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Marietje Schaake
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Proud European 🇪🇺 Fellow at Stanford 👩🏼‍💻 column in FT 🗞️Member of European Parliament 2009-2019 📕Author: The Tech Coup
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When I wrote my book The Tech Coup, quite a few people remarked that the word ‘coup’ might be an overstatement. Today it sadly seems like an understatement ↘️ bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley
How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley
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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.
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Vijf jaar na dato blijft Trump de geschiedenis van de Capitoolbestorming herschrijven
Democratie VS: 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...
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January 6, 2026 at 7:13 AM
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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.
Netherlands pulls out of US Caribbean drug missions amid Venezuela tensions
Dutch defense forces traditionally worked closely with the U.S. but are balking after U.S. attacks on suspected smuggling boats.
www.politico.eu
January 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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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.
December 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Hey folks: this morning we're launching a monthlong fundraiser for @techdirt.com. Over the last year, we've been steadfast in not self-censoring, not capitulating, not sanewashing bullshit. But that's come at a cost. And we need help: rtb.techdirt.com/products/fri...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The video that will make your day better: A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet by @doctorow media.ccc.de/v/39c3-a-pos...
A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet
Trump has staged an unscheduled, midair rapid disassembly of the global system of trade. Ironically, it is this system that prevented all...
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January 5, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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It's wild that the PM of a NATO member feels compelled to put out a statement like this vis-à-vis the US government.
January 4, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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Yesterday, we focused on Miller’s wife’s post about Greenland (myself included), instead of sharing this ⬇️
January 4, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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"Trump’s new world order is now very much a reality. It has no obvious rules, no real allies, celebrates the jungle and is almost always about money. There is a lot of wealth under Venezuela’s soil. Trump is now committed to extracting it." My column. Free to read. as.ft.com/r/08b22b7a-4...
Trump now owns Venezuela
[FREE TO READ] The US president has a growing appetite for military adventure
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January 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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Kinderen in Gaza sterven van de kou. Dit is het hedendaagse kerstverhaal uit het Heilige Land. Boven de Gazaanse hemel geen ster maar Israëlische drones en stortregen. De genocide is niet voorbij, slechts vertraagd en deels gedelegeerd aan de genadeloze weerselementen. Stuk in @standaard.be.
December 24, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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The government has broad authority to control admission but courts have held *repeatedly*, over more than half a century, that the First Amendment bars the government from denying visas to foreign citizens simply because it dislikes what they have to say. 1/
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship.
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
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The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
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December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Forceful response to the absurd sanctions by the US on NGO leaders and former EU Comm. Breton. Actions must follow: The EU is an open, rules-based single market, with the sovereign right to regulate economic activity in line with our democratic values & int. commitments ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
December 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Forceful response to the absurd sanctions by the US on NGO leaders and former EU Comm. Breton. Actions must follow: The EU is an open, rules-based single market, with the sovereign right to regulate economic activity in line with our democratic values & int. commitments ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Statement by the European Commission on the U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on certain EU individuals
The European Commission strongly condemns the U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on five European individuals, including former European Commissioner Thierry Breton.\nFreedom of expression is
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December 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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The US has sanctioned European researchers and policymakers studying misinformation, framing independent inquiry as a free speech violation. The Trump admin's refusal to allow regulation of platforms is US tech policy by other means—now being enforced through sanctions. Scholars must pay attention.
December 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house.

This is where America is now
December 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Changed my bio 🇪🇺
December 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Changed my bio 🇪🇺
December 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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The US just banned a guy from the country (Imran Ahmed) for pointing out that X is full of hate speech
The US is imposing visa restrictions on five Europeans, including Thierry Breton, accusing them of pressuring US tech companies to censor certain US viewpoints (Fatima Hussein/Associated Press)

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December 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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NEW!! Senior House Democrats condemn Trump’s plan to seize Greenland

In letter to Sec Rubio, Congressmen Meeks and Keating warn that appointment of ‘volunteer envoy’ Jeff Landry is causing ‘irreparable rifts’ with Denmark and NATO allies
December 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This thread has all sanctioned individuals: bsky.app/profile/mari...
December 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Who will sue? ↘️
December 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
In a major escalation against the EU, alongside civil society representatives the Trump Administration sanctions former Commissioner Breton for work he did in official capacity ↘️ www.state.gov/releases/off...
Announcement of Actions to Combat the Global Censorship-Industrial Complex - United States Department of State
The State Department is taking decisive action against five individuals who have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to censor, demonetize, and suppress American viewpoints they oppose....
www.state.gov
December 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM