A must-read article that highlights how climate change, labour exploitation, health and the rise of the far right are all connected.

In Spain, Farmworkers Are Dying in the Heat Three migrant farmworkers died from heatstroke in Spain this summer. Largely ignored by media, their fate illustrates how the effects of the climate crisis are offloaded on the least visible workers.

“They treat us worse than dogs", one worker told me.

Based on reporting in Huelva & Lleida, my latest for
Jacobin looks at how climate breakdown is aggravating yet further the harsh realities faced by migrant farm workers in Spain's lucrative agri-industrial sector. jacobin.com/2025/10/spai...

Revealed: EU Farm Subsidy ‘Bankrolls’ Widespread Labour Abuse This investigation was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe. Farm owners convicted of exploiting migrant workers continue to claim millions in taxpayer-funded subsidies, DeSmog can reve...

NEW INVESTIGATION:

EU Farm Subsidy ‘Bankrolls’ Widespread Labour Abuse

Financed by @journalismfund.bsky.social, this project traced dozens of EU payments to farms committing serious labour abuses.

A🧵of cases demonstrating the lack of safeguards on CAP funds: www.desmog.com/2025/09/29/r...

Investigados y condenados por explotación laboral siguen recibiendo millones de euros de la PAC

En un caso un concejal del PP en Lugo fue condenado en 2024 a nueve meses de prisión por explotar a dos jornaleros migrantes irregulares. Ese mismo año recibió 41.000 € en subvenciones de la PAC

Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Icíar Bollaín, Javier Bardem y más artistas, contra el rodaje de ‘La Odisea’ de Nolan en el Sáhara Occidental Numerosos nombres del cine español se han sumado al manifiesto contra la grabación de la esperada película en la ciudad de Dajla, en el territorio ocupado por Marruecos

Javier Bardem and other Spanish filmmakers call out Christopher Nolan for filming part of The Odyssey in occupied Western Sahara:

"Nolan filmed there without the consent of the Sahrawi people. The only consent he received came from the occupying force: Morocco." www.eldiario.es/cultura/cine...

As always worth listening, informed and informative

Podéis escuchar a nuestro compañero @nicoabu.bsky.social en 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘢 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 @sobremesapod.bsky.social conversando con @eoghangilmartin.bsky.social sobre 𝙚𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙤 𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙣̃𝙤𝙡 𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙢𝙤 𝙮 𝙡𝙖 𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙤́𝙣 𝙙𝙚 𝙡𝙖 𝘿𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙖𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙖 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖.

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I had a fascinating conversation with
@nicoabu.bsky.social about his 4 decade history of the Francoist dictatorship, 'Ni una, ni grande, ni libre'.

We discuss the Spanish path to fascism, how it diverged from the Germany & Italy & how the dictatorship evolved post-WWII while demolishing any idea

The Spanish Path to Fascism and the Evolution of Franco's Dictatorship Podcast Episode · The Sobremesa Podcast · 07/07/2025 · 1h 18m

The Spanish Path to Fascism & the Evolution of Franco's Dictatorship

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The Spanish Path to Fascism and the Evolution of Franco's Dictatorship The Sobremesa Podcast · Episode

New Episode!

The Spanish Path to Fascism & the Evolution of Franco's Dictatorship

Historian @nicoabu.bsky.social‬ speaks to
@eoghangilmartin.bsky.social about his book 'Ni una, ni grande, ni libre' - a history of the 40 year Francoist dictatorship

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The Spanish Path to Fascism and the Evolution of Franco's Dictatorship Podcast Episode · The Sobremesa Podcast · 07/07/2025 · 1h 18m

The Spanish Path to Fascism & the Evolution of Franco's Dictatorship

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The Spanish Path to Fascism and the Evolution of Franco's Dictatorship The Sobremesa Podcast · Episode

New Episode!

The Spanish Path to Fascism & the Evolution of Franco's Dictatorship

Historian @nicoabu.bsky.social‬ speaks to
@eoghangilmartin.bsky.social about his book 'Ni una, ni grande, ni libre' - a history of the 40 year Francoist dictatorship

Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/3JGU...

A slender volume packed with emotion, image and craft that landed in my hallway with a wallop, Salut Alan Maguire Salut Miguel Hernández Thank you @sobremesapod.bsky.social and thank you @eoghangilmartin.bsky.social

Corruption in PSOE: Sánchez on the Ropes The Sobremesa Podcast · Episode

NEW EPISODE!

Corruption in PSOE: Sánchez on the Ropes

@eoghangilmartin.bsky.social , @alanmcguire.bsky.social &
@joehas.bsky.social discuss the fallout from the corruption scandal that has hit the Spanish Socialist Party & ask whether PM Pedro Sánchez can survive.

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Corruption in PSOE: Sánchez on the Ropes The Sobremesa Podcast · Episode

NEW EPISODE!

Corruption in PSOE: Sánchez on the Ropes

@eoghangilmartin.bsky.social , @alanmcguire.bsky.social &
@joehas.bsky.social discuss the fallout from the corruption scandal that has hit the Spanish Socialist Party & ask whether PM Pedro Sánchez can survive.

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Spain Is Right to Reject Increased Military Spending Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has broken ranks with other NATO leaders as he refused to commit to spending 5 percent of GDP on defense. It’s a welcome move, and a rare voice of dissent from Europe’s rush to remilitarize.

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has broken ranks with other NATO leaders as he refused to commit to spending 5 percent of GDP on defense.

It’s a welcome move, and a rare voice of dissent from Europe’s rush to remilitarize.

In his letter to NATO's GS Mark Rutte, Sanchez attacked the basic premise of the new military Keynesianism, namely that higher military spending with sustained cuts to other areas of the state would produce an overall economic stimulus. Against this, he argued that not only would Rutte’s plan...

Spain Is Right to Reject Increased Military Spending Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has broken ranks with other NATO leaders as he refused to commit to spending 5 percent of GDP on defense. It’s a welcome move, and a rare voice of dissent from E...

Spain Is Right to Reject Increased Military Spending

Pedro Sánchez, has broken ranks with other NATO leaders as he refused to commit to spending 5 percent of GDP on defense. It’s a welcome move, and a rare voice of dissent from Europe’s rush to remilitarize. My latest:
jacobin.com/2025/06/trum...

Very last minute location change due to double booking. Now will take place here: maps.app.goo.gl/Gt4q82oyfmz6...

Tonight!

Franco’s Holy War and The Catholic Church The Sobremesa Podcast · Episode

New Episode!!

The 2nd episode in our series on Francoism:

'Franco’s Holy War and The Catholic Church' with historian Pablo Sánchez León

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Franco’s Holy War and The Catholic Church The Sobremesa Podcast · Episode

New Episode!!

The 2nd episode in our series on Francoism:

'Franco’s Holy War and The Catholic Church' with historian Pablo Sánchez León

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Apple:

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Inside Opus Dei - From Francoism to Trump Podcast Episode · The Sobremesa Podcast · 10/17/2024 · 1h 8m

En @sobremesapod.bsky.social pueden encontrar una excelente entrevista con el autor del hilo (y del libro) sobre el Opus, @garethgore.bsky.social

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Are you in Madrid on Friday 30th May?

Come see Alan McGuire launch his new poetry pamphlet "The Last Days of Alicante" in conversation with Eoghan Gilmartin

They will also be recording an episode of the podcast live🎙️
Address: CS Pasillo Verde Ferroviario, Martín de Vargas, 46. Madrid
Time: 19:30

Are you in Madrid on Friday 30th May?

Come see Alan McGuire launch his new poetry pamphlet "The Last Days of Alicante" in conversation with Eoghan Gilmartin

They will also be recording an episode of the podcast live🎙️
Address: CS Pasillo Verde Ferroviario, Martín de Vargas, 46. Madrid
Time: 19:30

A director of an Irish fintech company was arrested in Dubai in relation to Spain's largest ever cocaine bust. A 2nd director in ET Fintech Europe appeared before the Audiencia Nacional last week.

But curiously, a 3rd director is a minor Spanish royal - Francisco de BORBON:

t.co/W1ktLSu99N

An image which seems to condense the contradictions of Spain's recent past.

Thanks, Luke! Yes, I had never heard of the set designer before. Will have to check out the book!

Cover of _Franquismo de cartón piedra: arquitectura efímera y de propaganda en los primeros años de la dictadura José Gómez del Collado (1942-1948)_ by Jorge Bogaerts

Brilliant episode! The portion about the set designer was fascinating. Jorge Bogaerts published this fantastic book on the architect of these papier-mâché spectacles, for those curious for more info on the subject