🦩🇺🇦 About 500 flamingos have arrived at the Tuzlivskyi estuaries in the Odesa region. The birds are trying to build nests in the reserve. Previous attempts were difficult due to the war and constant explosions, but the appearance of such a large number of birds gives hope.

⚡️We don't need Russia without gasoline, but Ukraine without Russia, - Zelensky

Lindsey Graham, key ally of Donald Trump, has died after sudden illness, his office says

Day 1598 of my 3 day war. Perhaps I should have mobilised the country while the country was still mobile. I remain a master strategist.

“Trump angry that NATO did not help defending against Belgium” 😉

At his graduation ceremony, Yehor danced the school waltz alone. His partner Mariia was killed by russia. Mariia had dreamed of that evening, but her life was stolen before it fully began. This was a tribute to Mariia. She will now live on in the memories of her loved ones🧵

The fact that there will be an entire generation of Ukrainians born under russian bombings is devastating. The fact that they have to hide to live another day makes one wonder how humanity could come to this. And then one remembers that humanity left our neighbor long time ago.

🕯️Entire family killed in Russian attack on Kyiv… This morning, rescuers found the bodies of a son, mother, and father in the entrance of a residential building in the Podilskyi district.

Voor wie zich nog afvraagt waarom m’n #oudejaars2026 SCHAAMTELOOS heet..

So apparently Russian soldiers are now living in my maternal grandma’s house. The one that belongs to me, where I spent my childhood. They cut down all the trees. The green apple I liked to climb and read books at, cherry trees, the two apricots, walnut trees, pear trees, plum tree, everything

⚽️🤷🏻 With all due respect, do you know what it's called? And no, not lobbying…

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“I am proud to be the first schoolboy to be put on a sanctions list by an authoritarian regime for exposing corruption.” 17 y.o. Alexander Browder from the UK investigated crypto networks that helped russia bypass sanctions and fund the war. Quite an achievement👏 Bravo, Alexander🧵

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Daria’s wedding dress burned in russia’s shelling of the Kvadrat shopping mall. The wedding was just 20 days away. The entire country stepped in🧵

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Wow! Blijkbaar geraakt door eigen Russische luchtverdediging…

After today’s strikes on russian refineries in Moscow, many russians came to a revelation that it’s time to wrap up the war. One of the million differences between Ukraine and russia is that russia can easily stop it. russians know it. Most of them just didn’t care until now.

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🤘🇺🇦 Within Temptation‘s Sharon den Adel unfolded a Ukrainian flag with the 130th Separate Territorial Defense Battalion’s insignia, while performing at Rock am Ring in Germany. Thank you for not hiding your feelings that are right💙💛

Triest gevolg van de oorlog.

Klimaatstrijder en Urgenda-boegbeeld Marjan Minnesma (59) is overleden. Ze gaf een afscheidsinterview aan Nieuwsuur, dat hier te zien is:

Ukrainian cardiac surgeon Borys Todurov showed the largest piece of shrapnel he has ever removed from beneath a patient’s heart. The patient was brought to the operating room directly from the frontline. Support the Medical Aid program via UNITED24. u24.gov.ua/donate/human...

OTD in 2002 Prez said it was Ukraine's decision to join NATO if it wanted. Which is *very* strange thing to say if you got a promise from NATO that Ukraine wasn't going to be allowed to even apply. Or maybe the idea we got one is bullshit.

Another innocent victim: rescuers have recovered the body of a 12-year-old girl from the rubble of an apartment building in Kyiv that was hit by russian war criminals. The number of victims has risen to 7. russia continues to murder children. This is beyond human comprehension.

The Russian Navy held a #VictoryDay parade in the Black Sea.

Day 1536 of my 3 day war. I had to beg Donald to plead with Zelensky to permit my 5th victory parade in a war in losing. I remain a master strategist.

⚡️Zelensky denounces 'Russian scumbags' following deadly strikes on Ukrainian cities ahead of planned ceasefire. President Volodymyr Zelensky on May 5 denounced "cynical" Russian strikes on cities across Ukraine ahead of a planned Victory Day ceasefire.

Banksy confirms statue of man blinded by flag that appeared in London is by him

Recently, Twitch banned a number of russian streamers promoting Alabuga Politech — russia’s drone factory producing Shaheds to bomb Ukraine. An obvious decision to remove those profiting from genocide, right? Well, now all these accounts have been reinstated. We wonder why.

⚡️ Ukraine overtakes US, 6 EU countries in Press Freedom Index. RSF attributed the improvement to Ukraine's "dynamic media sector and the investigative work carried out by Ukrainian outlets to strengthen transparency in the country's political life."

Ex-OpenAI board member Helen Toner says AI companies are "deadly serious" about building machines that outperform humans at everything and they don’t know if they’ll be able to control them.   So why hasn’t Congress taken meaningful action to regulate AI?

Europees parlement wil dat seks zonder toestemming in heel de EU strafbaar wordt, PVV stemt tegen www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...

The war they cheered for finally learned their address.

Er leven meer dan 7000 soorten planten en dieren 👏 Het park ligt in Zuid-Holland en omvat de kuststrook van Hoek van Holland tot Hillegom.

⚡️ Ukrainian athlete scolded by EWF president for refusing photo with Russian European Weightlifting Federation President Astrit Hasani was filmed shouting at athlete Iryna Dombrovska and her coaching staff after she declined to participate in a podium photograph with a Russian competitor.

You can’t make this stuff up. The most corrupt first family of all time.

This is still absolutely false, mathematically, but it's also a lie about what he actually said in the hearing (he said $600 and $10, which, again, is also incorrect). Anyway here's my thread about it from yesterday: bsky.app/profile/astr...

I mean, I know we make the 1984/Big Brother comparisons, but this is pretty much 2+2=5

russia contiues to erase Kostiantynivka, constantly shelling the city with bombs and artillery. Pilots from the Fenix Border Guard unit recorded a series of simultaneous strikes, shaking the entire area. Support our defenders — they really need it: u24.gov.ua/sky-defense?...

Nederland en de VS hebben een lange historische verbondenheid. Tijdens een herdenking van die vriendschapsband in Wassenaar blijft de tweede termijn van Donald Trump – de olifant in de kamer – niet onbenoemd. @kamagurka.bsky.social maakte hier een dagelijkse tekening bij. buff.ly/HebZ0fI

Mooi dat er nu een wapenstilstand is, maar damn, dit artikel van afgelopen donderdag… Israël blijft verbazen, afschuwelijk.

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“Wanneer de landbouw stopt, herstelt de vegetatie zich vanzelf en komen diersoorten terug.” Dat is nog eens positief natuurnieuws! 💚

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Het mooiste zwart op een verder zwarte dag

It is very easy to become accustomed to Trump’s ravings, and laugh them off. That’s a dangerous thing to do. When Trump states: “A whole civilization will die tonight,” he is threatening to commit genocide. We can’t allow that to happen. Congress must end this war NOW.

The time to do something is now, and we must act.