#EUROPEAN
I will be at NordicFuzzCon in Sweden—just 4 days away!

This will be my first time at an European furry convention. I'm very excited! Wao!

📷 @drfrankenstein.bsky.social
with Deco Fox as Maolin

#FursuitFriday #NordicFuzzCon #NFC2026
February 13, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Seems ill-thought out. For intellectual clarity, they should have gone with three departments: Indo-European, Afro-Asiatic and 'people who speak languages we don't care much about'.
February 13, 2026 at 12:40 PM
rting in case anyone else can help you because i only know nationwide or european wise 😭😭
February 13, 2026 at 12:40 PM
For me, it is beyond repair.
I hope every European, from now on, looks to the usa as an economical partner and NOT as an ally.
February 13, 2026 at 12:39 PM
What? DOD's stated policy is to not make extended deterrence *too* credible?
February 13, 2026 at 12:39 PM
"European Onion"
Talk in Europe now is a "two-speed EU" or Coalitions of the Willing.

My Charlemagne this week is on how to turn the European Union into the European Onion—a multi-layered construct with a core and outer tiers.

Unity still matters. Getting stuff done matters more.

www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
The European Onion is a joke whose time has come
A new model of European integration, without the tears
www.economist.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Difficult - the disproportionality part of this touches the European Convention of Human Rights.
The obvious legal change is to make it more precise - the judges basically said that it wasn't unreasonable for the govt to stop the PA core, but all the rest of it (arresting protestors etc) was
February 13, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Why the would Naglesman come to spurs? Or Alonso?

Ignoring no European football or us not being Liverpool, we're a mess, & the people running us clearly don't know what they're doing.

If we can't pull a big name (beyond Poch), do you trust our management to identify suitable without big profile?
February 13, 2026 at 12:39 PM
In which case, all the successor states joining the European Union would be infinitely more meaningful.

The USSR was ultimately a noble anti-Tsarist instrument of the 1910s that evolved into a dishonorable blob of oppression even in spite of Khrushchev's noble efforts.
February 13, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Why bring back something that was rotten and exploitative by design?

Today the return of the USSR would only make sense as a friendly-European style union of states.
February 13, 2026 at 12:38 PM
No if I was PM I would be playing Trump similar to Starmer, but I would be more ruthless. Be cordial to his face then work to undermine his efforts with our European neighbours behind his back. You would go in, all guns a blazing, and start a needless trade war because you have no cunning.
February 13, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Talk in Europe now is a "two-speed EU" or Coalitions of the Willing.

My Charlemagne this week is on how to turn the European Union into the European Onion—a multi-layered construct with a core and outer tiers.

Unity still matters. Getting stuff done matters more.

www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
The European Onion is a joke whose time has come
A new model of European integration, without the tears
www.economist.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Voters are faced with an English Green party dedicated to growth of UK human population in a high carbon footprint European region ultimately detrimental to most life on Earth or a Reform party more in line with degrowth.
2/
February 13, 2026 at 12:37 PM
But we are ready to share it, we are ready to be partners, we are ready to support Europe, and of course we count on having strategic partners such as Germany and other European nations.

We can share our experience. And we will speak about security. Our view will be presented tomorrow.
February 13, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Across American and European business, and European and the Democratic Party in the States, people are being taken down who are complicit with the Epstein scandal. IT IS ONLY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THAT HAS NOT CLEANED HOUSE.
February 13, 2026 at 12:36 PM
With ICE attacking protesters and snatching people off the streets, it’s clear: World Cup fans and players won’t be safe in Trump's US. Demand European countries to boycott the US World Cup matches - unless they are moved. action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-02...
Boycott Trump’s World Cup
Football should be a force for peace, not a PR tool for authoritarians like Trump. And with ICE attacking protesters and snatching people off the streets, it’s clear: fans and players won’t be safe in...
action.wemove.eu
February 13, 2026 at 12:35 PM
"most European banks are also catching up with this" - Don't get this. Most banks in Poland at least seem to excel at making e-banking as simple as possible. Wise is probably the only decent e-banking solution I know of from the US (Paypal is terrible).
February 13, 2026 at 12:35 PM
European Union’s land use sector sink target offers limited climate benefits.

The cost of meeting the European Union’s land use sector sink goal is extremely high.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
EU policy on forest carbon sinks revisited
The European Union’s (EU) policy for Land Use, Land Use Change, and Forestry (LULUCF) sets carbon sink targets for LULUCF for 2021–2030. Managed fores…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:35 PM
«- According to the Ukraine Support Tracker, US military aid to Ukraine fell by 99 percent in 2025, while the European Union increased its support by 67 percent. The largest donors are Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.»

#AwarenessMatters

#WarOnDemocracy
- Volgens de Ukraine Support Tracker daalde de Amerikaanse militaire steun aan Oekraïne in 2025 met 99 procent, terwijl de Europese Unie haar steun met 67 procent verhoogde. De grootste donoren zijn Duitsland, het Verenigd Koninkrijk, Zweden, Noorwegen en Denemarken.
Trump dag 389: Trump trekt immigratie-agenten terug uit Minnesota, ontslaat aanklager uren na aanstelling, verdedigt racistische Obamavideo, rechter blokkeert demotie Kelly, steun VS aan Oekraïne daalde in ‘25 met 99%, goedkeuringspercentage Trump nog 36%: reportersonline.nl/trump-dag-38...
February 13, 2026 at 12:34 PM
🇪🇺☢️ For the first time since the Cold War, Europe is talking about its own nuclear shield — Bloomberg

Macron will propose nuclear deterrence to Europe im Munich. However, replacing the US "nuclear umbrella" with new European weapons may be unaffordable for most countries due to the high cost.
February 13, 2026 at 12:34 PM
We are pleased to present the new Elgar Encyclopedia of European Law, edited by Andrea Biondi and Oana Ștefan, Co-Directors Centre of European Law, @kcllaw.bsky.social

To celebrate, 10 entries are free to access.
Find out more and recommend it for your library:
elgaronline.com/display/book...
February 13, 2026 at 12:34 PM
According to António Costa, the president of the European Council, they agreed on seven main points:

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www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Remarks by President António Costa at the press conference following the informal EU leaders' retreat of 12 February 2026
During the press conference held at the end of the Informal EU leaders' retreat of 12 February 2026, President António Costa presented the main topics of the discussions.
www.consilium.europa.eu
February 13, 2026 at 12:34 PM
The leaders of the EU member-states just discussed how to improve European competitiveness - are they on the right track?

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February 13, 2026 at 12:34 PM
fellas in the states and in some european countries should really get ready for the worst
February 13, 2026 at 12:33 PM
The White children in schools then should be strictly taught about respecting immigrants and also should be convinced about dating interracial life partners in their late teen years so less "pure" European population is born. This would be a great win for Diversity and Inclusion.
February 13, 2026 at 12:33 PM