Matt
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Another push further towards Europe's irrelevance on the world stage. These rules won't help with literally anything, but they already managed to destroy sanity consensus. Europe's not sluggish because of rules, but because of levels of investment into innovation on par with the global south.
🚨🚨Major #EU news: More than 80 percent of Europe’s companies will be freed from environmental reporting obligations after @europarl.europa.eu and @consilium.europa.eu reached a deal on a proposal to cut green rules on Monday. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
EU closes deal to slash green rules in major win for von der Leyen’s deregulation drive
Controversial “omnibus” bill saw center-right EU lawmakers side with the far right to water down environmental standards.
www.politico.eu
December 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Another push further towards Europe's irrelevance on the world stage. These rules won't help with literally anything, but they already managed to destroy sanity consensus. Europe's not sluggish because of rules, but because of levels of investment into innovation on par with the global south.
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Today, we fined X for non-compliance with transparency obligations under the DSA.
We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
December 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Today, we fined X for non-compliance with transparency obligations under the DSA.
We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
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The European digital rule-book is not up for negotiation.
We, Europeans, have adopted our rules to ensure fair markets and to protect consumers rights while backing Europe’s digital future.
It’s our duty to preserve our values and to defend our people. 🇪🇺
We, Europeans, have adopted our rules to ensure fair markets and to protect consumers rights while backing Europe’s digital future.
It’s our duty to preserve our values and to defend our people. 🇪🇺
November 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The European digital rule-book is not up for negotiation.
We, Europeans, have adopted our rules to ensure fair markets and to protect consumers rights while backing Europe’s digital future.
It’s our duty to preserve our values and to defend our people. 🇪🇺
We, Europeans, have adopted our rules to ensure fair markets and to protect consumers rights while backing Europe’s digital future.
It’s our duty to preserve our values and to defend our people. 🇪🇺
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“My friends, the world is changing. It's not a question of whether that change will come. It's a question of who will change it.” @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
People are choosing real alternatives instead of continuity. Mamdani stands for an antifascist economics in the name of the many. 🧵
People are choosing real alternatives instead of continuity. Mamdani stands for an antifascist economics in the name of the many. 🧵
November 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“My friends, the world is changing. It's not a question of whether that change will come. It's a question of who will change it.” @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
People are choosing real alternatives instead of continuity. Mamdani stands for an antifascist economics in the name of the many. 🧵
People are choosing real alternatives instead of continuity. Mamdani stands for an antifascist economics in the name of the many. 🧵
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Para Vox, la Agenda 2030 es una gran conspiración.
Tengo un mensaje para ellos: esa conspiración se llama democracia.
Tengo un mensaje para ellos: esa conspiración se llama democracia.
November 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Para Vox, la Agenda 2030 es una gran conspiración.
Tengo un mensaje para ellos: esa conspiración se llama democracia.
Tengo un mensaje para ellos: esa conspiración se llama democracia.
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“A transport grid designed for steady detainee transfers” is, quite literally, the EXACT phenomenon that Hannah Arendt was referring to when she coined the phrase “the banality of evil.”
NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
October 31, 2025 at 2:19 AM
“A transport grid designed for steady detainee transfers” is, quite literally, the EXACT phenomenon that Hannah Arendt was referring to when she coined the phrase “the banality of evil.”
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Lo único que impide que los salarios en España sean superiores es la codicia de los empresarios explotadores.
Garamendi (CEOE): Los salarios en España «podrían ser muy superiores» pero los impuestos lo impiden.
efe.com/economia/202...
efe.com/economia/202...
Garamendi (CEOE): Los salarios en España "podrían ser muy superiores" pero los impuestos lo impiden - EFE
Garamendi ha señalado que los salarios en España "podrían ser muy superiores", pero lo impide la "carga impositiva" tan elevada.
efe.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Lo único que impide que los salarios en España sean superiores es la codicia de los empresarios explotadores.
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Early voting in the NYC mayoral election begins TODAY.
If you're a New Yorker, I urge you to vote for Zohran Mamdani — the only candidate who will stand up to the oligarchy and fight for working people.
Listen to his inspiring words from primary night.
If you're a New Yorker, I urge you to vote for Zohran Mamdani — the only candidate who will stand up to the oligarchy and fight for working people.
Listen to his inspiring words from primary night.
October 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Early voting in the NYC mayoral election begins TODAY.
If you're a New Yorker, I urge you to vote for Zohran Mamdani — the only candidate who will stand up to the oligarchy and fight for working people.
Listen to his inspiring words from primary night.
If you're a New Yorker, I urge you to vote for Zohran Mamdani — the only candidate who will stand up to the oligarchy and fight for working people.
Listen to his inspiring words from primary night.
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Spain just announced €6.9 billion in defence spending. The problem? They're buying weapons from a Spanish provider.
The US military-industrial complex doesn't like that.
As Sanchez talks of an EU army, he's chastised by other 🇪🇺leaders for not giving in to Trump's command to spend more on 🇺🇸weapons.
The US military-industrial complex doesn't like that.
As Sanchez talks of an EU army, he's chastised by other 🇪🇺leaders for not giving in to Trump's command to spend more on 🇺🇸weapons.
Pedro Sanchez wants EU independence. EU leaders are trying to silence him.
Conservative European leaders are reportedly preparing to ambush Spain's prime minister at tomorrow's European Council summit, chastising him for refusing to toe the line on Trump's NATO demands.
davekeating.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Spain just announced €6.9 billion in defence spending. The problem? They're buying weapons from a Spanish provider.
The US military-industrial complex doesn't like that.
As Sanchez talks of an EU army, he's chastised by other 🇪🇺leaders for not giving in to Trump's command to spend more on 🇺🇸weapons.
The US military-industrial complex doesn't like that.
As Sanchez talks of an EU army, he's chastised by other 🇪🇺leaders for not giving in to Trump's command to spend more on 🇺🇸weapons.
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By every metric, the industry is in deep trouble — and none of it has anything to do with future emission rules or an engine ban a decade away.
In fact, the future of cars is electric - not because of Brussels regulation, but because EVs will soon be much cheaper to make and run.
In fact, the future of cars is electric - not because of Brussels regulation, but because EVs will soon be much cheaper to make and run.
October 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
By every metric, the industry is in deep trouble — and none of it has anything to do with future emission rules or an engine ban a decade away.
In fact, the future of cars is electric - not because of Brussels regulation, but because EVs will soon be much cheaper to make and run.
In fact, the future of cars is electric - not because of Brussels regulation, but because EVs will soon be much cheaper to make and run.
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It is a shame this heavily Washington-influenced Politico hit job doesn't mention the *reason* Sanchez opposes the spending
He's the only 🇪🇺leader calling out Trump's extortion for what it is, and calling for independent European defence
Obviously the 🇺🇸military-industrial complex doesn't like that
He's the only 🇪🇺leader calling out Trump's extortion for what it is, and calling for independent European defence
Obviously the 🇺🇸military-industrial complex doesn't like that
October 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It is a shame this heavily Washington-influenced Politico hit job doesn't mention the *reason* Sanchez opposes the spending
He's the only 🇪🇺leader calling out Trump's extortion for what it is, and calling for independent European defence
Obviously the 🇺🇸military-industrial complex doesn't like that
He's the only 🇪🇺leader calling out Trump's extortion for what it is, and calling for independent European defence
Obviously the 🇺🇸military-industrial complex doesn't like that
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Los viajes del Imserso son un pilar fundamental de nuestra política social. Frente a quienes quieren cargar a las personas mayores con la culpa de las desigualdades, defendemos sus derechos y ampliamos su alcance con la nueva tarifa reducida de 50 €.
October 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Los viajes del Imserso son un pilar fundamental de nuestra política social. Frente a quienes quieren cargar a las personas mayores con la culpa de las desigualdades, defendemos sus derechos y ampliamos su alcance con la nueva tarifa reducida de 50 €.
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La UE gasta importando petróleo para el transporte en carreteras el equivalente a un Plan Marshall por cuatrimestre (!). Nos desangramos económicamente por nuestra adicción a lo fósil.
But today I was struck by essentially a footnote number in Brueghel's Cleantech tracker. The EU spends €250billion per year (!) importing oil and fully half of that goes on road transport.
Crucially, these are not extrapolations or projections. They are receipts. And that is a very big number.
Crucially, these are not extrapolations or projections. They are receipts. And that is a very big number.
October 15, 2025 at 7:24 AM
La UE gasta importando petróleo para el transporte en carreteras el equivalente a un Plan Marshall por cuatrimestre (!). Nos desangramos económicamente por nuestra adicción a lo fósil.
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Voy a volver a recordar que nos sale más barato subvencionar todas las exportaciones a EEUU que ceder a los chantajes del matón de Trump.
-La diferencia entre gastar un 2,1% y un 5% del PIB supone unos 52.000 mill€
-España exportó a EEUU unos 17.000 mill€ en 2024
Podríamos subvencionar el 100% de lo que pierdan nuestras empresas si Trump nos declara la guerra comercial y aún así ahorramos dinero.
-España exportó a EEUU unos 17.000 mill€ en 2024
Podríamos subvencionar el 100% de lo que pierdan nuestras empresas si Trump nos declara la guerra comercial y aún así ahorramos dinero.
October 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Voy a volver a recordar que nos sale más barato subvencionar todas las exportaciones a EEUU que ceder a los chantajes del matón de Trump.
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El sueldo de los ejecutivos del Ibex ha crecido en 20 años casi el triple que el salario medio en España
eldiario.es/1_c15a59
eldiario.es/1_c15a59
October 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
El sueldo de los ejecutivos del Ibex ha crecido en 20 años casi el triple que el salario medio en España
eldiario.es/1_c15a59
eldiario.es/1_c15a59
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There's a fascinating case study to be done on the different strategies of Macron and Sánchez. Both emerged, against the odds, from centrist milieux in the mid-2010s to lead their countries since 2017/18. But their fates are totally different.
October 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
There's a fascinating case study to be done on the different strategies of Macron and Sánchez. Both emerged, against the odds, from centrist milieux in the mid-2010s to lead their countries since 2017/18. But their fates are totally different.
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València, Alacant y Castelló
October 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
València, Alacant y Castelló
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Consumo obligará a los operadores de apuestas online a advertir con claridad de los riesgos del juego. La ludopatía golpea sobre todo a los más vulnerables. Ningún operador podrá frivolizar o maquillar sus efectos para lucrarse.
October 1, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Consumo obligará a los operadores de apuestas online a advertir con claridad de los riesgos del juego. La ludopatía golpea sobre todo a los más vulnerables. Ningún operador podrá frivolizar o maquillar sus efectos para lucrarse.
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A hard-fought contest is taking place within Labour to provide the most despicable centre-left leader in recent European history. Blair's crimes in Iraq and Gaza (forthcoming) put him in pole position but Starmer with just over a year in power is giving him a run for his money. Truly ghastly stuff.
The success of the far right is not only measured in votes and seats but in its impact on rhetoric, policy and ideology. The fact that a (nominally) social democratic head of government with a huge majority choses to say and do this is maybe the biggest success of the far right in Europe yet.
September 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
A hard-fought contest is taking place within Labour to provide the most despicable centre-left leader in recent European history. Blair's crimes in Iraq and Gaza (forthcoming) put him in pole position but Starmer with just over a year in power is giving him a run for his money. Truly ghastly stuff.
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Que haya 15.000 pisos turísticos ilegales en Madrid, quizás tenga que ver con que el PP de Ayuso y Almeida está con quienes se lucran con ellos, y no con quienes se ven expulsados de sus barrios por esta clase de rentistas y especuladores.
La pareja de Ayuso camufla como alquiler de locales industriales su negocio de alojamiento turístico
October Twelve, creada por Alberto González Amador tras su fraude fiscal y con más de 450 reseñas de usuarios en Booking, afirma ahora en sus cuentas de 2024 que alquila "locales industriales"; en 202...
www.eldiario.es
September 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Que haya 15.000 pisos turísticos ilegales en Madrid, quizás tenga que ver con que el PP de Ayuso y Almeida está con quienes se lucran con ellos, y no con quienes se ven expulsados de sus barrios por esta clase de rentistas y especuladores.
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When rich people leave... the market DEMAND doesn't leave.
If say they take their transport company, they leave a hole in the market for someone who is willing to pay fairer taxes.
We need to stop being so submissive to the wealthy & tax them.
If say they take their transport company, they leave a hole in the market for someone who is willing to pay fairer taxes.
We need to stop being so submissive to the wealthy & tax them.
March 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
When rich people leave... the market DEMAND doesn't leave.
If say they take their transport company, they leave a hole in the market for someone who is willing to pay fairer taxes.
We need to stop being so submissive to the wealthy & tax them.
If say they take their transport company, they leave a hole in the market for someone who is willing to pay fairer taxes.
We need to stop being so submissive to the wealthy & tax them.
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⚖️La Justicia condena a AMA Desokupa por coacciones en Granada.
✍🏻Aurora Báez Boza @laespigaora.bsky.social en @elsaltoandalucia.bsky.social
elsal.to/44148
✍🏻Aurora Báez Boza @laespigaora.bsky.social en @elsaltoandalucia.bsky.social
elsal.to/44148
September 22, 2025 at 8:11 AM
⚖️La Justicia condena a AMA Desokupa por coacciones en Granada.
✍🏻Aurora Báez Boza @laespigaora.bsky.social en @elsaltoandalucia.bsky.social
elsal.to/44148
✍🏻Aurora Báez Boza @laespigaora.bsky.social en @elsaltoandalucia.bsky.social
elsal.to/44148
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Brest : Raid d'une extrême violence mené par une vingtaine d'hommes armés et cagoulés contre la terrasse d'un café connu pour être un lieu de gauche.
Le maire et les témoins dénoncent des militants d'extrême-droite.
Plusieurs blessés (et par miracle aucun mort).
Le maire et les témoins dénoncent des militants d'extrême-droite.
Plusieurs blessés (et par miracle aucun mort).
Le maire de Brest, François Cuillandre, dénonce une attaque de l'extrême droite.
➡️ https://l.ici.fr/DV8
➡️ https://l.ici.fr/DV8
September 22, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Brest : Raid d'une extrême violence mené par une vingtaine d'hommes armés et cagoulés contre la terrasse d'un café connu pour être un lieu de gauche.
Le maire et les témoins dénoncent des militants d'extrême-droite.
Plusieurs blessés (et par miracle aucun mort).
Le maire et les témoins dénoncent des militants d'extrême-droite.
Plusieurs blessés (et par miracle aucun mort).
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
September 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.