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@isbi.bsky.social
Fragments of historical research, people and events, I write about Southeast Europe, World War II on the margins; medieval studies and urban history
Obviously it is slightly concerning that we're going through Prime Ministers at a similar rate to 3rd century Roman emperors.
I'm trying to trace the threads of British policy over the past twenty years. Are there any good volumes I should start with? #books #politics #UnitedKingdom
If rumours are to be believed I'll be living with a seventh different Prime Minister shortly. If it carries on like this I'm going to stop making the effort to learn their names.
The police in Washington are protecting access to the pool that has been taken over by algae.
Is the resignation of another British prime minister approaching?
Already noticeable drop in oil prices. The market likes cool vibes.
I am skeptical about the sustainability of the provisional US-Iran agreement.
One of the most interesting interpretations of 1984, and somewhat supported by comments by Orwell, is that the rest of the world is normal and Britain was just, sort of, like that
ellie lockhart (she/they)@eleanor.lockhart.contact · 2mo agoBritain should not be allowed to trade with the rest of the world until it fixes its shit
#Russia was behind a plot targeting the British prime minister, according to a BBC investigation. The perfidious English remain at the center of Russia’s paranoid attention, despite England pretending that the outside world does not exist.
Nothing in reality functions exactly as it is conceived in ideal terms; however, reducing the use of smartphones, both in schools and at home, is a reasonable goal of public policy.
Alexander Clarkson@aphclarkson.bsky.social · 2mo agoThat doesn't mean that any of these bans will work as intended
Controversial opinion: Reducing access to social media is a correct, though difficult to implement policy. Social media are mostly an unfavorable social phenomenon.
Stock market figures are increasingly convincing me that the link between fundamentals and the financial markets is weak.
FIFA gives the citizens of liberal democracies accessible and engaging opportunities to learn what neopatrimonial governance is like.
Do you also have the impression that Trumpism is nearing its end?
It seems that military operations against Iran could resume. #IranWar
I hope liberal and left-wing Americans defeat Trump and all he stands for, but if they want to put America's relationship with the world on a more sustainably realistic basis they need to stop viewing every geopolitical crisis or conflict as a mere externalisation of domestic American culture wars
Middle Eastern events should send a clear message to American allies: there is no American alliance if the price per gallon approaches four dollars.
Unlike the US, the European Union knows it is not capable of waging war and does not pretend that it is.
Ursula von der Leyen@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 4mo agoI welcome the two-week ceasefire the US and Iran agreed last night. It brings much-needed de-escalation. I thank Pakistan for its mediation. Now it is crucial that negotiations for an enduring solution to this conflict continue. We will continue coordinating with our partners to this end.
If the ceasefire holds, it will represent a severe strategic defeat for the United States. Trump completely misread the situation.
The energy crisis combined with an egg price plunge could be a very unfortunate combination.
In the Israeli attack, one of the more prominent figures of the Iranian regime, Ali Larijani, was reportedly killed.
Prediction: The war in Iran will last longer than five or six weeks. #IranWar
China's regional power in the Middle East would sharply increase if it offered rapid construction of oil and gas pipelines. Pipes, not loud announcements.
Prompts from Trump's administration officials: how quickly is it possible to build an oil pipeline from Bu Hase to Sinai.