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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

submitted 80 days ago • 1799 comments

For those no longer on X, my news of the day, week, month - no year (!) is that @sangitamyska.bsky.social and I have finally met. She is everything you'd expect and more. This friendship was forged in the strangest of circumstances, and I'm sure it will endure.

submitted 174 days ago • 57 comments

Yes. This experiment will work if you make it your own. Customize your experience, build new ones, make a social network that can be controlled by the people who use it an idea we do not go back on.

submitted 168 days ago • 403 comments

The courage of those Georgians and especially of this woman is just amazing.

submitted 173 days ago • 146 comments

Having just looked below the line of probably my first ever viral LinkedIn piece (a posting yesterday of this open.substack.com/pub/democrac...) ‘brain rot’ feels pretty apt for the word of the year (The most ‘likes’ is an approving comment about that petition to re-run the general election 😬😬😬)

submitted 172 days ago • 9 comments

Captures the situation perfectly

submitted 175 days ago • 0 comments

Emotional and heartfelt goodbye on @bbc5live.bsky.social from @chris-warburton.bsky.social with Eleanor Oldroyd

submitted 180 days ago • 0 comments

🦋🦋

submitted 181 days ago • 1329 comments

Rare photo of the Milky Way seen from the surface of Mars

submitted 180 days ago • 262 comments

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...

submitted 183 days ago • 0 comments

Foxes playing around in the snow at Magdalen College this morning — absolutely magical! 🦊 Oxford - 🎞️ from: @EleonoraSberg

submitted 185 days ago • 4 comments

In the interests of public safety the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Easex has postponed tonight’s public meeting for Chelmsford District www.facebook.com/share/p/15Mh...

submitted 184 days ago • 1 comment

Important context here: ● over half of farms are less than 49 acres (20 hectares) ● "a big farm" is 217 acres. Now let's see who's angry: ● Clarkson farm is 1,000 acres ● Lloyd Webber farms 4,000 acres ● Viscount Rothermere (Mail owner) 4,700 acres ● Dyson owns 36,000 acres

submitted 184 days ago • 214 comments

Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉 We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:

submitted 185 days ago • 3167 comments

1,000 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. It's also 161 years today since Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States of America delivered the #GettysburgAddress - one of the most influential speeches in history. The world awaits the 47th President...

submitted 185 days ago • 0 comments

1,000 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. It's also 161 years today since Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States of America delivered the #GettysburgAddress - one of the most influential speeches in history. The world awaits the 47th President...

submitted 185 days ago • 0 comments