Interesting to be in Germany during Chancellor Merz’ first visit to the White House.
Greetings from Berlin, where tomorrow I will speak at a debate on ‘Transatlantic security and defence in the era of Trump 2.0’.
Interesting to be in Germany during Chancellor Merz’ first visit to the White House.
Greetings from Berlin, where tomorrow I will speak at a debate on ‘Transatlantic security and defence in the era of Trump 2.0’.
Honoured to join @EU_Commission & others for @EU_EESC expert hearing on "Enhancing EU´s ability to protect European democracies".
#DefendDemocracy message: invest in civil preparedness & societal resilience against hybrid & tech threats NOW.
Bruce Springsteen brought tears to my eyes in this message. What a defender of democracy! Powerful!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKFlpQgTXZh/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Your kids are inheriting this democracy. Are you teaching them how it works? | Your Turn
Some good advice here. #USpol #DefendDemocracy #Politics
“The supposed leader of the democratic world order has decided that's no longer the game to play.
The quest for [Artificial General Intelligence] is oiling the wheels for this to happen faster and faster.”
US Empire props up Big Tech autocracies and vice versa.
https://techpolicy.press/decolonizing-the-future-karen-hao-on-resisting-the-empire-of-ai
Greetings from Poland, where we discussed how the European #DemocracyShield can truly support democratic resilience.
#DefendDemocracy was honoured to join this important foresight session.
(c) Michał Kisiel; thank you Visegrad Insight
Forget Greenland, #Ireland is the European island the U.S. already owns.
And when it comes to #BigTech, Dublin is Trump’s Trojan horse.
High time for a centralised #EU agency to police all European tech laws, including the #GDPR, #DMA, #DSA.
https://www.politico.eu/article/ireland-donald-trump-fines-white-house-washington-uk/
There is nothing wrong with a righteous rant, rant on.
I hope we will all use this and other similar outrageous fascist actions to drive massive participation in the June 14th #NoKings protests.
If you have any doubt of the import of massive protests, please listen to Chris Hayes's 05/06 podcast with Erica Chenoweth one of the authors of the 3.5% rule.
She is clear, massive protests are critical to #ProtectOurFreedoms and #DefendDemocracy.
https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/why-is-this/protests-political-violence-mWCVK7oknSs/
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Go to https://www.nokings.org/ to sign up for a protest near you.
If you are in striking distance of Philadelphia and can go to the protest rally there, please do. There will be busses to Philly from many places to facilitate.
Let's fill Ben Franklin Parkway with true American patriots. Come to Philly to #ProtectOurFreedoms and #DefendDemocracy.
It is not too late for free Europe to defend democracy.
We can still avoid the worst case if we face the brutal truth together.
Ein Podcast mit mir zu transnationaler Repression und warum Diaspora communities 'Avantgarde' sind:
EU Commission’s most powerful department is set for shake-up this Friday.
Among other changes, the Secretariat General gets two new units: ‘External Economic Policies’ and ‘Tech Sovereignty’
Congratulations to Allison Riggs, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina! This hard won victory is thanks to the voters of North Carolina (especially those from abroad) who kept fighting to make sure their votes were heard, counted, and not tossed out. A big win for small-d democracy. Finally, the 2024 election season is behind us. https://www.democratsabroad.org/congratulations_judge_riggs
#NorthCarolinaDems #DefendDemocracy
reminder:
"Do not obey in advance!"
“The most dangerous dance in European politics.”
“A dangerous game where the #EPP risks undermining the democratic fabric it claims to defend.”
#DefendDemocracy #EUpol #EPlenary #EU
https://www.politico.eu/article/european-peoples-party-epp-ngo-funding-civil-society-far-right/
EU Commission VP #TeresaRibera:
"We are now at a time in history where the power of certain corporations, especially in the digital realm, might be the largest ever in history at the expense of our social cohesion, our mental health and our democracies."
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_25_1122
„This is democracy. This decision is the result of a thorough & independent investigation to protect our Constitution & the rule of law. It is independent courts that will have the final say. We have learnt from our history that rightwing extremism needs to be stopped.“
(official answer of the German Foreign Office to some whining posts of some US gov. officials)
American democracy is in crisis—but we’re not alone. From Trafalgar Square, Sarah reminds us: those in power want us scared and silent. We won’t give them that. Now’s the time to rise up. #StandTogether #DefendDemocracy #AmericansAbroad