Reposted by Patrick HoldenGoldstein (still not a pseudonym) @goldstein.latinsky.app · 03/10/2026How many local models do you run? 2312625378
Patrick Holden @patrickholden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This would be a change for the next parliament surely? 000
Reposted by Patrick HoldenSir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Surely it is time for the authorities to take this Fairford terrorism case out of the hands of the police & pass it over to Nigel Farage, Richard Tice & Isabel Oakeshott etc. These people have the expertise & skills to have this all solved & explained to the public by tonight.👍 1031247307
Reposted by Patrick HoldenFinbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Remarkable 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” 22413
Reposted by Patrick HoldenSander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Three geo-economic philosophies are emerging. The US is a coercive superpower. China is aiming for autarky, with one-sided integration only. In a new piece, I make the case for Europe’s emerging response: networked economic sovereignty. 1/ www.dnhk.org/de/news/2026...dnhk.orgVernetzte Souveränität: Europas Antwort auf China und die USA | DNHK 3152
Reposted by Patrick HoldenFinbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 28/09/2026At EP hearing on Industrial Accelerator Act, co-rapporteur from trade group Anna Cavazzini on Made in Europe provisions "China has deployed this logic for 30 years, the only shocking fact for me is that it took us so long to even consider investment conditions ourselves" 1101
Patrick Holden @patrickholden.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Twas ever thus. They supported the Vietnam War, Iraq war of 03. Thought Tony Blair was too left wing in 97... 000
Reposted by Patrick HoldenDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Can’t believe no one has ever thought of the idea of selling us hot food. I, for one, am both excited and, if I’m honest, a little apprehensive about the idea of warm food. www.ft.com/content/bdb6... Subway rival bets hot sandwiches will sell in UK’s ‘cold and rain’ 2939758
Reposted by Patrick HoldenAlexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026There it is, both sides know that agriculture will end up in the "too complicated" box and aren't even going to bother much with it. 56918
Reposted by Patrick HoldenNicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 16/09/2026static.klipy.comYou're Joking, Not Another One!ALT: You're Joking, Not Another One! 0202
Patrick Holden @patrickholden.bsky.social · 08/09/2026That's the kind of detail that does pop up in dreams 010
Reposted by Patrick HoldenLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 08/09/2026‘A good critic is a kind of lightning conductor who picks out the energy in what they read and passes it on to others.’ Colin Burrow on Helen Vendler and the uses of criticism. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukColin Burrow · Good Weird or Bad Weird: Uses of CriticismLiterary criticism is a supremely occasional skill, where you have to be bold enough to operate where there aren’t any... 1135
Reposted by Patrick HoldenColin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 08/09/2026New in the Ulsterisation of UK national life. If the authorities don't confront far right paramilitaries in part of the state, expect this sort of group in other parts of the state to want a piece of the same action. 12464195
Reposted by Patrick HoldenHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 01/09/2026A liberal is a conservative who just got mugged by the police 702868593
Patrick Holden @patrickholden.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Great piece Heather. Ahem (shameless self-promotion) I wrote an article on broader EU hegemony in Europe recently (more of a political economy focus) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comWhat kind of hegemony? The European Union in its regionDespite many crises the European Union has sustained deep geoeconomic power throughout Europe. This consensual, flexible and structural form of power is best understood as hegemonic in nature. The ... 010
Reposted by Patrick HoldenHeather Grabbe @heathergrabbe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Countries outside the EU no longer have a binary choice: join or not. Instead, there are many alternatives for formal and informal ties across Europe, many anchored in special relationships with the EU. Read more: www.bruegel.org/first-glance...bruegel.orgJilted by Iceland – but Wider Europe is forming through new cooperation structures around the EUIceland’s rejection of EU membership talks should be seen against a backdrop of new methods of deeper collaboration, especially on security 172
Reposted by Patrick HoldenRussell Simmons @rusty02536.bsky.social · 12/08/2026static.klipy.comI Think You Should Leave Hot Dog SuspectALT: I Think You Should Leave Hot Dog Suspect 032
Reposted by Patrick HoldenSir Basil @sirbasil.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I don't think there should be a defibrilator on Snowdon. And that's a hill I'm prepared to die on 693338694
Reposted by Patrick Holden👻 Jack Djinn Wail 🧞 @jacktindale.bsky.social · 05/08/2026"Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, recently appointed to the role by the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, meets Secretary of State Rubio in Washington" is one of those lines that would sound perfectly plausible to anyone in 2015, but explaining the intervening period would give them an aneurysm. 648691
Reposted by Patrick HoldenChristian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The winning design. 🇪🇺💶 311603506
Reposted by Patrick HoldenAlexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Everton fandom as the mid-table club that never quite gets relegated but also never quite manages to get a Champions League place seems a good fit for 21st century Britain. And that's probably OK. 9557
Reposted by Patrick HoldenCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 19/07/2026Could Excel be conscious? We surveyed more than Jan 1 1900 people to find out. 114137692877
Reposted by Patrick HoldenYours in negritude, Ryan K. Smith @mewefree.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Two people tried to enter a screening of The Odyssey without buying tickets after hiding inside a miniature model of the Trojan Horse. 😂😂😂 194136033862
Reposted by Patrick HoldenDan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Dang they really got a category for everything 203285725476
Reposted by Patrick HoldenBob @psychobob4q2.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Art of the "deal" works again... 011427
Reposted by Patrick Holdenbrent 🌹🗽 @therealbrent.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Damn those boyars for ruining things for the tsar! 2047158
Reposted by Patrick HoldenDan Hon @danhon.com · 12/06/2026OCEANIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY CLOSE TO A DEAL WITH EURASIA 136127012787
Patrick Holden @patrickholden.bsky.social · 11/06/2026static.klipy.comConfused White Guy BlinkingALT: Confused White Guy Blinking 000
Reposted by Patrick HoldenMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 10/06/2026We must take on the hateful forces that seek to divide us. My statement on recent events in Belfast. 35862214
Reposted by Patrick HoldenEvans The Crime @evansthecrime.bsky.social · 10/06/2026The complete lack response from FIFA to one of its World Cup referees being refused entry to the US tells you everything you need to know about how corrupted and debased that wretched organisation is. 701835441
Reposted by Patrick HoldenMAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 06/06/2026💥 In Donetsk region, birds are building nests from drone fiber optics. 12542641056
Reposted by Patrick HoldenBISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 02/06/2026We have just kicked off our #BISA2026 public lecture with Professor Ilan Pappe 🌟 Entitled ‘Gaza as an epicentre - the breakdown of the international order’ this promises to be an incredible discussion 🌍 Thank you to CAPPE and @brightonuni.bsky.social for helping us with this wonderful event! 🎉 072
Reposted by Patrick HoldenBISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Tomorrow is our #BISA2026 public lecture with Professor Ilan Pappe in Brighton 🎉 'Gaza as an epicentre - the breakdown of the international order' Looking at why the events in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 have unsettled the international order 🌍 Last chance 👉 ow.ly/VmcZ50YWnQ9 032
Patrick Holden @patrickholden.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Chairing a timely panel on 'liberalism and the Geoeconomic turn' at the @mybisa.bsky.social Conference in Brighton this Wednesday. Speakers include Caroline Bertram, Zhihang Wu, Emilio Del Pupo, Alasdair Young and Yours Truly. conference.bisa.ac.ukconference.bisa.ac.ukIs International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directionsThe BISA conference is renowned for being inclusive, diverse and friendly. We bring together a worldwide community of specialists to discuss, promote and develop international studies. 010
Reposted by Patrick HoldenJohn Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · 31/05/2026www.ticketmaster.com/event/070064... 041449
Patrick Holden @patrickholden.bsky.social · 29/05/2026There will be no sweet sounds Coming down on the nightshiift 000
Reposted by Patrick HoldenJohnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 25/05/2026We have released several updates to Verity, our tool to minimise AI hallucinations. v0.3.0 --> www.iccl.ie/digital-data... Free for researchers, campaigners, legislators, litigators, reporters to use, adapt, and improve. 022
