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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 1h

🏅 Infographic grouping Nobel Peace Prize laureates by reasons for their award since 1901, using categories created by AFP from official text accompanying each prize.

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TVP World @tvpworld.bsky.social · 56m

Find out more about María Corina Machado⤵

Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado—a brief bio

She was awarded the distinction for her “tireless work promoting democratic rights.”

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Frau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · 3h

Friedensnobelpreis für eine Frau aus Venezuela, die für Freiheit, Rechtsstaatlichkeit und Menschenrechte kämpft.
Besser kannste Trump nicht trollen.
Gratulation, María Corina Machado.

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 2h

My take on the unfolding French disaster, featuring the wise words of @julienhoez.eu:

France's political chaos could bring down Europe

This continent has a leadership vacuum at its most dangerous moment since World War II, facing an unprecedented threat from both Russia and America.

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Fact Point @factpoint.bsky.social · 56m

At Henan Mining Crane Co. in China, the company transformed payday into an unforgettable event. Instead of digital transfers, they placed 11 million dollars in cash on a 70-meter table and gave employees 15 minutes to count and keep as much as they could.

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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 52m

Posts on social media claim to show an Associated Press news report saying Donald Trump has been barred from consideration for all Nobel Prizes.

This report is fake.

Fake AP report claiming Trump disqualified from Nobel Prize spreads online – Full Fact

Social media posts use a fake AP news report to claim that Donald Trump has been barred from consideration for a Nobel Prize.

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Julien Hoez @julienhoez.eu · 52m

If he's so skilled at international politics, and it doesn't quite make sense that Emmanuel Macron is so "fucking awful" at domestic politics, then maybe the problem isn't necessarily Emmanuel Macron?

Daniel Sereduick @danielsereduick.bsky.social · 2h

I really can't wrap my head around just how fucking awful Macron is at domestic politics. Especially when he seems relatively savvy in diplomacy. Utterly bizarre.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 1h

“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”

The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 53m

“I’m trying to put this delicately,” Perry said. “There has been evidence submitted that the very presence of federal agents, that the way they’re interacting with the populace, is itself the cause of violence.”

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Judge blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois for now

Officials in Oregon and Illinois had challenged the Trump administration’s push to dispatch the National Guard in both states.

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EUwatch 🇪🇺 @euwatch.live · 50m

Georgia's government clamps down after Tbiilisi unrest

Georgia's government clamps down after Tbiilisi unrest – DW – 10/10/2025

In the wake of anti-government protests that led to unrest in Tbilisi, authorities in Georgia have arrested several activists and accused them of attempting to stage a coup. Civil society fears harsh repression measures.

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 1h

A woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.” Viva Maria Corina Machado and may Venezuela once again regain its freedom.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3h

BREAKING: For her work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

María Corina Machado of Venezuela wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Opposition activist María Corina Machado of Venezuela has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key figure in unifying Venezuela's political opposition.

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Euronews @euronews.com · 15h

In response to US demands to roll back the EU's environmental legislation, the European Commission defended its autonomous power to adopt laws.

'Not up for discussion': Brussels rejects US pressure on climate rules

In response to US demands to roll back the EU's environmental legislation, the European Commission defended its autonomous power to adopt laws.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 15h

Jim Comey was first, but let's be clear: Donald Trump is coming for the rest of us too. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/we-are-all...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15h

Breaking News: Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, is said to have been indicted after President Trump pushed the Justice Department to seek charges against her. James, who is accused of committing mortgage fraud, brought a civil case against Trump in 2022. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Attorney General Letitia James of New York is in front of a microphone. A headline reads: "New York Attorney General Letitia James Indicted After Pressure From Trump."

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Jens Woelk @jenswoelk.bsky.social · 15h

Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 17h

If you rename the Department of Defense the Department of War, then bomb fishing boats in the Caribbean, and shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper bullet, you should automatically be barred from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for the rest of your life.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 17h

Invading Norway because he didn't get the peace prize would be so on brand.

Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 17h

another day in very normal times

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Philipp Lutz @lutzphilipp.bsky.social · 17h

🚨New article out 🚨 How do states seek to influence the spatial distribution of refugees within their borders? We conceptualise & measure refugee dispersal policies across Europe ➡️ common feature of asylum policies, more restrictive with functional pressure and local autonomy doi.org/10.1111/gove...

Comparing Refugee Dispersal Policies: Varieties of Responsibility‐Sharing in Europe

Many European countries are concerned about the asymmetric distribution of refugees within their territory. In response, they have developed policies to spatially disperse asylum seekers. Yet, we lac....

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump: "I also did a cognitive exam. Which is always very risky because if I didn't do well, you'd be the first to be blaring it and I had a perfect score. And one of the doctors said he's almost never seen a perfect score. I had a perfect score. That made me well good ... not the easiest test."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Q: What's your message to families facing missed paychecks because of the shutdown?

TRUMP: Blame the Democrats. It's their fault.

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EUwatch 🇪🇺 @euwatch.live · 16h

Will Japan’s Sanae Takaichi follow in the footsteps of Giorgia Meloni on gender equality?

Much like Giorgia Meloni and Marine Le Pen, Japan's new female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has a complex relationship with gender equality.

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Sava.Stomp.bsky.social @savastomp.bsky.social · 16h

Serbiens größtes russisches Ölunternehmen gab bekannt, dass es keine Verlängerung seiner Ausnahmegenehmigung von den US-Sanktionen erhalten habe.
Vučić muss sich entscheiden, ob er Serbiens letzte Chance Richtung Europa verspielen möchte. Aber er wird sich nicht einfach entscheiden können

AmplifyUkraine 🔱🇺🇦 @amplifyukraine.eu · 17h

Russian-owned oil company in Serbia loses U.S. sanctions exemption #Ukraine

Russian-owned oil company in Serbia loses U.S. sanctions exemption

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AmplifyUkraine 🔱🇺🇦 @amplifyukraine.eu · 17h

Ukraine war latest: Russian strikes reportedly cut over half of Ukraine's gas production ahead of winter #Ukraine

Ukraine war latest: Russian strikes reportedly cut over half of Ukraine's gas production ahead of winter

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TVP World @tvpworld.bsky.social · 16h

Residents of Prague have voted in favor of measures to tone down the city’s tourist-heavy nightlife atmosphere, including restricting the use of e-scooters and curbing late-night alcohol sales.

Prague residents vote to curb invasive tourist nightlife

Mass tourism has long been seen as an issue among residents of Prague.

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Fact Point @factpoint.bsky.social · 16h

Norway has built one of the most inspiring literary systems in the world. Through a national program, the government buys copies of every quality book published and distributes them free to libraries across the country.

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Jens Woelk @jenswoelk.bsky.social · 16h

Exactly. I give the same advice!

Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 16h

The advice I give young people on choice of degree programme. Choose something you love. You’ve got the rest of your life to be frustrated and miserable.

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