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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
@andrewrawnsley.bsky.social is of course right that tactical voting might be key factor in many seats next time. It is therefore highly desireable that Libdems and Labour come to some sort of arrangement. As suggested in the piece, have a pint, @eddavey.libdems.org.uk and @andyburnham.bsky.social.
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Sadly, @rafaelbehr.bsky.social might be right. #FutureOfEurope
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Albumism @albumism.com · 05/09/2026
Is this one of the greatest soundtracks of all time? We think so. | Rediscover the album here: album.ink/PurpleRain
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Hrvatska ravnopravnost u BiH legitimno je političko pitanje. Međutim, legitimnost tog zahtjeva ne znači da bilo koja politička stranka treba imati trajni monopol nad njegovim tumačenjem.
digitalnademokracija.com
Bh. Hrvati između nacionalizama, političkog monopola i potrebe za pluralizmom
Hrvatska politička scena u Bosni i Hercegovini već dugo je obilježena snažnom dominacijom HDZ BiH. Ta dominacija posebno je došla do izražaja u zadnjih dvadeset godina. Nastala je ne zbog nekog nar…
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Interesting, refreshing perspective on what to do with this Israeli government, as well as "performative activism" of the many on the left in US. @nickcohen.bsky.social
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Israel on the brink
The Lowdown from Nick Cohen · Episode
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Such sad news. RIP.
theguardian.com
Kevin Keegan, Liverpool legend and former Newcastle manager, dies aged 75
Kevin Keegan, the former England and Newcastle manager who was a member of Liverpool’s serial champions in the 1970s, has died aged 75
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
More or less agree, would swap the first two. @dorianlynskey.bsky.social #Orwell
theguardian.com
From Burma to Big Brother: George Orwell’s best books – ranked!
From frontline reporting to a trailblazing comic novel and a prophetic dystopia, which of Eric Blair’s books is the best?
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Fingers crossed it works. Fingers crossed for Britain; for the sane, decent majority. @iandunt.bsky.social #Makerfield
iandunt.substack.com
Triumph in Makerfield: Everything is about to change
Andy Burnham is now certain to be the next prime minister
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 12/06/2026
‘People are hemmed in on every side. Making a living has been made more difficult by the disappearance of Soviet welfare models and by the decay of social and material infrastructure in an environment rife with corruption.’ Greg Afinogenov on what Russians want. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
lrb.co.uk
Greg Afinogenov · Slavdom: What Russians Want
Unlike 20th-century communism or fascism, contemporary Russian ideology does not have a clearly articulated manifesto or...
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
There is a light that never goes out: After a grim chaotic week, there is now a glimmer of hope iandunt.substack.com/p/there-is-a...
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There is a light that never goes out
It's been a week of chaos, but there is now a pathway to change. And with change, there's hope.
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Such good, 'old-fashioned' reporting. #Lebanon @sallyhayd.bsky.social
prospectmagazine.co.uk
Sally Hayden’s diary: Fragments of life in Beirut
This is the way that life and death mix in Lebanon these days: celebration and tragedy; pain and efforts to keep moving forwards
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/05/2026
Caroline Lucas: "The taboo around the word 'membership' has been maintained not by principle but timidity. Farage built his project on lies. The least we can do is have the courage to tell the truth about what those lies have cost us in our classrooms, training colleges and concert halls..."
bylinetimes.com
'Nigel Farage Is the Architect of the UK’s Decline and It’s Time for the Rest of Us to Rebuild Our Home in Europe'
The damaging Brexit experiment imposed on us must now be reversed, argues former Green MP Caroline Lucas
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Wonderful, thoughtful piece. Stay safe and best of luck to the whole community in these extremely trying times. @evawiseman.bsky.social
observer.co.uk
After Golders Green, I feel an old, familiar dread
As London reels from the latest antisemitic attack, Eva Wiseman returns to the streets of her childhood to find a community used to living under constant threat
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Half a century ago, four New York misfits released a fast, loud, provocative first album that changed music forever. #Ramones
independent.co.uk
How the Ramones invented punk with a chart bomb that critics hated
Half a century ago, four New York misfits released a fast, loud, provocative first album that changed music forever. Kevin E G Perry talks to their manager Danny Fields, producer Craig Leon and photog...
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 21/04/2026
The front page of the Star Tribune on April 22, 2016, following the passing of Prince.
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Jonathan Edwards @jontofski.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
10 years without Prince.
A drawing of Prince 
A drawing of Prince A drawing of the cover of Controversy
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Wdstckdr🦋🇨🇦🇺🇸📎 (John) @wdstckdr.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Prince passed away 10 years ago today. RIP, your music lives on.
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Albumism @albumism.com · 20/04/2026
Prince & The Revolution's "Kiss" from their album 'Parade' hit #1 on the US Singles Chart 40 years ago on April 19, 1986 album.ink/PrinceParade86
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Rejoin is coming: Talk of the customs union and single market is a distraction. Only full membership offers a compelling vision of Britain's future iandunt.substack.com/p/rejoin-is-...
iandunt.substack.com
Rejoin is coming
Customs union is a distraction. Only full membership offers a compelling vision of Britain's future.
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Well done. #affordablehousing Catalonia’s housing system is being reimagined as social infrastructure for a low-carbon age. This is backed by public policy and long-term investment
theconversation.com
Europe needs affordable, low-carbon homes – here’s how Barcelona is reimagining its housing system
Across Catalonia in north-eastern Spain, an alternative housing system is emerging
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Housing Europe @housingeurope.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
The Parliament has its own plan against the housing crisis. In it we saw progress for public, cooperative, and social housing, but key safeguards are still missing. Read our view - tinyurl.com/5n8m5z58
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13/04/2026
The incredible life of the ‘bird man’ refugee who brought tweets, chirps and trills to British radio
theguardian.com
The incredible life of the ‘bird man’ refugee who brought tweets, chirps and trills to British radio
Ludwig Koch was once as influential as David Attenborough is today – a new film by his granddaughter sheds light on a tragic event in the naturalist’s life in Berlin before he fled the Nazis
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Democracy is such a wonderful thing. #Hungary #FutureofEurope
bbc.com
Hungary election: Viktor Orbán concedes with opposition on course for landslide election win - follow live
Hungary's prime minister has been ousted after 16 years in power, with Péter Magyar set to be the country's new leader.
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Some excellent points in this episode. Liberalism has missed some major open goals (uncontrolled immigration, rampant globalisation, unfair competition) and has thus facilitated authoritarian populism, but it should be able to once more adapt and prosper. @nickcohen.bsky.social
open.spotify.com
Centrists of the world unite!
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 09/04/2026
Scientific discoveries can bring a sense of awe and wonder, and give people an emotional boost.
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Why small discoveries (as well as big ones) have the power to inspire
Scientific discoveries can bring a sense of awe and wonder, and give people an emotional boost.
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Por cada rosa que envíes a @vallhebron.com estás haciendo mucho más que un simple gesto. #SantJordi
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Envia la teva rosa i fes de Sant Jordi un dia especial!
Fes que aquest Sant Jordi sigui inoblidable per a tots a Vall d'Hebron
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Perhaps the beginning of something remarkable.
theguardian.com
At last, David has landed a double punch on the tech Goliaths. Now to hit them even harder | Jonathan Freedland
The US court verdicts declaring Meta liable for getting people addicted and ruining lives must be just the start of a global fightback, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Sad news. Intellectual giant.
theguardian.com
Jürgen Habermas, German philosopher and sociologist, dies aged 96
Habermas’ political consensus-building theory argued formation of public opinion vital for democracies to survive
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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Albums of the week: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, War Child, Joshua Idehen, Shabaka bit.ly/4uhlRFx
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Albums of the week: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, War Child, Jos...
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy sings of dread and how to remedy it in his latest album. Plus, one to watch Kidwild
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 06/03/2026
I see Farage is off to Mar-a-Lago to talk down Britain and suck up to Trump. There's nothing patriotic about cheering on a foreign leader whose illegal war is sending British families’ energy bills through the roof.
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
What could possibly connect #Prince, the great 20th century singer songwriter, and #CharlesDickens, the great writer of classics usually stuffed into the hands of adolescents too early? What could these two geniuses, one born in 1812 in #England, and the other in 1950s #Minneapolis, have in common?
penguin.co.uk
Dickens and Prince
What could possibly connect Prince, the great twentieth century singer songwriter, and Charles Dickens, the great writer of classics usually stuffed into the hands of adolescents too early? What could...
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
"...we are seeing a parade of grifters who will exploit white nationalism and Muslim sectarianism, play any trick, and go along with any prejudice so long as they win. If you thought being governed by the old establishment was bad, just wait until you meet its successors." @nickcohen.bsky.social
nickcohen.substack.com
England's future: Islamist apologists vs white nationalists
The triumph of the grifters
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Exceedingly important to know.
theguardian.com
Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more
A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternatives
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Timely warning from @gabrielagreilinger.com about blatant interference on the horizon. Divide and rule, in essence. #FutureOfEurope
socialeurope.eu
Right-Wing Think Tanks Are Building a New Hegemony — Europe's Progressives Must Fight Back
US plans to bankroll MAGA-aligned think tanks in Europe demand a forceful counterhegemonic response from democratic forces.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20/02/2026
A war foretold: how the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s Ukraine plans and why nobody believed them
theguardian.com
A war foretold: how the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s Ukraine plans and why nobody believed them
Drawing on more than 100 interviews with senior intelligence officials and other insiders in multiple countries, this exclusive account details how the US and Britain uncovered Vladimir Putin’s plans to invade, and why most of Europe – including the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy – dismissed them
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Fair point. Suerte con mejorar tu español, pronunciation not too essential as long as understood. @garynunn.bsky.social
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Spanish is clearly now the world’s coolest language. So why do we push British children to learn French? | Gary Nunn
As Bad Bunny showed at the Super Bowl, español is the coming thing. No wonder it’s now the top GCSE language choice, says journalist Gary Nunn
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 03/02/2026
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced today his government will ban children under the age of 16 from accessing social media.
politico.eu
Spain moves to ban under 16’s from social media
Madrid’s proposal follows efforts in France, Denmark and Portugal to protect kids online.
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
What an awe-inspiring story. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk
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Sir Ed Davey
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Reuters @reuters.com · 03/02/2026
Iberian Peninsula braces for more bad weather one week after Storm Kristin reut.rs/4bzk4on
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Iberian Peninsula braces for more bad weather one week after Storm Kristin
Portugal and Spain are bracing for a new storm that authorities warn could trigger floods and further devastation, as the Iberian Peninsula still struggles with the aftermath of Storm Kristin.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 30/01/2026
Is it time to break up with US tech? – The Latest
theguardian.com
Is it time to break up with US tech? – The Latest
With Donald Trump tearing up the world order, European leaders are trying to reduce their dependence on US tech, but how viable is this? The Guardian’s Michael Safi speaks to tech journalist Chris Stokel-Walker
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Emotional geography and finding "pockets of home" in various places. @sarahelizacollins.bsky.social
prospectmagazine.co.uk
Mindful life: My emotional geography has collapsed
After a year of travel and adventure, I am searching for home wherever I go
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 21/01/2026
It couldn't be any clearer - we can't rely on Trump's America. We need closer ties with Europe. www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2…
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Donald Trump is not forgetting America’s old alliances – his goal is to destroy them | Rafael Behr
European leaders who know their continent’s history must now see that the US president is siding with the forces of tyra
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 17/01/2026
Territorial integrity and sovereignty are fundamental principles of international law. They are essential for Europe and for the international community as a whole.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Better late than never. #FutureofEurope
observer.co.uk
At last, Europe finally understands: the US is no longer ...
For a year the west has made eyes at Donald Trump while he looks on in disdain. It’s time to move on
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Soho is amazing. Brings back memories. #London @vanessathorpe.bsky.social
observer.co.uk
Peter Capaldi: ‘I wouldn’t mind some of my ashes being sp...
The Scottish actor and musician revisits the now gentrified streets of London’s Soho, recalling the sites that marked his youth hustling for jobs, first in studios, then on stage
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Is it worth the risk? #space @theobserveruk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk
Do we still need astronauts? | The Observer
It is 40 years since the Challenger shuttle exploded, killing everyone on board, yet in February Nasa will resume crewed missions beyond Earth’s orbit. Are the risks of space flight worth the rewards...
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Finally some good news. #copadelrey #vcf #burgosvalencia
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Convincing piece on why we need more and better trains in Europe, and why this would have rather desireable secondary effects. #FutureOfEurope @lukasoberndorfer.bsky.social
socialeurope.eu
Europe's Rail Renaissance: Why the Continent Must Finally Bet on Its Own Trains
The EU has the technology, the workers and the demand—now it needs the political will to turn its railway industry into a climate-policy success story.
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Drazen Simic @dsimic.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
It's better late than never. #Twitter @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com
theguardian.com
To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave | Marie Le Conte
It was hard for me to quit Elon Musk’s poisoned platform, but I urge others to do the same, especially in light of Grok’s imagery of women and children, says journalist Marie Le Conte
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