If you see someone online ignorantly claiming that entry into Ceuta entails entry into mainland Spain/the Schengen area, here's the text proving otherwise. (Plus almost everyone who entered Ceuta returned within a day)

Steve Peers@stevepeers.bsky.social · 5d ago

Here are those special rules on Ceuta and Melilla as regards Schengen - dating back to Spain acceding to the Schengen Convention eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...

Good Morning☕ at #Bluesky💙#Americans #climatechange💔🔥#wildfires with Senator #PattyMurray I am closely monitoring the fires threatening the Spokane region. Eastern #Washington PLEASE listen to local authorities & do everything possible to stay safe and look -- what will DT say about it 👇 1 - 3 .

Garry Kasparov: I would bet a considerable sum that in 10 years, Russia will not exist in its current borders. I hope it will happen sooner, because it's not that people ask me, do you want Russia to collapse? It's not about whether I want or not. It's going to happen.

President #Zelenskyy 💬 "Over the past week, 16 of our regions have come under attack. During this time alone, the russians have launched around 1,900 drones, nearly 1,600 aerial bombs and 144 missiles of various types, including ballistic missiles." ⚠️ Disturbing 📽️

"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed." ~ Carl Gustav Jung, "Modern man in search of a soul".

Russian media have reported details of the attack near Moscow's Balzi Rossi restaurant, where an improvised explosive device detonated yesterday: ▪️ At around 7:50 p.m. Moscow time, a woman attempted to enter the Balzi Rossi restaurant, where a celebration was taking place.

Wildberries warehouse in Novosemeykino, Samara, looking a bit worse for wear. #explodey

It’s Sunday - Happy Trump Cancels Another Attack Day.

Trump says he is cancelling strikes on Iran subject to deal being made 'rapidly'

The US president claims Iran and other Middle Eastern countries asked Washington to hold off on any attack as the "perimeters" of a deal had been agreed.

bbc.co.uk

The oil refinery in Russian Saratov has joined the party.

Bashneft oil refinery in Russian Ufa is also burning after a drone attack.

OpenAI’s rogue models roamed the internet for 4 days and staged a second attack A new analysis reveals that the artificial intelligence company’s most powerful models spent days probing the open internet before breaching #AI developer platform Hugging Face. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

OpenAI’s rogue models roamed the internet for 4 days and staged a second attack

A new analysis reveals that the artificial intelligence company’s most powerful models spent days probing the open internet before breaching AI developer platform Hugging Face.

politico.com

As of today, the use of AI becomes more transparent in the EU. Here’s how EU law makes sure AI works for you, in full openness ↓

#Ukraine CinC AF Major General Drapatiy congratulated the Air Force on their professional holiday, praising their resilience against russia's initial onslaught, honouring fallen air defenders, and thanking all personnel defending Ukraine's skies.

#Ukraine honours its Air Force on the first Sunday in August, celebrating their strength, dedication, and sacrifices in defending the nation. Glory to Ukraine Source: President #Zelenskyy

The fire at Wildberries logistics center in Novosemeykino, Samara region of Russia is growing stronger. This center was just opened in April of 2025.

⚠️ Ukraine Daily Update: 31 July - 1 August 2026 @kelley7622.tochnyi.info As a result of a massive attack on the capital by Russian forces, the number of injured civilians increased to 33 people, including four children aged 13, 14, and 17. Nine people died, including a police officer who was on duty

A key provision of the EU regulation on artificial intelligence comes into force on Sunday August 2. Professional designers and users of #AI systems will have to mention that their content was created by this technology, under penalty of fines. www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...

Intelligence artificielle : la mention « généré par IA » devient obligatoire dans l’UE

Une disposition-clé du règlement européen sur l’intelligence artificielle entre en vigueur dimanche 2 août. Les concepteurs et utilisateurs professionnels de systèmes d’IA devront mentionner que leurs...

lemonde.fr

Every morning at: 9 AM Kyiv (EEST) 7 AM London (BST) 8 AM Berlin/Paris (CEST) 2 AM New York (EDT) 5 PM Sydney (AEDT) #Ukraine pauses Will you join us in a minute of silence to honour the fallen heroes who gave everything for freedom? Their sacrifice will never be forgotten Stand with Ukraine. 🕯️

'This is where democracy beats totalitarianism’: Ukraine’s drone strike force takes the fight to russia 🖊️ Luke Harding in #Ukraine 📷📽️ Alessio Mamo www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

‘This is where democracy beats totalitarianism’: Ukraine’s drone strike force takes the fight to Russia

Exclusive: at a launch site in the Ukrainian countryside, members of the elite ‘Magyar’s Birds’ brigade are turning Russia’s vast size into a weakness

theguardian.com

13-year sentence for refusing to be silent about russia’s occupation of #Kherson oblast Serhiy Tsyhipa needs voices in his defence after being abducted, tortured and held in russian captivity for five years for opposing russia's full-scale invasion of his country khpg.org/en/1608815954

13-year sentence for refusing to be silent about Russia’s occupation of Kherson oblast

Serhiy Tsyhipa needs voices in his defence after being abducted, tortured and held in Russian captivity for five years for opposing Russia's full-scale invasion of his country

khpg.org

Hungary's PM Péter Magyar: “Due to the further drop in the Danube's water level, one of the last two generating units at the Paks Nuclear Power Plant will be shut down at 1:30 am… “…tomorrow it will be completely shut down for the first time in 44 years.” #climatecrisis

💙💛 Machines instead of people: UGVs have carried out over 66,300 missions since the start of the year mod.gov.ua/en/news/mach...

Machines instead of people: UGVs have carried out over 66,300 missions since the start of the year

Since the start of 2026, Ukrainian troops have used unmanned ground vehicles in 66,300 missions, taking on the riskiest logistics and evacuation tasks.

mod.gov.ua

Aleksandr Chaiko, the presumed target for today's bombing at a Moscow restaurant, would be high on any Ukraine wanted list. At the time of the full invasion he commanded the Vostok brigade. His units were involved in mass murders, torture of civilians & destruction in Bucha.

This video was allegedly taken today before the explosion, but I cannot verify that. It refers to the 55th birthday celebration of Aleksandr Chaiko, Commander-in-Chief of Russia's Aerospace Forces.

NEWS: Trump vetoed a bipartisan water project he'd promised Coloradans. Now, according to Lauren Boebert, the real reason wasn't the fiscal concerns his official veto message cited. She says she was told it was retaliation over Tina Peters sitting in jail.

Lauren Boebert Says She Was Told Trump Vetoed Colorado Water Bill Over Tina Peters

Trump’s official veto note cited fiscal objections.

meidasnews.com

Rusland heeft in juli een recordaantal raketten afgevuurd ​​op Oekraïne. Het agressieve buurland van Oekraïne schoot in totaal 376 raketten af, meer dan twee keer zoveel als in juni.

Russia Fired Record Number of Missiles at Ukraine in July – AFP analysis - The Moscow Times

Russia fired a record number of missiles at Ukraine in July, an AFP analysis of Ukrainian air force data published Saturday showed, as Kyiv renewed its call for anti-ballistic defenses.

themoscowtimes.com

GOP Rep Thomas Massie: “Don’t fall for the fake Fox/GOP outrage. Two weeks ago the House passed a bill that greenlighted the transfer of Spanish territory to Morocco. Every Republican except me voted for it, but now THEY are acting shocked at the invasion.”

The World Has Patriot Missiles; What Matters Is for Our Partners to Make the Political Decision to Provide the Necessary Packages – Address by President #Zelenskyy 1 August 2026 Full address 📎 www.president.gov.ua/en/news/rake...

Europe needs to prepare for attrition

Joni Askola@joniaskola.bsky.social · 4d ago

1/7 In his latest video, Danish military analyst @anderspucknielsen.dk delivers a stark message about European defense: Europe does not need an army built to instantly defeat Russia, but one structured to survive the opening shock of a high-intensity, attritional war

UEFA has given FIFA President Gianni Infantino an ultimatum: resign or face a no-confidence vote, The Telegraph reports . It says all 55 members would back it. Only 43 votes are needed.