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Walking on stilts these days, not to get stuck in the mud.
Thank you everyone with the courage to point out, to oppose and create stable footing in a wobbly world.
Writing from the Netherlands - dus geregeld in het Nederlands
Pinned
DRONES - in case those drones start dropping things on the Netherlands.
Seventeen pages on how to survive like a Ukrainian.
www.denkvooruit.nl
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December 2, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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⚡️Putin claims Russian capture of Pokrovsk, Vovchansk as Kyiv warns of Kremlin propaganda blitz amid peace talks.

"All of this is done exclusively for Western audiences and to raise the stakes in diplomacy," said Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation.
Putin claims Russian capture of Pokrovsk, Vovchansk as Kyiv warns of Kremlin propaganda blitz amid peace talks
"All of this is done exclusively for Western audiences and to raise the stakes in diplomacy," said Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation.
kyivindependent.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:

In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.

In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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A wave of sabotage is hitting Russian-controlled Ukrainian territory and the Russian Federation itself.

A missile loader was destroyed in Kursk, a radar knocked out, and partisans filmed jets in Crimea. Strikes also hit the Ring oil pipeline near Moscow
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/02/f...
From Melitopol to Moscow: resistance forces give Russia a war it can’t see coming
Near-daily sabotage and intelligence leaks are eroding the Kremlin’s confidence in rear-area security.
euromaidanpress.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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December 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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✅ On December 1, 1991, over 90% of voters supported the Declaration of Independence Act, marking a decisive step in Ukraine's journey towards independence from the Soviet Union.

With a voter turnout of 84.18%, every region from east to west, including Crimea, chose sovereignty.
December 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Tussen 1198 en 1290, bijna een eeuw lang, woedde de Lijflandse Kruistocht, uitlopers tot in de vijftiende eeuw niet meegerekend. Het officiële doel was kerstening van de heidens gebleven volken in Letland en Estland. historiek.net/lijflandse-k...
De Lijflandse Kruistocht: een reeks veroveringsoorlogen met een vroom masker
Overzicht van de Lijflandse Kruistocht (1198-1290): kerstening, oorlogen tegen Baltische en Estse volken, de opkomst van de Duitse Orde en de vorming van Terra Mariana.
historiek.net
December 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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De EU gaat satellietfrequenties herverdelen en SpaceX grijpt zijn kans. Het bedrijf van Elon Musk wil in Europa mobiel internet aanbieden, maar dat kan de aanleg van een Europese ‘dronemuur’ ondermijnen.
Wie krijgt voorrang: Musk-telefoons of de muur tegen drones?
Satelliet: De EU gaat satellietfrequenties herverdelen en SpaceX grijpt zijn kans. Het bedrijf van Elon Musk wil in Europa mobiel internet aanbieden, maar dat kan de aanleg van een Europese ‘dronemuur’ ondermijnen.
www.nrc.nl
December 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 6:30 AM
DRONES - in case those drones start dropping things on the Netherlands.
Seventeen pages on how to survive like a Ukrainian.
www.denkvooruit.nl
November 29, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Attention, Rotterdam!

"Don't stray too far from your homes, let's say,on Friday.In Rotterdam,as I understand it,there are oil terminals and etc.Expect Oreshnik between 4 and 7 am."

Solovyev threatens the EU with strikes on infrastructure due to the possible confiscation of frozen Russian assets.
November 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Don’t buy new tech this Black Friday: expert tips for buying refurbished phones and laptops
Don’t buy new tech this Black Friday: expert tips for buying refurbished phones and laptops
Tech is on its last legs? Refurbished can be the cheaper, greener option. Here’s how to choose well and avoid the pitfalls
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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“Ukraine is the only country fulfilling NATO's destiny,”

chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov said passionately at the Halifax Security Forum.

@garrykasparov.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Turns out fighting fascism helps you live longer www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Turns out fighting fascism helps you live longer
Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
www.motherjones.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
EU lawmakers: “GET US OFF MICROSOFT. We cannot afford this level of dependence on foreign tech" POLITICO
www.politico.eu/article/get-...
Get us off Microsoft! Lawmakers press EU Parliament to change in-house IT.
“We cannot afford this level of dependence on foreign tech,” lawmakers say in letter obtained by POLITICO.
www.politico.eu
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This list made me take my Linux attempts a lot more serious.
What do these corporations all have in common?

-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile

They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
November 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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🇫🇮🇺🇦 Stubb: I spoke with Zelensky. The negotiations were a step forward, but there are still major issues which remain to be resolved.

Any decision falling in the remit of EU or NATO will be discussed and decided by EU and NATO members in a separate track.
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🇺🇦 Zelensky: The crux of the entire diplomatic situation is that it was Russia, and only Russia, that started this war, and it is Russia, and only Russia, that has been refusing to end it throughout the full-scale invasion.
November 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
People in the US keep telling Europe it SHOULD... but seem to forget that the EU is 27 countries, 1/3 former Russian colonies where government used to mean boss, not neighbours sharing.
As a Polish historian said "Democracy you have to learn."
An I think also autocracy you have to unlearn.
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Ukrainians in the russian-occupied Berdyansk are bussed to be mobilised into the imperial army. this is the worst nightmare for the rest of Europe.....
substack.com/@maksymerist...
maksym eristavi. (@maksymeristavi)
Ukrainians in the russian-occupied Berdyansk are bussed to be mobilised into the imperial army. this is the worst nightmare for the rest of Europe coming true. of all russian imperial wars i studied, ...
substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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November 23, 2025 at 4:04 AM
This filthy deal with Putin - gift article NYTimes Thomas L Friedman www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Neville Chamberlain Prize
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:59 AM