La revista lituana "Literatūra ir menas" va dedicar el passat hivern una edició a Catalunya, finalment he aconseguit un exemplar.
Jordi Arrufat
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A Catalan guy from the deep south 🦩🌾🍷 aka "Profeta de la baldana i la mistela" I manage @balticsencatala.bsky.social "Joy's soul lies in the doing"
Nothing against Pope Leo XIV himself, but not particularly excited about his visit to Catalonia if he will only speak in Spanish, with no effort at all to speak in Catalan, as sources say. Antoni Gaudí, the Sagrada Família architect, was a Catalanist himself, so let's hope for hope from the Pope.
Sabríem nosaltres a Catalunya on refugiar-nos si mai sonen les alarmes antiaèries?
Bàltics en català@balticsencatala.bsky.social · 3mo agoAvui Lituània, i recentment també Letònia, han sortit a les notícies del nostre país pel fet que s'han activat per primer cop les emergències antiaèries i s'ha cridat a la població a refugiar-se, degut a un dron. Sí, Lituània té una xarxa de refugis, es pot consultar aquí lt72.lt/kolektyvines...
Un que ha entès el Zeitgeist actual i ha detectat una finestra d'oportunitat en una terra que era un desert en la matèria, fins ara. www.rac1.cat/economia/202...
Roger Torrent defensa l'aposta per la indústria militar: "Catalunya ha de poder dir alguna cosa i ser un actor rellevant. No ho ha sigut fins ara"
Catalunya comença a obrir la porta a un sector que sempre ha estat controvertit: la indústria militar. Tradicionalment, aquest ha sigut un sector residual al país i, a
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Honestly, I think nightclubs aren’t the most suitable place to meet people since verbal communication isn’t easy — but what do I know...
Bàltics en català@balticsencatala.bsky.social · 4mo ago👶 Per tal de combatre la baixa natalitat, una ministra lituana proposa...que el govern esponsoritzi més discoteques per tal que els joves es coneguin, ara mateix només hi van els seniors, diu. Es va publicar el dia 1 d'abril (April's fools day) però no és una broma. www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...
Isn't this the very same message we've been getting since 2020? Deja vu feeling
POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 4mo ago🚨 BREAKING: The European Commission has urged people to work from home, drive and fly less, and for EU countries to urgently roll out renewables, as it warned of a prolonged energy crisis as a result of the conflict in the Gulf. Full story: www.politico.eu/article/euro...
might be easier and cheaper to stop sending their sons to be slaughtered by the thousands on the battle fields of ukraine, but what do I know
The Journal@thejournal.ie · 5mo agoRussia will refer women who do not want to have children to psychologists under new health guidelines designed to address a systemic demographic crisis. The country's dwindling birth rate has been one of President Vladimir Putin's main worries during his 25-year rule. jrnl.ie/6989040
Just-stick-to-international-law As simple as that.
POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 5mo agoIn the immediate aftermath of the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, Spain's anti-war position contrasted with the more ambiguous stances taken by other European capitals keen to avoid a clash with Donald Trump. But now, EU leaders are changing their tune.
You don't need to be the chancellor of Germany to see that there was no exit strategy from the moment Israel and the USA called on local insurgency to take power, in a country with no organised opposition! ...besides the Kurdish guerrillas, but then good luck explaining your plans to Turkey
POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 5mo agoOnly last week German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was "on the same page" as U.S. President Donald Trump over the goals of the Iran war ... he's now publicly airing his fears that Trump has no exit strategy to end fighting.
🏴Catalunya! Vine a la lectura debut a Ibèria del llibre "The Owned Continent" – dissabte 14 de març a la llibreria Backstory de Barcelona. Registra't aquí:
The Owned Continent - Book Reading with author Dave Keating | Backstory Bookshop
Can Europeans throw off the shackles of American domination?
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Els que esteu fent tuits en anglès demanant a Trump i a Bibi que reconegui la independència de Catalunya sou patètics, com xiquets malcriats que potser en sabeu molt de política internacional però desconeixeu el país en el qual viviu ara al 2026. Arribarà el dia de pensar en gran, però no és ara.
I support Spain's position standing to bully Trump, would love to see other EU countries doing the same, but would also love to see Spain sending military help for defensive purposes to EU countries being targeted right now, such as Cyprus. This is what being European should be about.
I hate to admit it, but Spain under Pedro Sánchez seems to be the only European country showing a bit of common sense in international affairs right now. How on earth do you get into a war counting on a popular uprising to determine the outcome, when there is no organised opposition?
Old enough to have seen every Terminator movie, debated them with your mates in real life—not on some soulless digital gadget—and to have the lesson burned into your brain forever: what happens when you let machines make too many decisions for you.
Christopher Mims@mims.bsky.social · 5mo agoAIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases www.newscientist.com/article/2516...
Catalunya no es país de turisme de llibreries. Quants pobles menuts, que no siguen capital de comarca, coneixeu que tinguen llibreria especialitzada? A mí només me ve al cap Naturllibres a Alins i Calonge Poble de Llibres.
The West's boomer problem in a nutshell: Former Socialist legend Felipe Gonzalez would rather ally with fascists than the radical Basque left. Many such cases
EL PAÍS@elpais.com · 6mo ago📹 Felipe González: "Yo no pactaría con Vox [...]. Pero no pactaría ni de broma, ni de broma con la gente que ni siquiera ha pedido perdón ni ayuda a resolver algunos de los crímenes de ETA más abyectos" social.elpais.com/igr…
As a European, profiles like this one keep my hope for the USA alive.
Lit Hub@literaryhub.bsky.social · 6mo agoPancakes, classical radio, and letters from Minnesota: these are the things that made us happy this week.
The images we’re seeing of the effects of Storm Kristin in central Portugal are terrible, and as always, the Catalan and Spanish press completely ignore what’s happening in that country unless it’s to talk about politics or sports.
We can build walls or we can be more ambitious — and build something better, stronger, and more just.
Thank you PM Mark Carney from Canada for giving us hope in times of darkness. #Davos
"La felicitat és absoluta quan engegues la moto i vas de ruta". Notes lo canvi demogràfic del país quan estàs al Priorat i a Falset a les 23h en dissabte tot està tancat però a les 9.30h en diumenge les carreteres van plenes de motoristes emplenant los bars d'esmorzar de forquilla.
The EU just decided to indefinitely immobilise Russian assets. This ensures that up to €210 billion in Russian funds stay on EU soil, unless Russia fully pays reparations to Ukraine for the damage it has caused. (1/2)
Estar de permís de paternitat i tenir temps per buscar terrasses mentre empenys el cotxet (mentre dorm) et fa adonar que en aquest país no només no es llegeix premsa escrita, és que ni a les cafeteries en tenen ni trobes llocs on en venguin. D'això també te n'adones quan estàs saturat de pantalles.
If European Digital Sovereignty is to mean anything, it ought to mean NOT posting on a platform owned and run by a fascist intent on undermining the EU! And don't give me the bullshit you have to be there for "balance" or "reach" - the rules are stacked against you from the outset
Are you a European Union citizen yet still waste your time on that shitty platform called X? Think seriously about why you’re still there—and leave. X and its megalomaniac boss are undermining everything we’ve built and achieved over the last 70 years.
POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 8mo agoThe European Commission has lost access to its control panel for buying and tracking ads on Elon Musk’s X — after fining the social media platform €120 million for violating EU transparency rules.