Ian McC
@ianmcc.bsky.social
Production chief at EU social rights research agency. I help turn evidence-based info into EU public policy 📚📲 🇪🇺
U OK Slovakia?
The Commission's open public consultation on the #DemocracyShield is being flooded by various templated / copy-paste anti-NGO (or anti-EU) responses from Slovakia (many anonymous).
I'm all for critical voices but this seems to be a targeted campaign.
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
The Commission's open public consultation on the #DemocracyShield is being flooded by various templated / copy-paste anti-NGO (or anti-EU) responses from Slovakia (many anonymous).
I'm all for critical voices but this seems to be a targeted campaign.
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
May 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
U OK Slovakia?
The Commission's open public consultation on the #DemocracyShield is being flooded by various templated / copy-paste anti-NGO (or anti-EU) responses from Slovakia (many anonymous).
I'm all for critical voices but this seems to be a targeted campaign.
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
The Commission's open public consultation on the #DemocracyShield is being flooded by various templated / copy-paste anti-NGO (or anti-EU) responses from Slovakia (many anonymous).
I'm all for critical voices but this seems to be a targeted campaign.
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
It’s remarkable that the wealth of #data used to create this detailed and complex overview of global #migration patterns comes from a social media platform.
Not governmental or international org databases: 3 billion anonymised Facebook users 👤📊
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Not governmental or international org databases: 3 billion anonymised Facebook users 👤📊
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | To Understand Global Migration, You Have to See It First
These estimates, drawn from the location data of three billion Facebook users, provide a view of human migration in extraordinary detail.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
It’s remarkable that the wealth of #data used to create this detailed and complex overview of global #migration patterns comes from a social media platform.
Not governmental or international org databases: 3 billion anonymised Facebook users 👤📊
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Not governmental or international org databases: 3 billion anonymised Facebook users 👤📊
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Canadian taxpayers are paying the Canadian government to take out ads to tell US taxpayers that the tariffs that the US government portrays as a tax on Canada are in fact a tax paid by US consumers.
I hope you followed that
I hope you followed that
March 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Canadian taxpayers are paying the Canadian government to take out ads to tell US taxpayers that the tariffs that the US government portrays as a tax on Canada are in fact a tax paid by US consumers.
I hope you followed that
I hope you followed that
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Highest turnout ever in #BTW2025.
CDU/CSU wins but wanted to win bigger. SPD gets a spanking.
One in five voters choose extreme right AFD. #Germanelections
CDU/CSU wins but wanted to win bigger. SPD gets a spanking.
One in five voters choose extreme right AFD. #Germanelections
February 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Highest turnout ever in #BTW2025.
CDU/CSU wins but wanted to win bigger. SPD gets a spanking.
One in five voters choose extreme right AFD. #Germanelections
CDU/CSU wins but wanted to win bigger. SPD gets a spanking.
One in five voters choose extreme right AFD. #Germanelections
A German election road trip with the far right on the up
Today in Focus · Episode
open.spotify.com
February 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Went to stage production of Dr.Strangelove last week.
Still relevant 😑
Still relevant 😑
February 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Went to stage production of Dr.Strangelove last week.
Still relevant 😑
Still relevant 😑
We have LOADS of people signed up for this one: the interest in #AI is strong!
'How is AI changing the world of work in Europe?'
@eurofound.europa.eu webinar w/@cedefop.europa.eu starting in 10 mins ⌛
Last chance to sign up and join here: app.livestorm.co/p/427296cc-9... 💻 #EurofoundLIVE
'How is AI changing the world of work in Europe?'
@eurofound.europa.eu webinar w/@cedefop.europa.eu starting in 10 mins ⌛
Last chance to sign up and join here: app.livestorm.co/p/427296cc-9... 💻 #EurofoundLIVE
February 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
We have LOADS of people signed up for this one: the interest in #AI is strong!
'How is AI changing the world of work in Europe?'
@eurofound.europa.eu webinar w/@cedefop.europa.eu starting in 10 mins ⌛
Last chance to sign up and join here: app.livestorm.co/p/427296cc-9... 💻 #EurofoundLIVE
'How is AI changing the world of work in Europe?'
@eurofound.europa.eu webinar w/@cedefop.europa.eu starting in 10 mins ⌛
Last chance to sign up and join here: app.livestorm.co/p/427296cc-9... 💻 #EurofoundLIVE
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Juncker responding to Trump's trade tariffs to the EU (in 2018)
"Now we will also impose tariffs. It is a stupid process. But we have to do it. We will now impose tariffs on Harley Davidson, on blue jeans, Levis, on Bourbon. We can also do stupid. We also have to be this stupid"
"Now we will also impose tariffs. It is a stupid process. But we have to do it. We will now impose tariffs on Harley Davidson, on blue jeans, Levis, on Bourbon. We can also do stupid. We also have to be this stupid"
December 20, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Juncker responding to Trump's trade tariffs to the EU (in 2018)
"Now we will also impose tariffs. It is a stupid process. But we have to do it. We will now impose tariffs on Harley Davidson, on blue jeans, Levis, on Bourbon. We can also do stupid. We also have to be this stupid"
"Now we will also impose tariffs. It is a stupid process. But we have to do it. We will now impose tariffs on Harley Davidson, on blue jeans, Levis, on Bourbon. We can also do stupid. We also have to be this stupid"
As the Commission gets set to kick off talks to save the EU's car industry this week, Eurofound published a brief 'all you need to know' piece on employment in the automotive industry 🚗📊🔍
Article: www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/resources... #EUSky
For more facts follow: @eurofound.bsky.social 👀
Article: www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/resources... #EUSky
For more facts follow: @eurofound.bsky.social 👀
January 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
As the Commission gets set to kick off talks to save the EU's car industry this week, Eurofound published a brief 'all you need to know' piece on employment in the automotive industry 🚗📊🔍
Article: www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/resources... #EUSky
For more facts follow: @eurofound.bsky.social 👀
Article: www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/resources... #EUSky
For more facts follow: @eurofound.bsky.social 👀
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January 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Our BlueSky account is up and running!
We are very pleased to be joining the conversation on BlueSky as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary.
Visit our dedicated page and discover why #Eurofound50 is a milestone for social policy development in Europe: 50.eurofound.europa.eu
We are very pleased to be joining the conversation on BlueSky as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary.
Visit our dedicated page and discover why #Eurofound50 is a milestone for social policy development in Europe: 50.eurofound.europa.eu
Eurofound 50 | Supporting better policies for a strong social Europe
Eurofound is celebrating its 50th anniversary, marking half a century of dedicated research and contributions to improving living and working conditions in Europe.
50.eurofound.europa.eu
January 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Our BlueSky account is up and running!
We are very pleased to be joining the conversation on BlueSky as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary.
Visit our dedicated page and discover why #Eurofound50 is a milestone for social policy development in Europe: 50.eurofound.europa.eu
We are very pleased to be joining the conversation on BlueSky as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary.
Visit our dedicated page and discover why #Eurofound50 is a milestone for social policy development in Europe: 50.eurofound.europa.eu
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50 years supporting better policies for a strong social Europe
50 years supporting better policies for a strong social Europe
By providing specialized data and research, Eurofound has long contributed to a stronger, fairer Europe — in today’s climate, its mission has never been more essential
www.politico.eu
January 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
50 years supporting better policies for a strong social Europe
Not just, “I’m sorry, this doesn’t match my taste,” but, “I’m an expert, and this will never work.”
If you’re not hearing this, you’re not doing important work.
And if you’re waiting for unanimous approval, you’re never going to ship that important work.
seths.blog/2025/01/that...
If you’re not hearing this, you’re not doing important work.
And if you’re waiting for unanimous approval, you’re never going to ship that important work.
seths.blog/2025/01/that...
“That will never work”
Every successful SNL sketch, every bestselling book, every landslide-winning candidate… every single one… had skeptics. Someone in the writer’s room, or on the editorial board or …
seths.blog
January 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Not just, “I’m sorry, this doesn’t match my taste,” but, “I’m an expert, and this will never work.”
If you’re not hearing this, you’re not doing important work.
And if you’re waiting for unanimous approval, you’re never going to ship that important work.
seths.blog/2025/01/that...
If you’re not hearing this, you’re not doing important work.
And if you’re waiting for unanimous approval, you’re never going to ship that important work.
seths.blog/2025/01/that...
🤬 outraged = engaged 🤑
January 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
🤬 outraged = engaged 🤑
Good read on #Meta by @caseynewton.bsky.social.
Zuck has given up on finding any middle path through Republican & Democratic polarized criticisms. Musk has shown how Republican support can be bought — cheaply.
Transactional #Trump offers Meta a fresh start...
www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...
Zuck has given up on finding any middle path through Republican & Democratic polarized criticisms. Musk has shown how Republican support can be bought — cheaply.
Transactional #Trump offers Meta a fresh start...
www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...
Meta surrenders to the right on speech
“I really think this a precursor for genocide,” a former employee tells Platformer
www.platformer.news
January 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Good read on #Meta by @caseynewton.bsky.social.
Zuck has given up on finding any middle path through Republican & Democratic polarized criticisms. Musk has shown how Republican support can be bought — cheaply.
Transactional #Trump offers Meta a fresh start...
www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...
Zuck has given up on finding any middle path through Republican & Democratic polarized criticisms. Musk has shown how Republican support can be bought — cheaply.
Transactional #Trump offers Meta a fresh start...
www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...
German Greens MEP Alexandra Geese defined the problem: “Elon Musk chatting with AfD leader Alice Weidel on X is covered by freedom of expression. His algorithmic manipulation, which is intentionally flooding German X timelines with far-right propaganda and drowning out progressive content, is not.”
Tomorrow Elon Musk will further seek to destabilise European politics by rigging the algorithms to provide a huge boost to the leader of Germany's modern fascist party in advance of Germany's federal election.
The EU simply has to take emergency action to exclude X.
www.politico.eu/article/elon...
The EU simply has to take emergency action to exclude X.
www.politico.eu/article/elon...
Pressure mounts on EU to use legal weapons against Musk’s interference
European Commission says it will study whether X gives unfair boost to far right in German election.
www.politico.eu
January 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
German Greens MEP Alexandra Geese defined the problem: “Elon Musk chatting with AfD leader Alice Weidel on X is covered by freedom of expression. His algorithmic manipulation, which is intentionally flooding German X timelines with far-right propaganda and drowning out progressive content, is not.”
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Mark Zuckerberg scrapped fact-checking from Meta platforms. He's also added Trump ally Dana White to Meta's board and is helping fund his inauguration.
Why is Zuckerberg kissing Trump's ring?
Perhaps it's because of the FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Meta.
Follow the money.
Why is Zuckerberg kissing Trump's ring?
Perhaps it's because of the FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Meta.
Follow the money.
Meta faces April trial in FTC case seeking to unwind Instagram merger
Facebook owner Meta Platforms will face trial in April over the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's allegations that the social media platform bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush emerging competition, a judge in Washington said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
January 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Mark Zuckerberg scrapped fact-checking from Meta platforms. He's also added Trump ally Dana White to Meta's board and is helping fund his inauguration.
Why is Zuckerberg kissing Trump's ring?
Perhaps it's because of the FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Meta.
Follow the money.
Why is Zuckerberg kissing Trump's ring?
Perhaps it's because of the FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Meta.
Follow the money.
The new #CommonCharger law means that (as of 28/12/2024) all mobile phones & portable electronic devices sold in the EU must support #USB-C charging.
Different devices, one charger 🔌
A wise policy decision initiated by one of the weirdest EU campaign videos I've ever seen 🥄
Different devices, one charger 🔌
A wise policy decision initiated by one of the weirdest EU campaign videos I've ever seen 🥄
December 30, 2024 at 10:17 AM
The new #CommonCharger law means that (as of 28/12/2024) all mobile phones & portable electronic devices sold in the EU must support #USB-C charging.
Different devices, one charger 🔌
A wise policy decision initiated by one of the weirdest EU campaign videos I've ever seen 🥄
Different devices, one charger 🔌
A wise policy decision initiated by one of the weirdest EU campaign videos I've ever seen 🥄
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The incoming 🇺🇸 vice president has joined the fray and, along with the 🇺🇸president's most powerful advisor and the richest man on Earth, endorsed the German far right.
Vance says AfD simply wants to control borders.
This is the most dangerous moment Europe has seen in 30 years.
Vance says AfD simply wants to control borders.
This is the most dangerous moment Europe has seen in 30 years.
December 22, 2024 at 10:00 AM
The incoming 🇺🇸 vice president has joined the fray and, along with the 🇺🇸president's most powerful advisor and the richest man on Earth, endorsed the German far right.
Vance says AfD simply wants to control borders.
This is the most dangerous moment Europe has seen in 30 years.
Vance says AfD simply wants to control borders.
This is the most dangerous moment Europe has seen in 30 years.
The Economist's 'how we chose this week’s image' always grabs my attention - it's nice to learn about the process behind production.
The Xmas edition features a fish market, inspired by an old Japanse print, which references all the stories in the issue.
view.e.economist.com?qs=d343301b8...
The Xmas edition features a fish market, inspired by an old Japanse print, which references all the stories in the issue.
view.e.economist.com?qs=d343301b8...
December 22, 2024 at 5:02 PM
The Economist's 'how we chose this week’s image' always grabs my attention - it's nice to learn about the process behind production.
The Xmas edition features a fish market, inspired by an old Japanse print, which references all the stories in the issue.
view.e.economist.com?qs=d343301b8...
The Xmas edition features a fish market, inspired by an old Japanse print, which references all the stories in the issue.
view.e.economist.com?qs=d343301b8...
The EU needs migration.
That’s the main message I’m getting from new Labour Market & Wages report 📑
Unemployment is low but skills gaps persist.
Job creation driven by non-EU workers.
Ageing population in EU.
There’ll be 8.8 million more older workers (55-68yrs) by 2030 due to pension reforms.
That’s the main message I’m getting from new Labour Market & Wages report 📑
Unemployment is low but skills gaps persist.
Job creation driven by non-EU workers.
Ageing population in EU.
There’ll be 8.8 million more older workers (55-68yrs) by 2030 due to pension reforms.
December 19, 2024 at 12:43 PM
The EU needs migration.
That’s the main message I’m getting from new Labour Market & Wages report 📑
Unemployment is low but skills gaps persist.
Job creation driven by non-EU workers.
Ageing population in EU.
There’ll be 8.8 million more older workers (55-68yrs) by 2030 due to pension reforms.
That’s the main message I’m getting from new Labour Market & Wages report 📑
Unemployment is low but skills gaps persist.
Job creation driven by non-EU workers.
Ageing population in EU.
There’ll be 8.8 million more older workers (55-68yrs) by 2030 due to pension reforms.
EUIPO video series 👏
Some of the best, most refreshing EU corporate comms I’ve seen in a long time are coming from what you might consider to be an unlikely source*: the EU Intellectual Property Office in Alicante 🇪🇺🇪🇸
▶️ short snappy funny + actual staff!
*unless you know @pablopereza.bsky.social 😎
Some of the best, most refreshing EU corporate comms I’ve seen in a long time are coming from what you might consider to be an unlikely source*: the EU Intellectual Property Office in Alicante 🇪🇺🇪🇸
▶️ short snappy funny + actual staff!
*unless you know @pablopereza.bsky.social 😎
2024 rewind - the year in @EU_IPO videos. Smile promised (if you have some minutes).
Humour, transparency, jargon-free...
Made in-house with staff acting.
Here my favs
1. Craft GIs (Geographical indications) or how we do not need to touch the product to register it.
Humour, transparency, jargon-free...
Made in-house with staff acting.
Here my favs
1. Craft GIs (Geographical indications) or how we do not need to touch the product to register it.
December 19, 2024 at 10:34 AM
EUIPO video series 👏
Some of the best, most refreshing EU corporate comms I’ve seen in a long time are coming from what you might consider to be an unlikely source*: the EU Intellectual Property Office in Alicante 🇪🇺🇪🇸
▶️ short snappy funny + actual staff!
*unless you know @pablopereza.bsky.social 😎
Some of the best, most refreshing EU corporate comms I’ve seen in a long time are coming from what you might consider to be an unlikely source*: the EU Intellectual Property Office in Alicante 🇪🇺🇪🇸
▶️ short snappy funny + actual staff!
*unless you know @pablopereza.bsky.social 😎
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It's Hard Fork Friday! This week, TikTok's last stand, Google's Julian Kelly on building a quantum computer, and Kevin investigates the cult of Claude www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/p...
TikTok’s Last Stand, Google’s Quantum Breakthrough and the Cult of Claude
“The president was given a very clear and easy opportunity to say, ‘Yes, I am going to save TikTok,’ and he absolutely did not say that.”
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 6:42 PM
It's Hard Fork Friday! This week, TikTok's last stand, Google's Julian Kelly on building a quantum computer, and Kevin investigates the cult of Claude www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/p...
Merry Krampusnacht 👹
While St. Nicholas rewards nice children by leaving presents, #Krampus beats those who are naughty with branches and sticks. In some cases, he is said to eat them or take them to hell. On December 6, St. Nicholas Day, children awaken to find their gifts or nurse their injuries.
While St. Nicholas rewards nice children by leaving presents, #Krampus beats those who are naughty with branches and sticks. In some cases, he is said to eat them or take them to hell. On December 6, St. Nicholas Day, children awaken to find their gifts or nurse their injuries.
December 6, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Merry Krampusnacht 👹
While St. Nicholas rewards nice children by leaving presents, #Krampus beats those who are naughty with branches and sticks. In some cases, he is said to eat them or take them to hell. On December 6, St. Nicholas Day, children awaken to find their gifts or nurse their injuries.
While St. Nicholas rewards nice children by leaving presents, #Krampus beats those who are naughty with branches and sticks. In some cases, he is said to eat them or take them to hell. On December 6, St. Nicholas Day, children awaken to find their gifts or nurse their injuries.