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On today’s Saxony-Anhalt Election theirrationalspace.substack.com/p/irrational...
#IrrationalElections - Saxony-Anhalt: Maria, Veronika, Lola und der innere Wolf.
In einer Demokratie muß man ja alles Mögliche genehmigen.
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Elections russes : un vote verrouillé pour consolider le régime de Poutine :

lesechos.fr/monde/europe...

via @LesEchos
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September 18, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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Merz’s Endgame: All the Scenarios, Rated www.politico.eu/article/germ...
Friedrich Merz’s endgame: All the scenarios, rated
Germany’s chancellor is on the brink. We map out what happens next.
www.politico.eu
September 17, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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Serb Strongman’s Challengers Stay Under Wraps as Election Looms www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Serb Strongman’s Challengers Stay Under Wraps as Election Looms
Aleksandar Vucic has been facing down student-led protests for almost two years. They’ve gone from irritation to a threat to his rule.
www.bloomberg.com
September 6, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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France’s Far-Right Chief Bardella Wants Ukraine to Pay for Europe’s Help
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
France’s Far-Right Chief Bardella Wants Ukraine to Pay for Europe’s Help
Jordan Bardella, president of the far-right National Rally party, said France’s unconditional support for Ukraine should be replaced by a more transactional relationship with the embattled country.
www.bloomberg.com
September 6, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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How Merkel and Merz Lost Eastern Germany to the AfD www.politico.eu/article/ulri...
How Merkel and Merz lost eastern Germany to the AfD
This Sunday, the far right is well placed to take power in a German state for the first time since 1945.
www.politico.eu
September 6, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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Our analysis ICYMI: theirrationalspace.substack.com/p/irrational...
September 6, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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Far-right AfD surges in German state elections, exit polls show

www.ft.com/content/a022...
Far-right AfD surges in German state elections, partial results show
Alternative for Germany is projected to become the largest party in Saxony-Anhalt while falling short of a parliamentary majority
www.ft.com
September 6, 2026 at 6:16 PM
monkeyinchief.bsky.social
On today’s Saxony-Anhalt Election theirrationalspace.substack.com/p/irrational...
#IrrationalElections - Saxony-Anhalt: Maria, Veronika, Lola und der innere Wolf.
In einer Demokratie muß man ja alles Mögliche genehmigen.
theirrationalspace.substack.com
September 6, 2026 at 8:56 AM
monkeyinchief.bsky.social
Taiwan to overtake the UK’s position as the seventh largest stock market in the world.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Taiwan Market Cap Tops $4 Trillion on AI Boom, Overtaking UK
Taiwan overtook the UK in stock market value as the island’s tech firms regained favor amid hopes for further de-escalation in the Iran war.
www.bloomberg.com
April 16, 2026 at 4:03 AM
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How a fake Russian story became a real problem for Estonia www.politico.eu/article/how-...
How a fake Russian story became a real problem for Estonia
Inside the People’s Republic that wasn’t.
www.politico.eu
April 15, 2026 at 8:05 AM
monkeyinchief.bsky.social
The end of the Viktor Orbán era www.ft.com/content/7412...
The end of the Viktor Orbán era
Populist nationalism can be beaten at the ballot box, even if it can endure a long time
www.ft.com
April 14, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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How Russian spies recruit, pressure, and run their informants
www.politico.eu/article/russ...
How Russian spies recruit, pressure and run their informants
A leaked cache of messages and recordings offers rare insight into Moscow’s efforts to infiltrate opposition groups in Europe.
www.politico.eu
April 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
monkeyinchief.bsky.social
Welp, it’s official, we are living a new era of AI-slop: the llm-vibecoded-dashboard.
April 7, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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The Iran Shock
And the Dangerous Allure of Energy Autarky reader.foreignaffairs.com/2026/04/06/t...
The Iran Shock
And the Dangerous Allure of Energy Autarky
reader.foreignaffairs.com
April 7, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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Orban Offered to Be ‘Mouse’ Helping Russian ‘Lion’ in Putin Call www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Orban Offered to Be ‘Mouse’ Helping Russian ‘Lion’ in Putin Call
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told Vladimir Putin during a phone call in October that he was willing to go to great lengths to assist the Russian president, including to help settle the war in...
www.bloomberg.com
April 7, 2026 at 8:20 AM
monkeyinchief.bsky.social
A una semana de las elecciones en #Peru, los datos empiezan a mostrar tendencias claras. Mientras el liderazgo sigue fragmentado, la pregunta parece ser únicamente quién acompañará a Fujimori en el runoff.
Via: irrationalspace.com
Un adelanto aquí: open.substack.com/pub/theirrat...
#Peru 2026 Election Trends: La Foto a Una Semana (In Spanish)
Quick Data Nuggets from our Comprehensive Poll-of-Polls Analysis
open.substack.com
April 6, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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Social media is populist and polarising; AI may be the opposite www.ft.com/content/3880...
Social media is populist and polarising; AI may be the opposite
Large language models elevate expert consensus and moderate views, in sharp contrast to social platforms
www.ft.com
March 29, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Strait of Hormuz Shipping Sees Near-Total Halt as War in Iran Continues www.bloomberg.com/news/live-bl...
Strait of Hormuz Shipping Sees Near-Total Halt as War in Iran Continues
www.bloomberg.com
March 6, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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Ukraine Battlefield Tech Firm UFORCE Tops $1 Billion Valuation www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Ukraine Battlefield Tech Firm UFORCE Tops $1 Billion Valuation
A defense-technology startup born out of Ukraine’s battlefield is emerging with a valuation topping $1 billion, as Western and Gulf militaries scramble for systems proved in combat.
www.bloomberg.com
March 6, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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The Art of Blackmailing:
Trump to cut Anthropic from government contracts in six months www.ft.com/content/1aef...
Trump to cut Anthropic from government contracts in six months
US president delays move against leading AI start-up in feud over military use of the technology
www.ft.com
February 27, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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Orban’s Poll Support Crumbles as Hungary Opposition Widens Lead
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Orban’s Poll Support Crumbles as Hungary Opposition Widens Lead
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s support crumbled less than seven weeks before a parliamentary election, a poll showed, raising the prospect of a landslide victory for an opposition that’s pled...
www.bloomberg.com
February 27, 2026 at 6:06 AM
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Outstanding @caseynewton.bsky.social analysis (of course) of the Anthropic/DOD fight. www.platformer.news/anthropic-pe...
The authoritarian AI crisis has arrived
AI safety researchers have long worried that a government would seek to use AI for domestic surveillance and autonomous killing. The Pentagon’s fight with Anthropic threatens to make it a reality
www.platformer.news
February 27, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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Anthropic rejects Pentagon’s ‘final offer’ for military use of its AI www.ft.com/content/11d2...
US warns it will axe all Anthropic agreements without Pentagon deal
CEO Dario Amodei says start-up ‘cannot in good conscience’ agree to US government’s terms
www.ft.com
February 27, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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Ugh…
Paramount Wins Bidding War for Warner Discovery After Netflix Drops Out www.wsj.com/business/med...
Paramount Wins Bidding War for Warner Discovery After Netflix Drops Out
Paramount emerged victorious in the fight to buy Warner Bros. Discovery after Netflix said it wouldn’t match the David Ellison-led company’s latest offer for the iconic Hollywood property.
www.wsj.com
February 26, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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Has Trump Delivered on Immigration, the Economy, Jobs and Trade? www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Has Trump Delivered on His Promises? What These 12 Metrics Tell Us
The president is struggling to sell his “economic miracle” to voters. What do the numbers say? These data points cut through the political noise.
www.bloomberg.com
February 24, 2026 at 11:55 PM