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David S

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 20/08/2026
Russia is losing the war it started. And it is retaliating by targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure. We are working with Member States and our partners to support Ukraine’s anti-ballistic capabilities. So that Ukraine has the means to prevent the loss of lives. The most urgent priority
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Dominic Stucki @dominicstucki.ch · 15/08/2026
Alstom's Flexity Zürich is the best low-floor tram built for this country so far. Change my mind. Spacious, accessible and with attention to design. I don't know any other modern tram with so few visual noise inside.
Two Flexity Zürich at a tram station in the city centre.Interior view. Wooden seats, silver handrails, white walls and ceiling, dark grey floor.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
My friend Brian Tyler Cohen has written an excellent new book about what Democrats should do when they regain power. I liked it so much, I wrote the foreword! Buy it now. www.harpercollins.com/pages/theday...
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The Day After by Brian Tyler Cohen
How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World – From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Shameless, Brian Tyler Cohen explores how Republicans have abused power, how Democrats have refused to exerc...
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Help me reach the NYT best seller list for my new book by ordering here: act.link/btc-ZBeZos
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The Day After by Brian Tyler Cohen
How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World – From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Shameless, Brian Tyler Cohen explores how Republicans have abused power, how Democrats have refused to exerc...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 02/08/2026
Vance, Farage and Weidel posted fear-mongering messages about a Spanish migrant crisis that weren't true. They haven't retracted them. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta
We’ve seen this before.
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Circula en bici @circulaenbici.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
La movilidad en Vitoria (País Vasco)ya no depende del coche gracias a su infraestructura ciclista y al Transporte Público.
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European News @eunews.social · 28/07/2026
Hitting EU targets for heat pumps, solar and wind could slash gas demand by roughly a quarter by 2030 — a saving twice the size of the LNG volumes Qatar could potentially supply to Europe by then, according to new analysis by the think-tank Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
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Heat pumps, solar and wind could cut EU gas use by a quarter and blunt next energy shock, study finds
Hitting EU targets for heat pumps, solar and wind could slash gas demand by roughly a quarter by 2030 — a saving twice the size of the LNG volumes Qatar could potentially supply to Europe by then, according to new analysis by the think-tank Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
OTD in 2015 your Prez announced that "unilateral actions & expansion of jurisdiction by one nation beyond its territory to the world is unacceptable" Imagine a country doing that.
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
​Wildfires in France growing so hot they create firestorms and ignite new blazes with lightning should be a massive wake-up call. We cannot keep treating these unnatural disasters as mere anomalies. Real, bold climate action is needed before this becomes the norm. 🛑 #ClimateAction
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Brett Meiselas @bmeiselas.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
lots of reporters suddenly worried about slipping into communism but strangely f*cking quiet about slipping into fascism
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
There is no version of a stable Europe that includes an unpunished Russian empire. Imperialism is their state religion now and it thrives on war. Without a crushing defeat that shatters their imperial ego, Russia will stay an imminent threat no matter who sits in the Kremlin
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
It is great that France is finally waking up to Russian propagandist Xenia Fedorova. Why is Bolloré promoting state propaganda for a nation actively hostile to France? This is treason. The campaign cannot stop until she is removed and the Bolloré empire faces consequences
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Bolloré must face severe consequences for using his media empire to spread state propaganda for Russia. Moscow openly claims to be at war with France, so this goes far beyond a valid opinion or freedom of speech. It is a direct act of treason that requires accountability
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in America.  He embodies the broken system we’re running against. It’s time to come together: The People vs. Ken Paxton
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Phil Murphy @crashtesterx.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Congratulations America your government just proved it can strong-arm and squash free speech when it hurts their fee-fees. Where is that right wing righteous rage now.
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Erin Maher @theerinmaher.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
How about we just follow this rule that a convicted felon can’t actually be president of the United States
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Can someone let the AP know that violating court orders is not a sign of "executive power. " It is a sign of contempt, lawlessness and authoritarianism.
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
EU regulation is kryptonite to the enemies of Europe. Whether it is a dictator trying to invade our borders or a tech bro trying to control what we see, the rule of law is our best defense
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Europe needs stronger social media regulation, and it has nothing to do with censorship. We just need total transparency on the algorithms. We have the right to know exactly what these platforms are pushing into our feeds and why
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Trying to walk, bike, or take transit in nearly all US cities has been made to be a horrible experience for the last 100 years. It's time to pivot all policies to make driving the most tedious, expensive, inefficient pain in the ass going forward.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Since Viktor Orbán’s approach to governance in Hungary was cited by the Heritage Foundation as their blueprint for #Project2025 (kettering.org/the-global-d...) it seems like a good time to re-up this piece in Aug '24 piece in @thebulletin.org: thebulletin.org/2024/08/proj...
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Project 2025: The right-wing conspiracy to torpedo global climate action
The GOP threatens to weaponize a potential second Trump term against any and all domestic climate action. But what happens in the United States doesn’t stay in the United States.
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Dan McCrum @mccrum.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Breaking news: Another very rich and once powerful man discovered that he can't bully the FT
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Crispin Odey abandons £79mn libel case against the FT over sexual misconduct claims
The FT had said 15 women were willing to testify in court against former hedge fund boss
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Marco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
It's quite obvious how much more car-brained Bavaria is compared to Switzerland. München has quite good transit, but not to the point of prohibiting curb-side parking to give trams their own lane, something that Zürich does systematically.
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
You can trace almost all the unhinged behavior of American tech oligarchs back to one thing: A complete and utter lack of introspection. It is pathetic to watch men with that much power be so completely incapable of basic self-reflection
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Peter Szijjártó taking direct orders from Sergey Lavrov is a massive scandal that is being ignored. Having a Russian asset sitting at the European negotiating table should trigger immediate consequences
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
You cannot deter Russia with empty warehouses. Europe simply does not have the cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, or interceptors required to survive a real war. We are dangerously exposed while our defense industry lags behind. We need massive production immediately
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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
68% of households in Paris proper (population: 2 million) do not own a car.
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Ingwar Perowanowitsch @ingwarpero.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Links: Wie die erste weibliche Bürgermeisterin von Paris, Anne Hidalgo im Jahr 2014 ins Rathaus eingezogen ist. Rechts: wie sie es heute, 12 Jahre später wieder verlässt😍 Hidalgo hat Paris revolutioniert. Möge die Revolution unbeirrt. weiter gehen❤️🙏
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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I’m still in awe at Pogacar’s win today, but it’s really sad he might not come back to race Milano Sanremo because Italians drive like criminals. Having grown up in Italy, I understand how he feels. Him skipping this race would be a huge shame because he made it so much more entertaining
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
We Europeans are absolute idiots for failing to give Ukraine enough help over the last four years. We keep waiting, and it only makes everything more expensive and dangerous. It’s still not too late, but we have to step up before we lose everything
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/03/2026
Bribe farm. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b...
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Jared Kushner Solicits Funds for His Firm While Working as Mideast Envoy
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
They want zero emissions standards? Fine. Then let's give them zero subsidies. Zero bailouts. Zero priority on our streets. After a century of unchecked metastasis, the auto industry needs to be eradicated as we know it.
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Russia produces more drones in a month than EU countries do in a year. They are all‑in on unmanned warfare while we are still debating. We need to wake up. Deterrence requires volume in production and in trained personnel
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 28/01/2026
Women who refuse to submit to male authority, refuse God-given heterosexual relationships, or reject their ‘natural’ roles as reproducers of the nation are seen as the enemy. This is why, after an ICE agent shot Renee Nicole Good, he lobbed the phrase “fucking bitch” as she was dying.
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ICE violence is fueled by misogyny and white nationalism
How the Trump administration has mobilized state-sponsored terror in Minneapolis and beyond.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now. #AccountabilityIsComing
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Impossible for EU citizens, but Kremlin disinformation assets like Eva should also be banned from traveling within the Schengen Area
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Safe streets aren't smooth, they have friction. This design uses curbs, bollards, and pavement color differentiation to create visual friction. It forces the driver to slow down and engage with their surroundings. No sign can do the work of proper design.
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Kremlin-controlled churches should be banned everywhere in the West
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
There is nothing patriotic about helping a foreign country wage a hybrid war against your own. Liz Truss is a traitor
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Unhinged take by pro-Russian tech oligarch Peter Thiel. It’s quite funny that he talks about a surveillance state when his company, Palantir, is the one conducting mass surveillance in the US and many other Western countries. What a hypocrite and a massive, traitorous idiot
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Lawprofblawg @lawprofblawg.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
You can spot the narcissist at any holiday or gathering: 1. They will make it about themselves. 2. They will disrupt your peace. 3. They will malign you in the process. Sadly, we made one our President, so holidays are going to be like this.
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Europe’s biggest traitor is talking
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
cc: The Hague
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Anyone who supports Trump and/or European far-right parties is a victim of Russian disinformation and thus a useful idiot for Russia
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Even the legal justification for drone strikes on senior members of al Qaeda and associated forces (ostensibly covered under the 2001 AUMF) states that strikes are justified only “when capture is infeasible”
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.
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griso @griso.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Il coglione sbraita ancora: www.corriere.it/tecnologia/2...
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Musk: «La Ue deve essere abolita, la sovranità torni agli Stati» | Corriere.it
Bruxelles ha di recente inflitto una sanzione di 120 milioni di euro a X per le violazione delle norme sui contenuti dei social
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Exactly what a Russian asset would say, even as Russia invades Europe and prepares to escalate the war inside the EU
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