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Können wir das Internet zurückerobern? Nur wenn wir was tun.

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Mao, who would have welcomed the catastrophe now unfolding in America, must be looking down from his Marxist-Leninist heaven with a smile, as the East wind may finally be prevailing over the West wind – a dream for which he had long hoped.

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Has the US just declared war on Europe? It sounded like it

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How can Europe prepare for battle? Insightful paper by Nicu Popescu from ECFR ecfr.eu/publication/...

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Europe lost her long term partner. Time to be single for a while? Or go out there and find a new partner? Or better new partners? What candidates would Tinder suggest?

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Elon Musk is for America what Cecil Rhodes was for the British Empire: an oligarch with far-reaching powers bestowed on him to help the state to grab as much of the world’s waterways, land, resources and labor as it can My latest for @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/07/e...

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For the AI Action summit in Paris

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A dystopian drama. In Barry Blitt’s latest Kvetchbook, the illustrator reimagines Elon Musk and his cohorts at the Department of Government Efficiency as the antihero droogs in “A Clockwork Orange.” www.newyorker.com/cartoons/bli...

submitted 22 days ago • 69 comments

“The point is not a policy fight, it’s an execution. They are killing one agency to terrify a thousand others.” Susan B. Glasser writes about Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s takeover of the White House, and the dismantling of the U.S.A.I.D.

submitted 22 days ago • 30 comments

What if… the EU legislates for Musk to sell the European business of X to European owner, based on US case with TikTok.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Interesting idea. Digital Citizenship by acquisition www.projectliberty.io/peoples-bid-...

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How can Europe be a digital player? Just Do it! www.spiegel.de/internationa...

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Warum haben die Europäer nicht längst ein eigenes soziales Netzwerk? Statt sich die Regeln von autoritär abdriftenden Tech-Milliardären diktieren zu lassen? Europas Demokratien müssen sich eine digitale Grundlage geben, fordert @bertrebhandl.bsky.social in der FAZ. Unbedingt lesenswert!

submitted 34 days ago • 5 comments

It’s high time for Europe to gain its digital independence and defend its democracies. Really! culturalfoundation.eu/stories/dont...

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

What can culture do? As Europe faces identity crises culture emerges as a vital force for hope, unity, and renewal. Culture isn't a luxury—it's the steering wheel for Europe's future. culturalfoundation.eu/programmes/w... #WhatCanCultureDo #Europe #CulturalChange

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Why am I here? I have turned out of Social Media around ten years ago. But given the oligarchic power concentration and misuse of social media platforms I want to support alternative systems. So here I am. I promise to use responsibly.

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