Reposted by Maurice MauveMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 09/10/2026anyway yeah, I wrote an unhinged screed against the very concept of online recommendations: youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/against-re... [free to read!] 7557
Reposted by Maurice MauveMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 09/10/2026what a grim and mean little quote 24588106
Reposted by Maurice MauveHelene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Rather difficult not to feel a bit gloomy about the state of the country atm, so I wasn’t going to make much of a thing of this anniversary this year. And then I saw this and started to cry. Because a free and united Germany in a free and united Europe was worth it. And is worth fighting for now. 1728176
Reposted by Maurice MauveAndrás Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Bloody Pope. How many local models do you run? 1244
Reposted by Maurice MauveUNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 03/10/2026🔴 Over the past month, Russia has launched a wave of sabotage operations across Europe and near its borders. 🧵 1/11 ⬇️ 718495
Reposted by Maurice MauveJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 02/10/2026You know, I'm beginning to think positioning ourselves as the world's shopping centre might not have been the best idea. 930044
Reposted by Maurice MauvePOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 29/09/2026Lawmakers are urging the Commission to block EU firms and banks from applying U.S. sanctions — namely on the ICC. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/bloc... 13015
Reposted by Maurice MauveMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 27/09/2026the sale is ending first thing tomorrow morning by the way! why not subscribe to my newsletter for the lowly monthly cost of one pint somewhere that is not central London or Manchester, instead of the usual cost of "one pint in central London or Manchester"! 281
Reposted by Maurice MauveMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 27/09/2026oh we've got a classic one today 2837040
Reposted by Maurice MauvePaintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026'High Street, Hampstead' by William Ratcliffe (1870-1955) (Private collection) 214827
Reposted by Maurice MauveMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 25/09/2026my humble newsletter turned three this week! to celebrate I assembled a top 25 (a format we all know and love) of my favourite pieces so far, and I am also offering you a sale, if you would like to become a paying subscriber an read all my pieces: youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/young-vulg... 3668
Reposted by Maurice MauveLisa O’Carroll @lisaocarroll.bsky.social · 22/09/2026EU removes oligarchs Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, from its sanctions list under pressure from France and Luxembourg www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comEU removes oligarchs from Russia sanctions list as deadline loomsAlisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman delisted in what Ireland’s EU presidency called ‘a difficult compromise’ for the bloc 042
Maurice Mauve @samhufton1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026As if far-left political groups would want a 'front' 000
Reposted by Maurice MauveJohn C @badsocialism.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I'm so glad we don't do this nonsense in London 6838
Reposted by Maurice MauveJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270... 6528171174
Reposted by Maurice MauvePaintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026'Hamilton Terrace, Autumn Morning', St John's Wood (1933) by George Clausen (Private collection) 011119
Reposted by Maurice MauveJakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Of course, the slight disadvantage of (ex-)German walls is the odd chance of encountering a 500lb/250kg bomb nicely nested between the beams and masonry while trying to do some innocent home improvement, triggering an evacuation of the entire quarter of the city. 2223
Reposted by Maurice MauveThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026NEW Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th... 321420631
Reposted by Maurice MauveDavid Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If this faction existed, you'd imagine that they'd be intensely critical of a Home Secretary who tolerates disorder on the streets, and masked gangs roaming unchallenged 16814
Reposted by Maurice MauveAnthony Barnett @anthonybarnett.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Are Musk and Theil the inheritors of bin Laden’s “fundamentalist spirit-world”, armed not with hi-jacked planes but the internet itself? 25 years after 9/11. @opendemocracy.net runs Todd Gitlin, Paul Gilroy and Tom Nairn's response at the time www.opendemocracy.net/revisiting-9...opendemocracy.netRevisiting 9/11openDemocracy found its purpose in the need to make sense of the world after the collapse of the twin towers. Revisit our reportage from the time. 198
Reposted by Maurice MauveDeborah Cole @deborahcole.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The 5th and final season of Babylon Berlin covering Hitler's rise premieres tonight in Germany, dovetailing with a moment of profound political crisis. I talked to the stars and makers of the global hit TV series about some of the chilling parallels www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...theguardian.comGoodbye to Babylon Berlin, the 1920s TV drama that has eerily foreshadowed real-life politicsThe long-running drama reaches Hitler’s rise to power in its final season as its creators reflect on the unsettling parallels between Weimar Germany and the present day 23914
Reposted by Maurice MauveGiles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026It's always the way, isn't it giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... 753080808
Reposted by Maurice MauveDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This Neo-Nazi is attempting to target RNLI volunteers. The police have to act, and the Prime Minister should be making a public statement. 3709279
Reposted by Maurice MauveFür sachliche Politik @sachlichepolitik.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026Merz ist die Garantie für Lobbypolitik. Aber es ist nicht nur Merz. Jeder Personalwechsel oder gar Neuwahlen bergen das Risiko, dass die aktuelle, für Neoliberale ideale Erpressungskonstellation sich so nicht wiederherstellen lässt. 14710
Reposted by Maurice MauveFür sachliche Politik @sachlichepolitik.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026Ehm, jeder weitere Tag mit Merz ist ein Geschenk für die AfD. Andererseits: ich sehe da auch Angst, dass die perfekte Konstellation für die neoliberale Lobby in Gefahr gerät. Vor allem nach möglichen (eher) linken Wahlsiegen in Berlin und MV. Machen wir uns nicht klein und erkennen das bitte! 1507
Reposted by Maurice MauveOliver Bullough @oliverbullough.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The fact something as fundamental and superb as the RNLI is a charity is one of the most magical and strange things about Britain. You can support them here. rnli.org/support-us/g...rnli.orgDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 11616286
Reposted by Maurice MauveDr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The RNLI have some of the best people in Britain volunteering for them. They put their lives on the line when they are called on and they will rescue anyone who needs them. Because every life matters, and offering help is the right thing to do. You can donate here: rnli.orgrnli.orgRNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at SeaThe RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions. 161168607
Reposted by Maurice MauveGeorge E. Osborn @georgeosborn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026We've spent so long assuming that democracy is a norm that survives without any support that we seemingly have no response when it is under attack, from within and from outside our borders. I'm fed up of the lack of fight, of the failure to do the simple things to protect our values. 768991
Reposted by Maurice MauveMollie Goodfellow @hansmollman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Picking on the RNLI and thinking you are the good guys is such a great example of what is presumably an irreversible brain rot, like if you opened up the bonnet on those heads it would be like when a peach has gone too mushy to be saved 121035180
Reposted by Maurice MauveFür sachliche Politik @sachlichepolitik.eurosky.social · 07/09/2026Und wieder eine von Merz angetriebene, nationalistische Fehlentscheidung. "Demnach kam der Widerstand zunächst aus Italien, Frankreich und Deutschland schlossen sich später an. Den Angaben zufolge sahen die Länder in der Initiative einen Eingriff in nationale Kompetenzen im Verteidigungsbereich."tagesspiegel.deNach Widerstand aus Berlin, Rom und Paris: EU legt geplantes Verteidigungs-Expertengremium auf EisDas von EU-Außenbeauftragte Kaja Kallas vorangetriebene Gremium sollte eigentlich neue Lösungsansätze für Europas Verteidigung ausarbeiten. Doch in einigen Staaten regte sich Widerstand. 69726
Reposted by Maurice MauveAlexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026On that note the possibility that Merz suddenly resigns in a huff while blaming everyone else for his failures is underpriced 6558
Reposted by Maurice MauveDavid Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Europe has a far right problem and the US government plus various tech bros are encouraging it. The centre right insofar as it remains is stuck in paralysis as to what to do, and much of the media likewise, including supposedly "progressive" titles (yes you, staggers). 1128790
Reposted by Maurice MauveJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 05/09/2026Also seems an intelligence failure that this many people could orchestrate together. 1027368
Reposted by Maurice MauveAdam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Helpful reminder that the vast majority of middle England home-owning "Con15/15/19" voters who think immigration is too high will also see these guys as thugs and their anger at the state response will likely be at how slow and ineffective it is. 1017854
Reposted by Maurice MauveRobert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 05/09/2026How could an associate professor in divinity at Cambridge be expected to know that lying is bad? thecritic.co.uk/mone... 491159372
Reposted by Maurice MauveMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 04/09/2026morning! am in the i looking at Reform's decision to invite Jordan Bardella as a guest spealer today, and why it may not have been all that wise: inews.co.uk/opinion/cont... 5698
Reposted by Maurice MauveStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026"The Falklands have long been core to Argentine identity, appearing on posters and graffiti across the country." - deeply odd countryft.comMilei dials up Argentina’s claim to FalklandsDomestic politics, oil drilling and UK-US tensions drive libertarian leader to amp up sovereignty dispute 4247542
Reposted by Maurice MauveRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 03/09/2026"We just don't have British resident donors that would support us ... That's the grim reality". "The Electoral Commission...are completely useless. They're just so dumb & ineffective". Some jaw-dropping quotes in this film from senior figures in Reform. We need updated laws AND proper enforcement 17591203
Reposted by Maurice MauveTorsten Grieger @torstengrieger.grieger.de · 03/09/2026Hier wie dort schürt RuZZland die Angst der Menschen. Dabei muss zunächst noch gar nichts "Großes" passieren. Schäden wie zuletzt in Brandenburg und NRW reichen vollkommen aus, um unsere seit Jahrzehnten gefühlte Sicherheit massiv zu bedrohen – und gleichzeitig "den Preis" niedrig zu halten. 12515
Reposted by Maurice MauveMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 02/09/2026the Outsiders Arts Club is in the FT today!!!! www.ft.com/content/c1b6... 1838350
Reposted by Maurice MauveUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 01/09/2026German government is now officially naming Russia / Russian intelligence services as responsible for the failed Leipzig drone attack. Press conference to come at 1700 where responsive actions will be announced. www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...spiegel.deLeipzig/Halle: Bundesregierung macht Russland für Angriff auf Flughafen verantwortlichEin russischer Geheimdienst soll maßgeblich an der Drohnenattacke von Leipzig beteiligt gewesen sein. Die Erkenntnisse und Konsequenzen wollen Innenminister Dobrindt und Außenminister Wadephul am Nach... 16339133
Reposted by Maurice MauveLupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 01/09/2026If buying isn't owning then piracy can't be theft. Any reasonable corporation knows that. 8184273063
Reposted by Maurice MauveCharlotte Nichols MP @charlotte2153.bsky.social · 01/09/2026For someone that had never been a backbench MP, and who broadly treated backbench MPs with at best indifference and at worst contempt during his time as leader, I'm not that surprised at all though I'd hoped he might actually have a crack at it (who knows, might have even enjoyed it?) 2329536
Reposted by Maurice MauveMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 01/09/2026have written about this before and, given the population of this website I guess I need to make that point carefully, but at what point do we start looking at how those kids got parented? am absolutely not doubting The World is also to blame but surely it can't be just that? 8742653
Reposted by Maurice MauveStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I’m just a guy, standing in front of TFL, begging them to put some dual-language signage up at a train station that has a direct rail link to the continent and two direct trains to two international airports. 2331424
Reposted by Maurice MauveNate O @nateo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026A ‘Nightingale prison’ is a concentration camp. A mainstream daytime breakfast television show is legitimating concentration camps for immigrants by negotiating the feasibility of mass state violence against hundreds of thousands—perhaps millions—of innocent people 13350110
Maurice Mauve @samhufton1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026If you lot had seen what the Germans have been doing for over a decade 100
Reposted by Maurice MauveAmrk @amrk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The Americans here talk about affluenza and consumerism and burrito taxis - the European version is that basically as soon as we have a roof over our head, ~every marginal £ or € is spent on holidays and so Europe now just permanently has a LOT of people on holiday 51009
Reposted by Maurice MauvePawel Swidlicki @pswidlicki.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I don't understand why this is being framed first and foremost as a failure of social media companies (though it is also that to a lesser extent) and not as 'why aren't police arresting people who post videos of themselves committing crimes?' www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...theguardian.comSpeeding for online glory: the internet subculture where young men drive dangerously for likesSocial media trend feeds on footage shot from cars racing down busy roads, with potentially lethal consequences 925347
Reposted by Maurice MauveMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 20/08/2026god if you'd told me that one day I'd witness people coming out of shops to take a proper look at the rain falling out of the sky, in ENGLAND 271221130