Hey @Lauravandamoff, amazing sounds you bring. What about adding your skills to that epic 90s track Platic Dreams ?

BREAKING: The family of Alex Pretti releases a powerful statement about his senseless murder at the hands of Trump's masked fascist goons. Please share this far and wide... "We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital," the family said in a statement provided to CNN. "Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the hero term lightly. However his last thought and act was to protect a woman." "The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He has his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down all while being pepper sprayed." "Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you." It is our responsibility as Americans to get the truth out there. Petti was not attempting to harm anyone. He was swarmed, beaten, and disarmed by vicious federal agents who were looking for someone to hurt. Once they had removed his gun — which he had a legal permit to carry — they executed him in cold blood by firing numerous bullets into him. Then, the Trump administration proceeded to immediately falsely smear him as a "terrorist" who wanted to carry out a mass shooting against law enforcement. They're utterly shameless. “He cared about people deeply and he was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis and throughout the United States with ICE, as millions of other people are upset,” said Pretti's father Alex. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong, so he did participate in protests.” Rest in power Alex. The rest of us will carry on the fight. Please like and share.

Russian disinformation isn’t random. It’s organised, persistent, and run through networks that manipulate trust, opinions, and elections. Why is it so hard to counter? Because fragmented terminology and reporting blur who does what — and how. 📘 Building a Common Operational Picture of FIMI (EU DisinfoLab EEAS, Viginum, DFRLab, CheckFirst, Cassini, Auswärtiges Amt) introduces the IMS model: a shared way to track behaviours, tools, and supply chains behind operations like Doppelganger and Storm-1516 — turning analysis into action.

Hey Donald Trump; here is a message from a little town in the south of Italy called Tramutola (3000 people live here) where I’m going to show you this little reminder of the sacrifice of European allies to defend the USA and the world from terror in Afghanistan. In Italy the fallen are respected and remembered…

The Foreign Ministers of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden, the Nordic Baltic 8, deplore Russia’s continued attacks on Ukrainian cities, residential areas, and energy infrastructure. vm.ee/en/news/statement-nord…

RT @mark1_1878: She's making it even worse 🤦‍♂️ Ridiculous. Not a day going by without this BS x.com/i/status/2014843387145…

“That’s false... that’s not how history went.” Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel says “we should speak out for the truth” in response to claims from President Trump that European soldiers stayed “a little off the frontlines” in Afghanistan. #Newsnight

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called Trump's remarks that NATO troops stayed a little back from the front lines in Afghanistan insulting and frankly appalling, suggesting the US president should apologise, the BBC reports. Downing Street said Trump was wrong to diminish the role of British and other NATO forces after the 9/11 attacks, paying tribute to the 457 British personnel killed and thousands injured. Veterans, families of the fallen, opposition leaders like Kemi Badenoch and Ed Davey, and charities condemned the comments as disrespectful and a disgrace, while the White House defended Trump's view by highlighting US contributions to NATO and Europe's defence responsibilities without directly addressing the outrage.

The UN will relocate 300 employees from New York to Bonn, Germany, a move Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called a strong signal of trust in Germany and Bonn as a major UN hub. Bonn already hosts 1200 UN staff and will gain the UNDP headquarters. Another 100 employees move to Madrid. UNDP employs about 22,000 people in 170 countries to fight poverty, improve energy and water access, education, climate protection and support democracy in authoritarian states. Funded solely by voluntary contributions (recent budget around 5.6 billion euros), Germany is one of its top donors.

Long ramble: I have been mulling if I should comment on President Trump's inane comments about NATO involvement in Afghanistan. Although 35 years ago, during the US-led first Gulf War, I was lying, handcuffed & blindfolded - literally 'shoulder to shoulder' - with a US colleague on a concrete floor in an Iraqi interrogation bunker, I rather feel it should be the current generation who express any anger at the President's ludicrous, demonstrably false utterings. Which is why I earlier shared some posts from others. But perhaps I will reflect like this - I watched Trump's press conference in the wake of the terrible tragedy when a US helicopter collided with a civilian airliner last January in disbelief. 64 people lost their lives but it seemed to be about him - his expertise, his knowledge, what he thought had happened. Much of what he said was incorrect. So I realised back then that it was going to be pointless trying to analyse any upcoming word-salads. Everything is clearly about him; his expertise in every subject, his grasp of all situations. His need to say something, anything, to show he is the best, the cleverest, the smartest, the most knowledgeable kid on the block. The pub-bore, the braggart, the know-it-all, pontificates on anything and everything in the hope of bolstering their own, clearly very low, self-esteem. I wonder that, in the President's mind, that it doesn't matter if what he says is factually correct? I wonder if he knows, understands, even cares, what is true? He is saying some words, which in his mind, seems to suggest that he's important and people will admire him, laud him. The fact that everyone around him then applauds this character trait, thanking him for his 'leadership' at every turn, just amplifies his desire, his need to continue. He's got want he wants - in his mind - attention, praise, admiration. So to sum up, trying to analyse Trump's ramblings is like trying to play chess with a pigeon. Somewhat interesting at first, but ultimately, truly pointless and rather frustrating. To those he has hurt, insulted, vilified, I send you my deepest condolences for your loss, and gratitude for your service.

Not how Art 5 works, for the same reason that Germany cannot invoke treaty obligations forcing the US to come to Berlin to shampoo the carpets in the Kanzleramt. Thank you for your attention.

It's always good to talk to Christiane Amanpour. Thank you for the interview.

The rules-based international order is undergoing a 'rupture, not a transition', Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday in a speech that did not mention US President Donald Trump by name, but won a standing ovation at the World Economic Forum ft.com/content/7d9609d4-14cd…

Canadian Prime Minister Carney’s speech in Davos is worth reading in its entirety for a coherent analysis of the new world we live in — and of the power of the nations that are supposed to have no cards in the age of empires. pm.gc.ca/en/news/speeches/20…

Leyla Mustafa was een belangrijke factor bij de wederopbouw van Raqqa. Interviewde haar kort nadat ze daar aan de slag was gegaan: een geboren leider. En het moet IS pijn hebben gedaan dat hun voormalige hoofdstad door een vrouw werd gerund. #RIP

Does anyone know if this will be categorised as politics or humour? I don’t want to, but I know I’ll read it just for LOLS.

🇳🇱 Dutchman crossing a canal. 😊

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been at the heart of instability in the Middle East for decades, but last weekend's attack by Hamas militants marked an unparalleled escalation in hostilities. @tconnellyRTE explains the background to the conflict | rte.ie/b/1409897

Sergeii bij het lichaam van zijn vrouw, die zou koken voor de bezoekers van de begrafenis in het dorpje #Hroza #Kharkiv