European Citizen
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Former EU blogger
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After this, the EU should absolutely proceed on the assumption that Trump meant what he said about Greenland. Nothing is off the table anymore.
January 3, 2026 at 10:41 AM
After this, the EU should absolutely proceed on the assumption that Trump meant what he said about Greenland. Nothing is off the table anymore.
US troops in Europe (incl Greenland) have been seen as essential to security for so long, but having military bases of a country unrestrained by international law - or even its own constitution - in your territory will start to be seen as a potential national security threat
After this, the EU should absolutely proceed on the assumption that Trump meant what he said about Greenland. Nothing is off the table anymore.
January 3, 2026 at 12:08 PM
US troops in Europe (incl Greenland) have been seen as essential to security for so long, but having military bases of a country unrestrained by international law - or even its own constitution - in your territory will start to be seen as a potential national security threat
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The EU never gets praise even when it acts. There is so much constant EU negging that commentators struggle to praise when it delivers. The EU did what it needed to do. Take the win.
Last night was a big step for Ukraine and the European project.
First, the EU got the money for Ukraine 1/
Last night was a big step for Ukraine and the European project.
First, the EU got the money for Ukraine 1/
December 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The EU never gets praise even when it acts. There is so much constant EU negging that commentators struggle to praise when it delivers. The EU did what it needed to do. Take the win.
Last night was a big step for Ukraine and the European project.
First, the EU got the money for Ukraine 1/
Last night was a big step for Ukraine and the European project.
First, the EU got the money for Ukraine 1/
If he really believed in Libertarianism, he'd establish his new community as an underwater city.
Belgian crypto billionaire Olivier Janssens is planning to establish a "libertarian community" with its own legal system in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Belgian crypto-billionaire wants to build the ‘Dubai of the Caribbean’
Belgian crypto-billionaire wants to build the 'Dubai of the Caribbean'
www.brusselstimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM
If he really believed in Libertarianism, he'd establish his new community as an underwater city.
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Quite an admission, basically saying: I have offered my country's vote to a foreign power that sees itself at war with the European Union and am aiding them in dividing us.
💥On his flight to the EU summit, Viktor Orbán revealed what appears to be direct coordination with Vladimir Putin: Hungary would be spared Russian countermeasures if Orbán votes against the EU’s confiscation of frozen Russian assets: "So we Hungarians have protected ourselves."
December 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Quite an admission, basically saying: I have offered my country's vote to a foreign power that sees itself at war with the European Union and am aiding them in dividing us.
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EU Member States prohibit return of Russian central bank assets in EU to Russia until Russian hostilities no longer disrupt EU economy www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
December 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
EU Member States prohibit return of Russian central bank assets in EU to Russia until Russian hostilities no longer disrupt EU economy www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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Bloody hell, the SEC’s Caroline Crenshaw is not leaving the organisation quietly.
She says there is a “rapacious” appetite to deregulate, and warns that “the darkest depths of winter still lie ahead for America’s capital markets”. www.ft.com/content/7027...
She says there is a “rapacious” appetite to deregulate, and warns that “the darkest depths of winter still lie ahead for America’s capital markets”. www.ft.com/content/7027...
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Bloody hell, the SEC’s Caroline Crenshaw is not leaving the organisation quietly.
She says there is a “rapacious” appetite to deregulate, and warns that “the darkest depths of winter still lie ahead for America’s capital markets”. www.ft.com/content/7027...
She says there is a “rapacious” appetite to deregulate, and warns that “the darkest depths of winter still lie ahead for America’s capital markets”. www.ft.com/content/7027...
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*Slams this skeet on the Cabinet table*: this is what we believe!
December 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
*Slams this skeet on the Cabinet table*: this is what we believe!
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A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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Looks like Ukrainian president Zelensky narrowly survived an assassination attempt.
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Looks like Ukrainian president Zelensky narrowly survived an assassination attempt.
"Alas, none of them could stir in me the festive spirit of Christmases past.
Next week: Can an impromptu therapy session with seasonal ghostly figures restore my feastive cheer and love for mankind? I explore five last minute deals on 'shock therapy' being offered this December."
Next week: Can an impromptu therapy session with seasonal ghostly figures restore my feastive cheer and love for mankind? I explore five last minute deals on 'shock therapy' being offered this December."
The great Christmas taste test: I tried seven fast food offerings. Which will make me feel festive?
The great Christmas taste test: I tried seven fast food offerings. Which will make me feel festive?
From a cranberry katsu curry to a dozen thickly glazed doughnuts, the biggest chains are getting Christmassy. I found out which seasonal meals will leave you carolling and carousing – and which will leave you cold
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
"Alas, none of them could stir in me the festive spirit of Christmases past.
Next week: Can an impromptu therapy session with seasonal ghostly figures restore my feastive cheer and love for mankind? I explore five last minute deals on 'shock therapy' being offered this December."
Next week: Can an impromptu therapy session with seasonal ghostly figures restore my feastive cheer and love for mankind? I explore five last minute deals on 'shock therapy' being offered this December."
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Maybe she thinks it was a public-pilate partnership.
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Maybe she thinks it was a public-pilate partnership.
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Look, in terms of Catholic athestics, we're really thinking about "how gothic is is?", not "how modern is it?", and though it's not The Cure, it's far from the insipid Christian rock you get in the US
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Look, in terms of Catholic athestics, we're really thinking about "how gothic is is?", not "how modern is it?", and though it's not The Cure, it's far from the insipid Christian rock you get in the US
At this rate they'll finally just raise income tax in the last budget of the parliament, after stepping on every omnishambles-style mini-issue tax landmine...
November 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
At this rate they'll finally just raise income tax in the last budget of the parliament, after stepping on every omnishambles-style mini-issue tax landmine...
The Oracle at Delphi strikes again.
Kim Kardashian slams psychics who told her she'd pass the bar exam: 'All fucking full of shit'
Kim Kardashian slams psychics who told her she'd pass the bar exam: 'All f---ing full of s---'
'All f---ing full of s---': Kim Kardashian has some choice words for the psychics who predicted she'd pass the bar exam.
ew.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The Oracle at Delphi strikes again.
Obviously you just ignore it and start the next film with an in medias res cold open action sequence like all the others.
Bond's an iconic character like a superhero: you technically could have continuity, but it's a very optional feature at best.
Bond's an iconic character like a superhero: you technically could have continuity, but it's a very optional feature at best.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Obviously you just ignore it and start the next film with an in medias res cold open action sequence like all the others.
Bond's an iconic character like a superhero: you technically could have continuity, but it's a very optional feature at best.
Bond's an iconic character like a superhero: you technically could have continuity, but it's a very optional feature at best.
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And people say the British press doesn't know anything about Ireland. They got this scoop, didn't they.
October 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
And people say the British press doesn't know anything about Ireland. They got this scoop, didn't they.
Unfortunately, it also makes you vulnerable to kryptonite as a side effect.
‘It sounds like witchcraft’: can light therapy really give you better skin, cleaner teeth, stronger joints?
‘It sounds like witchcraft’: can light therapy really give you better skin, cleaner teeth, stronger joints?
From infrared saunas to LED beauty masks, a billion-dollar market has grown around the healing power of light. But where does the science end and the hype begin?
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Unfortunately, it also makes you vulnerable to kryptonite as a side effect.
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It is worth noting however that the legal and political frameworks that are the final barriers that Trump is struggling to overcome are a product of the US constitutional order.
Arguably in a world without a written constitution Trump's consolidation of power would have been much faster
Arguably in a world without a written constitution Trump's consolidation of power would have been much faster
October 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
It is worth noting however that the legal and political frameworks that are the final barriers that Trump is struggling to overcome are a product of the US constitutional order.
Arguably in a world without a written constitution Trump's consolidation of power would have been much faster
Arguably in a world without a written constitution Trump's consolidation of power would have been much faster
There's a genre of British political commentary that comes across to an outsider as profound uncertainty over their country's actual existence.
"Oh, we couldn't write a constitution / elect a president", as if the whole structure of the UK would collapse and vanish like morning mist if they tried
"Oh, we couldn't write a constitution / elect a president", as if the whole structure of the UK would collapse and vanish like morning mist if they tried
There is a case for a written constitution I suppose, though it's beyond me who would be trusted to write it and how you get broad consent for it. Though rewriting the rules because you don't like who the public might vote for isn't a great look. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We must act now: without a written constitution, Reform UK will have carte blanche to toxify our nation | Goerge Monbiot
It means breaking with hundreds of years of tradition, but it can’t wait. As hard-right figures spread division and laud autocrats, a fail-safe is vital, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:28 AM
There's a genre of British political commentary that comes across to an outsider as profound uncertainty over their country's actual existence.
"Oh, we couldn't write a constitution / elect a president", as if the whole structure of the UK would collapse and vanish like morning mist if they tried
"Oh, we couldn't write a constitution / elect a president", as if the whole structure of the UK would collapse and vanish like morning mist if they tried
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Politics so fragmented, even Time itself is in the running to form a French government
French PM Lecornu to race against time to form new government
French PM Lecornu to race against time to form new government
Lecornu now has just 48 hours to assemble his team and meet the 2026 budget deadline
dlvr.it
October 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Politics so fragmented, even Time itself is in the running to form a French government