Reposted by BidatziKristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 5h"... “We’re not funding Kristian Andersen and that virologist crew,” the [HHS] official was quoted as saying [...] Science has confirmed that Andersen’s team applied for continued CREID funding but did not get a new award." Indeed. With a specific focus on Ebola, Hantaviruses, Mpox, and Lassa. 31516
Reposted by BidatziChris Cook @chriscook.news · 12hUpdate: the A7 entity involved has just been sanctioned by the UK. 0103
Reposted by BidatziDan Jagger @auditorynerves.bsky.social · 18hBluefin tuna have returned in huge numbers off the British coast after almost disappearing from UK waters. The return of the giant fish is one of several wildlife recoveries highlighted in a major new report from WWF, which it says shows conservation can work. 🧪🐟 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUK bluefin tuna comeback shows nature can recover, says WWFThe tuna is one of several wildlife recoveries highlighted in a major new report from WWF. 37115
Reposted by BidatziZeddy @zeddary.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Hilariously much of what we consider 'Americana' came from German immigrants in the mid-1800s. Hot dogs, beer, Christmas trees, hamburgers...but they also brought abolitionism with them so Elon's gotta get the calipers out... 36313
Reposted by BidatziSar Crespi @boron110.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Engineering photosynthesis into bacteria to help them synthesize chemicals @science.org #ScienceAdvances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgAn anoxygenic photosynthesis-inspired dual biohybrid for light-enhanced chemical productionIntegrating light-harvesting materials with non-photosynthetic microbes offers a promising route to convert sunlight into chemicals. However, many existing biohybrid systems lack a clear architectural... 0163
Reposted by BidatziJakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It's looking increasingly like CEE was super lucky that its accession to NATO happened during Helmut Kohl's time as the Chancellor of Germany. 1155
Reposted by Bidatzieuobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 05/10/2026Russia is losing its grip on Kaliningrad, despite using the exclave for anti-Nato scare storieseuobserver.comRussia is losing its grip on Kaliningrad, despite using the exclave for anti-Nato scare storiesNuclear sabre-rattling only underlines the fragility of Russia’s grip on its trophy territory. 187
Reposted by BidatziThorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🇫🇷🇩🇪present united front on how to empower 🇪🇺to better deal with Chinese trade practices threatening Europe's industrial base. 1175
Reposted by BidatziFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 05/10/2026Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez calls snap election ft.trib.al/mTphZpjft.trib.alSpanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez calls snap electionMove to hold vote on November 29 comes after government defeat on legislation aimed at ending housing crisis 3197
Reposted by BidatziKen Tindell @kentindell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I note Putin’s Puppets aren’t claiming East Prussia (now Kaliningrad Oblast) for their Nazi Lebensraum project. 191
Reposted by BidatziMr. Happy on Eurosky @mrhappyonbsky.eurosky.social · 04/10/2026The guy's name isn't "Helmut" he just uses that to sound more German. The guy's name is "Luca Maurice" and his grandfather is from Turkey. (I'm not kidding look it up) 318919
Reposted by BidatziSven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026AfD Youth is posting about unification of German people. Belive them, when they say who they are. Not far right, not nazi like but actually exactly like nazis. P.S And yes, they are Putins favorite party in Germany 51768269
Reposted by BidatziNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Putin apologists want you to buy that: -An alleged off-the-books 1991 verbal promise outweighs a signed 1994 treaty -Democratic countries formerly occupied by Russia asked to join an anti-Russia alliance for no reason -Ukrainians don't want freedom, an American tricked them into it with cookies 13634157
Reposted by Bidatzirev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 03/10/2026this is exactly my opinion. there may be a superstrate of extremely difficult and unique safety problems around AI, but the substrate is simply that no one takes basic precautions seriously becasue they imagine (or pretend to imaigne) that it is futile, and basic precautions slow down launches. 14713122
Reposted by BidatziTuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If Britain can’t be a rule taker (or, more accurately, member of the rulemaking committee) on services then there’s no point to any of this. Like the real uplift for eveyone is a single market in services and cap markets. 142
Reposted by BidatziFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 01/10/2026OpenAI’s agents obscured hacking activity in government site breaches ft.trib.al/Wk1Itfpft.trib.alOpenAI’s agents obscured hacking activity in government site breachesNew findings by Asymmetric Security provide further evidence of novel tactics AI tools use to conduct hacks 12815
Reposted by BidatziUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 30/09/2026Germany invests in a new military harbour “The new naval base is set to provide berths for seven frigates, ten minesweepers and ten tugs. It is expected that a four-figure number of military personnel and civilian staff will be based there.” www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...faz.netBundeswehr will wohl neuen Marinehafen in Emden bauenDie Marine möchte Medien zufolge bis sieben Fregatten in dem neuen Hafen stationieren. Auch ein anderer Hafen soll mehr als eine Milliarde Euro bekommen. 110413
Bidatzi @bidatzi.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026Here’s to hopingft.comWhy Europe’s centre will holdThe 1930s are not a good guide to the politics of the 21st century 000
Reposted by BidatziDave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 28/09/2026The behaviour of the Trump administration in Europe has been summed up in one quote from a Wall Street Journal article. My take:davekeating.substack.com“We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here.”Explosive revelations about Trump’s ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle in the Wall Street Journal show the extent of the White House’s mafia-like extortion racket in Europe. 03430
Reposted by BidatziSPRAVDI - Stratcom Centre @stratcomcentre.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Community Notes FTW 18617
Reposted by BidatziNick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The @nytimes.com confirms the @haaretzcom.bsky.social report that the UAE secretly warned Netanyahu that Hamas was planning a major attack on Israel shortly before Oct. 7; Bibi did not relay the warning to security officials. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/w...nytimes.comNetanyahu Said to Have Been Warned by Emirati Leader About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel’s security establishment, Israeli officials sai... 44831
Reposted by BidatziHoward Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026... but are proud of our position as Russia's second largest trading partner 010319
Bidatzi @bidatzi.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026I am of two minds about this… med.stanford.eduHuman brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research findsStanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more. 020
Reposted by BidatziRuth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"Vote for me, I think you deserve to be nuked by Russia" is a bold campaign pitch. 916139
Reposted by BidatziMichael Cruickshank @cruickshank.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Classic case of what happens when a user forgets to append "Make no mistakes" to their prompt. 1202
Reposted by BidatziThe Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 15/09/2026A U.S. company ignited a blueberry boom in China. Then local businesses swiped the secret to growing them.on.wsj.comDriscoll’s Gave China Its Blueberries—Then China Swiped the Secret to Growing ThemThe California grower’s expansion into China ignited local competition and widespread intellectual-property theft. Private investigators went undercover at nurseries. 0133
Reposted by BidatziReuters @reuters.com · 15/09/2026Governments worldwide are way behind on AI, says Bill Gates reut.rs/3UTBs0Oreut.rsGovernments worldwide are way behind on AI, says Bill GatesNo government in the world is ready for the changes artificial intelligence will bring to society, Bill Gates said in an interview with Reuters, as he warned of the risks ahead. 142911
Bidatzi @bidatzi.eurosky.social · 14/09/2026static.klipy.comDanny DeVito's Disgusted ReactionALT: Danny DeVito's Disgusted Reaction 000
Reposted by BidatziThe Economist @economist.com · 12/09/2026If AI starts curing cancers or improving energy supplies, few will care how the advances came about. Yet some abstract mathematics has little practical application; its primary purpose is human understandingbit.lyTop mathematicians are outraged by OpenAI’s methods24 Fields Medal winners have written a letter of objection 2126
Reposted by BidatziDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This is a very useful read. www.ft.com/content/dd4c... Scott Bessent fails to break ‘fever’ in US bond marketft.comScott Bessent fails to break ‘fever’ in US bond marketTreasury secretary’s $6bn bond operation is insufficient to stem the recent surge in borrowing costs, investors warn 162
Reposted by Bidatziryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 10/09/2026Russia just keeps escalating and escalating against Europe www.reuters.com/world/europe...reuters.comEXCLUSIVE: NATO allies foil Russian subsea cable sabotage plotDeep in Arctic waters near the remote Svalbard archipelago this spring, NATO allies caught Russian subs training to unleash a secret weapon designed to disable critical undersea cables without leaving... 38435
Reposted by BidatziUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 09/09/2026Norwegian media reports that Zelensky’s plane was nearly hit by a drone on its way from Moldova to Oslo where he went to attend King Harald’s funeral and hold meetings with the government. www.nrk.no/nyheter/stor...nrk.noStøre: Zelenskyjs fly ble nesten truffet av en drone på vei fra Moldova til OsloUkrainas president Volodymyr Zelenskyj fikk en dramatisk start på reisen til Oslo, hvor han onsdag deltok i kong Haralds gravferd og var i møter med regjeringen. – Flyet hans ble nesten truffet av en ... 516759
Reposted by BidatziDerek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026More and more studies show that vaccination against various infectious diseases also leads to fewer cardiovascular deaths and lower rates of dementia. A rational public health system would be getting as many people vaccinated as possible. But. . .science.orgMore Impossible-to-Ignore Vaccine Effects 310651
Reposted by BidatziMinna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 09/09/2026”Russia believed Witkoff shared part of the blame for the failure of a summit with Trump in Alaska last year to achieve a breakthrough, according to Ukrainian officials and people briefed on the Kremlin’s thinking.” Even the Russians have noticed Witkoff doesn’t know what he’s doingft.comUS spy chief prepares for greater role in Russia-Ukraine talksCIA director John Ratcliffe will be involved in shuttle diplomacy between Moscow and Kyiv 39618
Reposted by BidatziTrevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is seismic news for fisheries scientists. Northern cod is *the* iconic symbol of total fisheries collapse due to overfishing (and other factors) *and* the iconic symbol of a complete failure to recover for decades afterwards. This is like announcing the complete recovery of bison on land. 8476702173
Bidatzi @bidatzi.eurosky.social · 09/09/2026Tell me you have no clue what you’re talking about: “they solved the Navier-Stokes equations” 000
Reposted by BidatziMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 08/09/2026There seems to be much more to the story… 220739
Reposted by BidatziElad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Here is a guest on Tucker Carlson’s podcast saying that algebra is a conspiracy by the Jews to turn people into “good little goy slaves.” I wish I was joking. 1771387368
Bidatzi @bidatzi.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026Do not let your TVs connect to the internet. Use them as a dumb display for devices you can trust. 222
Reposted by Bidatzibrasidas @brasidas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I don't know what is more wild, that we might be on the verge proof that Navier Stokes can blow up or that OpenAI probably used a researcher's prompts to try to beat them to the punch. 3224
Reposted by BidatziJorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Just in: Hungary orders the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats accused of “unacceptable” activities under the Vienna Convention. 25015
Reposted by BidatziJohn Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 08/09/2026Two extraordinary charts from today’s PISA test results: 1) School test scores continue to collapse internationally, underscoring how this is no longer a Covid effect but sustained decline. Those falls in reading and maths are equivalent to about two years of lost schooling. 41856344
Bidatzi @bidatzi.eurosky.social · 07/09/2026Two Russian Su-35S fighter jets collided in Kursk regionstatic.klipy.comDynamic Combo! Text AnimationALT: Dynamic Combo! Text Animation 011
Reposted by BidatziEuropean News @eunews.social · 07/09/2026German far-right leader thanks Elon Musk after landmark election win praised by Russia A far-right leader who has won an important state election in Germany has thanked Elon Musk for his support, as voices in Europe warn the result is a serious moment for the continent.theguardian.comGerman far-right leader thanks Elon Musk after landmark election win praised by RussiaA far-right leader who has won an important state election in Germany has thanked Elon Musk for his support, as voices in Europe warn the result is a serious moment for the continent. No far-right party has led or formed a government in Germany since the defeat of nazism at the end of the second world war. 52916
Bidatzi @bidatzi.eurosky.social · 07/09/2026Meanwhile, in the real world, the closest to a Nazi party Europe has (AfD) is also the most russophile in the continent. 000
Reposted by BidatziTarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 06/09/2026In the 90s S-A saw the best result of a far-right party in Germany before the AfD. 13% for the DVU in 1998. S-A should not be the basis for sweeping conclusion about the electoral sociology of the AfD. The consequences might be far-reaching but your reporting will contribute to these consequences. 120949
Reposted by BidatziRobin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 05/09/2026And lo, an essay on the the repo market and why it is like the "dark matter" of modern finance: vast, omnipresent, powerful and hidden — and therefore most easily observed through its impact on other bodies. www.ft.com/content/8a7e...ft.comThe repo market is the ‘dark matter’ of finance: powerful and perilousHow worried should we be about the multitrillion-dollar market’s influence over the cosmos of central banks, bonds, pension plans and private credit firms? 76924
Reposted by BidatziDutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 05/09/2026Statement from Isar Aerospace on the other site: "We’re in orbit! And just made European history: This is the first time a privately developed rocket reached orbit from continental Europe; and a testament to the dedication, expertise, and teamwork of everyone involved." 19926