Ulrike Franke
@rikefranke.bsky.social
Senior Fellow at European Council on Foreign Relations. #Drone politics PhD @ox.ac.uk. Teaches at @SciencesPo.bsky.social. Writes about all things #Germany #Defence #miltech. Podcast host at @SicherheitsPod.de & LeCollimateur
Unusual drone sighting situation at Leipzig airport in Germany: a drone, possibly armed with some kind of explosive, has been found on the ground at Leipzig airport. Later, an aircraft reported a collision with an unknown object. More info certainly to follow. www.bild.de/regional/lei...
Neue Details zur Sperrung am Flughafen Leipzig: Drohne trug ein Päckchen mit Zünder
Drohne mit möglichem Sprengsatz stoppt Flugbetrieb am Flughafen Leipzig/Halle.
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Drone sightings over critical infrastructure have become extremely common - but normally they fly over the structures. All about the Leipzig case is untypical: a drone one the ground, possibly armed (!), and an actual* collision. *as far as we know.
Unusual drone sighting situation at Leipzig airport in Germany: a drone, possibly armed with some kind of explosive, has been found on the ground at Leipzig airport. Later, an aircraft reported a collision with an unknown object. More info certainly to follow. www.bild.de/regional/lei...
Neue Details zur Sperrung am Flughafen Leipzig: Drohne trug ein Päckchen mit Zünder
Drohne mit möglichem Sprengsatz stoppt Flugbetrieb am Flughafen Leipzig/Halle.
bild.de
Musk has managed to poison the well to such an extent that we can now only think of platforms as "The Woke Factory" or "you will receive abuse from misogynists, racists and fascists and you will like it", and that's not great - hopefully Bsky does manage to create something in the middle!
July was driest month in southern England since records began
July was driest month in southern England since records began
England and Wales provisionally record driest July in nearly 200 years, Met Office says July 2026 was the driest month in southern England since records began nearly 200 years ago, the Met Office has said. England and Wales also provisionally recorded their driest July since records began in 1836. Wales had its joint warmest July on record for mean temperature, and England recorded its second warmest July. Continue reading...
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It's notable that when Belarus/Russia did this to Poland, other EU countries didn't respond by blaming Poland. They blamed Belarus/Russia. No mystery why Europe's governing conservatives are blaming the EU's only leftist prime minister.
“Zusammenfassung: Die Europäer haben auf eine Bedrohung von außen nicht gemeinsam reagiert, sondern sind übereinander hergefallen. Der gestrige Tag war ein schwarzer Tag für Europa und ein Fest für seine Feinde.” www.zeit.de/politik/2026...
Ceuta: Ein Fest für die Feinde Europas
Die Reaktionen auf den Ausnahmezustand in Ceuta? Teils faktenfreies Spanien-Bashing. Man muss festhalten: Friedrich Merz fiel hier beinahe positiv auf.
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“Zusammenfassung: Die Europäer haben auf eine Bedrohung von außen nicht gemeinsam reagiert, sondern sind übereinander hergefallen. Der gestrige Tag war ein schwarzer Tag für Europa und ein Fest für seine Feinde.” www.zeit.de/politik/2026...
Ceuta: Ein Fest für die Feinde Europas
Die Reaktionen auf den Ausnahmezustand in Ceuta? Teils faktenfreies Spanien-Bashing. Man muss festhalten: Friedrich Merz fiel hier beinahe positiv auf.
zeit.de
The naval drone (USV - uncrewed surface vessel) depot near Chornomorske is of great interest. It’s been clear that Chornomorske, on the northern coast of Crimea, has been the main launching area from Russian USV attacks on Odesa.
NOELREPORTS@noelreports.com · 4d agoUkraine's General Staff confirmed overnight strikes on a naval drone depot near Chornomorske, the Syvash and Vladyslavivka railway bridges in occupied Crimea, and a Russian Black Sea Fleet signals intelligence unit in Sevastopol. Additional logistics and drone storage sites were also hit. #Ukraine
“DoorDash Air”. Let’s see. Super interesting how difficult delivery-by-drone has proven to be. techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/d...
DoorDash is building its own drone delivery business | TechCrunch
DoorDash has received FAA approval to operate a commercial drone delivery service in the United States.
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"Es hat immer schon Missernten gegeben. Ausserdem jammern Bauern immer!1!!11!1!!"
Nicole Rostock@portmaria.bsky.social · 4d ago„Es geht zu schnell, es ist zu gewaltig“: Die Geschwindigkeit der Klimakrise vernichtet Ernten, sagen Landwirte. Dürre und extreme Hitze lassen Pflanzen absterben, treiben die Preise in die Höhe und machen manche landwirtschaftliche Betriebe unwirtschaftlich. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The year is 2028. The strait of Hormuz is still closed. Fuel at the pump is now 10 dollars. The sixth pipeline across the Arabian peninsula has been opened. It got hit by a Shahed-378 the next day. The largest industry in the US is betting when Axios posts that the MoU #37 is close to being signed.
Ukraine sent 70 firefighters and equipment to France to combat forest fires #EuropeanUnion https://unn.ua/en/news/ukraine-sent-70-firefighters-and-equipment-to-france-to-combat-forest-fires
Ukraine sent 70 firefighters and equipment to France to combat forest fires
УНН Society ✎ On the instructions of President Zelenskyy, 70 rescuers and 15 special vehicles have been sent to France. Ukraine is also ready to provide State Emerg…
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"Google spent 20 years building the reference the world checks against. Today it added a button that makes things up. Google Earth on the web now has image generation built in." "The forgery does not have to look convincing on its own. It inherits the credibility of the map it was born on."
Thomas Wiegold@wiegold.de · 5d agoPuh.
🇫🇷🇱🇹 Lithuania is deploying 40 Fire and Rescue Department officers, including 32 firefighters, and 9 specialized vehicles, including 5 fire trucks, to help battle the devastating wildfires.
In September, the 2 Million inhabitants of Sachsen-Anhalt, one of the 16 German Länder vote for their parliament. This is the current polling 👇
The German government is working on a plan on what to do if regions vote in extreme-right AFD governments which may not allow NATO troop movements or may otherwise want to impede defence policies and Russia deterrence. www.n-tv.de/politik/Sorg...
Sorge vor AfD-Wahlerfolgen - Bund arbeitet an Nato-Notfallplan
Im September werden in Sachsen-Anhalt und Mecklenburg-Vorpommern neue Landtage gewählt. In Umfragen liegt die AfD klar vorn. Die Sorge vor einem Wahlerfolg führt in Berlin laut einem Bericht zu konkre...
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Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino posted this video of the Oval Office and it somehow looks even more embarrassing than I realized
I am assuming literally zero people will read this footnote, so just in case you were interested in an incomplete list of people who literally cannot stop themselves from doing the thing that they have repeatedly raised public objections to.
The German government is working on a plan on what to do if regions vote in extreme-right AFD governments which may not allow NATO troop movements or may otherwise want to impede defence policies and Russia deterrence. www.n-tv.de/politik/Sorg...
Sorge vor AfD-Wahlerfolgen - Bund arbeitet an Nato-Notfallplan
Im September werden in Sachsen-Anhalt und Mecklenburg-Vorpommern neue Landtage gewählt. In Umfragen liegt die AfD klar vorn. Die Sorge vor einem Wahlerfolg führt in Berlin laut einem Bericht zu konkre...
n-tv.de
Situation in Ceuta really concerning. “He added that facilities for unaccompanied minors were operating at 2,400 percent capacity.” www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
Spain deploys military as hundreds cross into Ceuta from Morocco
Spain will deploy military units to support police in Ceuta after hundreds of migrants breached the border fences from Morocco on Thursday, overwhelming local security forces. Nine bodies have been re...
france24.com
