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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · 8h

Tomorrow's elections have the potential to shape the future of our island, one way or the other. The only certainty is that the status quo is not sustainable and there will eventually be developments with the cyprob. I hope our Turkish speaking Cypriot compatriots choose wisely.

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · 8h

This is a lovely interview/ride with Sepp Kuss, one of the best pro cyclists, and possibly the top "climber" of the peloton. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRqM...

The Sigma Sports Cafe Ride - Sepp Kuss

Perhaps the nicest guy in the pro peloton, Sepp Kuss welcomes Matt Stephens to his home in Andorra for a Sigma Sports Café Ride with enough high altitude climbing to really test Matt’s legs and…

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · 8h

Is it really a priority to further restrict the use of electric scooters when motorists lack any respect for the law, which remains largely unenforced? Focus on that and stop making alternative means of transportation inaccessible. cyprus-mail.com/2025/10/13/s...

Safety crisis concerns over unregulated electric scooters

Serious concerns have been raised over the safety of electric scooters amid reports of battery fires, accidents and patchy insurance coverage. Recent incidents have exposed regulatory gaps, prompting…

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · 8h

I suppose the Fidias hype is gone, no matter his desperate attempts to sustain it. The idea of more direct representation is not a bad one, certainly not a new one, but not within the apolitical and populist framework of Fidias' lack of political awareness, which will likely favor the extreme right.

George Iordanou @iordanou.org · 10h

I re-read Kafka's famous story, Metamorphosis, some 20 years after the first read. Back then, I remember feeling the intensity of the plot, the agony of the protagonist. Now, I am a different person. Now, all I could think were the multi-layered metaphors.

George Iordanou @iordanou.org · 17h

The civil service urgently needs programme and project managers. Assigning random officers to manage big projects, while on the other side you have programme experts of the Big 4 and the top property developers, is not to the benefit of the taxpayer. cyprus-mail.com/2025/10/17/v...

Vafeades grilled over delayed projects

MPs on Friday questioned Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades over frequent delays in implementing projects, after he said the government was juggling projects worth over €1.6 billion aimed at…

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · 19h

I'm getting more mature, if not old. I decided to skip a bike ride due to feeling a bit under the weather. Normally, I would just go on my ride, complete it, and feel awful . That said, Sunshine wants us to go to Jumbo, so having a bit of fever on the bike may have been the better option.

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · 13d

Factor in the new law restricting the right to protest, the hunters (mostly his voters) blocking the motorway and getting just a polite call , and the police assaulting peaceful protesters (mostly not his voters) for stepping off the pavement—and try not to be scared. cyprus-mail.com/2025/10/04/n...

No one is banned from protesting, Christodoulides says

President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday evening insisted that “no one is banned from protesting” in the wake of anger at a heavy-handed response on the part of the police to a protest staged…

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · 19d

What an absolutely horrible person… www.bbc.com/news/article...

JK Rowling dismisses Emma Watson as 'ignorant' over trans rights row

"Emma has so little experience of real life she's ignorant of how ignorant she is," Rowling writes.

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · 19d

My son is turning 18 – and I am inexplicably sad | Zoe Williams www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

My son is turning 18 – and I am inexplicably sad | Zoe Williams

He is now an adult, so I have no right to dictate the state of his hair or his choice of diet. But I hadn’t expected this to be such an emotional wrench, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · Sep 4

New Fatherhood Diaries ✍️

What do we owe to others? And how does that change when you become a parent in a country that feels like it’s burning, literally and politically?

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Fatherhood Diaries: what do we owe to others?

Those of us with the privilege of growing up in middle class Cyprus of the nineties, especially in socially progressive – it’s called leftist, say it, nothing bad is going to happen – households, had ...

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · Aug 11

Θλιβερή μορφή. Στην πιο κρίσιμη στιγμή πρόδωσε τη χώρα του. Έκτοτε προσπαθεί απεγνωσμένα να σώσει την υστεροφημία του. Με βιβλίο που δεν έπεισε κανένα, με θυμωμένες συνεντεύξεις, με αντίστοιχα άρθρα. Το κακό έγινε και θα το πληρώσουν τα παιδιά μας. Φτάνει. www.philenews.com/politiki/art...

Αναστασιάδης προς ΔΗΣΥ: «Υιοθετείτε τα τουρκικά αφηγήματα στο Κυπριακό»

Αποκλειστικό: Η επιστολή-καταπέλτης του Νίκου Αναστασιάδη προς την πρόεδρο του ΔΗΣΥ Αννίτα Δημητρίου για το Κυπριακό...

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · Aug 8

I wasn't aware, thanks for bringing it to my attention, will check it out.

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · Aug 7

I’ve read it multiple times, and also probably shared it a few times over as well, but here it goes again: Murakami in the New Yorker titled “The Running Novelist” www.newyorker.com/magazine/200...

The Running Novelist

If I wanted to have a long life as a writer, I needed to find a way to stay in shape.

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · Aug 7

Nice essay by Caroline Crampton: “I'm Done With Social Media (or: why I have a blog now)” www.carolinecrampton.com/im-done-with...

I'm Done With Social Media

Or: why I have a blog now.

www.carolinecrampton.com

George Iordanou @iordanou.org · Aug 7

'Link in Bio' Ruined All Our Brains

A unified theory on the bad state of everything.

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · Aug 1

I mostly read eBooks, as they are more convenient and I read more. Yet recently I am going out of my way to use paperbacks as it is important to be seen by the kids reading books rather than staring at yet another screen (~80% of my reading is done on an iPad & iPhone).

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · Jul 31

Apt FT title: The EU has validated Trump’s bullying trade agenda
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The EU has validated Trump’s bullying trade agenda

The US president’s deals are not a win-win for the global economy

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · Jul 30

"Έδωσα περισσότερα απ' ότι πήρα"

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · Jul 30

There’s no other way to accept responsibility for something gone wrong. Declarations without consequences is just cheap talk.

Resignations due to deadly fire ‘not on our mind’, says agriculture minister

“Alas if in such crucial moments our first thought was whether to keep our position or not,” was the answer given by Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou, commenting on the criticism voiced in the…

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · Jul 26

Ετοιμάζομαι να βγω από το σπίτι για μια σύντομη σόλο ποδηλασία στον Μαχαιρά. Είναι από τις μαύρες μέρες που η Sunshine έχει δίκαιο. Είναι όντως υπερβολική η ζέστη και καλό θα ήταν να έμενα σπιτι και να γυμναστώ στο turbo trainer. Δεν θα της το πούμε, εννοείται, και πάμε Μαχαιρά.

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · Jul 25

Επίρριψη ευθυνών, επιβάλλεται. Ανάληψη, αποκλείεται. Η επιβολή, ανέφικτη. Ζούμε σε καθεστώς εξαίρεσης που δεν είναι ακριβώς δημοκρατικό. Ο Tony Benn έλεγε ότι αν δεν μπορείς να απαντήσεις τις ερωτήσεις "who elected you, and how can we get rid of you?", τότε η δημοκρατία νοσεί.

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · Jul 24

Τίποτε σωστό δεν λέχθηκε σε αυτή τη συνέντευξη. Αλαζονεία και θράσος. Τίποτε άλλο. Άφησαν να καεί η μισή Κύπρος, η ενημέρωση από πλευράς κράτους μηδενική, και απαιτούν «ευχαριστώ». Καμία αντίληψη, καμία ενσυναίσθηση, και σίγουρα ούτε ίχνος ευθιξίας. youtube.com/watch?v=r2lL...

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · Jul 10

Being a parent while the world burns. In this new #FatherhoodDiaries, I write about kids, work, war, aid cuts and pretending everything is fine. iordanou.org/blog/fd-viol...

Fatherhood Diaries: violence

It’s my birthday today, and I hope you’ll indulge me in a few reflections. The past six months have been particularly challenging, marked by a (still unfolding) situation of employment instability. Wh...

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George Iordanou @iordanou.org · Jul 4

Maronites - The Need for Special Treatment

Maronites - The Need fo Special Treatment

On Wednesday evening, the association “O Kormakitis,” in collaboration with the Maronite Scientists’ Network, organised an event titled: “The Maronite Community of Cyprus – The need for special…

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