A maioria saberá que o @ruitavares.bsky.social tem um conhecimento profundo da situação húngara. Ontem à noite fez uma longa thread no twitter sobre o tema, como n me apetece linkar o twitter trago para aqui a coisa em imagens (ele vai desculpar-me o abuso, aposto)
Yet again, lefties have hled their nose and voted for a right-winger to save democracy from the far right.
Contrast that to the large number of right-wingers who consistently chose far-right candidates over even centrists.
right I have wifi again - here was Budapest just now - at quarter past midnight!
Thank you, Hungary! After Artemis II, April is starting to save 2026
"I regret to have to inform you that I cannot review work that is partially processed by a product that in my opinion fails to meet standards of scientific integrity that I need to comply with.."
A piada escreve-se sozinha
Relógio parado, etc
The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail), by Hieronymus Bosch, 1480-1505, 📸 by @alexbrandon
Esqueçam Lisboa como cidade aberta a diversidade cultural. Esse tempo chegou ao fim. Moedas quer transformar Lisboa numa cidade de cultura popular de massas e não permitir qualquer pensamento crítico ou seja o que for que promova diferentes perspectivas.
Que bom! Muitos parabéns
Uma NATO europeia com um posto avançado na América do Norte, o Canadá ✌️
🚨🚨 Grim news: Governments in five EU MS are “consistently and intentionally” eroding the #ruleoflaw, Europe’s leading civil liberties group has warned, while democratic standards are deteriorating in six more, including historically strong democracies. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar...
i don't think "techbros need humanities" is a solid action plan (even if it may make a good slogan you reassure yourself with); Peter Thiel has a BA from Stanford and that didn't make him any less of a ghoul. maybe more if anything
It’s always interesting to see which subjects Meta will refuse to do content moderation on because “free speech,” and which content moderation the CEO will volunteer to do in advance to curry favor. In this case it was “naming a DOGE employee”
Netflix Loses Appeal Against EU Rules About Funding Local Productions
https://www.europesays.com/be/8723/
The Constitutional Court of Belgium has rejected a legal challenge by Netflix, which had appealed against the implementation…
Everything is terrible, but Koyaanisqatsi is streaming for free on YouTube.
Great article on filmmaker Martin Ritt and moral integrity in new @cineastemagazine.bsky.social
Beautiful
Out today, from editors Bård Kleppe, Jaka Primorac, Mikka Pyykkönen and me. The book combines cross-national writing teams and focussed case studies across Europe to examine the rhetoric and reality of creative work. A contents thread 👇 www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
Uau!
The new EU deportation law - which got a standing ovation from the far-right - is not "strict", it is inhumane. ICE is not "strict", it is inhumane. This law is mere posturing, it will do nothing to boost returns. It will just remove from sight the miserable conditions that we will put people in
“For our communities, agricultural heritage is life, identity & responsibility.” — Arpakwa Sikorei, from the Maasai Engaresero in Tanzania, a @fao.org Globally Important #AgriculturalHeritage Systems, at today launch event in China for the next phase of the #GIAHS program.
🔗 x.com/faoclimate/s...
A private phone call between an EU official and a journalist talking about Hungary and Ukraine was intercepted and published online.
An internal security review “found no evidence that any devices, networks or systems have been compromised.”
#DefendDemocracy #EUpol
www.politico.eu/article/poli...
In other words, someone with no expertise in public sector broadcasting was chosen to be the next director-general of the UK’s broadcaster. Sometimes I wonder why I care.
The Council of Europe's Eurimages has awarded €9.835 million to support 32 feature film co-productions in its first funding round of 2026.
17 of the selected projects are directed or co-directed by women, representing 59.71% of the total funding.
www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
Wondering what leverage in negotiations looks like?
Australia's new FTA with the EU provides 16,830 tonnes of tariff free access for beef.
Australia's FTA with the UK, completed with a desperate Johnson administration, provided 35,000 tonnes tariff free, rising to unlimited over 15 years.
Socorro
Tantos. É impressionante. Até parece que o chega tem um problema sistémico
Szijjarto, Hungarian foreign minister, made regular phone calls during breaks at E.U. meetings to his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, with “live reports on what’s been discussed” -The Washington Post
Vote. Them. Out!
