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Because nothing speaks more about free speech and non-interference than trying to silence someone in another country
A Serbian prosecutor investigating alleged corruption surrounding a Trump real estate project in Belgrade was targeted with Israeli-made Pegasus spyware after speaking out about political interference and abuses of power.
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The EU is creating a ‘Sponge Facility’ to help implement nature-based projects that aim to make cities less prone to droughts and floods. ➡️ https://l.euronews.com/amOv
"The sudden outage came as Russia launched ballistic missiles at Ukraine without any advance warning from the US for a second night." The US administration and it's friends are clearly a Putin puppets www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
This. A clear regime tactic
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
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Welcome home, Sophie! After nearly eight months on the International Space Station, our astronaut Sophie Adenot has returned to Europe. She will now begin post-flight recovery and research activities at our European Astronaut Centre in Cologne. www.esa.int/Science_Expl... @exploration.esa.int
Over millions of birds flying by an offshore windmill farm in a period of 1.5 years, this study found 99.8% of the birds are capable of avoiding impact. Which means 22 probable cases out of 4 millions birds. www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/h...
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A busy few months for ESA! Catch up with the latest ESA Impact visual report, featuring the launch of FLEX and Sentinel-3C, three spacewalks in 15 days, new milestones on BepiColombo's journey to Mercury and more. 🔗 esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/p...
www.rte.ie/news/2026/05... Invest in our young talent, starting with recognising their ideas and developing them into a valuable product. We need more visibility on this
edition.cnn.com/2026/09/20/e... While Trump keeps bragging about the new Golden Age, the economy in the US is worse than previously imagined
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... When the regulated is also the regulator...what can go wrong?
He excluded himself saying a smart president is what is needed to regulate AI www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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A good opportunity to tell him straight to his face what the EU thinks of him as Ireland owns the presidency tinyurl.com/287vrj2b
How to rig an election, lesson 1: buy votes Note: the check will arrive with the Doge and Tariffs dividend www.rte.ie/news/us/2026...
Sanctions on Russia are okay, but supporting Ukraine products is even better. Why would EU buy from US something we have next door?
Europe is short of corn — and Ukraine desperately needs ways to get its grain to market. Yet some of the farmers best placed to cash in may be thousands of kilometers away, in the U.S.
www.yicaiglobal.com/news/chinas-... While the world advance towards renewal energy, one country focus on coal, fossil fuel and... ballroom
renewablesnow.com/news/energy-... The perfect synthesis of my two homes
If executed properly, a winter stadium could be a great addition to Dublin www.rte.ie/news/busines...
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Ireland wants to use its six months chairing the EU’s policy agenda to push forward some of the bloc’s biggest unresolved questions. But with France's presidential election next year, the window for major political decisions will not stay open for long.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/putin-ukraine-peace-talks-europe-uk-trump-b3002175.html Different nation, same outcome. Both use propaganda to lie to their citizens. Both choose to attack a sovereign State using futile reasons. Both lost more than what they gained. Both begged for peace.
A ceasefire sold as an end of war treaty by the US with so many loose parts it may crumble even before it's signing ceremony Israel didn't approve it Iran doesn't like it unless they are free to toll ships and get billions from the US What an utter failure www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
robertreich.substack.com/p/the-non-vi... Another non-victory, and we still don't know the details of the "signed" agreement.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Starmer is doing a great job, but the Brits need to understand there's no half-in.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don... If only more reporters would have the balls Welker showed
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... It's time to upgrade the grid or fossil fuel independence is just an empty promise
www.reuters.com/world/china/... Meanwhile the Americans think is not because of their behaviour but is everyone else that don't have faith in this US
www.ft.com/content/d731... And this is why Trump is threatening the EU with 25% tariffs...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-p... This is how it starts...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... The US consolates across the globe are seeing huge queue of people requesting to renounce their citizenship.
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