A little known system of secretive tribunals allows corporations to sue governments outside of national legal systems over laws and policies they don't like
It's called ISDS and it's written into investment treaties
It's been used to sue over climate, health, chemical safety - everything really
Voor de VVD zijn "democratische waarden" blijkbaar al een tijdje een beetje pasé, maar rechts populisme best cool
Het is duidelijk voor D66 komt toch eerst hun honger naar macht en dan pas mensenrechten.
@d66.nl
Als er maar was voorkomen dat Dilan Yeşilgöz "ons land" is binnen gekomen.
After France, Denmark is moving too: its Digitalisation Ministry plans to phase out Microsoft, switching to Linux and LibreOffice in the coming months. The goal is clear—reduce dependence on a handful of global tech giants and strengthen digital sovereignty.
"hates" would be bad but by it self no big issue
The problem is that "destroys" seems now more appropriate
So POTUS says US importers (they are those who get the refund) hate the USA ?
An unknown, but very legal tool is blocking climate action and the fossil fuel phase out:
👉 Investor State Dispute Settlement, or ISDS.
ISDS allows foreign investors - like big polluters - to sue states when public policies affect their investments and profits.
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Billions have already been claimed by investors through ISDS. That's taxpayer money.
And there's one country that plays a major role in the ISDS system.
Ironically, that same country is co-hosting the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels:
The Netherlands 🇳🇱
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If The Netherlands is serious about phasing out fossil fuels, it must take the lead in dismantling legal barriers like ISDS. 🚨
Together with @bothends.bsky.social, we've developed a roadmap for states to do so in the context of a fossil fuel phase out:
www.somo.nl/investor-pro...
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Great news !
Viktor Orban concedes defeat.
Opposition likely to get important 2/3 mayority
#HungaryElection youtu.be/t5YpylT5iYU?...
The hypocrites!
The republicans have no honest people. This is Trumps people ripping him apart and yet they won’t remove this dangerous old man from office. They are a disgrace. #Hypocrites #Trump #TrumpWar
France's Government Is Ditching Windows For Linux
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Montage image. In the centre are two faces of white men. Background on the left shows a conference room with chairs and microphones, while above is a blurred image of documents and the word 'Sanctions'. Background on the right shows a landscape with smoke from explosions.
Sanctioned Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman is suing Luxembourg for $16bn for freezing his assets. He's also suing the UK
This is just one example of how Russian oligarchs are using a secretive mechanism to undermine sanctions
#stopISDS #Ukraine
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People in Cumbria fought against a coal mine and won. But corporate courts mean that’s not the end of the story.
Our new film produced by Planet House Productions in collaboration with us, @tradejusticemov.bsky.social and @friends-earth.bsky.social earth – out now.
Grafik: Nach 9 Jahren waren 64% der Geflüchteten erwerbstätig.
Rechtspopulisten behaupten, der deutsche #Sozialstaat ziehe bedürftige Menschen aus aller Welt an - doch das hat mit der Realität nichts zu tun. Die Beschäftigungsquote der 2015 Zugewanderten liegt nun weitestgehend auf dem Niveau der Gesamtbevölkerung.
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The new Terrestrial Water Storage Anomalies (TWSA) dataset from #Copernicus Climate provides global monthly anomalies in total land water storage (soil moisture, groundwater, surface water, snow and ice) from 2002–2025 at 0.5° resolution.
Dataset ➡ cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/sat...
A representative of the EU Commission has admitted before the Dutch Parliament that there is no guarantee that the omnibus proposal on #pesticides will not undermine the protection of human health & the environment - a key objective of the EU pesticide law.
www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...
✍🏽 Opinie met @11.be :
10 jaar na de Panama Papers blijft ambitie uit.
Ondanks de wereldwijde schok en beloofde hervormingen ontbreken structurele fiscale hervormingen.
De onthullingen brachten misbruik aan het licht, maar echte internationale vooruitgang blijft traag.
www.knack.be/nieuws/werel...
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If you reconsider going to the #WorldCup you can now try the #FIFA Exchange Marketplace to resell your tickts, at:
fwc26-resale-usd.tickets.fifa.com
But if you try you might get stuck at „I am no robot“
So the waiting queue seems long
But don't give up it's
first come, first served !!
#breaking
US congress starts initiative to investigate Elon Musk
link to the letter to the Treasury:
www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
by Senate Co-Chair on International Narcotics Control @whitehouse.senate.gov & @repmaxinewaters.bsky.social & @warren.senate.gov
#ElonMusk #WhiteCollarCrime
For now looks mainly like some of the hot air is let out of the over-hyped US IT/AI tech bubble. But we are definitly not there yet still could burst.
#FIFA is canceling thousands of hotel bookings across #WorldCup host cities
for more see e.g.:
thedigestonline.com/news/why-wor...
The current excuse - if any- goes along the line:
"This was not our mistake, but a most regrettable technical glitch of the AI".
I don't see anybody demanding that Alex Karp gets sent to the ICC , nor that anyone of those in the US Gov who decided to use his product to be sent there.
The US bombed a primary school in Iran, killing 168 girls.
Why is nobody talking about this anymore?
These abominable war crimes should not be forgotten — and nor should the lives, hopes and dreams of human beings who were slaughtered with impunity.
Euroconsumers and Football Supporters Europe (FSE) have formally filed a complaint with the European Commission against FIFA, accusing it of exploiting its monopoly on ticket sales for the 2026 #WorldCup. ⚽
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