Nick Dearden
@nickdearden.bsky.social
Director of Global Justice Now. Author of Pharmanomics. Opinions my own. #FreePalestine
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Very excited to announce our upcoming conference
Resisting Big Tech Empires
25 April
London
Cory Doctorow
Anita Gurumurthy
Sofia Scassera
James Meadway
Khem Rogaly
Cecilia Rikap,
Dan McQuillan
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Resisting Big Tech Empires
25 April
London
Cory Doctorow
Anita Gurumurthy
Sofia Scassera
James Meadway
Khem Rogaly
Cecilia Rikap,
Dan McQuillan
www.tickettailor.com/events/globa...
So pleased to join Neal Lawson and Mary Kaldor on last week’s @compassoffice.bsky.social podcast to discuss why Starmer got Trump so wrong, the awful trade deals he’s signed with him… and how we can start standing up to Trump and his fascist international.
www.compassonline.org.uk/podcast/upco...
www.compassonline.org.uk/podcast/upco...
It's Bloody Complicated - A World of Trouble: Is US Hegemony Crumbling? with Mary Kaldor and Nick Dearden - Compass
'We're living through unprecedented times' seems to be the slogan of the past decade now, which is a grim reality. But, when facing the international space, it's difficult to argue. The rampant chaos ...
www.compassonline.org.uk
February 17, 2026 at 6:21 PM
So pleased to join Neal Lawson and Mary Kaldor on last week’s @compassoffice.bsky.social podcast to discuss why Starmer got Trump so wrong, the awful trade deals he’s signed with him… and how we can start standing up to Trump and his fascist international.
www.compassonline.org.uk/podcast/upco...
www.compassonline.org.uk/podcast/upco...
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Trump is not simply a puppet of capitalists.
He is trying to shape capitalism into a fascist economic model, our director @nickdearden.bsky.social argues on the latest episode of COUNTER•POWER 👇🏽
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He is trying to shape capitalism into a fascist economic model, our director @nickdearden.bsky.social argues on the latest episode of COUNTER•POWER 👇🏽
counterpower.uk
February 17, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Trump is not simply a puppet of capitalists.
He is trying to shape capitalism into a fascist economic model, our director @nickdearden.bsky.social argues on the latest episode of COUNTER•POWER 👇🏽
counterpower.uk
He is trying to shape capitalism into a fascist economic model, our director @nickdearden.bsky.social argues on the latest episode of COUNTER•POWER 👇🏽
counterpower.uk
Europe is a digital vassal of the US. We can claim independence, and inflict real pain on Trump’s oligarchs. But digital sovereignty needs planning and cooperation, not watering down standards and handing power to the market.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Europeans are dangerously reliant on US tech. Now is a good time to build our own | Johnny Ryan
By trusting the US, we handed Trump a kill switch. Yet Europe’s digital sovereignty is an achievable goal, says civil liberties campaigner, Johnny Ryan
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Europe is a digital vassal of the US. We can claim independence, and inflict real pain on Trump’s oligarchs. But digital sovereignty needs planning and cooperation, not watering down standards and handing power to the market.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
UK overseas aid cuts will be the steepest of any G7 country this year - outstripping those of Trump administration - so we can hand more money to US military corporations.
www.ft.com/content/ad52...
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UK overseas aid cuts to outstrip those of Trump administration
Spending will drop 27% this year from 2024 levels to help fund higher defence budget
www.ft.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:28 AM
UK overseas aid cuts will be the steepest of any G7 country this year - outstripping those of Trump administration - so we can hand more money to US military corporations.
www.ft.com/content/ad52...
www.ft.com/content/ad52...
Completely agree. It was a speech which chilled me to the core. Yet because he didn’t berate Europe Vance-style, because he said ‘join with us, ditch your welfare states, build walls against the heathen and share once again the spoils of Empire’, he got an ovation.
If you had the slightest doubt as to how to interpret Rubio's speech at the MSC, you just need to see who he visits afterwards.
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That Rubio received a standing ovation & gushing praise shows how ill served Europe is by its transatlantic-oriented foreign policy elite network
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That Rubio received a standing ovation & gushing praise shows how ill served Europe is by its transatlantic-oriented foreign policy elite network
After Munich speech, Rubio visits Trump allies in Slovakia and Hungary
February 16, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Completely agree. It was a speech which chilled me to the core. Yet because he didn’t berate Europe Vance-style, because he said ‘join with us, ditch your welfare states, build walls against the heathen and share once again the spoils of Empire’, he got an ovation.
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What's happening in Syria right now matters to all of us. A women-led democracy is being destroyed; ISIS prisoners are being let loose. My video explainer on what's going on - feel free to share - youtu.be/Huh8cbZ6EjQ
Syria - Why it matters, to all of us - RIGHT NOW!
YouTube video by Carne Ross
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January 23, 2026 at 1:22 PM
What's happening in Syria right now matters to all of us. A women-led democracy is being destroyed; ISIS prisoners are being let loose. My video explainer on what's going on - feel free to share - youtu.be/Huh8cbZ6EjQ
Today we join @foxglovelegal.bsky.social & others demanding transparency around the tech trade deals which Mandelson crafted - including the Palantir MoD deal.
An awful lot of Global Counsel clients did very well out of these deals. 1/2
An awful lot of Global Counsel clients did very well out of these deals. 1/2
February 13, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Today we join @foxglovelegal.bsky.social & others demanding transparency around the tech trade deals which Mandelson crafted - including the Palantir MoD deal.
An awful lot of Global Counsel clients did very well out of these deals. 1/2
An awful lot of Global Counsel clients did very well out of these deals. 1/2
Absolutely amazing. Well done @defendourjuries.bsky.social. Well done Huda Ammori.
Never give up. #FreePalestine
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Never give up. #FreePalestine
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UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Absolutely amazing. Well done @defendourjuries.bsky.social. Well done Huda Ammori.
Never give up. #FreePalestine
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Never give up. #FreePalestine
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Labour is unpopular because it’s too left wing. But pray to god Starmer stays, otherwise we’ll get real communism. 😂
Does the FT really pay him to write this stuff??
www.ft.com/content/c9a2...
Does the FT really pay him to write this stuff??
www.ft.com/content/c9a2...
Britain should pray that Starmer survives
The country did not and would not vote for the Labour left
www.ft.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Labour is unpopular because it’s too left wing. But pray to god Starmer stays, otherwise we’ll get real communism. 😂
Does the FT really pay him to write this stuff??
www.ft.com/content/c9a2...
Does the FT really pay him to write this stuff??
www.ft.com/content/c9a2...
Our enemy is the economic system - a “dictatorship run by the tiny minority who control capital”. The answer is a democratic economy. Or else, we get barbarism. Brilliant 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp, say Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Our enemy is the economic system - a “dictatorship run by the tiny minority who control capital”. The answer is a democratic economy. Or else, we get barbarism. Brilliant 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain’s food and manufacturing standards regime is “under severe pressure” as a result of Starmer’s trade pact with Trump last year, Britain’s standards chief warned MPs yesterday. That pact means ongoing talks in which the government could concede on standards at any time.
February 11, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Britain’s food and manufacturing standards regime is “under severe pressure” as a result of Starmer’s trade pact with Trump last year, Britain’s standards chief warned MPs yesterday. That pact means ongoing talks in which the government could concede on standards at any time.
The US’ critical minerals trade bloc aims at securing US military & tech hegemony through control of critical minerals supply chains. This will hinder the green transition.
But the deal itself gives insight into Trump’s new world order 🧵
www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026...
But the deal itself gives insight into Trump’s new world order 🧵
www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026...
US announces proposed critical mineral trading bloc
The aim of the group is to challenge China’s stronghold on the globe’s rare earth mining.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The US’ critical minerals trade bloc aims at securing US military & tech hegemony through control of critical minerals supply chains. This will hinder the green transition.
But the deal itself gives insight into Trump’s new world order 🧵
www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026...
But the deal itself gives insight into Trump’s new world order 🧵
www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026...
Hang on, so we did a deal with Trump which will mean the NHS giving an extra £9bn a year to these 👇 very profitable corporations, on the basis it would help attract investment back. And yet… no investment is coming back. It was a shakedown. Who knew?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
AstraZeneca CEO hails NHS drug price deal but keeps pause on £200m UK investment
Pascal Soriot suggests UK-US agreement will not be enough to revive plan to expand Cambridge site
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Hang on, so we did a deal with Trump which will mean the NHS giving an extra £9bn a year to these 👇 very profitable corporations, on the basis it would help attract investment back. And yet… no investment is coming back. It was a shakedown. Who knew?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
He lied and lied to get into power.
He expelled MPs who did the right thing
He pretended migrants were the source of all our problems
He watched a genocide taking place and protected the perpetrator.
He criminalised decent citizens who spoke out.
I could go on.
Starmer is not a decent man.
He expelled MPs who did the right thing
He pretended migrants were the source of all our problems
He watched a genocide taking place and protected the perpetrator.
He criminalised decent citizens who spoke out.
I could go on.
Starmer is not a decent man.
February 10, 2026 at 9:54 AM
He lied and lied to get into power.
He expelled MPs who did the right thing
He pretended migrants were the source of all our problems
He watched a genocide taking place and protected the perpetrator.
He criminalised decent citizens who spoke out.
I could go on.
Starmer is not a decent man.
He expelled MPs who did the right thing
He pretended migrants were the source of all our problems
He watched a genocide taking place and protected the perpetrator.
He criminalised decent citizens who spoke out.
I could go on.
Starmer is not a decent man.
We’ve sent Prince William to the Gulf to get them to accept an ISDS (corporate court) in our upcoming trade deal 🤦♂️
The government, the royal family, no more than lobbyists for anti-democratic interests in the City of London.
www.politico.eu/article/prin...
The government, the royal family, no more than lobbyists for anti-democratic interests in the City of London.
www.politico.eu/article/prin...
Prince William deployed to Saudi Arabia as UK eyes Gulf trade deal
While the prince is not expected to enter the nitty gritty of negotiations, officials will be hoping he can work his royal magic to unlock the deal after nearly four years of talks.
www.politico.eu
February 9, 2026 at 9:44 AM
We’ve sent Prince William to the Gulf to get them to accept an ISDS (corporate court) in our upcoming trade deal 🤦♂️
The government, the royal family, no more than lobbyists for anti-democratic interests in the City of London.
www.politico.eu/article/prin...
The government, the royal family, no more than lobbyists for anti-democratic interests in the City of London.
www.politico.eu/article/prin...
The new Counter Power podcast is out. I’m with @seemasyeda.bsky.social and @lukecooper100.bsky.social discussing how the far right has transformed and become a global force… and how we fight it 👇
m.youtube.com/watch?v=C112...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=C112...
How the far right went global
YouTube video by COUNTER•POWER
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February 9, 2026 at 9:29 AM
The new Counter Power podcast is out. I’m with @seemasyeda.bsky.social and @lukecooper100.bsky.social discussing how the far right has transformed and become a global force… and how we fight it 👇
m.youtube.com/watch?v=C112...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=C112...
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Peter Mandelson isn't a glitch. He offers a glimpse into how Westminster works. The public already knows it. Now more politicians must face upto it - and act.
Read my 2025 article for @bylinetimes.bsky.social about the integrity gap at the heart of UK politics.
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/29/t...
Read my 2025 article for @bylinetimes.bsky.social about the integrity gap at the heart of UK politics.
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/29/t...
The Integrity Gap: How We Built the Authoritarian Future We Fear
Labour MP Clive Lewis argues that the collapse of public trust in Government is the product of corporate power being wired into the architecture of the state
bylinetimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Peter Mandelson isn't a glitch. He offers a glimpse into how Westminster works. The public already knows it. Now more politicians must face upto it - and act.
Read my 2025 article for @bylinetimes.bsky.social about the integrity gap at the heart of UK politics.
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/29/t...
Read my 2025 article for @bylinetimes.bsky.social about the integrity gap at the heart of UK politics.
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/29/t...
Starmer told a G20 summit in Brazil that his administration would prioritise “the fight against hunger”
Yet he’s cut funding to the UN World Food Programme by a third. To spend it on weapons instead.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Yet he’s cut funding to the UN World Food Programme by a third. To spend it on weapons instead.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Starmer accused of hypocrisy over sharp cuts to World Food Programme
UK reduces funding by a third despite pledges to tackle hunger, with critics warning the move will cost lives
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Starmer told a G20 summit in Brazil that his administration would prioritise “the fight against hunger”
Yet he’s cut funding to the UN World Food Programme by a third. To spend it on weapons instead.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Yet he’s cut funding to the UN World Food Programme by a third. To spend it on weapons instead.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
“what’s been exposed shows McSweeney’s operation is rotten to the core”
@KimJohnsonMP is totally right
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
@KimJohnsonMP is totally right
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour minister ordered intelligence reports on journalists
Exclusive: Material gathered was personally given to Josh Simons when chair of pro-Starmer thinktank, say sources
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:02 PM
“what’s been exposed shows McSweeney’s operation is rotten to the core”
@KimJohnsonMP is totally right
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
@KimJohnsonMP is totally right
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Noone in our political class liked or trusted Peter Mandelson it seems. Then how was he so powerful for such a long time? This isn’t simply about one man, it’s about our disconnected political class, especially the Labour Party elite.
February 6, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Noone in our political class liked or trusted Peter Mandelson it seems. Then how was he so powerful for such a long time? This isn’t simply about one man, it’s about our disconnected political class, especially the Labour Party elite.
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NEXT WEEK:
After the incursion into Venezuela, threats towards Greenland and NATO - and the backdrop of international law crumbling in the Gaza genocide and Ukraine - we have experts @nickdearden.bsky.social and Mary Kaldor on the podcast to discuss if US hegemony is failing.
After the incursion into Venezuela, threats towards Greenland and NATO - and the backdrop of international law crumbling in the Gaza genocide and Ukraine - we have experts @nickdearden.bsky.social and Mary Kaldor on the podcast to discuss if US hegemony is failing.
February 6, 2026 at 4:18 PM
NEXT WEEK:
After the incursion into Venezuela, threats towards Greenland and NATO - and the backdrop of international law crumbling in the Gaza genocide and Ukraine - we have experts @nickdearden.bsky.social and Mary Kaldor on the podcast to discuss if US hegemony is failing.
After the incursion into Venezuela, threats towards Greenland and NATO - and the backdrop of international law crumbling in the Gaza genocide and Ukraine - we have experts @nickdearden.bsky.social and Mary Kaldor on the podcast to discuss if US hegemony is failing.
Trump’s critical minerals deals are pure neo-colonialism 👇
The US-DRC minerals agreement was never debated in Congo’s parliament, and the US Congress wasn’t meaningfully consulted either.
That lack of transparency matters when a deal reshapes who controls some of the world’s most important minerals and on whose terms.
That lack of transparency matters when a deal reshapes who controls some of the world’s most important minerals and on whose terms.
February 5, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Trump’s critical minerals deals are pure neo-colonialism 👇
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The addictive design of social media is a major problem with serious impacts on public health and endangering democracy
Our new report reveals intense #lobbying by Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap to block or water down EU measures against social media addiction 🚨
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
Our new report reveals intense #lobbying by Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap to block or water down EU measures against social media addiction 🚨
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
Addicted to the algorithm: how Big Tech lobbies to keep us hooked on social media | Corporate Europe Observatory
As the EU prepares the Digital Fairness Act to tackle the addictive nature of social media design, big tech aggressively protects its business models. With Trumpists and far-right allies likely to joi...
corporateeurope.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:06 PM
The addictive design of social media is a major problem with serious impacts on public health and endangering democracy
Our new report reveals intense #lobbying by Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap to block or water down EU measures against social media addiction 🚨
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
Our new report reveals intense #lobbying by Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap to block or water down EU measures against social media addiction 🚨
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
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📢 Join us in London for Resisting Big Tech Empires: The fight for the future – a day of talks, debate and strategy on taking on the big tech monopolies.
📅 Sat 25 April 2026
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February 4, 2026 at 4:54 PM
📢 Join us in London for Resisting Big Tech Empires: The fight for the future – a day of talks, debate and strategy on taking on the big tech monopolies.
📅 Sat 25 April 2026
🎟️ Free tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/globa...
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📅 Sat 25 April 2026
🎟️ Free tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/globa...
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Trump’s building a new world order, and there’s a method to his ‘madness’
His goal is to replace international law with the rule of the bully. And he’s getting there.
By me 👇
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
His goal is to replace international law with the rule of the bully. And he’s getting there.
By me 👇
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Trump’s building a new world order, and there’s a method to his ‘madness’
His goal is to replace international law with the rule of the bully. And he's getting there.
www.aljazeera.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Trump’s building a new world order, and there’s a method to his ‘madness’
His goal is to replace international law with the rule of the bully. And he’s getting there.
By me 👇
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
His goal is to replace international law with the rule of the bully. And he’s getting there.
By me 👇
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...