Federica Genovese
@fgenovese.bsky.social
Political scientist at University of Oxford • Leverhulme Trust awardee • cross-national policy, political economy, politics of climate and crises • mom of 2 • she/her https://www.federica-genovese.com/
It took a couple of centuries, but eventually Rome collapsed because fewer had more.
David Attewell@davidattewell6.bsky.social · 11h agoThis is not a picture of a democratic election. It's a "free but unfair" election, on a playing field systematically tilted towards a wealthy ultraminority. This one campaign saw about as much spending as the entire '24 UK general election. Money in politics is an existential threat to democracy.
This is not a picture of a democratic election. It's a "free but unfair" election, on a playing field systematically tilted towards a wealthy ultraminority. This one campaign saw about as much spending as the entire '24 UK general election. Money in politics is an existential threat to democracy.
#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 16h agoUnfathomable
Anyone who refuses care from a non-white member of NHS staff should be told to pay to go private.
Charles EP Murphy@cepmurphy.bsky.social · 2d agonews.sky.com/story/nhs-st... stereotypically this has been seen as Old People, but not only would the old people of now have often been born post-Windrush, lot of this will be younger people who've always lived in a diverse Britain. The guy with a pregnant wife likely millennial at oldest
Leaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.
There is no way that betting on wildfires should be legal. www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...
As Oregon burns and gamblers bet, lawmakers push back against wildfire betting markets drawing millions
Wyden and Merkley are urging federal regulators to crack down on prediction markets that allow users to wager on how long wildfires will burn and how much damage they will cause
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We're not going to stop climate change unless we phase out fossil fuels.
Oil giant BP profits more than double due to Iran war - again
The "strong" three-month results come amid "one of the most disrupted periods in the global energy market".
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Looks like Sanchez got sanity out of the Council after all. www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/...
Federica Genovese@fgenovese.bsky.social · 3d agoI recall one year ago, whilst talking about all the hate towards Pedro Sanchez, a Spaniard told me that Sanchez is very resilient to attacks, almost uses them as his political elixir. Let’s see if this holds true.
This is what happens when anti-racism norms erode, and elites bear a lot of the responsibility for norm erosion, as they have disproportionate power to set and enforce norms
Charles EP Murphy@cepmurphy.bsky.social · 2d agonews.sky.com/story/nhs-st... stereotypically this has been seen as Old People, but not only would the old people of now have often been born post-Windrush, lot of this will be younger people who've always lived in a diverse Britain. The guy with a pregnant wife likely millennial at oldest
Can confirm. As a poli sci student in the US, Berlusconi was a subject of humor not concern. People talked about the bunga bunga girls not the fascism.
Federica Genovese@fgenovese.bsky.social · 2d agoidk who needs to hear this but: when travelling around as a young adult, many ppl asked me about Berlusconi. Most werent in any way concerned or taking him seriously, just wanted a laugh. While many Italians were yearning for the abroad to put pressure on him, the outside world was normalising him.
idk who needs to hear this but: when travelling around as a young adult, many ppl asked me about Berlusconi. Most werent in any way concerned or taking him seriously, just wanted a laugh. While many Italians were yearning for the abroad to put pressure on him, the outside world was normalising him.
Yes. Forget the silly media coverage of Meloni as the “disciplined centrist”. When someone shows you who they are believe them
Anthony Zacharzewski@anthonyzach.be · 2d agoMany EU leaders are collapsing under a moment’s pressure on Ceuta but the hypocrisy of Meloni is particularly sickening. All those demands that Europe help Italy out on Lampedusa, and no-one asked for Italy to be excluded from Schengen. But as soon as a Social Democrat faces problems….
Behind the bewildering transformation of British universities, are management consultants being paid millions Really proud to have this vital piece on our unis are being gutted from the inside by @jheathershaw.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale. Do read democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-bri...
Inside Britain's university crisis
As teaching staff face job loss, their bosses have netted pay rises and bought advice from a “vampiric” management consultancy, writes Prof. John Heathershaw of the University of Exeter
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Since we are deep in this death cult discussion: In July 30, 72 people have died on the Spanish exclave of Ceuta following a big migrant surge from Morocco. Between June 21 and 29, almost 10,000 excessive deaths have been counted across Europe due to big climate changed attributed heatwaves.
Since we are deep in this death cult discussion: In July 30, 72 people have died on the Spanish exclave of Ceuta following a big migrant surge from Morocco. Between June 21 and 29, almost 10,000 excessive deaths have been counted across Europe due to big climate changed attributed heatwaves.
Immigration, the catnip of all conservative-to-far-right parties.
I recall one year ago, whilst talking about all the hate towards Pedro Sanchez, a Spaniard told me that Sanchez is very resilient to attacks, almost uses them as his political elixir. Let’s see if this holds true.
Alberto Alemanno@alemanno.bsky.social · 3d agoEU Ministers discuss Schengen this week over a crisis that never threatened Europe's free-movement area: no one leaves Ceuta without a border check. Instead, the EPP & far-right allies use this manufactured crisis whose price was paid by real lives to attack Spain's different stance to migration.
Italy calling for the suspension of the Schengen agreement, or for Spain to be kicked out of the free-travel zone, is just the outcry for attention by a government that is gearing up for elections. www.politico.eu/article/migr...
Italy and Spain clash over Schengen as Ceuta migration spat boils over
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Italy is prepared to take “extraordinary measures” to defend its borders.
politico.eu
The old news aphorism was "If it bleeds, it leads" The Fox version is "Make it bleed, so we can feed"
of course Fox News not caring to find out - or choosing misinformation about - where Ceuta is before airing about Spain
Far from the first person to have this thought. @chrisbaraniuk.com wrote about it a year ago. But I think it’s become a no brainer. www.thereengineer.pro/p/churches-s...
Churches say ‘we’re cool’ as climate change supercharges heatwaves
Old stone and concrete buildings are a secret weapon in a warming world
thereengineer.pro
Happy Birthday John Tyndall (August 2, 1820 - December 4, 1893). A note on how this relates to our current understanding of our world and how we are changing our climate. www.co2mmit.org/p/paying-res... #climate #ClimateChange #Science #Scientists
Paying Respect
A tribute to John Tyndall who was born August 2, 1820; and to the other scientists who have expanded our knowledge about our atmosphere and our changing climate.
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Some people find it hard to grasp how slow some things change in political lifecycles, but this is 💯 true. I was 8yo when Berlusconi became prime minister for 1st time and his shadow still features Italian politics in 2026 (3yrs after his passing). And this is just one of many fitting comparisons.
Seth Abramson@sethabramson.bsky.social · 4d agoThe rest of your natural life—and then some. That's how long we'll be cleaning up the mess of Trump and MAGAism. The nation as it was before is lost. It won't return. What we seek to save now isn't what used to be. It'll be something else altogether. It'll be what we make it.
I absolutely hated the world in 2020 where schools and nurseries were closed (christ, i was stuck at home with postpartum depression, a newborn and a 2yo) but I dont accept to be told by antivaxxers that experts that made those decisions did it with a light heart or for any reason but public safety.
Oh this seems very cool and important
Federica Genovese@fgenovese.bsky.social · 6d ago🚨New paper Like most things in democracies, achieving climate action in the form of sustainable policy needs a significant amount of political mobilization. We investigate when & where this is more likely to happen across places on the climate frontline: the Global South🧵 📌 osf.io/preprints/so...
🚨New paper Like most things in democracies, achieving climate action in the form of sustainable policy needs a significant amount of political mobilization. We investigate when & where this is more likely to happen across places on the climate frontline: the Global South🧵 📌 osf.io/preprints/so...
I absolutely hated the world in 2020 where schools and nurseries were closed (christ, i was stuck at home with postpartum depression, a newborn and a 2yo) but I dont accept to be told by antivaxxers that experts that made those decisions did it with a light heart or for any reason but public safety.
8/ @fergusgreen.bsky.social and colleagues in Science make the practical case. Fields already producing cover what decarbinisation pathways need, so nothing new is required. And it's far easier to stop a project than to shut one down, because firms fight hardest for money already spent.
No new fossil fuel projects: The norm we need
A social-moral norm against new fossil fuel projects has strong potential to contribute to achieving global climate goals
science.org
He's not pulling his punches. Good to see the arguments in the public domain. With a sharing link for 3 non-subscribers. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Labour has harmed universities as much as Trump, London School of Economics head says
LSE vice-chancellor Larry Kramer points to domestic student fees freeze, international student limits and rise in employers’ national insurance
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