Martín Roberts 🇪🇺 🇪🇸 🇬🇧 🚲
@madridcorro.bsky.social
Best Foreign Correspondent in Spain Prize-winner, roamed the world for @Reuters. @nytimes.com acclaimed translator. Anglo-Spaniard in Madrid. Cyclist. Replies≠endorsements.
Premio al Mejor Corresponsal Extranjero en España, traductor literario, ciclista.
Premio al Mejor Corresponsal Extranjero en España, traductor literario, ciclista.
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19 January 1902 | A Jewish artist David Olère was born in Warsaw. In 1918 he emigrated to France.
In March 1943 he was deported to Auschwitz where he was forced to work in Sonderkommando. After the war he showed the horrifying world of gas chambers in drawings & paintings.
In March 1943 he was deported to Auschwitz where he was forced to work in Sonderkommando. After the war he showed the horrifying world of gas chambers in drawings & paintings.
January 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM
19 January 1902 | A Jewish artist David Olère was born in Warsaw. In 1918 he emigrated to France.
In March 1943 he was deported to Auschwitz where he was forced to work in Sonderkommando. After the war he showed the horrifying world of gas chambers in drawings & paintings.
In March 1943 he was deported to Auschwitz where he was forced to work in Sonderkommando. After the war he showed the horrifying world of gas chambers in drawings & paintings.
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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : l’armée russe bombarde les villes de Kharkiv et Odessa
EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : l’armée russe bombarde les villes de Kharkiv et Odessa
Selon l’armée de l’air ukrainienne, des bombes aériennes guidées ont été larguées sur la région autour de Kharkiv. A Odessa, près de 31 000 foyers sont sans électricité.
www.lemonde.fr
January 19, 2026 at 9:44 AM
EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : l’armée russe bombarde les villes de Kharkiv et Odessa
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This is where we are at. For what? For nothing. For stupidity. For ego. For an old, demented malignant narcissist who expects the world to jump at his every whim. Well, when you follow international news you can see that the world has pretty much had enough of his bullshit.
January 18, 2026 at 11:51 PM
This is where we are at. For what? For nothing. For stupidity. For ego. For an old, demented malignant narcissist who expects the world to jump at his every whim. Well, when you follow international news you can see that the world has pretty much had enough of his bullshit.
Perhaps Europe isn't quite so weak after all? FYI @kathylove.bsky.social
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Morning Bid: US picks a fight with its biggest creditor
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
www.reuters.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Perhaps Europe isn't quite so weak after all? FYI @kathylove.bsky.social
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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"Time to de-Americanise the world" says #PankajMishra in Spain's newspaper of record:
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Ha llegado la hora de desamericanizar el mundo
La civilización universal que ofrecía Estados Unidos solo era un espejismo. Su desaparición es posiblemente más esclarecedora y trascendental que la desaparición del espejismo comunista en 1991. Casi ...
elpais.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:59 AM
"Time to de-Americanise the world" says #PankajMishra in Spain's newspaper of record:
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This is a very good point. The November 2025 US National Security Strategy never mentions the Arctic at all. The idea that it's a genuine security priority for the Trump administration is not credible.
January 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This is a very good point. The November 2025 US National Security Strategy never mentions the Arctic at all. The idea that it's a genuine security priority for the Trump administration is not credible.
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Week by week - Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing the party leaders.
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
January 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Week by week - Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing the party leaders.
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
A good read, but IMHO we can and should be much less timid.
This is a thought-provoking and realistic analysis. Very well worth reading.
So this piece has been *by far* the most popular on my Substack Geopolitical Europe thus far. If you want a Sunday read while I'm working on my next piece:
geopoliticaleurope.substack.com/p/hegemonic-...
geopoliticaleurope.substack.com/p/hegemonic-...
January 18, 2026 at 9:04 AM
A good read, but IMHO we can and should be much less timid.
DE ruling party MP tells ES's newspaper of record Greenland will NOT belong to US; FR, IT, BE lacked will power over freezing RU assets: FYI
@kathylove.bsky.social elpais.com/internaciona...
@kathylove.bsky.social elpais.com/internaciona...
Norbert Röttgen, diputado democristiano alemán: “Lo que le falta a Europa, y lo que necesita, es voluntad de poder”
Las amenazas de Trump marcan un cambio de época, según el parlamentario, cabeza pensante en política exterior del partido del canciller Friedrich Merz
elpais.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:43 AM
DE ruling party MP tells ES's newspaper of record Greenland will NOT belong to US; FR, IT, BE lacked will power over freezing RU assets: FYI
@kathylove.bsky.social elpais.com/internaciona...
@kathylove.bsky.social elpais.com/internaciona...
Indeed I was familiar with the author of "Hunger", but not his biography let alone this dreadful episode.
January 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Indeed I was familiar with the author of "Hunger", but not his biography let alone this dreadful episode.
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"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
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Time to dump Trump? Europeans whisper last-resort options to save Greenland
The alliance is already broken, officials say, so why not threaten to cut ties with America on military collaboration?
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
The alliance is already broken, officials say, so why not threaten to cut ties with America on military collaboration?
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Time to dump Trump? Europeans whisper last-resort options to save Greenland
The alliance is already broken, officials say, so why not threaten to cut ties with America on military collaboration?
www.politico.eu
January 16, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Time to dump Trump? Europeans whisper last-resort options to save Greenland
The alliance is already broken, officials say, so why not threaten to cut ties with America on military collaboration?
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
The alliance is already broken, officials say, so why not threaten to cut ties with America on military collaboration?
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
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If this greedy and ridiculous man were to become Prime Minister, he'd be responsible for our security, safety, our NHS, our economy, and the welfare of our children.
Meanwhile he can't be bothered to do even basic checks on the Cameos that rake in £141,000 for him
metro.co.uk/2026/01/15/i...
Meanwhile he can't be bothered to do even basic checks on the Cameos that rake in £141,000 for him
metro.co.uk/2026/01/15/i...
Nigel Farage ‘tricked into paying tribute to Ian Watkins’
It cost £98 for The Reform UK leader to film the clip on his Cameo account
metro.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 8:01 AM
If this greedy and ridiculous man were to become Prime Minister, he'd be responsible for our security, safety, our NHS, our economy, and the welfare of our children.
Meanwhile he can't be bothered to do even basic checks on the Cameos that rake in £141,000 for him
metro.co.uk/2026/01/15/i...
Meanwhile he can't be bothered to do even basic checks on the Cameos that rake in £141,000 for him
metro.co.uk/2026/01/15/i...
Visto #SongsMyBrothersTaughtMe. Docu dramatizado de Chloé Zhao sobre el día a día de una nación vencida, oprimida y abandonada dentro de EE.UU. Gracias a @filmotecaes.bsky.social youtu.be/swyXzPNKaoE?...
Songs My Brothers Taught Me (Trailer) Categoría: En Foco #IndieBo2016
YouTube video by IndieBo
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January 16, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Visto #SongsMyBrothersTaughtMe. Docu dramatizado de Chloé Zhao sobre el día a día de una nación vencida, oprimida y abandonada dentro de EE.UU. Gracias a @filmotecaes.bsky.social youtu.be/swyXzPNKaoE?...
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15 January 1912 | Polish Jewish woman Chaja Ita Cymbler was born in Będzin.
She was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
She was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
January 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
15 January 1912 | Polish Jewish woman Chaja Ita Cymbler was born in Będzin.
She was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
She was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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Dr. Tony Holohan (ex-CMO): "There is also an asymmetry of risk that should be recognised. Poor behaviour by cyclists mainly endangers cyclists themselves.
Poor behaviour by drivers places cyclists and pedestrians at serious risk of serious injury or death. This reality
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Poor behaviour by drivers places cyclists and pedestrians at serious risk of serious injury or death. This reality
tinyurl.com/3hxru677
January 14, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Dr. Tony Holohan (ex-CMO): "There is also an asymmetry of risk that should be recognised. Poor behaviour by cyclists mainly endangers cyclists themselves.
Poor behaviour by drivers places cyclists and pedestrians at serious risk of serious injury or death. This reality
tinyurl.com/3hxru677
Poor behaviour by drivers places cyclists and pedestrians at serious risk of serious injury or death. This reality
tinyurl.com/3hxru677
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EN DIRECT, Groenland : Emmanuel Macron annonce que les premiers soldats français envoyés sur l’île seront appuyés « par des moyens terrestres, aériens et maritimes »
EN DIRECT, Groenland : Emmanuel Macron annonce que les premiers soldats français envoyés sur l’île seront appuyés « par des moyens terrestres, aériens et maritimes »
Le président de la République a présenté jeudi ses vœux aux armées depuis la base aérienne d’Istres (Bouches-du-Rhône). Un peu plus tôt dans la matinée, un conseil de défense avait été convoqué en urgence à l’Elysée.
www.lemonde.fr
January 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM
EN DIRECT, Groenland : Emmanuel Macron annonce que les premiers soldats français envoyés sur l’île seront appuyés « par des moyens terrestres, aériens et maritimes »
#Elextranjero me ha fascinado, Ozon se ha consagrado definitivamente como uno de los grandes al hacerle justicia a la novela, un reto que supera con creces. He salido con ganas de releer a Camus. @diasdecine.bsky.social @cinesrenoir.bsky.social @bteampictures.bsky.social
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El Extranjero
YouTube video by BTEAM Pictures
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January 15, 2026 at 7:08 AM
#Elextranjero me ha fascinado, Ozon se ha consagrado definitivamente como uno de los grandes al hacerle justicia a la novela, un reto que supera con creces. He salido con ganas de releer a Camus. @diasdecine.bsky.social @cinesrenoir.bsky.social @bteampictures.bsky.social
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The FT got is architecture critic Edwin Heathcote to write about data centres and it's wonderful. www.ft.com/content/7692...
January 14, 2026 at 7:09 AM
The FT got is architecture critic Edwin Heathcote to write about data centres and it's wonderful. www.ft.com/content/7692...
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Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year.
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Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year
Anti-bike arguments aren’t just frustrating—they’re outdated, inaccurate, and often repeated without a shred of evidence.
momentummag.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year.
momentummag.com/your-comebac...
momentummag.com/your-comebac...
Visto #TurnodeGuardia docu dramatizado y nunca mejor dicho sobre la carga de trabajo tan estresante como imposible de una enfermera de la mano de la maestra Petra Volpe, actuación estelar de Leonie Benesch. youtu.be/R_CZ7EVMuk8?...
TURNO DE GUARDIA | TRÁILER SUBTITULADO | 16 DE ENERO SOLO EN CINES
YouTube video by Karma Films
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January 14, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Visto #TurnodeGuardia docu dramatizado y nunca mejor dicho sobre la carga de trabajo tan estresante como imposible de una enfermera de la mano de la maestra Petra Volpe, actuación estelar de Leonie Benesch. youtu.be/R_CZ7EVMuk8?...
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Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
January 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
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12 January 1976
Crime writer Agatha Christie died (aged 85). She’s the best selling novelist of all time and created private detectives Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot.
#History #HistoryMatters #Literature #crimefiction
Crime writer Agatha Christie died (aged 85). She’s the best selling novelist of all time and created private detectives Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot.
#History #HistoryMatters #Literature #crimefiction
January 12, 2026 at 2:03 PM
12 January 1976
Crime writer Agatha Christie died (aged 85). She’s the best selling novelist of all time and created private detectives Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot.
#History #HistoryMatters #Literature #crimefiction
Crime writer Agatha Christie died (aged 85). She’s the best selling novelist of all time and created private detectives Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot.
#History #HistoryMatters #Literature #crimefiction