Great points by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social at #MSC about the money tech companies are spending to shape the narrative against regulation of AI in the US where there is now an effective moratorium on regulation

Can’t make this up ↘️

Palantir now sues a Swiss magazine. But yeah let’s keep the lie alive that Trump’s America is a beacon of free speech ↘️

This is an incredible photo.

Ongelofelijk schadelijk en slecht ↘️

In the latest episode of 'what happened to that CCTV footage from within an ICE detention center', the government now says it lost hard drives it was supposed to put the footage on www.404media.co/government-l...

Tijd voor meer regie en verantwoordelijkheid want goedkoop is duurkoop: NS besteedt ict deels uit aan Amerikaanse leverancier ↘️ www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

Big news: the European Commission has told Meta that its exclusion of rival AI assistants from WhatsApp is anti-competitive, and ordered it to reverse the policy. This is very fast by the EC's standards; the original investigation was only opened in December. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Free speech all the way!

Zou er niet gewoon zo'n ouderwetse, grootse, avondvullende tv-actie moeten komen voor 'Help Oekraïne deze winter door'? Goed idee, NPO? vvodiel.nl/winteractie-...

US ‘soft’ power with a hard agenda coming to Europe ↘️ giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Do Americans appreciate how quickly they are alienating even their staunchest former allies? Read conservative @tomtugendhat.bsky.social from the UK and former Canadian PM Stephen Harper making the case for sovereignty: dispatches.tomtugendhat.org/p/the-two-em... and www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...

Before and after Carney there is always a great speech by Mario Draghi ❤️🇪🇺↘️

NEW: As he released 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, Judge Biery warned of vast lawlessness and inhumanity in the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts. He said courts amounted to “a judicial finger in the dike.” www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

To anyone who thinks the Greenland issue is settled. Trump’s Greenland Envoy: We Need ‘Total, Unfettered Access’ ↘️ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...

The new govt of The Netherlands presented its coalition agreement with some ambitious tech policies. Here are some of the highlights 📡 🌍 Strong focus on building digital sovereignty 🎚️Map and stresstest dependence on foreign tech, and transition to European alternatives; share of best practices

ZDF is now broadcasting the documentary I prepared with Johannes Hano and David Frum concerning the Russian influence operation targeting Musk, Thiel and other Silicon Valley South Africans, which was personally overseen and run by Vladimir Putin and was deemed hugely successful by the Russians.

Stay Free ❤️↘️

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

France will ban public officials from using American platforms including Google Meet, Zoom and Teams for videoconferencing, according to a spokesperson.

EU opens formal probe into Musk’s xAI over Grok deepfakes ft.trib.al/OTXN4lf

We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...

#bookrecommendation 📚 A compelling analysis by @marietjeschaake.bsky.social of how digital systems and platforms are influencing politics, media, and governance. Recommended for anyone interested in how the digital world is transforming democracy.

Europeans deserve safer digital spaces and real alternatives to US-based platforms. We urge the Commission to: - Invest in European tech initiatives. - Support the development of user-focused, European-owned networks. - Guarantee robust data portability rights for all users.

Trump is now whining to Norway that since they did not give him Nobel Peace Prize, he no longer will consider peace and demands that he be given Greenland. Does he even know that Norway doesn’t own Greenland - Denmark does

The apparent offer indicates that Trump is eager to maintain his warm relationship with Putin even as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nears its fourth anniversary. ft.trib.al/hnx85UD

Three of these folks were let back on Twitter by Musk after he bought it

In which a Trump voter explains in tears how he lost 3 million dollars to a crypto scam. And how he disagrees on all the room the President gives to crypto moguls, at the expense of naive Americans ↘️

Full house at Vienna's #Burgtheater. Misha #Glenny discussed with great experts @francescabria.bsky.social, @helganowotny.bsky.social ; Beeban #Kidron and @marietjeschaake.bsky.social about how Europe must regain its #digital #sovereignty to defend our #democracy. I think we could even improve it!

In Kyiv it’s −15°C. Frost, darkness, the heroism of soldiers and energy workers. One of my friends is serving and is out in the field right now. Another is running a film festival in Odesa, on a generator, in a shelter, to raise money for the military. We’re still here

European Union lawmakers are poised to block approval of the EU’s trade deal with the US over President Donald Trump’s vow to impose tariffs on countries that supported Greenland in the face of American threats.

The Canada-China relationship has been distant and uncertain for nearly a decade. We’re changing that, with a new strategic partnership that benefits the people of both our nations.

🛒🇪🇺💪 The best time to quit your dependence on the US was years ago. The second-best time is TODAY (not the day after tomorrow). #BuyEuropean 🇪🇺🇩🇰🇬🇱🇺🇦🇪🇺💪 ✅ buy-european.net/en/alternati... ✅ european-alternatives.eu ✅ hardno.eu ✅ www.goeuropean.org ✅ euroalternative.co #Grønland #tariffs #greenland #trump

European leaders warn of ‘downward spiral’ after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland – Europe live

“The decisions made now about the true value of sovereignty will determine whether countries retain meaningful autonomy or become clients of foreign imperialism. A citizen is not a customer and sovereignty is not a service” 🎯 @marietjeschaake.bsky.social in FT www.ft.com/content/8fc2...

Tech sovereignty should not be a subscription model ft.trib.al/v2MPMD0 | opinion

Important by @marietjeschaake.bsky.social "no amount of localisation can override the legal reality that the US companies selling the storage are answerable to American courts, and more importantly, are increasingly treated as instruments of American politics." giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

“A citizen is not a customer and sovereignty is not a service”. Spot on👌by @marietjeschaake.bsky.social

As of right now, 15 Men's World Cup qualified countries have had visa processing frozen. Full list in the picture. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

The decisions we make now about the true value of sovereignty will determine whether countries retain meaningful autonomy or become clients of foreign imperialism. A citizen is not a customer and sovereignty is not a service ↘️ giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

The decisions we make now about the true value of sovereignty will determine whether countries retain meaningful autonomy or become clients of foreign imperialism. A citizen is not a customer and sovereignty is not a service ↘️ giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

I'm just sitting here, trying to figure out how to threat model for armed, masked thugs who may kidnap you off the street, then steal, and possibly sell your phone.

Important step! ↘️

There is a lot of talk about what Europeans will do if Trump follows though on his illegal plans towards Denmark. But I would like to know what Americans are expected to do

Op 6 januari 2021 wankelde de Amerikaanse democratie toen Donald Trumps aanhang het Capitool bestormde. Sinds hij terug is aan de macht, dringt Trump het land zijn eigen lezing van die dag op. De 1.500 relschoppers die hij gratie gaf, gaan ondertussen weer in de fout. buff.ly/xRheq7p

The Netherlands has pulled out of U.S.-led counter-drug missions in the Caribbean, a reaction to the rising death toll from American military attacks on vessels suspected of being used to smuggle narcotics.

still cannot process that ronald lauder, the honorary chairman of the museum of modern art is stealth buying up greenlandic companies to facilitate trump's invasion and takeover of greenland.

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