Matt Steinglass
@mattsteinglass.bsky.social
Europe editor of The Economist. Don’t let them kill me https://youtu.be/WnE15v4Gets
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Schatting van hoe de 2e Kamer eruit zou kunnen zien met een kiesdrempel van 5%, gebaseerd op waar kiezers van kleine partijen vandaan kwamen/naartoe gingen:
VVD (24)
D66 (28)
PVV (28)
GL-PvdA (27)
CDA (26)
JA21 (10)
FVD (7)
Meerderheden: D66-GL/PvdA-CDA; D66-CDA-VVD
VVD (24)
D66 (28)
PVV (28)
GL-PvdA (27)
CDA (26)
JA21 (10)
FVD (7)
Meerderheden: D66-GL/PvdA-CDA; D66-CDA-VVD
Savage and accurate summary in the FT www.ft.com/content/2002...
February 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Savage and accurate summary in the FT www.ft.com/content/2002...
How The Irish Became Non-White Again
"He said he has been locked in the same large, cold and damp room for 4½ months with more than 70 men. He said detainees are constantly hungry because meals served at tables in the centre of the room offer only child-sized portions." www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
How The Irish Became Non-White Again
Identical post structure strongly suggests Dutch populist-right opinion maker Wierd Duk is using bots to post on X. @eliothiggins.bsky.social not sure this rises to your level of significance but looks interesting
Ben er nog niet uit wat erger is.
Blok beton in de maag of een steen in de maag.
Blok beton in de maag of een steen in de maag.
February 9, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Identical post structure strongly suggests Dutch populist-right opinion maker Wierd Duk is using bots to post on X. @eliothiggins.bsky.social not sure this rises to your level of significance but looks interesting
Forgot to take a pic but as I’ve said before I felt Biden was in serious trouble when “Fuck Joe Biden” graffiti turned up in Berlin. This weekend I was seeing “Fuck ICE” graffiti in Paris. Could be meaningless, or maybe not.
February 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Forgot to take a pic but as I’ve said before I felt Biden was in serious trouble when “Fuck Joe Biden” graffiti turned up in Berlin. This weekend I was seeing “Fuck ICE” graffiti in Paris. Could be meaningless, or maybe not.
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Once the EU has banned kids from social media it should move on to the equally important task of banning public playing or performances of L Cohen’s “Hallelujah” for a detox period of 10 years www.ft.com/content/cf46...
Can Europe get kids off social media?
Move follows Australia’s decision to introduce age restrictions over child safety concerns
www.ft.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Once the EU has banned kids from social media it should move on to the equally important task of banning public playing or performances of L Cohen’s “Hallelujah” for a detox period of 10 years www.ft.com/content/cf46...
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On a day with so much awfulness just taking a moment to note with admiration a dignified leader
🇲🇩🇺🇦 Moldovan President Sandu said that she is against her nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, because there are more worthy candidates - Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Sandu emphasized that it is Ukrainians who are truly sacrificing themselves for the sake of peace and security in Ukraine and the EU.
Sandu emphasized that it is Ukrainians who are truly sacrificing themselves for the sake of peace and security in Ukraine and the EU.
February 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
On a day with so much awfulness just taking a moment to note with admiration a dignified leader
Very interesting argument from @sonykapoor.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Very interesting argument from @sonykapoor.bsky.social
When an already cinematic story takes a sequel-hook twist at the end
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
When an already cinematic story takes a sequel-hook twist at the end
Gotta get myself one of these suits
February 6, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Gotta get myself one of these suits
Public universal health insurance is not a threat to capitalism. Rampant corruption by politicians and oligarchs is. The dominant sentiment in the US business community has generally had this backwards. www.ft.com/content/35ad...
Trump and the normalisation of deviance
Allowing dangerous behaviour to become the norm desensitises us, paving the way for disaster
www.ft.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Public universal health insurance is not a threat to capitalism. Rampant corruption by politicians and oligarchs is. The dominant sentiment in the US business community has generally had this backwards. www.ft.com/content/35ad...
Perhaps not a nickname he would appreciate atm
February 6, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Perhaps not a nickname he would appreciate atm
Fact check: false
February 5, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Fact check: false
Tell me whether you subscribe to the “Oedipus complex” or “Elizabeth I’s legitimacy” reading of Hamlet’s use of “incest” for his mother’s remarriage to his uncle and I will tell you what you think about the 14th Amendment
February 5, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Tell me whether you subscribe to the “Oedipus complex” or “Elizabeth I’s legitimacy” reading of Hamlet’s use of “incest” for his mother’s remarriage to his uncle and I will tell you what you think about the 14th Amendment
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I don't think Musk realizes that a fight with Pedro Sánchez is absolutely the best thing that could happen to Sánchez. Musk is radioactive here: even the centre-right is staying out of it to avoid being associated with Elon.
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=181...
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=181...
February 5, 2026 at 9:59 AM
I don't think Musk realizes that a fight with Pedro Sánchez is absolutely the best thing that could happen to Sánchez. Musk is radioactive here: even the centre-right is staying out of it to avoid being associated with Elon.
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=181...
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=181...
The Trump administration has a lot of awful policies but I’m not sure anything is more idiotic in every possible way than punishing businesses, starving people of power, and shrinking GDP just because you’re obsessed with harming the climate faster to own the libs www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/c...
A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects Nationwide
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:13 AM
The Trump administration has a lot of awful policies but I’m not sure anything is more idiotic in every possible way than punishing businesses, starving people of power, and shrinking GDP just because you’re obsessed with harming the climate faster to own the libs www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/c...
Every American high school debate club just threw a box full of index cards in the air
They closed the CIA World Factbook and deleted it entirely.
February 4, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Every American high school debate club just threw a box full of index cards in the air
Life in the Netherlands: just sent my handyman a text asking if he can come fix something week and he responded “Can’t, just finishing up 9 weeks in South America, I’m at Iguazu Falls right now”. Attached a movie of an ibis he just saw
February 4, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Life in the Netherlands: just sent my handyman a text asking if he can come fix something week and he responded “Can’t, just finishing up 9 weeks in South America, I’m at Iguazu Falls right now”. Attached a movie of an ibis he just saw
There are a lot of tech sectors where Europe is quite dependent on the US but at least in the Netherlands, they could ban Amazon tomorrow and nothing would happen. People would order from Bol or whatever
February 4, 2026 at 9:55 PM
There are a lot of tech sectors where Europe is quite dependent on the US but at least in the Netherlands, they could ban Amazon tomorrow and nothing would happen. People would order from Bol or whatever
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Here's who the Washington Post just laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Here's who the Washington Post just laid off.
There are some countries where alleging immigrants are a drain on public finances is plausible, but the US? The public benefits are nowhere near generous enough.
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 4, 2026 at 9:33 PM
There are some countries where alleging immigrants are a drain on public finances is plausible, but the US? The public benefits are nowhere near generous enough.
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The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
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Bezos has killed the Washington Post's books pages. John Williams is a mensch, and a good and loyal friend, to me, to @backlisted.bsky.social and to anyone who loves literature and reading. Now more than ever, you know where not to buy your books, or anything else for that matter.
I'll say more before too long, but for now: Thanks to anyone who has ever read and supported the Post's books coverage.
February 4, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Bezos has killed the Washington Post's books pages. John Williams is a mensch, and a good and loyal friend, to me, to @backlisted.bsky.social and to anyone who loves literature and reading. Now more than ever, you know where not to buy your books, or anything else for that matter.
Florida Man turns out to be much, much worse than we thought and to be frank it’s not funny
February 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Florida Man turns out to be much, much worse than we thought and to be frank it’s not funny
Staat genoteerd
February 4, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Staat genoteerd