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@martinawinkle14.bsky.social explains why Czechs are protesting en masse against the plans of Andrej Babiš’s government to scrap licence fees and finance the broadcasters through the state budget instead. And to cut their funding, of course.

❄️ Keep an eye on the Russian winter diesel situation over the next few months. To stop diesel from freezing, kerosene is added to make winter diesel. But Russia banned kerosene exports in June due to shortages. Expect mass gelling, plugged filters, and unusable vehicles soon.

The agenda is interesting; I’d have liked to take part, but I can’t make it to Berlin.

Russian troops are causing further serious environmental damage. 🤬

20 years ago, Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in Moscow. She spent years exposing human rights abuses despite threats and attempts to silence her. We remember Anna and her commitment to the truth, and we continue to stand with journalists who risk their lives. Her courage will never be forgotten.

Two years ago, Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna died in Russian captivity. In this MFRR interview, Angelina Kariakina, Victoria’s former editor, speaks about her legacy, the search for justice and the urgent need to bring those still held home. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUSs...

In 1930s, Soviet Russia brought Holodomor to Ukraine - to starve Ukrainians and stop the resistance. Now, a hundred years later , Russia is doing the same to Oleshky , starving people there, not letting food in and not letting people out . Please ask your politicians to urge access to Oleshky .

Twenty-seven Ukrainian journalists remain imprisoned in Russia today, some reportedly subjected to torture. When Russia released 120 Ukrainian civilians in a May 2026 exchange, not a single journalist was included.

Ukraine is beautiful because of its places, its culture and its people. 🇺🇦 The people defending that Ukraine deserve support not only on the battlefield, but mentally too.

An asteroid killed the dinosaurs because they didn’t have a space agency – so ESA’s Hera asteroid mission has a dino mascot (also aboard the spacecraft in real life!). But our dino needs a name – that’s where you come in! www.esa.int/Space_Safety...

📺 Due to the Russian strike, the building of "Suspilne" in Kryvyi Rih was damaged More than 50 windows were broken and furniture was damaged. Also, the ceiling in the building was damaged. Currently, the premises are being additionally examined.

Vasyl Dovhoshyia, Hare, 1920s

Did you know? Ukraine has sent a combined rescue team to France under the 🇪🇺 European Union Civil Protection Mechanism 🇪🇺 to help fight🔥🔥🔥. The mission includes 70 emergency workers and 15 units of specialized equipment. They arrived in the Gironde department on Monday. rubryka.com/2026/08/03/l...

Good news. Seven more Ukrainian girls and boys aged 10 to 17 have been brought back from the Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast. They are now receiving psychological support, help with restoring documents, safe shelter, and care at "Hope and Recovery" centres. rubryka.com/2026/08/05/v...

Falls ihr euch für Malerei interessiert und gerne mehr über ukrainische Maler:innen und ihre Werke wüsstest, schaut hier mal vorbei. Meine wunderbare Freundin hat hier was Feines zusammengestellt. Schaut rein, entdeckt, teilt ❤️/ Ki www.eu-ua.com/ukrainian-art

📚 In Kharkiv, a Russian Shahed destroyed a warehouse belonging to the Ranok publishing house. Up to half a million school textbooks and more than one million other books were stored there. Russia is not only destroying Ukrainian cities. It is burning the books from which Ukrainian children learn.

"Russia ranks first in the world in total methane emissions from oil and gas operations. The average Russian oil and gas asset in 2022 was 75 percent more methane-intensive than the global average …" Well worth a read.

1/ 🦟 Along with humanitarian aid, machinery, timber products, and personal belongings, uninvited "six-legged hitchhikers"—invasive insects—are making their way into #Ukraine. 🔗 Read more: uwecworkgroup.info/six-legged-s...

6 shadow tankers deviated from normal paths last days with 5 gathered off Kaliningrad and one having left the gathering and presently steaming into Irish EEZ in North Atlantic Hypotheses: ship to ship activity (oil transfers) or more ominous: outfitting for hybrid activities? 🧵

The girl who was killed by russian glide bomb in Kharkiv today came to the city for her university graduation. ​A graduation robe lies next to her body...

Music is not a luxury here. It is proof that we are still alive. Two young women. Two banduras. One bench in a Ukrainian city. They played. People stopped. No one said a word. hfu.org

Interesting and well worth reading.

"Yeah, what's all this stuff about Brexit and Ook?" Today marks the tenth anniversary of Ook’s stupid act of self-harm. Well, more precisely, it was the voters in England and Wales. youtu.be/daB7np-RtOM?...

Saturday read ☕️ As The Washington Post scales back local coverage, a new outlet is moving into the space it leaves behind. A story about the growing fragility of local journalism, and why its absence cannot easily be repaired. www.cjr.org/feature/star...