⚡️Republican senator calls for secondary tariffs on Russian energy buyers.
"As to additional sanctions on Putin's Russia, I have bipartisan legislation with almost 60 cosponsors that would put secondary tariffs on any country that purchases Russian oil, gas, uranium," Lindsey Graham said.
⚡US judge orders Trump administration to restore Voice of America.
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ordered the reinstatement of all employees and the restoration of VoA programming so that it can "serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of news."
War hero schools a chickenhawk.
⚡️ Ukraine moves to tighten military deferments for students, educators.
The Ukrainian government approved a draft law on April 4 that narrows eligibility for military service deferments for students and educators, according to Taras Melnychuk, the government's representative in parliament.
#Akademy2025 is happening in Berlin, Germany, and online from Saturday the 6th to Thursday the 11th of September.
Mark your calendars!
More details: akademy.kde.org/2025/
#KDE #FOSS #techevent #fossevent #linux
Gunia fuses Ukraine’s rich cultural heritage with modern fashion, crafting pieces that pay tribute to the past while shaping the future.
Russia launched an overnight drone attack against Kyiv, killing at least three people including a five-year-old girl and her father; Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on March 23 condemned Russia's continued attacks on civilians; and more.
⚡️Russia blames ‘unfriendly state’ for 2024 Crocus Hall terrorist attack.
Svetlana Petrenko, a representative of the Russian Investigative Committee, claimed the attack aimed to "destabilize the situation in Russia."
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of March 20, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
⚡️ Russian airfield in Saratov Oblast reportedly on fire after heaviest drone attack on region.
Saratov Oblast hosts the Engels-2 airfield, a base for strategic bomber planes regularly used for aerial strikes on Ukraine.
I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
The US is tightening sanctions on Russia's oil, gas, and banking sectors by restricting access to U.S. payment systems. The move aims to cut Kremlin revenue and raises oil prices by up to $5 per barrel. Trump said he had 'serious discussions' with Putin.
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Sloppy sloppy but @fahrenthold.bsky.social is on the case
⚡️Journalist Viktoria Roshchyna receives posthumous human rights award.
Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity, received the award for her "work dedicated to portraying issues threatening the democratic order of Ukraine, which she did not compromise on, even at the risk of her personal safety."
'Russia needs war,' Zelensky says in response to Putin's preconditions for a ceasefire; Russia claims to retake Sudzha; Ukraine hasn't confirmed; and more.
⚡️EU parliament accuses US of 'blackmailing' Ukraine in joint declaration.
The declaration accuses the U.S. of trying "to negotiate a ceasefire and peace agreement with Russia over the heads of Ukraine and other European states."
⚡️Half of Ukrainians say territorial concessions, forfeiting NATO membership in exchange for ending war 'completely unacceptable.'
Amen
⚡️Secretary of State Marco Rubio and tech billionaire Elon Musk sharply responded to Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on March 9, dismissing Sikorski’s concerns about Starlink being cut off in the future, and urging him to be thankful for the assistance thus far.
⚡️Sweden will provide 22.5 million Swedish kroner ($2.2 million) to support Ukrainian women, the Swedish Embassy in Ukraine announced on March 8.
According to the embassy’s post on X, the funding aims to “empower women in Ukraine” and support their contributions to the country’s defense and recovery.
⚡️'Slovakia is Europe' — thousands of protestors take to the streets against Fico's pro-Kremlin agenda.
Thousands of demonstrators gathered on March 7 in more than 40 cities across Slovakia, in protest of Prime Minister Robert Fico’s agenda, Slovak media Aktuality reported.
Nothing better than being forced to update Windows the night before you're scheduled to travel to have the update get botched and the laptop unworkable.
Yay.
Digital billboard in Boston's subway station that reads: "Finally, social media that's billionaire-proof."
Finally, social media that's billionaire-proof. ⚡
Bluesky's first IRL ads spotted in @boston.gov @mbta.com.
Finally #Linux on the official work laptop. I am one of the first in the state administration of #SchleswigHolstein to be allowed to try out the "+1 Linux workstation".
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⚡️Russian national who killed two Ukrainian soldiers in Germany sentenced to life imprisonment.
A 58-year-old Russian national has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Munich court for murdering two Ukrainian soldiers in Germany last year, German television news channel N-Tv reported on March 7.
