Sophia Bengtsson
@sophiabengtsson.bsky.social
🇪🇺 poetess with a liberal heart & mind.
Doing politics in the European Parliament.
Writing at writingassophia.substack.com
Doing politics in the European Parliament.
Writing at writingassophia.substack.com
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Macron öppnar upp för återinförande av frivillig värnplikt i i Frankrike, som ett sätt att fylla franska försvarsmaktens behov.
En marge du G20 en Afrique du Sud, Emmanuel Macron a confirmé son intention de rétablir un service militaire, qui serait cependant volontaire, face à la montée des périls en Europe.
Europe en guerre : Macron veut instaurer un service militaire volontaire
En marge du G20 en Afrique du Sud, le président français a confirmé son intention de rétablir un service militaire, qui serait cependant volontaire, face à la montée des périls sur le continent.
www.liberation.fr
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Macron öppnar upp för återinförande av frivillig värnplikt i i Frankrike, som ett sätt att fylla franska försvarsmaktens behov.
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Huge respect to a National Guard soldier who is putting his career on the line to defend the American Constitution:
"Seeking refuge is not an act of violence. Locking people up for it is."
"Seeking refuge is not an act of violence. Locking people up for it is."
🇺🇸 National Guard soldier speaks out: “I swore an oath to defend our constitution… seeking refuge is not an act of violence. Locking people up for it is.”
August 20, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Huge respect to a National Guard soldier who is putting his career on the line to defend the American Constitution:
"Seeking refuge is not an act of violence. Locking people up for it is."
"Seeking refuge is not an act of violence. Locking people up for it is."
OK so I'm writing on the internet again and it's probably mostly going to be about how hard it is to live and to write, but here we go ;) writingassophia.substack.com
Writing as Sophia | Sophia Bengtsson | Substack
Here I am, thinking and feeling my way through life by writing. Click to read Writing as Sophia, by Sophia Bengtsson, a Substack publication. Launched 18 hours ago.
writingassophia.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
OK so I'm writing on the internet again and it's probably mostly going to be about how hard it is to live and to write, but here we go ;) writingassophia.substack.com
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Can you imagine if a Muslim judge on the Court had said Allah told him to side with Palestine?
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'The Lord Is Counting on Me to Stand on the Side of Israel': ICJ Judge Reveals Her Bias
Judge Julia Sebutinde, a Christian Zionist, was the sole dissenting vote on the ICJ ruling on Israel's illegal occupation and the only one to vote against all six 'provisional measures' for Gaza.
zeteo.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Can you imagine if a Muslim judge on the Court had said Allah told him to side with Palestine?
zeteo.com/p/the-lord-i...
zeteo.com/p/the-lord-i...
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Katastrofläkaren: ”Gaza är ett dödsläger – jag skäms” www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/kata...
Katastrofläkaren: ”Gaza är ett dödsläger – jag skäms” - Nyheter (Ekot)
Svälten i Gaza når nya nivåer och hela befolkningen hotas nu av svält i någon utsträckning, enligt en ny rapport från den FN-stödda organisationen IPC ...
www.sverigesradio.se
May 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Katastrofläkaren: ”Gaza är ett dödsläger – jag skäms” www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/kata...
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"Jag vet att det antagligen är förgäves, men jag uppmanar ändå den svenska regeringen att i ljuset av de överväldigande bevisen på fruktansvärda krigsbrott omvärdera sin passiva hållning.Tala, beskriv det som sker, säg sanningen,gör vad ni kan." @karinp.bsky.social
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/qPg...
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/qPg...
Jag skäms som svensk när regeringen håller tyst
Etnisk rensning i Gaza – och ingen reagerar
www.aftonbladet.se
May 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"Jag vet att det antagligen är förgäves, men jag uppmanar ändå den svenska regeringen att i ljuset av de överväldigande bevisen på fruktansvärda krigsbrott omvärdera sin passiva hållning.Tala, beskriv det som sker, säg sanningen,gör vad ni kan." @karinp.bsky.social
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/qPg...
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/qPg...
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#Lithuania bans overflights for planes carrying Vucic and Fico to Moscow
#Lithuania bans overflights for planes carrying Vucic and Fico to Moscow
"Security of all people travelling through #Lithuania, including leaders, is our highest priority, so we took this decision," Lithuania's president said.
dlvr.it
May 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
#Lithuania bans overflights for planes carrying Vucic and Fico to Moscow
SVERIGE, du som en gång var folkrättens främste försvarare- var är du?
🇪🇸🇮🇸🇮🇪🇸🇮🇱🇺 Statement on Israels expansion in Gaza www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/j...
May 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
SVERIGE, du som en gång var folkrättens främste försvarare- var är du?
🇪🇸🇮🇸🇮🇪🇸🇮🇱🇺 Statement on Israels expansion in Gaza www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/j...
May 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🇪🇸🇮🇸🇮🇪🇸🇮🇱🇺 Statement on Israels expansion in Gaza www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/j...
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Opinion from the FT's Editorial Board: 'The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.' www.ft.com/content/f5fd...
May 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Opinion from the FT's Editorial Board: 'The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.' www.ft.com/content/f5fd...
På fredag är det Europadagen, hur ska ni fira? Kan tipsa om att gräva fram era rättigheter och känna privilegiet av att bo i världens enda union av demokratier ✌️
May 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
På fredag är det Europadagen, hur ska ni fira? Kan tipsa om att gräva fram era rättigheter och känna privilegiet av att bo i världens enda union av demokratier ✌️
So it happened, after 12 years in Brussels, that I ACCIDENTALLY responded in FRENCH when talking to the cashier in my neighborhood ITALIAN corner shop 😱 existential rabbithole approaching
May 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
So it happened, after 12 years in Brussels, that I ACCIDENTALLY responded in FRENCH when talking to the cashier in my neighborhood ITALIAN corner shop 😱 existential rabbithole approaching
Regeringens 'agerande' påminner om Trumps hantering av Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Man låtsar man inte har någon makt alls. Men Sverige och EU har ett ansvar att agera OCH verktyg att göra det www.dn.se/sverige/expe...
Experter: Sverige har ett ansvar att agera mot folkrättsbrott i Gaza
Sverige har enligt internationell rätt ansvar för att agera mot folkrättsbrott i Gaza. Det säger flera experter som DN talat med.
www.dn.se
May 5, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Regeringens 'agerande' påminner om Trumps hantering av Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Man låtsar man inte har någon makt alls. Men Sverige och EU har ett ansvar att agera OCH verktyg att göra det www.dn.se/sverige/expe...
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The effect of Israel’s total siege on Gaza has become catastrophic, doctors say. Shortages of food, water and medicine are prompting a surge of preventable illnesses, and deaths. nyti.ms/3GzOJV1
May 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The effect of Israel’s total siege on Gaza has become catastrophic, doctors say. Shortages of food, water and medicine are prompting a surge of preventable illnesses, and deaths. nyti.ms/3GzOJV1
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‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family
As a young photojournalist living in Gaza, Fatima Hassouna knew that death was always at her doorstep. As she spent the past 18 months of war documenting airstrikes, the demolition of her home, the endless displacement and the killing of 11 family members, all she demanded was that she not be allowed to go quietly.
“If I die, I want a loud death,” Hassouna wrote on social media. “I don’t want to be just breaking news, or a number in a group, I want a death that the world will hear, an impact that will remain through time, and a timeless image that cannot be buried by time or place.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
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All the rumours are that Trump is going to use Earth Day on Tuesday for a major attack on climate charities and climate change action in general. Europe is going to be challenged to step up yet again.
April 19, 2025 at 6:55 AM
All the rumours are that Trump is going to use Earth Day on Tuesday for a major attack on climate charities and climate change action in general. Europe is going to be challenged to step up yet again.
Trots att ICC redan utfärdat arresteringsorder av Netanyahu för krigsbrott så mumlar regeringen om att man måste invänta domstolsbeslut innan man agerar mot Israel? www.dn.se/ekonomi/sven...
Svensk handel med Israel påverkas inte av ambulansattacken
”Helt fruktansvärda historier”, säger utrikeshandelsministern om dödandet av ambulanssjukvårdare i Gaza. Men sanktioner mot Israel är inte aktuellt.
www.dn.se
April 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Trots att ICC redan utfärdat arresteringsorder av Netanyahu för krigsbrott så mumlar regeringen om att man måste invänta domstolsbeslut innan man agerar mot Israel? www.dn.se/ekonomi/sven...
FREE and open for business🇪🇺❤️ www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
The thing about Europe: it’s the actual land of the free now
Europe’s very real problems don’t look so bad by comparison
www.economist.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
FREE and open for business🇪🇺❤️ www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
Viktig röst! www.dn.se/insandare/va...
April 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Viktig röst! www.dn.se/insandare/va...
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The USA has to pay Europe a lot of money for unfair trade practices. They’ve been wage dumping (low minimum wage, low income taxes) & social dumping (low social spending, weak environmental regulations, poor worker’s safety standards).
America has cheated us for so long. So bad. They need to pay.
America has cheated us for so long. So bad. They need to pay.
Trump calls for Europe to pay reparations to the US: "We put a big tariff on Europe. They are coming to the table. They want to talk, but there's no talk unless they pay us a lot of money on a yearly basis number one for president but also for past."
April 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The USA has to pay Europe a lot of money for unfair trade practices. They’ve been wage dumping (low minimum wage, low income taxes) & social dumping (low social spending, weak environmental regulations, poor worker’s safety standards).
America has cheated us for so long. So bad. They need to pay.
America has cheated us for so long. So bad. They need to pay.
polska konservativa kritiserar sin partigrupps ledare Manfred Weber för att tydligt liera sig med ytterhögern. Var är de svenska rösterna från Moderaterna? www.politico.eu/article/poli...
Poland’s EPP delegation challenges Manfred Weber-led rightward shift
Schmoozing with the far right will get us nowhere, leading MEP tells peers.
www.politico.eu
April 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
polska konservativa kritiserar sin partigrupps ledare Manfred Weber för att tydligt liera sig med ytterhögern. Var är de svenska rösterna från Moderaterna? www.politico.eu/article/poli...
Hallå ser ni vad som händer??
This is crazy. Germany is deporting *EU citizens* who have the legal right to live and work in Germany for participating in pro-Palestinian protests.
This can't be legal under EU law, can it?
This can't be legal under EU law, can it?
Irish citizens say they were ordered to leave Germany
Two Irish citizens living in Berlin have been issued with deportation orders for involvement in pro-Palestinian protests in the German capital, they have said in a statement.
www.rte.ie
April 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hallå ser ni vad som händer??
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This is crazy. Germany is deporting *EU citizens* who have the legal right to live and work in Germany for participating in pro-Palestinian protests.
This can't be legal under EU law, can it?
This can't be legal under EU law, can it?
Irish citizens say they were ordered to leave Germany
Two Irish citizens living in Berlin have been issued with deportation orders for involvement in pro-Palestinian protests in the German capital, they have said in a statement.
www.rte.ie
April 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This is crazy. Germany is deporting *EU citizens* who have the legal right to live and work in Germany for participating in pro-Palestinian protests.
This can't be legal under EU law, can it?
This can't be legal under EU law, can it?