@2legged @brunoparga @ChrisMayLA6

Which is why any kind of factionalist within a political party will favour a 'closed list' version of proportional representation - and perhaps why the #blair government introduced such a system for elections to the #europeanparliament from #greatbritain shortly after taking office in 1997. 😜

RT by @TomasZdechovsky: When we say that the Islamic Republic is not only a threat to the people of Iran, this is exactly what we mean.
@TomasZdechovsky
Tomáš Zdechovský, a Member of the European Parliament, has revealed the discovery of a large propaganda network and online accounts linked to the IRGC, operating in the heart of Europe to advance the regime’s interests.

For years, Iranians have warned about the Islamic Republic’s influence operations and propaganda networks. Today, Europe is facing this reality more directly than ever.
#FreeIran #Iran #IRGC #EuropeanParliament #TomášZdechovský
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https://nitter.net/lionsunfront/status/2064047748978978962#m

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Ukraine launches large-scale drone attacks on Russia, naval plant near St. Petersburg reportedly hit ahead of Economic Forum finale +++ Belgium has a Russian steel addiction — and doesn't want to fix it +++ What I realized about life under Russian occupation as a war crimes researcher +++ Inside the US-Ukraine mission to reconstruct faces of wounded soldiers ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/06/saturday-june-6-2026/

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/06/06/european-parliament-replaces-google-search-with-qwant-xcxwbn/

European Parliament has switched managed computers from Google Search to Qwant, testing EU digital-sovereignty goals while preserving user choice.

#EuropeanParliament #GoogleSearch #Search #Google #SearchEngines #EU #Europe #Qwant

News roundup, 5 June 2026

- Mark Carney is backing away from plans to roll back a wide range of environmental regulations. The government had planned to create "fede...

As of today, the default search engine on the European Parliament’s internal browsers is Qwant, and no longer Google.

#EU #euparliament #europeanparliament #browser #searchengine #Qwant #google #today #news #todaynews #technews #mastodonnews #mastodontech #sovereign #mastodonsocial #mastodon #TECH #technology #default #post

European Parliament ditches Google for French search firm over privacy concerns

The switch lands as EU officials prepare a broader push to wean off US tech.

POLITICO