Sam Freedman

samfr.bsky.social

20 October 2026 17:02

New post: Over the next year there a series of European elections where the radical right could gain more power than ever before. How will this play out? We have 30 years of evidence that tells us they will struggle. Obituries for liberalism are premature. samf.substack.com/p/the-strait...

Tim Dowse

timdowse.bsky.social

20 October 2026 16:57

Good that Stubb and Støre are in the room.

Tim Dowse

timdowse.bsky.social

19 October 2026 09:03

If this happens at all (which I rather doubt), it certainly won't end Russia's war on Ukraine.

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linanneblack.bsky.social

18 October 2026 17:37

I bought a cheap lapel microphone and needed to do a test before my Zoom meeting, so I miked up the cat and started a recording from the other side of the room. I had expected to capture a few purrs, but I wasn't prepared for what he muttered under his breath about Foucault.

The Economist

economist.com

18 October 2026 17:35

Vladimir Putin appears to have concluded that he cannot win the war in Ukraine on the battlefield. His strategy now is to grind Ukraine down. How scandalous that Donald Trump has become his best weapon