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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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.
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German ”assurances” on the Sudetenland. Sound familiar?
January 21, 2026 at 1:56 PM
German ”assurances” on the Sudetenland. Sound familiar?
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When the US acquired the US Virgin Islands from Denmark, it did so through a negotiated treaty and purchase with congressionally appropriated funds.
It was not/not done unilaterally by the US President.
And the US Secretary of State included this declaration when signing the treaty.
It was not/not done unilaterally by the US President.
And the US Secretary of State included this declaration when signing the treaty.
January 21, 2026 at 6:27 PM
When the US acquired the US Virgin Islands from Denmark, it did so through a negotiated treaty and purchase with congressionally appropriated funds.
It was not/not done unilaterally by the US President.
And the US Secretary of State included this declaration when signing the treaty.
It was not/not done unilaterally by the US President.
And the US Secretary of State included this declaration when signing the treaty.
“That a German prosecutor in 2025 should assume the authority to determine who qualifies as a legitimate Jew – as opposed to an antisemite – may seem grotesque [but] is the logical consequence of the particular moral economy Germany constructed after 1945.”
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Germany: No Land for Jews (Still)
A Jewish journalist, who was charged with antisemitism over his support for Palestine, reflects on how Germany's unflinching support for Israel has fueled the suppression of Jews once again.
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:10 PM
“That a German prosecutor in 2025 should assume the authority to determine who qualifies as a legitimate Jew – as opposed to an antisemite – may seem grotesque [but] is the logical consequence of the particular moral economy Germany constructed after 1945.”
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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Here in Europe we can only dream of having a leader who is so honest with citizens. Can you imagine a Europe where we had someone like Carney as 🇪🇺President?
Instead we're stuck with von der Leyen, Rutte, Starmer, Merz, Meloni. Maybe they will actually listen to what Carney is telling them (🧵6/6)
Instead we're stuck with von der Leyen, Rutte, Starmer, Merz, Meloni. Maybe they will actually listen to what Carney is telling them (🧵6/6)
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Here in Europe we can only dream of having a leader who is so honest with citizens. Can you imagine a Europe where we had someone like Carney as 🇪🇺President?
Instead we're stuck with von der Leyen, Rutte, Starmer, Merz, Meloni. Maybe they will actually listen to what Carney is telling them (🧵6/6)
Instead we're stuck with von der Leyen, Rutte, Starmer, Merz, Meloni. Maybe they will actually listen to what Carney is telling them (🧵6/6)
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🇨🇦PM Carney: "Diversification internationally is not just economic prudence; it’s a material foundation for honest foreign policy, because countries earn the right to principled stands by reducing their vulnerability to retaliation." (🧵5/6)
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
🇨🇦PM Carney: "Diversification internationally is not just economic prudence; it’s a material foundation for honest foreign policy, because countries earn the right to principled stands by reducing their vulnerability to retaliation." (🧵5/6)
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"It means building what we claim to believe in, rather than waiting for the old order to be restored. It means creating institutions and agreements that function as described, and it means reducing the leverage that enables coercion." (🧵4/6)
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"It means building what we claim to believe in, rather than waiting for the old order to be restored. It means creating institutions and agreements that function as described, and it means reducing the leverage that enables coercion." (🧵4/6)
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🇨🇦PM Carney: "It means acting consistently, applying the same standards to allies and rivals. When middle powers criticize economic intimidation from one direction but stay silent when it comes from another, we are keeping the sign in the window." (🧵3/6)
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
🇨🇦PM Carney: "It means acting consistently, applying the same standards to allies and rivals. When middle powers criticize economic intimidation from one direction but stay silent when it comes from another, we are keeping the sign in the window." (🧵3/6)
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🇨🇦PM Carney: "...Stop invoking rules-based international order as though it still functions as advertised. Call it what it is: a system of intensifying great power rivalry where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as coercion." (🧵2/6)
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
🇨🇦PM Carney: "...Stop invoking rules-based international order as though it still functions as advertised. Call it what it is: a system of intensifying great power rivalry where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as coercion." (🧵2/6)
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🇨🇦PM Carney just schooled our cowardly European leaders at #Davos. This speech was clearly aimed at them:
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
🇨🇦PM Carney just schooled our cowardly European leaders at #Davos. This speech was clearly aimed at them:
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)