Douwe Korff
@douwekorff.bsky.social
Dutch UK-based Emeritus professor of International law. Human and digital rights activist. Data protection expert.
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Das ist Diebstahl an den Gesellschaften und zwar im ganzen großen Stil.
Viel Geld, das in der öffentlichen Infrastruktur und Daseinsvorsorge fehlt, wird von wenigen zusammengerafft.
Die Debatte über Vermögenssteuern ist keine "Neiddebatte", sondern eine über grenzenlose Gier weniger.
Viel Geld, das in der öffentlichen Infrastruktur und Daseinsvorsorge fehlt, wird von wenigen zusammengerafft.
Die Debatte über Vermögenssteuern ist keine "Neiddebatte", sondern eine über grenzenlose Gier weniger.
January 1, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Das ist Diebstahl an den Gesellschaften und zwar im ganzen großen Stil.
Viel Geld, das in der öffentlichen Infrastruktur und Daseinsvorsorge fehlt, wird von wenigen zusammengerafft.
Die Debatte über Vermögenssteuern ist keine "Neiddebatte", sondern eine über grenzenlose Gier weniger.
Viel Geld, das in der öffentlichen Infrastruktur und Daseinsvorsorge fehlt, wird von wenigen zusammengerafft.
Die Debatte über Vermögenssteuern ist keine "Neiddebatte", sondern eine über grenzenlose Gier weniger.
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Die Niederlande sind ein Kriegsgebiet. Wir brauchen Putin nicht hier, um unsere Gesellschaft zu destabilisieren. Der Brand in der #Vondelkerk, verursacht durch kommerzielles Feuerwerk, ist ein erschütterndes Symbol für die zerstörerische Logik einer entgleisten Konsumgesellschaft.
#Feuerwerksverbot
#Feuerwerksverbot
January 1, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Die Niederlande sind ein Kriegsgebiet. Wir brauchen Putin nicht hier, um unsere Gesellschaft zu destabilisieren. Der Brand in der #Vondelkerk, verursacht durch kommerzielles Feuerwerk, ist ein erschütterndes Symbol für die zerstörerische Logik einer entgleisten Konsumgesellschaft.
#Feuerwerksverbot
#Feuerwerksverbot
“Named individuals created the enshittogenic environment & encouraged tech companies to merge to monopoly, transforming the internet into ‘5 giant websites, each filled with screenshots of the other 4’ that rip us off & spy on us. And they banned us from fighting back.”
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archive.org/details/doct...
A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet : Cory Doctorow : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Trump has staged an unscheduled, midair rapid disassembly of the global system of trade. Ironically, it is this system that prevented all of America's...
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January 1, 2026 at 12:29 PM
“Named individuals created the enshittogenic environment & encouraged tech companies to merge to monopoly, transforming the internet into ‘5 giant websites, each filled with screenshots of the other 4’ that rip us off & spy on us. And they banned us from fighting back.”
archive.org/details/doct...
archive.org/details/doct...
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In 2025 and 2024 Israel’s air force and army chiefs were given special immunity by Keir Starmer’s government to visit Britain, to protect them from possible prosecution for war crimes.
www.declassifieduk.org/israeli-air-...
www.declassifieduk.org/israeli-air-...
Israeli air force chief given special immunity to visit Britain
Exclusive: Israeli air force commander Tomer Bar received a “special mission” certificate for his secret trip to the UK, protecting him from arrest for war crimes.
www.declassifieduk.org
January 1, 2026 at 9:10 AM
In 2025 and 2024 Israel’s air force and army chiefs were given special immunity by Keir Starmer’s government to visit Britain, to protect them from possible prosecution for war crimes.
www.declassifieduk.org/israeli-air-...
www.declassifieduk.org/israeli-air-...
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I’m a *lot* fed up with the constant gaslighting about what this Labour government has been like.
I’d love a good Labour government. I’d be right behind it - if it stopped the xenophobic bollocks, started treating disabled people with respect etc etc.
Currently, Starmer is Farage’s best recruiter
I’d love a good Labour government. I’d be right behind it - if it stopped the xenophobic bollocks, started treating disabled people with respect etc etc.
Currently, Starmer is Farage’s best recruiter
I am a bit fed up of the constant undermining of a Labour government. Let's start 2026 with some positivity or we will have a Farage 'government' to deal with.
So he’s resigning?
January 1, 2026 at 10:10 AM
I’m a *lot* fed up with the constant gaslighting about what this Labour government has been like.
I’d love a good Labour government. I’d be right behind it - if it stopped the xenophobic bollocks, started treating disabled people with respect etc etc.
Currently, Starmer is Farage’s best recruiter
I’d love a good Labour government. I’d be right behind it - if it stopped the xenophobic bollocks, started treating disabled people with respect etc etc.
Currently, Starmer is Farage’s best recruiter
1/2 Excellent analysis and warning; these two points show the urgent need of much greater European integration:
“First, Europe still lacks a genuine capital markets union.
Second, …”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“First, Europe still lacks a genuine capital markets union.
Second, …”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Trump is wrong: ‘woke’ policies aren’t the real threat to Europe | Nouriel Roubini
The continent’s problems are not caused by immigration or cultural politics but by economic and technological decline
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:18 AM
1/2 Excellent analysis and warning; these two points show the urgent need of much greater European integration:
“First, Europe still lacks a genuine capital markets union.
Second, …”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“First, Europe still lacks a genuine capital markets union.
Second, …”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“Estonia is linking a super genome database to patient records. Is it safe?” Answer: No!
www.politico.eu/article/esto...
www.politico.eu/article/esto...
Estonia is linking a super genome database to patient records. Is it safe?
New digital health system promises big gains in screening and treatment, but critics warn it increases the risks of data leaking.
www.politico.eu
January 1, 2026 at 9:30 AM
“Estonia is linking a super genome database to patient records. Is it safe?” Answer: No!
www.politico.eu/article/esto...
www.politico.eu/article/esto...
European stars at the London New Year fireworks! Well done!!
January 1, 2026 at 12:03 AM
European stars at the London New Year fireworks! Well done!!
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Here’s a snapshot of the services MSF provided in #Gaza in 2025. We’ve received no updates on our Israeli registration process for 2026 and it is unclear if we will be able to continue activities.
- 800,000 consultations
- 22,700 surgical operations
- 700 million litres of water
- 800,000 consultations
- 22,700 surgical operations
- 700 million litres of water
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Here’s a snapshot of the services MSF provided in #Gaza in 2025. We’ve received no updates on our Israeli registration process for 2026 and it is unclear if we will be able to continue activities.
- 800,000 consultations
- 22,700 surgical operations
- 700 million litres of water
- 800,000 consultations
- 22,700 surgical operations
- 700 million litres of water
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If the leader of the Fabians, a purportedly leftist think tank, can't have a serious conversation about the impact of billionaires, what does that tell us?
Amazing interview attacking Polanski as a "fantasist" "selling unicorns".
But Polanski has not said "squeezing a tiny elite of billionaires will pay for everything that we want and everything that we need.” He has simply argued, as many tax economists do, for a wealth tax.
So who is the fantasist?
But Polanski has not said "squeezing a tiny elite of billionaires will pay for everything that we want and everything that we need.” He has simply argued, as many tax economists do, for a wealth tax.
So who is the fantasist?
December 31, 2025 at 10:08 AM
If the leader of the Fabians, a purportedly leftist think tank, can't have a serious conversation about the impact of billionaires, what does that tell us?
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The Trump administration is ramping up its attacks on what it calls Europe’s censorship regime.
The pressure puts Brussels between a rock and a hard place.
🔗 politi.co/4pjBHfg
The pressure puts Brussels between a rock and a hard place.
🔗 politi.co/4pjBHfg
December 31, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The Trump administration is ramping up its attacks on what it calls Europe’s censorship regime.
The pressure puts Brussels between a rock and a hard place.
🔗 politi.co/4pjBHfg
The pressure puts Brussels between a rock and a hard place.
🔗 politi.co/4pjBHfg
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How Israel’s multi-ton truck bombs ripped through Gaza City - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
How Israel’s multi-ton truck bombs ripped through Gaza City
In the weeks before the ceasefire, Israel deployed a new weapon: Armoured Personnel Carriers repurposed as explosive-laden bombs.
www.reuters.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:37 AM
How Israel’s multi-ton truck bombs ripped through Gaza City - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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30.12.2025
Foreign Ministers of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom express 'serious concerns'.
www.government.se/statements/2...
Foreign Ministers of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom express 'serious concerns'.
www.government.se/statements/2...
December 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
30.12.2025
Foreign Ministers of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom express 'serious concerns'.
www.government.se/statements/2...
Foreign Ministers of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom express 'serious concerns'.
www.government.se/statements/2...
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It's the end of the year - an annus horribilis for Europe.
It should be a moment of reflection on the root causes of the humiliation this continent had to endure at the hands of Donald Trump this year.
And it's time to reimagine what Europe can be.
It should be a moment of reflection on the root causes of the humiliation this continent had to endure at the hands of Donald Trump this year.
And it's time to reimagine what Europe can be.
Europe's choice in 2026: join, or die
As we start the new year, Europeans face a crucial decision. Will they allow themselves to be dictated to by Washington and Moscow, or will they unite to achieve independence?
davekeating.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:35 AM
It's the end of the year - an annus horribilis for Europe.
It should be a moment of reflection on the root causes of the humiliation this continent had to endure at the hands of Donald Trump this year.
And it's time to reimagine what Europe can be.
It should be a moment of reflection on the root causes of the humiliation this continent had to endure at the hands of Donald Trump this year.
And it's time to reimagine what Europe can be.
“The Trump administration is seeking to turn America’s unspoken protectorate system in Europe into outright vassalage, and still our leaders are bending over backwards to placate Trump over the past year.”
A federal Europe now!!
open.substack.com/pub/davekeat...
A federal Europe now!!
open.substack.com/pub/davekeat...
Europe's choice in 2026: join, or die
As we start the new year, Europeans face a crucial decision. Will they allow themselves to be dictated to by Washington and Moscow, or will they unite to achieve independence?
open.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“The Trump administration is seeking to turn America’s unspoken protectorate system in Europe into outright vassalage, and still our leaders are bending over backwards to placate Trump over the past year.”
A federal Europe now!!
open.substack.com/pub/davekeat...
A federal Europe now!!
open.substack.com/pub/davekeat...
For more than a year, we have bought this to avoid forever plastics and use it for everything incl making ice cubes. We put the empties in the recycle bin including dozens over the festive period. So this: “return for a refund” is not good enough!!
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December 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
For more than a year, we have bought this to avoid forever plastics and use it for everything incl making ice cubes. We put the empties in the recycle bin including dozens over the festive period. So this: “return for a refund” is not good enough!!
view.eml.waitrose.com?qs=89cd603e7...
view.eml.waitrose.com?qs=89cd603e7...
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Gaza and the treatment of protestors alone I think explains a lot of this.
December 31, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Gaza and the treatment of protestors alone I think explains a lot of this.
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The “political leaders are just always unpopular now” idea really does let Starmer’s operation off the hook for its deliberate efforts to alienate their own base.
The upsetting their own voters bit worked like a charm. Whatever else the plan was supposed to deliver…less so.
The upsetting their own voters bit worked like a charm. Whatever else the plan was supposed to deliver…less so.
I mean look at these graphs - 82% of 2024 Green voters disapprove of Starmer, 64% of LDs and 53% of the Labour voters *who explicitly voted for him less than two years ago.* That is not normal. I suspect it may be unprecedented.
December 31, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The “political leaders are just always unpopular now” idea really does let Starmer’s operation off the hook for its deliberate efforts to alienate their own base.
The upsetting their own voters bit worked like a charm. Whatever else the plan was supposed to deliver…less so.
The upsetting their own voters bit worked like a charm. Whatever else the plan was supposed to deliver…less so.
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Het Concertgebouw was soms heel erg politiek. De Tweede Internationale kwam daar in 1904 bijeen. Rosa Luxemburg trad er op en Jean Jaurès werd als redenaar bejubeld. In 1924 werd er Lenin bij zijn dood door de communisten met veel pathos herdacht. #BetrouwbareBronnen omny.fm/shows/betrou...
December 31, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Het Concertgebouw was soms heel erg politiek. De Tweede Internationale kwam daar in 1904 bijeen. Rosa Luxemburg trad er op en Jean Jaurès werd als redenaar bejubeld. In 1924 werd er Lenin bij zijn dood door de communisten met veel pathos herdacht. #BetrouwbareBronnen omny.fm/shows/betrou...
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PS *no* spécial treatment was secured in the end
December 31, 2025 at 9:11 AM
PS *no* spécial treatment was secured in the end
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All the time ressserting its redlines as if they were the laws of physics, rather than positions made up by May and Johnson and maintained at the whim of one man.
This is not the way.
Ends
This is not the way.
Ends
a man in a helmet with the words " this is the way " behind him
ALT: a man in a helmet with the words " this is the way " behind him
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December 31, 2025 at 9:10 AM
All the time ressserting its redlines as if they were the laws of physics, rather than positions made up by May and Johnson and maintained at the whim of one man.
This is not the way.
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This is not the way.
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This is entirely on Keir Starmer and UKG.
This deal could have been done in early 2025.
It didn't happen because Labour:
-Kept demanding special treatment
-Failed to communicate positively about 🇪🇺 to public
-Hated letting 🇪🇺 youth come to the UK
1
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
This deal could have been done in early 2025.
It didn't happen because Labour:
-Kept demanding special treatment
-Failed to communicate positively about 🇪🇺 to public
-Hated letting 🇪🇺 youth come to the UK
1
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Delay to post-Brexit deal costs UK £100m a week, analysis shows
Labour government hits out at critics, denouncing it as a ‘shame’ that they are not supporting its progress in forging closer ties with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 9:10 AM
This is entirely on Keir Starmer and UKG.
This deal could have been done in early 2025.
It didn't happen because Labour:
-Kept demanding special treatment
-Failed to communicate positively about 🇪🇺 to public
-Hated letting 🇪🇺 youth come to the UK
1
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
This deal could have been done in early 2025.
It didn't happen because Labour:
-Kept demanding special treatment
-Failed to communicate positively about 🇪🇺 to public
-Hated letting 🇪🇺 youth come to the UK
1
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
“POLITICO commissioned pollster More in Common to hold an in-depth focus group, grilling **eight** youngsters from across the country on everything from social media disinformation to what they would do inside No. 10 Downing Street.” 8?? Surely that is meaningless?
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
Britain’s teens are getting the vote — so we asked them what they really think
Sixteen-year-olds have been promised the vote by the next election. POLITICO’s focus group asks young people what they actually want.
www.politico.eu
December 31, 2025 at 8:58 AM
“POLITICO commissioned pollster More in Common to hold an in-depth focus group, grilling **eight** youngsters from across the country on everything from social media disinformation to what they would do inside No. 10 Downing Street.” 8?? Surely that is meaningless?
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
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@joedromey.bsky.social in your Guardian interview you attack Polanski for 'selling the unicorn' that "squeezing a tiny elite of billionaires will pay for everything that we want and everything that we need". Am sure you'd never sell unicorns so can you help me, please, with where Polanski said that?
December 31, 2025 at 8:21 AM
@joedromey.bsky.social in your Guardian interview you attack Polanski for 'selling the unicorn' that "squeezing a tiny elite of billionaires will pay for everything that we want and everything that we need". Am sure you'd never sell unicorns so can you help me, please, with where Polanski said that?
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For the record, I was an advisor to Ed Miliband's Labour Party on tax policy, I strongly support a wealth tax, and I am aware of a viable and fully costed proposal to implement one in the UK.
Amazing interview attacking Polanski as a "fantasist" "selling unicorns".
But Polanski has not said "squeezing a tiny elite of billionaires will pay for everything that we want and everything that we need.” He has simply argued, as many tax economists do, for a wealth tax.
So who is the fantasist?
But Polanski has not said "squeezing a tiny elite of billionaires will pay for everything that we want and everything that we need.” He has simply argued, as many tax economists do, for a wealth tax.
So who is the fantasist?
December 31, 2025 at 8:24 AM
For the record, I was an advisor to Ed Miliband's Labour Party on tax policy, I strongly support a wealth tax, and I am aware of a viable and fully costed proposal to implement one in the UK.