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

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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 · 2d
The EU General Court has ruled for the first time on alleged financial irregularities as regards a former member of the EU Court of Auditors

Analysis by Alessandro Nato and Camilla Ramotti - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/11/eu-g...
EU General Court rules for the first time on financial consequences of alleged irregularities regarding a former member of the EU Court of Auditors
Alessandro Nato * and Camilla Ramotti **   *Associate Professor in European Union law, University of Teramo **Postdoctoral Res...
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 4h
Free speech news
chancephillips.bsky.social Chance Phillips @chancephillips.bsky.social · 11h
On Monday, the University of Alabama suspended two student-run magazines over fears stemming from a July DOJ memo. The student journalists I spoke with yesterday told me that the decision was nonsensical and threatened their First Amendment rights.
www.alreporter.com/2025/12/03/u...
University of Alabama suspends two student magazines over DEI
The editors of the publications, which focus on women’s wellness and the Black student experience respectively, expressed shock at the decision.
www.alreporter.com

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 4h
EU asylum law

European parliament committee agrees negotiation position on "safe countries of origin" proposal - must still be negotiated with the Member States
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
Asylum policy: MEPs back first EU list of safe countries of origin | News | European Parliament
An update of the EU asylum law to include an EU list of safe countries of origin and speed up asylum claim processing has been endorsed by the Civil Liberties Committee.
www.europarl.europa.eu

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Steve Peers, Simon Lester

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 5h
Whatever Reform does is on them. There's no prospect of Starmer banning elections, which is the implication of what he's saying.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 5h
Five members of Congress from both parties and both chambers are asking Pam Bondi for a briefing and status update — by the end of the week — on the legally mandated release of the Epstein files.

Bondi has 16 days until the release deadline. tinyurl.com/59m8rnyk

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 5h
2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 6h
EU asylum agency updates country of origin guidance for Syrian asylum seekers
www.euronews.com/2025/12/03/e...
EU updates asylum guidance for Syrians a year after al-Assad's fall
The number of Syrians requesting asylum dropped significantly from 16,000 in October 2024, before the fall of al-Assad in December, to 3,500 in September 2025.
www.euronews.com

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 6h
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 6h
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.

This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!

Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
ALL IMLS grants restored in every state & territory. In response to a ruling from a federal judge in Rhode Island, the Institute of Museum and Library Services reinstated all previously canceled grants in every state and territory. It's a huge win for libraries and our communities. "The reinstatement of all IMLS grants means that libraries across the country will be able to resume vital services for learning, imagination, and economic opportunity. We are breathing a sigh of relief, but the fight is not over." ALA President Sam Helmick. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 6h
I’m just a foreign policy wonk, standing in front of the GOP, asking them to read at least one fucking book about the history of US interventions in Latin America. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 6h
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomes the reparations loan and calls on EU leaders to agree that “each member state would shoulder an equal share of the risk relative to its economic capacity.”
Guest article in the FAZ by the chancellor of Germany | Federal Government
Read the guest article by the Federal Chancellor in the FAZ here.
www.bundesregierung.de

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 7h
🔴 BREAKING: Our fake Chinese AI investor bought access to 10+ Labour MPs and minister

Brand new investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys.

democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
BREAKING: Our fake Chinese AI investor bought access into heart of Labour government
Ex-Tory MP facilitated meetings with 10+ Labour MPs and met ministers in “cash-for-access operation”
democracyforsale.substack.com

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 7h
European parliament committee approves widening "safe third country" concept under EU asylum law
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
MEPs support review of criteria to declare a third country safe for applicants | News | European Parliament
Changes to the 2024 Asylum Law regarding the conditions for applying the rules on safe non-EU countries were endorsed by the Civil Liberties Committee on Wednesday.
www.europarl.europa.eu

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 7h
One of his previous MEPs said all dual citizens are traitors

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 7h
In principle this should need legislation. But the UK courts are very very very deferential @simonfrcox.bsky.social

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 8h
Yes

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 8h
And presumably they taxed him?

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 8h
Evening.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 8h
MORE Breaking on MS NOW: Pete Hegseth refused an interview request for the Pentagon Inspector General's investigation into Signalgate, according to two sources who read and were briefed on report.

Hegseth would not turn over his phone, a source who read the report told MS NOW.
kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 9h
Breaking on MS NOW: The Signalgate report contradicts Pete Hegseth's claims he did nothing wrong. It shows he "violated policy by using a non-approved device," a source who read the report says.

Hegseth failed to preserve records. The report says he put the operations and service people at risk.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9h
SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 9h
1) What the actual fuck how did this just get normalised in the space of three years…. Oh yeah everyone just hanging out on Twitter like boiling frogs

2) not broadcast, as they aren’t quite ready to push Ofcom on this. This is the “good stuff” for unregulated YouTube.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 9h
GB News now broadcasting calls to remove the ethnic minority MPs from parliament

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 10h
BREAKING: Plaintiffs suing over the Trump administration's effort to attach anti-trans and anti-"DEI" conditions to domestic violence and homelessness grants go back to court asking to enforce its existing preliminary injunction because a new HUD homelessness programs grant application ignores it.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND RHODE ISLAND COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, et al. Plaintiffs, V. ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR., in his official capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, et al. Defendants. Case No. 25-cv-342 PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO ENFORCE ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY STAY AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION Plaintiffs respectfully move the Court to enforce the Preliminary Injunction and Stay entered on October 10, 2025 (ECF No. 72) and amended on October 23, 2025 (ECF No. 77). Despite the order's clear and unambiguous terms, the United States Department of Housing and Human Development (HUD) has issued, through its Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD), a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for Continuum of Care (CoC) grants that violates the court's order and continues to inflict the very harms the Court remedied on a preliminary basis. That NOFO is attached as Exhibit A. Plaintiffs therefore request that the Court enforce its order by requiring that HUD Defendants withdraw the NOFO conditions and issue corrective public guidance. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development FY 2025 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homeless Demonstration Program Grants NOFO 24. Implementing Presidential Executive Actions affecting federal financial assistance programs, as advised by the Department, unless otherwise restricted by law: Executive Order (EO) 14219 (Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency Deregulatory Initiative); 14218 (Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders); guidance resulting from the White House Task Force established by 14202 (Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias) and the Senior Advisor to the White House Faith Office assigned by 14205 (Establishment of the White House Faith Office); 14182 (Enforcing the Hyde Amendment); 14173 (Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity); 14168 (Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government); 14151 (Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing); and 14148 (Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions) In addition: 1. Awards made under this NOFO will not be used to conduct activities that subsidize or facilitate racial preferences or other forms of illegal discrimination, including activities where race or intentional proxies for race will be used as a selection criterion for employment or program participation; or conduct activities that rely on or otherwise use a definition of sex as other than binary in humans 14332 (Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking).

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 10h
This is very basic stuff
simplyskye.bsky.social Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 11h
Karoline Leavitt: “You’re either a U.S. citizen or not — You can’t be a U.S. citizen & a citizen of another country”

The Supreme Court thought differently as it ruled in 1967 that the government can’t strip U.S. citizenship unless a person voluntarily relinquishes it - not that they care
Karoline Leavitt at a White House press briefing

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Lisa O’Carroll @lisaocarroll.bsky.social · 11h
Full story: EU would consider forcing companies to diversify supplies away from China if industry doesn't do so .

Over reliance on China has led to "firefighting" on rare earths (April) and chips (Nexperia) in October and NOv. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
EU looks at legally forcing industries to reduce purchases from China
Commission unveils €3bn strategy to de-risk and diversify supply chains for critical rare earth metals and elements
www.theguardian.com

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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 11h
Karoline Leavitt: “You’re either a U.S. citizen or not — You can’t be a U.S. citizen & a citizen of another country”

The Supreme Court thought differently as it ruled in 1967 that the government can’t strip U.S. citizenship unless a person voluntarily relinquishes it - not that they care
Karoline Leavitt at a White House press briefing

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 11h
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.

She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:

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David Phinnemore @dphinnemore.bsky.social · 11h
EU-UK Specialised Committee on Implementation of Windsor Framework met today

Statement includes positives on progress being made ... still issues to be addressed

Frequency of SPS identity checks being reduced

AI and Cyber Resilience Acts to apply in NI? TBD

commission.europa.eu/document/dow...

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 11h
Why does Marco Rubio care about our immigration policy?

the US is trying to export its nationalism to its allies.

youtube.com/shorts/CYn48...
Why does Marco Rubio care about your country's immigration policy?
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
youtube.com

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 11h
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
www.thenation.com