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Results and developments. #Germany

Looks like Trump throwing Ukraine under the bus is a bridge too far even for the European far right

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz references Tiananmen Square, invoking the theme of standing up to Musk's Teslas to call on American defiance.

Time to wake up, finally. @iamhurst.bsky.social #FutureofEurope

“Almost every major British political party has bent the knee to Donald Trump. The Liberal Democrats are happy to stay standing.”

The Trump administration does not have a grand geopolitical strategy It is pursuing an ideological campaign against its true enemy, which is not China or Russia but liberalism. It hates liberals at home and liberal democracies abroad — and wants both to suffer nickcohen.substack.com/p/trumps-tru...

Discovery and a half. #Egypt

Wrote a short summary of how antagonizing Europe can backfire on the Trump administration, at the expense of US global power. More on the European side of things when we know more about the results from Paris

US president, perhaps deliberately, spouts a lot of evident nonsense, so we should rather concentrate on what this administration does. Europe clearly needs to legislate for trouble ahead, including ignorant volatility, and hopefully it has done so. #Trump #Europe @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social

Another excellent episode, this time on war crimes and international justice. @nickcohen.bsky.social tun.in/tESXJD

Vital that ceasefire and exchange of prisoners continue. #Gaza #Israel

Lies, damn lies, and immigration statistics: me in @prospectmagazine.co.uk on the endless torrent of falsehoods and half-truths pumped out by right-wong "journalists and " thinktanks" in the British media. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...

The public are behind this policy. We've extensively polled views on the UK aligning with EU regulations with @yougov.co.uk. Plus whether the public would accept greater trading access if it meant following SOME or even ALL EU rules. Full findings here 👇 www.bestforbritain.org/february_202...

“In many ways Elon Musk is the right man to play this role in our national suicide.” www.liberalcurrents.com/elon-musk-is...

Not far from the truth.

Good luck on Sunday, #ValenciaCF. #LimGoHome

With friends like these... #Trump

Thorough and impressive; for anyone interested in #Brexit, its implications for Britain and the EU, and a possible way forward, this is essential reading. @ukandeu.bsky.social @anandmenon.bsky.social

BREAKING | The universe could undergo a 'catastrophic change' that could alter absolutely everything, quantum machine shows

What are YOUR favorite songs from Prince's debut album 'For You' (1978)? | Visit https://album.ink/PrinceForYou to listen to the album + revisit our tribute

A youth mobility scheme is popular across the political spectrum. Crucial for our youngsters and the EU, it must be at the forefront of Starmer's UK-EU reset 🇪🇺🇬🇧. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

If you get in close contact with a #tuberculosis (TB) patient or belong to a high risk group: ✅ get tested for TB infection ✅ if prescribed TB preventive treatment, complete the full course. Tuberculosis is curable and preventable.

We’ve put together a starter pack of alternative media outlets. Follow these to get a different take on the news. 👇

Six things you can thank Brexit for... 1. Airport and port queues 2. Spiralling food prices 3. Small businesses forced to shut down 4. Harder to work or study in EU 5. Artists hit by wave of barriers 6. Jobs chaos in NHS

Fingers crossed it's good and fitting. #JeffBuckley

Just 8% of Britons think Brexit has positively impacted their lives, YouGov poll shows

I don’t envy Dan, who had to wait today’s consistently brilliant show down to just one hour of ‘best bits’! 😉 www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...

I think the fact that Brexiters now have to invent comedy metrics, by which #Brexit has been - somehow - a success, speaks volumes. Don’t you? It’s like someone losing their home, then trying to style it out by pointing out how much less vacuuming there is. ~AA

Ridiculous act of self-harm. #Brexit #BrexitDisaster

The UK needs to lead in Europe again. We can't rely on Trump, and Labour hasn't shown the urgency or ambition to fix our relationship with our closest neighbours. A UK-EU customs union is the first step repairing that relationship. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-cost-starme…

What a film. Palme d'Or winner, nominated for Oscar. February 1993: Štrpci, #Bosnia. Paramilitaries stop a passenger train and arrest civilians. Of the 500 or so passengers, only one man puts up resistance. This film tells the true story of the man who would not remain silent. @artefr.bsky.social

This is brilliant. A declassified World War II guide for citizen saboteurs on how to fight fascism is going viral www.404media.co/declassified...

Perfectly sensible, and viable, proposition. @euobserver.com #FutureOfEurope @ec.europa.eu

Too right. #FutureOfEurope

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Today I’ve announced an additional £10m in funding to tackle rough sleeping and help more Londoners rebuild their lives away from the streets. In Lewisham, I saw first-hand the important work being done by our charity partner @stmungos.bsky.social

Two time-use researchers explain how to be mindful about where you spend your precious minutes.

Ready for a change? Over 6 weeks, our Quarter Life newsletter course will walk you through research-backed advice and tools to help you improve your relationships, your career, your free time and your mental health. Sign up here: tcnv.link/Zq85AZ8 #glowup

Today at 6pm: Green Immunity – How Do Plants Fight Infection? Watch live via: gres.hm/green-immunity Prof @robinmay9.bsky.social investigates the many enviable features of #plant immune systems, and explores how they achieve #immunity without a single white blood cell

“Keeping opposition voices accessible among at least a third of the voting age population is critical to avoiding the typical competitive authoritarian scenario.” www.liberalcurrents.com/we-must-defe...

After initially provoking disbelief, US President Donald Trump’s audacious plan to acquire Greenland — potentially by force — has triggered frantic talks among European leaders aiming to stop him.

Intriguing read on interactive nature of party politics in the EU, on Europarties and introducing an alternative model. @gillespittoors.bsky.social #FutureOfEurope

What a turnaround. #deepseek

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

"No moneyman can win my love / It's sweetness that I'm thinking of / We always hang in a buffalo stance / We do the dive every time we dance / I'll give you love, baby, not romance / I'll make a move, nothing left to chance / So don't you get fresh with me"

Goodbye to the lost children of Gaza. You were loved, you are remembered, you did not deserve it | Nesrine Malik

The dream of technology is now under the control of men who are vain, foolish, self-centred, amoral, desperate for power, and in some cases openly fascistic. iandunt.substack.com/p/how-to-res...

With friends like these... @the-independent.com #Trump