Also notable that Denmark has been one of the most generous supporters of Ukraine, both in terms of volume and as a proportion of GDP. #Ukraine #denmark #greenland #nuuk #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar

And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.

Lithuania remembers the anniversary of the January Events today. Soviet tanks rolled into Vilnius in 1991 and crushed peaceful protesters at the TV tower. I spoke to some of the victims' friends and relatives for this article a few years ago: while Gorbachev is remembered fondly in the West, the […]

Good morning! #Cat #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #blackcats #scrungycats

Credit to the tiny number of male MPs who bothered to show up to the X statement and questions, clearly a lot of their colleagues don't give a shit.

RE: https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/115854908039065969 And I hear nothing from them about violence and harassment by straight CIS men, who are historically the biggest threat to women. Would love to see them policing themselves and one other a little better on that front. #masculinity […]

“So, no longer speak about “aiding” Ukraine. The Ukrainians are aiding Europeans and Americans by fighting for their survival. We owe them our gratitude, not the other way around.” By @phillipspobrien.bsky.social phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-up...

Really hope that all the hype I'm seeing about the "forkiverse" on my TL is part of a much bigger shift towards fediverse mass adoption 🤞 welcome! #Forkiverse #Mastodon #Fediverse #FediTips #welcome

As I invariably post every few months: I'm so tired of people going to the Baltics to write articles about the "persecuted" Russians there. You're not being persecuted if you refuse to learn the language of the country you live in. The language bar is so low […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

There is more than one way to kill civilians. (CW: :birdsite:) #Ukraine #Russia #War #genocide #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar #News #ukrainenews

There is more than one way to kill civilians. (CW: :birdsite:) #Ukraine #Russia #War #genocide #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar #News #ukrainenews

Extremely saddened to hear that Latvian writer Nora Ikstena has died ... I was lucky to meet her during my residency at the Writers and Translators House in Ventspils, which she co-founded (a wonderful opportunity for countless people from around the world). I can't claim to have known her well […]

A short opinion piece, for Belgium's De Morgen https://www.demorgen.be/meningen/voor-echte-vrede-in-europa-moet-rusland-worden-geconfronteerd-met-de-gevolgen-van-zijn-daden~b64effba/ #Ukraine #Russia #Ukrainenews #news #war #russiaUkraineWar #genocide #belgium #belgique

So-called obligate carnivore when I offer her some fresh flaky white cod: Polite sniff, oh, no thank you. Same cat when I go to bed: ferociously tears into a wrapped loaf of bread while growling. #Cat #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #blackcats #voidcats

Intriguing and worth keeping in mind: Fiona Hill noting in 2019 that Moscow was "signaling very strongly that they wanted to somehow make some very strange swap agreement between Venezuela and Ukraine" […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Fun little side project with a great indie podcast called This Old Tree, about trees in Estonia, and specifically The Orissaare Oak on Saaremaa https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-defense-estonias-stadium-oak/id1643806576?i=1000743335667 #estonia #Baltic #baltics #Trees #Nature #History […]

Visiting friend took these wonderful photos of our cats, perfectly capturing their different personalities. Curious but apprehensive, vs. confident and sassy #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #blackcats #voidcats #voids #kitties

Fun little side project with a great indie podcast called This Old Tree, about trees in Estonia, and specifically The Orissaare Oak on Saaremaa https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-defense-estonias-stadium-oak/id1643806576?i=1000743335667 #estonia #Baltic #baltics #Trees #Nature #History […]

RE: https://mstdn.social/@noelreports/115807960400450311 Is anyone actually stupid enough to believe this? (not that it wouldn't be fair game under the circumstances) #Ukraine #Trump #Putin #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar #News #War

Informing the cat (who wants to play 24/7, and who makes that displeased Marge Simpson sound if playtime stops for even a single second), that more playtime is going to come sooner, the longer we wait. #Cats #Cat #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday

The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.

Russians kidnapped more than 50 elderly civilians from Ukrainian border village, according to FM #Ukraine #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar #News #terrorism #War

Annual reminder that Carol of the Bells is a Ukrainian song. Here is a recent performance of Shchedryk in the turbine hall of a thermal power plant destroyed by Russian attacks. https://youtu.be/X0XsPuVs3CU?si=mz5r9q74Ibw_ng_Q #Ukraine #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar #Christmas […]

Russians kidnapped more than 50 elderly civilians from Ukrainian border village, according to FM #Ukraine #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar #News #terrorism #War

Annual reminder that Carol of the Bells is a Ukrainian song. Here is a recent performance of Shchedryk in the turbine hall of a thermal power plant destroyed by Russian attacks. https://youtu.be/X0XsPuVs3CU?si=mz5r9q74Ibw_ng_Q #Ukraine #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar #Christmas […]

This is a *really* important article. Russia failed in its summer offensive, it has failed to capture Pokrovsk for over a yeae, and it failed to take Kyiv in three days. https://www.policymagazine.ca/russia-has-failed-to-dominate-ukraine-that-fact-should-frame-negotiations/ #Ukraine #Russia […]

Lithuania's Seimas has voted that an MP's cat will have the right to fire the general director of national broadcaster LRT https://www.15min.lt/m/id/aktualu/lietuva/seimas-pritare-siulymui-kad-atleidziant-lrt-vadova-dalyvautu-agnes-sirinskienes-katinas-nuodegulis-56-2585254 #Cats […]

Sigh, time to stop using Firefox. I'm running out of options. I like Mullvad, but I also want to keep some of my history. Any suggestions for decent browsers? #FireFox #mullvad #Chrome #Browser #Tech #TechNews #enshittification #openweb #AI

Russia kills 3 in missile attack on Dnipro https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1124819.html #Ukraine #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #dnipro #War #UkraineWar #News #Breaking

We were getting a small food delivery yesterday evening, I went to the door to pick it up, it felt very heavy so immediately realised we'd been given the wrong order, delivery guy obviously didn't know what to do. While we're talking, one of the cats runs outside. We're desperate to get her back […]

🩵🖤🤍 #tallinn #estonia #eesti #Baltic #baltics #meermittwoch #sea #Nature

The closure of Ö and Kaks Kokka restaurants in Tallinn, just before the Michelin guide finally started discovering the region, was extremely sad. So I've been wanting to visit Martin Meikas' O2 for several months now. 1) Chilli marinaded prawns, chia, avocado […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Looking across to Muhu from the island ferry 🩵🖤🤍 #estonia #saaremaa #muhu #Baltic #baltics #sea #silentsunday

A couple of recent stories with The Reckoning Project, a fantastic initiative which I'm so pleased and proud to be working with: 1) On the indoctrination of Ukrainian children in Russia-occupied territories and Russia's attempts to erase Ukrainian identity and culture, for Polish media […]

What Merkel blames for Russian aggression vs. actions that actually encouraged Russian aggression. Maybe some humility is due. (NB: *Russia* is responsible for Russian aggression) #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #Baltics #Poland #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Germany […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Look at these gremlins 🖤🖤 #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #susuwatari #voids #blackcats #vantablack

Jfc, Russia *has already attacked NATO* #Russia #Ukraine #poland #Drones #War #genocide #News #Media

Just adopted two incredible void babies, it turns out one of them is a puppy in disguise #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #Cats #happiness

Re:Navalnaya article:"Ordinary Russian citizens" overwhelmingly support Russia's genocidal invasion or don't care enough to organise. We attribute far too much significance to the tiny minority who occasionally speak out to *checks notes* ... request that […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, *the only language Russia understands is force*. People who have spent the past couple of years "de-escalating" or nuclear scaremongering, you have, inadvertently or not, been encouraging Russia to keep pressing further. #Ukraine #poland #Russia #War […]

Er, no, we couldn't live with that. Equating victim and aggressor is completely unacceptable. The blame for Russia's full-scale invasion lies solely with Russia. #Ukraine #Russia #kyiv #UkraineWar #russiainvadedukraine #News #War #genocide

Trump and Putin's respective officies didn't release simultaneous statements. Usually, if these decisions are made together, the statements about what will ensue are corroborated. This gives me reason to believe the Putin Alaska trip is not as set-in-stone as it might seem #Putin #Russia […]

I'm so tired of people going to the Baltics to write articles about the "persecuted" Russians who live there. You're not being persecuted if you refuse to learn the language of the country you live in. The language bar is so low, too. It's laziness and chauvanism. #estonia #Russia #Lithuania […]

Russia launched waves of missiles and drones on Kyiv before dawn on Thursday, killing at least 14 people including a six-year-old boy, and wounding well over 100 others https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-strikes-kill-least-14-people-kyiv-6-year-old-boy-among-dead-2025-07-31/ #Ukraine #kyiv […]

Pretty impressed at the sheer volume of people turning up to parade or spectate in obscenely bad weather in Tallinn today #tallinn #estonia #songfestival #laulupidu

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0k7vll16l3o #Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #kyiv #News

Been awarded a Society of Authors grant for my next project!!! 🎉

"Could the Soviet Union have been that bad? In fact, it was worse" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/05/baltic-countries-russia-us-nato/682719/ #Russia #ussr #Coldwar #coldwarhistory #histodons #estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #baltics #colonialism #Ukraine #UkraineWar