Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Carine Roos

Rafaela ❤️‍🔥 @rafavnt.bsky.social · 15d

“Under the rubbles in Gaza lie tens of thousands of women and children, and buried along with them are International Humanitarian Law and the myth of the West’s ethical superiority.”

— Lula at the UN General Assembly.

Nosferatchê @pedrork.bsky.social · 15d

"Sob escombros em Gaza, estão enterradas dezenas de milhares de mulheres e crianças, e sepultado junto está o Direito Internacional Humanitário e o mito da superioridade ética do Ocidente"

-Lula na Assembleia Geral

40 83

Reposted by Carine Roos

virtualnews360.bsky.social @virtualnews360.bsky.social · 16d

Lula says ‘Tyrania do Veto’ prevents UN from avoiding ‘atrocities’ and again says that Gaza suffers ‘genocide’

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) said on Monday (22) that the "tyranny of the veto" prevents the United Nations Security Council (UN) from preventing "atrocities". The president…

Lula says ‘Tyrania do Veto’ prevents UN from avoiding ‘atrocities’ and again says that Gaza suffers ‘genocide’

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) said on Monday (22) that the "tyranny of the veto" prevents the United Nations Security Council (UN) from preventing "atrocities". The president also again said that the people who live in the Gaza Strip have a "genocide". "The tyranny of the veto sabotes the very reason why UN prevent atrocities from recurring," said the president.

virtualnewss360.com

2

Carine Roos @carineroos.bsky.social · 23d

Always a pleasure to come back to LSE, even for a short visit

Reposted by Carine Roos

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24d

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“The U.S. government is using tariffs and the Magnitsky Act to seek impunity for former President Jair Bolsonaro, who orchestrated a failed coup attempt on Jan. 8, 2023, in an effort to subvert the popular will,” writes President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil.

Opinion | Lula: Brazilian Democracy and Sovereignty Are Non-Negotiable

The president of Brazil calls U.S. tariffs on his country “not only misguided but also illogical” and defends former President Jair Bolsonaro’s conviction.

nyti.ms

15 62 220

Carine Roos @carineroos.bsky.social · 25d

Raining day in London (as always). It couldn't feel more nostalgic

1

Reposted by Carine Roos

Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 27d

"A majority of Brazil’s supreme court judges have voted to convict the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a military coup, leaving the far-right populist facing a decades-long sentence for leading the criminal conspiracy." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Brazil’s supreme court finds Bolsonaro guilty of plotting military coup

Former president faces decades-long jail sentence for seeking to forcibly cling to power after losing 2022 election

www.theguardian.com

2 2 20

Reposted by Carine Roos

Agência Pública @apublica.org · 29d

🫳 A MÃO INVISÍVEL DAS BIG TECHS | Ao longo de nove meses, 17 organizações de jornalismo, lideradas pela Pública e pelo CLIP, fizeram reportagens sobre as estratégias de influência das Big Techs em 13 países. A primeira parte desta série acaba de ser lançada. Siga o fio!

1 22 53

Reposted by Carine Roos

Paris Marx @parismarx.com · Aug 28

Western leaders have appeased Donald Trump since he returned to power, only to be hit with new demands after every concession.

On Tuesday, Trump declared economic war on countries that regulate its tech companies. It’s time for the world to break from the US and aggressively target Silicon Valley.

World leaders must stop appeasing Donald Trump

Conceding to Trump’s demands only guarantees new threats. It’s time to reject the US and its tech companies.

www.disconnect.blog

12 270 830

Reposted by Carine Roos

The Economist @economist.com · Aug 28

Brazil offers a lesson in democracy to an America that is becoming more corrupt, protectionist and authoritarian econ.st/4peBqLR

81 530 1.6K

Carine Roos @carineroos.bsky.social · Aug 26

One of the sharpest critiques I’ve read of the “techno-feudalism” hype is this essay by @evgenymorozov.bsky.social in Le Monde diplomatique. Well worth the read: mondediplo.com/2025/08/02te...

What the techno-feudalism prophets get wrong

Subscribers // by Evgeny Morozov (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, August 2025)

mondediplo.com

1 3

Carine Roos @carineroos.bsky.social · Aug 25

Loved this interview with @ceciliarikap.bsky.social on @techwontsave.us. A sharp and timely analysis of digital sovereignty and how countries can resist Big Tech dependence. Must-listen!
techwontsave.us/episode/290_...

Why Countries Must Fight For Digital Sovereignty w/ Cecilia Rikap - Tech Won’t Save Us

A left-wing podcast for better technology and a better world.

techwontsave.us

1 3 9

Carine Roos @carineroos.bsky.social · Aug 23

Powerful analysis by @beccalew.bsky.social in @theguardian.com what looks like a recent backlash against diversity on digital platforms is in fact rooted in the 1990s, when masculinity, entrepreneurship & deregulation fused into a high-tech civilizational project www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

‘Headed for technofascism’: the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley

The industry’s liberal reputation is misleading. Its reactionary tendencies – celebrating wealth, power and traditional masculinity – have been clear since the dotcom mania of the 1990s

www.theguardian.com

1 23 72

Carine Roos @carineroos.bsky.social · Aug 21

Great piece on The Weaponized World Economy by @himself.bsky.social and @abenewman.bsky.social. Important contribution to the debate on weaponized interdependence, but still missing the Global South’s perspective.

www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

The Weaponized World Economy

When Washington announced a “framework deal” with China in June, it marked a silent shifting of gears in the global political economy. This was not the beginning of U.S. President Donald Trump’s imagi...

www.foreignaffairs.com

3

Carine Roos @carineroos.bsky.social · Aug 1

"Do Trump and his advisors really think they can use tariffs to bully a nation of + 200 million people into dropping its efforts to defend democracy, when it sells 88 % of its exports to countries other than the United States?" Love it @pkrugman.bsky.social paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trumpbrazi...

Trump/Brazil: Delusions of Grandeur Go South

Trump thinks he can rule the world, but he doesn’t have the juice

paulkrugman.substack.com

1 3

Carine Roos @carineroos.bsky.social · Jul 31

Sharing my two cents on Trump’s Executive Order “Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government”: this is not merely a conservative project: it is fundamentally anti-democratic. www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-s...

From satire to system: Epistemic control and the politics of “neutral” AI in Trump’s America

The Executive Order signed by Donald Trump on July 23, 2025, titled ‘Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government’, exposes a deeply ideological vision disguised as technical neutrality. By establishi...

www.linkedin.com

1

Reposted by Carine Roos

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 18

Bolsonaro ordered to wear ankle tag over fears he may abscond as coup trial nears end

Guilty verdict widely expected for ex-Brazilian president accused of plot to seize power after losing 2022 election Federal police have raided Jair Bolsonaro’s Brasília mansion, banned him from communicating with foreign diplomats and ordered him to wear an electronic ankle tag amid fears Brazil’s ex-president might abscond to avoid punishment over an alleged coup attempt. A supreme court trial examining claims that Bolsonaro masterminded a murderous plot to seize power after losing the 2022 election is expected to reach its conclusion in the coming weeks. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

17 56 260

Carine Roos @carineroos.bsky.social · Jul 13

On July 11, OpenAI announced it would sign the EU Code of Practice for AI. At first glance, it sounds like a responsible move.

But read between the lines: it’s about turning regulation into a growth strategy and presenting AI as both inevitable and already settled.

www.linkedin.com/posts/carine...

On Friday, July 11, OpenAI announced its intention to sign the EU Code of Practice for General Purpose AI, in a statement filled with familiar language: sovereignty, productivity, innovation, and… | C...

On Friday, July 11, OpenAI announced its intention to sign the EU Code of Practice for General Purpose AI, in a statement filled with familiar language: sovereignty, productivity, innovation, and acce...

www.linkedin.com

Reposted by Carine Roos

Kait 🥔 @thryse.com · Feb 24

IBM (1979)

A COMPUTER
CAN NEVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
THEREFORE A COMPUTER MUST NEVER
MAKE A MANAGEMENT DECISION

7 430 1.8K

Carine Roos @carineroos.bsky.social · May 27

Professor Virgílio Almeida discussing platforms as institutions, using Brazil as a case study at the Digital Humanism Conference @dighum.wien, including the case where Elon Musk’s X challenged Brazil’s Supreme Court authority. #dighum2025

1 2

Reposted by Carine Roos

Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · May 26

Tech billionaires not only shape public debate, but also define the very boundaries of who can occupy that space with legitimacy and safety, writes Carine Roos. www.techpolicy.press/gendered-dis...

Gendered Disinformation as Infrastructure: How Tech Billionaires Shape Political Power | TechPolicy.Press

Tech billionaires not only shape public debate, but also define the very boundaries of who can occupy that space, writes Carine Roos.

www.techpolicy.press

5 8

Carine Roos @carineroos.bsky.social · May 26

My first contribution to @techpolicypress.bsky.social is out!
Platforms profit from silencing women, especially those in power.
I write about gendered disinformation as infrastructure:

www.techpolicy.press/gendered-dis...

#GenderedDisformation #Democracy #HumanRights #TechPolicy #AIEthics

Gendered Disinformation as Infrastructure: How Tech Billionaires Shape Political Power | TechPolicy.Press

Tech billionaires not only shape public debate, but also define the very boundaries of who can occupy that space, writes Carine Roos.

www.techpolicy.press

6 6

Carine Roos @carineroos.bsky.social · May 25

Quotes from the screening of Eno: An Ever-Changing Portrait of a Musical Visionary:

1. Art is how we synchronize our feelings

2. Honor your mistakes, they often carry hidden intentions

3. We live in complex systems, but treat them as linear

4. Surrender is an active verb

Thanks @dighum.wien 💖

1 1 2

Reposted by Carine Roos

Philipp Lorenz-Spreen @lorenzspreen.bsky.social · Apr 13

How to fix social media?

While we still work hard to understand the exact problems we are facing, many people are also already working on solutions. I wanted to highlight some directions that I was lucky enough to be involved in (thread):

4 9 28

Reposted by Carine Roos

Stephan Lewandowsky @lewan.bsky.social · Apr 15

Very good thread. Nothing is inevitable but anything can happen in the absence of resistance.

Philipp Markolin, PhD @philippmarkolin.bsky.social · Apr 15

Academics & others need to understand a few things.

A 🧵

I) First, fascism is not inevitable.

Research on autocratic movements show that only about 3,5% of the population need to resist to stop them.

Fascism thrives on the silence of the friends.
That why visible resistance matters.

1/

Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · Apr 15

In addition to going through the website, I strongly encourage people to read the letter from Harvard's President, Dr. Garber.

We need more scientific institutions to show this level of courage, no matter the risk. In fact, we need *all* institutions to stand up*.

www.harvard.edu/president/ne...

11 38

Reposted by Carine Roos

Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · Apr 9

For @thebulwark.bsky.social, I wrote about why I decided to testify before Congress on the censorship lie.

This hearing had everything:
-sexism
-references to Goebbels
-posthumous rehabilitation of McCarthy

In other words, another day in today’s GOP 🫠

www.thebulwark.com/p/republican...

Republicans Are Obsessed with a Censorship Lie

They’re even eager to namedrop Goebbels—but they blithely ignore the urgent First Amendment threats posed by Trump.

www.thebulwark.com

3 50 160