Charles Cavendish
@ccavendish.bsky.social
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This is not a "students today" post--it's more "this is a new form of dysfunction" that doesn't look exactly like it's been in previous decades. It's more than just "first-year chaos." It's an across-the-board inability to process instructions, engage with longer texts, and *connect* with others.
November 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is not a "students today" post--it's more "this is a new form of dysfunction" that doesn't look exactly like it's been in previous decades. It's more than just "first-year chaos." It's an across-the-board inability to process instructions, engage with longer texts, and *connect* with others.
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The US-Russia plan includes a $300bn signing bonus for the US in the form of Russia's central bank frozen assets - for @foreignpolicy.com I outline how the EU could curb Trump’s interest in the deal if the bloc rushes to seize these assets before America grabs them
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/t...
The U.S.-Russia Plan Gives Trump a $300 Billion Signing Bonus
If Europe moves fast to seize Russian assets, it may be able to sink this bad deal.
foreignpolicy.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The US-Russia plan includes a $300bn signing bonus for the US in the form of Russia's central bank frozen assets - for @foreignpolicy.com I outline how the EU could curb Trump’s interest in the deal if the bloc rushes to seize these assets before America grabs them
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/t...
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« On the digital omnibus, absolutely no third country had an influence on our sovereign simplification agenda » says EU Commission, but regardless of whether is true this sounds so unplausible as its net effect is positive for US big tech #digitalomnibus
November 27, 2025 at 6:35 AM
« On the digital omnibus, absolutely no third country had an influence on our sovereign simplification agenda » says EU Commission, but regardless of whether is true this sounds so unplausible as its net effect is positive for US big tech #digitalomnibus
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much of the work on AI-generated misinformation focuses on regular users/communities, while ignoring how political and economic elites can seal themselves into a hermetic slop box -- a repeat of the same mistake we made with radicalization and conspiracism in the previous decade
oh this is absolutely what i think. i think they feed him fake polls and outright AI slop
At this point, I wonder if he isn't lying when he says he has "my highest Poll Numbers, ever" since it's entirely possible that's what his aides are telling him. It's quite likely that there's an entire Potemkin village built around Trump right now.
November 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
much of the work on AI-generated misinformation focuses on regular users/communities, while ignoring how political and economic elites can seal themselves into a hermetic slop box -- a repeat of the same mistake we made with radicalization and conspiracism in the previous decade
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“It is now increasingly hard to see how Europe, in particular, can avoid large-scale protection if it is to retain any industry at all.”
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China is making trade impossible
Europe has nothing to offer and difficult decisions to make
on.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 AM
“It is now increasingly hard to see how Europe, in particular, can avoid large-scale protection if it is to retain any industry at all.”
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For all the frenzy about how the Europeans or Ukrainians were doomed four days ago or speculation about what Russia is up to, nothing in concrete terms has changed for the moment for both sides of this war
Instead it's the Americans who ceremoniously shot themselves in both feet
Instead it's the Americans who ceremoniously shot themselves in both feet
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
For all the frenzy about how the Europeans or Ukrainians were doomed four days ago or speculation about what Russia is up to, nothing in concrete terms has changed for the moment for both sides of this war
Instead it's the Americans who ceremoniously shot themselves in both feet
Instead it's the Americans who ceremoniously shot themselves in both feet
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A good place to start is to equip Germany's new EV subsidies with buy-European clauses, copying France's scheme.
Coordinating such policies across the EU can help steer demand into its car sector.
If you spend EUR3 billion do it well. For more see our recent paper.
cer.eu/publications...
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Coordinating such policies across the EU can help steer demand into its car sector.
If you spend EUR3 billion do it well. For more see our recent paper.
cer.eu/publications...
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How buy-European rules can help save Europe's car industry
Europe's car industry faces an acute demand shock from Chinese overcapacity & US tariffs. Instead of bailouts & regulatory rollbacks, member-states should co-ordinate buy-European EV subsidie...
cer.eu
November 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
A good place to start is to equip Germany's new EV subsidies with buy-European clauses, copying France's scheme.
Coordinating such policies across the EU can help steer demand into its car sector.
If you spend EUR3 billion do it well. For more see our recent paper.
cer.eu/publications...
12/
Coordinating such policies across the EU can help steer demand into its car sector.
If you spend EUR3 billion do it well. For more see our recent paper.
cer.eu/publications...
12/
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As the Franco-German economic advisors noted in August, the growth rate of China’s new industrial lending has roughly quintupled since 2020 as bank credit shifted from property to manufacturing.
Unless you think China has a private banking sector, this is a policy choice.
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Unless you think China has a private banking sector, this is a policy choice.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
As the Franco-German economic advisors noted in August, the growth rate of China’s new industrial lending has roughly quintupled since 2020 as bank credit shifted from property to manufacturing.
Unless you think China has a private banking sector, this is a policy choice.
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Unless you think China has a private banking sector, this is a policy choice.
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Something the US needs to accept too is that without a large-scale correction imposing consequences on a large number of people, the crisis of governance here will continue indefinitely
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Something the US needs to accept too is that without a large-scale correction imposing consequences on a large number of people, the crisis of governance here will continue indefinitely
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Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
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Next week,🇪🇺President von der Leyen's centre-right EPP group is preparing to ally with the far right in order to pass the 1st of her deregulation packages.
A Commission official says these #Omnibus proposals are being sold as "concessions" to Trump.
Our leadership are going down 2 dangerous paths.
A Commission official says these #Omnibus proposals are being sold as "concessions" to Trump.
Our leadership are going down 2 dangerous paths.
Von der Leyen prepares cooperation with far right to implement Trump's deregulation demands
The cordón sanitaire in the EU Parliament has been broken. Next week, the centre right may team up with the far right to rip up EU climate laws. Next on the chopping block: EU digital rules.
davekeating.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Next week,🇪🇺President von der Leyen's centre-right EPP group is preparing to ally with the far right in order to pass the 1st of her deregulation packages.
A Commission official says these #Omnibus proposals are being sold as "concessions" to Trump.
Our leadership are going down 2 dangerous paths.
A Commission official says these #Omnibus proposals are being sold as "concessions" to Trump.
Our leadership are going down 2 dangerous paths.
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OTD in 1917 the Red Revolution. An illegal, foreign backed coup aimed at constraining & breaking Russia apart, overthrew the legitimate government in the first "color revolution".
November 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
OTD in 1917 the Red Revolution. An illegal, foreign backed coup aimed at constraining & breaking Russia apart, overthrew the legitimate government in the first "color revolution".
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The willingness to use every weapon to block an agreement to reduce emissions, is another point for the theory that part of the economic base of Trumpism is a group of capital-owners who’ve decided that a rational response to climate change would involve an unacceptable loss of prerogatives.
November 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The willingness to use every weapon to block an agreement to reduce emissions, is another point for the theory that part of the economic base of Trumpism is a group of capital-owners who’ve decided that a rational response to climate change would involve an unacceptable loss of prerogatives.
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My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
November 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
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New analysis with @cdgeiser.bsky.social: The EU’s current drive to cut red tape at all costs is weakening Europe. Last week’s failed vote on the Sustainability Omnibus in the European Parliament was the culmination of extreme pressure, poorly designed proposals and political polarisation. Thread:
EU-Nachhaltigkeitsregeln: Dieser Bürokratieabbau ist für die EU gefährlich
Will Brüssel seine Regulierung wirklich vereinfachen, sollte es umdenken, erklären zwei Wissenschaftler der Bertelsmann-Stiftung.
www.faz.net
October 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New analysis with @cdgeiser.bsky.social: The EU’s current drive to cut red tape at all costs is weakening Europe. Last week’s failed vote on the Sustainability Omnibus in the European Parliament was the culmination of extreme pressure, poorly designed proposals and political polarisation. Thread:
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This man is being Gorilla Channel'd with a rotating selection of AI slop riot porn by several known white supremacists who are secretly running the government.
Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."
October 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
This man is being Gorilla Channel'd with a rotating selection of AI slop riot porn by several known white supremacists who are secretly running the government.
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1/Striking speech by Macron: The future of European democracy depends on taking back its digital information space. A remarkable turn from Silicon Valley as source of enlightenment to being a purveyor of slop. And the stakes aren't just ad revenue but the nation.
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
"Europeans, let's wake up!" — Defend Democracy
“We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.” President Macron on the occasion of German Unity Day, 3 October 2025.
defenddemocracy.eu
October 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
1/Striking speech by Macron: The future of European democracy depends on taking back its digital information space. A remarkable turn from Silicon Valley as source of enlightenment to being a purveyor of slop. And the stakes aren't just ad revenue but the nation.
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
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Thanks for reading! I should add that in the book I primarily discuss U.S. ideas of rapid, decisive warfare rooted in systems thinking.
October 5, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Thanks for reading! I should add that in the book I primarily discuss U.S. ideas of rapid, decisive warfare rooted in systems thinking.
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“It is as though Europe is in a fight and bleeding out, but not wanting to take counter actions because it is afraid the opponent may step on its toe.”
October 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
“It is as though Europe is in a fight and bleeding out, but not wanting to take counter actions because it is afraid the opponent may step on its toe.”
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Europe / Interview exclusive accordée au Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / La Russie a créé une armée secrète de robots qui manipulent les démocraties occidentales et tentent de les affaiblir de l'intérieur, a déclaré le président français Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron im F.A.Z.-Interview: Russische Geheimarmee in Europa
Im Exklusivinterview mit der F.A.Z. spricht der französische Präsident über die unterschätzte Bedrohung aus Moskau, Merz’ Bereitschaft zu neuen Schulden – und warum ihn die Deutschen manchmal an eine ...
www.faz.net
October 2, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Europe / Interview exclusive accordée au Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung / La Russie a créé une armée secrète de robots qui manipulent les démocraties occidentales et tentent de les affaiblir de l'intérieur, a déclaré le président français Emmanuel Macron
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I suspect a lot of the ceremony around Kirk is an attempt to leverage Christian nationalist symbology in order to convey the messianic fervor of MAGA from Trump to Vance.
September 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I suspect a lot of the ceremony around Kirk is an attempt to leverage Christian nationalist symbology in order to convey the messianic fervor of MAGA from Trump to Vance.
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Can I interest you in a really cool bug in these trying times?
This is the Picasso moth (Baorisa hieroglyphica), native to India & Southeast Asia.
This is the Picasso moth (Baorisa hieroglyphica), native to India & Southeast Asia.
September 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Can I interest you in a really cool bug in these trying times?
This is the Picasso moth (Baorisa hieroglyphica), native to India & Southeast Asia.
This is the Picasso moth (Baorisa hieroglyphica), native to India & Southeast Asia.
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"yes Mr President but theoretically, if I did recall our ambassador, what level would our tariffs be at...............uh huh, well that is a big number"
September 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"yes Mr President but theoretically, if I did recall our ambassador, what level would our tariffs be at...............uh huh, well that is a big number"
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Another big open question: if tech rules are the red line, who and what holds it? There has been little appetite for retaliation against the US or even using the Anti-Coercion Instrument against US tech and finance, and France as the biggest proponent is in political turmoil.
September 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Another big open question: if tech rules are the red line, who and what holds it? There has been little appetite for retaliation against the US or even using the Anti-Coercion Instrument against US tech and finance, and France as the biggest proponent is in political turmoil.