Effrosyni Pavlakoudi
@froufrouni.bsky.social
Journalist. Summer/Winter/Tequila addict, concert goer, film buff, in love with Athens & street art.
Για να εξηγούμαστε, όταν με ρωτούν αν οι ξανθιες ή οι μελαχρινές είναι πιο έξυπνες, απαντώ πάντα: "όσο πιο ευφυείς είναι οι άντρες με κοιλιά, έναντι αυτων με φαλάκρα". Ε, μα! Πόση βλακεία/κακοήθεια να αντέξει κανείς;
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Για να εξηγούμαστε, όταν με ρωτούν αν οι ξανθιες ή οι μελαχρινές είναι πιο έξυπνες, απαντώ πάντα: "όσο πιο ευφυείς είναι οι άντρες με κοιλιά, έναντι αυτων με φαλάκρα". Ε, μα! Πόση βλακεία/κακοήθεια να αντέξει κανείς;
The great Homayoun Ershadi, most known for his sublime performance in Abbas Kiarostami’s Taste of Cherry, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, has passed away. An immeasurable loss for Iranian cinema.
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The great Homayoun Ershadi, most known for his sublime performance in Abbas Kiarostami’s Taste of Cherry, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, has passed away. An immeasurable loss for Iranian cinema.
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Quite a story: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
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November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Quite a story: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
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Οι τιμές χονδρικής του ναρκωτικού είναι σε χαμηλά επίπεδα στην Ευρώπη, κάτι που αναγκάζει τους λαθρέμπορους να προσπαθούν να χειραγωγήσουν την αγορά. Το OCCRP εξηγεί τους παράγοντες που επηρεάζουν την προσφορά κοκαΐνης στην Ευρώπη το 2025.
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#insidestory_gr
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Γιατί κάποιες συμμορίες στην Ευρώπη θάβουν την κοκαΐνη αντί να την πουλάνε;
Οι τιμές χονδρικής του ναρκωτικού είναι σε πολύ χαμηλά επίπεδα σε μεγάλο μέρος της Ευρώπης, κάτι που αναγκάζει τους λαθρέμπορους να προσπαθούν να χειραγωγήσουν την αγορά. Το OCCRP εξηγεί τους παράγοντ...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Οι τιμές χονδρικής του ναρκωτικού είναι σε χαμηλά επίπεδα στην Ευρώπη, κάτι που αναγκάζει τους λαθρέμπορους να προσπαθούν να χειραγωγήσουν την αγορά. Το OCCRP εξηγεί τους παράγοντες που επηρεάζουν την προσφορά κοκαΐνης στην Ευρώπη το 2025.
#insidestory_gr
insidestory.gr/article/giat...
#insidestory_gr
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Democracy, Turkish style.
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday charged Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu with 142 offences that could carry a penalty of hundreds of year in prison, court documents showed ➡️ u.afp.com/SncF
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Democracy, Turkish style.
#Tatsuya_Nakadai (1932-2025), one of Japan’s most celebrated actors who led Masaki Kobayashi's "Harakiri" and starred in Akira Kurosawa's “Ran,” "Yojimbo" and “High and Low,” has died.
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
#Tatsuya_Nakadai (1932-2025), one of Japan’s most celebrated actors who led Masaki Kobayashi's "Harakiri" and starred in Akira Kurosawa's “Ran,” "Yojimbo" and “High and Low,” has died.
87 years ago, Jewish communities across Germany and Austria experienced the terror of Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass. During that night of November 9-10, 1938, synagogues were burned, and Jewish homes and businesses were smashed and destroyed. www.facebook.com/reel/1327878...
5.5K views · 647 reactions | 87 years ago, Jewish communities across Germany and Austria experienced the terror of Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass. During that night of November 9-10, 1938, s...
87 years ago, Jewish communities across Germany and Austria experienced the terror of Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass. During that night of November 9-10, 1938, synagogues were burned, and...
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November 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
87 years ago, Jewish communities across Germany and Austria experienced the terror of Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass. During that night of November 9-10, 1938, synagogues were burned, and Jewish homes and businesses were smashed and destroyed. www.facebook.com/reel/1327878...
Eξαιρετικά σημαντική είδηση. Η επαναχάραξη των εκλογικών περιφερειών (redistricting) στην Καλιφόρνια, που αποτελεί απάντηση σε ανάλογες κινήσεις των Ρεπουμπλικανών, δίνει στους Δημοκρατικούς τη δυνατότητα να διεκδικήσουν πέντε επιπλέον έδρες στο Κογκρέσο του χρόνου.
California voted overwhelmingly to redraw its electoral districts, in a poll Democrats called to counter efforts by President Donald Trump to gerrymander in Republican states
u.afp.com/SebV
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November 6, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Eξαιρετικά σημαντική είδηση. Η επαναχάραξη των εκλογικών περιφερειών (redistricting) στην Καλιφόρνια, που αποτελεί απάντηση σε ανάλογες κινήσεις των Ρεπουμπλικανών, δίνει στους Δημοκρατικούς τη δυνατότητα να διεκδικήσουν πέντε επιπλέον έδρες στο Κογκρέσο του χρόνου.
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🇺🇸 The US Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether a wide swath of Donald Trump's tariffs are lawful, in a landmark case that could uphold -- or upend -- the president's economic agenda.
➡️ u.afp.com/SeED
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November 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🇺🇸 The US Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether a wide swath of Donald Trump's tariffs are lawful, in a landmark case that could uphold -- or upend -- the president's economic agenda.
➡️ u.afp.com/SeED
➡️ u.afp.com/SeED
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🇪🇺 Infographic showing G20 countries' historical and projected greenhouse gas emissions
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🇪🇺 Infographic showing G20 countries' historical and projected greenhouse gas emissions
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🇯🇵 Japan has begun deploying soldiers to a northern region hit by a spate of deadly bear attacks, which have risen to record levels this year.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🇯🇵 Japan has begun deploying soldiers to a northern region hit by a spate of deadly bear attacks, which have risen to record levels this year.
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Japan's top FX diplomat voices concern about AI-driven stock surge reut.rs/4qHO86p
Japan's top FX diplomat voices concern about AI-driven stock surge
Japan's top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, said on Wednesday that he is concerned about the surging valuation of the stock market powered by the AI boom.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Japan's top FX diplomat voices concern about AI-driven stock surge reut.rs/4qHO86p
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Euro zone economy grows at fastest pace in more than two years, PMI shows reut.rs/43Nl5nV
Euro zone economy grows at fastest pace in more than two years, PMI shows
The euro zone economy expanded at its fastest rate since May 2023 in October, breaking out of the subdued growth pattern seen earlier this year as service sector activity accelerated and demand conditions improved, a survey showed.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Euro zone economy grows at fastest pace in more than two years, PMI shows reut.rs/43Nl5nV
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The elections in Virginia, New Jersey, New York City and California provided an early barometer of how some US voters view President Donald Trump's second term and the Democratic Party's efforts to revive its political fortunes. Here are some takeaways: reut.rs/4hJFY9y
November 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The elections in Virginia, New Jersey, New York City and California provided an early barometer of how some US voters view President Donald Trump's second term and the Democratic Party's efforts to revive its political fortunes. Here are some takeaways: reut.rs/4hJFY9y
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Tesla board to shareholders: Pay Musk or else reut.rs/47pt2SF
Tesla board to shareholders: Pay Musk or else
Tesla's board of directors has pushed in all its chips on Elon Musk. Now investors must decide whether to back the biggest bet in company history.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Tesla board to shareholders: Pay Musk or else reut.rs/47pt2SF
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom said "we stood tall and we stood firm in response to Donald Trump's recklessness," after voters approved Prop 50 to redraw congressional districts.
California voters approve Prop 50 to redraw congressional districts
"We can de facto end Donald Trump's presidency as we know it," with the 2026 midterm elections," Newsom said after Prop 50 passed.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:53 AM
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said "we stood tall and we stood firm in response to Donald Trump's recklessness," after voters approved Prop 50 to redraw congressional districts.
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That Texas gerrymander ain’t looking like such a hot idea right now.
In our polling with YouGov, since the start of his second term Donald Trump's net approval has fallen 17pts among white Americans (+17 to -1), 28pts among Hispanic Americans (-9 to -37) and 38pts among black Americans (-36 to -74)
November 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
That Texas gerrymander ain’t looking like such a hot idea right now.
Ezra Klein: This Is How Democrats Win
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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November 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Τα fav και τα rt στο twitter, οπως τα like και τα share στο facebook ειναι σαν τα λεφτά στη Μονόπολη. Ναι, κερδίζεις...αλλά όχι τον κόσμο. Μην τρελλαθούμε κιόλας. Ξεκαβαλἠστε λίγο το καλάμι της αυτόκλητης διάνοιας των social media. Γελαν κι οι πέτρες.
November 3, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Τα fav και τα rt στο twitter, οπως τα like και τα share στο facebook ειναι σαν τα λεφτά στη Μονόπολη. Ναι, κερδίζεις...αλλά όχι τον κόσμο. Μην τρελλαθούμε κιόλας. Ξεκαβαλἠστε λίγο το καλάμι της αυτόκλητης διάνοιας των social media. Γελαν κι οι πέτρες.
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Tucker open the door, and the president of Heritage thunders at Tucker’s critics.
The gap between the white-supremacist influencer Nick Fuentes and the rest of the right is narrower than it has ever been, @alibreland.bsky.social argues.
Tucker Carlson Opens the Door for Nick Fuentes
The white-supremacist influencer is entering the MAGA mainstream.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Tucker open the door, and the president of Heritage thunders at Tucker’s critics.
Ακριβώς ότι χρειαζόμασταν... ΝΟΤ. Καλά κρασιά.
“The two junior members of the Babiš coalition will be not only pro-Russia but also probably pro-China”
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Czech Eurosceptic Andrej Babiš to agree coalition deal with far-right
Billionaire’s ANO party is set to govern with two smaller extremist parties, raising alarm over Ukraine stance
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November 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Ακριβώς ότι χρειαζόμασταν... ΝΟΤ. Καλά κρασιά.
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Our cover this week
“Europe should take heart and recognise its own strength. Its military budget is already four times larger than Russia’s; its economy is ten times larger. Far from shying away from a financial contest with the Kremlin, Europe should embrace it—and win the war”
“Europe should take heart and recognise its own strength. Its military budget is already four times larger than Russia’s; its economy is ten times larger. Far from shying away from a financial contest with the Kremlin, Europe should embrace it—and win the war”
October 31, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Our cover this week
“Europe should take heart and recognise its own strength. Its military budget is already four times larger than Russia’s; its economy is ten times larger. Far from shying away from a financial contest with the Kremlin, Europe should embrace it—and win the war”
“Europe should take heart and recognise its own strength. Its military budget is already four times larger than Russia’s; its economy is ten times larger. Far from shying away from a financial contest with the Kremlin, Europe should embrace it—and win the war”
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Americans are on the verge of losing their ability to choose their government. But they don't seem to have realized it yet.
Donald Trumps plan to subvert the midterms is underway
From David Graham, on the cover of the next edition of @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
From David Graham, on the cover of the next edition of @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way
Our election system is reaching a breaking point.
www.theatlantic.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Americans are on the verge of losing their ability to choose their government. But they don't seem to have realized it yet.
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Anne Applebaum: Americans Aren't Angry Enough. Yet.
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Anne Applebaum: Americans Aren't Angry Enough. Yet.
On today’s “To the Contrary” Podcast, I’m joined by historian and journalist Anne Applebaum to discuss Donald Trump’s enshittification of the White House and our political discourse.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Anne Applebaum: Americans Aren't Angry Enough. Yet.
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Waiting for someone to explain why the announcement of a trade relationship that is worse than the one we had a year ago is received as a big success
October 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Waiting for someone to explain why the announcement of a trade relationship that is worse than the one we had a year ago is received as a big success