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  • Announcing eurosky.social accounts - launching January 2026

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  • Thanks. It worked in the end. The syntax was not clear. However I want to move my data to the EU. That's why I tried eurosky.social (and it worked). But I am still a bit perplexed on them. It's less European than one might think, as they are funded by Free Our Feeds, which relies on a U.S. fiscal sponsor (Exchange Point Institute, a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit). I tried getting more transparency but they remain rather vague.

  • Announcing eurosky.social accounts - launching January 2026

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  • Announcing eurosky.social accounts - launching January 2026

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  • I moved over to Eurosky. The process is a bit convoluted and instructions can be improved. But you keep all your data and your history. The advantage is that your data are hosted in the EU. Nothing changes in the use: you still access Bluesky via its website or its apps, but now with a eurosky.social account.

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    Luigi Di Maio honorary professor of King's College London

  • Why is Sigrid Kaag on the Board of Peace?

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  • France will replace Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, Webex and others with its own sovereign video conferencing application "Visio" for public officials

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  • I agree. But it is a draft name. I am sure they will come up with something better.

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    “Rebuilding Europe’s Sovereignty” conference

    escapeforward.substack.com /p/rebuilding-europes-sovereignty
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    Europe Prepares for a Nightmare Scenario: The U.S. Blocking Access to Tech

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    Europe Prepares for a Nightmare Scenario: The U.S. Blocking Access to Tech

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  • Why is Sigrid Kaag on the Board of Peace?

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  • A week has passed. We know that Sigrid Kaag was in Davos "for work". When a Dutch journalist accidentally bumped into her on the street, she refused to answer any questions.

  • L’Italia non può e non deve entrare nel Board of Peace di Trump

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    Greenlanders are mocking the USA on social media by acting like they are fentanyl addicts

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  • Thank you. Just for clarity: does your comment about it being a fair assessment refer to my comment or to the interview?

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    Greenlanders are mocking the USA on social media by acting like they are fentanyl addicts

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  • 😈 Thank you.

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    Greenlanders are mocking the USA on social media by acting like they are fentanyl addicts

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  • Here is a Google translated interview with the Greenlandic MP Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam (member of both the Danish and Greenlandic Parliament) in the Italian magazine Espresso today (original here).

    Below my reaction:

    "Her discourse is very nationalistic, heavily anchored in Greenland's colonial history, with a strong sense of recourse for wrongs received. She clearly has a painful tooth, which transmits throughout the interview.

    While agreeing in principle (colonialism is indeed a deep wound and injustice, and Danes - I know since I lived there - can still be arrogant notwithstanding the Jante Law), she has to make a choice and face the reality of Greenland's extremely tiny population, similar to that of the small Italian city of Cuneo, therefore of an extremely limited amount of people to be able to act convincingly on an international level.

    Greenlandic citizens have at the moment a Danish passport, not a Greenlandic one, therefore they are EU citizens (which she doesn't mention) while not being part of the EU (which she does), but part of NATO (she mentions this at well).

    Are they more protected as EU citizens (with Danish or perhaps Greenlandic passports in the future) or as US citizens (as a territory, which - let's be real - excludes voting representation in the U.S. Federal government)?

    In the end her discourse emphasizes the fact that the dignity of Greenlandic people ought to be recognized, but what if the other future partner/owner couldn't care less?

    I am afraid the Greenlandic people are no stronger internationally (and with regards to the US in particular) than the much larger population of Gaza.

    They (the Greenlandic people) will just as easily be ignored and abused in this new US setup as the Gazans are right now and as Greenlanders were historically in the Danish setup (perhaps no longer right now, although some Danish condescension remains).

    Many Greenlanders are now considering emigration (moving to Denmark mainly) or simply being sidelined. It is not the moment, I am afraid, for Greenlanders to just adhere to principles, but to simply chose the best option available, while heavily insisting on those results that can be achieved in a very short time period (to avoid being on the menu of the 250th birthday party of the Declaration of Independence on 4 July 2026).

    The best thing they could do is to align themselves with Iceland (population 5 to 6 times larger than that of Greenland but facing unfortunately analogous challenges), Canada (same as far as the challenges are concerned) and the EU, and insist on actions on those levels, which she isn't doing.

    I am concerned that her position might be noble in principle, but disastrous in reality."

  • Why is Sigrid Kaag on the Board of Peace?

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  • Dutch media are not inquiring or asking questions about this, as far as I can see. I am flabbergasted.

  • Why is Sigrid Kaag on the Board of Peace?

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  • In the Netherlands, where Kaag is either much admired and quite untouchable (by those in the center) or hated (by those on the right), it definitely is a minefield. I don't want to express me about that (as I am not from that country). I think in this particular instance which has little to do with the Netherlands, she is throwing her reputation to grabs for a highly contentious initiative. De facto her boss is now Trump (as chairman of that initiative). So far she has not commented, which is also a bit odd.

  • Trump’s bizarre letter to Norway’s prime minister in full

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  • What concerns me is that with all these letters, statements and actions (and with America 250 coming up), it is becoming very difficult to imagine that he would back down. The situation is dire.

  • Dilemma of world leaders: To join or not

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  • There is unfortunately. 60 countries were invited. Two (Vietnam and Hungary) have accepted. At least two others (Canada and Italy) are considering it.

  • Why is Sigrid Kaag on the Board of Peace?

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  • Still perplexed. It could be a career ruining move. What does this community think her political motivations might have been (I exclude economic/financial reasons, given her history)?

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    Why is Sigrid Kaag on the Board of Peace?

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    Dilemma of world leaders: To join or not

    www.haaretz.com /us-news/2026-01-18/ty-article/.premium/the-questions-on-world-leaders-minds-to-join-or-not-to-join-trumps-board-of-peace/0000019b-cdc1-d627-a99b-ffd9c7b80000

  • Trump tariffs: US president announces plan to hit UK, Denmark and other European countries with tariffs over Greenland

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  • It is the first time that the US targets a select number of EU countries, rather than the EU as a whole. This makes it highly vulnerable to court challenges and at the WTO, unless there is a declared national security emergency because of a direct threat from those target countries (of course beyond a post on TruthSocial).

  • Germany is questioning the future of the European project

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  • I come to this from an Italian perspective, where the EU is very much seen as a given, not something that needs to be continually construed. This leads to a certain passivity and lack of "propositivity", which we can all witness. Italy has become a follower on EU matters. This is also manifest in national political and media discussions on everything EU-related: there is some discussion on what the EU should do, but hardly any on what Italian leaders can and should do to make that happen.

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    Dutch media are starting to join Reddit

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    USA withdraws from 29 Europe-based international organizations/ entities

    www.whitehouse.gov /presidential-actions/2026/01/withdrawing-the-united-states-from-international-organizations-conventions-and-treaties-that-are-contrary-to-the-interests-of-the-united-states/
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    AI Agent, AI Spy (video presentation by Meredith Whittaker and Udbhav Tiwari of Signal)

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    Swiss Federal Intelligence Service on cognitive blind spots in the global threat landscape

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    Swiss Federal Intelligence Service on cognitive blind spots in the global threat landscape

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    Europe has ‘lost the internet’, warns Belgium’s cyber security chief

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    The EU is a “digital colony of the US”. This Italian is trying to change that, with some success.