Douwe Korff
@douwekorff.bsky.social
Dutch UK-based Emeritus professor of International law. Human and digital rights activist. Data protection expert.
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If this were happening in a Latin American country, ICE would simply be described as a death squad
If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
January 24, 2026 at 6:12 PM
If this were happening in a Latin American country, ICE would simply be described as a death squad
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Revealed: Taxpayers subsidising the IDF, illegal settlements in charity scam
[including The Netherlands]
Full article:
whispering.media/revealed-tax...
Co-published
From: Michael West Media @MichaelWestBiz
Author: Stephanie Tran
[including The Netherlands]
Full article:
whispering.media/revealed-tax...
Co-published
From: Michael West Media @MichaelWestBiz
Author: Stephanie Tran
January 24, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Revealed: Taxpayers subsidising the IDF, illegal settlements in charity scam
[including The Netherlands]
Full article:
whispering.media/revealed-tax...
Co-published
From: Michael West Media @MichaelWestBiz
Author: Stephanie Tran
[including The Netherlands]
Full article:
whispering.media/revealed-tax...
Co-published
From: Michael West Media @MichaelWestBiz
Author: Stephanie Tran
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Palantir is using medical records to help ICE target its victims in the US. And Wes Streeting is pitch-rolling for Farage to do the same in the UK.
Palantir uses medical records to target people for ICE in the US – will the UK be next? | Good Law Project
Deadly ICE raids in the US rely on Palantir tools that mine health records to produce real-time data on people’s location – a chilling prospect for the NHS
goodlaw.social
January 23, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Palantir is using medical records to help ICE target its victims in the US. And Wes Streeting is pitch-rolling for Farage to do the same in the UK.
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1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10
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10. It’s time to recognise how deeply weird this is, reserve our votes for people who give us what we want, and stop subscribing to media outlets that lie on behalf of oligarchs.
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:38 AM
10. It’s time to recognise how deeply weird this is, reserve our votes for people who give us what we want, and stop subscribing to media outlets that lie on behalf of oligarchs.
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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9. We’ve become so used to all this that we hardly notice it. But isn’t it extraordinary? Almost everyone wants one thing, and almost everyone who represents us – whether in politics or the media – wants the opposite. Yet we tell ourselves we live in a democracy.
January 23, 2026 at 11:37 AM
9. We’ve become so used to all this that we hardly notice it. But isn’t it extraordinary? Almost everyone wants one thing, and almost everyone who represents us – whether in politics or the media – wants the opposite. Yet we tell ourselves we live in a democracy.
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To those who still believe Europe can sit it out and life will go back to normal after Trump: 40% of Americans still support his approach. They, not the tangerine manchild, will shape transatlantic relations. It is time for a strong, federal European Union 🇪🇺
Absolutely brutal approval numbers today for Donald Trump. He’s underwater on basically every major issue. The guy is hemorrhaging support all across the country, and Democrats should be casting a wide net in the midterms.
January 22, 2026 at 4:08 PM
To those who still believe Europe can sit it out and life will go back to normal after Trump: 40% of Americans still support his approach. They, not the tangerine manchild, will shape transatlantic relations. It is time for a strong, federal European Union 🇪🇺
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European governments working with Palantir are complicit. Have we learned nothing from the past? Companies providing services to a regime for the specific purpose of violating human rights should be banned from Europe.
Palantir is using medical records to help ICE target its victims in the US. And Wes Streeting is pitch-rolling for Farage to do the same in the UK.
Palantir uses medical records to target people for ICE in the US – will the UK be next? | Good Law Project
Deadly ICE raids in the US rely on Palantir tools that mine health records to produce real-time data on people’s location – a chilling prospect for the NHS
goodlaw.social
January 23, 2026 at 4:09 PM
European governments working with Palantir are complicit. Have we learned nothing from the past? Companies providing services to a regime for the specific purpose of violating human rights should be banned from Europe.
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Important warning - particularly to the UK government - don't believe anything emerging from the US administration unless it can be checked with an independent source
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Important warning - particularly to the UK government - don't believe anything emerging from the US administration unless it can be checked with an independent source
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Former Special Counsel Jack Smith:
"I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including the decision to bring charges against President Trump. Our investigation developed proof beyond reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in criminal activity... No one should be above the law".
"I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including the decision to bring charges against President Trump. Our investigation developed proof beyond reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in criminal activity... No one should be above the law".
January 22, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith:
"I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including the decision to bring charges against President Trump. Our investigation developed proof beyond reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in criminal activity... No one should be above the law".
"I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including the decision to bring charges against President Trump. Our investigation developed proof beyond reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in criminal activity... No one should be above the law".
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Zelenskyy says Europe 'looks lost' and living in 'Groundhog Day' in scathing Davos address
Europe is 'lost' and living in 'Groundhog Day,' Zelenskyy tells Davos
The Ukrainian president said in his speech at Davos that a year had passed since his last address at the same summit, when he warned Europe that it needed to learn self-defence, yet "nothing has changed".
www.euronews.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Zelenskyy says Europe 'looks lost' and living in 'Groundhog Day' in scathing Davos address
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🚨 Now trending 🚨
A video from 6 years ago is resurfacing where Nigel Farage was accused, during his time as an MEP, of failing to declare over £500k in financial support.
x.com/i/status/201...
A video from 6 years ago is resurfacing where Nigel Farage was accused, during his time as an MEP, of failing to declare over £500k in financial support.
x.com/i/status/201...
x.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:44 PM
🚨 Now trending 🚨
A video from 6 years ago is resurfacing where Nigel Farage was accused, during his time as an MEP, of failing to declare over £500k in financial support.
x.com/i/status/201...
A video from 6 years ago is resurfacing where Nigel Farage was accused, during his time as an MEP, of failing to declare over £500k in financial support.
x.com/i/status/201...
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Let's see whose joining the obviously corrupt "Board of Peace" today:
January 21, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Let's see whose joining the obviously corrupt "Board of Peace" today:
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Trump on Board of Peace members:
January 22, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Trump on Board of Peace members:
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This isn't a board of peace, it's a legion of doom.
BBC News reports that Netanyahu is joining Trumps 'board of peace'
They could have mentioned that Netanyahu is wanted for war crimes that include using starvation as a method of war, directing attacks against civilians, & extermination as a crime against humanity. But they didnt
They could have mentioned that Netanyahu is wanted for war crimes that include using starvation as a method of war, directing attacks against civilians, & extermination as a crime against humanity. But they didnt
January 21, 2026 at 12:04 PM
This isn't a board of peace, it's a legion of doom.
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🚨 GERMAN GOVERNMENT REJECTS JOINING TRUMP'S BOARD OF PEACE
January 21, 2026 at 3:04 PM
🚨 GERMAN GOVERNMENT REJECTS JOINING TRUMP'S BOARD OF PEACE
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Karoline Leavitt announced that Belgium joined Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’. Belgium’s foreign minister responds.
January 22, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Karoline Leavitt announced that Belgium joined Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’. Belgium’s foreign minister responds.
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Board of Peace
January 22, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Board of Peace
@EU @VDL There is no “U.S. president's abrupt climbdown on Wednesday, saying he had negotiated a framework for expanded military access to the Danish overseas territory.” Don’t be stupid!
www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...
EU leaders to push for ratification of US trade deal despite anger with Trump
As summit begins in Brussels, governments don’t want week of rancor to obstruct pact coming into effect.
www.politico.eu
January 22, 2026 at 7:41 PM
@EU @VDL There is no “U.S. president's abrupt climbdown on Wednesday, saying he had negotiated a framework for expanded military access to the Danish overseas territory.” Don’t be stupid!
www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...
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Zionism is the most repugnant ideology salient today, and anything less than complete rejection of it permanently disqualifies a person from participating in civic life.
www.jpost.com/diaspora/ant...
www.jpost.com/diaspora/ant...
Spain: The first case of state antisemitism in the EU | The Jerusalem Post
What began as street-level hostility toward Jews has metastasized into the normalization of antisemitic and anti-Zionist rhetoric at the highest levels of government.
www.jpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Zionism is the most repugnant ideology salient today, and anything less than complete rejection of it permanently disqualifies a person from participating in civic life.
www.jpost.com/diaspora/ant...
www.jpost.com/diaspora/ant...
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Where most organisations have a Board of Directors, Trump has a Board of Dictators.
January 22, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Where most organisations have a Board of Directors, Trump has a Board of Dictators.
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And we're back. The moment the danger passes, people rush to pretend everything is alright again. It isn't and will not be.
DAVOS - GERMANY'S MERZ: DESPITE FRUSTRATION, ANGER OF RECENT MONTHS, LET US NOT BE TOO QUICK TO WRITE OFF THE TRANSATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP
January 22, 2026 at 8:58 AM
And we're back. The moment the danger passes, people rush to pretend everything is alright again. It isn't and will not be.