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Happy to see the publication of this volume on the legal dimension of European sovereignty, which I co-edited with Peter-Christian Müller-Graff, Jean-Philippe Rageade and Viktor Vadász, in addition to contributing a chapter of my own on EU fiscal policy. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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If you found Gaelic hard to understand, try some mediaeval English instead:
Mirie it iſ while ſumer ilaſt ƿið fugheleſ ſong, oc nu neheð ƿindeſ blaſt and ƿeder ſtrong! Ei, ei! Ƿhat ðiſ nicht iſ long, and ich ƿið ƿel michel wrong, ſoregh and murn and faſt!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HXT...
Mirie it iſ while ſumer ilaſt ƿið fugheleſ ſong, oc nu neheð ƿindeſ blaſt and ƿeder ſtrong! Ei, ei! Ƿhat ðiſ nicht iſ long, and ich ƿið ƿel michel wrong, ſoregh and murn and faſt!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HXT...
Vocantus - Mirie it is while sumer ilast
YouTube video by Veratus
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February 6, 2026 at 3:21 PM
If you found Gaelic hard to understand, try some mediaeval English instead:
Mirie it iſ while ſumer ilaſt ƿið fugheleſ ſong, oc nu neheð ƿindeſ blaſt and ƿeder ſtrong! Ei, ei! Ƿhat ðiſ nicht iſ long, and ich ƿið ƿel michel wrong, ſoregh and murn and faſt!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HXT...
Mirie it iſ while ſumer ilaſt ƿið fugheleſ ſong, oc nu neheð ƿindeſ blaſt and ƿeder ſtrong! Ei, ei! Ƿhat ðiſ nicht iſ long, and ich ƿið ƿel michel wrong, ſoregh and murn and faſt!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HXT...
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February 6, 2026 at 3:46 AM
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We are pleased to share the text of the 46th Annual FA Mann Lecture, delivered by Prof Philippe Sands KC on the thought-provoking topic, "A World Without Law?" part of the annual series held in honour of the late Dr FA Mann QC (hon) organised by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:18 PM
We are pleased to share the text of the 46th Annual FA Mann Lecture, delivered by Prof Philippe Sands KC on the thought-provoking topic, "A World Without Law?" part of the annual series held in honour of the late Dr FA Mann QC (hon) organised by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer.
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A White House staffer. At 11.44pm. Sure.
Trump has now deleted the post, with the White House now claiming, "A White House staffer erroneously made the post. It has been taken down."
Karoline Leavitt a few hours ago:
"Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public.”
Karoline Leavitt a few hours ago:
"Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public.”
February 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM
A White House staffer. At 11.44pm. Sure.
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NEW: The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting applications for its 2026 grant cycle.
But this time, it has unusually specific criteria: It “particularly welcomes” projects that align with President Donald Trump’s vision for America.
But this time, it has unusually specific criteria: It “particularly welcomes” projects that align with President Donald Trump’s vision for America.
Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take “Chilling” Political Turn Under Trump
Former Institute of Museum and Library Services leaders from both political parties expressed concern that the new funding guidelines could encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American h...
www.propublica.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
NEW: The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting applications for its 2026 grant cycle.
But this time, it has unusually specific criteria: It “particularly welcomes” projects that align with President Donald Trump’s vision for America.
But this time, it has unusually specific criteria: It “particularly welcomes” projects that align with President Donald Trump’s vision for America.
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From today’s Russian papers: “You don’t have to be an economist to forecast a recession: Russia’s export revenue is falling, budget revenues are falling, taxes rising, consumer demand shrinking…” Another paper: “Oil & gas revenues fall…rise in bread prices.” #ReadingRussia
“Several think tanks warning of a recession in Russia": Russian paper
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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February 6, 2026 at 7:15 AM
From today’s Russian papers: “You don’t have to be an economist to forecast a recession: Russia’s export revenue is falling, budget revenues are falling, taxes rising, consumer demand shrinking…” Another paper: “Oil & gas revenues fall…rise in bread prices.” #ReadingRussia
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£99,987 and counting: graduates trapped by ballooning student loans
£99,987 and counting: graduates trapped by ballooning student loans
As their debts rise, graduates reveal how loans are reshaping careers, finances and faith in the system
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
£99,987 and counting: graduates trapped by ballooning student loans
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EU tech law
EU Commission preliminary finding that TikTok has breached Digital Services Act re 'addictive design' ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
EU Commission preliminary finding that TikTok has breached Digital Services Act re 'addictive design' ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission preliminarily finds TikTok\'s addictive design in breach of the Digital Services Act
Today, the European Commission preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act for its addictive design.
ec.europa.eu
February 6, 2026 at 11:19 AM
EU tech law
EU Commission preliminary finding that TikTok has breached Digital Services Act re 'addictive design' ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
EU Commission preliminary finding that TikTok has breached Digital Services Act re 'addictive design' ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Now we get to find out, I guess.
February 4, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Now we get to find out, I guess.
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The Trump regime is plotting to convert commercial warehouses to massive ICE detention centers.
Private prison corporations, who just so happened to donate to Trump, are already raking in billions.
How many more private companies are going to cash in on this cruelty?
Private prison corporations, who just so happened to donate to Trump, are already raking in billions.
How many more private companies are going to cash in on this cruelty?
February 3, 2026 at 10:45 PM
The Trump regime is plotting to convert commercial warehouses to massive ICE detention centers.
Private prison corporations, who just so happened to donate to Trump, are already raking in billions.
How many more private companies are going to cash in on this cruelty?
Private prison corporations, who just so happened to donate to Trump, are already raking in billions.
How many more private companies are going to cash in on this cruelty?
Serbia proving yet again that it is as yet utterly unready for EU membership. Who would want a state like this in the EU?
Serbia: Reform denounced as a political takeover of justice
Serbia: Reform denounced as a political takeover of justice
In a rushed, opaque procedure, Serbia's ruling majority has pushed through legal amendments that critics say undermine judicial independence and are designed to neutralize the prosecutors investigating organized crime.
www.dw.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Serbia proving yet again that it is as yet utterly unready for EU membership. Who would want a state like this in the EU?
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Serbia: Reform denounced as a political takeover of justice
Serbia: Reform denounced as a political takeover of justice
In a rushed, opaque procedure, Serbia's ruling majority has pushed through legal amendments that critics say undermine judicial independence and are designed to neutralize the prosecutors investigating organized crime.
www.dw.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Serbia: Reform denounced as a political takeover of justice
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Free speech news
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Free speech news
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An EU €90bn loan for Ukraine is still not agreed due to France, Politico reports. A political decision exists, but funding criteria remain unresolved. Paris says EU members should not pay interest and wants contributions from third countries, especially the UK. Talks collapsed last week. #Ukraine
February 4, 2026 at 2:21 PM
An EU €90bn loan for Ukraine is still not agreed due to France, Politico reports. A political decision exists, but funding criteria remain unresolved. Paris says EU members should not pay interest and wants contributions from third countries, especially the UK. Talks collapsed last week. #Ukraine
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Retiring Walmart CEO Doug McMillon made $27M last year, over 930 times the median Walmart worker's salary of just $29,469.
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
February 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Retiring Walmart CEO Doug McMillon made $27M last year, over 930 times the median Walmart worker's salary of just $29,469.
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
Where on earth is the rule of law in all of this?!
ICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond
ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and send
www.mprnews.org
February 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Where on earth is the rule of law in all of this?!
“ I doubt this is the outcome that Brexit architects wanted or even expected. But it was a choice made by those who negotiated the Brexit deal. In thrall to ideology, they were not driven by what works.”
www.ft.com/content/3be7...
www.ft.com/content/3be7...
February 3, 2026 at 4:03 AM
“ I doubt this is the outcome that Brexit architects wanted or even expected. But it was a choice made by those who negotiated the Brexit deal. In thrall to ideology, they were not driven by what works.”
www.ft.com/content/3be7...
www.ft.com/content/3be7...
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When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Deputy attorney general says administration will appeal order to release 5-year-old from ICE custody
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in an interview that the Trump administration will appeal a federal judge’s decision to release a 5-year-old and his father from ICE custody in Texas.
www.mprnews.org
February 2, 2026 at 5:39 PM
When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss for a state senate seat in a district Trump previously won by 17 percentage points.
Trump Dismisses Surprise Republican Loss In Texas State Senate Race: ‘I Wasn’t On The Ballot’
Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss for a state senate seat in a district Trump previously won by 17 percentage points.
www.forbes.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss for a state senate seat in a district Trump previously won by 17 percentage points.
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UK should consider resuming talks on EU defence pact, Starmer says
UK should consider resuming talks on EU defence pact, Starmer says
PM says Europe must ‘step up’ and signals he wants to work more closely with other states to build military capability
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:27 PM
UK should consider resuming talks on EU defence pact, Starmer says
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Free speech news
Q: Why are you suing the IRS?
TRUMP: Who are you with?
Q: ABC News
TRUMP: You are a loud person. Let somebody else have a chance
Q: Can you answer the question?
TRUMP: ABC fake news. I didn't call on you
TRUMP: Who are you with?
Q: ABC News
TRUMP: You are a loud person. Let somebody else have a chance
Q: Can you answer the question?
TRUMP: ABC fake news. I didn't call on you
January 30, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Free speech news
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The Trump regime arrested four journalists, including former CNN anchor Don Lemon, today.
This blatant suppression of the First Amendment is part of a larger plan: to control not just what we do, but what we see and access. Watch. https://youtu.be/rEH7sF6pA4s?si=Gk1jawFu20cRuJ1-
This blatant suppression of the First Amendment is part of a larger plan: to control not just what we do, but what we see and access. Watch. https://youtu.be/rEH7sF6pA4s?si=Gk1jawFu20cRuJ1-
Why Does Trump Hate Sesame Street?
Why is Trump so hell-bent on defunding PBS?It’s part of a larger plan — one where he can control not just what we do, bu
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January 30, 2026 at 5:56 PM
The Trump regime arrested four journalists, including former CNN anchor Don Lemon, today.
This blatant suppression of the First Amendment is part of a larger plan: to control not just what we do, but what we see and access. Watch. https://youtu.be/rEH7sF6pA4s?si=Gk1jawFu20cRuJ1-
This blatant suppression of the First Amendment is part of a larger plan: to control not just what we do, but what we see and access. Watch. https://youtu.be/rEH7sF6pA4s?si=Gk1jawFu20cRuJ1-
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President Trump said he is “decertifying” all aircraft built in Canada and threatened to impose 50 percent tariffs on Canadian aircraft sold to the United States, an escalation of trade tensions between the countries that could impact air travel.
Trump says U.S. will decertify Canadian-made planes, threatens 50% tariff
The president accused Canada of blocking the sale of U.S.-made Gulfstream aircraft and said he would raise tariffs in the latest dispute to rock the once-chummy relationship.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM
President Trump said he is “decertifying” all aircraft built in Canada and threatened to impose 50 percent tariffs on Canadian aircraft sold to the United States, an escalation of trade tensions between the countries that could impact air travel.
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EU sanctions more Putin propagandists
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Russian hybrid threats: Council sanctions six individuals over information manipulation activities
The Council adopted restrictive measures against six individuals in view of Russia’s destabilising activities against the EU and its member states and partners.
www.consilium.europa.eu
January 29, 2026 at 6:16 PM
EU sanctions more Putin propagandists
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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Trump's FBI raided an election office in Georgia, a state central to his baseless 2020 voter fraud conspiracy theories.
Meanwhile, he's continuing to let actual fraudsters and politically-connected crooks off the hook.
This is what weaponizing government looks like.
Meanwhile, he's continuing to let actual fraudsters and politically-connected crooks off the hook.
This is what weaponizing government looks like.
January 29, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Trump's FBI raided an election office in Georgia, a state central to his baseless 2020 voter fraud conspiracy theories.
Meanwhile, he's continuing to let actual fraudsters and politically-connected crooks off the hook.
This is what weaponizing government looks like.
Meanwhile, he's continuing to let actual fraudsters and politically-connected crooks off the hook.
This is what weaponizing government looks like.