Those who wish to make the argument that behind the scenes (and aside from the headlines) Kier Starmer is actually (re)building our relations with the EU, will find the latest 'UK-EU Divergence Tracker' from the think tank UK in a Changing Europe, of some use.
The report concludes that the UK's programme of alignment with EU has expended from four sectors to 21 over the last year... while this is not rejoining, it does (of course) lay the groundwork.
#EU #politics
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UK-EU Divergence Tracker Q4 2024 - Q2 2025 - UK in a changing Europe
This is the thirteenth edition of the UK in a Changing Europe’s regulatory divergence tracker. It outlines how UK and EU rules and regulations have diverged in the period October 2024-June 2025.UK in a changing Europe
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Photo diary from #Linz, pt25, #silentsunday edition.
A peaceful scene at Pfarrplatz
5.6.2025 #Nikon z50II | 102mm (aps-c) | f/5 | 1/160s | ISO500
#sunday #lazysunday #publicsquare #cafe #restaurant #street #streetphotography #travel #travelphotography #photoart #austria #oesterreich #urban #urbanphotography #amateurphotography #photography #pixelfed #mastoart #fediphoto @photography@a.gup.pe #photodiary #dailypicture #dailyphoto #darktable
#Politics
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33rd Celebration of Light fireworks show kicks off in Canada-Xinhua
Fireworks light up the sky during the 2025 Celebration of Light at English Bay in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 19, 2025. The 33rd Celebration ofBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Movement the key to tackling kids’ mental health crisis in Australia
A major Australian study has found that regular movement, even unstructured play or casual activity, can significantly reduce symptoms of depression andBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Het nieuws draait te veel om de macht, en te weinig om ons
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"Alleen als het de macht uitkomt, noemen we iets een crisis. En dat is geen toeval. Dat is framing. De journalistiek neemt de woorden van de macht over, en wast deze (onbedoeld) wit. Migratie is dan niet langer een onderwerp - een van velen - maar dé crisis."
Het nieuws draait te veel om de macht, en te weinig om ons - Joop - BNNVARA
Juist in verkiezingstijd moeten journalisten zich niet laten meeslepen door Den Haag..BNNVARA
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Hasta cuatro grados menos en las zonas urbanas con árboles: la vegetación en las ciudades influye en la salud pública y en el consumo energético
Según un estudio, cuando una urbe pierde su capa verde, el efecto ‘isla de calor’ se intensifica y el entorno se vuelve menos habitable para quienes dependen del espacio público, particularmente los niños y adultos mayoresNatalia Moreno (infobae)
‘Announcement of an announcement’: Govt accused of recycling projects in $6b infrastructure push
The opposition has dismissed the government's infrastructure announcement as a public relations stunt, while Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says theBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Netanyahu: “Palestine is ours, regardless of what the people there want.”
Yes, these enemies of democracy must all be defeated.
#israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #Palestine #Gaza #WestBank #StopIsrael #StopArmingIsrael #StopTheGenocide #StopFascism #FreePalestine mastodon.scot/@djm_black/10989…
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Putin: 'Ukraine is ours, regardless of what the people there want'. Tories: 'Scotland is ours, regardless of what the people there want'. Labour: 'Scotland is ours, regardless of what the people there want'.mastodon.scot
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Well I would say that Ukraine belongs to Russia,
before a jew puppet regime hands Ukraine over to NATO.
If NATO ever had a right to steal Ukraine,
through rooftop snipers and cartoon azog terrorism,
Russia has the greater right to it.
That isn't similar to a jew israel, that NEVER had a right to exist, among ANY neighboring culture in the middle east.
Any culture supporting israel in the middle east today,
are all compromised puppet regimes,
in the wake of 20-80 years of systematic NATO assassinations and war crimes,
the same as Ukraine.
Let the Arabs vote for their own leadership,
and Israel does NOT BELONG among any of them.
#Emacs send-to (aka #macOS sharing) merged upstream
xenodium.com/emacs-send-to-aka…
I'm glad I gave it a chance indieweb.social/@xenodium/1139…
![The image shows a computer screen with a dark-themed program window open, running within Emacs (a popular text editor). At the top, the window lists "Active filters: [!omit]", indicating some files are filtered from view.
Below this, there's a green line showing available disk space (169 GiB available), followed by a list of files and directories:
- Some file names are written in light blue, such as a patch file.
- Certain file names are highlighted in orange and prefixed by an asterisk — these are various "ChangeLog" files with numeric suffixes.
- Other standard files and folders are shown in white and blue text.
In the bottom-left corner of the screen, a pop-up menu is open, likely from a macOS system. This pop-up displays options for sending files, such as "AirDrop," "Mail," "Messages," and others, with "AirDrop" currently selected. The pop-up mentions that there are 5 documents, totaling 17.1 MB.
The background behind the program is a blurred, colorful abstract pattern in blue, tan, and orange hues.
In summary: The image shows a file manager in a programmer's editor window, listing files and folders, with a macOS pop-up menu open for sharing files. The overall appearance is clean, modern, and uses a dark mode color scheme for accessibility.](https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/640/29950721 "The image shows a computer screen with a dark-themed program window open, running within Emacs (a popular text editor). At the top, the window lists \"Active filters: [!omit]\", indicating some files are filtered from view.
Below this, there's a green line showing available disk space (169 GiB available), followed by a list of files and directories:
- Some file names are written in light blue, such as a patch file.
- Certain file names are highlighted in orange and prefixed by an asterisk — these are various \"ChangeLog\" files with numeric suffixes.
- Other standard files and folders are shown in white and blue text.
In the bottom-left corner of the screen, a pop-up menu is open, likely from a macOS system. This pop-up displays options for sending files, such as \"AirDrop,\" \"Mail,\" \"Messages,\" and others, with \"AirDrop\" currently selected. The pop-up mentions that there are 5 documents, totaling 17.1 MB.
The background behind the program is a blurred, colorful abstract pattern in blue, tan, and orange hues.
In summary: The image shows a file manager in a programmer's editor window, listing files and folders, with a macOS pop-up menu open for sharing files. The overall appearance is clean, modern, and uses a dark mode color scheme for accessibility.")
Emacs send-to (aka macOS sharing) merged upstream
Back in February, I asked folks on the Fediverse if I should try to contribute native macOS sharing to Emacs upstream. While folks were keen on the sh...xenodium.com
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Debatten om Trumps ideologiska cocktail har gått från att ignorera Silicon Valley till att se techjättarnas inflytande som allsmäktigt. Men de fascistiska drömmarna i amerikansk höger började inte med Peter Thiel och Curtis Yarvin. De har rötter som går tillbaka till 1930-talet:
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Låt techoligarkernas extremism bli en varningsklocka för Europa
Silicon Valleys attack mot demokratin har till slut blivit vedertagen i analyserna av amerikansk politik. Det är för sent att stoppa deras inflytande i Washington. Men i Europa finns det ännu tid, skriver Martin Gelin.Martin Gelin (Göteborgs-Posten)
Japan’s whooping cough surge prompts Taiwan alert for kids
Taipei, July 19 (CNA) Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Saturday urged families traveling to Japan with children to ensure their pertussisBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
How accessible are the NCC's trails, really? Now there's an app for that
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/how-accessible-are-the-ncc-s-trails-really-now-there-s-an-app-for-that-1.7586497?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Cisjordanie : récolter malgré les colons
cqfd-journal.org/Cisjordanie-r…
"Léonore et Pierre se sont rendus en Cisjordanie, gouvernorat de Ramallah, dans le cadre d'une mission de l'Union des comités de travail agricole (UAWC). Ils ont aidé aux travaux agricoles et étaient en première ligne pour documenter la violence des colons israéliens qui n'en finissent plus de s'accaparer les terres en semant la terreur. Récit. « Mustawtiniiin ! » Se redressant, Layla* se fige
Cisjordanie : récolter malgré les colons
Léonore et Pierre se sont rendus en Cisjordanie, gouvernorat de Ramallah, dans le cadre d’une mission de l’Union des comités de travail agricole (…)CQFD, mensuel de critique et d'expérimentation sociales
It's time for the weekly CBC Ottawa news quiz
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/cbc-ottawa-news-quiz-week-of-july-20-2025-1.7587760?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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