Holger Hestermeyer
@hhesterm.bsky.social
Professor of Int’l & EU Law, Diplomatic Academy Vienna. Past: Prof., founding Director CIGAD at King's College London, specialist adviser House of Lords EU Select Committee, Référendaire CJEU
Another similarity of LLMs to humans: if you expose them to a lot of disinformation, they will believe it. Which you can exploit, apparently called "LLM grooming". So LLMs fail at three levels: /1 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Hundreds of English-language websites link to pro-Kremlin propaganda
Thinktank says internet flooded with disinformation by Russia-aligned Pravda network, which many websites treat as credible
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Another similarity of LLMs to humans: if you expose them to a lot of disinformation, they will believe it. Which you can exploit, apparently called "LLM grooming". So LLMs fail at three levels: /1 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The press secretary of Potus clarified that Potus does not want democratic members of Congress to be executed.
Oh the times we live in.
Oh the times we live in.
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The press secretary of Potus clarified that Potus does not want democratic members of Congress to be executed.
Oh the times we live in.
Oh the times we live in.
US foreign policy continues to amaze. After proposing capitulation and turning 180° to offering support we are back to proposing capitulation. It is difficult to explain this. But my assumption is that we are back to numerous politicians working the phone.
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
US foreign policy continues to amaze. After proposing capitulation and turning 180° to offering support we are back to proposing capitulation. It is difficult to explain this. But my assumption is that we are back to numerous politicians working the phone.
Reference to the Western Sahara Resolution of the Security Council, very weirdly I only get error messages when trying to get the text itself press.un.org/en/2025/sc16...
With 11 Members Voting in Favour, 3 Abstaining, Security Council Adopts Resolution 2797 (2025), Renewing Mandate of UN Mission in Western Sahara for One Year | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
The Security Council today renewed for one year the mandate of the long-standing United Nations peacekeeping mission in the disputed Western Sahara, referencing Morocco’s Autonomy Proposal presented i...
press.un.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Reference to the Western Sahara Resolution of the Security Council, very weirdly I only get error messages when trying to get the text itself press.un.org/en/2025/sc16...
The Palestine resolution of the Security Coucil docs.un.org/en/s/res/280...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The Palestine resolution of the Security Coucil docs.un.org/en/s/res/280...
So… the Epstein File Transparency Act has this exception. What can go wrong….
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 AM
So… the Epstein File Transparency Act has this exception. What can go wrong….
Germany's new space security strategy www.bmvg.de/resource/blo...
www.bmvg.de
November 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Germany's new space security strategy www.bmvg.de/resource/blo...
More about the DoJ OLC memo on the legality of US strikes on alleged ‘drug boats’ theintercept.com/2025/11/14/b...
Secret Boat Strike Memo Justifies Killings By Claiming the Target Is Drugs, Not People
In a memo promising legal immunity for those who kill alleged drug traffickers, the Trump administration floated an unusual legal theory.
theintercept.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
More about the DoJ OLC memo on the legality of US strikes on alleged ‘drug boats’ theintercept.com/2025/11/14/b...
Besides the blatantly partisan abuse of DoJ - Trump ordering the DoJ to investigate Epstein’s links to Democrats raises the question what the f*** the FBI has done since 2019 if it needs to be ordered to do something now…
November 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Besides the blatantly partisan abuse of DoJ - Trump ordering the DoJ to investigate Epstein’s links to Democrats raises the question what the f*** the FBI has done since 2019 if it needs to be ordered to do something now…
I would suggest everyone check their emotions when reading this article. Germany will spend TWICE of what the UK does on defense. Poland will train EVERY adult male for war.
We will have massive armies in Europe. Work together, integrate. Learn from the past.
We will have massive armies in Europe. Work together, integrate. Learn from the past.
I am not very keen on this headline.
And I also think that at times like these, it is important to be serious, without being alarmist. But this article is very much worth reading. Things are serious.
And I also think that at times like these, it is important to be serious, without being alarmist. But this article is very much worth reading. Things are serious.
Britain’s flag-wavers are being left behind as Germany prepares for war with Russia
November 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I would suggest everyone check their emotions when reading this article. Germany will spend TWICE of what the UK does on defense. Poland will train EVERY adult male for war.
We will have massive armies in Europe. Work together, integrate. Learn from the past.
We will have massive armies in Europe. Work together, integrate. Learn from the past.
Interesting to see that Trump's "strategy" shows how out of touch he is. Bill Clinton's presidency ended 24 years ago. Larry Summers' most prominent job was what - director of the national economic council? And that was also more than a decade ago. /1 edition.cnn.com/2025/11/14/p...
Trump says he’s asking Justice Department to investigate Epstein’s ties to slew of high-profile figures | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said Friday he will ask Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to many other high-profile figures, in an extraordinary step that comes just days after ...
edition.cnn.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Interesting to see that Trump's "strategy" shows how out of touch he is. Bill Clinton's presidency ended 24 years ago. Larry Summers' most prominent job was what - director of the national economic council? And that was also more than a decade ago. /1 edition.cnn.com/2025/11/14/p...
What is particularly striking is that this includes supervision of MSc, PhDs, co-authorship (in the sciences! Where you can have tons of authors) and would be 5-years retroactive. Who would still be eligible?
I've been on the road so I'm behind the times—but if you wanted to destroy US science, I can think of no more expedient action.
Blatant unconstitutionality aside, fuck this backwards forwards and sideways.
www.science.org/content/article/u-s-congress-considers-sweeping-ban-chinese-collaborations
Blatant unconstitutionality aside, fuck this backwards forwards and sideways.
www.science.org/content/article/u-s-congress-considers-sweeping-ban-chinese-collaborations
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 AM
What is particularly striking is that this includes supervision of MSc, PhDs, co-authorship (in the sciences! Where you can have tons of authors) and would be 5-years retroactive. Who would still be eligible?
Reposted by Holger Hestermeyer
The US announced new reciprocal trade framework agreements with the four Latin American countries Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and Guatemala.
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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces Historic Trade Deals with Western Hemisphere Trading Partners
DELIVERING ON RECIPROCAL TRADE: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced breakthrough trade deals with El Salvador, Argentina, Ecuador, and Guatemala,
www.whitehouse.gov
November 14, 2025 at 7:23 AM
The US announced new reciprocal trade framework agreements with the four Latin American countries Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and Guatemala.
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And… Phoebe Okowa has been elected to the ICJ. Congratulations!!! www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
www.icj-cij.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
And… Phoebe Okowa has been elected to the ICJ. Congratulations!!! www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
The wonderful @oonahathaway.bsky.social does not hold back: our international legal order is at risk. And she has some proposals... www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
Willing states must act to save international legal order, warns top academic
Yale professor says wars in Ukraine and Gaza and threats from Donald Trump risk the ‘total collapse’ of the global courts system
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The wonderful @oonahathaway.bsky.social does not hold back: our international legal order is at risk. And she has some proposals... www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
The UK stepping up for international law. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The UK stepping up for international law. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
The withdrawals from the ECT continue.
‼️Commission urges remaining EU member states to withdraw from Energy Charter Treaty, threatens infringement proceedings
👉 to read in @contexte.com today
www.contexte.com/eu/news/ener...
👉 to read in @contexte.com today
www.contexte.com/eu/news/ener...
Scoop — Commission urges remaining EU member states to withdraw from Energy Charter Treaty, threatens infringement proceedings - Contexte
Scoop — Commission urges remaining EU member states to withdraw from Energy Charter Treaty, threatens infringement proceedings - Contexte
www.contexte.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The withdrawals from the ECT continue.
Tesla does not seem to care very much about the safety or life of its customers. It is quite astonishing how it rarely seems to be liable or responsible for anything. The standards of an internet company ("this is just a beta version"), but operating a car. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
US investigates Tesla’s ‘Mad Max’ high-speed driver assistance mode
Some drivers say vehicles using new version of full self-driving system can travel above speed limits
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Tesla does not seem to care very much about the safety or life of its customers. It is quite astonishing how it rarely seems to be liable or responsible for anything. The standards of an internet company ("this is just a beta version"), but operating a car. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
A very readable piece about scholars and the press. I am still not sure whether I agree fully, but I certainly agree enough to have given up on some outlets.
My old pal Pete Coviello — one of the best writers and thinkers I've ever known — wrote the piece of the moment
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
A very readable piece about scholars and the press. I am still not sure whether I agree fully, but I certainly agree enough to have given up on some outlets.
The UK needed and needs 10s of thousands of civil servants to manage the red tape Brexit created. Farage‘s rank incompetence might well create many more red tape jobs. And he is still unwilling to learn.
Nigel Farage says Reform would “reduce the size of the bloated state” by seizing Brexit opportunities to deregulate
@jreland.bsky.social points out in @the-independent.com that this creates a dilemma - the more the UK does things differently to the EU, the more work there is for British bureaucrats
@jreland.bsky.social points out in @the-independent.com that this creates a dilemma - the more the UK does things differently to the EU, the more work there is for British bureaucrats
November 8, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The UK needed and needs 10s of thousands of civil servants to manage the red tape Brexit created. Farage‘s rank incompetence might well create many more red tape jobs. And he is still unwilling to learn.
As we remember the discover of the double helix, it is worthwhile to read nature‘s article on Rosalind Franklin www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:40 AM
As we remember the discover of the double helix, it is worthwhile to read nature‘s article on Rosalind Franklin www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The way in which we present who buys Russian oil and gas is irritating. When Germany got its gas from Russia, we all said "Germany". Now, strangely, in statistics it is "the EU". But it is not the EU. The largest buyers are 1) Hungary, 2) Slovakia, 3) France, 4) Belgium. www.russiafossiltracker.com
Russia Fossil Tracker – Payments to Russia for fossil fuels since 24 February 2022
www.russiafossiltracker.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The way in which we present who buys Russian oil and gas is irritating. When Germany got its gas from Russia, we all said "Germany". Now, strangely, in statistics it is "the EU". But it is not the EU. The largest buyers are 1) Hungary, 2) Slovakia, 3) France, 4) Belgium. www.russiafossiltracker.com
The charges originally brought were so outrageous that in the end nothing stuck. Enjoy your sandwich
The former DoJ employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Trump’s law enforcement surge in DC has been found not guilty of assault. wtop.com/dc/2025/11/m...
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge - WTOP News
A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington was found not guilty of assault.
wtop.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The charges originally brought were so outrageous that in the end nothing stuck. Enjoy your sandwich
Yes, my friends, it's yet another day in the sandwich case.
“This case, ladies and gentleman of the jury, is about a sandwich.”
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
November 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Yes, my friends, it's yet another day in the sandwich case.
Hint to advocacy students: if a justice explicitly states that ‘you talk so fast’ it’s time to slow down.
November 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Hint to advocacy students: if a justice explicitly states that ‘you talk so fast’ it’s time to slow down.