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Professor of EU and Human Rights Law, Royal Holloway University of London. Usual disclaimers.

Steve Peers is a British academic and an expert on the European Union. He is a professor in the Department of Law and Criminology at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is the author of EU Justice and Home Affairs Law and The Brexit: The Legal Framework for Withdrawal from the EU or Renegotiation of EU Membership. .. more

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 4d

The EU's General Court has upheld the EU/US arrangements for transfers of personal data to the US. Analysis by Dr Samira Allioui: eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

The General Court of the European Union upholds the Data Privacy Framework

Dr Samira Allioui , Research fellow, Centre d'études internationales et européennes, Université de Strasbourg Photo credit : Ibrahim...

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 2h

Would Serbia have a chance via the weird Nations League route?

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 3h

This is an exact encapsulation of why I moved to Bluesky.

No amount of handwringing in the Atlantic about how I owe some eternal Promethean suffering to the discourse is going to make me stay on a site I hate, that stopped doing anything for me professionally years ago.

Well – no. Bluesky may or may not be, as one centre-right friend who felt unwelcome put it, “self-righteous island”. But the idea that’s why we went is nonsense. That I’ve largely stopped posting on a site that’s done more to shape my career and social circle than the rest of the internet combined is less about avoiding rival opinions (I love arguing with people who are wrong!) than with the fact the site simply became unusable. It stopped generating the things (good jokes, interesting debate, clicks) I wanted; it became extremely good at generating the things (racists, pornbots, racist pornbots) I did not.

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 3h

Agree, but perhaps that is a problem in itself. Social media offers a strong incentive to experts and journalists to turn themselves into unofficial Lobbyists.Once someone listens to you, it is tempting to frame your analysis in a way that is likely to land. Persuasion is prioritised over analysis.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 4h

New post just out:

The relationship between Russia and the European radical right goes well beyond Reform's Nathan Gill being bribed.

In this post I trace the history back to the 1990s and look at the threat it poses now.

(£/free trial)

open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/r...

Russia and the rise of the radical right

Marine Le Pen meets with Putin before the 2017 French Presidential election (Photo credit Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP via Getty Images)

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Natalie Sedacca @nataliesedacca.bsky.social · 5h

With immigration raids across the US devastating the agricultural workforce, the conditions for bringing in new guest workers have been made even more exploitative by allowing employers to charge for housing, on top of employer tie and prohibition on organising www.freedomunited.org/news/agricul...

Temporary agricultural worker policy has exploitation baked in - FreedomUnited.org

Immigration raids have devastated the agricultural workforce in the US but Americans don’t want the jobs. To bring in affordable guest workers a new rule has been added that is full of exploitation lo...

www.freedomunited.org

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 5h

Imagine being the UK diplomat having to respond to these "concerns" about how intel is handled, knowing that on the other side the people in charge are Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth, and Donald Trump.

White House anger over UK spy case fiasco
US warns of damage to shared intelligence
Caroline Wheeler Political Editor
George Grylls
Washington Correspondent
Gabriel Pogrund Whitehall Editor
The White House has warned Sir Keir Starmer that the failure to prosecute two alleged Chinese spies risks undermining the special relationship and could threaten intelligence-sharing between Brit ain and the US.
President Trump is understood to be concerned about the UK's reliability after charges against two Britons accused of spying for Bei jing were dropped. The case against Chris Cash, 30, a former parliamentary researcher, and Christopher Berry, 33, an aca demic, collapsed last month after the government failed to provide evidence that China was a threat to national security.
A senior Trump administration official said: "The United States has been warning allies about the Chi nese threat to our combined national security since Preside Trump first came into office in 2017. The US government exercises mation with foreign governments subject to adversarial coercion and influence. We are especially
careful in jurisdictions where our adversaries can act with impunity." Senior Republicans insisted that
the prosecution go ahead. John Moolenaar, chairman of the House of Representatives' China commit tee, said: "As a target of [Chinese state) espionage, it is my hope that the UK government will not allow this case to falter and will take the steps necessary to ensure a clear message is sent and proper justice is served."
Trump's administration has pre viously warned against allowing a Chinese mega-embassy to be built near London financial centres. The American president is understood to have raised the matter person ally with Starmer.
While the prime minister is sof tening Britain's position on China, Trump reignited his trade war with Beijing on Friday, raising tariffs to 130 per cent after China blocked the export of critical minerals used in the defence and tech industries.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6h

‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right

A message of neighbourly solidarity is thriving in Birmingham against a backdrop of racist intimidation When Mus unfurled the leaflet lying on her driveway, she was left shocked, angry and upset. “White Britons are already a minority in London … it is clear that if these trends continue white people will become a minority in Britain,” it read. The leaflet, written by a far-right group, was distributed along her street three years ago in Moseley, a leafy suburb of Birmingham. It went on to blame NHS waiting lists, a shortage of social housing and even traffic on “the rising population”. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 15h

What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 15h

Trump's approval rating is now -16%. If you're dissatisfied, you're not alone.
https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker

Donald Trump’s approval rating

Follow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump

www.economist.com

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 16h

Breaking: Disturbing scenes out of Portland, 2025 — authorities warn the situation could escalate.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 16h

In the case over Trump's National Guard deployment in and to Illinois, the Seventh Circuit grants a similar partial administrative stay while it considers DOJ's stay pending appeal:

The court stays the TRO's coverage of the federalization but denies the stay as to the TRO blocking deployment.

The following are before the court:
1. EMERGENCY MOTION FOR STAY PENDING APPEAL AND IMMEDIATE
ADMINISTRATIVE STAY, filed on October 10, 2025, by counsel for the appellants.
2. RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY MOTION FOR STAY PENDING APPEAL AND
IMMEDIATE ADMINISTRATIVE STAY, filed on October 11, 2025, by counsel for the
appellees.
IT IS ORDERED that appellants’ request for an administrative stay is GRANTED as to the
federalization of the National Guard and DENIED as to the deployment of the National Guard.
Pending a decision on the request for a stay pending appeal, the district court’s October 9, 2025,
order is temporarily STAYED only to the extent it enjoined the federalization of the National
Guard of the United States within Illinois. Members of the National Gu

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16h

seems like a non-insignificant percentage of rage against the machine's fanbase are young republican men driving SUVs bopping their head to anti-oil, pro-immigrant songs thinking the lyrics are about how they wish their suburban parents would get off their back

Tom Morello tweets: "Fascinating that all those “don’t tread on me” posers and their AR-15’s are nowhere to be seen and government tyranny is instead being opposed by a guy in an inflatable frog suit."

Someone named Manny replies: "@grok
why do some people say Tom Morello and band mates are RAGE FOR THE MACHINE and not against ?"

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 17h

Oh no! Losing Diane Keaton and Robert Redford in the same month is really sad. What a great career she had
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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Leeds for Europe @leedseurope.bsky.social · 19h

Today Leeds followed our forebears who kicked Oswald Moseley and his Facists out of the city at the Battle of Holbeck Moor and stood up to racism, the far right and said loud and clear”Refugees are welcome here”. This is Leeds

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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 19h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Redsky @redsky.pirhoo.com · 17h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams Im 15! as Man Kneels on Her Neck

Link | Subreddit

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams Im 15! as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 21h

The courts would care

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Tom Bonier @tbonier.bsky.social · 21h

In the immediate aftermath of Charlie Kirk's murder, I saw a fair amount of speculation as to whether or not we would see a "Charlie Kirk Effect" in new voter registrations. It's still too early to fully answer this question, but there's not much evidence of it, as of now.

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 21h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 21h

Not how settlements work!

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 21h

A man born in Pretoria, 1971, left for Canada in 1989, might want to wind his neck in (though apartheid South Africa was not necessarily too traumatic place for those who could benefit from apartheid if could manage to resist being too troubled by the racist principles of the state and society)

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 22h

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 22h

@ottoenglish.bsky.social 😀

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 22h

Argentina edition of Libertarian bible

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 22h

Well we don't have dodge bullets at school.
Or ICE thugs coming to kidnap us if we don't have white skin.
Or soldiers marching down the streets, dropping tear gas bombs from helicopters, for literally no reason at all.

So it's not quite as hard as growing up in the USA.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 23h

A 54 year old who calls himself "Kid" and who sports a stripper's hat and indoor shades....has no right to judge what is and is not "stupid."

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 23h

Why should the govt settle? Unless the thinking is that the Mones might win on appeal?

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 23h

wondering if EU proposal for removal of trade preferences was one of the things which played a role

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 23h

ie Bush sr and James Baker dissuading West Bank settlements by withdrawing US assistance...

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 23h

I recently sat down with three leaders who are part of the @obamafoundation.bsky.social's alumni network to hear more about their work to strengthen democracy in Hungary and Poland. They’re an example for us all. Take a look:

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