FionaMullenCY
@fionamullency.bsky.social
Fiona Mullen, #Cyprus geek: economy, fiscal, energy, #natgas, banks, #cyprob, northern Cyprus, Director Sapienta Economics https://sapientaeconomics.com/about-us/ and on Substack https://open.substack.com/pub/sapienta
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FionaMullenCY
@fionamullency.bsky.social
· Oct 21
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Pinned profile. Consultant geek on #Cyprus economy, energy (gas etc), Cyprus problem #cyprob. Free-for-now Substack here open.substack.com/pub/sapienta. In-depth monthly report here sapientaeconomics.com/home/country...
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There are so many good signs that we don’t talk about enough and the neighborhood organizing in MN and the efforts against ICE abuse and the organic community care for immigrants and people at risk and the volunteer observers
February 17, 2026 at 4:21 AM
There are so many good signs that we don’t talk about enough and the neighborhood organizing in MN and the efforts against ICE abuse and the organic community care for immigrants and people at risk and the volunteer observers
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This war "actually worked out in his (Putin's) favor"
February 17, 2026 at 7:06 AM
This war "actually worked out in his (Putin's) favor"
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💧 New rules to better protect our rivers, lakes and groundwater from harmful substances.
The Council has formally adopted the directive on updating the list of pollutants affecting surface water and groundwater, including pesticides, pharmaceuticals and PFAS.
The Council has formally adopted the directive on updating the list of pollutants affecting surface water and groundwater, including pesticides, pharmaceuticals and PFAS.
February 17, 2026 at 9:24 AM
💧 New rules to better protect our rivers, lakes and groundwater from harmful substances.
The Council has formally adopted the directive on updating the list of pollutants affecting surface water and groundwater, including pesticides, pharmaceuticals and PFAS.
The Council has formally adopted the directive on updating the list of pollutants affecting surface water and groundwater, including pesticides, pharmaceuticals and PFAS.
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Problem about the loneliness epidemic is, it's everywhere except in representative survey data. Let's look at where the claim comes from. 1/
Case in point, @pengzell.bsky.social just sent me 5 papers proving that there’s not actually any evidence for a loneliness epidemic. My mind is highly changed
February 17, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Problem about the loneliness epidemic is, it's everywhere except in representative survey data. Let's look at where the claim comes from. 1/
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this graph kinda(?) can explain why U.S. politics has been going toward fascism in recent years
February 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM
this graph kinda(?) can explain why U.S. politics has been going toward fascism in recent years
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As seen in the Wild in Heffer’s, Cambridge!
February 14, 2026 at 6:32 PM
As seen in the Wild in Heffer’s, Cambridge!
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Something's a-cooking on the Cyprus problem. If things are going to be imposed, we really need to embed citizens: to give the process legitimacy but also to keep the prospects of reunification alive. open.substack.com/pub/sapienta...
Something’s a-cooking on the Cyprus problem
We may need a civic assembly sooner than you think
open.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Something's a-cooking on the Cyprus problem. If things are going to be imposed, we really need to embed citizens: to give the process legitimacy but also to keep the prospects of reunification alive. open.substack.com/pub/sapienta...
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February 11, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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and then we wonder how creep culture (alongside the political economy of it) keeps on reproducing itself
February 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
and then we wonder how creep culture (alongside the political economy of it) keeps on reproducing itself
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In a pretty stunning move, President Erdoğan has tonight appointed Istanbul’s chief prosecutor Akın Gürlek – the man who led many of the judicial cases against the opposition’s jailed presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu – as his new justice minister.
February 10, 2026 at 9:27 PM
In a pretty stunning move, President Erdoğan has tonight appointed Istanbul’s chief prosecutor Akın Gürlek – the man who led many of the judicial cases against the opposition’s jailed presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu – as his new justice minister.
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Cyprus Green Line trade and the VAT anomaly. Is there a way out? Latest from our Director, @FionaMullenCY open.substack.com/pub/sapienta...
Cyprus Green Line trade and the VAT anomaly
Is there a way out?
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Cyprus Green Line trade and the VAT anomaly. Is there a way out? Latest from our Director, @FionaMullenCY open.substack.com/pub/sapienta...
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Borissov backpedals, tells EPP Bulgaria will not ratify Trump’s Board of Peace charter #EuropeanUnion
https://eualive.net/borissov-backpedals-tells-epp-bulgaria-will-not-ratify-trumps-board-of-peace-charter/
https://eualive.net/borissov-backpedals-tells-epp-bulgaria-will-not-ratify-trumps-board-of-peace-charter/
Borissov backpedals, tells EPP Bulgaria will not ratify Trump’s Board of Peace charter
Bulgarian GERB leader Boyko Borissov has told the European People’s Party (EPP) that the country ...
eualive.net
February 7, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Borissov backpedals, tells EPP Bulgaria will not ratify Trump’s Board of Peace charter #EuropeanUnion
https://eualive.net/borissov-backpedals-tells-epp-bulgaria-will-not-ratify-trumps-board-of-peace-charter/
https://eualive.net/borissov-backpedals-tells-epp-bulgaria-will-not-ratify-trumps-board-of-peace-charter/
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It’s like a much higher stakes (and higher body count) version of the dying days of the Boris ministry. “It’s probably wise to assume that this particular incident isn’t what does him in, but the unraveling is coming”
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
It’s like a much higher stakes (and higher body count) version of the dying days of the Boris ministry. “It’s probably wise to assume that this particular incident isn’t what does him in, but the unraveling is coming”
History of the past 10 years in a nutshell
You're exactly right. A whole class of people who had 95% of the world they wanted and got so high on their own supply they talked themselves into thinking that the way to get the last 5% was to grab the steering wheel and and turn towards a brick wall.
February 4, 2026 at 8:34 PM
History of the past 10 years in a nutshell
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A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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Do we think that a) Epstein is the only person Mandy was doing favours for? and b) Mandy is the only one doing favours for people?
Do we?
Do we?
February 4, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Do we think that a) Epstein is the only person Mandy was doing favours for? and b) Mandy is the only one doing favours for people?
Do we?
Do we?
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February 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
IMHO something difficult for big-country BSKYers to grasp is that, back on the evil tech-bro sites (yes they are evil), there are wee communities in wee countries being perfectly nice to each other 95% of the time + that is where they all flock when someone well loved dies. So long, Costa 🖤🖤🖤
February 3, 2026 at 10:08 AM
IMHO something difficult for big-country BSKYers to grasp is that, back on the evil tech-bro sites (yes they are evil), there are wee communities in wee countries being perfectly nice to each other 95% of the time + that is where they all flock when someone well loved dies. So long, Costa 🖤🖤🖤
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of Costas Gavrielides, a tireless advocate for human rights and equality in Cyprus, and a former Board Member and Treasurer of ILGA-Europe. Costas devoted his life to advancing inclusion, justice and equality for LGBTI people.
February 2, 2026 at 10:47 AM
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Costas Gavrielides, a tireless advocate for human rights and equality in Cyprus, and a former Board Member and Treasurer of ILGA-Europe. Costas devoted his life to advancing inclusion, justice and equality for LGBTI people.
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Cyprus energy analysis. Things are suddenly moving on offshore natural gas, plus more on addressing rickety electricity infrastructure ahead of big tech coming, LNG imports and more. Sign up for unrivalled premium analysis. cyprusenergy.substack.com/p/cyprus-ene...
Cyprus energy analysis, Jan 2026
Unrivalled, independent
cyprusenergy.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Cyprus energy analysis. Things are suddenly moving on offshore natural gas, plus more on addressing rickety electricity infrastructure ahead of big tech coming, LNG imports and more. Sign up for unrivalled premium analysis. cyprusenergy.substack.com/p/cyprus-ene...
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Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
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*cough*
I'm not sure Peter Mandelson is going to be the guy who provides Downing Street with a clear-eyed view of the liabilities and financial crash risks building up within the US system
www.ft.com/content/c088...
www.ft.com/content/c088...
A fiscal fight is brewing in the court of Donald Trump
America’s debt pile and the case for tax cuts will be flashpoints inside the new administration
www.ft.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:14 PM
*cough*
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After a period in hibernation (aka a book sabbatical), I'm delighted to be joining @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social full-time. Few think-tanks are better placed than CER to lead the debate on Europe’s future. I’ll be writing on trade policy, economic security, & UK-EU relations (plus the odd detour!).
February 2, 2026 at 7:56 PM
After a period in hibernation (aka a book sabbatical), I'm delighted to be joining @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social full-time. Few think-tanks are better placed than CER to lead the debate on Europe’s future. I’ll be writing on trade policy, economic security, & UK-EU relations (plus the odd detour!).
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ceos are so fucking delusional. People cannot be more clear: we fucking hate AI being shoved in every product. And yet they still think if they push hard enough it's going to magically turn into money for them.
February 2, 2026 at 1:04 PM
ceos are so fucking delusional. People cannot be more clear: we fucking hate AI being shoved in every product. And yet they still think if they push hard enough it's going to magically turn into money for them.