a group of dedicated madmen halfway up a snowy mountain
Ernst A. Heiniger. Rope team on the Bianco ridge. 1941
05.03.2026 17:05
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The Most Common Holiday Destination For Europeans?
What do you think?
Here's what the data says: brilliantmaps.com/most-comm...
04.03.2026 17:01
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Bannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson and the Plot to 'Topple' Theresa May
The far-right former Trump adviser told Jeffrey Epstein that "we are overthrowing May right now" as he worked with Boris Johnson to remove the then Conservative Prime Minister from office
The Epstein files grant us a rare glimpse into the kind of machinations that must be happening all the time. As @bylinetimes.bsky.social reveals, Trump's fixer, Steve Bannon, helped Boris Johnson overthrow Theresa May. Blatant foreign interference in our politics. 🧵
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/b...
25.02.2026 07:39
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How can a prospective champion be five points clear, and then 2-0 up, against the Premier League’s bottom side, and then do that? That is remarkable. It’s February! Genuinely hard to remember too many comparable examples like that in title race history.
18.02.2026 22:11
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Alabama offers three tricks to fix poor urban schools
Adjusted for student poverty, southern states are beating the rest
In the past two years Birmingham, Alabama, went from having 15 “F”-rated schools to just one. Three city programmes help explain how
17.02.2026 19:00
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AMIS Weekly Market News Summary - Week 7 - Feb 2026
Key updates on #wheat, #maize, #rice and policy trends this week.
Subscribe for email alerts: ✉️https://www.amis-outlook.org/subscription/subscription
#TradeLogistics #Fertilizer #Vegoil #PolicyDevelopment #OOAT
16.02.2026 07:56
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Ireland rolls out pioneering basic income scheme for artists
Ireland rolled out a permanent basic income scheme for the arts on Tuesday, pledging to pay 2,000 creative workers 325 euros ($387) per week following a trial that participants said eased financial st...
Ireland just made basic income for artists permanent.
The pilot didn’t produce laziness. It reduced stress and increased output.
Govs fund what they see as strategic. Agriculture. Tech. Energy.
Culture is infrastructure too.
Ireland chose to treat it that way 🤘
www.reuters.com/world/irelan...
12.02.2026 13:34
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The European Onion is a joke whose time has come
A new model of European integration, without the tears
This stratified approach, with some countries forming a federalising core while others stay in the looser outer layers, would help Europe keep up in a newly harsh geopolitical world
14.02.2026 06:20
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Not that many good news at the moment so take this one into the WE.
DK gov got EC state aid greenlight for a 1bn euro investment in farms buy out for nature restoration. Partbof the deal negotiated with farm unions and NGOs to meet climate and nitrogen targets.
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People who worked for or with Epstein account for nearly 60% of the messages in the files. But the rest of the emails depict a remarkable network, as our data analysis reveals econ.st/4bXHVOV
Illustration: Mel Haasch
12.02.2026 18:20
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INTERVIEW: Message to EU - don't delay Mercosur ratification - Borderlex - European trade policy
An interview with former Uruguayan vice minister of foreign affairs Nicolás Albertoni
Delighted to speak to former Uruguayan foreign minister Nicolás Albertoni on why the EU-Mercosur agreement is so important. We also discussed Uruguay's broader trade policy and the dynamics within the Mercosur bloc. Article in front of the pay wall :) borderlex.net/2026/02/10/i...
10.02.2026 09:04
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I know people want to say something else with this chart, but the striking bit is that exports from Germany to #China have basically stagnated since the end of 2014.
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Oatly banned from using word ‘milk’ to market plant-based products in UK
Swedish company claims ruling is anti-competitive and ‘solely benefits Big Dairy’
Very happy to see that the UK can produce its own boneheaded agricultural nomenclatural protectionism after leaving the EU. Makes you proud.
11.02.2026 14:40
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Who wrangled the best trade deal from Donald Trump?
The agreements look one-sided. Their consequences may not be
For those who view trade as a zero-sum game, with deficits signifying failure and surpluses success, Donald Trump has been the clear winner
11.02.2026 22:40
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Rétro cars voiture 🚘 la Renault Frégate de 1958
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Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to EU fall by 37%
NFU warn it could take years to restore Brexit losses despite efforts to smooth negotiations on farming and other elements of UK-EU reset
‘“Simply reducing friction doesn’t mean we are going to get the EU market back again. There aren’t empty spaces on the shelves with a label saying ‘waiting for British products’.”
‘In other words, it could take years to restore Brexit losses.’
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
07.02.2026 20:21
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Printed card with illustration of a harbour with boats and text Wills’s Cigarettes
Dun Laoghaire (Irish Holiday Resorts series, Wills's Cigarette card), ca. 1930
Image: New York Public Library
07.02.2026 19:52
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This collage highlights the administrative and architectural consistency of Roman amphitheatres across Europe, Africa, and Asia. These structures, including Arles, El Jem, and Pula, served as standardized "franchises" of Roman culture and social control.
The design features elliptical arenas and advanced masonry mathematically optimized for massive crowds. Their survival today reflects their historical roles as fortified villages, maritime hubs, or repurposed urban landmarks.
More than 200 Ancient Roman amphitheatres span three continents, many with capacities exceeding 50,000 people.
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The Most Common Occupational Related Surnames In Europe
Credit: Everything About Maps
Some interesting facts about them: brilliantmaps.com/european-...
06.02.2026 17:01
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Bitcoin Is Crashing So Hard That Miners Are Unplugging Their Equipment
Bitcoin's plunge has made it far less economical to mine the digital token. Some companies are starting to unplug their equipment.
"The average cost to mine one Bitcoin is currently...far higher than its current going rate, making it an extremely unprofitable proposition. It’s a massive wipeout as investors continue to sell off their reserves...."
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Quote from the FT's article:
"We are on our way north, on a high-speed Avanti train, when I ask Mandelson about his relationship with Epstein. 'I regret ever meeting him or being introduced to him by his partner Ghislaine Maxwell', he says. 'I regret even more the hurt he caused to many young women.' An icy chill descends in carriage J. 'I'm not going to go into this. It's an FT obsession and frankly you can all fuck off. Ok?'"
Apologies if it's already been mentioned, but Friday will mark a year to the day since the FT published this quote
www.ft.com/content/085e...
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