Ukrainian intelligence took down servers of major Russian ISPs, including "SibSet," leaving thousands without internet, sources tell RBC. Cyber units of GUR MO launched attacks between April 30–May 2 targeting infrastructure in Siberia.

Europe's Game Plan For Ukraine-Russia Talks, And Will The Next Pope Be Hungarian? https://www.rferl.org/a/wider-europe-jozwiak-ukraine-russia-pope-hungary/33398846.html #RussiaInvadesUkraine #TheRundownStories #WiderEurope #Features #Ukraine #Hungary #Russia

Water company executives could now face up to two years in jail for obstructing sewage spill investigations.
It’s long overdue. For years, these companies polluted our rivers, paid themselves millions, and lied to regulators — while our bills rose.

A new National Audit Office report lays bare the truth: failed regulation, unchecked corporate greed, and widespread public distrust.

But campaigners are right to ask: will this really bring justice, or is it just political theatre? Until we see actual prosecutions — not just tougher-sounding laws — the public should remain sceptical.

Read more on Vox Political about why this fight for accountability is only just beginning.

https://voxpoliticalonline.com/?p=97875

Russian general killed in Moscow car blast on day of Trump envoy visit

#YaroslavMoskalik #TrumpEnvoyVisit #SteveWitkoff #Explosion #Russia

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/25/russian-general-killed-car-blast-hours-before-us-envoy-kremlin-meeting-yaroslav-moskalik

This is what Ukrainian resilience looks like ❤️‍🩹

Eight-year-old Sasha Pascal from Odesa lost her leg in a russian missile strike.

Today, she's back to doing what she loves — artistic gymnastics — but now with a prosthetic leg 🦿

📷: maslovsaslov / Instagram

🇦🇹🇺🇦 Today, the Austrian parliament unanimously adopted a resolution in support of the protection and return of Ukrainian children who have been deported or forcibly relocated by Russia.

"So this week, he dropped a defence policy that may have been written by a GPT trained exclusively on Tom Clancy blurbs. Not whole Tom Clancy books, mind you. Just the back cover blurbs because Dutton is so fucking lazy and ill-prepared that even when the homework is ordering in some Chinese and watching The Hunt for Red October, he still couldn’t be arsed doing it."

#AusPol
https://aliensideboob.substack.com/p/a-dog-ate-my-defence-policy

@ajaykaul10 @tek @pluralistic I finished reading it a few days ago & found it both entertaining and informative . Quite the eye-opener not surprising at all since I've worked for US based IT entities. Highly recommended.👍 😎

A review of Sarah Wynn-Williams's 'Careless People' by @pluralistic
https://pluralistic.net/2025/04/23/zuckerstreisand/

Exhumations of Volyn massacre Polish victims begin in ruins of Puzhnyky

This is the first such exhumation since 2017. I hope more will occur in the future. by Ostegolotic
#Poland #Polska #PL #Europe #Europa #EU
https://www.europesays.com/2021981/

BTW, most people think they don't need to understand whether or Bluesky is decentralized, a claim they make.

Here's why you should care.

If Bluesky gets a govt order to shut down your account, they can.

That's it. That's how you know it's centralized and why you should care.

Interessante Ansicht auf das Gefieder eines Staren.
#Vogelfotografie
#birdphotography

Nice to see these guys again

#birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Are you planning to see the World's Best #Snow And Ice #Festival in Harbin, #China? I tell you how to survive the brutal cold and enjoy the amazing snow and ice sculptures...especially at night when everything is beautifully illuminated. https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Harbin/

@georgetakei

Donald "Stump" strikes again.

"To my fellow Google workers, and tech workers at large: If we don’t act now, we will be conscripted into this administration’s fascist and cruel agenda"
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/google-employee-speaks-out-war-contracting/

I mean brey, the President is outside the White House hawking Teslas while Elon who is his biggest donor, and running the government's finances but not actually in the govt, and also defunding every department that regulates all his businesses, fires everyone. And oh yeah they're black bagging protestors and engaging in something that looks a bit like human trafficking with migrants and they made up a whole ass war that doesn't exist but absolutely I'm sure they're going down for insider trading

🙏 Zelensky: The pressure on Russia is still not enough, and the daily Russian strikes on Ukraine prove it. Over the past week, they have launched 1,460 guided aerial bombs, 670 strike drones and 30+ missiles.

They are fighting against children playing on playgrounds. Such attacks are Putin's response to all international diplomatic efforts.

What does Australian sovereignty look like? It’s a question we now must answer thanks to Donald Trump

Confidence in American reliability is tumbling in every poll. As tariffs kick in, how can we adjust to not having a great superpower as our protector?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/06/donald-trump-tariffs-trade-australian-sovereignty