Alice Stollmeyer
@stollmeyer.bsky.social
Founder & Executive Director of https://DefendDemocracy.EU/
Busy defending democracy against hybrid & technological threats.
🏆Politico’s #Power40
Support #DefendDemocracy: https://defenddemocracy.eu/get-involved/donate
Busy defending democracy against hybrid & technological threats.
🏆Politico’s #Power40
Support #DefendDemocracy: https://defenddemocracy.eu/get-involved/donate
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Alice Stollmeyer
@stollmeyer.bsky.social
· Apr 16
#HandsOFF our democracy — Defend Democracy
Speech by Defend Democracy at the 'Hands Off Our Democracy' protest in front of the European Commission, urging to them defend our democracy and our Europe.
defenddemocracy.eu
"Since at least 2014 we are watching a coup against democracy unfold. It is the combination of hybrid warfare, rise of the far-right, and tech coup.
How long can Europe hold the line if we don’t take defending our democracy as serious as defending our territory?"
defenddemocracy.eu/handsoff-our...
How long can Europe hold the line if we don’t take defending our democracy as serious as defending our territory?"
defenddemocracy.eu/handsoff-our...
Hello Riga!
Spotted at the airport:
Secret society of Santa Clauses?
Spotted at the airport:
Secret society of Santa Clauses?
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Hello Riga!
Spotted at the airport:
Secret society of Santa Clauses?
Spotted at the airport:
Secret society of Santa Clauses?
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
Language matters @politico.eu. They are not US "demands", it is "blackmail". The @ec.europa.eu has no mandate to negotiate away EU legislation, nor the right to soften enforcement. The Commission has to protect European citizens, not US broligarchs.
The EU’s push for the U.S. to scrap its tariffs on steel and aluminum has opened the door to an old demand from Washington: Loosen your digital rulebook, and we’ll meet you halfway.
US demands digital concessions in return for EU steel tariff relief
Washington argues U.S. companies would invest more in the EU if it rolls back its digital rulebook.
www.politico.eu
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Language matters @politico.eu. They are not US "demands", it is "blackmail". The @ec.europa.eu has no mandate to negotiate away EU legislation, nor the right to soften enforcement. The Commission has to protect European citizens, not US broligarchs.
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
From 19.00, @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social presents the European Democracy Shield proposal to @euds.europarl.europa.eu during an extraordinary committee meeting in Strasbourg.
"Parliament’s report on the EUDS will build on this further" @nathalieloiseau.bsky.social.
Details: link.europa.eu/7JxNyC
"Parliament’s report on the EUDS will build on this further" @nathalieloiseau.bsky.social.
Details: link.europa.eu/7JxNyC
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
From 19.00, @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social presents the European Democracy Shield proposal to @euds.europarl.europa.eu during an extraordinary committee meeting in Strasbourg.
"Parliament’s report on the EUDS will build on this further" @nathalieloiseau.bsky.social.
Details: link.europa.eu/7JxNyC
"Parliament’s report on the EUDS will build on this further" @nathalieloiseau.bsky.social.
Details: link.europa.eu/7JxNyC
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
Theoloog hier. Er is niet zoiets als een joods-christelijke cultuur. Die term is bedacht als propaganda om Amerikanen te motiveren om ook in Europa te vechten in WO2. Tegenwoordig is het ook propaganda, maar dan anti-islamitisch. Ik zal dit blijven herhalen.
Ik begrijp niet waarom Segers met Duk in discussie wil. In de regel steun ik het idee dat je in een democratie met iedereen in discussie moet gaan, juist met mensen waar je het mee oneens bent. Echter, actoren die desinformatie en haat in het publieke debat pompen, diskwalificeren zichzelf.
November 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Theoloog hier. Er is niet zoiets als een joods-christelijke cultuur. Die term is bedacht als propaganda om Amerikanen te motiveren om ook in Europa te vechten in WO2. Tegenwoordig is het ook propaganda, maar dan anti-islamitisch. Ik zal dit blijven herhalen.
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
A normal country has a functioning counter-espionage service.
In France, the most watched news channel hires the former head of Russia Today as a commentator with no consequences.
In France, the most watched news channel hires the former head of Russia Today as a commentator with no consequences.
Combien de temps va-t-on encore tolérer cette propagande ?
#VincentBolloréIsAKremlinAsset
#VincentBolloréIsAKremlinAsset
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 AM
A normal country has a functioning counter-espionage service.
In France, the most watched news channel hires the former head of Russia Today as a commentator with no consequences.
In France, the most watched news channel hires the former head of Russia Today as a commentator with no consequences.
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
The entire West comes together to reject the Dmiriev 28-point plan to which Trump affixed his name. This would appear to mark the absolute modern low point of US diplomatic influence on he world stage.
November 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The entire West comes together to reject the Dmiriev 28-point plan to which Trump affixed his name. This would appear to mark the absolute modern low point of US diplomatic influence on he world stage.
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
July 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
Putin’s real fear isn’t NATO expansion.
Putin’s real fear is DEMOCRACY expansion.
“There is no greater threat to Putin’s legitimacy than Ukrainians practicing democracy.”
#DefendDemocracy
#StandWithUkraine
#EuropeStandUp
Putin’s real fear is DEMOCRACY expansion.
“There is no greater threat to Putin’s legitimacy than Ukrainians practicing democracy.”
#DefendDemocracy
#StandWithUkraine
#EuropeStandUp
I’ve been in a room with Putin. He calls Ukrainians “Russians with accents.” His real fear isn’t NATO expansion, it’s democracy expansion. It shatters his entire argument for dictatorship at home. Because if Ukrainians embrace freedom, Russians may demand the same.
November 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Putin’s real fear isn’t NATO expansion.
Putin’s real fear is DEMOCRACY expansion.
“There is no greater threat to Putin’s legitimacy than Ukrainians practicing democracy.”
#DefendDemocracy
#StandWithUkraine
#EuropeStandUp
Putin’s real fear is DEMOCRACY expansion.
“There is no greater threat to Putin’s legitimacy than Ukrainians practicing democracy.”
#DefendDemocracy
#StandWithUkraine
#EuropeStandUp
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
To sum up the “peace plan”:
- US + Russia divide frozen Russian assets meant for Ukraine
- Russia evades accountability for war crimes
- Europe stuck with bill for Ukraine reconstruction
- Ukraine kept a half-state that never becomes the Ukraine that is a significant power in Europe, for Europe.
- US + Russia divide frozen Russian assets meant for Ukraine
- Russia evades accountability for war crimes
- Europe stuck with bill for Ukraine reconstruction
- Ukraine kept a half-state that never becomes the Ukraine that is a significant power in Europe, for Europe.
The “peace plan” for Ukraine is just a framework for Russia & the US to take assets away from Ukrainian recovery, and to ensure Russia evades accountability for war crimes
Europe can, and must, craft better with Ukraine
A point by point analysis of the shambles:
www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...
Europe can, and must, craft better with Ukraine
A point by point analysis of the shambles:
www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...
28 Points Later
A definitive guide to the Russian zombie diplomacy of Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine — aka what happens when you let the Russians eat your brains
www.greatpower.us
November 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
To sum up the “peace plan”:
- US + Russia divide frozen Russian assets meant for Ukraine
- Russia evades accountability for war crimes
- Europe stuck with bill for Ukraine reconstruction
- Ukraine kept a half-state that never becomes the Ukraine that is a significant power in Europe, for Europe.
- US + Russia divide frozen Russian assets meant for Ukraine
- Russia evades accountability for war crimes
- Europe stuck with bill for Ukraine reconstruction
- Ukraine kept a half-state that never becomes the Ukraine that is a significant power in Europe, for Europe.
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
Two European officials said that the frozen assets section of the Ukraine peace agreement was one of the most alarming since it implies authority over assets that are mostly immobilised in European institutions.
One said it was almost as if the text had been drawn up as “a deliberate provocation”.
One said it was almost as if the text had been drawn up as “a deliberate provocation”.
Trump’s grab for Russian frozen assets puts EU Ukraine loan in doubt on.ft.com/3LXpzSY
Trump’s grab for Russian frozen assets puts EU Ukraine loan in doubt
Brussels blindsided by US plan for joint investment funds with Moscow and Kyiv
on.ft.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Two European officials said that the frozen assets section of the Ukraine peace agreement was one of the most alarming since it implies authority over assets that are mostly immobilised in European institutions.
One said it was almost as if the text had been drawn up as “a deliberate provocation”.
One said it was almost as if the text had been drawn up as “a deliberate provocation”.
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
Now that's a line-up!
Excited to host a timely debate:
‘From Regulation to Resilience: Role of Digital Laws in Defending Democracy & Security’
Speakers:
@meredithmeredith.bsky.social
@johnnyryan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
@mollymckew.bsky.social
Stay tuned! #Regulation4Resilience
defenddemocracy.eu/events/4-dec...
‘From Regulation to Resilience: Role of Digital Laws in Defending Democracy & Security’
Speakers:
@meredithmeredith.bsky.social
@johnnyryan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
@mollymckew.bsky.social
Stay tuned! #Regulation4Resilience
defenddemocracy.eu/events/4-dec...
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Now that's a line-up!
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
EU Commission spokesperson on tech. The difficulty here is that the Commission sent X a provisional finding of breach of the Digital Services Act 16 months ago, and has done nothing since. So why take this expression of concern seriously?
Grok’s antisemitic output is appalling.
It goes against Europe’s fundamental rights and values.
The DSA is clear: hate speech has no place online in Europe.
We already took action on GPAI risks, including X’s chatbot in March.
We are in touch with X: the company must act on its chatbots risks.
It goes against Europe’s fundamental rights and values.
The DSA is clear: hate speech has no place online in Europe.
We already took action on GPAI risks, including X’s chatbot in March.
We are in touch with X: the company must act on its chatbots risks.
November 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
EU Commission spokesperson on tech. The difficulty here is that the Commission sent X a provisional finding of breach of the Digital Services Act 16 months ago, and has done nothing since. So why take this expression of concern seriously?
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
Excited to host a timely debate:
‘From Regulation to Resilience: Role of Digital Laws in Defending Democracy & Security’
Speakers:
@meredithmeredith.bsky.social
@johnnyryan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
@mollymckew.bsky.social
Stay tuned! #Regulation4Resilience
defenddemocracy.eu/events/4-dec...
‘From Regulation to Resilience: Role of Digital Laws in Defending Democracy & Security’
Speakers:
@meredithmeredith.bsky.social
@johnnyryan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
@mollymckew.bsky.social
Stay tuned! #Regulation4Resilience
defenddemocracy.eu/events/4-dec...
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Excited to host a timely debate:
‘From Regulation to Resilience: Role of Digital Laws in Defending Democracy & Security’
Speakers:
@meredithmeredith.bsky.social
@johnnyryan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
@mollymckew.bsky.social
Stay tuned! #Regulation4Resilience
defenddemocracy.eu/events/4-dec...
‘From Regulation to Resilience: Role of Digital Laws in Defending Democracy & Security’
Speakers:
@meredithmeredith.bsky.social
@johnnyryan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
@mollymckew.bsky.social
Stay tuned! #Regulation4Resilience
defenddemocracy.eu/events/4-dec...
Dear @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, the digital omnibus is the opposite of what we need.
In the era of hybrid warfare, we must make it HARDER to WEAPONISE our digital infrastructure against us — not EASIER.
cc @kajakallas.bsky.social @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu
defenddemocracy.eu/europe-secur...
In the era of hybrid warfare, we must make it HARDER to WEAPONISE our digital infrastructure against us — not EASIER.
cc @kajakallas.bsky.social @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu
defenddemocracy.eu/europe-secur...
November 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Dear @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, the digital omnibus is the opposite of what we need.
In the era of hybrid warfare, we must make it HARDER to WEAPONISE our digital infrastructure against us — not EASIER.
cc @kajakallas.bsky.social @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu
defenddemocracy.eu/europe-secur...
In the era of hybrid warfare, we must make it HARDER to WEAPONISE our digital infrastructure against us — not EASIER.
cc @kajakallas.bsky.social @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu
defenddemocracy.eu/europe-secur...
Trump Was Working With Putin The Entire Time
And Now Europe and Ukraine Will Pay The Price
phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/trump-was-...
And Now Europe and Ukraine Will Pay The Price
phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/trump-was-...
Trump Was Working With Putin The Entire Time
And Now Europe and Ukraine Will Pay The Price
phillipspobrien.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Trump Was Working With Putin The Entire Time
And Now Europe and Ukraine Will Pay The Price
phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/trump-was-...
And Now Europe and Ukraine Will Pay The Price
phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/trump-was-...
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
🚨 Brussels, today 🚨Ursula! Stand up for Europe – not for Trump’s tech bros!
As the EU unveils its “Digital Omnibus” today, we're rolling out billboards calling on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to stop bending to US and Big Tech pressure and enforce our digital laws #StandUpUrsula✊
As the EU unveils its “Digital Omnibus” today, we're rolling out billboards calling on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to stop bending to US and Big Tech pressure and enforce our digital laws #StandUpUrsula✊
November 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
🚨 Brussels, today 🚨Ursula! Stand up for Europe – not for Trump’s tech bros!
As the EU unveils its “Digital Omnibus” today, we're rolling out billboards calling on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to stop bending to US and Big Tech pressure and enforce our digital laws #StandUpUrsula✊
As the EU unveils its “Digital Omnibus” today, we're rolling out billboards calling on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to stop bending to US and Big Tech pressure and enforce our digital laws #StandUpUrsula✊
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
Apples with pears, and an insult to compare Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) warning against *failing* chatbots to Trump's attacks on "woke AI".
Did the authors of this article even bother to read the research on which the AP based its warning?
www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/actueel/ap-w...
Did the authors of this article even bother to read the research on which the AP based its warning?
www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/actueel/ap-w...
November 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Apples with pears, and an insult to compare Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) warning against *failing* chatbots to Trump's attacks on "woke AI".
Did the authors of this article even bother to read the research on which the AP based its warning?
www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/actueel/ap-w...
Did the authors of this article even bother to read the research on which the AP based its warning?
www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/actueel/ap-w...
Why Europe needs a security update: the era of hybrid warfare.
"When updating security assets, we must not only invest in hardware and software but also in ‘wetware’."
My latest:
defenddemocracy.eu/europe-secur...
"When updating security assets, we must not only invest in hardware and software but also in ‘wetware’."
My latest:
defenddemocracy.eu/europe-secur...
November 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Why Europe needs a security update: the era of hybrid warfare.
"When updating security assets, we must not only invest in hardware and software but also in ‘wetware’."
My latest:
defenddemocracy.eu/europe-secur...
"When updating security assets, we must not only invest in hardware and software but also in ‘wetware’."
My latest:
defenddemocracy.eu/europe-secur...
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Cutting diplomacy and foreign aid comes with a price.
“You realize ‘soft power’ is not soft when you lose it.”
#USAID #EUpol #EUdiplomacy
www.politico.eu/article/arms...
“You realize ‘soft power’ is not soft when you lose it.”
#USAID #EUpol #EUdiplomacy
www.politico.eu/article/arms...
The West’s new arms race: Selling peace to buy war
Military spending is rising faster than at any time since the end of the Cold War, but the retreat from diplomacy and foreign aid will come at a price.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Cutting diplomacy and foreign aid comes with a price.
“You realize ‘soft power’ is not soft when you lose it.”
#USAID #EUpol #EUdiplomacy
www.politico.eu/article/arms...
“You realize ‘soft power’ is not soft when you lose it.”
#USAID #EUpol #EUdiplomacy
www.politico.eu/article/arms...
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
This article is an antidote to the all too common trope in the UK among Brexiters and exceptionalists that Europe is somehow a "global bully" (while simultaneously being too weak and unable to rein in emotional France and vengeful Germany. Or something)
No. Europe is a port in a storm.
A 🧵
No. Europe is a port in a storm.
A 🧵
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
This article is an antidote to the all too common trope in the UK among Brexiters and exceptionalists that Europe is somehow a "global bully" (while simultaneously being too weak and unable to rein in emotional France and vengeful Germany. Or something)
No. Europe is a port in a storm.
A 🧵
No. Europe is a port in a storm.
A 🧵
15 November 2025, back in Belgium after several weeks in the Netherlands.
The weather has been so exceptionally mild that in many gardens roses are blooming.
I’m torn between being delighted by their beauty and being concerned about the climate crisis.
The weather has been so exceptionally mild that in many gardens roses are blooming.
I’m torn between being delighted by their beauty and being concerned about the climate crisis.
November 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
15 November 2025, back in Belgium after several weeks in the Netherlands.
The weather has been so exceptionally mild that in many gardens roses are blooming.
I’m torn between being delighted by their beauty and being concerned about the climate crisis.
The weather has been so exceptionally mild that in many gardens roses are blooming.
I’m torn between being delighted by their beauty and being concerned about the climate crisis.
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
🔐 Account Security Thread 🔐
We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
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We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
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November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🔐 Account Security Thread 🔐
We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
🧵👇
We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
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