Mihăiță Baston
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Walked away from Omelas.
Walked away from Omelas.
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Authorities in #Romania have arrested a former senator for allegedly attempting to offer a €1 million bribe to the country’s defense minister to facilitate an arms deal that could be fraudulently financed by a EU program.
www.rferl.org/a/suspect-ar...
www.rferl.org/a/suspect-ar...
Former Romanian Senator Detained Over Alleged $1.1 Million Bribe in Arms Deal Scheme
Authorities in Romania have arrested a former senator for allegedly attempting to offer a 1 million-euro ($1.16 million) bribe to the country’s defense minister to facilitate an arms deal that could b...
www.rferl.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Authorities in #Romania have arrested a former senator for allegedly attempting to offer a €1 million bribe to the country’s defense minister to facilitate an arms deal that could be fraudulently financed by a EU program.
www.rferl.org/a/suspect-ar...
www.rferl.org/a/suspect-ar...
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Wagons left behind in Galați by ethnic Germans from Bessarabia who were resettled to the Reich after the Soviet annexation of the territory from Romania in 1940.
November 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Wagons left behind in Galați by ethnic Germans from Bessarabia who were resettled to the Reich after the Soviet annexation of the territory from Romania in 1940.
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Nigel Farage suggests young people on minimum wage earn too much
Nigel Farage has suggested that the minimum wage may be “too high” for younger workers, as he laid out Reform’s vision for the UK economy.
Nigel Farage has suggested that the minimum wage may be “too high” for younger workers, as he laid out Reform’s vision for the UK economy.
Nigel Farage suggests young people on minimum wage earn too much
Reform UK leader also predicted a general election within the next two years, as a consequence of Rachel Reeves’s ‘austerity Budget’
www.the-independent.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Nigel Farage suggests young people on minimum wage earn too much
Nigel Farage has suggested that the minimum wage may be “too high” for younger workers, as he laid out Reform’s vision for the UK economy.
Nigel Farage has suggested that the minimum wage may be “too high” for younger workers, as he laid out Reform’s vision for the UK economy.
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Cotton harvest, 1963, Jerez de la Frontera by Ramón Masats. The social order of the south of Spain under Franco with "el señorito" still there, though on the verge of change as huge numbers migrated to cities and across the Pyrenees.
November 3, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Cotton harvest, 1963, Jerez de la Frontera by Ramón Masats. The social order of the south of Spain under Franco with "el señorito" still there, though on the verge of change as huge numbers migrated to cities and across the Pyrenees.
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#Moldova Photo essay by Didier Bizet in Transnistria.
The region is currently facing economic collapse & the de-facto regime is more fragile than ever. But Russia won’t easily give up one of its last footholds in the region. Local elections are set for Nov 30.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
The region is currently facing economic collapse & the de-facto regime is more fragile than ever. But Russia won’t easily give up one of its last footholds in the region. Local elections are set for Nov 30.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Orphans of history: the forgotten republic of Transnistria – photo essay
Photographer Didier Bizet has spent time documenting life in the self-proclaimed autonomous republic, which is not recognised by the international community
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
#Moldova Photo essay by Didier Bizet in Transnistria.
The region is currently facing economic collapse & the de-facto regime is more fragile than ever. But Russia won’t easily give up one of its last footholds in the region. Local elections are set for Nov 30.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
The region is currently facing economic collapse & the de-facto regime is more fragile than ever. But Russia won’t easily give up one of its last footholds in the region. Local elections are set for Nov 30.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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General Corneliu Dragalina, commander of Romanian VI Corps, on the eastern front during the Second World War with a portrait on his table of his father General Ion Dragalina, commander of Romanian First Army, who was killed on the eastern front during the First World War.
October 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
General Corneliu Dragalina, commander of Romanian VI Corps, on the eastern front during the Second World War with a portrait on his table of his father General Ion Dragalina, commander of Romanian First Army, who was killed on the eastern front during the First World War.
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Great informative article on the LGBTQI+ community in Moldova (available in English here: www.dw.com/en/lgbtq-peo...).
LGBTQ+ people in Moldova embrace hope amid homophobia – DW – 10/18/2025
Members of LGTBQ+ communities across Moldova were relieved after the victory of the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity in September's parliamentary elections. But discrimination against queer peopl...
www.dw.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Great informative article on the LGBTQI+ community in Moldova (available in English here: www.dw.com/en/lgbtq-peo...).
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Final ethnicity/language data from the 2024 Moldovan census is out. Lots of fascinating info. Some examples. First, overall self-declared ethnicity was Moldovan (about 77%) and Romanian (about 8%), while self-declared spoken language was Moldovan (48.1%) and Romanian (31.8%)...
October 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Final ethnicity/language data from the 2024 Moldovan census is out. Lots of fascinating info. Some examples. First, overall self-declared ethnicity was Moldovan (about 77%) and Romanian (about 8%), while self-declared spoken language was Moldovan (48.1%) and Romanian (31.8%)...
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My podcast interview with Stefan Ionescu about Justice and Restitution in Post-Nazi Romania (Cambridge UP, 2024) came out today. He describes how Jews had to sue the state to get their properties back only to have them confiscated by the Communists.
newbooksnetwork.com/justice-and-...
newbooksnetwork.com/justice-and-...
Stefan Cristian Ionescu, "Justice and Restitution in Post-Nazi Romania: Rebuilding Jewish Lives and Communities, 1944-1950" (Cambridge UP, 2024) - New Books Network
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March 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
My podcast interview with Stefan Ionescu about Justice and Restitution in Post-Nazi Romania (Cambridge UP, 2024) came out today. He describes how Jews had to sue the state to get their properties back only to have them confiscated by the Communists.
newbooksnetwork.com/justice-and-...
newbooksnetwork.com/justice-and-...
Import from my X account (which should be deleted shortly).
Newspaper clippings relating to the 1949 "incident" at the Romanian Orthodox Church in Paris (Rue Jean de Beauvais) when Iron Guard priests (supported by the worshipers) took over the edifice from archimandrite Martinian Iovanovici. 1/
Newspaper clippings relating to the 1949 "incident" at the Romanian Orthodox Church in Paris (Rue Jean de Beauvais) when Iron Guard priests (supported by the worshipers) took over the edifice from archimandrite Martinian Iovanovici. 1/
October 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Import from my X account (which should be deleted shortly).
Newspaper clippings relating to the 1949 "incident" at the Romanian Orthodox Church in Paris (Rue Jean de Beauvais) when Iron Guard priests (supported by the worshipers) took over the edifice from archimandrite Martinian Iovanovici. 1/
Newspaper clippings relating to the 1949 "incident" at the Romanian Orthodox Church in Paris (Rue Jean de Beauvais) when Iron Guard priests (supported by the worshipers) took over the edifice from archimandrite Martinian Iovanovici. 1/
Andrei-Constantin Gudu in Cross-border Talks⬇️.
www.crossbordertalks.eu/2025/05/10/a...
www.crossbordertalks.eu/2025/05/10/a...
October 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Andrei-Constantin Gudu in Cross-border Talks⬇️.
www.crossbordertalks.eu/2025/05/10/a...
www.crossbordertalks.eu/2025/05/10/a...
September 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Starmer's opinion piece in the Telegraph is printed next to a defence of Sarkozy, freshly convicted of criminal conspiracy, and an ad for a pamphlet against colonial ‘guilt’. That's the audience that Changed Labour thinks wise to cultivate.
September 26, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Starmer's opinion piece in the Telegraph is printed next to a defence of Sarkozy, freshly convicted of criminal conspiracy, and an ad for a pamphlet against colonial ‘guilt’. That's the audience that Changed Labour thinks wise to cultivate.
Romania's catastrophic education system.
Data originating with France's Institut des politiques publiques shows that Romania has the lowest per student spending for primary education in the entire EU.
Moreover Romania is an outlier. Bulgaria, with the second... 1/
www.liberation.fr/societe/educ...
Data originating with France's Institut des politiques publiques shows that Romania has the lowest per student spending for primary education in the entire EU.
Moreover Romania is an outlier. Bulgaria, with the second... 1/
www.liberation.fr/societe/educ...
September 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Romania's catastrophic education system.
Data originating with France's Institut des politiques publiques shows that Romania has the lowest per student spending for primary education in the entire EU.
Moreover Romania is an outlier. Bulgaria, with the second... 1/
www.liberation.fr/societe/educ...
Data originating with France's Institut des politiques publiques shows that Romania has the lowest per student spending for primary education in the entire EU.
Moreover Romania is an outlier. Bulgaria, with the second... 1/
www.liberation.fr/societe/educ...
How a French study reveals the catastrophic state of Romania's education system.
Data originating from France's "Institut des politiques publiques" shows that Romania has by far the lowest spending in the EU per primary school student. Actually, Romania is... 1/
www.liberation.fr/societe/educ...
Data originating from France's "Institut des politiques publiques" shows that Romania has by far the lowest spending in the EU per primary school student. Actually, Romania is... 1/
www.liberation.fr/societe/educ...
September 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
How a French study reveals the catastrophic state of Romania's education system.
Data originating from France's "Institut des politiques publiques" shows that Romania has by far the lowest spending in the EU per primary school student. Actually, Romania is... 1/
www.liberation.fr/societe/educ...
Data originating from France's "Institut des politiques publiques" shows that Romania has by far the lowest spending in the EU per primary school student. Actually, Romania is... 1/
www.liberation.fr/societe/educ...
Far-right 🇷🇴 MEP Diana Șoșoacă is facing various charges for her antisemitic statements and Holocaust denial but also for the alleged physical abuse of Italian journalist Lucia Goracci back in 2022.
hotnews.ro/diana-sosoac...
hotnews.ro/diana-sosoac...
September 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Far-right 🇷🇴 MEP Diana Șoșoacă is facing various charges for her antisemitic statements and Holocaust denial but also for the alleged physical abuse of Italian journalist Lucia Goracci back in 2022.
hotnews.ro/diana-sosoac...
hotnews.ro/diana-sosoac...
Crin Antonescu, PNL candidate at the 2025 🇷🇴 presidential elections (also backed by PSD), recently attacked rival party USR calling them "the Bolsheviks of our age". Antonescu says he will keep supporting PNL if it becomes "an anti-Soros force".
www.gandul.ro/actualitate/...
www.gandul.ro/actualitate/...
Crin Antonescu, necruțător. Anularea alegerilor: “ilogică”/ “Daca PNL devine o forță anti-Soroșistă, o voi sprijini / USR “noii bolșevici”
Crin Antonescu, necruțător. Anularea alegerilor: “ilogică”/ “Daca PNL devine o forță anti-Soroșistă, o voi sprijini / USR “noii bolșevici”
www.gandul.ro
September 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Crin Antonescu, PNL candidate at the 2025 🇷🇴 presidential elections (also backed by PSD), recently attacked rival party USR calling them "the Bolsheviks of our age". Antonescu says he will keep supporting PNL if it becomes "an anti-Soros force".
www.gandul.ro/actualitate/...
www.gandul.ro/actualitate/...
Disturbing, well documented investigation by 🇷🇴 journalists Luiza Vasiliu and Victor Ilie (see link⬇️). The authors focus on one of the most popular neo-fascist accounts on X. They show the role of pro-Russian bots in increasing the account's visibility. drepturisistrambe.substack.com/p/botii-pro-...
September 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Disturbing, well documented investigation by 🇷🇴 journalists Luiza Vasiliu and Victor Ilie (see link⬇️). The authors focus on one of the most popular neo-fascist accounts on X. They show the role of pro-Russian bots in increasing the account's visibility. drepturisistrambe.substack.com/p/botii-pro-...
Romanian president Nicușor Dan stands by his decision veto the bill reinforcing bans on fascist organizations and public display of fascist or antisemitic symbols. His arguments are red herrings pure and simple.
www.dcnews.ro/nicusor-dan-...
www.dcnews.ro/nicusor-dan-...
September 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Romanian president Nicușor Dan stands by his decision veto the bill reinforcing bans on fascist organizations and public display of fascist or antisemitic symbols. His arguments are red herrings pure and simple.
www.dcnews.ro/nicusor-dan-...
www.dcnews.ro/nicusor-dan-...
Let's have a look at some data and statistics while the Romanian government sadistically butchers the country's education system. My source is this Eurostat report⬇️ (link included).
www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...
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September 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Let's have a look at some data and statistics while the Romanian government sadistically butchers the country's education system. My source is this Eurostat report⬇️ (link included).
www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...
www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...
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Today at Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies in Växjö and on zoom! 👇
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September 9, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Today at Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies in Växjö and on zoom! 👇
lnu.se/.../events/2...
lnu.se/.../events/2...
Alexandru Bâlcu, a member of the Romanian neo-fascist organization Noua Dreaptă (The New Right) was convicted to a 1 year suspended prison sentence for placing stickers featuring fascist symbols on a synagogue.
The legislation... 1/
www.g4media.ro/alexandru-ba...
The legislation... 1/
www.g4media.ro/alexandru-ba...
BREAKING Alexandru Bâlcu, lider al organizației neolegionare Noua Dreaptă, a fost condamnat la un an de închisoare cu suspendare pentru că a lipit simboluri ale Mişcării Legionare pe uşile unei sinago...
Alexandru Bâlcu, un lider al organizației neolegionare Noua Dreaptă, trimis în judecată în luna martie 2025 de Parchetul de pe lângă Curtea de Apel
www.g4media.ro
September 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Alexandru Bâlcu, a member of the Romanian neo-fascist organization Noua Dreaptă (The New Right) was convicted to a 1 year suspended prison sentence for placing stickers featuring fascist symbols on a synagogue.
The legislation... 1/
www.g4media.ro/alexandru-ba...
The legislation... 1/
www.g4media.ro/alexandru-ba...
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A whopping 39% for the AfD in this poll of Saxony-Anhalt, in eastern Germany. An all-time record in polling for the state, and double what the party got in the last state election in 2021.
www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/lan...
www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/lan...
September 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A whopping 39% for the AfD in this poll of Saxony-Anhalt, in eastern Germany. An all-time record in polling for the state, and double what the party got in the last state election in 2021.
www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/lan...
www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/lan...
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@apnews.com’s Anita Snow reviews Madeline Potter’s The Roma: A Travelling History (2025), “a fascinating look at a marginalized and misunderstood group.” Potter blends memoir and research to trace Romani persecution, resilience and culture across Europe.
Read more:
📖 apnews.com/article/roma...
Read more:
📖 apnews.com/article/roma...
September 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
@apnews.com’s Anita Snow reviews Madeline Potter’s The Roma: A Travelling History (2025), “a fascinating look at a marginalized and misunderstood group.” Potter blends memoir and research to trace Romani persecution, resilience and culture across Europe.
Read more:
📖 apnews.com/article/roma...
Read more:
📖 apnews.com/article/roma...