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The European Commission’s drone wall idea is showing cracks before intercepting its first Russian intruder.
Von der Leyen’s ‘drone wall’ plan crashes into EU reality
Europe’s latest defense debate is splitting countries demanding immediate protection from Russia and those further from the threat.
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Hugo Haase was born #OTD in 1863
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Action contre le génocide dans le hall central du Parlement européen
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Sie tritt ein für das Selbstbestimmungsrecht der Völker, für Abrüstung und für die Bildung der Vereinigten Staaten von Europa.“

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«Als Mitglied der Sozialistischen Arbeiter-Internationale kämpft die SPD gemeinsam mit den Arbeitern aller Länder gegen imperialistische und faschistische Vorstöße und für die Verwirklichung des Sozialismus. (…)
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As Bernd Lange MEP reminded us earlier today on another platform, today is the 100th anniversary of the adoption by the @spdde.bsky.social of its Heidelberger Programm. It states that …
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Σαν σήμερα, το 2013 στήνεται ενέδρα θανάτου για τον 34χρονο ράπερ Π.Φύσσα (Killah P.). Δράστης ο 45χρονος χρυσαυγίτης Γ. Ρουπακιάς

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Demokratie in Gefahr: Wie stoppt man den Imperator?
Heute begeht die Welt den Internationalen Tag der Demokratie - klingt in diesen Zeiten fast ein bisschen zynisch, oder? Es kann aber auch Ansporn sein, die Kräfte zu bündeln, schreibt Franz C. Mayer.
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Von der Leyen, captive ? (1) "Spitzenkandidatin"
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Von der Leyen, captive ? (1) "Spitzenkandidatin"
En cette rentrée, je reviens sur le début de second mandat de la présidente de la Commission européenne sous l'angle des liens troubles qu'elle entretient avec son propre parti.
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Zoll-Deal mit den USA: „Wir müssen jetzt das Beste für die EU herausholen“
Der Vorsitzende des Handelsausschusses des Europaparlaments, Bernd Lange, übt scharfe Kritik am Zoll-Deal zwischen EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen und US-Präsident Donald Trump. Im Inte...
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📢 #Greece: A Black man was denied a bus ticket despite empty seats, a few days ago. A police officer said to passengers asking why, “For your safety, foreigners travel at night.” The intercity bus director confirmed this racist policy, citing a '14 law to justify the #segregation of #migrants 1/
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#2025ECPRgc #Thessaloniki
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#2025ECPRgc #Thessaloniki
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Politically acceptable UK racism is rising, even under La...
As I wrote these words last autumn: “We have made progress... even though that progress remains fragile and insufficient”, little did I realise just how ...
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geopolitique.eu/en/2025/08/2...
Mario Draghi: How Do We Change Our Continent’s Trajectory? - Groupe d'études géopolitiques
Europe as a spectator For years, the European Union, with its 450 million consumers, believed that its economic weight came along with geopolitical power and influence in international trade relations...
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On a scale of 1-10, how good is it to share a birthday with Ivan the Terrible, Erich Honecker, Wayne Shorter, Tim Burton, ElvisCostello and Rob Halford?
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Mario Draghi’s Full Speech: Europe’s Harsh Reality — Powerless on the Global Stage! -ITALIAN-
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Just got round to watching Mario Draghi's speech in Rimini in the original Italian. It is easily the most important speech on Europe so far this year and I hope someone (@grandcontinent.bsky.social?‬) publishes it in English and other EU languages soon.

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Mario Draghi’s Full Speech: Europe’s Harsh Reality — Powerless on the Global Stage! -ITALIAN-
YouTube video by EU Debates | eudebates.tv
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Class struggle
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 12
Trump has halted or dropped enforcement actions against 160+ corporations, including:

-42 consumer protection cases at CFPB
-20 foreign bribery cases at DOJ
-6 employment discrimination cases at EEOC
-7 crypto cases at SEC

It's a new golden age for corporate criminals.

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tribunemag.co.uk/2019/08/reme...
Remembering the Battle of Lewisham
On this day in 1977 British fascism suffered its most humiliating defeat since Cable Street.
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The ‘battle of Lewisham’ took place #OTD in 1977 www.gold.ac.uk/history/rese... cc @bobfrombrockley.bsky.social
What was the 'Battle of Lewisham'?
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by Robert B. Reich — Reposted by: Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos, Steve Peers, Melissa Johnson

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Trump has halted or dropped enforcement actions against 160+ corporations, including:

-42 consumer protection cases at CFPB
-20 foreign bribery cases at DOJ
-6 employment discrimination cases at EEOC
-7 crypto cases at SEC

It's a new golden age for corporate criminals.
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Kritik an Friedrich Merz wegen Israel-Entscheidung: Manche machen es sich zu leicht
Es ist auch für die deutsche Politik schwieriger geworden, Israel gerecht zu werden. Manche Kritiker des Bundeskanzlers machen es sich zu leicht.
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There is a name for the discrepancy between the strength of Trump’s radical political agenda and the inadequacy of the European response to it: “vassalisation heureuse” a sort of willing submission."

Spot on

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Europe’s ‘happy vassal’ complex
The EU is willingly colluding in its own subjugation to Trump’s geopolitical agenda
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Gilles Gressani on the EU-US "deal"
"Trump has exposed the inability of the EU and member states to mount a democratic defence of the legitimacy of their own institutions.
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News, analysis and opinion from the Financial Times on the latest in markets, economics and politics
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Demokratieverfall in Griechenland: Mitsotakis höhlt systematisch den Rechtsstaat aus
Der griechische Ministerpräsident Kyriakos Mitsotakis hat viel Dreck am Stecken. Statt die Demokratie zu schützen, höhlt er sie systematisch aus.
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L'Europe après le Jour de la Dépendance
« Le silence que l’Europe a opposé aux intimidations de Donald Trump a fait le tour du monde, résonnant comme l’aveu de notre impuissance. Il nous appartient désormais de redonner à l’Europe une voix ...
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www.dezeen.com/2025/08/04/h...
Coop Himmelb(l)au co-founder Helmut Swiczinsky dies aged 81
Deconstructivist architect Helmut Swiczinsky, a founding partner Viennese studio Coop Himmelb(l)au, has passed away at the age of 81.
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Stay tuned for the announcement in September of the first events of the coming academic year (starting with a book launch).
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Last but by no means least, I am grateful to @alemanno.bsky.social, @tceuropean.bsky.social, @richardcorbett.bsky.social, @sophiepornschlegel.bsky.social, and @neusvidal.bsky.social for agreeing to serve on the Jean Monnet Chair’s advisory panel.
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