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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 16h

yes, civilians

at a certain point we will move beyond the "war crimes" debate, since there is no war, and into a "murder" debate that asks not just whether these are individual murders but whether they are widespread & systematic attacks on civilians and thus constitute crimes against humanity.

Tess Bridgeman @tessbridgeman.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent reporting from @charliesavage.bsky.social and @julianbarnes.bsky.social starting with the "plain reality" that there was no warship, and no fighting going on, in the Sept. 2 strike, or any of them:

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 17h

Shame.

Patricia Zengerle @reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 20h

Next year, Americans will get free admission to national parks on President Trump's birthday but no longer on Juneteenth and Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 18h

mark rylance in jez butterworth's jerusalem, in london, was the single best, most intense & emotional performance i've ever seen on stage.

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 18h

serious candidate for greatest living actor.

i mean, was it supporting? he won oscar in that category. mark rylance in bridge of spies.

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 18h

every so often i re-up this. nobody really listened. to the contrary...

Contributor: To begin de-Trumpification, start with elite institutions

How should we treat the baldfaced liars, the sycophants and the cynical enablers of President Trump, who will be looking for nice places to land after Jan. 20?

www.latimes.com

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 19h

honestly not a fan of the show

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 19h

CJ Cregg as a lawless veep/president? what could be better?

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 19h

FWIW musk, vance, the trump admin, the broligarchy (from zuck to karp to lonsdale & so on), to congress (jordan, cruz, etc) are in this together. we can debate regulation but ultimately they are fighting for a far-right, racist vision of the transatlantic future. that's why they're freaking out.

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 2d

trump admin reaction to EU fine of X is illuminating. it shows a few things:

1. they are trying to distract from its own massive censorship of americans.

2. they are worried about losing a propaganda and disinformation platform to support racist anti-migrant parties in europe.

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 19h

the story feels like an @theonion.com or @nytpitchbot.bsky.social item. as satire, awesome. as *news* not so much.

'Murder? Should we care? We've asked six Trump supporters.'

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 20h

not that people here need reminding, but elon musk doesn’t give jack sh*t for the future of europe. it’s about his power and his greed. the hissy fit over EU penalties is only about maintaining his propaganda-for-power position. that is all.

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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 1d

nope. the way i imagine it *plausible* is one of the boats is registered to columbia or venezuela (eg) which are parties to Rome.

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 1d

more or less. the ICC can make people uncomfortable but it's not a tidy solution to the impunity problem across the USG.

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 1d

exactly.

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 1d

this is not to say that "crimes against humanity" have a U.S. jurisdictional link (though murder does!). but the ICC does, jurisdiction is plausible (facts are unclear), and the normative power is real.

Rome Statute Article 7 👇

1. For the purpose of this Statute, “crime against humanity” means any of the following
acts when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any
civilian population, with knowledge of the attack:
(a) Murder;

“Attack directed against any civilian population” means a course of conduct
involving the multiple commission of acts referred to in paragraph 1 against any
civilian population, pursuant to or in furtherance of a State or organizational
policy to commit such attack;

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 1d

at a certain point we will move beyond the "war crimes" debate, since there is no war, and into a "murder" debate that asks not just whether these are individual murders but whether they are widespread & systematic attacks on civilians and thus constitute crimes against humanity.

Tess Bridgeman @tessbridgeman.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent reporting from @charliesavage.bsky.social and @julianbarnes.bsky.social starting with the "plain reality" that there was no warship, and no fighting going on, in the Sept. 2 strike, or any of them:

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...

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Falk Steiner @fsteiner.bsky.social · 1d

The real thing in EU commission's #X decision today was buried a bit. It's been 120 million EUR for three relatively minor misdemeanors, compared to issues still outstanding that really touch upon content moderation issues, risk management etc

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 1d

it's not cluelessness. it's bad faith & it's lying. he knows what he's doing.

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 1d

nobody i know is *inspired* by him. it's mostly jokes about his well-coifed hair & his self-regard. as a presidential candidate, he doesn't present a lot of upside.

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 1d

many many californians tolerate newsom, given the climate, and cheer him when he does the right thing in the face of trumpism. but this reeks of clintonism and will alienate more people than it attracts, apart from hnw donors.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

Gov. @gavinnewsom says he disagrees with Mayor @zohrankmamdani about the need for a wealth tax on billionaires, which he is “adamantly against” - says Dems are a “big tent party” with both views.

More on the CA proposal: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

Tess Bridgeman @tessbridgeman.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent reporting from @charliesavage.bsky.social and @julianbarnes.bsky.social starting with the "plain reality" that there was no warship, and no fighting going on, in the Sept. 2 strike, or any of them:

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

Don't let anyone — not even the US Secretary of State — tell you that the European Commission's €120 million enforcement against Elon Musk’s X under the Digital Service Act is about censorship, writes Daphne Keller. It’s just the EU enforcing some normal, boring requirements of its law, she says.

The EU’s Fine Against X is Not About Speech or ‘Censorship’ | TechPolicy.Press

The €120 million fine under the Digital Services Act is just the EU enforcing some normal, boring requirements of its law, writes Stanford's Daphne Keller.

www.techpolicy.press

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 2d

more generally

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 2d

trump admin reaction to EU fine of X is illuminating. it shows a few things:

1. they are trying to distract from its own massive censorship of americans.

2. they are worried about losing a propaganda and disinformation platform to support racist anti-migrant parties in europe.

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 2d

🙏

Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 2d

Well said, David: Why should Europeans stop governing how services and products are placed on their market?

America would never give up its regulatory sovereignty.

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 2d

fifa is a corrupt joke

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 2d

you have to be named kate to get ahead in this business.

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 2d

and @kateconger.com with @satariano.bsky.social with the times story.

Elon Musk’s X Hit With $140 Million Fine in Europe

www.nytimes.com

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 2d

and @klonick.bsky.social

Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 2d

The only reason this administration cares about the “threat of censorship”coming from Europe is because tech is literally paying them to take up this fight so they can avoid fines like this.

This is about free speech the way poll taxes are about raising state budgets.

Berin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 2d

The 🇪🇺 Commission issued preliminary findings of liability on these three issues last year. None have anything to do with content or could, in any universe, be considered "censorship"
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 2d

read the kates @katestarbird.bsky.social

Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 2d

Don't fall for the manipulative "censorship" framing of EU's fines against X for DSA violations. The EU is trying to enforce their laws. X is breaking them. And the U.S. government is defending big tech, billionaries, & bullshitters rather than protecting users. www.linkedin.com/posts/daphne...

Don't let anyone tell you that the Commission's DSA enforcement against X is about speech or censorship. https://lnkd.in/g3Cyeeyk That would, indeed, be interesting! But this is just the EU… ...

Don't let anyone tell you that the Commission's DSA enforcement against X is about speech or censorship. https://lnkd.in/g3Cyeeyk That would, indeed, be interesting! But this is just the EU enforcing...

www.linkedin.com

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