Ian Goldring
@goldring.bsky.social
I share and comment on things that interest and/or amuse me. Somewhat eclectic, Brussels bubble escapee, happy to live in Valencia - reasonable positivity please.
Canadian/Irish, pro love is love, human rights and so forth
Canadian/Irish, pro love is love, human rights and so forth
Dedollorarisation
Credit cards cancelled, Google accounts closed: ICC judges on life under Trump sanctions
Credit cards cancelled, Google accounts closed: ICC judges on life under Trump sanctions
Kimberly Prost and Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza vow US reprisals will not affect work of international criminal court
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Dedollorarisation
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Quebecers believe the US would likely use economic, political, and military means to compel Quebec to join the US
February 18, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Quebecers believe the US would likely use economic, political, and military means to compel Quebec to join the US
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🛢️📉 Russia's oil producers reduced the pace of drilling in 2025 to the lowest level in three years, dimming the outlook for output growth this year, - Bloomberg
Rigs drilled about 29,140 kilometers of production wells in the country last year, down 3.4% from 2024, according to industry data.
Rigs drilled about 29,140 kilometers of production wells in the country last year, down 3.4% from 2024, according to industry data.
February 18, 2026 at 9:13 PM
🛢️📉 Russia's oil producers reduced the pace of drilling in 2025 to the lowest level in three years, dimming the outlook for output growth this year, - Bloomberg
Rigs drilled about 29,140 kilometers of production wells in the country last year, down 3.4% from 2024, according to industry data.
Rigs drilled about 29,140 kilometers of production wells in the country last year, down 3.4% from 2024, according to industry data.
State Department giving access to content banned in Europe
Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, a move Washington views as a way to counter censorship, three sources familiar with the plan said.
reut.rs
February 18, 2026 at 9:24 PM
State Department giving access to content banned in Europe
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February 18, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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Germany is moving to fortify its foreign intelligence agency with sweeping new powers in preparation for a potential divorce from the U.S.
Germany plans to give spies vast new powers in rollback of postwar restraints
Berlin is preparing its foreign intelligence service for a world where the U.S. halts intelligence sharing.
www.politico.eu
February 18, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Germany is moving to fortify its foreign intelligence agency with sweeping new powers in preparation for a potential divorce from the U.S.
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SITREP 🇺🇦 DAY 1456
1. Witkoff says meaningful progress made after 1st day of Geneva trilateral
2. Rubio gives support to Orbán's re-election bid in Hungary
3. Strike vs VNIIR-Progress EW plant in Cheboksary
4. ~80 Shahed, 25 leakers
1. Witkoff says meaningful progress made after 1st day of Geneva trilateral
2. Rubio gives support to Orbán's re-election bid in Hungary
3. Strike vs VNIIR-Progress EW plant in Cheboksary
4. ~80 Shahed, 25 leakers
February 18, 2026 at 9:34 AM
SITREP 🇺🇦 DAY 1456
1. Witkoff says meaningful progress made after 1st day of Geneva trilateral
2. Rubio gives support to Orbán's re-election bid in Hungary
3. Strike vs VNIIR-Progress EW plant in Cheboksary
4. ~80 Shahed, 25 leakers
1. Witkoff says meaningful progress made after 1st day of Geneva trilateral
2. Rubio gives support to Orbán's re-election bid in Hungary
3. Strike vs VNIIR-Progress EW plant in Cheboksary
4. ~80 Shahed, 25 leakers
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Me derrito con esto de @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Alcalde Nueva York:
“En la década de 1970, la comunidad queer neoyorquina había sido marginada de la ciudad de Nueva York. Nuestros vecinos trans sufrieron una crueldad inmensa. Pero en Sylvia Rivera, encontraron una defensora…
“En la década de 1970, la comunidad queer neoyorquina había sido marginada de la ciudad de Nueva York. Nuestros vecinos trans sufrieron una crueldad inmensa. Pero en Sylvia Rivera, encontraron una defensora…
February 17, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Me derrito con esto de @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Alcalde Nueva York:
“En la década de 1970, la comunidad queer neoyorquina había sido marginada de la ciudad de Nueva York. Nuestros vecinos trans sufrieron una crueldad inmensa. Pero en Sylvia Rivera, encontraron una defensora…
“En la década de 1970, la comunidad queer neoyorquina había sido marginada de la ciudad de Nueva York. Nuestros vecinos trans sufrieron una crueldad inmensa. Pero en Sylvia Rivera, encontraron una defensora…
Big
The background: nearly all RAM in the world in made by a 3-company cartel (Micron, Samsung, and SK Hynix). All three of them have basically sold all of their capacity to AI companies, leaving hardly anything left for non-AI uses. Micron has quit selling to consumers entirely.
February 17, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Big
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Every one of our governments around the world who have committed to vastly expanding data centre construction funding has probably contributed to this insane economic partition in who can afford to buy computation.
“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
February 17, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Every one of our governments around the world who have committed to vastly expanding data centre construction funding has probably contributed to this insane economic partition in who can afford to buy computation.
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An Elephant Bone in Spain May Prove Hannibal’s Epic March
A newly discovered elephant bone in southern Spain is providing unique scientific evidence of Carthaginian war elephants in Iberia. www.thecollector.com/elephant-bon... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social
A newly discovered elephant bone in southern Spain is providing unique scientific evidence of Carthaginian war elephants in Iberia. www.thecollector.com/elephant-bon... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social
An Elephant Bone in Spain May Prove Hannibal’s Epic March | TheCollector
A newly discovered elephant bone in southern Spain is providing unique scientific evidence of Carthaginian war elephants in Iberia. It is also raising fresh questions about Hannibal’s legendary march ...
www.thecollector.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
An Elephant Bone in Spain May Prove Hannibal’s Epic March
A newly discovered elephant bone in southern Spain is providing unique scientific evidence of Carthaginian war elephants in Iberia. www.thecollector.com/elephant-bon... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social
A newly discovered elephant bone in southern Spain is providing unique scientific evidence of Carthaginian war elephants in Iberia. www.thecollector.com/elephant-bon... Via @romanhistory1.bsky.social
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NEWS: CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico and ordered him not to mention the cancellation over fear of FCC chair Brendan Carr.
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
February 17, 2026 at 9:39 AM
NEWS: CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico and ordered him not to mention the cancellation over fear of FCC chair Brendan Carr.
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
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Ukraine regained more territory than it has since 2023, largely because of Musk’s belated decision to deny Russian forces the use of Starlink. Which shows in turn how Musk has empowered Russian forces for the last two years.
February 17, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Ukraine regained more territory than it has since 2023, largely because of Musk’s belated decision to deny Russian forces the use of Starlink. Which shows in turn how Musk has empowered Russian forces for the last two years.
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On proportional swing a Reform led right-wing coalition. PM Keir Starmer has huge majority on just over a 1/3 of the vote. PM Nigel Farage almost commands one on less than 1/4 of the vote...
February 17, 2026 at 9:16 AM
On proportional swing a Reform led right-wing coalition. PM Keir Starmer has huge majority on just over a 1/3 of the vote. PM Nigel Farage almost commands one on less than 1/4 of the vote...
Healthy?
Meta has patented AI that can run a dead person's account, continuing to post and chat on their behalf
It can message and video call by replicating a user's online behavior using their past data
It can message and video call by replicating a user's online behavior using their past data
February 17, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Healthy?
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🇩🇪🇺🇦 German Armed Forces Plan to Hire Ukrainian Instructors to Train Their Units — Die Zeit
Ukrainian soldiers have significant combat experience, including in the use and counteraction of drones, and this knowledge is planned to be used in German Army training centers.
Ukrainian soldiers have significant combat experience, including in the use and counteraction of drones, and this knowledge is planned to be used in German Army training centers.
February 17, 2026 at 9:19 AM
🇩🇪🇺🇦 German Armed Forces Plan to Hire Ukrainian Instructors to Train Their Units — Die Zeit
Ukrainian soldiers have significant combat experience, including in the use and counteraction of drones, and this knowledge is planned to be used in German Army training centers.
Ukrainian soldiers have significant combat experience, including in the use and counteraction of drones, and this knowledge is planned to be used in German Army training centers.
29 to 128.5
The Trump administration has paid $128.5 mn for a warehouse in Social Circle, GA, which it now proposes to convert into a concentration camp. Only 2 yers ago, the facility was acquired for $29 mn by a Moscow-based real estate company, PNK.
Feds paid over $128.5 million for new ICE facility, deed shows
Financial details surrounding the sale of a warehouse in Social Circle to the United States government have been made available. According to a deed obtained by reporters, the U.S. government paid …
news.monroelocal.org
February 17, 2026 at 8:53 AM
29 to 128.5
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👏 Ukraine regains over 200 sq km in five days – AFP
Ukraine regains over 200 sq km in five days – AFP
Ukraine’s defence forces regained 201 square kilometres of territory between 11 and 15 February, marking their fastest advance in more than two and a half years, according to AFP analysis of ISW data.
www.pravda.com.ua
February 17, 2026 at 6:33 AM
👏 Ukraine regains over 200 sq km in five days – AFP
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“Europe supports, finances and is directly involved in clandestine operations in North African countries to dump tens of thousands of Black people in the desert or remote areas each year to prevent them from coming to the EU.”
Like Aimé Césaire said, Europe is indefensible. I have a piece on this coming out soon...
But in addition to the Mediterranean graveyard you mentioned, this is what haunts me the most I think:
www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
But in addition to the Mediterranean graveyard you mentioned, this is what haunts me the most I think:
www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
Desert Dumps
Europe supports, finances and is directly involved in clandestine operations in North African countries to dump tens of thousands of Black people in the desert or remote areas each year to prevent the...
www.lighthousereports.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:39 AM
“Europe supports, finances and is directly involved in clandestine operations in North African countries to dump tens of thousands of Black people in the desert or remote areas each year to prevent them from coming to the EU.”
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Over 50,000 Israeli soldiers are dual nationals, most have US or European passports.
This means their gov't's have to decide whether to prosecute them for war crimes and genocide. Israel has killed more than 72,000 Palestinians in Gaza.
🔗: aje.news/8x2sk3 | #Infograph
This means their gov't's have to decide whether to prosecute them for war crimes and genocide. Israel has killed more than 72,000 Palestinians in Gaza.
🔗: aje.news/8x2sk3 | #Infograph
February 16, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Over 50,000 Israeli soldiers are dual nationals, most have US or European passports.
This means their gov't's have to decide whether to prosecute them for war crimes and genocide. Israel has killed more than 72,000 Palestinians in Gaza.
🔗: aje.news/8x2sk3 | #Infograph
This means their gov't's have to decide whether to prosecute them for war crimes and genocide. Israel has killed more than 72,000 Palestinians in Gaza.
🔗: aje.news/8x2sk3 | #Infograph
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❗️The inexpensive cruise missile ERAM, which is being specifically developed for 🇺🇦Ukraine, has received the official 🇺🇸U.S. designation AGM-188A Rusty Dagger.
The munition, weighing approximately 225 kg, is equipped with a turbojet engine and has a flight range exceeding 930 km.
The munition, weighing approximately 225 kg, is equipped with a turbojet engine and has a flight range exceeding 930 km.
February 16, 2026 at 9:55 AM
❗️The inexpensive cruise missile ERAM, which is being specifically developed for 🇺🇦Ukraine, has received the official 🇺🇸U.S. designation AGM-188A Rusty Dagger.
The munition, weighing approximately 225 kg, is equipped with a turbojet engine and has a flight range exceeding 930 km.
The munition, weighing approximately 225 kg, is equipped with a turbojet engine and has a flight range exceeding 930 km.
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‼️Ana Millán está imputada desde 2022 por cuatro delitos de corrupción
‼️La declaración de Alfonso Serrano por revelación de secretos se ha suspendido tres veces
‼️Uno de los juicios contra González Amador puede retrasarse hasta 2027.
www.eldiario.es/1_c5e93b?utm...
‼️La declaración de Alfonso Serrano por revelación de secretos se ha suspendido tres veces
‼️Uno de los juicios contra González Amador puede retrasarse hasta 2027.
www.eldiario.es/1_c5e93b?utm...
Continuos retrasos judiciales benefician a los números dos y tres de Ayuso en el PP de Madrid y a su pareja
La vicesecretaria de Organización, Ana Millán, está imputada desde 2022 por cuatro delitos de corrupción; la declaración de Alfonso Serrano en un caso de revelación de secretos se ha suspendido tres v...
www.eldiario.es
February 14, 2026 at 2:48 PM
‼️Ana Millán está imputada desde 2022 por cuatro delitos de corrupción
‼️La declaración de Alfonso Serrano por revelación de secretos se ha suspendido tres veces
‼️Uno de los juicios contra González Amador puede retrasarse hasta 2027.
www.eldiario.es/1_c5e93b?utm...
‼️La declaración de Alfonso Serrano por revelación de secretos se ha suspendido tres veces
‼️Uno de los juicios contra González Amador puede retrasarse hasta 2027.
www.eldiario.es/1_c5e93b?utm...
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SITREP 🇺🇦 DAY 1454
1. Europeans provide proof that Navalny was murdered in prison by poison from dart frog
2. Draft officers assaulted in Odesa
3. 2 out of 4 Zircons down, 1 Iskander M strike, 9 leakers out of ~40 Shahed
1. Europeans provide proof that Navalny was murdered in prison by poison from dart frog
2. Draft officers assaulted in Odesa
3. 2 out of 4 Zircons down, 1 Iskander M strike, 9 leakers out of ~40 Shahed
February 16, 2026 at 8:07 AM
SITREP 🇺🇦 DAY 1454
1. Europeans provide proof that Navalny was murdered in prison by poison from dart frog
2. Draft officers assaulted in Odesa
3. 2 out of 4 Zircons down, 1 Iskander M strike, 9 leakers out of ~40 Shahed
1. Europeans provide proof that Navalny was murdered in prison by poison from dart frog
2. Draft officers assaulted in Odesa
3. 2 out of 4 Zircons down, 1 Iskander M strike, 9 leakers out of ~40 Shahed