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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Remarkable shift in German industry thinking on China. From new BDI paper: “Even if de-risking entails costs, including in the form of counter-reactions, passivity would in the long term be economically considerably more costly & irresponsible from a security-policy perspective”

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StreamSCAPES @streamscapes-eu.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Can Europe compete in the global race for cultural influence? Drawing on evidence from @animamundieu.bsky.social and StreamSCAPES, @mafalda.bsky.social and Antonios Vlassis explore how the EU projects its soft power globally. 📥 More information: ecpr.eu/Events/Event... #EUCulture #SoftPower

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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

But they will be

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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 02/08/2026

I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.

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Toby Vogel 🇪🇺 @tobyvogel.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The world is in flames but at least we can all go down against the soundtrack of Barack Obama's summer playlist

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Madeline Ashby @madelineashby.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Oh hey, remember when I said you might be legally liable for feeding proprietary information to your LLM, when the levee breaks on the data lake? Claude remembers. Claude remembers *everything.*

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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The more I think about Carney's foreign policy decisions, the more I believe he views values as a luxury or a liability Values are at best, a nice-to-have, once economic fundamentals are secure. At worst, they're a risk and we get punished for them progressdevelopment.substack.com/p/that-davos...

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That Davos Speech: What We Missed

Do countries earn the right to a principled foreign policy, only once they've reduced vulnerability to retaliation?

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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

This will also have repercussions on the European level - Morawiecki, who has just been expelled, is the head of the European Conservative and Reformer (ECR) party, the party that brings together PiS, Meloni's FdI and other national conversatives across the EU.

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Manuel Reis @manuelreis.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Não quer cortar a entrada gratuita, mas faz questão de falar do “prejuízo” que deu, “prejuízo” esse que terá sido causado pelo baixo aproveitamento da medida… A Ministra do Que Lhe Puserem Em Cima entrou na rotunda e anda às voltas a ver que saída lhe convém mais.

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

In the same fashion as Christian grace, liberal democracy demands something audacious and a bit unnatural of us. It asks us to put away our will to power and vindictiveness, to accept defeat routinely and peacefully. It asks us to consider the other and to live with them.

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Mafalda Dâmaso @mafalda.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Comentário random: a forma como o Henrique Raposo usa obras de arte para ilustrar a sua análise política de forma totalmente desligada do contexto original dessas mesmas obras é um bom exemplo da reprodução de uma certa elite que instrumentaliza a cultura como forma de distinção. Bourdieu 101

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Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 07/06/2026

He has a point here. Not because the EU's policies are always good for humanity; they aren't. But because the idea of European integration—uniting people of different countries as equal citizens of a joint supranational democracy—is more humanist than the opposing principle of national sovereignty.

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Shyznogud @shyznogd.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

A maioria saberá que o @ruitavares.bsky.social tem um conhecimento profundo da situação húngara. Ontem à noite fez uma longa thread no twitter sobre o tema, como n me apetece linkar o twitter trago para aqui a coisa em imagens (ele vai desculpar-me o abuso, aposto)

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Yet again, lefties have hled their nose and voted for a right-winger to save democracy from the far right. Contrast that to the large number of right-wingers who consistently chose far-right candidates over even centrists.

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 12/04/2026

right I have wifi again - here was Budapest just now - at quarter past midnight!

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Mafalda Dâmaso @mafalda.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Thank you, Hungary! After Artemis II, April is starting to save 2026

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

"I regret to have to inform you that I cannot review work that is partially processed by a product that in my opinion fails to meet standards of scientific integrity that I need to comply with.."

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail), by Hieronymus Bosch, 1480-1505, 📸 by @alexbrandon

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Safaa Dib @safaadib.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Esqueçam Lisboa como cidade aberta a diversidade cultural. Esse tempo chegou ao fim. Moedas quer transformar Lisboa numa cidade de cultura popular de massas e não permitir qualquer pensamento crítico ou seja o que for que promova diferentes perspectivas.

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Pedro Guerreiro @pedroguerreiro.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Uma NATO europeia com um posto avançado na América do Norte, o Canadá ✌️

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

🚨🚨 Grim news: Governments in five EU MS are “consistently and intentionally” eroding the #ruleoflaw, Europe’s leading civil liberties group has warned, while democratic standards are deteriorating in six more, including historically strong democracies. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar...

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Five EU governments found to ‘consistently’ dismantle rule of law

Exclusive: Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy and Slovakia actively pursue regressive policies, watchdog finds

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Catherine @whitequark.org · 29/03/2026

i don't think "techbros need humanities" is a solid action plan (even if it may make a good slogan you reassure yourself with); Peter Thiel has a BA from Stanford and that didn't make him any less of a ghoul. maybe more if anything

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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

It’s always interesting to see which subjects Meta will refuse to do content moderation on because “free speech,” and which content moderation the CEO will volunteer to do in advance to curry favor. In this case it was “naming a DOGE employee”

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Bradley George @bradleygeorge.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Everything is terrible, but Koyaanisqatsi is streaming for free on YouTube.

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Koyaanisqatsi

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Mark Cousins @markcousinsfilm.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Great article on filmmaker Martin Ritt and moral integrity in new @cineastemagazine.bsky.social

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David Wright @davwright.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Out today, from editors Bård Kleppe, Jaka Primorac, Mikka Pyykkönen and me. The book combines cross-national writing teams and focussed case studies across Europe to examine the rhetoric and reality of creative work. A contents thread 👇 www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...

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Creative and Cultural Work in Europe | Bård Kleppe, Jaka Primorac, Mii

This book gathers evidence and case studies from various parts of Europe and across the different sectors that comprise the creative industries, including the

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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The new EU deportation law - which got a standing ovation from the far-right - is not "strict", it is inhumane. ICE is not "strict", it is inhumane. This law is mere posturing, it will do nothing to boost returns. It will just remove from sight the miserable conditions that we will put people in

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Andrew Potts🏳️‍🌈 @andrewspotts.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

“For our communities, agricultural heritage is life, identity & responsibility.” — Arpakwa Sikorei, from the Maasai Engaresero in Tanzania, a @fao.org Globally Important #AgriculturalHeritage Systems, at today launch event in China for the next phase of the #GIAHS program. 🔗 x.com/faoclimate/s...

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Alice Stollmeyer @stollmeyer.eurosky.social · 25/03/2026

A private phone call between an EU official and a journalist talking about Hungary and Ukraine was intercepted and published online. An internal security review “found no evidence that any devices, networks or systems have been compromised.” #DefendDemocracy #EUpol www.politico.eu/article/poli...

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Call between POLITICO journalist and EU official was intercepted and published online

“Our internal reviews have found no evidence that any devices, networks or systems have been compromised,” POLITICO says in email to staff.

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Mafalda Dâmaso @mafalda.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

In other words, someone with no expertise in public sector broadcasting was chosen to be the next director-general of the UK’s broadcaster. Sometimes I wonder why I care.

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Council of Europe @coe.int · 24/03/2026

The Council of Europe's Eurimages has awarded €9.835 million to support 32 feature film co-productions in its first funding round of 2026. 17 of the selected projects are directed or co-directed by women, representing 59.71% of the total funding. www.coe.int/en/web/porta...

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 24/03/2026

Wondering what leverage in negotiations looks like? Australia's new FTA with the EU provides 16,830 tonnes of tariff free access for beef. Australia's FTA with the UK, completed with a desperate Johnson administration, provided 35,000 tonnes tariff free, rising to unlimited over 15 years.

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Szijjarto, Hungarian foreign minister, made regular phone calls during breaks at E.U. meetings to his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, with “live reports on what’s been discussed” -The Washington Post Vote. Them. Out!

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Good, but I'm curious as to the timing a few days after a major speech by the Chancellor which perhaps was the latest UK government initiative not quite as well received in Brussels as hoped...

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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

So, if Iceland & Norway decide to apply to join the EU, that would mean that the only European countries NOT in it or seeking to join it would be Russia, Belarus and the UK…

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Gonçalo Sousa @goncalosousa.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Desengane-se quem acha que eles se ficarão por aqui. Desengane-se quem acha que nenhum dos seus direitos lhes serão retirados por esta mesma gentalha. Desengane-se quem acha que o direito ao aborto, que o casamento entre pessoas dos mesmo sexo, ou que a adopção por casais homossexuais estão a salvo.

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

A friend went round to his neighbours’ for Eid last night and apparently the wife slightly panicked about hosting white people because she disappeared for a couple of minutes and came back with half a pint of whisky for him. This, to me, is multiculturalism

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Sadiq Khan @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

The evidence is overwhelming: Brexit has been a disaster for London and the UK. Rejoining the EU is now clearly in our national interest. The option to rejoin should be on the ballot at the next General Election. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Sadiq Khan urges Labour to campaign on rejoining EU at next election

Mayor of London says returning to EU now more desirable because of economic instability caused by Donald Trump

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John O'Connell @jdpoc.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

London Has Fallen !! Crime Out Of Control !! It's a War Zone !! Oh, wait, as you were, here's Canada's PM Mark Carney, wife Diana Fox, President of Finland Alex Stubb and wife Suzanne Innes-Stubb running yesterday morning in Hyde Park with almost no security and not a care in the world ...

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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Last month the NYT said AOC "struggled" to give an answer on Taiwan and quoted her with "uhs" and "ums" to make her look stupid Yesterday talking about Hormuz Trump claimed he's heard from "numerous countries" and said "uh" four times. The NYT deleted the "uhs" and paraphrased him to look smarter:

NYT on Feb. 13, 2026:

The visit also demonstrated the relative foreign policy inexperience of Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, who has made a few overseas trips since taking office but does not sit on any House committees devoted primarily to world affairs. She struggled at times to formulate succinct answers at a nighttime panel session, during which she was asked probing and specific questions about how to respond to international crises.

Questioned about whether the United States should send troops to defend Taiwan if China invaded the island, she stalled for roughly 20 seconds before offering a substantive response.

“I think that, uh, this is such a, a — you know, I think that — this is a, um — this is of course, a, uh, a very longstanding, um, policy of the United States,” Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said, before saying that the country should try to avoid reaching that point with China in the first place.

NYT on March 16, 2026:

On Monday, Mr. Trump claimed that “numerous countries have told me they’re on the way,” noting that President Emmanuel Macron of France would most likely help in the Strait of Hormuz and was an eight out of 10. “Not perfect, but it’s France,” he said.

Others are not demonstrating sufficient enthusiasm for his demands, he said.

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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

"The EU isn't doing reset negotiations with us to do us any favours. It's doing reset negotiations to get what it wants... And one of the things they want is greater mobility for young people." 🎙️ @anandmenon.bsky.social was on @listentotimesradio.bsky.social to discuss the UK-EU reset

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Philip Oldfield @sustainabletall.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Paris is refurbishing car parks to create new social housing This site was consumed by a 3-storey concrete car park. This has been partially demolished, and partially converted, creating a new green courtyard and 80 social housing apartments. By NZI Architects

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Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Fantastic news in the UK today - the government has apparently ditched its plan to force creatives to 'opt out' if they don't want AI companies training on their life's work. www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog... 🧵 1/4

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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Request for help! I'm compiling a list of all the EU initiatives/files/decisions that Hungary is currently blocking, whether alone or with other member states. Aside from the €90 billion loan for Ukraine, what else is there?

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Hadas Weiss @hadas.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

europeans when asked to help unblock the strait of hormuz

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Gavin Mueller @gavinmueller.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

In honor of Habermas, a meme I made

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