Vivian Efthimiopoulou

(I heard the episode twice btw while walking the dog early in the morning and early this evening. PPF makes me feel smart :-) )

Amazing episode. Thank you. I wonder if you will discuss dignity as a political slogan. Syriza radical
Left) won the elections in Greece in 2015 with the slogan “Dignity” (against the polices of austerity imposed by the IMF).

Οι λύκοι στην Πάρνηθα και ο εισαγγελέας που τους απειλεί | ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ

Η Ιωάννα Σουφλέρη, αρχισυντάκτρια στο «ΒΗΜΑ Science», εξηγεί το σκεπτικό της εισαγγελικής παραγγελίας για την απομάκρυνση των λύκων από την Πάρνηθα και πώς η «εξορία» τους θα διαταράξει την ισορροπία του οικοσυστήματος.

The Great Political Films: Z 140

Σαν σήμερα δολοφονήθηκε ο βουλευτής της ΕΔΑ Γρηγόρης Λαμπρακης (ως γνωστόν). Αξιζει να ακούσετε το επεισόδιο του @ppfideas.bsky.social για την ταινία «Ζ» του Κώστα Γαβρά. www.ppfideas.com/episodes/the...

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We start a new mini-series on the history of globalisation by exploring the arguments that foreshadow what’s happening with Trump today. David talks to historian @mwpalen.bsky.social about the 19th-century fight over free trade, tariffs & empire.

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Σχολιάζοντας αυτό το επεισόδιο στο ΤΕΤΑΡΤΟ ο Πεντζίκης είπε ότι το μόνο που τον είχε εντυπωσιάσει ήταν ο κωλος του Καστοριάδη #ποσαθυμαμαιβαγγελιστραμου

Lammy confirms UK and France in talks over Palestine recognition Two permanent members of UN security council could make move at conference in June on two-state solution The UK is in discussion with France and Saudi Arabia over the recognition of a Palestinian state at a June conference convened by the two countries on keeping alive the political path to a two-state solution in the Middle East, the UK foreign secretary has said. David Lammy’s comments mark the first time the UK has acknowledged that a discussion with the French about a recognition process around the conference is under way. Continue reading...

Lammy confirms UK and France in talks over Palestine recognition

‘I want to tell the world’: Bergen-Belsen survivor recounts horrors of Holocaust Lola Hassid Angel can vividly recall the hunger, disease and death at Nazi camp liberated exactly 80 years ago

Lola Hassid Angel from #Greece can vividly recall the hunger, disease and death at Bergen-Belsen liberated 80 years ago. She is among the very last of Greece’s dwindling Jewish community to have survived Bergen-Belsen.
By Helena Smith
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I have a request for David. We need to listen sth about political despair, despair that is caused to citizens that are really interested in politics by politics. I don’t know if there is anything relevant in political theory but there must be.

Despite significant improvement, antisemitic perceptions in Greece are still widespread NEW ADL GLOBAL SURVEY ON ANTISEMITISM – ADL Global 100: Index of Antisemitism February 13, 2025 Published on the website of the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece On 14.1.2025, the…

Despite the significant improvement, #Greece still ranks 73rd out of 103 countries surveyed, with a score well above Western Europe’s average (17%), indicating there is much work to be done to eliminate deep-rooted prejudices and misconceptions.
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The bacteria in your gut depend on where you are in the social network around you.

The microbes within us treat our social networks as the extended environment in which they thrive. They can spread from person to person.

New #HNL work out today in @natureportfolio.bsky.social . 1/

Paris kosher supermarket that was scene of deadly 2015 terror attack damaged by arson * * *

A kosher supermarket in Paris that was the scene of a deadly terror attack in 2015 was targeted in an overnight arson attack.
The front of the Hyper Cacher supermarket was damaged and there was some damage to the interior of the store. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent... #Islamism #antisemitism

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In the first of three episodes about the people and ideas behind the French Revolution, David talks to Lucia Rubinelli about the man who helped kickstart it all: the Abbé Sieyès. How did an obscure cleric galvanise a nation?

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🎨 An Ottoman Drawing of Aleppo (Syria), 1885 #History #Aleppo #1880s

An early example of a figural chess piece (7th–8th century). An elephant (bishop) is represented bending forward so that its trunk touches the ground.

🐘 ♟️ An early example of a figural #chess piece (7th–8th century). An elephant (bishop) is represented bending forward so that its trunk touches the ground.

👓 Watch THROUGH THE MIRROR OF CHESS: A CULTURAL EXPLORATION, bit.ly/3eUQIWF

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🗃️ 🏺 #archaeology #ancientbluesky #games

Medieval Dye Plants Discovered in Belgium for the First Time - Medievalists.net Archaeologists in Belgium have uncovered traces of weld, madder, and woad—the three primary dye plants used in medieval textile production—during excavations in Brussels and Mechelen.

Medieval Dye Plants Discovered in Belgium for the First Time www.medievalists.net/2025/03/medi... #medieval

MAGA, the German Far Right, and the Transnational Assault on Democracy A reflection on the German far right, Elon Musk’s interference in the German election, and why the MAGA-AfD alliance isn’t nearly as irresistible as they want us to believe

Sunday reading: One week ago, the far right emerged from the German election stronger than it has ever been since 1945.
 
I wrote about the relationship between MAGA and the AfD and what to make of the transnational alliance of extremists.
 
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Ναι, είναι κλασικός βιβιανισμός. :-P

Όλοι τον ψήφισαν ναι. Εδώ είχαν ψηφίσει όλοι την Κωλ/ου. Καλά είχαν κάνει τότε κατά τη γνωμη μου.

Αχέμ. Με 250 ψήφους είχε εκλεγεί Πρόεδρος της Βουλής.

Όχι μωρέ τώρα. Η ένστασή μου βρίσκεται στον τρόπο που περιγράφουμε κάθε φορά την πραγματικότητα.

Δεν έγινε κομματάρχης Μαυρογυαλούρος ως ΠτΔ βεβαια. Εντυπωσιακό που το ανακάλυψαν τώρα και δεν το ήξεραν οταν τον υπερψήφιζαν όλοι και με τα δύο χέρια ως ΠτΒ.

‘Ultrahigh Energy’ Neutrino Found With a Telescope Under the Sea It’s the most energetic particle of its kind ever discovered, and scientists have no idea where it came from.

Breaking News: Scientists confirmed the detection of the most energetic neutrino recorded on Earth, offering a peek into the universe at its most extreme. It's the most energetic particle of its kind ever discovered.

Ναι συμφωνώ. Η δε στάση του μεταδίδει την οδύνη του σε πολλαπλάσιο βαθμό από αυτών που ολοφύρονται νυχθημερόν. Ενας μορφωμένος άνθρωπος που συμπεριφέρεται ως τέτοιος.

LOL. Πως το είχε πει ο Βενιζέλος στον Τσακαλώτο; «Εσείς στους δανειστές δεν σηκώσατε μόνο τα χέρια. Σηκώσατε και τα πόδια». Αυτά καλό είναι να μην λέγονται βέβαια <3

Αυτό το ποστ μου θυμησε γιατί ξεκίνησα το FACT. Αν υποθέσουμε ότι ξέχασα γιατί που δεν. Παρεμπιπτόντως το information overload ο πρώτος που το παρατήρησε και το όρισε ως πρόβλημα ήταν ο Ντιντερό, κατά τη δημιουργία της «Εγκυκλοπαίδειας» :-)

Πριν την εγχείρηση μου έδωσαν ένα Zanax. Ηταν το πρώτο που πήρα στη ζωή μου. Το είπα στη νοσοκόμα και παραλίγο να λιποθυμήσει :-P Η εγχείρηση κρατάει πολύ λίγο αλλά είναι ενοχλητική. Προχθές ας πούμε, στο 2ο μάτι το πιο προβληματικό ζορίστηκα.

Τη διάγνωση ότι μπορώ να το κάνω την είχα από το 2020. Βολεύτηκα με την πανδημία. Είδα όμως στο φμπ ένα ενθουσιώδες ποστ φίλου και τον ρώτησα. Καθοριστικός ήταν ο γιατρός που μου πρότεινε ένας άλλος φίλος. Ούφο σαν και μένα. Πολύ ενημερωμένος επιστημονικά. Μου ενέπνευσε εμπιστοσύνη και το αποφάσισα

In Torah portion 'Yitro' (יִתְרוֹ) Moses receives the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai while the people wait at the foot of the mountain.
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BL Add MS 22413; Tripartite Maḥzor; 1300-1329 CE; Germany; f.3r

When the the text writes itself.....

Bodleian Library MS. Douce 6; Psalter; c.1320 CE-1330 CE; Flanders (Ghent) f.61r @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social