Gabriela Preda
@gpreda.bsky.social
Linguaphile containing multitudes 🌐✍️🗣️👩🏫🗞️🎓 Busy with #WordsAndWorlds Doubting everything except #democracy Roving when not still #MadeInEurope
China's DeepSeek AI chatbot suffers longest outage since viral rise in early 2025 reut.rs/3O9rMMD
China's DeepSeek AI chatbot suffers longest outage since viral rise in early 2025
China's popular DeepSeek artificial intelligence chatbot suffered on Monday its longest outage since the viral rise of its flagship R1 and V3 models early last year.
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The World Trade Organization’s ministerial meeting has ended without reaching a deal to extend a moratorium on e-commerce tariffs or on a broader reform work program for the beleagured global trade rules body.
WTO meeting ends with no deal
“We have run out of time,” says Director-General Ngozi Okonjo Iweala.
politico.eu
In war-weary Kyiv, wounded Ukrainian veterans turn epic poetry into living testimony www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0... #Ukraine #Putinswar #Russia
In war-weary Kyiv, wounded Ukrainian veterans turn epic poetry into living testimony
War veterans with severe injuries from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have taken the stage in Kyiv in an adaptation of Ivan Kotliarevskyi’s “Eneida.”
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Russia’s Channel One airs fake front pages spread by Matryoshka bot network for the first time A Jan. 29 program showed non-existent cover stories from @leparisien.fr and @liberation.fr criticizing Volodymyr Zelensky for his “inability to negotiate,” as per @antibot4navalny.bsky.social.
Russia’s Channel One airs fake front pages spread by Matryoshka bot network for the first time
On Jan. 29, the “Vremya Pokazhet” talk show on Russia’s Kremlin-controlled Channel One (Perviy Kanal) presented “proof” of what the program’s host said was criticism directed against Ukrainian Preside...
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PM of Greenland: “I met earlier today with Secretary of State Marco Rubio together with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. It was emphasised that the ongoing talks are the right way forward, and Greenland’s interests were once again clearly highlighted.”
As NATO launches a new Arctic mission, @ditrych.bsky.social explains the Russian threat there is real. It could take the form of a clash at sea or over territory like Bear Island in the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago. 🎙️ Story by @terischultz.bsky.social on NPR: www.npr.org/2026/02/12/n...
Le «Boracay», pétrolier fantôme russe arraisonné par la France, a repris la mer Lire ⤵️
Le «Boracay», pétrolier fantôme russe arraisonné par la France, a repris la mer
Le tanker qui se trouvait près du Danemark lors des survols de plusieurs drones non identifiés a poursuivi sa route ce vendredi. Il avait été immobilisé samedi au large de Saint-Nazaire par les autorités françaises pour inspection.
liberation.fr
Rule of law and geopolitics clash at times if the law was made for a different world. Heard hints in Helsinki this week that how we govern the seas no longer works. Now this. www.politico.eu/article/finn...
Finnish court dismisses case against crew accused of cutting undersea cables
The case collapsed over maritime law provisions and doubts about intent.
politico.eu
It’s the first time a near-complete skull has been definitively linked to the extinct people https://go.nature.com/4e8cekR
First ever skull from ‘Denisovan’ reveals what ancient people looked like
Ancient proteins and calcified dental plaque identify heavy-browed fossil from China as a Denisovan.
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The far right are being defeated in Romania, Portugal and Poland. 👍
La Matinal Europea está en línea El análisis del día de @cspillmann.bsky.social: « ¿Ambigüedad estratégica o incapacidad crónica? » 👇 lamatinaleuropea.substack.com/p/ambiguedad...
¿Ambigüedad estratégica o incapacidad crónica?
Soy Christian Spillmann y con David Carretta te proponemos La Matinal Europea, una herramienta para ofrecer análisis, contexto y perspectiva a los interesados en la UE.
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⚡️ Russia likely preparing major offensive in Ukraine despite peace efforts, FT reports. Russia seems to be preparing a significant offensive in Ukraine as it is moving troops toward key positions on the front, the Financial Times reported, citing Ukrainian intelligence officials.
Russia likely preparing major offensive in Ukraine despite peace efforts, FT reports
Russia seems to be preparing a significant offensive in Ukraine as it is moving troops toward key positions on the front, the Financial Times reported on May 13, citing undisclosed Ukrainian intellige...
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🙏🇺🇦 The number of wounded in Zaporizhzhia has increased to 22, including 3 children, — OVA
To understand why many in Ukraine didn’t think highly of Pope Francis, read this excellent analysis by @katetsurkan.bsky.social She delves into numerous instances of papal communication that were disconnected from the reality Ukrainians are living through.👇 kyivindependent.com/pope-francis...
Pope Francis leaves a mixed legacy in wartime Ukraine, overshadowed by historic Vatican-Moscow ties
Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21 at 88, leaves behind a legacy as vast and varied as his global influence. Yet in Ukraine, his track record is far from positive. For many Ukrainians, the Pop...
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'desperation' must-read on Russia's 'tactics in Ukraine, lessons from recent history & more @katetsurkan.bsky.social @kyivindependent.com
Kate Tsurkan@katetsurkan.bsky.social · last yr.I spoke to Chechen political scientist Marat Iliyasov about the parallels between Russia’s tactics in the wars in Chechnya and Ukraine. My latest interview for @kyivindependent.com. kyivindependent.com/chechen-scho...
food for thought on 'Soviet apparatchiks in disguise' & more @evgenymorozov.bsky.social
Evgeny Morozov@evgenymorozov.bsky.social · last yr.In this new essay on the emergence of oligarch-intellectuals, I do wonder if Silicon Valley tech founders are just Soviet apparatchiks in disguise www.theideasletter.org/essay/silico...
Question from Kyiv to thousands of colleagues around the world: WHO BOMBED ME HERE LAST NIGHT? Surely, it could not have been the Russians! Ukraine, you said, was waging a proxy war for the US against Russia. But that is clearly over now. Whose drones were trying to kill us? @ipsa.org
Stupidity - Thread: 👇 "“Upon closer observation, it becomes apparent that every strong upsurge of power… infects a large part of humankind with stupidity.” Bonhoeffer
Gavril Ducu 🇷🇴 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 🇳🇱 🇪🇺 🇺🇦@ducugavril.nafoforum.org · last yr.“Stupidity is more dangerous than evil.” — Bonhoeffer Evil can be resisted. But stupidity collaborates with it, unknowingly. This isn’t an insult — it’s a structural warning. Let’s break it down.👇 #Propaganda #CognitiveDefense #Bonhoeffer
Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, was detained at Logan Airport after returning from France and sent to an ICE detention in Louisiana, The Insider reports. A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
Fascinating line from Czech PM Petr Fiala on EU power dynamics. “I was always in peacetime against the strong role of France and Germany . . . but in such a difficult time, it’s important that the strongest countries are active and accept their own leadership.” www.ft.com/content/a5c2...
France and UK now leaders of hard power in Europe, says Czech PM
Petr Fiala says power balance is shifting in response to Russian threat and US pressure
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Meanwhile in🇪🇺 fragile outskirts, an🇬🇧🇺🇸influencer is back in the spotlight openly using harassing language against journalists & ref to🇷🇺court decisions (already condemned in🇪🇺)Known i.a.for his wealth displays, misogynistic views & ties to Kremlin-linked 🇷🇺oligarch,Tate faces criminal accusations in🇬🇧🇷🇴🇺🇸
I decided to start a #thread 🧵 of stories about legal residents and tourists being (illegally) arrested, detained and/or deported by the Trump regime. I'll only post stories from serious sources, as rumors and conspiracies are really not needed in this authoritarian moment.
Trump has just started and I fear where it will end. When this is over, we will be judged for how we responded. So, I am disappointed at SNSPA (for proposing T for a Nobel prize) and at Columbia (for caving in to his demands). Universities should stand together, for liberty and academic freedom.
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Veronica Anghel@vanghel.bsky.social · last yr.The candidacy of extremist Calin Georgescu was not been approved by RO Electoral Authority. Expect the Constitution Court to uphold the decision. Some background info @BBC below. With or without Georgescu, his far-right agenda is here to stay. bit.ly/3Fcsioa
💥 New JEPP Collection 💥 The EU is in crisis! Sounds familiar? In this new JEPP collection, @vanghel.bsky.social and Berthold Rittberger bring together ten papers that explore how crises shape EU integration. Whether you're new to the literature or revisiting, it's a great starting point 👇
Journal of European Public Policy
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