🇹🇷 #Turkey said a drone that crashed on Friday in a rural area of northwestern Turkey following a series of incidents linked to the Russia-Ukraine war was of Russian origin.
themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/19/…
Turkey Says Crashed Drone Believed to Be Russian-Made
Turkey said a drone that crashed on Friday in a rural area of northwestern Turkey following a series of incidents linked to the Russia-Ukraine war was of Russian origin.AFP (The Moscow Times)
19 December 1907 | A Czech Roma, Josef Ružička, was born in Cheznovice.
In #Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camp) in #Auschwitz II-Birkenau from 11 March 1943.
Z-1978
He perished in the camp on 21 June 1943.
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The fate of the Roma and Sinti in Auschwitz:
Podcast: youtu.be/eb31osDbyk0
Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_roma_a…
"On Auschwitz" (7): the fate of Roma and Sinti in Auschwitz
At least 23,000 Roma and Sinti people - including 11 thousand children were deported by the Nazi German regime to Auschwitz. After the Jews and Poles they ar...YouTube
🤡 #Putin has said there will be no more wars after Ukraine if #Russia is treated with respect - and claims that Moscow is planning to attack European countries are "nonsense".
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Putin vows no more wars if West treats Russia with respect
Russia's leader said during a four-hour TV marathon that claims that an attack on Europe was planned were "nonsense".Paul Kirby (BBC News)
The war on privacy and encryption goes on. This time in the UK. Under the “Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill”, lawmakers now want client-side scanning on every phone and tablet.
The lawmakers write: “Any relevant device supplied for use in the UK must have installed tamper-proof system software which is highly effective at preventing the recording, transmitting (by any means, including livestreaming) and viewing of CSAM using that device.”
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🇷🇺 Espanola, an ultranationalist paramilitary group fighting on #Russia’s side in #Ukraine, confirmed on Friday the death of its leader, Stanislav Orlov, under unclear circumstances.
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Leader of Far-Right Russian Group Fighting in Ukraine Dies in Unknown Circumstances
Espanola, an ultranationalist paramilitary group fighting on Russia’s side in Ukraine, confirmed on Friday the death of its leader, Stanislav Orlov, under unclear circumstances.The Moscow Times
💬 The EU will one day use frozen Russian assets to help #Ukraine, even though leaders failed to agree to do so at a summit this week, the head of the European People’s Party, Manfred Weber, told POLITICO in an interview on Friday.
politico.eu/article/eu-eventua…
EU will eventually use Russian assets to pay for Ukraine war costs, Manfred Weber says
The European People’s Party president rebuffed Washington’s plan to benefit from the frozen assets.Max Griera (POLITICO)
🇺🇦 #Ukraine clinched a long-awaited deal to restructure $2.6 billion of growth-linked debt on Thursday, with creditors overwhelmingly accepting a bonds-and-cash swap offer - a key step for the country to emerge from sovereign default.
💬 A senior #NATO military official voiced cautious optimism that the Czech Republic may continue an initiative to source large-calibre ammunition for Kyiv from global suppliers despite a recent change of government in Prague.
🇺🇲 White House envoy Steve Witkoff will meet in Miami on Friday with the national security advisers of #Ukraine, Germany, France and the United Kingdom, Axios reported.
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#usa
putin's annual 'circus': 5 top takeaways
by Eva Hartog and Sascha Roslyakov
POLITICO watched all five hours of russia's leader talking about #Ukraine, NATO and "traditional values" so you didn't have to.
politico.eu/article/vladimir-p…
Putin’s annual ‘circus’: 5 top takeaways
POLITICO watched all five hours of Russia’s leader talking about Ukraine, NATO and “traditional values” so you didn’t have to.Eva Hartog (POLITICO)
🇷🇺⚓️ In a newly intercepted call released by Ukraine’s military intelligence, a Russian sailor from Belgorod reveals a grim ultimatum from the Black Sea Fleet: “Sign the contract, stay on the ship. Don’t sign, get sent to the infantry.”
Those refusing to renew contracts are being reassigned to the notorious 810th Naval Infantry Brigade, known for catastrophic losses during frontal assaults. The sailor describes it bluntly: "810 means storming positions. You know what that means.”
The national security advisers of Germany, France & UK will be in Miami today for talks with White House Envoy Steve Witkoff & #Ukraine national security adviser Rustem Umerov, per two sources. Turkish FM and Qatari PM will also participate in Ukraine talks in Miami today
Source: liveuamap.com/en/2025/19-decem…
Ukrainian and U.S. delegations are working this weekend in the United States on a peace plan, Zelensky said.
National Security Secretary Rustem Umerov has already confirmed the start of a new round of consultations in the U.S., with European partners also participating at the invitation of the United States.
According to Axios, representatives from Turkey and Qatar have joined the format for the first time.
Шифрование WhatsApp мешает работе спецслужб, заявили в Великобритании
В Великобритании снова обострился спор вокруг шифрования — и на этот раз формулировки получились особенно жёсткими.Anti-Malware.ru
19 December 1888 | A German Jew, Georg Bick, was born in Berlin. A merchant.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Berlin on 3 February 1943 in a transport of 925 Jews. Registered on 4 February 1943.
No. 99927.
He did not survive.
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Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_…
The Moon Greets You #illustration #dessin #drawing #BlackAndWhite #NoirEtBlanc #encredechine #indianink #steampunk #retrofuturisme #retrofuture #mastoart #spaceship #astronaut #lune #moon #spaceman #spacemen #spacetrip #space
Worried about health insurance costs? There may be cheaper options — but with trade-offs
https://19thnews.org/2025/12/affordable-care-act-insurance-premiums-alternative-options/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into The 19th @the-19th-19thnews
Cheaper alternatives to Affordable Care Act insurance come with trade-offs
With Affordable Care Act premiums poised to skyrocket, some are considering going outside of the marketplace to find more affordable options. But that requires caution.Julie Appleby, KFF Health News (19th News)
Beneath the window casement.
From "The Rocket Book" written & illustrated by Peter Newell, New York: 1912 #art #illustration #ChildrensBook oldbookillustrations.com/illus…
Ernest Griset, from "Æsop's Fables" London, New York: [1869?] #illustration #art oldbookillustrations.com/illus…
Russia is responsible for destructive and disruptive cyberattacks against Denmark
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As every year, 2025 was a dumpster fire of data breaches, disruptive cyberattacks, and damaging hacks.
Here's our annual look back at the worst cybersecurity incidents of the year.
techcrunch.com/2025/12/19/hack…
Hacks, thefts, and disruption: The worst data breaches of 2025 | TechCrunch
TechCrunch looks back at the biggest data breaches, disruptive cyberattacks, and damaging hacks of 2025, from the raiding of U.S. government databases to a hack every month in South Korea.Zack Whittaker (TechCrunch)
Illustration by Ambroise Paré, from Dix livres de la chirurgie (1564).
Source: US National Library of Medicine
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#surgery #prosthetics #instruments #medicine #eyes #art #publicdomain
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The sun will lead us
Our reason to be here.
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#Prog #ProgLyrics #SingAlong
Questa è una canzone che conosco bene, oggi l'ho sentita alla radio per la prima volta. Penso fosse Marilù, non è roba da Virgin.
Jorma Kaukonen "Genesis" (1974) with Lyrics
From the album "Quah" 1974"Time has come for us to pause And think of living as it was Into the future we must cross, must cross I'd like to go with you And ...YouTube
Europol descrive il 2035: robot hackerati che spiano famiglie, droni kamikaze in mano a terroristi, folle che distruggono macchine per strada. Il rapporto di 48 pagine prevede tre fronti aperti: macchine usate come armi, robot manipolati per grooming infantile, rivolte anti tecnologia nelle periferie. Se vi sembra strano, sappiate che è solo una proiezione di ciò che accade (molto in piccolo) già adesso. I crimini del futuro hanno un volto sempre meno umano.
futuroprossimo.it/2025/12/euro…
Europol: crimini robot e rivolte entro 10 anni
Androidi che rapiscono bambini, droni kamikaze e folle che distruggono macchine. Europol descrive i crimini robot del 2035Gianluca Riccio (FuturoProssimo)
youtu.be/mQnKZr97y7A?si=yCMUgH…
It starts with philosophical reflections on knowing oneself but then ends with writing a probabilistic program that can infer its own source by repeatedly self theorizing
[Onward!'25] Gauguin, Descartes, Bayes: A Diurnal Golem's Brain
Gauguin, Descartes, Bayes: A Diurnal Golem’s Brain (Video, Onward! 2025)Kartik Chandra, Amanda Liu, Jonathan Ragan-Kelley, and Joshua B. Tenenbaum(Massachuse...YouTube
This is amazing! Though I admit, I don't see the issue with sampling <program> from itself. Of course the search space would explode in size, but from a purely theoretical perspective, it does not seem impossible.
I liked the point about implicit representations as a counter argument to Pugh's statement on self-knowledge. Way more insightful than my knee-jerk reaction of "This is obviously wrong" 😆
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Un mistero finalmente risolto (forse)
#boomerissimo #johnlennon #thebeatles #patekphilippe #beatlemania
boomerissimo.it/2024/06/01/joh…
John Lennon: la storia oscura del suo orologio - Boomerissimo
Niente consegna alla leggenda un personaggio più di una morte violenta, nel caso di John Lennon c’è anche un corollario che riguarda il suo orologio.Antonietta Terraglia (Boomerissimo)
Un mistero finalmente risolto (forse)
#boomerissimo #johnlennon #thebeatles #patekphilippe #beatlemania
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John Lennon: la storia oscura del suo orologio - Boomerissimo
Niente consegna alla leggenda un personaggio più di una morte violenta, nel caso di John Lennon c’è anche un corollario che riguarda il suo orologio.Antonietta Terraglia (Boomerissimo)
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