Stephan Faris
@stephanfaris.bsky.social
Associate editor, Enterprise, POLITICO Europe. On the trail of Joan of Arc.
Finally, some good news.
We're finally learning what it's like to die. And it's not as bad as you think...
www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-bo...
We're finally learning what it's like to die. And it's not as bad as you think...
www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-bo...
We're finally learning what it's like to die. And it's not as bad as you think... | BBC Science Focus Magazine
What does dying feel like? By studying patients who’ve suffered near-death experiences, scientists are one step closer to finding out what happens in our brains during our last moments
www.sciencefocus.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Finally, some good news.
We're finally learning what it's like to die. And it's not as bad as you think...
www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-bo...
We're finally learning what it's like to die. And it's not as bad as you think...
www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-bo...
My take on Sinners: Give me a sequel featuring the Choctaw vampire hunters
My take on One Battle After an Another: Give me a sequel featuring the foul-mouthed, revolutionary nuns
My take on One Battle After an Another: Give me a sequel featuring the foul-mouthed, revolutionary nuns
February 2, 2026 at 8:24 AM
My take on Sinners: Give me a sequel featuring the Choctaw vampire hunters
My take on One Battle After an Another: Give me a sequel featuring the foul-mouthed, revolutionary nuns
My take on One Battle After an Another: Give me a sequel featuring the foul-mouthed, revolutionary nuns
French diplomats are taking on MAGA — one meme at a time
Paris is rolling out a confrontational online strategy to counter disinformation from the United States and beyond.
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
Paris is rolling out a confrontational online strategy to counter disinformation from the United States and beyond.
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
French diplomats are taking on MAGA — one meme at a time
Paris is rolling out a confrontational online strategy to counter disinformation from the United States and beyond.
www.politico.eu
January 30, 2026 at 2:40 PM
French diplomats are taking on MAGA — one meme at a time
Paris is rolling out a confrontational online strategy to counter disinformation from the United States and beyond.
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
Paris is rolling out a confrontational online strategy to counter disinformation from the United States and beyond.
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
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Night follows day. The north star always shines. The mountains do not move. And the new Dutch government is fiscally conservative and opposed to Eurobonds
www.telegraaf.nl/politiek/eer...
www.telegraaf.nl/politiek/eer...
Eerste details akkoord D66, VVD en CDA uitgelekt: geen eurobonds en begrotingstekort maximaal 2 procent
De eerste details over het coalitieakkoord dat D66, VVD en CDA hebben gesloten, lekken uit. Ingewijden melden aan De Telegraaf dat het stuk de titel ’Aan de slag’ heeft gekregen.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Night follows day. The north star always shines. The mountains do not move. And the new Dutch government is fiscally conservative and opposed to Eurobonds
www.telegraaf.nl/politiek/eer...
www.telegraaf.nl/politiek/eer...
A peace deal between Russia and Ukraine looks close, except on everything that matters
Three issues still block an agreement to end the war.
www.politico.eu/article/peac...
Three issues still block an agreement to end the war.
www.politico.eu/article/peac...
A peace deal between Russia and Ukraine looks close, except on everything that matters
Three issues still block an agreement to end the war.
www.politico.eu
January 29, 2026 at 7:44 AM
A peace deal between Russia and Ukraine looks close, except on everything that matters
Three issues still block an agreement to end the war.
www.politico.eu/article/peac...
Three issues still block an agreement to end the war.
www.politico.eu/article/peac...
🤣
January 27, 2026 at 8:13 AM
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Things are looking brighter in Brussels
January 27, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Things are looking brighter in Brussels
Researchers found that a text-to-image generator, when linked up with an image-to-text system and instructed to iterate over and over again, eventually converges on “very generic-looking images” they dubbed “visual elevator music.”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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AI Is Causing Cultural Stagnation, Researchers Find
Generative AI may already be inducing a state of "cultural stagnation," leading to a convergence of generic ideas, a new study has shown.
futurism.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Researchers found that a text-to-image generator, when linked up with an image-to-text system and instructed to iterate over and over again, eventually converges on “very generic-looking images” they dubbed “visual elevator music.”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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🇵🇱 The paradox of my people is that we will tell you that life is shit, the sky is grey for the fifth month in a row, and nothing makes sense, but we will click "things are getting better" in a poll and end up more optimistic than Austrians or Croatians.
Those famously sunny Poles
Europeans are gloomy about pretty much everything. Who can blame them? www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europeans are gloomy about pretty much everything. Who can blame them? www.politico.eu/article/euro...
January 26, 2026 at 8:53 AM
🇵🇱 The paradox of my people is that we will tell you that life is shit, the sky is grey for the fifth month in a row, and nothing makes sense, but we will click "things are getting better" in a poll and end up more optimistic than Austrians or Croatians.
Those famously sunny Poles
Europeans are gloomy about pretty much everything. Who can blame them? www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europeans are gloomy about pretty much everything. Who can blame them? www.politico.eu/article/euro...
January 26, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Those famously sunny Poles
Europeans are gloomy about pretty much everything. Who can blame them? www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europeans are gloomy about pretty much everything. Who can blame them? www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Mountain religion
December 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Mountain religion
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Final reminder for those still doing Christmas shopping: why not buy a funny and interesting book?
Rory Stewart said it was a lovely read!
www.bol.com/nl/nl/f/the-...
Rory Stewart said it was a lovely read!
www.bol.com/nl/nl/f/the-...
December 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Final reminder for those still doing Christmas shopping: why not buy a funny and interesting book?
Rory Stewart said it was a lovely read!
www.bol.com/nl/nl/f/the-...
Rory Stewart said it was a lovely read!
www.bol.com/nl/nl/f/the-...
This whole paragraph is 👀
how did I not know that Sarkozy met his second wife when he officiated at her wedding as the local mayor en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas...
December 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This whole paragraph is 👀
The most important European policymaker for the first time in a decade is not a European and, increasingly, doesn’t even much like the place anymore.
The Most Influential Man in Europe Thinks Europe is Full of Losers politi.co/44OL4fj
The Most Influential Man in Europe Thinks Europe is Full of Losers politi.co/44OL4fj
The Most Influential Man in Europe Thinks Europe is Full of Losers
The most important European policymaker for the first time in a decade is not a European and, increasingly, doesn’t even much like the place anymore.
politi.co
December 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The most important European policymaker for the first time in a decade is not a European and, increasingly, doesn’t even much like the place anymore.
The Most Influential Man in Europe Thinks Europe is Full of Losers politi.co/44OL4fj
The Most Influential Man in Europe Thinks Europe is Full of Losers politi.co/44OL4fj
Spending 90 minutes running around and not scoring is I guess one definition of peace
December 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Spending 90 minutes running around and not scoring is I guess one definition of peace
Makes sense. We were all TIME's person of the year.
Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Makes sense. We were all TIME's person of the year.
Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
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From R. Crumb's satirical "City of the Future" in Zap Comix (1968)
December 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
From R. Crumb's satirical "City of the Future" in Zap Comix (1968)
The overuse of delve (until recently one of my favorite words) by AI is likely because it was disproportionately trained on Nigerian English.
One of the very many great nuggets in this piece:
Why Does AI Write Like... That
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/m...
One of the very many great nuggets in this piece:
Why Does AI Write Like... That
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/m...
December 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The overuse of delve (until recently one of my favorite words) by AI is likely because it was disproportionately trained on Nigerian English.
One of the very many great nuggets in this piece:
Why Does AI Write Like... That
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/m...
One of the very many great nuggets in this piece:
Why Does AI Write Like... That
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/m...
AI but for knowing when I have no desire to use AI
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
AI but for knowing when I have no desire to use AI
This feels like the most basic of all possible numbers
December 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This feels like the most basic of all possible numbers
Tracks
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "chatgpt" (10×)
2. "europe" (7×)
3. "trump" (7×)
4. "news" (6×)
5. "brussels" (6×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "chatgpt" (10×)
2. "europe" (7×)
3. "trump" (7×)
4. "news" (6×)
5. "brussels" (6×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025
A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Tracks
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "chatgpt" (10×)
2. "europe" (7×)
3. "trump" (7×)
4. "news" (6×)
5. "brussels" (6×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "chatgpt" (10×)
2. "europe" (7×)
3. "trump" (7×)
4. "news" (6×)
5. "brussels" (6×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest