Filipe Ribeiro de Menezes
@filipemenezes.bsky.social
Historian of 20th Century Portugal. Alison’s husband. Worryingly concerned about the state of my garden. Arsenal supporter. I want a European Union that works for its peoples and their neighbours. Alfacinha, ex-aluno do Filipa de Lencastre.
Five years ago, after my mother’s funeral, I took my father home, turned on the tv, and watched aghast as a MAGA mob stormed the Capitol. Hard to top as the worst day ever.
January 6, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Five years ago, after my mother’s funeral, I took my father home, turned on the tv, and watched aghast as a MAGA mob stormed the Capitol. Hard to top as the worst day ever.
I fear the Danish PM will not be sleeping well tonight…
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I fear the Danish PM will not be sleeping well tonight…
Wow… FIFA must be regretting their choice of recipient for the coveted Peace Prize…
January 3, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Wow… FIFA must be regretting their choice of recipient for the coveted Peace Prize…
Shocking news from Brown, a friendly and welcoming place where I spent a very happy year.
December 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Shocking news from Brown, a friendly and welcoming place where I spent a very happy year.
(5) The US should also cultivate “resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations”, that is, lend its weight to far-right anti EU parties. This, of course, puts the US in the same camp as Russia.
December 9, 2025 at 5:52 AM
(5) The US should also cultivate “resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations”, that is, lend its weight to far-right anti EU parties. This, of course, puts the US in the same camp as Russia.
(4) Because of the “activities of the European Union and other transnational bodies that undermine political liberty and sovereignty” the American “broad policy” towards Europe should prioritise “enabling Europe to stand on its own feet as a group of aligned sovereign nations” - i.e. without the EU.
December 9, 2025 at 5:44 AM
(4) Because of the “activities of the European Union and other transnational bodies that undermine political liberty and sovereignty” the American “broad policy” towards Europe should prioritise “enabling Europe to stand on its own feet as a group of aligned sovereign nations” - i.e. without the EU.
(3) the aim of the United States should be to re-establish “conditions of stability with in Europe and strategic stability with Rússia”. Not one word on Russian interference in the affairs of other countries, and not one word of condemnation for the invasion of Ukraine.
December 9, 2025 at 5:38 AM
(3) the aim of the United States should be to re-establish “conditions of stability with in Europe and strategic stability with Rússia”. Not one word on Russian interference in the affairs of other countries, and not one word of condemnation for the invasion of Ukraine.
(2) Russia appears only in the “Promoting European Greatness” section, as an entity misunderstood by what the document considers self-confidence-lacking politicians who are running Europe into the ground, refusing to listen to their peoples’ calls for peace.
December 9, 2025 at 5:34 AM
(2) Russia appears only in the “Promoting European Greatness” section, as an entity misunderstood by what the document considers self-confidence-lacking politicians who are running Europe into the ground, refusing to listen to their peoples’ calls for peace.
(1) Everyone should read the National Security Strategy of the United States of America, November 2025. Quite something! One of its most revealing aspects is the lack of a section on Russia.
December 9, 2025 at 5:27 AM
(1) Everyone should read the National Security Strategy of the United States of America, November 2025. Quite something! One of its most revealing aspects is the lack of a section on Russia.
For sale at Jim Nicholson in Crossgar, Co, Down. Worth the detour/ trip.
June 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
For sale at Jim Nicholson in Crossgar, Co, Down. Worth the detour/ trip.
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The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies organized the conference to celebrate the gift of Kennedy’s papers to the University of Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Libraries. 🧵 (2/2)
Read a full recap here: irishstudies.nd.edu/news/sb-kenn...
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Read a full recap here: irishstudies.nd.edu/news/sb-kenn...
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Belfast conference honors legacy of Irish art historian S.B. Kennedy
More than 80 people gathered at the Ulster Museum and Queen’s University Belfast on May 22-23 for the conference “New Histories of Irish Art...
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June 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies organized the conference to celebrate the gift of Kennedy’s papers to the University of Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Libraries. 🧵 (2/2)
Read a full recap here: irishstudies.nd.edu/news/sb-kenn...
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Read a full recap here: irishstudies.nd.edu/news/sb-kenn...
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Scholars and art lovers from across Ireland, Europe, and the U.S. gathered in Belfast last month for a conference honoring the late S.B. Kennedy — a longtime curator at the @ulstermuseum.org and an art historian who authored the seminal work “Irish Art and Modernism, 1880-1950.” 🧵 (1/2)
June 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Scholars and art lovers from across Ireland, Europe, and the U.S. gathered in Belfast last month for a conference honoring the late S.B. Kennedy — a longtime curator at the @ulstermuseum.org and an art historian who authored the seminal work “Irish Art and Modernism, 1880-1950.” 🧵 (1/2)
Brilliant viva voce examination by Thomas McGrath - no corrections! - who becomes our Department’s latest Doctor. It was an enormous pleasure to co-supervise him with Jonathan Wright. And thanks to the examiners, Colin Barr and Roisin Higgins!
May 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Brilliant viva voce examination by Thomas McGrath - no corrections! - who becomes our Department’s latest Doctor. It was an enormous pleasure to co-supervise him with Jonathan Wright. And thanks to the examiners, Colin Barr and Roisin Higgins!
In fairness, I would too.
May 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
In fairness, I would too.
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Une opportunité de travailler à Lisbonne avec un super collègue !
‼️ The deadlines for the calls for 4 early-career researchers to join the @erc.europa.eu funded project #STEXEU are approaching:
🇫🇷🇬🇧 5 May: ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/jr-stexeu...
🇨🇿🇸🇰 5 May: ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/jr-stexeu...
🇬🇷 6 May: ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/jr-stexeu...
🇩🇪 7 May: ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/jr-stexeu...
🇫🇷🇬🇧 5 May: ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/jr-stexeu...
🇨🇿🇸🇰 5 May: ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/jr-stexeu...
🇬🇷 6 May: ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/jr-stexeu...
🇩🇪 7 May: ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/jr-stexeu...
April 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Une opportunité de travailler à Lisbonne avec un super collègue !
La Lys, 9 de Abril de 1918… Lest we forget…
April 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
La Lys, 9 de Abril de 1918… Lest we forget…
Painful to watch the Taoiseach sit and smile while Trump trashes the European Union…
March 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Painful to watch the Taoiseach sit and smile while Trump trashes the European Union…
Trump’s hostile attitude towards Canada - neighbour, ally, Commonwealth member - demands as strong a rebuke from the international community as his stance on Ukraine (clearly nobody in Washington DC has the guts to do so)…
March 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Trump’s hostile attitude towards Canada - neighbour, ally, Commonwealth member - demands as strong a rebuke from the international community as his stance on Ukraine (clearly nobody in Washington DC has the guts to do so)…
USA now actively aiding Russian invasion of Ukraine, forcing the latter to the negotiating table against its will and at a serious disadvantage. Sickening.
March 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
USA now actively aiding Russian invasion of Ukraine, forcing the latter to the negotiating table against its will and at a serious disadvantage. Sickening.
Who spotted Amadeo Sousa Cardoso’s “Greyhounds” in Zero Day?
March 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Who spotted Amadeo Sousa Cardoso’s “Greyhounds” in Zero Day?
Could German politicians please sort out a government soon? Not a good time to be awol.
March 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Could German politicians please sort out a government soon? Not a good time to be awol.