NATO chief visits Odesa, vows ‘unwavering’ support for Ukraine after deadly Russian strikes in Sumy – Firstpost
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visited Odesa on Tuesday, reaffirming the alliance’s strong support for Ukraine. This comes as Ukraine continues to face deadly Russian missile attack.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Samma månad som man kan läsa rubriker om hur turkiska användare flyr från X till Bluesky kan vi läsa om hur Bluesky plockar ner innehåll från turkiska användare.
Jag vet inte vad för innehåll det är. Men med tanke på turkiska myndigheter begärt borttagning så är det inte speciellt osannolikt att det är demonstranter, oppositionella eller andra kritiker av regimen.
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The U.S. military is set to consolidate its presence in Syria over the coming weeks and months, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday.
One of the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that consolidation could reduce the number of troops in Syria to about 1,000.
The United States has recently sent aircraft including B-2 bombers, warships and air defense systems to reinforce the Middle East.
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From: blenderdumbass . org
I want to document the way you might have a possibility to use the same software to make a similar website. @Madiator2011 already done that with blog.madiator.com. Lets go over: where you get the code, how do you set it up, how do you publish, how do you manage accounts, and most importantly, how do you modify everything, so it will look like your own thing.
Read or listen: blenderdumbass.org/articles/ho…
#blog #blogging #webdev #website #python #programming #BDServer
try without spaces, that would include fediverse and bluesky posts
#some #its-complex-i-want-to-add-improved-search-at-some-point
"Overheden moeten niet worden geleid als startups, omdat ze fundamenteel andere doelen nastreven, verantwoording moeten afleggen aan andere belanghebbenden en werken met heel andere tijdshorizonnen. In plaats van een luchtspiegeling van Silicon Valley na te jagen, zouden beleidsmakers zich moeten richten op het opbouwen van structuren en vermogens die overheden in staat stellen om responsief, veerkrachtig en effectief te functioneren."
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Hervormen met een kettingzaag
In plaats van een luchtspiegeling van Silicon Valley na te jagen, zouden beleidsmakers zich moeten richten op structurele oplossingen. Want ontwrichting zonder richting is eerder een recept voor rampspoed dan voor vooruitgang.De Groene Amsterdammer
US State Department denies plans of NATO funding cuts | World News
While addressing a press briefing on Tuesday (local time), Bruce said that the US remains committed to Nato and is trying to make the alliance deterrent, not to help with wars, fight them, or fund them.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Var är den pelagiska fiskeflottan april 2025? I stort sett alla stora pelagiska fiskebåtar ligger i hamn. Flera av dem lossar förmodligen fångsten. En del underhålls och görs i ordning.
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Var är den pelagiska fiskeflottan april 2025? - Svenssons Nyheter - Njord
Var är den pelagiska fiskeflottan april 2025? I stort sett alla stora pelagiska fiskebåtar ligger i hamn. Flera av dem lossar förmodligenAnders Svensson (Svenssons Nyheter - Njord)
Central Asia: An Arena of Geopolitical Attraction
Though 2025 is not yet at its halfway point, Central Asia has already emerged as one of the primary stages of global diplomatic engagement.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
16 April 1930 | Czech Jewish boy, Erich Schild, was born in Česká Lípa.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 October 1944 and most probably murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
China’s first-quarter GDP tops estimates at 5.4% as growth momentum continues amid tariff worries
Dongsanhuan Ring Road, CBD, Beijing, China.Xiaoyang Liu/Construction Photography/Avalon | Getty ImagesChina's economy expanded by a better-than-expected 5.4% in the first quarter, maintaining a strong momentum, even as U.S.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
The Evolution of Biological Information: How Evolution Creates Complexity, From Viruses to Brains by Christoph Adams, 2024
Why information is the unifying principle that allows us to understand the evolution of complexity in nature. More than 150 years after Darwin’s revolutionary On the Origin of Species, we are still attempting to understand and explain the amazing complexity of life.
@bookstodon
#books
#nonfiction
#biology
#evolution
#information
#complexity
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#leader : a pipe for conducting rain water from a roof to a cistern or to the ground
- German: der Anführer
- Italian: dirigente
- Portuguese: líder
- Spanish: dirigente
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OpenDNS Quits Belgium Under Threat of Piracy Blocks or Fines of €100K Per Day
In a brief statement citing a court order in Belgium but providing no other details, Cisco says that its OpenDNS service is no longer available to users in Belgium. Cisco's withdrawal is almost certainly linked to an IPTV piracy blocking order obtained by…
OpenDNS Quits Belgium Under Threat of Piracy Blocks or Fines of €100K Per Day * TorrentFreak
Cisco has suspended its OpenDNS service in Belgium due to a court order, most likely a piracy blocking order with €100K per day fines attached.Andy Maxwell (TF Publishing)
Top UK barrister: Israel is carrying out ‘destruction of humanity’ in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera
aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/16/t…
"Michael Mansfield, an eminent human rights lawyer, talks to Al Jazeera about a war crimes case he and others recently filed and why legal efforts still matter despite a breakdown of the rule of law."
#Palestine #Gaza #Israel
@palestine
Top UK barrister: Israel is carrying out ‘destruction of humanity’ in Gaza
Michael Mansfield, a human rights lawyer, talks to Al Jazeera about a war crimes case he and others recently filed.Anealla Safdar (Al Jazeera)
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in reply to Samuel • • •Här är länkar:
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Ännu obekräftade uppgifter från tidningar. Men kanske @dagensarbete , @dagensetc , @Flamman , @internationalen vill rota i det?
X users in Turkey migrate to Bluesky amid censorship
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in reply to laxsill • • •ja, det verkar inte bättre. Tråkigt så klart. En del av mig är "vad var der vi sa" men en större del av mig är "shit vad svårt oppositionella får nu".
Det är en påminnelse till vänstern att inte förlita sig på centraliserade tjänster drivna av vinstdrivande företag.
Men också en påminnelse till t.ex. journalister att vissa oppositionella nu kanske bara kommer kunna finnas på Mastodon och totalsträckskrypterade plattformar. Så värt att ha närvaro här av bara den anledningen