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Edgar Morgenroth
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Professor of Economics. Dublin, Ireland
Policy analysis, data analysis, geo-economics.
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Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · Oct 16
We live in polarising times and many can't even see their own extremism.
But extremists always want you to pick sides, to show your colours, to swear allegiance to their cause or else label you to be of the other extreme.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 3h
There are reports that Chinese military officers were seen at the El Libertador Air Base in Maracay, amid growing military tension between Venezuela and the United States

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Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 4h
A proposal that achieves nothing just like the Occupied Territories Bill.
thejournal.ie The Journal @thejournal.ie · 6h
The proposal to rename Herzog Park in Rathgar is set to be withdrawn from tomorrow's agenda at Dublin City Council after criticism.

Dublin's Lord Mayor Ray McAdam confirmed that the Chief Executive of the council intends to withdraw the report jrnl.ie/6889586
Proposal to rename Herzog Park set to be withdrawn after international criticism
Micheál Martin said that scrapping the name would erase the Jewish community’s ‘distinctive and rich contribution to Irish life’.
jrnl.ie

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rikefranke.bsky.social
Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 6h
Balloons, again.

www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Lithuania capital airport closes again over balloons
Lithuania's Vilnius airport said on Sunday it had temporarily halted operations due to suspected balloons in its airspace, the latest in a series of flight disruptions in the Baltic nation.
www.reuters.com

Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth, Philipp Sarasin

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Jessica Berlin @berlinbridge.bsky.social · 6h
If Russia wanted peace, they would stop killing Ukrainians.
If the US wanted peace, they would stop Russia.

Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth

thejournal.ie
The Journal @thejournal.ie · 6h
The proposal to rename Herzog Park in Rathgar is set to be withdrawn from tomorrow's agenda at Dublin City Council after criticism.

Dublin's Lord Mayor Ray McAdam confirmed that the Chief Executive of the council intends to withdraw the report jrnl.ie/6889586
Proposal to rename Herzog Park set to be withdrawn after international criticism
Micheál Martin said that scrapping the name would erase the Jewish community’s ‘distinctive and rich contribution to Irish life’.
jrnl.ie

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Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 6h
Which yet again shows that the US administration is going along with the maximalist demands of putin.
Ukraine & Europe needs to tell trump to get lost.
wartranslated.bsky.social WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 6h
WSJ reports negotiators discussed election timelines and possible land swaps, with Witkoff and Kushner planning Moscow visit for further talks.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 6h
WSJ reports negotiators discussed election timelines and possible land swaps, with Witkoff and Kushner planning Moscow visit for further talks.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 10h
On the horrific news that Pete Hegseth ordered the killing of boat bombing survivors, remember: The Trump Murder Memo "authorizing" the strikes preemptively clears those carrying them out. That's unusual. And we still haven't heard from the commander who resigned:

newrepublic.com/article/2032...

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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 1d
So... this just happened.

archive.ph/2025.11.29-1...

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 1d
Venezuela is clearly in the US sphere. It has bought foreign militaries into the US backyard & destabilised the region by laying claim to the territories of its neighbors. They should pledge neutrality and choose a new leader Donald approves of in case he lashes out with nukes.

Noam Chomsky.

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 1d
I am not sure Maduro is going to like the multi-polar world I have created.

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Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 1d
When an allegedly US draft peace agreement includes a clause about the US mediating between NATO and Russia, and if the president keeps talking about NATO as if the US isn't part of it, this shouldn't be much of a shock. The US is ceasing to be a NATO ally.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 1d
Chinese parts supplier takes stake in leading Russian drone maker on.ft.com/440b1s5
Chinese parts supplier takes stake in leading Russian drone maker
Tie-up marks new level of co-operation between Moscow and Beijing’s military industrial complexes
on.ft.com

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Richard E. Lenski, Brendan Nyhan , and 8 more

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d
Indiana Senate Republican Greg Walker “said he would have reported the alleged violation to federal authorities “if I thought that there was anyone of integrity in Washington that would follow through on my accusation ..”

@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...

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Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 1d
We already know why!!

morgenrothedgar.bsky.social
Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 1d
And you shouldn't give her the attention she so desperately craves!

morgenrothedgar.bsky.social
Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 1d
Scheint trump nicht groß zu stören. Der will lieber Geschäfte mit putin machen, genauso wie mindestens ein Ministerpresident.

Reposted by Juliet Lodge, Edgar Morgenroth

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2d
Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk

Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth, Gerald Friedman

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 2d
U.S. Commerce Department pressed Switzerland during recent trade talks to commit billions of dollars in investments that "Washington could allocate at its discretion", but Swiss officials refused, according to two people familiar with the matter.

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Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 2d
I can't think of any

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d
Another outcome for which the Kremlin worked, lest we forget. Described in "Road to Unfreedom."
davidrvetter.bsky.social Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 6d
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu

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Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 2d
Some governments are more easily intimidated than others!

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Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 2d
Spineless!
The opposite is of course true.

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Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 3d
And they are not just killing our rivers. There are human health reasons to limit nitrates.
irishrainforest.bsky.social Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 3d
Despite a 16% jump in nitrates levels in Irish rivers in the last year alone, it's looking like the derogation (special dispensation to pollute more) will *still* be extended by another 3 years.

Help farmers financially if needs be, but killing our rivers is just WRONG.
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Nitrates derogation could be extended by three years after proposal backed by European Commission
Too much nitrogen in a river can lead to an over-growth of algae, which causes damage to, and can even kill, wildlife and plants.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 3d
Belgium says using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine will endanger a peace deal on.ft.com/4pC6e8x
Belgium says using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine will endanger a peace deal
Premier Bart De Wever sets out conditions that would resolve his objections to a proposed €140bn EU loan to Kyiv
on.ft.com

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Trade Diversion (Jonathan Dingel) @tradediversion.bsky.social · 3d
Trade JMPs (2025-2026)
tradediversion.net/2025/11/27/t...
Trade JMPs (2025-2026)
For the 16th year running, I’ve gathered a list of trade-related job-market papers. If I’ve missed someone, please contribute to the list in the comments. Here’s a cloud of the words that appear in…
tradediversion.net

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 3d
Despite a 16% jump in nitrates levels in Irish rivers in the last year alone, it's looking like the derogation (special dispensation to pollute more) will *still* be extended by another 3 years.

Help farmers financially if needs be, but killing our rivers is just WRONG.
share.google/EpaRcLKnsnPZ...
Nitrates derogation could be extended by three years after proposal backed by European Commission
Too much nitrogen in a river can lead to an over-growth of algae, which causes damage to, and can even kill, wildlife and plants.
share.google

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Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 3d
Aber Sicherheit gibt es mit russland auch nicht, egal was man tut!

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 3d
We had @general-ben.bsky.social down to the bunker to discuss the "peace plan", Pokrovsk & whether Russia is winning...

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youtu.be/d6FHGYyKyhk
General Ben Hodges - Russia is not winning this war.
YouTube video by In the Bunker with Darth Putin KGB
youtu.be

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Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 3d
Europe will always have a security problem because of russia.
wartranslated.bsky.social WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 3d
"Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked 19 different countries — some of them 3-4 times — and none of these countries, including Ukraine, has ever attacked Russia." - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.