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I totally missed this part of Microsoft Office #enshitification
- AutoSave is only available if you have an active Microsoft 365 subscription.
- AutoSave only applies to Microsoft 365 files stored in OneDrive
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/how-do-i-turn-on-autosave-dbd19b49-ff3a-48f5-8294-671e33a6712c
And people still pay money for this steaming pile of garbage?
#Microsoft has blocked its services to the International Criminal Court by order of Donald #Trump. The #ICC prosecutor doesn’t have access to his #email. Source:AP
https://apnews.com/article/icc-trump-sanctions-karim-khan-court-a4b4c02751ab84c09718b1b95cbd5db3
This is so exciting! The German National Library of Medicine @ZBMED just had its first open meeting on the plan for an open and independent PubMed safety net. Here's my write-up @PLOS on the meeting & how institutions & others can help: https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/05/14/germanys-plan-for-an-open-and-independent-pubmed-safety-net/
Warum nennt man #Alternativmedizin eigentlich immer #alternativ ? Das ist doch irreführend. Es ist keine #Medizin. #Nichtmedizin wäre viel passender.
The U.S. opposed a UN resolution condemning Russian aggression against Ukraine, claiming it "doesn’t help achieve peace."
Let’s be clear: this has nothing to do with achieving peace — it’s about excusing Russian war crimes and undermining Ukrainian sovereignty.
Probably an all-time U.S. low during Russia’s invasion.
🇳🇴 Norway triples military aid to Ukraine, raising it to $8B.
“This unanimous decision by Parliament will fund artillery, ammunition, drones, and investments in Ukraine’s defense industry,” said PM Jonas Gahr Støre.
He added that Ukraine fights for values that matter to all.
Vlad Vexler's deep analysis of Trump’s psychology - why he submits to putin and why he hates President #Zelenskyy
Vlad Vexler / YouTube
#Tusk said, adding: “It’s striking but it’s true. Right now, 500 million #Europeans are begging 300 million #Americans for protection from 140 million #Russians who have been unable to overcome 50 million #Ukrainians for three years."
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-tusk-plan-train-poland-men-military-service-russia/
Russian forces have halted their advance in Donetsk, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces have started to reclaim small pieces of territory, reports The New York Times.
After over 15 months of offensive, the Russian army is exhausted, and Ukraine is leveraging innovative tactics to compensate for its troop shortages.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/world/europe/ukraine-russia-eastern-front-line.html
“The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy, the empathy exploit,” Musk said. “There it’s they’re exploiting a bug in Western civilization, which is the empathy response.”
-Elon Musk, Feb 28, 2025
“In my work with the defendants (at the Nuremberg Trials 1945-1949) I was searching for the nature of evil and I now think I have come close to defining it. A lack of empathy. It’s the one characteristic that connects all the defendants, a genuine incapacity to feel with their fellow men. Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy.”
-Captain G. M. Gilbert, the Army psychologist assigned to watching the defendants at the Nuremberg trials
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/05/politics/elon-musk-rogan-interview-empathy-doge/index.html
@elpolacodesplegado @swigert @randahl time to invest heavily in #SAMP-T and #IRIS-T SLX
Denmark has donated 19 of the F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, and now Trump has ordered an end to US support for their onboard jamming equipment, thereby helping Putin destroy this USD 291,000,000 donation.
This US administration is our enemy, and the sooner our politicians realize that, the safer we are.
US technology, provided by private companies, just ceased to be reliable
❗️U.S. aerospace company Maxar Technologies has cut off Ukraine’s access to its satellite imagery services following a U.S. government request – Militarnyi. Another step in restricting intelligence sharing from the U.S. to Ukraine.
https://mil.in.ua/uk/news/maxar-vidklyuchyv-ukrayini-dostup-do-svoyih-suputnykovyh-znimkiv/
UNITED24 counted at least 94 public acknowledgments from Zelensky to the U.S. since the start of the full-scale invasion. Earlier, CNN reported at least 33 instances from 2022, but a deeper dive by UNITED24 revealed that Zelensky has expressed his gratitude nearly three times more often.
🇺🇦 Fact check: Zelensky has thanked the U.S. 33 times for its support, including POTUS, Congress, defense companies, and the American people. Despite claims in the heated Oval Office meeting, Zelensky’s gratitude has been consistent throughout the war.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/28/politics/volodymyr-zelensky-thankful-us-fact-check/index.html
🇨🇦🇺🇦 "Russia illegally and unjustifiably invaded Ukraine. For three years, Ukrainians have fought bravely and resiliently. Their struggle for democracy, freedom, and sovereignty matters to us all," — Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.
He reaffirmed that Canada will continue to support Ukraine and its people in achieving a just and lasting peace.
🇭🇷🇺🇦 Croatia knows from its own experience that only a just peace can be lasting. The Croatian government firmly believes that Ukraine needs such a peace—one that ensures sovereignty, territorial integrity, and a secure Europe. — Prime Minister Andrej Plenković.
"Dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone," Polish Prime Minister Tusk said after Zelensky's conversation with Donald Trump.
