The EC is exploring a way for Ukraine to join the EU quickly with limited rights, as part of a potential peace deal with Russia, Reuters reports. Ukraine would become an EU member early on but gain full voting and membership rights gradually, as it meets EU legal and economic standards.

When I was a teen, first week back at school one year, I met a new friend.. A girl who had immigrated to Canada from Russia with her parents over the summer. Those of us who befriended her did much the same thing, we took her out for a bunch of Canadian takeout foods to see what she liked. 😁

plnewscompass.org/6720/public-... Prior Lake woman arrested with bag of drugs labeled ‘Definitely not a bag full of drugs’

I really disagree with this ruling. Those convoys messed up shipping for weeks with their bullshit. They caused traffic issues and store supply shipments were delayed, leaving some grocery store shelves bare. They should have been removed almost as soon as they showed up. This sends a BAD message.

What's this? It's part of the sidewalk in front of our house. Why am I posting it? Because this is what people should be doing when they get snow and live in a house. The sidewalk should be fully cleared with salt/sand put down. This helps everyone be safer while walking in the winter. 😊

stream.place links are now supported in the Live Now beta! OTA update rolling out today. love what @iame.li's building. when you stream there, your LIVE status on Bluesky is auto-updated. very cool demonstration of how Atmosphere apps can interconnect and benefit each other.

You know who had no problems with this outage? THIS WOMAN RIGHT HERE. Because I have 0 accounts on that shithole and not about to start any either. Is it still down? I hope so, might get us some more Bluesky users again. 😁

Just blocked one of those "I'm always right types who quote posted a comment I made about Kamala and Palestine. Looking through his loads of similar quote posts, it was clear he was just using the subject to gain for himself. At no point was he responding to have a conversation about the posts.

This is a pretty good rundown of a bunch of cases of ICE killings by @wired.com - while there certainly is a lot of issues both in policy and how these cases are handled I still think the deeper challenge is the cultural belief in the U.S. in the state's right to kill.

The Philippines is the latest country to restrict access to Musk’s Grok, following Malaysia and Indonesia.

I don't think most Americans know this: "[Denmark] lost more soldiers per capita than the U.S. did in Afghanistan". (in fact, the most of any). Why? Because, Denmark as a loyal ally, came to the aid of the U.S. Now, the U.S. wants to invade Danish territory. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

US Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. Kent was KIA #OTD in 2019 in Syria. "A rock star A badass. Super woman. A force to be reckoned with. These are the descriptions friends, family and colleagues share about Shannon" #WeRememberThem. foundationforwomenwarriors.org/shannon-m-ke...

Things fall apart.

RFK jr and his grifter pals typically use this kind of wording to accomplish their goals. Using the term, allows their followers to feel justified in their mission and it's messaging.

Received a lesson in history today. Baku is preparing its Remembrance Day for “Black January” - this was where Gorbachev deployed Soviet troops into Baku who then proceeded to massacre pro- independence protesters.

My first talk at a comic book convention!

Let's roast some marshmallows in celebration! 🔥 #RussiaIsATerroristState.

I am put through this line of questioning daily

I'm of the belief that these three words should not be used together.

Canadian PM Mark Carney on Greenland: “We are NATO partners with Denmark. “Our full partnership and our obligations to Article 5 and Article 2 stand. We stand fully behind those.”

Oh great. 😬

Yet another mood while seeing what in this client isn't quite working like it implies...

Different mood:

Omg, I recalled a video show called Fromage" from back in the 90s. The show was an annual thing on Much Music channel here, showing the cheesiest videos of the year. I bet @w1tchd0kt0r.bsky.social remembers.

Proof that, as of the writing of this post, the nazis[.]us domain is redirecting to dhs[.]gov It wasn't me and I do wanna know who did this.

Current mood:

The wiz kids have done it again - very entertaining writeup: www.wiz.io/blog/wiz-res...

The more you hear the more you realise Alan Rickman was a thoroughly decent human. Be more Alan www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...

Palantir's ELITE equips ICE stormtroopers with real-time maps and complete dossiers (home address, identifiers, etc) on targets to snatch them off the street. www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...

Once again, I have been asked to give a conference talk about AI. Once again, I ask how much I am allowed to swear on stage.

FIRE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

"Canadian troops won’t be joining European military force in Greenland" www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Ho ho.

Let me take a wild guess who is gonna be on that.. Viktor Orbán (Hungary), Kim Jong Un (North Korea), Putin (Russia), ofc whoever they install in Venezuela and probably Al Nahyan (UAE). Maybe even toss in Bukele Ortez (El Salvador) and Netanyhu (Israel). Basically anyone who ISN'T peaceful. 🙄

There is no low TOO low, which ICE will not stoop to. 😡

We need to discuss this. Though I doubt it would actually lead to bankruptcy as this is only US based, it MAY result in #vaccine costs increasing globally if facilities in US close and there are tons of US lawsuits. I'll tag @doritreiss.bsky.social for her knowledge. cont'd 🧵👇 free link (non WAPO):

We can no longer say that artificial intelligence is a "future risk", lurking on a speculative threat horizon. The truth is that it is a fast-growing cybersecurity risk that firms are facing right now. That's not just my opinion, it's also the World Economic Forum's www.fortra.com/blog/wef-ai-...

NEW: Iran is entering its second week (170 hours and counting) of a nationwide internet blackout, now one of the longest in history. The ongoing shutdown is helping the Iranian authorities hide their brutal crackdown on protesters, which has killed more than 2,000 people according to one estimate.

NEW: It's not just Jonathan Ross—or even the Trump administration. Over the past decade, US immigration agents have shot and killed at least 25 people. Not a single one appears to have faced criminal charges. @lilahassan.bsky.social reports: www.wired.com/story/why-ic...

Fascism under Trump will be a a boot stamping on a human face — forever, but we’re going to make sure there’s a QR code visible on the sole for any feedback.

If you've got any of these wireless devices, check for an update!

JFC

In a world of assholes, there are some really good people trying to do really good things.

For #Immune compromised or #CovidCautious people. This is a fantastic idea and I really wish more places would do events such as this. Especially appropriate with it being a science museum.

Free Converter Software – Convert Any System from Clean to Infected in Seconds - Nextron Systems www.nextron-systems.com/2026/01/14/f...

Remember when Biden administration officials *asking* social media companies to moderate misinformation on their platform was an unprecedented, tyrannical assault on free speech? Good times.

Really good writeup and includes the link to Brian Krebs's article on the botnet as well. This botnet in particular uses a lot of unsanctioned Android TV streaming devices by targeting proxy software installed on them.

An antifascist in Toronto had his hip broken by TPS while he was protesting against an anti-immigration rally that was attended by Neo-Nazis. If you can help with his fundraiser, please donate. fundrazr.com/62flL7?ref=a...

as a small person who has spent a ton of time traveling alone without ever feeling the need to carry a gun, I also think about this a lot