John Alexander Medalen
@johnamedalen.bsky.social
Environmentalist, equality advocate, feminist, human rights
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Someone you know wants a smart feeder for Christmas. These are the best deals we've found on a brand we recommend. www.wired.com/story/best-s...
Birdfy Smart Bird Feeders Are the Cheapest They've Been All Year on Amazon Right Now
Someone you know wants a smart feeder for Christmas. These are the best deals we've found on a brand we recommend.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Someone you know wants a smart feeder for Christmas. These are the best deals we've found on a brand we recommend. www.wired.com/story/best-s...
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La France compte 200 000 militaires professionnels, plus 60 000 civils employés par les Armées. Cette masse salariale ne pouvant pas être augmentée faute de choix budgétaires, il a été décidé de recourir à plus de renforts mobilisables en cas de besoin, réservistes ou des jeunes volontaires.
«Service national» : Emmanuel Macron cherche des jeunes pour épauler l’armée
Non obligatoire, ouvert aux femmes, 3 000 postes pour septembre 2026… Le Président a dévoilé, ce jeudi 27 novembre, les contours du futur «service national», qui devrait démarrer à petite vitesse l’an prochain.
www.liberation.fr
November 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
La France compte 200 000 militaires professionnels, plus 60 000 civils employés par les Armées. Cette masse salariale ne pouvant pas être augmentée faute de choix budgétaires, il a été décidé de recourir à plus de renforts mobilisables en cas de besoin, réservistes ou des jeunes volontaires.
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Efterlyst med utvisningsbeslut • Tonåring sköts ihjäl tre dagar senare.
Polisens miss: Släppte efterlyst dagar innan mord
Efterlyst med utvisningsbeslut • Tonåring sköts ihjäl tre dagar senare.
www.etc.se
November 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Efterlyst med utvisningsbeslut • Tonåring sköts ihjäl tre dagar senare.
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Ja, det är hemskt att se Kristerssons krusa för Åkesson. Men en offensiv vänster måste göra mer än att fixera vid en dysfunktionell relationen mellan fascister och medlöpare, skriver Andreas Gustavsson.
Andreas Gustavsson: Ibland måste man bara vända bort blicken
Ja, det är hemskt att se Kristerssons krusa för Åkesson. Men en offensiv vänster måste göra mer än att fixera vid en dysfunktionell relationen mellan fascister och medlöpare.
www.etc.se
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Ja, det är hemskt att se Kristerssons krusa för Åkesson. Men en offensiv vänster måste göra mer än att fixera vid en dysfunktionell relationen mellan fascister och medlöpare, skriver Andreas Gustavsson.
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En kvinna vantrivs med livet och förvandlas till en växt. En annan kvinnas sår vill aldrig läka efter en livssorg. Jenny Aschenbrenner har läst ”Min kvinnas frukt” och funnit en utsökt avsmakningsmeny av Han Kangs författarskap.
Vackert och groteskt under vardagens yta
”Min kvinnas frukt” är som en utsökt avsmakningsmeny av Han Kangs författarskap.
www.etc.se
November 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
En kvinna vantrivs med livet och förvandlas till en växt. En annan kvinnas sår vill aldrig läka efter en livssorg. Jenny Aschenbrenner har läst ”Min kvinnas frukt” och funnit en utsökt avsmakningsmeny av Han Kangs författarskap.
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Första svenska ministerbesöket i Syrien på 16 år • Två svenska intressen stod på schemat.
Efter Syrienbesöket – här är grupperna som regeringen vill skicka tillbaka
Första svenska ministerbesöket i Syrien på 16 år • Två svenska intressen stod på schemat.
www.etc.se
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Första svenska ministerbesöket i Syrien på 16 år • Två svenska intressen stod på schemat.
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Avhoppade gängledaren Essa Kah Sallah: De som rekryterar barn idag säger alltid att de vet att det är fel.
Han ledde första stora förortsgänget: ”Blev som en religion”
Avhoppade gängledaren Essa Kah Sallah: De som rekryterar barn idag säger alltid att de vet att det är fel.
www.etc.se
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Avhoppade gängledaren Essa Kah Sallah: De som rekryterar barn idag säger alltid att de vet att det är fel.
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Draft EP resolution on #Sudan lacks key elements to make it relevant. MEPs should back amendments that:
⚠️ denounce role of #UnitedArabEmirates in fueling weapons in breach of UN embargo
⛑️call for concrete measures to protect civilians
www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume... @lukasmandl.bsky.social
⚠️ denounce role of #UnitedArabEmirates in fueling weapons in breach of UN embargo
⛑️call for concrete measures to protect civilians
www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume... @lukasmandl.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Draft EP resolution on #Sudan lacks key elements to make it relevant. MEPs should back amendments that:
⚠️ denounce role of #UnitedArabEmirates in fueling weapons in breach of UN embargo
⛑️call for concrete measures to protect civilians
www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume... @lukasmandl.bsky.social
⚠️ denounce role of #UnitedArabEmirates in fueling weapons in breach of UN embargo
⛑️call for concrete measures to protect civilians
www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume... @lukasmandl.bsky.social
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2 weeks ago @ec.europa.eu launched vague Civil Society Strategy.
But in parallel vdLeyen's own party joins far-right groups for charge against basic support to civil society.
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu: show leadership, press your own party to end anti-CSO smears.
euobserver.com/eu-political...
But in parallel vdLeyen's own party joins far-right groups for charge against basic support to civil society.
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu: show leadership, press your own party to end anti-CSO smears.
euobserver.com/eu-political...
November 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
2 weeks ago @ec.europa.eu launched vague Civil Society Strategy.
But in parallel vdLeyen's own party joins far-right groups for charge against basic support to civil society.
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu: show leadership, press your own party to end anti-CSO smears.
euobserver.com/eu-political...
But in parallel vdLeyen's own party joins far-right groups for charge against basic support to civil society.
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu: show leadership, press your own party to end anti-CSO smears.
euobserver.com/eu-political...
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Europe’s antitrust chief Teresa Ribera has unleashed a blistering attack on Trump administration, accusing Washington of using “blackmail” to strong-arm the EU into watering down its tech rules
“It is blackmail,” the Spanish commissioner told POLITICO
“It is blackmail,” the Spanish commissioner told POLITICO
Top EU official accuses US of ‘blackmail’ in trade talks
Renewed U.S. pressure for the EU to recalibrate its digital rules is unacceptable, says Teresa Ribera.
www.politico.eu
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Europe’s antitrust chief Teresa Ribera has unleashed a blistering attack on Trump administration, accusing Washington of using “blackmail” to strong-arm the EU into watering down its tech rules
“It is blackmail,” the Spanish commissioner told POLITICO
“It is blackmail,” the Spanish commissioner told POLITICO
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'Sudanese kinderen betalen de prijs voor eenzijdige focus EU op grensbewaking'
'Sudanese kinderen betalen de prijs voor eenzijdige focus EU op grensbewaking'
Dat zegt kinderrechtenorganisatie Save The Children. Onderzoekers spraken 66 Sudanese minderjarigen die voor de oorlog vluchtten naar Egypte, Libië en de EU.
nos.nl
November 26, 2025 at 5:46 AM
'Sudanese kinderen betalen de prijs voor eenzijdige focus EU op grensbewaking'
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NIEUWS I Dat ongedocumenteerde arbeiders uitbuiting melden bij de Arbeidsinspectie –zoals bij Saints & Stars– is uitzonderlijk. Ze vrezen uitzetting. Want ipv beschermen (hun taak) doet de inspectie 'collegiale meldingen' bij de Vreemdelingenpolitie. Lees dit onderzoek v @oneworld.nl & @groene.nl!
Uit angst voor uitzetting durven veel ongedocumenteerde werknemers misstanden niet te melden. Terecht, blijkt uit onderzoek van OneWorld en @groene.nl. De Arbeidsinspectie werkt namelijk samen met de Vreemdelingenpolitie. Daarom worden ook de schoonmakers van Saints & Stars waarschijnlijk uitgezet.
Arbeidsinspectie werkt mee aan uitzetting ongedocumenteerde werknemers
In plaats van ongedocumenteerde werknemers tegen uitbuiting te beschermen, werkt de arbeidsinspectie mee aan hun uitzetting. De dienst werkt daarvoor intensief samen met de Vreemdelingenpolitie. Uit…
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November 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
NIEUWS I Dat ongedocumenteerde arbeiders uitbuiting melden bij de Arbeidsinspectie –zoals bij Saints & Stars– is uitzonderlijk. Ze vrezen uitzetting. Want ipv beschermen (hun taak) doet de inspectie 'collegiale meldingen' bij de Vreemdelingenpolitie. Lees dit onderzoek v @oneworld.nl & @groene.nl!
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Over 1,000 Amazon employees have anonymously signed an open letter warning that the company’s AI development could cause “staggering damage to democracy."
This Black Friday, we #MakeAmazonPay.
This Black Friday, we #MakeAmazonPay.
Amazon Workers Issue Warning About Company’s ‘All-Costs-Justified’ Approach to AI Development
Amazon Employees for Climate Justice says that over 1,000 workers have signed a petition raising “serious concerns” about the company’s “aggressive rollout” of artificial intelligence tools.
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Amazon is remaking the global economy in its own image — extractive, exploitative and authoritarian. But we won’t let it get away with that.
From Black Friday to Cyber Monday, workers, activists and citizens will rise up to #MakeAmazonPay.
From Black Friday to Cyber Monday, workers, activists and citizens will rise up to #MakeAmazonPay.
November 20, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Amazon is remaking the global economy in its own image — extractive, exploitative and authoritarian. But we won’t let it get away with that.
From Black Friday to Cyber Monday, workers, activists and citizens will rise up to #MakeAmazonPay.
From Black Friday to Cyber Monday, workers, activists and citizens will rise up to #MakeAmazonPay.
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Amazon makes billions in profits, while its workers can be punished just for using the bathroom.
That's unacceptable. This Black Friday, it is time we #MakeAmazonPay.
Join workers and their allies who will strike and protest in over 30 countries tomorrow: makeamazonpay.com
That's unacceptable. This Black Friday, it is time we #MakeAmazonPay.
Join workers and their allies who will strike and protest in over 30 countries tomorrow: makeamazonpay.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Amazon makes billions in profits, while its workers can be punished just for using the bathroom.
That's unacceptable. This Black Friday, it is time we #MakeAmazonPay.
Join workers and their allies who will strike and protest in over 30 countries tomorrow: makeamazonpay.com
That's unacceptable. This Black Friday, it is time we #MakeAmazonPay.
Join workers and their allies who will strike and protest in over 30 countries tomorrow: makeamazonpay.com
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AI shouldn’t come at the cost of workers and the environment !
Over 1,000 Amazon employees have signed an open letter warning that the accelerated approach to AI development could cause a “staggering damage to democracy, to our jobs, and to the earth”. 🌎
Another reason to #MakeAmazonPay
Over 1,000 Amazon employees have signed an open letter warning that the accelerated approach to AI development could cause a “staggering damage to democracy, to our jobs, and to the earth”. 🌎
Another reason to #MakeAmazonPay
Amazon Workers Issue Warning About Company’s ‘All-Costs-Justified’ Approach to AI Development
Amazon Employees for Climate Justice says that over 1,000 workers have signed a petition raising “serious concerns” about the company’s “aggressive rollout” of artificial intelligence tools.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AI shouldn’t come at the cost of workers and the environment !
Over 1,000 Amazon employees have signed an open letter warning that the accelerated approach to AI development could cause a “staggering damage to democracy, to our jobs, and to the earth”. 🌎
Another reason to #MakeAmazonPay
Over 1,000 Amazon employees have signed an open letter warning that the accelerated approach to AI development could cause a “staggering damage to democracy, to our jobs, and to the earth”. 🌎
Another reason to #MakeAmazonPay
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Collective, racist punishment.
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Collective, racist punishment.
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"A political deal that erases these crimes is not a peace plan. It is permission for future atrocities."
- Kseniya Kvitka (@hrw.org), in must-read, published by @kyivindependent.com⤵️
- Kseniya Kvitka (@hrw.org), in must-read, published by @kyivindependent.com⤵️
"As discussions about a possible peace deal unfold, Ukraine and its allies must not betray the small but unwavering candlelight of hope for justice held by thousands of victims of this war," writes Kseniya Kvitka of Human Rights Watch’s Europe and Central Asia Division in her recent op-ed.
The light Ukraine cannot lose: Justice
About the author: Kseniya Kvitka is an assistant researcher with Human Rights Watch’s Europe and Central Asia Division. She is based in Kyiv.
As I sat down to write this, my apartment, like many othe...
kyivindependent.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"A political deal that erases these crimes is not a peace plan. It is permission for future atrocities."
- Kseniya Kvitka (@hrw.org), in must-read, published by @kyivindependent.com⤵️
- Kseniya Kvitka (@hrw.org), in must-read, published by @kyivindependent.com⤵️
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To learn more about Santoyo’s work in Mexico: youtu.be/Sg5wk85FMvY
To donate: www.cri.org/donate (3/3)
#Mexico #avocado #deforestation #GivingTuesday #donate #deforestation #ClimateAction #ClimateDefenders
To donate: www.cri.org/donate (3/3)
#Mexico #avocado #deforestation #GivingTuesday #donate #deforestation #ClimateAction #ClimateDefenders
CRI: UNHOLY GUACAMOLE: Deforestation, Water Capture, and Violence Behind Mexico’s Avocado Exports
YouTube video by Climate Rights International
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November 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
To learn more about Santoyo’s work in Mexico: youtu.be/Sg5wk85FMvY
To donate: www.cri.org/donate (3/3)
#Mexico #avocado #deforestation #GivingTuesday #donate #deforestation #ClimateAction #ClimateDefenders
To donate: www.cri.org/donate (3/3)
#Mexico #avocado #deforestation #GivingTuesday #donate #deforestation #ClimateAction #ClimateDefenders
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With #GivingTuesday around the corner we’re asking for your support to stand with environmental & climate defenders. Your support will help us continue our investigations & advocacy, allow us to stand with frontline defenders & press govts to fulfill their commitments to end deforestation. (2/3)
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
With #GivingTuesday around the corner we’re asking for your support to stand with environmental & climate defenders. Your support will help us continue our investigations & advocacy, allow us to stand with frontline defenders & press govts to fulfill their commitments to end deforestation. (2/3)
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Env defender, Julio Santoyo in Michoacán, like many others in his community, is at the frontlines of combatting illegal #deforestation despite threats to their lives. Our work in tackling avocado-driven deforestation in Mexico could not take place without the work of defenders such as Santoyo. (1/3)
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Env defender, Julio Santoyo in Michoacán, like many others in his community, is at the frontlines of combatting illegal #deforestation despite threats to their lives. Our work in tackling avocado-driven deforestation in Mexico could not take place without the work of defenders such as Santoyo. (1/3)
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Good news from the UK 🙌: the end of the cruel "two-child limit" social security policy has been announced.
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Good news from the UK 🙌: the end of the cruel "two-child limit" social security policy has been announced.
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The UK’s new immigration plan is a profound retreat from the humane approach Labour promised voters. Labour should recognize the enormous contributions refugees make, and the moral and legal obligation to provide protection. ✍️ HRW's @yasmineahmed.bsky.social
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pC73hJ
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pC73hJ
November 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The UK’s new immigration plan is a profound retreat from the humane approach Labour promised voters. Labour should recognize the enormous contributions refugees make, and the moral and legal obligation to provide protection. ✍️ HRW's @yasmineahmed.bsky.social
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pC73hJ
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pC73hJ
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Houthi authorities in #Yemen have detained, disappeared dozens of political opposition members over the last few months.
👉Rather than addressing widespread hunger, Houthis are placing their focus on detaining anyone deemed a threat to their movement.
Learn more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
👉Rather than addressing widespread hunger, Houthis are placing their focus on detaining anyone deemed a threat to their movement.
Learn more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
November 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Houthi authorities in #Yemen have detained, disappeared dozens of political opposition members over the last few months.
👉Rather than addressing widespread hunger, Houthis are placing their focus on detaining anyone deemed a threat to their movement.
Learn more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
👉Rather than addressing widespread hunger, Houthis are placing their focus on detaining anyone deemed a threat to their movement.
Learn more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
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Hosting the #CWG2030 is an opportunity for #India to raise the bar on human rights in and around sport. By protecting athletes & workers’ rights and meaningfully engaging with affected communities, it could also boost its #Olympic ambitions @hrw.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
India’s Sporting Ambition Needs Rights Safeguards
India will play host to the centenary Commonwealth Games in 2030 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, which is also the proposed host city for the country’s 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid.
www.hrw.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Hosting the #CWG2030 is an opportunity for #India to raise the bar on human rights in and around sport. By protecting athletes & workers’ rights and meaningfully engaging with affected communities, it could also boost its #Olympic ambitions @hrw.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...