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AUTOWARCOM is a truly terrible name though

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Aarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026

“Beggars can’t be choosers, but why should Berlin nonetheless trust a Le Pen France more on Russia than a Trumpian United States?” @josephdeweck.bsky.social on why Germany shouldn’t derisk from France ip-quarterly.com/en/why-germa...

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”A new analysis says that heat pumps avoided a staggering €9.7 billion in import costs alone last year.” #EnergyCrisis www.euronews.com/2026/06/22/e...

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Heat pumps are saving Europe billions by lowering gas imports

A new analysis says that heat pumps avoided a staggering €9.7 billion in import costs alone last year.

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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

AAAAAAAAAAAAH

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Marcel Dirsus @marceldirsus.com · 01/10/2026

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When I read news like this, I always get the sense that enlargement has become an end in and of itself for people in Brussels. What do we actually gain by admitting Montenegro and Albania to the European Union? What are the downsides of admitting them?

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AUTOWARCOM is a truly terrible name though

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Hegseth announces plans for new 4-star drone command, among other initiatives - Breaking Defense

The US military is creating a new Autonomous Warfare Command, or AUTOWARCOM, that will have “service-like authorities built to scale autonomous and robotic capabilities across the joint force”. breakingdefense.com/2026/09/hegs...

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Hegseth also announced a new study group led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich.

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So, like with Brexit, “rejoin EU” is a danger of becoming a catch all for “different than what we have today”. That’s not useful.t

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This looks like an interesting addition to Surveillance Capitalism

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A Russian drone flying very low in #Kyiv, just above residential buildings. It landed on a children's playground. This is the reality of life in Kyiv these days. I think we've had less than an hour total of "All clear" today.

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Hans Tino Hansen @hanstino.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🇩🇰Denmark today initiated a test with a 🇩🇪German MQ-9B preparing operations including security procedures for the 4 new 🇩🇰long range SkyGuardian drones, which should be ready to monitoring the North Atlantic by 2028 (TV2)

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9 years ago I appeared on this podcast to discuss drones. For a book project, I am relistening to this. And it’s quite interesting just how much has changed in the droneworld since then. thedeadprussian.libsyn.com/episode-36-o...

The Dead Prussian Podcast: Episode 36 - On Drones | The Dead Prussian Podcast

 chats with , a researcher specialising in the effects of the use of drones on the militaries that employ them. Mick and Ulrike cover everything from traffic jams to the swarms of the future. Ul...

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I think that’s a good point. If this is ever gonna happen, it will be new, not a return to what was before (for better or worse).

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In case you had any doubts. New addition to my office wall.

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Bundeswehr will wohl neuen Marinehafen in Emden bauen

Germany 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...

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Die Marine möchte Medien zufolge bis sieben Fregatten in dem neuen Hafen stationieren. Auch ein anderer Hafen soll mehr als eine Milliarde Euro bekommen.

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Estonia says arson attack on ‘consistent with other acts of sabotage carried out in Europe on behalf of Russia’ - Europe live

“Estonian authorities have confirmed that the 15 August arson attack against the Estonian defence company Milrem Robotics in Tallinn was an act of sabotage ordered by Russian security services.” www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

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Foreign minister summons Russia’s chargé d’affaires over attack on Milrem Robotics as security agency says incident was ‘deliberate and pre-planned’

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Wie sicher ist die Schweiz? Bundesrat prüft zweites Abwehrsystem

Looks like I am one trip short of getting a Eurostar Carte Blanche and this may be my most first world problem ever. 😭 (Anyone who wants to invite me to London in the next 2 days?!)

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NZZ @nzz.ch · 29/09/2026

Der Bundesrat muss entscheiden, ob er ein zweites Abwehrsystem grösserer Reichweite beschaffen will.So oder so funktioniert der Kampf gegen ballistischen Raketen und Hyperschallwaffennur im Verbund mit den militärischen Partnern.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today, in Russian propaganda:

Schaeffer Marlyse. @Schaef... • 6h
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I am a French mother with beautiful children.
I did not give birth to them for them to be sent to the trenches.
French and Russian mothers do not want their children to fight against each other.
We are not enemies.
#RuslandIsNotMyEnemy

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I'm a Dutch mother with beautiful sons. I did not give birth to my children to be sent into the trenches. Dutch and Russian mums don't want their boys fighting each other. We are not enemies. #RuslandIsNotMyEnemy

Nadja @EuropaNormal • 9h
• Translated from German Show original
I am a German mother with a beautiful son. I didn't give birth to my child to send him into the trenches. German and Russian mothers do not want their boys to fight against each other. We are not enemies.
#RuslandIsNotMyEnemy

Dday @DdayohneZiffern • 12h
I'm a German mother with beautiful sons. I did not give birth to my children to be sent into the trenches. German and Russian mums don't want their boys fighting each other. We are not enemies.
#RuslandIsNotMyEnemy

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Russia has one enormous strategic advantage of which it is taking advantage. It can daily attack civilian targets--hospitals, universities, markets--knowing that while Ukraine can do the same, the Ukrainians are too humane to do so.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I don’t claim to understand the financial market but reading about a loss-making company that warns its product might wipe out humanity does not motivate me to buy their shares.

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I know there is a hell of a lot going on right now. But not all of it is bad. Some is astonishingly good - like the results of this study from June. Cervical cancer is a terribly cruel thing. This might, at long last, be the beginning of the end of it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BBC News headline "Young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death after HPV jab"

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Estonia says arson attack on ‘consistent with other acts of sabotage carried out in Europe on behalf of Russia’ - Europe live

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Foreign minister summons Russia’s chargé d’affaires over attack on Milrem Robotics as security agency says incident was ‘deliberate and pre-planned’

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 28/09/2026

Wow. Check out the European numbers on favourable views of the US versus favourable views of China….

Screenshot showing poll of how 36 countries see the US and China. Large majority has a more favourable view of China than the US including most European contries

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