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Victoria Rodriguez Piceda
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In Brussels as comms project manager 🇧🇪…jakinmin o el arte de la curiosidad constante

EU - Latinoamerica | Democracy and Public Engagement | Rule of law & more…
Reposted by Victoria Rodriguez Piceda
Whoa: The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft got a spectacular view of Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) as it passed close to the Sun. Look at that enormous, splintered tail!

This comet won't be seen again for another 600,000 years. 🧪🔭

www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
March 22, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Reposted by Victoria Rodriguez Piceda
"When politicians who are seen as mainstream treat an extremist far-right party as normal, public opinion will tend to follow; and once such normalization has happened, as in Europe today, it is virtually impossible to undo."
What does it mean to "normalize" the far right? How does the process get justified, and do so-called mainstream politicians ever really benefit from it? Can one at all push back against "normalization'?

New column in Project Syndicate.
Normalizing the Normalization of the Far Right | by Jan-Werner Mueller - Project Syndicate
Jan-Werner Mueller explores the most common justifications that politicians offer for working with anti-democratic forces.
www.project-syndicate.org
February 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Verbo AMÉRICA - Jujuy, Argentina
January 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Librerías del mundo - Librería de Ávila en Buenos Aires
December 29, 2024 at 11:57 PM
Reposted by Victoria Rodriguez Piceda
‘They can’t sleep … can’t speak’: the lifeline offered to Gaza’s traumatised children
‘They can’t sleep … can’t speak’: the lifeline offered to Gaza’s traumatised children
War Child hopes to provide a million children in the strip with basic aid and educational and mental health support. It’s their biggest emergency appeal yet * Donate to our charity appeal here “They have many symptoms,” says Ibrahim, describing how…
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2024 at 12:48 PM
“Why Milei?” An explorative essay on Argentinian current president by Roberto Gargarella
"Argentina’s Dangerous Experiment"

ROBERTO GARGARELLA on Javier Milei, provocative cruelties, and the reasons why "democratic anguish" and "social anger" are increasing not only in Argentina.

Our editorial for this week:

👉 verfassungsblog.de/argentinas-d...
December 3, 2024 at 9:32 PM
How many millions (or lives) should the government spend to realize that this system is a failure?
December 2, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Reposted by Victoria Rodriguez Piceda
Across generations.
From all backgrounds.
With different experiences.

But all with one common goal: to make Europe stronger.

The structure of von der Leyen II Commission.
September 17, 2024 at 8:37 AM