I'm all for a closer partnership between the EU and Bangladesh but can't help noticing the EU - out of fear from China - will sign agreements with pretty much every single Asian country before doing so with Taiwan.
Best babysitter ❤️
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Paris
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Spike Lee at the Knicks game at MSG.
#spikelee #popeleo #knicks #madisonsquaregarden
One of many colorful murals in
Kingston, New York 🎨
#TagTuesday #streetart #murals #art #architecture #ColorADay #bluetue #AlphabetChallenge #WeekPforPurple #kingston #hudsonvalley #newyork #photography
"The agency is reportedly using the "Mythos" model to scan for software flaws."
Whose software tho...
Oh no!
In the latest edition of 《Sirene》, you’ll find an article by me about my journey paddling from Taitung to Green Island, stopping along the way to explore Taiwan’s ancient indigenous maritime heritage, its more recent authoritarian past, and its ongoing rediscovery of the islands’ austronesian roots.
Victor Wembanyama — as expected — was announced as the league’s top defensive player. At 22, the San Antonio center is the youngest winner of the award.
In order to succeed, the Zeitenwende will need more political guidance than we see at the moment.
No “Fazit” this time, but my final words of our #SicherheitshalberLive in Mainz.
Simply amazing.
Eight *kids* and I had to ask my wife about it when it scrolled by on local news. We're a nation with massive brain-poisoning.
Holy. Shit. This is Reid Wiseman's video he took with his iPhone while at the moon 🌙
mRNA vaccines continue to show major promise.
In a small Phase 1 trial led by Dr. Balachandran, some patients with pancreatic cancer (one of the deadliest cancers) reached 6-year survival.
This is why sustained investment in science & research matters.
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This is pretty great 👍
@jvl.bsky.social walks through the five main options for the GOP in 2028: Donald J. Trump, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Tucker Carlson, and Donald J. Trump Jr.
Read the Triad @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-second...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe opens its spring session, as part of which the Assembly’s Russian Platform will hold its second meeting. Russian participants are also working in political groups — as of today, I am a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.
Pastapticon
Today marks marijuana culture's high holiday, 4/20. (from 2023) https://to.pbs.org/3H0M3gD
The United States and the Philippines have kicked off of their largest combat exercises in an annual display of allied military might.
What if verification can’t keep up with increasingly sophisticated AI-generated media? Bellingcat researcher @koltai.bsky.social spoke with @bendobrown.bsky.social and Reuters' George Sargent at #ijf26 on the role we can play. Watch back here: www.festivaldelgiornalismo.com/programme/20...
Should add: Amami signifies. Was under Ryukyuan Kingdom of Okinawa, which was loose vassal of Ming, later became part of Kagoshima. PRC lusts for Okinawa, if they ever grab it, Amami will be their next target.
Japan lodged a protest with China over its work to build a new structure in the East China Sea, as tensions between the two Asian nations simmer amid ongoing military drills www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
An important contrarian take of mine — dogs aren’t people, they don’t need anti-discrimination legislation or public subsidies.
www.slowboring.com/p/dogs-arent...
Reporters covering the Trump-Xi summit take note: Foreign media in China targeted with "temporary detention, visa revocation, and a growing pattern of intimidation directed at interview partners & journalists, and denial of access to official events." fccchina.org/2026/04/20/f...
In related news, the canoe Alingano Maisu that stopped by #Taiwan this March is making a 6,200-nautical mile journey back to Palau! Its 13-member crew includes Paiwan writer Sakinu Ahronglong.
In Micronesian, Maisu means "the breadfruit that falls with the wind" — a gift from the Earth to everyone.
Ukrainian cat activated. FPV drone eliminated. 🫡
