Dave Keating
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🇺🇸🇪🇺American by birth, European by choice
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Dave Keating
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· Oct 23
The agenda item at today's 🇪🇺#EUCO summit on 'climate & competitiveness' is chiefly about undoing some of the climate legislation that was passed during the 2019-2024 term (partly due to a 🇺🇸command).
Big ❓ for 🇺🇳#COP30: Will the EU PMs decide to scrap the planned 2040 target?
Big ❓ for 🇺🇳#COP30: Will the EU PMs decide to scrap the planned 2040 target?
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It has been a head-spinning week for Europe’s leaders. Most have reacted with caution to the actions of the US administration in Venezuela and its threats against Greenland. But at what cost? @sophieintveld.bsky.social @davekeating.substack.com reflect in my report on @theworld.org tiny.cc/zhhx001
Europe is on edge after US strikes in Venezuela and Greenland threats - The World from PRX
From a US military raid that captured Venezuela’s president, to threats from the White House to take over Greenland, Europe’s leaders have faced a week of escalating challenges from Washington. Leader...
tiny.cc
January 11, 2026 at 11:39 AM
It has been a head-spinning week for Europe’s leaders. Most have reacted with caution to the actions of the US administration in Venezuela and its threats against Greenland. But at what cost? @sophieintveld.bsky.social @davekeating.substack.com reflect in my report on @theworld.org tiny.cc/zhhx001
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Circular reasoning explained.
#Rutte: "There's no alternative to NATO for Europe's defence" (thanks to politicians like me who blocked efforts for EU defence for decades because we said it would undermine NATO)
January 11, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Circular reasoning explained.
Reposted by Dave Keating
“They’re conspicuously silent” said one EU official. “Rutte was supposed to be the man Europe could rely on to be our Trump-whisperer. But he wasn’t supposed to be this quiet.”
Nato yet to issue public statement asserting territorial integrity of ally Denmark or Greenland
as.ft.com/r/f125cd10-6...
Nato yet to issue public statement asserting territorial integrity of ally Denmark or Greenland
as.ft.com/r/f125cd10-6...
Nato silence on Donald Trump’s Greenland threats rattles European allies
[FREE TO READ] Military alliance yet to issue public statement asserting territorial integrity of Arctic island and kingdom of Denmark
as.ft.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:18 AM
“They’re conspicuously silent” said one EU official. “Rutte was supposed to be the man Europe could rely on to be our Trump-whisperer. But he wasn’t supposed to be this quiet.”
Nato yet to issue public statement asserting territorial integrity of ally Denmark or Greenland
as.ft.com/r/f125cd10-6...
Nato yet to issue public statement asserting territorial integrity of ally Denmark or Greenland
as.ft.com/r/f125cd10-6...
It's worth pointing out that according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the US has already had a contingency plan to invade Greenland in place for at least 8 months.
European leaders have known this since last June and yet they've done nothing to prepare.
European leaders have known this since last June and yet they've done nothing to prepare.
January 11, 2026 at 8:48 AM
It's worth pointing out that according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the US has already had a contingency plan to invade Greenland in place for at least 8 months.
European leaders have known this since last June and yet they've done nothing to prepare.
European leaders have known this since last June and yet they've done nothing to prepare.
"We have put ourselves in a situation where we are no longer meaningfully an independent country"
This was always the folly of Brexit. The real control over Britain is from Washington, in an arrangement where the UK has no say and no true sovereignty.
This was always the folly of Brexit. The real control over Britain is from Washington, in an arrangement where the UK has no say and no true sovereignty.
We need urgent DEYANKIFICATION in the UK to end our dependence on the Fascistic Trump regime!
@ukstoptrump.bsky.social
@ukstoptrump.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 7:32 PM
"We have put ourselves in a situation where we are no longer meaningfully an independent country"
This was always the folly of Brexit. The real control over Britain is from Washington, in an arrangement where the UK has no say and no true sovereignty.
This was always the folly of Brexit. The real control over Britain is from Washington, in an arrangement where the UK has no say and no true sovereignty.
I just wish that European politicians would openly say that one of those dangerous dependencies is the United States.
Everyone knows it but our leaders are too scared to say it out loud. Even now in the context of the #Mercosur breakthrough.
This is a question of honesty and credibility.
Everyone knows it but our leaders are too scared to say it out loud. Even now in the context of the #Mercosur breakthrough.
This is a question of honesty and credibility.
A geopolitical agreement grounded in shared values: trust, diplomacy, cooperation, and open trade.
Read more: link.europa.eu/HpQqqV
Read more: link.europa.eu/HpQqqV
January 10, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I just wish that European politicians would openly say that one of those dangerous dependencies is the United States.
Everyone knows it but our leaders are too scared to say it out loud. Even now in the context of the #Mercosur breakthrough.
This is a question of honesty and credibility.
Everyone knows it but our leaders are too scared to say it out loud. Even now in the context of the #Mercosur breakthrough.
This is a question of honesty and credibility.
This did not age well...
Seems like Blue States might do well to follow the example of the EU when it comes to battling Trump--
🔵 Speak with one voice
🔵 Act methodically (one fight at a time)
🔵 Show strength
🔵 Wok with the rest of the world, as much as possible
🔵 Fight for as long as necessary
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🔵 Speak with one voice
🔵 Act methodically (one fight at a time)
🔵 Show strength
🔵 Wok with the rest of the world, as much as possible
🔵 Fight for as long as necessary
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The EU’s response to Donald Trump’s tariffs seems to work
The world’s biggest trade bloc takes its time and uses its weight
www.economist.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:37 AM
This did not age well...
Last night I was on NPR talking about my book The Owned Continent, in the context of Europe's feeble reaction to 🇺🇸 invasion of Venezuela & threats to invade Denmark.
"Europeans should be very worried about the weakness that's being shown by their leaders. We can see that their strategy has failed."
"Europeans should be very worried about the weakness that's being shown by their leaders. We can see that their strategy has failed."
Europe is on edge after US strikes in Venezuela and Greenland threats - The World from PRX
From a US military raid that captured Venezuela’s president, to threats from the White House to take over Greenland, Europe’s leaders have faced a week of escalating challenges from Washington. Leader...
theworld.org
January 10, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Last night I was on NPR talking about my book The Owned Continent, in the context of Europe's feeble reaction to 🇺🇸 invasion of Venezuela & threats to invade Denmark.
"Europeans should be very worried about the weakness that's being shown by their leaders. We can see that their strategy has failed."
"Europeans should be very worried about the weakness that's being shown by their leaders. We can see that their strategy has failed."
Do our European leaders get it now? Or are they still in n Atlanticist denial?
Trump Threatens to Take Greenland ‘the Hard Way’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Do our European leaders get it now? Or are they still in n Atlanticist denial?
Reposted by Dave Keating
Denmark renames Greenland Epstein Island so that Trump will never talk about it again.
January 9, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Denmark renames Greenland Epstein Island so that Trump will never talk about it again.
If you're in 🇺🇸, tune in to NPR tonight at 7pm for an interview on The World program about my book The Owned Continent.
The World from PRX
The World is a public radio program that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter. From PRX.
theworld.org
January 9, 2026 at 7:59 PM
If you're in 🇺🇸, tune in to NPR tonight at 7pm for an interview on The World program about my book The Owned Continent.
The view from the Quislings in the UK
January 9, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The view from the Quislings in the UK
🇪🇺Commission getting tough with Musk about the child pornography.
Will the US government strike back?
Will the US government strike back?
"We are very well aware of the fact that X for Grok is now offering a spicy mode showing explicit sexual content.
This is not spicy. This is illegal. This is appalling. This is disgusting.
I can confirm we are very seriously looking into this matter."
— Spokesperson @thomasregnier.ec.europa.eu
This is not spicy. This is illegal. This is appalling. This is disgusting.
I can confirm we are very seriously looking into this matter."
— Spokesperson @thomasregnier.ec.europa.eu
January 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
🇪🇺Commission getting tough with Musk about the child pornography.
Will the US government strike back?
Will the US government strike back?
Reposted by Dave Keating
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging govt to leave X, arguing that it should "show direction to others in the UK"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
January 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging govt to leave X, arguing that it should "show direction to others in the UK"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
With what's happening in the US, as the government today asserts the right to kill any American opposing the regime, I've been understandably inundated with questions from Americans about how to flee the country.
This book is a good explainer of the how and why: www.amazon.com/American-Dia...
This book is a good explainer of the how and why: www.amazon.com/American-Dia...
American Diaspora: Why the American Dream is Leaving the USA
Amazon.com: American Diaspora: Why the American Dream is Leaving the USA: 9798897600588: Tannehill, George P., Aesden, Diohka: Books
www.amazon.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:38 PM
With what's happening in the US, as the government today asserts the right to kill any American opposing the regime, I've been understandably inundated with questions from Americans about how to flee the country.
This book is a good explainer of the how and why: www.amazon.com/American-Dia...
This book is a good explainer of the how and why: www.amazon.com/American-Dia...
BREAKING: 🇪🇺🇧🇷🇦🇷🇧🇴🇵🇾🇺🇾 #Mercosur free trade deal just approved in a majority vote by EU national governments.
🇫🇷🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇮🇪 voted against.
🇧🇪 abstained.
Next steps:
1️⃣Formal Council approval by written procedure at 5pm today (🧵1/3)
🇫🇷🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇮🇪 voted against.
🇧🇪 abstained.
Next steps:
1️⃣Formal Council approval by written procedure at 5pm today (🧵1/3)
January 9, 2026 at 11:43 AM
BREAKING: 🇪🇺🇧🇷🇦🇷🇧🇴🇵🇾🇺🇾 #Mercosur free trade deal just approved in a majority vote by EU national governments.
🇫🇷🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇮🇪 voted against.
🇧🇪 abstained.
Next steps:
1️⃣Formal Council approval by written procedure at 5pm today (🧵1/3)
🇫🇷🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇮🇪 voted against.
🇧🇪 abstained.
Next steps:
1️⃣Formal Council approval by written procedure at 5pm today (🧵1/3)
Only one leader in Europe has been willing to condemn Donald Trump's actions.
For that he has been vilified and ostracised by the other European leaders.
History will have its verdict.
For that he has been vilified and ostracised by the other European leaders.
History will have its verdict.
Why Spain’s prime minister has broken ranks in Europe – and dared to confront Trump
Outrage at the US, close ties with Venezuela and mounting domestic challenges have prompted Pedro Sánchez to take a stand, says the Spanish journalist Maria Ramirez
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Only one leader in Europe has been willing to condemn Donald Trump's actions.
For that he has been vilified and ostracised by the other European leaders.
History will have its verdict.
For that he has been vilified and ostracised by the other European leaders.
History will have its verdict.
Reposted by Dave Keating
Meanwhile, on X a US Congresswoman is calling for full sanctions against the UK in case of further action against X.
Although I estimate both the UK outright banning X and full US sanctions as unlikely, this shows how the mood even towards the 'special relationship' closest ally is changing.
Although I estimate both the UK outright banning X and full US sanctions as unlikely, this shows how the mood even towards the 'special relationship' closest ally is changing.
January 9, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Meanwhile, on X a US Congresswoman is calling for full sanctions against the UK in case of further action against X.
Although I estimate both the UK outright banning X and full US sanctions as unlikely, this shows how the mood even towards the 'special relationship' closest ally is changing.
Although I estimate both the UK outright banning X and full US sanctions as unlikely, this shows how the mood even towards the 'special relationship' closest ally is changing.
Next target: Mexico
When will it be Denmark's turn?
When will it be Denmark's turn?
Trump says the US will begin military action against cartels inside Mexico. Trump said U.S. forces are preparing to “start hitting land” to target cartels, which he claimed are “running Mexico,” and that the military has already curtailed most drug trafficking by sea before shifting focus to land.
January 9, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Next target: Mexico
When will it be Denmark's turn?
When will it be Denmark's turn?
So Bardella will censure the Commission for not giving France special treatment?
French MEPs threaten to introduce a motion of censure if they don't like the outcome of a democratic vote.
www.euractiv.com/news/bardell...
French MEPs threaten to introduce a motion of censure if they don't like the outcome of a democratic vote.
www.euractiv.com/news/bardell...
January 9, 2026 at 8:32 AM
So Bardella will censure the Commission for not giving France special treatment?
French MEPs threaten to introduce a motion of censure if they don't like the outcome of a democratic vote.
www.euractiv.com/news/bardell...
French MEPs threaten to introduce a motion of censure if they don't like the outcome of a democratic vote.
www.euractiv.com/news/bardell...
Reposted by Dave Keating
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) threatened Houston with a state takeover of its elections on Thursday — an escalation of long-simmering GOP threats to gain control of voting in the fourth-largest city in the United States. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Texas governor threatens state takeover of Houston elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) threatened Houston with a state takeover of its elections on Thursday — an escalation of long-simmering GOP threats to gain control of voting in the fourth-largest city in the United States. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Reposted by Dave Keating
A wave of AI-generated videos on TikTok promoting Poland’s departure from the European Union is a deliberate campaign to probe how its election in 2027 can be influenced, Warsaw's junior digital minister told us.
Deepfake ‘Polexit’ videos are a test to undermine democracy, minister says
Warsaw says a new disinformation campaign seeks to exploit anti-EU sentiment.
www.politico.eu
January 9, 2026 at 8:13 AM
A wave of AI-generated videos on TikTok promoting Poland’s departure from the European Union is a deliberate campaign to probe how its election in 2027 can be influenced, Warsaw's junior digital minister told us.
Reposted by Dave Keating
What about if observers are killed?
January 8, 2026 at 7:42 PM
What about if observers are killed?
Reposted by Dave Keating
As Trump grows weaker domestically (and physically), military adventurism grows more attractive. Yet, the president has no real strategic vision.
Instead, he increasingly sees belligerent violence as an end in and of itself—and a good show to boot. trib.al/rXCydIB
Instead, he increasingly sees belligerent violence as an end in and of itself—and a good show to boot. trib.al/rXCydIB
January 8, 2026 at 6:46 PM
As Trump grows weaker domestically (and physically), military adventurism grows more attractive. Yet, the president has no real strategic vision.
Instead, he increasingly sees belligerent violence as an end in and of itself—and a good show to boot. trib.al/rXCydIB
Instead, he increasingly sees belligerent violence as an end in and of itself—and a good show to boot. trib.al/rXCydIB
#Mercosur latest:
The 🇪🇺 FTA with South America could still be rejected today despite 🇮🇹's yes
Rumours France has convinced Romania to vote against, which could give a blocking minority with 🇫🇷🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇷🇴🇮🇪 and maybe also 🇳🇱 voting no
If that's the case, vote may be delayed again. It's expected in afternoon
The 🇪🇺 FTA with South America could still be rejected today despite 🇮🇹's yes
Rumours France has convinced Romania to vote against, which could give a blocking minority with 🇫🇷🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇷🇴🇮🇪 and maybe also 🇳🇱 voting no
If that's the case, vote may be delayed again. It's expected in afternoon
January 9, 2026 at 7:55 AM
#Mercosur latest:
The 🇪🇺 FTA with South America could still be rejected today despite 🇮🇹's yes
Rumours France has convinced Romania to vote against, which could give a blocking minority with 🇫🇷🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇷🇴🇮🇪 and maybe also 🇳🇱 voting no
If that's the case, vote may be delayed again. It's expected in afternoon
The 🇪🇺 FTA with South America could still be rejected today despite 🇮🇹's yes
Rumours France has convinced Romania to vote against, which could give a blocking minority with 🇫🇷🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇷🇴🇮🇪 and maybe also 🇳🇱 voting no
If that's the case, vote may be delayed again. It's expected in afternoon