Karen Melchior
@karmel80.bsky.social
Digitalisation, Democracy and anti-Disinformation. Former member of the European Parliament 2019-2024. Danish diplomat 2005-2017. https://karenmelchior.eu/
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Karen Melchior
@karmel80.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Why did it take the US election and Trump to win again to realise that Elon Musk and his takeover of Twitter was a destructive, toxic thing for the platform and for global democracy?
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Statement by President von der Leyen following the Call of the Coalition of the Willing
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Statement by President von der Leyen following the Call of the Coalition of the Willing
Today, the partners of the Coalition of the Willing convened to discuss ongoing negotiations toward a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.\nIn recent days and hours, we have seen solid and encouraging ...
ec.europa.eu
November 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Statement by President von der Leyen following the Call of the Coalition of the Willing
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
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European leaders have made great efforts to get Trump back on the rails & keep him there since Feb. They probably have to keep trying, but neither they nor Ukraine can compromise their vital interests just to avoid annoying him.
Trump’s back to the rhetoric of the Oval Office meeting in February, claiming Ukraine’s leadership “has expressed zero gratitude for our efforts.”
November 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
European leaders have made great efforts to get Trump back on the rails & keep him there since Feb. They probably have to keep trying, but neither they nor Ukraine can compromise their vital interests just to avoid annoying him.
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❗️Former Prime Minister of 🇫🇮Finland Sanna Marin:
The “peace plan” for Ukraine is a catastrophe not only for Ukraine and its citizens but for the entire democratic world. If we repeat the mistakes of the past—such as showing weakness and inaction in 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea—
The “peace plan” for Ukraine is a catastrophe not only for Ukraine and its citizens but for the entire democratic world. If we repeat the mistakes of the past—such as showing weakness and inaction in 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea—
November 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
❗️Former Prime Minister of 🇫🇮Finland Sanna Marin:
The “peace plan” for Ukraine is a catastrophe not only for Ukraine and its citizens but for the entire democratic world. If we repeat the mistakes of the past—such as showing weakness and inaction in 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea—
The “peace plan” for Ukraine is a catastrophe not only for Ukraine and its citizens but for the entire democratic world. If we repeat the mistakes of the past—such as showing weakness and inaction in 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea—
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Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
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Den 3. Limfjordsforbindelse over Egholm i Limfjorden er i kæmpe problemer. Ved at ødelægge livsgrundlaget for flagermus, har Vejdirektoratet overtrådt en lang række naturbeskyttelseslovgivninger. Vejdirektoratet er nu anmeldt til kommunen.
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nejtilegholmmotorvej.dk/nyheder/borg...
Borgerbevægelsen anmelder igen-igen: Vejdirektoratet fortsætter beskadigelsen af flagermus yngle- og rasteområder — Borgerbevægelsen
Vejdirektoratet har nu i flere måneder kontinuerligt fældet træer på linjeføringen - uden at leve op til kravene i anlægsloven. Vejdirektoratet har kun foretaget en hurtig enkelt-screening af træerne ...
nejtilegholmmotorvej.dk
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Den 3. Limfjordsforbindelse over Egholm i Limfjorden er i kæmpe problemer. Ved at ødelægge livsgrundlaget for flagermus, har Vejdirektoratet overtrådt en lang række naturbeskyttelseslovgivninger. Vejdirektoratet er nu anmeldt til kommunen.
nejtilegholmmotorvej.dk/nyheder/borg...
nejtilegholmmotorvej.dk/nyheder/borg...
@nilleren2030.bsky.social Er det bare ChatGPT eller er valg.dk ikke maskinlæsbar?
Valg
valg.dk
November 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
@nilleren2030.bsky.social Er det bare ChatGPT eller er valg.dk ikke maskinlæsbar?
Efter en valgkamp med hendes fornavn skrevet i versaler… så var det vist Pernilles eget valg at det drejede sig om hende “Valgkampen og konstitueringen kom i høj grad at dreje sig om mig.”
November 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Efter en valgkamp med hendes fornavn skrevet i versaler… så var det vist Pernilles eget valg at det drejede sig om hende “Valgkampen og konstitueringen kom i høj grad at dreje sig om mig.”
The stupidity: freebirthing, giving birth without any medical providers present, no one in the room understood that, with every minute that passed, Esau was sustaining an irreversible brain injury. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:33 AM
The stupidity: freebirthing, giving birth without any medical providers present, no one in the room understood that, with every minute that passed, Esau was sustaining an irreversible brain injury. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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Smart point about Twitter from an excellent post on the same.
For the vast majority of people, being in a place where your every post is met with a torrent of hateful, abusive, personal bile does not make you a more open thinker through 'debate', it huddles you in an intellectual defensive crouch.
For the vast majority of people, being in a place where your every post is met with a torrent of hateful, abusive, personal bile does not make you a more open thinker through 'debate', it huddles you in an intellectual defensive crouch.
November 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Smart point about Twitter from an excellent post on the same.
For the vast majority of people, being in a place where your every post is met with a torrent of hateful, abusive, personal bile does not make you a more open thinker through 'debate', it huddles you in an intellectual defensive crouch.
For the vast majority of people, being in a place where your every post is met with a torrent of hateful, abusive, personal bile does not make you a more open thinker through 'debate', it huddles you in an intellectual defensive crouch.
"peace plan" >> "..." indeed! It's Trump's gift basket to Putin will all that he wished for. To everyone, stop calling it a "peace plan" or a way to peace. It's a Gift Basket for Putin from his pal Trump.
Zelenskyy is currently speaking with Macron, Starmer, and Merz about the “peace plan” to end the war in Ukraine, Suspilne reports.
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
"peace plan" >> "..." indeed! It's Trump's gift basket to Putin will all that he wished for. To everyone, stop calling it a "peace plan" or a way to peace. It's a Gift Basket for Putin from his pal Trump.
Ilana Seid, formand for AOSIS (Alliancen af 39 små og lavtliggende østater fra hele kloden. Fra Bahamas til Maldiverne og Samoa.) om klimakrisen: - Vi bruger måske lidt for meget tid på at beundre problemet.
November 21, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Ilana Seid, formand for AOSIS (Alliancen af 39 små og lavtliggende østater fra hele kloden. Fra Bahamas til Maldiverne og Samoa.) om klimakrisen: - Vi bruger måske lidt for meget tid på at beundre problemet.
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Ukraine hit Ilsk and Ryazan refineries in back-to-back nights - together they process 19mn tons of crude annually
Russian oil refineries supply fuel for Russian military operations and generate export revenue that funds the war
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/20/u...
Russian oil refineries supply fuel for Russian military operations and generate export revenue that funds the war
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/20/u...
Ukraine hits two major Russian refineries in back-to-back nights: Ilsk and Ryazan (MAP)
Ukrainian long-range drones struck two major Russian refineries in back-to-back nights this week, hitting the Ilsk plant in Krasnodar Krai on 19 November and the Ryazan facility a day later,…
euromaidanpress.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Ukraine hit Ilsk and Ryazan refineries in back-to-back nights - together they process 19mn tons of crude annually
Russian oil refineries supply fuel for Russian military operations and generate export revenue that funds the war
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/20/u...
Russian oil refineries supply fuel for Russian military operations and generate export revenue that funds the war
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/20/u...
What most people don’t expect is that some of the items they reject will never get restocked, only to end up, in this case, in a basement in Long Island City, New York, via a small-town warehouse. www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
We Bought a 450-Pound Mystery Pallet Packed With Returned Goods From Amazon and Beyond. Here’s What We Found Inside.
Pallets of overstock, returned, and undelivered-mail packages are an indicator of just how much stuff there is in the retail ecosystem.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
What most people don’t expect is that some of the items they reject will never get restocked, only to end up, in this case, in a basement in Long Island City, New York, via a small-town warehouse. www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
Liste Q. i Hørsholm, det er nok islamister, se bare hvad de hedder SocialKonservative, udover at de har valgt Q som bogstav ( :D )
November 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Liste Q. i Hørsholm, det er nok islamister, se bare hvad de hedder SocialKonservative, udover at de har valgt Q som bogstav ( :D )
Ligestillingssamtalen har naturligt været formet af kvinders historiske kamp for rettigheder og muligheder. I dag står vi midt i en historisk mulighed: at sætte mandens rolle fri og lade den definere sig selv på nye måder. Så vi sikrer, at samfundets strukturer og rammer er gode for alle mennesker.
November 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Ligestillingssamtalen har naturligt været formet af kvinders historiske kamp for rettigheder og muligheder. I dag står vi midt i en historisk mulighed: at sætte mandens rolle fri og lade den definere sig selv på nye måder. Så vi sikrer, at samfundets strukturer og rammer er gode for alle mennesker.
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The collapse of glacial buffering in the Southern Andes could redefine climate adaptation for millions dependent on mountain runoff. Researchers urge governments to plan for megadroughts without relying on ice reserves.
Andes Glaciers Are Losing Their Ability To Protect Chile From Future Megadroughts - Profolus
Researchers from Chile, Germany, and the United States modeled how a future megadrought might unfold in a world with far smaller glaciers.
www.profolus.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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“Hi @grok, who is the single greatest person in modern history?”
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
“Hi @grok, who is the single greatest person in modern history?”
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Another peace initiative backed by Trump and Witkoff: Russian guided bombs just hit Zaporizhzhia. There are injuries, according to regional authorities.
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Another peace initiative backed by Trump and Witkoff: Russian guided bombs just hit Zaporizhzhia. There are injuries, according to regional authorities.
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❗️The 🇫🇷French engineering company Alstom and "Ukrzaliznytsia" have announced an agreement for the supply of 55 Traxx locomotives to 🇺🇦Ukraine.
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
❗️The 🇫🇷French engineering company Alstom and "Ukrzaliznytsia" have announced an agreement for the supply of 55 Traxx locomotives to 🇺🇦Ukraine.
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Jeg vågnede til nyheden om, at 8608 personer har ønsket, at jeg personligt fortsætter mit arbejde i Region Østdanmark. Det er overvældende! Tusind tak til alle, der stemte personligt på mig! Dagen starter ellers i sundhedsministeriet til endnu et møde om sundhedsreformen. #dkpol
November 20, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Jeg vågnede til nyheden om, at 8608 personer har ønsket, at jeg personligt fortsætter mit arbejde i Region Østdanmark. Det er overvældende! Tusind tak til alle, der stemte personligt på mig! Dagen starter ellers i sundhedsministeriet til endnu et møde om sundhedsreformen. #dkpol
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💰 More affordable food, houses, energy 🔒 increased online protection for consumers, 📦 fewer unsafe products on the market and ⚖️ better consumer protections' enforcement.
➡️ That is what consumers can expect with the European Commission's new Consumer Agenda. Learn more👇
www.beuc.eu/news/europea...
➡️ That is what consumers can expect with the European Commission's new Consumer Agenda. Learn more👇
www.beuc.eu/news/europea...
European Commission unveils new five-year roadmap to improve consumer conditions in the EU
The European Commission unveiled its Consumer Agenda on 19 November 2025, a strategic roadmap to include consumer interests in all policy areas.
www.beuc.eu
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
💰 More affordable food, houses, energy 🔒 increased online protection for consumers, 📦 fewer unsafe products on the market and ⚖️ better consumer protections' enforcement.
➡️ That is what consumers can expect with the European Commission's new Consumer Agenda. Learn more👇
www.beuc.eu/news/europea...
➡️ That is what consumers can expect with the European Commission's new Consumer Agenda. Learn more👇
www.beuc.eu/news/europea...
Og de valgte kandidater til Regionsvalget er heller ikke angivet endnu, men de personlige stemmetal samt mandatfordeling ligger klar
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Og de valgte kandidater til Regionsvalget er heller ikke angivet endnu, men de personlige stemmetal samt mandatfordeling ligger klar