Ian Mount
ianmount.com
Ian Mount
@ianmount.com
Writer, editor, co-founder of The Bubble (https://www.thebubble.com/ + @thebubble.com).
@adrianbono.bsky.social and I are back at it. This week's issue features everything from the Cachopo King to the Epstein files—and some scandalous stuff too 😂.
PSOE & Junts strike a deal to give Catalonia control over immigration—cue the protests.

Also, in this week’s newsletter:

💥 Epstein docs: Spoiler: a lot of hype, not much else.
💎 Palace Hotel: Madrid’s luxury scene just got glossier.

www.thebubble.com/p/this-week-...

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🛂 This Week in Spain: Catalonia Gets Migration Control
Also: The Epstein files nothingburger, Ayuso's boyfriend, and the Cachopo King's horrifying confession.
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March 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
So very excited 🕺!
So excited about this! 🤩
The Bubble is an English-language newsletter about all things Spain created by @ianmount.com and @adrianbono.bsky.social

Learn more about 🇪🇸 politics, economy, society and pop culture. If you don’t speak the language or simply just moved here, this newsletter is right for you!

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February 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
It's finally happened—we've rebranded, changed the name, and in other ways, evolved...
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Learn more about 🇪🇸 politics, economy, society and pop culture. If you don’t speak the language or simply just moved here, this newsletter is right for you!

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February 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Tapa new issue is out!

This Week in a Nutshell: Isn’t it nice to focus on pop culture instead of politics for a change? Academy Award nominee Karla Sofía Gascón has been saying some Not Nice Things! Read on! @adrianbono.bsky.social + @thebubble.com

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🎭 This Week in Spain: Oscars Got Spain Drama
Also: the Benidorm Fest winner, Jenni Hermoso takes the stand and Ayuso claims Sánchez wants to kill her (politically, that is).
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February 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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A new issue of The Tapa Newsletter is out. This week, @ianmount.com and I go over what we can expect from the bilateral relationship between Moncloa and the Trump White House, and the MEGA (Make Europe Great Again) movement. www.thebubble.com/p/this-week-...
🧐 This Week in Spain: The Far-Right is Coming (to Town)
Also: Barcelona officially quits X (sorta), Ryanair is mad at the government and Benidorm Fest stuff.
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January 30, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Also Spain says, "We are not a BRICS!"
January 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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It was going to happen eventually: PM Pedro Sánchez finally hits at Elon Musk. @ianmount.com and I cover this and other stuff on The Tapa Newsletter.

www.thebubble.com/p/this-week-...
🥊 This Week in Spain: Sánchez Goes After Musk
Also: The first dumb scandal of the year and a lavish royal birthday party.
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January 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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That Netflix miniseries about the family of Norwegian retards in La Palma volcano is possibly the worst thing I've ever watched. @ianmount.com
December 19, 2024 at 10:01 PM
PM Sánchez says he wants to spend 2025 celebrating Franco’s 50 year deathiversary…sorry, we mean "commemorating half a century of a free Spain”. But many across the political spectrum are unconvinced this is not a) propaganda or b) the wrong year. @thebubble.com www.thebubble.com/p/this-week-...
🪖This Week in Spain: Franco's 50th Deathiversary
Also: Spain takes a pass on the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral and a mass funeral in Valencia.
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December 12, 2024 at 4:49 PM
The Tapa is at it again. This week, Glovo decides the riders who work for it actually work for it, Spain's 'Big Brother' tourist plan goes into effect, and the Supremo says the gov can fly its pride flag if it likes. With @adrianbono.bsky.social and @thebubble.com
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🚴‍♀️ This Week in Spain: Glovo Abandons Freelance Model
Also: The rainbow flag is in the news again and an anti-abortion summit raises eyebrows.
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December 5, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Watch @thebubble.com. There's something new and exciting coming soon from yours truly and @adrianbono.bsky.social. And it has nothing to do with Michael Bublé. Or @realmichaelbuble.bsky.social (which might not have anything to do with Michael Bublé either — but we'll take a mention if he'd give it)
December 3, 2024 at 1:02 PM
The latest issue of The Tapa is out, replete with political bad behavior and Michelin stars. You know, The Tapa—that premier English-language newsletter about all things Spain written by yours truly + @adrianbono.bsky.social. Well, we say "premier". Hope you do too

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💣 This Week in Spain: Sh*t Hits the Fan
Aldama spills the beans, the prime time war heats up and a royal portrait.
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November 28, 2024 at 2:35 PM