RenateKappes
@renatekappes.bsky.social
EU citizen in Eurocity in the middle of Europe. Here you will find some more about biodiversity, permaculture, sustainability • mixtures • sayable, unsayable • philosophy, Enlightenment, the unconscious & the five senses • history of art, concepts & ideas.
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This year, Stockmann's Christmas window display in Helsinki draws its inspiration from the 80th anniversary of the Moomin stories, telling the story of a winter when the Moomin family has unexpectedly woken up in the middle of their hibernation:
www.moomin.com/en/blog/moom...
www.moomin.com/en/blog/moom...
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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🚨🚨"Welcome to the new European Parliament". In the year and a half since the far right surged at the EU election, Brussels’ mainstream forces have been anxiously wondering if the center can hold. Yesterday, they discovered it couldn’t. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
In Brussels, the far right can no longer be ignored
EU conservatives working with the far right have signed the death warrant of the cordon sanitaire.
www.politico.eu
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🚨🚨"Welcome to the new European Parliament". In the year and a half since the far right surged at the EU election, Brussels’ mainstream forces have been anxiously wondering if the center can hold. Yesterday, they discovered it couldn’t. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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Kleiner Gruß aus dem herbstlichen #Naturgarten.
Wie man sieht, sind noch immer sehr viele Insekten unterwegs.
Bild 1: Gewöhnliches Ferkelkraut
Bild 2: Steinbrecher Felsnelke (Rote Liste)
Bild 3: Berg-Aster
Bild 4: Färberkamille
Wie man sieht, sind noch immer sehr viele Insekten unterwegs.
Bild 1: Gewöhnliches Ferkelkraut
Bild 2: Steinbrecher Felsnelke (Rote Liste)
Bild 3: Berg-Aster
Bild 4: Färberkamille
October 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Kleiner Gruß aus dem herbstlichen #Naturgarten.
Wie man sieht, sind noch immer sehr viele Insekten unterwegs.
Bild 1: Gewöhnliches Ferkelkraut
Bild 2: Steinbrecher Felsnelke (Rote Liste)
Bild 3: Berg-Aster
Bild 4: Färberkamille
Wie man sieht, sind noch immer sehr viele Insekten unterwegs.
Bild 1: Gewöhnliches Ferkelkraut
Bild 2: Steinbrecher Felsnelke (Rote Liste)
Bild 3: Berg-Aster
Bild 4: Färberkamille
Late autumn tips from @suzannacrampton.bsky.social, planting a garden and/or meadow, or at least a part of it, with native plants in a way that is appropriate and biodiverse.
Propagating Irish native spindle is very easy from cuttings youtu.be/4BWP9yXbuG4?... via @YouTube Was asked how to propagate spindle, which I annually do. I’ve deep fondness for spindle,it has such incredibly beautiful seeds,wonderful autumn colours&birds love their seeds
Propagating Irish native spindle is very easy from cuttings
YouTube video by Zwartbles Ireland Suzanna Crampton
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Late autumn tips from @suzannacrampton.bsky.social, planting a garden and/or meadow, or at least a part of it, with native plants in a way that is appropriate and biodiverse.
"*the data I have quoted is from the Rape Crisis Centre in Ireland. It’s representative of most developed countries."
Plus the unreported cases in all the countries that don't keep statistics. These traumas are collective and individual transgenerational traumas. @robertbohan.bsky.social is right.
Plus the unreported cases in all the countries that don't keep statistics. These traumas are collective and individual transgenerational traumas. @robertbohan.bsky.social is right.
Ppl should be v careful about how they discuss Epstein & sexual violence. It is a triggering & widespread experience. Respect survivors.
▪️52% of women & 28% of men will/have experience[d] sexual violence in their lives*
▪️36% of girls & 22% of boys have/will be sexually abused.
▪️52% of women & 28% of men will/have experience[d] sexual violence in their lives*
▪️36% of girls & 22% of boys have/will be sexually abused.
If you have been affected by the release of the Epstein files, help is available. Here are US resources:
Disaster Distress Help – Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – Call 800-273-8255 or Chat with Lifeline
Crisis Textline – Text TALK to 741741
Disaster Distress Help – Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – Call 800-273-8255 or Chat with Lifeline
Crisis Textline – Text TALK to 741741
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 AM
"*the data I have quoted is from the Rape Crisis Centre in Ireland. It’s representative of most developed countries."
Plus the unreported cases in all the countries that don't keep statistics. These traumas are collective and individual transgenerational traumas. @robertbohan.bsky.social is right.
Plus the unreported cases in all the countries that don't keep statistics. These traumas are collective and individual transgenerational traumas. @robertbohan.bsky.social is right.
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Ukraine Peace Talks Collapse as Russia Advances and Europe Arms Up
www.onestnetwork.com/post/ukraine...
www.onestnetwork.com/post/ukraine...
Ukraine Peace Talks Collapse as Russia Advances and Europe Arms Up
Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have been suspended at least until the end of the year, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry confirmed, citing a “lack of progress.” The decision comes as Russian forces c...
www.onestnetwork.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Ukraine Peace Talks Collapse as Russia Advances and Europe Arms Up
www.onestnetwork.com/post/ukraine...
www.onestnetwork.com/post/ukraine...
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“So it was, on that misty morning, that Brenda set off for the capital. She knew not what she would find there, only that the time had come to move on - away from small-minded rural attitudes and people who called her ‘Oreo’ and ‘the wide panda’ - to seek a more fulfilling life.”
November 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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This is the fundamental problem of the glorious Anglosphere democracies 🇬🇧 & 🇺🇸. #Brexit & #USexit are the Janus heads of the same coin. Totally agree with kresten2.bsky.social.
The UK will need some kind of consensus for sure.
The UK also needs to become a modern day democracy.
We can’t have an extremely close relationship (SM) with a country where 30% of the votes can result in almost absolute power and where one parliament can’t bind the next.
Why make a deal, …
The UK also needs to become a modern day democracy.
We can’t have an extremely close relationship (SM) with a country where 30% of the votes can result in almost absolute power and where one parliament can’t bind the next.
Why make a deal, …
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This is the fundamental problem of the glorious Anglosphere democracies 🇬🇧 & 🇺🇸. #Brexit & #USexit are the Janus heads of the same coin. Totally agree with kresten2.bsky.social.
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More about this issue by the same journalist...
"How 'imperial' is the EU, really?" in the EUobserver is also an interesting read.
Caroline de Gruyter is an upbeat writer regarding Europe, it's a pleasure for a federalist reading her pieces.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/31/e...
"How 'imperial' is the EU, really?" in the EUobserver is also an interesting read.
Caroline de Gruyter is an upbeat writer regarding Europe, it's a pleasure for a federalist reading her pieces.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/31/e...
Small Countries Are Seeking Asylum in Europe
It’s a tough time for the world’s more vulnerable nations—except in the EU’s embrace.
foreignpolicy.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
More about this issue by the same journalist...
"How 'imperial' is the EU, really?" in the EUobserver is also an interesting read.
Caroline de Gruyter is an upbeat writer regarding Europe, it's a pleasure for a federalist reading her pieces.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/31/e...
"How 'imperial' is the EU, really?" in the EUobserver is also an interesting read.
Caroline de Gruyter is an upbeat writer regarding Europe, it's a pleasure for a federalist reading her pieces.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/31/e...
"This article is an antidote to the all too common trope in the UK among Brexiters and exceptionalists that Europe is somehow a "global bully" [...]. No. Europe is a port in a storm."
Both this article by @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social and the comments by @nialloconghaile.bsky.social are excellent
Both this article by @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social and the comments by @nialloconghaile.bsky.social are excellent
November 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
"This article is an antidote to the all too common trope in the UK among Brexiters and exceptionalists that Europe is somehow a "global bully" [...]. No. Europe is a port in a storm."
Both this article by @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social and the comments by @nialloconghaile.bsky.social are excellent
Both this article by @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social and the comments by @nialloconghaile.bsky.social are excellent
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A republic is not a monarchy. The difference between a presidential chair that embraces, & a throne that excludes.
Ireland's presidential inauguration chair was made from native oak, symbolic of strength and endurance
Here's some background from a beautiful book that I copy-edited in 2018 artisanhouse.ie/product/see-... #SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm
Here's some background from a beautiful book that I copy-edited in 2018 artisanhouse.ie/product/see-... #SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm
November 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
A republic is not a monarchy. The difference between a presidential chair that embraces, & a throne that excludes.
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I was deeply honoured to be the first artist to perform at the #MeridianLauderdaleCountyPublicLibrary — read the full report from yesterday’s lovely show here: www.facebook.com/sarahmcquaid... … Now looking forward to playing #HooverPublicLibrary #HooverAL TOMORROW (Weds), ->
Sarah McQuaid
I was deeply honoured to be the first artist to perform at the Meridian Lauderdale County Public Library — I do hope it’ll be an ongoing series, as it was an ideal space for a concert and drew a...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I was deeply honoured to be the first artist to perform at the #MeridianLauderdaleCountyPublicLibrary — read the full report from yesterday’s lovely show here: www.facebook.com/sarahmcquaid... … Now looking forward to playing #HooverPublicLibrary #HooverAL TOMORROW (Weds), ->
Compared to the size of the island and its population, tourism in Ireland is still solid. Since the earlier marketing strategies are now losing their effect, this could be used politically to clean up some neglected corners. This includes over-fertilized soil,
bsky.app/profile/iris...
bsky.app/profile/iris...
One way to reverse this trend?
Start bringing nature back to Ireland via major rewilding.
People will be ever less interested in visiting a country that's ever more devoid of the indigenous ecosystems that should make it special.
share.google/dlc11YT8yMNS...
Start bringing nature back to Ireland via major rewilding.
People will be ever less interested in visiting a country that's ever more devoid of the indigenous ecosystems that should make it special.
share.google/dlc11YT8yMNS...
Number of tourists down 7.5% so far this year - CSO
The number of tourists coming to Ireland is down 7.5% so far this year compared to 2024, according to data from the Central Statistics Office.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Compared to the size of the island and its population, tourism in Ireland is still solid. Since the earlier marketing strategies are now losing their effect, this could be used politically to clean up some neglected corners. This includes over-fertilized soil,
bsky.app/profile/iris...
bsky.app/profile/iris...
In Germany, we would categorize this as 'news from education and culture'. And yes, I also learn better by reading. #3sat #Kulturzeit
I find that I retain information better when I read it rather than listen to it. Anyone else?
Maybe this is why Elon Musk can’t tell the difference between The Odyssey and The Iliad.
Maybe this is why Elon Musk can’t tell the difference between The Odyssey and The Iliad.
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
In Germany, we would categorize this as 'news from education and culture'. And yes, I also learn better by reading. #3sat #Kulturzeit
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“Why would a prominent venture capitalist [Peter Thiel ally Marc Andreessen] bristle at a pope calling for basic ethics? Because Pope Leo XIV may be the one authority on earth that Big Tech cannot control.” 1/
A tech billionaire mocked Pope Leo XIV’s call for ethical AI.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
Tech Billionaire Mocks Pope Leo’s AI Warning — and Reveals Silicon Valley’s Original Sin
A billionaire tech guru openly mocked Leo's call for moral AI — and quickly backtracked after backlash. It’s a telling collision of Silicon Valley hubris with a pope they cannot buy, bully, or ignore.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
“Why would a prominent venture capitalist [Peter Thiel ally Marc Andreessen] bristle at a pope calling for basic ethics? Because Pope Leo XIV may be the one authority on earth that Big Tech cannot control.” 1/
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Der unterschied zu den vielen cancelungen und redeverboten in den letzten jahren ist, dass es diesmal in einer synagoge passierte, durch den veranstalter, am 9.11. mit einem faschismusforscher, der über die jüdische demokratische tradition spricht.
das ist schon einigermassen bizarr
das ist schon einigermassen bizarr
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Der unterschied zu den vielen cancelungen und redeverboten in den letzten jahren ist, dass es diesmal in einer synagoge passierte, durch den veranstalter, am 9.11. mit einem faschismusforscher, der über die jüdische demokratische tradition spricht.
das ist schon einigermassen bizarr
das ist schon einigermassen bizarr
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Ich frage mich, welche/r nordamerikanische/r Denker:in derzeit in Deutschland eine Rede halten könnte, ohne einen kollektiven Nervenzusammenbruch zu provozieren. Mir fallen nur Donald Rumsfeld und Ayaan Hirsi Ali ein.
November 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Ich frage mich, welche/r nordamerikanische/r Denker:in derzeit in Deutschland eine Rede halten könnte, ohne einen kollektiven Nervenzusammenbruch zu provozieren. Mir fallen nur Donald Rumsfeld und Ayaan Hirsi Ali ein.
Good news ... 🇨🇭🇪🇺
Switzerland is joining Horizon Europe!
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Good news ... 🇨🇭🇪🇺
#Spooks in reality. More than just gossip about the newly rocky relationships between MI5, CIA, FBI, and the intelligence partnership known as the Five Eyes:
"British security officials rely on the bureau for high-tech surveillance tools — the kind they might need to monitor a new embassy that
"British security officials rely on the bureau for high-tech surveillance tools — the kind they might need to monitor a new embassy that
The real Slow House = the leadership suite with Patel and Bongino
"arrived wearing a trucker hat and a green hooded sweatshirt"
Fussed over flights, screwed over our ally, took a picture with the king, left
"arrived wearing a trucker hat and a green hooded sweatshirt"
Fussed over flights, screwed over our ally, took a picture with the king, left
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
#Spooks in reality. More than just gossip about the newly rocky relationships between MI5, CIA, FBI, and the intelligence partnership known as the Five Eyes:
"British security officials rely on the bureau for high-tech surveillance tools — the kind they might need to monitor a new embassy that
"British security officials rely on the bureau for high-tech surveillance tools — the kind they might need to monitor a new embassy that
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Easily the most interesting (and optimistic) thing I've read in a while climatedrift.substack.com/p/why-solarp...
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Easily the most interesting (and optimistic) thing I've read in a while climatedrift.substack.com/p/why-solarp...
The reintroduction of feudalism is Game of Thrones in real time. Thanks @samanthasearrings.bsky.social, @juliemontoya20.bsky.social , and @misterdac.bsky.social.
Because the billionaire oligarch faction in the UK will not allow the government to get in the way of their plans to reinstate feudalism; which is incompatible with international human rights law.
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The reintroduction of feudalism is Game of Thrones in real time. Thanks @samanthasearrings.bsky.social, @juliemontoya20.bsky.social , and @misterdac.bsky.social.
50 percent off for British students, trainees, and doctoral candidates to participate in the Erasmus program? #Erasmus+ is one of the most valuable achievements of the EU and is definitely not a bargain in a clearance sale.
I have to say, this is earlier than I had expected. But if the UK wants to benefit from being inside the SM, it has to contribute.
As for wanting to pay half as much as others for Erasmus, where do they get off?
The Uk chose Brexit. Stop asking others to pay their way.
#ExtrawurstGroßbritannien
As for wanting to pay half as much as others for Erasmus, where do they get off?
The Uk chose Brexit. Stop asking others to pay their way.
#ExtrawurstGroßbritannien
EU demands UK pay into budget as part of relationship ‘reset’
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
50 percent off for British students, trainees, and doctoral candidates to participate in the Erasmus program? #Erasmus+ is one of the most valuable achievements of the EU and is definitely not a bargain in a clearance sale.
Detailed reading on the comprehensive restructuring of the ECB's executive board of the European Central Bank and the two potential main candidates to succeed Christine Lagarde: former Dutch central bank head Klaas Knot
@nialloconghaile.bsky.social @kresten2.bsky.social
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@nialloconghaile.bsky.social @kresten2.bsky.social
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ECB to kick off race for top roles as Lagarde era enters final stretch - @olafstorbeck.ft.com and @paolatamma.bsky.social report on the contenders www.ft.com/content/45fc...
ECB to kick off race for top roles as Lagarde era enters final stretch
Four of six jobs on central bank’s executive board become vacant before end of 2027, including the presidency
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Detailed reading on the comprehensive restructuring of the ECB's executive board of the European Central Bank and the two potential main candidates to succeed Christine Lagarde: former Dutch central bank head Klaas Knot
@nialloconghaile.bsky.social @kresten2.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/tony...
@nialloconghaile.bsky.social @kresten2.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/tony...
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM