@EU_Dempsey
@eudempsey.bsky.social
Irish. EU Advocacy for @article19.bsky.social in Brussels. Prior - Mumbai, Beirut, Amman, Berlin, London. #humanrights #foe #digitalrights #EUaffairs #mediafreedom Views mine.
I find this heartbreakig to read. Governace has collapsed in the UK across so many sectors. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
UN experts accuse one of England’s biggest social landlords of habitability failings
Exclusive: Letter says L&Q appears to have systematically failed in its duty to provide adequate standard of living
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:02 AM
I find this heartbreakig to read. Governace has collapsed in the UK across so many sectors. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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ICC judges wanted Netanyahu arrested. Now they’re being targeted by Trump
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Mark O'Connell: ICC judges wanted Netanyahu arrested. Now they’re being targeted by Trump
US sanctions making normal life impossible for International Criminal Court officials who issued war crimes arrest warrants
www.irishtimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:36 AM
ICC judges wanted Netanyahu arrested. Now they’re being targeted by Trump
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Did it some time ago but if you haven’t yet; this will convince Thanks @bcmerchant.bsky.social www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/a-complete...
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Did it some time ago but if you haven’t yet; this will convince Thanks @bcmerchant.bsky.social www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/a-complete...
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🚨NEWS: A tech giant has filed a lawsuit asking federal courts to grant artificial intelligence algorithms a First Amendment right for to help landlords raise rent prices.
What stage of capitalism is this?
What stage of capitalism is this?
Tech Giant Says AI Has A First Amendment Right To Raise Your Rent
Fresh off a Trump settlement, RealPage is trying to overturn New York’s anti-rent-gouging law.
www.levernews.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
🚨NEWS: A tech giant has filed a lawsuit asking federal courts to grant artificial intelligence algorithms a First Amendment right for to help landlords raise rent prices.
What stage of capitalism is this?
What stage of capitalism is this?
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It's part of the electionification of everything, which is why we as a country are failing to have a proper conversation about our actual problems. It's bad for the left *and* the right.
It's such a bizarre framing. Labour MPs think taking 450k kids out of poverty is putting the country first! That's why they wanted it to happen! It's not because they personally benefit.
Headline on The World at One just now:
"Sir Keir Starmer has denied putting the Labour Party before the country by ending the two-child benefit cap".
Can we please go back to reporting the actual news, not someone's partisan take on it?
"Sir Keir Starmer has denied putting the Labour Party before the country by ending the two-child benefit cap".
Can we please go back to reporting the actual news, not someone's partisan take on it?
November 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
It's part of the electionification of everything, which is why we as a country are failing to have a proper conversation about our actual problems. It's bad for the left *and* the right.
Well done George Clarke. Blood on the hands of shameful companies #Kingspan #Celotex #Arconic. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Architect George Clarke calls for boycott of firms criticised by Grenfell inquiry
TV personality wants homeowners and businesses to shun ‘dishonest’ firms Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Well done George Clarke. Blood on the hands of shameful companies #Kingspan #Celotex #Arconic. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Shabana Mahmood's Indefinite Leave To Remain Culture War
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
November 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Shabana Mahmood's Indefinite Leave To Remain Culture War
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
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vibe shift is <ON>
(and like, don't blame the Fed, it's a bit lame imho)
(and like, don't blame the Fed, it's a bit lame imho)
V interesting column on wobbles in the "American exceptionalism trade" and the k-shaped economy by er, k-shaped markets authority @katie0martin.ft.com
on.ft.com/4ibznoz [gift link]
on.ft.com/4ibznoz [gift link]
The American exceptionalism trade is wobbling
[FREE TO READ] It falls to Nvidia to make or break the market mood for the rest of the year
on.ft.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM
vibe shift is <ON>
(and like, don't blame the Fed, it's a bit lame imho)
(and like, don't blame the Fed, it's a bit lame imho)
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The US is the purple line bottoming out. Our economy may still roar, but we’re killing ourselves. Hoarding wealth, refusing to even ensure our kids have enough to eat. That line is an indictment. It reflects our warped values.
This graph never fails to be shocking: "The US has experienced the earliest and greatest slowdown in life expectancy improvements among higher-income countries, reported Eileen Crimmins. “We have horrible life expectancy—and it’s getting worse and worse”"
www.prb.org/resources/se...
www.prb.org/resources/se...
November 1, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The US is the purple line bottoming out. Our economy may still roar, but we’re killing ourselves. Hoarding wealth, refusing to even ensure our kids have enough to eat. That line is an indictment. It reflects our warped values.
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Kinda massive
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will switch its internal work environment away from Microsoft Office to Open Desk, a European open source alternative. The switch comes amid rising concerns about public bodies being reliant on US tech companies.
www.euractiv.com/news/interna...
www.euractiv.com/news/interna...
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Kinda massive
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📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).
It’s also concerning. 1/
It’s also concerning. 1/
PSA: we're aware that Signal is down for some people. This appears to be related to a major AWS outage. Stand by.
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).
It’s also concerning. 1/
It’s also concerning. 1/
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The oligarchy wants full control of what we watch and read.
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The oligarchy wants full control of what we watch and read.
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Reaping rewards for cheering on genocide, for endangering Palestinian journalists, and for helping sabotage ceasefire deals to prop up Netanyahu’s criminal government
October 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Reaping rewards for cheering on genocide, for endangering Palestinian journalists, and for helping sabotage ceasefire deals to prop up Netanyahu’s criminal government
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dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience
October 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience
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Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America
October 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America
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the weak Anglo mind cannot comprehend "building more houses"
Of all the housing charts not made by MMI, this one is my favourite. It shows how, despite rhetoric, housing shortages aren't a global phenomenon, but they do seem to be an Anglo-American one.
October 24, 2025 at 5:51 AM
the weak Anglo mind cannot comprehend "building more houses"
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Relevant debate today in the European Parliament on how free, independent and reliable media are key tools to foster sound debates and enrich our democracy.
Relevant debate today in the European Parliament on how free, independent and reliable media are key tools to foster sound debates and enrich our democracy.
October 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Relevant debate today in the European Parliament on how free, independent and reliable media are key tools to foster sound debates and enrich our democracy.
Relevant debate today in the European Parliament on how free, independent and reliable media are key tools to foster sound debates and enrich our democracy.
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How has the government got itself into the position of standing up for Israeli football hooligans, while criminalising peaceful supporters of Palestine Action?
October 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
How has the government got itself into the position of standing up for Israeli football hooligans, while criminalising peaceful supporters of Palestine Action?
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This would require that the economics of our media be based on a metric other than attention.
We have to have some kind of cultural movement away from a society organized primarily around lying
October 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This would require that the economics of our media be based on a metric other than attention.
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The US may not have done the genocide itself, but it funded it, making them equally as responsible as if they had pulled the trigger themselves.
The was while the Democrats was in power.
Thou UK, Germany & EU helped too.
Time to end Atlanticism for Europe.
The was while the Democrats was in power.
Thou UK, Germany & EU helped too.
Time to end Atlanticism for Europe.
WOW!
New Report: The US has paid $21.7 billion (!!) since Oct 7 to help fuel Israel's slaughter in Gaza!
@QuincyInst's @WilliamHartung in a new report co-published with @costofwar:
responsiblestatecraft.org/us-aid-israe...
New Report: The US has paid $21.7 billion (!!) since Oct 7 to help fuel Israel's slaughter in Gaza!
@QuincyInst's @WilliamHartung in a new report co-published with @costofwar:
responsiblestatecraft.org/us-aid-israe...
$21.7 billion in US military aid has fueled Israel's war on Gaza
A new report shows how American support has been essential to what many experts are now calling a genocide
responsiblestatecraft.org
October 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The US may not have done the genocide itself, but it funded it, making them equally as responsible as if they had pulled the trigger themselves.
The was while the Democrats was in power.
Thou UK, Germany & EU helped too.
Time to end Atlanticism for Europe.
The was while the Democrats was in power.
Thou UK, Germany & EU helped too.
Time to end Atlanticism for Europe.
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Macron: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies"
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
"Europeans, let's wake up!" — Defend Democracy
“We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.” President Macron on the occasion of German Unity Day, 3 October 2025.
defenddemocracy.eu
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Macron: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies"
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
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US Federal Judge William Young: “ICE goes masked for a single reason -- to terrorize Americans into quiescence … In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police. Carrying on in this fashion, ICE brings indelible obloquy to this administration and everyone who works in it”
October 5, 2025 at 6:56 AM
US Federal Judge William Young: “ICE goes masked for a single reason -- to terrorize Americans into quiescence … In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police. Carrying on in this fashion, ICE brings indelible obloquy to this administration and everyone who works in it”
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Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
bit.ly
October 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
Repeat after me: THE ADTECH STACK IS A HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERN…#humanrights #dignity #authoritarianism #democracy #dueprocess
Either real-time bidding data or app SDK data is being bought and used by ICE to seize people from the streets. If you didn’t believe that the adtech stack is a human rights concern, I’m not sure what more evidence you need. www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...
ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day
Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.
www.404media.co
October 1, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Repeat after me: THE ADTECH STACK IS A HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERN…#humanrights #dignity #authoritarianism #democracy #dueprocess
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I hate credulous headlines like this. It’s like saying Hitler is sending troops into Poland to address “border provocations.”
September 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I hate credulous headlines like this. It’s like saying Hitler is sending troops into Poland to address “border provocations.”