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Douwe Korff

@douwekorff.bsky.social
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Dutch UK-based Emeritus professor of International law. Human and digital rights activist. Data protection expert.

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TJ McIntyre @tjmcintyre.com · 5h
"Is he in need of cold, unloving, rubber-insulated sex in a seedy hotel round about quarter to one on a Tuesday morning after an evening at the Caprice?" is quite possibly the most unhinged jury direction ever. The snooty reference to Le Caprice caps it off wonderfully.
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 5h
Share: Sign the petition and say no to ID for online access action.openrightsgroup.org/no-id-online...
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Say No to ID for online access
Protect people. Regulate powerful platforms. Keep the internet open. The Government is planning to introduce tough new laws that require all adults to show ID to access to go online. They say this is ...
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 8h
Ik heb zonet een petitie getekend tegen killerrobots: machines die ons aanvallen zonder dat er een mens aan de knoppen zit. Op dit moment is er nog geen enkele wet die grenzen stelt aan hun gebruik, maar daar kunnen we iets aan doen. Teken ook: action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-10...
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Stop killerrobots
Deel de petitie en help je de impact van deze campagne te vergroten: Stop killerrobots
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
'Israel, Hedges said, “is admired by the far right because it has turned its back on humanitarian law and uses indiscriminate lethal force to ‘cleanse’ its society of those condemned as human contaminants”.'
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Gaza war heralds era of ‘technologically advanced barbarism’
Pulitzer-winning journalist accuses western governments of forfeiting their moral authority through support for Israel’s war in Gaza
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Images held back for 3 months. 'The presence of human remains still buried under the rubble remains one of the most urgent humanitarian issues in Gaza. According to estimates cited by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), between 8,000 and 10,000 bodies may still be buried in this way.'
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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‘It’s off the charts’: Satellite images show how three years of war have devastated Gaza
UN says number of destroyed structures in Gaza up by 9% since ceasefire of October 2025, amid mass displacement and acute humanitarian need
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The European Union is among Israel’s most vital supporters, subverting its declared values.
Baldwin: I see what you do
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Photos: Judges at the International Criminal Court attacked for doing their job without fear or favour. Remnant of school exercise pages found by journalist and author Sally Hayden in a Lebanese home destroyed in a deadly Israeli attack.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“The estimate of the total amount of rubble in Gaza is 61 million tonnes. It is approximately 20 times the amount of rubble generated in all wars across the world over the last 18 years,” says Jaco Cilliers, the UNDP’s special representative in Palestine. www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
Photo of Gaza
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Reminder: In early 2025 the ICC asked the EU to protect it from US sanctions by activating a law it had ready for exactly that purpose. The EU has ignored the Court's plea. As of now, nine of its judges are sanctioned, including President Akane.
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 16h
My guess is that the police and intelligence services believed the vans were on a reconnaissance/dummy trial mission. Similar to the Gibraltar Shooting case (that I took to the ECtHR): suspects unarmed; no bomb in van. See my paper on that on SSRN.
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 16h
What we know and do not know about US withdrawal of #B1 bombers from #RAFFairford Interview conducted hours before New York Times, citing US and UK officials, said withdrawal because of suspected #Iran plot for drone strikes on the base
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
104 out of 182 in the CPI really should be a definite no-no to EU membership.
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Typical of spineless “regulators”: “So far, the CMA has resorted to weak, voluntary commitments from Apple and Google rather than requirements it is actually obliged to enforce.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Own a mobile phone? Then you’re paying the ‘app tax’. It’s a racket and it’s time the UK faced Apple and Google down | Chi Onwurah
A deep-seated duopoly allows the tech giants to exploit the public and developers. But the regulator has powers to stop this abuse – it should use them, says Labour MP Chi Onwurah
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“The main problem with Ukraine's accession to the EU has always been agriculture.” And corruption, surely?
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It is about time for the authorities to explain the “terrorist [??] incident”. Leaving the massive police response aside, the “incident” consisted only of three vans with no bombs onboard driving to a village … www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US bombers pulled from RAF Fairford base after suspected terror plot
Aircraft leave Gloucestershire base to return to US following arrest of dual British-Iranian national in central London
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Grote vervuilers verdienen € 3.000 per seconde. Terwijl Europa brandt, harken Shell, BP en Total miljarden binnen. KOM NU IN ACTIE om ze eerlijk te laten betalen 🔥 #MakePollutersPay action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-08...
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Laat vervuilers betalen voor klimaatrampen
Deel de petitie en help je de impact van deze campagne te vergroten: Laat vervuilers betalen voor klimaatrampen
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 04/10/2026
What an image. Apparently 🇺🇸President Trump didn't even bother to turn on his camera while making his threats to ban diesel exports to Europe in Friday's G7 call? The facial expressions of the others as they listen to him says it all. More here: davekeating.substack.com/p/yet-again-...
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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump is the biggest threat to world peace, to the security and economy of Europe. Yet Europe's "Leaders" continue to give in to his extortion. What steps have they taken to make Europe truly autonomous and independent as quickly as possible (besides the hollow words)?
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This refers twice to “the suspected terrorist plot” and quotes Netanyahu referring to the “Iranian-sponsored attack”. But no evidence of anything like such a “plot” of “attack” has been released. This is not how democracy works ! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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UK-Iran national arrested over alleged bomb plot at RAF Fairford released on bail
The 25-year-old was the sixth man detained as counter-terrorism police investigate ‘possible foreign state involvement’
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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
we are operating in an environment where AI companies & the WH are entwined. no sensible policy will come from washington or self-regulation. where are the immediate sources for protection?
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Why help the Mad King?? “Yesterday leaders caved to Trump’s demand that they release Europe’s oil reserves ahead of a risky winter, to lower US energy prices before the midterm election.” davekeating.substack.com/p/yet-again-...
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Yet again, Europe has surrendered to Trump
Yesterday leaders caved to Trump’s demand that they release Europe’s oil reserves ahead of a risky winter, to lower US energy prices before the midterm election.
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Andy Burnham and Ed Miliband have set a different tone, by announcing new sanctions on illegal settlements and calling out ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. But we wanted to know: what’s actually going to change in practice?” secure.declassifieduk.org/page/email?m...
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Massive crowd outside Palantir’s HQ in central London. Throw this evil corporation out of our public services." via Global Justice Now
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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Revealing. And confirming that the claims of oversight and safeguards against abuse are rubbish. @hennavirkkunen.wsocial.eu @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu and all national governments know it too. Yet they refuse to regulate #Spyware and obstruct investigations and legal remedy
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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They are not "return hubs", but deportation camps. People who cannot be returned to their country of origin will remain in those camps indefinitely, with zero prospects. The governments negotiating these deals should at least be honest about that.
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“The mounting view among investigators that Iran was likely involved was a key reason for Andy Burnham’s decision to call a meeting of Cobra.” Involved in what?? The silence is deafening! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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UK-Iran national arrested under Terrorism Act over RAF Fairford incident
Counter-terrorism police arrest 25-year-old in Westminster and search two properties in central London
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“The postwar status quo has been turned on its head. Then, financial markets were caged to ensure that governments could pursue domestic economic goals. Now, governments are caged and the markets are free. It is a classic case of the tail wagging the dog.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Rightwing economic myths could derail Burnham’s project – to destroy them, look to Keynes | Larry Elliott
Borrowing can be good, there is no such thing as the ‘nation’s credit card’, and, yes, you can buck the markets – as previous governments have shown, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Is she still in detention under terror law? Unlike the men arrested at Fairford Airbase?
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A terrifying prospect : “If the AfD is voted into power, one of the most highly advanced economies in the world could experience something similar to what happened in Bosnia and Herzegovina.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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‘Hitler was a lazy criminal who slept in until noon’: why most of what we think we know about the rise of the Nazis is wrong
In a new book, German artist and writer Philipp Ruch argues that viewing the ascent of Hitler’s NSDAP through the prism of the Third Reich has distorted our understanding of fascism’s electoral breakt...
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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I have signed up to the formal complaint filed by @albertoaleman.bsky.social about the failure of the Commission to uphold the Schengen rules and our right to free movement. We cannot stand by idly as the EU is being slowly dismantled
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hullo @BBCNews Why not simply ask Andy Burnham: “was this a terrorist incident “? It looks like it wasn’t (or they wouldn’t have released those arrested). So what does it mean when they say “Iran was behind” this non-terrorist “incident? The reporting is mad!
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The reporting on this is idiotic! If there was any hint that these men were real terrorists they would have been kept for questioning for many days and even then not released on bail. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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‘Strong indications’ that Iran played role in RAF Fairford incident, says Burnham
PM also defends decision to release suspects on bail and expresses ‘complete confidence’ in security services
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“British and US officials have every interest in trying to hype this incident as an Iranian “terror plot”, whatever the actual evidence suggests. Why? Because the US is waging an illegal war on Iran, and the UK is allowing it to do so from British soil.” jonathancook.substack.com/p/reporting-...
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Reporting of the RAF Fairford arrests blows the idea of a ‘free press’ out of the water
When the establishment media deals with issues in which the West’s war industries are most heavily invested, it happily jettisons even the semblance of critical distance from the state
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
President Macron, "Brexit has cost the UK 8% of GDP.. Brexit is the biggest lie of the last 30 years" My view: Brexit was sold as a route to greater prosperity: less bureaucracy, more money, new trade opportunities Instead, Britain put new barriers between itself and its largest trading market.
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Palentir runs battlefield intelligence for the US military. It tested its surveillance tech on Palestinians amidst the Gaza genocide and now sells it to governments as ‘battle tested.’ It polices Ecuador's borders on behalf of the far-right government.” Promote the DIEM25 et al. “Palentir Pledge”.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Come to the Dark Side, Luke. @labourlewis.bsky.social
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Outrageous! Unbelievable! Unacceptable!! Free Palestine!!
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside andy burnham's Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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Mohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Show This to Anyone Denying Genocide” — front page of @scotnational.bsky.social
“Show This to Anyone Denying Genocide” — front page headline of The National, Scotland
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The genocide continues
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 29/09/2026
Google Maps images show scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed.
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Satellite images show Gaza in ruins three years into Israel's genocidal war
Google Maps images show scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🚨🚨Quite a scoop: A #US based data-extraction firm accused of being secretly run from #Russia has worked on #EU-backed projects and sold its services to European #lawenforcement agencies. www.politico.eu/article/russ...
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Russian tech surveillance company infiltrated Europe’s law enforcement agencies
The same technology used by Western police was allegedly being developed in Russia and sold to Russian security services.
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Counter-terror police said they were first aware of three vehicles travelling to the base at 12.45am on Sunday, while a local farmer phoned 999 at 1.36am after the vans blocked the entrance to her drive.” A “rapid response”?? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Questions remain over Iran’s link to alleged RAF Fairford bomb plot
Tehran has been trying to step up attacks on targets in the west but its track record has been mixed
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Labour’s Fairford narrative collapses in farce as ‘terrorists’ promptly bailed www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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Labour's Fairford narrative collapses in farce as 'terrorists' promptly bailed
Fairford Five bailed. Definitely not something that happens for people arrested for actual terrorism - or sign-holding vicars, either
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Duh!! “Their release on police bail suggests that detectives believe it unlikely they were on the brink of a mass casualty attack by exploding a bomb close to the base.” Serious cock-up? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Five UK nationals arrested at RAF Fairford released on bail
Police say alleged offences could have been committed ‘knowingly or unknowingly’ on behalf of a foreign state
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Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The media cycle has largely lost interest, but the Rhine is still unprecedentedly low. At cologne, usual median low water is 1.14 metres. Previous record low: 69cm in 2018. And now? 40 cm. Catastrophic for shipping, factories, power plants and cruises www.dutchnews.nl/2026/09/dutc...
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Dutch river cruise stranded as Rhine falls to new record levels - DutchNews.nl
The river Rhine dropped to a new record low level at the weekend at the Dutch-German border, with no sign of fresh rainfall in the days ahead. The river measured 6.1m at Lobith, the point where it flo...
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My guess: the UK authorities said the attack was stopped by a call from “a local farmer” and “not intelligence-led” because they did not want to reveal that they were on to the plot (to protect source?) - but Trump blew that ruse. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Counter-terror police investigate Iran link over suspected bomb plot at RAF base used by US
Five men arrested on terrorism charges after explosives found near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
These arrests of peaceful protestors are outrageous! Watch the video to see the scale! Yet this is all the @theguardian.com writes deep down a pro-Milliband article: “Police arrested a number of demonstrators outside the conference hall on Sunday.” www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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IN PICS: hundreds arrested at Palestine protest outside Labour conference
Pensioners arrested for Palestine Action signs while al-Qaeda subsidiary HTS has been de-proscribed and whitewashed by the UK and US
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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Re RAF (read: USAF) Fairford: how can the UK authorities say “this was not intelligence based” when Trump says “we have been following these people for weeks”?
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