Kaja Kallas put it perfectly when she said that if Ukraine is expected to hold elections, then Russia should first commit to free and fair elections of its own, something it has not had for 25 years. That is where the real problem lies, and shifting the focus away from it only

Germany’s far-right AfD is accused of leaking information to Russia’s intelligence. AfD lawmakers asked about weapons supply routes to Ukraine — POLITICO. Thuringia’s interior minister said AfD inquiries look like “tasks assigned by the Kremlin”. 1/

Let’s examine the mysteries described in this article in Quanta. Memory in non-neural cells AND brain neurons have the same mechanism, encoding and recall from microtubules. Synaptic proteins recycle in hours to days and memories last lifetimes in microtubules capped and

why is this STILL not front page and headline news in major media? Dereliction of duty. @nyt website still leading with stock gains!! The Washington Post with Kennedy Center BBC News (UK) with NY eve celebrations.. - what the hell IS " Breaking news" if not this historic moment ?

#TheRevolutionists is "an excellent and gripping almost cinematic history of 70s Mideast terrorists that includes the bizarre story of Carlos the Jackal" says the v kind S Sebag Montefiore who has included in his Books of 2025.

🇩🇰 Denmark sent 9,500 personnel to Afghanistan between 2002 and 2013. 43 Danish soldiers died in Afghanistan, the highest per capita loss in the NATO coalition.

This really is an excellent book. It's exceptionally long, but definitely worth the time.

NATO countries with the highest soldier losses per capita in Afghanistan (2001–2021): 1️⃣ Denmark 🇩🇰 2️⃣ United Kingdom 🇬🇧 3️⃣ Estonia 🇪🇪 4️⃣ Canada 🇨🇦 5️⃣ United States 🇺🇸

This asks us to trust an AI-based AI-detecting programme over a human to show that articles are inferior because they’re written by AI.

'The Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s' by Jason Burke is an epic, authoritative, gripping account of the years when a new wave of revolutionaries seized the skies and streets to hold the world for ransom. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/4lch4Rt

This is a great book. Really great.

For decades, peer review has been treated as the gold standard of scientific validation. Yet many scientists know the reality: the system is far from perfect. Peer review is broken and sometimes even corrupted. The process can be slow, inconsistent, and vulnerable to bias.

#getYourGuide - a no show for our guide

KUPYANSK — FULL CONTROL SECURED 🚨 🚨 Ukrainian forces have now fully secured Kupyansk, eliminating the last remaining Russian holdouts inside the city. Final resistance points — including positions in a mechanical plant and a local school — have been cleared and destroyed.

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

“Russia can stop this war at any time by withdrawing from Ukraine. Ukraine cannot stop defending itself.” - Radoslaw Sikorski Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland It should be clear enough..!🤷‍♀️

I am deeply saddened by the recent escalation of attacks against Ukraine, which continue to afflict civilians. I express my solidarity with those who are suffering and assure all the Ukrainian people of my prayers. I renew my appeal for weapons to fall silent and for the path of

For those wondering why NATO exists and why countries want to join the defensive alliance.

"The U.S. GDP would fall an estimated 4 percent from a NATO exit—approximately $100 billion per year at current output," writes CSIS Economics Program and Scholl Chair. Read more: csis.org/analysis/natos…