Loukas Christodoulou

I'm experimenting with publishing a series of original news reports about security, defence and military matters in the Nordic region. I'll be using the @leaflet.pub platform.

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The election exit polls will be out at 21h Brussels time.

Turnout in Brazil was 81 percent today, up from 79 percent in the 2022 election.

"Things are so bad even the introverts are voting."

Vučić’s defeat is, following Orbán’s, another electoral earthquake in south-eastern Europe that will reverberate well beyond the country’s borders.

Don't Obey In Advance means also Don't Doom In Advance. Don't do fascist's work for them.

In his acceptance speech, Lula says he will work to regulate digital platforms in Brazil. “Digital crimes must be dealt with like real-life crimes.” This comes after Meta directly interfered with the Brazilian elections, favouring Flávio Bolsonaro.

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🪊 MONTPELLIER | Ambiance musicale et dansante au son de Bella Ciao sur la Place de la Comédie. #24Octobre

Call in the neo-Marxists to help rebrand universities as 'factories for the social production of knowledge and stratification.'

Volvo Cars stock price falls 30% after news of a poor result and having to cut 2500 jobs. The company says this is mostly because it can't export cars to China any more.

"A belief in military force as the sole ingredient for success has enabled a lazy and destructive foreign policy that ignores the will and motivations of both allies and adversaries. Such thinking also elevates tactics above strategy." Great piece by @jkdemp.bsky.social

At an age when I should be easing into old curmudgeon status, I instead find myself giving voice to righteous anger. If I were in their shoes, I'd be in the streets, too. Gift link.

The invincible airplane

Lol. Not seen a better demonstration of 'desire path'

🔴 BREAKING - Live: France's Yellow Vest movement calls for new round of protests after weekend unrest

Irlands pilotförsök med basinkomst för artister (konstnärer, musiker m.fl.) föll så väl ut rent samhällsekonomiskt att stödet nu permanentas. 2000 personer får €1400 i månaden över tre år. Sedär ett land som tar sitt kulturella och konstnärliga arv på allvar. mixmag.net/read/musicia...

“The protest poses a significant challenge to Saied after years of divisions weakened the opposition’s ability to mobilise large crowds.” Tarek Amara, @reuters.com: www.reuters.com/business/med...

Ok now I guess I should also post on *shudder* linkedin.

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Sharing for the morning crowd in Europe/Africa.

Our first batch of Greek yoghurt, hung in cheesecloth at 6am to let the whey drain out. Very pleased with the results. Made with fresh Holstein-Friesian milk from a local farm vending machine. Literally milk on tap. We’ll use the whey in our compost bin and to spray our berry plants.

Dozens of Jewish and Palestinian student activists disrupted Ben-Gvir’s speech at Tel Aviv University today, by standing on chairs and chanting “Fascist, get out!”

People are discussing Malcolm Gladwell and Ali G

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I learned today that sunfish are shaped that way so their fins can perform the same role as turtle flippers, and allow them to dive and feed at deep depths.

When your special interest is so powerful it hijacks the airwaves. Did you know The Daily Tism did an audio sketch show? Settle in for last year's spooktacular Halloween special of The Daily Tism News.

this is seriously so incredible. all of the leftists put aside everything, joined hands, fried the AI fuckhead old mayor, and now every landlord in the city is crying into their hands in anguish and their tears are delicious

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I made a prediabetes-adapted apple and pear 'pie': No sugar, some oats, and lots of chopped almonds.

Pete Fry is Vancouver’s next Mayor. He will be the first Green Mayor in Vancouver and the first Green Mayor of a major city in all of Canada.

New type of little free library just dropped! I 🩵 Minneapolis.

Once witnessed one of the most eminent professors in the field completely fail to make coffee and pour himself a mug of plain hot water instead. "Keynes'd my coffee" to mean "didn't add any coffee to the coffee" has permanently entered my vocabulary to this day.

my 6-year-old daughter and 81-year-old dad both got their first whiffs of teargas today, on the fringes of protests in brussels dad was there in '68, barricading the university! still never had teargas it feels like the cops are out of control now, extremely trigger-happy with so many weapons

Very cool stuff, though my instinct is that the sword there looks like a bearing sword - a oversized sword used as a ceremonial object and never intended for use in a fight. Still really cool (but important not to let bearing swords color our sense of what real battlefield weapons were like).