The nine-spoted moth (Amata phegea). Ulciug forest, near Cehu Silvaniei, Sălaj County, Romania. #macrophotography #naturephotography

Andreea Bănesaru and her Extra 300SC plane. Andreea is the only female pilot in Romania's aerobatic team, Hawks of Romania. The photo was taken at Bacău Aero Show 2025, Romania.

Romanian Aerobatic Iakers at Bacău Aero Show, 14 june, 2025. Iak-52 W is an all metal basic & advanced piston engine trainer aircraft, an upgraded version of the famous Iak-52 tandem two-seater light trainer aircraft.

Hawks of Romania at Bacău Aero Show, Romania, June 14, 2025. Unfortunately only 4 out of 5 planes in the image.

IAR Puma 330 SOCAT, attack helicopter, specialized in anti-tank missions. Yesterday at Bacău Aero Show 2025, on the occasion of the 105th anniversary of the establishment of Air Base 95, Bacău, Romania..

Lavrov ups Russia's demands on Ukraine to include a ban on democratic elections. Do we get it yet?

Long-eared owl (Asio otus). #owl #bird #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifeinromania🇷🇴

Never open the door... 😉

Alone on the street. Late snowfall in April 2023 on the streets of Vaslui, Vaslui county,Romania. #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #wintertime #snow #vasluiromania🇷🇴

A peaceful moment along the McKenzie River before setting up camp.

Like an angel ... #naturephotography #wildlifephotography

Zorge Waterfall, Harz Mountains for the #WaterfallWednesday. *** #photography #landscapephotography #longexposure #harz #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #autumn #EastCoastKin #fotowandern #alphotomedia #G+Circle

⚠️ Same old Russian terror story: Kharkiv is under a massive Shahed attack right now, reports Mayor Terekhov. Around 10 explosions heard, residential buildings damaged, and a civilian infrastructure site hit.

Tulips. #tulips #flowers #flowerpower #nature #naturephotography #romania🇷🇴 #springtime #springinromania🇷🇴

Note for editors and producers: Forcing Ukraine to surrender to Russia is not brokering a peace agreement. Taking dictation from the Kremlin is not diplomacy. Betraying our allies is not courage.

My first crocus from this spring. #crocus #spring #springtime #flowerpower #nature #naturecolors #springinromania🇷🇴 #romania🇷🇴

Spring. #spring #springtime #blossom #springcolors #springinromania🇷🇴 #nature #naturecolors #naturephotography #romania🇷🇴

The U.S. has become a state captured by russia. At the same time, it corresponds to what Umberto Eco coined as "ur-fascism." They are two faces of the same story. To destroy America from within was Putin's coup de maître, but let us show no indulgence towards those who allowed this to happen..

Trump’s crazy statements (Greenland, Gaza, remember?) aren’t set in stone. He lashes out, then changes gear *if he has reason to.* Europe needs to show strength now & give 🇺🇦 a winning hand.

Long-eared owl (Asio otus). #longearedowl #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #romania #naturephotography

A must read in my opinion. landsbergis.com/the-art-of-t...

Exactly what I've been thinking for a long time, but written much better and more coherently than I could ever have written. landsbergis.ghost.io/the-eu-is-in...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde Hero.

Long-eared owl (Asio otus). Photographed in Vaslui, Vaslui county, Romania.

Ukraine's Strategic Interdiction Campaign Begins to Take Shape open.substack.com/pub/missilem...

Crocus. February 2024, Ulciug forest, near Cehu-Silvaniei, Sălaj county, Romania.

Nuclear Strategy and the Limits of Deductive Reasoning open.substack.com/pub/missilem...

From my archive. October 2022, Romania.

Late autumn mood.

Leaves. From my photo archive.

In today’s #vatniksoup, I’ll introduce a South African-American businessman and social media figure, Elon Musk (@elonmusk). He’s best-known for being the wealthiest man in the world, running companies like Tesla Inc., SpaceX and Twitter/X, and for parroting the Kremlin’s propaganda narratives. 1/24

Let me think: - Elon closed Starlink just as Ukraine was on ita way to execute a massive attack - Elon promised not to gibe Taiwan Starlink - Elon managed to give Khadyrov a monster truck - The russians now have plenty of starlinks. If it walks like a duck... its Elon

Apparently the Biden administration will only allow Ukrainian defenders to use ATACMS in Kursk region. The United States will continue to protect russian terrorists in Bryansk, Oryol, Lipetsk, Bilhorod, Voronezh, Roztov and Krasnodar Krai regions. Insanity.

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Each of Trump's proposed appointments is a surprise. It is comforting to think that he is simply a vengeful old man, lashing out. This is unlikely. He and Musk and Putin have been talking for years. And the whole idea was that this time he had a plan. snyder.substack.com/p/decapitati...

This talk between Bundeskanzler Scholz & war criminal Putin is not acceptable for two reasons: 1 the only people authorized to talk to this guy are the judges of the International Criminal Court; 2 once again, Germany is dividing Europe and the Allies. Scholz must go. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Exactly. We must escalate now. We could and should have defeated russia years ago. It's even more urgent right now. For the sake of Ukraine and Europe, time is of the essence.

⚡️ NATO chief Mark Rutte: We must do more than just keep Ukraine in the fight. We need to raise the cost for Putin and his enabling authoritarian friends by providing Ukraine with the support it needs to change the trajectory of the conflict. 📹: NATO News

We've been talking and trying to get someone to act for years 🙄 this looks too little too late 🙄

From the garden.

An 83 years old Russian lady tells it as it is... youtu.be/h_LMdoCuSRM?...

Autumn colors.