Francesco Nicoli 🇪🇺 🎓
@francesconicoli.bsky.social
All things Europe, in all things European.
Neofunctionalist-in-chief, trilemmer, sci-fi & fantasy nerd.
Political economist, associate professor at Politecnico of Turin, former fellow at Bruegel.
" Europe will be made through crises...."
Neofunctionalist-in-chief, trilemmer, sci-fi & fantasy nerd.
Political economist, associate professor at Politecnico of Turin, former fellow at Bruegel.
" Europe will be made through crises...."
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Europe folded, precisely as I predicted. We pay our stubborn refusal to integrate European defence, which makes us dependent on the US for security.
This is the only reason the EU folded.
Defence, defence, defence.
Without a European army, we are vassals.
And vassals obey.
This is the only reason the EU folded.
Defence, defence, defence.
Without a European army, we are vassals.
And vassals obey.
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NEW: Ghislaine Maxwell, the co-conspirator of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from President Trump, a whistleblower tells House Democrats.
Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell plans to seek commutation from Trump, whistleblower says
The whistleblower came forward with the information to Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee.
nbcnews.to
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: Ghislaine Maxwell, the co-conspirator of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from President Trump, a whistleblower tells House Democrats.
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Batteries for EVs have dropped in price significantly in the past 4-5 years due to scale and large increase in lithium production.
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Batteries for EVs have dropped in price significantly in the past 4-5 years due to scale and large increase in lithium production.
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His first major text describes protecting the climate, welcoming migrants and pursuing economic justice as sacred obligations. To admirers Pope Leo XIV is a compassionate reformer; to critics, the “commie” or “woke pope” econ.st/47Lk2pM
Photo: Getty Images search.app/M31UC
Photo: Getty Images search.app/M31UC
Pope Leo XIV is infuriating MAGA Catholics
Concern for the poor and the planet rubs some the wrong way
econ.st
November 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
His first major text describes protecting the climate, welcoming migrants and pursuing economic justice as sacred obligations. To admirers Pope Leo XIV is a compassionate reformer; to critics, the “commie” or “woke pope” econ.st/47Lk2pM
Photo: Getty Images search.app/M31UC
Photo: Getty Images search.app/M31UC
Chris is among the very best political scientists of my generation. Don't miss this chance!
🚨 Job Alert! Postdoc in POLITICAL TEXT ANALYSIS in the MULTIREP project
You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!
⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025
wratil.eu/files/MULTIR...
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You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!
⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025
wratil.eu/files/MULTIR...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Chris is among the very best political scientists of my generation. Don't miss this chance!
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This is a fantastic opportunity for a junior computational political scientist
🚨 Job Alert! Postdoc in POLITICAL TEXT ANALYSIS in the MULTIREP project
You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!
⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025
wratil.eu/files/MULTIR...
1/4 🧵
You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!
⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025
wratil.eu/files/MULTIR...
1/4 🧵
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
This is a fantastic opportunity for a junior computational political scientist
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The proposal would be one of the most sweeping steps yet by a European country to curb social media use among young people.
Denmark wants to ban access to social media for children under 15
The proposal would be one of the most sweeping steps yet by a European country to curb social media use among young people.
l.euronews.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The proposal would be one of the most sweeping steps yet by a European country to curb social media use among young people.
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‼️ The Kremlin is now OPENLY warning about the risk of civil war in Russia!
Imagine how bad the internal projections are if the Kremlin is publicly drawing parallels to 1917 in official publications.
No wonder they boosted internal security spending to record highs this year.
Imagine how bad the internal projections are if the Kremlin is publicly drawing parallels to 1917 in official publications.
No wonder they boosted internal security spending to record highs this year.
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
‼️ The Kremlin is now OPENLY warning about the risk of civil war in Russia!
Imagine how bad the internal projections are if the Kremlin is publicly drawing parallels to 1917 in official publications.
No wonder they boosted internal security spending to record highs this year.
Imagine how bad the internal projections are if the Kremlin is publicly drawing parallels to 1917 in official publications.
No wonder they boosted internal security spending to record highs this year.
Sorry Henry Cavill,
we loved you,
But season 4 of The Witcher is brutally phenomenal. And - finally!- satisfingly close to the excellent source books.
Well done @netflix.com
we loved you,
But season 4 of The Witcher is brutally phenomenal. And - finally!- satisfingly close to the excellent source books.
Well done @netflix.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Sorry Henry Cavill,
we loved you,
But season 4 of The Witcher is brutally phenomenal. And - finally!- satisfingly close to the excellent source books.
Well done @netflix.com
we loved you,
But season 4 of The Witcher is brutally phenomenal. And - finally!- satisfingly close to the excellent source books.
Well done @netflix.com
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"We lost our markets due to Brexit".
www.cityam.com/british-smes...
www.cityam.com/british-smes...
British SMEs locked out of trade deal benefits as red tape bites
Small businesses exports are falling as distress surges across SME sector ahead of Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget.
www.cityam.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:30 AM
"We lost our markets due to Brexit".
www.cityam.com/british-smes...
www.cityam.com/british-smes...
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🇵🇱🇺🇦 Polish Minister of Defense:
"We are not dying for our freedom, but someone is dying for our security. Because the border of Polish security today lies on the Ukrainian-Russian front."
He emphasized that supporting Ukraine is in Poland's interests.
"We are not dying for our freedom, but someone is dying for our security. Because the border of Polish security today lies on the Ukrainian-Russian front."
He emphasized that supporting Ukraine is in Poland's interests.
November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🇵🇱🇺🇦 Polish Minister of Defense:
"We are not dying for our freedom, but someone is dying for our security. Because the border of Polish security today lies on the Ukrainian-Russian front."
He emphasized that supporting Ukraine is in Poland's interests.
"We are not dying for our freedom, but someone is dying for our security. Because the border of Polish security today lies on the Ukrainian-Russian front."
He emphasized that supporting Ukraine is in Poland's interests.
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Is it too early to call Zohran Mamdani a neoliberal sell-out?
November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Is it too early to call Zohran Mamdani a neoliberal sell-out?
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Many people actually can’t grasp there’s a slaughterhouse one train ride away, or they just assume it’s not gonna be them, which is funny cause I also thought that once
Anyway there's a real problem with basically any discussion about defence policy and it is that quite frankly we have still not gotten everyone on the same board, which is that Europe's ass is burning and that a fascist regime on our eastern border has territorial designs on its members.
November 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Many people actually can’t grasp there’s a slaughterhouse one train ride away, or they just assume it’s not gonna be them, which is funny cause I also thought that once
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💥🔎🇷🇺 This new analysis reveals the scale of Russia’s massive propaganda offensive in Moldova: 9,900 AI-generated TikTok videos with over 93 million views. Yet despite Moscow’s efforts, the pro-European PAS won the election. Read the full details on @vsquare.bsky.social:
24/7 Russian Propaganda Blitz Hit Moldova Before the Elections - VSquare.org
Moldovans had faced months, if not years, of an information onslaught at levels beyond what just about any society has faced. In the end, the pro-European ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) won 50.2% of the vote, while the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc managed only 24.2%, despite well-documented foreign interference, mainly from Russia and pro Kremlin actors.
vsquare.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
💥🔎🇷🇺 This new analysis reveals the scale of Russia’s massive propaganda offensive in Moldova: 9,900 AI-generated TikTok videos with over 93 million views. Yet despite Moscow’s efforts, the pro-European PAS won the election. Read the full details on @vsquare.bsky.social:
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ICE GOONS opened fire on a car full of children, their mother screaming for their lives. This is absolutely insane 🤬
November 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
ICE GOONS opened fire on a car full of children, their mother screaming for their lives. This is absolutely insane 🤬
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Russian attacks on #Ukraine do not stop:
◾️In Dnipropetrovsk region,two children (aged 11&14)& 2 women were killed last night
◾️Russian attack on Odesa region last night killed 2 and injured 3 people
◾️In Zaporizhzhia, two people were injured,almost 58,000 people are without electric
📹Zaporizhzhia
◾️In Dnipropetrovsk region,two children (aged 11&14)& 2 women were killed last night
◾️Russian attack on Odesa region last night killed 2 and injured 3 people
◾️In Zaporizhzhia, two people were injured,almost 58,000 people are without electric
📹Zaporizhzhia
November 2, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Russian attacks on #Ukraine do not stop:
◾️In Dnipropetrovsk region,two children (aged 11&14)& 2 women were killed last night
◾️Russian attack on Odesa region last night killed 2 and injured 3 people
◾️In Zaporizhzhia, two people were injured,almost 58,000 people are without electric
📹Zaporizhzhia
◾️In Dnipropetrovsk region,two children (aged 11&14)& 2 women were killed last night
◾️Russian attack on Odesa region last night killed 2 and injured 3 people
◾️In Zaporizhzhia, two people were injured,almost 58,000 people are without electric
📹Zaporizhzhia
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Who did this?!
November 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Who did this?!
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Russia Lands Wagner-Linked Plane in Venezuela — and Trump Sends U.S. Forces Toward Caracas
I break down the facts, context, and geopolitical stakes in “Washington’s backyard”.
www.onestnetwork.com/post/russia-...
I break down the facts, context, and geopolitical stakes in “Washington’s backyard”.
www.onestnetwork.com/post/russia-...
Russia Lands Wagner-Linked Plane in Venezuela — and Trump Sends U.S. Forces Toward Caracas
Russia lands a Wagner-linked cargo plane in Venezuela as President Trump deploys U.S. warships, bombers, and the Gerald R. Ford carrier.
www.onestnetwork.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Russia Lands Wagner-Linked Plane in Venezuela — and Trump Sends U.S. Forces Toward Caracas
I break down the facts, context, and geopolitical stakes in “Washington’s backyard”.
www.onestnetwork.com/post/russia-...
I break down the facts, context, and geopolitical stakes in “Washington’s backyard”.
www.onestnetwork.com/post/russia-...
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I want to see Trump get rid of Maduro
He’s an enemy of humanity & a friend of the Kremlin (Maduro 😬)
Russian military supply lines would be stretched by assisting Venezuela
This will also harpoon the MAGA honeymoon with the Kremlin
All helps Ukraine 🇺🇦
..let your enemy defeat your enemy
He’s an enemy of humanity & a friend of the Kremlin (Maduro 😬)
Russian military supply lines would be stretched by assisting Venezuela
This will also harpoon the MAGA honeymoon with the Kremlin
All helps Ukraine 🇺🇦
..let your enemy defeat your enemy
⚡️ Venezuela reportedly requests missiles, radars from Russia amid US tensions.
Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro has a close relationship with Moscow, bolstered by their shared animosity toward the West.
Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro has a close relationship with Moscow, bolstered by their shared animosity toward the West.
Venezuela reportedly requests missiles, radars from Russia amid US tensions
Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro has a close relationship with Moscow, bolstered by their shared animosity toward the West.
kyivindependent.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I want to see Trump get rid of Maduro
He’s an enemy of humanity & a friend of the Kremlin (Maduro 😬)
Russian military supply lines would be stretched by assisting Venezuela
This will also harpoon the MAGA honeymoon with the Kremlin
All helps Ukraine 🇺🇦
..let your enemy defeat your enemy
He’s an enemy of humanity & a friend of the Kremlin (Maduro 😬)
Russian military supply lines would be stretched by assisting Venezuela
This will also harpoon the MAGA honeymoon with the Kremlin
All helps Ukraine 🇺🇦
..let your enemy defeat your enemy
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Bluesky now has 40 million users but, although my engagement here is much higher than it was on X, it remains very limited in reach.
Not only do the vast majority of cultural, economic, political and social organizations continue to support X, they also stay away from (or inactive on) Bluesky.
Not only do the vast majority of cultural, economic, political and social organizations continue to support X, they also stay away from (or inactive on) Bluesky.
October 31, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Bluesky now has 40 million users but, although my engagement here is much higher than it was on X, it remains very limited in reach.
Not only do the vast majority of cultural, economic, political and social organizations continue to support X, they also stay away from (or inactive on) Bluesky.
Not only do the vast majority of cultural, economic, political and social organizations continue to support X, they also stay away from (or inactive on) Bluesky.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Russia’s euro frozen assets can cover almost half of that sum
The Economist estimates Ukraine will need $389 billion in aid and weapons from 2026 to 2029, nearly double what Europe has given since the full-scale invasion began. With the U.S. pulling back, the financial burden now falls squarely on Europe’s shoulders.
October 31, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Russia’s euro frozen assets can cover almost half of that sum
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Visa, which left Russia at the beginning of 2022, unexpectedly registered two new trademarks with Rospatent, reports RIA Novosti.
Sneaky fuckers @Visa - using corporate whitewashing to hide their interests in Russia.
The world in watching you Visa and @Mastercard
Sneaky fuckers @Visa - using corporate whitewashing to hide their interests in Russia.
The world in watching you Visa and @Mastercard
October 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Visa, which left Russia at the beginning of 2022, unexpectedly registered two new trademarks with Rospatent, reports RIA Novosti.
Sneaky fuckers @Visa - using corporate whitewashing to hide their interests in Russia.
The world in watching you Visa and @Mastercard
Sneaky fuckers @Visa - using corporate whitewashing to hide their interests in Russia.
The world in watching you Visa and @Mastercard
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In Sumy, a russian attack drone hit an apartment building; five apartments were engulfed in flames. There were also hits on railway infrastructure. This can be seen in the video.
Explosions were heard overnight in Sumy, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, and other regions of Ukraine.
Explosions were heard overnight in Sumy, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, and other regions of Ukraine.
October 31, 2025 at 6:14 AM
In Sumy, a russian attack drone hit an apartment building; five apartments were engulfed in flames. There were also hits on railway infrastructure. This can be seen in the video.
Explosions were heard overnight in Sumy, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, and other regions of Ukraine.
Explosions were heard overnight in Sumy, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, and other regions of Ukraine.
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President Zelenskyy:
Russia carried out a strike on the Sloviansk thermal power plant. Two people were killed. There are injured.
Russia carried out a strike on the Sloviansk thermal power plant. Two people were killed. There are injured.
October 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
President Zelenskyy:
Russia carried out a strike on the Sloviansk thermal power plant. Two people were killed. There are injured.
Russia carried out a strike on the Sloviansk thermal power plant. Two people were killed. There are injured.