Steve Peers

@stevepeers.bsky.social

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Professor of EU and Human Rights Law, Royal Holloway University of London. Usual disclaimers.

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Steve Peers is a British academic and an expert on the European Union. He is a professor in the Department of Law and Criminology at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is the author of EU Justice and Home Affairs Law and The Brexit: The Legal Framework for Withdrawal from the EU or Renegotiation of EU Membership. .. more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

New in PN: Trumpers are *still* scheming to overturn the 2020 election

"Trump’s conspiracy theories, threats, & endless lawsuits aren’t simply about proving non-existent fraud in 2020. They’re part of an *actual* sprawling plan to sow doubt in future elections — specifically, ones Republicans lose"

Trumpers are *still* scheming to overturn the 2020 election

In Georgia, the Big Lie has become the new Lost Cause.

www.publicnotice.co

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1h

Marco Rubio Is Not the Adult in the Room. He’s the Warmonger.

Every single senator eagerly confirmed their former colleague to be secretary of state, but he is not at all the moderating force that they thought he’d be.

Marco Rubio Is Not the Adult in the Room. He’s the Warmonger.

Every single senator eagerly confirmed their former colleague to be secretary of state, but he is not at all the moderating force that they thought he’d be.

newrepublic.com

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 2h

Went and picked up my wife’s meds this morning. They still have not dropped the prices 500%.

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Al Cappuccino…☕️🇮🇹 @alcappuccinoit.bsky.social · 2h

We are in the dumbest timeline.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 4h

A great example of how the @nytimes.com centers white Americans and Trump supporters in its anecdotal political coverage. You never see stories like this about Black Democrats whose cities are cracked in Republican gerrymandering to give them Republican elected officials.

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 4h

They Wanted a Conservative State. They Might Get a Democratic Representative Instead.

The passage of Proposition 50, which redrew California’s congressional map, means that all of the state’s conservative north is likely to be represented by Democrats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/u...

They Wanted a Conservative State. They Might Get a Democratic Representative Instead.

www.nytimes.com

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 5h

Cromwell also not exactly a fan of pub landlords...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5h

US judge blocks Trump administration from deporting UK anti-disinformation campaigner

Imran Ahmed of Center for Countering Digital Hate files complaint against senior Trump allies A US judge has blocked US authorities from detaining or deporting a British anti-disinformation campaigner who is among five European nationals targeted by the Trump administration because of moves to push back against hate speech and misinformation. Imran Ahmed, the chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), filed a complaint on Thursday against senior Trump allies including the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the attorney general, Pam Bondi, in an attempt to prevent what he says would be an unconstitutional arrest and removal. Continue reading...

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 5h

To Prez, this remains one of best community notes of all time. To prove we can’t be beaten this idiot tweets a picture of 5 of our warships, 4 of which had been sunk. The remaining is probably now out of action.

I am surrounded by idiocy

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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 6h

Migration here still about 3* the recent normal. Nothing like the post Trump Nov 2024 migration, when it got to 10 per second [currently 0.6 per second]. But still persistently faster than the last few months.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 8h

Harrison Pitt accuses the King of treachery. Pitt is a Senior Policy Fellow for Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain, who also regularly co-hosts podcasts with his ally Tomlinson (who advocates banning all ethnic and faith minorities from public office). Like Lowe, Pitt is keen to dissolve boundaries/norms

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 8h

"Give it a rest" posted podcaster Connor Tomlinson at 3.15pm on Christmas Day about the King's message

Tomlinson advocates bamning all British citizens who are Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh or Buddhist from parliament & civil service, along with ethnic minorities who lack white British ancestors.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13h

I did not understand this: one of the five Europeans the US has barred from traveling to the United States...is a permanent resident who lives with his family in the US.

Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...

Judge Blocks Detention of British Researcher Who Scrutinizes Online Hate

www.nytimes.com

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Snow Abby @arobertswrites.com · 16h

You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 16h

Trump says the people who “thought Epstein was the greatest guy on earth, only to drop him like a dog when things got too HOT” are “sleazebags.”

Trump is criticizing people who…stopped hanging out with Jeffrey Epstein?

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David Burbach 🇺🇸🌹 @dburbach.bsky.social · 17h

NYT provides no evidence here, probably because the claim is flatly untrue. See eg recent Pew data, or many posts on the subject from @gelliottmorris.com this year

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 18h

Merry Christmas!

The President of Peace just bombed Nigeria.

Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and even Centuries! I have previously warned these Terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay, and tonight, there was. The Department of War executed numerous perfect strikes, as only the United States is capable of doing. Under my leadership, our Country will not allow Radical Islamic Terrorism to prosper. May God Bless our Military, and MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, including the dead Terrorists, of which there will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues.

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 18h

I don't think all Farage supporters are in poverty, or that all people in poverty are Farage supporters. Too easy just to buy their framing.

John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 18h

DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats.

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 18h

I think this exchange has finally clarified for me what my objections to using X are in one word: collaboration. Yes, using X plays only a modest role in supporting an authoritarian RW project. But then there's so little cost in no longer using it.

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 18h

A lot of people left X for exactly that reason. There's no point expecting them not to keep making the point.

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 19h

This is the centre left argument for the monarchy - as a bulwark against a RW populist president Farage etc

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 19h

If you prefer the Nazi bar, just stay there. But don't pretend for a second that this gives you the moral high ground.

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 21h

Kind of wild how the take that some of Trump's supporters were "deplorable" was some huge scandal, but regularly screaming about "radical left scum" is just a thing he'll say with no media backlash.

Donald J Trump Truth Social post: Merry Christmas to all, including the Radical Left Scum that is doing everything possible to destroy our Country, but are failing badly. We no longer have Open Borders, Men in Women’s Sports, Transgender for Everyone, or Weak Law Enforcement. What we do have is a Record Stock Market and 401K’s, Lowest Crime numbers in decades, No Inflation, and

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22h

When the history of this cruel era is written, the shame should be no less than the shame we now feel about the roundups and detention of Japanese Americans in World War II. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-brazen-cruelty-of-the-trump-regime

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

British campaigner launches legal challenge against Trump administration after deportation threat

Imran Ahmed, an anti-disinformation advocate, claims he is being targeted over his work scrutinising social media companies A British anti-disinformation campaigner close to Keir Starmer’s chief of staff has launched a legal challenge against the Trump administration after being told he could face deportation from the US in a row over freedom of speech. Imran Ahmed, the chief executive of the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), has filed a complaint against senior Trump allies including the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the attorney general, Pam Bondi, in an attempt to prevent what he says would be an unconstitutional arrest and removal. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.

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The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 1d

And Tiny Tim, who did NOT sink on his maiden voyage

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Baroness Floella Benjamin @floellabenjamin.bsky.social · 1d

Merry Christmas everyone, especially my #Playschool Babies. Be kind, considerate and compassionate as the festive season continues. Spread joy everywhere you go and remember the best gift you can give is unconditional love ❤️🎄❤️