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Age of Kadyrov is in Georgia. But if we are honest it has been for a while now

OC Media@ocmedia.bsky.social · last wk.

A Georgian pro-government MMA fighter, Giorgi Karvelishvili, has announced the launch of a movement to defend ‘values and traditions’. Stopping short of saying his movement would defend these values through violence, Kartvelashvili said that members of the movement were prepared to ‘go to prison’.

Honorary consulate of Georgia, Wrocław

Polish academia is still underfunded and the country is outside the eurozone but you can vote for Maria Skłodowska-Curie on a 20 euro banknote :) surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/banknote...

Why are they covering like its a particularly graphic sports injury?

Rav@rvbdrm.com · 2w ago

Quick thinking having a tablecloth handy. I didn’t even notice the twitching from that dead robot.

We have a new cannon! A massive thank you to serial sender @thisisandro.bsky.social on Bluesky for sending in this beauty from Czechów Castle an hour from Krakow in Poland! 🇵🇱 📍 Our 21st Polish cannon and the 77th from Andro 😳! #CannonNumber920 #afc #Arsenal #Gooners #COYG

None zero chance Trump team has mentioned to Giaahni that they would much prefer an Argentina win over Spain. The awkwardness of sitting next to Spain PM throughout the final would be interesting too.

Booooo

The Times and Sunday Times@thetimes.com · 3w ago

The half-time break at the World Cup final is expected to be around 30 minutes long in order to accommodate Fifa’s star-studded show — breaching the maximum time of 15 minutes permitted under the Laws of the Game

Kobakhidze's press briefing today is the very definition of 'this meeting could've been an email' as he read through solid 5-6 sheets of texts.

Infrastructure crippled, insufficient, climate challenges grow, competence among authorities inadequate at best, corrupt at worst. We are in for more frequent situations like this across Georgia sadly.

Civil.ge @civil.ge · 3w ago

Authorities have been working to mitigate “serious” impact in Telavi, Kakheti, after the local river overflowed following rain during the early hours of July 12, flooding streets and residential areas. No casualties or injuries have been reported.

"But the most important group is silent: those who claim to shape Georgia’s national discourse" oc-media.org/opinion-what...

Opinion | What Temur Ugulava’s death reveals about Georgia’s unfinished argument with its past

The debate is not about who Ugulava was, but why Georgia still lacks the language, institutions, and courage to discuss such legacies honestly.

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someone explain the joke to trump, he seems lost. it hasn't been part of the brief for him. you know, the one with all moscow talking points

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w ago

TRUMP: Would you go to Moscow? ZELENSKYY: It is difficult. There are lots of Ukrainian drones there. It's dangerous.

Pretty high up on the "if this was Joe Biden" index

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w ago

Trump: "We had 11 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan"

I’m just going to point out that Trump just made a post yesterday saying that he might need a restraining order for the Italian PM because she’s a stalker right before he’s about to fly to the NATO summit and Trump got a bunch of questions about FIFA and zero about Meloni.

Ted Cruz: “On behalf of all Americans, thank you for getting rid of that ridiculous red card”

Republicans Against Trumpism@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · last mo.

Donald Trump confirms he asked FIFA to review Balogun’s red card: “I saw the play. And I’m a person that loves sports and was a good athlete. And I understand sports really well. Really well. That wasn’t a foul; that wasn’t even an infraction.…So yes, I asked for a review by FIFA.”

Statement from Norway FA president Lise Klaveness.

If you tried to make a very bad situation worse you would struggle. Enter Donald Trump

arseblog@arseblog.com · last mo.

I hate to inflict this man on you, but this is extraordinary in its ignorance of football and the rules of the game, and essentially says he called in a favour from 'Johnny' Infantino to get the suspension overturned. This is genuine disgrace. www.reddit.com/r/soccer/com...

What a timing to 'begin refining crude oil of entirely non-Russian origin' bsp.com.ge/en/news/01-0...

Announcement by Black Sea Petroleum LLC

Black Sea Petroleum

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Let me know if there are any analytical articles on impact on Georgia. A small matter of number of counties in region competing for diesel for a prolonged period of time could raise costs if not create shortages

Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · last mo.

Russia, the worlds 3rd largest exporter of oil Has banned the export of petrol/gasoline and jet fuel and may also ban diesel exports Russia lost 25% of it's petrol/gasoline last week It's also considering importing fuel due to fuel shortages #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦

🇮🇱🇹🇷🧵 The Israeli government voted today to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide, following a resolution proposed by FM Gideon Sa'ar last week. The proposal now goes to the Knesset plenum for a vote. www.jpost.com/israel-news/...

Israeli gov't votes to recognize Armenian Genocide | The Jerusalem Post

Turkey denies that the massacres, imprisonment, and forced deportation of Armenians amounted to genocide, and Israel long avoided recognizing it as such due to diplomatic sensitivities.

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This World Cup would have looked grimly different without locally-based communities who showed up to bring their love to matchdays. Given travel restrictions and exorbitant prices diaspora supporters have made this World Cup. Arguably, they have saved this World Cup. www.nytimes.com/athletic/739...

How the love of the diaspora has helped give this World Cup soul (Gift Article)

This World Cup would have looked grimly different without the locally based communities bringing their cultural pride to matchdays

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Not ideal, but it's great that evenings and nights are decent.

Technically, they’re Remains now.

Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · last mo.

A fifth of Leave voters have died.

Got sent a shot from Sulkhan-Saba now. Played with the picture a bit.

Georgia’s population stood at 3,929,581 in the 2024 population census, marking an increase of 215,777 people (5.8%) compared to the 2014 figure of 3,713,804.

Georgia’s Population Exceeds 3.9 Million in 2024 Census as Geostat Releases Final Detailed Data - Civil Georgia

Georgia's population stood at 3,929,581 as of November 14, 2024, according to the main results of th

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Have it on a good authority it's done indeed

Andro@thisisandro.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This source is tend to trust on Georgian football news. Looks like a historic transfer from my perspective - first Georgian player at Arsenal. Andrea Berta signs his Georgian namesake Andria Bartiashvili (17). He is viewed as next big thing in Georgia together with Kvaratkhelia's brother (16)

This source is tend to trust on Georgian football news. Looks like a historic transfer from my perspective - first Georgian player at Arsenal. Andrea Berta signs his Georgian namesake Andria Bartiashvili (17). He is viewed as next big thing in Georgia together with Kvaratkhelia's brother (16)

Both countries behaving like petulant teenagers if you ask me. Only one winner in this dispute and it's not Poland or Ukraine edition.cnn.com/2026/06/20/europe/zelensky-returns-poland-honor-latam-intl

Zelensky returns Poland’s highest honor amid escalating row over nationalist wartime unit | CNN

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has returned Poland’s highest state honor, after the Polish president stripped him of the award as a politically charged dispute over World War II history resurface...

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*sigh*

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Polish President Nawrocki has announced that he will strip Volodymyr Zelensky of Poland’s highest honour in response to him naming a military unit after a group that massacred Poles during WWII. Ukraine's foreign minister said Nawrocki's "reckless" decision would “only benefit Moscow”.

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Jelger Groeneveld@jelgerg.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I think Georgian Dream can smile in silence how Saakashvili destroys from prison what's left of his UNM. From prison he pushes forward former tv-presenter Nanuka Zhorzholiani for party leadership, bypassing chair Tina Bokuchava, whose term expires. www.interpressnews.ge/en/article/1...