James Kanter

Europe in most "dangerous situation" since WWII and Denmark ready to "down" Russian drones, says PM Mette Frederiksen @eu2025dk.bsky.social at #euco

Republican Arizona lawmaker makes post calling for execution of Democratic congresswoman John Gillette on X called for ‘people like’ Pramila Jayapal to be ‘hanged’ in response to her video on anti-Trump protests

More on that supposed threat from a radical left.

Club Med, it's been a while!

Big climate alarm: European mayors have warned the EU about prospect of forced evacuation of their cities for "large periods of the year" due to 45-50 degrees centigrade heat, says @ec.europa.eu's Exec VP Teresa Ribera, who also calls for systems to anticipate "catastrophic" events.

The mifepristone fight is back out in the open, and Europe needs to be on guard too. The far right and ultraconservatives will eliminate choice for women if they can.

By coincidence I am teaching Civil War grand strategy today and I have never heard even the most callow disengaged undergraduate say something as fucking stupid as that below

EU response to latest Trump-inspired attack by Big Tech:

"absolutely no intention from the Commission side to repeal" the Digital Markets Act, says @ec.europa.eu spokes; not aware of plans to "change governance structure" of the DMA.

YouTube video by European Commission European Commission Official YouTube Channel | EU News, Policies and Updates

Maybe it's just me but I get a distinct "journalists are useless" vibe from this @ec.europa.eu YouTube promo.

What about allocating funding to news professionals to convey, you know, the news?

Dogood Café à Ixelles, un premier bar à chiens bruxellois construit sur un modèle inclusif Les établissements horeca employant du personnel handicapé sont rares en Belgique. L'ouverture à Ixelles d'un bar à chiens

Can't wait to visit. "The inclusive hospitality industry remains marginal in Belgium, but initiatives like the Dogood Café demonstrate the potential for professional integration for people with disabilities."

He's all about being on the side of societal consensus. And that keeps one in clover. But it's not journalism that excites or inspires.

he's super problematic, hard agree.

The greatest trick the devil ever played is convincing pundits free speech motivated Charlie Kirk. No. Kirk used the trick of free speech to tell women to stay home and call black people moronic. Obnoxious and infantile views. That is the point.

Below by @espiers.bsky.social still the best take.

How cowardly. Spahn succumbing to Maga madness. Charlie Kirk used the trick of free speech to call black people moronic and tell women to stay at home. Dumb and infantile views. That is the point.

Turkmenbashi.
Trumpmanbashi.
We look to Ashgabat now.

The shift away from X in the EU Bubble has been shamefully slow when you consider how X benefits a white supremacist who is inciting political violence in Europe. The EU institutions must lead here because they set the news agenda. Today we see more progress. Bravo @press.europarl.europa.eu.

Delighted to be rolling out European Parliament Committee accounts on Bluesky this morning.

If you followed them on the other place and are jonesing for some EP action, then you can follow them now for all the usual updates!

We are delighted to announce that the European Parliament's Bluesky family is expanding, with the arrival of accounts for each of the Parliament's Committees 🦋

Check out the full list below, and follow them for regular updates on Committee activity - votes, meetings, etc.!

ABC Pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Indefinitely After Host’s Charlie Kirk Comments Nexstar, one of the biggest owners o US f TV stations in, said will pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel's late night show due to the host's Charlie Kirk remarks

Next up, codewords for Charlie Kirk, like the Chinese have for Tiananmen Square.

Pyongyang on the Plains.

Oklahoma targets teachers for insufficient mourning of Charlie Kirk.

INBOX- State Superintendent Ryan Walters says after investigating reports that came in through Awareity, they've identified 70 certified teachers from 44 districts who've made statements regarding Charlie Kirk's murder and 12 school districts who did not participate in a moment of silence. #oklahoma

Alt text: Two-page letter on official U.S. House of Representatives letterhead, dated September 15, 2025, from Congressman Clay Higgins (Louisiana, 3rd District) to major tech executives, including Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Elon Musk (X), Neal Mohan (YouTube), Shou Zi Chew (TikTok), Jay Graber (Bluesky), and Devin Nunes (Trump Media & Technology Group). Page 1: The letter opens by thanking the executives for their service and offering condolences. It references the "graphic, televised murder of a heroic Christian leader, Mr. Charlie Kirk," urging the companies to take responsibility by removing posts that allegedly celebrated Kirk’s death. It demands that authors of such posts be banned and new pages they create also prohibited. It frames celebration of Kirk’s murder as unacceptable in a free society, and states that Congressman Higgins has initiated a Congressional effort to enforce this.

Page 2: The letter continues, stating that shielding offenders will not be protected under Section 230. Higgins emphasizes his role as Chair of the Federal Law Enforcement subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, with authority over federal regulatory law enforcement. He frames the restriction of harmful public statements not as oppression, but as protection of free speech and societal standards. The letter closes with a demand for a formal response within one business week, signed "Clay Higgins, Member of Congress," and CCs Donald J. Trump (President of the United States) and Pam Bondi (Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice).

Clay Higgins sent a letter to Bluesky and other social media sites threatening investigations if they don't censor speech critical of Charlie Kirk.

They don't even know who Jay is because they addressed her as "gentleman."

clayhiggins.house.gov/wp-content/u...

Trump Invokes Kirk’s Killing in Justifying Measures to Silence Opponents

given the well-justified criticism it receives here, it's notable when the paper of record reports on the president's agenda in a factual, straightforward manner
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/u...

67pct of Israelis are very or somewhat concerned about potential European steps addressing atrocities in Gaza says survey from Mitvim Institute. So leverage there it seems. But equal percentage now view the EU as an adversary, which is most since 2018 when Mitvim began asking the question.

EU foreign minister @kajakallas.bsky.social pours cold water on Israel @eurovision.tv boycotts. Says taking measures impacting Israeli culture, entertainment and people are "wrong." h/t @raffschaidreiter.bsky.social

Ep.119: Post-Truth Nation Pavol Szalai on defending media in Slovakia.

Take also the lies, abuses and half-truths spouted by the Slovak government.

Including the threat to free and fair public broadcasting.

Advocates like @rsf.org are urgently calling on @ec.europa.eu to step up and enforce Union law on media freedom.

Post-Truth Nation, streaming now.

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EXCLUSIVE: Europe's socialists to exclude Fico's Smer party in October | Euractiv The expulsion will cut Fico off from Europe’s mainstream left

Nowhere does post-truth quite like Slovakia.

Take the way strongman Prime Minister Fico calls himself a social democrat while being a Trump fanboy and Kremlin energy client.

The Party of European Socialists now seem set on expelling him.

H/t @eddywax.bsky.social 1/2

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced. I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...

Ep.119: Post-Truth Nation Pavol Szalai on defending media in Slovakia.

It's not just America. Some of the biggest spreaders of conspiracies and disinformation are now in top government posts in Slovakia where the national broadcaster is coming under political control. The EU may soon have its own post-truth nation.

Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘the great replacement strategy’ The far-right commentator didn’t pull his punches when discussing his bigoted views on current events

BBC and NPR keep calling Kirk a conservative. Which prompts me to ask how soon they'll be labeling Yaxley-Lennon and Nick Fuentes merely right-wing. Mind the Overton sliding doors.

Charlie Kirk refers to Democrats as "maggots, vermin, and swine"

For Charlie Kirk’s sake, we should all tone down the political rhetoric, right?