Luan Baptista 🇺🇦
@luan-bpta.bsky.social
Policy entrepreneur and cities aficionado | Local Gov in London 🇬🇧 | Formerly C40 Cities 🌍 and Sao Paulo Mayor’s Office 🇧🇷 | Vedęs Lietuvą 🇱🇹
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The thing about all these pieces complaining about Marine Le Pen's conviction is that not a single one of them bothers to explain why someone found guilty of embezzling millions of Euros from public funds should be allowed to get away with it
April 1, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The thing about all these pieces complaining about Marine Le Pen's conviction is that not a single one of them bothers to explain why someone found guilty of embezzling millions of Euros from public funds should be allowed to get away with it
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The people have lost faith in politics.
Politicians seem above the law. They are corrupt. They use public money for their own benefit. They lie to the public about who funds them.
That is why we must allow the convicted criminal who embezzled from the public purse to run.
- Me, for the Spectator.
Politicians seem above the law. They are corrupt. They use public money for their own benefit. They lie to the public about who funds them.
That is why we must allow the convicted criminal who embezzled from the public purse to run.
- Me, for the Spectator.
April 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The people have lost faith in politics.
Politicians seem above the law. They are corrupt. They use public money for their own benefit. They lie to the public about who funds them.
That is why we must allow the convicted criminal who embezzled from the public purse to run.
- Me, for the Spectator.
Politicians seem above the law. They are corrupt. They use public money for their own benefit. They lie to the public about who funds them.
That is why we must allow the convicted criminal who embezzled from the public purse to run.
- Me, for the Spectator.
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there's apparently now a view in every right-leaning British publication that nothing ought to be done about the far right, ever - they should be able to say whatever they want and do whatever they want, yet remain untouchable, and it's becoming increasingly hard not to parse it as outright support
April 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
there's apparently now a view in every right-leaning British publication that nothing ought to be done about the far right, ever - they should be able to say whatever they want and do whatever they want, yet remain untouchable, and it's becoming increasingly hard not to parse it as outright support
Couldn’t agree more with what Ian has so skilfully articulated here
Want to know how Trump gets in? Just look at the coverage of Le Pen iandunt.substack.com/p/want-to-kn...
Want to know how Trump gets in? Just look at the coverage of Le Pen
The press takes a leading role destroying the rule of law
iandunt.substack.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Couldn’t agree more with what Ian has so skilfully articulated here
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Putin comes against Le Pen ruling. Authoritarians hates any possibility of legal restraint on their leadership. Trump will doubtless do the same. Journalists do not have to follow this framing. There is zero reason for them to start a report by questioning whether the ruling is democratic.
March 31, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Putin comes against Le Pen ruling. Authoritarians hates any possibility of legal restraint on their leadership. Trump will doubtless do the same. Journalists do not have to follow this framing. There is zero reason for them to start a report by questioning whether the ruling is democratic.
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very funny April Fools' Day joke in The Times about not prosecuting far-right politicians guilty of fraud
April 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
very funny April Fools' Day joke in The Times about not prosecuting far-right politicians guilty of fraud
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Well... There's always a quote..
VIDEO. When Marine Le Pen called for "lifelong ineligibility" for elected officials convicted of "misappropriation of public funds"
www.publicsenat.fr/actualites/p...
VIDEO. When Marine Le Pen called for "lifelong ineligibility" for elected officials convicted of "misappropriation of public funds"
www.publicsenat.fr/actualites/p...
VIDEO. Quand Marine Le Pen demandait « l’inéligibilité à vie » pour les élus condamnés pour « détournement de fonds publics » - Public Sénat
Alors que Marine Le Pen vient d’être condamnée pour détournement de fonds publics à quatre ans de prison et à cinq ans d’inéligibilité, l’empêchant de se présenter en 2027, la même Marine Le Pen défen...
www.publicsenat.fr
April 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Well... There's always a quote..
VIDEO. When Marine Le Pen called for "lifelong ineligibility" for elected officials convicted of "misappropriation of public funds"
www.publicsenat.fr/actualites/p...
VIDEO. When Marine Le Pen called for "lifelong ineligibility" for elected officials convicted of "misappropriation of public funds"
www.publicsenat.fr/actualites/p...
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From the London summit on Sunday to the Brussels summit on Thursday, we're seeing a new, confident, no-bullshit Europe take shape iandunt.substack.com/p/the-dawn-o...
The dawn of a new Europe
From the London summit on Sunday to the Brussels summit on Thursday, we're seeing a new, confident, no-bullshit Europe take shape
iandunt.substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
From the London summit on Sunday to the Brussels summit on Thursday, we're seeing a new, confident, no-bullshit Europe take shape iandunt.substack.com/p/the-dawn-o...
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In case you missed this: the discussion around delivery rider behaviour/illegal ebike use too often ignores wider economic pressures, including from the app-based delivery model. We discuss that, plus how the tech has morphed to be even worse for riders, with a fascinating guest
🚨New episode! Ned, Laura and Adam meet to talk about delivery riders in the gig economy. Laura finds a happy rider, and we interview author and academic Callum Cant about the reality for riders, and the creep of AI in our lives
Delivery Riders: who wins? shows.acast.com/streets-ahea...
Delivery Riders: who wins? shows.acast.com/streets-ahea...
Delivery Riders: who wins? | Streets Ahead
The gig economy and the impact of AI on working lives, with Callum Cant
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January 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
In case you missed this: the discussion around delivery rider behaviour/illegal ebike use too often ignores wider economic pressures, including from the app-based delivery model. We discuss that, plus how the tech has morphed to be even worse for riders, with a fascinating guest
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“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.”
(Among MANY other public benefits.)
Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com
#BikeLanesMeanBusiness
(Among MANY other public benefits.)
Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com
#BikeLanesMeanBusiness
Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane
Research from New York City notes that newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe--they raise the income of the stores they are in front of.
www.fastcompany.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.”
(Among MANY other public benefits.)
Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com
#BikeLanesMeanBusiness
(Among MANY other public benefits.)
Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com
#BikeLanesMeanBusiness