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...
EU tech chief sounds alarm over dependence on foreign tech.
Welcome to the party, Executive VP @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/henn...
Welcome to the party, Executive VP @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/henn...
EU tech chief sounds alarm over dependence on foreign tech
Relying on foreign tech “can be weaponized against us,” says Commission’s Henna Virkkunen.
www.politico.eu
January 28, 2026 at 7:26 AM
EU tech chief sounds alarm over dependence on foreign tech.
Welcome to the party, Executive VP @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/henn...
Welcome to the party, Executive VP @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/henn...
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
Yeah it’s called Russia in the period 2005-2010
in Hungary do they have masked agents of the state gunning down civilians in the street? I feel like we need to dial up our authoritarian regime comparisons quite a bit from where they were a year ago
January 27, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Yeah it’s called Russia in the period 2005-2010
Hey @politico.eu, here is an idea:
Instead of linking to non-consensual pornhub X/Twitter by default, when citing EU Commissioners, MEPs and EU political parties, first have a look if they say it on BlueSky or Mastodon. Many do!
You know, as a Europe-based news media, you can lead by example 😊
Instead of linking to non-consensual pornhub X/Twitter by default, when citing EU Commissioners, MEPs and EU political parties, first have a look if they say it on BlueSky or Mastodon. Many do!
You know, as a Europe-based news media, you can lead by example 😊
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Hey @politico.eu, here is an idea:
Instead of linking to non-consensual pornhub X/Twitter by default, when citing EU Commissioners, MEPs and EU political parties, first have a look if they say it on BlueSky or Mastodon. Many do!
You know, as a Europe-based news media, you can lead by example 😊
Instead of linking to non-consensual pornhub X/Twitter by default, when citing EU Commissioners, MEPs and EU political parties, first have a look if they say it on BlueSky or Mastodon. Many do!
You know, as a Europe-based news media, you can lead by example 😊
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
BREAKING: EU Commission launches investigation into:
* Grok spreading illegal content in the EU (including fake sexual images and child abuse material)
* X's recommender systems as systemic risks
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
* Grok spreading illegal content in the EU (including fake sexual images and child abuse material)
* X's recommender systems as systemic risks
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
January 26, 2026 at 11:50 AM
BREAKING: EU Commission launches investigation into:
* Grok spreading illegal content in the EU (including fake sexual images and child abuse material)
* X's recommender systems as systemic risks
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
* Grok spreading illegal content in the EU (including fake sexual images and child abuse material)
* X's recommender systems as systemic risks
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
“Clean energy is Europe’s only route to security and prosperity.”
Let’s add tech sovereignty 💪
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/clea...
Let’s add tech sovereignty 💪
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/clea...
Clean energy is Europe’s only route to security and prosperity
Today’s summit will be fundamental in delivering the energy security and prosperity Europe desperately needs.
www.politico.eu
January 26, 2026 at 6:22 AM
“Clean energy is Europe’s only route to security and prosperity.”
Let’s add tech sovereignty 💪
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/clea...
Let’s add tech sovereignty 💪
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/clea...
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
Let’s be clear about what the Trump regime is saying to Minnesota: “We will continue murdering your citizens unless you help us rig your election.”
Pam Bondi's conditions for Minnesota: 1) give us all your state data on your food programs, including SNAP 2) repeal all your sanctuary policies in the state (since it has led to "so much crime and violence") and 3) hand over your state voting rolls. Letter here: www.fox9.com/news/minneap...
Minneapolis shooting: AG Pam Bondi gives Gov. Walz conditions for ICE to leave Minnesota
www.fox9.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Let’s be clear about what the Trump regime is saying to Minnesota: “We will continue murdering your citizens unless you help us rig your election.”
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened
January 25, 2026 at 12:05 AM
So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
Don’t waste a good crisis: the EU must prepare strategic autonomy.
“The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy.”
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
“The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy.”
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
‘No one can trust him’: Trump’s torched allies confront the world without America
In a week when the U.S. president wrecked the Western order, a wobbly new era is beginning to emerge.
www.politico.eu
January 24, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Don’t waste a good crisis: the EU must prepare strategic autonomy.
“The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy.”
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
“The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy.”
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
A beautiful day in my native Lowlands🇳🇱 to discuss the role of civil society in building societal resilience 🌻
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
January 22, 2026 at 8:20 PM
A beautiful day in my native Lowlands🇳🇱 to discuss the role of civil society in building societal resilience 🌻
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
Who would’ve thought that threatening to annex a European country’s sovereign territory wouldn’t go down well with nationalist European parties.
Good luck with the ”civilisational agenda”
Good luck with the ”civilisational agenda”
For Europe’s far right, Trump has become a liability
The U.S. president’s threats over Greenland have spurred national leaders to distance themselves from a figure they once praised.
www.politico.eu
January 22, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Who would’ve thought that threatening to annex a European country’s sovereign territory wouldn’t go down well with nationalist European parties.
Good luck with the ”civilisational agenda”
Good luck with the ”civilisational agenda”
So, now that Europeans have woken up to how owned they are by America and realise that they need to liberate themselves, what do we do?
We'll be discussing what Europe must do at the launch event for my new book The Owned Continent on Monday night in Brussels
We'll be discussing what Europe must do at the launch event for my new book The Owned Continent on Monday night in Brussels
A book on how to achieve EU independence | The Owned Continent
Explore how Europe can break free from American dominance in this compelling political analysis covering the subtle impacts of cultural imperialism.
www.TheOwnedContinent.eu
January 22, 2026 at 9:28 AM
US State Department veteran:
“The jewel in the crown of our power and of our role in the world has always been our alliance system.”
“Moving from our trusted methods to Putin’s methods is worse than a crime,” he said. “It’s an idiocy.”
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
“The jewel in the crown of our power and of our role in the world has always been our alliance system.”
“Moving from our trusted methods to Putin’s methods is worse than a crime,” he said. “It’s an idiocy.”
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump steps back from the brink on Greenland. But the damage has been done.
The president’s effort to acquire Greenland, even with the threat of force off the table, has changed the way allies see the U.S.
www.politico.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:46 AM
US State Department veteran:
“The jewel in the crown of our power and of our role in the world has always been our alliance system.”
“Moving from our trusted methods to Putin’s methods is worse than a crime,” he said. “It’s an idiocy.”
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
“The jewel in the crown of our power and of our role in the world has always been our alliance system.”
“Moving from our trusted methods to Putin’s methods is worse than a crime,” he said. “It’s an idiocy.”
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
Big tech and antitrust, a key concern for a well functioning market, not only in Europe.
“US regulator appeals Meta’s antitrust win” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
“US regulator appeals Meta’s antitrust win” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
US regulator appeals Meta’s antitrust win
Federal Trade Commission’s move comes as Big Tech’s push to woo the White House has failed to put an end to monopoly cases
giftarticle.ft.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Big tech and antitrust, a key concern for a well functioning market, not only in Europe.
“US regulator appeals Meta’s antitrust win” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
“US regulator appeals Meta’s antitrust win” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
The @ec.europa.eu can decide provisional application of the agreement. If @europarl.europa.eu can table a motion of censure if it disagrees.
The vote to further delay the #Mercosur agreement is the worst possible political signal at the worst possible moment.
January 21, 2026 at 12:07 PM
The @ec.europa.eu can decide provisional application of the agreement. If @europarl.europa.eu can table a motion of censure if it disagrees.
Renewed calls for independent, powerful EU tech regulator.
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/us-p...
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/us-p...
US pressure revives call for powerful EU tech regulator
Europe’s maze of rules and regulators is in sharp focus as Brussels grapples with X’s AI tool Grok.
www.politico.eu
January 21, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Renewed calls for independent, powerful EU tech regulator.
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/us-p...
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
www.politico.eu/article/us-p...
“What’s inspiring is the genuine sense that people will carry on and keep the country running — even though there’s no end in sight to sub-zero terror. Just do your job, pay your rent, pay your taxes, keep the country afloat. That’s the mission.”
#StandWithUkraine🇺🇦
www.politico.eu/article/ukra...
#StandWithUkraine🇺🇦
www.politico.eu/article/ukra...
My survival guide to the Kremlin’s winter of terror in Kyiv
POLITICO’s Ukraine correspondent describes life in a shivering but resilient city under relentless Russian assault.
www.politico.eu
January 21, 2026 at 6:37 AM
“What’s inspiring is the genuine sense that people will carry on and keep the country running — even though there’s no end in sight to sub-zero terror. Just do your job, pay your rent, pay your taxes, keep the country afloat. That’s the mission.”
#StandWithUkraine🇺🇦
www.politico.eu/article/ukra...
#StandWithUkraine🇺🇦
www.politico.eu/article/ukra...
January 21, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
Russia has worked for decades on ideologically subverting the U.S.. — and continues to this day.
Don't let the Tr*mp-M*sk regime accomplish Russian victory over the U.S.!
Interview with a Soviet KGB defector in 1984 (!):
bigthink.com/the-present/...
Visual describing the process of subversion:
Don't let the Tr*mp-M*sk regime accomplish Russian victory over the U.S.!
Interview with a Soviet KGB defector in 1984 (!):
bigthink.com/the-present/...
Visual describing the process of subversion:
March 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Russia has worked for decades on ideologically subverting the U.S.. — and continues to this day.
Don't let the Tr*mp-M*sk regime accomplish Russian victory over the U.S.!
Interview with a Soviet KGB defector in 1984 (!):
bigthink.com/the-present/...
Visual describing the process of subversion:
Don't let the Tr*mp-M*sk regime accomplish Russian victory over the U.S.!
Interview with a Soviet KGB defector in 1984 (!):
bigthink.com/the-present/...
Visual describing the process of subversion:
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
China and Russia must be having a field day. They are the ones who benefit from divisions among Allies.
If Greenland’s security is at risk, we can address this inside NATO.
Tariffs risk making Europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity. (1/2)
If Greenland’s security is at risk, we can address this inside NATO.
Tariffs risk making Europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity. (1/2)
January 17, 2026 at 9:11 PM
China and Russia must be having a field day. They are the ones who benefit from divisions among Allies.
If Greenland’s security is at risk, we can address this inside NATO.
Tariffs risk making Europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity. (1/2)
If Greenland’s security is at risk, we can address this inside NATO.
Tariffs risk making Europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity. (1/2)
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
There's no reasoning with unreasonable people
That said, European diplomacy can only be successful if it persuades Congress to get their act together
That said, European diplomacy can only be successful if it persuades Congress to get their act together
Good diplomatic reasons for Europeans to try to appeal for calm and work it out behind the scenes with the US.
But just this morning Trump posted pictures of him putting the flag on Greenland, and presenting his conquests of Greenland and Canada to European leaders.
But just this morning Trump posted pictures of him putting the flag on Greenland, and presenting his conquests of Greenland and Canada to European leaders.
January 20, 2026 at 6:40 AM
There's no reasoning with unreasonable people
That said, European diplomacy can only be successful if it persuades Congress to get their act together
That said, European diplomacy can only be successful if it persuades Congress to get their act together
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
Europeans deserve safer digital spaces and real alternatives to US-based platforms.
We urge the Commission to:
- Invest in European tech initiatives.
- Support the development of user-focused, European-owned networks.
- Guarantee robust data portability rights for all users.
We urge the Commission to:
- Invest in European tech initiatives.
- Support the development of user-focused, European-owned networks.
- Guarantee robust data portability rights for all users.
EU-Kommission: EU-Abgeordnete fordern nach Grok-Skandal eigenes europäisches Netzwerk
Mehr als 50 EU-Abgeordnete haben sich in einem offenen Brief an die EU-Kommission gewandt. Sie solle in europäische Alternativen zu US-Netzwerken wie X investieren.
www.zeit.de
January 19, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Europeans deserve safer digital spaces and real alternatives to US-based platforms.
We urge the Commission to:
- Invest in European tech initiatives.
- Support the development of user-focused, European-owned networks.
- Guarantee robust data portability rights for all users.
We urge the Commission to:
- Invest in European tech initiatives.
- Support the development of user-focused, European-owned networks.
- Guarantee robust data portability rights for all users.
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
That Orbán and Babiš are trying to undermine the EU and NATO right now is no surprise.
Orbán's corrupt, authoritarian government will always support corrupt authoritarians like Putin and Trump. It's what they do.
Babiš would give Trump the Sudetenland if Trump asked for it.
Orbán's corrupt, authoritarian government will always support corrupt authoritarians like Putin and Trump. It's what they do.
Babiš would give Trump the Sudetenland if Trump asked for it.
💥Viktor Orbán’s foreign minister Péter Szijjártó says Hungary is BLOCKING a joint EU statement on Greenland.
After years acting as a Trojan horse for Russia and China, Budapest now does the same for Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, Orbán ally Andrej Babiš’s Czech government also refuses to back Denmark...
After years acting as a Trojan horse for Russia and China, Budapest now does the same for Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, Orbán ally Andrej Babiš’s Czech government also refuses to back Denmark...
January 19, 2026 at 7:01 PM
That Orbán and Babiš are trying to undermine the EU and NATO right now is no surprise.
Orbán's corrupt, authoritarian government will always support corrupt authoritarians like Putin and Trump. It's what they do.
Babiš would give Trump the Sudetenland if Trump asked for it.
Orbán's corrupt, authoritarian government will always support corrupt authoritarians like Putin and Trump. It's what they do.
Babiš would give Trump the Sudetenland if Trump asked for it.
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
A source confirms to me that this disturbing letter from Trump to the Norwegian PM is real.
Not the sort of letter committed to paper by a well man. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
January 19, 2026 at 7:32 AM
A source confirms to me that this disturbing letter from Trump to the Norwegian PM is real.
Reposted by Alice Stollmeyer
Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
January 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
BREAKING: emergency EU Summit on Greenland with the EU's 27 Heads of State & Government in the coming days.
"Readiness to defend ourselves against any form of coercion."
#StandWithGreenland🇬🇱
#StandWithUkraine🇺🇦
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
"Readiness to defend ourselves against any form of coercion."
#StandWithGreenland🇬🇱
#StandWithUkraine🇺🇦
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
January 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM
BREAKING: emergency EU Summit on Greenland with the EU's 27 Heads of State & Government in the coming days.
"Readiness to defend ourselves against any form of coercion."
#StandWithGreenland🇬🇱
#StandWithUkraine🇺🇦
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
"Readiness to defend ourselves against any form of coercion."
#StandWithGreenland🇬🇱
#StandWithUkraine🇺🇦
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...