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Stanley Pignal @spignal.bsky.social · 1d

I've been a bit sceptical of the "exodus of US-based academics to Europe" thing, but this is a notable move.

Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 1d

I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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Stephan Faris @stephanfaris.bsky.social · 1d

Negotiating to have my salary paid in Labubus.

Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 1d

What is the graphics department at the Wall Street Journal smoking?! An insane infographic 🤣🤣🤣 Needless to say I approve!

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Dave Clark @daveclarkreports.bsky.social · 2d

The Pope says: "Subscribe".

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Stephan Faris @stephanfaris.bsky.social · 2d

“We have a continent that has experienced war, lockdown, a kind of light dictatorship in Budapest, we are used to continuing to function with a lot of shocks” said a European Commission official

But “Le Pen is different.”

www.politico.eu/article/brus...

The EU’s worst nightmare has never looked so real

If the far right gains control of parliament in the EU’s second-largest country, Europe will fundamentally change.

www.politico.eu

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Stephan Faris @stephanfaris.bsky.social · 2d

Latest Brussels scandal just dropped

Commission to probe reports that Orbán’s spies targeted EU officials in Brussels www.politico.eu/article/orba...

Commission to probe reports that Orbán’s spies targeted EU officials in Brussels

Hungary’s current European Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi was in charge of the country’s embassy at the time of the allegations.

www.politico.eu

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 2d

Tired: Trump gets the Peace Prize.

Wired: Trump gets the Nobel for literature for his Truth Social posts.

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Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 3d

there is a whole wave of 2010-20 era leaders who seemed impressive while in office but in retrospect glossed over structural problems and helped dig the world into its current hole. Merkel, Rutte, Obama, Cameron, Trudeau…

Stephan Faris @stephanfaris.bsky.social · 3d

"The former German chancellor remains unrepentant."

Angela Merkel’s non-apology tour www.politico.eu/article/ange...

Angela Merkel’s non-apology tour

The former chancellor refuses to reckon with her fraught legacy on the war in Ukraine, instead invoking Covid and a missed chance for talks.

www.politico.eu

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Stephan Faris @stephanfaris.bsky.social · 3d

Fake news. The green is clearly basil

Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 3d

Which other flag resembles their country’s national cuisine?

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Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · 3d

Merkel might have limited the considerable damage to her legacy by admitting mistakes in her handling of Russia and China. Instead she has compounded the damage by doubling down on her misguided policies and blaming others for the consequences.

www.politico.eu/article/ange...

Angela Merkel’s non-apology tour

The former chancellor refuses to reckon with her fraught legacy on the war in Ukraine, instead invoking Covid and a missed chance for talks.

www.politico.eu

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Stephan Faris @stephanfaris.bsky.social · 3d

"The former German chancellor remains unrepentant."

Angela Merkel’s non-apology tour www.politico.eu/article/ange...

Angela Merkel’s non-apology tour

The former chancellor refuses to reckon with her fraught legacy on the war in Ukraine, instead invoking Covid and a missed chance for talks.

www.politico.eu

Stephan Faris @stephanfaris.bsky.social · 3d

Spoiler!

Stephan Faris @stephanfaris.bsky.social · 4d

Winter is coming (fall has fallen)

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 4d

Editor in chief, city editor, features editor

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Stanley Pignal @spignal.bsky.social · 5d

Lecornu made a big song and dance about cutting benefits paid to politicians after they leave office.

But according to Le Monde, that only applies from 2026. So the ministers who were in office 14 hours are entitled to €28,000 after they leave office.

Not bad for a day's work.

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Stephan Faris @stephanfaris.bsky.social · 5d

Marine Le Pen smells blood as Macron runs out of options www.politico.eu/article/mari...

Marine Le Pen smells blood as Macron runs out of options

The far-right National Rally is pushing for new elections.

www.politico.eu

Stephan Faris @stephanfaris.bsky.social · 5d

Europe has the highest rate of tobacco use in the world, overtaking Southeast Asia.

Just under a quarter of people aged 15 and over in Europe use tobacco, according to data from 2024. European women also have the highest global prevalence at 17.4 percent.

www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Europe now world leader for smoking rates

The WHO says the region has overtaken Southeast Asia, where smoking rates have plummeted.

www.politico.eu

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Dave Clark @daveclarkreports.bsky.social · 5d

Always hard to convert between French metric measures and UK Imperial.
For example a Lecornu is only 0.55 Truss

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Stephan Faris @stephanfaris.bsky.social · 5d

We need something that goes bad faster. Like a banana. 🍌

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Stephan Faris @stephanfaris.bsky.social · 5d

Some stories are evergreen

Rome gloats as France becomes Italy and Italy becomes France www.politico.eu/article/rome...

Rome gloats as France becomes Italy and Italy becomes France

Increasing debt and five prime ministers in less than two years has Paris in a precarious position as Rome enjoys political stability.

www.politico.eu

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Stephan Faris @stephanfaris.bsky.social · 6d

And it's next to the strawberry museum

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 8d

i feel like the journalism industry needs to invent a category for this post and give a prize to it in perpetuity

Brian Grubb @briancgrubb.bsky.social · 8d

probably the most fun i've had reading something online in weeks

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Name A 28-Year-Old | Defector

Here is the challenge before you: Name a famous person who is 28 years old. Go ahead. No cheating, no looking it up. Off the dome. Pure, uncut 28-year-old naming. I bet you can’t do it. Zendaya? 29. ...

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 8d

in this week's newsletter! I explain the tenets of the diet I invented, called "an eye for an eye", and which involves.....well I think it may be easier if you just read it: youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/do-you-thi... [free to read]

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Stephan Faris @stephanfaris.bsky.social · 10d

OpenAI Releases List of Work Tasks ChatGPT Can Already Replace share.google/9lDSoGrwpnEy...

OpenAI Releases List of Work Tasks It Says ChatGPT Can Already Replace

OpenAI has released a new evaluation to figure out how well its AIs perform on "economically valuable, real-world tasks."

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Stephan Faris @stephanfaris.bsky.social · 11d

I have never felt so seen

Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 12d

The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video

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Stephan Faris @stephanfaris.bsky.social · 12d

Last time I flew international out of Brussels, there was a line for UK and US passports that was far faster than the European line!