Gabriela Preda
@gpreda.bsky.social
Linguaphile containing multitudes 🌐✍️🗣️👩🏫🗞️🎓 Busy with #WordsAndWorlds Doubting everything except #democracy Roving when not still #MadeInEurope
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Gabriela Preda
@gpreda.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Always rejecting quiet desperation as any polycrisis vet 😎
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Le «Boracay», pétrolier fantôme russe arraisonné par la France, a repris la mer
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Le «Boracay», pétrolier fantôme russe arraisonné par la France, a repris la mer
Le tanker qui se trouvait près du Danemark lors des survols de plusieurs drones non identifiés a poursuivi sa route ce vendredi. Il avait été immobilisé samedi au large de Saint-Nazaire par les autorités françaises pour inspection.
www.liberation.fr
October 3, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Le «Boracay», pétrolier fantôme russe arraisonné par la France, a repris la mer
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Rule of law and geopolitics clash at times if the law was made for a different world.
Heard hints in Helsinki this week that how we govern the seas no longer works. Now this. www.politico.eu/article/finn...
Heard hints in Helsinki this week that how we govern the seas no longer works. Now this. www.politico.eu/article/finn...
Finnish court dismisses case against crew accused of cutting undersea cables
The case collapsed over maritime law provisions and doubts about intent.
www.politico.eu
October 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Rule of law and geopolitics clash at times if the law was made for a different world.
Heard hints in Helsinki this week that how we govern the seas no longer works. Now this. www.politico.eu/article/finn...
Heard hints in Helsinki this week that how we govern the seas no longer works. Now this. www.politico.eu/article/finn...
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It’s the first time a near-complete skull has been definitively linked to the extinct people
https://go.nature.com/4e8cekR
https://go.nature.com/4e8cekR
First ever skull from ‘Denisovan’ reveals what ancient people looked like
Ancient proteins and calcified dental plaque identify heavy-browed fossil from China as a Denisovan.
go.nature.com
June 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It’s the first time a near-complete skull has been definitively linked to the extinct people
https://go.nature.com/4e8cekR
https://go.nature.com/4e8cekR
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The far right are being defeated in Romania, Portugal and Poland. 👍
May 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The far right are being defeated in Romania, Portugal and Poland. 👍
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La Matinal Europea está en línea
El análisis del día de @cspillmann.bsky.social: « ¿Ambigüedad estratégica o incapacidad crónica? » 👇
lamatinaleuropea.substack.com/p/ambiguedad...
El análisis del día de @cspillmann.bsky.social: « ¿Ambigüedad estratégica o incapacidad crónica? » 👇
lamatinaleuropea.substack.com/p/ambiguedad...
¿Ambigüedad estratégica o incapacidad crónica?
Soy Christian Spillmann y con David Carretta te proponemos La Matinal Europea, una herramienta para ofrecer análisis, contexto y perspectiva a los interesados en la UE.
lamatinaleuropea.substack.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:53 AM
La Matinal Europea está en línea
El análisis del día de @cspillmann.bsky.social: « ¿Ambigüedad estratégica o incapacidad crónica? » 👇
lamatinaleuropea.substack.com/p/ambiguedad...
El análisis del día de @cspillmann.bsky.social: « ¿Ambigüedad estratégica o incapacidad crónica? » 👇
lamatinaleuropea.substack.com/p/ambiguedad...
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⚡️ Russia likely preparing major offensive in Ukraine despite peace efforts, FT reports.
Russia seems to be preparing a significant offensive in Ukraine as it is moving troops toward key positions on the front, the Financial Times reported, citing Ukrainian intelligence officials.
Russia seems to be preparing a significant offensive in Ukraine as it is moving troops toward key positions on the front, the Financial Times reported, citing Ukrainian intelligence officials.
Russia likely preparing major offensive in Ukraine despite peace efforts, FT reports
Russia seems to be preparing a significant offensive in Ukraine as it is moving troops toward key positions on the front, the Financial Times reported on May 13, citing undisclosed Ukrainian intellige...
kyivindependent.com
May 14, 2025 at 6:01 AM
⚡️ Russia likely preparing major offensive in Ukraine despite peace efforts, FT reports.
Russia seems to be preparing a significant offensive in Ukraine as it is moving troops toward key positions on the front, the Financial Times reported, citing Ukrainian intelligence officials.
Russia seems to be preparing a significant offensive in Ukraine as it is moving troops toward key positions on the front, the Financial Times reported, citing Ukrainian intelligence officials.
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🙏🇺🇦 The number of wounded in Zaporizhzhia has increased to 22, including 3 children, — OVA
April 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
🙏🇺🇦 The number of wounded in Zaporizhzhia has increased to 22, including 3 children, — OVA
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To understand why many in Ukraine didn’t think highly of Pope Francis, read this excellent analysis by @katetsurkan.bsky.social
She delves into numerous instances of papal communication that were disconnected from the reality Ukrainians are living through.👇
kyivindependent.com/pope-francis...
She delves into numerous instances of papal communication that were disconnected from the reality Ukrainians are living through.👇
kyivindependent.com/pope-francis...
Pope Francis leaves a mixed legacy in wartime Ukraine, overshadowed by historic Vatican-Moscow ties
Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21 at 88, leaves behind a legacy as vast and varied as his global influence. Yet in Ukraine, his track record is far from positive.
For many Ukrainians, the Pop...
kyivindependent.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:57 AM
To understand why many in Ukraine didn’t think highly of Pope Francis, read this excellent analysis by @katetsurkan.bsky.social
She delves into numerous instances of papal communication that were disconnected from the reality Ukrainians are living through.👇
kyivindependent.com/pope-francis...
She delves into numerous instances of papal communication that were disconnected from the reality Ukrainians are living through.👇
kyivindependent.com/pope-francis...
'desperation'
must-read on Russia's 'tactics in Ukraine, lessons from recent history & more
@katetsurkan.bsky.social @kyivindependent.com
must-read on Russia's 'tactics in Ukraine, lessons from recent history & more
@katetsurkan.bsky.social @kyivindependent.com
I spoke to Chechen political scientist Marat Iliyasov about the parallels between Russia’s tactics in the wars in Chechnya and Ukraine. My latest interview for @kyivindependent.com.
kyivindependent.com/chechen-scho...
kyivindependent.com/chechen-scho...
Chechen scholar: Russia’s cowardly violence in Ukraine is driven by desperation
For most people today, the word Chechnya immediately brings to mind Ramzan Kadyrov, the authoritarian leader who governs the region as a loyal vassal of Vladimir Putin. It evokes images of a turbulent...
kyivindependent.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
'desperation'
must-read on Russia's 'tactics in Ukraine, lessons from recent history & more
@katetsurkan.bsky.social @kyivindependent.com
must-read on Russia's 'tactics in Ukraine, lessons from recent history & more
@katetsurkan.bsky.social @kyivindependent.com
wonderful project
Spring is late and somewhat treacherous this year, but our first essay in the Balkan Blooms series is here, brought to you by Madeleine Corcoran.
www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/mothe...
www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/mothe...
April 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
wonderful project
food for thought on 'Soviet apparatchiks in disguise' & more @evgenymorozov.bsky.social
In this new essay on the emergence of oligarch-intellectuals, I do wonder if Silicon Valley tech founders are just Soviet apparatchiks in disguise www.theideasletter.org/essay/silico...
The New Legislators of Silicon Valley - The Ideas Letter
Morozov describes a newly emerged Silicon Valley class of “oligarch-intellectuals,” billionaire tech elites who combine vast wealth, ideological ambition, and the philosophical pretense to reshape pub...
www.theideasletter.org
April 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
food for thought on 'Soviet apparatchiks in disguise' & more @evgenymorozov.bsky.social
'UN-led government'....
sure...
sure...
Putin suggests Ukraine could have UN-led government to organise elections
Putin suggests Ukraine could have UN-led government to organise elections
US rejects suggestion and Kremlin later clarifies idea is just ‘one of the options’ and has not been raised with Trump
Vladimir Putin has suggested Ukraine could be placed under a temporary UN-led government to organise fresh elections in comments rejected by a US spokesperson.
It was not clear how seriously the Russian president’s comments should be taken, given that a couple of hours later the Kremlin clarified that Putin had not raised this idea in recent phone calls with Donald Trump. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
'UN-led government'....
sure...
sure...
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Question from Kyiv to thousands of colleagues around the world:
WHO BOMBED ME HERE LAST NIGHT?
Surely, it could not have been the Russians!
Ukraine, you said, was waging a proxy war for the US against Russia. But that is clearly over now.
Whose drones were trying to kill us?
@ipsa.org
WHO BOMBED ME HERE LAST NIGHT?
Surely, it could not have been the Russians!
Ukraine, you said, was waging a proxy war for the US against Russia. But that is clearly over now.
Whose drones were trying to kill us?
@ipsa.org
March 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Question from Kyiv to thousands of colleagues around the world:
WHO BOMBED ME HERE LAST NIGHT?
Surely, it could not have been the Russians!
Ukraine, you said, was waging a proxy war for the US against Russia. But that is clearly over now.
Whose drones were trying to kill us?
@ipsa.org
WHO BOMBED ME HERE LAST NIGHT?
Surely, it could not have been the Russians!
Ukraine, you said, was waging a proxy war for the US against Russia. But that is clearly over now.
Whose drones were trying to kill us?
@ipsa.org
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Stupidity - Thread: 👇
"“Upon closer observation, it becomes apparent that every strong upsurge of power… infects a large part of humankind with stupidity.” Bonhoeffer
"“Upon closer observation, it becomes apparent that every strong upsurge of power… infects a large part of humankind with stupidity.” Bonhoeffer
March 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Stupidity - Thread: 👇
"“Upon closer observation, it becomes apparent that every strong upsurge of power… infects a large part of humankind with stupidity.” Bonhoeffer
"“Upon closer observation, it becomes apparent that every strong upsurge of power… infects a large part of humankind with stupidity.” Bonhoeffer
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Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, was detained at Logan Airport after returning from France and sent to an ICE detention in Louisiana, The Insider reports.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
March 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, was detained at Logan Airport after returning from France and sent to an ICE detention in Louisiana, The Insider reports.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
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Fascinating line from Czech PM Petr Fiala on EU power dynamics.
“I was always in peacetime against the strong role of France and Germany . . . but in such a difficult time, it’s important that the strongest countries are active and accept their own leadership.”
www.ft.com/content/a5c2...
“I was always in peacetime against the strong role of France and Germany . . . but in such a difficult time, it’s important that the strongest countries are active and accept their own leadership.”
www.ft.com/content/a5c2...
France and UK now leaders of hard power in Europe, says Czech PM
Petr Fiala says power balance is shifting in response to Russian threat and US pressure
www.ft.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Fascinating line from Czech PM Petr Fiala on EU power dynamics.
“I was always in peacetime against the strong role of France and Germany . . . but in such a difficult time, it’s important that the strongest countries are active and accept their own leadership.”
www.ft.com/content/a5c2...
“I was always in peacetime against the strong role of France and Germany . . . but in such a difficult time, it’s important that the strongest countries are active and accept their own leadership.”
www.ft.com/content/a5c2...
Meanwhile in🇪🇺 fragile outskirts, an🇬🇧🇺🇸influencer is back in the spotlight openly using harassing language against journalists &
ref to🇷🇺court decisions (already condemned in🇪🇺)Known i.a.for his wealth displays, misogynistic views & ties to Kremlin-linked 🇷🇺oligarch,Tate faces criminal accusations in🇬🇧🇷🇴🇺🇸
ref to🇷🇺court decisions (already condemned in🇪🇺)Known i.a.for his wealth displays, misogynistic views & ties to Kremlin-linked 🇷🇺oligarch,Tate faces criminal accusations in🇬🇧🇷🇴🇺🇸
March 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Meanwhile in🇪🇺 fragile outskirts, an🇬🇧🇺🇸influencer is back in the spotlight openly using harassing language against journalists &
ref to🇷🇺court decisions (already condemned in🇪🇺)Known i.a.for his wealth displays, misogynistic views & ties to Kremlin-linked 🇷🇺oligarch,Tate faces criminal accusations in🇬🇧🇷🇴🇺🇸
ref to🇷🇺court decisions (already condemned in🇪🇺)Known i.a.for his wealth displays, misogynistic views & ties to Kremlin-linked 🇷🇺oligarch,Tate faces criminal accusations in🇬🇧🇷🇴🇺🇸
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I decided to start a #thread 🧵 of stories about legal residents and tourists being (illegally) arrested, detained and/or deported by the Trump regime. I'll only post stories from serious sources, as rumors and conspiracies are really not needed in this authoritarian moment.
March 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I decided to start a #thread 🧵 of stories about legal residents and tourists being (illegally) arrested, detained and/or deported by the Trump regime. I'll only post stories from serious sources, as rumors and conspiracies are really not needed in this authoritarian moment.
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Trump has just started and I fear where it will end. When this is over, we will be judged for how we responded. So, I am disappointed at SNSPA (for proposing T for a Nobel prize) and at Columbia (for caving in to his demands). Universities should stand together, for liberty and academic freedom.
March 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Trump has just started and I fear where it will end. When this is over, we will be judged for how we responded. So, I am disappointed at SNSPA (for proposing T for a Nobel prize) and at Columbia (for caving in to his demands). Universities should stand together, for liberty and academic freedom.
Protest at Kočani, North Macedonia, following the deaths of 59 people in a fire at a deathtrap nightclub in the town. After this gathering, they marched around the town, chanting "justice" and "killers".
March 18, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Must read
The candidacy of extremist Calin Georgescu was not been approved by RO Electoral Authority. Expect the Constitution Court to uphold the decision.
Some background info @BBC below. With or without Georgescu, his far-right agenda is here to stay.
bit.ly/3Fcsioa
Some background info @BBC below. With or without Georgescu, his far-right agenda is here to stay.
bit.ly/3Fcsioa
The Inquiry - Can Romania’s far right Calin Georgescu become President? - BBC Sounds
Is there a path to power for Romania’s far right independent candidate Calin Georgescu?
bit.ly
March 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Must read
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💥 New JEPP Collection 💥
The EU is in crisis! Sounds familiar? In this new JEPP collection,
@vanghel.bsky.social and Berthold Rittberger bring together ten papers that explore how crises shape EU integration. Whether you're new to the literature or revisiting, it's a great starting point 👇
The EU is in crisis! Sounds familiar? In this new JEPP collection,
@vanghel.bsky.social and Berthold Rittberger bring together ten papers that explore how crises shape EU integration. Whether you're new to the literature or revisiting, it's a great starting point 👇
Journal of European Public Policy
www.tandfonline.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
💥 New JEPP Collection 💥
The EU is in crisis! Sounds familiar? In this new JEPP collection,
@vanghel.bsky.social and Berthold Rittberger bring together ten papers that explore how crises shape EU integration. Whether you're new to the literature or revisiting, it's a great starting point 👇
The EU is in crisis! Sounds familiar? In this new JEPP collection,
@vanghel.bsky.social and Berthold Rittberger bring together ten papers that explore how crises shape EU integration. Whether you're new to the literature or revisiting, it's a great starting point 👇
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February 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Meanwhile investors are apparently edging away from the dollar
And this could be good news for EU/Europe, given the urgent need for defence spending
Many if-s on the table but ‘the result could be that ‘Europe is thrust further to the centre of the global financial system’ 👉 @katie0martin.ft.com
And this could be good news for EU/Europe, given the urgent need for defence spending
Many if-s on the table but ‘the result could be that ‘Europe is thrust further to the centre of the global financial system’ 👉 @katie0martin.ft.com
March 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Meanwhile investors are apparently edging away from the dollar
And this could be good news for EU/Europe, given the urgent need for defence spending
Many if-s on the table but ‘the result could be that ‘Europe is thrust further to the centre of the global financial system’ 👉 @katie0martin.ft.com
And this could be good news for EU/Europe, given the urgent need for defence spending
Many if-s on the table but ‘the result could be that ‘Europe is thrust further to the centre of the global financial system’ 👉 @katie0martin.ft.com