A Moscow court approves immediate enforcement of a €200B judgment against Euroclear Bank, which holds most of Russia's frozen assets. The Belgian securities depository says the ruling has no standing under EU law & that it rejects the Russian court's authority altogether. t.me/vedomosti/78...

A video published by Israeli Security Minister Ben-Gvir shows him and Israeli occupation forces humiliating the Gaza flotilla activists at the port of Ashdod. Footage shows them kneeling, hands cuffed behind their backs, faces to the floor, with the Israeli national anthem playing in the background.

Israelis gleefully abusing the flotilla activists they kidnapped out of international waters

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One of the final events we have lined up is the closing workshop of our seminar series on the Rule of Law in Crisis, organized together with CEU's Democracy Institute and the Workshop on Democratic Constitutionalism of the University of Vienna. events.ceu.edu/2026-05-18/r...

To call out the Supreme Court as the confederates they are, is an incredibly important step.

🇭🇺🎶 For the first time in Hungarian history, 'The forest is green / Pădure vergyé', the Hungarian Roma community's anthem — which gained that status after a 1993 civil rights protest — was played in parliament, at Prime Minister Péter Magyar's suggestion. Many MPs were in tears, and so was I.

After 12 years, the EU flag is back on Hungary’s Parliament building — the new Speaker’s very first decision. A happy Schuman Day indeed.

Former UK PM Gordon Brown is providing - voluntarily and not for the first time - information to the police about abuses of power relating to the Epstein files. As PM Brown was briefed against by people such as Alistair Campbell and Peter Mandelson as being ‘psychologically flawed’ ….1/

To expedite hearings, only the republicans will be allowed to speak.

New in PN: The Confederacy rises again "But this is more than a tragedy for voting rights. It’s a kind of revival of the Confederacy, in a way that few liberals thought was possible. The Lost Cause doesn’t seem so lost anymore."

The day has finally arrived. You can now *officially* watch puffins live from the Farne Islands, 24 hours a day: bit.ly/4tRz72T Please enjoy these puffins kissing in celebration of this momentous event.

The banality of evil (reboot).

🌍 The Horn of Africa is in mourning. Farms are barren, deserts are advancing, rivers are drying, pests are spreading, and crops are dying. Climate change is not a distant threat,it’s here. #ClimateAction #HornOfAfrica #ClimateCrisis

Thinking about this, with the Supreme Court again taking up the confederate cause. It's jurisprudence is as illegitimate as the secession itself.

New, from me: This should be a clarifying moment about the relationship the Supreme Court's opposition to representative democracy in America. Lets look at some graphs that make this point. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/power-demo...

What is the impact of IMF structural adjustment on social outcomes in the global South? Our analysis in the BMJ Global Health compiles evidence from existing empirical studies with advanced methods. The record is devastating. Buckle up:🧵 gh.bmj.com/content/bmjg...

Generational tweet that might even spawn a school of architecture.

Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull discussed his assessment of the impact of Rupert Murdoch's "Angertainment" at the 2026 Cambridge Disinformation Summit. "Murdoch has done more damage to democracy in the English speaking countries than any other individual alive today." youtu.be/drpAV8Dztis

This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.

"A history professor course could not allocate instructional time to the Stonewall riots or the gay rights movement. If a U.S. history textbook includes a chapter on the AIDS crisis, the professor must skip it." www.erininthemorning.com/p/texas-tech...

Exactly one year ago today:

'The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants': Pope Leo XVI - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/world-being-ravaged-handful-tyrants-pope-leo-xvi

'One user wrote on Die Zeit's website: "I've already found two close relatives, which destroys the myth that no one in our family was involved. To have my perspective changed at the age of 71 is a bitter shock".'

Ze zijn daar weer, hoor. De n-va’ertjes die dit gretig delen, toe jeugd door hun trolletjes en andere children of a lesser God. Draadje 👇

Does the UK have some sort of national opinion service where they hand out columns to every single boring bellend?

For years, but especially in the last few months, I have been trying hard to imagine what it will feel like seeing Orban decisively defeated. I just couldn't. And yet here we are: it is truly and well over. I have more reservations about Peter Magyar than I could say in 300 characters or a thread...

From new Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar's acceptance speech tonight. This is the absolute BARE MINIMUM platform for any Democrat running for President in 2028.

George Soros living long enough to witness Orban's humiliating defeat is the cherry on top.

Good there is more attention on the disaster that Orbanomics has been - Hungary has not shared in the economic miracle of CEE. The Trumpists did not only bet on the weakest economy of Europe, but also on a political force that has no sway in the EU other than occasional obstructionism and delay.

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Two recent studies have re-examined risk of birds colliding with rotor blades of wind turbines. Research found that there was not a single collision. "The results from Aberdeen Bay show that modern offshore wind farms can be operated with low risk to wildlife." www.euronews.com/2026/04/11/t...

Legal eagles noticed, and there’s been SOME mainstream coverage. But overall the political class has underreacted to this month’s OLC opinion, ordered up by Trump or on his behalf, declaring the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional. Things are likely being stolen and/or destroyed *right now*.

those advocating for throwing people under the bus never game it out, or consider international comparisons they just keep coming back to the same thing, over & over www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/dems-trans

We’re about to pay Iran $6 billion to re-open the thing that was open before the war. Art of the deal, baby.

BREAKING: Mass arrests under the Terrorism Act in Trafalgar Square, as hundreds defy the ban on Palestine Action. The police are knowingly unlawfully arresting peaceful protestors for holding placards which say: "I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action"

“'I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,' the congresswoman said, fighting back tears. "She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.” “'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..." azmirror.com/2026/04/10/i...

the NYT political desk is facing facts: their boy Trump is in a terminal political spiral and it's time to start polishing the next right-wing turd

Santorini, dusk. Orthodox Good Friday. No sound but the wind.

All donors (whether you give $5 or $1000) get a handwritten note from me. I know that money is tight and I'm so grateful for all of you. My parents raised me to always write thank you notes for gifts and I bring those values to my campaign. Together, we lead. secure.actblue.com/donate/andre...

Tracking again with my standing hypothesis that Belgians are not racist, they just hate everyone.

Gemarteld, seksueel misbruikt en uitgehongerd.

Fascinating, Zelensky coming out publicly more and more and saying that Trump is working with/for Putin. The Ukrainians seem to have determined that telling the truth is preferable to lying to please Trump.

Really interesting thread on the hegemonic struggle between democratic and authoritarian politics in election observation. @markuspo.bsky.social

Massacre upon massacre in Beirut in the last hour. AUBMC announced a “code disaster.” Over 100 airstrikes in 10 minutes across the country. One hit right behind my house. Sirens ambulances & the smell of sulphur. The city is in total chaos the people in complete panic

When is a ceasefire not a ceasefire? When it involves Netanyahu. Iran War Live Updates: 2-Week Cease-Fire Takes Hold www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

Either (1) a humiliating defeat, leaving America in a weaker geopolitical position and Iran a stronger one, or (2) a brief pause, as incompatible narratives and demands lead to more shooting. No matter what, it’s one of the stupidest, most unnecessary, most harmful US foreign policy choices ever.

Oops. This may be even worse than any predictions made before the Iraq war www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

“Let those who have weapons lay them down. Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace. Not a peace pursued by force, but through dialogue. Not with the desire to dominate the other, but to encounter them.” — Pope Leo XIV