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Ulfh3dnar  

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Ukraine, initiated by Kyiv and European countries, recognizing Russia as an aggressor state and demanding the withdrawal of its armed forces from Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.

The US and Russia voted against the resolution, while China and India abstained.

#Ukraine️ #UkraineRussiaWar #Russia #UN #USA #China

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European Commission  

The blue and yellow of Ukraine.
The colours of resistance against imperialism.

On the eve of this grim anniversary, they adorn our building as a symbol of our unflinching support for the Ukrainian people.

Our neighbours, partners, and future EU members.

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Manuel Erhardt  

Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau announced last week that the first high-speed line of the country will be built over the next six years. The 1000km long route will connect Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City, reducing travelling times significantly—between Toronto and Montreal alone by more than 1/3.

railjournal.com/infrastructure

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Kees van der Leun  

Through tons of experience, its continuous rapid innovation, and manufacturing capabilities, Ukraine manages to always stay one step ahead in the drone warfare against the Russian invaders.
I guess most NATO armies are at least ten steps behind now.

In other words:
Without the Ukrainian military, Europe may not be able to defend itself.

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Manuel Erhardt  

With 57% 's approval rating in is higher than 's approval rating in the . It has even increased by 5 percentage points since december.
morgenpost.de/politik/article4

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Manuel Erhardt  

Ever wondered how the look like under the pavement? A is used, invented by Alphonse Loubat in 1852. It consists of a railhead, which carries the tram's weight, and a guard that may act as a checkrail.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_pro
Photo credit: Radomil/CC BY-SA 3.0, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gro

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Today I learned  

TIL about the Munich conference. British PM Chamberlain agreed to cede a portion of Czechoslovakia in return for Hitler's guarantee that he had no further territorial ambitions. On his return, he famously declared "Peace for our time". Five months later, Hitler invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia.

nationalww2museum.org/war/arti
#til #todayilearned
reddit.com/r/todayilearned/com

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Manuel Erhardt  

Last weekend the Open Film Database (ofdb.cc) received another update, which included the migration from (Blog) and (Wiki) to , front-end improvements for TV shows, improved cast editing, and more!

The is a database for movies and TV shows with its data published under an open license (Open Database License). Everyone can participate and add more titles. The more the merrier!

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Manuel Erhardt  

While people think the country's is "weak" or "rather weak" according to a recent , they also said that 's direct democracy is the main reason that holds them together.

These days we often hear about in crisis, and it's just nice to read this very positive statement as a counterpoint.

srf.ch/news/schweiz/aktuelle-u (in german)

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The Kyu-shirataki station in , , kept running until Kana Harad, the sole person using the station, graduated from high-school so the girl could go to school until she finished. After her graduation, the station was closed down for good on March 25th, 2016.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

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officially announced a high-speed train line connecting and . Once completed, the travel time will be reduced to 30 minutes between the two cities at speeds up to 350 km/h. The project is part of the country's strategy.

The state-owned railway company also unveiled its first passenger train fleet designed to operate at speeds up to 200 km/h.

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Manuel Erhardt  

The Mooka Station (真岡駅, Mooka-eki) in Japan has quite a unique station building that resembles a steam locomotive. It was constructed in 1997 and even features a smokestack and a headlight.
en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mooka
atlasobscura.com/places/moka-s

Photo credit: Photo credit: Saniboh/CC BY 3.0. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%E7

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Manuel Erhardt  

It's interesting how argues that the company and are entirely independent from , but directly admits that the Chinese government will try to prevent a potential sale of the app's recommendation algorithm. You can't have it both ways, ByteDance 💁

rnd.de/wirtschaft/tiktok-droht

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Manuel Erhardt  

Most locomotives are equipped with a sandbox that contains (surprise 😉) sand. The sand can be dropped on the rail in front of the driving wheels to prevent the wheels from spinning and to improve traction. This might be necessary due to weather conditions like rain and snow, or on steep grades.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbox_

Photo credit: RHaworth/CC BY-SA 4.0. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil

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kravietz 🦇  

Another great post by Polish analyst Daniel Szeligowski, about “Russian security concerns” related to #NATO and #Ukraine. All following text is Daniel’s, written originally in English, with no quote block for readability.

In early 2014, Ukraine was a neutral country, with a pro-Russian president, and with 70% of Ukraine’s population against NATO membership. Yet Russia violated Ukraine’s neutrality and annexed Crimea, then launched a covert invasion of Ukraine in the east.

Petro Poroshenko won the presidential election in 2014 having promised a settlement with Russia, keeping a special status of the Russian language in Ukraine. He was initially sceptical regarding NATO accession, underlined Ukraine must rely on its own strength to provide security.

Zelensky also won the presidential election promising to compromise with Russia - to stop shooting, sit down with Putin and talk. He was even more sceptical regarding NATO accession. Asked about NATO, he once famously said he never pays anyone a visit if he has not been invited.

Zelensky was ready to drop Ukraine’s NATO membership bid in an exchange for the Russian troops withdrawing from Ukraine, and the talks were held already before 2022. And yet Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

In the first weeks of the invasion, Zelensky was yet again ready to drop Ukraine’s NATO bid. But he wanted to obtain international security guarantees. So Putin put forward demands that Russia must be consulted before any aid would be given to Ukraine in the event of aggression.

Both Poroshenko and Zelensky were initially sceptical regarding Ukraine’s accession to NATO. Both wanted to get a deal with Putin. And Putin himself pushed both of them to seek NATO membership out of no other viable alternatives.

Putin has shown no willingness to compromise with Ukraine. His war aims remain maximalist - subjugating Ukraine and changing its regime. He seeks Ukraine’s partition, and will turn what is left of Ukraine into a Russian protectorate. Nothing to do with his “feelings” about NATO.

Regrettably, Russia’s imperial self-conception is that of Russian elites at large, not just Putin. Russian leadership simply cannot reconcile with the existence of a sovereign Ukrainian statehood. So any sustainable Ukrainian-Russian compromise is currently not within reach.

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Antwerpen-Centraal railway station is the main railway station in , . Constructed between 1895 and 1905, it is widely regarded as the finest example of railway architecture of the country.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antwerpe

Photo credit: T meltzer/CC BY-SA 4.0. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bel

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European News 🇪🇺  

Ukraine to further support Syria with humanitarian aid, says Zelenskyy

Hundreds of tonnes of grain have been sent to Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad as part of the "Grain from Ukraine" humanitarian programme launched by the Ukrainian leader.

euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01

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kantorkel  

Das ist völlig entgleist #38C3

Der #CCC unterstützt die drei Hacker, die auf dem #37C3 detailliert darlegten, wie der polnische Schienenfahrzeughersteller Newag seine Züge ab Werk so manipuliert hatte, dass sie nur noch in firmeneigenen Werkstätten repariert werden können.

ccc.de/de/updates/2024/das-ist

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European Commission  

Witaj, Polsko! Welcome, Poland!

With the Polish EU Council Presidency, we will challenge current uncertainties and build a stronger, united Europe for all.

To achieve that, Poland will focus on:

⬜Defence and security
🟥Protection of people and borders
⬜Resistance to foreign interference and disinformation
🟥Ensuring security and freedom of business
⬜Energy transition
🟥Competitive and resilient agriculture
⬜Health security

ℹ️ poland25.eu

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Piratenpartei CH  

UN Generalversammlung winkt den globalen Überwachungspakt durch – am 24. Dezember!

Auch wir haben es erst Tage später gemerkt. Klangheimlich hat die UN-Generalversammlung ohne Abstimmung, sondern nur mit einer Laudatio der russischen Vertretung die UN #CybercrimeConvention durchgewunken.

Unsere Medienmitteilung:
piratenpartei.ch/2024/12/31/un

Unterschreibe unsere Petition. Wir fordern, dass die Schweiz die Konvention nicht ratifiziert!
act.campax.org/petitions/un-cy

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