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kedeveaux.bsky.social @kedeveaux.bsky.social · 18h

#Denmark PM announces in #Parliament that the government will push to ban social media for those under 15 years of age. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Denmark plans social media ban for under-15s as PM warns phones ‘stealing childhood’

Mette Frederiksen links social media use to anxiety, depression and lack of concentration

www.theguardian.com

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kedeveaux.bsky.social @kedeveaux.bsky.social · 1d

A step forward for democracy in #Syria? #Parliament www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/w...

Syria Chooses a Parliament of Revolutionaries

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kedeveaux.bsky.social @kedeveaux.bsky.social · 3d

#Syria Holds First #Parliament Elections Since End of Civil War (Sort Of) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/w...

Syria Holds First Parliamentary Elections Since End of Civil War

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kedeveaux.bsky.social @kedeveaux.bsky.social · 3d

#Japan poised to have first female PM. #Parliament www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Japan poised to get first female PM after Sanae Takaichi wins ruling party leadership

Margaret Thatcher admirer beat her more moderate rival to become leader of Liberal Democratic party

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kedeveaux.bsky.social @kedeveaux.bsky.social · 3d

#Czechia opposition wins #Parliament election. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election

With Babiš’s victory the Czech Republic looks set to join Hungary and Slovakia in refusing support for Ukraine

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kedeveaux.bsky.social @kedeveaux.bsky.social · 4d

#Madagascar President refuses ti resign as #GenZ youth protests continue. #Parliament www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Madagascar president refuses to step down as antigov’t protests continue

Protesters issue president 24-hour ultimatum to ‘respond favourably’ to demands, threatening 'all necessary measures'.

www.aljazeera.com

kedeveaux.bsky.social @kedeveaux.bsky.social · 4d

If Papua New Guinea (A country I am somewhat familiar with) can limit access to social media to youth, why can't we? #Parliament www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Papua New Guinea considers age restrictions on social media amid fears voices will be ‘silenced’

Proposed changes to address the spread of harmful content in PNG also include new rules for social media companies and more monitoring

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kedeveaux.bsky.social @kedeveaux.bsky.social · 5d

#Argentina Congress overrules President's veto on spending increase. #Parliament www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Argentina’s Congress overturns President Javier Milei’s veto on funding

The congressional setback arrives as Milei's political party faces slumping popularity headed into a midterm election.

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kedeveaux.bsky.social @kedeveaux.bsky.social · 6d

A sad story that did not have to happen. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Babies' deaths in Cameroon show how US aid cuts curtail malaria fight

Nine-month-old baby Mohamat burned with fever for three days before his family took him to the closest health centre in northern Cameroon, but it was too late. He died of malaria that day.

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kedeveaux.bsky.social @kedeveaux.bsky.social · 6d

This Is What Autocrats Dread #parliament www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Opinion | This Is What Autocrats Dread

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kedeveaux.bsky.social @kedeveaux.bsky.social · 7d

Another start to a beautiful day in Suva, Fiji.

kedeveaux.bsky.social @kedeveaux.bsky.social · 8d

Democrats Are in Crisis. Eat-the-Rich Populism Is the Only Answer. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...

Opinion | Democrats Are in Crisis. Eat-the-Rich Populism Is the Only Answer.

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kedeveaux.bsky.social @kedeveaux.bsky.social · 8d

#Madagascar President dissolves government and seeks new PM after #GenZ protests. #Parliament www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Madagascar’s president dissolves government amid youth-led protests

Demonstrations over water and power cuts inspired by ‘gen-Z’ protests elsewhere have left at least 22 dead, says UN

www.theguardian.com

kedeveaux.bsky.social @kedeveaux.bsky.social · 8d

#Moldova governing, pro- #EU party wins majority in #Parliament elections. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Moldova’s pro-EU party wins clear parliamentary majority, defeating pro-Russian groups

Moldovans gave the country's pro-Western governing party a clear parliamentary majority in a weekend election, defeating pro-Russian groups in a vote widely viewed as a stark choice between East and W...

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kedeveaux.bsky.social @kedeveaux.bsky.social · 8d

#Thailand MP prison sentence for criticizing the monarchy upheld by appeal court. #Parliament www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Thailand appeals court upholds royal defamation prison sentence for progressive lawmaker

An appeals court in Thailand has upheld a two-year prison sentence for a lawmaker from the progressive People’s Party for defaming the monarchy in a speech she made four years ago

www.washingtonpost.com

kedeveaux.bsky.social @kedeveaux.bsky.social · 9d

The West needs to learn from #Moldova as it seems to have the recipe for halting Russian influence campaigns. #Parliament www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Moldova’s pro-European party on course to retain majority in key election

PAS leads with 46% of vote in ballot that will decide whether country steers closer to EU or Russia

www.theguardian.com

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Nathan Sage for U.S. Senate @sageforiowa.bsky.social · 11d

When only TWO PERCENT of our representatives in Washington come from the working class, it’s time we put a stop to the influence of big money in politics.

That’s why I refuse to accept corporate PAC money and why I’m joining @endcitizensunited.bsky.social to Unrig Washington.

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kedeveaux.bsky.social @kedeveaux.bsky.social · 10d

#Moldova pro- #EU governing party wins plurality in #Parliament elections with 44% of the votes cast & counted so far. www.breakingnews.ie/world/moldov...