Valentin Coutouly 🇪🇺
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I have spent a lot of time explaining what a “European Army” might be. See 👇.
The proposal of the article linkes to in the first post goes more in the direction of a 28th army. That option has become *much more* likely now because of the changed situation.
www.boell.de/en/2024/01/2...
The proposal of the article linkes to in the first post goes more in the direction of a 28th army. That option has become *much more* likely now because of the changed situation.
www.boell.de/en/2024/01/2...
The never-ending debate of the European Army and why it is unhelpful | Heinrich Böll Stiftung
Ever since its first proposal in the 1950s, the European army has been a ghost in the system of European Defence debates. But it is an unhelpful and distracting concept for the challenges that the EU ...
www.boell.de
March 6, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I have spent a lot of time explaining what a “European Army” might be. See 👇.
The proposal of the article linkes to in the first post goes more in the direction of a 28th army. That option has become *much more* likely now because of the changed situation.
www.boell.de/en/2024/01/2...
The proposal of the article linkes to in the first post goes more in the direction of a 28th army. That option has become *much more* likely now because of the changed situation.
www.boell.de/en/2024/01/2...
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NEW: USAID source says staff are scrambling to save archived copies of US regulations before they're gone & are being actively locked out of systems, including a publicly available database of USAID documents.
WIRED has built software to systematically check the status of 1,374 government domains.
WIRED has built software to systematically check the status of 1,374 government domains.
US Government Websites Are Disappearing in Real Time
A growing number of US government websites have gone offline as of Saturday, including several related to USAID and others focused on youth programs, Africa, and more.
www.wired.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
NEW: USAID source says staff are scrambling to save archived copies of US regulations before they're gone & are being actively locked out of systems, including a publicly available database of USAID documents.
WIRED has built software to systematically check the status of 1,374 government domains.
WIRED has built software to systematically check the status of 1,374 government domains.
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Network of 100 fake news websites aiming to influence the upcoming German election uncovered. Report (in German):
correctiv.org/faktencheck/...
correctiv.org/faktencheck/...
Einflussoperation enttarnt: Russland greift in deutschen Wahlkampf ein
CORRECTIV hat rund 100 Fake-Nachrichtenseiten enttarnt. Ihr Zweck: die Bundestagswahl mit Desinformation beeinflussen.
correctiv.org
January 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Network of 100 fake news websites aiming to influence the upcoming German election uncovered. Report (in German):
correctiv.org/faktencheck/...
correctiv.org/faktencheck/...
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An important new study provides further evidence that the rise of far-right parties is primarily a consequence of a shift from socio-economic to socio-cultural issues. This allowed these parties to tap into their full electoral potential.
Question now is: how and why did this shift happen?
Question now is: how and why did this shift happen?
Decomposing the rise of the populist radical right: How changes in priorities explain the electoral politics of our time
Support for populist radical right parties has increased dramatically across Europe. This column looks at drivers of the rise of the populist right between 2005 and 2020and finds that the primary driver in Europe is changing priorities of voters rather than changes in party position or voter attributes. Older, non-unionised, less-educated men are particularly, and increasingly, inclined to prioritise nationalist cultural issues over a party’s economic positions.
cepr.org
January 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
An important new study provides further evidence that the rise of far-right parties is primarily a consequence of a shift from socio-economic to socio-cultural issues. This allowed these parties to tap into their full electoral potential.
Question now is: how and why did this shift happen?
Question now is: how and why did this shift happen?
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Interesting paper on Russia using the gig economy for sabotage ops.
“Available evidence suggests that Moscow has expanded its recruitment of agents-saboteurs online to go beyond the usual suspects. …Russia’s new model of sabotage appears to more closely resemble the key tenets of the ‘gig economy”
“Available evidence suggests that Moscow has expanded its recruitment of agents-saboteurs online to go beyond the usual suspects. …Russia’s new model of sabotage appears to more closely resemble the key tenets of the ‘gig economy”
Russian Sabotage in the Gig-Economy Era
The West is experiencing the most intense era of sabotage since the Second World War. Russian operations have now reached unprecedented levels. It seems that the main aim of this latest wave is to ...
www.tandfonline.com
January 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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In addition to pricey mansions, the homes of working-class people were also lost in the Palisades fire, including a mobile home park on Pacific Coast Highway. “It was rent controlled,” one resident said. “I had been there for 10 years in this trailer with an ocean view. I was so lucky.”
In One of L.A.’s Richest ZIP codes, Food Service Workers Also Lost Their Homes
In addition to pricey mansions, the homes of working-class people were also lost, including a mobile home park on Pacific Coast Highway.
nyti.ms
January 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
In addition to pricey mansions, the homes of working-class people were also lost in the Palisades fire, including a mobile home park on Pacific Coast Highway. “It was rent controlled,” one resident said. “I had been there for 10 years in this trailer with an ocean view. I was so lucky.”
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Mon cœur saigne, ma raison enrage.
Qques villégiatures de millionnaires ont brûlé; tout un symbole. Mais le "people" et l’indécence des discours faciles de toute nature invisibilisent les vies brisées des quartiers populaires dévastés d’Altadena #EatonFire.
Dernière réplication d'un🧵X ici sur BS👇
Qques villégiatures de millionnaires ont brûlé; tout un symbole. Mais le "people" et l’indécence des discours faciles de toute nature invisibilisent les vies brisées des quartiers populaires dévastés d’Altadena #EatonFire.
Dernière réplication d'un🧵X ici sur BS👇
January 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Mon cœur saigne, ma raison enrage.
Qques villégiatures de millionnaires ont brûlé; tout un symbole. Mais le "people" et l’indécence des discours faciles de toute nature invisibilisent les vies brisées des quartiers populaires dévastés d’Altadena #EatonFire.
Dernière réplication d'un🧵X ici sur BS👇
Qques villégiatures de millionnaires ont brûlé; tout un symbole. Mais le "people" et l’indécence des discours faciles de toute nature invisibilisent les vies brisées des quartiers populaires dévastés d’Altadena #EatonFire.
Dernière réplication d'un🧵X ici sur BS👇
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New from 404 Media: data hacked from location giant Gravy reveals thousands of ordinary apps hijacked to steal your location data. Candy Crush, MyFitnessPal, Tinder. Period trackers, prayer apps. Because of how data collected, apps may not even know www.404media.co/candy-crush-...
Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location
A hack of location data company Gravy Analytics has revealed which apps are—knowingly or not—being used to collect your information behind the scenes.
www.404media.co
January 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
New from 404 Media: data hacked from location giant Gravy reveals thousands of ordinary apps hijacked to steal your location data. Candy Crush, MyFitnessPal, Tinder. Period trackers, prayer apps. Because of how data collected, apps may not even know www.404media.co/candy-crush-...
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🇦🇹🇫🇮🇸🇪 30 years since Austria, Finland and Sweden joined the EU.
Thanks to them, on 1 January 1995, our Union changed for the better. Together, we became a greater political, economic and cultural community.
And Europe has made them stronger.
Happy 30 years in the 🇪🇺 family!
Thanks to them, on 1 January 1995, our Union changed for the better. Together, we became a greater political, economic and cultural community.
And Europe has made them stronger.
Happy 30 years in the 🇪🇺 family!
January 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🇦🇹🇫🇮🇸🇪 30 years since Austria, Finland and Sweden joined the EU.
Thanks to them, on 1 January 1995, our Union changed for the better. Together, we became a greater political, economic and cultural community.
And Europe has made them stronger.
Happy 30 years in the 🇪🇺 family!
Thanks to them, on 1 January 1995, our Union changed for the better. Together, we became a greater political, economic and cultural community.
And Europe has made them stronger.
Happy 30 years in the 🇪🇺 family!
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IMPORTANT : Le Special Competitive Studies Project publie une note décrivant un nouveau concept chinois de guerre de l’information : la « guerre cognitive algorithmique », qui exploite les capacités des algorithmes alimentés par l’intelligence artificielle (IA) THREAD 1/29
December 11, 2024 at 1:41 PM
IMPORTANT : Le Special Competitive Studies Project publie une note décrivant un nouveau concept chinois de guerre de l’information : la « guerre cognitive algorithmique », qui exploite les capacités des algorithmes alimentés par l’intelligence artificielle (IA) THREAD 1/29
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Homicides are usually omitted from maternal mortality statistics because they aren’t considered related to the pregnancy itself.
But homicide isn’t rare for pregnant & postpartum women: it's a leading cause of death. For women under 25, getting pregnant more than doubles the risk of homicide.
But homicide isn’t rare for pregnant & postpartum women: it's a leading cause of death. For women under 25, getting pregnant more than doubles the risk of homicide.
Opinion | The Tragic Link Between Pregnancy and Homicide (Gift Article)
For women under 25, getting pregnant more than doubles their risk of homicide.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Homicides are usually omitted from maternal mortality statistics because they aren’t considered related to the pregnancy itself.
But homicide isn’t rare for pregnant & postpartum women: it's a leading cause of death. For women under 25, getting pregnant more than doubles the risk of homicide.
But homicide isn’t rare for pregnant & postpartum women: it's a leading cause of death. For women under 25, getting pregnant more than doubles the risk of homicide.
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New Release! Most AI deepfakes aren't political. 90% of deepfakes are non-consensual intimate imagery. 99% of victims are women. Max Hoppensted, @rechercheur.bsky.social, @romanhoefner.bsky.social, and I uncover a deepfake community and the business behind undress apps www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web...
(S+) Deepfake-Pornos: Das perfide Geschäft mit gefälschten Sexvideos
Tausende Frauen werden Opfer von gefakten Pornos, in denen ihr Gesicht zu sehen ist. Betroffen sind minderjährige Mädchen, Prominente, Politikerinnen. Dahinter stecken skrupellose Geschäftsleute. Der ...
www.spiegel.de
December 9, 2024 at 1:56 PM
New Release! Most AI deepfakes aren't political. 90% of deepfakes are non-consensual intimate imagery. 99% of victims are women. Max Hoppensted, @rechercheur.bsky.social, @romanhoefner.bsky.social, and I uncover a deepfake community and the business behind undress apps www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web...
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The end of Assad’s dictatorship is a positive and long-awaited development. It also shows the weakness of Assad’s backers, Russia and Iran.
Our priority is to ensure security in the region. I will work with all the constructive partners, in Syria and in the region.
Our priority is to ensure security in the region. I will work with all the constructive partners, in Syria and in the region.
December 8, 2024 at 12:28 PM
The end of Assad’s dictatorship is a positive and long-awaited development. It also shows the weakness of Assad’s backers, Russia and Iran.
Our priority is to ensure security in the region. I will work with all the constructive partners, in Syria and in the region.
Our priority is to ensure security in the region. I will work with all the constructive partners, in Syria and in the region.
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Encore un remarquable travail de la Quadrature sur l'iniquité des algorithmes : www.laquadrature.net/2024/12/05/n... qui appuie sur les risques de l'élargissement du croisement de données et l'instrumentalisation de l'opacité
Notation algorithmique: l'Assurance Maladie surveille les plus pauvres et harcèle les mères précaires
Depuis 2021, nous documentons via notre campagne France Contrôle les algorithmes de contrôle social utilisés au sein de nos administrations sociales. Dans ce cadre, nous avons en particulier analysé l...
www.laquadrature.net
December 5, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Encore un remarquable travail de la Quadrature sur l'iniquité des algorithmes : www.laquadrature.net/2024/12/05/n... qui appuie sur les risques de l'élargissement du croisement de données et l'instrumentalisation de l'opacité
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Romania has declassified and made public intelligence on illegal funding, technological amplification of information campaigns and cyber attacks targeting the Romanian presidential election. www.presidency.ro/ro/media/com...
December 5, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Romania has declassified and made public intelligence on illegal funding, technological amplification of information campaigns and cyber attacks targeting the Romanian presidential election. www.presidency.ro/ro/media/com...
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Google DeepMind predicts weather more accurately than leading system
Google DeepMind predicts weather more accurately than leading system
AI program GenCast performed better than ENS forecast at predicting day-to-day weather and paths of hurricanes and cyclones
For those who keep an eye on the elements, the outlook is bright: researchers have built an artificial intelligence-based weather…
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Google DeepMind predicts weather more accurately than leading system