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This should be an interesting read as I prepare a trip to Oberstdorf, just found a copy in a bookshop in Leiden. Down with Amazon, other terrible Big Tech companies, and fascists.

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“Unless addressed and tackled, the proliferation of mercenary #spyware will continue to erode the national security of more European countries. 🇪🇺European institutions ignore this problem at their peril,” said @citizenlab.ca’s @jsrailton.bsky.social. www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

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“Hitler systematically disabled and then dismantled his country’s democratic structures and processes in less than two months’ time—specifically, one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes,” Timothy W. Ryback writes in a step-by-step account:

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Blumenthal: "What world is he living in? It is not only contrary to the facts and the truth but utterly despicable. A disgusting betrayal of a country that has bled and fought and died for freedom ... the president's surrender is pathetic and weak."

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“The limit is the law. They broke the law when they tried to stage a coup d’état and they are now being prosecuted for this.”

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Attacks by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces have killed more than 200 people over the past three days, activists said, as the paramilitary group delayed signing a political charter that could pave the way for a breakaway government reut.rs/3EEZOU3

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Stephen Miller brought big Karen energy to this interview. He did everything but ask to talk to Keilar's manager.

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Feyenoord reach the last 16 of a European Cup/UEFA Champions League campaign for the first time since 1974-75 after beating AC Milan 2-1 on aggregate. Julian Carranza's header was the difference following a 1-1 draw on the night at San Siro. The seven-time winners are out.

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pretty funny: Feyenoord sold Santi Gimenez to AC Milan for about €37 million last month, then Feyenoord beat AC Milan to earn €11 million in UCL prize money nearly a €50m swing

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Germany’s pro-Israel policy is rooted in a commendable desire to atone for historical atrocities. But it also threatens to make Germany complicit in new ones, @isaliba.bsky.social argues.

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Wie läuft es gerade eigentlich in Argentinien? x.com/saifedean/st...

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European defence was born this week - by caesarian, but still.

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Next-level corruption in the US.

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Please donate to help us get the voices of the victims of the Saudi dictatorship heard on Tyneside. www.paypal.com/pools/c/9cfk...

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"Het feit dat er een gebrek aan empathie is, zou vragen moeten oproepen over wat we hebben geleerd uit ons eigen genocidale verleden, hier op dit continent. Wij hebben op onze eigen bodem een genocide gepleegd. Daar hebben we kennelijk niet van geleerd."

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A single word can be a lie. For example, journalists are still calling what Musk and his child army have been doing an operation in pursuit of government efficiency.... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/to-use-their...

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Elon Musk Debuts New Self-Parenting Child theonion.com/elon-mu...

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Zo wordt de agressie vanuit Rusland juist aangewakkerd. Dit is geen onderhandelen, maar weggeven, zei Rob de Wijk in Dit Is De Dag op NPO Radio 1. "Het is ultiem kortzichtig wat hier gebeurt."

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This is the exact moment when Europe's wishful-thinking-as-strategy died www.defense.gov/News/Speeche...

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Well this couldn’t be a more clear message. The art of war [communication]

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Quote of the day: “The road to the authoritarian state is lined with people who advise you not to exaggerate”

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NEE!

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VN-rapporteur Francesca Albanese legt het nog een keer uit, in @nrcnl.bsky.social: Israël pleegt genocide en etnische zuivering in bezet Palestijns gebied. Het plan van Trump om Gaza over te nemen is „criminele onzin”. „Onwetendheid in combinatie met macht is gevaarlijk." www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

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Francesca Albanese wint de Dries van Agt-prijs 2025. Haar scherpe analyses en onwrikbare moreel kompas maken haar tot een krachtige stem voor Palestijnse rechten. https://rightsforum.org/francesca-albanese-wint-dries-van-agt-prijs-2025/

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Fransesca Albanese eindigt haar bevlogen toespraak (‘End the occupation! End the genocide, End the apartheid! Khalas!’) met de wijze woorden van Mariame Kabe: ‘Hope isn't an emotion. Hope is not optimism. Hope is a discipline… we have to practice it every single day.’

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“End the occupation, end the genocide, end the apartheid.” ~Francesca Albanese~ Dries van Agt Lezing, 2025

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Glashelder betoog van de moedige en onvolprezen VN-expert Francesca Albanese over genocide, apartheid, en internationaal recht. Must-watch.

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How to do reporting. Masterclass by @theguardian.com / @hugolowell.bsky.social, for any journalist who covers the Big Tech / far right coup in the United States ⤵️

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What the media still fail to understand is that Trump needs the media (attention) more than the media need Trump.

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‘Waarom respectvol omgaan met een land dat niet respectvol tegen jou is?’ „De EU moet de mogelijkheid om buitenlandse bedrijven de toegang tot de Europese markt te ontzeggen als wapen gaan inzetten.” - @georginaewright.bsky.social / @institutmontaigne.bsky.social met wat wijsheid @nrc.nl

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"Wat ze ons niet geleerd hebben is reageren als je het doelwit bent van een coup door corrupte miljardairs in de Verenigde Staten.’"

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Time for some long overdue change: remove Google apps, Gmail account etc.

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"Plane crash? Blame DEI. Wildfires in LA? Blame DEI. Bridge collapse? Blame DEI. DEI is a racist dogwhistle. Blame Black people is the not so unsubtle message." Must-read by Mehdi Hassan⤵️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Shopify says it’s a different kind of company, yet it platforms hateful figures and its COO cofounded a far-right “news” site. This week @llebrun.bsky.social & @rachelgilmore.bsky.social join @parismarx.bsky.social to discuss Shopify’s leaders’ right-wing politics. techwontsave.us/episode/232_...

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"Letterlijk alles wordt in het werk gesteld om het internationaal recht buiten de deur te houden."

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What can fans and athletes do to fight back against sportswashing? Podcast with Minky Worden & John Hird (co-founder Newcastle United Fans Against Sportswashing), on the history of sportswashing from 1936 (Nazi Olympics) to 2034 (🇸🇦 hosting FIFA World Cup, & more ⬇️ www.hrw.org/video-photos...

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“Radical right populists are using misinformation as a tool to destabilise democracies and gain political advantage." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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"Trump is inviting trouble with his unprincipled stand. Article 70 of the Rome Statute authorizes prosecution for what Americans call “obstruction of justice” if anyone tries to impede or intimidate an official of the court because of their official duties."

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Tax the rich. Plain and simple.

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Holy shit this cartoon.

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“Schools are one of the main places where they spread propaganda.” Fascism can take root in the simplest ways – starting in schools, with children.”

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Journalisten van Correctiv en NewsGuard wisten onlangs ruim honderd Duitse 'nieuwssites' te herleiden tot Rusland. Het gaat om sites met geloofwaardige namen als Berliner Tagespost en Tagesnews24, gevuld met door AI-geschreven pro-Russische berichten.

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Top comment on the recent NYT story on DOGE’s young aides www.nytimes.com/shared/comme...

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"Continued access to any payment systems by DOGE members, even ‘read only,’ likely poses the single greatest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.” From a Treasury threat intelligence dept email www.wired.com/story/treasu...

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Far right governments all over the world will soon be copying this terrible strategy. Excellent reporting by @theguardian.com / @montgomery.bsky.social, on how the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is gaming Google to create a mirage of mass deportations.

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ICE has an evergreen content strategy www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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"Lest we forget, forcibly removing people en masse from their homeland is a war crime and a crime against humanity."

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