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Esteban Szmulewicz Ramírez

@eszmulewicz.bsky.social
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Public Law Academic at Universidad Católica del Norte (Chile). Fellow Salzburg Global Seminar. Decentralization, democracy and deliberation. Hopefull about humanity, while remaining critical, with a comparative perspective. English/Español

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 05/10/2026
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva finished first and second in the opening round of Brazil’s presidential election Sunday to set up a rematch. Brazilians will return to the polls in three weeks to choose between them.
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Bolsonaro and Lula head to runoff: 5 takeaways from Brazil’s election
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva finished first and second in the opening round of Brazil’s presidential election. They'll meet in a runoff on Oct. 25.
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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We are launching an exciting new project with the Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism and @hhcp-ucl.bsky.social! It seeks to: ℹ️ inform the constitutional content of primary school curriculum and 👨‍🏫 support schools and teachers to deliver this to a high standard. Find out more 👇️
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New cross-UCL project on Constitutional Education in Primary Schools launched
A new project by UCL's Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism, Constitution Unit and Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy seeks to inform the curriculum's content and the teaching of it.
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Esteban Szmulewicz Ramírez @eszmulewicz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Mañana jueves estaremos con estos dos eventos, sobre derecho, ordenamiento territorial y descentralización regional. Tod@s invitad@s!!
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Yanina Welp @welpita.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🔴The Economist arremetió contra el trabajo de @dacemoglumit.bsky.social 🟢Acemoglu responde con mucha altura: el debate académico es bienvenido. Esto es otra cosa: críticas sin fuentes ni estructura argumental y con un timing "curioso". 🟡Bien que hayan publicado la respuesta 👇
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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"The number of people (57!) worth at least $100 million whom the Republican president has appointed to his administration is more than four times the combined total under the three previous presidents, according to a report from the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen."
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Trump dwarfs his predecessors in the number of ultra-rich in his second White House, report shows
The number of people worth more than $100 million whom President Donald Trump has appointed to his administration is more than four times the combined total of the three previous presidents.
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Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Word is spreading that pockets of the European economy are blossoming. Croatia, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Greece are also growing at a brisk pace. Those countries are in the EU single market - casting doubt on a German narrative that EU regulation is to blame for its woes.
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Esteban Szmulewicz Ramírez @eszmulewicz.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
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Emergencia climática: oportunidades y desafíos de los planes regionales de ordenamiento territorial | El Mostrador
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 06/08/2026
“The nation’s crisis in maternity care and newborn health is concentrated in the countryside—and federal policy is about to make that crisis significantly worse,” Keith Humphreys argues:
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Rural America’s Maternal-Health Crisis Is About to Get Much Worse
Care will be in shorter supply, travel distances will stretch farther, and high-risk situations will more likely result in tragedy.
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Esteban Szmulewicz Ramírez @eszmulewicz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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UCN destaca en el XII Congreso Mundial de Derecho Constitucional en Colombia - Universidad Católica del Norte
Instancia se desarrolló entre el 6 y 10 de julio, en la ciudad de Bogotá. UCN destaca en el XII Congreso Mundial de Derecho Constitucional en Colombia
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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The recognition of democracy as a universally relevant system is a major revolution in thinking, and one of the main contributions of the twentieth century. While not yet universally practiced, democracy is now being taken as generally right.
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Democracy as a Universal Value | Journal of Democracy
The recognition of democracy as a universally relevant system is a major revolution in thinking, and one of the main contributions of the twentieth century. While not yet universally practiced…
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 05/07/2026
As Iran stages a belated state funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the burial rites testify instead to the Islamic republic’s survival and mark the ascendance of a new generation of leaders that is more entrenched and hard-line, according to experts.
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Iran’s regime survived the war and is now savvier, ruthless and more hard-line
After surviving months of strikes by the U.S. and Israel, the Iranian regime has emerged emboldened, contradicting Trump’s claim of accomplishing “regime change.”
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Esteban Szmulewicz Ramírez @eszmulewicz.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
World Congress of Constitutional Law. So honored to be participating in two workshops. On Tuesday, speaking about Local Governments and human rights, and on Wednesday I will discuss the challenges for IGR posed by the direct election of Regional Governors. Here more information: lnkd.in/dJEjZaHN
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Paolo Sandro @paolosandro.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Outstanding update by Kristen Rundle (Melbourne) to the rule of law entry by Waldron in the Stanford Encyclopaedia. This is top stuff, highly recommended plato.stanford.edu/entries/rule...
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The Rule of Law (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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Silja Häusermann @siljahausermann.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
This spring, I had the honor of giving the 2026 @ecpr.bsky.social Stein Rokkan Lecture. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii5V... Based on joint work with @dpzollinger.bsky.social, @simonbornschier.bsky.social, I argued that the lens of cleavage politics is most useful to study democratic resilience.
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House Series: Cleavage Politics and Democratic Resilience
YouTube video by ECPRDigital
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/06/2026
NEW: Across Africa, the State Department has demanded access to health data for millions of people as a condition of giving countries billions of dollars in aid needed to address HIV, malaria, tuberculosis and other illnesses.
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“Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concerns
The United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. The U.S. says the data will be aggregated and anonymized, but privacy experts fear the info...
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
A) This a properly brilliant piece of investigative journalism by BBC & @hopenot.bsky.social Huge kudos to all involved for doing the job the UK police & CPS failed to do: naming the alleged spymaster & clearly showing Kremlin’s role. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Russia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC reveals
Evidence shows Russians directing the plot and stoking tensions with fake far-right and Muslim groups.
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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
“According to Pew polling this year, 27 per cent of Americans now hold a favourable view of China, nearly double the figure in 2023. It is striking that younger Americans, the demographic most exposed to positive online content, hold more favourable views than older generations.”
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‘China-maxxing’ helps spur an inbound tourism boom
Beijing has found an economic win by drawing more international visitors to the country
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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The electoral decline of social democratic parties is a well-studied phenomenon. If you want to understand what is happening to Labour, I recommend this (open access) edited volume by the world's leading scholars on this question. Other countries have elections, too. doi.org/10.1017/9781009496810
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Truly impressive: writing a whole piece on youth and (US) politics and not mentioning gender once! 👏
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Young Americans have soured on Trump | Steven Greenhouse
The president’s approval rating with those under 30 has plummeted as he has failed to deliver on promise after promise
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EL PAÍS @elpais.com · 05/05/2026
El apoyo a Putin en Rusia sigue siendo masivo, pero su descenso es remarcable desde que se visibilizó la crisis económica el año pasado y la situación tiene visos de empeorar
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La crisis económica erosiona la masiva popularidad de Putin
Las encuestas oficiales e independientes coinciden en el desgaste del líder ruso al agravarse los problemas económicos desde 2025
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 05/05/2026
The late philosopher Jürgen Habermas believed that “the essence of democracy was discourse, back-and-forth argument about ideas and values,” Adam Kirsch writes. America’s autocratic turn darkened what Habermas called a “politically rather favored life”:
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The Era of Rational Discourse Is Over
For Jürgen Habermas, who died in March, the essence of democracy was thoughtful back-and-forth argument.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 05/05/2026
The U.K.’s generational tobacco ban will lead to an outright prohibition on smoking cigarettes—and this tactic could have implications for addictive products, like social-media and gambling apps, in the U.S., Charles Fain Lehman argues.
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The End of Cigarettes Is Coming
The U.K. is phasing out smoking. How long will Americans tolerate tobacco—and other vices?
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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
German SPD, Greens, and Linke will stop posting on X. An important step and signal. X and its owner have long become a megaphone for the far right, a venue that is actively used to encourage abuse and violence. It‘s simply shameful how many in politics, media, and academia still actively post there.
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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I went to 1990s technology in my teaching this year and it went really well. Recommend.
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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM-w...
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Il principio del fair reflection of society
YouTube video by STALS Sant'Anna Legal Studies
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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
After fanning polarization to instigate democratic backsliding, leaders may also "attempt to persuade voters that their country’s institutions are hollow, corrupt, and ineffective, so that little is lost if the leader undermines them," writes Susan Stokes. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 27/04/2026
The United States now has the most government restrictions on academic freedom of any high-income country. www.chemistryworld.com/news/academi... Raw data from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social —> academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...
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Esteban Szmulewicz Ramírez @eszmulewicz.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Un honor contar con la Contralora General de la República @contraloriacl.bsky.social en la Inauguración del año académico de Escuela de Derecho de la Universidad Católica del Norte
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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
“30-plus years of Republican presidents filling the Supreme Court with Federalist Society-approved jurists has killed the dream of legal transformation through the courts.”
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Can Judicial Resistance Last?
The law can protect democracy—but only up to a certain point. After that, it’s up to the people. And there’s the challenge.
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
It was wonderful to be reunited with @cfieschi.bsky.social and @rosabalfour.bsky.social and to discuss the threat of the far right. The whole discussion is now online.
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Is the Radical-Right Threat to Europe Existential or Overstated?
YouTube video by Carnegie Europe
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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
How to Defeat the Authoritarian Message If democracy’s defenders want to push back against authoritarianism, they must learn to tap into patriotic language and a sense of national identity. Such emotional appeals shouldn’t be left to autocrats and demagogues.
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How to Defeat the Authoritarian Message | Journal of Democracy
If democracy’s defenders want to push back against authoritarianism, they must learn to tap into patriotic language and a sense of national identity. Such emotional appeals shouldn’t be left to…
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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
How Hungary Colluded With Russia to Weaken EU Sanctions... In multiple phone calls, Hungary’s foreign minister provided his Russian counterpart with strategic information on critical EU issues and coordinated efforts to delist sanctioned companies, banks, and oligarchs’ relatives.
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Hotline to the Kremlin: How Hungary Colluded With Russia to Weaken EU Sanctions
In multiple phone calls, Hungary’s foreign minister provided his Russian counterpart with strategic information on critical EU issues and coordinated efforts to delist sanctioned companies, banks, and...
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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Delighted our paper (with an amazing group of co-authors) is forthcoming in the APSR Takeaway for Labour and other centre-left parties: fixing public services is key to reducing support for the populist right 👇
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Zach Dickson @zachdickson.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Thrilled that my paper (w/@sarahobolt.bsky.social,@catherinedevries.bsky.social,@simonecremaschi.bsky.social) was accepted at the American Political Science Review! We find that declining public services fuel support for the populist right — and show why the right benefits more than other parties 🧵
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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
“We are already in an extra-constitutional period in American history, one in which it is essential for the states to lean into their separate, non-contiguous sovereign power to protect their citizens from criminal, corrupt and anti-constitutional abuse by a rogue executive.“
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Escalate on the Trump Admin’s ‘ICE at the Polls’ Plans Now
In recent weeks there’s been a recurring story, albeit with different players....
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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Many thanks to Dale Mitchell for this generous review of our book www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The law in graphic narratives: legal perspectives on comics, manga and anime
Published in Law and Humanities (Ahead of Print, 2026)
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Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales @cepcgob.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Criterios de verificación del Estado de derecho actualizados de la Comisión de Venecia Aprobados en sesión plenaria (12-13 de diciembre de 2025), con la participación de Rafael Bustos Gisbert, miembro titular por España cepc.gob.es/sites/defaul...
Criterios de verificación del Estado de derecho actualizados de la Comisión de Venecia
Aprobados en sesión plenaria (12-13 de diciembre de 2025), con la participación de Rafael Bustos Gisbert, miembro titular por España
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Yanina Welp @welpita.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
¿Por qué hay cada vez más políticos outsiders, frikis e "iluminados"? Sale en la última edición impresa de El Estadista. elestadista.com.ar/digital/impr...
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
🚨🚨 Unusual with such moral integrity for a European political leader: Spanish PM Pedro Sanches insists that #Spain won't temper criticism of #Trump's attacks on #Iran over fear of reprisals and commercial pressure. 👇 www.politico.eu/article/pedr...
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Sánchez says Spain won’t temper criticism of Trump’s attack on Iran over ‘fear of reprisals’
Spanish PM insists he won’t bow to U.S. commercial pressure, as he leads international opposition to the strikes against Tehran.
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Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Excellent explainer with analysis from @janinadill.bsky.social, @oonahathaway.bsky.social, @adhaque.bsky.social, Ben Saul, and Marko Milanovic: www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/u...
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Is the UK's intervention in Iran war legal?
Starmer said Britain would intercept Iranian missiles and allow US to use its bases in defensive action. Does that make the UK complicit in an illegal war?
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Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales @cepcgob.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Nueva entrada en el #BlogCEPC "El pronunciamiento del Tribunal Supremo estadounidense sobre los aranceles" por Jorge Pérez Alonso cepc.gob.es/blog/el-pron...
Nueva entrada en el Blog del CEPC
"Acerca de las redadas que lleva a cabo el Inmigration and Custom Enforcement" por Jorge Pérez Alonso
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Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
“The violation of the Charter here is simply as plain as it could possibly be.” Marko Milanovic @ejiltalk.bsky.social www.ejiltalk.org/the-american...
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The American-Israeli Strikes on Iran are (Again) Manifestly Illegal
After weeks of threats, the United States, joined by Israel, has launched military strikes against Iran. It remains to be seen whether these strikes will be fairly limited, or are the opening of an ex...
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Giuseppe Martinico @martinicogi.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Resharing this conversation (published before the recent U.S. Supreme Court developments on tariffs). While the legal context has evolved, the underlying reflections on trade warsare still worth discussing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw0T... @express2project.eu
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Populism and Trade Wars The Weaponisation of Global Commerce
YouTube video by STALS Sant'Anna Legal Studies
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Jorge Gillies (Profegeorgie) @profesorgeorgie.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
La sanción de EEUU fue por un proyecto de cable submarino a China, ni siquiera inaugurado. Dos conclusiones: 1. La lejanía geográfica de Chile no lo exime del control estadounidense; 2. Esto no tiene NADA que ver con la confrontación entre democracia y comunismo. elpais.com/chile/2026-0...
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El proyecto de un cable submarino chino, el trasfondo de la sanción de Estados Unidos a un ministro de Boric
El Departamento de Estado acusa al Gobierno de “socavar la seguridad regional” a raíz de una propuesta que no ha sido aprobada por Chile
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Yanina Welp @welpita.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
No fue "la voluntad del pueblo." En #México: ➡️el gobierno cuenta con una mayoría calificada ➡️que se forzó violando la Constitución ➡️para permitir reformas express ➡️como la nefasta elección popular de jueces Leyendo a @ciromurayama.bsky.social (¡Gracias por el libro!)
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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
quite a headline "Europeans push back at US over claim they face ‘civilizational erasure’"
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Europeans push back at US over claim they face 'civilizational erasure'
A top European Union official has rejected the notion that Europe faces “civilizational erasure,” pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration.
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Yanina Welp @welpita.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
📣 A 50 años del golpe de Estado del 24 de marzo de 1976 en Argentina, toca hacer una reflexión crítica sobre las continuidades y rupturas entre democracia y dictadura. 🗓️ Ginebra, 13 y 14 de marzo de 2026. @gvagrad.bsky.social
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Dutch Government News @dutchgovnews.com · 06/02/2026
The Province of North Holland is taking measures to improve social safety, especially for women, through reporting points and a structural approach. Source: Province of North Holland #NoordHolland #SocialeVeiligheid #Vrouwenveiligheid
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Approach to Social Safety in the Province: Reporting Point, Small Measures, and Structural Approach
The Province of North Holland is taking measures to improve social safety, especially for women, through reporting points and a structural approach.
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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Young people from Peru to Madagascar to Nepal—furious with political elites reaping the spoils of privilege and corruption—are rising up to demand change. But what happens when their movements succeed? This essay will remain free forever on our website!
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Why Gen-Z Is Rising | Journal of Democracy
Young people from Peru to Madagascar to Nepal—furious with political elites reaping the spoils of privilege and corruption—are rising up to demand change. But what happens when their movements succeed?
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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Newly disclosed U.S. government files on Jeffrey Epstein have prompted the resignation of a top official in Slovakia and revived calls in Britain for a former prince to share what he knows with authorities about Epstein’s links to powerful individuals around the world. apnews.com/article/epst...
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Epstein files lead to resignation in Slovakia and calls in Britain for former prince to cooperate
Newly released files on Jeffrey Epstein have prompted the resignation of a top official in Slovakia and revived calls in Britain for a former prince to cooperate with authorities.
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