I always enjoy @anderspuck commentary for a balanced perspective on the #Ukraine war situation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaCbUtTuLhA

@Gargron @EUCommission The European Commission is on Bluesky too: https://bsky.app/profile/ec.europa.eu, but hopefully they’ll be able to switch to their own PDS or one based in Europe one day…

Every hour you read something more warmongering than the previous. Everyday they say openly that they take our money to give em to a bunch of capitalists and we, the working class, just standing there like hypnotized waiting for the military call to be meat for their profits.
#Warmongers #FuckWarmongers #Eupol #USA #Uspol #ArmsIndustry #ClassWar
#Europe is seeing a dramatic boost in defense budgets, driven by both long-standing pressure from Washington and the continent’s own reaction to #Russia ’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine. That promises a glut of military contracts for weapons-makers in Europe as well as in the U.S., South Korea and elsewhere.
...The enormous scale of new defense spending — the European Commission estimates that the bloc’s members will need to spend €500 billion on defense over the next decade — still means there will be a lot of money available for European defense firms.
That said, the early winner of Europe’s defense buildup is likely to be the U.S.

A message to my fellow Europeans.
Don't be paralysed by overseas fascism.
It is time for Europe and its citizens to focus less on the USA.
Stop obsessively following the news in a country where you cannot change anything.
Focus your attention on where you can make an impact.
All attention is needed here to fight growing fascism.

"Meta and X are going rogue:" European Digital Rights group (EDRi) urges EU to invest in infrastructure "like Mastodon, Peertube and other key pieces of the Fediverse" to secure Europe's independence

https://edri.org/our-work/meta-and-x-are-going-rogue-here-is-what-europe-should-do-now

An Open Letter to All European Politicians and Leaders to Abandon X/Twitter:

"By abandoning X/Twitter, leaders can reduce its credibility, promote fairer alternatives, and take a stand against the spread of disinformation, ensuring democratic principles are upheld."

H/T to @everton137 for organizing this - already close to 1,000 signatures:

https://www.openpetition.eu/petition/online/an-open-letter-to-all-european-politicians-and-leaders-to-abandon-x-twitter

Now THIS is a petition I'd happily get behind...

🗳 ❎️

#Brexit #Farage #RejoinEU #Europe 🇪🇺 🌹

Been away for a while but maybe gonna try to give mastodon a fair shake again. So uh... here's some recent illustration work as an ice re-breaker....

A really important initiative if you’re an EU citizen and want to improve consumer rights for digital products, and stop your purchases being taken from you or disabled:

https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home

I don’t often ask that you boost things, but please do.

#Europe #TaxTheRich

Het blijkt dat Nederlanders deze Europese enquette niet echt invullen.
Toch heb ik niet het idee dat de Nederlanders zo rijk zijn, of vinden dat de rijken al genoeg belasting betalen.
Maar ja, het is wel officieel, en dan moet je ook nog identificeren met je DigD.

https://www.tax-the-rich.eu/