Josef Lentsch
@lentsch.bsky.social
Political Entrepreneur, https://partisan.community/, 💍 @alenabuyx.bsky.social
EXCLUSIVE: A poll by Ipsos of almost 10,000 voters in nine countries — seven in the EU, plus the UK and the US — found about half of voters are dissatisfied with the way democracy is working. Take a look at which countries are the least and most satisfied 👇 politi.co/43vlkEl
What’s needed: courageous reforms of democratic infrastructure, not playing for time. www.politico.eu/article/fina...
Final decision on fate of crumbling UK parliament delayed to 2030s
It’s a fire-hazard that’s prone to tumbling masonry — but fear of a public backlash is again delaying repairs to the world famous building.
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COP30 boss: "Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis" and praises China. Chinese renewables are great, but you have to be disconnected from reality to miss the wrenching change EU in particular has signed up to & China's CO2 trajectory. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wrote about the dominance of "victims" in our political discourse, which included this fab chart @owenwntr.bsky.social www.economist.com/britain/2025...
Netherlands, 9:00 PM Ipsos-I&O exit poll: Seat projection national parliament D66-RE: 27 (+18) PVV-PfE: 25 (-12) VVD-RE: 23 (-1) GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 20 (-5) CDA-EPP: 19 (+14) JA21~ECR: 9 (+8) FvD-ESN: 6 (+3) BBB-EPP: 4 (-3) ... +/- vs. Last election result ➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
The final poll-of-polls in the Dutch election shows Geert Wilders's anti-Muslim PVV still sliding, and the progressive-liberal D66 party continuing its rise to a near-tie for 2nd. If momentum matters as much as it did in 2023, D66 is within range of first. peilingwijzer.tomlouwerse.nl
Poland, OGB poll: KO-EPP|RE|G/EFA: 39% (+1) PiS-ECR: 28% (-2) Kon-ESN|PfE: 14% (-2) KKP-NI: 7% (+1) Lewica-S&D: 5% (+1) PL2050-RE: 3% (+1) Razem-LEFT: 2% PSL-EPP: 2% (-1) +/- vs. 15-22 October 2025 Fieldwork: 23-27 October 2025 Sample size: 1,000 ➤ europeelects.eu/poland
Netherlands, Ipsos-I&O poll: D66-RE: 15% (+1) GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 15% PVV-PfE: 15% (-2) CDA-EPP: 13% VVD-RE: 11% (+1) JA21~ECR: 7% (-1) FvD-ESN: 4% BBB-EPP: 3% SP-LEFT: 3% PvdD-LEFT: 3% ... +/- vs. 23-24 October 2025 Fieldwork: 25-28 October 2025 Sample size: 2,505 ➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
Worth a read. Still, overall Reckwitz‘ argument is too defeatist - starting with the headline. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...
Opinion | The West Is Lost
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Gotta give it to him, he’s the perfect bully. Insufferable and relentless.
CNN@cnn.com · 10mo agoPresident Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia will respond swiftly if it thinks Europe is provoking it and said that almost all of the U.S.-led NATO alliance was now fighting against Russia over Ukraine. https://cnn.it/4nB7RCO
Hab mal ein Seminar bei ihm gemacht. Entspannter weiser Gelehrter. RIP.
Steffen Mau@steffenmau.bsky.social · 10mo agoHerausragender Wissenschaftler, bewunderter Autor, befreundeter Kollege, kluger Ratgeber: Claus Offe ist gestorben!
Join our #PoliticalTech review of the Moldovan election next Wed: www.linkedin.com/posts/partis...
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🇲🇩 How is digital campaigning shaping Moldova’s parliamentary elections, and what can it reveal about political strategy in polarised democracies? Moldova’s upcoming vote, framed as a choice between ...
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Kristof Bender@kristofbender.bsky.social · 10mo agoAn immensely important day for Moldova & for Europe. Will the small state on the EU’s eastern flank hold its pro-European course, or will massive Russian disinformation and vote-buying schemes manage to bring it on a trajectory of transformation into a Russian client, wedged between 🇷🇴and🇺🇦? 🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲
„Surviving our Catastrophes“ is a lucid and insightful account of the pandemic and other societal traumas. RIP. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/o...
Robert Jay Lifton, Psychiatrist Drawn to Humanity’s Horrors, Dies at 99
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Leseempfehlung. Tolles Gespräch. www.falter.at/zeitung/2025...
Begleiteter Suizid: „Ich will in Würde sterben“, sagt Niki Glattauer
Der Lehrer, Journalist und Schriftsteller Niki Glattauer will am 4. September durch einen assistierten Suizid sterben – und zuvor noch einmal öffentlich mit zwei Journalisten darüber reden. Ein Gesprä...
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Crass: youth is getting gloomier. (Gift article) economist.com/science-and-...
The middle-aged are no longer the most miserable
Youth used to be cheerful. No more
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Mario Draghi hat am 22. August in Rimini eine Rede an Europas Bürgerinnen und Bürger gehalten, die alle lesen sollten. Besonders in Deutschland. Hier die Übersetzung mit einem einführenden Kurzkommentar von Lukas Paul Schmelter und mir. legrandcontinent.eu/de/2025/08/2...
Mario Draghi: Den Kurs unseres Kontinents ändern - Der Grand Continent
Irgendwo zwischen Trump und Gaza-Tragödie: Ist Europa dazu verdammt, Zuschauer zu bleiben? Nein, sagt Mario Draghi. Er zieht eine schonungslose Bilanz. Und öffnet Perspektiven.
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Just got round to watching Mario Draghi's speech in Rimini in the original Italian. It is easily the most important speech on Europe so far this year and I hope someone (@grandcontinent.bsky.social?) publishes it in English and other EU languages soon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMME...
Mario Draghi’s Full Speech: Europe’s Harsh Reality — Powerless on the Global Stage! -ITALIAN-
YouTube video by EU Debates | eudebates.tv
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Once ze rockets go up, who cares where zey come down? Rest in Peace. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
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