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Louis Pétiniaud

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Geopolitics of Ukraine, Russia | Geography and politics of digital infrastructures and network resilience, in conflicts, war, and under occupation

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Anastasia Klimash 🇺🇦 @nastasiaklimash.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🍀 Hello! As promised, I'm bringing you the new fundraiser! This time, YourFuture Foundation is looking to provide our military with 100 CLS kits and a 3-day training course for 100 people. Could we raise 100k UAH (~$ 2 250)? To donate: send.monobank.ua/jar/9HDz21hmHx More options to donate and info⬇️
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ASUR @agorasur.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#VeilleESR #ESR Cecilia Rikap présente son livre: "The Rulers. Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud, 2026", à 16h45 à la Gaité Lyrique. C'est une des chercheuses les plus intéressantes sur l'accaparement de pouvoir des géants du numérique. www.gaite-lyrique.net/agenda/2026/...
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Book Club | Gaîté Lyrique
Book Club
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
And every day there is more Fresh AI Hell. What's worse than polluting the information ecosystem with synthetic text dressed up to look like news? Dressing it up further as the work of fake Indigenous journalists: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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‘Very harmful’: website uses AI to generate northern Indigenous news ‘correspondents’ | CBC News
The website WE NEWS has three northern Indigenous 'AI correspondents.' Their profiles say they are 'a member of Yukon First Nation,' 'of Dene heritage,' and 'an Inuk raised in the North.' Experts in t...
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Louis Pétiniaud @louispetiniaud.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.404media.co/theres-a-100...
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There’s a 100% Chance AI Agents Are Already Ruining the Internet
“AI agents” now have enough power and permission to be extremely annoying online.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Not convinced yet? Here's how the piece begins.
“Have a nice weekend, Mike. I’m off to Florence to see the latest by the scribbler, Macky Velli. The ceiling is really shaping up. You’ll be done in no time. BTW—Please remind Big Pappy that my salary will be increasing July 1. Union orders.—A. Prentiss”

Such is the sticky note that might have been left by an ungrateful and transactional apprentice to Michelangelo while grinding paints and learning fresco painting from the master.

Thankfully, there were no fresco painters’ apprentice unions in 1508. And the world has enjoyed the incomparable Sistine Chapel since
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Louis Pétiniaud @louispetiniaud.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Mon compte rendu de "Genèse d'un autoritarisme numérique" (Daucé, Loveluck et Musiani) est paru dans Réseaux n° 257. Ce livre de 2023 est une entrée indispensable sur le numérique russe et plus généralement sur l'autoritarisme numérique. doi.org/10.3917/res....
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Françoise DAUCÉ, Benjamin LOVELUCK et Francesca MUSIANI, Genèse d’un autoritarisme numérique. Répression et résistance sur internet en Russie, 2012-2022, Paris, Presses des Mines, 214 p.
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Pierre Januel @pjanuel.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Et dans la série des médias de gauche spécialisés dans les grandes leçons sur le droit du travail, L'Express fait une enquête cinglante et documentée sur Le Monde Diplo www.lexpress.fr/idees-et-deb...
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"Tu t’opposes donc tu es de droite..." : enquête sur la face cachée du "Monde diplomatique"
Les procès se multiplient à l’encontre du journal chéri par la gauche anticapitaliste. Des anciens salariés contactés par L’Express décrivent un environnement de travail malsain, et une direction herm...
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Éditions Libertalia @libertalialivre.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Annonce de service : Les librairies Libertalia de Montreuil (12 rue Marcelin Berthelot) et de Paris (à la Maison des Métallos) sont ouvertes tout l'été. La période est trop rude pour fermer. On aménagera les horaires de fin juillet à mi-août. Venez faire le plein de lectures.
Ardoise disposée devant la librairie de Montreuil, on y lit ceci: "Nous sommes ouverts tout l'été !!! "
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
How it started / how it’s going
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Denis Colombi @uneheuredepeine.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Déroulez
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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Today we beat Stephen Miller’s lawsuit mill in court! For 3 years I’ve been a defendant in a case filed by America First Legal on behalf of Gateway Pundit & a random antivaxxer we’d never heard of until she sued us. The plaintiffs claimed we “censored” them. It was a lie. They just lost.
Case 3:23-cv-00571-TAD-KDM
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Filed 07/01/26 Page 1 of 23 PagelD #:
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
MONROE DIVISION
JILL HINES ET AL
VERSUS
ALEX STAMOS ET AL
CASE NO. 3:23-CV-00571
JUDGE TERRY A. DOUGHTY
MAG. JUDGE KAYLA D.
MCCLUSKY
MEMORANDUM RULING
Before the Court is a Renewed Joint Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject
Matter and Personal Jurisdiction [Doc. No. 191] filed by Defendants, Alex Stamos,
Renée DiResta, the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, the
Leland Stanford Junior University, Kate Starbird, Graphika, Camille François, the
Atlantic Council, and Graham Brookie (collectively, "Defendants"). Plaintiffs, Jill Hines ("Hines") and Jim Hoft ("Hoft") (collectively, "Plaintiffs"), filed an Opposition
[Doc. No. 207]. Defendants then filed a Reply [Doc. No. 209].
For the reasons set forth, Defendants' Motion is GRANTED.
I. BACKGROUND
This case is before the Court on limited remand to determine jurisdiction.
Hines v. Stamos, 111 F.4th 551 (5th Cir. 2024); see also [Doc. No. 112]. On May 2,
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RogueESR @rogueesr.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
150 postes universitaires vont être supprimés à l'Université d'Exeter, la plupart en sciences humaines, mais aussi en sciences sociales, en ingénierie et en sciences de l'environnement. www.technosphere.earth/the-bonfire-...
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The bonfire of the humanities
150 academic posts at the University of Exeter are to be cut, most in the humanities but also in social sciences, engineering and environmental sciences
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Reporterre 🌍 | Le média de l'écologie @reporterre.net · 01/07/2026
Après la Colombie, le Pérou bascule lui aussi à l’extrême droite. À la suite d’un mois de dépouillement, la fille de l’ancien autocrate Alberto Fujimori, Keiko Fujimori, a été élue présidente du pays. Lire l'article ➡️ l.reporterre.net/BcU
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 15/06/2026
‼️ Attack on Kyiv: Kyiv Pechersk Lavra on fire after precise strike
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Attack on Kyiv: Kyiv Pechersk Lavra on fire after precise strike – photos
A fire broke out on the grounds of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra during a large-scale attack on Kyiv.
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Anastasia Klimash 🇺🇦 @nastasiaklimash.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Hello all! It’s time for a new fundraiser! I’m joining the YourFuture foundation helping with the rehabilitation of our defenders. Could we try and support the recovery for two people, worth ~$1900? And of course I have a raffle for you 😌 To donate: send.monobank.ua/jar/9BgDtUnNUt More details⬇️
We need 4240000 UAH to rehabilitate 100 fighters. My goal is 84800 uah

The Your Future fund helps Ukrainian soldiers to rehabilitate after getting wounded
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Gro-Tsen @gro-tsen.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
On m'a demandé de regarder cette vidéo www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYPQ... de @monsieurphi.bsky.social sur les progrès des LLM en maths et de donner mon avis. Attention, ça va être très long!, parce que forcément j'ai beaucoup à raconter. 🧵⤵️ •1/59
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Colin Gerard @colingerard.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
We just released @viginum.bsky.social’s brand-new report on Rokh Solis, an information manipulation set (IMS) operated by a shady Israeli-based company called Blackcore, which targeted the most recent French local elections. www.sgdsn.gouv.fr/files/files/...
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Montauk Girl 🥦 (France Baise) @montaukgirl.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Je le répète régulièrement, partout en France le planning meurt. (On est des asso départementales). À ce rythme politique, même en votant "juste" pour des centristes, ça sera suffisant pour être là génération qui aura vu le PF disparaitre. Le RN n'aura pas grand chose à faire de plus.
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Isabelle DeSisto @isadesisto.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
📑❗️Our article with @grigopop.bsky.social and Graeme Robertson on the effects of Ukraine’s decentralization reform on satisfaction with public services (and democracy) in Ukraine 🇺🇦 was just published in Comparative Political Studies! doi.org/10.1177/0010...
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Nicolas Blandin @nicolasblandin.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Dans un contexte compliqué pour la presse scientifique, @epsiloon.com fait figure de référence. Son 60e numéro sort ce mercredi 27 mai. Cinq ans après sa création, comment la publication a-t-elle fidélisé ses lecteurs ? Explications avec Hervé Poirier. #science www.ouest-france.fr/sciences/cin...
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Cinq années de science créative et rigoureuse avec le magazine Epsiloon
Dans un contexte compliqué pour la presse magazine scientifique, Epsiloon fait figure de référence en matière de vulgarisation. Son 60e numéro sort ce mercredi 27 mai 2026. Cinq ans après sa création,...
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Mike Eckel @mikeeckel.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Kyiv this morning:
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Sébastien Gobert @sebagobert.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Une des nuits les plus dures à Kyiv, visée par plus de 700 drones et 50 missiles. Un Orechnik se serait abattu sur Bila Tserkva à 100 kms au sud. Des dizaines de cibles touchées, à un point tel que les tunnels du métro Lioukanivka, où sont réfugiés des habitants, s’effritent.
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Iryna Voichuk @irynavoichuk.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Morning in Kyiv. Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at Kyiv overnight, causing widespread destruction and fires across the city. Two people were killed and more than 50 injured.
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Dr. Serge Zaka @sergezaka.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
"Nous basculons dans l'inconnu". OUI ! C'est ça qu'il faut dire au bulletin météo. Il y en a marre de la banalisation du changement climatique avec les marchands de glace et les surfeurs. Merci Sébastien Thomas ! 1/12
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Cédric Mas @cedricmas.eurosky.social · 24/05/2026
#Ukraine vous voyez ce food truck distribuant des repas chauds aux populations derrière le front ? Il a été visé il y a qq jours par un drone russe : 2 bénévoles blessés dont un amputé. Offrons un camion blindé. Même un don d’un euro compte ! C’est ici : www.helloasso.com/associations...
Food truck de l’association Iskra Dobra distribuant des repas à des civils
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Klaire fait Grr @klaire.fr · 23/05/2026
Extrait d’interview, je suis bouche bée. Car oui les amis, en fait la Résistance c’est pas une histoire de politique, c’est DEVENIR LA MEILLEURE VERSION DE SOI MÊME !! Pour connaître les secrets skincare et la morning routine de Jean Moulin, commente Ebook et je t’envoie mon pdf (abonnement payant)
Extrait de l’interview d’un acteur à Cannes a propos du film sur Jean moulin : « JEAN MOULIN, À SON NIVEAU, A ESSAYÉ DE FAIRE AUTANT QUE POSSIBLE POUR AVOIR LA MEILLEURE VERSION DE LUI-MÊME »
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 29/04/2026
rightscon has confirmed the conference is canceled and recommend attendees not travel to zambia, as some are already en route
Important update from the RightsCon team

It is with heavy hearts that we share: RightsCon will not proceed in Zambia or online.
We understand this news is deeply upsetting for our community and while we know everyone has questions, our goal right now is to notify you of the event’s status because many of you have imminent travel plans.
We do not recommend registered participants travel to Lusaka for RightsCon.

Over the last 48 hours we have experienced an overwhelming surge of support from civil society, government representatives, sponsors, and our community as a whole. For this, we wholeheartedly thank you. We’ll communicate more information soon.
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RightsCon @rightscon.org · 29/04/2026
It is with heavy hearts that we share: RightsCon will not proceed in Zambia or online.
STATEMENT:

It is with heavy hearts that we share: RightsCon will not proceed in Zambia or online. We understand this news is deeply upsetting for our community and while we know everyone has questions, our goal right now is to notify you of the event’s status because many of you have imminent travel plans. We do not recommend registered participants travel to Lusaka for RightsCon.

Over the last 48 hours we have experienced an overwhelming surge of support from civil society, government representatives, sponsors, and our community as a whole. For this, we wholeheartedly thank you. We’ll communicate more information soon.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Rightscon being postponed by the Zambian government days before thousands of people from hundreds of countries fly in is quite chaotic: www.404media.co/rightscon-hu...
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World’s Largest Digital Human Rights Conference Suddenly 'Postponed'
RightsCon was delayed by Zambia's Ministry of Information for "thematic issues" and problems with speakers.
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Christian Thiels @christianthiels.eurosky.social · 23/04/2026
"Agence France-Presse said its analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) showed Russian troops made almost no territorial gains across the frontline in March – the first time this had occurred in two and a half years." @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv hails frontline position as ‘strongest in a year’
Drones minimise Russian manpower advantage on battlefield, says foreign minister; Moscow shies from Turkey push for Zelenskyy-Putin talks. What we know on day 1,520
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Dr Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Begging folks with open ended academic jobs not to forget there’s a whole underclass of permanently casualised academics who’ve been facing redundancy as standard for years. 12+ in my case. I get it’s awful facing redundancy ofc! Just…this isn’t unprecedented for us. It’s the norm.
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Louis Pétiniaud @louispetiniaud.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Le numéro anniversaire (50 ans tout de même!) d' Hérodote (@ifgeopolitique.bsky.social) vient de paraître, et j'ai eu le plaisir de contribuer avec Frédérick Douzet à un article sur "30 ans de géopolitique du numérique"... 1/3
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Gwendolyn Sasse @gwendolynsasse.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Really looking forward to the next instalment of our annual BASEES-ZOiS-Roundtable at #BASEES2026 tomorrow afternoon. Important topic, great line-up, don‘t miss it if you are attending the conference!⬇️
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Zentrum für Osteuropa- und internationale Studien (ZOiS) @zois.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Many more ZOiS researchers will present their research at #BASEES2026 over the weekend – meet us there!
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BASEES Annual Conference 26
10 - 12 April 2026, Birmingham, UK
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zeynep tufekci @zey.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Well, there it is.
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Jean Rivière @jeanriviere.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Avec @rlg.bsky.social, A. Ribardière et tout notre collectif éditorial, nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer la parution des premières planches de notre Atlas social de la France. Pour un autre récit des inégalités dans l’espace national : atlas-social-de-france.fr
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 12/03/2026
⚡️ Update: Ukraine, Romania sign strategic partnership declaration. Presidents Zelensky and Dan agreed to expand cooperation in the energy and defense sectors, signaling closer ties between the neighboring countries.
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Ukraine, Romania sign strategic partnership declaration
Presidents Zelensky and Dan agreed to expand cooperation in the energy and defense sectors, signaling closer ties between the neighboring countries.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 09/03/2026
OMG they released the deposition videos where they revealed that these two DOGE bros were just feeding grants into ChatGPT and saying "tell me if this is DEI in less than 120 characters." www.techdirt.com/2026/02/19/d...
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DOGE Bro’s Grant Review Process Was Literally Just Asking ChatGPT ‘Is This DEI?’
Federal grants that had been approved after a full application and review process were terminated by some random inexperienced DOGE bros based on whether ChatGPT could explain—in under 120 characte…
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Aubrey Hirsch @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math
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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
So loads of people are sharing an obvious ai "glow up" of an actual photo. I never share ai stuff even to dunk, but in this case I'm sharing a comparison to show the problem. We have to stand against this slop at every level or it becomes normalised. They want us to stop caring. See alt text.
Obvious ai manipulation on the left. Original photo by David Batcheller on the right. Look at the wings, feather shape, head, neck and bill shape, lack of tail etc. This is way more than a filter and absolutely destroys the joy and wonder of the original.
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IODA (Internet Outage Detection and Analysis) @ioda.live · 28/02/2026
IODA shows the Internet in Iran has been cutoff from the global Internet since ~7:00 AM UTC. The regime implemented a similar Internet shutdown when Israel attacked Iran in June of 2025. Follow connectivity in Iran in near realtime: ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/IR?f...
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Louis Pétiniaud @louispetiniaud.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Alors que des frappes israélo-américaines visent Téhéran, des millions d’Iraniens ont reçu ce matin d’étranges notifications via une appli de prière populaire. 1/2
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Oliver Linow @oliverlinow.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Unfortunately, people in #Iran are familiar with internet shutdowns. In the current state of emergency, this is tragic because people can no longer obtain news or communicate with their loved ones. The shutdown began at the same time as the air strikes at around 7 UTC, according to data from IODA.
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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 28/02/2026
In Israel, Cloudflare Radar shows a clear jump in Internet traffic this morning as people followed the news. Traffic rose nearly 50% after 06:15 UTC compared with the previous week, a pattern typical during fast-moving events that draw nationwide attention.
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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 28/02/2026
Internet connectivity in Iran is now in a near-complete shutdown, down about 98% vs the previous week. The disruption began around 07:00 UTC, following reports of military strikes — and in past incidents the government has responded with nationwide Internet shutdowns.
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Mike Eckel @mikeeckel.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Putin has appointed a new Kremlin commission on the development of AI (which Russia is lagging WAY behind in). Among the members: 74-year-old FSB director Alexander Bortnikov, and former Putin bodyguard Alexei Dyumin. (@meduza.io apt description: "old farts with big ideas.")
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GGtld @ggtld.fr · 16/02/2026
The EU moves to kill infinite scrolling "Commission preliminarily finds TikTok's addictive design in breach of the Digital Services Act" www.politico.eu/article/tikt...
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Revue Far Ouest @revue-farouest.fr · 10/02/2026
Pas besoin de neige pour être une station de ski qui fait vivre le territoire local. "On sait depuis longtemps qu’on ne pourra pas vivre uniquement de la neige." rfo.ynh.fr/1c
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À Artouste, une station des Pyrénées a renoncé à la neige artificielle
Dans la vallée d’Ossau, la station d’Artouste a interdit la neige artificielle et parie sur un modèle 4 saisons, plus écologique et plus rentable.
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Doug Madory @eldomador.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
UPDATE: Iran Internet shutdown Continuing to see a small, but steady restoration for Iran as the country rolls out its internet whitelisting system to police connectivity. #DigitalBlackoutIran #IranianRevolution2026 From our perspective, traffic is at ~25% of pre-shutdown levels (bits/sec).
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