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Titia
@titiaetxav.bsky.social
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Critical thinking (we try) 🇪🇺citizen from 🇫🇷🇨🇭born & raised in 🇲🇦, naturalised 🇬🇧, originating from 🇮🇹. That’s the way!
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Murielle S @frenchieinlimbo.bsky.social · 2d
The fundamental problem with western culture is listening to idiots like #Musk
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 2d
Great read from @iandunt.bsky.social on whether Starmer should stay or go, including the mystery of how, if you’re launching a popular climate, energy, and growth strategy, why wouldn’t you stage a press conference on it?
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Titia @titiaetxav.bsky.social · 4d
“Sur sa tombe, Marc Bloch avait demandé que fût inscrit Dilexit veritatem – « il a chéri la vérité ». Cette épitaphe n’est pas anodine : elle condense toute une vie au service d’une exigence intellectuelle et morale incompatible avec les mensonges que charrient le président du RN et les siens”
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 8d
Underreported News Alert!

'In a city that's home to nine million people, Londoners are less likely (26.4 offences per 1,000 people) to be a victim of violent crime than people across the rest of England and Wales (31.9 offences per 1,000 people).'

#bbclaurak
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘London has turned into something crazy’: is the city in the grip of a crime wave?
Perception of runaway crime partly blamed for ‘driving away the super-rich’ but in reality some high-profile offences such as watch theft are falling
www.theguardian.com
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Titia @titiaetxav.bsky.social · 8d
Just finished it! @karaswisher.bsky.social you’re a queen! Loved it beginning to end. Wish more people were as outspoken and no BS…
Front cover of “burn book” by Kara Swisher picturing her portrait with aviator sunglasses reflecting flames
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Titia @titiaetxav.bsky.social · 9d
Bloody right! My husband’s grandma carried messages over the demarcation line hidden in her bicycle. Her fiancé was on the other side having joined the maquis when the Germans enforced the “service du travail obligatoire” (French youth being sent as forced workers in Germany)
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 10d
For God's sake, TAX CAPITAL

50 families have as much wealth as HALF the population

Maintaining this is indefensible and political suicide

www.theguardian.com/money/2025/oct/23/rachel-reeves-is-considering-raising-income-tax-to-reduce-deficit-sources-say
Reeves considers breaking manifesto pledge with income tax rise to fill £30bn gap
Exclusive: Treasury discussions include possibly adding 1p to basic rate or raising higher or additional tax rates
www.theguardian.com
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 10d
MSF has resumed activities in #Gaza City after being forced to suspend our operations on Sept. 24 amid the intensified Israeli offensive.

We’ve reopened our wound care clinic and treated over 640 patients so far, most with trauma-related injuries.

www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-ms...
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Parti socialiste @partisocialiste.bsky.social · 11d
🚨 Le RN refuse de fâcher les ultra-riches !

Pas de justice fiscale : dans le budget, l'extrême droite préfère encore une fois faire payer les classes moyennes et précaires
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Titia @titiaetxav.bsky.social · 10d
Quelle surprise! 😳 not…
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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 11d
Airbus, Thales et l’italien Leonardo s’unissent dans les satellites pour contrer Starlink, l’entreprise d’Elon Musk
Airbus, Thales et l’italien Leonardo s’unissent dans les satellites pour contrer Starlink, l’entreprise d’Elon Musk
Les trois fabricants européens rapprochent leurs activités spatiales dans une société commune au chiffre d’affaires attendu de 6,5 milliards d’euros.
www.lemonde.fr
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Titia @titiaetxav.bsky.social · 11d
Cannot agree more. EU super power is its regulatory arm. No te h firm can pass on half a billion consumers. When are we going to flex this muscle for god’s sake!?
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 11d
The cozy alliance between Washington and Silicon Valley is creating an unprecedented concentration of power. In this new landscape, Europe’s bid for digital sovereignty is a bid for democracy itself, writes Open Market Institute's Courtney C. Radsch.
Why Europe’s Resistance to Big Tech Matters for the Future of Democracy | TechPolicy.Press
We are witnessing the fusion of corporate and state power take institutional form, writes Courtney C. Radsch.
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 11d
We just adopted our 19th sanctions package.

It targets Russian banks, crypto exchanges, entities in India and China, among others.

The EU is curbing Russian diplomats’ movements to counter the attempts of destabilisation.

It is increasingly harder for Putin to fund this war.
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Titia @titiaetxav.bsky.social · 11d
Je sais et j’étais outrée. D’autant plus que c’est contre le droit international de rendre quelqu’un apatride. Mon point c’est que un cas isolé ça peut passer, des millions c’est plus dur. Mais j’entends le point et ça fait flipper!
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Titia @titiaetxav.bsky.social · 11d
Possible mais constitutionnellement beaucoup plus difficile que pour une carte de séjour. j’ai la naïveté de penser que ça serait un cran trop loin même pour les plus “rabid”. Cela dit rien certains cadres législatifs l’autorisent (anti terrorism) et vu le discours “antifa” outre atlantique…
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Titia @titiaetxav.bsky.social · 12d
We moved from 🇫🇷 to 🇬🇧 in 2008. My 2nd child was born in 🇬🇧. In 2018 I said to my husband we should get citizenship to make sure we cannot be kicked out. He told me I was paranoid. The 4 of us got naturalised in 2019 (for £7k btw). 2 days ago he told me “you were right”. Never been so sad to be right.
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Titia @titiaetxav.bsky.social · 12d
About bloody time!
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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 13d
GBeebies POLL: Is Brexit to blame for the UK economy?

Vote 🗳️ now 👇👇👇

www.gbnews.com/money/money-...
MONEY POLL: Is Brexit to blame for the UK economy? Vote now
The Labour Government has suggested Brexit is impacting the ability of ministers to grow the UK economy
www.gbnews.com
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Virginie @e-bull.bsky.social · 14d
Les services de renseignement néerlandais suspendent leurs accords de partage d'informations avec les🇺🇲 après avoir conclu que la Maison Blanche partageait régulièrement des informations hautement confidentielles avec ses amis du Kremlin.
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Titia @titiaetxav.bsky.social · 17d
What a surprise! 😳 NOT!
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Titia @titiaetxav.bsky.social · 17d
Thanks for taking the time to go through documents with a fine comb and being transparent about your work. Very much appreciated and way too rare nowadays.
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Marie Toussaint @marietouss1.bsky.social · 18d
Le cri d'alerte de l'ONU doit être entendu : la concentration de CO2 a connu une hausse épouvantable en 2024!

Les points de bascule sont tout près.

Et la biosphere, forêts et océans, ne parviennent plus a répondre aux bouleversements climatiques.

Agir. Maintenant!
www.mediapart.fr/journal/ecol...
Climat : les principaux gaz à effet de serre atteignent des niveaux record
Selon l’Organisation météorologique mondiale, la planète a enregistré sa plus forte hausse annuelle de taux de CO2 dans l’atmosphère. En cause, les émissions dues aux activités humaines et aux mégafe…
www.mediapart.fr
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18d
Nigel Farage is cosying up to the US anti-abortion group that challenged Roe v Wade. Women in Britain should know that | Zoe Williams
Nigel Farage is cosying up to the US anti-abortion group that challenged Roe v Wade. Women in Britain should know that | Zoe Williams
ADF, a conservative Christian lobby group that counts among its allies JD Vance, has stated that its goal is to see abortion rights curtailed in Britain, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
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Titia @titiaetxav.bsky.social · 18d
A must read
euiss.bsky.social EU Institute for Security Studies @euiss.bsky.social · 19d
The transatlantic partnership was built on trust.
Today, that trust is rapidly eroding.

🧭 Europe must adapt — and learn to navigate this age of low trust.

New Chaillot Paper 👉 ow.ly/7W7550XbpcO