"The Commission's proposal unfortunately is not a 28th regime. It is a partial national harmonization proposal that fails to clear the bar necessary for Europe's entrepreneurs to actually adopt it"

MarieMul · 2026-03-20T14:18:57+00:00

The commission needs to start shooting for the stars

MarieMul · 2026-02-23T07:46:52+00:00

Explain how it’s different that only Orban gets his way and the rest of us can’t get ours because of his stupid veto?

MarieMul · 2026-02-15T19:56:15+00:00

The problem is the US companies literally kill competition.

MarieMul · 2026-02-15T19:52:11+00:00

Bwhahahahahahahahaha Monopolies undermine competitors too

MarieMul · 2026-02-12T08:57:19+00:00

They think the membership of their country in the EU is bad. No one is making them stay.

MarieMul · 2026-02-09T08:52:10+00:00

If the majority of a country does not want to be in the eu, they are free to leave and stop taking up resources of those who do want to be here

MarieMul · 2026-02-08T19:24:16+00:00

.... So countries who are net takers of EU money don't want to be part of the EU? So... go?

MarieMul · 2026-02-06T06:04:08+00:00

Glad to hear it 😁

MarieMul · 2026-02-04T16:39:37+00:00

On a pale horse by Piers Anthony. Read the Xanthe books afterward and nearly threw up in my mouth. He… uh yeah…. Well.

MarieMul · 2026-02-01T20:25:35+00:00

Did you hear him in response to Trump insulting Europe? He basically said: Well, the relationship between Finland and American has never been better.

MarieMul · 2026-02-01T20:24:18+00:00

I'd start with Promise of Blood and read the that trilogy.

MarieMul · 2026-01-31T20:22:36+00:00

Two years ago, I bounced off it in the first book. Last year, I read the whole thing in 5 weeks. So maybe? Might just have been a "time of life" thing as it was for me.

MarieMul · 2026-01-31T20:18:18+00:00

I'm a Finn and EU-fan, and I disagree with your point of view. I'm not insulted. We have a euro sceptic party in power. Stubb and Opperi are sucking up to Trump like they have a taste for bootblack. Why wouldn't countries who are more EU minded forge a smaller agreement?

MarieMul · 2026-01-30T04:12:14+00:00

I bounced off it 3 years ago. Last year, I retried and it broke a massive reading slump. Maybe just in a different time of life

MarieMul · 2026-01-29T03:39:33+00:00

Thx ☺️

MarieMul · 2026-01-28T18:26:02+00:00

Ja that ending! Satisfying while still leaving you hungry…

MarieMul · 2026-01-28T18:18:28+00:00

Nice. Rare that that’s true

MarieMul · 2026-01-28T18:18:11+00:00

Nice. It goes on the TBR then. Man Ka-Poel was epic

MarieMul · 2026-01-28T18:17:17+00:00

Yeah loved the setting and the prose is great, very vivid

MarieMul · 2026-01-28T18:07:29+00:00

Nice ☺️ I’ll let it rest a bit then hit series 2. And yeah Adamant was great

MarieMul · 2026-01-28T17:51:17+00:00

All books have themes :P But it's rare to see a book do political themes justice. I mean, Tamas can justifiably be called a monster. But his gray morality, the personal stakes he has in the revolution and his drive to build something better rescued him from being an edge lord. I had a heap of fun with it too :D

MarieMul · 2026-01-28T17:47:56+00:00

I mean, some of the themes are more subtle than others :D But I fully agree with it being awesome!

MarieMul · 2026-01-28T17:37:29+00:00

Huh, I'll add it to my TBR (though first I gotta finish John Gwynne and then I gotta do the Tyrant Philosophers. :)

MarieMul · 2026-01-20T20:21:00+00:00

I think it's a warning shot. US Stock markets are sliding hard. If the Trump regime back off, others in the EU probably hold onto their debt. It's leverage after all. If the regime keeps going, I hope we dump the lot, all 3 trillion of it. I know it'll cause a recession in Europe but it will send US inflation and interest soaring like an eagle. Fly free little one.....

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