Please, let it be Type C (or at least G): https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/banknotes/future_banknotes/html/design-proposals.en.html Decide yourself and help with the selection process: https://surveys.ecb.europa.eu/lng/de/pageTag/SurveyCampaign/cId/lnQrjWQVXegm5TVV/ #Euro #money #design #EU

RE: https://rollenspiel.social/@kaspi/117038459478756046 One of the things I enjoy the most about the #Fediverse is how it mirrors real world social structures: if you come along and spout far-right nonsense, you get excluded from the group. You can freely find a group who all enjoy spouting […]

2/2 Ukraine will probably lose the war unless #Europe increases its support. European decision-makers seems oblivius to this danger. Remember one thing: All European military forces would be crushed by Russia, because not a single country has switched to drone technology.

ICC CHIEF PROSECUTOR: “Oppose Israel and we will go after your family — You have been warned. Rubio, McConnell sent me a letter… what’s liberating is accepting mortality.”

The ministerial EU meeting on #Ceuta has just finished, and Spain has come out of it in a very good position. "We commend #Spain for their swift response to the situation in #Ceuta and extend our deepest condolences for the tragic loss of life." "communication [..] could further be reinforced […]

If I were Spain I'd pen a public letter highlighting how EU countries were pushing Russian narratives around #ceuta and undermining the security of the Union by not offering support. #EUpol

update: they still haven't retracted their wildly misleading X posts

Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 3d ago

Vance, Farage and Weidel posted fear-mongering messages about a Spanish migrant crisis that weren't true. They haven't retracted them. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

If #Spain had been led by the #PP, the attack on the border in #Ceuta would have prompted an outpouring of solidarity from right-wing #EU leaders. Instead, because Spain is lead by a left-wing government, all we got was pathetic political point-scoring and lies about a threat to #Schengen The […]

Vance, Farage and Weidel posted fear-mongering messages about a Spanish migrant crisis that weren't true. They haven't retracted them. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta

We’ve seen this before.

theatlantic.com

RE: https://eupolicy.social/@hpod16/117004131062595934 This is an awesome video!

Russian propagandist, Xenia #Fedorova is finally being expelled from France, after months of spouting russian propaganda on #Bolore's TV networks […]

"Power is the ability to shape the world to your advantage. This should not be confused with constantly declaring how powerful you are" From Edward Luce, @financialtimes.com giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Trump’s waning sway over the world

The habitual trolling that serves him at home is sapping his potency on the global stage

giftarticle.ft.com

🐔 A farm that cuts its electricity bill by 74% AND gives its chickens shade from summer heat? Handsome Brook Farms, an organic pasture-raised egg producer in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky, just finished 9 ground-mounted solar projects totaling 579.7 kW across its farms. One farmer saw a 74.23% […]

RE: https://toot.aquilenet.fr/@usagershtallier/116996515975387101 #SNCF Réseau et la Région AURA sabotent cette ligne sans en subir les moindre conséquences. C'est une honte.

This year, #France is really taking a slap in the face from #ClimateChange. Three deadly heatwaves, and now my home city, #ClermontFerrand, is draped in smog from the forest fires raging 450km away on the Atlantic coast.

Ale chujowe badania: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn05wyld45wo

Penis count debate rages over Bayeux Tapestry

A podcast has again investigated the penises on the embroidery, which has a replica in Reading.

bbc.com

🍊🏛️An abandoned orangery and cloister in the south of France. Part of the estate of a Parisian poet, who moved here to find new inspiration for his poetry! #France #Architecture #Photography #Travel #History #Poetry #Abandoned #Ruins

RE: https://social.opensource.org/@osi/116976252047697850 This article by OSI's Executive Director is really the reminder lawmakers need when it comes to Open Source and Open Weights AI

US before: what if we arm the Taliban to fight the Soviets? US now: what if we give a brutal theocracy everything it needs to build nukes so it can fight another brutal theocracy. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/23/what-is-the-us-saudi-arabia-nuclear-power-deal-explained

What is the US-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal and why is it causing concern?

The US will help Saudi Arabia establish a civilian nuclear program, but critics have said it could lead to domestic enrichment and set off a regional arms race

theguardian.com

The EU just authorised its naval anti-piracy operation ATALANTA to also board Russian shadow-fleet ships. This is an unprecedented step forward: for the first time, soldiers under the military command of the EU will be authorised to take actions previously reserved to national militaries […]

#Flathub's "no slop" policy has my full support. It might just make Linux the only unenshittified platform https://geopjr.dev/blog/democratizing-abando

Congrats to Spain!

"if we lose it can only be because someone has cheated" Listen to Hannah Rosin: the election deniers are in charge www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...

The Election Deniers Are in Charge Now

In Georgia, where Donald Trump once tried to “find” more than 11,000 votes, election deniers are now in powerful election-board positions.

theatlantic.com

The Moscow Exchange index plummeted to 1917 points. On February 29, 2024, Putin set a goal to double the capitalization. At that time, the index was at 3256 points.

my colleague Simon Shuster has done a deep dive into Ukraine's most succesful drone and missile designer, and it is quite a story www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Ukraine’s Dr. Strangelove

A rocket designer with a dubious past sets out to build a missile shield with Europe—and without America.

theatlantic.com

As he becomes Labour leader, Andy #Burnham's speech today is quite promising. #UKpol

James O'Brien did an interesting call-in on #LBC this morning on Andy #Burnham's push to shift the centre of power away from #london Even in France, one of Europe's most centralised countries, other cities have bigger budgets, better infrastructure, and more political control than UK cities […]

I find it interesting that #Trump announced that #Ukraine would be allowed to build #Patriot missiles, just as Ukraine and Europe partnered to build their own interceptor to compete with the #Patriot. Feels to me like this is less about helping Ukraine and more about ensuring US defence firms […]

Yesterday we hosted an event on how the UK can build Digital Sovereignty. Our panel explored open source and the Digital Commons in creating a more resilient, transparent and equitable future. Catch up on the event with @jim.killock.org.uk, @megafreda.eurosky.social and @jmaris.me. Watch now ⬇️

From Digital Dependence to Digital Sovereignty

youtube.com