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𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 39m

From what I’ve read about her she’s very much for herself but not women in general

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 51m

Perception of EU as bystander in Gaza war has badly damaged its reputation

Internal divisions stopped EU from putting any real pressure on Israel

www.irishtimes.com

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Jakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 2h

Watching if/how some Western countries (hello, UK and Germany) unwind the various brain-dead policies to suppress expression of pro-Palestinian sentiments, from uninviting academics to police chasing people over wearing a keffiyeh, will be fun.

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𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 2h

It’s funny how well pasokification stuck as a term even though PASOK lived to outgrow Syriza again

Maia @maiamindel.bsky.social · 3h

right wing pasokification is real...

Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 3h

Scholars & pundits have focussed a lot on the electoral demise of center left, but in doing so we paid to little attention to the electoral problems of the center right.

Case-in-points here not only British conservatives or center right in France, but increasingly also the center right in Spain.

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𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 2h

Fascinating

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𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 2h

“Epidurals are rare in“ one of the richest countries in the world???

Countries will really spend years trying to increase the birth rate without once asking if maybe women should suffer less.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 3h

Epidurals are rare in Japan, where some believe that women who endure childbirth without pain-relief enjoy closer bonds with their children. Hoping to nudge up the number of babies being born, Tokyo govt has begun rolling out subsidies to help women pay for epidurals and chip away at that stigma

To Tackle a Baby Shortage, Tokyo Tries Easing the Pain of Childbirth

The Japanese capital is rolling out subsidies for epidurals in a country where cost is a barrier and women are often encouraged to endure the pain of delivery.

www.wsj.com

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𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 3h

Literally wtf does dehumanising Palestinians and annoying most Europeans even achieve? Like on a purely transactional level?

Israel do basically nothing for Ukraine, cosy up to Russia, derail any kind of progress with Iran, work overtime to make Syria fail…

What does being evil even get us here!

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𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 3h

People are rightly angry at these horrendous attitudes from Kallas & Von Der Leyen toward Palestinians.

I’m *also* angry because this heartless rhetoric burns through EU good will in exchange for bollocks all.

This degree of Israel pandering isn't even popular either!! Literally wtf are you doing.

𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 3h

Lavrov tier statement, horrendous.

Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 9h

The return of the Israeli hostages is a moment of pure joy for those families.

And a moment of relief for the entire world.

It means that a page can be turned. A new chapter can begin.

Europe fully supports the peace plan brokered by the United States, Qatar, Egypt, and Türkiye.

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𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 3h

Just as bad, fucking awful

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𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 3h

Any reference to the tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians that were slaughtered by Israel, including with German weapons?

Is that part on page 26 or something?

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𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 3h

Ah but she was vaguely critical of Israel 3 weeks ago, and she says she supports peace. What more do you need!

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𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 3h

Lavrov tier statement, horrendous.

Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 9h

The return of the Israeli hostages is a moment of pure joy for those families.

And a moment of relief for the entire world.

It means that a page can be turned. A new chapter can begin.

Europe fully supports the peace plan brokered by the United States, Qatar, Egypt, and Türkiye.

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Aoḋán Ó Conġaile @tinydonkey.bsky.social · 7h

The older I get the more I appreciate when people say "oh I don't know the answer to that" or "actually I was wrong". It's probably the biggest shortcut to get me to trust you tbh.

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𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 3h

Did she actually have that question put to her so bluntly?

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𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 3h

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𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 3h

I’ve seen a few western news segments on Palestinians returning home to Gaza by now. Many devoting equal time to Israeli celebrations.

None come close to the emotional impact of just watching a minute of quiet drone footage showcasing the post-apocalyptic wasteland extending to the horizon.

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𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 6h

It does anger me seeing powerful people responsible for such horror and bloodshed sell themselves as saviours. At the same time I never like to doom-post in the face of people rightly holding on to any genuine cause for hope.

Idk. Maybe sometimes the best take is to just shut up for a bit.

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Drow Paweł Włodkowic 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dov.bsky.social · 7h

I find this stuff (the museum director's take, not op's, obviously) so goddamn annoying. Were Lithuanians supposed to keep Lenin statues up? Were Iranians meant to not topple statues of the Shah?

historianmemory.bsky.social @historianmemory.bsky.social · 9h

'I don’t think it’s ever a good idea to deny history. I think it’s always really important to face your own history honestly ...'

Toppling statues is an act of protest. It's about contesting a collective memory. NEVER about denying history.
observer.co.uk/culture/inte...

Nicholas Cullinan: ‘I don’t think it’s ever a good idea t...

The British Museum director on toppling statues, the Parthenon marbles and hosting London’s new star-studded answer to the Met Gala

observer.co.uk

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10h

While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik

Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

www.theguardian.com

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𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 @bheanilla.bsky.social · 23h

She never really started to make a positive case for herself imo

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Damian Stack @damianstack.bsky.social · 1d

Ivan Yates has basically inoculated Catherine Connolly from legitimate scrutiny. She can just claim it's a smear campaign, and she is.

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 1d

This is an exact encapsulation of why I moved to Bluesky.

No amount of handwringing in the Atlantic about how I owe some eternal Promethean suffering to the discourse is going to make me stay on a site I hate, that stopped doing anything for me professionally years ago.

Well – no. Bluesky may or may not be, as one centre-right friend who felt unwelcome put it, “self-righteous island”. But the idea that’s why we went is nonsense. That I’ve largely stopped posting on a site that’s done more to shape my career and social circle than the rest of the internet combined is less about avoiding rival opinions (I love arguing with people who are wrong!) than with the fact the site simply became unusable. It stopped generating the things (good jokes, interesting debate, clicks) I wanted; it became extremely good at generating the things (racists, pornbots, racist pornbots) I did not.

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Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 1d

A step in the right direction!

Irish Independent @independent.ie · 1d

Revealed: Coalition plans shift to State-run housing for homeless in bid to slash €360m bill www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...

Revealed: Coalition plans shift to State-run housing for homeless in bid to slash €360m bill

The Government will move towards using state-owned homeless accommodation in a bid to greatly reduce the €360m it spends each year, as one of the key planks of its housing plan to be launched next…

www.independent.ie

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

there's a lot of things dangerous about AI and the AI boom, but it's important to get them *right*

⚡️🌙 @dystopiabreaker.xyz · 1d

andymasley.substack.com/p/the-ai-wat...

The AI water issue is fake

On the national, local, and personal level

andymasley.substack.com

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 1d

Being mad at Ms Rachel is a pretty good tell that you're just mad that people care about Palestine at all— many such cases actually but in that context these people will die mad because people will always care

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