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Charles Paladino

@paladino.wsocial.eu
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European, atheist, moralist, optimist | Passionate about #EverCloserUnion 🇪🇺 EU & #democracy | Historian | Current affairs | Geopolitics | Russia, CEE, CSTO watcher | I speak 📢 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇸🇪🇳🇴🇫🇷🇳🇱 | W since 10 July 2026

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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 12/10/2026
A bad day for 🇺🇸 #democracy: an EO cannot change law - and that is exactly what Trump is doing: breaking the #sanctions voted by Congress. The only winner is Putin. it will hardly make a dent in oil prices but a huge propaganda victory for Russia's dictator. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
theatlantic.com
Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin
The president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans.
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 20/09/2026
Which is why it is important to stress what #democracy means ❌ rule of law & independent judiciary ❌ segregation between govt v party in power & free access to participate in elections ❌ independent press ❌ freedom of speech ICYMI: now think about Trump's USA & the use of "patriotism" in 🇺🇸 🇷🇺 🇨🇳
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 19/09/2026
What is #Russia really voting on? (A: nothing really; even the USSR used to have elections.) ICYMI, "elections" is hardly a measure of #democracy - that assumes rule of law, independent press, freedom of speech, segregation betwn govt v party in power etc So no, this is a show. Not an election.
AI image showing rigged elections in Russia
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 16/09/2026
The idea of @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to invite @mark-carney.bsky.social to make Canada 🇨🇦 an associate member of the EU 🇪🇺 is a good one but.... What does it really mean? Will 🇨🇦 accept EU legislation? Free movement? Etc Barrier had this "stairway to hell" for Brexit - a big gap to bridge! #SOTEU
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 29/08/2026
Hello @kajakallas.bsky.social & @martakos.ec.europa.eu .... it's time to remind Serbia to make a choice: ignore the Bosnian genocide & Russia's aggression OR apply for EU support and eventually membership. You CANNOT have both 🇪🇺
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 29/08/2026
Serbia’s state funeral for convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić is a slap in the face of justice and #EUvalues. ICYMI: Mladic led a #genocide, killing thousands in #Srebrenica, #Sarajevo & elsewhere in Bosnia 🇧🇦 No place for genocide apologists in Europe. 🇷🇸❌ balkaninsight.com/2026/08/28/s...
balkaninsight.com
Serbia to Organise Genocide Convict Ratko Mladic's Funeral with State Honours
The Serbian government will organise the transportation of the body of the convicted Bosnian Serb general from The Hague to Belgrade and arrange his funeral with state honours.
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 22/08/2026
Ukraine’s defense holds, but the cost is devastating -not only to Russia's meat grinder. Russians infiltrate Mykolaivka, the last stronghold before Slovyansk, backed by North Korean missiles. 🇺🇦✊ #StandWithUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState euobserver.com/233160/russi...
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Russians infiltrate last stronghold before Sloviansk, as North Korea supplies devastating new missiles (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,639)
As small Russian units slip into Mykolaivka street by street, exhausted Ukrainian defenders, foreign-trained deserters, and terrified civilians brace for a possible assault on Sloviansk, backed by new...
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 22/08/2026
Is Trump's America 🇺🇸 now a feudal kleptocracy? "Loyalty to Donald Trump's foreign policy" becomes the main demand the US administration expects from #NATO allies. America has moved from #democracy ➡️ feudalism, led by an elected dictator who expects prostration. open.substack.com/pub/ivodaald...
open.substack.com
This is How NATO Dies
A new Pentagon questionnaire sent to America's 31 NATO allies puts fealty above common interests, divides the allies among themselves, weakens collective defense, and ultimately could destroy NATO.
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 14/08/2026
For centuries, Jews were victims of hate & violence. That is NO JUSTIFICATION for the aggression of orthodox Jews towards Palestinians in #WestBank, which is nothing else than striving for an #Endlösung #genocide (And I stand by every meaning of these 🔥 words) www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
theguardian.com
Israeli militants besiege two Palestinian families in their West Bank homes
Settlers and soldiers cut off water and electricity to homes, and block medical care in campaign of terror
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 08/08/2026
With traffic on the Azov Sea heavily restricted, passage through the straight almost 0, ferries btwn Krasnodar kraj & Kerch stopped, trains over the bridge blocked from traveling beyond Kerch, the land connection a kill zone, Russia's occupation of #Crimea has become a liability. #Ukraine 🇪🇺💙 🇺🇦
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 07/08/2026
As I said before, I think it's ignorant to use Icelandic names as if they were family names: "Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir (...). Gunnarsdóttir, who belongs to a pro-EU party,..." Gunnarsdóttir is a patronym, not a family name. E.g. varnish-7.visir.is/g/2026291229...
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 07/08/2026
🇪🇺 27 to 29? Could we have a joint #Montenegro + #Iceland accession package, with member countries ratifying their bids together? 🇮🇸 wealth would make it a net contributor to the EU budget and effectively pay for the membership of 🇲🇪 , which would be among the poorest members of the bloc.
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 05/08/2026
Beyond Russia's false claims, I strongly dislike anybody who equates values with religion - whether it is Christianity, Islam or others. Europe - think Enlightenment & French revolution - has moved on. In a multicultural society, secular values - European values - are the only unifying response.
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 05/08/2026
The "Christian values" of #Putin are a lie. The narrative only serves to position him - just as the czar - as the protector of 🇷🇺 traditions + 🇷🇺 power. He hates other values - Christian or other - that would offer Russians an alternative. Personal choice is unacceptable in Putin's #Russia.
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 05/08/2026
That was one of the main reasons for me to make to change & put my eurosky handle on ice. It doesn't work the same way for media or public commentators with their own PDS though.
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 05/08/2026
What about eurosky users that are part of the eurostack? Or others that manage their own PDS on the ATmosphere, like europa.eu or media like theguardian.com?
theguardian.com
Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian
Latest US news, world news, sports, business, opinion, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 04/08/2026
I needed a bit of time to grasp the AT protocol, but the open architecture implies that you have a choice of app, regardless whether your user is W, Bluesky or Eurosky. You can still interact exactly the same way through W, Bluesky or mu. So you can change the experience without changing account...
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 04/08/2026
Mainly the plans to introduce advertising in 2027. But i cannot say that was a compleet surprise, as W is registered as a company for profit - there are probably few other avenues to profit...
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 04/08/2026
A long & informative interview with W CEO @anna.wsocial.eu It will take you about 60 minutes, but it answers a lot of questions on the present & the future of @wsocial.eu . (Not sure I like ALL the answers, but interesting and transparent.) youtu.be/fyXi7IGGSUQ?...
youtu.be
Musk Threatened the EU, Europe Built Its X Rival in 6 Months!
YouTube video by The World of Risks in the AI Era
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 04/08/2026
Stockholms skärgård är alltid kul och avkopplande! 😎🌞🛥
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 04/08/2026
I guess it's easy for most countries - 🇸🇪 Swedish, 🇩🇪 German, etc - but not so easy for 🇧🇪, 🇨🇭... On many websites, I see a 2 'countries': Belgium/NL, Belgium/FR. But IMHO, 1 Belgium, multilingual topics & a balanced mix is 👍. How can we move to a more unified 🇪🇺, if we even segregate info in small 🇧🇪?
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 03/08/2026
Dear @wsocial.eu , How come that, when I identify my location as "Belgium", the *Trends* page only gives me information in French ? (Which is not my system language or in any way identified as a preference) ICYMI, the majority language in Belgium is Dutch, but you set the default to "French only"?
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 03/08/2026
Bonus: Russian sources are feeding the online discussion in Ceuta with polarising right wing views. Mainstream media seem to miss completely that ⚠️ RUSSIAN covert actions ⚠️ aim to increase internal divisions (also eg recent antisemitic as well as anti-muslim actions) When WE are divided, 🇷🇺 wins
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 03/08/2026
ICYMI, Ceuta is not part op the #Schengen Area, the recent attack does not "open the flood gates of unlimited migration into EU" @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu is right that the extreme right incl MAGA is lying about events in Ceuta, targeting Spain's leftist govt www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
theatlantic.com
The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta
We’ve seen this before.
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 02/08/2026
I think you will find that the English words going back to French words (thank William the Conquerer) with-eur (couleur, labeur) resulted in -our in British English. Obviously, revolution, while also French, is not spelled that way (eu/ou) in any English. Etymology is key in many cases 😉
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 02/08/2026
That's not entirely true - British English can use either -ize or -ise. Did the late Inspector Morse not use to call those using the spelling -ise pedantic?
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 02/08/2026
After all, Canada 🇨🇦 shares a land border with Greenland 🇬🇱 🇩🇰 🇪🇺😜
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 02/08/2026
No doubt Trump will soon call out the EU's #AIAct Act as pestering US companies or limiting freedom of expression .... but just like #DSA, the EU puts citizens rights above US robbery barons 2.0 capitalism. www.politico.eu/article/meet...
politico.eu
Meet the EU team leading the world’s first bona fide regulation of AI
A new European Commission unit is about to have the power to fine or even shut down top AI platforms if they don’t ensure safety.
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 02/08/2026
Will Europeans 🇪🇺 fight for their country? The gap between Nordic/Baltic countries (we're ready) vs southern EU countries (no thanks) is huge. Can closer involvement increase resilience & preparedness to create a stronger deterrence? By @nathalietocci.bsky.social www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
economist.com
Would Europeans fight, if it came to that?
Putting boots on the ground would not help Ukraine, but it might help Europe find the stomach for war, writes Nathalie Tocci
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 29/07/2026
This speech from Putin fits in his 🤡 view of Ukraine as a non-nation "Russia was the only guarantor of Ukraine's territorial integrity.[Now that is gone,] Poland, Hungary and Romania will claim back bits of 🇺🇦 ... history will ultimately put everything back in its place" tass.com/politics/216...
tass.com
Ukraine to lose its Western territories sooner or later — Putin
It may not happen tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, It may take one year, two years, 10 years or 15 years, Russian President said
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 29/07/2026
Wel, Mr Lavrov, the West rejected Russia's ultimatums on Ukraine 🇺🇦 for the last four years. So go home.
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 28/07/2026
Péter Magyar delivers on his campaign promise to reverse the kleptocracy. According to Magyar's govt, €83 billion in public assets have been embezzled under Orbán’s rule. Now a powerful anti-corruption agency will look this. #Hungary #Magyarország 🇭🇺💙🇪🇺 eualive.net/hungary-crea...
eualive.net
Hungary creates powerful anti-corruption agency to recover assets from Orbán era
Hungary’s parliament has approved the creation of a powerful National Asset Recovery and Asset Protection ...
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Joris Luyendijk @jorisluyendijk.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Unthinkable in China. Unthinkable in Russia. Unthinkable in India. And yes, unthinkable in America. This is Europe.
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 27/07/2026
Time to face reality: the EU 🇪🇺 is about more than a single market - Europe must act as a geopolitical power, or be irrelevant. Kant and Machiavelli already knew: united, the continent will stand stronger together against external threats, able to defend our shared values
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 27/07/2026
The 29 August referendum in Iceland 🇮🇸 is looking like a close call, with the govt supporting the YES to re-open accession talks. IMHO, Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir is trying to create the impression of a non-existent EU interference to stir up nationalist feelings www.politico.eu/article/icel...
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 27/07/2026
FYI, dear Politico: It is wrong to refer to Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir as Hafsteinsdóttir or (even worse) Ms Hafsteinsdóttir. Icelanders (in most cases) have no family name but a patronym. Hence everybody is referred to by their first name in Iceland 🇮🇸, even in formal context or press articles.
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 25/07/2026
På norsk @nettavisen.no www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/kjel...
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 25/07/2026
Change of heart? 🇳🇴💙🇪🇺 Former Norwegian PM Kjell Magne Bondevik successfully campaigned against Norway's entry in EU in the 1972 & 1994 referenda. Now he urges the 🇳🇴 government to start discussions with EU (especially should Iceland vote to re-open talks on 29 August.
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 21/07/2026
As I said, I know. I agree that some may have taken wrong assumptions. I didn't. Have a good day!
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 21/07/2026
I know all that. I'm not into nitpicking. I think/hope you know what I mean.
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 21/07/2026
If you read my sentence ("It's EU-funded, EU-built, and EU-based"), you understand that by "EU", I mean "in Europe/by Europeans", NOT "funded and built by the European Union as a govt organisation" (blame the 300 char limit). So no, I'm not misinformed. (And yes, all that also applies to Eurosky)
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 21/07/2026
Interesting to read the (sometimes strong) opinions of many people on @bsky.app , @eurosky.social , @wsocial.eu and @mu.social .... Yes, it's about European foundations, independence, security, a solid technical infrastructure, etc. The jury is still out - I keep my options open!
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 21/07/2026
I personally find that a very weird statement ("I dislike ID verification more than bots"), and there are people like myself who want to express an opinion without being part of a high profile organisation that has earned the blue tick. But it's a free world, so enjoy it the way you want, Astrid!
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 21/07/2026
True, I also ended up with two handles, which i am now sorting. I see the ID verificatupion as a plus though - at least you can see there is a real person behind the handle. (Can you be against bots AND against id verification?) And, yeah, they still have a lot of work to do at W Social ...
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 21/07/2026
If you would have read part 2 of my post, you would know I am aware of all there ("Still plenty of questions on the platform and its governance"). But for know, the user verification and European profiling are positive arguments. Even with what you say, it's "not worse" than full Bluesky.
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 21/07/2026
True, which is why I moved there some months ago. Then why move again? 1/ The verification that shows there is a real person behind the handle 2/ a European app (I know the buts...), supported by the EU ... as a European federalist, these things matter. Even the mere ".eu" of the handle is a plus.
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Paladino @paladino.eurosky.social · 20/07/2026
Why @wsocial.eu? It's EU-funded, EU-built, and EU-based, aligned with EU legislation (GDPR/DSA). They commit to better control of my feed & allow to verify real persons vs bots. Still plenty of questions on the platform and its governance, but for now, I'll go with the European 💙🇪🇺 solution!
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Paladino @paladino.eurosky.social · 20/07/2026
Dear followers, I’m putting my @paladino.eurosky.social handle on hold in favour of the verified @paladino.wsocial.eu (⚠️FOLLOW ME THERE⚠️) - managed via the @wsocial.eu app). Both use the AT Protocol, so you can still follow me on @bsky.app.
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Paladino @paladino.eurosky.social · 07/06/2026
If you think like me and you want to make our European identity more visible through common passport, sign this European Citizens' Initiative 💙🇪🇺 eci.ec.europa.eu/060/public/#...
eci.ec.europa.eu
European Citizens' Initiative
Give your support !
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Charles Paladino @paladino.wsocial.eu · 15/07/2026
On @politico.eu today www.politico.eu/article/9-eu...
politico.eu
Defund the Olympics over Russian re-entry, say 9 EU countries
Joint missive argues that Ukrainian athletes remain unable to train under equal conditions because of Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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