I would propose that #Lviv becomes one of the European Capitals of #Culture in 2033. It's the next "free slot" – and until then #Ukraine will not only have won the war against the RuZZian aggressor but also be a fully integrated member of #EU. #EuropeUnitedIncludingUkraine

You see so many things on your travels, this lecture will be helpful to better understand what you see and to specifically pay attention to the details. Another great video of a fantastic church(?) in Lviv. Looking forward to a new letter when time is right. 🤞for another trip to Lviv soon!

For those looking for more information: kyivindependent.com/russian-ball...

Russian ballistic missile attack kills 17, injures 44 in Kyiv and surrounding area as rescue efforts continue

A massive Russian ballistic missile and drone attack killed 15 people and injured 51 others in Ukraine's capital and Kyiv Oblast as fires engulfed Kyiv and its suburbs, authorities reported overnight ...

kyivindependent.com

I’ve just finished watching a lecture on how to notice architectural details. We looked at different buildings in Lviv. It made me return to the videos and photos from my recent visit there. Perhaps it’s time to write another letter.

My first thought was regret, but I wasn’t sure why, unless it was the regret of trusting those unworthy of trust. I look forward learning more from your intake from the lecture. Or are you giving it?

Just got out of a meeting with President Zelensky. I stand with Ukraine and will be voting to sanction Russia.

Italy will use extra leeway from the EU to spend billions of euros on energy and defense, Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti told members of the country's parliament today.

Italy to spend billions more on energy and defense, finance minister says

Rome will boost expenditures on green investment and military spending after the EU relaxed its strict spending rules, Giancarlo Giorgetti told parliament.

politico.eu

Where's the righteous anger the news about Exeter has engendered? Where are the think pieces about learning loss and unconscionable redundancies? The problem will never be understood or *addressed* if we do not, collectively, respond to the full scale of it.

Glen O'Hara@gsoh31.bsky.social · 3d ago

So it's farewell to the History subject area at the University of Hertfordshire, not the first nor the last to go. One of the best departments in the country, just extinguished like a snap of the fingers. Think of the waste. (1/2)

I need new knowledge for future letters and visits to Lviv. And it’s a good way to spend the day after the attack. They cannot kill knowledge.

Our dear friend Yaroslava posted this morning, Wednesday. Keep Kyiv in your thoughts always. A tragic and heartbreaking night in Kyiv.

Yaroslava@strategywoman.bsky.social · 13h ago

Kyiv. The smell of last night’s attack is in the air. I’m making warcoffee. Reading the news. Warehouses belonging to civilian businesses were on fire. A railway station in the Kyiv region was hit. People were killed.

A £240m contract with the Ministry of Defence, a £330m deal with the NHS, but only £2m of tax in the UK 🤔 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/05/palantir-corporation-tax-uk-2024-accounting-practices

Palantir paid just £2m corporation tax in UK in 2024 despite lucrative public sector contracts

Software group benefits from global systems and accounting practices ‘that enable tax to be shirked’, says union boss

theguardian.com

I am going through Bram Stoker’s earliest notes on DRACULA today - they include a list of the powers and features of the Count (then named “Wampyr” before Stoker stumbled on “Dracula”), many of which are never elucidated in the book…

Please read..... #BookSky

Atmospheric orchestral interludes. Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from “Peter Grimes” thelistenersclub.com/2026/07/24/b...

Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from "Peter Grimes": Atmospheric Portraits

Set in a small English coastal village, Benjamin Britten’s 1945 opera, Peter Grimes

thelistenersclub.com

Thank you for the update🙏 What a horrible night and terrifying morning. Reading these news is so sad and disturbing. My thoughts are by the victimes and their loved ones. I wish your day will be kind and you find some rest after this terrible night 🫂 Sending beauty and strenght.

It caught my attention immediately. Why is the piano here? I came closer. 🇺🇦 Oleh Holosii, Night Lights, 1992. The title raised even more questions.

Kyiv. The smell of last night’s attack is in the air. I’m making warcoffee. Reading the news. Warehouses belonging to civilian businesses were on fire. A railway station in the Kyiv region was hit. People were killed.

🔴UPD: Russian missile attack killed 15 people and injured 37 across Kyiv and the surrounding region. Exploiting a lack of air defense interceptors, Russia continues to terrorize the city, leaving civilians in grave danger with almost no time to reach shelter.

⚡️Update: At least 17 killed, 44 injured after massive Russian missile, drone attack on Kyiv region. Search and rescue operations remain underway after Russia launched 24 ballistic missiles, four hypersonic missiles, and 115 drones targeting civilian infrastructure and residential areas overnight.

Russian ballistic missile attack kills 17, injures 44 in Kyiv and surrounding area as rescue efforts continue

A massive Russian ballistic missile and drone attack killed 15 people and injured 51 others in Ukraine's capital and Kyiv Oblast as fires engulfed Kyiv and its suburbs, authorities reported overnight ...

kyivindependent.com

That sounds hot. Is it hot?

It’s 90 degrees in the Arctic right now

The Arctic is heating faster than the rest of the planet. New data illustrate how dire that is

scientificamerican.com

The billionaires are addicted to their game of greed. To play it they need us to collaborate. They think we are addicted to their toys. We are not. Walk Away.

Yaroslava has posted early Friday morning Kyiv time. Please keep Yaroslava and all Kyiv in your thoughts.

Yaroslava@strategywoman.bsky.social · 23h ago

Just after midnight in Kyiv. Once again, the city is under ballistic missile attack. Loud explosions shake the summer night.

Just after midnight in Kyiv. Once again, the city is under ballistic missile attack. Loud explosions shake the summer night.

Our dear friend Olena Halushka just posted, Monday. So very heartbreaking 💔. Please follow Olena. She is a strong, wise, and principled voice for Ukraine. Visit her page and search her organizations to see what extraordinary good they and Olena do.

Olena Halushka@halushka.bsky.social · 2d ago

2,5 days passed, yet firefighters still struggle to put out a fire in the warehouses of Ukraine's publishing house Ranok and the bookstore Knygoland in Kharkiv. The russian army targeted them on August 1, burning 8M books, incl school textbooks — just weeks before the start of a new school year.

Good morning dear friends, I wish everyone happy, healthy, productive, safe and peaceful day. Kyiv, Ukraine 🇺🇦

Do we need a verb to Amazon? To give up on physically doing something for an allegedly better digital future? www.hrgiger.com

Will McKinley@willmckinley.bsky.social · 12mo ago

My 80-year-old aunt told me she "got tired of streaming" and is borrowing DVDs from her library again. So I checked it out and they have an amazing selection. Blu-rays too, from Criterion, Kino Lorber and other boutique labels. #PhysicalMedia #FilmSky

Imagine billionaires as the key species in a Yellowstone ecosystem. Are we looking at a healthy ecosystem?

Do we need to look at the evolution of billionaires and the ecosystems they create?

Does an apex predator without natural checks create a trophic cascade that collapses the whole system?