Teresa Eder
@tcobserver12.bsky.social
Program Director Foreign & Security Policy, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Washington DC. Recovering Journalist. Passionate about 🎵🎻 🐈 - I am posting in English and German.
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Teresa Eder
@tcobserver12.bsky.social
· Sep 18
"An independent, democratic digital ecosystem [will] safeguard privacy, protect freedom of expression, and ensure that technology is developed to benefit the many, [not] a handful of people in Washington and Silicon Valley."
Read more at perspectivesjournal.ca/canada-europe-tech-sovereignty/
Read more at perspectivesjournal.ca/canada-europe-tech-sovereignty/
Canada and Europe Need to Build a Firewall Against US Tech Coercion | Perspectives Journal
Europe and Canada can only protect their digital ecosystems against US interference if they start investing in tech sovereignty now.
perspectivesjournal.ca
My colleague and I wrote a piece about the urgent need for Europe to partner with Canada in building a digitally sovereign ecosystem—one that can withstand the threats posed by US tech authoritarianism:
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Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
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Volle Solidarität! Wir Grüne haben die HateAid-Chefinnen Anna-Lena von Hodenberg und Josefine Ballon in den Digitalausschuss eingeladen. Ihr Einsatz für die Umsetzung der EU-Digitalgesetze ist wichtig. Dafür wurden sie zu Unrecht von den USA sanktioniert.
January 30, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Volle Solidarität! Wir Grüne haben die HateAid-Chefinnen Anna-Lena von Hodenberg und Josefine Ballon in den Digitalausschuss eingeladen. Ihr Einsatz für die Umsetzung der EU-Digitalgesetze ist wichtig. Dafür wurden sie zu Unrecht von den USA sanktioniert.
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The Trump administration is arresting journalists, creating dystopian databases of American citizens' faces, sending masked men busting into homes without warrants, using the police to raid election offices. Everything is authoritarian now. We must resist.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:29 PM
The Trump administration is arresting journalists, creating dystopian databases of American citizens' faces, sending masked men busting into homes without warrants, using the police to raid election offices. Everything is authoritarian now. We must resist.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Surprise, surprise.....
Kurz-"Gipfel" in Tirol: Orbán- und Thiel-Vertraute unter den Gästen www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Kurz-"Gipfel" in Tirol: Orbán- und Thiel-Vertraute unter den Gästen www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Kurz-"Gipfel" in Tirol: Orbán- und Thiel-Vertraute unter den Gästen
Im Herbst lud Ex-Kanzler Sebastian Kurz milliardenschwere Investoren und Politiker nach Seefeld. Dem SPIEGEL liegt nun die Gästeliste vor. Auch Ex-Minister Schallenberg soll darauf stehen
www.derstandard.at
January 29, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Surprise, surprise.....
Kurz-"Gipfel" in Tirol: Orbán- und Thiel-Vertraute unter den Gästen www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Kurz-"Gipfel" in Tirol: Orbán- und Thiel-Vertraute unter den Gästen www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
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Der Spiegel hat die Teilnehmerliste zum geheimen Tiroler "Moving Mountains" Netzwerktreffen von Kurz und Guttenberg recherchiert. Unter anderen: Alexander Schütz (Exxpress), Rainer Seele (Ex-OMV), Edi Rama (Albanien), Marko Đurić (Serbien), Alexander Schallenberg,...
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/k...
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/k...
(S+) Katherina Reiche: Die vollständige Teilnehmerliste des Geheimtreffens in Tirol
Katherina Reiche erklärte ihren Aufenthalt bei einem exklusiven Geheimtreffen zur Privatsache. Doch in der Teilnehmerbroschüre, die dem SPIEGEL vorliegt, standen auch milliardenschwere Unternehmer mit...
www.spiegel.de
January 29, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Der Spiegel hat die Teilnehmerliste zum geheimen Tiroler "Moving Mountains" Netzwerktreffen von Kurz und Guttenberg recherchiert. Unter anderen: Alexander Schütz (Exxpress), Rainer Seele (Ex-OMV), Edi Rama (Albanien), Marko Đurić (Serbien), Alexander Schallenberg,...
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/k...
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/k...
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
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Wow.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Wow.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
This:
"They told us what they were going to do. They published it. They put it on a website. And when it happened, the press was surprised."
Hoo boy, everyone should bookmark this @parkermolloy.com piece & make sure everyone involved in media reads it.
Hoo boy, everyone should bookmark this @parkermolloy.com piece & make sure everyone involved in media reads it.
This is Literally the Job
Political journalists need to stop pretending they don't know what Republicans are going to do.
www.readtpa.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:33 AM
This:
Even if you decide to engage with other countries for economic reasons, don't put words like democratic values and human rights in your statements if you are not serious about them:
Once again, the EU cannot limit its trade & investment relations and cooperation to liberal democracies.
The EU should not pretend either that India is a like-minded partner when it comes to democracy, human rights, pluralism, and the rule of law.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
The EU should not pretend either that India is a like-minded partner when it comes to democracy, human rights, pluralism, and the rule of law.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
January 27, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Even if you decide to engage with other countries for economic reasons, don't put words like democratic values and human rights in your statements if you are not serious about them:
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As much as the EU needs to engage with with other powers on several issues, the narrative of "world's largest democracy" fits very poorly on India following its slide towards authoritarianism.
When two major democracies act together, we build stronger shared security.
It was a great pleasure to sign a new EU–India Security and Defence Partnership with Foreign Minister Jaishankar today. (1/3)
It was a great pleasure to sign a new EU–India Security and Defence Partnership with Foreign Minister Jaishankar today. (1/3)
January 27, 2026 at 4:46 PM
As much as the EU needs to engage with with other powers on several issues, the narrative of "world's largest democracy" fits very poorly on India following its slide towards authoritarianism.
No major news outlet reporting on this yet...did anyone see public health advisories?!
mocoshow.com/2026/01/27/t...
mocoshow.com/2026/01/27/t...
Testing Shows Extreme E. coli Levels After Potomac Sewage Spill - The MoCo Show
Environmental testing released this week by the Potomac Riverkeeper Network shows extremely elevated levels of E. coli bacteria in the Potomac River following the collapse of a major sewer line […]
mocoshow.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
No major news outlet reporting on this yet...did anyone see public health advisories?!
mocoshow.com/2026/01/27/t...
mocoshow.com/2026/01/27/t...
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Homan got this idea from
communist China and Iran, his two models.
communist China and Iran, his two models.
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
Story: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Homan got this idea from
communist China and Iran, his two models.
communist China and Iran, his two models.
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One of my most deeply held beliefs is that refusing to name truth makes you stupid--literally degrades your intellect.
January 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM
One of my most deeply held beliefs is that refusing to name truth makes you stupid--literally degrades your intellect.
Another big name boycotting the Kennedy Center. wapo.st/45CaNrY
Philip Glass pulls world premiere from Kennedy Center
The pioneering composer announced that “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message” of his Symphony No. 15: “Lincoln.”
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Another big name boycotting the Kennedy Center. wapo.st/45CaNrY
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Homan was the architect of family separation, the biggest immigration enforcement debacle of Trump’s first term. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...
January 27, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Homan was the architect of family separation, the biggest immigration enforcement debacle of Trump’s first term. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...
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"In the past, Republicans have just waited us out because they thought we would break. This would be a very dangerous moment for us to do that because of the specific moral question being put to the nation: Does the president of the United States get to murder American citizens?"
This is a critical point from Sen Chris Murphy: If Dems fold on ICE now, it could be a disaster in the midterms.
"The result will be a lot of voters who tend to turn out in midterm elections just won’t."
Here's our full exchange. It's powerful stuff:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
"The result will be a lot of voters who tend to turn out in midterm elections just won’t."
Here's our full exchange. It's powerful stuff:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 PM
"In the past, Republicans have just waited us out because they thought we would break. This would be a very dangerous moment for us to do that because of the specific moral question being put to the nation: Does the president of the United States get to murder American citizens?"
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"Canada’s bet on AI, only if successful as an inflator of growth, would represent another manifestation of trickle-down economics."
@madisonvieira.bsky.social of @balsillieschool.bsky.social explains how profit-driven AI will leave the working class behind 🔗⬇️
@madisonvieira.bsky.social of @balsillieschool.bsky.social explains how profit-driven AI will leave the working class behind 🔗⬇️
Canada is Betting on AI for National Economic Growth: Here’s Why Working-Class Canadians Lose | Perspectives Journal
The impact of novel technologies are shaped by social and economic conditions, and AI designed around profit-driven commercialization will prioritize corporations over workers.
perspectivesjournal.ca
January 26, 2026 at 9:32 PM
"Canada’s bet on AI, only if successful as an inflator of growth, would represent another manifestation of trickle-down economics."
@madisonvieira.bsky.social of @balsillieschool.bsky.social explains how profit-driven AI will leave the working class behind 🔗⬇️
@madisonvieira.bsky.social of @balsillieschool.bsky.social explains how profit-driven AI will leave the working class behind 🔗⬇️
Who thought it was a great idea to have Rutte as NATO Sec General?
Until now, I considered this man reasonable, but after this outrageous statement, I lost all respect for him. If a commander immediately assumes defeat before the campaign even begins, he should resign immediately.
January 26, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Who thought it was a great idea to have Rutte as NATO Sec General?
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The "Daddy diplomacy" is not an act, not tactics. He truly supports Trump. Rutte has always been, and still is, profoundly anti-EU.
Europe is incapable of defending itself without America, NATO chief Mark Rutte said, speaking just days after Donald Trump's repeated threats to seize Greenland pushed the alliance to the brink of collapse.
Europe can’t defend itself without the US, NATO’s Rutte warns
The EU should stop dreaming of creating a European pillar for NATO and continue to build ties with the U.S. despite Trump, the alliance secretary-general said.
www.politico.eu
January 26, 2026 at 8:55 PM
The "Daddy diplomacy" is not an act, not tactics. He truly supports Trump. Rutte has always been, and still is, profoundly anti-EU.
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US natural gas prices soar to highest level in three years after winter storm ft.trib.al/LNag6sM
US natural gas prices soar to highest level in three years after winter storm
Jump expected to push up consumer bills as White House faces criticism that it has failed to deliver on affordability
ft.trib.al
January 26, 2026 at 8:56 PM
US natural gas prices soar to highest level in three years after winter storm ft.trib.al/LNag6sM
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A bloodbath at The Washington Post. What a terrible day for journalism.
January 26, 2026 at 7:42 PM
A bloodbath at The Washington Post. What a terrible day for journalism.
I can’t believe this is what the US Holocaust Museum chooses to publish in times like these:
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
I can’t believe this is what the US Holocaust Museum chooses to publish in times like these:
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For the 1000th time, ‘solely because she was Jewish’ is incoherent. Nazism otherized Jews as part of a fascist state project. Drawing political lessons from the Shoah, & insisting upon its relevance today, is essential to understanding history & acting responsibly within it
January 26, 2026 at 6:37 PM
For the 1000th time, ‘solely because she was Jewish’ is incoherent. Nazism otherized Jews as part of a fascist state project. Drawing political lessons from the Shoah, & insisting upon its relevance today, is essential to understanding history & acting responsibly within it
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Alle Argumente liegen seit Jahren auf dem Tisch. Alle Hinweise auch. Nur es hilft halt nix, in Sonntagsreden die wehrhafte Demokratie anzurufen & dann Montag bis Samstag zuzusehen, wie die Faschisten die Demokratie waidwund schießen und verhöhnen. Unser Job, endlich den Weg nach Karlsruhe zu ebnen.
January 26, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Alle Argumente liegen seit Jahren auf dem Tisch. Alle Hinweise auch. Nur es hilft halt nix, in Sonntagsreden die wehrhafte Demokratie anzurufen & dann Montag bis Samstag zuzusehen, wie die Faschisten die Demokratie waidwund schießen und verhöhnen. Unser Job, endlich den Weg nach Karlsruhe zu ebnen.