The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #1342

Harry, Luca, and Stelios discuss the EU-India trade deal, the return of the US's most sinister agency, and the recent Spanish train disaster.

Reading List

• This Will Destroy The EU

  • EU–India trade deal and uncapped mobility for Indians – Piyush Goyal – Brussels Signal

  • Analysis of India–EU trade deal mobility provisions – Sidhant – Lotus Eaters

  • Commentary on India–EU trade negotiations – Aditya Raj Kaul – Twitter

  • Discussion on European demographics and migration – Morgoth’s Review – Twitter

  • Belgium population statistics showing foreign background share – Statbel

• The US Government’s Most Sinister Agency Is Back

  • Trump administration action on DOJ peacemakers office – RealAmRen – X/Twitter

  • Little-known Justice Department unit supported protest deployment in Florida during Trayvon Martin unrest – Daily Mail

  • Tweet about DOJ developments – cvmonakow – X/Twitter

  • Tweet on related political/social topic – Babygravy9 – X/Twitter

  • Report on U.S. Justice Department scrapping its ‘Peacemakers’ office – MSN News

  • Tweet discussing current event/policy – Oilfield_Rando – X/Twitter

  • Advancing American Strength: President Trump signs H.R. 6938 law – House Committee on Appropriations

  • Full text of H.R. 6938 appropriations bill (PDF) – Congress.gov

  • Report on Trump administration reinstating fired employees of DOJ race relations agency – MSN News

• The Spanish Train Disasters

  • Video and commentary on Spain rail crash fallout – Visegrád 24 – Twitter

  • Spain rail network under scrutiny after second train crash – BBC News

  • Spanish rail accident political and public reaction – Mario Pawlowski – Twitter

  • Reuters report on Spain train crash investigation – Reuters

  • On-the-ground reaction to Spanish rail crash – GArcos – Twitter

  • Spain’s rail network faces scrutiny after second train crash – The Guardian

  • Spanish rail operator inspection before Adamuz crash – Agenzia Nova

  • Adif inspection details following Spain train accident – Xinhua News

  • Local Spanish reaction to train crash – Ada Lluch – Twitter

  • Visegrád 24 commentary on Spain rail safety concerns – Visegrád 24 – Twitter

  • European infrastructure safety discussion – Jonatan Pallesen – Twitter

  • Political reaction to Spain rail incident – Ryan Girdusky – Twitter

  • UK political commentary on European rail failures – William Clouston – Twitter