Jacob Öberg
@profjacob.bsky.social
PhD @eui-eu.bsky.social; Professor in EU Law/Deputy HoD at @sdu.dk. EU & #brexit nerd. #Ukraine supporter. Member @ec.europa.eu's expert group on EU Crim Policy. Author of "Normative Foundations of EU Criminal Justice" @hartpublishing.bsky.social
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Udtalelse fra statsminister Mette Frederiksen
stm.dk
🚨🚨Clear press release from Danish PM Mette Frederiksen on #greenland and #Trump:
"Jeg er nødt til at sige det meget direkte til USA. Det giver absolut ingen mening at tale om, at det skulle være nødvendigt for USA at overtage Grønland.
stm.dk/presse/press...
"Jeg er nødt til at sige det meget direkte til USA. Det giver absolut ingen mening at tale om, at det skulle være nødvendigt for USA at overtage Grønland.
stm.dk/presse/press...
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Putin doesn’t want peace, Russia’s reply to diplomacy is more missiles and destruction. This deadly pattern of recurring major Russian strikes will repeat itself until we help Ukraine break it. (1/3)
January 9, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Putin doesn’t want peace, Russia’s reply to diplomacy is more missiles and destruction. This deadly pattern of recurring major Russian strikes will repeat itself until we help Ukraine break it. (1/3)
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🚨 Big news from Brussels: EU countries move to approve the EU-Mercosur trade deal, @euronews.com confirms.
Against: 🇫🇷🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇮🇪
Abstention: 🇧🇪
All other member states voted in favour.
Written procedure will conclude at 5 pm.
Against: 🇫🇷🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇮🇪
Abstention: 🇧🇪
All other member states voted in favour.
Written procedure will conclude at 5 pm.
January 9, 2026 at 11:05 AM
🚨 Big news from Brussels: EU countries move to approve the EU-Mercosur trade deal, @euronews.com confirms.
Against: 🇫🇷🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇮🇪
Abstention: 🇧🇪
All other member states voted in favour.
Written procedure will conclude at 5 pm.
Against: 🇫🇷🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇮🇪
Abstention: 🇧🇪
All other member states voted in favour.
Written procedure will conclude at 5 pm.
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X ceased being a public square years ago, and over the last month, it’s degraded even further.
A platform that enables the creation non-consensual sexualised images of women and children cannot be treated as neutral ground - and governments choosing to stay are endorsing it.
Enough is enough.
A platform that enables the creation non-consensual sexualised images of women and children cannot be treated as neutral ground - and governments choosing to stay are endorsing it.
Enough is enough.
Staying on X is an Endorsement - and It's Unforgivable
The UK government cannot claim to protect women and children while continuing to post on a platform that enables their abuse.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 11:47 AM
X ceased being a public square years ago, and over the last month, it’s degraded even further.
A platform that enables the creation non-consensual sexualised images of women and children cannot be treated as neutral ground - and governments choosing to stay are endorsing it.
Enough is enough.
A platform that enables the creation non-consensual sexualised images of women and children cannot be treated as neutral ground - and governments choosing to stay are endorsing it.
Enough is enough.
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Day made. Got an email from a politics lecturer saying he recommends his students subscribe to Democracy for Sale and the students even regularly review our stories in class. 😊
This is exactly the kind of positive impact we want to have in the world
democracyforsale.substack.com
This is exactly the kind of positive impact we want to have in the world
democracyforsale.substack.com
Democracy for Sale | Peter Geoghegan | Substack
A newsletter dedicated to revealing how dark money and hidden influence threaten our democracy. Click to read Democracy for Sale, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
democracyforsale.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Day made. Got an email from a politics lecturer saying he recommends his students subscribe to Democracy for Sale and the students even regularly review our stories in class. 😊
This is exactly the kind of positive impact we want to have in the world
democracyforsale.substack.com
This is exactly the kind of positive impact we want to have in the world
democracyforsale.substack.com
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Yesterday I posted my last ever Tweet and called on the Government to do the same.
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
It is time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter
Grok is just one of many reasons why Westminster should finally get off the website.
www.politicshome.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Yesterday I posted my last ever Tweet and called on the Government to do the same.
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
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SMR: Make 2026 the year you support #RejoinerRadio! SUBSCRIBE!
Take a look at all the options: 👉 www.TheRejoiners.co.uk 🎧 then pick the amount and frequency that's right for you!
This year, the NATIONAL DISASTER that is BREXIT turns 10! That's an entire DECADE OF DECAY for YOUR country!
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Take a look at all the options: 👉 www.TheRejoiners.co.uk 🎧 then pick the amount and frequency that's right for you!
This year, the NATIONAL DISASTER that is BREXIT turns 10! That's an entire DECADE OF DECAY for YOUR country!
1/
January 8, 2026 at 3:28 PM
SMR: Make 2026 the year you support #RejoinerRadio! SUBSCRIBE!
Take a look at all the options: 👉 www.TheRejoiners.co.uk 🎧 then pick the amount and frequency that's right for you!
This year, the NATIONAL DISASTER that is BREXIT turns 10! That's an entire DECADE OF DECAY for YOUR country!
1/
Take a look at all the options: 👉 www.TheRejoiners.co.uk 🎧 then pick the amount and frequency that's right for you!
This year, the NATIONAL DISASTER that is BREXIT turns 10! That's an entire DECADE OF DECAY for YOUR country!
1/
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"Believe me, if Donald Trump is president again at some point or another, that ugliness will touch all of our lives."
- Michelle Obama -
The penalty...
• for resisting arrest
• for trafficking drugs
• for civil disobedience
• for disobeying law enforcement
...is not death!
Thread 1/4🧵
- Michelle Obama -
The penalty...
• for resisting arrest
• for trafficking drugs
• for civil disobedience
• for disobeying law enforcement
...is not death!
Thread 1/4🧵
January 8, 2026 at 11:55 AM
"Believe me, if Donald Trump is president again at some point or another, that ugliness will touch all of our lives."
- Michelle Obama -
The penalty...
• for resisting arrest
• for trafficking drugs
• for civil disobedience
• for disobeying law enforcement
...is not death!
Thread 1/4🧵
- Michelle Obama -
The penalty...
• for resisting arrest
• for trafficking drugs
• for civil disobedience
• for disobeying law enforcement
...is not death!
Thread 1/4🧵
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Farage: "I believe in vaccinations when they're vaccinations. I don't think what happened with Covid were vaccinations. You have to keep having them every 6 months."
Conspiratorial nonsense.
Some vaccinations like Covid shots require multiple/seasonal doses because immunity fades & viruses change.
Conspiratorial nonsense.
Some vaccinations like Covid shots require multiple/seasonal doses because immunity fades & viruses change.
January 7, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Farage: "I believe in vaccinations when they're vaccinations. I don't think what happened with Covid were vaccinations. You have to keep having them every 6 months."
Conspiratorial nonsense.
Some vaccinations like Covid shots require multiple/seasonal doses because immunity fades & viruses change.
Conspiratorial nonsense.
Some vaccinations like Covid shots require multiple/seasonal doses because immunity fades & viruses change.
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Thankfully this spineless Epstein crony is no longer expressing his appeasement of Trump as a UK government representative
Mandelson accuses European leaders of ‘histrionic’ reaction to Trump’s Greenland stance
Mandelson accuses European leaders of ‘histrionic’ reaction to Trump’s Greenland stance
Article by former British ambassador to US is likely to be seen as criticism of Keir Starmer
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Thankfully this spineless Epstein crony is no longer expressing his appeasement of Trump as a UK government representative
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Disgraceful article by BBC News. It's abundantly clear from the videos what happened. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
US immigration officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis
Trump says the woman was attempting to run over ICE agents. Local leaders disagree.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Disgraceful article by BBC News. It's abundantly clear from the videos what happened. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I'm no expert but as far as I know, Labour have been constantly nudging closer to the EU while trying the extremely difficult task of MaKiNg BrExiT WoRk which has resulted in us rejoining Horizon & Erasmus, more good things I forgot.
My favourite account for UK-EU Relations is @profjacob.bsky.social
My favourite account for UK-EU Relations is @profjacob.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 10:11 AM
I'm no expert but as far as I know, Labour have been constantly nudging closer to the EU while trying the extremely difficult task of MaKiNg BrExiT WoRk which has resulted in us rejoining Horizon & Erasmus, more good things I forgot.
My favourite account for UK-EU Relations is @profjacob.bsky.social
My favourite account for UK-EU Relations is @profjacob.bsky.social
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Don’t dignify Trump with talk of a ‘new world order’ – there’s nothing new or ordered about this chaos | Aditya Chakrabortty
Don’t dignify Trump with talk of a ‘new world order’ – there’s nothing new or ordered about this chaos | Aditya Chakrabortty
The US president’s grotesque theatrics on the world stage are an opportunistic distraction from his falling domestic ratings, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Don’t dignify Trump with talk of a ‘new world order’ – there’s nothing new or ordered about this chaos | Aditya Chakrabortty
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The Venezuela operation "might be the most unpopular military intervention that any US president has attempted since the advent of advanced polling"
Hi all, just sent out this piece. The Venezuela intervention is a real exception in the study of US public opinion and military intervention. It was unpopular before the Maduro seizure and has not improved since. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Does The US Public Have A Different Idea Of What Makes America "Great"?
Public Reaction to the Venezuela intervention Is Surprising
open.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:50 AM
The Venezuela operation "might be the most unpopular military intervention that any US president has attempted since the advent of advanced polling"
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Will Labour take a stand against X/Twitter users asking Grok to remove clothes from photos of women and children?
“If you can't win the political fight against the creation of paedophilic images, then what is the point of them?" Lewis Goodall asks
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-l...
“If you can't win the political fight against the creation of paedophilic images, then what is the point of them?" Lewis Goodall asks
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-l...
‘If Labour can’t fight Elon Musk on Grok AI porn then, frankly, we're lost’ | The News Agents
Why won’t the UK government act to prevent Grok, Elon Musk’s X/Twitter AI chatbot, from altering photos of women and children to remove clothes and create explicit, and illegal, material?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Will Labour take a stand against X/Twitter users asking Grok to remove clothes from photos of women and children?
“If you can't win the political fight against the creation of paedophilic images, then what is the point of them?" Lewis Goodall asks
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-l...
“If you can't win the political fight against the creation of paedophilic images, then what is the point of them?" Lewis Goodall asks
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-l...
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Musk is laughing at us. There is *nothing* that’s decent or free or safe about being on X.
The only responsible ‘counter narrative’ to stem the profound damage X is doing to society and democracy is to leave it, or - better still - to shut it down.
(Private Eye)
The only responsible ‘counter narrative’ to stem the profound damage X is doing to society and democracy is to leave it, or - better still - to shut it down.
(Private Eye)
January 8, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Musk is laughing at us. There is *nothing* that’s decent or free or safe about being on X.
The only responsible ‘counter narrative’ to stem the profound damage X is doing to society and democracy is to leave it, or - better still - to shut it down.
(Private Eye)
The only responsible ‘counter narrative’ to stem the profound damage X is doing to society and democracy is to leave it, or - better still - to shut it down.
(Private Eye)
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The UN is correct here .. But essentially it's a dysfunctional irrelevance now .. 2026 is the year any pretence at International Order ceased. We are in a volatile war mongering lawless era
Full statement is available here: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
UN experts condemn US aggression against Venezuela
GENEVA – United Nations experts* today strongly condemned the large-scale military action carried out by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the bombardment of Caracas and ...
www.ohchr.org
January 8, 2026 at 8:40 AM
The UN is correct here .. But essentially it's a dysfunctional irrelevance now .. 2026 is the year any pretence at International Order ceased. We are in a volatile war mongering lawless era
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As if Washington cared. They're laughing.
Full statement is available here: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
UN experts condemn US aggression against Venezuela
GENEVA – United Nations experts* today strongly condemned the large-scale military action carried out by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the bombardment of Caracas and ...
www.ohchr.org
January 8, 2026 at 8:20 AM
As if Washington cared. They're laughing.
🚨🚨 Powerful statement by @un.org experts condemning the large scale military action carried out by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the bombardment of Caracas and other cities and the forcible abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife:
January 8, 2026 at 8:08 AM
🚨🚨 Powerful statement by @un.org experts condemning the large scale military action carried out by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the bombardment of Caracas and other cities and the forcible abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife:
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Een deepfake porno site waar bijvoorbeeld @nrc.nl nog steeds vrolijk op post. Net als de @volkskrant.nl. Want zelf offers brengen in de strijd tegen het fascisme... Moeilijk moeilijk.
🚨🚨"Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter." Excellent piece by @financialtimes.com team on the people behind the cesspit of hate, deepfake porn and hatemongering social media site.
www.ft.com/content/ad94...
www.ft.com/content/ad94...
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Een deepfake porno site waar bijvoorbeeld @nrc.nl nog steeds vrolijk op post. Net als de @volkskrant.nl. Want zelf offers brengen in de strijd tegen het fascisme... Moeilijk moeilijk.
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The Netherlands has pulled out of U.S.-led counter-drug missions in the Caribbean, a reaction to the rising death toll from American military attacks on vessels suspected of being used to smuggle narcotics.
Netherlands pulls out of US Caribbean drug missions amid Venezuela tensions
Dutch defense forces traditionally worked closely with the U.S. but are balking after U.S. attacks on suspected smuggling boats.
www.politico.eu
January 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
The Netherlands has pulled out of U.S.-led counter-drug missions in the Caribbean, a reaction to the rising death toll from American military attacks on vessels suspected of being used to smuggle narcotics.
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🚨 "The truth is that the UK and EU share economic, security and geopolitical interests. Closer cooperation is not just possible, it’s an urgent necessity," writes @pimlicat.bsky.social, CEO of Best for Britain.
https://bit.ly/49p7khf
https://bit.ly/49p7khf
January 7, 2026 at 11:21 AM
🚨 "The truth is that the UK and EU share economic, security and geopolitical interests. Closer cooperation is not just possible, it’s an urgent necessity," writes @pimlicat.bsky.social, CEO of Best for Britain.
https://bit.ly/49p7khf
https://bit.ly/49p7khf
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So yesterday Trump mused about a 3rd term, said ideally he'd cancel elections because Democrats are evil, and today it emerged that he's appropriated all the proceeds of Venezuela's oil industry
can we (ie number 10) *please* stop saying US is our closest ally.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
can we (ie number 10) *please* stop saying US is our closest ally.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Venezuela ‘turning over’ $2bn in oil to US, Trump says, in move that could cut supply to China
Deal indicates Venezuelan government is responding to Trump’s demand that they open up to US oil companies or risk more military intervention
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:20 AM
So yesterday Trump mused about a 3rd term, said ideally he'd cancel elections because Democrats are evil, and today it emerged that he's appropriated all the proceeds of Venezuela's oil industry
can we (ie number 10) *please* stop saying US is our closest ally.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
can we (ie number 10) *please* stop saying US is our closest ally.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Excellent article.
As much as I would like to see x shut down, is it worth adding that undress functionality/apps is not exclusive to x/grok?
those not paying attention might find these guidelines useful 👇
As much as I would like to see x shut down, is it worth adding that undress functionality/apps is not exclusive to x/grok?
those not paying attention might find these guidelines useful 👇
my teenage daughter gave me the heads up about these sort of apps last year Alex. This is very disturbing but it's not new and not exclusive to grok or x.
as well as sharing petitions to shut down x etc. it's worth sharing these guidelines too maybe.
these guidelines are from 2024 btw.
as well as sharing petitions to shut down x etc. it's worth sharing these guidelines too maybe.
these guidelines are from 2024 btw.
What is undress AI? Guidance for parents and carers
What is undress AI? Guidance for parents | Internet Matters. Learn about nudifying apps and how to manage risks of harm.
www.internetmatters.org
January 7, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Excellent article.
As much as I would like to see x shut down, is it worth adding that undress functionality/apps is not exclusive to x/grok?
those not paying attention might find these guidelines useful 👇
As much as I would like to see x shut down, is it worth adding that undress functionality/apps is not exclusive to x/grok?
those not paying attention might find these guidelines useful 👇