Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialClaes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 25/01/2026This one is making the rounds. But after a tense 🇪🇺 vs 🇺🇸 week it is needed. Healthier, less poor, fairer, more equitable, safer. 🇪🇺 not perfect. But pretty good! 29642
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 25/01/2026It’s time to seriously consider Free Cascadia or even a West coast exit. Not as something to happen right now but as a rallying point and as a nuclear option if things continue in the current direction. 30 years from now, we can’t still be attached to a fascist US. 100
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Much respect to Mark Carney. His logic of risk mitigation applies to anti-Trump movements/people/areas within the US too. As much as possible, blue states need to ally themselves with Carney’s group of middle powers against the US federal government. www.weforum.org/stories/2026...weforum.orgDavos 2026: Special address by Mark Carney, PM of CanadaCanadian PM Mark Carney stressed the end of the rules-based international order and urged middle powers to act together to counter the great power rivalry. 000
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Another relevant one m.youtube.com/watch?v=mkoW...m.youtube.comThe Clash - Washington Bullets (Remastered) [Official Audio]YouTube video by theclashVEVO 010
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 03/01/2026They said talk is cheap, but war is expensive I speak cuz it's free and these words are my weapons Don't think for a second, I will not question US foreign policy, imperial aggression Inventing war for the quenching of the thirst for the oil m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzlk...m.youtube.comBlinkYouTube video by Blue Scholars - Topic 000
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialThu Nguyen @onethuthree.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Today, the conservatives (EPP) passed a major piece of EU legislation with the far-right groups in the EU Parliament, marking the breakdown of the cordon sanitaire. The EPP, under Weber, has decided to sacrifice long-term principles and stability for short-term political gains. Thread: 29557
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Getting noticed in France, I guess. As someone originally from the west coast, though, I will enjoy when I don’t have to think much about New York again. 000
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialJames Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 05/11/2025A moment of silence, please, for the "young men are all MAGA now" narrative. (Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...) 1073245632
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialCheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 05/11/2025I hope we get enough of this kind of thing tonight to shut down the "Maybe we need to be a little more anti-trans, a little more sexist,a little more racist" crowd. 314623
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Oh buddy… you are really not my favorite www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...theguardian.comFriedrich Merz says Syrians no longer have reason for asylum in GermanyChancellor suggests deportations could begin ‘in the near future’ as government seeks to counter rise of AfD 010
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 05/11/2025This is definitely not original to me, but it occurs to me that a lot of the health scares and alternative medicine conspiracy theories indicates that many people are concerned about pollution and ’chemicals’ in their food/water And skeptical of corporations. 100
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 05/11/2025m.youtube.com/watch?v=PBsj...m.youtube.comDigital Underground - The Humpty Dance (Official Music Video)YouTube video by Tommy Boy 000
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Also, I see the European Greens are trying to put a spotlight on the upcoming COP30 climate change conference. I admit to not really following those, but I’m curious to see if the attention means people start following this again. m.youtube.com/watch?v=nKpT...m.youtube.comClimate and COP30: Another world is possibleYouTube video by GreensEFA 000
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 05/11/2025For a better, more equal, and more democratic future, corporations need to be held accountable in European (and hopefully one day, American) courts for environmental and labor violations in their supply chains. 000
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 05/11/2025And I see this week, the European Socialists are sounding the alarm again on how counterproductive the weakening of corporate sustainability and accountability rules are essential. www.socialeurope.eu/europes-self...socialeurope.euEurope's Self-Inflicted Wound: The Corporate Responsibility RetreatBy dismantling corporate sustainability rules, European businesses are handing competitive advantages to their foreign rivals. 010
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 05/11/2025I missed this before, this is from a while ago but seems like a bad development for corporate sustainability and due diligence (why did they choose that name?). brusselsenieuwe.nl/europarlemen...brusselsenieuwe.nlEuroparlementariër Lara Wolters (GroenLinks-PvdA) stopt als onderhandelaar over versimpeling van 'eigen wet' - Brusselse NieuweEuroparlementariër Lara Wolters (GroenLinks-PvdA) stapt op als onderhandelaar over plannen om EU-regels te versimpelen. Haar eigen ‘anti-wegkijkwet’ dreigt te worden afgezwakt. 100
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 10/04/2025On an on like the song goes And I wonder if we took the wrong road m.youtube.com/watch?v=GAK8...m.youtube.comBlue Scholars - Morning Of America HDYouTube video by Jesse Lawrick 010
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialCatherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Linking public service deprivation to immigration rather than to cuts & administrative burdens is a POLITICAL CHOICE My research shows that “immigrants cutting the cue" framing was key part of far right’s rise in Europe 👇🏽 🇬🇧: ap.lc/jwBBV 🇮🇹: ap.lc/WRePJ Yet another form of far right normalizationcatherinedevries.eu 07134
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 27/03/2025m.youtube.com/watch?v=sNY7...m.youtube.comWu-Tang Clan - Bring Da Ruckus (Official Audio) ft. RZA, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Inspectah DeckYouTube video by WuTangClanVEVO 010
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 24/03/2025If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary. 3252757210442
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 23/03/2025No more narco no more gangsters Conservatives can cry I took the law and threw it away Cause there’s nothing wrong it’s just for play There’s no law no law anymore I wanna steal from the rich and give to the poor 000
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialdigby @digby56.bsky.social · 21/03/2025I get that they need a change of leadership and new thinking. But this sad sack "we don't understand Real America" is a slap in the face to the 75 million people who voted for them last time. It wasn't enough but it wasn't a wholesale rejection by the people. (Unless we're not Real Americans...) 1220946
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Dear Democrats, pls give me a reason to continue believing that liberal and humanistic values still have a place in the country. It can be an empty aspirational speech even (tho the values have to be clear and unqualified). Give us a plan. Otherwise, please dissolve the USA and it’s gov. 000
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialSam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 14/03/2025🔴 NEW 🔴 The Heritage Foundation, the group behind the radical pro-Trump Project 2025 agenda, held a private discussion this week about how to dismantle the EU. 📝 @desmog.bsky.social report 👇🏻desmog.comHeritage Foundation and Allies Discuss Dismantling the EUThe group that drafted a key blueprint for Donald Trump’s second term convened a meeting in Washington D.C. this week to consider proposals for bulldozing the European Union (EU). The Polish investiga... 16617221332
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Every day I have to hear about some asshole 201141232798
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Uggh I keep wanting to learn more about what’s going on in Europe and how politics here works but back in the old country (USA), republicans keep lighting garbage on fire. 000
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 15/03/2025It seems to me that the culture of US politics values individual self-interested grievances more than principles of democracy/human right. The Dems seem to think that people being personally impacted will be more compelling of an argument to gain support. 100
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 14/03/2025(1/X) Media and political elites in the US haven't learned anything about how to deal with Trump over the past eight years. But Canada and Europe have. They have learned that when dealing with a malignant narcissist, you have to, in the words of Cedric the Entertainer, wish that a mofo would.... 1569197
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 13/03/2025The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate. 34507812115087
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 13/03/2025So Sen Booker's office is now telling constituents he's a no on CR and Cloture. However he has a video up on Twitter that is otherwise very strong but never mentions closer, so we're keeping him in "no clarity" category. talkingpointsmemo.com/senate-clotu...talkingpointsmemo.comSenate Cloture Vote TallyOn the Record and Clear Voting No on Cloture Sen. Warner (VA):... 1925234
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 03/03/2025The idea that Europe is overrun by criminal (Muslim) immigrants is dominant within the U.S. Right and predates Trump by over a decade. It was spread by pseudo-intellectuals like Christopher Caldwell, whose work was lauded and normalized by liberal institutions like NYT and even The Colbert Report. 17512
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialCatherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Umberto Eco once wrote that Europeans are vaccinated by centuries of conflict on their continent. One of the most important things in today’s Europe is to call out those who doubt the efficacy of this vaccine. We have anti-democratic forces in our midst, now is the time to stand up against them. 19627
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialLara Wolters @larawolters.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Dit voorstel van de @ec.europa.eu is een klap in het gezicht voor #mensenrechten en #milieu. En schadelijk voor het vertrouwen in de politiek 👇 commission.europa.eu/news/commiss...commission.europa.euCommission proposes to cut red tape and simplify business environmentCommission proposes Omnibus package of measures to simplify the EU’s business environment to help it innovate, keep competitive and sustainable. Find out more. 1167
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialCheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 24/02/2025I WOULD LIKE ONE NEWS OUTLET TO 1) LEARN WHAT RARE EARTH METALS ARE 2) LOOK AT THEIR RELATIVE PAUCITY IN UKRAINE 🧪 618741
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 21/02/2025These are all excuses. We have had almost a decade of Republicans have their cake and eat it.... supporting Trump in public and whining in private. It is really pretty simple: if you are too afraid to do your job, find another job.vanityfair.com“They’re Scared Shitless”: The Threat of Political Violence Informing Trump’s Grip on CongressWith the president smashing norm after norm, even lawmakers within his party have feared for their personal safety, and at least one has told confidants that it has swayed his decision-making. 610826
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 14/02/2025When Democrats are president, there is always a lot of talk about whether the Democrat in office is acting as president “for all Americans.” They don’t seem to do this for Republicans, but never in his life has Trump tried to be president for everyone. 000
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 13/02/2025This is all a good reminder that, “no help, no votes until the criminal conduct stops” is neither a big ask nor a politically perilous one. 298257445255
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 12/02/2025This is like a bank robber getting to fire the cops and disable the alarms just before he strolls into the bank lobby. 691192925060
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 12/02/2025Seattle's tech wealthy waged a frenzied war against it. Seattle's quisling city council moved the ballot to February to suppress turnout. Nonetheless, the voters of Seattle have overwhelmingly approved a measure funding a social housing agency by taxing the rich. www.cascadepbs.org/politics/202...cascadepbs.orgSeattle poised to pass ‘excess compensation’ tax for social housingAfter the first ballot count in the special election, Seattleites heavily favored a business tax instead of pulling from the Jumpstart payroll tax. 7426101
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 10/02/2025The Canadian government selected some specific industries to put retaliatory tariffs on. These were chosen to affect Trump supporting states. Maybe we should try boycotting industries from that list. 100
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialScott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 10/02/2025At this point buying a Tesla is like donating to the Nazi Party 215534
looptid.bsky.social @looptid.bsky.social · 10/02/2025I’m open to other suggestions, but I think we should work to tank Musk’s businesses. Tesla is propped up by its overvalued stock price. Don’t buy Tesla stock, don’t buy Tesla vehicles. If you already did buy, delay payment as long as you can to mess with cash flow. 100
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialKai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 08/02/2025Very good thread on something that I struggled to put in words: Trump/Musk (but also some of their European counterparts) are not just nativist/authoritarian, but opposed to any form of civility, let alone solidarity. Something going back to the pandemic? 2133
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialDan Nexon @dhnexon.net · 06/02/2025The "shift everything to drug and immigration enforcement" policy is a flashing eye-of-Sauron-sized neon-green light for a wide range of criminality, but I assume the intended beneficiaries are rich people, corporations, and far-right terror groups. 0298
Reposted by @looptid.bsky.socialJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 06/02/2025This Daily Show clip is so good, but make sure to stick around to the very end for Bill O'Reilly. 311191371
