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UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine

UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of...

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2h

A win! A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump admin from carrying out mass layoffs during the ongoing government shutdown. The case centers on Trump’s statements indicating that the planned firings would be politically motivated, targeting employees based on their political affiliation.

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Manuel 'HonkHase' Atug @honkhase.bsky.social · 10h

Bitte zeichnet alle diese Petition gegen #Palantir in BaWü mit. Ja, auch alle, die woanders leben!

BaWü Anti Palantir Petition: Keine Nutzung der Software “Gotham” von Palantir in Baden-Württemberg

petitionen.landtag-bw.de/Petitionen/D...

Keine Nutzung der Software “Gotham” von Palantir in Baden-Württemberg

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 6h

Norway wants to allocate about €6bn for military support to Ukraine

The Norwegian government presented its draft state budget for 2026 on Wednesday 15 October, which allocates NOK 70 billion (about €6 billion) for military support to Ukraine.

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Norway wants to allocate about €6bn for military support to Ukraine

The Norwegian government presented its draft state budget for 2026 on Wednesday 15 October, which allocates NOK 70 billion (about €6 billion) for military support to Ukraine.

www.pravda.com.ua

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2h

JUST IN: A federal judge in San Francisco has HALTED Trump’s plan to lay off thousands of federal workers during his shutdown, calling it “unlawful” and “politically motivated.” Judge Illston said Trump acted as if “the laws don’t apply to them anymore.”

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🪩 Brutus ⚔️ @culturesurfer.bsky.social · 2h

Weeeh!

a robot is walking down a street in front of buildings

ALT: a robot is walking down a street in front of buildings

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2h

🚨IRS, FBI, Federal Marshals, MPD, DEA, ICE, HLS, and ATF here to “investigate” this woman. Suspicious for being black? The regime has made their white supremacism clear. The time for us to reject it is NOW!

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still RAPTORfan @stillraptor.bsky.social · 10h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

"'The real question is like, why? Why is this coming out now? ... And I think it’s quite clear: This is an authoritarian regime that is very scared of mass organizing, peaceful protest, and that’s true of any authoritarian regime,' Levin added. 'It is the number-one thing they’re concerned about ...

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h

Regarding past rallies Indivisible has organized, such as the “Hands Off” rallies that took place in all fifty states in April, co-executive director Ezra Levin said: “It was far larger than January 6th, and there was no violence. None.” www.thebulwark.com/p/no-kings-r...

‘No Kings’ Has Republicans in Disarray

Why GOP lawmakers are spreading fear about the upcoming rally.

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elisa freschi @elisafreschi.bsky.social · 2h

#PhilosophyJobs

Michael Walschots @michaelwalschots.com · 20d

2 Postdoc Positions in Milan!

Are you (or is someone you know) interested in modern (17th and 18th C) moral philosophy? Come join Stefano Bacin and I on the @erc.europa.eu Grant '18ETHICS': 18ethics.unimi.it/two-further-...

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Two further post-doc positions advertised! - 18ETHICS

Check out the job advertisement @ the University of Milan: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/52925. (Deadline: October 20, 2025.) For queries please contact Stefano Bacin.

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Julia @juliassr.bsky.social · 2h

It’s nice and all but putin doesn’t care about any threats. That is how he operates himself. Only actions will speak to him

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 2h

"If this war does not end, the United States, together with its allies, will take the necessary measures to make Russia pay the price for continuing its aggression." - U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth said.

So, will they roll out another red carpet?

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Claudia Zettel @claudiazettel.bsky.social · 2h

Was Psychotherapie bringt und wie sie funktioniert.
Sehr schöner Film.

Ich und Therapie | Psycho | ARTE

YouTube video by ARTEde

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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 2h

Listen to this nurse: when families can’t afford food or rent, doubling their health premiums will push them off insurance. Communities will suffer. People will die.

And what did Republicans do?
They shut down the government and took a vacation. #TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 2h

Russian drones struck residential buildings and a Nova Poshta branch in Nizhyn, according to the city’s mayor.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 3h

🇺🇦 Shmyhal at "Ramstein":

📌 PURL initiative needs next year will range from $12 to $20 billion.

📌 We continue to insist on the priority need of over $4 billion. In 2026, we will be able to build 20 million drones if partners provide the necessary funding.

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EchoesAndDan @echoesanddan.bsky.social · 2h

Why wait until the apocalypse, guys? Like, just half a dozen of you could make the world an infinitely better place overnight.

ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 7h

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"I once met a former bodyguard of one billionaire with his own "bunker", who told me his security team's first priority, if this really did happen, would be to eliminate said boss and get in the bunker themselves. And he didn't seem to be joking."

Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we be worried?

The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans

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reginaldedward3 @reginaldedward3.bsky.social · 3h

These never fail to lift my spirits

MadWoman.PDX ❌👑 @resister4344.bsky.social · 18h

#Portland: Where the Wild Things Are

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Jim Aloisi @jimaloisi.bsky.social · 8h

FDR: “courage is not the absence of fear but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.”

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Meidas_Pete @ferst60.bsky.social · 11h

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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 13h

My son was 1 when leaders pledged to keep warming below 1.5C.

By his 11th birthday even 2C is dead.

I’m lost for words at the scale of this betrayal.

Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050

The Climate Change Committee said the UK should make climate change adaptions beyond the Paris Agreement.

www.bbc.com

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Fourth @fourthfloorlx.bsky.social · 8h

Seems important.

Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 14h

The Social Design Agency (SDA) is the Kremlin's new social engineering contractor, replacing Prigozhin's IRA. SDA is deeply tied to the Presidential Administration and runs ops like "Doppelganger" news counterfeiting. By @shekhovtsov.substack.com
shekhovtsov.substack.com/p/the-kremli...

The Kremlin’s New Contractors

Inside Russia’s Market for Political Warfare

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Doreen Reinhard @doreenreinhard.bsky.social · 12h

Rechtsextremismus in Deutschland, im Osten so verbreitet wie lange nicht mehr. Hauptthema in deutschen Talks? No. Hauptsache da sitzt wieder Richard David Precht herum und wirbt für das x-te Buch über irgendwas mit Meinungsfreiheit. Ein ewiger, öder Kreislauf. 😴

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DocGaby @docgaby.bsky.social · 9h

Zu #Merz Stadtbild fiel mir dieses hier ein:

"Was jemand willentlich verbergen will, sei es vor anderen, sei es vor sich selber, auch was er unbewußt in sich trägt: die Sprache bringt es an den Tag."

Victor Klemperer: LTI - Ist "Nie wieder!" wirklich jetzt?

Wie sickert antidemokratisches Denken in den Alltag ein? Es lohnt sich, Victor Klemperers Betrachtungen über die Sprache des Nationalsozialismus neu zu lesen.

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Patawan-One 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @patawan1.bsky.social · 9h

Also... in other circles, praise be to #Froggers

See yous Saturday #NoKings

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SAINT JAVELIN @saintjavelin.bsky.social · 9h

russian Shahed displayed in British parliament

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