Mastodawn

Just as Ukraine is reaching a turning point, German Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz wants to freeze the front line.

I think the Bundeskanzler is forgetting that he lives in one of Europe's most successful democracies, not because we stopped World War 2 in the Ardennes, but because we continued all the way to Berlin where Hitler killed himself.

In Germany 1945 as in Ukraine 2026: Evil must lose completely.

https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article6a3cfee8afe845031b3adc04/ukraine-krieg-frontlinie-einfrieren-und-toeten-beenden-merz-ruft-zu-friedensverhandlungen-auf.html

Ukraine-Krieg: „Frontlinie einfrieren und Töten beenden“ – Merz ruft zu Friedensverhandlungen auf

Bei der Wiederaufbau-Konferenz in Danzig hat Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz Russland zu Verhandlungen aufgerufen. Der Kreml beharrt jedoch auf seinen Maximalforderungen. Die Ukraine erhält derweil die erste Zahlung des 90 Milliarden Euro schweren Unterstützungsdarlehens der EU.

WELT

Qob 21h ago

John Siracusa 22h ago

Amen! https://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2026/06/26/free-the-icons/

Squircle Jail is the worst design-related thing Apple has ever done to Mac developers, and probably the worst icon-related thing it has ever done, period. Incredibly developer-hostile.

If squircled icons are actually better, then let that design win in the market. That's how we transitioned from the classic Mac OS icon style to the more photorealistic Mac OS X icon style. Developers adopted it because they wanted to, and because users desired it.

Free The Icons

Apple should end their prohibition on shapes in MacOS app icons

Qob 21h ago

Greenpeace International 1d ago

The climate crisis is also a crisis of wealth inequality.

If, instead of trashing the planet and destroying nature, the super-rich paid their fair share in taxes, there’d be enough money for a green and fair world for all.⁣

Time to #TaxTheSuperRich!

https://act.gp/4kFsaNr

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Jeff Atwood 1d ago

Ireland’s is the world’s first permanent basic income program sending direct, unconditional cash payments to professional artists, and it enjoys overwhelming public support – of 17,000 public survey respondents, 97% supported the program becoming permanent... an independent study of the pilot found that artists didn't just get more work done – basic income reduced their levels of anxiety and alleviated depression, too. https://rgmii.org/blog/thousands-more-artists-join-irelands-basic-income-plan/

Thousands more artists join Ireland’s basic income plan

Thousands more artists will soon receive direct payments as part of Ireland’s Basic Income for the Arts plan, made permanent this year after a three-year pilot program was hailed as a massive success. “This is a gigantic step forward that other countries are not doing,” Ireland’s Culture

Rural Guaranteed Minimum Income Initiative • RGMII

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Vee 1d ago

New high end cocktail: The Reflecting Pool.
1- line your glass with a blue fruit roll up.
Then you're going to need:
2 oz rum
4 oz juice that is kinda yellow (pineapple, mango, orange, lemonade, whatever you like)
1 oz blue curacao (you can adjust for color)
Garnish with lime zest
The yellow and blue liquids make a lovely shade of algae and the rum eventually melts the blue fruit roll up, which is, IMHO, the best part.
Enjoy!

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Gerry McGovern 22h ago

'We Will Fight to Our Very Last Breath:' Township Leaders Vow to Fight Nuclear AI Data Center

“Put yourselves on the line. Those people will listen to you better than they will listen to us. Please put yourselves, your jobs, and your comfort on the line to stop this for us. Get creative. Tear up the road. Block the road. Break the law. Do whatever you need to do for us. You will be remembered better in history for the job that you did if you can get creative.”

https://www.404media.co/we-will-fight-to-our-very-last-breath-township-leaders-vow-to-fight-nuclear-ai-data-center/?ref=weekly-roundup-newsletter

'We Will Fight to Our Very Last Breath:' Township Leaders Vow to Fight Nuclear AI Data Center

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and a proposed nuclear weapons AI data center in Michigan have earned the ire of community leaders.

404 Media

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Charles Castleberry 22h ago

RE: https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern/116816776704190016

“UN warns of global water bankruptcy as AI data centers strain groundwater”

It’s maddening just how much of the world’s current woes amount to a game of “Stop hitting yourself!”

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David Ho 22h ago

There's an all-electric aircraft demonstration program in Hawaii. The battery-powered aircraft is quieter than traditional aircraft and can reach a maximum speed of 153 knots. The program aims to test the feasibility of electric aircraft in Hawaii and potentially pave the way for more sustainable and affordable air travel.

https://www.khon2.com/local-news/electric-aircraft-demonstration-flights/

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2xfo 22h ago

"The pool was beautiful and clear, but then Trump fixed it. Now he can see himself in it."
#usPol

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schnurrito 22h ago

We Can Still Stop California’s 3D Printer Surveillance Scheme

https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/62914132

We Can Still Stop California’s 3D Printer Surveillance Scheme - tchncs

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