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R. Daniel Kelemen
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McCourt Chair at the McCourt School of Public Policy @Georgetown University. Non-resident Senior Associate @CSIS. EU politics, policy & law. https://www.rdanielkelemen.com

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Roger Daniel Kelemen is a scholar of law and political science. He is McCourt Chair at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University, having previously been on the faculties of Rutgers University and the University of Oxford. He is also a Senior Associate (Non-Resident) in the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. His 2011 book Eurolegalism: The Transformation of Law and Regulation in the European Union was named best book by the European Union Studies Association. .. more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Pritzker: "This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump. If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me."
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Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 2d
I mean how can such a body be considered a court within the meaning of EU law...?

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Defend Democracy @defenddemocracy.bsky.social · 6d
President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!

We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”

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Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 6d
reminder re Merkel’s enabling of autocrats in Hungary and elsewhere www.politico.eu/article/ange...
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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 9d
I have never seen such a blistering rebuke of a President by a federal judge. He is telling us clearly to stand up for our liberty against a dictator. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 10d
NYT/Siena poll confirms what most other polls have shown of late - the country has rejected his "strongman" authoritarian tactics, and he is deeply unpopular.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/p...
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Barbara Moens @bmoens.bsky.social · 10d
The EU is preparing to start technical work on Ukraine and Moldova joining the bloc despite Hungary’s blockade of advancing accession talks, according to officials briefed on the process.

With @henryjfoy.ft.com @benhallnews.bsky.social @christopherjm.ft.com

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EU moves to advance Ukraine’s accession by sidestepping Hungary
[FREE TO READ] Brussels advises Kyiv to advance technical work despite Budapest holding up talks
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David Phinnemore @dphinnemore.bsky.social · 11d
‘Under Costa’s proposal, so-called negotiating clusters — key legal steps on the path to membership — could be opened with the assent of a qualified majority of EU countries rather than unanimous agreement. Closing a cluster would still require [unanimity]’
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Costa seeks to bypass Orbán’s veto on Ukraine’s EU membership bid
Brussels’ rules requiring all 27 member countries to agree on new entrants will face scrutiny at a summit this week in Copenhagen.
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Pascal @pascallth.bsky.social · 11d
Great result in Moldova's parliamentary election - comfortable win for pro-EU PAS who will likely hold onto absolute majority of seats

Complete failure for Russia's massive interference and disinformation
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Katalin Halmai @eublogo.bsky.social · 11d
Everywhere you look, the EU is busy figuring out how to bypass the Hungarian veto. Yesterday it was about using frozen Russian assets, today it’s Ukraine’s accession. They’re focused on legal formulas, not action against #Hungary — there’s no majority for that. Welcome, EU-26! 🤗
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 11d
European Council President António Costa is leading a push to advance Ukraine’s application for EU membership despite Hungary’s opposition as leaders head for a pivotal summit in Copenhagen this week.
Costa seeks to bypass Orbán’s veto on Ukraine’s EU membership bid
Brussels’ rules requiring all 27 member countries to agree on new entrants will face scrutiny at a summit this week in Copenhagen.
www.politico.eu
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Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 11d
Missing Guardian of the Treaties (latest). Nothing new however unfortunately

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 11d
European Council President António Costa is leading a push to advance Ukraine’s application for EU membership despite Hungary’s opposition as leaders head for a pivotal summit in Copenhagen this week.
Costa seeks to bypass Orbán’s veto on Ukraine’s EU membership bid
Brussels’ rules requiring all 27 member countries to agree on new entrants will face scrutiny at a summit this week in Copenhagen.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14d
What counts as “anti-fascist” is incredibly broad: basically opposition to much of the MAGA worldview - “anti-capitalism and anti-Christianity”
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The WHITE HOUSE These movements portray foundational American principles (e.g., support for law enforcement and border control) as "fascist" to justify and encourage acts of violent revolution. This "anti-fascist" lie has become the organizing rallying cry used by domestic terrorists to wage a violent assault against democratic institutions, constitutional rights, and fundamental American liberties. Common threads animating this violent conduct include anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity; support for the overthrow of the United States Government; extremism on migration, race, and gender; and hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality. As described in the Order of September 22, 2025 (Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization), the groups and entities that perpetuate this extremism have created a movement that embraces and elevates violence to achieve policy outcomes, including justifying additional assassinations. For example, Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin engraved the bullets used in the murder with so-called "anti-fascist" rhetoric.
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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 14d
If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 17d
The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) voted today against lifting the immunity of left-wing Italian MEP Ilaria Salis, arguing that she would not get a fair trial in Viktor Orbán’s Hungary.
EU Parliament snubs Orbán with vote to shield Italian MEP from Hungarian arrest
Left-wing lawmaker Ilaria Salis is wanted by authorities in Budapest.
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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 18d
Latest projection suggests that more than 505,000 adults and kids have died due to USAID's illegal dismantling by Musk, Rubio, and Lewin

Source: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19d
“Demand a meeting?” Pathetic.

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Schumer, Jeffries demand meeting with Trump amid shutdown showdown
The government is set to shut down on Sept. 30.
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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 20d
Very disturbing trend of testing NATO's preparedness, resolve, and unity... obviously, directly related to Trump's presidency.

It again shows that "Europe" is lost without the U.S. and has not yet planned for a post-U.S. security future.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 20d
🚨 BREAKING: Three Russian fighter jets flew into Estonian airspace today in a serious escalation on NATO’s eastern border.

Read the developing story: ow.ly/rBwh50WZpov
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 20d
🚨 BREAKING: Three Russian fighter jets flew into Estonian airspace today in a serious escalation on NATO’s eastern border.

Read the developing story: ow.ly/rBwh50WZpov
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R. Daniel Kelemen @rdanielkelemen.bsky.social · 21d
And attacks on “gender ideology” are coincidentally a direct copy from Orban playbook
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 21d
President of Texas A&M resigns.
This is the second Texas A&M President chased out of College Station in two years as a result of right wing politicians and activists attacks on academic freedom.
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Texas A&M President to Step Down After Controversy Over ‘Gender Ideology’
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Pavlos Roufos @proufos.bsky.social · 22d
For example, the "research" is indignant that students making use of the Erasmus program get to spend time abroad, thereby “weakening national identifications”. 🤮 6/
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 22d
Shame on Downing Street for going along with this. So much for being committed to a free press
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23d
REPORTER: How much wealthier are you now than when you returned to the WH?

TRUMP: The deals I made for the most part, other than what my kids are doing - they're running my business - were made before. Where are you from?

R: Australia

T: In my opinion you are hurting Australia right now. Quiet.
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R. Daniel Kelemen @rdanielkelemen.bsky.social · Sep 9
Short answer: yes- as was true all along. As @profpech.bsky.social has emphasized- the EU engages in a new instrument creation cycle to distract from its failure to use existing tools. See my piece on the rule of law Rube Goldberg machine www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The European Union’s failure to address the autocracy crisis: MacGyver, Rube Goldberg, and Europe’s unused tools
This article dismantles the myth that the EU’s failure to respond adequately to the rise of autocratic member governments has been due to its lack of adequate tools. The EU has used this excuse rep...
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R. Daniel Kelemen @rdanielkelemen.bsky.social · Sep 9
It has had all the instruments it needed all along

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The European Union’s failure to address the autocracy crisis: MacGyver, Rube Goldberg, and Europe’s unused tools
This article dismantles the myth that the EU’s failure to respond adequately to the rise of autocratic member governments has been due to its lack of adequate tools. The EU has used this excuse rep...
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Sep 9
No kings
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 9
Mike Johnson: "I cannot for the life of me understand how the Democrats think this is some kind of winning political message. Yield man! Let the troops come into your city and show how crime can be reduced."
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Sep 8
What if ICE is standing around outside the polls arresting people off the street in heavily Latino areas? What if the National Guard are deployed outside the polls in heavily Black areas?
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · Sep 8
"Papers, please" elections, even if the opposition wins, will not clear the bar of "free, fair, and democratic elections"
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