BargainingChip
@bargainingchip.bsky.social
‘Citizen of nowhere’, anti-Brexit, pro-Europe, living in Switzerland. Editor, writer, artsy type. Runner of short distances. Once and future Samoyed parent. #FBPE
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For years, MAGA partisans have employed various tactics to prevent the imminent pain of cognitive dissonance. Now Newsom is forcing them to see what Trump looks like without the distorting force field created by Trump’s showmanship:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
MAGA World Is So Close to Getting It
Gavin Newsom’s parodies are riling people up—and they don’t quite seem to understand why.
www.theatlantic.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
For years, MAGA partisans have employed various tactics to prevent the imminent pain of cognitive dissonance. Now Newsom is forcing them to see what Trump looks like without the distorting force field created by Trump’s showmanship:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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I just signed the Election Rigging Response Act to put Proposition 50 up for a vote on November 4th.
The people of California will have the power to push back against Texas and any other state that obeys Donald Trump's demand to rig the next election.
The people of California will have the power to push back against Texas and any other state that obeys Donald Trump's demand to rig the next election.
August 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I just signed the Election Rigging Response Act to put Proposition 50 up for a vote on November 4th.
The people of California will have the power to push back against Texas and any other state that obeys Donald Trump's demand to rig the next election.
The people of California will have the power to push back against Texas and any other state that obeys Donald Trump's demand to rig the next election.
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The Louvre’s Entire Collection Goes Online: View and Download 480,00 Works of Art
The Louvre’s Entire Collection Goes Online: View and Download 480,00 Works of Art
If you go to Paris, many will advise you, you must go to the Louvre; but then, if you go to Paris, as nearly as many will advise you, you must not go to the Louvre.
www.openculture.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The Louvre’s Entire Collection Goes Online: View and Download 480,00 Works of Art
“Maybe you agree — free speech and all that. But if you don’t, don’t try to explain the ugly stuff away.”
“We know most of you are patriots. […] But Europeans in general, and Britons in particular, are hard-coded to laugh at your expense. We are punching up. Try not to take it personally”
“We know most of you are patriots. […] But Europeans in general, and Britons in particular, are hard-coded to laugh at your expense. We are punching up. Try not to take it personally”
"First, foreigners will quiz you about Trump’s economic and trade policy as if it is somehow your fault or you are directly involved in the strategy and negotiations. Unless you, dear reader, are in the US administration or an adviser to it then you will struggle for a sensible answer."
Advice to shell-shocked Americans from Brexit Britain
[FREE TO READ] Britons are skilled at navigating the humiliation unleashed by political and market chaos — allow us to give you some tips
on.ft.com
April 16, 2025 at 5:21 AM
“Maybe you agree — free speech and all that. But if you don’t, don’t try to explain the ugly stuff away.”
“We know most of you are patriots. […] But Europeans in general, and Britons in particular, are hard-coded to laugh at your expense. We are punching up. Try not to take it personally”
“We know most of you are patriots. […] But Europeans in general, and Britons in particular, are hard-coded to laugh at your expense. We are punching up. Try not to take it personally”
“Nobody in Europe has spent the past week looking at their stock portfolio, wondering if they could still afford to send their kids to university.”
“It is a place blessed with walkable cities, long life expectancies and vaccinated kids who do not need to be trained to dodge school shooters.”
“It is a place blessed with walkable cities, long life expectancies and vaccinated kids who do not need to be trained to dodge school shooters.”
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
economist.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:10 AM
“Nobody in Europe has spent the past week looking at their stock portfolio, wondering if they could still afford to send their kids to university.”
“It is a place blessed with walkable cities, long life expectancies and vaccinated kids who do not need to be trained to dodge school shooters.”
“It is a place blessed with walkable cities, long life expectancies and vaccinated kids who do not need to be trained to dodge school shooters.”
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Breaking news: Brussels has proposed buying weapons collectively on behalf of EU member states, in what would be a major shift in decision-making power in response to Donald Trump’s policies. www.ft.com/content/2914...
March 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Breaking news: Brussels has proposed buying weapons collectively on behalf of EU member states, in what would be a major shift in decision-making power in response to Donald Trump’s policies. www.ft.com/content/2914...
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Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia will tomorrow permanently disconnect from Russia’s power grid.
Russia can no longer use energy as a tool of blackmail.
This is a victory for freedom and European unity.
Russia can no longer use energy as a tool of blackmail.
This is a victory for freedom and European unity.
February 7, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia will tomorrow permanently disconnect from Russia’s power grid.
Russia can no longer use energy as a tool of blackmail.
This is a victory for freedom and European unity.
Russia can no longer use energy as a tool of blackmail.
This is a victory for freedom and European unity.
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Unusual day.
General synopsis: Wake up to the Shipping Forecast. Have coffee to the Shipping Forecast. Have lunch to the Shipping Forecast. Go out for a walk in the sun (it's 🇨🇭) and return to the Shipping Forecast ...
Actually perfect for January 1. Thank you BBCR4
General synopsis: Wake up to the Shipping Forecast. Have coffee to the Shipping Forecast. Have lunch to the Shipping Forecast. Go out for a walk in the sun (it's 🇨🇭) and return to the Shipping Forecast ...
Actually perfect for January 1. Thank you BBCR4
BBC Radio 4 - Shipping Forecast - The Shipping Forecast Centenary
A collection of programmes and features celebrating 100 years of the Shipping Forecast.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Unusual day.
General synopsis: Wake up to the Shipping Forecast. Have coffee to the Shipping Forecast. Have lunch to the Shipping Forecast. Go out for a walk in the sun (it's 🇨🇭) and return to the Shipping Forecast ...
Actually perfect for January 1. Thank you BBCR4
General synopsis: Wake up to the Shipping Forecast. Have coffee to the Shipping Forecast. Have lunch to the Shipping Forecast. Go out for a walk in the sun (it's 🇨🇭) and return to the Shipping Forecast ...
Actually perfect for January 1. Thank you BBCR4
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A news story for the day, I think.
Happy Christmas everyone.
Happy Christmas everyone.
Notre-Dame de Paris a célébré sa première messe de minuit depuis l’incendie de 2019
Notre-Dame de Paris a célébré sa première messe de minuit depuis l’incendie de 2019
L’archevêque de Paris, Laurent Ulrich, doit présider mercredi à 11 heures la messe de Noël. Deux autres offices sont prévus dans la cathédrale, à 8 h 30 et 18 heures.
www.lemonde.fr
December 25, 2024 at 7:56 AM
A news story for the day, I think.
Happy Christmas everyone.
Happy Christmas everyone.
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Well the Commons Library have got us as close to a written constitution as we are going to be. Bless them - we are lucky to have them
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
The United Kingdom constitution - a mapping exercise
A briefing paper which "maps" (or summarises) the main elements of the United Kingdom's uncodified constitution.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
December 20, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Well the Commons Library have got us as close to a written constitution as we are going to be. Bless them - we are lucky to have them
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
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Night Owl on a Winter Eve Flight by Walter King Stone (1875-1949)
December 20, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Night Owl on a Winter Eve Flight by Walter King Stone (1875-1949)
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Look bringing back polio sounds bad. But it’s a small price to pay to get rid of pronouns in email signatures and black women in star wars.
December 13, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Look bringing back polio sounds bad. But it’s a small price to pay to get rid of pronouns in email signatures and black women in star wars.
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Recommend this piece by @edwinheathcote.bsky.social on the closure of Smithfield. It is beautifully written and intelligent about what makes for vibrancy in a city
on.ft.com/3ZeHMOL
on.ft.com/3ZeHMOL
Sham urbanity dispatches Smithfield to the knacker’s yard
The City of London’s closure of the old meat market displays an insulting disrespect for trade and civic pride
on.ft.com
November 30, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Recommend this piece by @edwinheathcote.bsky.social on the closure of Smithfield. It is beautifully written and intelligent about what makes for vibrancy in a city
on.ft.com/3ZeHMOL
on.ft.com/3ZeHMOL
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Today, one European city is officially opening its new subway system. This is Greece's beautiful Thessaloniki. The metro system opens there after decades of delays. The initial proposal for a subway in Thessaloniki was made in 1918! @moschovidis.bsky.social
Final Countdown to Thessaloniki Metro Opening After Two-Decade Wait - GreekReporter.com
The countdown to the opening of the Thessaloniki metro has begun as Greece's authorities confirmed that it will be delivered on November 30.
greekreporter.com
November 30, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Today, one European city is officially opening its new subway system. This is Greece's beautiful Thessaloniki. The metro system opens there after decades of delays. The initial proposal for a subway in Thessaloniki was made in 1918! @moschovidis.bsky.social
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I read that the people of Gavle have once again erected the enormous straw goat they build every Xmas, only for it usually to be burned down, often in picturesque circumstances. This 2018 Foreign Desk Explainer for Monocle Radio introduces Gavle Goat lore. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Explainer 144: Who’s burning the Gävle goat?
It is tradition in the small Swedish town of Gävle to erect a giant straw goat to celebrate Advent. However it is also tradition, or at least it has become…
monocle.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:49 PM
I read that the people of Gavle have once again erected the enormous straw goat they build every Xmas, only for it usually to be burned down, often in picturesque circumstances. This 2018 Foreign Desk Explainer for Monocle Radio introduces Gavle Goat lore. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
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Orcas have started wearing dead salmon as hats again, just fyi
www.iflscience.com/wearing-a-sa...
www.iflscience.com/wearing-a-sa...
Wearing A Salmon On Your Head Is Back In Fashion For Orcas, After A 37-Year Break
In 1987, there was a strange trend amongst killer whales. Recent sightings show it's back in fashion.
www.iflscience.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Orcas have started wearing dead salmon as hats again, just fyi
www.iflscience.com/wearing-a-sa...
www.iflscience.com/wearing-a-sa...
As a Brit living in mainland Europe during the #Brexit negotiations, I (along with other Brits like me, as well as EU citizens living in the UK) was deemed a “bargaining chip” by then-UK Prime Minister Theresa May. Now I am an EU citizen again, but I feel the UK needs Europe more than ever. #FBPE
November 10, 2024 at 4:35 PM