Simple Slav
@simpleslav.bsky.social
Slavic person living in the EU, attempting to blend in by being grumpy.
Trump wanted to make the US and its tech companies the dominant force in the world. He’s actually achieving the opposite.
France, Germany vow to develop Palantir rival
A top NATO commander said recently there was no real European alternative.
politico.eu
A new example of Meta shithousery. This is a post of mine on Instagram (left). Click the dots top right and this advisory note appears (right). I never use ai, never will. Why would they do this? Who benefits? Are they just trying to make viewers think everything is genAI so they just accept it?
Corporate ownership via holding companies in UAE or Cyprus is a typical modus operandi of Russian entities to obscure their links. European government agencies among the clients of Russia-controlled firm Passwork. HT @conorgallagher.bsky.social @marchofer.bsky.social @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social
VSquare.org@vsquare.bsky.social · 3w agoPasswork, a Spain-based password manager used by European government agencies and universities, shares technological ties with a Russian counterpart — an arrangement that experts say poses a state-level security risk. @occrp.org
Nach Spahn-Rücktritt: Postillon entlässt 700 Mitarbeiter www.der-postillon.com/2026/07/spah...
Nach Spahn-Rücktritt: Postillon entlässt 700 Mitarbeiter
Fürth (dpo) - Mitteilung in eigener Sache: Nach dem Rücktritt von Jens Spahn als Unions-Fraktionschef sind heute 700 Mitarbeiter des Postillon fristlo
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The only solution is to delete all posts there and leave. Which is a shitty option for any artist relying on the service to get work or advertise their stuff.
Dragons of Wales@dragonsofwales.bsky.social · 3w agoMeta have now started adding this label to almost all of my Instagram posts. I give up. Fuck it.
Meta have now started adding this label to almost all of my Instagram posts. I give up. Fuck it.
Ai stole from us. it looks like our art because it is stealing OUR art. And now we get to add mitigation of ai blowback to our list of things to manage as artists. 🙃
Dragons of Wales@dragonsofwales.bsky.social · 3w agoMeta have now started adding this label to almost all of my Instagram posts. I give up. Fuck it.
OTD in 1987 President Reagan signed Proclamation 5680—Captive Nations Week, in which he stated something about Ukraine the current Republican party would regard as woke.
The tl;dr (do read this tho it is quite the fuckin story) is this auto journo got cop Flocked on a luxury test vehicle with wrong plates flagged as stolen and then another auto journo had the same thing happen with the exact same plate error on a different luxury test vehicle
Flock Says Its Cameras Worked 'Correctly' When Police Tracked and Ambushed Me for No Reason
Flock says its AI license plate camera simply found what it was told to look for, and it relies on valid data and humans in the loop to verify its alerts.
thedrive.com
A Brazilian farmer playfully calls out each cow’s name from his notebook, and the cows answer with distinct moos proof that daily routines have taught them to recognize their names. Original post
Oh come on. Dude financed a series of lawsuits designed to literally bankrupt and shut down critical media sites.
Gil Durán@gilduran.com · 3w agoAxel Springer, the company that owns Politico, awards its top prize to...Antichrist lecturer Peter Thiel. No mention of the $50 million Thiel gave the son of Axel Springer's CEO to start a venture capital fund. But the CEO lauds Thiel's "courage and non-conformity." www.welt.de/wirtschaft/a...
There can be no forgiveness. 12 years ago, on July 17, 2014, the russians shot down Flight #MH17, killing 298 people, incl. 80 children. The perpetrators, sentenced to life in prison, remain under Moscow’s protection. Fact: russia has murdered hundreds of thousands of civilians. It must be smashed.
In 20 minutes' time it will be exactly 12 years since Malaysia Airlines flight 17 took off from Amsterdam.
It’s so interesting how, time and time again, this US government keeps reaching the conclusion that Russiagate is completely true
Mike Nellis@mikenellis.bsky.social · 3w agoTrump's own file release tonight says Russia was working to attack Biden and boost Trump's re-election campaign.
I published, alongside a dozen think-tankers and experts this article (in French and German) about the future of the FCAS (SCAF) project. Big thanks to Élie Tenenbaum for bringing the group together. www.challenges.fr/entreprise/d...
Le SCAF après le SCAF : « Après l’explosion de l’avion de combat NGF, Paris et Berlin doivent tout miser sur le cloud »
TRIBUNE - Dans une tribune publiée par Challenges à l’occasion du conseil des ministres franco-allemand (17 juillet), une douzaine de chercheurs français et allemands appellent Paris et Berlin, après ...
challenges.fr
This business of being ruled by dead white males is becoming disturbingly literal.
Im @zdfde.bsky.social Fernsehgarten darf man ein Lied spielen, dass Prostitution verherrlicht („Ich hab nen Puff, und meine Puffmama …“), da darf man auch „ChingChangChong“ raushauen. Aber wehe, wenn ein Lied in einer ZDF-Satire(!)Sendung an den antifaschistischen Auftrag des ÖRR erinnert. ❌
Once again disinformation prevails over facts when it comes to Carney. The Carney gov’t sent an embassy official, is not a participant, and 60 other countries did the same, including all G7 countries. Observers were sent for a reason. The Trump regime is upending its counterterrorism. #cdnpoli
☀️Video Game Tax Credit man☀️@belthazzar.bsky.social · 3w agoAh yeah this is why we need solidarity with our American comrades. Huge yikes for Carney while part of Canada burns right now ;_;
Hey, late #portfolioday ! My name's Nicolas Bannister, I am a concept artist for films and TV (animation and live action). I specialize in vehicles but I can do other things. too. ^^
Nicolas does really grate work and should have more followers on here, go checkout the art and give your support.
Bannister@bannister.bsky.social · 3w agoHey, late #portfolioday ! My name's Nicolas Bannister, I am a concept artist for films and TV (animation and live action). I specialize in vehicles but I can do other things. too. ^^
No science fiction could have prepared us for just how stupid the end of the world can be. "The environment was on the brink of collapse, and so, rather than deal with that, we burned what fuel we had left getting computers to scam each other for money."
Apropos: Verweigern die millionenreichweitenstarken öffentlich-rechtlichen Nachrichtenformate ARD @tagesschau.bsky.social und @zdfheute.bsky.social bis heute einen eigenständigen Artikel über den jüngsten UN-Report über die gezielten Tötungen von Kindern? Falls ja: Weshalb das klare Agenda Cutting?
Israel continues to commit genocide by targeting children in Gaza, UN inquiry finds
Independent report says by aiming at children Israel is undermining capacity of Palestinian people to exist
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Der Auftritt von Chrupalla/Siegmund/Steimle in Dessau mit Gewaltfantasien gegen Merz/Merkel und dem Absingen der DDR-Hymne sind nur ein Beleg dafür, wie stark die AfD bemüht ist, Demokratie und Freiheit abzuschaffen, um ein autoritäres System á la Orban oder gar Putin zu errichten
It genuinely sucks that the Orange Man has cratered the government, but the government will still be cratered and the more bonkers shit you promise voters the more they're going to be disappointed when you govern. Sure is great and cool that we're also full steam ahead into an anti-tax revolt.
⚡️'Looking forward to welcoming them back' — International Handball body lifts Russian, Belarusian ban following IOC decision.
'Looking forward to welcoming them back' — International Handball body lifts Russian, Belarusian ban following IOC decision
"(T)he IHF looks forward to welcoming them back into the international handball community and hopes that, with the support and cooperation of all stakeholders, the necessary steps will be taken to ens...
kyivindependent.com
🚨We are hiring a two-year postdoctoral researcher (80%) at the University of Zurich within the new Horizon Europe project WELFAIR on the political implications of technological change, demographic ageing and rising inequality. The full job ad is here: tinyurl.com/3b6ddm25 Apply by August 9, 2026.
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Ziehen Journalisten und Journalistinnen irgendwelche Konsequenzen aus der dauerhaften fundierten Medienkritik? Stellen sie diese Medienkritik mit den Medienverantwortlichen des eigenen Hauses zur Debatte? Findet überhaupt eine Diskussion zur eigenen „Rolle beim Comeback des Faschismus“ statt?
re:publica 26: Ganz normale Medien und ihr Beitrag zum Comeback des Faschismus
YouTube video by re:publica
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Wer den lesenswerten @verfassungsblog.de Text von Maximilian Steinbeis über echte Gegenwehr gegen die AfD richtig und gemäß der Dringlichkeit wichtig fand, der kann direkt hier weiterlesen. Denn bei diesem klar verfassungswidrigen Vorhaben müssten alle Demokraten sofort alarmiert sein und handeln:
Mit der Next Election wird das alles in Ordnung kommen.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoClayton's confirmation hearing was an absolute disaster, so much so that Tom Cotton is crashing out at the end of it
