Captain Europe (retired)
@captaineurope.bsky.social
Retired real life 🇪🇺superhero. Full-time desk jockey in the Brussels machine. Eclectic tweets on public policy, travel, the environment and life in general.
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Fresh data shows Hungary’s population fell below 9.5M, down from just under 10M when Orbán took power in 2010 — despite mass naturalization of the diaspora and people moving to Hungary. Losses to Western Europe and the failure of “pro-family” policies still outweighed the gains.
📉🇭🇺 INVESTIGATION: Viktor Orbán vowed to boost Hungary’s population without immigrants. But births keep falling—and emigration is soaring. Direkt36's investigation shows many young people are leaving, posing serious risks for the country’s future.
Inside Viktor Orbán’s Failure to Achieve His Demographic Goal - VSquare.org
The Prime Minister has long said that he would like to grow the population of Hungary without bringing in immigrants. Recently, births have fallen, but the number of people leaving the country has also soared.
vsquare.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Fresh data shows Hungary’s population fell below 9.5M, down from just under 10M when Orbán took power in 2010 — despite mass naturalization of the diaspora and people moving to Hungary. Losses to Western Europe and the failure of “pro-family” policies still outweighed the gains.
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🚨🚨Re #brexit there is not much new under the sun; it is still a cause of pain and misery and a massive drag on the UK economy which is costing Britain up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenues. 🧵 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🚨🚨Re #brexit there is not much new under the sun; it is still a cause of pain and misery and a massive drag on the UK economy which is costing Britain up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenues. 🧵 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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"Here’s how this is gonna go: First, you will step up to the rental counter only when I give you The Look. The Look is not markedly different from my resting face. In fact, it’s no different at all. But it’s your job to recognize The Look, so pay attention."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...
I’m in Charge at This Hertz Location, and Buddy, You’re Not Getting a Car Today
Here’s how this is gonna go: First, you will step up to the rental counter only when I give you The Look. The Look is not markedly different from m...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"Here’s how this is gonna go: First, you will step up to the rental counter only when I give you The Look. The Look is not markedly different from my resting face. In fact, it’s no different at all. But it’s your job to recognize The Look, so pay attention."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...
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Chamberlain did not win a Nobel Peace Prize.
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Chamberlain did not win a Nobel Peace Prize.
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12/
We need to start with our own maximalist plans
What option is there?
If I rob a bank, lawyers may give mitigating evidence, but I'm still locked up. I don't get to keep half the cash I stole
If I break into someone's house at gunpoint, I don't keep the downstairs in a deal
We need to start with our own maximalist plans
What option is there?
If I rob a bank, lawyers may give mitigating evidence, but I'm still locked up. I don't get to keep half the cash I stole
If I break into someone's house at gunpoint, I don't keep the downstairs in a deal
November 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
12/
We need to start with our own maximalist plans
What option is there?
If I rob a bank, lawyers may give mitigating evidence, but I'm still locked up. I don't get to keep half the cash I stole
If I break into someone's house at gunpoint, I don't keep the downstairs in a deal
We need to start with our own maximalist plans
What option is there?
If I rob a bank, lawyers may give mitigating evidence, but I'm still locked up. I don't get to keep half the cash I stole
If I break into someone's house at gunpoint, I don't keep the downstairs in a deal
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🇺🇦 Zelensky: The crux of the entire diplomatic situation is that it was Russia, and only Russia, that started this war, and it is Russia, and only Russia, that has been refusing to end it throughout the full-scale invasion.
November 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🇺🇦 Zelensky: The crux of the entire diplomatic situation is that it was Russia, and only Russia, that started this war, and it is Russia, and only Russia, that has been refusing to end it throughout the full-scale invasion.
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This is, in essence, the only peace plan that will actually work. And it would probably have the massive advantage of bringing down the Putin regime and bringing an end to the wholesale anti-democratic subversion that his regime has been perpetrating.
November 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This is, in essence, the only peace plan that will actually work. And it would probably have the massive advantage of bringing down the Putin regime and bringing an end to the wholesale anti-democratic subversion that his regime has been perpetrating.
‘the estate agent’ ❤️
I should add the above demands for peace officially came from Ukraine's Euro allies: it would seem "ungrateful" for Ukraine to issue this straight after the meeting with Rubio & the estate agent.
Meanwhile Kharkiv, Poltava and now parts of Dnipropetrovsk regions have no power.
Meanwhile Kharkiv, Poltava and now parts of Dnipropetrovsk regions have no power.
November 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
‘the estate agent’ ❤️
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Musk Accidentally Proves 70% Of MAGA Accounts On Twitter Live In Russia
Musk Accidentally Proves 70% Of MAGA Accounts On Twitter Live In Russia
Whoops!
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Musk Accidentally Proves 70% Of MAGA Accounts On Twitter Live In Russia
Had a great evening watching @mattgreencomedy.com live. Worth doing if you get the chance – the live show has content that you won’t see online. And if you have concerns about that, they are definitely not legitimate.
November 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Had a great evening watching @mattgreencomedy.com live. Worth doing if you get the chance – the live show has content that you won’t see online. And if you have concerns about that, they are definitely not legitimate.
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Today is 92nd anniversary of Holodomor. Soviet Russia inflicted a man made famine on Ukraine that killed millions. Today we are trying to wipe the country off the map.
The only difference is the USA is on our side now.
The only difference is the USA is on our side now.
November 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Today is 92nd anniversary of Holodomor. Soviet Russia inflicted a man made famine on Ukraine that killed millions. Today we are trying to wipe the country off the map.
The only difference is the USA is on our side now.
The only difference is the USA is on our side now.
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I’ve been in a room with Putin. He calls Ukrainians “Russians with accents.” His real fear isn’t NATO expansion, it’s democracy expansion. It shatters his entire argument for dictatorship at home. Because if Ukrainians embrace freedom, Russians may demand the same.
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I’ve been in a room with Putin. He calls Ukrainians “Russians with accents.” His real fear isn’t NATO expansion, it’s democracy expansion. It shatters his entire argument for dictatorship at home. Because if Ukrainians embrace freedom, Russians may demand the same.
Neville Chamberlain wields dealmaking diplomacy to shape UK foreign policy
Donald Trump wields dealmaking diplomacy to shape US foreign policy on.ft.com/48tIldp
Donald Trump wields dealmaking diplomacy to shape US foreign policy
President’s latest peacemaking effort in Ukraine involves another quest for a payout
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November 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Neville Chamberlain wields dealmaking diplomacy to shape UK foreign policy
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I just wish Mamdani had leant across and whispered "Putin's the bad guy" in Trump's ear.
November 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I just wish Mamdani had leant across and whispered "Putin's the bad guy" in Trump's ear.
Yeah, what is it with fascists and forcing other people to breathe noxious gases?
You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
November 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Yeah, what is it with fascists and forcing other people to breathe noxious gases?
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I do hope all those sycophants in Congress who support Ukraine actually take to the streets and organise protests against this anti democratic and anti-US tyranny.
This is a despicable betrayal of US values.
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This is a despicable betrayal of US values.
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The Guardian points out that the document Trump is forcing Ukraine to sign was highly likely to have been written in Russian by a Russian. Then translated in a way not natural for a native English speaker.
Agent Orange is literally on the verge of doing Putin's work and killing a free nation.
Agent Orange is literally on the verge of doing Putin's work and killing a free nation.
November 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I do hope all those sycophants in Congress who support Ukraine actually take to the streets and organise protests against this anti democratic and anti-US tyranny.
This is a despicable betrayal of US values.
bsky.app/profile/twmc...
This is a despicable betrayal of US values.
bsky.app/profile/twmc...
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This is 100% Russian propaganda
VARNEY: This deal in my opinion would be a win for Putin. You happy with that?
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: It's a win for both. Kyiv was never gonna be able to put back into Ukraine -- not Kyiv, but uh, uh, uh, my mind has slipped me
V: Crimea
M: Crimea. They kind of see themselves as more Russian anyways
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: It's a win for both. Kyiv was never gonna be able to put back into Ukraine -- not Kyiv, but uh, uh, uh, my mind has slipped me
V: Crimea
M: Crimea. They kind of see themselves as more Russian anyways
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is 100% Russian propaganda
Очень хорошо. До свидания.
November 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Очень хорошо. До свидания.
The Trump administration is a wholly owned subsidiary of Russia.
🚨🚨This is no "peace" plan, it is a recipe for further suffering and #Russian imperialist expansion in the #west. It is difficult to appreciate just how much damage the #trump administration has done to #Ukraine and its war efforts. It is disgusting beyond words. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Ukraine banned from Nato, Russia readmitted to the G8 and territory ceded: what’s in Trump’s draft plan
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he expects to discuss the plan – which was reportedly drafted by Russian and US officials – with Trump
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The Trump administration is a wholly owned subsidiary of Russia.
Happy with my latest purchase from @newsthump.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Happy with my latest purchase from @newsthump.com
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New “they are treating us like the 3rd nation nationals we demanded to be treated as” shock.
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
New “they are treating us like the 3rd nation nationals we demanded to be treated as” shock.
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TIL I learned there is a What3Words Squealing Piggy Trump on the Isle of Man.
November 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
TIL I learned there is a What3Words Squealing Piggy Trump on the Isle of Man.
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"Ich will einen Pudding an die Wand nageln!"
"Äh, Experten rechnen vor: Das ist technisch unmöglich."
"FRECHHEIT! TECHNOLOGIEOFFENHEIT! DIE POLITIK HAT NICHT ZU ENTSCHEIDEN, WAS DER BESTE AUFBEWAHRUNGSORT FÜR PUDDING IST!"
"Ok. Aber bitte DEUTSCHE Nägel verwenden. Hier ist die Milliardenförderung."
"Äh, Experten rechnen vor: Das ist technisch unmöglich."
"FRECHHEIT! TECHNOLOGIEOFFENHEIT! DIE POLITIK HAT NICHT ZU ENTSCHEIDEN, WAS DER BESTE AUFBEWAHRUNGSORT FÜR PUDDING IST!"
"Ok. Aber bitte DEUTSCHE Nägel verwenden. Hier ist die Milliardenförderung."
November 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"Ich will einen Pudding an die Wand nageln!"
"Äh, Experten rechnen vor: Das ist technisch unmöglich."
"FRECHHEIT! TECHNOLOGIEOFFENHEIT! DIE POLITIK HAT NICHT ZU ENTSCHEIDEN, WAS DER BESTE AUFBEWAHRUNGSORT FÜR PUDDING IST!"
"Ok. Aber bitte DEUTSCHE Nägel verwenden. Hier ist die Milliardenförderung."
"Äh, Experten rechnen vor: Das ist technisch unmöglich."
"FRECHHEIT! TECHNOLOGIEOFFENHEIT! DIE POLITIK HAT NICHT ZU ENTSCHEIDEN, WAS DER BESTE AUFBEWAHRUNGSORT FÜR PUDDING IST!"
"Ok. Aber bitte DEUTSCHE Nägel verwenden. Hier ist die Milliardenförderung."
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David Miliband's closing paragraphs in his Observer article today are quite ... striking.
November 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
David Miliband's closing paragraphs in his Observer article today are quite ... striking.