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John Hooper @jhooper.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

A scary dispatch from the world's fastest-heating continent--Europe. My latest for @theeconomist. www.economist.com/europe/2025/... #Wildfires #globalwarming #climate #climatechange #Europe #EU Photograph: Getty Images

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Europe is ablaze

New records are being set for devastation

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John Hooper @jhooper.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Just a thought, but why has NO ONE put Cardinal Michael Czerny on their list of papabili? Right age. Heads a big Vatican department. Too outspoken? Or someone’s ace-in-the-hole contender? #conclave #pope #vaticano

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John Hooper @jhooper.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

My report on the significance of Pope Francis’s funeral for @economist.com The pope’s last coded message economist.com/europe/2025/... .

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The pope’s last coded message

Trump and Zelensky attend in Rome with 250,000 others

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John Hooper @jhooper.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Thoughts on the approaching conclave to elect the late Pope Francis's successor for @economist.com's The Intelligence podcast shows.acast.com/theintellige...

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Cardinals in: choosing the next pope | The Intelligence from The Economist

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John Hooper @jhooper.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Extraordinary indeed: "Claude, on occasion, will give a plausible-sounding argument designed to agree with the user rather than to follow logical steps." But the researchers found him (?) it (?) out...

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Can Europe benefit from a science exodus from America? It's complicated. My latest for @economist.com. www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

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Trump is driving American scientists into Europe’s arms

But the continent will have to invest more to lure top talent

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John Hooper @jhooper.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Frazzled friars take on the developers in tourist-saturated Florence. A dispatch from the ecclesiastical frontline for @economist.com www.economist.com/europe/2025/... #Florence #Firenze #Italy #Italia #Catholic #overtourism

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A fight over a cloister in tourist-filled Florence

Augustinian friars are protesting against a redevelopment plan

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John Hooper @jhooper.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

How Trump is becoming "a real problem" for his fellow-nationalists in France and Italy. My take with @sophiepedder.bsky.social for @economist.com www.economist.com/internationa... #france #italy #trump #alt-right

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 27/02/2025

For weeks, men carrying rifles have guarded the roads leading into Lincoln Heights, Ohio, stopping and questioning those who approach. The men, some of whom wear masks and body armor, are residents of this small, majority-Black town. They say they’re protecting their own. And they’re on edge.

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Neo-Nazis targeted a majority-Black town. Locals launched an armed watch.

Residents of Lincoln Heights, Ohio, have organized armed guards after a neo-Nazi march and the spread of Ku Klux Klan leaflets rocked the Cincinnati suburb.

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Rob Chapman @scribblerrob.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

From yesterday's Times Diary. A gem.

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John Hooper @jhooper.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

@natashaloder.bsky.social How come you knew the delightful Tim Radford? He was deputy features ed of the Guardian an age ago when I was assistant news ed. Morning conferences were never the same without his Tiggerish enthusiasm.

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John Hooper @jhooper.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

It’s called prioritising, I believe…

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

This isn’t going to go well. #TrumpsTariffs

Graph showing that Americans get MUCH more oil from Canada than they think.

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Gen Michael Hayden @genmhayden.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

They also covered the People of Color in Cryptologic History honorees—like Wash Wong and Ralph Adams.

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Gen Michael Hayden @genmhayden.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.

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John Hooper @jhooper.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Giorgia Meloni’s conservative coalition goes after one august financial institution…and just maybe two. My latest dispatch from the boardroom battle lines for @economist.com #italy #italia #Meloni #mps #Mediobanca #Generali #finance www.economist.com/finance-and-...

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Giorgia Meloni has grand banking ambitions

Will Italy’s nationalist prime minister manage to concentrate financial power?

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John Hooper @jhooper.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

“We’ve created a monster – a sangria-drinking monster.” Nice piece on the Spanish view of mass tourism. #Spain #España #overtourism

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John Hooper @jhooper.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Pope Francis and Donald Trump are heading for a collision, while Giorgia Meloni and the returning president could not get much closer. My latest dispatch for @economist.com #pope #vatican #vaticano #meloni #italy #italia www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

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The Pope and Italy’s prime minister tussle over Donald Trump

Giorgia Meloni was the only European leader at the inauguration

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John Hooper @jhooper.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

“A time when lost peoples lean towards simple ideas [and] the wise brutality of strong men.” My latest dispatch for @economist.com on a timely TV series. #italy #italia #Meloni #tv #television www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

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A TV dramatisation of Mussolini’s life inflames Italy

With Giorgia Meloni in power, the fascist past is more relevant than ever

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Sheera Frenkel @sheeraf.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

As a reporter who covered the Facebook apology tour circa 2016, and spent HOURS on the phone with FB flak and executives earnestly telling me Zuckerberg was torn up over Russian election interference and was making it a top priority to fix misinfo on FB, this week’s developments are 🙃

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John Hooper @jhooper.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

The New, New Journalism--turning to a 'robot' (an AI profile) for comment on a news story: "The decision to end diversity efforts came even as Meta’s own AI-powered Instagram and Facebook profiles noted the company’s need for a more representative team. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Meta terminates its DEI programs days before Trump inauguration

Meta, fresh off announcement to end factchecking, follows McDonald’s and Walmart in rolling back diversity initiatives

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leon @leyawn.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

where does the new york times even find these people

A screenshot of a New York Times update that says: In Grand Central Terminal, Leon Chang, 26, of Brooklyn, said he had not heard of congestion pricing and asked what it was. When explained it was a toll for cars entering Manhattan, he then asked “What do you mean? What is a car?” Walking outside, we showed him a vehicle parked on the street. He gently touched the hood of the car. “You wish to forbid these majestic beasts from entering the city,” he said in a wistful tone. “It is a folly of man. The desire to tame the world around us.”

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John Hooper @jhooper.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

There are, one learns, bespoke tailors and bespoke tailors…

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Andrew Brown @seatrout.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

A grim prognostication from Theo Padnos, a journalist who was a captive of the Syrian rebels for two years. open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...

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Franz-Stefan Gady @hoanssolo.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

‘Ukrainian intelligence sent about 20 experienced drone operators and about 150 first-person-view drones to the rebel headquarters in Idlib, Syria, four to five weeks ago to help Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)…the knowledgeable sources said.’ www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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Opinion | Syrian rebels had help from Ukraine in humiliating Russia

Eager to bloody Putin’s nose wherever possible, Ukraine supplied drones for the offensive that toppled Assad.

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Lane Greene @lanegreene.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Few things are more embarrassing to America than its (bipartisan) tradition of appointing unqualified donors as ambassadors. But this is a bit more embarrassing still. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/s...

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Trump Picks Kimberly Guilfoyle, His Son’s Fiancée, as Ambassador to Greece

The announcement came as Donald Trump Jr. has been seen with the socialite Bettina Anderson in Florida.

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John Hooper @jhooper.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Could pope Francis’s successor be from Africa or Asia? My latest, long dispatch for @economist.com on what the next conclave could bring. #vaticano #Pope #catholic #africa #asia www.economist.com/internationa...

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Could the next pope come from Africa or Asia?

Those are the regions where the Catholic church is growing fastest

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Jonathan Rosenthal @journalistjon.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Could the next pope come from Africa or Asia? This weekend Pope Francis will appoint 21 new cardinals who could one day vote in the conclave on who will replace him (if they are under 80 years old at the time), shifting the balance of voting power. 1/ www.economist.com/internationa...

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John Hooper @jhooper.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Could pope Francis’s successor be from Africa or Asia? My latest, long dispatch for The Economist on what the next conclave could bring. #vaticano #Pope #catholic #africa #asia www.economist.com/internationa...

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Could the next pope come from Africa or Asia?

Those are the regions where the Catholic church is growing fastest

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Alex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Bottom of the league!!

Chart showing the number of public holidays in selected countries. The UK is joint bottom, with eight days. Nepal has 39!!

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John Hooper @jhooper.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

“The growth in the breadth, scale and professionalism of organised crime is unprecedented.” My thoroughly scary report with Ana Lankes out in this week’s @economist.com The world is losing the fight against international gangs www.economist.com/internationa... #truecrime #crime #mafia

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The world is losing the fight against international gangs

Globalisation and technological progress are leading to a boom in organised crime

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John Hooper @jhooper.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

The 'Wizard of Oz' and the enduring influence of a deceased Svengali. My latest dispatch for @theeconomist on the split in Italy's beleaguered Five Star Movement. www.economist.com/europe/2024/... #Italy #Italia #M5S #Grillo #Conte

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Italy’s oddest political party is splitting

Six years ago it was Italy’s biggest

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Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

The possible bankruptcy of Northvolt is a story that should scare everyone in Europe. If the EU’s plan to compete with the US and China is more big government-backed continent-wide green tech ventures, Northvolt suggests Europe doesn’t know how and will fail. on.ft.com/3AAeZfD

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Northvolt’s future hangs in balance as bankruptcy looms

Troubled European battery maker in race against time to secure short-term funding

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John Hooper @jhooper.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Fascinating take-apart by my Economist colleague @gavinjackson.bsky.social. Worth reading from beginning to end. Sure to be the basis for many an argument.

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