Teresa Eder
@tcobserver12.bsky.social
Program Director Foreign & Security Policy, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Washington DC. Recovering Journalist. Passionate about 🎵🎻 🐈 - I am posting in English and German.
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Teresa Eder
@tcobserver12.bsky.social
· Sep 18
"An independent, democratic digital ecosystem [will] safeguard privacy, protect freedom of expression, and ensure that technology is developed to benefit the many, [not] a handful of people in Washington and Silicon Valley."
Read more at perspectivesjournal.ca/canada-europe-tech-sovereignty/
Read more at perspectivesjournal.ca/canada-europe-tech-sovereignty/
Canada and Europe Need to Build a Firewall Against US Tech Coercion | Perspectives Journal
Europe and Canada can only protect their digital ecosystems against US interference if they start investing in tech sovereignty now.
perspectivesjournal.ca
My colleague and I wrote a piece about the urgent need for Europe to partner with Canada in building a digitally sovereign ecosystem—one that can withstand the threats posed by US tech authoritarianism:
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Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Instead of a thousand words.
Kyiv subway serves as a shelter during air raid alerts.
📷 Yan Dobronosov
Kyiv subway serves as a shelter during air raid alerts.
📷 Yan Dobronosov
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Instead of a thousand words.
Kyiv subway serves as a shelter during air raid alerts.
📷 Yan Dobronosov
Kyiv subway serves as a shelter during air raid alerts.
📷 Yan Dobronosov
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The situation these judges are being put in for doing their work is unbelievable. They can’t use any US services - and not just for work, in their private lives too.
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The situation these judges are being put in for doing their work is unbelievable. They can’t use any US services - and not just for work, in their private lives too.
Great piece that explains why systems (and the profit-motive) are the problem, not individual user behavior:
www.techpolicy.press/how-shifting...
www.techpolicy.press/how-shifting...
How Shifting Responsibility for AI Harms Undermines Democratic Accountability | TechPolicy.Press
The moralization of individual AI use deflects responsibility away from powerful actors like corporations and governments, Suvradip Maitra and others write.
www.techpolicy.press
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Great piece that explains why systems (and the profit-motive) are the problem, not individual user behavior:
www.techpolicy.press/how-shifting...
www.techpolicy.press/how-shifting...
The tragic reason why "free births" have gained so much traction is also because it is very difficult to access midwives in the US (unless you choose a homebirth and pay out of pocket).
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The tragic reason why "free births" have gained so much traction is also because it is very difficult to access midwives in the US (unless you choose a homebirth and pay out of pocket).
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Why aren’t people smarter
November 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Why aren’t people smarter
wth just happened?
Trump on Mamdani: "I think he's gonna surprise some conservative people, actually. And some very liberal people he won't surprise because they already like him."
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
wth just happened?
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This "peace plan" would spell the end of the European security order—a disaster of epic proportions.
November 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This "peace plan" would spell the end of the European security order—a disaster of epic proportions.
NATO’s procurement chief under fire amid corruption scandal, leak reveals www.ftm.eu/articles/nat...
NATO’s procurement chief under fire amid corruption scandal, leak reveals
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) is mired in a corruption scandal, and top officials have raised concerns about its approach to tackling graft. Internal documents reveal how General Mana...
www.ftm.eu
November 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
NATO’s procurement chief under fire amid corruption scandal, leak reveals www.ftm.eu/articles/nat...
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Apparently the Trump admin wants Ukraine to sign the surrender deal by *next Thursday* (Thanksgiving!). If true, it is a shameful betrayal of Ukraine, of U.S. treaty allies, of U.S. and European national interests, and of basic human decency. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Apparently the Trump admin wants Ukraine to sign the surrender deal by *next Thursday* (Thanksgiving!). If true, it is a shameful betrayal of Ukraine, of U.S. treaty allies, of U.S. and European national interests, and of basic human decency. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Mein Fuehrer commands.
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols — The Washington Post
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
apple.news
November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Mein Fuehrer commands.
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EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
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Any President who calls for the opposition party to be hanged should be immediately impeached and removed from office.
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Any President who calls for the opposition party to be hanged should be immediately impeached and removed from office.
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Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
Very obvious to me that for the past few months the WashPost is pushing and amplifying anti-European commentary and reporting. Here is the latest example: wapo.st/484QS5o
Distracting from what is actually happening: an exodus from the US.
Distracting from what is actually happening: an exodus from the US.
Opinion | Europe’s brain drain is accelerating. America can soak it up.
There’s a huge opportunity in welcoming Europe’s overtaxed, underpaid professional and entrepreneurial classes.
wapo.st
November 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Very obvious to me that for the past few months the WashPost is pushing and amplifying anti-European commentary and reporting. Here is the latest example: wapo.st/484QS5o
Distracting from what is actually happening: an exodus from the US.
Distracting from what is actually happening: an exodus from the US.
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Das Bild einer Entfremdung: Die Stipendiaten der Deutschlandstiftung Integration verlassen bei der Rede des Bundeskanzlers den Saal.
Viele wollen es nicht verstehen oder wahr haben, aber die Äußerungen des Kanzlers haben enorme Kränkungen verursacht.
Viele wollen es nicht verstehen oder wahr haben, aber die Äußerungen des Kanzlers haben enorme Kränkungen verursacht.
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Das Bild einer Entfremdung: Die Stipendiaten der Deutschlandstiftung Integration verlassen bei der Rede des Bundeskanzlers den Saal.
Viele wollen es nicht verstehen oder wahr haben, aber die Äußerungen des Kanzlers haben enorme Kränkungen verursacht.
Viele wollen es nicht verstehen oder wahr haben, aber die Äußerungen des Kanzlers haben enorme Kränkungen verursacht.
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A graphic reminder: Trump ended US support for Ukraine. It is now borne by the Europeans.
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A graphic reminder: Trump ended US support for Ukraine. It is now borne by the Europeans.
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🚨 In Brussels today 🚨 @wemoveeurope.bsky.social, @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social & EDRi are showing it's possible to take a big stand against toxic media, Big Tech and Trump.
The message: Ursula VDL (head of the European Commission) has a chance to stand up for citizens – not for Trump’s tech bros.
The message: Ursula VDL (head of the European Commission) has a chance to stand up for citizens – not for Trump’s tech bros.
November 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🚨 In Brussels today 🚨 @wemoveeurope.bsky.social, @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social & EDRi are showing it's possible to take a big stand against toxic media, Big Tech and Trump.
The message: Ursula VDL (head of the European Commission) has a chance to stand up for citizens – not for Trump’s tech bros.
The message: Ursula VDL (head of the European Commission) has a chance to stand up for citizens – not for Trump’s tech bros.
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Die EU darf sich nicht in noch größere Abhängigkeiten von den USA und China hinein deregulieren! Wir dürfen Trumps Vendetta gegen unsere EU-Digitalgesetze nicht auch noch selbst zuvorkommen!
Leider hat die EU-Kommission das mit ihrem Digitalen Omnibus nicht verstanden. Was ist die Gefahr? (1)
Leider hat die EU-Kommission das mit ihrem Digitalen Omnibus nicht verstanden. Was ist die Gefahr? (1)
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Die EU darf sich nicht in noch größere Abhängigkeiten von den USA und China hinein deregulieren! Wir dürfen Trumps Vendetta gegen unsere EU-Digitalgesetze nicht auch noch selbst zuvorkommen!
Leider hat die EU-Kommission das mit ihrem Digitalen Omnibus nicht verstanden. Was ist die Gefahr? (1)
Leider hat die EU-Kommission das mit ihrem Digitalen Omnibus nicht verstanden. Was ist die Gefahr? (1)
Austria successfully spearheaded an effort to have member countries rally behind a side declaration calling to boost Europe’s digital sovereignty “in an open manner” — a phrasing that has historically been used to show any move on independence won’t isolate the U.S.
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
Germany wakes up to US tech dominance
Paris and Berlin signal new united front on Europe’s technological independence.
www.politico.eu
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Austria successfully spearheaded an effort to have member countries rally behind a side declaration calling to boost Europe’s digital sovereignty “in an open manner” — a phrasing that has historically been used to show any move on independence won’t isolate the U.S.
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
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Let’s see if the “personal liberties and free markets” editorial board of the Washington Post will actually take Trump to task over his comments excusing the murder of one its own columnists.
Given that they’ve purged me and all their opinion writers who actually care about human rights.
Given that they’ve purged me and all their opinion writers who actually care about human rights.
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Let’s see if the “personal liberties and free markets” editorial board of the Washington Post will actually take Trump to task over his comments excusing the murder of one its own columnists.
Given that they’ve purged me and all their opinion writers who actually care about human rights.
Given that they’ve purged me and all their opinion writers who actually care about human rights.
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Larry Summers says he's stepping away from "public" commitments — which apparently means he's staying on the OpenAI board. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol... tip @techmeme.com
OpenAI did not provide a comment. Summers is still listed here: openai.com/our-structure/
OpenAI did not provide a comment. Summers is still listed here: openai.com/our-structure/
'I am deeply ashamed': Larry Summers to step back from public commitments after new Epstein emails
Sen. Elizabeth Warren had called for institutions affiliated with Summers, who was treasury secretary during the Clinton administration, to sever ties with him.
www.nbcnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Larry Summers says he's stepping away from "public" commitments — which apparently means he's staying on the OpenAI board. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol... tip @techmeme.com
OpenAI did not provide a comment. Summers is still listed here: openai.com/our-structure/
OpenAI did not provide a comment. Summers is still listed here: openai.com/our-structure/
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NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
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Nicki Minaj is set to speak at the United Nations on behalf of the Trump administration.
November 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Nicki Minaj is set to speak at the United Nations on behalf of the Trump administration.