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New @spiegel.de cover story catches the sentiment in Germany: 'Two bad guys, one goal: How Trump and Putin are attacking Europe'

Donald #Trump will sue the #BBC for $1 Billion due to reporting inaccuracies. I am wondering: 1. Can we launch a global suit #suing #Trump for promoting false information that has detrimental & long lasting consequences? 2. How can we oblige #politicians to uphold the same standards?

36 hours left to protect our EU food from toxic pesticides! Sign now to stop the EU watering down food safety rules! friendsoftheearth.eu/news/raise-y...

🚨🚨Good news: The European Union has signaled it will not give in to pressure from Washington to tear up its #green rules in order to firm up a deal on #tariffs, @ec.europa.eu trade chief @sabineweyand.bsky.social has said to EU Member States. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/eu-t...

Over 12 000 Gazans desperately need to be evacuated for medical care, Médecins Sans Frontières @msf.ca said in a plea to countries around the world to “open their doors” to evacuees www.bmj.com/content/390/...

If you're struggling to have faith in humanity today, here's 2 facts: ☀️ In June solar power generated more electricity globally than nuclear - it's now the world’s 4th largest power source 🔋 Ireland is the latest coal-free country around and there are 15 in Europe. Progress is slow but possible 💫

Might be a good idea to extend Covid vaccines to those of childbearing age.

#Madleen #FreedomFlotilla #Israel #GazaFreedomFlotilla #RimaHassan #EU #Givon #GivonPrison #Ramle #Shabas #שב״ס #רַמְלָה

Israeli forces seize Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg flip.it/3TNvzs ISRAEL CAN NO LONGER TAKE THE HIGH ROAD. THEY HAVE FREELY CHOSEN TO ESCALATE AND COMMIT GENOCIDE COMPARABLE TO THE HOLOCAUST. NETANYAHU & HAMAS ARE MOSTLY TO BLAME. BUT ABOUT 50% OF THE ISRAELI POPULATION ARE OK WITH IT!

$2.1 billion is the equivalent of 🌍 military expenditure every 8h $2.1 billion is the price of 1 stealth bomber $2.1 billion is 1/4 of what the tobacco industry spends on advertising & promotion every year. It seems somebody switched the price tags on what is truly valuable in our world. #WHA78

unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy

Istanbul. Over 2 million people joined the demonstration.

🇹🇷📢 İstanbul today. This is what hope looks like. The current historical conjuncture may have emboldened authoritarian leaders worldwide, but it is also one of massive social mobilizations *for* democracy, in Turkey, Serbia, Georgia, Israel, in US townhalls... The authoritarian wave can be stopped.

Donald #Trump proposes 200% #tariffs on alcohol. I wonder if he realises that the #WHO declared alcohol as a major risk factor for the development of #cancer. And his new proposal could actually benefit #publichealth? www.thejournal.ie/trump-threat...

Eventually, the mess will be cleared out and we may also have more politicians with integrity in Europe. #Corruption #EU #EuropeanParliament www.ftm.eu/articles/hua...

A lot can happen in five months. 🇺🇸

Global inequality tumbling.

🤯🇪🇺 The Heritage Foundation, the Trump admin’s agenda-setting think tank, is receiving proposals from illiberal forces in Poland & Hungary on reshaping the EU. Obtained by @vsquare.bsky.social, these include dismantling the EU Commission, the ECJ & renaming the bloc the European Community of Nations.

Does anyone else have the feeling they are in one of the latter Harry Potter novels, where Voldemort has taken over the Ministry of Magic and people are denying what's happening?

The most extraordinary thing about James Harrison, who donated his rare plasma every 2 weeks for over 60 years and saved the lives of an estimated 2.4 million babies, is that he had to overcome a FEAR OF NEEDLES. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Reality check. Thank you, Financial Times.

Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity are unconditional. Our priority must now be strengthening Ukraine and providing robust security guarantees. In any negotiation, Europe must have a central role. Our Weimar+ statement ↓

EXCLUSIVE: Nobel prize winner and "Godfather" of Artificial Intelligence, Geoffrey Hinton, brutally attacks the US and the UK after they declined to sign a declaration on ensuring that the technology was "safe, secure, and trustworthy". 🇺🇸🇬🇧 This is what he told me last night. 🧵👇 #AI

Far-right populists much more likely than the left to spread fake news – study Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countries www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f... #Unsurprise

The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.

this is how it feels to reach 30 MILLION users!!!

now that DeepSeek has completed AI, we hope that Silicon Valley will turn its attention to the next best thing: investing in rural history museums

For 20 years, I have served WHO in various advisory groups Because @who.int is made up of nations and, thus, all of us. Today, I showed my solidarity by contributing to this 1 Dollar, 1 World campaign to raise 1B in these uncertain times Join me! whofoundation.donorsupport.co/page/FUNEKRB...

🚨🚨 European Parliament has now finally arrived at BlueSky. Welcome to the EP!! #bluesky #eupolitics #eupolicy #europeanparliament

The European Commission has paused Big Tech investigations under the Digital Markets Act #EU #DigitalMarketsAct #BigTech #Apple #Google #Meta #Regulation #DMA #EURegulation #OnlinePlatforms #DigitalEconomy #DataPrivacy #Antitrust

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Please SIGN: Agriculture lobbyists are fighting tooth and nail to kill or delay the EU's new regulation on #deforestation-free products. Don't let them get away with it: Tell the #EU to stand firm to protect the world's #forests! rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/12... via @RainforestResq

Thanks, BlueSky.

McKinsey nears $600mn settlement with US over opioid claims on.ft.com/3V5VmCZ Let’s agree to keep them away from global health from now on. @who.int

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