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Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 1d

The journalists are some of the heroes. Thank you for not only writing your articles, but getting them where people see them. bsky.app/profile/dlkn...

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 1d

My own story on the raid is here:

What a Chicago immigration raid says about Trumpism
www.economist.com/united-state...
From The Economist

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Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 10d

Ellison warned the audience that #AGI was coming sooner than expected. What, Blair asked, should governments be doing? “The first thing a country needs to do is unify all of their data so that it can be consumed & used by the AI model,” Ellison responded.

🙄 Even if you accept A, B does NOT follow.

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Marietje Schaake @marietjeschaake.bsky.social · 10d

Goodmorning ☀️

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 10d

Moldova’s pro-Western ruling party decisively wins a tense parliamentary election fraught with Russian interference claims.

Moldova’s pro-EU party wins parliamentary election fraught with Russian interference claims

Moldova’s pro-Western ruling party decisively won a parliamentary election fraught with Russian interference claims that was widely viewed as a stark choice between East and West.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 10d

Klein is making the case for bad-actors as if it's a debate about the Nazis marching in Skokie. Tolerance in that setting seems quaint now, but even Rawls suggested that when "the institutions of liberty are in danger," we might have to recalibrate. Klein does not move an inch. 3/

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 10d

Ad history gone? 🤯

Disturbing report: Google appears to have deleted its political ad archive for the EU; so the last 7 years of ads, of political spending, of messaging, of targeting - on YouTube, on Search - for countless elections across 27 countries - gone

www.thebriefing.ie/google-just-...

Google just erased 7 years of our political history

Google appears to have deleted its political ad archive for the EU; so the last 7 years of ads, of political spending, of messaging, of targeting - on YouTube, on Search and for display ads - for coun...

www.thebriefing.ie

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samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 11d

"Other passengers criticised her for filming. One passenger replied 'so what?' after she explained she had been racially abused. She said: 'I was shocked and angry about the children's reaction but the adults' reactions are what broke me and brought me to tears.'"

The Asian Feminist @theasianfeminist.bsky.social · 11d

UK: 'I'm heartbroken kids racially abused me on train'
Sophia Choudry said she was repeatedly called the P-word on 7 September on a journey from Paddington to Maidenhead.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

'Kids racially abused me and the adults' reaction broke me'

Sophia Choudry says she is "shaken" and "heartbroken" after being racially abused on the Elizabeth line.

www.bbc.com

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Will Lowe @conjugateprior.org · 25d

In case you were curious who funds this kind of thing, here's a partial accounting.

Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 25d

My colleague @thejohnsimpson.bsky.social has done a terrific deep dive into the financial links between US tech billionaires and Tommy Robinson

Well worth a read

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

US cash turned Tommy Robinson into the poster boy of UK f...

Outside the Old Bailey in 2018, a reinvented Tommy Robinson flashed his perfect new teeth to 2,000 diehard supporters at a “free Tommy” rally on a stage ...

observer.co.uk

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Helena Malikova @helenamalikova.bsky.social · 28d

Less sexy than 🥂or cognac, 🇪🇺accounting standards are one of Europe’s best exports. Adopted by countries from Korea to Israel, European IFRS standards are more attractive for companies than the US GAAP alternative. Common reporting standards matter for accountability and investments
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SEC chief threatens ban on European accounting rules over sustainability

Paul Atkins questions whether overseas companies should be barred from using International Financial Reporting Standards

on.ft.com

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Women Against Fascism @wafeurope.bsky.social · Sep 7

Women Against Fascism newsletter #10 is out:
mailchi.mp/2cbefaf4401b...

Women Against Fascism Newsletter #10 of 2025

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Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · Jul 23

With apologies to Anu Bradford, I think the real #BrusselsEffect is a bit simpler than she does.

(I don't know much about the people who were interviewing me, maybe Kurdish?)

#AIA #digitalGovernance #AIEthics cc @hertieschool.bsky.social

www.gulanmedia.com/en/story/344...

"Your Strength Is Your Aggregate GDP × Your Motivation to Stay Unified": Joanna Bryson on AI, Regulation, and Global Cooperation

www.gulanmedia.com

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Isabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · Jul 14

NYC is in the middle of an affordability crisis of essentials like food now exacerbated by Trump’s austerity policies eroding SNAP. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s municipal grocery stores are an important experiment. The old ways have failed. Policy innovation is necessary to pave a way out.

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Helena Malikova @helenamalikova.bsky.social · Jul 12

Question: how important is medical data in performance of AI capabilities? Is it just more data or does it have special value / premium value? @j2bryson.bsky.social anyone who knows? And any references to dispel or confirm any special interest for AI companies in medical?

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CEPS Foreign Policy @ceps-fp.bsky.social · Jul 11

@CEPS.eu Associate Senior Fellows and ex-EU envoys sign an open letter to top Commission and Council leaders demanding effective EU action against the Israeli government crimes in Gaza. They float measures that can be adopted without unanimity: www.politico.eu/wp-content/u...

www.politico.eu

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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · Jul 6

Truly remarkable, the Trumpian fantasy of a technofascist state built on the places of dispossessed Palestineans. Every ugly vector of power knotted into one ugly vision.

Gil Durán @gilduran.com · Jul 6

Why do Trump and some of his most fervent tech billionaire backers want to take land and create privately-controlled zones?

Their dystopian visions reflect the “The Network State,” which seeks to create private, corporate-controlled cities and nations.

www.techpolicy.press/trumps-gaza-...

Trump’s Gaza Fantasy and the Network State: The Tech-Fueled Future of Privatized Sovereignty | TechPolicy.Press

We’re watching the rise of a new anti-democratic extremism—networked, crypto-financed, and cloaked in the language of freedom, writes Gil Duran.

www.techpolicy.press

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Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · Jul 4

For the enablers, not even the sky is the limit:

BCG modelled plan to ‘relocate’ Palestinians from Gaza

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BCG modelled plan to ‘relocate’ Palestinians from Gaza

Consulting firm had multimillion-dollar role in contentious new aid scheme for shattered enclave

on.ft.com

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Helena Malikova @helenamalikova.bsky.social · Jul 2

Sad to see EU’s legitimacy contested in dramatic visual in front of European Commission’s HQ the Berlaymont in Brussels.

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Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · Jun 28

#BudapestPride #LoveisLove #Freedomcannotbebanned

telex.hu/belfold/2025...

Csordultig tele az Erzsébet híd, a menet vége még mindig a Deák téren

Azért változtattak a meneten, mert a Szabadság hidat a Mi Hazánk foglalta el. Zajlik a 30. Budapest Pride – igaz, most Budapesti Büszkeség néven, önkormányzati rendezvényként. A rendőrség szerint ők m...

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Women Against Fascism @wafeurope.bsky.social · Jun 23

Latest Women Against Fascism newsletter out now: mailchi.mp/31832b2c36ac...

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Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · Jun 20

“Judge Blocks a Trump Effort to Prevent International Students at Harvard.” This decision was inevitable. What does Trump do now? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/u...

Judge Blocks a Trump Effort to Prevent International Students at Harvard

www.nytimes.com

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Helena Malikova @helenamalikova.bsky.social · Apr 18

Thank you for making this point. Getting bad quality consultant studies is in my experience worse than getting none. I cannot comment on EC’s policy of outsourcing analysis to consultants but @mazzucatom.bsky.social can. marianamazzucato.com/books/the-bi...

The Big Con

Economics - Innovation - Inclusive Growth - Public Purpose | Mariana Mazzucato

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Women Against Fascism @wafeurope.bsky.social · Apr 16

Democracy will not defend itself. We gathered today to protect European democracy.
@sophieintveld.bsky.social @defenddemocracy.bsky.social

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Women Against Fascism @wafeurope.bsky.social · Apr 16

Zuck off! Musk off! European democracy is not for sale. Today we stand to defend democracy and the rule of law.
@sophieintveld.bsky.social @defenddemocracy.bsky.social

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katharinapistor.bsky.social @katharinapistor.bsky.social · Apr 15

Not surprising. They will capture it and then enclose it again. Isn’t that exactly what happened to data?

Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · Apr 15

Evidence of intelligent life where you would least expect it: Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk call for getting rid of intellectual property finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...

Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey Call For Abolition Of All Intellectual Property Laws, Arguing There Are 'Much Greater Models To Pay Creators'

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), and Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter (currently X) as well as Square, now called Block Inc. (NYSE:XYZ), have ignited a debate over intellectual property r...

finance.yahoo.com

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Women Against Fascism @wafeurope.bsky.social · Apr 15

Speak up for Democracy!
Join us this lunchtime : 13h @ Pl. Schuman, Brussels.

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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · Apr 13

Democracy cannot defend itself, WE have to do that! A like on social media is not enough: we need to get up and speak out! Join us Wed 16/4 at 13h at Schuman for a strong message about protecting our democracy from Techbros, Trump and Putin #HandsOff More info: defenddemocracy.eu/europeans-st...

Europeans, stand up for democracy! — Defend Democracy

Democracy cannot defend itself, we have to do that. Let’s get together in support of our Europe and our democracy!

defenddemocracy.eu

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