Alex Roche 🇪🇺
@alexroche.bsky.social
Human rights advocate • Global/public affairs & tech specialist • Associate Director, Center for the Governance of Change at IE University: deciphering how we the people should rule a world in revolution • My views • about.me/aroche • 🇪🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦🇵🇸🇺🇳
“Putin is mistaken if he thinks Ukrainians will give up because their toilets don’t work. We will crap in ditches if we have to – singing ‘Putin is a dickhead’. Ukrainians will never give in.” economist.com/europe/2026/...
Peace negotiations give freezing Kyiv a hint of hope
Talks with Russia in Abu Dhabi could point towards a compromise
economist.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
“Putin is mistaken if he thinks Ukrainians will give up because their toilets don’t work. We will crap in ditches if we have to – singing ‘Putin is a dickhead’. Ukrainians will never give in.” economist.com/europe/2026/...
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Democratic Socialists of America — We are at 100,000 members!
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February 7, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Democratic Socialists of America — We are at 100,000 members!
🌹 dsausa.org/join
🌹 dsausa.org/join
“ICE and its leaders are trampling the constitution.” economist.com/leaders/2026...
ICE’s impunity is a formula for more violence
Is America’s president building his own paramilitary militia?
economist.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:53 PM
“ICE and its leaders are trampling the constitution.” economist.com/leaders/2026...
“Open and free countries with liberal societies can be destroyed from the outside and from the inside. Or they can be saved. But only if those of us who live in them are willing to make the effort to save them.” — @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 6:52 PM
“Open and free countries with liberal societies can be destroyed from the outside and from the inside. Or they can be saved. But only if those of us who live in them are willing to make the effort to save them.” — @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
“China’s record of weaponising supply chains makes it small comfort to swap reliance on the U.S. for dependence on China.”
In these isolating times for America’s mid-sized allies, China is not a saviour. To Xi Jinping as much as Donald Trump, power is what counts
Western leaders navigate a lonely world
China cannot and will not save mid-size American allies from Donald Trump
econ.st
January 27, 2026 at 7:21 PM
“China’s record of weaponising supply chains makes it small comfort to swap reliance on the U.S. for dependence on China.”
“Chinese AI models are good, open-source and offer insurance against lock-out, as well as lock-in.”
Last year DeepSeek became a byword for a new wave of Chinese innovation in artificial intelligence. There are three reasons Europe should embrace it econ.st/45Tkmmk
Illustration: Simon Bailly
Illustration: Simon Bailly
January 27, 2026 at 7:18 PM
“Chinese AI models are good, open-source and offer insurance against lock-out, as well as lock-in.”
Justice for Alex Pretti!
January 26, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Justice for Alex Pretti!
“European leaders should strive to slow the erosion of the transatlantic alliance, but they must also prepare for a day when NATO is no more.”
America’s alliances cannot survive continual bouts of arm-wrestling brought about by a president who thinks allies have no value. European leaders must prepare for a global realignment
The true danger posed by Donald Trump
Despite a tactical retreat, great risks remain
econ.st
January 26, 2026 at 5:47 PM
“European leaders should strive to slow the erosion of the transatlantic alliance, but they must also prepare for a day when NATO is no more.”
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Across America and the world, people are realizing it’s not possible to appease America’s dictator.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Across America and the world, people are realizing it’s not possible to appease America’s dictator.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
“Trump administration officials continued to maintain on Sunday that Pretti had threatened agents with a firearm, despite video footage which contradicted those claims.” Liars! giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Trump faces growing backlash against immigration crackdown after shooting
Some Republicans break ranks while Democrats threaten a shutdown over latest death in Minneapolis
giftarticle.ft.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:40 PM
“Trump administration officials continued to maintain on Sunday that Pretti had threatened agents with a firearm, despite video footage which contradicted those claims.” Liars! giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
‘La detención del niño Liam por el ICE conmociona a Estados Unidos por la crueldad migratoria de Trump’ elpais.com/us/migracion...
La detención del niño Liam por el ICE conmociona a Estados Unidos por la crueldad migratoria de Trump
Las críticas contra los excesos de los agentes federales se extienden por todo el país
elpais.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:15 AM
‘La detención del niño Liam por el ICE conmociona a Estados Unidos por la crueldad migratoria de Trump’ elpais.com/us/migracion...
“Without globalised violence, the Industrial Revolution would not have happened.” economist.com/culture/2026...
Did killers make the modern world?
A blockbuster history claims that violence drove the Industrial Revolution
economist.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:42 AM
“Without globalised violence, the Industrial Revolution would not have happened.” economist.com/culture/2026...
“In a world of great power rivalry, the countries in between have a choice – compete with each other for favour, or combine to create a third path with impact.” www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
Davos 2026: Special address by Mark Carney, PM of Canada
Canadian PM Mark Carney stressed the end of the rules-based international order and urged middle powers to act together to counter the great power rivalry.
www.weforum.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:23 AM
“In a world of great power rivalry, the countries in between have a choice – compete with each other for favour, or combine to create a third path with impact.” www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
Justice for Renee Good!
January 20, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Justice for Renee Good!
“When companies are forced to allocate capital on geopolitical lines, they become less productive, reducing prosperity for all.” economist.com/leaders/2026...
America’s gunboat capitalism will make the world poorer
And Donald Trump’s use of companies as a tool of state will make it no safer
economist.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:58 PM
“When companies are forced to allocate capital on geopolitical lines, they become less productive, reducing prosperity for all.” economist.com/leaders/2026...
“For its own sake —and for the sake of the wider world— Europe needs to stand firm on Greenland.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Europe must not appease Trump on Greenland
By capitulating again, the EU and UK would signal that we are now irrevocably in a might-makes-right world
giftarticle.ft.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:10 PM
“For its own sake —and for the sake of the wider world— Europe needs to stand firm on Greenland.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
2,000 protesters killed in Iran!
“Tell the world that unspeakable crimes are being committed in Iran… Tell the world that if they do nothing, the authorities will turn the country into a graveyard.” www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
“Tell the world that unspeakable crimes are being committed in Iran… Tell the world that if they do nothing, the authorities will turn the country into a graveyard.” www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Iran: Massacre of protesters demands global diplomatic action to signal an end to impunity
Verified videos and credible information from eyewitnesses in Iran reveal mass unlawful killings committed on an unprecedented scale amidst an ongoing internet shutdown imposed by the authorities sinc...
www.amnesty.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:25 PM
2,000 protesters killed in Iran!
“Tell the world that unspeakable crimes are being committed in Iran… Tell the world that if they do nothing, the authorities will turn the country into a graveyard.” www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
“Tell the world that unspeakable crimes are being committed in Iran… Tell the world that if they do nothing, the authorities will turn the country into a graveyard.” www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
“The U.S. administration of Donald Trump wishes to erase the republic itself, in its 250th year. That is why Europe is its enemy. It is also why Europe must defend itself.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
The Maga war on European democracy
America’s national security strategy projects internal fears abroad
giftarticle.ft.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:12 AM
“The U.S. administration of Donald Trump wishes to erase the republic itself, in its 250th year. That is why Europe is its enemy. It is also why Europe must defend itself.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
“Venezuela needs citizens’ intense desire for democracy to be harnessed, not sidelined.” economist.com/by-invitatio...
Peace and prosperity in Venezuela will come from democracy, not oil, writes Ricardo Hausmann
Wishing otherwise, as Donald Trump does, is delusional
economist.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:57 PM
“Venezuela needs citizens’ intense desire for democracy to be harnessed, not sidelined.” economist.com/by-invitatio...
“As countries everywhere feel emboldened to encroach on their neighbours, the dismal prospect is of an aggressive, border-shifting 19th-century world, but armed with 21st-century weapons.” economist.com/leaders/2026...
In Donald Trump’s world, the strong take what they can
That will be bad for America—and everyone else
economist.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:09 PM
“As countries everywhere feel emboldened to encroach on their neighbours, the dismal prospect is of an aggressive, border-shifting 19th-century world, but armed with 21st-century weapons.” economist.com/leaders/2026...
Justice for Renee Good!
Protesters in Minneapolis and across the country are demanding accountability for the ICE killing of Renee Good.
“We Had Whistles. They Had Guns”: Nationwide Protests Held over ICE Killing of Renee Good
We speak with civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong in Minneapolis as protests continue in the city following the killing of activist Renee Good last week. The ICE agent who fatally shot Good in...
www.democracynow.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Justice for Renee Good!
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❗'Poeta, esposa y madre': quién era Renee Nicole Macklin Good, la mujer asesinada a tiros por el ICE en Mineápolis
'Poeta, esposa y madre': quién era Renee Nicole Macklin Good, la mujer asesinada a tiros por el ICE en Mineápolis
El asesinato ha estado envuelto en bulos por parte de la Casa Blanca, que ha justificado la acción de los agentes antiimigración hablando de "terrorismo" o de un "ataque"
www.eldiario.es
January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
❗'Poeta, esposa y madre': quién era Renee Nicole Macklin Good, la mujer asesinada a tiros por el ICE en Mineápolis
Con la repulsa que causan Maduro y su dictadura, Trump ha cometido hoy un crimen de agresión inaceptable contra Venezuela.
Defendamos el orden internacional basado en reglas frente a la ley del más fuerte que Trump, Putin o Netanyahu pretenden imponer.
La paz y seguridad mundiales están en riesgo.
Defendamos el orden internacional basado en reglas frente a la ley del más fuerte que Trump, Putin o Netanyahu pretenden imponer.
La paz y seguridad mundiales están en riesgo.
January 3, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Con la repulsa que causan Maduro y su dictadura, Trump ha cometido hoy un crimen de agresión inaceptable contra Venezuela.
Defendamos el orden internacional basado en reglas frente a la ley del más fuerte que Trump, Putin o Netanyahu pretenden imponer.
La paz y seguridad mundiales están en riesgo.
Defendamos el orden internacional basado en reglas frente a la ley del más fuerte que Trump, Putin o Netanyahu pretenden imponer.
La paz y seguridad mundiales están en riesgo.
“In 2025 China defied Trump’s attempt to use tariffs to force a show of submission. By turning the tables, Xi revealed just how much the US actually depends on his policies. In this round of the superpowers’ fight for 21st-century supremacy, it was a victory for China.” economist.com/leaders/2025...
China proved its strengths in 2025—and Donald Trump helped
It was a good year for Xi Jinping
economist.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“In 2025 China defied Trump’s attempt to use tariffs to force a show of submission. By turning the tables, Xi revealed just how much the US actually depends on his policies. In this round of the superpowers’ fight for 21st-century supremacy, it was a victory for China.” economist.com/leaders/2025...
Robe, joder, qué guarrada sin ti. 💔
December 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Robe, joder, qué guarrada sin ti. 💔