Matt Steinglass
@mattsteinglass.bsky.social
Europe editor of The Economist. Don’t let them kill me https://youtu.be/WnE15v4Gets
Pinned
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
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Corruption.
GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Corruption.
Congratulations on the birthday of one of tens of thousands of rabbis whose followers believed he had mystical powers
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
December 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Congratulations on the birthday of one of tens of thousands of rabbis whose followers believed he had mystical powers
Just watched “Champagne Problems” with the family and it was like being asleep for 90 minutes, feeling full of energy now. Highly recommend
December 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Just watched “Champagne Problems” with the family and it was like being asleep for 90 minutes, feeling full of energy now. Highly recommend
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Notable that the Trump administration has done this but as far as I am aware there are no sanctions outstanding for the people who operate China’s Great Fire Wall, or the corresponding Russian censorship, specifically for censorship on the internet.
It is only the US’s allies who get this treatment
It is only the US’s allies who get this treatment
For far too long, US ideologues have discriminated against UK companies. They illegitimately prevent UK drinks makers from selling Scotch to under 21s in the US with weaponised regulation targeting the freedoms of 18yr old adults to consume alcohol. We should sanction the entire US government
US denies visas to ex-EU commissioner and others over social media rules
Thierry Breton, the former top tech regulator at the European Commission, says a
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Notable that the Trump administration has done this but as far as I am aware there are no sanctions outstanding for the people who operate China’s Great Fire Wall, or the corresponding Russian censorship, specifically for censorship on the internet.
It is only the US’s allies who get this treatment
It is only the US’s allies who get this treatment
Feeling left out since I only know One Piece from the very silly TV series with that incredibly annoying actor. Presumably the manga is good somehow? giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
How a straw-hatted anime pirate became a symbol of Gen Z dissent
Young protesters around the world have rallied under the image in their fight for political change
giftarticle.ft.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Feeling left out since I only know One Piece from the very silly TV series with that incredibly annoying actor. Presumably the manga is good somehow? giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
San Francisco has fewer murders now than it has since Philip Marlowe was trying to find the Maltese Falcon. And its population is higher
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
San Francisco has fewer murders now than it has since Philip Marlowe was trying to find the Maltese Falcon. And its population is higher
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Poland, Sweden and others are buying subs to protect pipelines
The Baltic is becoming a battleground between NATO and Russia
Poland, Sweden and others are buying subs to protect pipelines
econ.st
December 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Poland, Sweden and others are buying subs to protect pipelines
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Alle maskers vallen af. De EU moet kapot, vindt Trump-trouwe Denktank. Waarom? Omdat de EU als enige nog een vuist maakt in de westerse wereld tegen de techgiganten en Amerikaanse monopoliehouders. Als dat geen schallend compliment voor de kracht van de EU is! nos.nl/l/2595747
Trump-denktank pleit openlijk voor einde Europese Unie
"Ik zie geen enkel toekomstscenario waarin Europa beter af is mét het voortbestaan van de Europese Unie dan zonder", zegt Nile Gardiner, Europadirecteur van de Heritage Foundation.
nos.nl
December 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Alle maskers vallen af. De EU moet kapot, vindt Trump-trouwe Denktank. Waarom? Omdat de EU als enige nog een vuist maakt in de westerse wereld tegen de techgiganten en Amerikaanse monopoliehouders. Als dat geen schallend compliment voor de kracht van de EU is! nos.nl/l/2595747
This is a fantastic review of an unfortunately significant piece of garbage.
“People say is racist book. Not wrong. They say is fascist book. Not wrong also.
They’ll say that the book is illiterate, but that’s where they’ll stumble. It’s not illiterate. It’s anti-literate.” www.liberalcurrents.com/reviewer-jud...
They’ll say that the book is illiterate, but that’s where they’ll stumble. It’s not illiterate. It’s anti-literate.” www.liberalcurrents.com/reviewer-jud...
Reviewer Judge Words In Book: Bronze Age Mindset, reviewed
We can be more and better than conquerors and thieves.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
This is a fantastic review of an unfortunately significant piece of garbage.
Zouden mensen in Amsterdam deze a.u.b. rondsturen
Son of friends, Thijmen Weeda, 21, missing in Amsterdam. Last seen Sunday 14:30 at the Marnixstraat. www.facebook.com/share/1AVLiG...
December 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Zouden mensen in Amsterdam deze a.u.b. rondsturen
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Ukrainian soldiers say the most effective defense against fiber-optic FPV drones remains the combo of a “Safari” shotgun and the “Ptashka” net launcher. If the drone survives buckshot, it’s caught by a 4x4m net fired up to 30m.
December 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Ukrainian soldiers say the most effective defense against fiber-optic FPV drones remains the combo of a “Safari” shotgun and the “Ptashka” net launcher. If the drone survives buckshot, it’s caught by a 4x4m net fired up to 30m.
Son of friends, Thijmen Weeda, 21, missing in Amsterdam. Last seen Sunday 14:30 at the Marnixstraat. www.facebook.com/share/1AVLiG...
December 23, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Son of friends, Thijmen Weeda, 21, missing in Amsterdam. Last seen Sunday 14:30 at the Marnixstraat. www.facebook.com/share/1AVLiG...
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This is some insane shit from Bari Weiss
December 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This is some insane shit from Bari Weiss
Relieved to see it doesn’t appear to have great big gun turrets.
December 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Relieved to see it doesn’t appear to have great big gun turrets.
The secret to winning political discourse is that you just have to put “bros” after whatever ideology or analysis you dislike and it automatically proves it wrong
December 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The secret to winning political discourse is that you just have to put “bros” after whatever ideology or analysis you dislike and it automatically proves it wrong
I have come to detest Corinthian capitals. Ugly, overwrought, stylistically incoherent with the forms of the buildings they decorate. Childish. It’s not just Trump’s ballroom, it’s the whole shebang. They were never good. podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/k...
December 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I have come to detest Corinthian capitals. Ugly, overwrought, stylistically incoherent with the forms of the buildings they decorate. Childish. It’s not just Trump’s ballroom, it’s the whole shebang. They were never good. podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/k...
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Veel reacties vandaag op deze column van mensen die denken dat ze in 2035 nog een nieuwe brandstofauto gaan kopen. (benieuwd waar ze dan tanken, en hoeveel een litertje in 2035 kost als die laatste diehards de hele benzine-infrastructuur moeten betalen)
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Veel reacties vandaag op deze column van mensen die denken dat ze in 2035 nog een nieuwe brandstofauto gaan kopen. (benieuwd waar ze dan tanken, en hoeveel een litertje in 2035 kost als die laatste diehards de hele benzine-infrastructuur moeten betalen)
"After decades of narrowing, the gap between countries at the top and bottom of the index has widened for four years running. The world’s poorest countries have stalled on other indicators, too. Extreme poverty has barely fallen since 2015. Measures of public health have declined since covid."
Which countries have the best, and worst, living standards?
A ranking of 193 countries shows that human development is stalling almost everywhere
www.economist.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
"After decades of narrowing, the gap between countries at the top and bottom of the index has widened for four years running. The world’s poorest countries have stalled on other indicators, too. Extreme poverty has barely fallen since 2015. Measures of public health have declined since covid."
Yet more outrageous pro-Empress Maria Theresa propaganda
December 22, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Yet more outrageous pro-Empress Maria Theresa propaganda
Excellent progress on Plan 2025’s Viktor Orban-inspired effort to subject America’s main media organs to political control, by having friendly billionaires buy them and install obedient editors www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
December 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Excellent progress on Plan 2025’s Viktor Orban-inspired effort to subject America’s main media organs to political control, by having friendly billionaires buy them and install obedient editors www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
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bit of an edgy tweet here for Dmitriev, given all the Trump bootlicking
December 22, 2025 at 7:22 AM
bit of an edgy tweet here for Dmitriev, given all the Trump bootlicking
This tweet is an excellent demonstration of why more people should read The Economist’s data journalism
According to a POLITICO poll, more respondents in France and Germany want their governments to scale back financial aid to Kyiv than to increase it or keep it the same.
In the U.S., Canada and the U.K., meanwhile, respondents tilt the other way 👇
politi.co/4pFG4SF
In the U.S., Canada and the U.K., meanwhile, respondents tilt the other way 👇
politi.co/4pFG4SF
December 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This tweet is an excellent demonstration of why more people should read The Economist’s data journalism
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If Matt said, "People coming to America seeking asylum have no issues setting up stable housing and therefore do not meaningfully contribute to homelessness trends," that also could've produced a ritualistic denouncement even though this is an implication of rejecting his point.
December 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
If Matt said, "People coming to America seeking asylum have no issues setting up stable housing and therefore do not meaningfully contribute to homelessness trends," that also could've produced a ritualistic denouncement even though this is an implication of rejecting his point.
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