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There is no Antimemetics Division by qntm. Can’t explain why it is so good without spoiling it a little. Avoid all spoilers—don’t even read the back cover.

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 20h

Alas. You fought the good fight for unbiased expert knowledge in the public interest

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 20h

This is really terrible news — just when we need them more than ever!

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

You should have gone with "Building a Mystery"!

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

As we await Mark Carney's speech to the European Parliament, here is my analysis of the proposal to make Canada an 'Associate Member' of the EU

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 16/09/2026

Dear @mark-carney.bsky.social, we want to bring the relationship with Canada to the highest level possible. I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to being the first associate member of the EU. And create a common prosperity and economic security space.

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🇨🇦🎶FREE UNITY CONCERT🎶🇨🇦 #ForeverCanadian proudly presents @jannarden on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2-7 PM at The Confluence, Calgary. Mark your calendars. Ready your Canadian flags. Stay tuned for more details. (Maybe Jan will let me play my cow bell 😃). #ableg #cdnpoli #Yyc

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I did an interview with Oireachtas TV (that is the Irish parliament's channel) about Brexit 10 years later. Follow this link and click on "In Focus - June 2026" to see it. My interview starts at 6:30. www.oireachtas.ie/.../oire.../...

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

oireachtas.ie

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

oireachtas.ie

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Reversed, wrong-headed, lied; unhinged, wrong-headed, deprived.

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

"Canadian corner" is the former title of "Great White North", the classic Bob and Doug McKenzie segment on SCTV

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

This is significant— from the UK chair of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Here is my interview on CBC Radio's Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay on What Canada Can Learn from Brexit. My remarks start around 13:00 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Joel @snufkinlib.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Wonderful headline in the Irish Times last year

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

“Compute” is a noun now apparently

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Emma Prunty @emmpru.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The husband's on the telly

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Pope Leo XIV applies the principle of subsidiarity to the major tech companies and platforms, which monopolize expertise, data, and decision-making authority. He calls instead for transparency, accountability and meaningful forms of participation Magnifica Humanitas §71

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

“Ian” is always the douchebag guy who is the romantic rival of the leading man

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Zach Elsbury @zachelsbury.eurosky.social · 20/05/2026

A UK return will strengthen the EU, strengthen Europe, and weaken Eurosceptic populists further by demonstrating the totality of Brexit’s futility. That’s more important than attempting to hold the UK to standards no other MS is held by provisions not included in the Treaties.

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Jacob, I think we're on the same page - it is negotiable. But the EU must decide whether it is in its own interest to insist on getting the UK to commit to join the euro. It would be a symbolic victory that is practically useless - with the effect of making it politically harder for the UK to rejoin

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Sweden joined after Maastricht so the obligation to join the third stage of EMU was already there in the Treaty.

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

By that logic any MS could wriggle out its EU commitments by holding a referendum (as Hungary tried to do with migration in 2016). The simple fact is that the EU would never force a MS like Poland or Sweden to adopt the euro. There should not be a double standard for the UK. It's a de facto opt out

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Poland's foreign minister insists that the UK should not get its opt-outs back if it rejoins the EU - including the euro opt-out. However, last time I checked Poland was not in the eurozone either, and has no plans of joining! In fact, ALL non-EZ MS have a de facto opt-out, including obvs. Sweden

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The problem with Reverse QMV is that it is a form of minority rule. The decision to *go ahead* with sanctions (to not overturn the Commission decision) can be made by a very small group of populous member states. Even reverse *simple* majority voting would be preferable from a democratic pt of view

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Distributive justice by principles of dessert

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Poland's foreign minister insists that the UK should not get its opt-outs back if it rejoins the EU. The most important of those opt-outs, of course, is from joining the single currency. However, last time I checked Poland was not in the eurozone either. All EU member states have a de facto opt out.

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

My and @abenewman.bsky.social Underground Empire is on sale at $1.99 for the Kindle edition. If you've been sitting on it, this is the time to buy it. If you've read it and liked it, would love it if you shared this post, and be more grateful than I can say if you starred/reviewed it on Amazon.

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Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

O death, where is thy sting?

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

This is a breathtaking achievement. Governments *always* lose seats over time through attrition and declining popularity. It is unheard of in a FPP parliamentary system that a minority government could turn itself into a majority government by enticing floor-crossers and winning by-elections.

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Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

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