Andrii Paltsan is a clergyman of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the head of the chaplaincy service of the 15th Army Corps. He is raising five adopted children. In an interview with the media, he shared his story - how he became a father of many and serves as a military chaplain ⤵️

Switzerland 🇨🇭 is the most reputable country in 2025. US 🇺🇸 in free fall. Germany 🇩🇪 ranks 20th. Source: Survey in G7 countries, N=62'000

In addition to drones, there are also highly advanced missiles that are difficult to intercept.

Justice Sotomayor: “You say tariffs are not taxes, but that’s exactly what they are.”

This is what #Ukraine is fighting for. 📹United24

Lasst euch die neue Geschichte von Renatus Deckert nicht entgehen! Schreibt euch ein, es lohnt sich, versprochen!

📬 Die Post im Reformfokus: Wie soll die Grundversorgung künftig aussehen – und finanziert werden? Eigenwirtschaftlich oder mit Steuergeldern? @kaigehring.bsky.social analysiert die Optionen im Gastkommentar. ⬇️ #Grundversorgung #Postgesetz #KaiGehring

Ukrainian computer game-style drone attack system goes ‘viral’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

It doesn’t stop

Pussy Riot Künstlerin Maria Aljochina, Gulag-Häftling, richtet sich bei Markus Lanz an Wagenknecht: Sie wiederholen das, was in Russland die Propagandasender sagen

Just perfect. "Been in Europe 3 yrs, never felt this close to Russia, you are repeating line by line the propaganda on Russian TV," Pussy Riot artist tells a stunned Putin-Versteher Sarah Wagenknecht to her face, on prime-time TV.

After 4 years calling on #FIFA for the right to play, since fleeing the Taliban takeover in 2021, the Afghan footballers have just competed in their first international tournament. 👏 🔗 Learn more: sportandrightsalliance.org/fifa-recogni... #AfghanWomenUnited

"I was placed on suicide watch and missed my daughter’s third birthday. No explanation. No charges. No apology. One day, I was just told, 'you’re free to go.'"

Ukrainian forces are now using 120 French CAESAR self-propelled howitzers on the front line, according to Olivier Travert, Marketing and Sales Director at KNDS France.

Russia is amassing nuclear weapons and attack submarines in the Arctic Circle as it prepares for war with Nato,Norway’s defence minister has warned,the Telegraph reports. ▪️"Russia is building up on the Kola peninsula ...where one of the largest arsenals of nuclear warheads in the world is located.⤵️

das ist der unterschied zwischen praxis und theorie... und wir sollten da sehr genau hinschauen, wenn jetzt plötzlich mal schnell nen drohnenwall aufgebaut wird.. weil die russen haben auch praxis.

On inflation and the tariffs: "Foreign countries aren't giving us discounts. They're not eating the tariffs. Some of it's going through to the grocery store, but a lot of it's coming out of the profits of big corporations. That's not going to happen forever "

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

Sonntag in Kyiv 😔 Auch wenn ihr kein Wort versteht, versteht ihr alles. Die Gesichter dieser leidgeprüften Menschen sprechen Bände.

The criminal attacks against civilians continue. The Russian Federation is a terrorist state, guilty of repeated war crimes, and of course guilty of the wider crime of aggression against Ukraine. Russia's actions are regularly described as criminal, barbaric, or in this case as perpetrated by scum.

In Europe a new documentary by Ukrainian director Mstyslav Chernov,"2,000 Meters to Andriivka,"is being shown The events of the film unfold during the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2023,when the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade liberated a village on the outskirts of Bakhmut

🔔 New working paper: “The Demand for Economic Narratives” with Sebastian Blesse, Klaus Gründler & @henninghermes.com We study whether households actually demand and value economic narratives — and how these narratives shape beliefs and understanding. Thread following below👇 1/10

10/10 Takeaway: Households place real economic value on expert narratives. Narratives: ✅ are in high demand ✅ improve understanding ✅ shape beliefs ✅ complement, not substitute, numerical forecasts Policy communication should use clear explanations, not just numbers.

Wichtige Informationen aus der Pressekonferenz von Präsident Zelenskyj: Es wird keinen Rückzug aus dem Donbass geben. Punkt. Die Ukraine wird 25 Patriot-Systeme erhalten – der Kaufvertrag mit den USA wird derzeit vorbereitet.

And yet how many would support joining again?

Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…

“The belt-tightening needed to stabilise the debt-to-GDP ratio in 🇫🇷 is >3% of GDP….Of G7 economies only 🇨🇦 enjoys low debt, a small necessary adjustment and the space to raise taxes. 🇫🇷 looks bad by all 3 measures” Timely analysis of the risks of public debt by my colleague @curr.bsky.social

Dass die Bahn zu spät kommt, das liegt nicht nur an maroden Schienen. www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt...

Wow. This is the paper I have been waiting for. Mobile apps are brain rot, with meaningfully bad economic consequences for those who overuse them.

All pretty bad ideas.

Note the wording.. Ms. Machado receives the prize for: - promoting democratic rights - struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition - At a time when democracy is under threat - where democracy is in retreat - more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norm www.nobelpeacecenter.org/en

We are thrilled to welcome Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee as the new Lemann Foundation Professors to our department, beginning in the summer of 2026.

Came across full versions of two classic books on nationalism, so thought I would share them. First, my all-time favorite: Eric Hobsbawm's "Nations and Nationalism since 1780."

Even at 72, Vladimir Putin retains a remarkable ability to speak and field questions for hours on end. Today, his speech and Q&A in Valdai lasted roughly four uninterrupted hours. I wonder how many secret organ transplants it's taken to achieve such endurance.

German Chancellor Merz clashed with Viktor Orban at the informal EU summit in Denmark, accusing him of sabotaging key discussions. The heated exchange broke out as leaders debated how to strengthen Europe’s defense against Russia and support Ukraine.

Why do you send so many drones to Denmark? Putin: I won't do it anymore. I won't send anymore to Denmark, to France, to Copenhagen...

❗️Putin's logic:Poland has provoked Hitler who wanted to find a peaceful solution: Poland made many mistakes.Germany offered to resolve the issue of Danzig&the Danzig Corridor peacefully.The Polish leadership at the time categorically refused&,in the end, became the first victim of Nazi aggression

Russian Telegram channels post about a total gas collapse at the M12 Moskva Kazan highway. The woman filming says gas stations are spaced about 150 km apart, and there are hundreds of vehicles in line to each of them. She said about 130 cars are ahead of theirs in the line.

🇪🇺 EC President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU will put €2 billion into Ukrainian drones, calling them key for both Ukraine’s defense and Europe’s own security. She added that if Ukraine is the first line of Europe’s defense, then support must not only continue but grow stronger.

This morning a Ukrainian Antonov An-124 “Ruslan,” the world’s heaviest cargo plane, landed at Ben Gurion Airport in israel. It loaded an unmarked 40-foot container before taking off back to Europe. Similar containers have reportedly previously been spotted at Israeli Patriot SAM sites.

This might, sadly, be the future. We will need Ukraine and their experience as much or more than they need us

Zelensky dismissed Lukashenko's peace pitch as out of touch, saying "Lukashenko lives in his own world; Putin sometimes visits and they chat, two old men."

I have. Seen. This. Movie before Wow

Approval of Government Debt in Germany Rises When the Term “Kredite” Is Used Instead of “Schulden” Press release on our new @cesifo.org WP w @mathiasdolls.bsky.social @lisawindsteiger.bsky.social + Cevat & Justyna: www.ifo.de/en/press-rel...

Kimmel came back but many others didn’t and nobody talks about them - journalists like @karenattiah.bsky.social, professors, many ordinary people who listen to their jobs. Trump’s biggest win is that the media still don’t treat his regime as a systematic attack on speech and the press.

This might, sadly, be the future. We will need Ukraine and their experience as much or more than they need us

Former Reform UK leader Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty to eight counts of taking payments from ex-MP Oleg Voloshyn in return for scripted pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament. Voloshyn is facing trial in Ukraine for treason and is under US and EU sanctions. Gill was released on bail.

‼️ Reconnaissance drones entered Ukrainian airspace from Hungary

Explicitly targeting opposition speech, the conspiratorial talk of NGOs and foreign agents, the use of tax authority... This is the Putin/Orban playbook, pretty much verbatim.

Over 14,000 physicians currently practicing in the United States, concentrated in underserved Midwestern+Southern states, are currently working on H-1B visas. This is the high-skill visa program, lifeblood for critical sectors, that the US Administration is sledgehammering. doi.org/10.1007/s116...