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Cas Mudde@casmudde.bsky.social

What an absolutely wonderful and deserved victory. May this be the long last start of the youth revolution in Europe. ✊

apnews.comSerbia’s strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shiftThe long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent ...

Simon Kuper@simonkuper.bsky.social

I've been in France since 2002 and have never seen the streets so violent nor the politics so extreme. From the sacking of the supermarket on my street to the prospect of Présidente Le Pen, here's me @financialtimes.com including thoughts from 2 French Nobel laureates as.ft.com/r/3b05eac8-c...

as.ft.comFrance is in revolt. But the real storm is yet to comeAs disorder engulfs Paris and Marine Le Pen waits in the wings, the country is running out of money, patience and answers

Tarik Abou-Chadi@tabouchadi.bsky.social

The far right has already tapped into people's insecurities and perceptions of threat. In response, the left has become a conservative defender of the status quo. There is no scenario of the future that includes radical change and is positive and progressive. But people desire exactly that.

The Economist@economist.com

Under Alice Weidel’s leadership the Alternative for Germany, a right-wing populist party, has been riding high. Where might she take it next? Tune in to our interview with her from 6pm London time on The Insider

bit.lyAn interview with Alice Weidel | The Economist InsiderUnder Alice Weidel’s leadership the Alternative for Germany (AfD), a right-wing populist party, has been riding high. A series of successes in state elections have brought it closer than ever to power at national level. Germans are turning away from mainstream parties, including the CDU of Chancellor Friedrich Merz. In part that is because Germany’s economic model is malfunctioning. But Ms Weidel is perhaps best known for her calls for “remigration” and criticism of Germany’s support for Ukraine. The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, sat down with Ms Weidel in the Budenstag in Berlin to hear how she would govern if she becomes chancellor.

Sathnam Sanghera@sathnam.bsky.social

Dear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played

Britain Elects@britainelects.com

On rejoining the EU Support: 55% Oppose: 34% ... but on the conditions of single currency and Schengen membership Support: 35% Oppose: 43% via YouGov, Jun 2026 britainelects.substack.com/p/is-rejoin-...

britainelects.substack.comIs Rejoin happening anytime soon?Ten years on from the EU referendum

Ben Chu@benchu.bsky.social

Thinking about the impact of the triple lock on the state pension can be confusing as there's a number of interacting moving parts (earnings, inflation, 2.5%). 🤷‍♂️❓ But here's a visualisation that hopefully might help...1/5

Ed Zitron@edzitron.com

Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin...

Stanandthat@stanandthat.bsky.social

(chef's kiss)

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

Bachman-Turner Overdrive releases “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” 52 years ago today — a song originally used as a “work track” to set the amplifiers and mics. “We thought, just for fun .. I’d stutter” the ‘b-b-b-baby’ line, Randy Bachman said. It stuck. 🎸

Peter Whitewood@pwhitewood.bsky.social

For Matthew Syed, we’ve been looking for German extremism in the wrong place. Not the AfD, the real extremist was…Angela Merkel.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "We will immediately begin the process of developing a large Military presence in the appropriate part of Greenland, of which there are many"

Jonn Elledge@jonnelledge.bsky.social

I have received an email from an AI asking to write about borders for my newsletter, and it is giving me a genuine insight into how AI psychosis happens. it is so difficult not to understand this as "an actual sentient being addressing me" even though it has been entirely honest about being an AI

Henry Mance@henrymance.ft.com

Sir Edward Leigh MP: “What is happening in the West Bank... is ethnic cleansing... I am proud to say, as the longest-serving member of the Conservative Friends of Israel, that I absolutely and fully support what [Ed Miliband] is doing today, because it’s about standing up for freedom and justice"

Libération@liberation.fr

Un passage du document, stipulant en anglais que la France va «accepter» sur son sol les migrants interceptés dans les eaux britanniques, ne figure pas dans la traduction française. ➡️ https://l.liberation.fr/1sJ

Cas Mudde@casmudde.bsky.social

With some delay, my op-Ed on the dramatic Saxony-Anhalt election. It is high time we focus our political struggle on strengthening democracy, rather than merely weakening the far right. To do this, we must show realism, resilience and restraint.

theguardian.comThe AfD’s win in Germany is a dark day for Europe. Time is running out to stop the far right | Cas MuddeThis party is among the most extreme in Europe. To protect our democracies, liberal parties must urgently change their tactics, says Cas Mudde, author of The Far Right Today

Giles Wilkes@gilesyb.bsky.social

What really intrigues me about all this nuttiness is how the stolid Christianity part coheres with the "and it's utterly wicked even to contemplate slowing down tech" Thiel-ist bit giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

giftarticle.ft.comJames Orr and the gospel of the new British rightReform’s policy head is a Cambridge theologian with an enviable contact book and a belief in ‘faith, family and flag’

Jo Wolff@jowolff.bsky.social

AI’s main advantage is that it doesn’t keep getting distracted by its phone.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social

Iceland has voted 52.5% to 47.5% against negotiations to join the European Union as a full member. About 100k - 90k with 99% of votes counted. Iceland is a member of the European Economic Association + single market, so will remain in the EEA after the government's proposal was defeated

Jo Wolff@jowolff.bsky.social

“Goebbels was a peerless sloganeer, and a brilliant speaker, with a mellifluous voice. His propaganda approach was simple: find out what people hate and make them hate it more.” Frank McDonough The Weimar Years.

mathieu gallard@mathieugallard.bsky.social

🇫🇷📊 Face à la situation du pays, 98% des Français sont mécontents, dont pour la première fois une majorité qui se sent même en colère (52%). Ce sentiment est particulièrement fort chez les sympathisants RN (73%) et LFI (66%).

Robert Downen@robertdownen.bsky.social

Milo Yiannopoulos has been apprehended by ICE in Louisiana.

tmz.comKanye Exec Milo Yiannopoulos Detained by ICE in LouisianaMilo Yiannopoulos has been apprehended by ICE in Louisiana ... TMZ has learned.

Charles C Roseman@evoroseman.bsky.social

RE: freedom of speech, academic freedom, and race science. In this (long) thread, I’m going to 1) establish my bona fides on academic freedom and race science, 2) show why academic freedom and freedom of speech are different and… 1/34

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Reporter on Bond Market: The yields have come back up since then. Have you talked to Bessent about another type of intervention.? Trump: The ultimate intervention is our military. And if we have to use that, we will.

Qagggy!@qagggy.bsky.social

UK transit nerds are next level.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov

I'm listening, I'm learning. Safety first, NYC.

NeoEonOne@neoeonone.bsky.social

An American interviewer asked Count Binface where he stands on the political spectrum.