Once again we wake up to the news of horrible atrocities by Russia through its aerial attacks on Ukraine. Russia must pay for the destruction it has caused. And we are using the proceeds from the immobilised Russian assets to make sure it does.
John Breslin
@cloud.eurosky.social
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As someone living in Kyiv, I’m begging you: Please help us stop this. Almost every night, russia strikes Kyiv with ballistic missiles, hitting civilians, homes, and warehouses. We can’t stop these missiles because we don’t have enough Patriot systems. People are dying.
Playing with @mu.social and it's very cool. (You can play with it, too, just by logging in with your Bluesky account.) (Bonus: It lets you edit your posts.)
Spain, which surprisingly has Europe’s most extensive high-speed rail network, with about 2,500 miles of line, as a result of a clear government strategy to use trains to create better connections between regions and the capital, Madrid. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The most dynamic countries are surging ahead with high-speed rail. Others, like Britain, are stuck in the station | Christian Wolmar
Around the world, these trains have boosted economies, development and prestige. The costs of missing out are high, says transport writer and author Christian Wolmar
theguardian.com
But for the world leader, look to China which has built 70% of the world’s mileage of high-speed lines in under 20 years. The figures are so extraordinary that they seem almost unbelievable. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The most dynamic countries are surging ahead with high-speed rail. Others, like Britain, are stuck in the station | Christian Wolmar
Around the world, these trains have boosted economies, development and prestige. The costs of missing out are high, says transport writer and author Christian Wolmar
theguardian.com
Une pétition déjà lancée contre la venue du Canon Français à Carcassonne en 2027 ➡️ https://l.lindependant.fr/ZPjj
😢French music producer Kavinsky, known for Drive soundtrack hit Nightcall, dies aged 50 www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
French music producer Kavinsky, known for Drive soundtrack hit Nightcall, dies aged 50
French authorities investigate death of musician who performed at Paris Olympics, but say ‘no suspicious elements’ at play
theguardian.com
Ryanair plans €50m investment in Shannon Airport hangar www.rte.ie/news/busines...
Ryanair plans €50m investment in Shannon Airport hangar
Ryanair said today it has submitted a planning application for an expansion of its engineering operations at Shannon Airport.
rte.ie
My friends left Ukraine after the Russian invasion. Now I wonder if we live in the same world | Diana Berg www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My friends left Ukraine after the Russian invasion. Now I wonder if we live in the same world | Diana Berg
Anger, guilt, shame: the deepest unseen wound of this war is the rift between those who left and those who stayed behind, says Ukrainian writer Diana Berg
theguardian.com
hey, we are testing ingesting activity from Activitypub / Mastodon into your Sifa /activity timeline. Anyone here that has an active account there and wants to test this?
Connect a Fediverse account
Link your Mastodon, GoToSocial, Pleroma, or other Fediverse account so your public posts show up in your Sifa activity feed.
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With @mu.social verification program, we want verification to be available to everyone, not a privileged few. With our trusted verifiers we reached 90% as many verified accounts as Bluesky. Now we want to expand - orgs and networks can apply to be trusted verifiers: hello.mu.social/verification...
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And yet again today, for the umpteenth time, someone has called me Josh
Carcassonne may have very few decent bars, but it really is a beautiful city.
@cloud.eurosky.social has been verified by @france-atmosphe.re on the mu.social app
Au second semestre 2025, la présidence tournante danoise du CUE avait son compte Bluesky : @eu2025dk.bsky.social La présidence chypriote, qui s'est terminée hier, avait le sien : @cy2026eu.bsky.social L'UE est à partir d'aujourd'hui, pour 6 mois, sous présidence irlandaise. Sans compte Bluesky.
Mí Iúil sona daoibh... Seo é an chéad lá d'Uachtaránacht na hÉireann ar Chomhairle an Aontais Eorpaigh! Tuilleadh eolais ag: xn--ire2026-9xa.eu Happy July... It is the first day of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union! More information at: ireland2026.eu 🇮🇪 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ 🇪🇺 @gov.ie
🇫🇷 Bienvenue en juillet ! C'est le premier jour de la présidence irlandaise du Conseil de l'Union européenne 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 irish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/fr/ @france-atmosphe.re @franceconnacht.bsky.social
Mí Iúil sona daoibh... Seo é an chéad lá d'Uachtaránacht na hÉireann ar Chomhairle an Aontais Eorpaigh! Tuilleadh eolais ag: éire2026.eu Happy July... It is the first day of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union! More information at: ireland2026.eu
When I published a new Galway Tech Map in May, Dealroom.co got in touch (specifically Aoife Morrin who I met at the RAE / InterTradeIreland deep tech commercialisation event last year) about recreating it as a living dashboard where anyone could click into each company to see their underlying data.
Restore the original theme music of [RTÉ Radio 1] Sunday Miscellany - sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/restore-th...
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