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"Europeans, let's wake up!" — Defend Democracy “We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.” President Macron on the occasion of German Unity Day, 3 October 2025.

1/Striking speech by Macron: The future of European democracy depends on taking back its digital information space. A remarkable turn from Silicon Valley as source of enlightenment to being a purveyor of slop. And the stakes aren't just ad revenue but the nation.
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And about time for this:

The image is an X post by user Joshua Reed Eakle from 20 hours ago, stating: "The end of due process for immigrants is the end of due process for citizens. Few understand this." The post includes a profile picture and a verified badge.

I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.

Ukraine war latest: Massive Russian attack on Ukraine kills 6, injures 18 Key developments on Oct. 4-5: * Massive Russian attack on Ukraine kills 6, injures 18 * Ukraine confirms drone strike on one of Russia's biggest, most modern oil refineries near St. Petersburg * C...

A large-scale Russian attack across Ukraine killed at least six people and injured at least 18 overnight on Oct. 5, according to authorities.

Anastasiia Hrytsiv and her family were killed by the Russian strike on Lviv region last night.

Anastasiia's school wrote about her death.

She had her life ahead of her, but Russia's damned war against Ukraine took the lives of the whole family.

Deepest condolences...

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It is still possible to rise above the maelstrom and stand up for common sense, decency and try to build a cohesive community

War Diary Day 1,319
I am leaving Lviv on the train and by the train tracks we see a plant the Russians bombed last night.

The war is not a fiction.

Stand by Ukraine.

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A second offer to bring Trump-style deportations, chaos and cruelty, to Britain

Branding this policy as Trump-style ICE means associating yourself with every further image of militarised conflict from inside America, without knowing how much further it could go
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Ignore the nonsense aspect of this; they‘re now going to leave the ECHR, the European Convention Against Trafficking, and repeal the Human Rights Act. Whatever they put in place instead of the HRA (if they do) will be weak across the board. ->

‼️Russia attacked the railway station in the Shostka community of Sumy region.The enemy deliberately struck civilian infrastructure -a passenger train operating on the Shostka-Kyiv route.

Passengers were injured.

The scale of the destruction and the number of casualties are being clarified.

Yes, and also by encouraging talented developers that are not happy with illiberal policies to come over from the US.

Let’s hope this sentiment translates into concrete policy measures in the months ahead. Europeans can blaze a new trail by severely limiting what Tiktok, Meta and X are allowed to do in their market.

Massachusetts Mom Shocked After High School Sends Sons Home With 'Military Consent' Forms

This feels like a trap.

YouTube video by WION French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE

President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
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It just keeps getting worse.
And how likely is it that other contracts if examined would not reveal similar concerning political interference in public procurement?

In 2018, the Army Chief of Staff said that Russia poses a greater threat than ISIS, but Farage said that the EU is more dangerous than Russia.

And the UK is choosing Palantir??

Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

A story that’s attracted surprisingly little attention in our media:

Ex-Reform politician admits Russia-linked bribery charges www.bbc.com/news/article...

I agree fully with Hina on this: "the right to protest is a fundamental part of British democracy.”

It's not a surprise to see the Conservatives and Reform forget about freedom of speech when it's not speech they agree with.

This is awful, and I don’t know what else I can say.

If you feel the need to do something in the wake of the Manchester attack why not donate to the Community Security Trust, the organisation that works to keep jews in Britain safe

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Horrified and appalled by the attack outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

My thoughts are with the victims, our brave emergency services and the entire Jewish community.

“We saw it during Brexit and we see it with the AfD in Germany. Pandering to the far right never works. And yet conservative parties seem to have this - in German we call it ‘Angstlust’ - a desire to go somewhere dangerous.”

I really love @annettedittert.bsky.social's scrupulous, unfussy honesty.

My statement in response to last night’s BBC Panorama.

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I'm pleased to have been appointed @libdems.org.uk Transport Spokesperson.

Transport should be an enabler of a thriving economy, social mobility, and preventing climate change, and I will campaign for affordable and reliable public transport, walking and cycling, and roads that work for all.

Starmer and the terror that might yet come Starmer warns of Reform’s threat, yet his cautious strategy risks appeasement where urgent defences are needed

Proportional representation, rebuilding public services, tackling inequality – these are the real defences against Reform.

Starmer didn’t mention them, writes Prof Richard Murphy.

Remarkable to see the Speaker of the House literally do the, "so what if the guy we nominated for President and venerate as our Infallible God-Emperor is unhinged, have you heard what catboy socialists with no formal connection to the Democratic Party are saying about wealth creators on Bluesky?"