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Francesco Nicoli 🇪🇺 🎓

Francesco Nicoli 🇪🇺 🎓

@francesconicoli.bsky.social

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All things Europe, in all things European.

Neofunctionalist-in-chief, trilemmer, sci-fi & fantasy nerd.

Political economist, associate professor at Politecnico of Turin, former fellow at Bruegel.

" Europe will be made through crises...." .. more

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Francesco Nicoli 🇪🇺 🎓 @francesconicoli.bsky.social · 21d

JD Vance Munich Speech has become the Vance Doctrine.

Actionable policy which includes and prescribes direct interference into EU democratic processes by supporting far right and Eurosceptic parties.

If this is not the final wake up call Europe, I don't know what is.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 3d

Russia attacked Ukraine with dozens of cruise missiles and kamikaze drones this morning.

The strikes followed what U.S. mediators called “constructive” peace talks in Florida last weekend.

Russia launches massive pre-Christmas air strikes on Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Moscow is planning further attacks over the holiday period.

www.politico.eu

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 3d

Since I’m getting “what did I miss” from alot, Paramount Plus, owner of CBS spiked the El Salvador CECOT prison story yesterday on 60 minutes because it made the White House look bad. Cancel paramount plus

Censorship. Bari Weiss

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Ariana Gic @arianagic.bsky.social · 4d

Today, in yet another war crime, Russians kidnapped and forcibly moved 50 Ukrainians (including an 89 year old woman) from a village to a "filtration" camp in Russia.
By continuing to abduct and hold civilians as hostages, Russia behaves NO differently from any terrorist organization.

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Stockholm Fella @stockholmfella.bsky.social · 4d

Some of the EU's top names have accounts here. That should be the policy for all European politicians. More and more official accounts in Sweden has left X. My workplace has done it.

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Shaun Pinner @olddogua.bsky.social · 4d

Putin, the biggest killer of Christians since Hitler and Stalin has no intention of ending his imperialistic ambition.

Who’s really shocked?

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 4d

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha condemned Russia’s abduction of around 50 civilians, mostly elderly women, from Hrabovske, a border village in Sumy region. He compared the act to tactics used by ISIS or Hamas and called for global pressure to secure their release.

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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 4d

US Senator Lindsay Graham on the question what happens if Putin does not stop the war:

„If Putin says no, we need to dramatically change the game, including giving Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine to hit the drone and missile factories that exist in Russia. I will go all-in if Putin says no.“

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 4d

Senator Graham urged Trump to seize ships carrying sanctioned Russian oil. He called to back his bill imposing tariffs on China that buys cheap Russian crude, label Russia a state sponsor of terrorism for abducting Ukrainian children, and treat Russian oil tankers like those from Venezuela.

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 4d

My entire X timeline is anti-EU posts from people I don't follow.

Even if I change it from 'for you' to 'following', it switches back to 'for you' each time I open the site.

X is being weaponised against the EU. And unfortunately X is still the public square for European journalists & politicians.

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Michael Horowitz @michaelhorowitz.bsky.social · 5d

Zelenskyy says allies started to slow air defense missile supplies

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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 5d

⚡️ A peace deal that is not just on paper may not happen – Zelenskyy

A peace deal that is not just on paper may not happen – Zelenskyy

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said a deal to end the war only counts when it is not just signed on paper but actually implemented, adding that no such deal exists at present and it may n...

www.pravda.com.ua

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 5d

🇩🇰 Danish Military Intelligence Service has stated that Russia is behind a series of cyberattacks against Denmark, - Militarnyi

This concerns water utility incident in 2024 and a series of DDoS attacks on Danish websites on the eve of the 2025 municipal and regional elections.

Francesco Nicoli 🇪🇺 🎓 @francesconicoli.bsky.social · 6d

"You sell a vaccine once, but you sell a treatment many, many times."

- RFKjr to big pharma execs, probably.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 6d

BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors

The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 6d

So the President who promised to end expensive foreign adventures casually bombs Syria into the arms of Russia and Iran without any plan. Policy now depends on whether Trump wakes up in a bad mood.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

US carries out 'massive' strike against IS in Syria

The US says it struck dozens of targets across Syria in response to last week's deadly Islamic State attack on US forces there.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 6d

It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.

It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.

And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).

Screenshot from project 2025 that says By statute or regulation, CDC guidance must be prohibited from taking on a prescriptive character. For example, never again should CDC officials be allowed to say in their official capacity that school children "should be" masked or vaccinated (through a schedule or otherwise) or prohibited from learning in a school building.
Such decisions should be left to parents and medical providers. We have learned that when CDC says what people "should" do, it readily becomes a "must" backed by severe punishments, including criminal penalties. CDC should report on the risks and effectiveness of all infectious disease-mitigation measures dispassionately and leave the "should" and "must" policy calls to politically accountable parties.
Conflicts of Interest. There was a time when the CDC could not take money

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6d

Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.

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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 6d

I hate when I'm right.

Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser • Sep 13, 2021 I worry that if we keep asking questions like this we're gonna end up with a
bunch of school kids with polio before long. https://t.co/DPAIXVLg02 c
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@ZachWahls Do lowa Republicans believe requiring the polio vaccine for school age
children is authoritarian?
7:12 PM • Sep 13, 2021

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 6d

The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of

Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 6d

🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "

h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social

Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims

EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.

www.foxnews.com

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 6d

U.S intelligence report.

So correct, so obvious, and still beyond the comprehension of the U.S. own government.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 6d

BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors

The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 6d

🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "

h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social

Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims

EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.

www.foxnews.com

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 6d

Wait.

Is Donald J. Trump dead?

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Jan W. Mueller, Leigh Sparks , and 5 more Michael E. Mann, Jan W. Mueller, Leigh Sparks, Joseph Schafer, Martin Drenthen, Manisha Sinha, Francesco Nicoli, David Darmofal

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Rubio on Russia-Ukraine: "It's not our war. It's a war on another continent."

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 7d

The U.S. has lifted sanctions on firms that supplied Russia’s defense sector: Veles Intl (Cyprus), 365 Days Freight (UAE), Etasis (Turkey), and Finland’s Hi-Tech Koneisto. The Russian end-users remain sanctioned. No explanation from Washington, nor word on future policy changes.

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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 7d

🇯🇵🚀 Japan needs to possess nuclear weapons, a security official in the administration of Prime Minister told journalists.

"In the end, we can only rely on ourselves. It's not a matter of the near future."

Kyodo writes that the statement could provoke criticism outside the country as well.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 7d

Lithuanian lawmakers voted to allow a cat to have a say (or maybe a meow) on whether the head of the national broadcaster can be dismissed.

In Lithuania, a cat could get a say on public broadcaster’s future

President Gitanas Nausėda has branded the fur flying in parliament a “hybrid attack” against Lithuania.

www.politico.eu

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 8d

🇪🇺 Ursula von der Leyen: We will not leave European Council today without a solution for the funding for Ukraine for the next two years.

🇺🇦 Zelensky: Putin will abandon diplomacy if Ukraine does not receive a reparations loan from the EU. Then he will decide to continue the war.

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 8d

Putin said Russia will not back down from its mission to “liberate its historic lands” and predicted the European “swine” backing Kyiv would ultimately lose power, in a speech that showed no readiness to compromise on the goals for his invasion of Ukraine.
w/ @maxseddon.bsky.social @henryjfoy.ft.com

Vladimir Putin predicts European ‘swine’ backing Ukraine will lose power

Russian president vows to liberate ‘historic lands’ in hardline speech, showing no signs of compromise on invasion goals

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 8d

No, really. That happened. Yes, it was embarrassing & shameful. Two totally different standards for two totally different presidents & parties.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 8d

Putin made it clear he’s not backing down on Ukraine. In a speech, he said Russia will take “historic lands” by force if needed, ignoring Trump’s push for a deal. While the US tries to pressure Kyiv into concessions, Europe is focused on real security guarantees. Peace talks are still going nowhere.