@spignal

ARCHIVED ACCOUNT. I AM POSTING AT BLUESKY. Charlemagne columnist & Brussels bureau chief, The Economist. Past stints in Paris, Mumbai, London. Français.

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I am rejoining X for one thread to give people insights into what it is like in The Other Place (because of the algos, I can't even mention it by name). I get that people hesitate to do the jump. But for those thinking about it, this is what you can expect. It's worth it.🧵
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The advantages of The Other Place - you don't have an overbearing algo that dictates the tone of the discourse - is the tone "kinder"? Maybe. I didn't use to have a huge problem on X. It wasn't my reason for moving - No terrible ads.🧵
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SO there you go. Leaving this place and going to another one is a pain - I'm not pretending it's cost-free. But within a couple of months you're back to where you were before. I don't judge people who have decided to stay here. But you should know what The Other Place is like
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After a month away I've decided not to come back to X. I will keep this account open to ensure it doesn't get cloned. The transformation of this platform into a megaphone for one person (never mind his views, which I do mind) is a step too far. Find me on BSky! Thanks & bye
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Going to do another week on BlueSky only. Most of the people I have enjoyed interacting with over the years are now over there. I am on @spignal.bsky.social
Stanley Pignal@spignal16 Nov 2024
I'll be off Twitter for the coming week. I want to give the other place (BS) a shot. It does seem like many of the people I've enjoyed interacting with over the years are already there.
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I'll be off Twitter for the coming week. I want to give the other place (BS) a shot. It does seem like many of the people I've enjoyed interacting with over the years are already there.
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And my handle on Bluesky is the same: @spignal
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European "strategic autonomy" is fortune cookies in 4 different languages
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« Musk vient de Mars et l’Europe de Vénus. » La formule de @TheEconomist sur l’effet du pouvoir décuplé de Musk sur la compétition avec l’Europe : economist.com/europe/2024/11…
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Stanley Pignal retweeted
Henry Foy@HenryJFoy15 Nov 2024
Commission's legal team fighting the Pfizergate text case in the ECJ this morning is trying to argue that they both don't have the SMS messages sent between VDL and Pfizer CEO Bourla... and simultaneously know the contents aren't important
Alexander Fanta@FantaAlexx15 Nov 2024
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Now the judge says its "bizarre" that the Commission's legal staff talks about the content of the messages as irrelevant, but doesn't seem to have them.
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Stanley Pignal@spignal14 Nov 2024
Has Elon Musk now become Too Big To Regulate, at least for the EU? Europe already relies on Musk to fight in Ukraine, launch satellites and decarbonise. Now he is also Trump's right-hand tech bro. Can Europe still take him on? My Charlemagne this week economist.com/europe/2024/11…
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Has Elon Musk now become Too Big To Regulate, at least for the EU? Europe already relies on Musk to fight in Ukraine, launch satellites and decarbonise. Now he is also Trump's right-hand tech bro. Can Europe still take him on? My Charlemagne this week economist.com/europe/2024/11…
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There is now one administrator for every student at Stanford. Whhhhhhaaaaat?? Startling chart from @lugaricano and @pietergaricano's newsletter.
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How the Democrats can win next time if the answer isn't "Biden 2028", I'm not interested ft.com/content/5af59655-caf4…

How the Democrats can win in 2028

If the party changes, the US rightwing realignment won’t last

ft.com
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