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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 9h

It is also delusional thinking.
You think flattery is going to keep that man on your side in the long run?

Good luck.

Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 9h

There is perverse thinking, and a step below that is thinking that a president that is illegally sending US military units into US cities should be awarded the Nobel Peace prize.

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 9h

Fair

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 9h

The big guy who crushes everyone and manages to keep the ball wins?

Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 10h

I think my understanding of French politics is similar to my understanding of rugby.
I don’t really know the rules or the game but I can follow the drama of a big match.

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 9h

(Perhaps I am just a slow learner.)

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 9h

I would ask people to please explain France to me, but then it took me two decades to *begin to understand* Britain so I suppose that would be too time-consuming.

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Peter Ricketts @lordrickettsp.bsky.social · 14h

Unusually I disagree with this @TheEconomist leader on Gaza. Trump’s plan is NOT a ‘radically different vision from the moribund approach under Oslo’. Indeed one of the most striking things about the 20 points is that they move the US towards the classic Oslo vision of the end-state 1/3

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 13h

Fair enough

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 13h

Just in case you meant me, I did not even mention Islam, I was trying to point out how tolerant most British Christians are.

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 15h

The interfaith work that is happening in the UK is inspiring. That does not minimize the very real extremism out there.

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 16h

Atheism is no guarantee of tolerance.
And faith is no guarantee of intolerance.

But it serves the agenda of any authoritarian to suggest that it is that simple.

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 16h

I think this is hugely important. I have done a lot of research on religion and politics for my book (about 🇬🇧) and I cannot overstate the difference between the pundits and politicians who talk aggressively
about "cultural Christianity“ and the people you meet when you actually go to church.

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 16h

"People who attend church or identify with a Christian tradition are not systematically more (or less) nativist, authoritarian or populist than their secular counterparts. Conversely, people who hold nativist and authoritarian views are often also Islamophobes, and vice versa." 👏 @kai-arzheimer.com

Islamophobia in Western Europe is not driven by religiosity

Are Christians more likely to be Islamophobic than other citizens in Europe? New research finds European Islamophobia has no link to a person’s religiosity.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 1d

Und wenn man nicht immer nach dem Schreiben das Gefühl hätte, dass das alles sowieso trivialer Quatsch ist, den eh schon jeder weiß.

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 1d

Ich auch

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 1d

Das ist großartig.

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent News that Charles Grant is here. Everybody interested in Britain‘s Relations with Europe (and the EU more generally), do follow @cergrant.bsky.social

Armida van Rij @armida.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome Charles Grant @cergrant.bsky.social to Bsky! This means the whole @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social research team is here - make sure to follow for their excellent analysis.

@cerianbond.bsky.social
@elisabettaco.bsky.social
@zecsaky.bsky.social
@sandertordoir.bsky.social
@aslak.bsky.social

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 1d

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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation

Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 1d

Drei Kinder, neues Buch. Glutton for punishment.

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 1d

Und warum vergisst man das, wenn man fertig ist, und fängt ein neues an????

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 1d

And retweet!

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent News that Charles Grant is here. Everybody interested in Britain‘s Relations with Europe (and the EU more generally), do follow @cergrant.bsky.social

Armida van Rij @armida.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome Charles Grant @cergrant.bsky.social to Bsky! This means the whole @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social research team is here - make sure to follow for their excellent analysis.

@cerianbond.bsky.social
@elisabettaco.bsky.social
@zecsaky.bsky.social
@sandertordoir.bsky.social
@aslak.bsky.social