Kaja Kalla, The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs
๐ฌ "The #EU just decided to indefinitely immobilise russian assets.
This ensures that up to โฌ210 billion in russian funds stay on EU soil, unless russia fully pays reparations to #Ukraine for the damage it has caused.
We keep increasing the pressure on russia until it takes negotiations seriously.
Next weekโs European Council will be crucial to secure Ukraineโs financial needs for the coming years."
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Donald #Trump is pursuing regime change - in Europe
by Jonathan Freedland
The US made it clear this week that it plans to help the parties of the European far right gain power. Keir Starmer and his fellow leaders have to face this new reality
theguardian.com/commentisfree/โฆ
Donald Trump is pursuing regime change โ in Europe
The US made it clear this week that it plans to help the parties of the European far right gain power. Keir Starmer and his fellow leaders have to face this new reality, writes Guardian columnist Jonathan FreedlandJonathan Freedland (The Guardian)
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๐ท๐บ๐ธ๐ฆ A joint investigation by Bellingcat and Lloydโs List has identified Saudi Arabia as the newest country to import grain directly from a Western-sanctioned port in occupied #Crimea, as #Russia attempts to secure recognition of the Ukrainian territory via a US-led peace plan.
bellingcat.com/news/2025/12/12โฆ
Russiaโs Smuggled Grain Finds New Market in Saudi Arabia - bellingcat
New grain route identified from sanctioned Crimean port that Russia is eyeing in latest peace deal.Bellingcat Investigation Team (bellingcat)
Belgian PM meets Starmer in London as debate continues on using frozen russian assets for #Ukraine
theguardian.com/world/live/202โฆ
Belgian PM meets Starmer in London as debate continues on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine โ as it happened
Bart De Wever will also discuss migration, security and economy ahead of coalition of the willing meeting and EU summit next weekJakub Krupa (The Guardian)
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๐ท๐บ #Russiaโs Ministry of Defense has begun encouraging college students to sign military contracts to serve as drone operators.
Students are being promised a one-time payment of at least 5.2 million rubles ($65,000โฏ) and monthly salaries of 210,000โ260,000 rubles ($2,600-$3,250), along with the option to terminate their contract after one year.
However, lawyers warn that, under a decree issued by Putin, such contracts are in fact open-ended.
Russiaโs Ministry of Defense is recruiting college students to join the army as drone operators
Russiaโs Ministry of Defense has begun encouraging college students to sign military contracts to serve as drone operators, reports the independent science-focused publication T-invariant. Students are being promised a one-time payment of at least 5.The Insider
At the forward command post of the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade in Kupyansk, President of #Ukraine Volodymyr #Zelenskyy, together with Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, met with warriors and congratulated the defenders on Land Forces Day.
Read more here ๐ president.gov.ua/en/news/u-kupโฆ
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๐คก A senior Kremlin official has proposed a post-war arrangement that would see Russian National Guard and police forces replacing Russian troops in contested Ukrainian territories should Kyiv agree to a U.S.-backed peace proposal, the Kommersant business newspaper reported Friday.
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President #Zelenskyy
๐ฌ "Today, there have already been several reports from Rustem Umerov on the work of our negotiating team. It has been a rather active day.
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๐บ๐ฆ ๐ท๐บ #Ukraine's domestically produced cruise missiles could help deal a devastating blow to Russia's air defense production, enabling increasingly effective long-range drone strikes against other targets inside #Russia, a new report published on Dec. 12 says.
kyivindependent.com/how-ukrainโฆ
Russiaโs air defenses have a Flamingo missile-sized weak spot, report suggests
Ukraine's domestically produced cruise missiles could help deal a devastating blow to Russia's air defense production, enabling increasingly effective long-range drone strikes against other targets inside Russia, a new report published on Dec.Chris York (The Kyiv Independent)
Ukrainian chief negotiator Rustem Umerov has reportedly met secretly in the US with the FBI director multiple times in Miami to discuss the American peace plan and national security issues. According to The Washington Post, Western diplomats are concerned these backโchannel contacts could be used to pressure Kyiv toward more conciliatory peace terms.
The Ukrainian ambassadorโs office confirmed the meetings, saying they focused on security cooperation.
๐ช๐บ๐ง๐ช The European Commission is open to include guarantees that #Belgium wants in the plan to use immobilised Russian central bank assets for a loan to #Ukraine, European Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said on Friday.
๐ฉ๐ช ๐ท๐บ Berlin has summoned #Russia's ambassador over what it said was a huge increase in threatening hybrid activities including disinformation campaigns, espionage, cyberattacks and attempted sabotage, a German foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
๐บ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ #Ukraine would be slated to join the European Union by January 1 2027 under a peace proposal being discussed as part of U.S.-mediated negotiations to bring an end to the years-long Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
๐บ๐ฆ ๐ท๐บ Ukrainian forces said they had retaken parts of the northeastern town of Kupiansk and had encircled Russian troops there as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the area and praised the operation, saying it strengthened #Ukraine diplomatically.
ะขะฐะฝะบะธ ะธ ะฐััะธะปะปะตัะธั ะฒ ะ ะพัะณะฒะฐัะดะธะธ
ะขะฐะฝะบ ะข-90 ะธะท ัะพััะฐะฒะฐ 116-ะน ะพัะดะตะปัะฝะพะน ะฑัะธะณะฐะดั ะพัะพะฑะพะณะพ ะฝะฐะทะฝะฐัะตะฝะธั ะ ะฟะพัะปะตะดะฝะธะต ะณะพะดั ะฒ ัะฐัััั ะธ ะฟะพะดัะฐะทะดะตะปะตะฝะธัั ะ ะพัะณะฒะฐัะดะธะธ ะฒะฝะพะฒั ะฟะพัะฒะธะปะธัั ัะฐะฝะบะธ ะธ ััะฒะพะปัะฝะฐั ะฐััะธะปะปะตัะธั ัะฐะทะฝัั ัะธะฟะพะฒ.Glenn Witcher (ะะพะตะฝะฝะพะต ะพะฑะพะทัะตะฝะธะต)
President #Zelenskyy met with soldiers defending Kupiansk, discussed weapons, drones, and awarded state honours.
He thanked them for their service, praising real achievements over russian fantasies.
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First Lady of #Ukraine Olena Zelenska visited the Regional Clinical Hospital in the Kharkiv region.
She thanked the medical staff for their work and announced that, with the support of partners, the Olena Zelenska Foundation will provide the hospital with equipment, including a CT scanner, a stationary X-ray system, a C-arm for high-precision surgery, a patient monitoring system
More here๐ president.gov.ua/en/news/olenaโฆ
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๐บ๐ฆ ๐ท๐บ The Security Service of #Ukraine has launched a second drone attack on Russian oil rigs in the Caspian Sea, forcing production processes to be suspended.
pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/12โฆ
Ukrainian drones launch second attack on Russian oil rigs in Caspian Sea โ source
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has launched a second drone attack on Russian oil rigs in the Caspian Sea, forcing production processes to be suspended.Tetyana Oliynyk (Ukrainska Pravda)
putin Invites Journalists to โSurroundedโ Ukrainian Forces in Kupiansk - #Zelenskyy Shows Up Instead
by Cyril Barabaltchouk
In a video address released on December 12, #Zelenskyy thanked Ukrainian soldiers fighting in the Kupiansk direction and stressed the importance of the results they have achieved for #Ukraine.
united24media.com/latest-news/โฆ
Putin Invites Journalists toย โSurroundedโ Ukrainian Forces inย KupianskโZelenskyy Shows Upย Instead
Russian leader Vladimir Putin claimed Ukrainian forces were โsurroundedโ inย Kupiansk and invited journalists toย see itโbut Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy showed upย there himself, asย Ukrainian forces carried out aย successful counteroffensive โฆCyril Barabaltchouk (UNITED24 Media)
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Attacco informatico ai server del Ministero dellโInterno Francese
๐ Link all'articolo : redhotcyber.com/post/attacco-iโฆ
#redhotcyber #news #cybersecurity #hacking #ministerointernofrancese #sicurezzainformatica #attacchihacker
Attacco informatico ai server del Ministero dell'Interno Francese
Un attacco informatico ha colpito i server di posta elettronica del Ministero dell'Interno. L'hacker ha avuto accesso a diversi file, ma non รจ stata rilevata una grave compromissione.Redazione RHC (Red Hot Cyber)
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Se sei nuovo nel mondo del software libero o se ci lavori da anni, abbiamo preparato uno starter pack essenziale con account consigliati di progetti, comunitร e persone che contribuiscono al FOSS:
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ร una lista aperta, in evoluzione. Se manca qualcosa suggeriscilo: il bello del FOSS รจ che lo costruiamo insieme.
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Procol Harum - a white shade of pale, at Gala du Midem 1968
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Procol Harum - a white shade of pale, at Gala du Midem 1968
Procol Harum at Gala du Midem. 27 January 1968Palais des Festivals, Cannes, FranceLIVE on ORTF, France and transmitted by Eurovision to some countriesThis sh...YouTube
Good morning from Harlem
#Photography #GoodMorning #Sunrise #NYC #FensterFreitag #Windowsโ #GoodMorningFromHarlem
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At minimum, to defeat fascism, the kind of hope we need is "lots of people are fighting this shit, maybe it's time for me to fight it too" from a whole lot of people who have sat on the sidelines.
If we can do that, collectively, then we will win.
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Ama mihi cum mererem minus, quoniam erit cum ne egerent.
Amami quando meno me lo merito, perchรฉ รจ quando ne ho piรน bisogno.
Gaio Valerio Catullo ... cctm.website/gaio-valerio-catuโฆ
#Catullo #amore #poesia #cctmwebsite #anoipiaceleggere #leggere
Gaio Valerio Catullo - collettivo culturale tuttomondo
Amami quando meno me lo merito ... gaio valerio catullo (verona, 84 a.c. -roma, 54 a.c.) รจ stato un poeta romano cctmcarlaita (cctm.website)
Breve storia triste.
Giorni interi dietro alle impostazioni di un filamento di stampa 3d che non riuscivo a far funzionare. Ore e ore buttate via.
Oggi mi sono accorto che era PETG e non PLA.
*inserire bestemmia feroce*
Non tutti sanno che #IanFleming, il creatore di #JamesBond, ha scritto anche altri libri tra cui quello da cui รจ tratto questo #film anni 60 con un'eccellente colonna sonora. Chissenefrega? Ci sta. Ma figuratevi quanto interessa la nostra opinione al protagonista dello stesso, #DickVanDyke, che oggi compie 100 anni. Citty Citty Bang Bang - StreamingCommunity streamingcommunityz.digital/itโฆ
Un fungo modificato con CRISPR che sa di carne, cresce l'88% piรน veloce e usa il 44% meno risorse del ceppo naturale. I ricercatori cinesi hanno riprogettato il Fusarium venenatum eliminando due geni: ora produce proteine complete in bioreattori verticali, senza allevamenti, antibiotici o macellazione. E senza additivi. Il primo hamburger fungino modificato potrebbe essere giร in produzione.
futuroprossimo.it/2025/12/la-cโฆ
#futuroprossimo #CRISPR #proteinealternative
La carne del futuro รจ un fungo CRISPR, e cresce senza animali
Ricercatori cinesi hanno modificato con CRISPR un fungo che sa di carne: il 44% piรน efficiente e l'88% piรน veloce del ceppo naturaleGianluca Riccio (FuturoProssimo)
My #schlumbergera in its two weeks of glory ๐
#ChristmasCactus #falseChristmasCactus #crabCactus #linkCactus #holidayCactus #Weihnachtskaktus #Gliederkaktus #SchlumbergeraTruncata #highKey #Blumen #flowers #Natur #nature #flower #Blume #pink #rosa #florespondence #bloomScrolling
๐โถ๏ธ๐ง๐ง๐ง๐ง๐ง๐ง๐ง
We're standing in a circle
We don't understand at all
We don't understand at all
In this world
the gods have lost their way.
๐ง๐ง๐ง๐ง๐ง๐ง๐ง๐งโน๏ธ
#Prog #ProgLyrics #SingAlong
German cemetery
๐ท Zenit-E ๐ Mir-1b 37mm
๐๏ธ #kodakcolorplus200 #35mmfilm
Germany; September 2023
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #FilmCommunity #Photography #Kodak #Germany #Cemetery #Film #35mm
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If I were on #spotify, Iโd cancel my subscription/account immediately.
King Gizzard pulled their music from the platform so Spotify has replaced it with #AI knockoffs of their music. As if paying almost nothing for streaming wasnโt evil enough, theyโre now using LLMs trained on stolen content to pay artists nothing at all.
futurism.com/future-society/kiโฆ
King Gizzard Pulled Their Music From Spotify in Protest, and Now Spotify Is Hosting AI Knockoffs of Their Songs
An impersonator appears to be using generative AI to poorly clone rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's iconic sound on Spotify.Victor Tangermann (Futurism)
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Perchรฉ รจ importante difendere il diritto di sciopero.
Ci si indigna per lo #sciopero, non per le ragioni che lo rendono necessario.
Lo sciopero รจ un segnale, dire che non serve equivale a rassegnarsi allโidea che chi governa non ascolti. Difenderlo non significa applaudire per partito preso i #sindacati ma ricordare che protestare รจ un diritto, non un abuso.
Ed รจ quando qualcuno prova a farci credere che sia sbagliato che diventa ancor piรน importante farlo.
lanotiziagiornale.it/perche-e-โฆ
Perchรฉ รจ importante difendere il diritto di sciopero | LA NOTIZIA
Le ragioni dello sciopero esistono e il fatto che non tutti i sindacati parlino con una sola voce non le indebolisce.Giorgio Velardi (La Notizia - giornale.it)
Cosa fare con i tuoi social se vuoi andare negli Stati Uniti: la guida per i nuovi controlli
Gli Stati Uniti puntano a controlli sempre piรน capillari sui profili digitali dei viaggiatori. Tra social, email e dispositivi elettronici, partire per gli USA potrebbe richiedere una vera pulizia della propria identitร online.
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Das Schlimme ist aber, dass auf Heim dann folgt 'Heimeinrichtungen' sind zu teuer, wie mรผssen Verwahranstalten einrichten (oder das einfach durch mangelnde Ausstattung so passiert). Und unsere vollkommen verblรถdeten Mitbรผrger folgen jetzt schon der Argumentation, dass z.B. sozial auffรคllige Jugendliche zu teuer sind (hatte da gerade ein Gesprรคch mit Verwandten, das mich immer noch in Rage bringt - weil sie medial so d e r m a ร e n naiv sind).
Ich erlebe auch immer wieder die Haltung "lieber sterben, als mit einer erworbenen Behinderung leben zu mรผssen" und "lieber abtreiben, als ein Kind mit Behinderung zur Welt zu bringen".
Ich selber habe keine nennenswerte Behinderung, habe aber ein paar Leute mit Behinderungen in meiner Social Media Bubble. Und die leben augenscheinlich auch ein erfรผlltes Leben im Bereich ihrer Mรถglichkeiten.
Servicetrรถt: Nach den Modellierungen von @RV_enigma (leider nicht hier, sondern auf Bluesky) steigen die #Corona-Zahlen gerade wieder stark an und wir haben eine aktuelle Inzidenz von รผber 900 (1 von 77 Personen positiv).
Parallel dazu hat das @RKI diese Woche einen deutlich frรผheren Start der Grippewelle festgestellt.
Wer sich jetzt ansteckt, hat gute Chancen, an Weihnachten noch infektiรถs zu sein und die ganze Familie mit reinzureiรen. ๐ #MaskenSchรผtzen
Quellen im Folgetrรถt.
Have you ever tried to turn a #postcard on and off again?
No? Then get creative at 39c3 :) I bring handmade stamps, UV-visible ink pads, and photons with the right wavelength ๐ก
๐ Un Carosello pazzesco (video) ๐ฌ๐ง translation on site
@spettacoli @spettacoli@diggita.com
#boomerissimo #pippobaudo #carosello #vecchiepubblicitร #motta
boomerissimo.it/2023/06/17/pipโฆ
Pippo Baudo e Carosello: un'autentica storia milanese - Boomerissimo
No, non รจ un errore. Pippo Baudo, qualche annetto fa รจ stato il testimonial della piรน meneghina delle aziende. Una vera magia di Carosello.Antonietta Terraglia (Boomerissimo)
๐ Un Carosello pazzesco (video) ๐ฌ๐ง translation on site
@spettacoli @spettacoli@diggita.com
#boomerissimo #pippobaudo #carosello #vecchiepubblicitร #motta
boomerissimo.it/2023/06/17/pipโฆ
Pippo Baudo e Carosello: un'autentica storia milanese - Boomerissimo
No, non รจ un errore. Pippo Baudo, qualche annetto fa รจ stato il testimonial della piรน meneghina delle aziende. Una vera magia di Carosello.Antonietta Terraglia (Boomerissimo)
Here! Finally! I have my sample. The "Live laugh federate" enamel pin.
shop.joinmastodon.org/productsโฆ
"Live Laugh Federate" Enamel Pin
Find your fellow fediverse enthusiasts in real life by wearing this soft enamel pin featuring the Mastodon mascot with a shiny copper finish and glitter effect. Size: Approx. 30x30mmBacking: Double rubber clutchMastodon
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- "Pierino, hai mangiato tu la marmellata?"
- "No, mamma. Non l'ho mangiata io."
E invece era stato lui.
Sta finendo la RAM
La domanda da parte del settore delle AI sta gonfiando i prezzi di un componente fondamentale anche per PC e smartphone
Leggi tutto: ilpost.link/qHKbNQkKgo
@steffy ๐คฆ al di lร della qualitร dell'assistenza fornita dalla presunta Intelligenza artificiale, c'รจ appunto il problema che non ti offrono un'alternativa valida.
@steffy non sono ottimista in merito, perchรฉ come dici il messaggio che รจ passato รจ quello della "scorciatoia" ...
Vale per le aziende, ma anche per i singoli, zero fatica e max risultato (in teoria)
@steffy come raccontavo giorni fa, ho usato per prova l'IA (Euria), peraltro etica, ed ho avuto una risposta articolata ad un quesito.
Non convinto ho usato la mia IN (Intelligenza Naturale) ed ho trovato una risposta diversa, che perรฒ era giusta.
Mi fossi fidato dalla IA avrei perso tempo invece che, al limite, guadagnarne.
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That is not something I had on my bingo card for 2025...
Google Zero is under investigation by the EU
The European Union has opened a probe against Google over antitrust concerns regarding restrictions on web publishers and YouTube creators to gain AI advantages.Jess Weatherbed (The Verge)
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Mine - Baum (official video) by Mine
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.Songlink/Odesli
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Some countries recommend fewer childhood vaccines. That plan is riskier in America.
https://19thnews.org/2025/12/trump-childhood-vaccines-comparison-countries/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into The 19th @the-19th-19thnews
Trump points to other countries on childhood vaccines. The U.S. isnโt comparable.
Comparing the United Statesโ childhood vaccine schedule to other countries doesn't consider the lack of universal health care, vaccine experts say.Barbara Rodriguez (19th News)
Thereโs a testosterone crisis, the FDA says โ for cisgender men
https://19thnews.org/2025/12/testosterone-fda-cisgender-men/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into The latest LGBTQ+ news @the-latest-lgbtq-news-19thnews
Thereโs a testosterone crisis, the FDA says โ for cisgender men
The government disapproves of the hormone for transgender people but is enthusiastic about what it could do for cisgender men.Orion Rummler (19th News)
Eugene McParland ๐บ๐ฆ
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In Germany, a defence group is preparing to work on the details of security guarantees for #Ukraine. On the Ukrainian side, the group is headed by Lieutenant General Gnativ, with representatives of our army, intelligence services and security forces participating.
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At the venue in the United States, the work of the group on the economy, reconstruction and investment has already begun and will continue. On the Ukrainian side, this area is primarily handled by government officials: Prime Minister Svyrydenko, Deputy Prime Minister Kachka and Minister Sobolev
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Experts are also involved. The third area of work is ongoing contact between national security advisers and everyone involved in the decision-making process.
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Today, as on almost every other day, communication continues between the United States, Ukraine, other European countries, and other members of our Coalition of the Willing.
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On our side, Umerov is moderating. In all areas, we have one goal: to bring about a real end to the war and to determine the steps that will make peace worthy of Ukraine and guarantee security and recovery.
Thank you to everyone who is helping!
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I am especially grateful to all our soldiers on the front lines, to every effective unit, and to each and every person who is working for our defence and the Ukrainian state. Ukraine's strong position in defence is a strong position in diplomacy.
Glory to Ukraine"
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