Creating more dependencies on crucial stuff isn’t the right way to go…

She, Francesca Albanese, is and has been always a controversial person according to a report from U.N Watch [ed] and this link in JPost

“A report by United Nations Watch on Wednesday is urging democratic nations to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian human rights, accusing her of promoting antisemitism, supporting terrorism, and spreading misinformation.”

According to the view of some, the whole world must be complicit.

[ed]: typo HRW must be UN watch.

Many mysterious outages of late. Maybe because of energy overload issues , an outdated grid, and or sabotage.

Not exactly surprising

Exactly, because normally ultra processed food contain many free radicals like those mentioned in this Nature 2025 article, but also in this 1995 publication

Link = testcom.com . What is this?

No-one can ever trust Putin ever again.

Yes, It’s all about durability, eco friendly and sustainability. I’m all for that. I just like it when you get stuff ( new or used ofc), that simply keeps functioning for years.

You mean you didn’t know Northvolt was Swedish? What did the Canadian subsidiary do exactly? I mean there have been strange coincidences or sabotages in both afaik…

Good that those EU subsidies which were allocated to Northvolt remain in Europe, as will their tech.

Iirc, CATL held some shares, I wonder if VW/ Scania bought that as well.

FYi, for a lateral analysis to Chinese Spanish relationship, see also this Elcano Royal Institute , basically:

" Spain shares the EU’s threefold vision of China as partner, competitor and rival, and advocates a greater role for its institutions and greater coordination and collective action among its member states to achieve a more balanced relation and overcome a clear bilateral asymmetry in favour of China."

Add: According to some opinions in the FT, Pedro Sanchez , the current PM (socialist party) is sort of a tactical maverick, sometimes seemingly inconsistent, but it’s all about the needs of (his) current political arena.

…but that was in 2013, she was still young and naive /s.

Funny, what people are willing to state, as long as they believe it’s not about THEM.

From OP’s context link: "While Marine Le Pen has just been sentenced for embezzlement of public funds to four years in prison and five years of ineligibility, preventing her from running in 2027, the same Marine Le Pen nevertheless defended, a few years ago, the greatest firmness against convicted elected officials. « When are we going to implement lifetime ineligibility for all those who have been convicted of acts committed during their mandate? » asked Marine Le Pen, on Public Senate, in 2013…

Both probably. The whole thing is… horrible and nauseating, etc etc. .many bad words

FYI , HERE is the most up to date list (including Turkiye, Israel and some others)

The author raises what seems a complicated issue, which translates into something like Real Politik.

His argument follows some common steps, and these are often used when coping with the extreme right( not an expert in French poltics):

• Marine Le Pen isn’t/ wasn’t too bad, compared to her Father and maybe with the new surging Leader.
• The rise of the new party leader Bardella thanks to tik-tok tactics
• Bardella is polled to gain 35 à 36% ( des Français se sont dit prêts à voter pour Bardella), which poses significant threat to the center and left parties
• The Left must come up with a good strategy for them to counter this rise, but will they?

The extreme right (and also the Trumpists & Putinist) are calling this a breach to democracy. Basically, gaslighting and issuing methodical disinformation about democratic values.

Leftist and Centrist fear, that they won’t find a good political Programme to firewall a charismatic extreme right Populist like Bardella (Or fill in any other name).

From my Political analysis point of view, this isn’t a situation unique to France. If democratic parties from Europe want to safeguard democracy, they will need to step up. In order to do so, they must start to unite, work from strength and not fear, and also use an anti-propaganda playbook. People and Politicians are still somewhat naive about the force of Propaganda,imo. Failing to do that, will result in political failure against the surging extreme Populists.

What we can appreciate though are the failguards of democratic values in Europe. If enough voters realise what is at stake here, democracy should remain safe, but not without continuous effort, both from voters and politicians.

I also miss mentioning “the elephant in the room”.: we, Europe and our values, are Under Siege. Sometimes internally and more often externally. This democratic “emergency”, unfortunately sometimes calls for “seemingly undemocratic” methods, because our politics relies on vows taken, trust and good husbandry.

So yes, we must clean the houses of certain individuals, those who are judged traitors to the European cause, while posing as democratic Politicians. We unfortunately live in such times, where we no longer can take the risk of appeasement nor do we have the luxury of forgiving individuals, whom by a constutinual court have been judged "guilty ". I am also hereby trusting to the courts and due to prcess. But, only to the extent of what my political engaged citizenship allows me. Ergo, one must use one own critical thinking, as a way to protect any bias or influence, within and without. It will always be a difficult balancing act. (ed: some polishing)

Your point?

The Russians already have partly invaded Moldova, the region Transnistria. It’s full of the mysterious “green man.”

Moldova needs to be hawkish.

Maybe there is a reason why they use this title. Ofcourse green energy is good, but we have been there for a while. Obviously, not a problem yet in Canada or in the USA. So it seems Europeans should be happy, while ignoring or marginalizing the nuances and problems of the current energy & electricity systems. The grid is congested and causes electricity fall out (Grid congestion is posing challenges for energy security and transitions. Also there are companies being paid to use electricity in energy machines that do absolutely nothing, (except deburden the grid by consuming electricity). And they make good money with that. Ed: in( brackets)

Yips even if you want to do business, the US admin just makes it undoable or say stuff that rubs you in a very wrong way. Fuck the DEI BS.

IIRC, Canada will or has joined Europe’s Horizon programme.

Article is 5 days old fyi

When I read the word "visit"in the title, it just sounded strange/inappropriate to me, as if it was a social call.

“Afterwards, the delegation visited the CHP’s provincial headquarters”, the same article reads later on.

Same word complete different setting. This use has never bothered me before, just struck me as nor the best word in this specific context, as hundred of thousands are protesting and some other thousands have been jailed.

Alternatively, EU delegation spoke with/ checked on Omaglu, would’ve made more sense to me, here.