@r-buller.bsky.social
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You don't need Linux to run free and open source software
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/25/go_foss_keep_your_os/
Alternative apps to empower older versions of macOS or Windows
<- by me on @theregister
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/25/go_foss_keep_your_os/
Alternative apps to empower older versions of macOS or Windows
<- by me on @theregister
December 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
You don't need Linux to run free and open source software
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/25/go_foss_keep_your_os/
Alternative apps to empower older versions of macOS or Windows
<- by me on @theregister
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/25/go_foss_keep_your_os/
Alternative apps to empower older versions of macOS or Windows
<- by me on @theregister
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Putin held a closed meeting for the Russian oligarchs where he stated that he demands the “entire Donbas region”, referring to the “Anchoridge agreements”.
Remember, I guesstimated we will find out what was actually said there months and years from now..?
Remember, I guesstimated we will find out what was actually said there months and years from now..?
December 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Putin held a closed meeting for the Russian oligarchs where he stated that he demands the “entire Donbas region”, referring to the “Anchoridge agreements”.
Remember, I guesstimated we will find out what was actually said there months and years from now..?
Remember, I guesstimated we will find out what was actually said there months and years from now..?
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**BREAKING**
Images of a Chinese merchant vessel with containerised missile launchers, radar/comms and close in defense are legitimate. Collaborated via other sources. Sobering.
Merry Xmas
Images of a Chinese merchant vessel with containerised missile launchers, radar/comms and close in defense are legitimate. Collaborated via other sources. Sobering.
Merry Xmas
December 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
**BREAKING**
Images of a Chinese merchant vessel with containerised missile launchers, radar/comms and close in defense are legitimate. Collaborated via other sources. Sobering.
Merry Xmas
Images of a Chinese merchant vessel with containerised missile launchers, radar/comms and close in defense are legitimate. Collaborated via other sources. Sobering.
Merry Xmas
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in my opinion, this is very good writing. it’s deep, it’s original (it ran its own experiments to produce this), it’s fun to read
i highly recommend
i highly recommend
December 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
in my opinion, this is very good writing. it’s deep, it’s original (it ran its own experiments to produce this), it’s fun to read
i highly recommend
i highly recommend
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Robotics is coming along so fast these days 🤯
December 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Robotics is coming along so fast these days 🤯
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Bohdan Krotevych, #ukraine lieutenant colonel , Chief of Staff of the Defense of Mariupol posted this:
> I have reviewed the article “The Bear in the Baltics: Reassessing the Russian Threat in Estonia,” published by the European Council on Foreign Relations. Its authors, Jennifer Kavanagh and […]
> I have reviewed the article “The Bear in the Baltics: Reassessing the Russian Threat in Estonia,” published by the European Council on Foreign Relations. Its authors, Jennifer Kavanagh and […]
Original post on agora.echelon.pl
agora.echelon.pl
December 24, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Bohdan Krotevych, #ukraine lieutenant colonel , Chief of Staff of the Defense of Mariupol posted this:
> I have reviewed the article “The Bear in the Baltics: Reassessing the Russian Threat in Estonia,” published by the European Council on Foreign Relations. Its authors, Jennifer Kavanagh and […]
> I have reviewed the article “The Bear in the Baltics: Reassessing the Russian Threat in Estonia,” published by the European Council on Foreign Relations. Its authors, Jennifer Kavanagh and […]
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White men are 30% of the population.
They are also:
- 98% of presidents
- 90% of CEOs
- 90% of billionaires
- 80% of Congress
Forever oppressed.
They are also:
- 98% of presidents
- 90% of CEOs
- 90% of billionaires
- 80% of Congress
Forever oppressed.
December 23, 2025 at 6:46 AM
White men are 30% of the population.
They are also:
- 98% of presidents
- 90% of CEOs
- 90% of billionaires
- 80% of Congress
Forever oppressed.
They are also:
- 98% of presidents
- 90% of CEOs
- 90% of billionaires
- 80% of Congress
Forever oppressed.
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This giant dome in Sardinia is filled with CO2 and serves an eco-friendly purpose: to store large amounts of excess renewable energy. In 2026, more of these "CO2 Batteries" will start popping up on multiple continents. Spectrum energy editor @emwaltz.bsky.social visited and explains how it works.
This giant bubble in Sardinia stores energy for the grid. Here's how.
Google is betting big on CO2 batteries to power its data centers with clean energy.
spectrum.ieee.org
December 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This giant dome in Sardinia is filled with CO2 and serves an eco-friendly purpose: to store large amounts of excess renewable energy. In 2026, more of these "CO2 Batteries" will start popping up on multiple continents. Spectrum energy editor @emwaltz.bsky.social visited and explains how it works.
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It really is very good. There is a transcript if you prefer to read rather than listen. (It's a discussion between @volts.wtf and @samuel-bagg.bsky.social about how people adopt political views based on identity/group/social factors, not rational policy assessments.) www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/oy0u8...
December 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It really is very good. There is a transcript if you prefer to read rather than listen. (It's a discussion between @volts.wtf and @samuel-bagg.bsky.social about how people adopt political views based on identity/group/social factors, not rational policy assessments.) www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/oy0u8...
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👇🎯
Again, I will re-up my deeply unpopular view that the core problem underlying was the failed policy response to the Global Financial Crisis, & yes, that happened not only in 🇬🇧 & 🇪🇺, but also here in 🇺🇸. We've never fully recovered.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Again, I will re-up my deeply unpopular view that the core problem underlying
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
December 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
👇🎯
Again, I will re-up my deeply unpopular view that the core problem underlying was the failed policy response to the Global Financial Crisis, & yes, that happened not only in 🇬🇧 & 🇪🇺, but also here in 🇺🇸. We've never fully recovered.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Again, I will re-up my deeply unpopular view that the core problem underlying
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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This is very good.
Today on Volts: I've got a nerdy one for you! I talk with political scientist @samuel-bagg.bsky.social about the epistemic crisis & its roots in social identity. He explains why factchecking & media literacy classes will never solve misinformation -- why something deeper & stronger is required.
The cure for misinformation is not more information or smarter news consumers
Political scientist Samuel Bagg explains why social identity is at the root of the misinformation crisis -- which calls for something deeper than factchecking.
www.volts.wtf
December 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This is very good.
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And what about the immobilised Russian assets? They won't be touched, for now. The EU says it reserves "the right" to use the Russian assets to eventually repay the €90 billion in common borrowing.
But this is extremely hypothetical and won't be discussed anytime in the near future.
But this is extremely hypothetical and won't be discussed anytime in the near future.
December 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
And what about the immobilised Russian assets? They won't be touched, for now. The EU says it reserves "the right" to use the Russian assets to eventually repay the €90 billion in common borrowing.
But this is extremely hypothetical and won't be discussed anytime in the near future.
But this is extremely hypothetical and won't be discussed anytime in the near future.
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Today on Volts: I've got a nerdy one for you! I talk with political scientist @samuel-bagg.bsky.social about the epistemic crisis & its roots in social identity. He explains why factchecking & media literacy classes will never solve misinformation -- why something deeper & stronger is required.
The cure for misinformation is not more information or smarter news consumers
Political scientist Samuel Bagg explains why social identity is at the root of the misinformation crisis -- which calls for something deeper than factchecking.
www.volts.wtf
December 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Today on Volts: I've got a nerdy one for you! I talk with political scientist @samuel-bagg.bsky.social about the epistemic crisis & its roots in social identity. He explains why factchecking & media literacy classes will never solve misinformation -- why something deeper & stronger is required.
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My letter in the Economist pushes back on its take on Europe and the second China shock.
The Economist lays out the profound pressure China is putting on EU manufacturing, but then proceeds to advocate the EU give up and switch to services à la the UK. That feels thin.
Pleased they published it.
The Economist lays out the profound pressure China is putting on EU manufacturing, but then proceeds to advocate the EU give up and switch to services à la the UK. That feels thin.
Pleased they published it.
December 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
My letter in the Economist pushes back on its take on Europe and the second China shock.
The Economist lays out the profound pressure China is putting on EU manufacturing, but then proceeds to advocate the EU give up and switch to services à la the UK. That feels thin.
Pleased they published it.
The Economist lays out the profound pressure China is putting on EU manufacturing, but then proceeds to advocate the EU give up and switch to services à la the UK. That feels thin.
Pleased they published it.
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What can we make of the EU decision to issue a €90bn loan to Ukraine - without tapping into Russia's immobilised reserves? In my latest piece for @ecfr.eu I outline seven takeaways from the decision and why there is (much) more to it than meets the eye [Thread - 1/9]
ecfr.eu/article/seve...
ecfr.eu/article/seve...
Seven things to know about the EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine – European Council on Foreign Relations
Ukraine receives a vital lifeline, but it is not coming from immobilised Russian reserves.
ecfr.eu
December 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
What can we make of the EU decision to issue a €90bn loan to Ukraine - without tapping into Russia's immobilised reserves? In my latest piece for @ecfr.eu I outline seven takeaways from the decision and why there is (much) more to it than meets the eye [Thread - 1/9]
ecfr.eu/article/seve...
ecfr.eu/article/seve...
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The EU never gets praise even when it acts. There is so much constant EU negging that commentators struggle to praise when it delivers. The EU did what it needed to do. Take the win.
Last night was a big step for Ukraine and the European project.
First, the EU got the money for Ukraine 1/
Last night was a big step for Ukraine and the European project.
First, the EU got the money for Ukraine 1/
December 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The EU never gets praise even when it acts. There is so much constant EU negging that commentators struggle to praise when it delivers. The EU did what it needed to do. Take the win.
Last night was a big step for Ukraine and the European project.
First, the EU got the money for Ukraine 1/
Last night was a big step for Ukraine and the European project.
First, the EU got the money for Ukraine 1/
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If you aren't fed up to the back teeth with 2025, you can listen to what @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social researchers thought were its key themes. And if you just want to see the back of this year, you can hear our thoughts on what's coming up next.
🎙️New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social podcast: In our final episode of 2025, six of our researchers reflect on the EU’s past year and what to look out for in 2026.🎙️
Listen here: buff.ly/rIGyp61
Listen here: buff.ly/rIGyp61
December 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
If you aren't fed up to the back teeth with 2025, you can listen to what @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social researchers thought were its key themes. And if you just want to see the back of this year, you can hear our thoughts on what's coming up next.
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Essentially, corruption is being legalised (for some). Flynn 'joins Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois who went to prison on corruption charges, as the second person pardoned by Trump to work on behalf of the Bosnian Serb republic' www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Michael Flynn, once probed over foreign payments, lobbied for Bosnian Serbs
Flynn is the second person pardoned by President Trump to work on behalf of the Bosnian Serb republic.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Essentially, corruption is being legalised (for some). Flynn 'joins Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois who went to prison on corruption charges, as the second person pardoned by Trump to work on behalf of the Bosnian Serb republic' www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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On International Migrants Day, let’s celebrate the generations of migrants who’ve helped make London what it is today - the greatest city in the world.
December 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
On International Migrants Day, let’s celebrate the generations of migrants who’ve helped make London what it is today - the greatest city in the world.
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The older I get the more convinced I am that the one of the main home-made threats to our liberal democracies is the inexorable pull of the status quo, or to put it differently, our leaders' complacency. Every time the worst fails to happen they take it as evidence that the policy's working.
As some EU leaders lose sight of the big picture in Russia’s war of aggression, reminder of 2 of my pieces: this on consequences if Ukraine loses: www.cer.eu/publications... ; & this on what Europe must do to ensure it doesn't: www.cer.eu/publications.... Only change: funding UA is now more urgent.
Does it matter if Ukraine loses?
Ukraine is retreating and Russia is advancing, militarily and politically. Western leaders seem to underestimate both the impact of Ukraine’s defeat and the West’s ability to prevent it.
www.cer.eu
December 18, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The older I get the more convinced I am that the one of the main home-made threats to our liberal democracies is the inexorable pull of the status quo, or to put it differently, our leaders' complacency. Every time the worst fails to happen they take it as evidence that the policy's working.
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As some EU leaders lose sight of the big picture in Russia’s war of aggression, reminder of 2 of my pieces: this on consequences if Ukraine loses: www.cer.eu/publications... ; & this on what Europe must do to ensure it doesn't: www.cer.eu/publications.... Only change: funding UA is now more urgent.
Does it matter if Ukraine loses?
Ukraine is retreating and Russia is advancing, militarily and politically. Western leaders seem to underestimate both the impact of Ukraine’s defeat and the West’s ability to prevent it.
www.cer.eu
December 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
As some EU leaders lose sight of the big picture in Russia’s war of aggression, reminder of 2 of my pieces: this on consequences if Ukraine loses: www.cer.eu/publications... ; & this on what Europe must do to ensure it doesn't: www.cer.eu/publications.... Only change: funding UA is now more urgent.
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D-Day for Europe to shore up Ukraine funding.
As EU leaders huddle in Brussels, Stephen Paduano and I analyse the reparations loan in a new piece.
This is not only a "There Is No Alternative" (TINA) moment—but the financial and legal risks are also manageable.
1/
www.cer.eu/insights/ukr...
As EU leaders huddle in Brussels, Stephen Paduano and I analyse the reparations loan in a new piece.
This is not only a "There Is No Alternative" (TINA) moment—but the financial and legal risks are also manageable.
1/
www.cer.eu/insights/ukr...
The Ukraine Reparations Loan: How to fix Europe's financial plumbing
As US support for Ukraine vanishes, Europe must overcome Belgian opposition and improvise fiscally to provide Kyiv with €210 billion.
www.cer.eu
December 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
D-Day for Europe to shore up Ukraine funding.
As EU leaders huddle in Brussels, Stephen Paduano and I analyse the reparations loan in a new piece.
This is not only a "There Is No Alternative" (TINA) moment—but the financial and legal risks are also manageable.
1/
www.cer.eu/insights/ukr...
As EU leaders huddle in Brussels, Stephen Paduano and I analyse the reparations loan in a new piece.
This is not only a "There Is No Alternative" (TINA) moment—but the financial and legal risks are also manageable.
1/
www.cer.eu/insights/ukr...
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BEFORE TOMORROW:
“This is Europe's independence moment.
The bottom line is simple: Europe must be responsible for its own security. This is no longer an option. It is a must.
Here again, we are moving mountains.”
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
1/3 ⬇️
🔗 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
“This is Europe's independence moment.
The bottom line is simple: Europe must be responsible for its own security. This is no longer an option. It is a must.
Here again, we are moving mountains.”
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
1/3 ⬇️
🔗 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
December 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
BEFORE TOMORROW:
“This is Europe's independence moment.
The bottom line is simple: Europe must be responsible for its own security. This is no longer an option. It is a must.
Here again, we are moving mountains.”
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
1/3 ⬇️
🔗 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
“This is Europe's independence moment.
The bottom line is simple: Europe must be responsible for its own security. This is no longer an option. It is a must.
Here again, we are moving mountains.”
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
1/3 ⬇️
🔗 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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I read the new security strategy that Switzerland published a few days ago.
It’s really quite good in my view!
A 🧵
The whole strategy is available in English here
www.news.admin.ch/en/newnsb/BL...
It’s really quite good in my view!
A 🧵
The whole strategy is available in English here
www.news.admin.ch/en/newnsb/BL...
December 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I read the new security strategy that Switzerland published a few days ago.
It’s really quite good in my view!
A 🧵
The whole strategy is available in English here
www.news.admin.ch/en/newnsb/BL...
It’s really quite good in my view!
A 🧵
The whole strategy is available in English here
www.news.admin.ch/en/newnsb/BL...
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Always happy to engage with Finnish MPs, this time with Defence Committee 🇫🇮
Finland is a perfect example where defence readiness is a 'whole society' mission.
Europe faces increasing security challenges. Everyone in the EU will need contribute to European security.
Finland is a perfect example where defence readiness is a 'whole society' mission.
Europe faces increasing security challenges. Everyone in the EU will need contribute to European security.
December 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Always happy to engage with Finnish MPs, this time with Defence Committee 🇫🇮
Finland is a perfect example where defence readiness is a 'whole society' mission.
Europe faces increasing security challenges. Everyone in the EU will need contribute to European security.
Finland is a perfect example where defence readiness is a 'whole society' mission.
Europe faces increasing security challenges. Everyone in the EU will need contribute to European security.