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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Find yourself somebody who loves you just as much as Western leftists love making excuses for anti-Western authoritarian regimes.

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Ben McWilliams @bmcwilliams.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Since start of summer, Ireland, Italy and the UK stand out for high wholesale electricity prices. Expensive gas still setting the price in more hours than neighbouring countries. european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/s/Qm-ysQ

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Wer wissen will, wie gut das Prinzip "Im Krisenfall einfach den Regierungschef austauschen" in der Praxis funktioniert, kann gerne den Blick nach Großbritannien werfen.

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

At the start of each year, I like to make ten political predictions. For 2026, one of them was that at least one country/jurisdiction is going to ban Twitter/X - precisely because of this.

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270...

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

One reason England does so well is our second generation immigrants outperform their peers which is not true in most OECD countries. We are also very good at integration. And it's v sad that this is never acknowledge in debates on immigration.

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Nie hätte ich gedacht, dass die so hart erkämpfte und erbaute deutsche Demokratie wieder derart unmittelbar in Gefahr geraten könnte. Ein Schock, in den sich auch Wut und Entschlossenheit mischt. Wir dürfen unsere freie Republik nicht widerstandslos den Rechtsextremisten übergeben.

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Cihan Çelik @cihancelik.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Man kann davon ausgehen, dass viele Menschen heute Abend in Sachsen-Anhalt Pläne machen, wie sie das Land verlassen können, weil sie nicht in das Gesellschaftsbild völkischer Rechtsextremisten passen. Darunter sicher auch unverzichtbare Fachkräfte. Ich könnte sie gut verstehen.

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David Aaronovitch @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

How ethnicity has replaced merit on the political Right. A free post. davidaaronovitch.substack.com/p/man-on-the...

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Man on the road

Why we have work to do

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Ten years on, the cursed numbers strike again

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This simply doesn't hold: freedom of movement is not up for debate within the EU. It is only about migration from outside of the EU. Also, Remain didn't lose because of a poor renegotiation but due to claims about Turkey joining, money for the NHS, and trade with the US - none of which came to pass.

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

In normal times, this should be the end of Infantino. Then again, these are not normal times...

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I did not know about Gaelic football rules or the Mayo curse until a few weeks ago. Heck, as a German who never lived in Ireland, I couldn't have pointed out county Mayo on a map until a few months ago. But this is single-handedly one of the best moments of sport I've witnessed in my time! #Mayo4Sam

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Nolan's Odyssey is a masterpiece. No wonder that Musk hates it: offering such an original adaptation requires approaching Homer's work with a sense of respect and thoughtfulness that he has always been incapable of. Go watch it!

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Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 23/07/2026

Vote between different options for the new euro bank notes.

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Not an original take but the boomer hill I'm willing to die on: I refuse to eat at restaurants whose menu is only accessible via QR code.

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

With hindsight, it is impressive how thoroughly Enzo Fernandez has likely ruined his immediate career prospects during this World Cup: he is now a persona non grata in England, Spain, and France - if Chelsea fire him, no club in three out of Europe's top 5 leagues will touch him with a barge pole.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

What's great about VAR is that it makes the matchday experience worse while we still have clear and obvious errors.

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I'm not going to take it too seriously but I am still going to say that ignoring the self determination of the Falkland Islanders is on a par with other geopolitical situations that I don't think the banter Internet would enjoy the comparison.

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Argentina really have managed to rehabilitate the Paraguay squad in 48 minutes. #ENGARG

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Vielleicht ist das ja gar nicht Unay Simon, sondern Manuel Neuer #FRAESP

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Probably irrational belief that England could beat Spain in the Final but would lose to France

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

German television is convinced that England's equaliser should not have counted because the ball touched the rope holding one of the TV cameras. This will be a rough couple of days of debate...

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

'Cause maybe, you're gonna be the one that saves me (from Argentina winning back to back World Cups) #NORENG

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

It did seem quite irresponsible of Solbakken not to wear any sort of hat in the Miami heat.

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

This deeply scandalous decision raises a question for European fans and associations that has been a long time coming: at what point does it become unacceptable to participate in FIFA and its tournaments? There will be a moment when we will need to vote with our feet. It's coming closer.

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Unai Simon does the Toni Schumacher and just like his historical example, he isn't being punished #ESPAUT

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Romelu Lukaku deserves to have a statue built in his honour after this match. He was the spiritual leader of this team, showing the way when it mattered. Without him, Belgium would have never mounted this comeback.

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Senegal deserved to lose this match at the latest after they tried to sabotage the perfectly legitimate Belgian penalty. A total lack of sportsmanship that showed that has no place at a World Cup.

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Das ist der springende Punkt: Nagelsmann hat sich charakterlich und fachlich selbst disqualifiziert. Aber seine offensichtlichen Mäkel dürfen nicht darüber hinwegtäuschen, dass hier eine mangelhafte Mannschaft auf dem Platz stand, die nur für eine Halbzeit gegen Curação wirklich überzeugte.

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Kimmich tritt seine gefühlt 10. Ecke in dieser Partie. Man muss sich ihn als glücklichen Menschen vorstellen. #GERPAR

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Referees have clearly been instructed to stand close to the penalty box action to capture footage with their body cams - this is the only way to explain that they keep standing in the way of the players during this tournament #GERPAR

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The tragedy is that Vance is probably right. The idea that a president would be removed from power for law-breaking - and that the Republican Party would turn against him under those conditions - feels like a different universe. And that's linked to a radical changes in how democracy is understood

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Schweinsteiger zeigt, warum es ein Fehler der TV-Sender ist, Mitglieder seiner Spielergeneration als "Experten" zu engagieren. Diese Nicht-Leistung von Neuer mit "Bisher war er sehr gut" zu kommentieren, spricht eher für sein Taktgefühl gegenüber einem Freund, als objektiver Analysefähigkeit #ECUGER

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

1994 ist die DFB-Elf bei der WM in den USA am Ego der Spieler gescheitert. 2026 wird die DFB-Elf bei der WM in den USA wahrscheinlich am Ego des Trainers scheitern. Ein Armutszeugnis, das alle Kritiker bestätigt. #ECUGER

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Referees should be blocked from appearing in the World Cup again if they interrupt the game because they dim-wittedly stand in the way of the flow of play. It has been an embarrassingly regular sight at this World Cup... #PORUZB

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Christoff @bowser1805.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Who'd have thought one of the most anticipated games in the 2026 World Cup would be Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia.

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Impeccable work by the stadium dj in Houston who probably didn't realise how much of a nerve they hit by playing "Mr Brightside" for an arena packed with England fans. One of the first goosebump moments of this tournament ! #ENGCRO

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Let's be honest: we all hope that our club will one day have The Crystal Palace Experience of decades of hurt, followed by one piece of domestic and European silverware. Thank you for letting all of us delusional people hope. #CRYRAY

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Interesting that the idea of another EU referendum is regularly discussed on broascast media as something that would cause division and thus a bad idea. But plans to deport literally millions of people are discussed as administrative questions.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

If you're still trying to figure it out after a decade that might be a clue....

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Alex Elizabeth Byrne McMillan @undeniablyalex.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Appalling. They should have the book(s) thrown at them.

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Describing your own son as "a person I've known for a long time" is an all-timer of casual callousness, even by his non-existent standards.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

A lot of people don’t seem to understand that “the cordon sanitaire against racism is rebuilt” means, e.g. “once again this stuff is said by the *Conservative leader*” let alone “a politician on the Labour right they dislike”.

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Henrique Laitenberger @toenlaiten.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

1. Circle of Life - The Lion King 2. Underground - Gob 3. Here's Your Letter - blink-182 4. En Unsrem Veedel - Bläck Fööss 5. Hyper-Insomnia-Para-Condrioid - Sum 41 6. Terapi - Kent 7. Verdamp Lang Her - BAP 8. Nasci Hoje - Tara Perdida 9. Libre - Angèle 10. Old Yellow Bricks - Arctic Monkeys

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/04/2026

standing ovation after King Charles sings the praises of NATO and says "that same unyielding resolve is needed for the defense of Ukraine"

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Well this will have the Brexit folk frothing. But it reflects their failure, indeed the failure of pretty much the whole UK political class to understand the world and the realistic options available - which don't include vast regulatory or trade gains from sovereignty.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Magyar: “Hungary will again be a strong ally in the European Union and NATO.”

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