Saturday, February 28, 2026

We've overestimated Russia for too long -- Ukraine's Flamingo manufacturer unveils new FP-7 ballistic missile in launch test video -- US lifts sanctions on Malian officials linked to Russian Wagner Group -- Flamingo threat triggers unprecedented missile alert across Russia ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/saturday-february-28-2026/

@BBCWorld reports that a Moscow court has issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of opposition leader and pro-democracy activist Alexei Navalny. She has said that she would use her new role as chair of HRF.org to step up her husband's struggle against Putin. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg3mjzyp40go

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Russian court orders arrest of Yulia Navalnaya

A Moscow court issues an arrest warrant in absentia for the widow of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

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It seems quite hard to achieve...
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#NorthKorea however, some people tried to give help by sending USB keys.

https://www.wired.com/2016/02/donate-your-old-usb-drives-to-fight-north-korean-brainwashing/

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Donate Your Old USB Drives to Fight North Korean Brainwashing

The thumb drives gathering dust in your desk drawer could help to open one of the world's most closed countries.

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"Egal wie wenig man hat, man wird in den Augen des Bitcoin-Netzwerks gleich behandelt" https://btc21.de/bitcoin/alex-gladstein-interview/ #opensourcegeld #bitcoin #humanrightsfoundation
Bitcoin als humanitäres Mittel - Alex Gladstein von der Human Rights Foundation im Interview - BTC21

Bitcoin ist medial wieder sehr präsent. Dass es Menschen gibt, die Bitcoin als etwas anderes als ein Spekulationsobjekt benutzen, ist vielen nicht bewusst. Um dieses Thema besser zu beleuchten, haben wir Alex Gladstein, CSO der Human Rights Foundation, zu einem Gespräch eingeladen.

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