Europe’s rivers are running dry, and the knock-on effects are disastrous | Yiannis Baboulias
Europe’s rivers are running dry, and the knock-on effects are disastrous | Yiannis Baboulias
Droughts that were once a century now happen every year, and the impact on wildlife, industrial output and culture itself is catastrophic, says Yiannis Baboulias, a Greek writer based in London
theguardian.com
An excellent post by Oleksandra Matviichuk, Volodymyr Yermolenko, Valerii Pekar, and Nataliia Popovych on the outrageous representation by @economist.com of a Putin's puppet. nationalinterest.org/feature/why-...
Why Did ‘The Economist’ Platform a Russian Oligarch?
The magazine’s recent interview discussing the future of Russia merely restated Vladimir Putin’s talking points.
nationalinterest.org
“Moscow plants false premises in seemingly innocuous language, and these enter public debate through either careless repetition or deliberate amplification…Ukraine's refusal to be massacred morphs into an obstacle to peace.” kyivindependent.com/when-righteo...
When righteous calls to end the war become warmongering
Russia's war on Ukraine has yet to end because Russia keeps waging it. It is shocking, though regrettably unsurprising, that in the fifth summer since the 2022 escalation by the aggressor, and 12 yea...
kyivindependent.com
A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett @robertjbennett.bsky.social @robertjbennett #Ballantine @DelReyBooks
A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett
I have really loved all the books in the Shadow of the Leviathan series. I chose the ebook version again even though I have been purchasing the audio versions. I am excited to read this author's backlist also. The world and characters are rich with complexity but it is easy reading. I love the mysteries and the cleverness. We continue to learn more about Ana and Din also.
booksofmyheart.net
North Korea does far more to support Russia’s war effort than South Korea does to help Ukraine. It is high time for South Korea to sell air defense systems to Ukraine
Penicillin was not, in fact, the first antibiotic.
Europe take note. We can NOT depend on any critical military components made in the US. As long as Trump has power, he'll start stupid wars and deplete the US stocks. Denying defensive weapons to Ukraine makes the US complicit in civilian deaths. Europe and Ukraine need to make their own path.
I'm a full Professor of Immunology and fully vaccinated. I didn't get vaccinated out of obedience, but after decades of studying the immune system and evaluating all evidence. Calling that "lack of critical thinking" is not an argument. It's ideology masked as pretend intellect.
I know this would be closing the barn door after he horse has been reelected president, but if Democrats win both chambers I'd really like to see a concurrent resolution deeming January 6 an insurrection under 14(3). 1/
Latest in @theatlantic.com . Recent developments not only show we are experiencing an RMA, we should be witnessing a revolution in how states organise their defense. Relying on others, especially for production and adaptation, is a dangerous game. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The U.S. Isn’t Making Enough Weapons
Allies that depend on U.S. military equipment need a Plan B.
theatlantic.com
The EU should give Russia five hard deadlines to end the war. Miss a deadline? Lose 20% of frozen assets to Ukraine. Five misses, 100% transferred. Make aggression cost them in real-time
Germany's train system is a national disgrace. I'm legitimately embarrassed when foreign friends visit and they're forced to interact with it. We're one of the richest countries on earth and we can't make trains run on time (or at all, really)
Hib Bird@hib-bird.bsky.social · 3d agoI got messaged by Deutsche Bahn about a train being replaced by a bus and journey time doubling 2 weeks before this weekend's trip! Not ideal when you're trying to attend a match with a kickoff time. Of 6 trains used whilst in Germany, 5 were late and 2 were severely overcrowded.
If it had been a Muslim who blew up a UNESCO site you’d all be crying about the fall of western civilisation and loading explosives into American fighter jets 🤢
Chris⚖️Justice@chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 5d ago💥 700 tons of explosives. Israel detonated 700 tons of explosives beneath Beaufort Castle in South Lebanon, in the middle of the night. A 900-year-old Crusader castle that UNESCO just listed as endangered heritage. @sarahabdallah.bsky.social
"How cowardly, how afraid the West has been." Former Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė calls out both the "stupidity" of Russia's invasion and the hesitation of Western allies to confront Moscow.
Yes, Ukraine’s strikes are hurting Russia, and it is facing deep structural problems. But it is still capable of bringing us a great deal more suffering and destruction.
If you enjoy Mondelēz products such as Cadbury,Oreos,Milka, Toblerone etc., it is worth bearing in mind that they have been produced in support of the largest genocidal war of conquest since 1945. This was recently explained by Dirk Van de Put,Mondelēz's chief executive,in an interview with the BBC.
Cadbury chocolate-owner Mondelez defends staying in Russia
Mondelez boss Dirk Van de Put says it was the "right decision" to remain after the war with Ukraine.
bbc.co.uk
I can't with these videos of Russians standing in fuel lines whining, "But why are they bombing us? What did we doooooo?" You invaded a sovereign state. You destroyed the peaceful lives of 40 million people. You leveled our towns and cities.
Sir #DavidAttenborough “Things are going to get worse. This is the new extinction. We are in terrible, terrible trouble and the longer we wait to do something about it, the worse it is going to get." #ClimateEmergency
David Attenborough, the voice of Our Planet: “Things are going to get worse”
The voice of some of the most stunning nature documentaries ever made is pessimistic about the future of wildlife on earth.
vox.com
David Frum Said This July 30 2026. Frum Was The Former Speech Writer For George W. Bush........
more good content! imagine publishing content that's just nice! reveals a little bit about having fun on the internet! people just doing things because they can and the internet was nice!
ryan cooper@ryanlcooper.com · 4d agothis owns www.inverse.com/input/cultur...
They subpoenaed an 85-year-old man who has testified before Congress 250 times. They published his private diary first. Then screamed profanity at him for not talking. Six years of investigation. Zero charges. This is what having nothing looks like. www.JackHopkinsNow.com
🤬U.Sian setting up to try to force. Ukrainian into ceding occupied territory again 😵💫 🔥🇺🇦🔥👊
BROWDER: What do you do if you’re Putin — a greedy, cowardly, little man, scared to death of his own people, who doesn’t know when they’re going to come for him because he's stolen too much money? Well, straight out of Machiavelli 101. You create a foreign enemy and start a war.
1/7 In his latest video, Danish military analyst @anderspucknielsen.dk delivers a stark message about European defense: Europe does not need an army built to instantly defeat Russia, but one structured to survive the opening shock of a high-intensity, attritional war
Great write-up about Dynamics of corruption - thegrimhistorian.substack.com/p/has-americ...
Has America Crossed the Asshole Threshold?
Civilizations can carry a surprising number of parasites and live. But there’s a line — Rome crossed it, the Gilded Age toed it, and for the first time in history, we can measure it.
thegrimhistorian.substack.com
