Billy Smith
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I can't stress this point enough: The so-called "international" financial system is a global financial dictatorship controlled by the US.
@politics #palestine #genocide #resistance #law #icc @law #humanrights #fediverse #mastodon #socialmedia #women @womensvoices @democracy #eu #italy #italia #europe #canada #un
@politics @law @womensvoices @democracy
#FrancescaAlbanese
Strypey
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Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/22/wind-and-solar-overtook-fossil-fuels-in-power-generation-for-eu-in-2025-report
#EU #environment #renewable #energy #RenewableEnergy #wind #solar #fossilfuel #fossilfuels
Sami Määttä
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US sanctions have turned United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese into a global financial outcast, leaving her unable to open any bank accounts or use credit cards in any country after being added to the US Treasury Department’s list of specially designated nationals.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@agitprop_n_absurdity/116036254979128275
This is why we urgently need the #DigitalEuro and its pan-EU payment processing network that will operate independently of Visa and Mastercard.
The US is already actively trying to destabilize the #EU and Trump hasn't even gone full Adolf yet.
US sanctions have turned United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese into a global financial outcast, leaving her unable to open any bank accounts or use credit cards in any country after being added to the US Treasury Department’s list of specially designated nationals.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@agitprop_n_absurdity/116036254979128275
This is why we urgently need the #DigitalEuro and its pan-EU payment processing network that will operate independently of Visa and Mastercard.
The US is already actively trying to destabilize the #EU and Trump hasn't even gone full Adolf yet.
Luke Drury
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A senior EU Minister tells Martin Sandbu (FT) that: 'Europe is not as weak as it behaves'.
It can work through 'pragmatic federalism' (or as through a series of 'coalitions of the willing') on different issues - what used to be regarded as a variable speed EU.
Its need for consensus is also not a weakness but a strength: once agreed all members are behind the policy/actions.
In the new (post 'rupture') international system the EU needs to work with these strengths in mind.
The #US has sanctioned U.N. Special Rapporteur #FrancescaAlbanese after she warned tech firms about potential complicity in #Gaza.
Palestinian victims and their families deeply value Francesca Albanese’s exceptional courage—history will remember that she stood on the right side of it
@politics #palestine #genocide #resistance #law #icc @law #humanrights #fediverse #mastodon #socialmedia #women @womensvoices @democracy #eu #italy #italia #europe #canada #un
I can't stress this point enough: The so-called "international" financial system is a global financial dictatorship controlled by the US.
@politics #palestine #genocide #resistance #law #icc @law #humanrights #fediverse #mastodon #socialmedia #women @womensvoices @democracy #eu #italy #italia #europe #canada #un
@politics @law @womensvoices @democracy
#FrancescaAlbanese
A senior EU Minister tells Martin Sandbu (FT) that: 'Europe is not as weak as it behaves'.
It can work through 'pragmatic federalism' (or as through a series of 'coalitions of the willing') on different issues - what used to be regarded as a variable speed EU.
Its need for consensus is also not a weakness but a strength: once agreed all members are behind the policy/actions.
In the new (post 'rupture') international system the EU needs to work with these strengths in mind.
Carlo Gubitosa :nonviolenza:
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Google agrees to $135M settlement over collecting Android users' cellular data without consent, even when apps were closed and location was off. 📱
Users may claim up to $100 each; Google will improve data transfer controls and disclosures, though it denies wrongdoing. ⚖️
🔗 https://www.theverge.com/tech/870056/google-cellular-data-lawsuit-settlement
#TechNews #Google #Android #Privacy #Data #Settlement #Lawsuit #ConsumerRights #Mobile #Surveillance #Transparency #CCPA #BigTech #Rights #US #USA #EU #Europe #Smartphone #Samsung #Pixel #Security
Google agrees to $135M settlement over collecting Android users' cellular data without consent, even when apps were closed and location was off. 📱
Users may claim up to $100 each; Google will improve data transfer controls and disclosures, though it denies wrongdoing. ⚖️
🔗 https://www.theverge.com/tech/870056/google-cellular-data-lawsuit-settlement
#TechNews #Google #Android #Privacy #Data #Settlement #Lawsuit #ConsumerRights #Mobile #Surveillance #Transparency #CCPA #BigTech #Rights #US #USA #EU #Europe #Smartphone #Samsung #Pixel #Security
Tim Chambers
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In January 2022 I wrote this article on Crypto. The point was to explain why we have taken a stand against it. For me that stand was really taken 10 years earlier, as friends wanted me to become involved. At the time I read what I could find and concluded that this was all a scam. My opinion has not changed. Over the years it has become clearer for most that it is a scam that not only increases risk for the economy as a whole, increases global warming and electricity prices, it is even being used to undermine our democracy.
#Crypto #Vivaldi #Browser #Windows #Macos #Linux #Politics #EU
https://vivaldi.com/blog/why-vivaldi-will-never-create-thinkcoin/
In January 2022 I wrote this article on Crypto. The point was to explain why we have taken a stand against it. For me that stand was really taken 10 years earlier, as friends wanted me to become involved. At the time I read what I could find and concluded that this was all a scam. My opinion has not changed. Over the years it has become clearer for most that it is a scam that not only increases risk for the economy as a whole, increases global warming and electricity prices, it is even being used to undermine our democracy.
#Crypto #Vivaldi #Browser #Windows #Macos #Linux #Politics #EU
https://vivaldi.com/blog/why-vivaldi-will-never-create-thinkcoin/
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦
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Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to the EU fell by 37%.
Exports of British farm products to the EU have dropped almost 40% in the five years since Brexit, highlighting the trade barriers caused by the UK’s divorce from the EU in 2020.
Analysis of HMRC data by the National Farmers’ Union shows the decline in sales of everything from British beef to cheddar cheese has dropped by 37.4% in the five years since 2019.
Sascha Foerster :bonndigital:
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Rekordbeteiligung an der Konsultation der @EUCommission zum Einsatz von #opensourcesoftware in der #EU
Wer hätte wohl gedacht, dass die mithin unfangreichsten und bestargumentierten Stellungnahmen die Mercedes-Benz AG und die Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer abliefern würden?
Und dass für beide Prioriät hat, dass die EU Kommission Open-Source-Entwicklergruppen finanziell und organisatorisch unterstützt?
Nicolas Fressengeas
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The #US has sanctioned U.N. Special Rapporteur #FrancescaAlbanese after she warned tech firms about potential complicity in #Gaza.
Palestinian victims and their families deeply value Francesca Albanese’s exceptional courage—history will remember that she stood on the right side of it
@politics #palestine #genocide #resistance #law #icc @law #humanrights #fediverse #mastodon #socialmedia #women @womensvoices @democracy #eu #italy #italia #europe #canada #un
Quixoticgeek
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Would #Hungary 🇭🇺 even vote for this #EuropeanUnion 🇪🇺 proposal‽
The problem with this #EU 🇪🇺 proposal is that the sanctions vote requires unanimous consent instead of a majority or even a plurality.
👉🏾 EU proposes 'powerful' 20th #Russia 🇷🇺 sanctions package with full ban on oil maritime services https://kyivindependent.com/eu-proposes-powerful-20th-russia-sanctions-package-with-full-ban-on-oil-maritime-services/
