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Johan Olofsson
@jmolofsson.bsky.social
Retired, here to read — not to argue, enjoying my otium in Barcelona, formerly a student of theology, sociology and medicine. Grew up in Lund. Have relatives in Finland.
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On that point, I finally found a matter in which I could disagree with you! 😁 Thank you for the effort! But… What about minority governments

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Some thoughts on yesterday’s far-right election win.🇦🇹🧵 As projected for almost 2 years now, the far-right FPÖ came in 1st in the elections, receiving roughly 29% of the votes – the best election result in the party’s history. 1/ #wahl24#nrw2024#Wahl2024www.socialeurope.eu/exploiting-e...

Normalising the far right: a warning from Austria
Normalising the far right: a warning from Austria

Facing the threat from right-wing populism at June’s Euro-elections, Austria offers lessons for progressives.

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🔥 Brexit: final entries in the Davis Downside Dossier Yorkshire Bylines is officially retiring the Davis Downside Dossier having reached the milestone of 2,000 Brexit downsides and 39 Brexit upsides. It’s been an era. 🙏

Brexit: final entries in the Davis Downside Dossier
Brexit: final entries in the Davis Downside Dossier

Yorkshire Bylines is officially retiring the Davis Downside Dossier having reached the milestone of 2,000 downsides and 39 upsides

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JOjmolofsson.bsky.social

…in addition to the reputational loss for lots of governments — domestically and internationally. It's a criminal degree of unnecessary reputational loss for nations and parties who purportedly are opposing all what Russia and Israel do to their neighbors.

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Robert Jenryk said on C4 that under the Refugee Convention asyum seekers should seek sanctuary and asylum in the first safe country they come to. The convention does NOT say that but you can bet he will repeat that lie over and over again.

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JMjamesmoules.bsky.social

Jimmy Carter turns 100 years old today, making him the first US president to reach this milestone.

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Boris Johnson claims in his new book that he convinced Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to dump the French submarine deal, join AUKUS and buy nuclear subs to spite an uppity Emmanuel Macron - report from the Australian Financial Review.

AUKUS was part of plan to punish Macron, says Boris Johnson
AUKUS was part of plan to punish Macron, says Boris Johnson

Writing in his upcoming memoirs, the former UK prime minister accused the French president of being a “positive nuisance” during talks to leave the EU.

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Only the Greek junta in 1969 and Russia after it invaded Ukraine have left the European Convention on Human Rights. "No democratic country has sought to do so" - @tomrhickman.bsky.socialwww.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Tom Hickman · Short Cuts: Convention Rights
Tom Hickman · Short Cuts: Convention Rights

Only the Greek junta in 1969 and Russia last year have left the European Convention on Human Rights – Russia went...

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JOjmolofsson.bsky.social

Well, if the Germans haven't yet formally sent it, then of course it can't yet have been formally received. 😁

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Johan Olofsson
@jmolofsson.bsky.social
Retired, here to read — not to argue, enjoying my otium in Barcelona, formerly a student of theology, sociology and medicine. Grew up in Lund. Have relatives in Finland.
465 followers1.6k following632 posts