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This is the text of the bullshit email all federal government employees just received from the Office of Personnel Management (or are about to receive).

submitted 8 hours ago • 239 comments

Starlink in Ukraine operates based on paid contracts. If it’s being used as an extortion tool, then other countries should consider it a potential security risk - just like Russian gas used for blackmailing. If Ukraine is cut off, it would be wise for Europe to reconsider its use

submitted 17 hours ago • 55 comments

On February 22, the world marks the International Day in Support of Victims of Crime. Read these testimonies gathered by Slidstvo Info about Russian torture chambers where Ukrainian prisoners are abused. (1/9)

submitted 16 hours ago • 5 comments

And this is why, ladies, if you’re even the tiniest bit gay, you should really lean into it

submitted 16 hours ago • 73 comments

If your government betrays Ukraine, you don’t have to.

submitted 14 hours ago • 2 comments

Amazing ego-deflating moment yesterday at lunch. Staff member comes over. ‘I think we have one of your books in the office.’ Me (smugly flattered): that’s entirely possible. He: yes, you left it here last time you visited.

submitted 14 hours ago • 47 comments

Hackaday - It seems that in lieu of being provided with proper (encrypted) radio systems, Russian forces fighting Ukraine are using US military satellites for communication. https://hackaday.com/2025/02/19/the-us-militarys-unsecured-ufo-satellites-and-their-use-by-russia/

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

every day I open The Apps and let the algorithm tenderize my brain like a cheap steak. this is called freedom, I believe

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Editor: You get those photos of that Mangione character's first court appearance? Photographer: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked. Editor: what

submitted 1 day ago • 19 comments

Worst. Episode. EVER.

submitted 1 day ago • 856 comments

The student who ripped this sign down did more for trans people than most of our politicians.

submitted 1 day ago • 28 comments

Morning! Over de motie van BBB en SGP om de redenen voor abortus maar vast overal verplicht te gaan registreren. Column: www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-...

submitted 23 hours ago • 12 comments

Folks! We have a fundraising. We are in desperate need of night bird 3T. With it help we will be able to find Russians. Especially to see how they are advancing and destroy them. Just like in this thread🧵 AFV losses in Kursk. We need only 900$🔽 secure.wayforpay.com/donate/Krieg...

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Genuinely couldn't believe this figure until I saw the Financial Times confirm it using Meta's own financial reporting data For THIS $100 billion is genuinely the kind of money you could "do the impossible" with. Crack nuclear fusion. HIV vaccine. Universal flu vaccine And they spent it on this

submitted 1 day ago • 109 comments

Dit draadje is inmiddels goud met alle posters!

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Meanwhile a German user on Mastodon says that Coinbase is sending out emails endorsing the AfD mastodon.social/@ErikUden@ma...

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

A message to the tech dudes still trying to build “creator economy” apps: creators are poor as shit, we’re all struggling to survive on pennies and scraps from hellscape algorithms and we don’t need another dork in a vest taking another 10% of our income. Hope that clears it up for you.

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

From the set Weird Cucks in Government can I have The Couchfucker?

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Wanneer wordt het grote, stille midden eindelijk wakker? Lees de rest van mijn column: www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/extra/opinie...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Dit is wel het probleem: dit ziet er zo krakerig uit dat normale mensen hier geen zin in hebben. Terwijl ook Amsterdamse matchameizen best mee willen lopen. Kan @voltnederland.org of @d66nl.bsky.social met wat anderen niet een mooie poster fixen die niet naar Duitse herders en shag ruikt?

submitted 1 day ago • 220 comments

The funder landscape for NGOs is under pressure internationally, not only just because of the USAID funding cuts, but developments in The Netherlands as well.

submitted 1 day ago • 15 comments

My warmest greetings go out to the wonderful people who built their careers sniffing out “Ukrainian Nazis” under every stone in Ukraine for tasty headlines that fueled Russian war propaganda on this-is-why-Ukraine-must-be-dealt-with, only to get Nazi salutes normalized in their own country.

submitted 1 day ago • 84 comments

my god

submitted 2 days ago • 503 comments

48% of Brits believe it is more important for the UK government to support Ukraine than to maintain good relations with the US

submitted 2 days ago • 112 comments

Als circuskind -mijn vader werkte bij Toni Boltini- maakte ik kennis met het Russische Staatscricus. Levensles: als je samen gaat drinken klink dan zo hard met je glas tegen het glas van de ander dat er drank uit jouw glas in dat van die ander komt. Dan weet je of je niet vergiftigd wordt.

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

Stand with Ukraine: Global events mark 3 years since Russia’s full-scale war. Key gatherings worldwide ⬇️

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

Pritzker: If we don’t want to repeat history, then for god’s sake, in this moment, we better be strong enough to learn from it.

submitted 3 days ago • 567 comments

I've been writing a series of essays for PBS on men whose style I admire. The latest is about James Baldwin, a man who knew how to sing through clothes. www.pbs.org/wnet/america...

submitted 2 days ago • 110 comments

Wow dit is echt totaal gestoord zeg

submitted 2 days ago • 33 comments

In 2024, the NLRB filed a complaint against Tesla for interfering in a union drive at their Buffalo, NY assembly plant. Today:

submitted 2 days ago • 77 comments

No, Ukrainians don’t want to be part of Russia. Yes, they protested the Russian occupation back in 2014 too.

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

Wakker-worden-moment Deze jonge geitjes gaan naar de slacht. Want mensen houden zo van geitenkaas/melk/yoghurt. De lammetjes zijn geboren zodat hun moeders melk maken, na de geboorte zijn ze overbodig.

submitted 2 days ago • 36 comments

Make no mistake, the talks about "Zelensky not being nice to Trump" coming from US officials are a farce. Unfortunately, the Russians have presented the US with a list of demands outlining how they envision Ukraine's future. While I can't publish the list, I can say a few things:

submitted 2 days ago • 14 comments

So, when is the US army going to step in and install Kamala Harris? And have elections again when the Republicans have grown up and can bring a serious candidate.

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Parasol Stars' cancelled Commodore 64 version: "Ocean initially explained that the developer's computer was stolen in a burglary, but it was later revealed that the game was scrapped after the freelance developer's wife destroyed said computer in a drunken rage, along with the backups of the work."

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

tfw I'm asked to pay slightly more tax on my dragon-like wealth:

submitted 3 days ago • 17 comments