Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰
@rislandr.bsky.social
EU Re-establishment Treaty | United Federation of Europe | Land Value Tax | Metropolitan Development | Geopolitical Engineering | Native Woodland | Social Media Regulation | Secondary Sanctions
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It's shaping up to be a great weekend!
💥 Russia lost $70 million daily oil export revenue: Ukraine used Neptune cruise missiles to strike an air defense military unit and oil export infrastructure at the Port of Novorossiysk.
Export of 2.2 million barrels/day halted - 2% of global crude & petroleum products supply.
Export of 2.2 million barrels/day halted - 2% of global crude & petroleum products supply.
November 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
It's shaping up to be a great weekend!
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I'm thinking of all the nasty stuff in Chomsky's record.
Denying the Cambodian genocide. Supporting Milosevic. Denying the Bosnian genocide. Undermining anti-Communist dissidents in Western academia. Cheering the death of Venezuelan democracy. Spreading Russian propaganda.
This is long overdue.
Denying the Cambodian genocide. Supporting Milosevic. Denying the Bosnian genocide. Undermining anti-Communist dissidents in Western academia. Cheering the death of Venezuelan democracy. Spreading Russian propaganda.
This is long overdue.
Can't wait to see him whatabout this one.
November 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I'm thinking of all the nasty stuff in Chomsky's record.
Denying the Cambodian genocide. Supporting Milosevic. Denying the Bosnian genocide. Undermining anti-Communist dissidents in Western academia. Cheering the death of Venezuelan democracy. Spreading Russian propaganda.
This is long overdue.
Denying the Cambodian genocide. Supporting Milosevic. Denying the Bosnian genocide. Undermining anti-Communist dissidents in Western academia. Cheering the death of Venezuelan democracy. Spreading Russian propaganda.
This is long overdue.
The centre-right at continental level sow the seeds of their own destruction.
Coordinating with the far right groups who largely support imperialist Russian aggression normalises enemies of rule of law, and de-legitimises themselves as a reliable option for voters.
Coordinating with the far right groups who largely support imperialist Russian aggression normalises enemies of rule of law, and de-legitimises themselves as a reliable option for voters.
November 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The centre-right at continental level sow the seeds of their own destruction.
Coordinating with the far right groups who largely support imperialist Russian aggression normalises enemies of rule of law, and de-legitimises themselves as a reliable option for voters.
Coordinating with the far right groups who largely support imperialist Russian aggression normalises enemies of rule of law, and de-legitimises themselves as a reliable option for voters.
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This winter is decisive for the war.
The frontline is moving again. The fighting is intense and the death toll huge.
However, that doesn't threaten Ukraine as a state; its governability, economic viability, or livability.
Massive aerial assaults and undesirable events in the diplomatic arena do.
The frontline is moving again. The fighting is intense and the death toll huge.
However, that doesn't threaten Ukraine as a state; its governability, economic viability, or livability.
Massive aerial assaults and undesirable events in the diplomatic arena do.
November 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This winter is decisive for the war.
The frontline is moving again. The fighting is intense and the death toll huge.
However, that doesn't threaten Ukraine as a state; its governability, economic viability, or livability.
Massive aerial assaults and undesirable events in the diplomatic arena do.
The frontline is moving again. The fighting is intense and the death toll huge.
However, that doesn't threaten Ukraine as a state; its governability, economic viability, or livability.
Massive aerial assaults and undesirable events in the diplomatic arena do.
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If today’s vote on Omnibus I passes with EPP+ECR+Patriots support, it establishes the operational majority for the rest of von der Leyen's term
This will have major economic and societal consequences at the time these groups chose Trump over the EU
thegoodlobby.eu/the-eu-far-r...
This will have major economic and societal consequences at the time these groups chose Trump over the EU
thegoodlobby.eu/the-eu-far-r...
The EU Far-Right Tracker: Exposing when the EPP sides with the Far Right | The Good Lobby
Despite repeated reassurances from Commission the EPP continues to rely on the far right to pass legislation or secure political wins.
thegoodlobby.eu
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 AM
If today’s vote on Omnibus I passes with EPP+ECR+Patriots support, it establishes the operational majority for the rest of von der Leyen's term
This will have major economic and societal consequences at the time these groups chose Trump over the EU
thegoodlobby.eu/the-eu-far-r...
This will have major economic and societal consequences at the time these groups chose Trump over the EU
thegoodlobby.eu/the-eu-far-r...
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I don't think the Commission understands how much this attack on the GDPR will hurt innovation done by European companies, and instead cement Google's and Meta's position as the inescapable middle-men and turn our SMEs into their cash-cows. WAKE UP!
As we write in The Guardian this morning, the Commission’s plan to gut EU digital rules will hurt Europe’s startups and give U.S. tech an unassailable advantage, confirming Europe as a digital vassal.
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power | Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
The GDPR is Europe’s defence against digital oligarchy and child harm. Deregulation plans are misguided, say Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I don't think the Commission understands how much this attack on the GDPR will hurt innovation done by European companies, and instead cement Google's and Meta's position as the inescapable middle-men and turn our SMEs into their cash-cows. WAKE UP!
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European tech CEO warns that European Commission plan to gut the GDPR will harm European SMEs
I don't think the Commission understands how much this attack on the GDPR will hurt innovation done by European companies, and instead cement Google's and Meta's position as the inescapable middle-men and turn our SMEs into their cash-cows. WAKE UP!
As we write in The Guardian this morning, the Commission’s plan to gut EU digital rules will hurt Europe’s startups and give U.S. tech an unassailable advantage, confirming Europe as a digital vassal.
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
European tech CEO warns that European Commission plan to gut the GDPR will harm European SMEs
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Ireland's media regulator has launched an investigation into X
It has good reasons to suspect X is not meeting its legal obligations to run a legally compliant complaints system in Ireland. It is not giving users who report unlawful content the chance to appeal
www.cnam.ie/coimisiun-na...
It has good reasons to suspect X is not meeting its legal obligations to run a legally compliant complaints system in Ireland. It is not giving users who report unlawful content the chance to appeal
www.cnam.ie/coimisiun-na...
Coimisiún na Meán Investigation into X - Coimisiún na Meán
Coimisiún na Meán’s Investigations Team has today (12.11.2025) commenced a formal investigation into the provider of the X online platform (X), under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA). The investigati...
www.cnam.ie
November 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Ireland's media regulator has launched an investigation into X
It has good reasons to suspect X is not meeting its legal obligations to run a legally compliant complaints system in Ireland. It is not giving users who report unlawful content the chance to appeal
www.cnam.ie/coimisiun-na...
It has good reasons to suspect X is not meeting its legal obligations to run a legally compliant complaints system in Ireland. It is not giving users who report unlawful content the chance to appeal
www.cnam.ie/coimisiun-na...
Those of us who insist on "negotiating" "peace" with Putin act in bad faith.
You know any agreement signed by Putin is not worth the paper it's written on.
You know any agreement signed by Putin is not worth the paper it's written on.
OTD in 1999 the OSCE conference was in Istanbul. Russia promised to remove our troops from Moldova & Georgia by end of 2002.
We lied. But Ukraine should believe Russia’s promises & negotiate…
We lied. But Ukraine should believe Russia’s promises & negotiate…
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Those of us who insist on "negotiating" "peace" with Putin act in bad faith.
You know any agreement signed by Putin is not worth the paper it's written on.
You know any agreement signed by Putin is not worth the paper it's written on.
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The EU is built on the foundation of democracy. 🇪🇺
But democracy needs care and renewal, especially when 70% of Europeans fear foreign interference in elections.
Today we present the European Democracy Shield and the EU Strategy for Civil Society.
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But democracy needs care and renewal, especially when 70% of Europeans fear foreign interference in elections.
Today we present the European Democracy Shield and the EU Strategy for Civil Society.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The EU is built on the foundation of democracy. 🇪🇺
But democracy needs care and renewal, especially when 70% of Europeans fear foreign interference in elections.
Today we present the European Democracy Shield and the EU Strategy for Civil Society.
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But democracy needs care and renewal, especially when 70% of Europeans fear foreign interference in elections.
Today we present the European Democracy Shield and the EU Strategy for Civil Society.
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Reminder that this is where our future is being decided, not committees on post-Brexit relations
November 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Reminder that this is where our future is being decided, not committees on post-Brexit relations
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the US will be a stable partner (or, for that matter, a stable country) when you can imagine a Republican winning the presidency and it not being apocalyptic
If the US system remains trapped in an endless knife fight between a party of good government and a party of nihilistic governance then Europeans need to accept that the US will no longer be a stable partner long after Trump is gone
I'd just like to point out that we spent an entire shipment of air defense interceptors' worth of money on new signs for a name change that isn't even legally the name of the DoD.
Ukraine is currently experiencing rolling blackouts from Russian strikes, btw.
Ukraine is currently experiencing rolling blackouts from Russian strikes, btw.
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
the US will be a stable partner (or, for that matter, a stable country) when you can imagine a Republican winning the presidency and it not being apocalyptic
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Panicked by superpowers, mini-states seek EU cover
Panicked by superpowers, mini-states seek EU cover
Small European states now seek protection through deeper EU ties amid growing global power rivalries. The latest example is the principality of Liechtenstein. The lesson seems to be that in a larger club, you have at least some protection against tyrannical superpowers, writes EUobserver columnist Caroline de Gruyter
euobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Panicked by superpowers, mini-states seek EU cover
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The report concludes that Hungary remains the EU Member State with the most sophisticated model of media capture ever developed within the bloc.
@globalfreemedia.bsky.social
@mjrc.bsky.social
@globalfreemedia.bsky.social
@mjrc.bsky.social
Hungary: Media Capture Monitoring Report 2025 – ipi.media
The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) today jointly launch a new series of Media Capture Monitoring Reports for 2025, with Hungary the first count...
ipi.media
November 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The report concludes that Hungary remains the EU Member State with the most sophisticated model of media capture ever developed within the bloc.
@globalfreemedia.bsky.social
@mjrc.bsky.social
@globalfreemedia.bsky.social
@mjrc.bsky.social
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Electoral system reform in the UK is long overdue. Starmer, with the current majority in parliament could implement the change.
I hear more talk of electoral system reform in the UK.
Advancing from FPTP to proportional representation would enable the democratic majority to enforce a cordon sanitaire and prevent Farage becoming PM.
The typical way to achieve this is to change from single seat to multi seat constituencies.
Advancing from FPTP to proportional representation would enable the democratic majority to enforce a cordon sanitaire and prevent Farage becoming PM.
The typical way to achieve this is to change from single seat to multi seat constituencies.
November 12, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Electoral system reform in the UK is long overdue. Starmer, with the current majority in parliament could implement the change.
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Russia has long been actively stoking the flames of anti-Ukrainian and anti-Israeli sentiment.
“Write a 400-character comment from a 38-year-old American woman, who believes military aid to Ukraine and Israel should be cut. Zelensky is wasting taxpayers’ money!”
vsquare.org/leaked-files...
“Write a 400-character comment from a 38-year-old American woman, who believes military aid to Ukraine and Israel should be cut. Zelensky is wasting taxpayers’ money!”
vsquare.org/leaked-files...
Leaked Files from Putin's Troll Factory: How Russia Manipulated European Elections - VSquare.org
Leaked internal documents reveal how a well-coordinated Russian campaign supported far-right parties in the European Parliament elections.
vsquare.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Russia has long been actively stoking the flames of anti-Ukrainian and anti-Israeli sentiment.
“Write a 400-character comment from a 38-year-old American woman, who believes military aid to Ukraine and Israel should be cut. Zelensky is wasting taxpayers’ money!”
vsquare.org/leaked-files...
“Write a 400-character comment from a 38-year-old American woman, who believes military aid to Ukraine and Israel should be cut. Zelensky is wasting taxpayers’ money!”
vsquare.org/leaked-files...
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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”While infrastructure decisions rest with national governments, Virkkunen’s proposal would compel EU countries to align with the commission’s security guidance.”
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
EU Eyes Banning Huawei From Mobile Networks of Member Countries
The European Commission is exploring ways to force European Union member states to phase out Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. from their telecommunications networks, according to people with the ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
”While infrastructure decisions rest with national governments, Virkkunen’s proposal would compel EU countries to align with the commission’s security guidance.”
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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If Europe doesn’t become a federation it will cease to exist.
"Europe is a confederation, and all historic confederations became federations or ceased to exist, and when you look at our competition they all have unity of command, we don´t..."
Radek Sikorski.
alastaircampbell.org/2025/11/161-...
"Europe is a confederation, and all historic confederations became federations or ceased to exist, and when you look at our competition they all have unity of command, we don´t..."
Radek Sikorski.
alastaircampbell.org/2025/11/161-...
161. Putin, Trump, and 500 Years of Resisting Russia (Radek Sikorski) - Alastair Campbell
What was it like for Radek Sikorski to be a refugee in the UK from communist Poland in the 80s? How will the war in Ukraine come to an end? Why is populism on the rise in Europe and how do we fight it...
alastaircampbell.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
If Europe doesn’t become a federation it will cease to exist.
"Europe is a confederation, and all historic confederations became federations or ceased to exist, and when you look at our competition they all have unity of command, we don´t..."
Radek Sikorski.
alastaircampbell.org/2025/11/161-...
"Europe is a confederation, and all historic confederations became federations or ceased to exist, and when you look at our competition they all have unity of command, we don´t..."
Radek Sikorski.
alastaircampbell.org/2025/11/161-...
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Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile plan to establish a European Satellite Operations Centre in Germany to manage a new direct-to-smartphone satellite communications constellation.
europeanspaceflight.com/vodafone-and...
europeanspaceflight.com/vodafone-and...
Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile to Launch "EU Satellite Constellation"
Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile plan to establish a European Satellite Operations Centre in Germany to manage a new direct-to-smartphone satellite communications constellation.
europeanspaceflight.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile plan to establish a European Satellite Operations Centre in Germany to manage a new direct-to-smartphone satellite communications constellation.
europeanspaceflight.com/vodafone-and...
europeanspaceflight.com/vodafone-and...
In a nutshell, this is why Europe needs to:
1. Federalise (pooled political sovereignty)
2. Anchor the broader region (trade sovereignty)
Our national leaders are incapable of governing our continent. The EU Council should be abolished and they should step back down to govern at national level.
1. Federalise (pooled political sovereignty)
2. Anchor the broader region (trade sovereignty)
Our national leaders are incapable of governing our continent. The EU Council should be abolished and they should step back down to govern at national level.
This is what deindustrialization in a carbon shock therapy setting looks like. If the state doesn’t do the planning and redistribute any remaining surpluses downward, private equity will do the planning and redistribute any remaining surpluses upward (and out of country).
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on.ft.com/3WNWnA9
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In a nutshell, this is why Europe needs to:
1. Federalise (pooled political sovereignty)
2. Anchor the broader region (trade sovereignty)
Our national leaders are incapable of governing our continent. The EU Council should be abolished and they should step back down to govern at national level.
1. Federalise (pooled political sovereignty)
2. Anchor the broader region (trade sovereignty)
Our national leaders are incapable of governing our continent. The EU Council should be abolished and they should step back down to govern at national level.
@murena-com.bsky.social, @fairphone.com, @tuxedocomputers.bsky.social, and many other European companies have worked to create viable, safe ways to eliminate the invasive US Big Tech from our lives.
Say NO to adware masquerading as apps (Instagram, TikTok, Gmail...) and operating systems (Windows).
Say NO to adware masquerading as apps (Instagram, TikTok, Gmail...) and operating systems (Windows).
The report below shows how Google & Apple have made espionage by arbitrary actors trivial. Yet they remove precisely the kind of protection that could be used to bolster national security.
At this point the Commission is basically a Fifth Column of the Trump regime.
cyberinsider.com/precise-loca...
At this point the Commission is basically a Fifth Column of the Trump regime.
cyberinsider.com/precise-loca...
Precise Locations of EU Officials Retrieved Through Data Brokers
Phone location data, collected under the guise of ad tracking, can be used to precisely track the movements of millions in the EU.
cyberinsider.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
@murena-com.bsky.social, @fairphone.com, @tuxedocomputers.bsky.social, and many other European companies have worked to create viable, safe ways to eliminate the invasive US Big Tech from our lives.
Say NO to adware masquerading as apps (Instagram, TikTok, Gmail...) and operating systems (Windows).
Say NO to adware masquerading as apps (Instagram, TikTok, Gmail...) and operating systems (Windows).
Overweight former footballer gets a fat-scrawl fanboy message from an innumerate, repeat bankrupt and failed businessman.
Yet these two simpletons have destroyed democracy in the United States and increasingly in large swathes of Europe, coordinated by the tin-pot dictator of a collapsing Russia.
Yet these two simpletons have destroyed democracy in the United States and increasingly in large swathes of Europe, coordinated by the tin-pot dictator of a collapsing Russia.
Orban says Hungary obtained complete, indefinite US sanctions exemption for TurkStream and Druzhba pipelines.
November 8, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Overweight former footballer gets a fat-scrawl fanboy message from an innumerate, repeat bankrupt and failed businessman.
Yet these two simpletons have destroyed democracy in the United States and increasingly in large swathes of Europe, coordinated by the tin-pot dictator of a collapsing Russia.
Yet these two simpletons have destroyed democracy in the United States and increasingly in large swathes of Europe, coordinated by the tin-pot dictator of a collapsing Russia.
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As the situation in Pokrovsk becomes critical, and AFU reinforces the pocket to stabilize the flanks, there's considerable attention now to how this battle is unfolding. A few thoughts on the situation. 1/ (DeepStateMap)
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
As the situation in Pokrovsk becomes critical, and AFU reinforces the pocket to stabilize the flanks, there's considerable attention now to how this battle is unfolding. A few thoughts on the situation. 1/ (DeepStateMap)
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Wild Hornets have built an effective Shahed interceptor — STING
Our team worked on STING for over a year. We ran hundreds of tests, made dozens of frontline trips, and invested hundreds of thousands of dollars — all with one goal: to create a mass-produced, simple, and affordable Shahed interceptor.
Our team worked on STING for over a year. We ran hundreds of tests, made dozens of frontline trips, and invested hundreds of thousands of dollars — all with one goal: to create a mass-produced, simple, and affordable Shahed interceptor.
November 4, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Wild Hornets have built an effective Shahed interceptor — STING
Our team worked on STING for over a year. We ran hundreds of tests, made dozens of frontline trips, and invested hundreds of thousands of dollars — all with one goal: to create a mass-produced, simple, and affordable Shahed interceptor.
Our team worked on STING for over a year. We ran hundreds of tests, made dozens of frontline trips, and invested hundreds of thousands of dollars — all with one goal: to create a mass-produced, simple, and affordable Shahed interceptor.