Constance Chucholowski
@constance-bln.bsky.social
Tech policy, competition, 🇺🇸 politics & its impact on the 🇪🇺 🇩🇪
Founder, Candid Public Affairs - reach out!
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I stan the EU & the University of Wisconsin Madison every chance I get 🇪🇺 🦡
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Founder, Candid Public Affairs - reach out!
Ex-Chair @demsabroad.bsky.social BLN - join us!
I stan the EU & the University of Wisconsin Madison every chance I get 🇪🇺 🦡
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More Courage! The EU and Tech Regulation
The European Union risks falling behind in the one space it has tended to lead: developing values-based digital policies.
ip-quarterly.com
1/In 2021, I wrote for Internationale Politik Quarterly about the need for the EU to implement strong competition regulation in form of the #DMA in the face of consistent anti-competitive behaviors by - esp. US - big tech companies. It's still really relevant...
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Good but at least two years too late
The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
December 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Good but at least two years too late
In case you missed it, @politico.eu put out a list of the most powerful people in Europe. Trump tops the list. Today, Politico emphasised it is unprecedented a majority of those surveyed say the 2nd #Trump admin is more consequential for 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 than the election of those countries’ own leaders.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
In case you missed it, @politico.eu put out a list of the most powerful people in Europe. Trump tops the list. Today, Politico emphasised it is unprecedented a majority of those surveyed say the 2nd #Trump admin is more consequential for 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 than the election of those countries’ own leaders.
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So much this
Demokrat_innen auf X sind der Sauerstoff, der das Feuer aus Hass, Hetze, Fake News & Verschwörungsschrott auf X lodern lässt. Demokratiefeind_innen brauchen sie als Zielscheibe, um sich dran abzuarbeiten, & zur Legitimierung der Plattform. I said it before, I‘ll say it again: Los, raus da! #eXit
December 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
So much this
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Wenn man kein Interesse daran hat, sich inhaltlich mit einer Konferenz auseinanderzusetzen, schreibt man einen Text wie @derbernd.bsky.social darüber.
Keine Ahnung, wie man sowas nennt, aber Journalismus vermutlich nicht, weil der müsste sich zumindest mit seinem Beobachtungsobjekt befassen.
Keine Ahnung, wie man sowas nennt, aber Journalismus vermutlich nicht, weil der müsste sich zumindest mit seinem Beobachtungsobjekt befassen.
Absurde Logik diesen neuen Artikels zur Zürich-Konferenz: autoritäre Entwicklungen in Deutschland sollen nicht scharf kritisiert werden, weil das auch Trump und Putin tun und dies am Ende nur der Rechten helfe.
Die Heimatfront muss geschlossen bleiben.
www.zeit.de/2025/53/link...
Die Heimatfront muss geschlossen bleiben.
www.zeit.de/2025/53/link...
Linke Israel-Kritik: Rinks oder lechts?
Linke Israel-Kritiker halten ein Scherbengericht über Deutschland ab. Haben sie nicht größere Probleme – und Gegner?
www.zeit.de
December 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Wenn man kein Interesse daran hat, sich inhaltlich mit einer Konferenz auseinanderzusetzen, schreibt man einen Text wie @derbernd.bsky.social darüber.
Keine Ahnung, wie man sowas nennt, aber Journalismus vermutlich nicht, weil der müsste sich zumindest mit seinem Beobachtungsobjekt befassen.
Keine Ahnung, wie man sowas nennt, aber Journalismus vermutlich nicht, weil der müsste sich zumindest mit seinem Beobachtungsobjekt befassen.
Der Bundeskanzler einfach “wenn ihr mit Europa nichts anfangen könnt, macht mindestens Deutschland zu eurem Partner“
Wenn der Bundeskanzler den Ernst der Lage der bald scheiternden Demokratie in Europa so unfassbar verschätzt 🫨
#eu #europa #demokratie
Wenn der Bundeskanzler den Ernst der Lage der bald scheiternden Demokratie in Europa so unfassbar verschätzt 🫨
#eu #europa #demokratie
December 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Der Bundeskanzler einfach “wenn ihr mit Europa nichts anfangen könnt, macht mindestens Deutschland zu eurem Partner“
Wenn der Bundeskanzler den Ernst der Lage der bald scheiternden Demokratie in Europa so unfassbar verschätzt 🫨
#eu #europa #demokratie
Wenn der Bundeskanzler den Ernst der Lage der bald scheiternden Demokratie in Europa so unfassbar verschätzt 🫨
#eu #europa #demokratie
the cruelty is always the point. they are vile.
December 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
the cruelty is always the point. they are vile.
I’m seeing both panic and downplaying of the White House’s NSS in my European bubble. Those downplaying are arguing the U.S. is just pushing the EUs buttons. I beg to differ bc pushing the EUs buttons is a strategy only to weaken the EU - it’s the whole point. #NSS
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A National Security Strategy with the objective of destroying European democracy
The U.S.' zero-sum foreign policy is crystal clear in its NSS. As is the distain for European democracy. If you're just waking up to this foreign policy reality, some candid direction ->
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I’m seeing both panic and downplaying of the White House’s NSS in my European bubble. Those downplaying are arguing the U.S. is just pushing the EUs buttons. I beg to differ bc pushing the EUs buttons is a strategy only to weaken the EU - it’s the whole point. #NSS
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Today we are calling on institutions around the world to take control of their #digitalsovereignty, including their social accounts. Governments should communicate directly with their citizens on open platforms, not through the mouthpiece of a corporation […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Today we are calling on institutions around the world to take control of their #digitalsovereignty, including their social accounts. Governments should communicate directly with their citizens on open platforms, not through the mouthpiece of a corporation […]
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🇪🇺 This morning we opened an investigation into Google’s use of online content, including from web publishers and YouTube, to train and operate its AI services.
1/3 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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Commission opens investigation into possible anticompetitive conduct by Google in the use of online content for AI purposes
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Google has breached EU competition rules by using the content of web publishers, as well as content uploaded on th
ec.europa.eu
December 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
🇪🇺 This morning we opened an investigation into Google’s use of online content, including from web publishers and YouTube, to train and operate its AI services.
1/3 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
1/3 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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Note: The alleged drug smugglers posed no threat to the US even before their boat was attack. Subsequent attacks were illegal and unjustified because ALL attacks on the boat were illegal and unjustified.
December 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Note: The alleged drug smugglers posed no threat to the US even before their boat was attack. Subsequent attacks were illegal and unjustified because ALL attacks on the boat were illegal and unjustified.
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Most Americans think the system is broken and that Democrats overpromise and underdeliver. So 2028 won’t be a rerun of the 2020 ideas primary. It’ll be about your theory of power: the Senate, gerrymandering, and the media ecosystem we have to govern in.
www.waleed-shahid.com/p/the-2028-i...
www.waleed-shahid.com/p/the-2028-i...
The 2028 “Ideas Primary” Probably Won’t Be About Ideas
It will be about theories of power...and vibes.
www.waleed-shahid.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Most Americans think the system is broken and that Democrats overpromise and underdeliver. So 2028 won’t be a rerun of the 2020 ideas primary. It’ll be about your theory of power: the Senate, gerrymandering, and the media ecosystem we have to govern in.
www.waleed-shahid.com/p/the-2028-i...
www.waleed-shahid.com/p/the-2028-i...
Commission VP @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu is singing all the right tunes. Keep going:
“Simplifying rules is not the same as weakening protections or giving up on regulation…it [the #Omnibus] is a kind of Trumpist approach against being stable…” #bigtech #competition
“Simplifying rules is not the same as weakening protections or giving up on regulation…it [the #Omnibus] is a kind of Trumpist approach against being stable…” #bigtech #competition
December 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Commission VP @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu is singing all the right tunes. Keep going:
“Simplifying rules is not the same as weakening protections or giving up on regulation…it [the #Omnibus] is a kind of Trumpist approach against being stable…” #bigtech #competition
“Simplifying rules is not the same as weakening protections or giving up on regulation…it [the #Omnibus] is a kind of Trumpist approach against being stable…” #bigtech #competition
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Tonight, we did something everyone counted out. We proved to a nation that states like Tennessee are still worth fighting for. The margin was close, and that can only be attributed to the thousands of volunteers who showed out. This is just the beginning.
December 3, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Tonight, we did something everyone counted out. We proved to a nation that states like Tennessee are still worth fighting for. The margin was close, and that can only be attributed to the thousands of volunteers who showed out. This is just the beginning.
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We have both a Congress and a Supreme Court that is deeply skeptical of the administrative state, but unwilling to lift a finger to stop the weaponization of administrative systems to destroy the lives of immigrants.
November 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
We have both a Congress and a Supreme Court that is deeply skeptical of the administrative state, but unwilling to lift a finger to stop the weaponization of administrative systems to destroy the lives of immigrants.
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"Socialists push for formal inquiry into enforcement of EU digital rules. Parliament committee would investigate whether EU has done enough to rein in Big Tech." www.politico.eu/article/soci...
Socialists push for formal inquiry into enforcement of EU digital rules
Parliament committee would investigate whether EU has done enough to rein in Big Tech.
www.politico.eu
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"Socialists push for formal inquiry into enforcement of EU digital rules. Parliament committee would investigate whether EU has done enough to rein in Big Tech." www.politico.eu/article/soci...
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SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
This episode was 🙌
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Episode 107 -- Did Women Ruin Everything?
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November 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
This episode was 🙌
highly recommend @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social
@moiradonegan.bsky.social @adriandaub.bsky.social
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highly recommend @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social
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*spits out coffee*
November 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
*spits out coffee*
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High end wealth inequality allows for shit like this
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
High end wealth inequality allows for shit like this
Kaine: I negotiated all these things that the White House agreed to (that one’s paraphrased)
Katie: why do you trust the White House?
Kaine: …I don’t trust the White House
Truly pathetic.
#shutdown
Katie: why do you trust the White House?
Kaine: …I don’t trust the White House
Truly pathetic.
#shutdown
Jesus Christ, the whole interview is so much worse than you could have imagined.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhAN...
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'No path' to health care fix if government is closed: Sen. Kaine on why he voted yes
YouTube video by MSNBC
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November 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Kaine: I negotiated all these things that the White House agreed to (that one’s paraphrased)
Katie: why do you trust the White House?
Kaine: …I don’t trust the White House
Truly pathetic.
#shutdown
Katie: why do you trust the White House?
Kaine: …I don’t trust the White House
Truly pathetic.
#shutdown
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🚨BREAKING: In a win for Wisconsin voters, a state judge vacated a ruling that would have forced election officials to conduct mass citizenship checks — a move voting rights advocates warned could have wrongly purged some citizens from the rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In a Win for Voters, Wisconsin Judge Withdraws Anti-Voting Order on Proof of Citizenship
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a win for Wisconsin voters, a state judge vacated a ruling that would have forced election officials to conduct mass citizenship checks — a move voting rights advocates warned could have wrongly purged some citizens from the rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
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Indeed. Until progressives in the Senate Democratic caucus directly challenge Schumer’s leadership it’s kind of hard to take their grousing seriously at this point. They are all in on this #SchumerSurrender politics.
Hey just a reminder that it only takes 23 Senate Democrats to remove and replace Chuck Schumer as minority leader. They don't do it because the majority of Senate Democrats approve of the way he does politics.
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Indeed. Until progressives in the Senate Democratic caucus directly challenge Schumer’s leadership it’s kind of hard to take their grousing seriously at this point. They are all in on this #SchumerSurrender politics.
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This is a strange hack punditry, in which everything anyone does is the Democratic Party's fault. Dems' mistakes are their fault. Repubs' mistakes are the Dems' fault for not stopping them.
No party is perfect. But we should examine their actual actions. You can't learn anything from this punditry.
No party is perfect. But we should examine their actual actions. You can't learn anything from this punditry.
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This is a strange hack punditry, in which everything anyone does is the Democratic Party's fault. Dems' mistakes are their fault. Repubs' mistakes are the Dems' fault for not stopping them.
No party is perfect. But we should examine their actual actions. You can't learn anything from this punditry.
No party is perfect. But we should examine their actual actions. You can't learn anything from this punditry.