It was never a question if those strikes would pay off. The only "roadblock" was always Western politicians being too scared of pictures showing western components in remnants of weapons used on russian soil, fearing Putin would "escalate" somehow. However the last 3 years have shown that Putin can't escalate any further, if he doesn't want to provoke a NATO response.
Egyptian intelligence quietly changed the terms of a ceasefire proposal that Israel had already signed off on earlier this month, ultimately scuttling a deal that could have released Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and set a pathway to temporarily end the fighting in Gaza, according to three people familiar with the...
If you get on a Hexbear's bad side, first they hit you with this, immediately followed by this (NSFW). That should tell you enough about what kind of people frequent hexbear.
I find this kind of reporting very important, as it highlights the ways in which Ukrainian society has improved, but also what still needs improvement. I hope articles like this are encouraging to those that fight in Ukraine for a more just and accepting society. Meanwhile in Russia, the only reports we get from there is that the murder-rate of ex-prisoners has spiked 900%.
It really is a shame how spineless european politicians are, to not give Edward Snowden protection in europe. I bet a whole bunch of politicians are happy that he faded out of the collective mind, so they don't have defend their indefensible standpoint of not giving Snowden amnesty.
It also sucks that there is no recourse against politicians that are clearly biased in their decisionmaking.
The U.S. is concerned that targeting Russia’s energy facilities will impact the Kremlin’s oil production capacity and drive up global prices — ahead of a knife-edge presidential election where prices at the gas pump are bound to be a contentious topic....
"You treat them like animals, that's exactly how they'll behave."
This fits aptly here in my opinion. If you want Ukraine to play by your rules, you have to givethem the tools to do so. Otherwise they will do whatever they can to keep up the pressure without your support and without your rules.
Long lead times, cost overruns, producing power at a higher price point than renewables, long run time needed to break even, even longer dismantling times and a still unsolved waste problem. Compared to renewables that we can build right now.
Elon Musk has another secret child with exec at his brain implant company ( www.theverge.com )
Opinion: Helping Ukraine to strike inside Russia is already paying off ( www.yahoo.com )
Egypt changed terms of Gaza ceasefire deal presented to Hamas, surprising negotiators, sources say ( www.cnn.com )
Egyptian intelligence quietly changed the terms of a ceasefire proposal that Israel had already signed off on earlier this month, ultimately scuttling a deal that could have released Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and set a pathway to temporarily end the fighting in Gaza, according to three people familiar with the...
Self-balancing commuter pods ride old railway lines on demand ( newatlas.com )
TIL that some people do not have an inner voice and think in different nonverbal ways. ( humanities.ku.dk )
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The USA will transfer modified JDAM bombs to Ukraine. They will be equipped with sensors to search for electronic warfare equipment and will have a longer range. Pentagon ( ua-stena.info )
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Please Don’t Share Our Links on Mastodon: Here’s Why! | itsfoss.com ( mastodon.social )
Would a (Not-)For-Profit-owned orphanage classify as a business-owned family?
Soviet-era attitudes to disability hinder Ukrainian fighters’ recovery ( www.politico.eu )
Injured soldiers face social stigma … and their numbers have soared....
The Microsoft-Dilemma: Europe as a Software Colony | Reveals the backdoor deals Microsoft uses to maintain their monopoly, and how the conservative Gov in Munich destroyed the LiMux project. ( kolektiva.media )
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US has urged Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure ( www.politico.eu )
The U.S. is concerned that targeting Russia’s energy facilities will impact the Kremlin’s oil production capacity and drive up global prices — ahead of a knife-edge presidential election where prices at the gas pump are bound to be a contentious topic....
Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance ( www.theguardian.com )