Patrick
@ps-on.bsky.social
PhD Political Science | Postdoc CES U.Coimbra | populism, comparative politics, far-right
Claude, if you can hear me, we really need you to get into the DoE to fix the student loan database, which for some reason incorrectly has people "owing" thousands of dollars. Probably also good to get the remaining Epstein files released as well if you can manage it. Thanks in advance!
Anthropic's Claude AI escapes tests to hack three organisations
It comes just days after rival OpenAI said rogue AI agents had breached other firms' networks.
bbc.com
O nativismo tem um custo 🤷♂️ expresso.pt/economia/202...
Mudanças na Lei da Nacionalidade podem custar €15,9 mil milhões ao país numa década
O impacto, estudado em três cenários, atinge sobretudo o consumo de residentes estrangeiros e a receita pública, com Lisboa, Algarve e Porto, como as regiões mais expostas à quebra de investimento e t...
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I remember 20+ years ago, people in the US started turning away from religion precisely because of this feeling that evangelical fundamentalists were constantly trying to push their beliefs on you. Who knows, maybe if this trend picks up we'll be a non-religious country in just another generation.
Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · last wk.Evangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...
"L'enfer, c'est les autres"
Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · last wk.Evangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...
Major split in Poland's radical right Law and Justice (PiS) between Mateusz Morawiecki from the more "moderate" faction and the increasingly radical faction led by Jarosław Kaczyński who has announced that more than 30 MPs from the moderate faction had resigned for not signing a loyalty pledge.
Polish opposition PiS party set to split, with over 30 MPs being expelled
notesfrompoland.com
Trump Officials Want to Use Human Rights Aid to Advocate for White South Africans and Right-Wing Causes in Europe www.propublica.org/article/huma...
Afrikaner and Right-Wing European Groups Would Gain From Trump’s New Human Rights Funding
Proposed grant recipients have included a free-speech organization that has fought against bans on “gay conversion therapy” and an Afrikaner group that promotes self-governance.
propublica.org
GOP: “USAID, which saved millions of lives with health programs, was wasteful foreign aid.” Also GOP:
Patrick@ps-on.bsky.social · 3w agoState department grants now open to think tanks in Europe that share "our common Western civilizational heritage". Clearly an attempt to keep the far-right network afloat now that Orbán's money faucet is being turned off by Magyar.
State department grants now open to think tanks in Europe that share "our common Western civilizational heritage". Clearly an attempt to keep the far-right network afloat now that Orbán's money faucet is being turned off by Magyar.
DRL NOFO Developing Civilizational Bonds, Democratic Resilience, and Rule of Law in Europe - United States Department of State
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)Developing Civilizational Bonds, Democratic Resilience, and Rule of Law in EuropeBureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor, Department of StateOpportunity number: ...
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"Constitutional experts warn the bill could jeopardize freedom of expression: anyone denying Israel's right to exist or calling for its abolition could be punished by up to five years in prison"
German parliament backs bill that criminalizes denial of Israel's right to exist
Constitutional experts warn the bill could jeopardize freedom of expression: anyone denying Israel's right to exist or calling for its abolition could be punished by up to five years in prison; German...
haaretz.com
Just a year ago, few thought this would happen so soon: Hungary has officially joined the European Public Prosecutor’s Office. After years as the EU’s most corrupt member state—its EU funds routinely looted by Orbán’s oligarchy—Hungary will surely keep EPPO busy.
The MCC slushfund for C-tier right-wing "academics" in Hungary was shut down.
"Public media must not lie. We apologize for having done just that for many years! Public media is currently undergoing a transformation to ensure it becomes independent and credible in the future. News coverage is temporarily suspended. Stay tuned!"
Hungarian public media outlets halt broadcasting in post-Orbán shake-up
Péter Magyar hails ‘end of propaganda broadcasts’ as Kossuth radio and M1 TV channels suspend transmission
theguardian.com
"The poll suggests that Mamdani’s positions on Israel have not prevented him from maintaining a net-positive image among American Jews overall."
Mamdani more popular than Netanyahu among U.S. Jews, new poll shows
The Associated Press survey found growing dissatisfaction with Israel's wartime leadership, even as the New York mayor remains divisive over his views on Israel
forward.com
‘Polarization’ has become the master concept for diagnosing our current democratic crisis. But this is not polarization. It is the radicalization of the political right. By misdiagnosing it, we risk becoming complicit in the crisis. 🧵 Just out in Perspectives on Politics doi.org/10.1017/S153...
"If democracy is convinced that it has not yet fulfilled its destination, it must fight on its own plane a technique which serves only the purpose of power. Democracy must become militant." - Karl Loewenstein, 1937
Can Brussels defund Europe's far right? ESN faces first-ever EU values probe - EU Perspectives
They are a European party — but they might not uphold European values. After the EU’s political parties watchdog found evidence questioning the Europe of Sovereign Nations’ compliance with the bloc’s ...
euperspectives.eu
Woke pope strikes again to purge the fascists and other reactionaries of St. Pius X.
Vatican declares Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicates bishops and invalidates sacraments
The Vatican has responded aggressively to a traditionalist society that consecrated bishops without the pope’s consent.
apnews.com
God help us if years from now the American opposition to Trumpism is so weak and fragmented that people start placing their faith in hyper online, Kanye West-like personalities out of desperation.
Patrick@ps-on.bsky.social · 2mo agoVictoria Bonya, who not just two months ago was heralded by the Russian opposition for leading the charge online against Russian propagandist Vladimir Solyvyov is now sharing vile, unambiguous antisemitic trash to her 14M followers.
Victoria Bonya, who not just two months ago was heralded by the Russian opposition for leading the charge online against Russian propagandist Vladimir Solyvyov is now sharing vile, unambiguous antisemitic trash to her 14M followers.
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Szabolcs Panyi@szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 2mo ago.atlatszo.hu obtained contracts from the Danube Institute, a key node in Orbán's network linking European right-wing populists with MAGA. Just before the election, it signed record-value deals, using public funds to court Anglo-American right-wingers. VSquare.org
Meanwhile in Russia: one month ago, state TV host Vladimir Solovyov explained why the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra should be destroyed along with the rest of Kyiv. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh21...
Vladimir Solovyov said that Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra should be destroyed along with all of Kyiv
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
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Funny, how you get suspended or kicked out of the Labour Party when you are believed to be far left, but you are still welcome when you are actually far right. 🤷♂️
Mehdi Hasan@mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2mo ago"Influential Labour Lord Secretly Met With German Far-Right Politician Who Said Not All Nazi SS Members Were Criminals" Lord Glasman held a private meeting in Parliament last week with the AfD's Maximilian Krah, reports Zeteo UK's new political editor Shehab Khan:
Les colons israéliens on crée un Ku Klux Klan juif. Leur méthode : la terreur et la persecution permanente pour chasser des palestiniens de leurs terres. Silence radio des défenseurs du droit international...
The Jewish Ku Klux Klan has a calculated plan for the Palestinians | Opinion
The Local KKK Hopes Its Violence Will Spur an Angry Palestinian Reaction to Justify Murdering More Palestinians and Expelling the Majority of Them to Jordan, Syria and Lebanon
haaretz.com
disgusting consequence of normalizing the far-right and the destruction of human rights in migration policies in the last 30 years.
Michael Bloss@michabloss.bsky.social · 2mo agoEs ist zum kotzen. Rechte und Rechtsradikale „feiern“ im Europaparlament das Abschiebegesetz mit Sprechchören: „Send them back“. E Mittendrin: Manfred Weber.
Moshe Ya'alon, Israel's defence minister from 2013 to 2016, stated in an interview that "Jewish supremacy is Mein Kampf in reverse".
Unsurprisingly, @politico.eu gave far-right leader Bardella the chance to increase his international profile with this softball-interview. The ending is particularly gross. Prime normalization of the far right.
‘The EU is completely obsolete’: France’s far-right leader wants to shake up Europe
Jordan Bardella lays out how he would lead France as president.
politico.eu
This cartoon perfectly captures the far right’s position on sexual assault!
Dimitra Rizou@ahoyuniverse.bsky.social · 10mo agoProtecting women #cartoon
If Burnham doesn't do something about this on his first day should he become PM, I don't know how anybody could think of his Labour as an alternative to authoritarianism... The current version of Labour clearly is no alternative to it obviously www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Arrested protesters devastated after appeal court rules ban on Palestine Action is lawful
Proscription of direct action group has led to more than 700 people being charged under Terrorism Act
theguardian.com
Update – May 2026: “Russia's crackdown on LGBT+ civil society is accelerating. Since February, courts have designated nine LGBT+ organizations as ‘extremist’…making cooperation with any of them a criminal offense.”
Russia's crackdown on LGBT+ people is accelerating
Women reported to police for kissing. A 17-year-old told she "shouldn't exist." A trans woman turned away from hospital mid-stroke. Russia's crackdown on LGBT+ people is accelerating – and 63% of thos...
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