Fergus
@fpower.bsky.social
EN/FR/NL/IE Public sector (Finance/Procurement), fietser not wielrenner, runner, OpperKnotter (apparently)
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Good grief, can we desist with this nonsense. Barring convicted criminals from holding office - especially criminals convicted of abuses of power - is just basic civic sense. The option of not stealing taxpayers' money was right there. www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Why Marine Le Pen should be allowed to run for president
Punish the offender without also punishing French democracy
www.economist.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Good grief, can we desist with this nonsense. Barring convicted criminals from holding office - especially criminals convicted of abuses of power - is just basic civic sense. The option of not stealing taxpayers' money was right there. www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
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Anybody complacent enough to think that the shitshow in the US could not happen here should take a glance at how quickly elements of the media have rushed to excuse proven lawbreaking by a far-right populist and undermine due process.
April 1, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Anybody complacent enough to think that the shitshow in the US could not happen here should take a glance at how quickly elements of the media have rushed to excuse proven lawbreaking by a far-right populist and undermine due process.
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obviously trying to find intellectual rigour in their arguments is a fool's errand but christ how can you both go for "we need to restore trust in politics" and "oh naturally we should let the woman who committed several crimes run for office"
April 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
obviously trying to find intellectual rigour in their arguments is a fool's errand but christ how can you both go for "we need to restore trust in politics" and "oh naturally we should let the woman who committed several crimes run for office"
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Seriously, if you worry that upholding the law might be politically bad for the 'optics‘, and could give a boost to the people you want nowhere near power, you have already given up on the principles you claim to be defending.
March 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Seriously, if you worry that upholding the law might be politically bad for the 'optics‘, and could give a boost to the people you want nowhere near power, you have already given up on the principles you claim to be defending.
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Europe is such a tough place to do business.
Here we see a French Court completely devaluing a previously valuable asset into which the Russian government invested millions.
Here we see a French Court completely devaluing a previously valuable asset into which the Russian government invested millions.
FRENCH COURT SAYS CRIMES COMMITTED BY MARINE LE PEN, DEFENDANTS, MERIT IMMEDIATE BAN FROM PUBLIC OFFICE
March 31, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Europe is such a tough place to do business.
Here we see a French Court completely devaluing a previously valuable asset into which the Russian government invested millions.
Here we see a French Court completely devaluing a previously valuable asset into which the Russian government invested millions.
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I took this photo less than 10 years after the deer fence behind was erected. Before it went up, the land behind was just grass, exactly like the foreground where he sheep are.
*Nothing* was planted here.
"It's not rocket science" is an understatement.
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*Nothing* was planted here.
"It's not rocket science" is an understatement.
🌍
March 29, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I took this photo less than 10 years after the deer fence behind was erected. Before it went up, the land behind was just grass, exactly like the foreground where he sheep are.
*Nothing* was planted here.
"It's not rocket science" is an understatement.
🌍
*Nothing* was planted here.
"It's not rocket science" is an understatement.
🌍
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It’s time for the EU to solve its Orbán problem | Opinion
https://www.ft.com/content/136b7b18-f75a-435e-9887-c57ab6c4a766
https://www.ft.com/content/136b7b18-f75a-435e-9887-c57ab6c4a766
It’s time for the EU to solve its Orbán problem | Opinion
The European Commission has leverage over the obstructive Hungarian premier — it should use it
www.ft.com
March 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
It’s time for the EU to solve its Orbán problem | Opinion
https://www.ft.com/content/136b7b18-f75a-435e-9887-c57ab6c4a766
https://www.ft.com/content/136b7b18-f75a-435e-9887-c57ab6c4a766
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“A very strange and very quiet deletion from Coillte’s business plan and strategy.”
In the depths of a biodiversity crisis, #Coillte has quietly folded its dedicated nature restoration division, #CoillteNature. Is this not a signal that Coillte is not committed to nature restoration?
In the depths of a biodiversity crisis, #Coillte has quietly folded its dedicated nature restoration division, #CoillteNature. Is this not a signal that Coillte is not committed to nature restoration?
March 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
“A very strange and very quiet deletion from Coillte’s business plan and strategy.”
In the depths of a biodiversity crisis, #Coillte has quietly folded its dedicated nature restoration division, #CoillteNature. Is this not a signal that Coillte is not committed to nature restoration?
In the depths of a biodiversity crisis, #Coillte has quietly folded its dedicated nature restoration division, #CoillteNature. Is this not a signal that Coillte is not committed to nature restoration?
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This is what the opposition did in the Hungary Parliament when they passed the Pride ban.
May we have congresspeople with an ounce of the courage.
May we have congresspeople with an ounce of the courage.
March 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This is what the opposition did in the Hungary Parliament when they passed the Pride ban.
May we have congresspeople with an ounce of the courage.
May we have congresspeople with an ounce of the courage.
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Putin Quietly Exits ‘White House Team’ WhatsApp Group
Putin Quietly Exits ‘White House Team’ WhatsApp Group
NOT WANTING to draw attention to his presence in a highly secretive WhatsApp group formed by Donald Trump's inner circle at the White House, Russian leader Vladimir Putin has made the decision to exit...
waterfordwhispersnews.com
March 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Putin Quietly Exits ‘White House Team’ WhatsApp Group
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Serious point I'd make to European citizens/residents who are considering visiting the US: fly on Aer Lingus via Dublin and your US immigration takes place in Dublin Airport, so if the Yanks turn you away then you'll still have the right to stay in Ireland (1/2)
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Don’t visit the US – it just isn’t worth the risks right now | Arwa Mahdawi
Minor visa infractions have seen tourists detained, shackled and deported by overzealous US border staff. There are many more welcoming places to go on holiday, writes Arwa Mahdawi
www.theguardian.com
March 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Serious point I'd make to European citizens/residents who are considering visiting the US: fly on Aer Lingus via Dublin and your US immigration takes place in Dublin Airport, so if the Yanks turn you away then you'll still have the right to stay in Ireland (1/2)
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We are securing Europe’s raw materials supply.
We’ve selected 47 Strategic Projects which will:
🔹Boost domestic raw material production
🔹Strengthen Europe’s supply chains
🔹Reduce reliance on imports
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We’ve selected 47 Strategic Projects which will:
🔹Boost domestic raw material production
🔹Strengthen Europe’s supply chains
🔹Reduce reliance on imports
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March 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
We are securing Europe’s raw materials supply.
We’ve selected 47 Strategic Projects which will:
🔹Boost domestic raw material production
🔹Strengthen Europe’s supply chains
🔹Reduce reliance on imports
↓
We’ve selected 47 Strategic Projects which will:
🔹Boost domestic raw material production
🔹Strengthen Europe’s supply chains
🔹Reduce reliance on imports
↓
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Finally someone speaking sense. “The debate on competitiveness should not be used as a pretext for watering down regulation.” on.ft.com/4hz6zEw
EU watchdogs warn that weakening rules risks another financial crash
[FREE TO READ] Financial supervisors issue unusual warning as EU prepares to simplify regulation
on.ft.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Finally someone speaking sense. “The debate on competitiveness should not be used as a pretext for watering down regulation.” on.ft.com/4hz6zEw
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66% des Parisiennes et des Parisiens sont pour végétaliser et rendre piétonnes 500 nouvelles rues dans les tous les quartiers !
Nous continuons d’agir pour améliorer la qualité de vie à Paris et renforcer la démocratie.
Nous continuons d’agir pour améliorer la qualité de vie à Paris et renforcer la démocratie.
March 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
66% des Parisiennes et des Parisiens sont pour végétaliser et rendre piétonnes 500 nouvelles rues dans les tous les quartiers !
Nous continuons d’agir pour améliorer la qualité de vie à Paris et renforcer la démocratie.
Nous continuons d’agir pour améliorer la qualité de vie à Paris et renforcer la démocratie.
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All we are saying
Is give bees a chance
(I should have spotted that earlier...)
Is give bees a chance
(I should have spotted that earlier...)
I'm sat in the garden, taking a break from chopping up wood.
I deliberately haven't cut the lawn yet. There are plenty of small flowers growing. And it's wonderful to watch the bees moving from flower to flower.
Let the bees have a chance.
And don't cut the hedges during bird nesting season!
I deliberately haven't cut the lawn yet. There are plenty of small flowers growing. And it's wonderful to watch the bees moving from flower to flower.
Let the bees have a chance.
And don't cut the hedges during bird nesting season!
March 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
All we are saying
Is give bees a chance
(I should have spotted that earlier...)
Is give bees a chance
(I should have spotted that earlier...)
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THIS JUST IN:
Yesterday, the people of #Paris voted "Oui" or "Non" to pedestrianizing and greening a further 500 streets in the city, and eliminating 10,000 parking spots.
The result: 66 percent, or two-thirds, voted "Oui"!
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Yesterday, the people of #Paris voted "Oui" or "Non" to pedestrianizing and greening a further 500 streets in the city, and eliminating 10,000 parking spots.
The result: 66 percent, or two-thirds, voted "Oui"!
🧵
March 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
THIS JUST IN:
Yesterday, the people of #Paris voted "Oui" or "Non" to pedestrianizing and greening a further 500 streets in the city, and eliminating 10,000 parking spots.
The result: 66 percent, or two-thirds, voted "Oui"!
🧵
Yesterday, the people of #Paris voted "Oui" or "Non" to pedestrianizing and greening a further 500 streets in the city, and eliminating 10,000 parking spots.
The result: 66 percent, or two-thirds, voted "Oui"!
🧵
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La voie express Pompidou fermée à la circulation automobile en raison de la course "les 10km aux étoiles", dédiée aux professionnels de la restauration.
Paris, 22 mars.
Paris, 22 mars.
March 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
La voie express Pompidou fermée à la circulation automobile en raison de la course "les 10km aux étoiles", dédiée aux professionnels de la restauration.
Paris, 22 mars.
Paris, 22 mars.
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Wilders was on TV last night saying he’d “never had warm connections with Russia”. This is very clearly a lie. Not a bending of the truth or an attempt to change the subject, but a straight up lie. He was repeatedly lauding Putin four years *after* MH17 and the invasion of Crimea
March 20, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Wilders was on TV last night saying he’d “never had warm connections with Russia”. This is very clearly a lie. Not a bending of the truth or an attempt to change the subject, but a straight up lie. He was repeatedly lauding Putin four years *after* MH17 and the invasion of Crimea
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Day 18 of Lent.
Giving up cars has been a real test of faith. I find strength in the trials ahead—especially this Friday, which is Push Your Car to Work day!
It’s all about spiritual grounding, right? If they could spend 40 days walking through the desert, surely I can handle this… right? 💪🏼
Giving up cars has been a real test of faith. I find strength in the trials ahead—especially this Friday, which is Push Your Car to Work day!
It’s all about spiritual grounding, right? If they could spend 40 days walking through the desert, surely I can handle this… right? 💪🏼
March 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Day 18 of Lent.
Giving up cars has been a real test of faith. I find strength in the trials ahead—especially this Friday, which is Push Your Car to Work day!
It’s all about spiritual grounding, right? If they could spend 40 days walking through the desert, surely I can handle this… right? 💪🏼
Giving up cars has been a real test of faith. I find strength in the trials ahead—especially this Friday, which is Push Your Car to Work day!
It’s all about spiritual grounding, right? If they could spend 40 days walking through the desert, surely I can handle this… right? 💪🏼
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“The project is helping to restore the land to what it was like in my grandparents’ time, when everyone had cows grazing here during the summer months”
Free-roaming sheep have been an environmental disaster but it is still taboo to say this in many circles...
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
Free-roaming sheep have been an environmental disaster but it is still taboo to say this in many circles...
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
Farmers join project to reverse wader population decline on Achill
Farmers are taking part in a community-led project which is reversing the decline in wader populations on Achill Island.
www.agriland.ie
March 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“The project is helping to restore the land to what it was like in my grandparents’ time, when everyone had cows grazing here during the summer months”
Free-roaming sheep have been an environmental disaster but it is still taboo to say this in many circles...
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
Free-roaming sheep have been an environmental disaster but it is still taboo to say this in many circles...
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
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Italy one of five ‘dismantlers’ causing ‘democratic recession’ in Europe, report says
Italy one of five ‘dismantlers’ causing ‘democratic recession’ in Europe, report says
Civil liberties report warns that Italy along with Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovakia intentionally undermining rule of law ‘in nearly all aspects’
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Italy one of five ‘dismantlers’ causing ‘democratic recession’ in Europe, report says
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The ONLY acceptable version of this dreadful song.
Happy Paddy’s Day, one and all.
Happy Paddy’s Day, one and all.
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. Happy St Patrick’s Day. m.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbu...
Danny Boy
YouTube video by Blakwulf
m.youtube.com
March 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The ONLY acceptable version of this dreadful song.
Happy Paddy’s Day, one and all.
Happy Paddy’s Day, one and all.