@gpreda.bsky.social
Linguaphile containing multitudes πβοΈπ£οΈπ©βπ«ποΈπ Busy with #WordsAndWorlds Doubting everything except #democracy Roving when not still #MadeInEurope
Itβs the first time a near-complete skull has been definitively linked to the extinct people
https://go.nature.com/4e8cekR
The far right are being defeated in Romania, Portugal and Poland. π
18.05.2025 21:04 β π 1011 π 137 π¬ 45 π 22
La Matinal Europea estΓ‘ en lΓnea
El anΓ‘lisis del dΓa de @cspillmann.bsky.social: « ¿AmbigΓΌedad estratΓ©gica o incapacidad crΓ³nica?Β Β» π
lamatinaleuropea.substack.com/p/ambiguedad...
β‘οΈ Russia likely preparing major offensive in Ukraine despite peace efforts, FT reports.
Russia seems to be preparing a significant offensive in Ukraine as it is moving troops toward key positions on the front, the Financial Times reported, citing Ukrainian intelligence officials.
ππΊπ¦ The number of wounded in Zaporizhzhia has increased to 22, including 3 children, β OVA
22.04.2025 10:51 β π 118 π 39 π¬ 2 π 1
To understand why many in Ukraine didnβt think highly of Pope Francis, read this excellent analysis by @katetsurkan.bsky.social
She delves into numerous instances of papal communication that were disconnected from the reality Ukrainians are living through.π
kyivindependent.com/pope-francis...
'desperation'
must-read on Russia's 'tactics in Ukraine, lessons from recent history & more
@katetsurkan.bsky.social @kyivindependent.com
wonderful project
08.04.2025 14:34 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0food for thought on 'Soviet apparatchiks in disguise' & more @evgenymorozov.bsky.social
04.04.2025 09:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0π
28.03.2025 17:19 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0'UN-led government'....
sure...
A crucial moment in global democratic backsliding
www.ft.com/content/c1a2...
Question from Kyiv to thousands of colleagues around the world:
WHO BOMBED ME HERE LAST NIGHT?
Surely, it could not have been the Russians!
Ukraine, you said, was waging a proxy war for the US against Russia. But that is clearly over now.
Whose drones were trying to kill us?
@ipsa.org
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28.03.2025 14:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Stupidity - Thread: π
"βUpon closer observation, it becomes apparent that every strong upsurge of powerβ¦ infects a large part of humankind with stupidity.β Bonhoeffer
Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, was detained at Logan Airport after returning from France and sent to an ICE detention in Louisiana, The Insider reports.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
π·π΄ journo @mirceabarbu.bsky.social was attacked by the influencer who referred to some π·πΊ criminal charges against him for his Kursk reports. For the record π·πΊdecision was condemned in π·π΄&πͺπΊ Other Western journalists incl @stefaniabattistini.bsky.social were also charged byπ·πΊ simply for doing their job
25.03.2025 10:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Fascinating line from Czech PM Petr Fiala on EU power dynamics.
βI was always in peacetime against the strong role of France and Germanyβ.β.β.βbut in such a difficult time, itβs important that the strongest countries are active and accept their own leadership.β
www.ft.com/content/a5c2...
Meanwhile inπͺπΊ fragile outskirts, anπ¬π§πΊπΈinfluencer is back in the spotlight openly using harassing language against journalists &
ref toπ·πΊcourt decisions (already condemned inπͺπΊ)Known i.a.for his wealth displays, misogynistic views & ties to Kremlin-linked π·πΊoligarch,Tate faces criminal accusations inπ¬π§π·π΄πΊπΈ
I decided to start a #thread 𧡠of stories about legal residents and tourists being (illegally) arrested, detained and/or deported by the Trump regime. I'll only post stories from serious sources, as rumors and conspiracies are really not needed in this authoritarian moment.
15.03.2025 21:04 β π 3799 π 2096 π¬ 1 π 337Trump has just started and I fear where it will end. When this is over, we will be judged for how we responded. So, I am disappointed at SNSPA (for proposing T for a Nobel prize) and at Columbia (for caving in to his demands). Universities should stand together, for liberty and academic freedom.
22.03.2025 13:39 β π 135 π 24 π¬ 6 π 1#Corruption kills
Again
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Must read
10.03.2025 15:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π₯ New JEPP Collection π₯
The EU is in crisis! Sounds familiar? In this new JEPP collection,
@vanghel.bsky.social and Berthold Rittberger bring together ten papers that explore how crises shape EU integration. Whether you're new to the literature or revisiting, it's a great starting point π
If only there had been some kind of warning
- on.ft.com/40Zncmv
Meanwhile investors are apparently edging away from the dollar
And this could be good news for EU/Europe, given the urgent need for defence spending
Many if-s on the table but βthe result could be that βEurope is thrust further to the centre of the global financial systemβ π @katie0martin.ft.com
This π
04.03.2025 13:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A truly vile decision, giving the lie to all Trumpβs claims that he is horrified by the killing in Ukraine. Apparently heβs fine with the Russians doing the killing, but is determined to stop Ukraine striking back. Europe must wake up to how serious this is, not just for UA but for its own security.
04.03.2025 07:06 β π 1173 π 381 π¬ 28 π 5The best way to predict Trump is to ask what would be best for Putin.
Will the U.S. honor article 5? - Of course not
Will American troops stay in Europe? - Only if Putin believes they can be used against NATO-countries.
Will there be elections in the U.S? - Yes, but they will be rigged.
Zelenskyβs interview with Bret Baier at Fox News is now underway.
www.foxnews.com/video/561461...
