This week's issue is about a very timely cross-border investigation that illustrated the shortfalls of the current system in protecting a crucial asset of European agriculture: farm workers. Full disclosure: I played a small role mentoring the team behind this. news.thin-ink.net/p/how-europe...

... and a blatant lack of oversight to ensure good labour practices among its beneficiaries Full credit to @eoghangilmartin.bsky.social, @simonguichard.bsky.social, @silvialazzaris.bsky.social, @meriemm.bsky.social, Pascale Mueller, @frnzskschwrz.bsky.social, Hélène Servel & @joseuf.bsky.social.

🔴 Revealed: EU Farm Subsidy ‘Bankrolls’ Widespread Labour Abuse New investigation reveals how farm owners convicted of exploiting migrant workers rake in millions in subsidies 👇 www.desmog.com/2025/09/29/r...

This 9 month investigation was carries out by @eoghangilmartin.bsky.social @simonguichard.bsky.social @silvialazzaris.bsky.social @meriemm.bsky.social @frnzskschwrz.bsky.social Hélène Servel & @joseuf.bsky.social

📝 @eoghangilmartin.bsky.social @simonguichard.bsky.social @silvialazzaris.bsky.social @meriemm.bsky.social @frnzskschwrz.bsky.social Hélène Servel & @joseuf.bsky.social with support from @journalismfund.bsky.social

The strange times we live in

A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die. Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.

Thinking > producing content. If we truly recognize something’s value only when it becomes scarce, soon we'll be searching desperately for people who still know how to think, those who have invested cognitive energy in thought for its own sake and not thought aimed at production.

Schockierende Bilder aus der Stadt in der Lombardei prägten das Bild der Pandemie und die Maßnahmen dagegen. Was hat das mit der Bevölkerung gemacht? @silvialazzaris.bsky.social war jetzt dort und hat eine robuste Stadt mit widerstandsfähigen Menschen getroffen ↓

Thank you so much, @drtanyamsmith.bsky.social !