Joost
@almodozo.bsky.social
Holland > Hungary > Spain
Same @almodozo as on Twitter, just without the Országház. Worked at OSF and CEU, but that's a long while ago. Studied East-European History, but that's even longer ago. Now, somehow, I ended up in Extremadura.
Same @almodozo as on Twitter, just without the Országház. Worked at OSF and CEU, but that's a long while ago. Studied East-European History, but that's even longer ago. Now, somehow, I ended up in Extremadura.
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Joost
@almodozo.bsky.social
· Sep 21
Not going to update my ancient Twitter bio, but I mostly post about:
— Elections and polls
— Central/East-European politics
— The war in Ukraine
— Maps and charts
— Dutch and Spanish politics
— Budapest memories, life in Extremadura
— The left, a love/hate relationship
— Media, archiving, minorities
— Elections and polls
— Central/East-European politics
— The war in Ukraine
— Maps and charts
— Dutch and Spanish politics
— Budapest memories, life in Extremadura
— The left, a love/hate relationship
— Media, archiving, minorities
I just cannot get enough of watching photos and videos of the frozen Balaton lake 😍
January 19, 2026 at 4:28 PM
I just cannot get enough of watching photos and videos of the frozen Balaton lake 😍
So the judge came to an equitable decision in which both parents got an equal share of access to their children, but she frames this as "a culture where women who were seen as too independently minded could have their children taken away"?
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
January 18, 2026 at 11:07 AM
So the judge came to an equitable decision in which both parents got an equal share of access to their children, but she frames this as "a culture where women who were seen as too independently minded could have their children taken away"?
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
I discovered the collection of Hungarian literature in our local library, the entirety of which — eight books, six of which by a chap called Lajos Zilahy whom I am perhaps grievously unfamiliar with — dates back to the 1960s.
January 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I discovered the collection of Hungarian literature in our local library, the entirety of which — eight books, six of which by a chap called Lajos Zilahy whom I am perhaps grievously unfamiliar with — dates back to the 1960s.
I was reading quite a different Bulgarian pamphlet from around the same time when I came across this post. Published by the Bulgarian Anarchist Communist Federation in 1948 (or so). How did they do, in their predictions for the future? I'd give them a "C," maybe
January 14, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I was reading quite a different Bulgarian pamphlet from around the same time when I came across this post. Published by the Bulgarian Anarchist Communist Federation in 1948 (or so). How did they do, in their predictions for the future? I'd give them a "C," maybe
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Most English headline of the day:
January 13, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Most English headline of the day:
There's no run-off where less than 35% refuses the choice
Farage wins against nobody
Polanski only wins against Farage
Badenoch (jesus) wins against all except for a tie with Starmer
Farage wins against nobody
Polanski only wins against Farage
Badenoch (jesus) wins against all except for a tie with Starmer
Who would make the best PM?
Starmer 36% vs Farage 29%
Starmer 28% vs Badenoch 28%
Starmer 21% vs Polanski 19%
Badenoch 31% vs Farage 21%
Badenoch 28% vs Davey 25%
Badenoch 28% vs Polanski 22%
Davey 33% vs Farage 27%
Davey 23% vs Starmer 19%
Davey 20% vs Polanski 15%
Polanski 28% vs Farage 27%
Starmer 36% vs Farage 29%
Starmer 28% vs Badenoch 28%
Starmer 21% vs Polanski 19%
Badenoch 31% vs Farage 21%
Badenoch 28% vs Davey 25%
Badenoch 28% vs Polanski 22%
Davey 33% vs Farage 27%
Davey 23% vs Starmer 19%
Davey 20% vs Polanski 15%
Polanski 28% vs Farage 27%
January 12, 2026 at 10:05 PM
There's no run-off where less than 35% refuses the choice
Farage wins against nobody
Polanski only wins against Farage
Badenoch (jesus) wins against all except for a tie with Starmer
Farage wins against nobody
Polanski only wins against Farage
Badenoch (jesus) wins against all except for a tie with Starmer
Facebook Memory about a US navy guy in Hungary who believed Obama was a Muslim, but in a good way
January 11, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Facebook Memory about a US navy guy in Hungary who believed Obama was a Muslim, but in a good way
"now, U.S. soldiers are in effect helping Ms. Rodríguez assert control of Venezuela and its wealth"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/w...
Venezuela’s New Leader Enlists U.S. Troops to Bring a Rogue Ship Back
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:56 PM
"now, U.S. soldiers are in effect helping Ms. Rodríguez assert control of Venezuela and its wealth"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/w...
Passing through Montemor, where the football team plays in the "First of May Stadium". It's next to the derelict, rusty former swimming pool, its wall covered by fading murals commemorating 1974: a tank adorned with carnations, people pumping the air with their fists, a dove of peace, "FREEDOM".
January 8, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Passing through Montemor, where the football team plays in the "First of May Stadium". It's next to the derelict, rusty former swimming pool, its wall covered by fading murals commemorating 1974: a tank adorned with carnations, people pumping the air with their fists, a dove of peace, "FREEDOM".
Another way to describe this chart is that real wage growth in Britain is set to remain minimal over a 20+ years period...
Real wage growth has ground to a halt over the past year and the outlook remains poor.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Another way to describe this chart is that real wage growth in Britain is set to remain minimal over a 20+ years period...
Er waren vroeger natuurlijk ook volksbuurten waar de staat/overheid/politie als vijand werd gezien, of in ieder geval met een gezonde dosis weerzin en wantrouwen werd bejegend. Zou wel een stuk willen lezen over hoe vaak dat toen tot opstootjes enz leidde en hoe dat zich vergeleek met nu.
Stukje traditie in Amsterdam Noord. Politie beschieten met vuurwerk.
January 1, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Er waren vroeger natuurlijk ook volksbuurten waar de staat/overheid/politie als vijand werd gezien, of in ieder geval met een gezonde dosis weerzin en wantrouwen werd bejegend. Zou wel een stuk willen lezen over hoe vaak dat toen tot opstootjes enz leidde en hoe dat zich vergeleek met nu.
I'm not good at picking favourites, but from the top of my head this is the first one that comes to mind:
youtu.be/KfDoPEN7n5k?...
youtu.be/KfDoPEN7n5k?...
December 31, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I'm not good at picking favourites, but from the top of my head this is the first one that comes to mind:
youtu.be/KfDoPEN7n5k?...
youtu.be/KfDoPEN7n5k?...
My dad's greatgrandfather looked like he was straight from Jane Eyre or something. His wife looked a little more... stern.
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
My dad's greatgrandfather looked like he was straight from Jane Eyre or something. His wife looked a little more... stern.
She was a great actor, but Brigitte Bardot had some great songs too, especially this one:
youtu.be/1SE_K7SSDKg?...
youtu.be/1SE_K7SSDKg?...
Brigitte Bardot - Contact ! - 1968
YouTube video by Phil41
youtu.be
December 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
She was a great actor, but Brigitte Bardot had some great songs too, especially this one:
youtu.be/1SE_K7SSDKg?...
youtu.be/1SE_K7SSDKg?...
A striking result in the Extremadura village of La Coronada, where local anger about the massive expansion of a mega-landfill triggered a political earthquake: the Podemos-IU list surged from 4% to 30% and a second place, while PSOE halved from 68% to 34%.
www.eldiario.es/extremadura/...
www.eldiario.es/extremadura/...
December 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A striking result in the Extremadura village of La Coronada, where local anger about the massive expansion of a mega-landfill triggered a political earthquake: the Podemos-IU list surged from 4% to 30% and a second place, while PSOE halved from 68% to 34%.
www.eldiario.es/extremadura/...
www.eldiario.es/extremadura/...
Spain's next regional election will take place in Aragon. Will "the left of the left" have a joint list again, following the successful example of the Podemos-IU list in Extremadura? Yeah, probably not.
arainfo.org/cha-primaria...
arainfo.org/cha-primaria...
CHA convoca primarias para el 28 de diciembre y aleja la posibilidad de una candidatura unitaria
La secretaria general, Isabel Lasobras, ha denunciado “vetos cruzados” y ha dicho que “Chunta Aragonesista va a seguir trabajando para facilitar acuerdos y ofrecer al electorado aragonés la posibilida...
arainfo.org
December 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Spain's next regional election will take place in Aragon. Will "the left of the left" have a joint list again, following the successful example of the Podemos-IU list in Extremadura? Yeah, probably not.
arainfo.org/cha-primaria...
arainfo.org/cha-primaria...
Passing through Portugal I noticed that Chega doesn't even bother with dog whistles in the presidential election campaign. Their billboards just say: "Immigrants can't live on subsidies". And: "Gypsies have to conform to the law"
December 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Passing through Portugal I noticed that Chega doesn't even bother with dog whistles in the presidential election campaign. Their billboards just say: "Immigrants can't live on subsidies". And: "Gypsies have to conform to the law"
Spoiler: it really isn't
December 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Spoiler: it really isn't
Just in case you thought that the success of the joint Podemos/IU list in Extremadura (in my town, for example, that's pretty much still just IU) would stimulate greater unity on the left, de Miguel has had no contact with Diaz and called her "a fraud against the left" during the campaign
Unidas por Extremadura se reivindica como la “esperanza” para la izquierda con tres escaños más
Irene de Miguel logra el 10,15% de los votos y rentabiliza la caída del PSOE con una lista que aúna todo el espacio
elpais.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Just in case you thought that the success of the joint Podemos/IU list in Extremadura (in my town, for example, that's pretty much still just IU) would stimulate greater unity on the left, de Miguel has had no contact with Diaz and called her "a fraud against the left" during the campaign
Updated with actual results: the accelerating decline of PSOE in Extremadura, and the corresponding surge for right-wing parties. Both processes that have been underway since 2007 (or 1991, if you squint), but it's only now that things completely fell apart
elpais.com/espana/elecc...
elpais.com/espana/elecc...
December 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Updated with actual results: the accelerating decline of PSOE in Extremadura, and the corresponding surge for right-wing parties. Both processes that have been underway since 2007 (or 1991, if you squint), but it's only now that things completely fell apart
elpais.com/espana/elecc...
elpais.com/espana/elecc...
Extremadura election results even worse than predicted, according to exit poll: 60% for the right, 36% for the left. Earthquake.
December 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Extremadura election results even worse than predicted, according to exit poll: 60% for the right, 36% for the left. Earthquake.
Legacies of depopulation: in two Extremadura villages, more than half of registered voters live abroad. Goes back to the waves of emigration last century which peaked in the 1960s.
www.hoy.es/elecciones/e...
www.hoy.es/elecciones/e...
Dos pueblos extremeños tienen más votantes en el extranjero que en su propio municipio | Hoy
Campillo de Deleitosa y Mesas de Ibor cuenta con más censados fuera de España que en su localidad fruto de la migración en los sesenta
www.hoy.es
December 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Legacies of depopulation: in two Extremadura villages, more than half of registered voters live abroad. Goes back to the waves of emigration last century which peaked in the 1960s.
www.hoy.es/elecciones/e...
www.hoy.es/elecciones/e...
Turnout in Extremadura regional elections was 5 points down on 2023 at 2 pm. And it has cratered especially in leftwing neighborhoods of Badajoz and Caceres. "Our voters stayed home"
elpais.com/espana/elecc...
elpais.com/espana/elecc...
Elecciones en Extremadura 21-D, en directo | La participación ronda el 36% a las 14.00, más de cinco puntos menos que en 2023
Los principales candidatos han votado y han llamado a la movilización
elpais.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Turnout in Extremadura regional elections was 5 points down on 2023 at 2 pm. And it has cratered especially in leftwing neighborhoods of Badajoz and Caceres. "Our voters stayed home"
elpais.com/espana/elecc...
elpais.com/espana/elecc...
The day before regional elections in Extremadura, two charts to place current polling in historical context.
This used to be PSOE heartland: 18 years ago the socialists still got an absolute majority here. Now they'll be lucky to get the 32% shown here, not much more than nationally.
This used to be PSOE heartland: 18 years ago the socialists still got an absolute majority here. Now they'll be lucky to get the 32% shown here, not much more than nationally.
December 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The day before regional elections in Extremadura, two charts to place current polling in historical context.
This used to be PSOE heartland: 18 years ago the socialists still got an absolute majority here. Now they'll be lucky to get the 32% shown here, not much more than nationally.
This used to be PSOE heartland: 18 years ago the socialists still got an absolute majority here. Now they'll be lucky to get the 32% shown here, not much more than nationally.