Talha Ali
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Talha Ali
@s-t-ali.bsky.social
Bibliophile | History | Poetry | Data & Tech | Mancunian Londoner 🇵🇸
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The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.

The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
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
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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The Authoritarian Stack: how tech billionaires are building a post-democratic America and why Europe is next.

My new project is an interactive investigation and open data platform to expose tech authoritarianism and mobilize collective power for democratic alternatives.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Global South “Hague Group” Pledges Israel Arms Boycott and Backing for Palestinian State and Int’l Law
Global South “Hague Group” Pledges Israel Arms Boycott and Backing for Palestinian State and Int’l Law
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Governments of Belize, Plurinational State of Bolivia, Republic of Colombia, Republic of Cuba, Republic of Honduras, Malaysia, Republic of Namibia, Republic of Senegal and Republic of South Africa gathered in The Hague…
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February 1, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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A ceasefire is an important start, but it is not an end. We need to build a world where none of this can ever happen again. And that means Palestinian sovereignty, either in two states or one binational state.
January 16, 2025 at 1:02 AM