Dimitri Barua
@dimitrieu.bsky.social
Mostly harmless. Working on EU related matters
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This is an important moment, and we need to explain to the public why it's important.
An agency with the power to decide who gets to broadcast is supposed to be independent from the president so it won't abuse that power. If it's not, then we are letting the president seize the power to censor.
An agency with the power to decide who gets to broadcast is supposed to be independent from the president so it won't abuse that power. If it's not, then we are letting the president seize the power to censor.
LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency?
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
December 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This is an important moment, and we need to explain to the public why it's important.
An agency with the power to decide who gets to broadcast is supposed to be independent from the president so it won't abuse that power. If it's not, then we are letting the president seize the power to censor.
An agency with the power to decide who gets to broadcast is supposed to be independent from the president so it won't abuse that power. If it's not, then we are letting the president seize the power to censor.
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If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
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Still funny to see how they distinguish between "illegal content" and "content that needs to be removed under local laws".
December 17, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Still funny to see how they distinguish between "illegal content" and "content that needs to be removed under local laws".
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Trump knows Russia is planning to conquer all of Ukraine.
Just released this piece. The VA story released yesterday about the inner workings of the Trump administration is the most important yet. For Ukraine and it supporters it confirms that Putin is planning to take all of Ukraine (and Trump is therefore helping him).
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Trump Knows
The Scary Meaning of the Most Important Story of the Trump Administration So Far
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Trump knows Russia is planning to conquer all of Ukraine.
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Hardly a surprise. Any ‘agreement’ with Trump is just the start of attempts to extort more, as his various tariffs on Canada & Mexico have shown. In that respect, his approach to negotiations is similar to Putin’s. Deals are essentially worthless.
The US has suspended the technology deal with the UK that was signed during Donald Trump's state visit
www.ft.com/content/afd4...
www.ft.com/content/afd4...
US suspends technology deal with the UK
Washington pushes for concessions from London on the broader trade relationship
www.ft.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Hardly a surprise. Any ‘agreement’ with Trump is just the start of attempts to extort more, as his various tariffs on Canada & Mexico have shown. In that respect, his approach to negotiations is similar to Putin’s. Deals are essentially worthless.
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Editor in Chief of Christianity Today Magazine 👇🏽
December 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Editor in Chief of Christianity Today Magazine 👇🏽
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An telling example of the Trump regime's priorities vis-a-vis the rhetoric on China
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
www.wsj.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
An telling example of the Trump regime's priorities vis-a-vis the rhetoric on China
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Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
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US set to lose #measles elimination status. "This is a very clear example of the damage that the anti-vaccine movement has done in the United States," said Dr. Fiona Havers.
thehill.com/policy/healt...
thehill.com/policy/healt...
thehill.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
US set to lose #measles elimination status. "This is a very clear example of the damage that the anti-vaccine movement has done in the United States," said Dr. Fiona Havers.
thehill.com/policy/healt...
thehill.com/policy/healt...
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❗️German Chancellor Merz: This is a Russian war of aggression against Ukraine — and against Europe. If Ukraine falls, it will not stop there. Just as in 1938, the Sudetenland was not enough, Putin will not stop.
December 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
❗️German Chancellor Merz: This is a Russian war of aggression against Ukraine — and against Europe. If Ukraine falls, it will not stop there. Just as in 1938, the Sudetenland was not enough, Putin will not stop.
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His mother was an immigrant.
His wife is an immigrant.
His grandfather and grandmother were immigrants.
Four of his five offspring are the children of immigrants.
His wife is an immigrant.
His grandfather and grandmother were immigrants.
Four of his five offspring are the children of immigrants.
December 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
His mother was an immigrant.
His wife is an immigrant.
His grandfather and grandmother were immigrants.
Four of his five offspring are the children of immigrants.
His wife is an immigrant.
His grandfather and grandmother were immigrants.
Four of his five offspring are the children of immigrants.
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LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law
The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.
abovethelaw.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
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Football fan groups have called on Fifa to halt ticket sales for next summer’s World Cup, warning that 'extortionate' prices are a 'monumental betrayal' of the event’s tradition of being open to all. on.ft.com/3Yl7WiT
December 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Football fan groups have called on Fifa to halt ticket sales for next summer’s World Cup, warning that 'extortionate' prices are a 'monumental betrayal' of the event’s tradition of being open to all. on.ft.com/3Yl7WiT
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Marsalek’s missing millions: the unravelling of a secret Libyan empire on.ft.com/4rTckDh
Marsalek’s missing millions: the unravelling of a secret Libyan empire
FT investigation sheds light on Wirecard fraudster’s activities in north Africa and shadow life as a Russian agent of influence
on.ft.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Marsalek’s missing millions: the unravelling of a secret Libyan empire on.ft.com/4rTckDh
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What if they constantly want culture war because policy war is complicated and hard and culture war is stupid and easy
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What if they constantly want culture war because policy war is complicated and hard and culture war is stupid and easy
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Congo rebels enter strategic town as peace deal crumbles reut.rs/48L2Ykb
Congo rebels enter strategic town as peace deal crumbles
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have entered the eastern Congo town of Uvira, near the Burundian border, in the biggest escalation in months of the long-running war, sources told Reuters on Wednesday.
reut.rs
December 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Congo rebels enter strategic town as peace deal crumbles reut.rs/48L2Ykb
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There may be some exceptions to this, but I feel like the administration is taking the position that American citizens have speech rights at home and abroad, whereas non-American citizens have no speech rights that the administration cares about. That's not exactly a robust defense of free speech.
Requiring temporary visitors to surrender five years of social media to the U.S. sends the message that the American commitment to free speech is pretense. This simply is not the behavior of a country confident in its freedoms.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
There may be some exceptions to this, but I feel like the administration is taking the position that American citizens have speech rights at home and abroad, whereas non-American citizens have no speech rights that the administration cares about. That's not exactly a robust defense of free speech.
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"Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power from tech giants but warned the implementation would be difficult."
@apnews.com
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Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed a groundbreaking social media ban for children under 16 as families taking back power from tech giants.
apnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:31 AM
"Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power from tech giants but warned the implementation would be difficult."
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/aust...
@apnews.com
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So much for defending freedom of speech
December 10, 2025 at 6:55 AM
So much for defending freedom of speech
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Sure, we're the weak and decaying ones...
December 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Sure, we're the weak and decaying ones...
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“i can’t leave twitter, i need it, it’s where my audience is”
December 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
“i can’t leave twitter, i need it, it’s where my audience is”
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The EU discourse is perfect because there's something in it for everyone. First of all, the European Union genuinely does have a lot of problems. But more importantly, a lot of people hate it for largely unrelated and often contradictory reasons. It's a great enemy
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The EU discourse is perfect because there's something in it for everyone. First of all, the European Union genuinely does have a lot of problems. But more importantly, a lot of people hate it for largely unrelated and often contradictory reasons. It's a great enemy
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What the US is doing to Europe it is also doing to its one time allies in the Indo-Pacific. There is one rule of action for the US government now. If you are a democracy, you will be abandoned; if you are a dictatorship, you will be praised and supported.
Japan has urged the US to give Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi more public support after expressing frustration at the level of backing she received following comments about Taiwan that enraged China: on.ft.com/4ppLWPW
Japan frustrated at Trump administration’s silence over row with China
Tokyo asks US to be more vocal in its support after Beijing reacted furiously to prime minister’s comments about Taiwan
on.ft.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
What the US is doing to Europe it is also doing to its one time allies in the Indo-Pacific. There is one rule of action for the US government now. If you are a democracy, you will be abandoned; if you are a dictatorship, you will be praised and supported.