Thom Tillis: the Republican blocking Donald Trump’s pick for Fed chair The outgoing North Carolina senator is refusing to back down in fight over president’s probe into Jerome Powell

It used to be you went into politics to do the right thing…

Now, a few exceptions do it once they’re on the way out.

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Judgment in Case C-769/22 Commission v Hungary on restrictions to LGBTI+ content allegedly aimed at protecting children
🎥 💬 President Koen Lenaerts explains — with subtitles in all EU languages 👇
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‘bij een telling’

Wat oudere Vlamingen in koor: Niet elke gewichtheffer!

“The King of Kings preferred bad ministers… How could he show himself favorably if he were surrounded by good ministers? The people would be disoriented. Where would they look for help? On whose wisdom and kindness would they depend?”

Kapuscinski, The Emperor

and everyone laughs

Ik luister nog liever paar uurtjes IMCO committee - Duits vertolkt - dan voetbal te kijken.

Some former couples you can spot it thousands of miles off

Free money for autocrats
Free Russian lessons for you

The far right is not even pretending to care for European citizens.

Wie had “Pope v. President” in zijn voorspellingen voor 2026… met zichzelf enthousiast aan de kant van de Kerk?

#crazytrain

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Je leert snel!

Het strengste asielbeleid ooit gaat misschien niet door omdat de bedenker van het strengste asielbeleid ooit meent dat het strengste asielbeleid ooit niet streng genoeg is.
Nu hopen dat de PVV het zelf wel begrijpt

When Evelyn Waugh tried to lecture the Pope on theology he just let him rage a bit then said: “I’m a Catholic too, you know”

This is why Russia is still fighting, why the war continues and why people are dying: Because Trump and Vance encouraged Putin to believe he could win

Kharkiv right now ‼️

Fucking bastards, just leave us alone!

Behold, another second coming. But this one is Donald Trump – WAY BETTER than that Jesus guy | Marina Hyde The Middle East on fire, a spat with the pope – and he posts himself as Potus Almighty. Will his disciples now see that their messiah has feet of clay, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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“Nobody deplores his own people as passionately as a populist”

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Graph that show that, in absolute numbers, legal immigration has gone down even more than “illegal” immigration under Trump.

It was never just about “illegal” immigration, let alone about just “illegal criminals”. This is a white supremacist project!

Allemaal goed enzo, maar waar zaten deze mensen & waarden toen Trump (10 jaar geleden!) openlijk pochte over het aanranden van jonge vrouwen?

Blijft vreemd, religie & ethiek

Joking aside, isn’t he simply the administration’s reality check?

The buck still stops somewhere & it sure as hell isn’t going to be anywhere near Donald J. Trump.

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More insane still, it will now start depending on the next guy using his nuisance value to win elections.

The incoming health minister of the future Magyar government, upon learning of the election results last night
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Please mention the hypocrisy of many now applauding, whilst always failing to stop Orbán in his tracks.

EU problem solved… no thanks to the EU.

“Hungarian voters solved the problem we feared and failed to tackle.”

More than anything, today’s result in Hungary is a reminder that much of the public discourse is wildly overstating the strength of authoritarianism (F-word) and the weakness of democracy.

I think hearing the Hungarian moderator announce that Orbán congratulated Magyar and that he concedes is a moment I won't forget in my lifetime. 😭