Anders Larson

Anders Larson

@thisisanders.eurosky.social

Legal professional Occasional expert American | British | European Echter Wiener | Citoyen | Philadelphian European Federalist The last Macronist in the building

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Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

Emmanuel Macron understands that positive change and progress can follow the guiding lights of rhetoric and sympbolism, in the sense that brilliant minds and goodwill will cluster around them and make the destination real. Merz's Germany frankly don't.

David Phinnemore@dphinnemore.bsky.social

Instead: "We will create an even closer association between Canada and the EU... and work to define... the concept of an ever closer association of Canada to the EU, short of full membership itself"... www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...

politico.euEU set to scrap ‘associate member’ offer for CanadaA group of countries including Germany, Greece and France all objected to mentioning associate membership in a joint EU-Canada statement.
Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

It is honestly ludicrous to not take advantage of China's solar overcapacity. Take the hit, achieve the goals.

Jan Rosenow@janrosenow.bsky.social

Solar has overtaken nuclear. A decade ago it supplied 1% of the world's power. In 2025 it met three quarters of global demand growth. Almost nobody saw it coming. I spoke to Jocelyn Timperley at BBC Future about why. www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

bbc.co.uk'It's offensively cheap': How solar power is quietly becoming bigger than nuclearAfter defying projections, solar's dramatic growth means it is overtaking nuclear as a global power source. Here are seven reasons for solar's success, and where it might go from here.
Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

They were also opposed by the PS, LFI and the Ecologists.

John Springford@johnspringford.bsky.social

Re France, fiscal consolidation + retirement age reform + other acts to raise employment are opposed by Le Pen in the current parliament. She promises implausible spending cuts when she's in power. The ECB won't compress spreads in these circs. So: the French electorate vs bond traders.

Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

Unfortunately, every new directive is an omnibus waiting to happen...

Tom Jenkins@tomoljenkins.bsky.social

Revised EWC Directive (EU) 2025/2450 marks a major victory for workers and trade unions. @industrialleurope.bsky.social joins other European union federations @etuc-ces.bsky.social conference to discuss how to use its new powers in multinational companies. news.industriall-europe.eu/Article/1623

news.industriall-europe.euStronger European Works Councils: trade unions prepare for new EU rulesIndustriAll Europe joined more than 100 trade union representatives and European Works Council (EWC) experts at the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) conference to discuss how to turn the revi...

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Jakub Jaraczewski
@jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social

Replying to @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social

A rebours, the Russian lieutenant who fed Ukrainians intel and calmly watched 300 of his fellow countrymen die, finished his bread with salo, packed up and walked over to the Ukrainian side. If you think this is insanity, you don't understand the region.

Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

Imagine being filmed screaming for help. Also, imagine how dumb you have to be to film your crimes. And also how disconnected from civic society you would have to be if filming a crime is your first response to witnessing it.

Nicolas Berrod@nicolasberrod.bsky.social

Les images de violence fascinent ceux qui filment (et publient parfois en live)... et ceux qui partagent : "S’il n’y a pas de bonne raison de filmer, cela fait ressortir nos bas instincts et illustre une véritable faiblesse de notre civilisation." 👇🏻 www.leparisien.fr/so...

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Emma Pearson
@emmapearson.bsky.social

Notable that 2 of the countries going big on 🇫🇷 violence have - racist mobs trying to burn asylum seekers alive - militias kidnapping people off the street and taking them to concentration camps

Nicolas Berrod@nicolasberrod.bsky.social

Sans surprise, les images de violence en France sont à la une d'une partie de la presse internationale 👇 #17octobre

Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

This will be the template for every far-right group that comes to power in Europe.

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social

Via Fox News, natch: A criminal raid, right before the election, based on some paperwork Omar’s dad filled out decades ago www.foxnews.com/politics/ilh...

Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

To be fair, the EU parliament for a long time was awash with Russian money. UKIP were no exception in being implicated. And, yes, that happened. But plenty of people on here on the center and left are falling for Russian interference and amplification in France and Germany right now.

Otto English@ottoenglish.bsky.social

There's PLENTIFUL evidence that Russia interfered in the EU referendum. Most sensible people on both sides accept that as a fact. If Farage can counter this obvious truth then he should present his case to us all rather than grandstanding and lazily calling Burnham a "liar".

Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

Honestly the only question surrounding Glucksmann is whether Attal and Phillippe are smart enough to court his votes.

Emma Pearson@emmapearson.bsky.social

On the 🇫🇷 Left it's all going very well . . . a planned 'primary of the united left' went ahead without the Greens, Communists or the hard left (LFI and various ex LFI). The winner, Raphaël Glucksmann of centre-left Place Publique, was enfariné (had flour chucked over him) within minutes of his win

Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

There was also Westminster incompetence before, during and after it.

Rachel Sylvester@rachelsylvester.bsky.social

Andy Burnham says UK authorities are “clear” there was Russian interference in the Brexit referendum as @catneilan.bsky.social reports in today’s @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

observer.co.ukFrom Russia with interference: Burnham first PM to confir...The prime minister has revealed UK authorities told him there was ‘clear evidence’ that Moscow meddled in the referendum
Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

What will be the political allegances of the MEPs they send? Is this the EU as was or the EU as it will be? Will they aim to increase the EU budget or slash it? So many questions, so little emotional will to face them

Mike Galsworthy@mikegalsworthy.bsky.social

🔥🔥 This phenomenal article shows how European Movement UK are now laying out a 10-year path back into full EU membership. All the stages, timings, complexities, ratifications and considerations in place. Could even be sooner if we get a lucky break. Read 👇

independent.co.ukLabour voters overwhelmingly want Andy Burnham to commit to rejoining EU, poll showsExclusive: New 10-year plan for re-entry to the European Union in 2036 being put to the prime minister
Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

Ive been saying it for years: France is THE FUTURE: Three equal-sized massive manifestations of the politicized internet with the legacy parties squeezed to irrelevance in-between.

David Henig@davidheniguk.bsky.social

There are elements here unique to France, and then there is wisdom applicable to the UK and elsewhere in Europe. With no easy pathways to sufficient growth, an ageing population, and rising debt costs, there is a squeeze on. And an awful lot of denial about this.

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neunund20
@neunund20.de

In Berlin starten Rot-Rot-Grün die Sondierungen. Bei der Eröffnungspressekonferenz hat Steffen Krach klargestellt was er von den Gleichsetzungen zwischen AfD und Linkspartei hält.

Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

Yes. Britain is France's sibling. There are no two countries on earth who understand and love each other more, who are willing to die for each other quicker, and who see through each other's BS and cannot wait for an excuse to beat the crap out of each other.

David Henig@davidheniguk.bsky.social

"reopen"? A large part of the UK's problems with the EU comes down to refusing to acknowledge over 1000 years of entangled history in favour of a far more recent (and dubious) Empire / Commonwealth story which could in some hands break down into a little Englander one

Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

The Trump blueprint was to cause so much damage so quickly that there was very little for the law to salvage. The PiS blueprint was to politicise the constitutional tribunals to the point of constitutional absurdity. Le Pen is a blunt and vicious instrument. It will be bad.

Emma Pearson@emmapearson.bsky.social

Fascinating - and fairly terrifying - interview with @rim-sarah.eurosky.social that answers the question 'Yes, but Le Pen's policies would mostly be illegal/unconstitutional, so why worry about them?'

Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

This sounds like Eastern European propaganda

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: How do you define socialism personally? JD VANCE: I think in reality what it actually means in the American context is you want to replace American workers with foreigners workers, and you want boys to play in girls' sports

Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

Get your vax and wear a mask. Please think about those of us with invisible health issues Covid will kill.

Nicolas Berrod@nicolasberrod.bsky.social

Si vous avez le Covid, vous êtes loin d'être seul(e) ! Toujours pas de ralentissement de la reprise épidémique entamée cet été, la circulation virale dans les eaux usées continue de grimpe très rapidement.

Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

Indeed, so much is at stake in the upcoming French Presidential election that the hostile disinformation has become unrelenting.

rfi.frMobilisation lycéenne en France: comment la désinformation alimente les tensionsEn France, la mobilisation lycéenne ne faiblit pas. Des dizaines de milliers d’élèves sont dans les rues ce mardi 6 octobre pour une nouvelle journée de mobilisation. Sur les réseaux sociaux, ce clima...
Emma Pearson@emmapearson.bsky.social

This is very true and we're seeing it in real time with the French student protests. Many foreign social media accounts are sharing photos that are either from other protests or other countries - www.rfi.fr/fr/france/20...

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Giles Wilkes
@gilesyb.bsky.social

Replying to @gilesyb.bsky.social

You could argue that this has been happening all the way through the digital revolution which produces a lot of lovely but often unmeasured and untaxed consumer surplus. The real Tax/GDP ratio is lower than we think

Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

The fact that every left-leaning person I see is saying this about every country in every language means the tendency here decried likely isnt national.

Julien Migozzi@jmigozzi.bsky.social

Under Sarkozy, Hollande, and Macron, France became a tax haven, multiplying fiscal schemes for large firms and wealthy households. Public budgets now lack billions. Now financial markets put more pressure. Meanwhile, high school students protest because they don't have enough teachers - or desks.

Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

Well-put

Alexander Clarkson@aphclarkson.bsky.social

If the UK does not opt for EU membership, it has a choice between having its legal and policy frameworks shaped by the EU with seamless access to the EU's trade system and having the UK's legal and policy frameworks shaped by the EU with limited access to the EU's trade system.

Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

The year that marks the survival or the end of the EU project.

Jeremy Cliffe@jeremycliffe.bsky.social

With that, Europe's "super election year" starts early. To come in 2027: French presidential & legislative elections plus general elections in Estonia, Finland, Greece, Italy, Poland, Slovakia and major state elections in Germany. Roughly 6 in 10 EU voters at polls in a span of c.12 months.

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Karthik Sankaran
@rajakorman.bsky.social

Because the American dream is to be a member of the Mattelstand.

The New Yorker@newyorker.com

Adult-only households accounted for the majority of toy sales in the first half of this year in the U.S. Why are grownups playing with kids’ stuff? www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

newyorker.comWhy Adults Are Playing with ToysAfter decades of depending on customers who had to beg their parents for pocket money—and who would eventually grow up—the toy industry has found a savior in “kid-ults.”
Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

"Remigration" is of course deployed deliberately

Dare Obasanjo@carnage4life.bsky.social

The Department of Homeland Security is celebrating that for the first time in ~50 years, more people left America than moved here. These people are so stupid and so racist they don’t realize they are scoring own goals

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Jean François Porchez
@jf.porchez.com

“Ces gens-là la tiennent, elle n’est pas libre. Il faut dire aux gens qui veulent voter Le Pen qu’elle est tenue par un clan d’ultraradicaux.” — Aymeric Chauprade Ancien conseiller de MLP “J’avais [couple séparé depuis] de l’amitié pour le couple Chatillon.” — Marine Le Pen

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Katharina Dröge, MdB
@katharinadroege.bsky.social

Ist die Mitte links? Oder nennen die Konservativen etwas links, das immer schon Mitte war? Fest steht: Eine Mehrheit der Menschen wünscht sich eine sozialere Politik. www.zeit.de/politik/deut...

zeit.deKatharina Dröge: »Die Mitte in Deutschland tickt eigentlich links«Friedrich Merz regiere verheerend schlecht, sagt Katharina Dröge. Nur, was kommt danach? Warum die Fraktionschefin der Grünen Grün-Rot-Rot für eine gute Option hält.

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Ned Richardson-Little
@historyned.bsky.social

Replying to @historyned.bsky.social

One of effects of the internet on the far right is that young people aren't necessarily getting their propaganda from the neo-Nazi scene directly, but are able to get a wealth of material from the original Nazi era that was previously much more difficult to access.

Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

Really good take

Jean-Marc Lafon@jmlafon.eurosky.social

L'hypothèse selon laquelle ce serait Marine Le Pen et son proche entourage qui auraient poussé Jordan Bardella sous le bus de @mediapart.fr me semble erronée. Je suis de la génération de ceux qui ont eu le temps de bien connaître les Le Pen père et fille. Je suis de près MLP depuis ses tout débuts.

Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

Not having vaccinations in place in August, before the school year begins, remains insane.

Nicolas Berrod@nicolasberrod.bsky.social

📈 La reprise épidémique de #Covid19 s'accentue encore, et se rapproche à grand pas du pic de l'an dernier. Comme l'an dernier, la campagne annuelle de #vaccination (à partir du 13 octobre) devrait ainsi débuter... après le pic. 1/2

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Für Menschenrechte
@dimr.bsky.social

#Gewaltschutz: Frauen mit Behinderungen sind besonders häufig von Gewalt betroffen. Welche Lücken bestehen beim Schutz und wie können UN-BRK und Istanbul-Konvention besser umgesetzt werden? Darüber diskutieren wir am 7.10.2026. 👉 Jetzt anmelden: www.institut-fuer-menschenrechte.de/veranstaltun...

institut-fuer-menschenrechte.deGewaltschutz zur Priorität machen – Vorgaben der UN-BRK und Istanbul Konvention umsetzenGewaltschutz zur Priorität machen – Vorgaben der UN-BRK und Istanbul Konvention endlich umsetzen
Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

Least surprising revelation of all time: An anti-semite joined the RN.

Agence France-Presse@afp.com

Mediapart affirme avoir authentifié des conversations qui auraient été écrites par Jordan Bardella en 2013, alors qu'il a entre 17 et 18 ans. Il aurait envoyé dans une conversation: "Le juif doit dominer les autres peuples, les écraser et les voler, un sioniste est forcément juif, et en profondeur".

Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

Phillippe needs to stop talking of an alliance of the center and right snd start including the moderate-left if he has a chance.

Andrew Watt@andrewwatteu.bsky.social

Update A month later and Melenchon is consolidating his 2nd place while the centre remains weak. This is not good news because - whatever one thinks of JLM's policies - he is much less likely to beat Le Pen in the 2nd round than a less polarising candidate (see above). bsky.app/profile/jere...

Anders Larson
@thisisanders.eurosky.social

Don't English kids see this in Bayeux on their holidays or school trips anymore?

AFP News Agency@en.afp.com

🇬🇧 The British Museum has banned visitors from taking pictures of the Bayeux Tapestry in order to keep the crowds flowing through an unprecedented London exhibition of the artwork, an 11th century wonder of the medieval world, a spokesperson confirms ➡️ u.afp.com/SjFS

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Natascha Strobl
@nataschastrobl.bsky.social

Replying to @nataschastrobl.bsky.social

Das passiert, wenn man sich an die extreme Rechte anbiedert und im Grunde sagt, dass sie recht hat, aber es ein wenig netter sagen sollte. Man gibt sich selbst auf und gibt niemandem einen Grund einen selbst zu wählen. Die wählen halt alle AfD, Weil das mit dem „nett“ ist irrelevant.

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Christoph Bautz
@christophbautz.bsky.social

Die EU ist - trotz allem - das Beste, was wir haben, um den Autokraten etwas entgegenzusetzen. In einem Gastbeitrag für die @taz.de schreibe ich, wieso wir jetzt für ein geeintes Europa kämpfen sollten. Und warum das gerade für uns in der Zivilgesellschaft gilt - und wie das gehen kann: 👇 1/5