Christophe Pons
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Sweeping the strait: the companies gearing up to clear the Gulf of mines -
www.ft.com/content/1a71...
via @FT
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Sweeping the strait: the companies gearing up to clear the Gulf of mines
New generation of uncrewed vessels could help restore traffic in vital shipping route
https://www.ft.com/content/1a71f5cf-504c-4e28-af26-29d464634cd2?shareType=nongift
about 20 hours ago
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In Iraqi Desert, Two Israeli Outposts Were Kept Secret for Months
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/world/europe/israel-iraq-iran-bases.html
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens
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Mr. & Mrs. Andrews in 1750, with their dog & especially with their estate. But oddly not finished! What was supposed to go in that reserved area in Frances Andrews' lap? By Thomas Gainsborough, born OTD 1727.
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For every little girl who ever played dress-up: Elizabeth Anne Haverfield, 1780s, by Thomas Gainsborough. Today is his day.
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Quantum computing: A tech race Europe could win? Alice&Bob etc
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Quantum computing: A tech race Europe could win?
With some promising computing companies in the field, could Europe be a leader in quantum tech?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20q4nv89yzo
4 days ago
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Chris Murphy
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America's chief Middle East negotiator - Jared Kushner - is almost completely dependent on Middle East government investment in his chief business. It's probably the biggest conflict of interest in American diplomatic history and we should be talking about this way more.
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EUwatch 🇪🇺
5 days ago
Ship seized near UAE coast headed for Iranian waters, UK maritime agency says
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Ship taken near UAE coast headed for Iranian waters, UK agency says
A ship has been taken near the UAE coast and is headed for Iranian waters, the UK's UKMTO said, in the latest vessel seizure around the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/14/ship-seized-near-uae-coast-headed-for-iranian-waters-uk-maritime-agency-says
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The Guardian
5 days ago
Zineb Sedira review: A chic ode to revolutionary cinema, brainy boozers – and exceptional berets
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Zineb Sedira review: A chic ode to revolutionary cinema, brainy boozers – and exceptional berets
Tate Britain, LondonThe Franco-Algerian artist’s exploration of radical film-making in the 1960s and 70s is so seductive it makes you wish the crowd was livelier and the wine was flowing
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/may/13/zineb-sedira-review-a-chic-ode-to-revolutionary-cinema-brainy-boozers-and-exceptional-berets?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1778714035
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Agence France-Presse
6 days ago
⚖️ Luc Besson accusé de viol: le parquet général requiert une réouverture des investigations concernant les accusations de viol par l'actrice Sand Van Roy, l'une des affaires emblématiques de
#MeToo
qui s'était close par un non-lieu.
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Reuters
7 days ago
US power transformer buyers scramble for imports, factory slots
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US power transformer buyers scramble for imports, factory slots
Power developers are procuring transformers early and at a premium to mitigate a supply shortage expected to continue for several years.
https://reut.rs/4eHeamQ
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EUwatch 🇪🇺
7 days ago
Finland’s Stubb tells Europe to ‘calm down’ over US troop pullback
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Finland’s Stubb tells Europe to ‘calm down’ over US troop pullback
“If Finland can defend itself, NATO can do it too,” the Finnish president said.
https://www.politico.eu/article/finlands-alexander-stubb-tells-europe-to-calm-down-over-us-troop-pullback/
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Edith Eva Eger, Psychologist Who Barely Survived Auschwitz, Dies at 98
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/b...
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Edith Eva Eger, Psychologist Who Barely Survived Auschwitz, Dies at 98
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/books/edith-eger-dead.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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10 days ago
Frans Vekemans, trying to look tough & manly which is not so easy when you are still in long skirts! Painted in 1625 by Cornelis de Vos, whose day is today.
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Historic market concentration - what risks?
www.ft.com/content/7599...
via @FT “What looks like broad market resilience is, to a large extent, a small group of megacap tech and AI stocks pulling the index higher” said Valérie Noël, head of trading at Syz Bank.
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Wall Street rebound driven by smallest number of stocks on record
Soaring S&P propelled by Big Tech equities prompts warnings about ‘fragility’ of rally
https://www.ft.com/content/7599af3b-2184-4538-8ef9-370e01c1aaa8?shareType=nongift
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Quantum computing moves closer to drug discovery with enzyme study -
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Quantum computing moves closer to drug discovery with enzyme study
Scientists have used the technology to model the behaviour of protein molecules
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/1e7aa520-f7c2-4313-8540-f13aa94bee0c
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Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Winner Hospitalized in Critical Condition
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/world/middleeast/narges-mohammadi-iran-hospialized.html
16 days ago
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The Sentry
about 1 month ago
New investigation: A shadowy Libyan businessman is active in virtually every layer of eastern Libya’s economy, all while being protected by the Haftar family. Our investigation reveals Ahmed Gadalla as the Haftar family’s most versatile financial operator. Learn more:
thesentry.org/reports/east...
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Eastern Libya’s Top Money Man - The Sentry
April 2026 Download the full report بيان صحفي This investigation exposes the financial machinery that underwrote a significant part of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s failed 2019–2020 offensive on Trip...
https://thesentry.org/reports/eastern-libyas-top-money-man/
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Paul Bronks
22 days ago
My co-worker when the guy I'm complaining about is stood behind me.
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EUwatch 🇪🇺
21 days ago
Ukraine's Zelenskyy rebukes Israel for buying grain 'stolen' by Russia
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Ukraine rebukes Israel for buying grain 'stolen' by Russia
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Israel of "purchasing stolen goods," namely grain from regions occupied by Russia. Ukraine summoned Israel's ambassador on Monday, and now it says another such ship has docked.
https://www.dw.com/en/ukraines-zelenskyy-rebukes-israel-for-buying-grain-stolen-by-russia/a-76966917
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens
28 days ago
Great news: in England it is
#NationalTeaDay
Meaning it's time for Pieter van Roestraten, a Dutch painter working in England. And, by a wonderful coincidence, he was born on this day in 1630.
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Unofficial Guardian (UK) Bot
about 1 month ago
The Fallen by Louise Brangan review – an enraging account of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries
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The Fallen by Louise Brangan review – an enraging account of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries
The horrifying story of the Catholic-run institutions that incarcerated thousands of women and girls
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/apr/15/the-fallen-by-louise-brangan-review-an-enraging-account-of-irelands-magdalene-laundries
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Les faits sont têtus. Quand la vérité de la violence des colons dérange, Israel recourt à la vieille méthode : shoot the messenger. Avec en prime un amalgame scandaleux entre critique d'Israël et antisémitisme.
about 1 month ago
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Reuters
about 1 month ago
Fed will need to explain why current inflation jump differs from 2022 surge
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Fed will need to explain why current inflation jump differs from 2022 surge
When surging U.S. inflation peaked in June of 2022, driven by rising prices for energy but also for food, shelter, vehicles, and a host of other items, Federal Reserve officials assured the public in stern tones that they were on top of the situation and would follow through with steep interest rate hikes to cool the economy.
https://reut.rs/3Qd456H
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens
about 1 month ago
2/2 The eyes. Looking right at you.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens
about 1 month ago
Side-eying her eyes: Saint Lucy, painted by Francesco del Cossa of Ferrara. Today is his day.
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about 1 month ago
Temptation of Saint Anthony w/ self-portrait as giant hell-mouth spewing demons. Plus an artist in his brain (of course!). By Joos van Craesbeeck, whose day is today.
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3/3 Some excellent demons having fun w/ Saint Anthony’s pig.
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The Guardian
about 1 month ago
Netanyahu-ism has achieved nothing for Israelis – and come at a monstrously high price | Jonathan Freedland
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Netanyahu-ism has achieved nothing for Israelis – and come at a monstrously high price | Jonathan Freedland
It is the voting public in Israel that will settle their PM’s fate later this year. But all they have heard are promises of ‘total victory’ that prove to be hollow, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/10/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-voting-public-total-victory?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1775842261
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Reuters
about 1 month ago
Russian investigative journalist is placed in pre-trial detention
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Russian investigative journalist is placed in pre-trial detention
A Russian court on Friday ordered the detention of Oleg Roldugin, an investigative journalist for independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, following his arrest a day earlier.
https://reut.rs/4t79HOD
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Scott Horton
about 1 month ago
This admonition in Ha'aretz is true, and it applies with even more force to the United States.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...
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Fascinating stuff. India. Vultures near extinction. Health. 500,000 Indians died between 2000 and 2005 alone because of the loss of vultures’ scavenging services. How do you replace 40 million dead vultures?
www.economist.com/1843/2026/04...
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How do you replace 40 million dead vultures?
The scavengers are vital for public health in India. But politics is interfering with efforts to breed them
https://www.economist.com/1843/2026/04/10/how-do-you-replace-40-million-dead-vultures?giftId=ODRhZmYxYTgtYTg3Ny00YzBlLTk4ZjgtOGVhYzY1OWNlMjE5&utm_campaign=gifted_article
about 1 month ago
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Paul Eric
about 1 month ago
Retired US General Mark Hertling confirms military commanders are actively preparing to defy Donald Trump. “They are bound by the Constitution to disobey unlawful orders to bomb Iranian civilians.” 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😎
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Kool Karyn
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Retired 4-Star Navy Admiral and former Navy SEAL William McRaven on Donald Trump: "Through your actions, you have embarrassed us in the eyes of our children, humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a nation."
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US payments group with $20bn market value aims to boost UK truck electrification -
www.ft.com/content/58d6...
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US payments group with $20bn market value aims to boost UK truck electrification
Corpay is partnering with Voltempo in building UK’s largest charging network for electric lorries
https://www.ft.com/content/58d6787e-847c-4138-973e-fe2a7237146c?shareType=nongift
about 1 month ago
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The London Magazine
over 1 year ago
Marina Scholtz kicked off the week by speaking to Orlando Reade who has managed to squeeze a comprehensive book on Milton and his readers (Jordan Peterson surprisingly included) into a neat two hundred and twelve pages long. You can read the interview here:
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Interview | Orlando Reade in Conversation by Marina Scholtz - The London Magazine
Orlando Reade discusses the many readers of John Milton's Paradise Lost as set out in his new book, What in Me Is Dark.
https://thelondonmagazine.org/interview-orlando-reade-in-conversation-by-marina-scholtz/
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens
about 2 months ago
Spectacled Caiman and a False Coral Snake by artist-naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian, born on this day in 1647.
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"Hungary is a textbook example of how unconstrained power—the goal of populists everywhere—is a recipe for plunder; but also of how such plunder ultimately repels voters." Lessons for the world from tiny Hungary
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Lessons for the world from tiny Hungary
A regime loved by MAGA may soon lose power. That matters
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/04/01/lessons-for-the-world-from-tiny-hungary?giftId=NmQ2ZjVjMTUtZDM1Ni00ZDViLTlhZDUtZTdkMTMxMjE3NzMy&utm_campaign=gifted_article
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
Recapture of Bahia: Spanish/Portuguese forces overcome the Dutch in Brazil, 1625. Here, aftermath of siege, plus people rejoicing to see a portrait of Philip IV. Of course. Painted by Juan Bautista Maino.
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Very corporeal angels indeed! Suggestive rendition of spheric and palpable mamal clouds!! Wondering if this was commissioned for a church or the private salon of a hot cardinal. 🔥
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about 2 months ago
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Scott Horton
about 2 months ago
Advantage China: This week's Economist contains a trenchant series of interviews with diplomats, foreign relations scholars and national security experts who have formed a remarkably consistent view. Iran as a grave American strategic error which has benefitted Russia and China—especially the latter
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How China hopes to win from the war
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake
https://econ.st/416vZDK
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The Tennessee Holler
about 2 months ago
RUBIO: “Imagine if Iran spent billions on its people instead of weapons... They’d have a much different country.”🤔😕 Unreal. @marcorubio Do you even hear yourselves? Your shameless hypocrisy is killing us
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about 2 months ago
2/2 The Duke of Wellington, looking v. fine if a bit startled in his portrait by Francisco de Goya, 1813.
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about 2 months ago
Truth rescued by time, as witnessed by history. We can still hope. Painted 1814 by Francisco Goya, whose birthday was today.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens
about 2 months ago
Francisco de Goya: Self-portrait being treated by Dr. Arrieto, 1820. Just in case he didn’t survive (but he did!). Today has been his day.
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DMovies
about 2 months ago
George Orwell's musings on authoritarianism and state manipulation are juxtaposed against flashing cards, film clips and historical footage from the past 100 years Raoul Peck's extraordinary new doc is in cinemas tonight:
dmovies.org/2025/05/18/o...
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Orwell: 2+2=5 - DMovies
George Orwell's musings on authoritarianism and state manipulation are juxtaposed against flashing cards, film clips and historical footage from the past 100 years - Raoul Peck's extraordinary new doc...
https://dmovies.org/2025/05/18/orwell-225/
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens
about 2 months ago
Looking right at you from 1536: scholar Guillaume Budé, painted by Jean Clouet, whose day is today.
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about 2 months ago
Author, patron, & princess: Marguerite de Navarre, sister of Francis I, in 1527. She's got a parrot too! Painted by Jean Clouet, whose day is today.
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What to Know About Electric Cars When Gas Prices Are Surging
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/business/energy-environment/gas-prices-electric-vehicles-iran.html
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
Houses form a dense pattern yet this back street in some city fails to feel lively. Because it's by Jacob Vrel, painter of stillness. Today has been his day.
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