Back to books - Sweden's schools cutting back on digital learning Swedish classrooms swap laptops for books, pens and paper, raising concerns from the tech sector.

The sooner the better.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Families being murdered, cars burned down, houses erased to the ground... As the Ukrainian Armed Forces surgically target russia's war machine, the russian invaders continue to inflict as much pain at the Ukrainian society as possible, widely flouting international law on all occasions.

Looks like I was right(

Ukraine and Ukrainians most certainly can live as part of the EU, for decades, without the following:

- financial aid for member states other than War-related
- veto and other EU decision-making rights
- Eurozone.

Steadily de-limited freedom of TRADE, work and movement is what UA really needs.

A step away from asking the Russians to investigate their own influence operations in the US. The guiding principle of Trump policy is that Russian ops are good because they support him personally. The guiding principle of Russian policy is that Trump is good because he wrecks the US & helps Russia.

U.S. Installs a Trump Loyalist to Lead ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case Into Trump Foes

Worth adding that Russia did as a matter of fact intervene for Trump in 2016 and that the evidence is widely known, abundant, and collected in various forms (🧵 1/3)
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

Ukraine's emergency team rescued a man in Kherson from a building hit by a Russian drone

Operating under the threat of repeat attacks, emergency responders led the man out of the smoke-filled apartment and extinguished the fire
📷 DSNS

Ukraine’s Victory Would Make America Safer We don’t always get to choose our friends or enemies. Sometimes they choose us. Moscow shared military intelligence with Iran so it could target American bases, putting American lives at risk.

Americans support continued military aid to Ukraine 🇺🇦, with 64% favoring lethal aid and 62% believing Ukraine must win the war. Furthermore, data suggests 74% of Americans view Ukraine's defense of sovereignty as vital to the United States 🇺🇸

www.realclearworld.com/articles/202...

Thinking Live with Phillips O'Brien on War in Iran and Ukraine A recording from my conversation with Phillips O'Brien

What does the Iran war have to do with sustaining the Russian economy? Lifting sanctions for Russians does nothing for Americans. It just makes it easier for Russia to continue its war in Ukraine. I spoke with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social about Iran and Russia.
snyder.substack.com/p/thinking-l...

Weekend Update #181; Germany Raises The Pot For Ukraine The USA Boasts, Bluffs And Then Folds; More On Ukraine Fighting Humans With Machines

"The Europeans are coming to understand two rather different things. The first is that the fate of Ukraine is crucial to their own fate. And second, more European states are seeing Ukraine as a new center of gravity for European defense and security." open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

3/3. It’s hard for Trump to end a war when Putin is making so much money from it.

For the first time ever, Ukrainian defenders have just shot down a russian Shahed drone using an interceptor launched from a water surface platform, the Unmanned Systems Forces reported. This marks a new level of integration btw maritime and aerial unmanned capabilities. Cool!

Video: USF.

Voting amid a global War of the Century is EVIL, for any country.

Public WHAT?

On the bright side, here you're safe from all those deadly snakes and spiders, and groin-kicking kangaroos😎

The Trump Organisation plans to build a 70-storey Trump Tower in Tbilisi, Georgia, which is currently in the grip of Putin puppet party Georgian Dream, WSJ reports.

The skyscraper, featuring luxury residences, retail and a hotel, would be the tallest building in the city.

NEW: Ukraine’s long-range strike campaign continues to exploit overstretched Russian air defenses to damage oil infrastructure and military assets in Russia and occupied Crimea. (1/6)

Read more in the full April 18, 2026, Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar041826

Thinking Live with Phillips O'Brien on War in Iran and Ukraine A recording from my conversation with Phillips O'Brien

This week I talked with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social on Thinking Live about the Iran War and the Russo-Ukraine War.
snyder.substack.com/p/thinking-l...

It’s as if the Iran war was fought to sustain the Russian economy. Lifting sanctions for Russians does nothing for Americans. It just makes it easier for Russia to continue its war in Ukraine.

JD Vance is bragging about cutting weapons to Ukraine while cozying up to authoritarians. This isn’t America First, this is America Last. I unpack all of this in my Week In Review on my YouTube page: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsI_...

Like California, Ukraine also allows driverless vehicles on the streets.

There's a minor difference though...

This is Putin humiliating Trump. Lukashenko is just Putin’s lapdog. It’s fascinating that Putin can do this on the day that Trump does Russia another favor by extending sanctions relief. And as Russia still helps Iran fight the USA.
The US is pathetic.

UPDATE: the deadly mass shooting in Kyiv this afternoon might be directly related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Not only the gunman (who was killed by police after a hostage situation) was born in Moscow but also *reportedly* tied to Russia and RU occupation regime in UA after 2022.

bsky.app/profile/kyiv...

BRKNG: a war-unrelated mass shooting crisis is happening in Kyiv right now.

A gunman, reportedly, opened fire outside a small shopping mall on a busy street, killing at least one person, and took hostages inside a supermarket.

This is an extremely rare, if not unheard of, for Ukraine.

Sad but expected(

In a way, it's a baby seals clubbing. Even at 40+ age, a trainer aircraft is somewhat faster than a cheap overloaded Russian drone and most importantly, it can climb and turn much steeply.

Innovation in Ukraine continues at breakneck speed.

Mate, this meal on the photo is WAY better than "the Russian army in early 2022 (or now for that matter)".

Russians regularly go hungry for days and drink water from puddles.

Trump extends ban on Russian vessels docking in US ports for another year The measure was imposed in response to Russia's actions that Washington said threatened U.S. international relations.

⚡️ Trump extends ban on Russian vessels docking in US ports for another year.

The measure was imposed in response to Russia's actions that Washington said threatened U.S. international relations.