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Karen Melchior
@karmel80.bsky.social
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Digitalisation, Democracy and anti-Disinformation. Former member of the European Parliament 2019-2024. Danish diplomat 2005-2017.
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Karen Melchior @karmel80.bsky.social · Nov 22
Why did it take the US election and Trump to win again to realise that Elon Musk and his takeover of Twitter was a destructive, toxic thing for the platform and for global democracy?
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Karen Melchior @karmel80.bsky.social · 6h
Youth are unhappy, must be the screens cannot be that we cut away all their activities www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain's youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What's most revealing is that few seem to care | John Harris
These vital spaces have been the first targets of cuts in a nation that favours age over youth – despite being the remedy for blights such as social division, polarisation and loneliness, says Guardia...
www.theguardian.com
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Karen Melchior @karmel80.bsky.social · 7h
From the book House of Glass by Hadley Freeman
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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 21h
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 18h
Unprecedented grift & corruption, happening daily right in front of us
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Daniel A Collier, PhD @dcollier74.bsky.social · 1d
Man what a lucky guess.........
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The Economist @economist.com · 14h
The Ethiopian government bars journalists from visiting Western Tigray. Aid workers are rarely granted access. Its only airport has been shut down.

The only way to glean what is happening is by speaking to people who have recently fled
The forgotten horror of Western Tigray
Three years after the end of Ethiopia’s civil war, abuses in the region continue
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 18h
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Karen Melchior @karmel80.bsky.social · 14h
Risotto (med riskoger), Skagen food måltider,
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Dagmar Fischer @dagmarfischer.bsky.social · 1d
Die Deutsche Meteorologische Gesellschaft & die Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft haben jetzt einen gemeinsamen Klima-Aufruf veröffentlicht, der es in sich hat.

Die beiden Organisationen vertreten zusammen rund 55.000 Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler
www.fr.de/panorama/fac...
Fachleute fordern: Deutschland soll Küstenregionen an Nord- und Ostsee aufgeben
Nord- und Ostsee sind beliebte Urlaubsziele. Geht es nach der Forderung zweier Forschungsgesellschaften sollen zahlreiche Gebiete jedoch aufgegeben werden.
www.fr.de
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Karen Melchior @karmel80.bsky.social · 14h
Father of one of the hostages who remain alive “It could have come much earlier.”

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Who are the 20 hostages believed alive and expected to be freed from Gaza?
Ceasefire deal could end more than 700 days of captivity after hostages were taken during attacks of 7 October 2023
www.theguardian.com
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d
The great actress Diane Keaton has left us at the age of 79. Too soon to say good-bye to the woman who made us smile at the quirky Annie Hall, and who broke our hearts in Reds. Your charm and talent will be sorely missed.
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Karen Melchior @karmel80.bsky.social · 21h
Unmarked cars, ununiformed, unregulated men. Targeting children violently.
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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 1d
In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h
The cruelty is the point
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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 1d
In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 21h
“This Week in Democracy – Week 38: Bombing Boats, Deploying Troops, Targeting Democrats”

Another week of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
This Week in Democracy – Week 38: Bombing Boats, Deploying Troops, Targeting Democrats
Another week of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 21h
On NYT Home Page there's a Douthat column w/the headline "Trump's Foreign Policy is Succeeding. He Should Apply It's Lessons at Home." On what planet? Betraying our allies. Blowing up the global trading system. Embracing autocrats. Pulling back support for Ukraine. Helping to support Gaza slaughter.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 21h
"First night without bombs in two years": Gaza City residents return en masse as cease-fire with Israel goes into effect

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Gaza City residents return en masse as cease-fire with Israel goes into effect
Two Roads Were Opened for Displaced Palestinians to Return North, Where They Discovered the Extent of Destruction in the Gaza City Area. Many Residents Expressed Excitement About Returning to Their Ne...
www.haaretz.com
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 21h
“This immigration issue is a remnant of Subu’s original case. Since that wrongful conviction has now been officially vacated and all charges against Subu have been dismissed, we have asked the immigration court to reopen the case and consider the fact that Subu has been exonerated.”
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Karen Melchior @karmel80.bsky.social · 21h
It is hard to defend deliberately starving babies – which is why Israel is spending hundreds of millions on propaganda efforts
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Karen Melchior @karmel80.bsky.social · 21h
Even if a ceasefire holds and adequate food is allowed into the strip, these kids will probably have serious poor long-term outcomes from being starved in their critical years. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Almost 55,000 preschool children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates
Study shows clear link between Israeli aid restrictions and malnutrition among children aged between six months and five years
www.theguardian.com
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Karen Melchior @karmel80.bsky.social · 1d
Som det mest naturlige skriver Messerschmidt »Rejs hjem« i kommentarsporet på den radikale folketingskollega Samira Nawas profil. Hvordan havde det ikke lydt, hvis Pelle Dragsted skrev »kapitalistsvin« i Rasmus Jarlovs (K) uendelighedsfeed?
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politiken.dk/debat/klumme...
Problemet er​ jo, at Dansk Folkeparti ikke er regeringsdueligt
Klummer | Politikens faste klummeskribenter giver deres perspektiv på aktuelle emner. Klummen er udtryk for skribentens holdning. Deltag selv i samtalen.
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Karen Melchior @karmel80.bsky.social · 1d
Ikke i denne omgang, jeg var bare inde for at trustpilote. Jeg kan ikke huske hvad de bad om da jeg købte tingene. Har fået det meste leveret, så krydser fingre for at det var den rigtige :)
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Karen Melchior @karmel80.bsky.social · 1d
jeg har købt noget fra IMERCO, og de bad ikke om oplysninger fra mig og jeg skulle ikke logge ind først. Så forhåbentligt ikke
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Karen Melchior @karmel80.bsky.social · 1d
men måske er de meget dygtige online og forhindrede mig i at give dem 2 stjerner på Trustpliot :D
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Karen Melchior @karmel80.bsky.social · 1d
Tak! Det her var da jeg gav dem en anmeldelse på Trustpilot :) og de kludrede i pakkestørrelserne, så mit første køb blev sendt retur, fordi den leverandør, som de havde givet mig som valgmulighed ikke kunne levere så store pakker som jeg havde købt. Man sku tro IMERCO vidste hvor store tingene var
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Karen Melchior @karmel80.bsky.social · 1d
I øvrigt, der er noget Barbara Streisand over at insistere på sin private havneadgang, så alle nu ved præcist hvor ens matrikel i København er...
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 1d
“Hummingbirds are popular because they are big pollinators that don’t sting,” restoration ecologist Carl Branson said. “But they are critical to biodiversity because they pollinate among a wide range of plants."
North Mississippi Hummingbird Festival Touts ‘Magical Creatures’
Wildlife experts taught attendees of the inaugural North Mississippi Hummingbird Festival on Sept. 13 about birds, butterflies and other pollinators.
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