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Francesco Nicoli 🇪🇺 🎓

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All things Europe, in all things European. Neofunctionalist-in-chief, trilemmer, sci-fi & fantasy nerd. Political economist, associate professor at Politecnico of Turin, former fellow at Bruegel. " Europe will be made through crises...." .. more

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Francesco Nicoli 🇪🇺 🎓 @francesconicoli.bsky.social · Jul 28

Europe folded, precisely as I predicted. We pay our stubborn refusal to integrate European defence, which makes us dependent on the US for security.

This is the only reason the EU folded.

Defence, defence, defence.

Without a European army, we are vassals.

And vassals obey.

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 17h

An extremely proud day for Hungarians. I just really hope Orbán’s proxies won’t launch a smear campaign, since Krasznahorkai is an outspoken critic of contemporary fascism, far-right politics, and Viktor Orbán himself.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 21h

GB News pay party political leader Nigel Farage over half a million pounds. The TV channel pays him five times his MP salary - and as much as his other 11 further external jobs put together
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Nigel Farage earns over £1m from 12 'second jobs' - check how much your MP earns

The Reform UK leader's most lucrative second jobs include hosting on GB News, serving as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion and recording videos for Cameo

www.mirror.co.uk

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Shaun Pinner @olddogua.bsky.social · 22h

I can imagine this making Putin extremely popular. Too proud to admit defeat, over a million Russians injured, and pretty much going nowhere after nearly four years of war.
Feels like a Gorbachev moment coming on 🤞

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Shaun Pinner @olddogua.bsky.social · 22h

I’ve been to Pokrovsk. Russia targeted civilians every single day, not just here, but across Ukraine.
The world might ignore this genocide, but Ukraine never will. 🇺🇦

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Skeeter Rabbit👩🏾‍❤️‍💋‍👩🏾 @makkkiiio.bsky.social · 1d

White boys aren’t the only ones consuming right wing red pill media, it’s a lot of black boys falling into the pipeline too and more parents should give a fuck about it

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European Parliament @europarl.europa.eu · 1d

"Greenland needs the European Union, and the European Union needs Greenland." 🇬🇱🤝🇪🇺

Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen spoke at the European Parliament today, emphasising the potential of broader and stronger cooperation with the EU.

Read more: link.europa.eu/wwffTf

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 1d

The mother of this baby, Tetyana, was killed in a russian strike on Kyiv on Sept 7 — she suffered burns to 90% of her body.

Her premature baby, Nazar, miraculously survived emergency delivery and brain surgery. The father Vadym meets his son for the first time on Oct 7.

❤️‍🩹

Source: United24.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

Up to 25,000 Cubans could soon be fighting for Russia.

It is reported that Cubans are promised about $2,000 per month - far more than they can earn at home. It is also possible that they are promised jobs in construction but then sent to the frontlines.

Francesco Nicoli 🇪🇺 🎓 @francesconicoli.bsky.social · 1d

A third country intervenes in Ukraine.

The EU still thinks that intervening is escalation.

Baba Yaga Fèlla @babayagafella.bsky.social · 2d

A fools errand…

🇨🇺❗️🇺🇦 According to Ukrainian officials, as many as 25,000 Cubans could soon be fighting for Russia, overtaking North Koreans as the largest contingent of foreign troops on the battlefield, - Forbes
#News
#UkraineNews
#russiaMustFall

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Baba Yaga Fèlla @babayagafella.bsky.social · 2d

A fools errand…

🇨🇺❗️🇺🇦 According to Ukrainian officials, as many as 25,000 Cubans could soon be fighting for Russia, overtaking North Koreans as the largest contingent of foreign troops on the battlefield, - Forbes
#News
#UkraineNews
#russiaMustFall

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 2d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s video of the incident

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 2d

*game invades Poland*

Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 3d

Elon Musk announces xAI game studio will release a great AI-generated game before end of 2026.

Powered by Grok, the studio aims to revolutionize gaming with dynamic, photo-realistic experiences.

#xAI #Grok #AIGaming

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

The fucking hypocrisy of the Trump administration.

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Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 2d

This lurid headline is about British tourists no longer getting away with overstaying in Schengen. Or being 'illegals', as it's often called in the UK.

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JonZoidberg @jonzoidberg.xyz · 2d

Cause of Death: Severe burn.

Ben Shapiro @benshapiro 1d If you're at a dinner and somebody introduces himself as "Dr. Smith," you'd be rather upset to learn that he had a doctorate in musicology if you were to suffer a stroke at the table.

Evan Williams @evanwilliams... 36s

If you were at a dinner party and someone introduced themselves as "Ben Shapiro," you'd be rather upset to be at that dinner party.

-Dr. Evan Williams, DMA Music Composition

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 3d

For the sake of lasting peace in Europe, russia must be defeated.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 3d

⚡️North Korea is now fueling nearly half of Russia’s war effort.
united24media.com/latest-news/north-korea-now-supplies-up-to-50-of-russias-ammunition-needs-ukrainian-intel-reveals-12217

North Korea Now Supplies Up to 50% of Russia’s Ammunition Needs, Ukrainian Intel Reveals

North Korean weaponry and troops are now critical to Russia's military efforts, with substantial monthly artillery supplies impacting the situation in Ukraine.

united24media.com

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 3d

Merkel is probably one of the people most responsible for the war, as she was one of Putin’s main appeasers. Her leadership was a massive failure

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Margarete Rosalind Weidenhammer @margareterosali.bsky.social · 4d

Volodymyr #Zelenskyy

#Russia is openly trying to destroy our civilian infrastructure right now,ahead of winter–our gas infrastructure,our power generation & transmission.
Zero real reaction from the world.
We will fight so that the world does not remain silent and so that Russia feels the response.

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Niniko Robakidze @nuka21.bsky.social · 4d

Day #312
Non-stop pro-Euro #protests in #Georgia continue
Another rigged "elections" were played by GD regime yesterday with historically lowest voters turnout and massive rally on streets of #Tbilisi

#terrorinGeorgia
#GeorgiaProtests

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 4d

Literally did more than Just Stop Oil

Francesco Nicoli 🇪🇺 🎓 @francesconicoli.bsky.social · 4d

Putin keeps murdering civilians at a growing rate.

Italian trade unions however never even tried to put out a general strike against putin.

MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 4d

💔 A family of four, including a 15-year-old girl, died in the Lviv region.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 4d

💔 A family of four, including a 15-year-old girl, died in the Lviv region.

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EUwatch 🇪🇺 @euwatch.live · 5d

Drone sightings overshadow Munich Migration Meeting

Drone sightings overshadow Munich Migration Meeting

Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt announced an EU roadmap, in which the EU border protection agency Frontex could play a central role in future.

www.euronews.com

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🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 5d

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Katja Bego @katjabego.bsky.social · 5d

Macron: “We’ve been guilty of handing over our public democratic space to social networks owned by big American and Chinese firms whose interests are not in the survival and the functioning of our democracy."

I'm quite hopeful that French-German leadership on tech sovereignty can achieve something.

Europe’s democracies are in danger, warn Merz and Macron

Threats dwarf anything seen since the Cold War, says German chancellor.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 5d

German authorities have confirmed drones circling Munich were military grade.

Not sure how much longer NATO countries can keep up the pretense…

a cartoon dog is sitting in front of a fire and saying i 'm fine this is fine everything is fine

Alt: a cartoon dog is sitting in front of a fire and saying i 'm fine this is fine everything is fine

media.tenor.com

Francesco Nicoli 🇪🇺 🎓 @francesconicoli.bsky.social · 5d

verfassungsblog.de/why-restrict...

Why Restricting Tourist Visas to Russians is Legitimate

verfassungsblog.de