𝕰𝖚𝖗𝖔𝕾𝖆𝖛𝖆𝖓𝖙
@eurosavant.bsky.social
Commentary on the European non-English-language press
Great illustration*, good article too, on the current AI mania;
* It's by Ellie Foreman-Peck, she's not on here but if you just search on "Ellie Foreman" you'll find other instances of her remarkable work) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
* It's by Ellie Foreman-Peck, she's not on here but if you just search on "Ellie Foreman" you'll find other instances of her remarkable work) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
December 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Great illustration*, good article too, on the current AI mania;
* It's by Ellie Foreman-Peck, she's not on here but if you just search on "Ellie Foreman" you'll find other instances of her remarkable work) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
* It's by Ellie Foreman-Peck, she's not on here but if you just search on "Ellie Foreman" you'll find other instances of her remarkable work) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Got a gripe? Call out the tractors! #France farmers blocking roads in SW of country, they're angry about #MERCOSUR free-trade pact but also have impression govt is going about vaccinating livestock against LSD too slowly;
They MIGHT go easy a bit for Xmas www.liberation.fr/environnemen...
They MIGHT go easy a bit for Xmas www.liberation.fr/environnemen...
December 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Got a gripe? Call out the tractors! #France farmers blocking roads in SW of country, they're angry about #MERCOSUR free-trade pact but also have impression govt is going about vaccinating livestock against LSD too slowly;
They MIGHT go easy a bit for Xmas www.liberation.fr/environnemen...
They MIGHT go easy a bit for Xmas www.liberation.fr/environnemen...
How strange to completely change currency w/out effective govt! That's what #Bulgaria will do on JAN1;
Meanwhile street demos go on, against corruption, against defective election mechanics which here mean paper ballots: the demand is to go to voting machine-use exclusively🤔 orf.at/stories/3414857/
Meanwhile street demos go on, against corruption, against defective election mechanics which here mean paper ballots: the demand is to go to voting machine-use exclusively🤔 orf.at/stories/3414857/
December 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
How strange to completely change currency w/out effective govt! That's what #Bulgaria will do on JAN1;
Meanwhile street demos go on, against corruption, against defective election mechanics which here mean paper ballots: the demand is to go to voting machine-use exclusively🤔 orf.at/stories/3414857/
Meanwhile street demos go on, against corruption, against defective election mechanics which here mean paper ballots: the demand is to go to voting machine-use exclusively🤔 orf.at/stories/3414857/
Sure you've heard about the #SusieWiles intervws in @VanityFair.com but do you also know about the accompanying photos of Trump Admin goons ... er, sorry: officials?
Here's an entertaining🧵that reviews them
Here's an entertaining🧵that reviews them
December 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Sure you've heard about the #SusieWiles intervws in @VanityFair.com but do you also know about the accompanying photos of Trump Admin goons ... er, sorry: officials?
Here's an entertaining🧵that reviews them
Here's an entertaining🧵that reviews them
Two bits of #Ukraine War news to keep in mind, from leading IT paper:
- US Secy State #Rubio: "We will not force UKR to accept a peace with Russia"
- #Germany general in charge of aid to UKR: "Moscow shows to desire for peace" www.corriere.it/este...
- US Secy State #Rubio: "We will not force UKR to accept a peace with Russia"
- #Germany general in charge of aid to UKR: "Moscow shows to desire for peace" www.corriere.it/este...
December 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Two bits of #Ukraine War news to keep in mind, from leading IT paper:
- US Secy State #Rubio: "We will not force UKR to accept a peace with Russia"
- #Germany general in charge of aid to UKR: "Moscow shows to desire for peace" www.corriere.it/este...
- US Secy State #Rubio: "We will not force UKR to accept a peace with Russia"
- #Germany general in charge of aid to UKR: "Moscow shows to desire for peace" www.corriere.it/este...
Sure, Trump *claims* inflation is easing (incl. in his TV address), but the damage he has done to #BLS credibility means no one believes the numbers anymore, and with reason www.ft.com/content/c90d...
December 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Sure, Trump *claims* inflation is easing (incl. in his TV address), but the damage he has done to #BLS credibility means no one believes the numbers anymore, and with reason www.ft.com/content/c90d...
OK I was wrong, at least they did this: 1.6% of seats, ya gotta be "lucky" www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...
December 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
OK I was wrong, at least they did this: 1.6% of seats, ya gotta be "lucky" www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...
People! I present!
My paean to KDH (when he was at LCFC) - enjoy!
My paean to KDH (when he was at LCFC) - enjoy!
December 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
People! I present!
My paean to KDH (when he was at LCFC) - enjoy!
My paean to KDH (when he was at LCFC) - enjoy!
... but it is still likely to be the last resort for getting in some skiing among most Europeans accustomed to Alpine peaks😃! www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
December 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
... but it is still likely to be the last resort for getting in some skiing among most Europeans accustomed to Alpine peaks😃! www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
Don't neglect to check out the but ONE additional post making up this🧵
December 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Don't neglect to check out the but ONE additional post making up this🧵
Obv he never should have become a judge in 1st place - but even those can be impeached & removed!
He's foolishly provided this opening - seize it!
He's foolishly provided this opening - seize it!
December 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Obv he never should have become a judge in 1st place - but even those can be impeached & removed!
He's foolishly provided this opening - seize it!
He's foolishly provided this opening - seize it!
Y'all know the source of all this confusion, right?
December 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Y'all know the source of all this confusion, right?
Competition getting frantic! #OpenAI trots out two new #chatbot models, GPT-5.2 Pro and ~Thinking, suppsd2B espec better for math/science & the latter is certified to have 38% fewer errors, yay!
Hold on, capability for chatting sexually not there yet but coming soon! orf.at/stories/3414188/
Hold on, capability for chatting sexually not there yet but coming soon! orf.at/stories/3414188/
December 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Competition getting frantic! #OpenAI trots out two new #chatbot models, GPT-5.2 Pro and ~Thinking, suppsd2B espec better for math/science & the latter is certified to have 38% fewer errors, yay!
Hold on, capability for chatting sexually not there yet but coming soon! orf.at/stories/3414188/
Hold on, capability for chatting sexually not there yet but coming soon! orf.at/stories/3414188/
In case you missed the 1st "Code Red" moment: #OpenAI is seeing its competitive lead slip way, even as it is on the hook for $BNs in debt;
Has the dam begun to burst on the long-awaited AI crash? bsky.app/profile/opi...
Has the dam begun to burst on the long-awaited AI crash? bsky.app/profile/opi...
December 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
In case you missed the 1st "Code Red" moment: #OpenAI is seeing its competitive lead slip way, even as it is on the hook for $BNs in debt;
Has the dam begun to burst on the long-awaited AI crash? bsky.app/profile/opi...
Has the dam begun to burst on the long-awaited AI crash? bsky.app/profile/opi...
A day the likes of which not many in #Utrecht will have experienced before! @fcutrechtnl.bsky.social host #NottinghamForest so 1,000s of Midlands football fans have flooded the city today;
They congregated in landmark Janskerkhof Square, the atmosphere was friendly www.rtvutrecht.nl/nieuws/39783...
They congregated in landmark Janskerkhof Square, the atmosphere was friendly www.rtvutrecht.nl/nieuws/39783...
December 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A day the likes of which not many in #Utrecht will have experienced before! @fcutrechtnl.bsky.social host #NottinghamForest so 1,000s of Midlands football fans have flooded the city today;
They congregated in landmark Janskerkhof Square, the atmosphere was friendly www.rtvutrecht.nl/nieuws/39783...
They congregated in landmark Janskerkhof Square, the atmosphere was friendly www.rtvutrecht.nl/nieuws/39783...
Damn, get people mad enuf, for long enuf time & you can get results - not sure if they're positive, tho;
#Bulgaria govt resigned today after mass street-protests (mostly against govt corruption) raging at least since beginning DEC
"I say, this is MOST irregular, Quincy🧐" orf.at/stories/3414...
#Bulgaria govt resigned today after mass street-protests (mostly against govt corruption) raging at least since beginning DEC
"I say, this is MOST irregular, Quincy🧐" orf.at/stories/3414...
December 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Damn, get people mad enuf, for long enuf time & you can get results - not sure if they're positive, tho;
#Bulgaria govt resigned today after mass street-protests (mostly against govt corruption) raging at least since beginning DEC
"I say, this is MOST irregular, Quincy🧐" orf.at/stories/3414...
#Bulgaria govt resigned today after mass street-protests (mostly against govt corruption) raging at least since beginning DEC
"I say, this is MOST irregular, Quincy🧐" orf.at/stories/3414...
Don't miss his follow-on second post (out of 2) although in that one for the 2nd "think" he means "thing"
December 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Don't miss his follow-on second post (out of 2) although in that one for the 2nd "think" he means "thing"
This is very good indeed, check it out (it's free) www.truthdig.com/articles/the...
December 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This is very good indeed, check it out (it's free) www.truthdig.com/articles/the...
Unique approach to winning at #football, but didn't work:
Troubled NL club #AZAlkmaar dismisses its "Herry & Berry" mascots (= two cartoon youths), replaces with Victor the Lion! So far, it only achieved a draw this weekend www.telegraaf.nl/spo...
Troubled NL club #AZAlkmaar dismisses its "Herry & Berry" mascots (= two cartoon youths), replaces with Victor the Lion! So far, it only achieved a draw this weekend www.telegraaf.nl/spo...
December 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Unique approach to winning at #football, but didn't work:
Troubled NL club #AZAlkmaar dismisses its "Herry & Berry" mascots (= two cartoon youths), replaces with Victor the Lion! So far, it only achieved a draw this weekend www.telegraaf.nl/spo...
Troubled NL club #AZAlkmaar dismisses its "Herry & Berry" mascots (= two cartoon youths), replaces with Victor the Lion! So far, it only achieved a draw this weekend www.telegraaf.nl/spo...
Ya know those stories re: someone wins big jackpot & it ruins their lives?
Back in '22 165 people in Flemish town #Olmen collectively won €143MM, so journalists pay another visit;
It seemingly remains the boring provincial burg it always was, no sign of Big Money🤔! www.nieuwsblad.be/binnenland/o...
Back in '22 165 people in Flemish town #Olmen collectively won €143MM, so journalists pay another visit;
It seemingly remains the boring provincial burg it always was, no sign of Big Money🤔! www.nieuwsblad.be/binnenland/o...
December 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Ya know those stories re: someone wins big jackpot & it ruins their lives?
Back in '22 165 people in Flemish town #Olmen collectively won €143MM, so journalists pay another visit;
It seemingly remains the boring provincial burg it always was, no sign of Big Money🤔! www.nieuwsblad.be/binnenland/o...
Back in '22 165 people in Flemish town #Olmen collectively won €143MM, so journalists pay another visit;
It seemingly remains the boring provincial burg it always was, no sign of Big Money🤔! www.nieuwsblad.be/binnenland/o...
Then again, they only drew up this document b/c someone said they needed to (and it's very late) - don't think that THIS unserious administration will actually act in any way that is consistent with what it claims to be policy bsky.app/profile/ksch...
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Then again, they only drew up this document b/c someone said they needed to (and it's very late) - don't think that THIS unserious administration will actually act in any way that is consistent with what it claims to be policy bsky.app/profile/ksch...
Funny (?) addendum: Authorities call it the #Barcelona virus 'cuz was 1st detected in #Spain within that city's metropolitan area;
But can we really rule out that that unfair designation arose straight out of decades-long tensions/rivalry between the country's capital and its second-largest city?
But can we really rule out that that unfair designation arose straight out of decades-long tensions/rivalry between the country's capital and its second-largest city?
December 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Funny (?) addendum: Authorities call it the #Barcelona virus 'cuz was 1st detected in #Spain within that city's metropolitan area;
But can we really rule out that that unfair designation arose straight out of decades-long tensions/rivalry between the country's capital and its second-largest city?
But can we really rule out that that unfair designation arose straight out of decades-long tensions/rivalry between the country's capital and its second-largest city?
Oh yeah, #Cuba 's "atmosphere"! From what I understand, the country is in economic crisis so it mostly looks cheap and threadbare;
Maybe they can disguise that to some limited extent in #Havana www.thetimes.com/travel/desti...
Maybe they can disguise that to some limited extent in #Havana www.thetimes.com/travel/desti...
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Oh yeah, #Cuba 's "atmosphere"! From what I understand, the country is in economic crisis so it mostly looks cheap and threadbare;
Maybe they can disguise that to some limited extent in #Havana www.thetimes.com/travel/desti...
Maybe they can disguise that to some limited extent in #Havana www.thetimes.com/travel/desti...
I usually don't like Xmas-related media reports, yet I definitely can get into this one: FORGET the Xmas wine (at least in #Denmark), here are four FINE beers which will do for your Xmas-Day drinking-rounds much better!
(Not in DK? So note them down for when you visit) borsen.dk/nyheder/pl...
(Not in DK? So note them down for when you visit) borsen.dk/nyheder/pl...
December 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I usually don't like Xmas-related media reports, yet I definitely can get into this one: FORGET the Xmas wine (at least in #Denmark), here are four FINE beers which will do for your Xmas-Day drinking-rounds much better!
(Not in DK? So note them down for when you visit) borsen.dk/nyheder/pl...
(Not in DK? So note them down for when you visit) borsen.dk/nyheder/pl...
Consider this redolent take www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
December 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Consider this redolent take www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...