What could possibly explain the intensity of Western interest, over the past century and more, in this region?

Някой познава ли живи хора (извън социалките), които се интересуват от международното положение?

Greetings, new friends! You may know me as an author, a prolific Bluesky poster and 4th place finisher on So You Call That Dancing? But you might not know that my partner Judith (@mzpress) and I have an online arts bookstore that's growing every day. Full inventory here: mzs.press/EVERYTHING-W...

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

Spain is showing us the way morally right now, and it is no coincidence it’s a socialist-led coalition.

Lovely story on the BBC about iceberg a23a, which has given us decades of fun but is now nearing its end… Really enjoyed talking with Mark Poynting about this one-time behemoth. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

Книга "Вълшебни приказки", издателство Посоки. Странни истории, като съшити от известни приказки. Нереалистични, грозни и несвързани илюстрации. Много грешки. Странни имена. Усещането е все едно книгата е една голяма ИИ халюцинация. Колко вероятно е, ако изданието е 2024?

Отивам да си купя ябълки за да си узрея кивитата

This is a real video from the official White House account on a war that is currently killing people. I don’t know how the US is going to come back from this. The post was “JUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY. 🇺🇸 🔥”

Way mo’ crashes.

Много съм разочарована от вашето поведение, казах аз на студентите и съм сигурна, че се впечатлиха!

One of my favourite sides of politics/media.

They were going to pass rules to phase out gas stoves, until they received 20,000 public comments against the regulations. Except, oops, it turns out the comments were generated by AI.

Denmark becomes first country in the European Union to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis. This is testament to universal health access and a functioning public health system. The US recorded 4000 cases of congenital syphilis in 2024. www.who.int/news/item/27...

The UK’s historical progress towards net zero has been impressive, but this effort has been uneven across the economy. To meet our net zero targets, the pace of cutting carbon from agriculture and land use needs to increase. Our report looks at the options ⬇️ buff.ly/ogIwegT

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Comparison of Covid vs flu in the experimental model: Only Covid showed persistent brain inflammation Repair of lung tissue impaired with Covid vs flu www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...

On negative social ties. The number of "hasslers" in your life—people who create problems or make life difficult, especially family members (not spouse)—and the link to promoting accelerated aging, inflammation, and adverse health outcomes @pnas.org pnas.org/doi/full/10....

Е, няма как да не припишем липсата на достатъчно медали от зимна олимпиада на лошите закони за опазване на биоразнообразието. Те Норвегия, Австрия, Швейцария за това имат много медали, заради липсата на биоразнообразие, не е до по-високи и снежни планини или умно инвестирани пари

Не мога да преценя кое е по-гнусно, зарязан до кофите мърляв кенеф или захвърлен петнист матрак.

Let’s do it

How propaganda works: Trump repeatedly emphasized the success of his last strike on Iran, saying the nuclear program was gone for good. Now, suddenly, Iran is a week away from making a nuclear bomb.

Ако не са норвежците ще са шведите. Все някоя глупост ще измислят... share.google/3IL0hpxXzGhd...

Май (почти) единственото положително нещо, което мога да кажа за Мамник е колко приятно е добре забравеното усещане да чакаш по цяла седмица за следващия епизод!

EU: Beef & lamb received an estimated 580 times more agricultural subsidies than legumes in 2020; dairy received 550 times more than nuts & seeds. The estimated €39 billion in subsidies spent on animal-sourced foods made up nearly a quarter of the EU's total budget: foodrise.org.uk/CAPCrossroads/ >>

Не знам за младите, с тик-ток маниера и отказа от препинателни знаци, но средно възрастните, с техния патос стил ранен фейсбук, просто ме побъркват!

I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland. And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.

А пощенските марки са в левчета.

somehow I had never heard of this condition of auto-brewery syndrome (ABS). It basically where people get drunk- not from drinking alcohol but from their microbiome making alcohol (ethanol). It is rare (fortunately) but some cool new research has been trying to understand it #MicroSky🧪 🧵

Колежката, която до скоро обясняваше как не иска да ползва spell check-a на word за да не затъпее, сега ми се хвали, че ИИ ѝ е написал абстракта за конференцията.

Ами сега? Новите жълти стотинки стават ли за лалета?

JD Vance traveled to Italy with 14 planes, three of which were cargo planes, one of which carried food for the delegation. To Italy. I hope some intrepid journalist finds out whether it was pasta and pizza. www.gazzetta.it/olimpiadi-in...

ski jump penis doping story only underscores the advantages of shape and drape over slim fit clothing www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

Е, време си беше бамята да стане окра..

"СО предлага яслите да преминат към системата на предучилищното образование" Аз предлагам да влизат направо в училищното, по възможност от родилния дом. И ако може 15 дни отсъствия по семейни причини да станат 5?

За вас стъргането, за нас вонята.

UN risks 'imminent financial collapse', secretary general warns. It comes after the UN's largest contributor, the US, refused to contribute to its regular and peacekeeping budgets, and withdrew from several agencies it called a "waste of taxpayer dollars". Several other mem... TAT: [Foreign Policy]

increasingly feel we need to bring religion back - not for me personally, I'm good, but lots of people could clearly do with Some Form Of Guiding Light In Their Life

👀 Russian Lukoil announced it had agreed to sell the majority of its foreign assets, valued at approximately $22 billion, to the American private equity firm Carlyle Group. The deal now requires approval from the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Ама това според родното правителство е ОК, защото какво беше... Той нашият човек така от години опитвал да си легализира престоя? И ей така, темата отпадна от новините.

At least 8 people have either been killed by federal agents or who have died while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in 2026 so far. This follows at least 32 deaths in ICE custody in 2025, the highest amount since 2004 TAT: [Nationalism]

This is essentially blackmail and could endanger vaccine supply for many countries that need thiomersal in vaccines to keep them stable when they lack infrastructure to keep vaccines cool in transport and storage 🧵

1. From lung cancer to climate change, capitalist governments are notoriously slow to recognize and remedy the negative externalities generated by corporate activity. Generative AI is no exception. Large language models are proving a disaster in numerous spheres of public life.

Now I want to know which CNN reporter or producer doesn't know the word "sycophant."

Ignorance is power. www.science.org/content/arti...

Аз ли нещо или градският транспорт в София напоследък е станал по на рядко?

Наивна съм, защото не вярвам в родителската група да има хора от персонала под прикритие, или съм Твърде цинична, защото се замислям, че може би има?

Аха да изслушам прехвалената реч на Карни и ... Спестих време!

Продължавам да твърдя, че журналистическата етика не би следвало да позволява интервюирането хора, които съвсем очевидно не са добре, като Георги Марков и Соломон Паси. Непочтено е!

Учителите: родителите нехаят, чакат ние сами да свършим цялата работа. Пак учителите: обещайте, че няма да казвате за това на родителите си!