Alex Vasey
@alexvasey.bsky.social
american in europe. working on social media & comms in brussels 🇪🇺. views are my own.
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Child abuse at our border ⚠️
UK-France border practices are increasingly violent, with kids being hit with rubber bullets & teargas while trying to seek safety.
Safe routes are the answer. Anything less fails children and everything the UK stands for.
UK-France border practices are increasingly violent, with kids being hit with rubber bullets & teargas while trying to seek safety.
Safe routes are the answer. Anything less fails children and everything the UK stands for.
Children crossing Channel from France exposed to teargas, report says
NGO says increased interventions have only increased danger as new data shows at least 15 children died in transit last year
www.theguardian.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Child abuse at our border ⚠️
UK-France border practices are increasingly violent, with kids being hit with rubber bullets & teargas while trying to seek safety.
Safe routes are the answer. Anything less fails children and everything the UK stands for.
UK-France border practices are increasingly violent, with kids being hit with rubber bullets & teargas while trying to seek safety.
Safe routes are the answer. Anything less fails children and everything the UK stands for.
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🧵A snapshot of how Europe’s asylum and migration policies affect children seeking asylum
1️⃣ www.savethechildren.net/news/more-ha...
1️⃣ www.savethechildren.net/news/more-ha...
More than half of children fleeing to Europe face danger on their journeys, survey finds
More than half of children fleeing into Europe reported feeling in danger on their long journeys from people smugglers, border officials and police.
www.savethechildren.net
June 25, 2025 at 7:46 AM
🧵A snapshot of how Europe’s asylum and migration policies affect children seeking asylum
1️⃣ www.savethechildren.net/news/more-ha...
1️⃣ www.savethechildren.net/news/more-ha...
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NEW 🧵
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
April 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
NEW 🧵
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
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#USA: the decision to end support for Gavi puts millions of children’s lives at risk.
It's estimated that more than 1.2 million children may die as a result of this political decision.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/us-de...
It's estimated that more than 1.2 million children may die as a result of this political decision.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/us-de...
US decision to end support for Gavi puts millions of children’s lives at risk
It's estimated that more than 1.2 million children may die as a result of this political decision.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
March 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
#USA: the decision to end support for Gavi puts millions of children’s lives at risk.
It's estimated that more than 1.2 million children may die as a result of this political decision.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/us-de...
It's estimated that more than 1.2 million children may die as a result of this political decision.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/us-de...
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‼️ 2024 is the deadliest year on record for migrants.
The rising death toll highlights the need for safe, legal routes for people on the move.
Read more here: www.iom.int/ZpB
The rising death toll highlights the need for safe, legal routes for people on the move.
Read more here: www.iom.int/ZpB
March 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
‼️ 2024 is the deadliest year on record for migrants.
The rising death toll highlights the need for safe, legal routes for people on the move.
Read more here: www.iom.int/ZpB
The rising death toll highlights the need for safe, legal routes for people on the move.
Read more here: www.iom.int/ZpB
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There is no way any government claiming to be "centre left", or any government claiming to believe in democracy for that matter, should be looking at the way Trump has violated laws to push through his agenda and be saying, especially publicly, "this is what we need to be doing, just more of it".
Ugh. I can’t tell you how much I dislike this. To witness such cruelty, incompetence, contempt for the law and think ‘let’s have some of that’… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
March 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
There is no way any government claiming to be "centre left", or any government claiming to believe in democracy for that matter, should be looking at the way Trump has violated laws to push through his agenda and be saying, especially publicly, "this is what we need to be doing, just more of it".
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NEW: The actions of Trump and Vance in recent weeks highlight something under-appreciated.
The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).
My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).
My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
March 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
NEW: The actions of Trump and Vance in recent weeks highlight something under-appreciated.
The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).
My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).
My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
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Did some of the maths in this week's The @economist.com on EU defence spending and Ukraine aid if America withdraws.
Doable, but requires putting a lot of money on the table. www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
Doable, but requires putting a lot of money on the table. www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
Europe will need to pull all the levers to up its defence spending
How to get to 3.5%
www.economist.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Did some of the maths in this week's The @economist.com on EU defence spending and Ukraine aid if America withdraws.
Doable, but requires putting a lot of money on the table. www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
Doable, but requires putting a lot of money on the table. www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
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New migration statistics out today show a 4000% rise in asylum refusals for Afghans from Qtr4 ‘23 compared to Qtr 4 ‘24.
Have the Taliban been replaced with a feminist, human rights respecting democracy? Nope. Government are ‘clearing the backlog’ by refusing refugees status.
Have the Taliban been replaced with a feminist, human rights respecting democracy? Nope. Government are ‘clearing the backlog’ by refusing refugees status.
February 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
New migration statistics out today show a 4000% rise in asylum refusals for Afghans from Qtr4 ‘23 compared to Qtr 4 ‘24.
Have the Taliban been replaced with a feminist, human rights respecting democracy? Nope. Government are ‘clearing the backlog’ by refusing refugees status.
Have the Taliban been replaced with a feminist, human rights respecting democracy? Nope. Government are ‘clearing the backlog’ by refusing refugees status.
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February 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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The cruelty and dehumanisation is utterly astounding.
New from The Post: "The quotas were outlined Saturday in a call with senior ICE officials, who were told that each of the agency’s field offices should make 75 arrests per day and managers would be held accountable for missing those targets." www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Trump officials issue quotas to ICE officers to ramp up arrests
The administration wants to increase the number of arrests from a few hundred per day to at least 1,200 to 1,500, increasing the chances that non-criminals will be detained.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The cruelty and dehumanisation is utterly astounding.
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“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.”
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
January 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.”
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
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It is entirely within our power to make 2025 a year where not one single person drowns attempting to cross the channel.
It is up to us to demand it, in these people’s names.
It is up to us to demand it, in these people’s names.
“It’s absolutely horrifying seeing so many names and faces who have lost their lives needlessly. Every one of these deaths could have been prevented."
Heartbreaking, harrowing, and something to reflect on going into 2025
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Heartbreaking, harrowing, and something to reflect on going into 2025
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Names and faces of people who died in Channel during deadliest year on record
Heartbreaking photos show men, women and children who died this year trying to reach the UK in small boats as MPs are urged to reflect on the tragedies and stop it happening again
www.mirror.co.uk
January 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
It is entirely within our power to make 2025 a year where not one single person drowns attempting to cross the channel.
It is up to us to demand it, in these people’s names.
It is up to us to demand it, in these people’s names.
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As my family huddled around a fire to protect ourselves from Gaza's bitter cold we each shared our hopes for the new year. While we each had our own special wish one thing is clear: none of us can endure another year like this one.
mondoweiss.net/2024/12/my-f...
mondoweiss.net/2024/12/my-f...
My family’s dreams for the new year amid the Gaza genocide
As my family huddled around a fire to protect ourselves from Gaza’s bitter cold we each shared our hopes for the new year. While we each had our own special wish one thing is clear: none of us can end...
mondoweiss.net
December 31, 2024 at 8:21 PM
As my family huddled around a fire to protect ourselves from Gaza's bitter cold we each shared our hopes for the new year. While we each had our own special wish one thing is clear: none of us can endure another year like this one.
mondoweiss.net/2024/12/my-f...
mondoweiss.net/2024/12/my-f...
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Different words, same policies. Yesterday three people died seeking safety. They knew death was a possibility, but there aren't alternatives, and as a response, Labour talk about "tougher measures", measures we already know have contributed to 2024 having highest death toll in the channel.
December 30, 2024 at 9:15 AM
Different words, same policies. Yesterday three people died seeking safety. They knew death was a possibility, but there aren't alternatives, and as a response, Labour talk about "tougher measures", measures we already know have contributed to 2024 having highest death toll in the channel.
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Respect to @danielsohege.bsky.social and others like @zoejardiniere.bsky.social for continuing to do the hard work on policy here.
But the problem is not that Labour don't know all this. It's that they do, and have made a political decision to continue with it.
But the problem is not that Labour don't know all this. It's that they do, and have made a political decision to continue with it.
Different words, same policies. Yesterday three people died seeking safety. They knew death was a possibility, but there aren't alternatives, and as a response, Labour talk about "tougher measures", measures we already know have contributed to 2024 having highest death toll in the channel.
December 30, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Respect to @danielsohege.bsky.social and others like @zoejardiniere.bsky.social for continuing to do the hard work on policy here.
But the problem is not that Labour don't know all this. It's that they do, and have made a political decision to continue with it.
But the problem is not that Labour don't know all this. It's that they do, and have made a political decision to continue with it.
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Assad had hardly left the country, and European governments already close the door to Syrians, considering even to deport those who live here. Europe is losing moral authority at breathtaking speed. Not to mention the strategic shortsightedness.
No one’s quite sure of what to make of the new guys who appear to be in charge in Syria.
But European governments are looking pretty darn certain that now is the moment to start restricting Syrian asylum-seekers, and even to prepare to deport them.
Brussels Playbook digs deeper 👇
But European governments are looking pretty darn certain that now is the moment to start restricting Syrian asylum-seekers, and even to prepare to deport them.
Brussels Playbook digs deeper 👇
Europe to Syrian refugees: Peace, out!
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www.politico.eu
December 10, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Assad had hardly left the country, and European governments already close the door to Syrians, considering even to deport those who live here. Europe is losing moral authority at breathtaking speed. Not to mention the strategic shortsightedness.
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It is so beautiful, so wonderful, so pure to see the Syrians who we have been so lucky to call our neighbours & friends during their exile speak of return & being reunited ❤️❤️
Syrians across Europe are finally dreaming they will see their home again, a hope so many had lost through the years🙌
Syrians across Europe are finally dreaming they will see their home again, a hope so many had lost through the years🙌
December 8, 2024 at 12:03 PM
It is so beautiful, so wonderful, so pure to see the Syrians who we have been so lucky to call our neighbours & friends during their exile speak of return & being reunited ❤️❤️
Syrians across Europe are finally dreaming they will see their home again, a hope so many had lost through the years🙌
Syrians across Europe are finally dreaming they will see their home again, a hope so many had lost through the years🙌
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As the European Parliament's LIBE committee discusses its draft report on Frontex in Serbia on Thursday, we document 12 months of serious and escalating violence from Serbian authorities against people on the move.
Frontex in Serbia — a catalogue of 12 months of denials
As the European Parliament's LIBE committee discusses its draft report on Frontex in Serbia on Thursday, we document 12 months of serious and escalating violence from Serbian authorities against people...
buff.ly
November 21, 2024 at 10:59 AM
As the European Parliament's LIBE committee discusses its draft report on Frontex in Serbia on Thursday, we document 12 months of serious and escalating violence from Serbian authorities against people on the move.
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"The measure 'would be profoundly damaging to all sorts of non-profits', said American Civil Liberties Union federal policy counsel Kia Hamadanchy."
Republicans renew push to expand government powers to punish non-profits
Republicans renew push to expand government powers to punish non-profits
Bill to strip groups deemed to support ‘terrorism’ of non-profit status seen as threat to Palestinian advocacy groups
House Republicans have renewed a push to pass a bill that would allow the treasury department to strip non-profit groups it deems to be…
dlvr.it
November 20, 2024 at 4:51 PM
"The measure 'would be profoundly damaging to all sorts of non-profits', said American Civil Liberties Union federal policy counsel Kia Hamadanchy."
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Don't forget Sudan.
Sudan war: Death toll far higher than previously reported - study
More than 61,000 people have died in Khartoum state, where the fighting began last year, researchers say.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Don't forget Sudan.