Jon Jac
@jon-jac.bsky.social
Policy officer in Brussels. Working on sustainable food systems, agricultural policies & international trade.
Also into decolonial, queer, and socio studies on my spare time.
Tweets are mine. Mainly En/Fr.
Also into decolonial, queer, and socio studies on my spare time.
Tweets are mine. Mainly En/Fr.
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Guess what? Trump and Big Tech are rewriting global trade rules in secret.
Here’s what’s at stake. 🔍
Here’s what’s at stake. 🔍
October 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Guess what? Trump and Big Tech are rewriting global trade rules in secret.
Here’s what’s at stake. 🔍
Here’s what’s at stake. 🔍
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📢📨 Three letters. One message.
We wrote to the @ec.europa.eu, @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu, @europarl.europa.eu & @eu2025dk.bsky.social asking them to stop exporting #pesticides banned in the EU.
www.pan-europe.info/resources/le...
We wrote to the @ec.europa.eu, @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu, @europarl.europa.eu & @eu2025dk.bsky.social asking them to stop exporting #pesticides banned in the EU.
www.pan-europe.info/resources/le...
October 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
📢📨 Three letters. One message.
We wrote to the @ec.europa.eu, @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu, @europarl.europa.eu & @eu2025dk.bsky.social asking them to stop exporting #pesticides banned in the EU.
www.pan-europe.info/resources/le...
We wrote to the @ec.europa.eu, @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu, @europarl.europa.eu & @eu2025dk.bsky.social asking them to stop exporting #pesticides banned in the EU.
www.pan-europe.info/resources/le...
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Global Sumud Flotilla reaches Gaza waters
from International Waters…
from International Waters…
October 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Global Sumud Flotilla reaches Gaza waters
from International Waters…
from International Waters…
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🔴 Revealed: EU Farm Subsidy ‘Bankrolls’ Widespread Labour Abuse
New investigation reveals how farm owners convicted of exploiting migrant workers rake in millions in subsidies 👇
www.desmog.com/2025/09/29/r...
New investigation reveals how farm owners convicted of exploiting migrant workers rake in millions in subsidies 👇
www.desmog.com/2025/09/29/r...
Revealed: EU Farm Subsidy ‘Bankrolls’ Widespread Labour Abuse
This investigation was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe. Farm owners convicted of exploiting migrant workers continue to claim millions in taxpayer-funded subsidies, DeSmog can reve...
www.desmog.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM
🔴 Revealed: EU Farm Subsidy ‘Bankrolls’ Widespread Labour Abuse
New investigation reveals how farm owners convicted of exploiting migrant workers rake in millions in subsidies 👇
www.desmog.com/2025/09/29/r...
New investigation reveals how farm owners convicted of exploiting migrant workers rake in millions in subsidies 👇
www.desmog.com/2025/09/29/r...
Après l'annonce de #begov sur la #Palestine, on est plus de 70 000 à demander des santions immédiates et la fin du génocide à #Gaza
@deweverbart.bsky.social @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu prenez des sanctions au niveau UE !
#Palestine #Brussels #Bxl
@deweverbart.bsky.social @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu prenez des sanctions au niveau UE !
#Palestine #Brussels #Bxl
September 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Après l'annonce de #begov sur la #Palestine, on est plus de 70 000 à demander des santions immédiates et la fin du génocide à #Gaza
@deweverbart.bsky.social @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu prenez des sanctions au niveau UE !
#Palestine #Brussels #Bxl
@deweverbart.bsky.social @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu prenez des sanctions au niveau UE !
#Palestine #Brussels #Bxl
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« Les marchands de doute sont de retour. » Dans une vaste publication, 85 climatologues de renom estiment que le rapport sur le changement climatique publié par le département de l’énergie américain, début août, est émaillé d’erreurs, de manipulations ou d’omissions www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
Les scientifiques américains ripostent à un rapport climatosceptique de l’administration Trump : « Les marchands de doute sont de retour »
Dans un texte publié mardi, 85 climatologues de renom estiment que le rapport publié début août par le département de l’énergie américain est émaillé d’erreurs, de manipulations, d’omissions et de fai...
www.lemonde.fr
September 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
« Les marchands de doute sont de retour. » Dans une vaste publication, 85 climatologues de renom estiment que le rapport sur le changement climatique publié par le département de l’énergie américain, début août, est émaillé d’erreurs, de manipulations ou d’omissions www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
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Courts block Trump on Tariffs. www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/b...
Appeals court says Trump unlawfully leaned on emergency powers to impose tariffs | CNN Business
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump unlawfully leaned on emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs earlier this year.
www.cnn.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Courts block Trump on Tariffs. www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/b...
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As @yessfun.com has reported, the fossil fuel industry directly funds anti-trans panic because it distracts the public from "the very real and ongoing risks that climate change creates.”
Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement
An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.
heated.world
July 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
As @yessfun.com has reported, the fossil fuel industry directly funds anti-trans panic because it distracts the public from "the very real and ongoing risks that climate change creates.”
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Stop toxic trade. Pesticides banned in Europa should not be exported to other countries. Toxic here = toxic there. Today 600+ organisations from all over the globe call on the EU to stop this violation of human rights.
June 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Stop toxic trade. Pesticides banned in Europa should not be exported to other countries. Toxic here = toxic there. Today 600+ organisations from all over the globe call on the EU to stop this violation of human rights.
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Just as far-right forces crack down on civil society dealing with the climate, a new study reveals that lobbyists from the top fossil-fuel industry organisations had over 1,000 MEP meetings within less than a year.
Big Oil: over 1,000 lobby meetings with MEPs in under a year
Just as far-right forces crack down on civil society dealing with the climate, a new study reveals that lobbyists from the top fossil-fuel industry organisations had over 1,000 MEP meetings within less than a year.
euobserver.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Just as far-right forces crack down on civil society dealing with the climate, a new study reveals that lobbyists from the top fossil-fuel industry organisations had over 1,000 MEP meetings within less than a year.
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The India-UK FTA incorporates a mechanism that would allow either party to renegotiate specific clauses if the other offers better terms to a third country through separate agreements, according to people familiar with the matter. www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/i...
www.hindustantimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The India-UK FTA incorporates a mechanism that would allow either party to renegotiate specific clauses if the other offers better terms to a third country through separate agreements, according to people familiar with the matter. www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/i...
🎉 Victoire citoyenne !
Ce 28 mai 2025, la Belgique interdit l’exportation de pesticides interdits
✅ Une avancée majeure pour la santé des agriculteur·ice·s du Sud global, l’environnement et les droits humains.
🙏🏻MERCI !!! Cette victoire montre qu’une mobilisation citoyenne peut changer les règles.
Ce 28 mai 2025, la Belgique interdit l’exportation de pesticides interdits
✅ Une avancée majeure pour la santé des agriculteur·ice·s du Sud global, l’environnement et les droits humains.
🙏🏻MERCI !!! Cette victoire montre qu’une mobilisation citoyenne peut changer les règles.
May 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🎉 Victoire citoyenne !
Ce 28 mai 2025, la Belgique interdit l’exportation de pesticides interdits
✅ Une avancée majeure pour la santé des agriculteur·ice·s du Sud global, l’environnement et les droits humains.
🙏🏻MERCI !!! Cette victoire montre qu’une mobilisation citoyenne peut changer les règles.
Ce 28 mai 2025, la Belgique interdit l’exportation de pesticides interdits
✅ Une avancée majeure pour la santé des agriculteur·ice·s du Sud global, l’environnement et les droits humains.
🙏🏻MERCI !!! Cette victoire montre qu’une mobilisation citoyenne peut changer les règles.
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Outstanding news 🦪🐙🦀🦞🦐
A massive step forward in protecting ocean wildlife 👏👏👏
A massive step forward in protecting ocean wildlife 👏👏👏
🎉 HUGE NEWS: The EU Court has confirmed marine protected areas must be PROPERLY protected from bottom trawling! Countries must act to fulfil their legal duty to safeguard these areas from destruction. This is an absolute WIN for our ocean. 🙌 1/2
www.clientearth.org/latest/press...
www.clientearth.org/latest/press...
May 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Outstanding news 🦪🐙🦀🦞🦐
A massive step forward in protecting ocean wildlife 👏👏👏
A massive step forward in protecting ocean wildlife 👏👏👏
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Examinée ce 26 mai par les députés, la loi Duplomb constitue un concentré de régressions environnementales, inspirée par l’agro-business. Le gouvernement compte sur les voix du RN pour éviter le débat à l'Assemblée nationale.
Mon décryptage pour @bastamedia.bsky.social basta.media/loi-duplomb-...
Mon décryptage pour @bastamedia.bsky.social basta.media/loi-duplomb-...
Loi Duplomb : toujours plus de pesticides, de mégabassines et d'élevages intensifs
Examinée ce 26 mai par les députés, la loi Duplomb constitue un concentré de régressions environnementales, inspirée par l'agro-business. Le gouvernement compte sur les voix du RN pour éviter le débat...
basta.media
May 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Examinée ce 26 mai par les députés, la loi Duplomb constitue un concentré de régressions environnementales, inspirée par l’agro-business. Le gouvernement compte sur les voix du RN pour éviter le débat à l'Assemblée nationale.
Mon décryptage pour @bastamedia.bsky.social basta.media/loi-duplomb-...
Mon décryptage pour @bastamedia.bsky.social basta.media/loi-duplomb-...
2 pommes. Même rayon. 2 réalités.
L’une a été cultivée chez nous, sous des normes strictes.
L’autre ? Importée avec des pesticides interdits ici.
La solution pour éviter ça ? Des #MesuresMiroirs.
🧐Nouveau rapport avec @cncd.be @entraideetfrat.bsky.social
👉 tinyurl.com/7rxjf7h7
#MesuresMiroirs
L’une a été cultivée chez nous, sous des normes strictes.
L’autre ? Importée avec des pesticides interdits ici.
La solution pour éviter ça ? Des #MesuresMiroirs.
🧐Nouveau rapport avec @cncd.be @entraideetfrat.bsky.social
👉 tinyurl.com/7rxjf7h7
#MesuresMiroirs
May 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM
2 pommes. Même rayon. 2 réalités.
L’une a été cultivée chez nous, sous des normes strictes.
L’autre ? Importée avec des pesticides interdits ici.
La solution pour éviter ça ? Des #MesuresMiroirs.
🧐Nouveau rapport avec @cncd.be @entraideetfrat.bsky.social
👉 tinyurl.com/7rxjf7h7
#MesuresMiroirs
L’une a été cultivée chez nous, sous des normes strictes.
L’autre ? Importée avec des pesticides interdits ici.
La solution pour éviter ça ? Des #MesuresMiroirs.
🧐Nouveau rapport avec @cncd.be @entraideetfrat.bsky.social
👉 tinyurl.com/7rxjf7h7
#MesuresMiroirs
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NEW: Two chemical agriculture industry lobbyists who President Trump chose to serve in his administration are working to block the MAHA Commission from targeting dangerous pesticides like atrazine. readsludge.com/2025/05/20/a...
Agrichemical Industry Insiders Sabotage MAHA Pesticide Crackdown
Former lobbyists now in the Trump administration are working to ensure the Make American Great Again Commission report does not target agricultural chemicals like atrazine.
readsludge.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
NEW: Two chemical agriculture industry lobbyists who President Trump chose to serve in his administration are working to block the MAHA Commission from targeting dangerous pesticides like atrazine. readsludge.com/2025/05/20/a...
Les agriculteur·ices veulent stopper la concurrence déloyale et les consommateur·ies ne veulent pas de pesticides interdits dans leurs assiettes.
➡️Les mesures miroirs protègent agriculteur·ices et consommateur·ices.
⚠️ Ne pas oublier les producteur·ices du Sud global !
shorturl.at/1xX4W
➡️Les mesures miroirs protègent agriculteur·ices et consommateur·ices.
⚠️ Ne pas oublier les producteur·ices du Sud global !
shorturl.at/1xX4W
UE-Mercosur: ni pesticides, ni antibiotiques, ni OGM dans nos assiettes?
Mercosur: des mesures miroirs dans les accords de libre-échange pour protéger notre santé et notre environnement et OGM.
shorturl.at
May 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Les agriculteur·ices veulent stopper la concurrence déloyale et les consommateur·ies ne veulent pas de pesticides interdits dans leurs assiettes.
➡️Les mesures miroirs protègent agriculteur·ices et consommateur·ices.
⚠️ Ne pas oublier les producteur·ices du Sud global !
shorturl.at/1xX4W
➡️Les mesures miroirs protègent agriculteur·ices et consommateur·ices.
⚠️ Ne pas oublier les producteur·ices du Sud global !
shorturl.at/1xX4W
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L'utilisation de la faim comme arme de guerre est une violation insupportable des droits humains et des principes humanitaires.
L’Accord d’association UE-Israël doit être suspendu : son article 2 impose le respect des droits humains.
Manifestation ce dimanche : www.amnesty.be/evenement/ma...
L’Accord d’association UE-Israël doit être suspendu : son article 2 impose le respect des droits humains.
Manifestation ce dimanche : www.amnesty.be/evenement/ma...
May 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
L'utilisation de la faim comme arme de guerre est une violation insupportable des droits humains et des principes humanitaires.
L’Accord d’association UE-Israël doit être suspendu : son article 2 impose le respect des droits humains.
Manifestation ce dimanche : www.amnesty.be/evenement/ma...
L’Accord d’association UE-Israël doit être suspendu : son article 2 impose le respect des droits humains.
Manifestation ce dimanche : www.amnesty.be/evenement/ma...
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❗❗Important❗❗
As EU foreign ministers meet, the Netherlands requests a review of Israel’s compliance with the EU-Israel association agreement - highlighting Article 2 - Israel’s obligations under humanitarian law.
In doing so, the Netherlands joins Spain, Ireland & Slovenia.
As EU foreign ministers meet, the Netherlands requests a review of Israel’s compliance with the EU-Israel association agreement - highlighting Article 2 - Israel’s obligations under humanitarian law.
In doing so, the Netherlands joins Spain, Ireland & Slovenia.
Netherlands urges review of EU-Israel trade deal over ‘catastrophic’ Gaza aid block
Foreign minister Caspar Veldkamp tells top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas he believes Israel is in breach of rights obligations linked to trade agreement
www.theguardian.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
❗❗Important❗❗
As EU foreign ministers meet, the Netherlands requests a review of Israel’s compliance with the EU-Israel association agreement - highlighting Article 2 - Israel’s obligations under humanitarian law.
In doing so, the Netherlands joins Spain, Ireland & Slovenia.
As EU foreign ministers meet, the Netherlands requests a review of Israel’s compliance with the EU-Israel association agreement - highlighting Article 2 - Israel’s obligations under humanitarian law.
In doing so, the Netherlands joins Spain, Ireland & Slovenia.
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OPINION: Since Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the devastating war in Gaza that’s followed, EU leaders have issued countless calls to respect international law — but when it comes to action, the bloc has been largely absent.
And its failure to step up carries serious costs.
And its failure to step up carries serious costs.
Europe cannot remain on the sidelines in Gaza
The bloc’s failure to step up carries serious geopolitical costs.
ow.ly
May 9, 2025 at 7:16 AM
OPINION: Since Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the devastating war in Gaza that’s followed, EU leaders have issued countless calls to respect international law — but when it comes to action, the bloc has been largely absent.
And its failure to step up carries serious costs.
And its failure to step up carries serious costs.
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As Musk steps back, experts say Doge cuts have harmed government services
As Musk steps back, experts say Doge cuts have harmed government services
The billionaire fired thousands of workers, but savings are minimal and offset by degradation of services, critics say
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
As Musk steps back, experts say Doge cuts have harmed government services
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La faim s'aggrave depuis 2015 ! Nous appelons le ministre Maxime Prévot, à faire de la lutte contre la faim une priorité. Investir dans l’agriculture diminue la pauvreté. L'agroécologie peut nourrir le monde mais aussi et préserver le climat et la biodiversité de tou.tes. @lesengages-be.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
La faim s'aggrave depuis 2015 ! Nous appelons le ministre Maxime Prévot, à faire de la lutte contre la faim une priorité. Investir dans l’agriculture diminue la pauvreté. L'agroécologie peut nourrir le monde mais aussi et préserver le climat et la biodiversité de tou.tes. @lesengages-be.bsky.social
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Trump is a loser
Trump Pauses Some Reciprocal Tariffs for 90 Days, Raises China Tariffs to 125%: Live Updates (Gift Article)
Stocks immediately made steep gains after President Trump’s reversal. But he said China would not be included, raising tariffs on its exports to 125 percent after Beijing announced a new round of reta...
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Trump is a loser
This is an excellent piece.
So far best analysis I've read on Trump's tariffs. Even if a 1st glance they don't look like, tariffs are clear extension of corporate power. They also seek to reaffirm the dollar hegemony over currency rivals.
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
So far best analysis I've read on Trump's tariffs. Even if a 1st glance they don't look like, tariffs are clear extension of corporate power. They also seek to reaffirm the dollar hegemony over currency rivals.
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
Trump's Tariffs Are Extremely Dumb, Just Not For The Reasons You Might Think | Common Dreams
This is a con on a global scale. Trump is not rejecting the corporate trade model. He’s weaponizing it.
www.commondreams.org
April 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
This is an excellent piece.
So far best analysis I've read on Trump's tariffs. Even if a 1st glance they don't look like, tariffs are clear extension of corporate power. They also seek to reaffirm the dollar hegemony over currency rivals.
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
So far best analysis I've read on Trump's tariffs. Even if a 1st glance they don't look like, tariffs are clear extension of corporate power. They also seek to reaffirm the dollar hegemony over currency rivals.
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
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Trump dangerously falsifies how trade agreements benefit US corp interests by global protection of intellectual property rights & investments (benefits bigtech), openess to US services & cheap imports of consumer goods, with no labour & food security & environment protection: much more than #Tariffs
April 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Trump dangerously falsifies how trade agreements benefit US corp interests by global protection of intellectual property rights & investments (benefits bigtech), openess to US services & cheap imports of consumer goods, with no labour & food security & environment protection: much more than #Tariffs