberg.... • 7m
The new wave of Al agents like Meta's Muse is performing roles familiar from the 20th century
Al Agents Are Stepping Into the Role Vacated by Travel Agents
As agents like Meta's Muse mature, their appeal rings a familiar note
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My DG: We have just received an email with six-seven indicators.
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Nick Fuentes Six Seven
Alt: Nick Fuentes Six Seven
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'Which taxes do you want to raise instead?' should be the default question to anyone who calls for reductions in immigration.
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Indietro.
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Isa Yusibov @isayusibov.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Kremlins staatspersbureau heeft een euforisch artikel geschreven over de demonstratie van hun useful idiots vandaag in Amsterdam. Lekker gewerkt, folks
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
She might say that. I couldn’t possibly comment.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Очень хорошо. До свидания.
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 24/09/2026
It has never been more clear why baristas need the backing of a union.
Today, Starbucks announced they’re closing about 250 US stores this week. A small number of these are union stores.

We expect to engage in effects bargaining for every impacted union store, as we have done elsewhere, over the conditions of these closures, including transfers so workers can be placed in another Starbucks store based on their preferences.

But let’s be clear - today’s announcement proves once again that ‘Back to Starbucks’ is nothing more than a betrayal of what workers and customers loved about the company.As Starbucks continues to close stores, violate labor law, hike up our healthcare premiums, and betray its core value of belonging to appease right-wing politicians, the company is moving farther away from everything it once was. Starbucks is becoming unrecognizable under CEO Brian Niccol — and that is why labor allies, elected officials, and customers are all joining together to boycott Starbucks until they finalize a fair union contract. Starbucks leadership is failing the company, and trouble is brewing for Starbucks. When just this month, the country’s most pro-business court of appeals called Starbucks a ‘repeat violator’ of labor law, it’s time for everyone to start paying attention.

* source: Starbucks v. NLRB, 24-60650 (5th Cir. 2026)


It has never been more clear why baristas need the backing of a union. We love our jobs, and we know Starbucks doesn’t run without us, so we’re organizing together to demand a better future and a fair contract.
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Paul [Atreides] Wood @retroid.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
aI wIlL sAvE mOnEy
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In einem System der Abhängigkeit ist Freiheit Ironie.
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
That’s dialectics.
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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.com · 24/09/2026
this is the guy i reposted the other day who interviewed meta employees with pervert glasses - meta have taken his video down for “harassment”. which makes it one of the most effective pieces of satire in recent memory
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Please remember this when Trump or anyone else from his regime talks about "waste, fraud, and abuse."
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Please share the information about Oleshky everywhere you can! ​Russia is starving residents of the town and nearby villages by denying food supplies and evacuation. People in Oleshky need help, or else they won't survive the winter!
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Putting the Arrrrrr into farrrr right.
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Jon Henley @jonhenley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Outstanding work
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"We'd love Russia to stop attacking and equally we'd love Ukraine to stop defending itself"
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Due to government broadcasting restrictions, his words are spoken by an actor. #IYKYK
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Captain Europe (retired) @captaineurope.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hahahaha idiot. No, Mr Quisling-Dunce, there are three blocs: the US and Russia; the European Union; and China.
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