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In Russian state television, the debate is whether Tulsi Gabbard should be referred to as "our agent" or as "girlfriend."

So - just to underline - the proposed director of national intelligence for the US, Tulsi Gabbard, is so pro-Putin that she has been described as a Russian agent on Russian TV.

The European Parliament votes to delay the application of the EU deforestation law by 12 months. A sharp divide between conservatives and progressives.

🚀💬 Introducing #EUIUpFront: EUI scholars discussing the hottest topics of our time. Ep. 1️⃣ features Simon Hix & Kevin Munger Political and Social Sciences at EUI on Trump's victory in the 2024 #USelections, zooming in on polling, the swing vote, inflation, and social media. 📹 loom.ly/swXzL0o

I found this an interesting discussion. Thanks Kevin. Felt I was a little too frivolous, though, given the seriousness of the subject. Sorry about that :-(

Gotta love the New Zealand parliament

Andrew Bailey is right. Most people don't realise how shockingly *bad* the UK's goods trade has been after Brexit and the pandemic. UK exports are 23% lower than the pre-2020 trend and imports are 16% below the trend.

Excellent piece by Mark Mazower in today’s FT, on the political differences between Europe and America on.ft.com/40ORRV2

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For the first time in its history, we could be looking at a genuinely rightwing European Union. Europe’s centrist majority that has governed the continent is over. My latest for ⁦⁦The Guardian⁩ #vonderleyen theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Yep, ie. very much in line with what we, and others, predicted ahead of the EP elections. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

A new piece from me Good Authority: How to think about the “racial realignment” in US politics. Two key points: 1) GOP gains among Black and Latino voters are not about gender or the “working class.” They’re about IDENTITY and IDEOLOGY. goodauthority.org/news/election-…

Ok. I’m done with this platform. See you over in the other place. Deleting the X app on my phone as a commitment device. It was fun while it lasted. Should have made this move ages ago. Urge everyone to do the same.

The French National Assembly is about to vote the no-confidence to Michel Barnier's government. It is a rather new situation, and it is a constitutional crisis because there is no majority and no early elections are possible until July, more realistically September 🧵

Buongiorno TIM Official. TIM ha installato una linea in fibra ma ha dimenticato il modem TIM HUB. Sto aspettando da 4 settimane. Ho chiamato tutti i giorni, scritto e-mail, inviato reclami. Niente! Questo è il peggior servizio clienti al mondo. Per favore aiutatemi!