⏰ #FOSDEM is around the corner! And we will be in the middle of it all!
Have a look at our amazing talks about #FreeSoftware #Policy #Legal topics ..., happening all over FOSDEM.
You do not want to miss any of our sessions?
🫶 Follow us and stay tuned for more info about FSFE at FOSDEM.
And of course, you can find us at our booth, building K Level 2, stand 9.

https://fsfe.org/events/

WTF??

Judge refuses to block new #DHS policy limiting #Congress members' access to #ICE facilities

A federal judge refused Monday to temporarily block the #Trump admin from enforcing a new #policy requiring a week’s notice before members of Congress can visit #immigration detention facilities.

#law #oversight #SeparationOfPowers #HumanRights #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #Trump #AbuseOfPower #MafiaState #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy
https://apnews.com/article/minneapolis-shooting-congress-visit-ice-5eb6749b18d59ed8c47b5eeab9784432

WTF??

Judge refuses to block new #DHS policy limiting #Congress members' access to #ICE facilities

A federal judge refused Monday to temporarily block the #Trump admin from enforcing a new #policy requiring a week’s notice before members of Congress can visit #immigration detention facilities.

#law #oversight #SeparationOfPowers #HumanRights #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #Trump #AbuseOfPower #MafiaState #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy
https://apnews.com/article/minneapolis-shooting-congress-visit-ice-5eb6749b18d59ed8c47b5eeab9784432

Canada's deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm24k6kk1rko

#HackerNews #Canada #China #Relations #Shift #US #Policy #International #News #Diplomacy

Escaping the trap of US tech dependence

https://disconnect.blog/escaping-the-trap-of-us-tech-dependence/

#HackerNews #Escaping #the #trap #of #US #tech #dependence #technology #independence #digital #sovereignty #tech #policy #innovation

My spouse and I got married with different political party identifications and #policy preferences.

More than 15 years later, we've fewer policy disagreements and we both lack party affiliation.

Are converging #politics common in #marriage?

Yup!

https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaf122.1397

Share your knowledge about Free and Open Source with the @EUCommission and provide input for its European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy.

All feedback is welcome but there are five specific questions like: What are the main barriers that prevent #FOSS adoption? & What is the added value of FOSS?

Input informs the Strategy which marks FOSS as a crucial contribution to technological sovereignty & security.
The Call is open till February 3.

https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en

#NGI #NGI0 #policy

Germany's Merz Admits Nuclear Exit Was Strategic Mistake

https://clashreport.com/world/articles/germanys-merz-admits-nuclear-exit-was-strategic-mistake-fzdlkn37c16

#HackerNews #Germany #Merz #Nuclear #Exit #Strategic #Mistake #Energy #Policy

Follow #EPDD26 if you want tot read about the European Public Domain Day in Brussels today.

@CMFrancoise is doing a great job sharing updates! Follow her account to stay in the loop.

Talks are streamed, but sadly only available to people who have registered. Talks will be recorded as well and afaik made available for everybody. I hope to share my talk some time afterwards.

#EUPublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CreativeCommons #Copyright #Policy #Europe

Follow #EPDD26 if you want tot read about the European Public Domain Day in Brussels today.

@CMFrancoise is doing a great job sharing updates! Follow her account to stay in the loop.

Talks are streamed, but sadly only available to people who have registered. Talks will be recorded as well and afaik made available for everybody. I hope to share my talk some time afterwards.

#EUPublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CreativeCommons #Copyright #Policy #Europe

ANC welcomes SA’s removal from EU high-risk list https://www.polity.org.za/article/anc-welcomes-sas-removal-from-eu-high-risk-list-2026-01-14

#Polity #News #Policy #Politics #Governance #Africa #SouthAfrica

ANC welcomes SA’s removal from EU high-risk list https://www.polity.org.za/article/anc-welcomes-sas-removal-from-eu-high-risk-list-2026-01-14

#Polity #News #Policy #Politics #Governance #Africa #SouthAfrica