The larger public in Europe may miss this. But every diplomat and international relations expert and pundit here sees this and will remember for a generation: after the US promised to protect Ukraine if it gave up its nuclear weapons, it is now openly supporting Russia. The great American betrayal.

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d ago

The United States is now importing fuel from Russia, per President Trump.

Censorship. Georgia’s Communications Commission bans two TV channels from using 93 words & phrases, inc “regime”, “political prisoners”, “prisoners of conscience”, “oligarch”, “repressive laws” and “judicial clan” jam-news.net/georgias-com...

Georgia’s Communications Commission bans two TV channels from using 93 words and phrases

Transparency International says regulatory mechanisms are being used to punish and weaken critical media outlets.

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Anthropic is out with new nonsense about Claude (or the collection of models called Claude) deserving moral consideration and/or be able to feel distress, so my inbox is filling up with journos asking me to comment. I've also got a day job, so here is a brief set of public comments on this: >>

Each time when you think Trump has crossed the line, he redraws the line. The people of Ukraine must feel betrayed. What WILL it take for Trumpto go.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · yesterday

Trump’s deal to buy Russian diesel from Putin just weeks before the midterms funnels money directly into Russia’s war machine. Trump is now facing calls for Congress to block the deal and impeach him. Meanwhile, energy analysts say it’s unlikely to even make a dent in fuel prices.

An artificial intelligence model operated by Anthropic submitted false information about an unsolved Philadelphia homicide to the police department’s public tip forum this summer, triggering a meeting with the company www.inquirer.com/crime/anthro...

Anthropic’s artificial intelligence gave a false homicide tip to Philly police, triggering a meeting with the company

The incident happened on July 18 but was not discovered by the Silicon Valley company until September, authorities say.

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ZELENSKYY: At this very moment, when we are talking about peace, America gives Russia the opportunity to export diesel — that's millions, billions. It all goes toward the war against people, against Ukraine, against all of us.

"The last thing I did is the report on Gaza naming what is happening there as genocide. One of the main reactions to that report [was] paying tribute to me for my courage.. why would you need courage to speak the truth?" Navi Pillay upon winning the 2026 Nobel peace prize

How far the US has fallen

Jorge Liboreiro@jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 2d ago

🚨 Just in: The US has sanctioned the ICC. "We ​will ban transactions with this rogue court, cutting off their resources and crippling its ability to operate," Marco Rubio said in a statement.

"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others." - Groucho Marx

This: “The environmental costs, labour exploitation, data extraction, concentration of power, and normalisation of surveillance underlying the technology make it difficult, if not impossible, to meaningfully operationalise and practice “ethical” and “responsible” use.”

AI Accountability Lab @aial.ie · 3d ago

At the @aial.ie, we collectively reflected and deliberated on the merits of the use of generative AI in research. Our collective statement and Lab Policy can be read here: aial.ie/blog/gen-ai-... zenodo.org/records/2322...

Pillay is really well known to people who advocate for & study international human rights; she also couldn’t be more different in some ways than last year’s winner. Selecting Pillay, I imagine, is a way to underscore the value of defending human rights in an increasingly regressive, repressive world

Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for 'efforts to promote peace and international law'

Some 287 candidates have been nominated for the prestigious prize, which was won last year by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.

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I recall Tom Watson’s staff asking me for info/thoughts when Watson was challenging UK govt surveillance in the CJEU. How far Watson has fallen in my eyes. Money before principles.

Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d ago

'Watson told the podcast he would work with a Reform UK government on immigration crackdowns if the situation arose, saying: “[Palantir] don’t actually work in that sector, but yes, of course we would"' www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

No, competitive tendering and transparency in the award of public contracts would do.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2d ago

Palantir’s Tom Watson says ‘mob rule’ must not dictate awarding of government contracts

🔴NEW: Ben Delo has given Reform £44MILLION Delo’s money comes from his now-closed crypto exchange BitMEX In 2019, a BitMEX investor asked about the status of his investment Delo responded by sending this meme, according to court documents. There’s more, a lot more (new investigation🧵)

Daughter Of Dead BBC & ‘Paddington’ Star Accuses Royal Mail Of Resurrecting Her Father’s Voice Using AI for a Royal Mail ad. Royal Mail chose to cut the human from the loop & use AI instead of paying humans deadline.com/2026/10/paul...

Did Royal Mail Revive BBC & 'Paddington' Voiceover Star With AI?

Daughter of Paul Vaughan, an acclaimed BBC and 'Paddington' voiceover artist, accuses Royal Mail Christmas ad of resurrecting her father using AI.

deadline.com

“This is not conservation – it’s a cartel.” Unique Indigenous gathering issues hard-hitting landmark declaration www.survivalinternational.org/news/14565

“This is not conservation – it’s a cartel.” Unique Indigenous gathering issues hard-hitting landmark declaration

A unique gathering of Indigenous people impacted by conservation has demanded that “our ancestral lands, including those grabbed for parks and wildlife sanctuaries, be returned.”

survivalinternational.org

“An AI tool used to speed up the processing of thousands of asylum cases is failing basic accuracy tests…” The idea that synthetic text generating “AI” can be a useful aid in determining refugee status is ridiculous. We should challenge the automation of decision-making and erosion of our rights.

AI tool used in thousands of asylum claims failing basic accuracy tests

Exclusive: MPs, charities and rights group warn that accuracy should not be sacrificed for speed in ‘life and death’ asylum decisions

independent.co.uk

Civil registration systems play a crucial role in society. There are many pressures to digitise 'analogue' systems as per Cameroon www.biometricupdate.com/202610/camer... However, consider "Denmark Confirms Major Security Incident Exposing 8.8 Million Citizen

Denmark Confirms Major Security Incident Exposing 8.8 Million Citizen Records

Denmark has confirmed a serious cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to personal information in its Central Person Register (CPR), affecting about 8.8 million registered individuals.

gbhackers.com

I spoke about hate crime figures with Henry Bonsu on @timesradio for broadcast later 146,825 hate crimes recorded - Over 100k racially motivated hate crimes +9% - Religiously motivated hate crimes up to 11,419 (+13%) Over 5k against Muslims, over 3k against Jews www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hate crime figures rise after more offences motivated by religion and race, figures show

Figures supplied by police forces suggest nearly 150,000 hate crimes were recorded between April 2025 and March 2026

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I learned this week that there are *so* many class action lawsuits against X.AI over Grok making CSAM of children that there's a pending MDL for it! It's MDL No. 3205. www.courtlistener.com/docket/72495...

Stay – #70 in Doe 1 v. X.AI Corp. (N.D. Cal., 5:26-cv-02246) – CourtListener.com

MOTION to Stay (Defendants' Motion for Temporary Stay Pending JPML Ruling on Transfer Motion) filed by SpaceXAI Corp, SpaceXAI LLC, X.AI Holdings LLC. Motion Hearing set for 12/3/2026 10:00 AM in San ...

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Reading to our son and making up stories was such great fun 🤩 ❤️

Andrew Lawrence@ndrew.bsky.social · 3d ago

how can you not want to read to a kid, you get to do all the voices and shit like what tf is wrong with these people

This online conference looks refreshing in approach and interesting from a content & speaker perspective. www.fieldtalk.eu No big tech sponsorship. Covering different regions. “Vendor-free. Practitioner-led. Your voice matters.” “Pragmatism, not pontification.” Free to attend.

NGOs & activists. Here’s @coe.int Civil Society Consultation Survey on the future role of the Council of Europe forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon... Given that the @coe.int develops international instruments that non-member countries may ratify, it would also be a positive move to reflect that

"A landmark ruling in the High Court has found planning authorities are required to consider the emissions caused by burning fossil fuels overseas when approving projects. 3 out of 5 judges found in favour of a Hunter Valley residents' group" coal mining on Mt Pleasant www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

NSW coalmine climate ruling a massive shake-up to Australia's oil and gas

Australia's High Court rules in favour of a Hunter Valley community group in a landmark climate ruling that could redraw how fossil fuel projects are approved in Australia.

abc.net.au

EU. “The digital industry’s lobby spending has grown from a 2023 spend of €113 million to €151 million annually today – an increase of 33.6 per cent in just two years.” “While 565 digital companies & associations influenced EU decision-makers two years ago ../2

What the far right is groundlessly accusing others of today is what they will be doing tomorrow. Today’s edition: The establishment is paying doctors to manipulate public opinion about vaccines

Steve Herman@newsguy.bsky.social · 3d ago

NYT - Health Secretary and vaccine skeptic RFK Jr. is planning a broad federal effort to address vaccine injuries, including a new NIH research clinic and a billing code to reimburse doctors for filing reports of serious vaccine side effects.

SafeToNet are in @privateeyenews.bsky.social, with the magazine reporting on Paul Moore's investigation into child safety software. This brief story only scratches the surface of what Paul found - like a 20% false negative rate on identifying and blocking pornographic pictures.

A new statue titled “The Orange Plague”, also known as “King of Injustice”, by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt has been unveiled inside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, where it will remain through 8 October. Remember to stop by for a selfie if you have a chance. 😏📸

Column on Greens, anti-Zionism and why the people who pathologically hate something are not the most reliable people to define it accurately www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Zack Polanski had the chance to show real leadership. He blew it | Rafael Behr

A toxic debate over anti-Zionism leaves the Green leader looking like a passenger in the movement that carried him to the top, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Can EU Member States suspend processing of asylum applications made by beneficiaries of temporary protection? Analysis of a new CJEU judgment, by Dr Meltem Ineli Ciger - plus some further comments from me: eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...

The Jilin Judgment (Case C‑249/25): Can Member States Suspend Asylum Procedures During Temporary Protection, and for How Long?

Dr Meltem Ineli Ciger , Associate Professor of International Law , Süleyman Demirel University Photo credit : Maksym Kozlenko, via Wikim...

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