We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

This woman is on fire in the EU parliament.

Sometimes, reading bluesky one could have the impression that the hopes of the American left are already pinned on a military takeover

3 cheers for Gabriele Macron's Honorable Mention from the SIHS Prize in Medieval and Early Modern Italian History for his @isisjournal.bsky.social article "The Boundaries of Knowledge: Books, Experts, and Readers in Early Modern Mines." More here: www.italianhistoricalstudies.org/events-award...

Interessante il quesito sulle tasse sulla rendita immobiliare

Regular reminder: the 1920s quotas that cut immigration to the U.S. by more than 80% "did not result in higher wages for U.S.-born workers. Instead, wages fell for U.S. workers in labor markets that were most affected by the decline in immigrant numbers." economics.princeton.edu/working-pape...

RIP Professor Malcolm Rutherford (1948-2025) web.uvic.ca/~rutherfo/

1/ New @lut.fi study in collaboration with European partners finds prioritising nuclear power expansion over renewable energy (RE) leads to 71–84% higher annual system costs in Finland by 2050 compared to a cost-optimised RE system. doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

📣 It's publication day! 🔥Burning Swamps🔥 is out with @universitypress.cambridge.org ! My book tells the forgotten history of peat in the context of Russia’s industrialization & electrification and points to the lingering presence of past extraction 1/5 #envhist #energysky

what is a good EU equivalent of academia edu for the humanities? (no, Zenodo is not a good replacement)

Il governo italiano si distingue ancora una volta per il desiderio di rendere inabitabili le nostre città. L'overtourism come modello di vita: www.corriere.it/economia/azi...

Bonus sempre agli stessi! cioè ai poveri. www.repubblica.it/politica/202...

After a week in the archives for @datarev.bsky.social , preparing for #ruralhistory2025 Coimbra doing vendemmia with friends in Umbria

Wow. The EU was ready to sanction Google for abusing its ad monopoly today. But it was blocked after pressure from EU Trade Commissioner @marossefcovic.bsky.social & the U.S. DoJ. Europe just chose Washington’s corporate interests over its own citizens. Unprecedented. Self-inflicted.

Traurige Nachricht: Heute gibt es keine neue Folge von „Was bisher geschah“. Denn bisher wurden wir von einem großen Medienhaus unterstützt. Das ist jetzt leider Geschichte. Aber der @nminkmar.bsky.social und ich wollen weitermachen. Dafür brauchen wir Eure Hilfe: linktr.ee/wasbisherges...

Since the start of von der Leyen's second mandate, EU sustainable finance norms face intense dismantling pressures. My new @JEPP article shows this started years ago when the fossil fuel industry “woke up” to the EU Taxonomy. 🧵 #EUTaxonomy #SustainableFinance👇 1/10

#ripassiamo 2/2024 Cosa dice l'accordo (rinnovato il 6 marzo 2022) che unisce il partito di Salvini e quello di Putin L’intesa tra Lega e il partito Russia Unita è stato rinnovato poco dopo l'invasione russa dell'Ucraina. Eppure Meloni non ha mai chiesto al suo vice di strappare quel contratto

can anyone explain why the British labour government is acting so stupidly on Europe and migration (and also the budget)? Do they really believe in their policies?

Earlier this morning, police forces in #Tirana — without any prior notice and in complete disregard of legal or administrative procedures—surrounded the offices of News24, BalkanWeb, Panorama, and Gazeta Shqiptare.

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Our PhD student, Mariia Romanova, shared her dissertation poster «Capitalism Starts with a Balance Sheet» at WEHC 2025. Grateful for the chance to be part of the conversation in the global economic history community. #WEHC2025 #WEHC #datarev #EconomicHistory 1/n

How did accounting practice contribute to reshaping the (post-)soviet economy during the transition to capitalism, especially in its agricultural sector? In a way, a new take on the often postulated relationship between certain types of accounting and capitalism #WEHC2025 2/n

The HQ of the police in the Italian town of Lecce still admonishes "Everything within the State, nothing outside the State, nothing against the State": a fascist slogan to show citizens what the police actually think about democracy and the rule of law?

In an attempt at becoming independent from US tech companies, I'm experimenting with search engine Qwant, @qwant.bsky.social.results are poor, the main problem is that qwant really wants me to see local results and even translate them. Why this? I just want global results.

Can one explain what's the advantage of co-teaching in the humanities and social sciences? It seems like a terrible waste od time for coordination with no obvious advantages for the students

Has anyone seen an assessment of the effectiveness of Open Research Europe? It seems like an awful lot of money spent by the EU for something that researchers do not use

The Eu as a special representative for the Gulf region: the former Italian foreign minister Luigi di Maio, a non entity then and now

A large chunk of the @spdde.bsky.social demonstrates again its complete inability to grasp the current European predicament and shows its unwillingness to take Russia seriously: www.ralf-stegner.de/2025/06/13/f...

Nochmal der Reminder: Nicht nur die Zurückweisungen von Asylsuchenden sind rechtswidrig, auch die zugrundeliegenden Grenzkontrollen sind rechtswidrig. Die Regierung begeht fortwährend doppelten Rechtsbruch. www.lto.de/recht/nachri...

This month the book I edited with Nathalie Joly is finally coming out: boydellandbrewer.com/978183765100... Lots of new findings about accounting in farming businesses! #datarev

I've really enjoyed reading the article. Without Bridges' historiographical depth, together with N.Mignemi, we have been investigating the information infrastructure behind world commodity markets in the early 20th century, for instance in this special issue: journals.openedition.org/histoiremesu...

You say you feel depressed about the inhumane politics out there? You want to send a signal and are searching for the best antidote to powerlessness? Go out and vote.

This is not the first but the second American pope (:=US)

I'm no expert on British politics, so I maybe missing some context. But why should we care about Clegg's vain fantasies about the EU? Isn't just the a former politician from a minor party?

Uba ricerca mostra la relazione fra calo demografico e ascesa dell'estrema destra in Germania.sono le aree di emigrazione, non quelle di immigrazione, che votano a destra.penso che l'Italia mostrerebbe evoluzione simile #areeinterne

This story is really scary. A part for the fact that the right wingers have completely misunderstood the research topic, it's unbelievable that they want to put such limits on scientific freedom

It's time for some visuals!!! 🔥Burning Swamps🔥 has a cover. Out this fall with @cambridgeup.bsky.social #envhist #skystorians #PeatSky #energysky

Suicidal. The Dutch university system was basically the only one in the EU that had a global relevance, and they have decided to suppress it.

De Eerste Kamer stemt voor de onderwijsbegroting van minister Bruins (NSC), waarin voor 1,2 miljard euro wordt bezuinigd. Naast de coalitiepartijen stemden ook CDA, SGP, CU, FVD, Ja21 en 50Plus voor.

Just like in 2008, Europeans think that since the Americans made a mess they are kind of immune from financial disaster, but HELLO BTP-BUND SPREAD, WE MEET AGAIN!

🏆 To celebrate the arrival of my "Littoral Commander: Baltics" #wargame, I am going to give away a signed copy of the game. Like, repost, and follow by April 8 (midnight EST)! May the odds be ever in your favor. 😉🎲 #wargaming

@fabianbaumann.bsky.social for your nzz casual fascism collection

Most on my work as a historian so far has been to investigate the importance of data and economic experts for policy-making. This all Trump tariff thing is making me think I should get a new job, maybe.

The Italian gvt always fighting the good battles

What i like the most about this set of proposal is that one of the critical issues in current CF spending is the inability of local administration to plan spending and spend, since poorest areas also have worse bureaucracy. A European vehicle could address this issue at central level

“The funds frequently target places that are not particularly needy and mainly benefit people at the upper end of the income distribution. Cohesion policy thus requires root-and-branch reform”

I've finally watched Anora and now I think that all movies longer than 90' should be outlawed

L'Italia verso il nuovo feudalesimo