The only question is whether Clegg is cynically playing a long-expired Brussels insider card to try to re-establish himself in the UK or whether he has Clegg-pilled himself and actually believes this stuff. TBF it’s a very dull question. RE:
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Alexander Clarkson (@aphclarkson.bsky.social)
The EU is likely to treat any suggestions for European reform from Nick Clegg with the same respect it treated suggestions for European reform from...
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Fact-check: no they won’t, no they aren’t, no it won’t and no it isn’t. https://amanita.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:mymiyz3x72kdfeb5nfmrk5my&cid=bafkreihjoeo4xcmzcllhib436t3r3xpk33nfxlhu3suqhknuxhs5qkkqwe
Movie you've watched more than six times using gifs. ("Hard mode" no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LoTR) RE:
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Karim Palant (@karimpalant.bsky.social)
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Impersonator alert, thanks to those who warned me. I will never try to sell you FX and certainly not on blockchain. https://amanita.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:mymiyz3x72kdfeb5nfmrk5my&cid=bafkreihlbkedh5vw3i373hhkfbo5hly5htl2dvt3ftgjndfclhx27rab24
The Brexit banter heuristic and the Trump tariff banter heuristic are fusing together, reaching critical mass and becoming one of the most entertaining endings to a geopolitical era ever seen. I thought the implosion of the Austro-Hungarian empire was hilarious but this is leaving it standing. RE:
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Henry Farrell (@himself.bsky.social)
@alanbeattie.bsky.social - the Banter Singularity is Upon Us. [contains quote post or other embedded content]
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Remembering how the NYT described Trump wearing a blue tie for Jimmy Carter's funeral in January as reaching across the aisle by wearing a Democratic colour. I guess he's really going bipartisan for Francis's send-off. https://amanita.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:mymiyz3x72kdfeb5nfmrk5my&cid=bafkreieo4yfk5zukmmvfoeebsugz4nmmeq3slxrq25rrdmea5wfmclsy6e https://amanita.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:mymiyz3x72kdfeb5nfmrk5my&cid=bafkreifjrqllcnypavgzdn3w5qfmunlaqezoly4pzyfh2myiu3pqzbgnrm
Interesting what happens now with China's penetration of EU market & (in policy terms) whether the EU strategy of slowing but not stopping Chinese imports works economically & politically. I guess Musk blowing himself up at least means the narrative of a straight US=>China EV pivot won't take hold. RE:
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU (@fife4europe.bsky.social)
Business Insider: VW has overtaken Tesla as Europe's top EV seller https://www.businessinsider.com/volkswagen-overtakes-tesla-europe-top-ev-seller-...
Oil and electricity? RE:
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FinTwitter (@fintwitter.bsky.social)
Trump: We don't need anything from Canada.
Railroading through big IMF loans to Argentina against misgivings within the Fund's executive board has never created any problems before, so this is fine. RE:
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Joseph Cotterill (@jsphctrl.ft.com)
Very interesting story on pressure to get the IMF's super-sized, super front-loaded, latest Argentina bailout through. “The deal, some felt, was ...
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FinTwitter (@fintwitter.bsky.social)
Canadian Finance Minister Champagne: I interacted with US Treasury Secretary Bessent at the G7 meeting in Washington.