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Joran 🟥 @joranjongerling.bsky.social · 9d

“We do not believe that developer registration is motivated by security,” states F-Droid. “We believe it is about consolidating power and tightening control over a formerly open ecosystem.”

www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

F-Droid project threatened by Google's new dev registration rules

F-Droid is warning that the project could reach an end due to Google's new requirements for all Android developers to verify their identity.

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 16d

Big news: Internet Archive Europe ( @internetarchive.eu ) has opened its new HQ in Amsterdam! 🎉 A home for preservation, access & shared cultural heritage.

Read coverage from @mariabustillos.com in Flaming Hydra: flaminghydra.com/freedom-and-...

Freedom and Sharing at the Internet Archive Europe

On Friday, in a narrow, cream-painted 17th-century row house facing a wide canal bathed in golden light, the Internet Archive Europe celebrated the opening of its new headquarters in Amsterdam. Around...

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The Rights Forum @therightsforum.bsky.social · 17d

De Oslo-akkoorden hebben niet geleid tot vrede of Palestijnse vrijheid, maar tot meer kolonisatie, geweld en apartheid.

https://rightsforum.org/dertig-jaar-oslo-akkoorden-dekmantel-voor-israels-voortdurende-annexatiepolitiek

Dertig jaar Oslo-akkoorden: dekmantel voor Israëls voortdurende annexatiepolitiek - The Rights Forum

Voor een rechtvaardig Midden-Oosten beleid

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Oxfam International Media Team @newsfromoxfam.bsky.social · 17d

PRESS RELEASE: Colonialism hijacks energy transition: 70% of minerals for renewables lies in Global South but the majority of profits are captured by the world's richest.

New @oxfaminternational.bsky.social report
👉 oxf.am/unjust-trans...

The richest countries and super-rich individuals are driving the climate crisis to its current tipping point, over-consuming the carbon budget through deeply unequal and extractive systems. Now they are trying to capture and control the energy transition at the expense of the poorest and most climate-vulnerable countries," said Amitabh Behar, Oxfam INternational Executive Director

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Doorbraak.eu @doorbraak.eu · 17d

Al bijna twee jaar lang is de wereld getuige van de aanvallen, uithongering en genocide op de Palestijnen in Gaza. Israël kan dit niet doen zonder de enorme militaire en economische steun vanuit het Westen, waar Nederland een groot aandeel in heeft. Israël zal niet uit zichzelf stoppen.

27 september, Leiden: demonstratie van de Leiden Palestina Coalitie tegen de genocide in Gaza | Doorbraak.eu

Op 27 september organiseert de Leiden Palestina Coalitie een demonstratie tegen de genocide in Gaza. De Leiden Palestina Coalitie bestaat uit de Palestijnse Gemeenschap In Nederland (PGNL), Leiden for...

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Greenpeace Nederland @greenpeace.nl · 16d

De Europese Commissie wil de bossenwet wéér een jaar later invoeren en schuift dat af op 'IT-problemen'. Het excuus van het jaar?

www.trouw.nl/duurzaamheid...

Brussel wil weer jaar uitstel ontbossingswet om IT-problemen

De Europese Commissie wil de ontbossingswet opnieuw met een jaar uitstellen.

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Frans Timmermans @franstimmermans.groenlinkspvda.nl · 16d

Verbijsterend en gevaarlijk. Daarom vraag ik vandaag een extra regeling van werkzaamheden. Dit advies moet meteen openbaar.

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Amnesty International @amnesty.org · 16d

Over a year since the Israeli military significantly escalated its attacks in Lebanon, victims of violations of international law are still awaiting justice and reparations.

Read more:

One year since Israel’s major escalation in Lebanon, victims of war crimes await justice and reparations

One year since the Israeli military significantly escalated its attacks in Lebanon, victims of violations of international law are still awaiting justice and reparations, the Lebanese government has yet to grant the International Criminal Court (ICC) the jurisdiction to carry out investigations on its territory, and many residents of towns and villages in southern Lebanon are still […]

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 16d

1.5 billion people now live in countries where same-sex marriage is legal — but that’s only one in five worldwide.

The image presents a bar graph illustrating the global population distribution based on the legality of same-sex marriage. The vertical axis represents the number of people, ranging from 0 to 8 billion, while the horizontal axis covers the years from 2000 to 2025.

The graph shows two distinct color-coded segments: a large purple area indicating that 6.7 billion people live in countries where same-sex marriage is illegal, and a smaller green area representing 1.5 billion people who reside in countries where same-sex marriage is legal. The graph emphasizes the disparity in populations affected by these legal statuses over time.

At the bottom of the image, the data sources are listed as follows: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022), and UN WPP (2024). The image is published with a Creative Commons attribution.

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De Correspondent @decorrespondent.nl · 16d

Fascisme holt een democratie van binnen uit. Het begint met taal, niet met tanks. En het krijgt vrij baan, dankzij mensen die denken dat het zo’n vaart niet zal lopen – tot het dat ineens wél doet. Zoals nu.

'Dit is fascisme' van Rosan Smits verschijnt op 14 oktober. Bestel hier: corr.es/6468fb

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 16d

Our new and improved Bellingcat Toolkit is one-year-old today! If you haven't used it yet its a one-stop shop for discovering useful open source tools, maintained by an amazing group of volunteers. You can find use cases, guidance and honest reviews for each tool. bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit

Home | Bellingcat's Online Investigation Toolkit

A toolkit for open source researchers

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Maurits Martijn @mauritsmartijn.bsky.social · 16d

Dit is zo waar: veel Amerikaanse techreporters verwarren techsucces met denkkracht

Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 16d

I am begging people to stop conflating a person’s ability to make money to a person being worth listening to.

Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 17d

Yes this is as strange and alarming as you think it is: www.wsj.com/tech/peter-t...

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DEGOEDEZAAK @degoedezaak.bsky.social · 16d

Eén stem die uitgroeide tot duizenden. Vincent haalde 225.000 handtekeningen op met zijn petitie voor ontslag van destijds asielminister Faber. Inmiddels is die weg, maar de boodschap over haatzaaiende ministers blijft relevant.

Gisteren boden we de handtekeningen dus alsnog aan.

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PAX @paxvoorvrede.nl · 16d

Onze directeur Rolien Sasse lanceerde deze week haar boek: Vrede. Wat het is en waarom het kan.

Na jarenlange ervaring in conflictgebieden weet Rolien één ding zeker: meer wapens brengen geen vrede.

Haar scherpe en hoopvolle pamflet laat zien welke andere keuzes wél bijdragen.

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Oxfam International @oxfaminternational.bsky.social · 16d

For every #ElectricVehicle that contains about 3kg of cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tesla earns approximately $3,150 in profit. While the DRC government receives less than $10 in royalties and the average miner earns just $7!

📢 Read our new report to learn more: oxf.am/3W68E2o

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Oxfam Novib @oxfamnovib.bsky.social · 16d

Forse kritiek van CDA, D66, CU, GL-PvdA èn College voor de Rechten van de Mens tijdens debat van Goede Doelen Nederland over de toenemende druk van (radicaal)rechtse partijen op NGOs: "Stop de regeldruk voor NGOs, stop het tegenwerken en het criminaliseren van NGOs."

www.geefonsderuimte.nl

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 16d

Randomized controlled trials are a key tool to study cause and effect. Why do they matter and how do they work?

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Milieudefensie @milieudefensie.bsky.social · 16d

Gister hebben de lijsttrekkers van GroenLinks-PvdA, D66, Volt, SP en CU ons #GaVoorGroenAkkoord ondertekend! 📝

💬 Zoals @robjetten.bsky.social zegt: "Het zijn eigenlijk hele praktische tips, waarvan je denkt: daar kan je toch niet tegen zijn?"

Welke partijen volgen? CDA? 👀

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 16d

This week, the military leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger signed a joint statement announcing their countries’ withdrawal from the International Criminal Court.

This decision will jeopardize access to justice, putting all civilians at greater risk.

Sahel Countries: ICC Withdrawal Endangers Civilians

The decision of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) will jeopardize access to justice for victims of atrocity crimes, putting all civilians at greater ...

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Leonie Vogelsmeier @leonievogelsmeier.bsky.social · 18d

🚨 New preprint: We compared 13 methods for detecting momentary careless responding in the WARN-D data (206k+ obs.). Tutorials guide you through each method. The takeaway? Diverging results, inherent subjectivity (to varying degrees), and a clear need for further validation.
osf.io/preprints/ps...

OSF

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Oxfam International @oxfaminternational.bsky.social · Sep 11

A leading activist from Brazil’s afro-traditional communities, Erica Monteiro reminds us: protecting the forest is protecting life.

She’s joining Oxfam’s Make Rich Polluters Pay campaign to call for climate reparations + justice.

youtu.be/h78TXix3h70

#MakeRichPo#MakeRichPollutersPay

Meet Erica Monteiro - #MakeRichPollutersPay

In this powerful interview, activist Erica shares what inspired her to join the Make Rich Polluters Pay campaign. Speaking from her lived experience as part...

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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @unhcr.org · Sep 11

For refugee children, going to school means safety, stability and a chance to shape their future.

Every classroom opened and every lesson taught is a step toward giving young people the skills and opportunities they deserve.

Education changes lives. One child and one classroom at a time.

Quote from Priscilla Gomes, Education Officer at UNHCR Regional Office for West and Central Africa, stating: 'Education is about protection and future opportunities. Funding cuts don’t just impact the classroom; they put the entire future of children and communities at risk.' The image features several people, including one in a blue UNHCR vest, with a blue background and yellow decorative quotation marks.

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Amnesty International @amnesty.org · 29d

Our human rights are not protected if our leaders fail to tackle and end the epidemic of gun violence and gun deaths.

We all have the right to live free from gun violence

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VluchtelingenWerk Nederland @vluchtelingwerk.bsky.social · 29d

Gisteren vertelde Sela (10) bij het Jeugdjournaal hoe het voor haar was om op een noodopvanglocatie te wonen.

Hier kun je het fragment terugkijken: jeugdjournaal.nl/artikel/2581...

Sela woonde in de noodopvang: 'Wil ik nooit meer heen'

Bekijk het hele bericht op Jeugdjournaal.nl

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 29d

In the absence of international action, people from around the world are embarking on flotillas aimed at breaking Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza.

Governments should protect flotilla participants and press Israel to end its unlawful blockade of Gaza.

Flotillas Highlight Urgency to Lift Israel’s Blockade of Gaza

In the absence of international action to stop the Israeli government from continuing its grave crimes against Palestinians in Gaza, people from around the world are embarking on flotillas aimed at br...

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