President #Zelenskyy

💬 "The continued easing of sanctions against russia does not reflect the reality of the war and diplomatic efforts, and fuels the russian leadership’s illusion that the war can continue."

Easing russia sanctions fuels war: 2,360 drones, 1,320 bombs, 60 missiles launched this week. $10B from oil sales funds attacks.

Stop tankers, reduce exports, uphold sanctions"

⚠️ Disturbing 📽️

A photo from Odesa captures a cat perched in a window shattered by a russian attack

Instead of fear, the cat shows a quiet confidence, gazing out at the new day. It is a perfect reflection of the Ukrainian people, who stand brave and unbowed after every act of russian terror

Source: United24 Media

In an attempt to justify their killing of a Lebanese journalist, the Israeli military shares a photo of the journalist in a Hezbollah military uniform, arguing that that he was a terrorist.

However, it now turns out, this “photo” was AI generated by the Israeli military, because they have no real evidence of a connection between the journalist and Hezbollah.

France 24 has the story.

https://youtu.be/orhh2JpDe8I?si=6baaDa9IvxHrO4Eh

Age restriction is not a solution for young kids addicted to social media

The solution is to put a wrecking ball to the exploiting algorithms that try to keep these kids on the platforms for as long as possible to show them as many ads as possible

Age verification is just another tool to keep taps on everyone

Start with the root of the problem and knock on doors from Meta to start with

NIEUWS: De hoogste privacy-adviseur van Logius, onderdeel van BZK, slaat alarm: de overname van DigiD bedreigt de veiligheid van Nederland.

CPO Pieter van Oordt waarschuwt publiekelijk om overname door ‘t Amerikaanse Kyndryl tegen te houden:

https://www.volkskrant.nl/tech/privacy-adviseur-binnenlandse-zaken-overname-van-digid-bedreigt-veiligheid-van-nederland~b6be96c0/

Reuters reveals U.S. officials met with Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, France's National Rally right-wing party, and were left underwhelmed by their economic plans.

"The RN's views on how to cut a yawning deficit, win U.S. investment and get the economy moving were a concern." - U.S. officials to Reuters.

The French RN is so fucked up that even the trumpian people find their plans unrealistic and unbelievable.

#France #FRpol #Economy #US #FarRight #Fascism #Politics

⚠️ Heads up - there's a #Mastodon #scam bot doing the rounds. Mastodon does not "temporarily restrict your visibility" - that is simply not a thing here.

If you see a DM or post to that effect begging you to click a link to restore anything, do not click it - report it instead.