"There was one issue that was mentioned on all five days of Discovery Week, and that was Mastodon’s current lack of reply controls." So glad this is getting some attention! #mastodon #ReplyControls

1/2 #Spain #Norway According to the Norwegian Foreign Minister, there is a high probability that #Russia is behind the incident in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa.

Russia still supplies fuel to occupied Crimea via the Kerch ferry route. Ukraine struck all five ferries in July, leaving three critically damaged. The remaining two, Lavrentiy and Panagia, now operate as non-self-propelled barges towed by tugboats.

Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.

The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed

The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.

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KYIV POST: Zelensky Greenlights New SBU Operations Against Russia https://www.kyivpost.com/post/81694 President Zelensky authorized new SBU operations against Russian aggression and approved steps to remove personnel who “work for themselves, not for Ukraine.” The announcement follows a 40-day […]

The same people who have been telling us "we can't stop climate change, instead we must adapt" have been hammering our capacity to adapt, through their promotion of austerity. What they're really saying is "keep burning fossil fuels for the sake of our donors". www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Today's outfit in honor of Sigrid Haugser, Norwegian road race champion who yesterday surprised herself by taking hold of #MaillotJaune with a heroic 80 km solo breakaway. In #TDFF2026

Jarla kommentoi Kelan toimintaa, aikana jona laitaoikeistohallitus ohjeistaa ihmisten kiusaamiseen (kutsuen niitä "säästöiksi")

Pekka Kallioniemi writes that a "new left" is forming in the US that is defined by its strong opposition to Ukraine,the Jewish Nation, as well as its sympathy for Russia, Iran and China. As the US Democrats are weak and struggling to define what they stand for, this "new left" wants to fill the […]

Ukraine’s SBU says it struck the Khanskaya military airbase near Maykop, hitting two russian Su-35 fighter jets, two L-39 trainer aircraft, a fuel depot, and other airfield infrastructure.

Russian logistics in 2026: Warehouse ❌ Refinery ❌ Power plant ❌ Distillery… please no.

Ceutan tapahtumat kertovat karusti, että nykyisellä hallituksella ei ole resilienssiä hybridioperaatioita vastaan. Toimitaan juuri kuten operaation järjestäjä toivoo ja kovalla kiireellä ilman malttia odottaa faktoja. Tämä koskee etenkin sisäministeriä, joka asetti Suomen edelle populismin. #ceuta

Tomorrow is the final day of Ukraine's 40 day campaign of long range strikes to pressure russia to end its war. Should major fireworks be expected? What could be more major than huge clouds of smoke over every russian city, every sanctioned oil tanker on fire?

Beautiful. Read it. "They’re encouraging us to spend our lives curled up in impotent little balls of emotional infancy and intellectual stagnation so that they can sell us machines which act as digital prostheses for the sacred parts of ourselves we have amputated." […]

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

"Latest Alumina shipment for Russia just about to depart Aughinish Pier Estonian owned KASSANDRA of Hansa shipping is carrying approx 7791 tons of alumina. This is in direct contravention of the democratic will of the European people as voted for in the European Parliament." (@realLangerDan)

If you enjoy Mondelēz products such as Cadbury, Milka, Toblerone,Oreos,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 […]

@signalapp @AboutSignalNL I just discovered that when you want to share your location using the Signal's 'share your location' feature, it sends a link of..... Google Maps 🥴 I could not find a way to change this to an (open standard) geolocation link. - did I […] [Original post on mastodon.nl]

The Facts: Ceuta is not Europe. Ceuta is an enclave of Spain in North Africa, a remnant of Spanish trading outposts and colonialism. Ceuta does not belong to the Schengen Area; an uncontrolled border crossing to the European mainland is not possible. Worldwide […] [Original post on mas.to]

"For all its genuine antipathy to Putin, and suffering at his hands, much of Russia’s exiled opposition still seems to prioritise, in its activities and lobbying, the protection of Russia’s people and assets. This is because it hopes one day to govern Russia. Europe’s priority is different: to […]

OTD in 2008, after several weeks massed on the border with Georgia & denying intent to invade, Kremlin said troops were going back to their bases. A week later they invaded Georgia. None of this should sound familiar.

I was 15 when I was on my first road trip in USA, visiting Utah, Nevada and California. Since then, I've spent time in NYC and done many work trips up and down the West Coast. Been snowboarding in Washington, skiing in Squaw Valley. I thought I'd take my daughter to see the Grand Canyon around […]

Russia’s Rassvet satellites (by Bureau 1440) already provide two 1-1.5-hour communication windows per day over Ukraine. Russia can use this to control naval, strike, and reconnaissance drones for its attacks on Ukraine. According to N2YO data, 12 out of 16 […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Meillä on pitkä perinne sille, että kun rajalla alkaa rytistä, mietitään, tulevatko muut apuun vai ei. Jäämmekö yksin? Euroopassa muistetaan ne, joilta on saatu apua ja ne, jotka ovat pyrkineet eristämään ja torumaan paineen alla olevaa valtiota. 3/3 www.ts.fi/a/7047326

Professori: Suomen ei ole järkevää torua Espanjaa, sillä voimme itse tarvita apua rajallamme

Sisäministeri Mari Rantanen (ps.) on kertonut kannattavansa Espanjan Schengen-sopimuksen keskeyttämistä Ceutan tilanteen vuoksi.

ts.fi

Ed Zitron has been on this for a long time, but good to see that the NY Times finally is digging into Silicon Valley OG Larry Ellison's sleazeball ways -- and his prop-up-Oracle-stock-until-it-crashes bets on AI. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/magazine/larry-ellison-ai-oracle.html

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At 9:00 a.m. Every Day, Ukraine Falls Silent to Honour Defenders and Civilians Killed by Russia💔

A computer can never be held accountable...

OTD in 1991 president G H Bush made the chicken Kiev speech in which he urged Ukraine to stay in USSR. He was called a coward by members of Republican party for being soft on Russia. Back when the party of Reagan didn't fellate KGB agents.

For those saying we cant do it. I'll say half of you want ban kids from social media but you keep propaganda networks in? Maybe the otherway would be better? Clean up the social media of the filith* and then no need to ban yiur own citizens *propaganda, nazis, AI porn, antivaxx for starters