We're so relieved to see Germany reaffirm its opposition to the dangerous Chat Control proposal--the one that would mandate mass scanning of communications. Germany's long been a solid champion of privacy, and the news that it was considering backing mass surveillance was alarming. 1/
📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
Für alle die sich gerade Fragen warum die Diskussion um die #Chatkontrolle gerade wieder so brennt.
Wir stehen kurz vor einer erneuten Abstimmung im Rat.
Der dänische Vorschlag ist das schlimmste von allen in einem (edri.org/our-work/den...)
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Dieses Jahr weht die Pride-Flagge AUF dem Bundestag nicht? Das lassen wir nicht unkommentiert. 🏳️🌈
CSDs werden in Deutschland angegriffen – queerfeindlich & gezielt.
Queeres Leben braucht Sichtbarkeit, Schutz & Sicherheit. Im Pride Month und an jedem anderen Tag im Jahr. Dafür setzen wir uns ein. ✊
A crowd at Budapest Pride parade 2015 is shown with pixelated faces, holding rainbow flags and umbrellas. A large surveillance camera graphic hovers over the scene, with a white targeting frame around a person in the crowd. Text in the center reads: '#PrideWithPrid: Ban biometric identification in public places!' followed by the link: 'algorithmwatch.org/sign'.
Facial recognition as allowed by Hungarian laws is a form of mass surveillance⚠️
👉 Sign the petition from @algorithmwatch.org, EDRi, @ecnl.bsky.social, HCLU & @liberties.eu to support:
➡️an enforcement of existing laws &
➡️an end to face recognition in public spaces.
👉 algorithmwatch.org/sign
Big thanks to Misbah Khan for three incredible years as a policy advisor in her office — I’m deeply grateful for everything I‘ve learned during that time, and excited for what lies ahead. 🙌
Bild von der U-Bahn-Station „Bundestag“
Some professional news ✨
I’ve recently started a new role as chief of staff to @rebecca-lenhard.bsky.social , Member of the Bundestag and spokesperson for digital policy & state modernisation for the Green parliamentary group. 🤖🌻
Germany issues warning for transgender & nonbinary people traveling to the U.S.
www.advocate.com/news/germany...
First, it was bathrooms, then sports, and now they’re getting to what they really wanted — the complete erasure of the trans community.
Also, if you think this is going to stop at trans people, you are deeply mistaken.
The biggest threat to European security does not come from Russia but it comes from the far right within its own nation states. All of the defense spending is not going to protect anyone if Trump's and Putin's buddies are voted into office, they consolidate power and erode liberal democracy 1/
If you think JD Vance's speech at the Munich Security Conference was about free speech, you're not a serious person.
Foto von der heutigen Demo in Berlin.
Berlin 🙌
Berlin tonight. 🙏
Eine Veranstaltungs-Grafik für die Demonstration "Aufstand der Anständigen". Im oberen Bereich sind mehrere Künstlerinnen und Rednerinnen zu sehen, darunter Sängerin Nina Chuba. Im Hintergrund sind Demonstrierende mit Schildern vor dem Reichstag zu erkennen. In großer, fettgedruckter Schrift steht "Aufstand der Anständigen", darunter der Slogan "Wir sind die Brandmauer!". 📅 Datum: 02.02.25, 15:30 Uhr 📍 Ort: Start an der Reichstagswiese, Ende an der CDU-Zentrale Mit dabei: Nina Chuba, Mine, Badchieff, Frank Dellé, Michel Friedman, Luisa Neubauer, Carolin Emcke, Serpil Unvar, Christoph Bautz, Prof. Dr. Jens Wagner und viele mehr! Organisiert von Campact – Bewegt Politik.
📢 KOMMT ALLE!!
🔥 Mit Musik von #NinaChuba , Mine , Badchieff, Franke Dellé
🔥 Mit wichtigen Worten von Michel Friedman, @luisaneubauer.bsky.social , @emcke.bsky.social, Serpil Unvar, @christophbautz.bsky.social, @jcwagner.bsky.social
...und vielen mehr!
Screenshot der Abstimmung im Deutschen Bundestag
Dammbruch, der
This is not just breaking a taboo on a day where the Bundestag was supposed to remember the Holocaust, it will backfire for the Conservatives as the pandering to the far right has backfired for the Tories in Britain.
A huge victory for the AfD. A dark day for Germany.
Why do people never learn.
Today at 12, the Bundestag remembers the victims of the Nazi regime. Afterwards, the CDU/CSU will put forward resolutions for mass deportations, making German citizenship revocable for the first time since 1945, and the abolition of dual citizenship, and plans to pass these with Nazi votes.
Zuckerberg's 'masculine energy' got its first big win with Trump declaring there are only two genders. This is an agenda that will see laws passed to push gays back into the closet and women back into the kitchen. Our trans siblings are in the front line of this fight, so now more than ever
If you have any questions about the program or the application process, feel free to reach out—I’d be happy to share my experience and insights. Together, we can build stronger transatlantic ties and continue the fight for equality. 🇺🇸🇩🇪🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
📢 Applications for the 2025 cohort are now open, and I encourage anyone passionate about advancing LGBTQ+ rights to apply.
This fellowship offers a unique opportunity to expand your networks, deepen your expertise, and make a meaningful impact.
⏳ Deadline to apply: January 31
Fellowship alert 🚨
With Trump’s 2025 inauguration imminent, transatlantic relations and LGBTQ+ rights face new challenges. Programs like the @amgerinst.bsky.social Fellowship on Building LGBTQ+ Communities are vital for fostering collaboration, sharing strategies, and resisting backlash.
Visiting the US as an @amgerinst.bsky.social fellow this November gave me the opportunity to connect with LGBTQ activists in Florida, witnessing their resilience in the face of the ongoing queerphobic backlash. Mieko Kuramoto & I analyzed anti-queer rhetoric on both sides of the Atlantic ⬇️
Bitte niemand einen Code an Elon Musk geben, ok?
