But the US is making coal beautiful again.

I am of course not a lawyer, but I doubt sentencing people to 50 years in prison because you don't like their ideology is going to hold up on appeal.

These draconian sentences are beyond comprehension for a country that still operates within a (questionable) democratic framework.

Great exposé of the shady elite networks linked to Peter Thiel.

The situation of women in Afghanistan is horrific. They have no rights, and have become nothing more than tradable objects under the draconian laws of the Taliban.

Galling the the EU Commission did not even think of getting some insight into WSocial before jumping on board as a direct sponsor. 😺Eurosky is open source, non profit, focused on ethical social media practices. 😾WSocial is close source, for profit, with a questionable ID check.

"A risk assessment was made and we’ll keep on monitoring. It’s also a question of resources. W seems to have created a hype. We (DG COMM) saw that here we would reach a certain audience. ‘Let’s go for it and see how it goes'. It doesn't prejudge anything." 2/3 @robin.berjon.com #Wsocial #Eurosky

EC spokesperson on my question if the choice for W Social is related to use of the EU age verification-app. "On age verification: although we would love to promote it. W did not tell us black on white that they will use the age verification app." 3/3 #WSocial #Eurosky #Bluesky

I wrote about SpaceX. SpaceX the rocket company, SpaceX the suspicious financial instrument for Musk to create value out of thin air. SpaceX the meme. SpaceX as the 7-headed hydra at the end of capitalism. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

“Habiba was there with her wife. She was also wounded in the attack. They were rushed to the hospital together. No updates on her.”

Congratulations to everyone who bought #$SPCX thinking it was off to Mars.💨

Anyone looking for a timeline cleanser, this is it.

Cybersecurity experts warn Chinese security cameras pose a risk, yet Czech institutions keep buying them. They're installed at military sites and even on the Prague HQ of the cyber agency warning against them. investigace.cz mapped these Chinese cameras.

What is life really like under Russian occupation? A powerful account of fear, repression, forced Russification and the daily reality faced by Ukrainians living under occupation. Worth reading 👇 cepa.org/article/sile...

US hypocrisy: it says it wants NATO 3.0 and Europeans to look after themselves and not be dependent on US but then the minute a serious move is made in this respect US tries to block it www.lalettre.fr/fr/english-c...

Lukashenko’s options are running out. He is choosing which danger will reach him first. IMO, he can stay loyal to Russia and fall with it when the war is lost; he can distance himself and risk Putin destabilizing his regime before Ukraine wins; or he can do nothing and let events decide for him.

All dictators are snowflakes.

Albanians rock.

Ukrainian forces targeted Dubna communications center in Russia’s Moscow Oblast, along with a drone training facility and military logistics infrastructure 🔗 link.nv.ua/s4NyVR 📸: Vsatinet / Wikimedia Commons

Quite astonishing that the official EU page has deleted it's Bluesky link bsky.app/profile/ec.e... and replaced it with one run by a close source business still Beta and currently unavailable wsocial.eu/profile/ec.e... - this goes totally against the open ethos that EU is allegedly fostering.

Depressingly, Colombia got itself a brand new far right president endorsed by Trump.

A tale of two worlds

lol, eat shit Jared

buy low, sell high - again

People gathered in Beirut in memory of beloved turtle conservationist Mona Khalil, killed in Israeli attack.

Trump threatened to resume bombing and threatened to murder Iranian negotiators. Killing negotiators under the flag of truce is pure perfidy. "You close it, and you won't have a country," Fox News said, quoting Trump. "You won't even make it back to your f—ing country."

Great thread from one of the founders of @eurosky.social - Anyone thinking about joining Wsocial should remember why we all decided to join open source Bluesky in the first place.

Wsocial is one trick social app honey trap made by a startup. Used open source code to build a close source code app, is made for profit, bamboozled the existing EU accounts into joining while still in Beta. In the meantime Eurosky built mu.social which lets edit your post and is free to anyone.

Ukraine is slowly demilitarizing Crimea. Without Crimea, russia can’t attack southern Ukraine and can’t hold the land corridor. Suddenly, Ukraine has a theory of *military* victory even though so many have claimed from day one that is pure fantasy.

An underground intelligence network uses subterfuge and honey traps to direct drone strikes deep inside Russian-occupied territory. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Demonstrators chant "Albania is not for sale," challenging coastal projects tied to Kushner amid environmental concerns https://aje.news/q28j7f

The UK is developing new long-range missile prototypes for Ukraine that remove US components from the supply chain. The shift under Project Brakestop aims to speed up production and reduce reliance on American systems in future deliveries. euromaidanpress.com/2026/06/21/u...

Getting better by the day...

For the first time an Ukrainian drone struck a target more than 2,000 km (1,250 miles) from Ukrainian lines. The Tyuman refinery, which is east from the Ural Mountains, was struck by a drone from the Ukrainian company "Firepoint". This has been announced by President Zelenskyy.

"She used to talk about the beach like it was a person. Her bond to the sunset, her bond to the water and the turtles….she was really into conservation, and into the soul, the spirit of conservation." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tehran has benefited from America's 'enemy' status. The truce with Trump could change that

t has been 7 years since the brutal crackdown on the anti-Russian protest held in Tbilisi on June 20, 2019. Today's march was dedicated to commemorating that day. We would also like to remind you that protests are still being held in Tbilisi every day. #GeorgiaProtests

A WIRED timeline shows how dozens of governments, companies, and other organizations across Europe are moving, or planning to shift, away from US Big Tech.

I know, AI benchmarks are inherently sus, but still: 1 - arbitrarily banned by Trump, presumably will be legal again after paying corruption tax 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13 - knockoffs built via distillation 14 - Elon Musk's top of the line model artificialanalysis.ai/evaluations/...

Schrödinger's Strait

Bessent advised Trump not to host Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, "having called the Ukrainian president a “little fucker”, a “special-needs child” and “Mr Bean on crack”, according to a new book." - Mothballed Bessent would morph into a rancid jelly stew if he ever had to face a real life situation.

We should refer to Russia as a fascist state, which it is as it displays the classic elements of aggressive ultranationalism, political repression, and a close alignment of church and state.

French Rafales rotating through European airfields with nuclear cruise missiles would complicate Russian targeting in ways that didn't exist a year ago. warontherocks.com/macrons-nucl...

‘Zelenskyy on Wednesday confirmed the successful deployment of Fire Point’s “Flamingo” long-range missile, which he said had “struck a military plant in Cheboksary”, more than 900km beyond the front line.’ www.ft.com/content/c583...

Post of the day!

💥 Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil depots have disrupted major contracts and caused the loss of hundreds of tons of gasoline. Gazprom shares have also plummeted to their lowest level since 2008.

⚡️Moscow Oil Refinery halts operations after largest-ever drone attack on Russian capital, General Staff says. The strike damaged a combined oil processing unit, three RVS-10000 oil storage tanks, and one RVS-30000 tank at the Moscow Oil Refinery.

Oh yes!

great stuff

Meloni and Trump again trading harsh words today. The guy continues to inflict damage on Europe's radical right each time he opens his mouth...