@bhirsch.bsky.social
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This is very interesting for the data on Ireland too. Highest % degree-holders in the EU, second highest GDP per capita (what does this tell us?) and way down on home ownership levels
May 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This is very interesting for the data on Ireland too. Highest % degree-holders in the EU, second highest GDP per capita (what does this tell us?) and way down on home ownership levels
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I’m one of those dodgy immigrants who came here on a spouse visa and got indefinite leave to remain after 12 months.
The incalculable harm I have done to the UK includes dedicating my life to public service, educating thousands of British young people, and paying more tax than I’ll ever get back.
The incalculable harm I have done to the UK includes dedicating my life to public service, educating thousands of British young people, and paying more tax than I’ll ever get back.
May 13, 2025 at 5:50 AM
I’m one of those dodgy immigrants who came here on a spouse visa and got indefinite leave to remain after 12 months.
The incalculable harm I have done to the UK includes dedicating my life to public service, educating thousands of British young people, and paying more tax than I’ll ever get back.
The incalculable harm I have done to the UK includes dedicating my life to public service, educating thousands of British young people, and paying more tax than I’ll ever get back.
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Trump has now elected liberals in Canada, Australia, and the Vatican
May 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Trump has now elected liberals in Canada, Australia, and the Vatican
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Enten: There is pretty much zero chance if Donald Trump's approval rating is 41% in November of 2026, the Republicans have any shot of holding the House of Representatives.
April 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Enten: There is pretty much zero chance if Donald Trump's approval rating is 41% in November of 2026, the Republicans have any shot of holding the House of Representatives.
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So, I was writing a piece about how senior European diplomats were dreaming that the USA would come rescue them, when @theatlantic.com dropped the story of the year about how their Editor in Chief was inadvertently added to a high-level Trump admin signal group. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The Story Of The Year For Many Reasons
The Trump Administration Creates A Signal Group
open.substack.com
March 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
So, I was writing a piece about how senior European diplomats were dreaming that the USA would come rescue them, when @theatlantic.com dropped the story of the year about how their Editor in Chief was inadvertently added to a high-level Trump admin signal group. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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So utterly depressing that the most powerful man in the world is such a bad role model for young men.
Conor McGregor, who was found to have raped and assaulted a woman by the Irish High Court, tells Donald Trump, who was found to have sexually abused a woman by a US court:
"You work ethic is inspiring."
"You work ethic is inspiring."
March 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
So utterly depressing that the most powerful man in the world is such a bad role model for young men.
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Starmer literally having Zelenskyy’s back today while trying to build bridges.
Somehow a huge relief to watch Starmer doing this so incredibly well.
Somehow a huge relief to watch Starmer doing this so incredibly well.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer walks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to his motorcade after their meeting in Number 10
March 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Starmer literally having Zelenskyy’s back today while trying to build bridges.
Somehow a huge relief to watch Starmer doing this so incredibly well.
Somehow a huge relief to watch Starmer doing this so incredibly well.
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Listen to Mette, listen to Denmark.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Kyiv with world leaders calls Zelensky a hero, fighting a war for 3 years which was started by Russia. She urges Europe to increase support to UKR now, says Zelensky must be at the center of any negotiations with Putin #Voices4Victory
youtu.be/JNs6wRvSpSU
youtu.be/JNs6wRvSpSU
Astonishing speech by Danish Prime Minister.
YouTube video by Dylan Burrill
youtu.be
March 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Listen to Mette, listen to Denmark.
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This looks like a pretty good future - warmer homes, cleaner air, greener countryside, better diets, lots of jobs... And let's not forget the main purpose: tackling the climate crisis. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What would reaching net zero mean for life in 2040s Britain?
Official advice on meeting our emissions targets by 2050 covers all aspects of society, including food, travel and work
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:43 AM
This looks like a pretty good future - warmer homes, cleaner air, greener countryside, better diets, lots of jobs... And let's not forget the main purpose: tackling the climate crisis. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The divide in politics today is between unreality and reality. Those who seek to rule the world blur human experience and smudge memory, making cooperation and friendship laughable and unthinkable.
Ukraine resists an unreality war.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-realit...
Ukraine resists an unreality war.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-realit...
The Reality of Ukraine
A larger meaning of the largest contemporary war
snyder.substack.com
February 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The divide in politics today is between unreality and reality. Those who seek to rule the world blur human experience and smudge memory, making cooperation and friendship laughable and unthinkable.
Ukraine resists an unreality war.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-realit...
Ukraine resists an unreality war.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-realit...
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It is possible to:
✅ have sustainable economic growth
✅ increase employment
✅ enhance energy security
and
💚 save the planet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
✅ have sustainable economic growth
✅ increase employment
✅ enhance energy security
and
💚 save the planet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says
Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:24 AM
It is possible to:
✅ have sustainable economic growth
✅ increase employment
✅ enhance energy security
and
💚 save the planet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
✅ have sustainable economic growth
✅ increase employment
✅ enhance energy security
and
💚 save the planet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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An excellent thought for the day from Professor Brian Cox...
February 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
An excellent thought for the day from Professor Brian Cox...
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I celebrate the 80% of Germans who did not vote for the far right. Do not make 19.6% of German voters into "the" German people (again).
"The" German people don't exist! The German population is diverse and divided, but voted overwhelmingly for liberal democratic parties.
#BTW25 #GermanElection
"The" German people don't exist! The German population is diverse and divided, but voted overwhelmingly for liberal democratic parties.
#BTW25 #GermanElection
February 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I celebrate the 80% of Germans who did not vote for the far right. Do not make 19.6% of German voters into "the" German people (again).
"The" German people don't exist! The German population is diverse and divided, but voted overwhelmingly for liberal democratic parties.
#BTW25 #GermanElection
"The" German people don't exist! The German population is diverse and divided, but voted overwhelmingly for liberal democratic parties.
#BTW25 #GermanElection
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Love this ❤️
February 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Love this ❤️
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A clear message for Rachel Reeves: If you're looking for growth, go green
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says
Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A clear message for Rachel Reeves: If you're looking for growth, go green
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A shameful moment in US history as it votes with Russia at the UN.
Roosevelt & Churchill turn in their graves.
#UNGA #StandWithUkraine #DefendDemocracy
Roosevelt & Churchill turn in their graves.
#UNGA #StandWithUkraine #DefendDemocracy
Today’s clear support in the UN General Assembly for the resolutions on an early and just peace in Ukraine reaffirms the importance that most of UN members attach to our shared fundamental values: sovereignty, territorial integrity and the principles enshrined in the UN Charter.
February 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A shameful moment in US history as it votes with Russia at the UN.
Roosevelt & Churchill turn in their graves.
#UNGA #StandWithUkraine #DefendDemocracy
Roosevelt & Churchill turn in their graves.
#UNGA #StandWithUkraine #DefendDemocracy
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Latest out in @theatlantic.com Donald Trump has done Europe a favor by being so egregious. Europeans can have no doubts that they are on their own. Time to move forward without seeing the USA as a defender of their democracies. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump Sided With Putin. What Should Europe Do Now?
European democracies must stop infantilizing themselves.
www.theatlantic.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Latest out in @theatlantic.com Donald Trump has done Europe a favor by being so egregious. Europeans can have no doubts that they are on their own. Time to move forward without seeing the USA as a defender of their democracies. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Why does 25% AfD among young men spark a thousand "what is going on with young men?" posts yet Die Linke 34% among young women generates...nothing at all?
Yes, young men voting for the radical right is an important phenomenon. But so is young women going rad left *at even higher rates*.
Yes, young men voting for the radical right is an important phenomenon. But so is young women going rad left *at even higher rates*.
February 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Why does 25% AfD among young men spark a thousand "what is going on with young men?" posts yet Die Linke 34% among young women generates...nothing at all?
Yes, young men voting for the radical right is an important phenomenon. But so is young women going rad left *at even higher rates*.
Yes, young men voting for the radical right is an important phenomenon. But so is young women going rad left *at even higher rates*.
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Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)
February 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)
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Breaking:
Macron - not @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu - convenes emergency EU Summit in Paris - not Brussels - on Monday #euco
Macron - not @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu - convenes emergency EU Summit in Paris - not Brussels - on Monday #euco
February 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Breaking:
Macron - not @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu - convenes emergency EU Summit in Paris - not Brussels - on Monday #euco
Macron - not @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu - convenes emergency EU Summit in Paris - not Brussels - on Monday #euco
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100% this.
Cracking read. We either have morals and pride - or we don't.
Cracking read. We either have morals and pride - or we don't.
It is time to end the special relationship with Trump
Donald Trump in the White House: a relationship with a dishonest sexual predator and convicted criminal isn't a relationship. It's abuse
centralbylines.co.uk
February 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
100% this.
Cracking read. We either have morals and pride - or we don't.
Cracking read. We either have morals and pride - or we don't.
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Europe can’t rely on the strength of the transatlantic relationship to help contain Russia’s threat – it must lead from the front and be the true force of support that Ukraine needs. Not just for Ukraine’s sake, but for a free and sovereign Europe.
On Ukraine, Europe must step into the void | Virgin
www.virgin.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Europe can’t rely on the strength of the transatlantic relationship to help contain Russia’s threat – it must lead from the front and be the true force of support that Ukraine needs. Not just for Ukraine’s sake, but for a free and sovereign Europe.
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The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
snyder.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
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Greenlanders have a message for Donald Trump: We’re not interested.
85 percent of the local population are against the idea of becoming part of the United States, according to new polling conducted by research company Verian.
85 percent of the local population are against the idea of becoming part of the United States, according to new polling conducted by research company Verian.
85 percent of Greenlanders don’t want Trump takeover, new poll says
Survey lands as Danish prime minister tours Europe to try shore up support for keeping the Arctic island out of American clutches.
www.politico.eu
January 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Greenlanders have a message for Donald Trump: We’re not interested.
85 percent of the local population are against the idea of becoming part of the United States, according to new polling conducted by research company Verian.
85 percent of the local population are against the idea of becoming part of the United States, according to new polling conducted by research company Verian.