Bill Ebrill

@billebrill.bsky.social

Irish, Dublin, Electrical Engineer, here for sanity, Ukraine, EU and democracy. Russia is a terrorist invader of a sovereign European state. #NAFO #SavitaHalappanavar https://u24.gov.ua/

Ukrainian soldiers defend the country on the front line so that their families, loved ones, and children can live in a free and safe nation. Behind every ordinary day stands their courage, resilience, and daily fight.

🚀🇵🇱 Poland has established where and when the Russian Kh-101 missile that fell on its territory was manufactured According to the prosecutor's office, it was a Kh-101 cruise missile manufactured in the second quarter of 2026 at a plant in the Moscow region.

1/ Russia has doubled the rate of personal income tax to cover the budget deficits caused by the war in Ukraine. However, as a gloomy Russian commentary notes, it's likely to have dire effects on the economy and the country's already declining demographics. ⬇️

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The International Olympic Committee is lifting the suspension of Russian boxers while Russia is bombing the old boxing center in Kherson. The IOC is on the wrong side of history.

Beyond lithium: how sodium-ion batteries could change the world. Batteries based on sodium ions are entering mass production. Batteries based on sodium promise to be cheaper, safer and much more environmentally friendly than lithium-ion cells. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Beyond lithium: how sodium-ion batteries could change the world

Batteries based on sodium ions are entering mass production. Some researchers say they could ultimately be a cheaper, safer alternative to lithium in electric cars and other energy applications.

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Sen. McCormick: "As you see in chart 2, red areas circled in green is all that Russia's been able to conquer in last 18 months. This is not Russian war machine on the march. It's war machine that's grinding itself to dust. Ukraine done it through courage, ingenuity, innovation."

You know things are bad for Russia when Samuel Charap starts writing articles blaming Ukraine for not wanting to end the war. What he doesn’t say is that it’s 100% Russia’s fault that there is a war and that it hasn’t ended

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I want to offer my condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of Russia’s latest attacks in the Kyiv region and in Sloviansk. During the strikes, Russia has also destroyed Latvia’s Honorary Consulate. Once again proving its complete disregard for diplomacy.

Very good phone call with Sergii Koretskyi. We will continue cooperating closely on reforms that move Ukraine’s EU accession process forward. Our Drone Deal will harness the EU’s industrial strength to produce Ukraine’s most innovative defence equipment at speed and scale.

Trump lost 2020 because we were in the middle of a pandemic in which he fired the preparation and response team, and told everyone to drink disinfectant and shine a UV light up their ass. No one needed to "rig" anything.

#OTD July 17, 2014, the russian military shot down flight MH17 over the Donetsk Region, killing 298 people. An international investigation proved that the plane was hit by a missile from a russian anti-aircraft missile system. ukranews.com/en/news/1163...

July 17 — 12th anniversary of MH17 tragedy: how russian Buk air defense system downed Malaysian

July 17 marks 12 years since the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down by the russian military over the occupied part of the Donetsk

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E. Jean Carroll spent nearly a decade in court fighting one of the most powerful men in the world. She fought with tenacity and grace — and she won. She is one of my personal heroes. We all owe her a debt of gratitude.

Nine European countries are calling for the suspension of funding to the International Olympic Committee and sports federations that allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in international events.

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