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Dr Simona Guerra

@drspguerra.eurosky.social
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🇮🇹🇬🇧 Political scientist | SEI, Sussex PhD | MA in 🇮🇹 🇫🇷 🇵🇱 | Euroscepticism, Poland, CEE, Italy, EU early women | @repjournal.bsky.social co-editor & founding co-editor of @PRXjournal.bsky.social | Montalcini scholar 2014| FRSA | #EUsky 🇪🇺 | #Firstgen

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Via Baltica @viabaltica.bsky.social · 15h
In parliamentary #elections in #Latvia, exit polls show PM Andris Kulbergs and his United List alliance winning by a landslide. United List may garner 35% of votes, far ahead of all other #parties. Voter turnout was estimated at just 50%.
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Latvia: PM’s party wins by landslide: exit poll
Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs and his United List alliance may win the country’s parliamentary elections by a landslide, according to pollster SKDS’s exit poll, LSM reports.
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Europe Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · 17h
Latvia: national parliament election today 🇱🇻 🇪🇺 Turnout at 20:00 (including early and postal votes) 2026: 50.6% 2022: 59.1% 2018: 54.6% 2014: 58.9% 2011: 59.5% 2010: 62.6% 2006: 62.2% europeelects.eu/2026/10/01/latvia-n… #vēlēšanas2026 #Latvia
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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Amid russian/Belarusia influence campaigns, Latvians are heading to the polls today to elect a new government. There is a real threat that the pro-European government may be forced into a coalition with ethnic russian parties (SV, LPV) sponsored by the Kremlin and intent on destroying the country.
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Fear still sells. What marked the election campaign in Latvia | Re:Baltica
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is not a dying planet. This is a planet being killed. There is a difference. And there are killers. #ClimateJustice
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Alexander Reid Ross @areidross.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
this book is now available online. expensive, but u can order it from ur library or buy the more affordable ebook. I contributed the chapter on the "Ludwig" nazi serial killer cult. it's an honor, and doubly special for me, as this research began w/ a hobby podcast. www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
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The Routledge Handbook of Italian Fascism and Neofascism
This important new reference work reassesses Fascism in the Italian context and its postwar manifestations by analysing its influence across three historical phases, analysing the tensions shaping bot...
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British Future @britishfuture.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It finds most of the public (57%) sees Brexit as more of a failure than a success, and want closer EU ties – but voters are uncertain about another referendum or accepting free movement.
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Dr Simona Guerra @drspguerra.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026
Heartbroken by the loss of Philipp Köker, a brilliant political scientist, a generous colleague, and a dear friend. His work on institutions in democracies and autocracies will keep speaking. His chapter on presidents in Poland in our OUP Handbook still opens the module I teach. We will miss him.
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Nicholas Whithorn @nickwhithorn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Meloni has launched perhaps her strongest every attack on on President Mattarella. She still hasn't learnt Rule n°1 of Italian politics: don't even dare to touch Sergio Mattarella.
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Meloni con l’elmetto in modalità elettorale: la sfida finale è al Colle
L’offensiva alimentata dalle chat dei parlamentari di FdI nelle quali è rimbalzato l’atto firmato 36 anni fa dall’allora ministro
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Bernd Hüttemann 🇪🇺 @huettemann.eu · 21/09/2026
💡 🇦🇹 🇨🇿 🇩🇰 🇩🇪 🇪🇪 🇭🇺 🇮🇹 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 🇵🇱 🇵🇹 🇸🇮 🇸🇰 are calling for a 🇪🇺 simplification push: fewer overlapping rules and reporting obligations, stronger impact assessments, an "evaluate first" approach and systematic reviews of the acquis while maintaining high social, environmental and consumer-protection standards #EUsky
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laserhedvig @laserhedvig.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Interdisciplinary research is great and necessary, and also has consistently lower funding success www.nature.com/articles/nat... #academiclabourmarket #academia #research
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Ned Richardson-Little @historyned.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Elif Eralp is going to be the second Linke leader elected to head a German federal state, the fourth ethnic minority and the third with a “migration background.”
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Lisa O’Carroll @lisaocarroll.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Swedes still deporting pre Brexit residents Brits, despite prospective new government promises new laws to give them a second chance. I met this man hours after he was deported - he was distraught to say the least www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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‘I have nothing in the UK at all’: British man torn from his Swedish wife and home
Charles lands at Heathrow with just two bags and nowhere to go as a result of Brexit and Stockholm’s hardline immigration position
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Anna Zeiter @anna.wsocial.eu · 20/09/2026
Good morning, everyone! I just came across this map about methods of Russian hybrid warfare activity across Europe from January 2018 to June 2025. 😱 You can find the link to the full study here: www.iiss.org/research-pap...
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Ned Richardson-Little @historyned.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Happy voting day to all Berliner:innen! My thoughts from a few days ago on how we went from the SPD abandoning it’s own govt in 2023 to back the CDU, to today possibly on the cusp of the first Linke led coalition to govern the city.
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 19/09/2026
We´re hiring! We are looking for a Working Student to assist with European Security Programme’s overall event management and logistics activities and research efforts Read more here: ecfr.eu/jobs
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Help shape European foreign policy | Career opportunities at ECFR - European Council on Foreign Relations
Join the ECFR team and be part of the future of European foreign policy.
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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
IN NEW ISSUE: How do populist citizens understand democracy? Patricia Rehus & @steven-vanhauwaert.bsky.social find they tend to support direct democracy & are less supportive of liberal principles. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/XhXgcjl @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci
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Populist leaders often describe democracy as being in conflict with liberal values and endorse more direct democratic measures for people to influence politics. But what about populist citizens? How do they define democracy and what aspects of democracy do they value most? Using a cross-national survey of 10 West European countries, we first explore how citizens understand democracy in general and then test the assumption that populist citizens share a different understanding of democracy to both populist elites and less-populist individuals. Our findings show that citizens’ conceptions of democracy do not exactly match scholarly models, but are still clearly structured. We also find that populist citizens tend to support direct democracy and are less supportive of liberal principles, primarily because they are less likely to support the protection of minorities. They remain, however, equally supportive of other institutions of electoral and liberal democracy. Similarly, our results show that populist individuals are not especially more or less supportive of egalitarian and authoritarian understandings of democracy. That said, they are more comfortable with the idea of having strong leaders than their less populist counterparts. These results have important implications for democratic resilience. Policy-makers aiming to strengthen liberal democracy must address citizens’ concerns about representation without compromising core democratic safeguards. Understanding these tensions can help guide more inclusive democratic reforms and better communication between political institutions and the public.
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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 19/09/2026
Making Canada a full member of the EU’s defence technological and industrial base would bind it into Europe’s security architecture and give EU members access to Canadian expertise and capacity for joint development, writes Anand Sundar Read full policy alert: bit.ly/4y2aZN5
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Associate membership could transform EU-Canada ties. First, Brussels has to define it – European Council on Foreign Relations
Canada’s enthusiasm for closer EU ties is real, and so is the EU’s need for allies beyond America. But as long as the EU’s offer of “associate membership” to Ca
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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“Every time a politician casts doubt on the legitimacy of Parliament, because it does not represent ‘the voice of the people’ we can smell the whiff of eternal fascism.” Umberto Eco, Italian philosopher, author of The Name of the Rose; died 2016; bequeathed library @unibo.it Photos Leonardo Cendamo
Umberto Eco’s Library of over 33,000 books bequeathed to Università di Bologna. The Biblioteca Eco opened in July 2026.
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Nicholas Whithorn @nickwhithorn.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
A truly Sicilian story. A fascist investigative journalist working for a communist newspaper, "disappeared" by the mafia on 16th September 1970.
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Toni Rodon @tonirodon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Lower-class individuals are less likely to initiate negotiations. When lower-class individuals do negotiate, they face stronger social backlash than their higher-class counterparts www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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Christian Christensen @chrchristensen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Issue for people outside Sweden to understand: if current Right-Nationalist govt bloc win by even 1 vote, they will be able form a government without major problems. But narrow Left-Green-Center bloc win does not guarantee a new coalition government. Internal conflicts could sink them.
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Marta Kołczyńska @mkolczynska.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
For those working with Eurobarometer data: here's a list of variables from 258 waves of Standard and Special EB up to the most recent 103.4 (V 2025): some 150k variables, with names and labels, to easily identify repeated variables and help construct longitudinal datasets: github.com/mkolczynska/...
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GitHub - mkolczynska/harmonization-toolbox: Tools for Ex-post Survey Data Harmonization
Tools for Ex-post Survey Data Harmonization. Contribute to mkolczynska/harmonization-toolbox development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 11/09/2026
From the fight for abortion and women's rights to her commitment to Europe and human rights: Emma Bonino's political journey. #EuropeNews
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Emma Bonino dies at 78 after decades of human rights activism
From the fight for abortion and women's rights to her commitment to Europe and human rights: Emma Bonino's political journey.
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Martin Gelin @martingelin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My latest piece for The Guardian: In Sweden, previously unthinkable far-right ideas are now comfortably embedded in the mainstream. The past four years were characterised by an astonishing acceptance of ethnonationalist views, xenophobic rhetoric and authoritarian policies often targeting children.
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How Sweden lost its soul – and stopped being Sweden | Martin Gelin
In 2022 my country entered a new era of cruelty. It will take more than one election to get the old, tolerant Sweden back, writes Swedish journalist Martin Gelin
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Sarah de Lange @sldelange.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Dr Simona Guerra @drspguerra.eurosky.social · 06/09/2026
Cześć, jak się masz? #ecprgc26 @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social
St Mary’s Church and Adam Mickiewicz Monument, Main Market Square, Old Town, Kraków. As if it were 2001, but a bit different.
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Nicholas Whithorn @nickwhithorn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
What happens when a mafia, or in this case 'ndrangheta boss dies? No public commemoration is permitted. You get a private burial like this one at 6 a.m. on a Sunday morning with police deciding who can attend and watching over everything that happens.
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'Ndrangheta, tumulata stamani la salma di Domenico Papalia a Platì. La Questura aveva vietato le esequie pubbliche
La salma di Domenico Papalia storico elemento di vertice della Ndrangheta, è stata tumulata questa mattina nel Cimitero comunale di Platì in provincia di Reggio...
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
New article! Is far-right ecologism going mainstream? A comparison of right-wing groups in the European Parliament by Balša Lubarda & Aron Buzogány. @lubardab.bsky.social @buzogany.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0964...
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Andrea Pirro @andreapirro.it · 05/09/2026
You can also ask your librarian to order a copy, or order one yourself at a discounted price using the promotional code below: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Weird piece this. Ignores the fact that there's been credible evidence of wearable tech in UK exam halls for 2 years now, including connections to companies set up to provide in-exam answers.
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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 04/09/2026
The reason Reform have been shown to be so happy to break electoral law is because they’ve been able to get away with breaking it so often in the past, stretching right back to their days as UKIP & the Brexit Party. If laws had been enforced we might not be here.
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Dr Simona Guerra @drspguerra.eurosky.social · 04/09/2026
Poland benefited from membership but maybe Iceland is better out than in, says Martyna 👇🏽
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
1 trillion litres of water a year, 20% of all water pumped, lost in England through leaky pipes. 41.4trn litres lost since privatisation. Money siphoned off to investors. At the current rate of investment it will take 700 years to replace water network. Grim future without public ownership.
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The case for nationalisation of water companies
England’s privatised water companies are leaders of predatory practices. In 1989, the industry was privatised for £7.6bn and had no debts. It joined Chile and a few US states&...
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Maxwell Palmer @maxwellpalmer.com · 01/09/2026
Boston University Political Science is hiring an assistant professor with a focus on Artificial Intelligence (the intersection of artificial intelligence and politics or who use artificial intelligence applications as a methodology). @bupolisci.bsky.social academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32578
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Boston University, Department of Political Science
Job #AJO32578, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, US
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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
On 29 August voters in Iceland rejected a proposal to reopen EU accession negotiations by 5.6 percentage points. @drspguerra.eurosky.social argues the result was not so much a rejection of Europe as a refusal to find out what potential EU membership would involve @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
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Iceland’s EU referendum – why voters stuck with the status quo
Iceland's EU referendum result was not so much a rejection of Europe as a refusal to find out what potential EU membership would involve.
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Log Off. Live More. ✊ @logofflivemore.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Manosphere influencers generate $1–10 million annually. One streamer earns $30,000–$50,000 per hour. Your son is not being radicalized by an idea. He is being converted into revenue. #Manosphere fortune.com/2026/08/17/m...
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The manosphere isn't just an ideology–it's an economy | Fortune
The manosphere and influencers like Andrew Tate are motivated by profit, not politics, a new report argues.
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LSE European Politics @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Iceland's EU referendum was not so much a rejection of Europe as a refusal to find out what potential EU membership would involve. ✍ @drspguerra.eurosky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
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Iceland’s EU referendum – why voters stuck with the status quo
Iceland's EU referendum result was not so much a rejection of Europe as a refusal to find out what potential EU membership would involve.
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Dr Simona Guerra @drspguerra.eurosky.social · 01/09/2026
With many thanks to @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social my contribution on the referendum in Iceland and why simply addressing national interests would be a too simple reading behind a really close vote blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2... #EUsky #Iceland #Euroscepticism
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Iceland’s EU referendum – why voters stuck with the status quo
Iceland's EU referendum result was not so much a rejection of Europe as a refusal to find out what potential EU membership would involve.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
South West Water has worst environmental record in England, dumps sewage in rivers 574,323 hours a year Severn Trent, Yorkshire Water came second and third. Bills up, criminal activity up. Still allowed to trade. Must revoke their licence. Eliminate profit motive. Nationalise.
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South West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis shows
Exclusive: Friends of the Earth finds greatest sewage discharge in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
They told us Brexit would save lots of money (that would all go to the NHS). In fact it’s costing us a fortune (and constraining our ability to fund everything).
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Europe Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Iceland: national continuation of EU accession negotiation referendum Less than a percentage point separates the "Yes" and "No" votes with 44% reporting. Yes: 50.49% No: 49.51% 44% reporting #Iceland #EU #Referendum
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Behind the bewildering transformation of British universities, are management consultants being paid millions Really proud to have this vital piece on our unis are being gutted from the inside by @jheathershaw.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale. Do read democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-bri...
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Inside Britain's university crisis
As teaching staff face job loss, their bosses have netted pay rises and bought advice from a “vampiric” management consultancy, writes Prof. John Heathershaw of the University of Exeter
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Miranda Bryant @mirandeee.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Iceland goes to the polls today. My report on why people are voting yes or no to continuing negotiations with the EU www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... pics by Sigga Ella
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Sovereignty, farming and fishing: Iceland votes on its future with the EU
Country holds a knife-edge referendum that cuts across political divides on taking step closer to Brussels after Trump threats towards Greenland
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Euronews @euronews.com · 29/08/2026
In Reykjavík, voter turnout was higher by noon than at the same time during the 2024 parliamentary election, local media reported. #EuropeNews
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Iceland's EU referendum sees high preliminary voter turnout
In Reykjavík, voter turnout was higher by noon than at the same time during the 2024 parliamentary election, local media reported.
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 28/08/2026
Yes or no: this question has Iceland in its grip. On Saturday, residents will decide whether to open talks about joining the EU. But who is trying to sway their choice? FTM found that large fishing companies are using Brexit campaign strategies to influence the vote.
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Iceland could become the EU’s next member – but not if big fishing companies have their way
As Iceland is heading for a vote on Saturday to decide whether or not to start accession talks with the European Union, campaigns against it are gearing up.
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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 27/08/2026
During Moldova’s 2025 elections, what looked like genuine public support was manufactured. Contexte.ro uncovered a massive pro-Russia, anti-Europe influence operation spanning hundreds of online profiles, newspapers, and crypto payments. 🔗 Full episode: www.ftm.eu/articles/pod...
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Lynn Boylan MEP @lnbdublin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Netherlands to boycott Eurovision 2027, saying event is ‘no longer neutral’ jrnl.ie/7139814
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Netherlands to boycott Eurovision 2027, saying event is ‘no longer neutral’
Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS said it will not participate in next year’s song contest as ‘one of the participating countries is still involved in a large-scale military conflict’.
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Nicholas Whithorn @nickwhithorn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Magistrates in Palermo place parents of 4-year-old girl who died of diptheria under investigation for manslaughter. The child & her three siblings were not vaccinated. The Zen district of Palermo, where the family lives, has low vaccination rates due to fears of links to autism.
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Bimba morta per difterite, indagati i genitori. Iscrizioni nelle scuole dello Zen anche senza vaccino, via alle verifiche
La coppia deve rispondere di omicidio colposo. Nel quartiere diffusi i casi di mancate vaccinazioni per timore dell'autismo, escamotage per iscrivere i bambini negli istituti
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Damn! That was quick. Next week's International Office Hours are already fully booked! Either save this post or bookmark the link and try again in one of the next weeks, if you are interested.
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