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The Epstein files document what many women researchers have long experienced but rarely seen laid bare so starkly: exclusion operating behind closed doors, shaping who gets funded, invited, mentored, and taken seriously. How many of these networks, norms, and gatekeepers remain in place?

Twitter is owned by a fascist who deliberately manipulates the algorithms to promote far right messages. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem.

Pois. Há coisas que não dá para copiar

Uma boa notícia!

By the end of March I must submit a journal article about the EU-US trade war and its consequences for the audiovisual sector. I haven’t even started writing it. This is one of the reasons why. Waste of time

Switching the algorithm off did not reverse the effects. People's political views stayed changed.

The Nature study that showed in hard factual data that X deliberately promotes conservative views in the 'For You' feed at a significantly higher rate than liberal posts, leading to people changing their political views. This, from one of the study authors is relevant. #socialmedia

I can't think of any immigrant in American history who has assimilated worse than Musk. The guy hates most of the people here and wants to hurt us, has open contempt for our traditions or values, and has spent billions trying to destroy our culture to replace it with that of his foreign childhood.

“Cultivating resistance”. It’s in their National Security Strategy

US:
"We are all one Western Civilization sharing a common thread from Athens to Rome to America."

EU:
"We've actually been building institutions to bring Europe closer together, pooling our sovereignty around shared values and..."

US:
"No. Not like that."

Artist Tai Shani Pulls Phaidon Book Deal Over Leon Black Allegations Black, who owns the art book publisher, has come under increased scrutiny over gruesome accusations detailed in the latest trove of Epstein files.

Artist and Turner Prize winner Tai Shani said she has withdrawn a forthcoming monograph with Phaidon, the fine art book publisher owned by Leon Black, in the wake of graphic sexual assault accusations against the private equity billionaire detailed in the Epstein files.

BBC warns Russia is taking over World Service radio frequencies Russian propaganda is filling the void where the BBC has closed World Service radio services due to cuts

BBC's Arabic radio service in Lebanon closed after 85 years as part of a £28.5m savings drive. 'Just months later, in October 2023, the Russian state-owned Sputnik news agency took over the frequency. Its news bulletin opened with “This is Moscow”, replacing the previous “This is London” intro.' 🙄

The Rubio speech was not a detente.

It was the JD Vance message delivered with velvet rather than boxing gloves (h/t @fbermingham.bsky.social)

He signalled 0 actionable compromises to the EU other than implicitly asking Europe to close its borders / round up migrants (and then the US offers what?)

TV. They've just reinvented TV.

Felizmente tínhamos o António Costa ao leme durante a Covid. É o que fica claro

Obrigada

O que aconteceu? Onde está o erro? Não tenho conseguido seguir

Hehehehe bela rede

I prefer human intelligence. Old school

Obrigada :-)

Here’s a niche question, Bluesky: can anyone recommend a good but not extensive biography of Willy Brandt? Is Life of a Statesman good or is there a better alternative?

Delighted to announce the launch of the New Politics Project at @ecfr.eu.

Led by me in Berlin and Piotr Buras in Warsaw, it will 1) research how volatility, fragmentation & populism are reshaping European foreign policies, 2) build a resilient agenda for a stronger, autonomous Europe.

ecfr.eu/npp

Bendy bananas at Sainsbury’s next, please

A dimensão da escolaridade destes emigrantes (em média) e dos riscos potenciais que imaginam com a entrada de mais imigrantes nos países onde estão também é importante

obrigada. O português de emigrante é uma língua com muito potencial

Here’s a niche question, Bluesky: can anyone recommend a good but not extensive biography of Willy Brandt? Is Life of a Statesman good or is there a better alternative?

Claro. Mas não deixa de ser chocante

Infelizmente é um clássico do sul a Europa. Estou em Florença e passo horas por semana à espera do autocarro. Os horários são uma coisa abstracta que se aplica a uma realidade paralela

Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows

“The scheme recouped more than its net cost of €72m through increases in arts-related expenditure… and reduced reliance on other welfare payments”.

I prefer the French model of the statut d'intermittent, which supports the arts ecosystem more directly but… good!
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

É muito pouco. Trágico

It was excellent to see so many @eui-eu.bsky.social colleagues in London for the launch of the EUI alumni chapter in the UK. Great speech by @sandrogozi.bsky.social on EU-UK relations (as always). May this be the first meeting of many and the beginning of the return of the UK to the EUI.