The algorithm is strange... One minute it's serving up thirst traps. The next, Catholic fundamentalists explaining why all Jews must be converted. The only constant is Tweets by Elon Musk.

The percentage of female MEPs has dropped since the last intake, the first ever decline: politico.eu/article/europe…

If anybody wants to know why Gen X is always mad, it's because we had to replace our record collections with a tape collection that we had to replace with a CD collection that we had to replace with an MP3 collection, and now we need a subscription to listen to music.

Is Germany’s rising superstar so far left she’s far right? politico.eu/article/german…

Must-read profile of detained Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, by the one and only Eva Hartog POLITICOEurope politico.eu/article/pavel-…

On Monday, while Telegram founder Pavel Durov was in French police custody, Emmanuel Macron was shown as having been connected to the messaging platform “recently,” Inside France’s love-hate relationship with Telegram by Victor Goury-Laffont & the gang politico.eu/article/telegr…

I’m over there too - it is growing faster than this place is shrinking

Living his best life [to the media] “I’ve missed you guys!” “How does it feel to be called ex-Prime Minister of the Netherlands?” “Great!” 😎

Political chaos in France and weakness in Berlin has created a leadership vacuum at the heart of the EU. Can Central & Eastern Europe fill the void? Eurasia Group has partnered with GLOBSEC to help frame and facilitate the big conversations at this year's conference #GLOBSEC2024

Tory fury as British prime minister moves Thatcher portrait Keir Starmer, who heads up Britain’s new center-left government, had found the portrait “unsettling” and asked for it to be taken down. politico.eu/article/tory-f…

Madrid’s history teems with kings, writers, artists, rebels and villains. Today the Spanish capital is among Europe’s most cosmopolitan cities. My review of Luke Stegemann's terrific new biography of MADRID #Madrid wsj.com/arts-culture/b… via WSJ Books Section

Also another fascinating case of gender polarisation The AFD got 38% of male voters and only 27% of female voters!

VdL is turning the screws on smaller EU countries to send women to Brussels to avoid the embarrassment of a male-dominated College. At least five countries including Slovenia and Malta face pressure politico.eu/article/von-de… Our story w/ Barbara Moens Max Griera Giovanna Coi jacopo barigazzi

He's trying so hard to keep a straight face

When is a conflict of interest not a conflict of interest? Apparently when you are the president of the European Parliament. Read — The Metsola exception: President and her cruise ship lobbyist husband with Eddy Wax ✍️ and Elisa Braün politico.eu/article/robert…

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🚨Michel Barnier poised to become France’s next Prime minister You read it in POLITICOEurope first. politico.eu/article/france…

A blogger and writer describes what it's like to see an AI get better and better at doing his job. dynomight.net/automated/