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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 17h
Bellingcat's latest documentary, Killing Anna, will be broadcast tonight on Channel 4 at 11:05pm, following the real life investigation into the Tadamon massacre in Syria. It'll also be available on More4 from tomorrow onwards www.channel4.com/programmes/k...
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 8h
Just been watching the Westminster Hall parliamentary debate on the petition signed by over 100,000 in favour of rejoining the EU. Only 2 of the 23 MPs who have spoken so far have opposed such a course of action. The tide is turning…
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autumnlight.bsky.social @autumnlight.bsky.social · 6h
I guess Trump isn’t likely to read this: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Which war is having the biggest impact on diesel prices - Iran or Ukraine?
Both conflicts have led to less diesel being exported - but the data shows more has been lost from the Middle East.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 6h
⚡Kyiv under missile attack before air raid alert issued. Kyiv came under missile attack shortly after 10 p.m. local time on Oct. 12, with powerful explosions reported before an air raid alert was issued in the Ukrainian capital, according to Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground.
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Kyiv under missile attack before air raid alert issued
Kyiv Independent staff reported powerful blasts in central Kyiv, with air raid sirens and mobile notifications sounding only afterward.
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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 15h
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has blamed Russia for breaking an “energy ceasefire” announced by Donald Trump on Sunday, but the Ukrainian president said Kyiv was still willing to observe a pause in strikes if Moscow did the same. Latest developments w/ @henryjfoy.ft.com www.ft.com/content/8636...
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Putin is breaching Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian president says Russia conducted strikes on power plants after US president’s announcement on Sunday
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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 13h
France, Germany, and the U.K. have publicly backed Zelensky after Trump said Ukraine needs a new president. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
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European allies publicly back Zelensky after Trump says Ukraine needs a new president — Meduza
Europe’s largest countries rallied behind Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after U.S. President Donald Trump said Ukraine needs a new leader.
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Brian Taylor @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social · 11h
This from Trump-Zelensky meeting on sidelines of NATO Summit in July. Transcript here:
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Trump Zelenskiy NATO Summit | Rev
Donald Trump meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. Read the transcript here.
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Mediazona English @en.zona.media · 10h
Every scene in this trailer was cut from Western shows in Russia. We compared 200 series frame by frame and found 75 hours of censorship: gay storylines, Putin, drugs, suicide, even Jaime and Cersei’s affair in Game of Thrones. Explore our censorship database: en.zona.media/article/2026...
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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 9h
NATO's top general says the alliance would strike far beyond the front lines if a member were attacked. His strategy includes hitting command posts and air defenses near St. Petersburg, in Kaliningrad Oblast, and in Belarus, according to the WSJ. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
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How would NATO defeat a Russian invasion? Its top commander envisions a wall of drones, a counteroffensive, and missile strikes deep behind Russian lines. — Meduza
General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said NATO forces would destroy “anything and everything” involved in any Russian attack on the alliance’s territory. He presented…
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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 9h
A Russian diplomat expelled from Bulgaria in 2021 amid an investigation into explosions at arms depots is now working at Russia’s embassy in Serbia, Radio Free Europe reports. Aleksandr Krasiy was accredited as an assistant military attaché this year. meduza.io/en/news/2026...
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Russian diplomat expelled from Bulgaria in 2021 amid investigation into arms depot explosions now serves as assistant military attaché in Serbia, RFE/RL finds — Meduza
RFE/RL’s Balkan Service and the investigative project Sistema have identified a diplomat at the Russian Embassy in Serbia who was declared persona non grata in Bulgaria in 2021 during…
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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 8h
Roman Abramovich's advisers allegedly backdated financial records at a Cyprus company holding about $2 billion to avoid taxes. The BBC says they developed the plan after meeting with representatives of accounting giant Deloitte. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
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Investigations implicate Deloitte, one of the world’s largest accounting firms, in alleged tax-evasion schemes involving Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s Cyprus companies — Meduza
Deloitte, one of the world’s largest consulting and auditing firms, helped falsify documents to conceal Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s wealth and enable him to evade taxes, according to…
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autumnlight.bsky.social @autumnlight.bsky.social · 7h
Surely Bortnikov must be desperate to retire (?).
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Anton Barbashin @abarbashin.bsky.social · 7h
Bottomline: Putin prioritizes comfort, predictability, and elite balance over renewal. The “new elite” gets symbolic representation while real influence stays with the old system. ridl.io/personnel-on... 5/5
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Personnel on Pause – Riddle Russia
Andrey Pertsev sums up the political week (October 5−11)
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Anton Barbashin @abarbashin.bsky.social · 7h
Putin’s personnel policy is on pause. Even after the Duma elections he stuck to an ultra-conservative approach: longevity for familiar faces, no real reshuffles, and carefully controlled “new elite” entry. New Andrey Pertsev for ridl.io Thread 1/5
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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 18h
With roads mined and supplies dwindling, civilians in the occupied Ukrainian town are risking their lives to find food or escape.
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In Russian-Occupied Oleshky, Civilians Struggle to Survive as Hunger Deepens - The Moscow Times
Lyudmila often has to call her sister about 40 times before the line connects.
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 10/10/2026
Something huge is happening on Monday! And we need your help, write to your MP to make sure they're at Westminster Hall on Monday at 4:30pm to debate whether the UK should join the EU. Together we can get the UK back to the heart of Europe!
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 18h
Burnham to tell MPs that refusing closer EU ties a ‘dereliction of duty’ ft.trib.al/Ywu3r6I
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Burnham to tell MPs that refusing closer EU ties a ‘dereliction of duty’
Prime minister to address Commons on Monday as he seeks to reopen debate on Brexit
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Henry Foy @henryjfoy.ft.com · 11/10/2026
💥 The Trump administration has threatened European capitals that it could stop paid-for weapons shipments to Ukraine if Kyiv does not halt its deep strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, officials told @christopherjm.ft.com and me @financialtimes.com as.ft.com/r/bc5bd7e2-3...
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US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineries
Officials lobby European capitals and Kyiv following Trump’s diesel deal with Putin
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autumnlight.bsky.social @autumnlight.bsky.social · 18h
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Trump Announces Energy Cease-Fire Between Ukraine And Russia As Countries Trade Strikes
US President Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an energy cease-fire, following his earlier decision to ease restrictions on Russian diesel exports and his subsequent call for a change...
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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 11/10/2026
Ukraine is ready to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow ceases its own strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, Zelensky said on Sunday.
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Ukraine Will Stop Hitting Refineries if Russia Halts Energy Attacks, Zelensky Says - The Moscow Times
Ukraine is ready to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow ceases its own strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday, after U.S.
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Lawrence Freedman @ldfreedman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
My latest post looks at how the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, stuck between Poland and Lithuania, has become a flashpoint in relations between Russian and Europe, a reminder of Russia’s vulnerabilities at a time when it seeks to project strength. (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/watch-the-...?
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Watch the gap
How Kaliningrad could become the flashpoint for a wider war with Russia
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 11/10/2026
⚡️Russia behind Britain's Brexit vote, UK prime minister admits for first time.
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Russia behind Britain's Brexit vote, UK prime minister admits for first time
"These things are important now to put clearly on the record and, I believe, help voters in Germany and France understand that some of this politics is instigated via our enemies, namely Russia," medi...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11/10/2026
How a South African billionaire is turning a corner of Somerset into ‘one man’s estate’
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How a South African billionaire is turning a corner of Somerset into ‘one man’s estate’
Koos Bekker’s Newt estate encompasses luxury hotels, pubs and high street business, with local concerns including flooding
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11/10/2026
‘Stab to the heart’: arrest of German ex-spymaster sparks calls for reform
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‘Stab to the heart’: arrest of German ex-spymaster sparks calls for reform
Claims that August Hanning exploited intelligence for private clients comes after other troubling espionage scandals
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autumnlight.bsky.social @autumnlight.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Ukraine needs US intel, weapons and political support.
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autumnlight.bsky.social @autumnlight.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
And Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure…?
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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 10/10/2026
“I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president,” Trump told reporters. He argued Zelensky could have made numerous deals but never does, and demanded an end to Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries. meduza.io/en/news/2026...
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Trump calls on Ukraine to replace Zelensky — Meduza
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on October 10 that Ukraine needs to find a new president who can “make a deal.”
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 10/10/2026
I assume that folks are right to downplay the economic impact (for both the U.S. and Russia) of any diesel that today's deal manages to move, but I wouldn't minimize the other effects, eg on Trump's view of Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries, Putin's confidence in outlasting sanctions, etc.
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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 10/10/2026
US officials stepped up pressure on Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil refineries and threatened to cut off vital intelligence sharing as Donald Trump announced a deal with Moscow to release diesel on to the world market. www.ft.com/content/7fd4... via @financialtimes.com
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US warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharing
Donald Trump’s administration delivered threat after Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised diesel deal with Moscow
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autumnlight.bsky.social @autumnlight.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Debate? More like stupid Tory Reform-lite attention seeking. It’s not an issue the general public are focused on.
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
1/ The arrest in Montenegro of Russia's leading warblogger, Mikhail Zvinchuk, is causing shock in Russia. He and his wife potentially face 15 years' imprisonment if they are extradited to the US after an operation said to have involved the US National Security Agency. ⬇️
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 09/10/2026
Ukraine pushes Russia back in Donetsk as military, civilian casualties soar aje.news/hp1q1y
Ukraine pushes Russia back in Donetsk as military, civilian casualties soar
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autumnlight.bsky.social @autumnlight.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Great quote from a woman interviewed in Irkutsk: “There are so many things going on at once: the fuel crises, the bear invasion, now the plague. People here treat these things as background noise.” 🐻
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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 09/10/2026
The Irkutsk region is making global headlines following the death of a lab worker at a local plague research institute. But people living there told MT that the health scare is just “background noise.” Read more in this week's Regions Calling:
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Regions Calling: In Irkutsk, Locals Ask 'What Plague?' - The Moscow Times
Hello and welcome to Regions Calling, your guide to developments beyond the Russian capital from The Moscow Times.
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 09/10/2026
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Exclusive: Putin puts a price on Trump's Ukraine energy truce — Kyiv fears the cost
Russia has demanded sanctions relief from the U.S. as part of talks over a possible energy ceasefire with Ukraine, while also seeking to link the initiative to a ceasefire in the Black Sea, U.S. and U...
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autumnlight.bsky.social @autumnlight.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Every time I read a story like this I still find it shocking and incredibly sad.
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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 09/10/2026
Opinion: The founder of The St. Petersburg Times tells how he fled Russia after being fined for donating $40 to Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation.
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Why I Left Russia the Same Day I Was Released From Detention - The Moscow Times
Opinion | On December 8, 2025, I walked out of a courthouse in St.
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 09/10/2026
Welp, Montenegro has decided to deport Mikhail Zvinchuk, founder of Russia’s pro-war Rybar Telegram channel, along with his wife and three other Russians, citing national and internal security concerns, according to the newspaper Vijesti. www.vijesti.me/vijesti/crna...
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"Ribara" Zvničuka i njegovu ekipu protjeruju iz Crne Gore
Uprava policije i ANB u kratkom roku identifikovali pet ruskih državljana kojima je otkazan boravak i kojima su donijeta rješenja o protjerivanju iz Crne Gore iz ...
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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 09/10/2026
With roads mined and supplies dwindling, civilians in the occupied Ukrainian town are risking their lives to find food or escape.
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In Russian-Occupied Oleshky, Civilians Struggle to Survive as Hunger Deepens - The Moscow Times
Lyudmila often has to call her sister about 40 times before the line connects.
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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 09/10/2026
A 16-year-old Siberian boy died by suicide after four months at Alabuga, where students help assemble drones for Russia’s war in Ukraine. His parents say he faced grueling working conditions and bullying. meduza.io/en/news/2026...
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Siberian teen reportedly dies by suicide after studying and working at Alabuga, where drones are assembled for Russia’s war in Ukraine — Meduza
A 16-year-old in Novokuznetsk died by suicide after spending four months working and studying at the Alabuga special economic zone in Tatarstan, where drones are assembled for the war with Ukraine,…
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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 09/10/2026
Opinion: After years of official secrecy, it’s no surprise that a suspected plague case has left Russians unsure what to believe about risks to their health, Alexandra Borissova Saleh writes.
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Fear and Distrust Are the Real Russian Plague - The Moscow Times
Opinion | Modern disease outbreaks differ from historical ones for reasons that go beyond vaccines, better treatments and improved hygiene.
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autumnlight.bsky.social @autumnlight.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Any chance witnessing this horrific execution will put ICE agents off shooting people in America? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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ICE agent shoots man in New York City
The mayor of New York expressed outrage at the shooting which the Department of Homeland Security said happened during the arrest of a "criminal illegal alien".
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Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
ICE agent shoots man in New York City
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ICE agent shoots man in New York City
The mayor of New York expressed outrage at the shooting which the Department of Homeland Security said happened during the arrest of a "criminal illegal alien".
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Firing squad execution to be livestreamed, Pentagon says - Welcome to the American dark ages under Trump… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
Pete Hegseth says the execution will be public, but a legal expert says the "unprecedented" decision is on "uncertain legal terrain".
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Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
As freezing winter approaches, Kyiv residents look for shelter elsewhere
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As freezing winter approaches, Kyiv residents look for shelter elsewhere
A renewed Russian campaign of strikes on power and energy infrastructure has made some contemplate leaving Ukraine's capital.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 09/10/2026
Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error
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Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error
Exclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data Kemi Badenoch’s flagship party conference policy document overestimated the cost of net zero by nearly £500bn, seemingly after someone accidentally double-counted figures on a spreadsheet. The apparent error appears in a chapter on net zero in The Right Way, a 100-page policy document produced for the Conservative conference in Birmingham. Badenoch repeatedly used the phrase in her main speech. Continue reading...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 09/10/2026
From the suburbs of Virginia to the outskirts of Amsterdam and Dublin, residents have increasingly rebelled against the spread of AI data centers, complaining of noise, surging electricity consumption and water stress That resistance is gaining ground in India reut.rs/3VDL4gz
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Modi wants India to power the AI age. Residents are pushing back
The view from Indian engineer Tushar Shetty's Mumbai apartment captures a tension playing out around the world as the artificial intelligence boom fuels an unprecedented data-centre building spree.
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autumnlight.bsky.social @autumnlight.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Lots of publicity.
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autumnlight.bsky.social @autumnlight.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Why does the US continue to wheel out these two cretins rather than employ professional diplomats?
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 08/10/2026
A grandmother, her adult daughter, and that woman's one-year-old grandson died when a Russian missile struck their apartment building in Pryluky, about 2 hours east of Kyiv. The boy’s older sister survived. The attack killed 22 people, including five children. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
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Russian missile strike on apartment building in Pryluky, northern Ukraine, kills 22 people, including five children — Meduza
The search and rescue operation has ended at the site of a strike on a five-story apartment building in Pryluky, in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region. A Russian Kh-101 missile partially destroyed the buildin...
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