Myrto Polymili
@myrtopolymili.bsky.social
Greek in Madrid, journalist, mainly politics & media
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Despite its rich literary heritage, Greece has long struggled to bring its contemporary writers to an international audience. Today, a new generation of authors, agents, and initiatives is carrying Greek voices to readers across the globe
In Translation: How Greek Writers Travel the World - tovima.com
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October 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Despite its rich literary heritage, Greece has long struggled to bring its contemporary writers to an international audience. Today, a new generation of authors, agents, and initiatives is carrying Greek voices to readers across the globe
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1/ DEVELOPING: A journalist was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital following another incident with an ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration court in NYC. The last I heard, he was getting X-rays for his lower back.
September 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
1/ DEVELOPING: A journalist was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital following another incident with an ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration court in NYC. The last I heard, he was getting X-rays for his lower back.
With Gaza having been reduced to rubble over 23 months of relentless bombardments, the historical treasures of the Strip are being lost alongside its people.
Gaza’s Shattered Heritage: Ancient Sites Reduced to Rubble - tovima.com
Israeli bombardments have devastated Gaza’s cultural treasures, destroying centuries-old palaces, mosques, churches and bathhouses
www.tovima.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
With Gaza having been reduced to rubble over 23 months of relentless bombardments, the historical treasures of the Strip are being lost alongside its people.
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Stark warning from the AFP journalists association
"Since AFP was founded in August 1944, we have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded and prisoners in our ranks, but none of us can recall seeing a colleague die of hunger"
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
"Since AFP was founded in August 1944, we have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded and prisoners in our ranks, but none of us can recall seeing a colleague die of hunger"
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
AFP journalists in Gaza at risk of starvation, warns journalists' association
'We have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded, prisoners in our ranks, but none of us can recall seeing colleague die of hunger,' says French news agency's journalists' association - Ana...
www.aa.com.tr
July 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Stark warning from the AFP journalists association
"Since AFP was founded in August 1944, we have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded and prisoners in our ranks, but none of us can recall seeing a colleague die of hunger"
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
"Since AFP was founded in August 1944, we have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded and prisoners in our ranks, but none of us can recall seeing a colleague die of hunger"
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
Η ελληνική κυβέρνηση ούτε αυτή την κοινή δήλωση μπορεί να υπογράψει?
Βρετανία, Γαλλία και πάνω από 20 κράτη ζητούν επισήμως τον τερματισμό του πολέμου στη Γάζα
Το μοντέλο παροχής βοήθειας της ισραηλινής κυβέρνησης στον παλαιστινιακό θύλακα είναι «επικίνδυνο, τροφοδοτεί την αστάθεια και στερεί από τους κατοίκους της Γάζας την ανθρώπινη αξιοπρέπεια», αναφέρετα...
www.kathimerini.gr
July 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Η ελληνική κυβέρνηση ούτε αυτή την κοινή δήλωση μπορεί να υπογράψει?
"European Parliament member Ondřej Knotek, who recently called for the EU to abandon its 2040 climate target, is now in charge of leading negotiations on the new goal."
Far-right MEP to lead talks on 2040 climate goal he called ‘utter madness’
Parliament’s centrist and left-wing forces have vowed to try and stop Ondřej Knotek from stalling work on the 2040 target.
www.politico.eu
July 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"European Parliament member Ondřej Knotek, who recently called for the EU to abandon its 2040 climate target, is now in charge of leading negotiations on the new goal."
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Jaw-dropping reporting by Haaretz www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
June 27, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Jaw-dropping reporting by Haaretz www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
"Among the 30 rated cities in western Europe and 25 in North America, only one—Athens—fails to achieve the highest tier of liveability, defined as a score of 80 or above. "
Our sister company, @TheEIU, has rated the best, and worst, cities in which to live. See which one topped this year’s ranking—and which one remains rooted to the bottom of the table https://econ.trib.al/sgUKIZZ
The world’s most liveable cities in 2025
Vienna has lost its crown. Instability threatens living standards everywhere
econ.trib.al
June 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"Among the 30 rated cities in western Europe and 25 in North America, only one—Athens—fails to achieve the highest tier of liveability, defined as a score of 80 or above. "
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🔺 NEW: Britain will formally sanction two far-right Israeli ministers over their “monstrous” comments about Gaza, in a significant break with Washington
Britain to sanction Israeli ministers over Gaza comments
www.thetimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🔺 NEW: Britain will formally sanction two far-right Israeli ministers over their “monstrous” comments about Gaza, in a significant break with Washington
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Gearing up for my fifth once-in-a-lifetime recession
April 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gearing up for my fifth once-in-a-lifetime recession
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The United States sends two carrier groups to the Middle East and B-2 stealth bombers to Diego Garcia, enabling strikes on Iran—but also talks about it openly, suggesting it is primarily hoping to intimidate the Iranians.
@phildstewart.bsky.social
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
@phildstewart.bsky.social
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
As Iran tensions build, US military moves warplanes to reinforce Middle East
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reinforced U.S. military capability in the Middle East with more warplanes, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, amid a more than two-week-old U.S. bombing campaign in Yemen and mounting tensions with Iran.
www.reuters.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The United States sends two carrier groups to the Middle East and B-2 stealth bombers to Diego Garcia, enabling strikes on Iran—but also talks about it openly, suggesting it is primarily hoping to intimidate the Iranians.
@phildstewart.bsky.social
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
@phildstewart.bsky.social
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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The war in Gaza has killed more journalists than the U.S. Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the wars in Yugoslavia, and the post-9/11 war in Afghanistan combined, according to a new report.
War in Gaza the ‘Worst Ever Conflict for Reporters’
A new report accuses Israel of waging an “unrelenting war on the press.”
foreignpolicy.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The war in Gaza has killed more journalists than the U.S. Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the wars in Yugoslavia, and the post-9/11 war in Afghanistan combined, according to a new report.
Μια ακόμη πρωτιά της ελληνικής κυβέρνησης
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis is, I believe, the first head of a state that is a signatory to the Rome ICC convention, to meet with the fugitive Netanyahu, who is indicted by the ICC for crimes against humanity.
Shame on him.
Shame on him.
April 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Μια ακόμη πρωτιά της ελληνικής κυβέρνησης
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Right-wing YouTuber Tim Pool has made it to the White House pool — someone from his “Timcast” channel will be part of today’s pool duty covering the president.
Last year, DOJ revealed Pool was receiving millions of dollars from the Russian gov. Pool says he didn’t know where it was coming from.
Last year, DOJ revealed Pool was receiving millions of dollars from the Russian gov. Pool says he didn’t know where it was coming from.
March 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Right-wing YouTuber Tim Pool has made it to the White House pool — someone from his “Timcast” channel will be part of today’s pool duty covering the president.
Last year, DOJ revealed Pool was receiving millions of dollars from the Russian gov. Pool says he didn’t know where it was coming from.
Last year, DOJ revealed Pool was receiving millions of dollars from the Russian gov. Pool says he didn’t know where it was coming from.
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Israel has stopped responding to the UN-run notification system set up to ensure that aid workers in Gaza do not get killed, forcing a screeching halt to humanitarian operations.
Heba Saleh, @financialtimes.com:
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Heba Saleh, @financialtimes.com:
on.ft.com/4l3cXHb
March 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Israel has stopped responding to the UN-run notification system set up to ensure that aid workers in Gaza do not get killed, forcing a screeching halt to humanitarian operations.
Heba Saleh, @financialtimes.com:
on.ft.com/4l3cXHb
Heba Saleh, @financialtimes.com:
on.ft.com/4l3cXHb
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Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” in the occupied West Bank on Monday, and he was then detained by the Israeli military, activists on the scene said.
Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Jewish settlers and detained, activists say
Activists say Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” in the occupied West Bank, and he was then detained by the Israeli military.
bit.ly
March 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” in the occupied West Bank on Monday, and he was then detained by the Israeli military, activists on the scene said.
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16 days of no aid entering to Gaza, and limited water supply. Evidence of growing crisis. This, I believe, the worst and longest stretch of no aid going into Gaza since the beginning of the war (17 months).
March 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
16 days of no aid entering to Gaza, and limited water supply. Evidence of growing crisis. This, I believe, the worst and longest stretch of no aid going into Gaza since the beginning of the war (17 months).
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“Trump has done what the communists failed to do: de facto closing Radio Free Europe and Voice of America,” writes Slovakian MEP.
To čo sa nepodarilo komunistom, robí Trump. V de-facto zatvára Rádio Slobodná Európa a Hlas Ameriky.
Slobodné médiá sú jedným z pilierov na ktorých stojí liberálna demokracia. Každým dňom je jasnejšie, aká dôležitá je EU a naše plnohodnotné členstvo v nej.
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Slobodné médiá sú jedným z pilierov na ktorých stojí liberálna demokracia. Každým dňom je jasnejšie, aká dôležitá je EU a naše plnohodnotné členstvo v nej.
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Trump’s move to silence pro-democracy media sparks outrage
Voice of America and Radio Free Europe among outlets forced to make cuts as U.S. seeks to curtail funding.
www.politico.eu
March 17, 2025 at 8:05 AM
“Trump has done what the communists failed to do: de facto closing Radio Free Europe and Voice of America,” writes Slovakian MEP.
Αδιανόητο - ΗΠΑ 2025 μια δυστοπία
Incomprehensible that this story is about the United States of America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/nyregion/columbia-university-trump-protests.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/nyregion/columbia-university-trump-protests.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
March 13, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Αδιανόητο - ΗΠΑ 2025 μια δυστοπία
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A federal judge in NY has blocked any effort by the Trump administration to deport Mahmoud Khalil – whose arrest and imminent deportation Trump celebrated on Turth Social today — until further proceedings play out. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A federal judge in NY has blocked any effort by the Trump administration to deport Mahmoud Khalil – whose arrest and imminent deportation Trump celebrated on Turth Social today — until further proceedings play out. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Columbia grad student with a green card and a pregnant US citizen wife, abducted by ICE because of his political organizing, and now his lawyers can't find him.
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. This is your constituent. Bring him back home.
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. This is your constituent. Bring him back home.
UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
March 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Columbia grad student with a green card and a pregnant US citizen wife, abducted by ICE because of his political organizing, and now his lawyers can't find him.
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. This is your constituent. Bring him back home.
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. This is your constituent. Bring him back home.
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Three days ago, Donald Trump openly threatened to kill all of ‘the people of Gaza’ and it wasn’t even a story. No consequences. The media, the world, just moved on.
March 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Three days ago, Donald Trump openly threatened to kill all of ‘the people of Gaza’ and it wasn’t even a story. No consequences. The media, the world, just moved on.
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Eighteen Ukrainian soldiers died in Iraq. No one gave Kyiv any minerals open.substack.com/pub/countero...
Ukraine fought alongside US in Iraq; never demanded minerals
As the two fight over a minerals deal, we review the little-remembered sacrifices that Ukraine made when fighting in the U.S.-led war in Iraq – sacrifices Ukraine never asked to be compensated for.
open.substack.com
March 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Eighteen Ukrainian soldiers died in Iraq. No one gave Kyiv any minerals open.substack.com/pub/countero...
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Postcard from Trumpland
March 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Postcard from Trumpland