Kyiv came under a mass ballistic missile attack overnight on Dec. 27 after Russia launched several Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, four Iskander ballistic missiles, and a group of Kalibr cruise missiles at the capital, monitoring channels reported.
kyivindependent.com/russias-ma…
Russia's mass missile attack targets Kyiv ahead of upcoming Trump-Zelensky meeting
Several waves of explosions were heard across the capital, according to Kyiv Independent reporters on the ground, as well as in Kyiv Oblast, where power outages were reported in the town of Brovary and surrounding areas following the strikes.Olena Goncharova (The Kyiv Independent)
In 2026, Russia plans to combat "neocolonialism" and protect Russian-speaking people "wherever they may be," said Deputy FM Sergei #Ryabkov. He stated that strengthening its security "in every sense" will be a key objective of the country's foreign policy.
ru.themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/…
В МИД пообещали, что в новому году Россия займется «защитой русских» по всему миру
Россия в 2026 году собирается бороться с «неоколониализмом» и защищать русскоговорящих людей, «где бы они ни находились», заявил замглавы МИД РФ Сергей Рябков.Русская служба The Moscow Times
Azerbaijan’s foreign minister said Russia has closed the criminal case into the 2024 downing of an AZAL plane by a Russian missile. Baku questioned the move and urged Moscow to honor promises of accountability and compensation.
ru.themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/…
Глава МИД Азербайджана сообщил о «серьезных вопросах» к Москве из-за закрытия дела о крушении лайнера AZAL
Министр иностранных дел Азербайджана Джейхун Байрамов сообщил, что Россия закрыла уголовное дело о крушении самолета «Азербайджанских авиалиний» (AZAL), подбитого российской ракетой в декабре 2024 года.Русская служба The Moscow Times
27 December 1875 | A Czech Jew, Adolf Tosek, was born in Kladno.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 6 September 1943. He did not survive.
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The history of deportations of Jews from the Theresienstadt ghetto to Auschwitz & the so-called family camp created in Birkenau by the SS: artsandculture.google.com/exhi…
President Donald Trump on Friday cast himself as the ultimate arbiter of any peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, in an exclusive conversation with POLITICO.
“He doesn’t have anything until I approve it,” Trump said. “So we’ll see what he’s got.”
politico.com/news/2025/12/26/t…
#Ukraine #Russia #US #Trump #Zelensky
Ukraine is ready to withdraw “heavy forces” from the parts of the Donbas region it still controls if Russia mirrors the pullback as part of a peace deal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in comments released on Wednesday.
ft.com/content/fb494300-8b9e-4…
Zelenskyy open to demilitarised zone as part of peace deal if Russia pulls back
Ukraine’s offer comes as Putin insists his hardline demands must form the basis for any end to the warFabrice Deprez (Financial Times)
Russia's Kommersant newspaper reported that Putin told some of Russia's top businessmen that he might be open to swapping some territory controlled by Russian forces in Ukraine but that he wanted the whole of Donbas.
reuters.com/world/europe/putin…
Moscow is likely stationing new nuclear-capable hypersonic ballistic missiles at a former airbase in eastern Belarus, a development that could bolster Russia’s ability to deliver missiles across Europe, two U.S. researchers have found by studying satellite imagery.
reuters.com/world/europe/us-re…
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Russia was using ordinary apartment blocks on the territory of its ally Belarus to attack Ukrainian targets and circumvent Kyiv's defences.
reuters.com/business/aerospace…
#Ukraine #Russia #Belarus #Zelensky
27 December 1924 | Dutch Jew, Simon van Praag, was born in Rotterdam.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in February 1943. He did not survive.
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📖 Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/
Donald Trump said President #Zelenskyy "doesn't have anything until I approve it", ahead of a meeting with the Ukrainian leader on Sunday.
The US president told Politico: "He doesn't have anything until I approve it, so we'll see what he's got."
news.sky.com/story/zelenskyy-d…
Zelenskyy 'doesn't have anything until I've approved it', says Donald Trump - as peace talks loom
A revised 20-point plan was made public on Wednesday and follows recent US-Ukraine talks in Miami.Sky News
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Beyond the sheer callousness of using #AI Agents to *check notes* "automate acts of kindness" ending in infuriatingly spam emails, there's the sheer stupidity of having AI agents fumble their way through a graphical use interface meant for humans when we've known how to send emails with lower level tools for far longer. Although I'm not sure having an AI agent fumble its way through the SMTP protocol would be much smarter either.
All in all, another spectacular own goal for people purporting to be "effective altruists".
How Rob Pike got spammed with an AI slop “act of kindness”
Rob Pike (that Rob Pike) is furious. Here’s a Bluesky link for if you have an account there and a link to it in my thread viewer if you don’t. …Simon Willison’s Weblog
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Louisiana: un giudice federale ha bloccato la legge che obbligava gli utenti a dimostrare l’età per accedere alle piattaforme. Motivo: è incostituzionale.
Il problema è *come*: richiesta di documenti, controlli invasivi, barriere all’accesso.
Risultato: violazione del Primo Emendamento e rischio enorme per la #privacy.
Il post di Claudia Mongini
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⚖️ La 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐠𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 che ha imposto a grandi piattaforme social di 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥’𝐞𝐭à 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐥𝐢 𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢, ottenere il consenso dei genitori per i minorenni e applicare controlli aggiuntivi è stata *bloccata* da un giudice federale perché incostituzionale.
⚖️ La 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐠𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 che ha imposto a grandi piattaforme social di 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥’𝐞𝐭à 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐥𝐢 𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢, ottenere il consenso dei genitori per i minorenni e applicare controlli aggiuntivi è stata *bloccata* da un giudice federale perché incostituzion…Claudia Galingani Mongini (www.linkedin.com)
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Il 1° gennaio ad Assisi per Alberto Trentini
@Giornalismo e disordine informativo
articolo21.org/2025/12/il-1-ge…
Il 1° gennaio dalle ore 12 davanti al tempio di Minerva, al Comune di Assisi, presente il sindaco Valter Stoppini, la giunta, e l’associazione Articolo 21 con il coordinatore nazionale Beppe Giulietti, saluteranno il 2026 esponendo gli
@mau beh, sì... in effetti è uno dei capolavori dell'architettura sacra di quegli anni 😅
@marcstir @ChieseBrutte @giuglionasi @cesium @edgeofeurope @pat057
Per chi si fosse perso la live del 18 dicembre 2025 con me, @maulonobile e Dario di @alternativalinux la può recuperare qui:
peertube.uno/w/oCRu2ZYSHVz8mMy…
#linux #opensource @linux
Per avere sovranità digitale all'Europa non basta regolare le tecnologie ma deve riprendere la strada dell'#OpenSource
wired.it/article/sovranita-dig…
L’Europa deve riuscire a costruire forme di autonomia tecnologica che non la spingano verso l’isolamento, ma le permettano di affrontare il mercato globale con strumenti realmente propri, la vera sfida è confrontarsi con i #BigTech statunitensi da una posizione di pari dignità, creando alternative credibili e sostenibili
Soluzioni Open su: @opensource@diggita.com
Per avere sovranità digitale, all'Europa non basta regolare le tecnologie. Ecco perché deve riprendere la strada dell'open source
Alla conferenza sul software libero SFSCON è emerso quanto il controllo reale delle infrastrutture digitali dipenda dalla possibilità di ispezionare, comprendere e mantenere nel tempo i sistemi.Gianluca Dotti (Wired Italia)
Trump said Ukraine “has nothing unless I approve it”, it is pure arrogance. Ukraine is not a bargaining chip and Zelensky is not a subordinate waiting for permission.
People need to understand this invasion is not about Trump’s ego or dealmaking fantasies with Putin. Any peace imposed over Ukraine’s head is not peace, it is surrender.
26 December 1913 | A Polish Jew, Herszlik Grynbaum, was born in Tuszyn. A worker.
In #Auschwitz from 24 October 1941.
No. 22033
He perished in the camp on 21 November 1941.
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Alongside Preparations for a Meeting With President Trump in the United States, Volodymyr #Zelenskyy Held Six Phone Calls With European Leaders and the NATO Secretary General: The Agreement Is Getting Closer
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Around 70 members of a so called “radical sect” were detained in Saint Petersburg. Russian media claim the group prayed for the health of Zelensky and the Armed Forces of Ukraine, openly discussing Ukrainian battlefield successes and calling Ukrainian soldiers forces of light.
There are still sane people in Russia.
#Russia “Kommersant” claims the US discussed using the #Zaporizhzhia #Nuclear Power Plant for #cryptocurrency mining and joint control without #Ukraine, allegedly with Putin’s knowledge.
That would set the record of the dumbest use of any source of electricity ever, but it also tells you a lot about the state of the minds of the Kremlin cronies.
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The Nightmare Before (russian Orthodox) Christmas
by Garry Kasparov
An unholy kremlin influence campaign in DC.
THE NEXT MOVE, Substack 📎
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The Nightmare Before (Russian Orthodox) Christmas
An unholy Kremlin influence campaign in DC.Garry Kasparov (The Next Move)
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💬 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios on Friday that he hopes to agree on a framework with President #Trump for ending the war when they meet on Sunday.
Zelensky also revealed he's willing to bring that plan up for a referendum if #Russia agrees to a ceasefire of at least 60 days.
26 December 1912 | A Pole, Mieczysław Kozina, was born in Wierzchowiny. A teacher.
In #Auschwitz from 3 November 1942.
No. 72196
He perished in the camp on 9 March 1943.
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📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_0…
Kharkiv’s opera, near the front line, staged a Christmas gala ballet in its shelter-stage on 25 Dec.
Star Katja Khaniukova (English National Ballet) joined local dancers, blending classics with new works, culminating in a dance version of ‘Carol of the Bells.’ War can’t stop their art.
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US judge blocks Trump administration from deporting UK anti-disinformation campaigner
by Peter Walker and Pippa Crerar
Imran Ahmed of Center for Countering Digital Hate files complaint against senior #Trump allies
theguardian.com/law/2025/dec/2…
US judge blocks Trump administration from deporting UK anti-disinformation campaigner
Imran Ahmed of Center for Countering Digital Hate files complaint against senior Trump alliesPeter Walker (The Guardian)
🇺🇦 More than half of the weapons currently in the Armed Forces have been produced by Ukrainian companies, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said.
newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/over-5…
Over 50% of our army’s weapons are domestically produced - Prime Minister
More than half of the weapons currently in the Armed Forces have been produced by Ukrainian companies, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko stated this while responding to journalists’ questionsRBC-Ukraine
🇷🇺🇧🇾 #Russia is trying to bypass #Ukraine’s drone interceptor defenses by routing Shahed attack drones through Belarusian territory with Belarusian technical support, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a press briefing on December 26.
united24media.com/latest-news/…
Zelenskyy: Russia Using Belarus to Bypass Ukrainian Air Defenses With Shahed Drones
Russia is reportedly using Belarus to reroute Shahed drones, evading Ukraine's defense strategies, President Zelenskyy disclosed on December 26.Roman Kohanets (UNITED24 Media)
#Zelenskyy says only Ukrainians can decide Ukraine’s fate, flags referendum on sensitive peace terms
Some questions in the US-brokered peace plan are too sensitive for any single person — including himself — to answer, and must be decided by Ukrainian citizens through a referendum.
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President #Zelenskyy
💬 "I spoke with Mark Rutte. It was a very substantive and very positive conversation.
We also discussed our joint efforts to ensure security and develop coordinated European positions that will support not only Ukraine but all of us in Europe. for your support!
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I also provided details of recent conversations with representatives of President Trump and key aspects of the process. Thank you for your support"
UK campaigner targeted by Trump accuses tech giants of 'sociopathic greed'
by Peter Walker
Imran Ahmed says US companies are 'corrupting the system' of politics by seeking to avoid accountability
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/d…
UK campaigner targeted by Trump accuses tech giants of ‘sociopathic greed’
Exclusive: Imran Ahmed says US companies are ‘corrupting the system’ of politics by seeking to avoid accountabilityPeter Walker (The Guardian)
🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian attacks on the cities of Uman and Kharkiv killed at least two, injured 14, local authorities reported on Dec. 26.
kyivindependent.com/russian-at…
Russian attacks on Uman and Kharkiv's 'busiest road' kill at least 2, injure 14
Kharkiv Oblast was struck with with three KAB guided bombs, one of which targeted the city of Kharkiv, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.Yuliia Taradiuk (The Kyiv Independent)
Questa è una notizia enorme. ✊🏻
Airbus vuole rendersi indipendente dalle big tech statunitensi.
redhotcyber.com/post/il-cloud-…
#sovranitàdigitale #Airbus #voli #degoogle #demicrosoft
Il cloud USA può diventare un’arma geopolitica? Airbus inizia a "cambiare rotta"
Airbus cerca un fornitore per migrare i sistemi digitali mission-critical verso un cloud europeo sovrano, garantendo sicurezza e controllo dei dati.Redazione RHC (Red Hot Cyber)
Hi mastodon,
I'm an artist in the ligne claire tradition, based in Sweden. I'm in the process of leaving Instagram. Follow me for scifi/fantasy drawings.
#introduction #MastoArt #FediArt #Art
EDIT: I now have more followers here in a few hours, than I gained on instagram in something like 6 years. It's as if Zuckerberg has been keeping me artificially down. Thank you all.
Print: redbubble.com/shop/ap/17702457…
Ein "echtes" Fenster und diverse Spiegelungen. 😀
#fotografie #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #leica #sandbostel
Otto puntate, una gara di tacchi, e la storia di due rivali che la sera giocavano a scopone in cucina. Milleluci era già tutto qui
#raffaellacarrà #televisioneitaliana #anni70 #mina #musica #varietà
boomerissimo.it/2025/12/26/min…
Mina e Raffa a Milleluci: sfida al rialzo al profumo di cavolo - Boomerissimo
Otto puntate bastarono per essere un varietà perfetto, anzi rischiò di diventare troppo altoAntonietta Terraglia (Boomerissimo)
Dragonfly, Pear, Carnation, and Insect. (1561–1596) by Joris Hoefnagel, Georg Bocskay, from Mira calligraphiae monumenta.
Source: The Getty
Available to buy as a print.
pdimagearchive.org/images/a870…
#dragonflies #insects #manuscripts #entomology #botany #calligraphy #fruit #flowers #writing #art #publicdomain
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A moment of peace on Christmas morning
📷 Fujifilm XT-5
#fujiFilm #fuji #sooc #photography #fotografie #730Project #dailyPhoto #obxPhoto #stillLife
Illustration by Benjamin Betts, from Geometrical Psychology, or, The Science of Representation an Abstract of the Theories and Diagrams of B. W. Betts (1887).
Source: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine / Internet Archive
pdimagearchive.org/images/897d…
#consciousness #mathematics #diagrams #psychology #geometry #art #publicdomain
securityaffairs.com/186163/cyb…
#securityaffairs #hacking
Trust Wallet warns users to update Chrome extension after $7M security loss
Trust Wallet urged users to update its Chrome extension after a security incident caused about $7 million in losses.Pierluigi Paganini (Security Affairs)
Hackaday Podcast: 2025 Holiday Placeholder Edition
This week the Hackaday Podcast is on vacation, but we’d like to wish you all happy holidays and a great 2026. Thanks for tuning in! We’ll be back next week.
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This wasn’t a real show, but that doesn’t prevent you from downloading it as an MP3 anyway.
Where to Follow Hackaday Podcast
Places to follow Hackaday podcasts:
hackaday.com/2025/12/26/hackad…
Democracy shouldn’t end at the login screen.
Mastodon is the only major social network that answers to you. As a nonprofit, we’re building a digital commons where transparency, trust, and your participation shape the future.
Help us keep the Fediverse independent and thriving: Donate #SupportMastodon
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Donate or become a sponsor and help us build the social web for everyone!joinmastodon.org
Fiat Seicento, bella vittoria di Schumacher in un anno difficilissimo
🛑 Lo spot che ha colto nel segno (video) 👇
#fiatseicento #michaelschumacher #formula1 #pubblicità
boomerissimo.it/2024/06/06/fia…
Fiat Seicento: la vittoria di Schumacher in un anno complicato - Boomerissimo
1997, un giovane ma già vincente Michael Schumacher era appena arrivato in Ferrari quando diventò protagonista del lancio della Fiat Seicento, macchina poco ambiziosa ma che si rivelò un successo. La sua Ferrari F310B, invece…Antonio Pintér (Boomerissimo)
Forgive me Father, for I have sinned
... I laughed ...
#Ramones
youtube.com/watch?v=bm51ihfi1p…
Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated (Official Music Video)
You're watching the official music video for the Ramones - 'I Wanna Be Sedated' from the 1978 album 'Road To Ruin'. Check out 'I Wanna Be Sedated' in the new...YouTube
La scelta è tra continuare a credere alle BUGIE di #Meloni & soci, che va tutto bene e viviamo sotto il migliore dei governi possibili, e la realtà.
video.corriere.it/milano/la-lu…
La lunghissima fila al «Pane quotidiano» a Milano il giorno di Natale: due ore di coda per ricevere cibo e regali per i bimbi
(LaPresse) Due isolati di fila al freddo, oltre 400 persone in coda per quasi due ore, nell’attesa di ricevere un sacchetto di cibo e qualche piccolo dono per i bambini.Corriere TV (Corriere della Sera)
On Dec 26, 1991, the USSR collapsed, ending decades of repression and allowing nations to reclaim freedom.
Yet russia’s imperial ambitions persist, threatening liberty. We must resist its authoritarianism and aggression to secure a future free from oppression.
Source: MFA #Ukraine
🇩🇪🇺🇦 #Ukraine continues to strengthen its air defense network with international support, as #Germany has delivered a ninth IRIS-T surface-to-air missile system, according to ArmyInform.
united24media.com/latest-news/…
Nine and Counting: Germany Delivers Another IRIS-T to Shield Ukraine From Missiles
Ukraine enhances its air defense with the delivery of a ninth IRIS-T missile system from Germany, boosting its protective capabilities against aerial threats.Vlad Litnarovych (UNITED24 Media)
🇷🇺 🇺🇦 #Russia overnight on Dec. 26 launched drone attacks at #Ukraine's sea port and energy infrastructure in Odesa and Mykolaiv oblasts, as well as railway infrastructure in Volyn Oblast, authorities reported.
kyivindependent.com/russia-att…
Russia attacks sea port, energy, and railway infrastructure across Ukraine
Russia overnight on Dec. 26 launched drone attacks at Ukraine's sea port and energy infrastructure in Odesa and Mykolaiv oblasts, as well as railway infrastructure in Volyn Oblast, authorities reported.Yuliia Taradiuk (The Kyiv Independent)
💬 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that he will meet with U.S. President Donald #Trump in Florida over the weekend.
Russia dropped an aerial bomb on a busy road in Kharkiv.
Two people are confirmed dead and four injured, including a 9-month-old baby.
26 December 1933 | A French Jewish girl, Hélène Pokoïk, was born in Paris.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 17 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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Video history | Temporary gas chambers at Auschwitz II-Birkenau
In the spring of 1942, Nazi Germany began deportations of mass transports of Jews to Auschwitz doomed to immediate extermination. By a decision of the camp a...YouTube
RE: mastodon.online/@mastodonmigra…
Numerous reports lately of #Bluesky using their default "Discover" feed to promote right wing accounts and shadow ban progressive users. And yet, progressives continue to flock to this centralized, VC funded, tech bro platform 🤷
We have the opportunity to create a better public social media ecosystem, but only if we together make better choices.
Mastodon Migration (@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online)
To Bluesky Users 🙋♂️ We are not just passengers. By using a platform you are contributing to that platform's power and influence. At this point there is real reason to question to what purpose corporate Bluesky's influence will be channeled.Mastodon Migration (Mastodon)
#ForestFriday a creek, meandering through lush, coastal temperate #rainforest.
#forest #nature #green #moss #biodiversity #trees #ferns #mosstodon #Tsouke #Sooke #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #BeautifulWorld #botanical #ecosystem #ecological #environmental #CarbonSinks #creek #waterway #DisabledPhotographers #Hiking #photography #woodlands
- becoming an adult
- having to go to that social event you hoped to miss
- still gotta go to work
- both legs remaining functional
- getting stuck with only a measly a day of fever instead of a week of heinous illness
- getting an ouchie on your arm
- leaving the office with a Snoopy band-aid like a total child
- missing out on the opportunity for cervical cancer or dementia
#FensterFreitag a hint of boxing day blue skies before the haar closed in.
And a hint for a #dram ....because the haar closed in 🙂
Rodrigues
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