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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1h

The Nobel *Peace* Prize winner is cool with murdering civilians on boats

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10h

CNN reporting that 4,000 federal employees were fired on Friday, in HHS, Education, Energy, HUD, Homeland Security, Patent and Trademark Office, EPA.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Trump administration lays off thousands of federal workers during government shutdown | CNN Politics

More than 4,000 federal employees received layoff notices Friday as part of the Trump administration’s broad effort to reshape the government while it remains shutdown, according to a court filing Fri...

www.cnn.com

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Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social · 1d

From Harvard & UConn researchers on the June 14th No Kings Day protests. (report came out in August)

THIS is why MAGA is so spooked by the upcoming (Oct 18th) peaceful protests.

New data shows No Kings was one of the largest days of protest in US history wagingnonviolence.org/2025/08/new-...

New data shows No Kings was one of the largest days of protest in US history

The historic number of No Kings protesters and their expansive geographic spread are signs of a growing and durable pro-democracy movement.

wagingnonviolence.org

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Legal Tribune Online, LTO @lto-de.bsky.social · 23h

Flüsse mit eigenen Rechten? In Ecuador längst Realität, dort ist die Natur als Rechtssubjekt anerkannt. Nun will eine Initiative um den Verein „Rechte der Natur“ das Konzept nach Deutschland bringen – und startet mit der Spree. Mehr dazu von @mkolter.bsky.social & Franziska Kring.

Klagt die Spree bald selbst gegen ihre Verschmutzung?

Verschmutze Flüsse, die selbst dagegen klagen? Eine Initiative will Eigenrechte der Natur in Deutschland etablieren – und beginnt mit der Spree.

www.lto.de

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SCOTUSblog @scotusblog.com · 1d

On Wednesday, the court will hear arguments in a pivotal case on the Voting Rights Act. Here is a brief explainer on the case's long and complicated history.

Supreme Court to hear arguments in pivotal case on the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Louisiana v. Callais, a challenge to the congressional map that Louisiana adopted in 2024 that may reshape the […]

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 1d

"People who attend church or identify with a Christian tradition are not systematically more (or less) nativist, authoritarian or populist than their secular counterparts. Conversely, people who hold nativist and authoritarian views are often also Islamophobes, and vice versa." 👏 @kai-arzheimer.com

Islamophobia in Western Europe is not driven by religiosity

Are Christians more likely to be Islamophobic than other citizens in Europe? New research finds European Islamophobia has no link to a person’s religiosity.

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Molly Quell @mollyquell.bsky.social · 1d

Judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday rejected a request from former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to be released from detention, finding he was likely to refuse to return for trial and could use his freedom to intimidate witnesses.

ICC judges decline to release former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, citing flight risk

Judges at the International Criminal Court have rejected a request from former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to be released from detention.

apnews.com

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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 1d

What do people consider a fair #wage for CEOs, politicians, doctors & the average full-time worker?

C. Hoy (World Bank) shows that people greatly underestimate wage #inequality.

Confronted with the data, far-right voters alter their views about #redistribution the most @lseinequalities.bsky.social

The wage gap and far-right support for redistribution

New study on beliefs and preferences about the wage gap (CEOs vs average worker). When the true gap is revealed, far right voters change their policy views most.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 1d

And yes, the Hungarian government was spying on European institutions . . .
www.direkt36.hu/en/sulyos-ug...

Inside the Fall of Viktor Orbán’s Secret Brussels Spy Network - Direkt36

In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions for this purpose. However, Hungarian intelligence carried it out...

www.direkt36.hu

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Bettie Drexhage @bdrexhage.bsky.social · 1d

Klinkt allemaal wat onstuimiger dan uit de wetgeving voortvloeit: als de Kamer onregelmatigheden vermoedt, kan ze bepalen dat in een of meer stembureaus opnieuw geteld of opnieuw gestemd moet worden volgens de normale regels.
argos.vpro.nl/artikelen/tw...

Tweede Kamer kan eigen verkiezingsuitslag ongeldig verklaren

In Argos wijzen juristen op een risico in ons kiesstelsel. In tegenstelling tot de meeste andere landen kan in Nederland de zittende Tweede Kamer zelf de uitslag van de verkiezingen ongeldig verklaren...

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Bettie Drexhage @bdrexhage.bsky.social · 1d

Merkwaardig. Maar dank!

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Centraal Planbureau @cpbnl.bsky.social · 1d

Tien politieke partijen hebben hun #verkiezingsprogramma’s door laten rekenen door het CPB. De doorrekening biedt een overzicht van de budgettaire en de economische gevolgen van de beleidsvoorstellen van de partijen.

Lees de #doorrekening via:
www.cpb.nl/publicatie/k...

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Centraal Planbureau @cpbnl.bsky.social · 1d

Om 10:00 presenteert CPB-directeur Pieter Hasekamp samen met PBL-directeur Marko Hekkert vanuit Nieuwspoort de resultaten van de doorrekening van verkiezingsprogramma's.

De presentatie van Keuzes in Kaart 2027-2030 is live te volgen via 👇

www.nieuwspoort.nl/programma/pr...

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Simon Otjes @simonotjes.bsky.social · 1d

Matthijs Rooduijn en ik kijken naar de electorale logica van D66 rechtsere koers op migratie. Het fascinerende is: die is er niet

Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 1d

In onze nieuwste blog op @stukroodvlees.bsky.social gaan @simonotjes.bsky.social en ik in op de D66-kiezer. We concluderen dat één onderdeel van de huidige D66-campagne goed aansluiten bij de achterban, maar een ander onderdeel juist niet. (1/4)
stukroodvlees.nl/plaatjes-van...

Plaatjes van de electoraatjes 2025: D66 - StukRoodVlees

Op 29 oktober zijn er verkiezingen voor de Tweede Kamer. In deze serie gaan wij aan de hand van een aantal grafieken in op de vraag wie de kiezers van de vijftien grootste partijen volgens de peilinge...

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Bettie Drexhage @bdrexhage.bsky.social · 1d

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump foe, is indicted by Trump’s DOJ

She has been charged with one count of bank fraud by the same U.S. attorney who brought charges against James Comey.

www.politico.com

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Bettie Drexhage @bdrexhage.bsky.social · 1d

Openbare internetconsultatie: concept-wetsvoorstel afschaffing strafbaarstelling euthanasie door artsen (initiatief-voorstel Jetten & Koekkoek). Reageren kan tot 20 november.
www.internetconsultatie.nl/wijizgingwtl...

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Legal Tribune Online, LTO @lto-de.bsky.social · 2d

Keine Extremisten ins Referendariat: Die Bundesländer überlegen, wie sie gegen Verfassungsfeinde in der Juristenausbildung vorgehen wollen. In NRW müssen Bewerber künftig eine Erklärung abgeben. Von @hassosuliak.bsky.social und Joschka Buchholz.

NRW: Referendare müssen Verfassungstreue erklären

Die Länder suchen schon länger nach dem richtigen Umgang mit Verfassungsfeinden im Referendariat. NRW führt nun eine Verpflichtungserklärung ein.

www.lto.de

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Bettie Drexhage @bdrexhage.bsky.social · 2d

Boek. Open access:

Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · 2d

Out now! 🐛🐖🐶

The Verfassungsbook “Animal Rights: The Role of the EU Charter” (edited by ESTER HERLIN-KARNELL & MATILDA ARVIDSSON) asks whether fundamental values like dignity, freedom or solidarity are for humans only, or if they should be extended to animals, too.

👉 verfassungsblog.de/books/

Cover: Animal Rights: The Role of the EU Charter

Bettie Drexhage @bdrexhage.bsky.social · 2d

autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/actueel/cons...

Consultatie leidraad gerichte online politieke reclame

De AP vraagt organisaties, experts en belanghebbenden om te reageren op de leidraad voor gerichte online politieke reclame.

autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl

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Bettie Drexhage @bdrexhage.bsky.social · 2d

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

How Britain's ECHR membership became a political hot potato - BBC News

The extent to which leaving the Convention would make a difference to immigration has been greatly exaggerated, argues Lord Sumption

www.bbc.co.uk

Bettie Drexhage @bdrexhage.bsky.social · 2d

Lijkt triviaal, maar is het niet (lees draadje)

Simon Otjes @simonotjes.bsky.social · 2d

Over the moon to see this paper out in the @ejprjournal.bsky.social David Willumsen and I look at coalition agreements in the Netherlands. We show that the greater the share of negotiating parties that agree on a policy the more likely it ends up in the agreement www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Coalition government formation and policy payoffs | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core

Coalition government formation and policy payoffs

www.cambridge.org

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Bettie Drexhage @bdrexhage.bsky.social · 2d

EU-Hof: Griekenland moet de Europese Commissie €5 500 000 betalen + een dwangsom van €12 500 voor elke dag dat het geen gevolg geeft aan een eerdere uitspraak uit 2014 over een gevaarlijke vuilnishoop
curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...

Bettie Drexhage @bdrexhage.bsky.social · 2d

Europees mensenrechtenhof veroordeelt Cyprus, omdat het naliet een lacune in de verkiezingsregels te dichten, waardoor een zetel in het EU-parlement voor bijna de gehele zittingsperiode onbezet bleef.

European Court of Human Rights @echr.coe.int · 2d

Georgios Papadopoulos v. Cyprus: Cypriot authorities’ failure to resolve a legislative gap concerning a vacant parliamentary seat breached the Convention hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng-press?i=...
#ECHR #CEDH #ECHRpress

Bettie Drexhage @bdrexhage.bsky.social · 2d

Europees mensenrechtenhof veroordeelt Italië wegens overmatige reactie t.a.v. zowel bouwers/verkopers als t.a.v. kopers van illegaal gebouwde appartementen.

European Court of Human Rights @echr.coe.int · 2d

Petruzzo and Others v. Italy: Proceedings concerning confiscation of unlawfully built property in Italy, particularly in respect of buyers held jointly liable for offence, incompatible with Convention hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng-press?i=...
#ECHR #CEDH #ECHRpress

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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 2d

White House officials have held increasingly serious discussions in recent days about President Donald Trump invoking the Insurrection Act:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

A decision is not expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.

www.nbcnews.com

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