@emanueleb.bsky.social
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President Trump has made $4 billion by illegally trading access to the White House to get rich. He controls the Dept of Justice and the Congress so he won't be held accountable - until he doesn't control the Dept of Justice and Congress.
Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion
In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.
www.newyorker.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:26 PM
President Trump has made $4 billion by illegally trading access to the White House to get rich. He controls the Dept of Justice and the Congress so he won't be held accountable - until he doesn't control the Dept of Justice and Congress.
Draghi’s Leuven speech was a wake-up call for Europe: the old rules-based order is gone, and only a true European federation can preserve our values, defend our interests, and act as a global power. Deeper unity isn’t optional—it’s our future.
EU countries shouldn't be afraid of integrating at different speeds if that’s what it takes to gain crucial leverage on the world stage, Mario Draghi said today.
Draghi: Europe needs to integrate faster if it wants to matter on world stage
Europe is respected as a global power only in areas of pooled competences like trade, competition and monetary policy, says the former Italian prime minister.
www.politico.eu
February 3, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Draghi’s Leuven speech was a wake-up call for Europe: the old rules-based order is gone, and only a true European federation can preserve our values, defend our interests, and act as a global power. Deeper unity isn’t optional—it’s our future.
We want strong trans-Atlantic ties.
But Europe needs to adapt to new realities.
It is no longer Washington’s primary centre of gravity.
It’s time for Europe to step up and act with urgency.
Extract of my speech at the European Defence Agency conference ↓
But Europe needs to adapt to new realities.
It is no longer Washington’s primary centre of gravity.
It’s time for Europe to step up and act with urgency.
Extract of my speech at the European Defence Agency conference ↓
January 29, 2026 at 4:08 AM
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We want strong trans-Atlantic ties.
But Europe needs to adapt to new realities.
It is no longer Washington’s primary centre of gravity.
It’s time for Europe to step up and act with urgency.
Extract of my speech at the European Defence Agency conference ↓
But Europe needs to adapt to new realities.
It is no longer Washington’s primary centre of gravity.
It’s time for Europe to step up and act with urgency.
Extract of my speech at the European Defence Agency conference ↓
January 28, 2026 at 1:37 PM
We want strong trans-Atlantic ties.
But Europe needs to adapt to new realities.
It is no longer Washington’s primary centre of gravity.
It’s time for Europe to step up and act with urgency.
Extract of my speech at the European Defence Agency conference ↓
But Europe needs to adapt to new realities.
It is no longer Washington’s primary centre of gravity.
It’s time for Europe to step up and act with urgency.
Extract of my speech at the European Defence Agency conference ↓
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96% of US tariffs on imported goods are paid by …. Americans.
Only 4% are paid by foreign companies…
@kiel.institute
www.kielinstitut.de/publications...
Only 4% are paid by foreign companies…
@kiel.institute
www.kielinstitut.de/publications...
America's own goal: Americans pay almost entirely for Trump’s tariffs
Contrary to US government rhetoric, the cost of US import tariffs are not borne by foreign exporters. Instead, they hit the American economy itself. Importers and consumers in the US bear 96 percent o...
www.kielinstitut.de
January 27, 2026 at 9:21 PM
96% of US tariffs on imported goods are paid by …. Americans.
Only 4% are paid by foreign companies…
@kiel.institute
www.kielinstitut.de/publications...
Only 4% are paid by foreign companies…
@kiel.institute
www.kielinstitut.de/publications...
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AI isn’t killing jobs - it’s raising the bar. New empirical research shows stable employment, but rising skill demand.
Language & speech AI are linked to job growth, while translation & image AI put pressure on clerical roles.
👉 kielinstitut.de/publications...
Language & speech AI are linked to job growth, while translation & image AI put pressure on clerical roles.
👉 kielinstitut.de/publications...
AI is transforming job profiles – not employment
A new empirical study by the Kiel Institute shows: Artificial intelligence does not destroy jobs, it changes them. Firms with intensive AI use hire skilled workers more frequently, while simple office...
kielinstitut.de
January 26, 2026 at 7:39 PM
AI isn’t killing jobs - it’s raising the bar. New empirical research shows stable employment, but rising skill demand.
Language & speech AI are linked to job growth, while translation & image AI put pressure on clerical roles.
👉 kielinstitut.de/publications...
Language & speech AI are linked to job growth, while translation & image AI put pressure on clerical roles.
👉 kielinstitut.de/publications...
Barack Obama warns U.S. core values are under attack: justice, accountability, civil liberties. Democrats resist funding security agencies after the Minneapolis killing, risking shutdown. When violence meets denial, democracy needs courage.
#obama
www.repubblica.it/esteri/2026/...
#obama
www.repubblica.it/esteri/2026/...
Obama e la rivolta dem dopo la morte di Pretti: “Campanello d’allarme per ogni americano”
L’ex presidente denuncia “l’attacco ai valori Usa”. Critiche anche dal repubblicano Scott del Vermont: “Inaccettabile”
www.repubblica.it
January 26, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Barack Obama warns U.S. core values are under attack: justice, accountability, civil liberties. Democrats resist funding security agencies after the Minneapolis killing, risking shutdown. When violence meets denial, democracy needs courage.
#obama
www.repubblica.it/esteri/2026/...
#obama
www.repubblica.it/esteri/2026/...
Percival Everett’s warning is blunt: civil conflict begins when the state turns violence on its own people, truth is bent into “security,” media is constrained, and fear exhausts resistance. Democracies don’t fall by force—but by fatigue. #Media #Everett
www.repubblica.it/esteri/2026/...
www.repubblica.it/esteri/2026/...
Everett: “Quando lo Stato spara sui cittadini significa che la guerra civile è già iniziata”
Intervista allo scrittore americano sull’uccisione di Alex Pretti a Minneapolis. “Ho guardato e riguardato il video. Non ci sono dubbi: è stata una pubblica es…
www.repubblica.it
January 26, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Percival Everett’s warning is blunt: civil conflict begins when the state turns violence on its own people, truth is bent into “security,” media is constrained, and fear exhausts resistance. Democracies don’t fall by force—but by fatigue. #Media #Everett
www.repubblica.it/esteri/2026/...
www.repubblica.it/esteri/2026/...
It didn’t take a coup to empower Hitler or Mussolini. Power didn’t seize overnight—it normalized itself through legality, “restoration,” hostility toward foreigners, excessive national pride. Today’s U.S. echoes the pattern: institutions stand, independence erodes, outsiders are blamed.
January 25, 2026 at 8:33 AM
It didn’t take a coup to empower Hitler or Mussolini. Power didn’t seize overnight—it normalized itself through legality, “restoration,” hostility toward foreigners, excessive national pride. Today’s U.S. echoes the pattern: institutions stand, independence erodes, outsiders are blamed.
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Second direct witness to Alex Pretti's killing comes forward.
Court declaration:
"I saw him yelling at the ICE agents, but I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind.
Suddenly, an ICE agent shoved him to the ground."
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Court declaration:
"I saw him yelling at the ICE agents, but I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind.
Suddenly, an ICE agent shoved him to the ground."
🧵
January 25, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Second direct witness to Alex Pretti's killing comes forward.
Court declaration:
"I saw him yelling at the ICE agents, but I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind.
Suddenly, an ICE agent shoved him to the ground."
🧵
Court declaration:
"I saw him yelling at the ICE agents, but I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind.
Suddenly, an ICE agent shoved him to the ground."
🧵
Despite documented abuses, near-total lack of oversight, and bipartisan criticism, seven Democrats voted to keep funding ICE — prioritizing institutional continuity over accountability, and backing an agency many now describe as America’s blackshirts.
www.newsweek.com/democrats-wh...
www.newsweek.com/democrats-wh...
Democrats who voted for ICE funding face fury, primary calls—"No excuse"
Seven Democrats are facing criticism after voting to advance funding for ICE ahead of the 2026 elections.
www.newsweek.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Despite documented abuses, near-total lack of oversight, and bipartisan criticism, seven Democrats voted to keep funding ICE — prioritizing institutional continuity over accountability, and backing an agency many now describe as America’s blackshirts.
www.newsweek.com/democrats-wh...
www.newsweek.com/democrats-wh...
Great speech, Mr. Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social.
At Davos, Mark Carney spoke a language Europe understands: rules-based markets, climate action as economic discipline, shared prosperity over zero-sum politics.
Common values, common challenges—and a welcome sense of responsibility.
At Davos, Mark Carney spoke a language Europe understands: rules-based markets, climate action as economic discipline, shared prosperity over zero-sum politics.
Common values, common challenges—and a welcome sense of responsibility.
As great powers abandon rules and values for their own interests, middle powers like Canada have a choice: compete with each other for favour or act together with impact.
January 22, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Great speech, Mr. Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social.
At Davos, Mark Carney spoke a language Europe understands: rules-based markets, climate action as economic discipline, shared prosperity over zero-sum politics.
Common values, common challenges—and a welcome sense of responsibility.
At Davos, Mark Carney spoke a language Europe understands: rules-based markets, climate action as economic discipline, shared prosperity over zero-sum politics.
Common values, common challenges—and a welcome sense of responsibility.
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As great powers abandon rules and values for their own interests, middle powers like Canada have a choice: compete with each other for favour or act together with impact.
January 21, 2026 at 8:59 PM
As great powers abandon rules and values for their own interests, middle powers like Canada have a choice: compete with each other for favour or act together with impact.
Europe keeps answering trade blackmail with statements. Wrong move. Use reciprocity—and reinvest tariff revenues to shield EU exporters, diversify markets, and absorb the shock. Access to the EU market is leverage. Use it, or be used.
#EUFederalism #StrategicAutonomy #EUTrade
#EUFederalism #StrategicAutonomy #EUTrade
January 20, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Europe keeps answering trade blackmail with statements. Wrong move. Use reciprocity—and reinvest tariff revenues to shield EU exporters, diversify markets, and absorb the shock. Access to the EU market is leverage. Use it, or be used.
#EUFederalism #StrategicAutonomy #EUTrade
#EUFederalism #StrategicAutonomy #EUTrade
If the EU leaves US tariffs in place—worth ~€93bn—why not recycle that money to support EU exporters hit by Trump’s trade war?
Compensation, credit guarantees, diversification. Retaliation can become resilience—if Europe acts together.
#EUTrade #StrategicAutonomy #EUFederalism
Compensation, credit guarantees, diversification. Retaliation can become resilience—if Europe acts together.
#EUTrade #StrategicAutonomy #EUFederalism
January 20, 2026 at 5:39 AM
If the EU leaves US tariffs in place—worth ~€93bn—why not recycle that money to support EU exporters hit by Trump’s trade war?
Compensation, credit guarantees, diversification. Retaliation can become resilience—if Europe acts together.
#EUTrade #StrategicAutonomy #EUFederalism
Compensation, credit guarantees, diversification. Retaliation can become resilience—if Europe acts together.
#EUTrade #StrategicAutonomy #EUFederalism
What ?!!
This is the behavior of a kindergarten toddler.
It would be laughable—if he didn’t hold the keys to a military machine and show zero awareness of the consequences he’s unleashing.
#LeadershipFailure #GlobalSecurity #RuleOfLaw #CognitiveBias
This is the behavior of a kindergarten toddler.
It would be laughable—if he didn’t hold the keys to a military machine and show zero awareness of the consequences he’s unleashing.
#LeadershipFailure #GlobalSecurity #RuleOfLaw #CognitiveBias
"Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize… I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace," Trump wrote in a message to the Norwegian Prime Minister. n.pr/3Zlfzq4
Trump says he's pursuing Greenland after perceived Nobel Peace Prize snub
"Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize… I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace," Trump wrote in a message to the Norwegian Prime Minister.
n.pr
January 19, 2026 at 8:34 PM
What ?!!
This is the behavior of a kindergarten toddler.
It would be laughable—if he didn’t hold the keys to a military machine and show zero awareness of the consequences he’s unleashing.
#LeadershipFailure #GlobalSecurity #RuleOfLaw #CognitiveBias
This is the behavior of a kindergarten toddler.
It would be laughable—if he didn’t hold the keys to a military machine and show zero awareness of the consequences he’s unleashing.
#LeadershipFailure #GlobalSecurity #RuleOfLaw #CognitiveBias
US Seizure of Venezuelan Oil Ships Cuts China's Imports by 75%
This is not only irrelevant to China, but it will further support Russia’s oil sales to China.
This is not only irrelevant to China, but it will further support Russia’s oil sales to China.
January 19, 2026 at 5:40 AM
US Seizure of Venezuelan Oil Ships Cuts China's Imports by 75%
This is not only irrelevant to China, but it will further support Russia’s oil sales to China.
This is not only irrelevant to China, but it will further support Russia’s oil sales to China.
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Ursula von der Leyen's preference for trade concessions over confrontation with U.S. President Donald Trump has done nothing to impede Washington and little to benefit the European Union, numerous officials said.
Trump’s Greenland tariffs have blown up the EU 'appeasement' plan
At some point, said one senior EU diplomat, Europe may have to decide that a relationship with the U.S. is lost for now and the costs outweigh the benefits.
ebx.sh
January 19, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Ursula von der Leyen's preference for trade concessions over confrontation with U.S. President Donald Trump has done nothing to impede Washington and little to benefit the European Union, numerous officials said.
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He threatens the Insurrection Act to break up Minneapolis protests — while in Iran thousands die under real military crackdowns and martial-law tactics. Not sure which is scarier: the violence or who’s learning what from whom.
#RuleOfLaw #HumanRights #InsurrectionAct #IranProtests #CognitiveBias
#RuleOfLaw #HumanRights #InsurrectionAct #IranProtests #CognitiveBias
As protests grow over violent ICE enforcement actions in Minneapolis, the president said he could invoke a centuries-old law that would give him sweeping powers to deploy the military in U.S. cities. n.pr/4qwnYDi
Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act (again). What is it?
As protests grow over violent ICE enforcement actions in Minneapolis, the president said he could invoke a centuries-old law that would give him sweeping powers to deploy the military in U.S. cities.
n.pr
January 18, 2026 at 9:56 PM
He threatens the Insurrection Act to break up Minneapolis protests — while in Iran thousands die under real military crackdowns and martial-law tactics. Not sure which is scarier: the violence or who’s learning what from whom.
#RuleOfLaw #HumanRights #InsurrectionAct #IranProtests #CognitiveBias
#RuleOfLaw #HumanRights #InsurrectionAct #IranProtests #CognitiveBias
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
Trump is threatening 10% → 25% tariffs on EU and NATO allies unless Greenland is sold. Europe must respond with reciprocity to defend sovereignty and show that bullying won’t be tolerated.
#EUsovereignty #EUFederalism #EUDefense #TradeWar
Trump is threatening 10% → 25% tariffs on EU and NATO allies unless Greenland is sold. Europe must respond with reciprocity to defend sovereignty and show that bullying won’t be tolerated.
#EUsovereignty #EUFederalism #EUDefense #TradeWar
January 18, 2026 at 7:44 AM
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
Trump is threatening 10% → 25% tariffs on EU and NATO allies unless Greenland is sold. Europe must respond with reciprocity to defend sovereignty and show that bullying won’t be tolerated.
#EUsovereignty #EUFederalism #EUDefense #TradeWar
Trump is threatening 10% → 25% tariffs on EU and NATO allies unless Greenland is sold. Europe must respond with reciprocity to defend sovereignty and show that bullying won’t be tolerated.
#EUsovereignty #EUFederalism #EUDefense #TradeWar
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Please stay firm and strong for once, Mrs President! We must stop looking like Daladier and Chamberlain. The sooner, the better for us (and for the world). We should have learned by now that every concession will fuel more demands from Orangitler.
January 17, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Please stay firm and strong for once, Mrs President! We must stop looking like Daladier and Chamberlain. The sooner, the better for us (and for the world). We should have learned by now that every concession will fuel more demands from Orangitler.
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The Trump doctrine exposes the US as a mafia state | Jan-Werner Müller
The Trump doctrine exposes the US as a mafia state | Jan-Werner Müller
The Venezuela incursion is in line with this logic, made even plainer as the US eyes Greenland
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:24 PM
The Trump doctrine exposes the US as a mafia state | Jan-Werner Müller
