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On the Int'l Children's Day spare a thought for the kids whose lives russian war of aggression has claimed.
Are your leaders doing enough to help Ukraine protect our children? Will your own kids be safe if russia is rewarded with the victory over Ukraine? Think about it today.
Video: Hromadske.
Are your leaders doing enough to help Ukraine protect our children? Will your own kids be safe if russia is rewarded with the victory over Ukraine? Think about it today.
Video: Hromadske.
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
On the Int'l Children's Day spare a thought for the kids whose lives russian war of aggression has claimed.
Are your leaders doing enough to help Ukraine protect our children? Will your own kids be safe if russia is rewarded with the victory over Ukraine? Think about it today.
Video: Hromadske.
Are your leaders doing enough to help Ukraine protect our children? Will your own kids be safe if russia is rewarded with the victory over Ukraine? Think about it today.
Video: Hromadske.
What's the matter with Germany? Because it's not what you think it is.
on.ft.com/4raAAk3
on.ft.com/4raAAk3
Germany’s problems are worse than you think
[FREE TO READ] It’s not as simple as blaming the unravelling of the global trading system
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November 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
What's the matter with Germany? Because it's not what you think it is.
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Hope springs eternal.
So if even the most ardent MAGA personalities now dare to say No to Trump, maybe Europe could show some backbone too?
November 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Hope springs eternal.
Chilling journalism by @emmavj.bsky.social in the latest FT magazine: bsky.app/profile/emma...
on.ft.com/4nWiG1G A parent’s fear: the mother in hiding from her son
He was golden-haired, a “really happy” baby. “He was gorgeous. I absolutely doted on him, I loved being a mum.”
He was golden-haired, a “really happy” baby. “He was gorgeous. I absolutely doted on him, I loved being a mum.”
A parent’s fear: the mother in hiding from her son
[FREE TO READ] What happens when the person you gave life to, wants to take yours
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November 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Chilling journalism by @emmavj.bsky.social in the latest FT magazine: bsky.app/profile/emma...
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Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement.
@olivia.science
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Scientists call on the President of the European Commission to retract AI hype statement
Experts in AI call on the President of the European Commission to retract unscientific AI hype statement she made in the budget speech.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement.
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
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@olivia.science
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How this 31-year-old made $250mn in 30 months on.ft.com/4hLDwzg
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November 10, 2025 at 10:09 AM
How this 31-year-old made $250mn in 30 months on.ft.com/4hLDwzg
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Brilliant investigation into Saudi Arabia's discovery that the optimal shape for a city is not a 170-kilometre straight line ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
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November 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Brilliant investigation into Saudi Arabia's discovery that the optimal shape for a city is not a 170-kilometre straight line ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
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The UK government is reconsidering whether to routinely test children for lead exposure following a two-year @financialtimes.com investigation that revealed millions may be unknowingly at risk from the toxic metal.
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Untold: Toxic Legacy
News Podcast · Weekly series · The Financial Times’ Laura Hughes has uncovered a lead poisoning epidemic across the UK. Lead is leaching into the environment and lurking in our homes - but most people...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The UK government is reconsidering whether to routinely test children for lead exposure following a two-year @financialtimes.com investigation that revealed millions may be unknowingly at risk from the toxic metal.
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"Who benefits most from reinforcing attitudes that “rules = bad” or tech is just one sector to be traded off against others? Not anyone with Europe’s democracy or prosperity at heart", escriu @martinsandbu.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/01e7...
www.ft.com/content/01e7...
November 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"Who benefits most from reinforcing attitudes that “rules = bad” or tech is just one sector to be traded off against others? Not anyone with Europe’s democracy or prosperity at heart", escriu @martinsandbu.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/01e7...
www.ft.com/content/01e7...
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Excellent piece by @martinsandbu.ft.com today. Democracy and markets depend on regulation. The indiscriminate bonfire of ‘red tape’ is not the answer. Some of that tape may be holding functioning democracies together.
Don’t let Europe’s deregulatory temptations weaken its democracies
A good tech strategy would aim not just to catch up but to cultivate better alternatives
www.ft.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Excellent piece by @martinsandbu.ft.com today. Democracy and markets depend on regulation. The indiscriminate bonfire of ‘red tape’ is not the answer. Some of that tape may be holding functioning democracies together.
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Elon Musk: "It is time for the English to ally with the hard men, like Tommy Robinson, and fight for their survival or they shall surely all die" 29th October 2025. 2 million views in its first hour.
October 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Elon Musk: "It is time for the English to ally with the hard men, like Tommy Robinson, and fight for their survival or they shall surely all die" 29th October 2025. 2 million views in its first hour.
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This is absolutely right. It’s about creating a permission structure for violence, whether that violence is conducted by the state directly or simply permitted by the state.
The claim that "civil war is inevitable in the UK" is better understood as an expression of the author's desire to see blood spilt on British streets.
October 29, 2025 at 9:13 AM
This is absolutely right. It’s about creating a permission structure for violence, whether that violence is conducted by the state directly or simply permitted by the state.
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Quite a world when a federal judge has to call in a federal official to specifically tell him he can't use tear gas on children in Halloween costumes
October 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Quite a world when a federal judge has to call in a federal official to specifically tell him he can't use tear gas on children in Halloween costumes
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Trump & his entourage know that they'll spend the rest of their lives in jail if they ever relinquish power. So they won't. It's only difficult to understand if you don't want to understand it - for instance because understanding it makes you feel as helpless as I am feeling about all this.
Donald Trumps plan to subvert the midterms is underway
From David Graham, on the cover of the next edition of @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
From David Graham, on the cover of the next edition of @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way
Our election system is reaching a breaking point.
www.theatlantic.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Trump & his entourage know that they'll spend the rest of their lives in jail if they ever relinquish power. So they won't. It's only difficult to understand if you don't want to understand it - for instance because understanding it makes you feel as helpless as I am feeling about all this.
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Does the rise of populism have economic roots, and more protectionist and anti-immigration policies help? Quick thread on my latest piece here
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buff.ly/O2SoUok
October 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Does the rise of populism have economic roots, and more protectionist and anti-immigration policies help? Quick thread on my latest piece here
buff.ly/O2SoUok
buff.ly/O2SoUok
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Once again, @mcsweeneys.net does not miss.
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"In 2004, you saw some college guy using me and thought, 'What a lazy cheater.'
Now you’d think, 'At least he’s not asking Gemini.'
In a few years, you’ll say, 'Wow, look, a human being who can read.'"
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"In 2004, you saw some college guy using me and thought, 'What a lazy cheater.'
Now you’d think, 'At least he’s not asking Gemini.'
In a few years, you’ll say, 'Wow, look, a human being who can read.'"
Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology
“Wikipedia, the constantly changing knowledge base created by a global free-for-all of anonymous users, now stands as the leading force for the dum...
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October 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Once again, @mcsweeneys.net does not miss.
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"In 2004, you saw some college guy using me and thought, 'What a lazy cheater.'
Now you’d think, 'At least he’s not asking Gemini.'
In a few years, you’ll say, 'Wow, look, a human being who can read.'"
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"In 2004, you saw some college guy using me and thought, 'What a lazy cheater.'
Now you’d think, 'At least he’s not asking Gemini.'
In a few years, you’ll say, 'Wow, look, a human being who can read.'"
Misunderstandings continue to abound in this debate. www.politico.eu/article/russ... /
EU plays hardball: If you won’t seize Russia’s cash, open your wallets
The idea of joint European borrowing is rejected by most of the bloc’s governments. That’s why the Commission is using it as leverage to get them to approve the use of Moscow’s as…
www.politico.eu
October 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Misunderstandings continue to abound in this debate. www.politico.eu/article/russ... /
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"– Jeg kan ikke fatte og begripe at politikerne nekter å høre på sikkerhetsmyndighetenes gjentatte, årlige advarsler, sa Ståle Ulriksen [i juni]"
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www.nrk.no/stor-oslo/ru...
Ruters egne tester viser: Oslo-elbusser kan stoppes og slås av fra Kina
Ruter-test viser at kinesiske elbusser kan kontrolleres fra Kina. Hundrevis av busser fra samme produsent er i trafikk på norske veier.
www.nrk.no
October 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
"– Jeg kan ikke fatte og begripe at politikerne nekter å høre på sikkerhetsmyndighetenes gjentatte, årlige advarsler, sa Ståle Ulriksen [i juni]"
www.nrk.no/stor-oslo/ru...
www.nrk.no/stor-oslo/ru...
What's in a name?
In many Germanic languages, the word for 'debt' also means 'guilt'. Cevat Giray Aksoy et al. find that using a guilt-laden term reduces willingness to borrow, lowers approval for government debt, & influences firms' financing plans and the framing of fiscal policy.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
What's in a name?
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Reposted by Martin Sandbu
Make Putin pay now! EU must act as well as G7 including U.S. If Trump won’t act under his current authority, then Congress must pass the pending legislation to force his hand and amend as necessary to mandate seizure and transfer of frozen Russian sovereign assets to benefit Ukraine. All legal. 🇺🇸🇺🇦
On Russian assets, Europe fights with one hand tied behind its back www.ft.com/content/c48d... via financialtimes.com
On Russian assets, Europe fights with one hand tied behind its back
The proposed reparation loan is a step forward but remains full of contradictions
www.ft.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Make Putin pay now! EU must act as well as G7 including U.S. If Trump won’t act under his current authority, then Congress must pass the pending legislation to force his hand and amend as necessary to mandate seizure and transfer of frozen Russian sovereign assets to benefit Ukraine. All legal. 🇺🇸🇺🇦
On Russian assets, Europe fights with one hand tied behind its back www.ft.com/content/c48d... via financialtimes.com
On Russian assets, Europe fights with one hand tied behind its back
The proposed reparation loan is a step forward but remains full of contradictions
www.ft.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
On Russian assets, Europe fights with one hand tied behind its back www.ft.com/content/c48d... via financialtimes.com
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