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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1h

Elon Musk has become v radicalised by the great replacement theory into the promotion + advocacy of overt racism + violence

So Musk believes this overt maximalist racist is a "moderate"

Musk often promotes those calling for mass remigration, including deporting all ethnic minorities from Britain

Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 2h

Dear @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu, @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social, @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social, what are you waiting for to adopt interim measures?

Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 1d

Preventing the sharing of sexualised images of children is “censorship” according to Elon Musk.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Musk says X outcry is 'excuse for censorship'

The government is urging Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.

www.bbc.co.uk

Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 2h

As rightly denounced by @ec.europa.eu: "This is not 'spicy'. This is illegal. This is appalling. This is disgusting. This has no place in Europe."

UK Royal Society President: Nazi-saluting Musk is just another Sir Isaac Newton... 🤮

www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

EU Commission examines childlike sexual images created by Musk’s AI

A spokesperson for the European Commission said it was “very seriously looking into” the creation of sexually explicit images of girls – including minors – by Grok, the AI model integrated into X.

www.euronews.com

Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 2h

"Musk should keep his UK Royal Society fellowship even though" he's proactively helping with dissemination of Child Sexual Abuse Material...

When it comes to moral bankruptcy & abject cowardice, it is difficult to think of a more contemptible institution than the UKRS & its pathetic "leadership"

Michael Peel @mikepeeljourno.bsky.social · 1d

"I think it is naive, frankly, to say that we should get rid of him because he’s a bad person," the new UK Royal Society president says of Elon Musk's membership.

The society would have expelled Isaac Newton if it made judgments on character & behaviour, Paul Nurse says.

www.ft.com/content/088b...

Elon Musk should keep UK Royal Society membership, says president

Paul Nurse tells FT that national science academy should avoid ‘making judgments’ about ‘character’ of fellows

www.ft.com

Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 3h

"I informed them they were violating the law. They said they didn't care"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Rep. Angie Craig: "We were told because this facility is being funding by the 'Big Beautiful Bill,' not the congressional appropriations act, that we would not be allowed to enter the facility. That's complete nonsense ... I informed them they were violating the law. They said they didn't care."

Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 13h

"The National Portrait Gallery removed a swath of text that mentioned President Donald Trump’s two impeachments and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection as it swapped out a prominent photo of him this week."

Smithsonian removes Trump impeachment text as it swaps his portrait

A Trump official previously complained about a caption beside his National Portrait Gallery photo mentioning his impeachments and the U.S. Capitol insurrection.

wapo.st

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 17h

Unless I’m missing it, the December order barring ICE from illegally denying Members of Congress access at any time to their facilities has not been stayed.

ICE was violating the text of the law, now defying a court order.

ICE is incompatible w democratic governance. (CBP too.)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Rep. Angie Craig: "We were told because this facility is being funding by the 'Big Beautiful Bill,' not the congressional appropriations act, that we would not be allowed to enter the facility. That's complete nonsense ... I informed them they were violating the law. They said they didn't care."

Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 19h

A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July

www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings

A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.

www.wsj.com

Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 19h

Please ask any company or institution you are affiliated with to stop supporting this depraved person with their continued reliance on his child exploitation network.

There is no excuse. Several excellent alternative networks exist.

Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 1d

Preventing the sharing of sexualised images of children is “censorship” according to Elon Musk.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Musk says X outcry is 'excuse for censorship'

The government is urging Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.

www.bbc.co.uk

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 20h

JUST NOW: Huge mass of agents in a standoff, weapons drawn as Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison attempt to conduct congressional oversight at the Whipple Building, which has been HQ for thousands of ICE agents.

@zeteo.com

Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 1d

"Imperial Germany mistook external action for internal strength. The resulting recklessness ultimately contributed to the outbreak of the First World War. The danger for the United States is not entirely dissimilar"

Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · 1d

An impulsive leader unconstrained by domestic institutions leading to foreign policy adventurism. Has echoes
open.substack.com/pub/ziblatt4...

Foreign Policy in a Declining Democracy?

The Return of Primat der Innenpolitik and America’s Venezuela Adventurism

open.substack.com

Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 1d

"One would think that the US government freely killing people without any lawful basis, both inside and outside its borders, would be enough to rouse legislators and judges ... But a government that blithely ignores ... the Epstein Act and disregards court orders knows it can do as it wants."

Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 1d

Apparently the US government can kill people on the high seas, in other lands and on its own streets—and nothing will be done to stop it. The US is now a gangster state at home and a rogue state abroad, writes dag

Death in Minnesota

The significance of the reaction to the killing of Renee Nicole Good

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 1d

"Hey, does anyone else remember when Tumblr got booted from the App Store over pornographic images of children? I guess the real problem was that Tumblr wasn’t owned by Musk, not its violation of App Store policy. Whoopsie!"

Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 1d

Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai "sold their principles for power, and now they don’t even control their own companies. Welcome to gangster tech regulation"

www.theverge.com/policy/85990...

Michael Peel @mikepeeljourno.bsky.social · 1d

"I think it is naive, frankly, to say that we should get rid of him because he’s a bad person," the new UK Royal Society president says of Elon Musk's membership.

The society would have expelled Isaac Newton if it made judgments on character & behaviour, Paul Nurse says.

www.ft.com/content/088b...

Elon Musk should keep UK Royal Society membership, says president

Paul Nurse tells FT that national science academy should avoid ‘making judgments’ about ‘character’ of fellows

www.ft.com

Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 1d

Preventing the sharing of sexualised images of children is “censorship” according to Elon Musk.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Musk says X outcry is 'excuse for censorship'

The government is urging Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.

www.bbc.co.uk

The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 1d

A shadow government has been quietly building the framework for authoritarian rule in the U.S.

Authoritarianism and fascism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat unpacks the dark history on The Pod.

Listen: https://contrarian.substack.com/p/trumps-dictator-playbook-and-standing

Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 1d

Apparently the US government can kill people on the high seas, in other lands and on its own streets—and nothing will be done to stop it. The US is now a gangster state at home and a rogue state abroad, writes dag

Death in Minnesota

The significance of the reaction to the killing of Renee Nicole Good

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 1d

"Ziobro has been observing the events from Budapest, where he has found a safe haven alongside another former Justice Ministry official, Marcin Romanowski, who was granted political asylum by the administration of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. .. Ziobro hinted he would not apply for asylum"

Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 1d

Could one of these two 🇵🇱 citizens be a former Minister of Justice and Prosecutor General? Time will tell 😬

www.politico.eu/article/form...

Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 1d

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Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 1d

Dear fellow experts @annawojcik.bsky.social & @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social, I thought ECtHR had (again) adjourned the adjudication of all pending 🇵🇱 rule of law crisis last Nov for another year. Any idea why the ECtHR would issue a ruling in this specific case considering the announced adjournment?

Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 1d

Another big (ECHR) #ruleoflaw day (at least for me) next week as the ECtHR will issue its judgment in Biliński v. Poland (no. 13278/20) on Thursday 15 Jan 2026. This is a 🇵🇱 rule of law crisis related case in which I submitted a TPI with @j4j.bsky.social

www.rechtersvoorrechters.nl/media/polen/...

Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 1d

Big (EU) #ruleoflaw day in Feb. In my last @ceudeminst.bsky.social WP, I outlined how the VDL Comm released funding to Orban under obvious false pretences & how it has failed to claw back EU funds notwithstanding obvious/continuing rule of law violations
democracyinstitute.ceu.edu/articles/lau...

Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · 1d

An impulsive leader unconstrained by domestic institutions leading to foreign policy adventurism. Has echoes
open.substack.com/pub/ziblatt4...

Foreign Policy in a Declining Democracy?

The Return of Primat der Innenpolitik and America’s Venezuela Adventurism

open.substack.com

Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 1d

Banning X would have loads of upsides and really not many downsides for the government. The argument for shutting it down (distribution of CSAM) is incontrovertible, the people who are its most avid users hate the government anyway, and it would address threats to social cohesion and public order.

Louise Haigh @louisehaighmp.bsky.social · 2d

Yesterday I posted my last ever Tweet and called on the Government to do the same.

Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.

www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

It is time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter

Grok is just one of many reasons why Westminster should finally get off the website.

www.politicshome.com

Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 2d

Next: Is it legal to murder people?

Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 2d

The role of Grok/X in the industrial scale production and distribution of CSAM has - rightly - led to a significant increase in political support for sanctioning the company. Fining won't work, though, so the only option is a complete ban.

Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 2d

If a human was being paid to create this material, we’d rightly throw the book at them. So why should X get a free pass?

Fine them to the hilt and if they won’t comply, shut it down. We wouldn’t tolerate this offline. Why online?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 2/2

Elon Musk's Grok AI image editing limited to paid users after deepfakes

It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.

www.bbc.co.uk

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