Jon Henley
@jonhenley.bsky.social
Paris-based writer of European allsorts at the Guardian
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The EU ended our freedom of movement
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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This is fantastic
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 1:29 PM
This is fantastic
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We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
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I have never seen anger like this on the Labour benches in private and in public. This is the kind of territory where things can move very fast.
February 4, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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February 3, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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Some day I want to travel to the Arctic just to check if Uber tells me there are lots of drivers nearby
January 30, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Some day I want to travel to the Arctic just to check if Uber tells me there are lots of drivers nearby
aussenminister on Instagram: "Europe. For sure.View all 532 comments"
Europe. For sure.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Hear hear
The true heroes of any Trump presidency have to be the simultaneous translators.
January 21, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Hear hear
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A year ago, President Trump gave his inauguration speech in the US Capitol rotunda. This is a part of that speech.
It's almost like he was already telling the world what he wanted to do
But, as so so often, when we hear uncomfortable things, we choose not to listen
It's almost like he was already telling the world what he wanted to do
But, as so so often, when we hear uncomfortable things, we choose not to listen
January 21, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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You WHAT?
Senior White House official says local and state police in Minneapolis “have been ordered to stand down and surrender.”
What?
What?
January 19, 2026 at 5:19 PM
You WHAT?
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Europe has to stand up to Trump. Use the Anti-Coercion instrument. There's no other way
Weakness will only invite more
Weakness will only invite more
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Europe has to stand up to Trump. Use the Anti-Coercion instrument. There's no other way
Weakness will only invite more
Weakness will only invite more
Gulp
Google traffic to publishers dropped by ONE THIRD in 2025 pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
Global publisher Google traffic dropped by a third in 2025
Google search traffic was down globally by a third in the year to November, according to new Chartbeat data.
pressgazette.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Gulp
You can, and I wholeheartedly second this recommendation
I know social media are all about hot takes & viral posts, but if you want the quotes, the facts, and the analysis, can I just recommend our Greenland coverage on Europe live?
Incl. latest DK/GL comments & info on who will join the new European military mission www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Incl. latest DK/GL comments & info on who will join the new European military mission www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
US acquisition of Greenland ‘absolutely not necessary,’ Danish foreign minister says after ‘frank’ talks with JD Vance – Europe live
Lars Løkke Rasmussen acknowledges ‘new security situation’ in the Arctic but says US control is not the answer after brief meeting in Washington
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
You can, and I wholeheartedly second this recommendation
This is indeed absolutely right
The United States needs military access to Greenland, which it already has, to defend the Arctic, which it already does, from Russian and Chinese ships, which aren’t actually there, and this is so important we should destroy the Western alliance to get it, do I have that right?
January 14, 2026 at 7:56 PM
This is indeed absolutely right
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I am greatly encouraged that Lars Lokke Rasmussen - Denmark's foreign minister - looks like the sort of chap who could avert a schism in the international order.
January 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Top headline
Also, we're so doomed
Also, we're so doomed
Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis. And AI generated images are complicating the effort to find them.
Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis and AI is complicating efforts to capture them
Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis. And AI generated images are complicating the effort to find them.
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Top headline
Also, we're so doomed
Also, we're so doomed
Huh
NEW: Former Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform.
Most senior member of the last Conservative govt yet to join the party.
Most senior member of the last Conservative govt yet to join the party.
January 12, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Huh
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
Quote of the day and it's barely 10am
"No one wants to go in there when a random fucking tweet can change the entire foreign policy of the country"
- as.ft.com/r/18e31d1a-c...
- as.ft.com/r/18e31d1a-c...
US oil groups warn they will need guarantees to invest in Venezuela
[FREE TO READ] Donald Trump to hold more talks with industry bosses as president flexes power over energy markets
as.ft.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Quote of the day and it's barely 10am
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There we go. That there’s a headline.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
There we go. That there’s a headline.
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One of most remarkable US presentations at UN Security Council I've ever seen.
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
January 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
One of most remarkable US presentations at UN Security Council I've ever seen.
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
Ffs
BREAKING: “You must have a view about whether this was lawful?” - Trevor Philips Sky News
“It’s not for politicians to make judgments around international law” - Darren Jones Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister
“It’s not for politicians to make judgments around international law” - Darren Jones Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister
January 4, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Ffs
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Trump's audacious and probably illegal capture of a Venezuelan leader of doubtful legality suggests he believes he has the right to intervene, i.e. grab what he wants, anywhere in the western hemisphere. Europe, already worried by Trump's Greenland rhetoric, has been warned
January 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Trump's audacious and probably illegal capture of a Venezuelan leader of doubtful legality suggests he believes he has the right to intervene, i.e. grab what he wants, anywhere in the western hemisphere. Europe, already worried by Trump's Greenland rhetoric, has been warned