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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 12h

Dear EU,

Please don't cave in to these monsters.

"Unlike traditional trade negotiations, the US is not offering concessions in return. “It’s a one-way street,” said one EU official."

US demands EU dismantle green regulations in threat to trade deal

Washington wants American companies to be exempted from rules such as having to draw up climate transition plans

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 7h

This is a very good post by @nycjayjay.bsky.social - especially on the direct questions Bondi did not answer.

open.substack.com/pub/statusku...

Pam Bondi Is a Piece of Work

And it’s clearer than ever that she sees her job as covering for and protecting criminals within the Trump regime.

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 8h

Children belong in school, not in the rubble.

In #Gaza, around 90% of UNRWA schools were hit or damaged, many while sheltering displaced families.

Nearly 660,000 children are forced out of school for the third year in a row. Half of them used to go to UNRWA schools.

#CeasefireNow

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 9h

Trump's $100,000 skilled worker visa fee gives Britain a golden opportunity to attracted global talent. Needless to say, we're going to piss it away because we're scared of upsetting Nigel Farage.

inews.co.uk/opinion/trum...

Trump's migrant obsession offers Starmer a rare win - but Farage has scared him off

We have a golden opportunity to kick-start the British economy

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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 7h

See this?

This story is the sound of a bullet you didn’t even know was coming at you whistling past your right ear.

Suzanne Smalley @suzannesmalley.bsky.social · 10h

Germany will not support Chat Control - a law which proposes to scan all messages people send even on end-to-end encrypted platforms - Justice Minister said today. German stance likely dooms the measure. Signal had threatened to leave the EU if Chat Control became law
therecord.media/chat-control...

Germany will not support 'Chat Control' message scanning in the EU

“Random chat monitoring must be taboo in a constitutional state,” Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig said as German officials signaled they will not vote for a controversial EU proposal known as ...

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TJ McIntyre @tjmcintyre.com · 11h

And the German rejection of chatcontrol is official.

Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters @privacymatters.bsky.social · 12h

Germany. Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection opposes the EU #ChatControl proposal for the indiscriminate scanning of all private messaging to combat CSAM.

“Private communication should never be under general suspicion.”

www.bmjv.de/SharedDocs/Z...

Zitat

Anlasslose Chatkontrolle muss in einem Rechtsstaat tabu sein. Private Kommunikation darf nie unter Generalverdacht stehen.“

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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 12h

The US paper says: “The legislation’s extraterritorial reach, supply chain due diligence obligations, climate transition plan requirements, and civil-liability provisions will adversely impact the ability of US businesses to compete in the EU market.” Yes, unless they comply - that’s the point!

Home - Financial Times

News, analysis and opinion from the Financial Times on the latest in markets, economics and politics

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Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · 13h

Maybe Trump has a point or two as far as the supply chain legislation is concerned.

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US demands EU dismantle green regulations in threat to trade deal

Washington wants American companies to be exempted from rules such as having to draw up climate transition plans

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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 12h

Hubris?

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 19h

I wrote about whether the hideous Thames Water bailout plan - which lets it off fines for up to 15 years - is lawful or will need the support of MPs. open.substack.com/pub/jolyonma...

Is the Thames Water bailout plan - which relieves the company from fines for up to fifteen years - lawful?

A group of Thames Water’s senior creditors, London & Valley Water (“L&VW”), has submitted to Ofwat proposals for them to be relieved from fines for past or future sewage dumping for a period of up to ...

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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 15h

The first logic is that the magazine is itself “illegal” - and should/will be confiscated? The second is that these posts are also “illegal” and must be taken down under the OSA. I’ve put in a FOI request on this to Ofcom but no response yet.

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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 15h

See Annex II to my paper on "Fully-automated free speech-killing robots" about "What can, and what cannot, legally be said about Palestine Action?" (pp. 15-18). I conclude that "The law and the way it is applied makes no sense."
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
**I OPPOSE THE PROSCRIPTION OF PA!**

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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 16h

🚨BREAKING: The metropolitan police
arrest a man for carrying a copy of our magazine. This is a threat to both journalism and freedom to protest

Aaliyah 🇮🇪🇵🇸 ‼️SAVE GAZA‼️ @aaliyahxx.bsky.social · 1d

Watch | A man was arrested in London for holding up The New World magazine, featuring the "sign of the times" with the words:

"I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 20h

So, the plan is to cut English, the arts, and sociology - the degrees that actually study culture - while on another part of your platform claiming to “defend” British culture.

It’s performance nationalism with a reading age of seven.

Badenoch: Curb students taking 'rip-off' degrees such as English
The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 18h

Just to be clear, an English degree - learning to critically assess texts - is actually one of the most dangerous for people such as Badenoch.

An educated population, able to bring hundreds of years of context to statements in a dawning age of AI slop and attention-seeking dishonesty is also vital.

The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 20h

So, the plan is to cut English, the arts, and sociology - the degrees that actually study culture - while on another part of your platform claiming to “defend” British culture.

It’s performance nationalism with a reading age of seven.

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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 17h

Two core points:
1.”Since this is a General Court ruling, it is likely there will be an appeal to the CJEU.”
2. “The General Court is not taking into account recent developments including that Trump has terminated the terms of several PCLOB members, preventing it from functioning.”
La lotta continua

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 1d

The EU's General Court has upheld the EU/US arrangements for transfers of personal data to the US. Analysis by Dr Samira Allioui: eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

The General Court of the European Union upholds the Data Privacy Framework

Dr Samira Allioui , Research fellow, Centre d'études internationales et européennes, Université de Strasbourg Photo credit : Ibrahim...

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Leo Lucassen @leol.bsky.social · 2d

Deskundige over anti-democratische bewegingen en ontwikkelingen @jmorijn.bsky.social in het AD

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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 1d

A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back goodlawproject.org/s/4860b3

Keep Hampstead women’s pond inclusive

A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 1d

MI6 insiders slam Palestine Action ban as 'distraction' from real counter-terrorism

It seems everyone with any expertise on terrorism, including MI6, was against the Palestine Action ban - yet Labour proceeded anyway
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

MI6 insiders slam Palestine Action ban as 'distraction' from real counter-terrorism

It seems everyone with any expertise on terrorism, including MI6, was against the Palestine Action ban - yet Labour proceeded anyway

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Neue Richter*innenvereinigung e.V. @neuerichter.bsky.social · 1d

📵 Chatkontrolle gefährdet IT-Sicherheit, Privatsphäre und Pressefreiheit!
⚖️ Anlasslose Überwachung ist verfassungswidrig!
📣 Unser Appell an die Bundesregierung. Stimmen Sie im EU-Rat gegen die geplante Chatkontrolle!
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www.neuerichter.de/neue-richter...

Neue Richter*innenvereinigung fordert: Chatkontrolle ablehnen! - Neue Richter*innenvereinigung e.V.

Am 14.10.2025 soll im Europäischen Rat über die Chatkontrolle abgestimmt werden. Geplant ist, in Chats enthaltene Bilder und Filme zu […]

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

Given that it was the Green Party conference last week

Does anyone know why Zack Polanski wasn't invited onto Laura Kuenssberg's BBC show, or onto Trevor Phillips's Sky News program?

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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 1d

Governments realise there is total impunity for the abuse of spyware in the EU, so they will not shy away from using it as a tool against their critics and opponents. @ec.europa.eu @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu should be protecting the watchdogs of democracy in Greece, not its partisan friends.

Vas Panagiotopoulos @vaspanagiotopoulos.com · 1d

A 23% increase in 🇬🇷state interceptions without justification, citing "national security", was recorded in 2024 according to the new annual report by privacy watchdog ADAE.

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Έκρηξη στις κρατικές υποκλοπές με επίκληση της «εθνικής ασφάλειας» – Σήμα κινδύνου από την ΑΔΑΕ για έλλειψη ελέγχου στην ΕΥΠ - Dnews

Τρία χρόνια μετά το σκάνδαλο των υποκλοπών σημειώνεται εκ νέου αύξηση των συνακροάσεων που διενεργούνται με εισαγγελικές διατάξεις. Αύξηση 23% στις κρατικές υποκλοπές χωρίς αιτιολογία, με επίκληση της...

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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 1d

👏 Another win in court for @dannymekic.nl against “X”. Great news! However, it once again highlights the laxity of the public authorities in taking on the tech giants, leaving it to citizens and civil society to litigate. Private enforcement for want of public enforcement www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Geen spreekverbod voor Mekic in zaak tegen X

Het gerechtshof Amsterdam heeft het verzoek van X (het voormalige Twitter) om een spreekverbod op te leggen aan Danny Mekic afgewezen. Jurist Mekic is al geruime tijd in een strijd verwikkeld met het ...

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 1d

I say this with the bluntness it requires: they will get people murdered if this continues. This is not just populism anymore either: it’s completely unhinged and a deliberate choice that does endanger lives. I am not saying this lightly at all.

Screenshot of an Express article; it says: Robert Jenrick lists 30 'activist judges' he vows to axe in war on UK's open border

In a bold move, Robert Jenrick is set to unveil a controversial plan targeting what he calls 'activist' judges, at the Conservative Party conference.

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