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Lizard @lizardky.bsky.social · 11h

Right up there with "anti-gun politician jailed for gun-running" we have:
www.metrotimes.com/news/michiga...

Michigan Republican pushing pornography ban linked to porn site, records show - Detroit Metro Times

A Republican state lawmaker leading a campaign to ban pornography in Michigan appears to have had an account on a pornographic hook-up website that promised users they could “find sex” and “get laid t...

www.metrotimes.com

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 2h

This must refer to a long stay visa though, which is not fully harmonised.

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Norman @noaasm.bsky.social · 5h

Great resource from the European Commission ahead of Friday when most of the provisions of the regulation enter into force

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 11h

EU Commission adopts guidelines to implement EU law on transparency and targeting of political advertising ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
nb the delay in producing these guidelines led to FB and others leaving the market - will be interesting to see if they now come back

Commission publishes guidelines to support the implementation of the Regulation on the Transparency of Political Advertising

Today, the European Commission published guidelines to support the effective implementation of the Regulation on transparency and targeting of political advertising, which will become fully applicable...

ec.europa.eu

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 2h

IIRC

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Gateklons @gateklons.bsky.social · 5h

I submitted a lengthy response to the consultation. I don't have the time to go through it all again to see if anything's changed but the notable lack of clarifications regarding the territorial scope is disappointing. That sort of thing is kinda important.

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 11h

EU Commission adopts guidelines to implement EU law on transparency and targeting of political advertising ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
nb the delay in producing these guidelines led to FB and others leaving the market - will be interesting to see if they now come back

Commission publishes guidelines to support the implementation of the Regulation on the Transparency of Political Advertising

Today, the European Commission published guidelines to support the effective implementation of the Regulation on transparency and targeting of political advertising, which will become fully applicable...

ec.europa.eu

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 7h

Commercial law, human rights law, EU law

Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 1d

Editor in chief, city editor, features editor

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 8h

BREAKING: James Comey pleads not guilty to federal criminal charges, judge sets trial date for Jan. 5

More details TK

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 11h

Good morning from the line outside the courthouse in the Eastern District of Virginia, where former FBI director James Comey is set to be arraigned on federal charges.

I’m here for @lawfaremedia.org.

Follow along for updates ⬇️

Federal courthouse in EDVA, with line of people out front and a guy holding a “show trial” sign

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 10h

This South Side Weekly report on the Chicago building raid is well worth reading. Most striking to me are the indications of collusion between federal authorities and the building owner and management to effect a mass eviction at the blighted property. southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 18h

“The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to strike down Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy by licensed therapists practiced on minors — a ruling that could affect similar laws in nearly half the country and make life more difficult for LGBTQ children at an already perilous time.”

Supreme Court likely to strike down Colorado's conversion therapy ban

A lesson in how defining the case often resolves the case.

www.lawdork.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 8h

NEW: Comey is going to file selective and vindictive prosecution motion to dismiss AND he will challenge the legality of Halligan’s appointment! There’s more, too… so glad @annabower.bsky.social is there to bring us the whole story! Thread below with details:

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 8h

The judge also set an initial schedule for pre-trial motions.

The first set is expected by Oct. 12. Per Comey’s defense counsel, that batch will include motions to dismiss for selective and vindictive prosecution, as well as a motion challenging the legality of Halligan’s appointment as US attorney

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 11h

If you want to read an actually good piece about integration in the United Kingdom, try @samfr.bsky.social:

The Truth About Integration

I have been challenged by readers to write something less depressing about the state of the country.

samf.substack.com

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 8h

Is this a legislative proposal? What stay is it at?

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 8h

The European Parliament is trying to litigate the point (although I don't know if a win would mean QMV for implementation across the board)
curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...

CURIA - Documents

curia.europa.eu

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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 11h

Interesting analysis @verfassungsblog.de on how EU sanctions decisions could - and following the EU treaty should - be taken in two steps, with the general decisions laying down the groundwork in unanimity, but the implementation under qualified majority:

EU Sanctions and the Mirage of Unanimity

verfassungsblog.de

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Jakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 11h

🇪🇺⚖️On 20 October, join us for the online launch of the STARLIGHT 2.0 project, our new undertaking together with @hertieschool.bsky.social and @hungarianhelsinki.bsky.social on strengthening strategic litigation on the rule of law and fundamental rights in the EU!

Democracy Reporting International @democracyreporting.bsky.social · 11h

🇪🇺 The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights is a powerful tool. Yet too often underused.

Join our webinar to learn how our new project STARLIGHT 2.0 helps lawyers, NGOs & rights defenders make the Charter work in strategic litigation. ⚖️

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 12h

I'd Do Anything For Growth (But I Won't Do That)

www.ft.com/content/5ab6...

More UK visas for highly skilled Indian workers ‘not part of plan’, says Keir Starmer

British premier embarks on two-day trade trip with 125 chief executives, cultural leaders and university vice-chancellors

www.ft.com

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Jacques Delors Centre @delorsberlin.bsky.social · 10h

In July, the new #EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority #AMLA has taken up its work in Frankfurt. Three months in, our guest author, Banking Supervisor Markus Tiemann, takes a closer look at the potential and the pitfalls for the new authority. 👉 www.delorscentre.eu/en/publicati...

Follow the Money, AMLA! – How to unleash the EU’s new AML watchdog

Established to address serious flaws in the EU’s fragmented anti-money laundering framework, the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) now directly supervises high-risk entities, coordinates national...

www.delorscentre.eu

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Dublin European Law Institute (DELI) @deli-dcu.bsky.social · 10h

DELI member Dr. David Keane recently launched the "Handbook on the Minority Rights Jurisprudence of the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies", commissioned by the Tom Lantos Institute, a leading European minority rights organisations. Read it open access here: lnkd.in/eM7gJdDT

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Jack Schickler @jackschickler.bsky.social · 9h

"Protect the Love" is such an excellently off bit of euro-English

Euractiv @euractiv.com · 10h

Brussels launches new LGBTQ+ strategy targeting hate speech, conversion therapy

The five-year plan comes as conservatives gain ground in the EU capital and across Europe

dlvr.it

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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 9h

Elon Musk invested so much in warping the political opinions of his AI, and yet grok remains a fan of European Union membership as a key factor of Poland's economic success compared to the UK.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 9h

“Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar”

Never forget or forgive that Trump, Rubio, & Musk *chose* to inflict this monumental level of death and suffering on the poorest & most vulnerable people.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 11h

I hope and believe that most of my fellow Jews will join me in saying that it is sickening that anyone should justify this outpouring of execrable racist bile by claiming that it's for our sake.

Iain Mansfield @igmansfield.bsky.social · 11h

Outstanding piece by Stephen Daisley.

Ethnicity is no barrier to Britishness - it's culture and integration.

That means 'smaller cohorts and aggressive integration policies' - and tackling the institutions that 'have amplified grievance narratives and radical anti-Western ideologies'.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Prof Dr Marie-Laure Basilien-Gainche @mlbg.bsky.social · 12h

HELP ! Question on German aliens law. When was the family reunification for the subsidiary protection beneficiairies introduced ? I would appreciate to have son intel on the modification of the Section 36 of the residence act. Thx !

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