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Meri Koivusalo
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Global health policy professor in Tampere University with interest in intersectoral work and social determinants of health.

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Paul Belcher FRCP MFPH Hon 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @pauljbelcher.bsky.social · 7d
The dying voice of #CivilSociety in EU policymaking

“The commission claims it wants civil society to be a partner in policymaking. But it shies away from defending NGOs against recent political attacks and fails to secure the stable funding that they need to survive"

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The EU's so-called Civil Society Strategy: a band-aid on a gaping wound
The EU Commission’s new Civil Society Strategy, promised by Ursula von der Leyen in 2024, aims to protect civic space, strengthen participation, and secure funding for NGOs. On paper, it sounds promis...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 8d
The far right broke through the firewall in the European Parliament last week — and now it’s looking to flex its muscles again to secure broader goals. 

Its target list is already set.
The EU’s far right has tasted power. Now it wants action on migrants, cars and red tape
The European People’s Party says it is a “lie” they negotiated with far right on green rules rollback.
www.politico.eu

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 8d
Extraordinary that the Texas government would be so corrupt that it would have to black out more than 80% of its emails with Elon Musk.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 8d
What the Commission calls “simplification” is in fact a sweeping rollback of core digital rights. Daniel Leufer of Access Now unpacks what the European Commission is really proposing — and what it means for digital rights in the EU and beyond.
Digital Rights Are on the Chopping Block in the European Commission’s Omnibus | TechPolicy.Press
Changes proposed under the Digital Omnibus point to a shift away from empowering people and towards granting discretion to business, writes Daniel Leufer.
www.techpolicy.press

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 8d
The European Commission seems to believe that rights are an obstacle to competitiveness and innovation, but real innovation means finding ways to make new technologies work for everyone’s benefit, writes Amnesty Tech's Joshua Franco.
Why Civil Society Is Sounding the Alarm on the EU’s Omnibus Rollback | TechPolicy.Press
Under the guise of “simplification,” a corporate-backed wave of weakening digital rules is underway that threatens all of our rights, writes Joshua Franco.
www.techpolicy.press

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 9d
Europe is "putting a lot of money into innovation," Green MEP Tilly Metz said at our #POLITICOHealthSummit. "But we need public authorities to play a stronger role in setting the priorities."

🎥 Watch the full panel: youtu.be/HgdAsloFmX4
🗓️ See what else is on the program: lnkd.in/dPnkeEcY

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Kristof Decoster @kristofdecoster.bsky.social · 10d
Via Stat: www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20... @rravinetto.bsky.social @belentarrafeta.bsky.social
Many poor countries where experimental drugs are tested fail to benefit after approval, analysis finds
A new analysis finds medicines often are not accessible countries where they were tested before approval by the FDA, raising concerns about ethical standards by industry.
www.statnews.com

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 13d
The problem of inequality has become so pressing that it needs coordinated global action to address it, a group of over 500 economists and scientists said today.
Inequality is a problem on the scale of climate change, say eminent economists
Leading economists have proposed a panel to address global inequality modelled on the UN’s climate body.
www.politico.eu

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BEUC - The Consumer Voice @beuc.eu · 14d
🗳️ @europarl.europa.eu has voted to 'simplify' corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence.

Sounds technical but it's bad news.

Diluting rules designed to keep big business honest about its impact on people and planet will make it harder for consumers to invest their money sustainably.
Sustainability reporting and due diligence: MEPs back simplification changes | News | European Parliament
On Thursday, Parliament endorsed reduced reporting duties and due diligence requirements for companies.
www.europarl.europa.eu

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 17d
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 29d
All 7 chapters of the @ipbes.net #NexusAssessment report are available to download!

This report, co-chaired by UKCEH's Prof Paula Harrison and with contributions by 165 experts from 57 countries, explores interconnections among biodiversity, water, food &health

www.ipbes.net/nexus-assess... 🧪
Front cover of The IPBES thematic assessment report on interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food and health, summary for policymakers

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Oct 25
The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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M.J. Crockett @mjcrockett.bsky.social · Oct 21
Can AI simulations of human research participants advance cognitive science? In @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social, @lmesseri.bsky.social & I analyze this vision. We show how “AI Surrogates” entrench practices that limit the generalizability of cognitive science while aspiring to do the opposite. 1/
AI Surrogates and illusions of generalizability in cognitive science
Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have generated enthusiasm for using AI simulations of human research participants to generate new know…
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James Packard Love @jamielove.bsky.social · Oct 20
"Why this matters: No human author = no copyright. That means AI-only outputs can be freely copied by others, with no exclusive rights. This has implications for teams deploying generative AI in content, code, design, marketing or other content ....

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Thaler v. Perlmutter: SCOTUS petition tests the "human-only rule" for AI works
On October 9, 2025, Dr. Stephen Thaler asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether a work created entirely by artificial intelligence without a…
www.lexology.com

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EUwatch 🇪🇺 @euwatch.live · Oct 18
From Surveillance To Sedation: The Rise Of Blue Pill Capitalism
From Surveillance To Sedation: The Rise Of Blue Pill Capitalism
We are witnessing a disturbing evolution in digital capitalism—from harvesting our data to trapping us in algorithmic fantasies that profit from our isolation.
www.socialeurope.eu

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · Oct 18
More on the attacks on Wikipedia and its editors: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
Wikipedia is under attack — and how it can survive
The site’s volunteers face threats from Trump, billionaires, and AI.
www.theverge.com

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Timmons Roberts @timmonsroberts.bsky.social · Oct 16
BIG launch this week--the book is available, free, online at our @cssn.org website:

cssn.org/news-researc...

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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · Oct 16
Paul Belcher’s starter pack on European public health

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Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social · Oct 15
🦠 One in six bacterial infections is now resistant to #antibiotics.

Without stronger real-time surveillance the next #pandemic could already be brewing.🌍

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#AMR #OneHealth #PandemicPreparedness
One In Six Bacterial Infections Is Antibiotic Resistant; Calls For Stronger Real-Time Pandemic Risk Surveillance - Health Policy Watch
There is an urgent need for a more comprehensive pandemic risk monitoring system that tracks threats and preparedness in real time, according to the
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Oct 14
In the lead up to Election Day, Zohran Mamdani has engaged in a second primary of sorts, meeting quietly with New York City power brokers to consolidate support and box out his main rivals. Here’s the inside story of his rise. nyti.ms/3WCHy37

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · Oct 14
What does Europe's #environment 2025 mean for Europe?

Catch our first episode of our new EEA 🎙️ #podcast show Europe's Climate and Environment.

#europesenvironment2025

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Oct 12
Thankfully, some of yesterday's CDC firings have been rescinded.

But this should be a major scandal, not business as usual in this shitshow of an administration. It's either spectacular incompetence or an effort to make even politically untouchable positions feel precarious to those in them.
helenbranswell.bsky.social Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · Oct 12
100s of #CDC employees were notified Friday they were being fired — RIF'd. The firings cross multiple parts of the agency, endangering its core mission of keeping Americans safe.
Saturday, some were informed they were RIF'd in error.
Hard to imagine how this happens www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...
CDC battered by government shutdown firings, while some are rescinded
The White House’s mass firing of CDC staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease, according to four people familiar with t...
www.statnews.com

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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · Oct 12
That one is no surprise and I will be surprised if they are rehired
crampell.bsky.social Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Oct 12
An HHS source says admin also RIFed entire Office of Population Affairs last night.
“Not a single staff person to run our nation's family planning program or the evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention program. The Office of Adolescent Health which nested within OPA functionally ceases to exist”

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Mannerheimin Lastensuojeluliitto @mllfi.bsky.social · Oct 10
MLL antoi ulkoministeriölle lausuntonsa taloudellisia, sosiaalisia ja sivistyksellisiä oikeuksia koskevan yleissopimuksen täytäntöönpanosta Suomessa. TSS-sopimuksen ja TSS-komitean suositusten toimeenpanossa on merkittäviä puutteita. #TSSsopimus #LapsenOikeudet
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MLL:n lausunto taloudellisia, sosiaalisia ja sivistyksellisiä oikeuksia koskevan kansainvälisen yleissopimuksen täytäntöönpanosta - Mannerheimin Lastensuojeluliitto
Mannerheimin Lastensuojeluliiton lausunto 9.10.2025 Ulkoministeriölle Suomen kahdeksas määräaikaisraportti taloudellisia, sosiaalisia ja sivistyksellisiä oikeuksia koskevan kansainvälisen yleissopimuk...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · Oct 7
French economist Gabriel Zucman says PM Sébastien Lecornu made a fatal mistake by not embracing his wealth tax.
Zucman: French government should’ve listened to me on wealth tax
The popular economist says France’s 3 previous prime ministers ignored his proposal.
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Seppo @sepponet.bsky.social · Sep 27
”Tässä ollaan tekemisessä aika perustavanlaatuisten asioiden kanssa”, Kujanpää sanoo Journalistille.

” #Elokuvasäätiö n leikkausuhassa on kysymys ideologisesta missiosta, ei rahasta.”

Kujanpää vertaa perussuomalaisten missiota Venäjään ja Unkariin.
Wille Rydmanin avustaja elokuvasäätiöstä: ”Säätiö edistää muuta kuin kansallista kulttuuriagendaa”  - Journalisti
”Elokuvasäätiö itse tuntuu siis valitettavasti edistävän jotain ihan muuta kuin kansallista kulttuuriagendaa.”  Näin kirjoitti kansanedustaja Wille Rydmanin (ps.) eduskunta-avustaja Tuulia...
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Médecins Sans Frontières @msf.org · Sep 26
“We have been left with no choice but to stop our activities, as our clinics are encircled by Israeli forces... This is the last thing we wanted.”

We have been forced to suspend our activities and leave Gaza City.

MSF forced to suspend activities amid Israeli offensive in Gaza City | MSF
The intense Israeli forces' offensive in Gaza City, Palestine, is putting our staff and patients at an unacceptable level of risk to continue our lifesaving activities.
www.msf.org

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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · Sep 22
Today we joined the call for the #right to receive and provide #healthcare, for the right to live. Everywhere. #Gaza #Yemen #Sudan #Afghanistan #Ukraine #DRC #Syria #Haïti etc.
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Rob @robertferry.bsky.social · Sep 22
Vertical rows are the agrivoltaic winner!

“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
Double harvest: Vertical solar panels and crops thrive side by side
Imagine a field where solar panels and crops coexist—with no trade-off. It sounds like science fiction, but that's precisely what researchers from Aarhus University have now documented in a full-scale...
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Otto Kyyrönen @ottokyyronen.bsky.social · Sep 22
VM:n muistiossa arvioidaan ensi vuonna tehtävien veromuutosten vaikutusta tulonjakoon.

Hallituksen veropäätökset lisäävät suurituloisimpien käytettävissä olevia tuloja eniten. Heidän kohdallaan lisäys on suurin suhteellisesti ja absoluuttisesti.

Sen sijaan pienituloisimman ryhmän tulot vähenevät.