Also works if you replace “Palantir” with “Stasi” or “Gestapo”.
POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 2d agoAcross Europe, the hunt is on for alternatives to U.S.-based data analytics company Palantir. But its crucial functions in daily workflows and largely unmatched data expertise will make it extremely hard for the continent to cut it off. 🔗 politico.eu/article/euro...
A lobotomy involves severing the connection between the two hemispheres of the brain.
I wonder what @politico.eu would have called the “controversial plan” if it wasn’t a far-right supported bag of sleaze
POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 3d agoUEFA has threatened legal action against FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Jared Kushner's brother and other individuals involved in the controversial plan to privatize a share of the World Cup’s commercial operations.
Thank heavens @politico.eu’s favori candidate is so moderate!
POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 4d agoIf far-left firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon were to emerge as French president, he has signaled he would seek to overturn the EU's foundational relationship: The Franco-German partnership. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/jean...
Seriously, can someone explain to me how these people get elected as opposition to “big government“?
Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · last wk.So now we know why the CEO of General Motors introduced him. He’s using our money to buy/promote Cadillacs. Everything is transactional in this crass, avaricious administration.
I used to think that no win could be as joyful as a defeat is painful. I was wrong #mayo
Oh no! First they came for the bankers. Then they came for the billionaires… 🤣
POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · last wk.Britain's bankers fear PM Andy Burnham could be about to hit them with a massive tax bill.
I wonder (I don’t) if @politico.eu would have been as sympathetic to a left wing politician wasting taxpayer money in this way
POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · last wk.COMMENTARY: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s latest attempt at a political fightback risks becoming an own goal for his political future. Question is, what does it mean for his growing populist party?
The @irishtimes.com is right - what did democracy and efficiency ever bring to Germany, for example? #democracy
UK government - and every decent person - should get off #twitter now...
Michael Feola@feolski.bsky.social · 2w agoThe world’s richest man, at it again. Reminder: “remigration” is far right code for the forced expulsion of ethnic “undesirables” in order to “purify” the nation.
Norway’s football federation is making a formal complaint to FIFA over political interference in the Word Cup. Well done to them. Now for the FA? *drums fingers*
What if Britain and the UK weren’t the same thing? Is it @politico.eu that doesn’t know or His Excellency?
POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 2w agoDonald Trump’s ambassador to the U.K., Warren Stephens, has warned Britain could face further tariffs, if new Prime Minister Andy Burnham raises taxes on American tech giants.
Wierd how this is happening spontaneously, not ascribed to anyone. In other news, Springer gave an award to Trump supporter Peter Thiel recently.
POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 2w agoEuropean natural gas prices shot to a four-month high as renewed violence around the Strait of Hormuz triggered concerns about the feasibility of transporting energy through the world’s most vital energy chokepoint.
Far-right anti-democracy & corruption MAGA agenda rolled out in Europe by big money and media moguls. We won’t let it happen, not here, not in Europe.
Gil Durán@gilduran.com · 3w agoAxel Springer, the company that owns Politico, awards its top prize to...Antichrist lecturer Peter Thiel. No mention of the $50 million Thiel gave the son of Axel Springer's CEO to start a venture capital fund. But the CEO lauds Thiel's "courage and non-conformity." www.welt.de/wirtschaft/a...
“Ursula von der Leyen gets advice on protecting children from social media” I suspect she would dispute this 🤣
POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 3w ago🎙️ On #BrusselsPlaybookPod, @zoyashef.bsky.social + @nicholasvinocur.bsky.social discuss: 🇪🇺 EU split over trade with illegal Israeli settlements 🇺🇦 Kyiv urges allies to press Russia before winter 📱 Ursula von der Leyen gets advice on protecting children from social media 🔗 bit.ly/4aO1qrE
Still in doubt on which team to cheer for tomorrow? I give you hint. 🇳🇴 ERLING HAALAND. LETS GOOOOO🇳🇴
USDA Fills Key Advisory Role With Prominent Chewing Skeptic https://theonion.com/usda-fills-key-advisory-role-with-prominent-chewing-skeptic/
Interesting to compare the various references to “the establishment“ on Politico bsky.app/profile/poli...
POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 4w agoMarine Le Pen and Nigel Farage, two giant figures of Europe’s populist right, have faced simultaneous reckonings with what they like to call “the establishment” this week. But instead of departing the scene in shame, both have pivoted to full-on election mode.
Trump’s ally Playing Trump’s game While pretending to have a falling out with him
Marianne Gros@mariannegros.bsky.social · 4w agoRome is going after the EU's number 1 environmental rule: That public funds shouldn't pay for dirty, polluting projects. That won't sit well with a bloc of EU countries — particularly the Nordics — pushing in the opposite direction. Read our exclusive: www.politico.eu/article/ital...
@politico.eu is spending less and less effort at hiding its preferences
POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 4w agoMarine Le Pen’s first campaign stop in western France yesterday revealed a major clue on how she plans to win over voters long skeptical of the far right: Keep her charming, 30-year-old protégé Jordan Bardella attached at the hip. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/mari...
Trump made the world a happier place for a moment. Surprisingly.
Matt 🏴 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️@matthewllthomas.bsky.social · 4w agoSo the US cheated and still lost?
I wonder why there are “leftists“ but not “rightists“
POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 4w agoFrench Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan wants to turn a trial over accusations that she glorified a terrorist attack into a platform to showcase what she says is an attempt to silence pro-Palestinian voices.
I ran an absolutely 100% human, zero AI-involvement at any stage passage of my writing through an "AI detector," curious if it could really tell human from AI work, and it said my own writing was "84% AI written" then asked I wanted to pay to have it "humanized." So there's that to keep in mind.