Jerome Mounsey
@jeromemounsey.bsky.social
“Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil, and you’re a thousand miles from the corn field.” President Eisenhower.
Working in the #Trade and #Agriculture Directorate of #OECD in Paris. Opinions my own (photos too). Be kind. 🚜⚽🏉🥾☘️🌳🌲
Working in the #Trade and #Agriculture Directorate of #OECD in Paris. Opinions my own (photos too). Be kind. 🚜⚽🏉🥾☘️🌳🌲
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The discovery of DNA’s structure was the result of hard work, a mad scramble and bad manners. James Watson was shown a photo of an X-ray diffraction without the permission of the crystallographer, Rosalind Franklin
James Watson was stunned by the beauty of the double helix
The biologist and co-discoverer of DNA’s structure died on November 6th, aged 97
econ.st
November 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The discovery of DNA’s structure was the result of hard work, a mad scramble and bad manners. James Watson was shown a photo of an X-ray diffraction without the permission of the crystallographer, Rosalind Franklin
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How Switzerland lobbied Trump: The Swiss sent a delegation of industry tycoons bearing gifts — a special Rolex desktop clock, a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar, and loads of flattery.
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
How Switzerland lobbied Trump: The Swiss sent a delegation of industry tycoons bearing gifts — a special Rolex desktop clock, a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar, and loads of flattery.
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Steve Bannon advised Jeffrey Epstein for years on how to rehab his reputation, texts show www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Steve Bannon advised Jeffrey Epstein for years on how to rehab his reputation, texts show
Pair devised responses to public outrage about Epstein’s criminal history, his treatment by the justice system, and his friendships with powerful people
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Steve Bannon advised Jeffrey Epstein for years on how to rehab his reputation, texts show www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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There's this woman doing an absolutely wild social experiment on TikTok. She calls random US churches with the sound of a baby crying in the background, explain the baby hasn't eaten in over 12 hours, and asks for 1 bottle of baby formula. She has a public spreadsheet of how each one responded. 1/3
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 AM
There's this woman doing an absolutely wild social experiment on TikTok. She calls random US churches with the sound of a baby crying in the background, explain the baby hasn't eaten in over 12 hours, and asks for 1 bottle of baby formula. She has a public spreadsheet of how each one responded. 1/3
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Switzerland says agreement reached to lower US tariffs from 39% to 15%
Switzerland says agreement reached to lower US tariffs from 39% to 15%
The wealthy Alpine nation slashed its 2026 growth forecast as US tariffs weigh on its export-driven economy, as it tried to negotiate a better deal.
www.lemonde.fr
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Switzerland says agreement reached to lower US tariffs from 39% to 15%
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How can countries harness blended finance to scale investments in emerging markets and developing economies?
A new OECD working paper shows the latest evidence on guarantees & risk mitigation in renewable energy & efficiency projects.
oe.cd/guaranteespa...
#OECDatCOP30
A new OECD working paper shows the latest evidence on guarantees & risk mitigation in renewable energy & efficiency projects.
oe.cd/guaranteespa...
#OECDatCOP30
November 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM
How can countries harness blended finance to scale investments in emerging markets and developing economies?
A new OECD working paper shows the latest evidence on guarantees & risk mitigation in renewable energy & efficiency projects.
oe.cd/guaranteespa...
#OECDatCOP30
A new OECD working paper shows the latest evidence on guarantees & risk mitigation in renewable energy & efficiency projects.
oe.cd/guaranteespa...
#OECDatCOP30
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Ireland were sensational against Portugal and I have never been happier to eat humble pie
Eamon Dunphy: I owe The Dentist an apology after a night we will never forget
www.irishmirror.ie
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Ireland were sensational against Portugal and I have never been happier to eat humble pie
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10 years after Paris attacks: Why did the Islamic State group target France?
10 years after Paris attacks: Why did the Islamic State group target France?
Did the terrorist organization target France because of its military operations or the values it represents? The timeline of events and accounts from jihadists reveal a tangle of complex causes.
www.lemonde.fr
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
10 years after Paris attacks: Why did the Islamic State group target France?
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Parisians this evening at Place de la République laying flowers and candles in memory of the victims of the November 13th attacks, 10 years ago
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Parisians this evening at Place de la République laying flowers and candles in memory of the victims of the November 13th attacks, 10 years ago
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🆕📣New analysis from @ieep.eu reveals the multiple pathways EU food and farming can take to reduce its emissions, in some scenarios by up to 59% - a transformative step towards meeting EU climate goals📉🎯
But the benefits of #AgriFood #ClimateAction don't stop there 👉 meta.eeb.org/2025/11/12/t...
But the benefits of #AgriFood #ClimateAction don't stop there 👉 meta.eeb.org/2025/11/12/t...
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🆕📣New analysis from @ieep.eu reveals the multiple pathways EU food and farming can take to reduce its emissions, in some scenarios by up to 59% - a transformative step towards meeting EU climate goals📉🎯
But the benefits of #AgriFood #ClimateAction don't stop there 👉 meta.eeb.org/2025/11/12/t...
But the benefits of #AgriFood #ClimateAction don't stop there 👉 meta.eeb.org/2025/11/12/t...
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Paris, my heart is with you as you remember those who lost their lives in the attacks of 2015. #FluctuatNecMergitur #Paris
Sur la Place de la République, ce soir, dix ans après, Paris se souvient. Hommage aux victimes des attentats du 13 novembre 2015. Pensées pour leurs proches et leurs familles. #FluctuatNecMergitur #Paris #13novembre #ParisSeSouvient #memoire
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Paris, my heart is with you as you remember those who lost their lives in the attacks of 2015. #FluctuatNecMergitur #Paris
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Minds over AI: To tackle disinformation, look to education www.diplomaticourier.com/posts/minds-...
Minds over AI: To tackle disinformation, look to education
Nov 10, 2025 // As AI makes misinformation and disinformation faster, cheaper, and more convincing, we need the tools to tell veracity from virality. The foundational pillar of those tools must be edu...
www.diplomaticourier.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Minds over AI: To tackle disinformation, look to education www.diplomaticourier.com/posts/minds-...
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The son of a 1920s rebel and republican, a man who walked to school in Clare, in his bare feet, as a child.
We have had an intellectual giant as our @president.ie for 14 wonderful years.
It makes you absolutely proud to be from this country ! 💚
#MichaelDHiggins #Áras25
We have had an intellectual giant as our @president.ie for 14 wonderful years.
It makes you absolutely proud to be from this country ! 💚
#MichaelDHiggins #Áras25
November 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The son of a 1920s rebel and republican, a man who walked to school in Clare, in his bare feet, as a child.
We have had an intellectual giant as our @president.ie for 14 wonderful years.
It makes you absolutely proud to be from this country ! 💚
#MichaelDHiggins #Áras25
We have had an intellectual giant as our @president.ie for 14 wonderful years.
It makes you absolutely proud to be from this country ! 💚
#MichaelDHiggins #Áras25
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"We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%." #Brexit
Nobody could have predicted this. www.nber.org/papers/w34459
Nobody could have predicted this. www.nber.org/papers/w34459
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%." #Brexit
Nobody could have predicted this. www.nber.org/papers/w34459
Nobody could have predicted this. www.nber.org/papers/w34459
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Poland has the highest rate of employment for Ukrainian refugees among OECD countries, at 78%.
It also has one of the highest levels of employment among immigrants as a whole, new figures show.
It also has one of the highest levels of employment among immigrants as a whole, new figures show.
Poland has highest employment rate for Ukrainian refugees in OECD
notesfrompoland.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Poland has the highest rate of employment for Ukrainian refugees among OECD countries, at 78%.
It also has one of the highest levels of employment among immigrants as a whole, new figures show.
It also has one of the highest levels of employment among immigrants as a whole, new figures show.
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Even relatively small shifts in coupling rates, when multiplied across a whole population, can have far-reaching effects on society as a whole. The biggest impact will be on fertility rates
All over the rich world, fewer people are hooking up and shacking up
Social media, dating apps and political polarisation all play a part
econ.st
November 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Even relatively small shifts in coupling rates, when multiplied across a whole population, can have far-reaching effects on society as a whole. The biggest impact will be on fertility rates
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For Europe, a ratified deal might halt China’s encroachment on its market share in Latin America. For Mercosur, it is a breakthrough for a bloc that has remained fairly closed to the outside world
An EU-Mercosur trade deal looks close to ratification
In a hostile world, Europe and Latin America draw closer
econ.st
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
For Europe, a ratified deal might halt China’s encroachment on its market share in Latin America. For Mercosur, it is a breakthrough for a bloc that has remained fairly closed to the outside world
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NEW: The End of the Line: the centrepiece of Saudi Arabia’s Neom gigaproject - a 500m tall, 170km long wall-like building intended ultimately to house 9 million people - can’t get out of the ground, say more than 20 former Neom architects, engineers and senior executives.
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End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:56 AM
NEW: The End of the Line: the centrepiece of Saudi Arabia’s Neom gigaproject - a 500m tall, 170km long wall-like building intended ultimately to house 9 million people - can’t get out of the ground, say more than 20 former Neom architects, engineers and senior executives.
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Honoured to participate in the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social Global Forum on Agriculture on “Attracting New Farmers for the Future of Agriculture,” in line with our Generational Renewal Strategy 👩🌾
Crucial not only for the 🇪🇺 but also for 🌎, as the exchange with Deputy Secretary-General Goodman showed
Crucial not only for the 🇪🇺 but also for 🌎, as the exchange with Deputy Secretary-General Goodman showed
October 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Honoured to participate in the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social Global Forum on Agriculture on “Attracting New Farmers for the Future of Agriculture,” in line with our Generational Renewal Strategy 👩🌾
Crucial not only for the 🇪🇺 but also for 🌎, as the exchange with Deputy Secretary-General Goodman showed
Crucial not only for the 🇪🇺 but also for 🌎, as the exchange with Deputy Secretary-General Goodman showed
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Clouded funnel on yesterday's rainy rainforest floor.
Saprotrophic, it breaks down fallen leaves and feeds their nutrients and energy back into the ecosystem.
It's part of a true circular economy.
Saprotrophic, it breaks down fallen leaves and feeds their nutrients and energy back into the ecosystem.
It's part of a true circular economy.
November 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Clouded funnel on yesterday's rainy rainforest floor.
Saprotrophic, it breaks down fallen leaves and feeds their nutrients and energy back into the ecosystem.
It's part of a true circular economy.
Saprotrophic, it breaks down fallen leaves and feeds their nutrients and energy back into the ecosystem.
It's part of a true circular economy.
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From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "At Moyembrie, time is served differently. There are no bars, no cells, and inmates can go into town during their time off. All staff are social workers directly employed by the farm...". – @reasonstobecheerful.world
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The Rustic Farms Where French Prisoners Wrap Up Their Sentences
France's prison farms allow those whose release dates are approaching to 'breathe in and out fully' before returning to life on the outside.
reasonstobecheerful.world
November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "At Moyembrie, time is served differently. There are no bars, no cells, and inmates can go into town during their time off. All staff are social workers directly employed by the farm...". – @reasonstobecheerful.world
reasonstobecheerful.world/france-priso...
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