Josef Lentsch
@lentsch.bsky.social
Political Entrepreneur, https://partisan.community/, 💍 @alenabuyx.bsky.social
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EXCLUSIVE: A poll by Ipsos of almost 10,000 voters in nine countries — seven in the EU, plus the UK and the US — found about half of voters are dissatisfied with the way democracy is working.
Take a look at which countries are the least and most satisfied 👇
politi.co/43vlkEl
Take a look at which countries are the least and most satisfied 👇
politi.co/43vlkEl
November 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
EXCLUSIVE: A poll by Ipsos of almost 10,000 voters in nine countries — seven in the EU, plus the UK and the US — found about half of voters are dissatisfied with the way democracy is working.
Take a look at which countries are the least and most satisfied 👇
politi.co/43vlkEl
Take a look at which countries are the least and most satisfied 👇
politi.co/43vlkEl
What’s needed: courageous reforms of democratic infrastructure, not playing for time. www.politico.eu/article/fina...
Final decision on fate of crumbling UK parliament delayed to 2030s
It’s a fire-hazard that’s prone to tumbling masonry — but fear of a public backlash is again delaying repairs to the world famous building.
www.politico.eu
November 16, 2025 at 10:12 AM
What’s needed: courageous reforms of democratic infrastructure, not playing for time. www.politico.eu/article/fina...
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COP30 boss: "Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis" and praises China.
Chinese renewables are great, but you have to be disconnected from reality to miss the wrenching change EU in particular has signed up to & China's CO2 trajectory.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Chinese renewables are great, but you have to be disconnected from reality to miss the wrenching change EU in particular has signed up to & China's CO2 trajectory.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
COP30 boss: "Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis" and praises China.
Chinese renewables are great, but you have to be disconnected from reality to miss the wrenching change EU in particular has signed up to & China's CO2 trajectory.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Chinese renewables are great, but you have to be disconnected from reality to miss the wrenching change EU in particular has signed up to & China's CO2 trajectory.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Wrote about the dominance of "victims" in our political discourse, which included this fab chart @owenwntr.bsky.social www.economist.com/britain/2025...
October 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Wrote about the dominance of "victims" in our political discourse, which included this fab chart @owenwntr.bsky.social www.economist.com/britain/2025...
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Netherlands, 9:00 PM Ipsos-I&O exit poll:
Seat projection national parliament
D66-RE: 27 (+18)
PVV-PfE: 25 (-12)
VVD-RE: 23 (-1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 20 (-5)
CDA-EPP: 19 (+14)
JA21~ECR: 9 (+8)
FvD-ESN: 6 (+3)
BBB-EPP: 4 (-3)
...
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
Seat projection national parliament
D66-RE: 27 (+18)
PVV-PfE: 25 (-12)
VVD-RE: 23 (-1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 20 (-5)
CDA-EPP: 19 (+14)
JA21~ECR: 9 (+8)
FvD-ESN: 6 (+3)
BBB-EPP: 4 (-3)
...
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
October 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Netherlands, 9:00 PM Ipsos-I&O exit poll:
Seat projection national parliament
D66-RE: 27 (+18)
PVV-PfE: 25 (-12)
VVD-RE: 23 (-1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 20 (-5)
CDA-EPP: 19 (+14)
JA21~ECR: 9 (+8)
FvD-ESN: 6 (+3)
BBB-EPP: 4 (-3)
...
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
Seat projection national parliament
D66-RE: 27 (+18)
PVV-PfE: 25 (-12)
VVD-RE: 23 (-1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 20 (-5)
CDA-EPP: 19 (+14)
JA21~ECR: 9 (+8)
FvD-ESN: 6 (+3)
BBB-EPP: 4 (-3)
...
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
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The final poll-of-polls in the Dutch election shows Geert Wilders's anti-Muslim PVV still sliding, and the progressive-liberal D66 party continuing its rise to a near-tie for 2nd. If momentum matters as much as it did in 2023, D66 is within range of first. peilingwijzer.tomlouwerse.nl
October 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The final poll-of-polls in the Dutch election shows Geert Wilders's anti-Muslim PVV still sliding, and the progressive-liberal D66 party continuing its rise to a near-tie for 2nd. If momentum matters as much as it did in 2023, D66 is within range of first. peilingwijzer.tomlouwerse.nl
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Poland, OGB poll:
KO-EPP|RE|G/EFA: 39% (+1)
PiS-ECR: 28% (-2)
Kon-ESN|PfE: 14% (-2)
KKP-NI: 7% (+1)
Lewica-S&D: 5% (+1)
PL2050-RE: 3% (+1)
Razem-LEFT: 2%
PSL-EPP: 2% (-1)
+/- vs. 15-22 October 2025
Fieldwork: 23-27 October 2025
Sample size: 1,000
➤ europeelects.eu/poland
KO-EPP|RE|G/EFA: 39% (+1)
PiS-ECR: 28% (-2)
Kon-ESN|PfE: 14% (-2)
KKP-NI: 7% (+1)
Lewica-S&D: 5% (+1)
PL2050-RE: 3% (+1)
Razem-LEFT: 2%
PSL-EPP: 2% (-1)
+/- vs. 15-22 October 2025
Fieldwork: 23-27 October 2025
Sample size: 1,000
➤ europeelects.eu/poland
October 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Poland, OGB poll:
KO-EPP|RE|G/EFA: 39% (+1)
PiS-ECR: 28% (-2)
Kon-ESN|PfE: 14% (-2)
KKP-NI: 7% (+1)
Lewica-S&D: 5% (+1)
PL2050-RE: 3% (+1)
Razem-LEFT: 2%
PSL-EPP: 2% (-1)
+/- vs. 15-22 October 2025
Fieldwork: 23-27 October 2025
Sample size: 1,000
➤ europeelects.eu/poland
KO-EPP|RE|G/EFA: 39% (+1)
PiS-ECR: 28% (-2)
Kon-ESN|PfE: 14% (-2)
KKP-NI: 7% (+1)
Lewica-S&D: 5% (+1)
PL2050-RE: 3% (+1)
Razem-LEFT: 2%
PSL-EPP: 2% (-1)
+/- vs. 15-22 October 2025
Fieldwork: 23-27 October 2025
Sample size: 1,000
➤ europeelects.eu/poland
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Netherlands, Ipsos-I&O poll:
D66-RE: 15% (+1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 15%
PVV-PfE: 15% (-2)
CDA-EPP: 13%
VVD-RE: 11% (+1)
JA21~ECR: 7% (-1)
FvD-ESN: 4%
BBB-EPP: 3%
SP-LEFT: 3%
PvdD-LEFT: 3%
...
+/- vs. 23-24 October 2025
Fieldwork: 25-28 October 2025
Sample size: 2,505
➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
D66-RE: 15% (+1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 15%
PVV-PfE: 15% (-2)
CDA-EPP: 13%
VVD-RE: 11% (+1)
JA21~ECR: 7% (-1)
FvD-ESN: 4%
BBB-EPP: 3%
SP-LEFT: 3%
PvdD-LEFT: 3%
...
+/- vs. 23-24 October 2025
Fieldwork: 25-28 October 2025
Sample size: 2,505
➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
October 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Netherlands, Ipsos-I&O poll:
D66-RE: 15% (+1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 15%
PVV-PfE: 15% (-2)
CDA-EPP: 13%
VVD-RE: 11% (+1)
JA21~ECR: 7% (-1)
FvD-ESN: 4%
BBB-EPP: 3%
SP-LEFT: 3%
PvdD-LEFT: 3%
...
+/- vs. 23-24 October 2025
Fieldwork: 25-28 October 2025
Sample size: 2,505
➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
D66-RE: 15% (+1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 15%
PVV-PfE: 15% (-2)
CDA-EPP: 13%
VVD-RE: 11% (+1)
JA21~ECR: 7% (-1)
FvD-ESN: 4%
BBB-EPP: 3%
SP-LEFT: 3%
PvdD-LEFT: 3%
...
+/- vs. 23-24 October 2025
Fieldwork: 25-28 October 2025
Sample size: 2,505
➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
Worth a read. Still, overall Reckwitz‘ argument is too defeatist - starting with the headline. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...
Opinion | The West Is Lost
www.nytimes.com
October 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Worth a read. Still, overall Reckwitz‘ argument is too defeatist - starting with the headline. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...
Ivan Krastev once more on point
October 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Ivan Krastev once more on point
Gotta give it to him, he’s the perfect bully. Insufferable and relentless.
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia will respond swiftly if it thinks Europe is provoking it and said that almost all of the U.S.-led NATO alliance was now fighting against Russia over Ukraine. https://cnn.it/4nB7RCO
October 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Gotta give it to him, he’s the perfect bully. Insufferable and relentless.
Hab mal ein Seminar bei ihm gemacht. Entspannter weiser Gelehrter. RIP.
Herausragender Wissenschaftler, bewunderter Autor, befreundeter Kollege, kluger Ratgeber: Claus Offe ist gestorben!
October 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Hab mal ein Seminar bei ihm gemacht. Entspannter weiser Gelehrter. RIP.
Join our #PoliticalTech review of the Moldovan election next Wed: www.linkedin.com/posts/partis...
September 28, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Join our #PoliticalTech review of the Moldovan election next Wed: www.linkedin.com/posts/partis...
„Surviving our Catastrophes“ is a lucid and insightful account of the pandemic and other societal traumas. RIP. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/o...
Robert Jay Lifton, Psychiatrist Drawn to Humanity’s Horrors, Dies at 99
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
„Surviving our Catastrophes“ is a lucid and insightful account of the pandemic and other societal traumas. RIP. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/o...
Leseempfehlung. Tolles Gespräch. www.falter.at/zeitung/2025...
Begleiteter Suizid: „Ich will in Würde sterben“, sagt Niki Glattauer
Der Lehrer, Journalist und Schriftsteller Niki Glattauer will am 4. September durch einen assistierten Suizid sterben – und zuvor noch einmal öffentlich mit zwei Journalisten darüber reden. Ein Gesprä...
www.falter.at
September 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Leseempfehlung. Tolles Gespräch. www.falter.at/zeitung/2025...
Crass: youth is getting gloomier. (Gift article)
economist.com/science-and-...
economist.com/science-and-...
The middle-aged are no longer the most miserable
Youth used to be cheerful. No more
economist.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Crass: youth is getting gloomier. (Gift article)
economist.com/science-and-...
economist.com/science-and-...
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Mario Draghi hat am 22. August in Rimini eine Rede an Europas Bürgerinnen und Bürger gehalten, die alle lesen sollten. Besonders in Deutschland. Hier die Übersetzung mit einem einführenden Kurzkommentar von Lukas Paul Schmelter und mir.
legrandcontinent.eu/de/2025/08/2...
legrandcontinent.eu/de/2025/08/2...
Mario Draghi: Den Kurs unseres Kontinents ändern - Der Grand Continent
Irgendwo zwischen Trump und Gaza-Tragödie: Ist Europa dazu verdammt, Zuschauer zu bleiben? Nein, sagt Mario Draghi. Er zieht eine schonungslose Bilanz. Und öffnet Perspektiven.
legrandcontinent.eu
August 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Mario Draghi hat am 22. August in Rimini eine Rede an Europas Bürgerinnen und Bürger gehalten, die alle lesen sollten. Besonders in Deutschland. Hier die Übersetzung mit einem einführenden Kurzkommentar von Lukas Paul Schmelter und mir.
legrandcontinent.eu/de/2025/08/2...
legrandcontinent.eu/de/2025/08/2...
No. Next question www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times
As first AI-led rights advocacy group is founded, industry is divided on whether models are, or can be, sentient
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
No. Next question www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Just got round to watching Mario Draghi's speech in Rimini in the original Italian. It is easily the most important speech on Europe so far this year and I hope someone (@grandcontinent.bsky.social?) publishes it in English and other EU languages soon.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMME...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMME...
Mario Draghi’s Full Speech: Europe’s Harsh Reality — Powerless on the Global Stage! -ITALIAN-
YouTube video by EU Debates | eudebates.tv
www.youtube.com
August 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Just got round to watching Mario Draghi's speech in Rimini in the original Italian. It is easily the most important speech on Europe so far this year and I hope someone (@grandcontinent.bsky.social?) publishes it in English and other EU languages soon.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMME...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMME...
My brain is older than me www.wired.com/story/the-pa...
The Pandemic Appears to Have Accelerated Brain Aging, Even in People Who Never Got Covid
Stress, isolation, and uncertainty appear to have caused the brain to age quicker for those who lived through the crisis.
www.wired.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
My brain is older than me www.wired.com/story/the-pa...
Once ze rockets go up, who cares where zey come down? Rest in Peace. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Once ze rockets go up, who cares where zey come down? Rest in Peace. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
I endorse this message www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...
‘I am elated each time I watch’: why Rushmore is my feelgood movie
The next in our series of writers drawing attention to their most-watched comfort films is a reminder of Wes Anderson’s idiosyncratic 1998 comedy
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I endorse this message www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...
Recommended read www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/s...
Who Is Watching All These Podcasts?
www.nytimes.com
July 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Recommended read www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/s...
Meanwhile in Germany www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Germany’s 16 states locked in row over dates of school summer holidays
Two southern states cling to past ruling that children are needed for harvest and claim the latest, most favoured slot
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Meanwhile in Germany www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...