Ex-@StgMiraMedia @OpenSociety @CEU but that's a while ago. Originally studied E-European history. Love elections, maps, charts. Also on Bluesky, better there.
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By 53% to 40%, Americans now again believe it's the Democrats, rather than the Republicans, who are "the party of the working class"
nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/po…
Ultimate KSČM tier politics: MEP Konečná has joined the far right Patriots for Europe group
Former Podemos deputy Lucía Montejo has had enough, decrying the "suicidal strategy" the party has pursued "for years now" as she resigns her membership:
eldiario.es/asturias/exdiput…
Facing the spectre of the ultraright entering government, "Operation ‘Save Soldier Montero’ has once again blown up the viability (and credibility) of the project".
"To describe it as a circus falls short," she writes, expressing "shame, disappointment, impotence and .. rage".
Why Podemos prioritized Montero over leftwing unity:
In "a surprise announcement this Monday," Podemos has erased any trace of its name at pazcasaytrabajo.es. "The campaign team puts all its trust in the image of its lead candidate Irene Montero".
elpais.com/espana/2026-10-19…
A feature of left-wing governance? In the city of Badajoz, at least, average incomes in poor neighbourhoods rose considerably in 2019-2024, while rich neighbourhoods stagnated.
elpais.com/economia/2026-10-…
How horrible. Solidarity with @VlStarodubtsev, I hope you'll recover quickly and that somebody catches the bastards
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY. Today in Lviv military veteran Vladyslav Starodubstev (who now works in veterans' rehabilitation) was assaulted by a gang of far-right thugs. He was about to give a talk about the history of the Lviv left 🧵
More from Sotsialniy Rukh: facebook.com/share/r/19pEJNz…
Place tell me at least three of these are made up
While The Telegraph has deemed 'picky bits' "the most revolting phrase in the English language", more Britons have a positive view of the term (43%) than a negative one (25%), with 31% neutral
Net positivity towards...
Picky bits: +18
Maccy Ds: +15
Holibobs: −23
Tommy K: −44
The rona: −44
Jackie P: −53
Menty B: −57
Cozzy livs: −65
Platty joobs: −65
Statey funes: −78
A casual observer might assume Philippe (HOR-RE) and Attal (RE-RE) represent some sort of centrist camp, and if only one of the two runs you can add up their numbers. It's striking how much that's not true, and the other's voters would instead scatter across various candidacies.
After his last intervention in the grand project of leftist unity blindsided everyone but Podemos and doomed it for good, Rufián apologised.
Not for his intervention, mind. Just for the project failing.
Curiously though, the outcome served Rufián's personal interests just fine.
Five hours left until registration closes, and Podemos is still set to run against all the other leftist parties in all but three of Spain's regions
elpais.com/espana/elecciones…
Neverland here we come. Comedy as requiem on a decade of unfulfilled hopes, as the wolf stands at the door
youtu.be/Vk2h0Yyz4Ik?is=Hwfm…
