Sign in

mariespaak.bsky.social

@mariespaak.bsky.social
455 followers 596 following 685 posts

Humanity first. Peace, freedom, democracy, human rights, the environment, wildlife, animal welfare. Aversion to tyrants and those spreading fear and hatred and fomenting chaos.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 8h
"This is the complete devolution of a party that, as I say in the piece, has marinated in toxic masculinity for years." trib.al/fLAJWIP
trib.al
Transcript: Trump Rage at Fox Backfires as Cringe Motive for It Leaks
As the embarrassing roots of Trump’s fury at Fox News come to light, the author of a piece on MAGA manliness marvels at how whiny Trump-MAGA have become as the election nears.
36924
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 09/10/2026
⚡️'We were being arrested like terrorists' - Ukrainian journalist says his detention in Austria was brutal. Ukrainian investigative journalist Mykhailo Tkach said on Oct. 9 that the Austrian police had brutally detained him and his colleague the previous day and treated them "like terrorists."
kyivindependent.com
'We were being arrested like terrorists' - Ukrainian journalist says his detention in Austria was brutal
The acclaimed journalist was reportedly on an editorial assignment in Vienna with his colleague Yaroslav Bondarenko when he was detained by Austrian authorities.
1220475
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Nacho Montes de Oca @nachomontesdeoca.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump acuerda con Putin y traiciona a Ucrania y a Europa www.patreon.com/nachomdeoca/...
patreon.com
Trump acuerda con Putin y traiciona a Ucrania y a Europa | Nacho Montes de Oca
En septiembre del año pasado, Donald Trump reprochó públicamente a sus aliados de la OTAN que le compraran petróleo a Rusia. Dijo que con es
01112
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Euronews @euronews.com · 09/10/2026
The ICC was established to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity that might otherwise go unpunished. #EuropeNews
l.euronews.com
EU calls US sanctions on International Criminal Court 'regrettable'
The ICC was established to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity that might otherwise go unpunished.
43015
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 06/10/2026
⚡️South Korea shipped fuel to Russia via sanctioned vessels. Over 176,000 tonnes of fuel from South Korean ports were loaded onto sanctioned Russian tankers, based on analysis of port records and ship-tracking data by The Guardian.
kyivindependent.com
South Korea shipping fuel to Russia via sanctioned vessels, media reports
Potentially undermining sanctions, over 176,000 tonnes of fuel, mostly diesel, from South Korean ports were loaded onto sanctioned Russian tankers, based on analysis of port records and ship-tracking ...
42442188
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Philip Lymbery @philip-ciwf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
‘The toll is huge’: El Niño-driven wildfires overwhelm Indonesia’s orangutan population @theguardian.com These truly horrific fires are killing and injuring the weakest and the voiceless #tragic #devastating www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
‘The toll is huge’: El Niño-driven wildfires overwhelm Indonesia’s orangutan population
The global climate phenomenon has triggered devastating infernos in the ape’s Indonesian heartlands, with long-term effects on the animals still unknown
032
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
FRANCE 24 @france24.com · 02/10/2026
Espagne: les députés rejettent les textes sur le logement, camouflet pour Pedro Sánchez
f24.my
Espagne: les députés rejettent les textes sur le logement, camouflet pour Pedro Sánchez
Les députés espagnols ont rejeté vendredi les deux textes présentés par le gouvernement pour tenter d'endiguer la crise du logement, infligeant un camouflet au Premier ministre socialiste Pedro Sánchez, et ouvrant la voie à un durcissement de la contestation.
013
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
EL PAÍS @elpais.com · 02/10/2026
Opinión | "En su intento de debilitar a los socialistas y taponar fugas hacia Aliança Catalana el partido de Puigdemont ha olvidado que sus electores también sufren por la vivienda". Por Miquel Noguer
elpais.com
Junts contra sus propios votantes | Análisis
En su intento de debilitar a los socialistas y taponar fugas hacia Aliança Catalana el partido de Puigdemont ha olvidado que sus electores también sufren por la vivienda
2616176
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Guillaume ANCEL @guillaumeancel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Il faut avoir des écailles sur les yeux pour ne pas voir la multiplication des attaques russes depuis l’attentat de Leipzig en Allemagne ou être subjugué par Poutine – tel les dirigeants du RN et de LFI en France – pour ne pas réaliser la gravité de la situation nepassubir.fr/2026/09/26/u...
48340
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.ai · 29/09/2026
As Russia Targets Civilians, Pressure Mounts On Trump To Use Sanctions Powers ->Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty | More on "Russia's attacks on Ukrainian civilians" at BigEarthData.ai | #RussiaUkraineWar
rferl.org
As Russia Targets Civilians, Pressure Mounts On Trump To Use Sanctions Powers
WASHINGTON -- A new wave of deadly Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukrainian cities is fueling bipartisan calls in Washington for US President Donald Trump to use sweeping new sanctions powers against Moscow, with lawmakers arguing that greater economic pressure could strengthen efforts to end the war. Russia's bombardment killed at least nine people and wounded more than 80 on September 28, according to Ukrainian officials. Moscow's forces struck apartment buildings, offices, data centers, and the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv in a daytime attack. Early on September 29, authorities in Kyiv reported a new wave of Russian attacks, with journalists reporting several large explosions in the Ukrainian capital. Details were not immediately available. The strikes followed a week of diplomatic efforts at the UN aimed at gaining traction for negotiations to end Russia's full-scale invasion, now in its fifth year. "The [US] president must move out quickly to capitalize on the Graham Sanctions Bill," Republican Representative Don Bacon told RFE/RL on September 28, referring to the recently approved legislation. "The Russians keep bombing cities and civilians. Americans overwhelmingly want to see the president take action now," Bacon said. "The Russian economy is one of our leverage...
052
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.ai · 29/09/2026
OpenAI apologizes after its AI agent hacked Australia's Medicare system in June ->Startup Fortune | More on "AI security breach and government accountability" at BigEarthData.ai | #OpenAI
startupfortune.com
OpenAI apologizes after its AI agent hacked Australia's Medicare system in June
An OpenAI agent broke into Australia's Medicare data portal in June while researching drug spending, and the company waited three months to tell the government, informing officials only on September 10 through an email to an unmonitored inbox. Sam Altman got on the phone with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on September 23. According to Albanese, who disclosed the call publicly the next day from a press conference at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the OpenAI CEO admitted the company had "not done good enough." He did not apologize directly. OpenAI's written apology came a day later, on September 25, when the company called the episode a "new kind of cyber incident" and said, "we are sorry and working to do better in the future." Here's what actually happened. On June 18, an OpenAI model was tasked with researching government spending on medicines for skin conditions in Victorian communities, according to OpenAI's own account of the incident. In the process, the agent hit access restrictions on the Medicare Statistics Reporting Service, a portal run by Services Australia, and found a way around them. It then ran commands, pulled internal files, credentials and aggregate statistics, and wrote files...
003
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 28/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: A U.S.-based tech surveillance company accused of being secretly run from Russia was used in at least two EU-funded law enforcement projects, according to documents we reviewed. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/russ...
23521
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 28/09/2026
⚡️EU approves major defense projects plan, with Ukraine featuring prominently The projects aim to address the EU's shortfalls in key defense areas, namely air defense, maritime security, space, drone and counter-drone capabilities, and security along the EU's eastern flank.
kyivindependent.com
EU approves major defense projects plan, with Ukraine featuring prominently
The projects aim to address the EU's shortfalls in key defense areas, namely air defense, maritime security, space, drone and counter-drone capabilities, and security along the EU's eastern flank.
013628
mariespaak.bsky.social @mariespaak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Russia used sham elections in Ukrainian territories under occupation to project the image that residents accept Russian rule and are integrated into Russia's political system, according to Ukrainian officials and human rights organizations."
000
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 27/09/2026
⚡️Ukraine sanctions 44 people involved in Russia's sham parliamentary elections in occupied territories. The elections were accompanied by "mass falsifications, forced voting, and predetermined turnout figures," Ukraine's presidential office said.
kyivindependent.com
Ukraine sanctions 44 people involved in Russia's sham parliamentary elections in occupied territories
The elections were accompanied by "mass falsifications, forced voting, and predetermined turnout figures," Ukraine's presidential office said.
322071
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Pierre Alonso @pierrealonso.com · 27/09/2026
"Le problème, c’est que la paix dont parle toute une partie de la gauche en Europe est abstraite (…) c’est une paix de la reddition, de l’oppression. Une paix qui ferait que l’ensemble de l’Ukraine vivrait ce qu’il se passe dans les territoires occupés, c’est-à-dire une forme de fascisme."
mediapart.fr
« À gauche, le manque de solidarité avec l’Ukraine est un échec moral »
L’écrivaine Francesca Melandri a publié « Les Pieds froids » au printemps 2026. À partir des Mémoires de son père, dont elle a réalisé qu’il avait été sur le front ukrainien pendant la Seconde Guerre…
35431
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 27/09/2026
Swiss voters appear to have rejected a proposal to introduce a more rigid enforcement of the country's neutrality principle — repudiating an idea which would have made imposing sanctions against Moscow more difficult.
politico.eu
Swiss say no to hardening neutrality principle, safeguarding sanctions on Russia
The Kremlin backed the referendum proposal, which was opposed by the Swiss government.
16617
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
12457113
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026
🇪🇺 Yesterday, the Commission opened infringement procedures against 18 Member States over delays in applying Europe’s right-to-repair rules. For the European Democratic Party and Sandro Gozi, this has been a clear priority: give power back to consumers.
25214
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 27/09/2026
🇪🇺 From today, new EU rules against #greenwashing apply across #Europe: more transparency, clearer information and stronger protection for consumers. A very positive step: the Europe we like. But the job is not finished.
24513
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 28/09/2026
🇧🇷 California Governor Gavin Newsom has said that, if he were Brazilian, he would be “very concerned” about possible US interference. He called #Trump’s 50% #Bolsonaro tariff “comic” and described the relationship between the Bolsonaro family and the Trump administration as “obscene.”
11410
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
AmplifyUkraine 🔱🇺🇦 @amplifyukraine.eu · 27/09/2026
Ukraine war latest: Russian attacks kill 14, injure 57 across Ukraine in 'mass strike' #Ukraine
kyivindependent.com
Ukraine war latest: Russian attacks kill 14, injure 57 across Ukraine in 'mass strike'
Key developments on Sept. 27: * Russian attacks kill 14, injure 57 across Ukraine, with Odesa Oblast targeted in 'mass strike' * Russia launches third consecutive attack on Kyiv, killing 1, injuring at least 4, setting off fires * Zelensky says over 10,000 Russian troops killed or wounded this week as Ukrainian military advances in Lyman sector * Ukrainian military delivers 4 tons of food to occupied Oleshky by drones, according to regional authorities At least 14 people were killed and 57
051
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 25/09/2026
After four years in opposition, Sweden’s former PM Magdalena Andersson is about to retake power. She aims to use it to fortify Europe’s place in an unstable world. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/magd...
24110
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Beefeater Fella @beefeaterfella.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Almost all television channels in Ukraine are not working after being affected by attacks on data centers.
0288
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Marciano Brito @marcianobrito.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔴 Conta da CNBBNacional - principal entidade católica do Brasil no X está sob ataque. A CNBB soltou comunicado oficial 15 minutos atrás informando oficialmente a situação. A conta está sem foto no perfil. Muito estranho. Depois do crime da Meta ao derrubar conta de anúncios do Lula, agora essa.⤵️
33115
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 27/09/2026
Wow ... "X Blocks Account of National Conference of Bishops of Brasil As Catholics Back Lula" paydayreport.com/x-blocks-acc...
paydayreport.com
X Blocks Account of National Conference of Bishops of Brasil As Catholics Back Lula
Polls show Catholics backing Lula as the church denounces foreign interference.
02014
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Mincepies @mincepies8888.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
US Vote deadlines are close! Registration: Oct 4th : Alaska, Rhode Island, S. Carolina. Oct 5th : Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Texas Questions/Help Desk: www.votefromabroad.org Citizens abroad request ballot by e mail. Please forward and remind other Americans…
votefromabroad.org
Request Absentee Ballots for US Citizens | VoteFromAbroad.org
Helping US Citizens Request Their Absentee Ballot to Vote from Outside the US | VoteFromAbroad.org
01715
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Guillaume ANCEL @guillaumeancel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Une « opération militaire spéciale » pour défendre l’Europe nepassubir.fr/2026/09/26/u...
nepassubir.fr
Une « opération militaire spéciale » pour défendre l’Europe
Contrairement à ce qu’annonce régulièrement Donald Trump (mais qui peut encore le croire ?), Vladimir Poutine n’a aucune intention de négocier la fin de son « opération militaire spéciale…
1267
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Josefa Paredes @josefaparedes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Las súplicas que ignoró Urbagestión antes del desahucio de Maricarmen: "Os ruego, por favor, que escuchéis la propuesta" www.eldiario.es/1_ce9204?utm...
eldiario.es
Las súplicas que ignoró Urbagestión antes del desahucio de Maricarmen: "Os ruego, por favor, que escuchéis la propuesta"
elDiario.es accede en exclusiva a las comunicaciones entre la entidad pública 'Casa 47' y la abogada de Urbagestión en las horas previas al desalojo y en las que se plantearon a la empresa distintas o...
001
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Touteleurope.eu @touteleurope.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Euro numérique : pourra-t-on encore payer en espèces et à quoi servira cette nouvelle monnaie ?
l.touteleurope.eu
Euro numérique : pourra-t-on encore payer en espèces et à quoi servira cette nouvelle monnaie ?
041
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
FRANCE 24 @france24.com · 25/09/2026
🇪🇹 En #Éthiopie, les autorités rebelles du #Tigré ont affirmé, jeudi, être en "guerre totale" contre le gouvernement éthiopien, alors que des combats opposent les forces fédérales à des groupes armés dans les États régionaux voisins de l'Amhara et de l'Afar ➡️ go.france24.com/9odE
024
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Miranda Menopauzilla 🇳🇱🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @mirandah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Stating the obvious without mentioning names. Good.
m.youtube.com
Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten: Hands off the ICC!
YouTube video by euronews
041
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 25/09/2026
With subpoena power, Democrats could launch investigations that could eventually make their way into federal courtrooms and dog him for the rest of his iron-slicing, well-done-steak-eating life. trib.al/U2OlHFX
trib.al
A “Bloodbath” Will Only Make Donald Trump More Corrupt and Lawless
Most pols would hunker down for an electoral wipeout and take their medicine. Not Roy Cohn’s protégé.
64118
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🇩🇪 Bulgarian man and woman detained after a Sept. 3 arson attack in #Munich were part of a group linked to Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency that was operating from #Slovakia, according to a report by German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. theins.press/en/news/297540 #Germany
theins.press
Bulgarians detained over Munich arson were part of GRU-linked group operating from Slovakia
A Bulgarian man and woman detained after a Sept. 3 arson attack in Munich were part of a group linked to Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency that was…
088
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
elDiario.es @eldiario.es · 23/09/2026
ÚLTIMA HORA | El Gobierno acelera para aprobar ya el decreto de vivienda forzado por el impacto del desahucio de Maricarmen
eldiario.es
El Gobierno acelera para aprobar ya el decreto de vivienda forzado por el impacto del desahucio de Maricarmen
El Ejecutivo trabaja ahora a contrarreloj espoleado por una ola de indignación social tras la expulsión de su casa de una mujer de 87 años en situación de vulnerabilidad; la idea es llegar al próximo ...
2012764
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 24/09/2026
In #Russia, even a small space for freedom can carry enormous meaning. #Yabloko, the country’s only registered party openly campaigning against the war, was kept off the federal party-list ballot and excluded from most regional races.
2199
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 24/09/2026
Russian strikes have hit multiple data centers and internet providers in Kyiv over the past two days, disrupting service for around 100,000 households as Moscow expands its attacks on Ukraine's internet infrastructure.
kyivindependent.com
Russia puts Ukraine’s internet in its sights as attacks on Kyiv infrastructure intensify
Russian strikes have hit multiple data centers and internet providers in Kyiv over the past two days, disrupting service for around 100,000 households as Moscow expands its attacks on Ukraine's intern...
614781
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I want to emphasize once again that today in the Kharkiv region, Russia murdered six people who were simply sorting vegetables at a storage facility. With not one, but three drones! They also injured 12 others, some of whom are in critical condition in the hospital.
13637310
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Michael Byron #Fella @michaelby.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/b...
nytimes.com
The ‘Monster’ Behind Russia’s Global Effort to Evade Western Sanctions (Gift Article)
A Moscow firm uses shell companies and cryptocurrency to launder money, and a custom app to forge trade records, to help Russia bypass sweeping financial restrictions.
133
mariespaak.bsky.social @mariespaak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A “postcard from our future” as this El Niño will be "pushing up temperatures to the level the climate crisis is projected to deliver in 20 years’ time."
000
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23/09/2026
Huge El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six months
theguardian.com
Huge El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six months
New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis More than 450,000 people are projected to die from the additional heat brought by the super El Niño in the next six months, according to estimates by climate scientists. The toll is on top of the early deaths resulting from temperatures already driven up by the climate crisis. It will strike across the globe, from Indonesia to India, and Nigeria to the US. Many further deaths are expected from the droughts, wildfires and flooding that El Niños bring. Continue reading...
68272
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 23/09/2026
Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures reveal some interesting trades. trib.al/VfHNw4n
trib.al
Trump Made Tens of Millions Selling Amazon and Microsoft Stock
Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures reveal some interesting trades.
1216074
mariespaak.bsky.social @mariespaak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#Skyshield please
000
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 22/09/2026
⚡️Russia planning to hit Ukraine with 'massive attack,' Zelensky warns. "We currently have intelligence information indicating that Russia is preparing a new massive attack against Ukraine," the president said following a meeting on security and air defense with U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
kyivindependent.com
Russia planning to hit Ukraine with 'massive attack,' Zelensky warns
"We currently have intelligence information indicating that Russia is preparing a new massive attack against Ukraine," the president said following a meeting on security and air defense with U.K. Prim...
823882
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn - report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms @pik-potsdam.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn
New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms
04732
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
European Union countries gave more subsidies to fossil fuels than to renewable energy in 2024 (latest data) #energycrisis energy.ec.europa.eu/news/energy-...
energy.ec.europa.eu
Energy subsidies report highlights further reduction in 2024
Total energy subsidies in the EU in 2024 amounted to €340 billion, 5% down on 2023 and significantly lower (-25%) than at the height of the crisis in 2022 (€ 457 billion), according to a new Report on...
88866
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Armin Arefi @arminarefi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
APPEL À L’AIDE de Najmeh Amini, étudiante iranienne de 23 ans, enregistré depuis la prison de Vakilabad de Machhad, dans le nord-est de l’Iran, où elle affirme avoir été condamnée à mort le 16 septembre 2026.
11310
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
So-called "elections" have now taken place in Russia, which saw the largest-scale electoral fraud in the history of the Russian Federation. Now it’s time for mobilization. It will be carried out in exactly the same way - without resistance and without any problems for the Kremlin.
1228182
Reposted by @mariespaak.bsky.social
infoLibre @infolibre.es · 21/09/2026
"Hay una nueva emergencia cuyo alcance, modus operandi, sesgo ideológico y efecto real cuesta calibrar" 'Los hijos de “san Tarrant” ya están aquí', por @gorkalarrabeiti.bsky.social  www.infolibre.es/opinion/plaza-publ…
063