Manuel Erhardt @erhardt@librem.one

Die Desinformationskampagnen in den sozialen Netzwerken Westafrikas nehmen massiv zu - vor allem in den Putsch-Staaten der Sahelregion. Das hat Folgen für die tägliche Arbeit von Journalistinnen und Journalisten.
Westafrika: Journalismus im Zeitalter der Fake News

Die Nationalratskommission hat wichtige Entscheide zum Ständeratsbeschluss zur #eID gefällt und legt damit den Grundstein für echte OpenSource-Wallets.

https://www.digitale-gesellschaft.ch/2024/11/05/e-id-gesetz-auf-der-letzten-etappe-open-source-als-grundprinzip/

Europe followed the US into Afghanistan. Then US voters elected Trump and he pulled the plug.

Europe let the US lead the defence of Ukraine. And now US voters have voted for Trump, who wants Putin to win.

Europe has centered it's security politics around a US led NATO, and American voters have now voted for Trump, who wants to pull out of NATO.

It is time for a stronger, more capable, and fully independent Europe.

For our generation, this is our Churchill moment — it is time to lead.

TIL that on average, 1,300 trains derail every year in the US, with a peak of 9,400 derailments in 1978.

https://usafacts.org/articles/are-train-derailments-becoming-more-common/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gkcyqz/til_that_on_average_1300_trains_derail_every_year/

Sandu wins in Moldova despite 'unprecedented' Russian interference

In a victory for pro-EU factions in Moldova and beyond, incumbent President Maia Sandu defeated her challenger, Alexandr Stoianoglo, in the country's Nov. 3 presidential runoff.

Sandu won on Nov. 3 by a margin of about 54% to 45%, with 99% of votes counted.

"We proved that by uniting we can defeat those who wanted to bring us to our knees," Sandu told reporters in Chisinau in the early hours of Nov. 4.

She wasn't just talking about Stoianoglo. Sandu has long insisted that the real opponent to her government and Moldova's European path is the Kremlin, which has been waging a hybrid war designed to push Chisinau back into Moscow's orbit.

Photo: Daniel Mihailescu / AFP via Getty Images

🔗 https://kyivindependent.com/sandu-wins-in-moldova-despite-russian-influence-campaign/

TIL In 2023, Anguilla’s government made about US$32 million from fees collected for registering .ai domains. That amounted to more than 10% of gross domestic product for the territory.

https://www.straitstimes.com/business/ai-boom-makes-millions-for-unlikely-industry-player-anguilla
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gi3ek4/til_in_2023_anguillas_government_made_about_us32/

+++ «Wahrnehmung für russische hybride Kriegsführung ist zu schwach» +++

Der Kreml versucht mit hybriden Methoden, Deutschlands Ukraine-Politik zu beeinflussen. Ein Politologe schätzt ein.

https://www.srf.ch/news/international/ukraine/cyberangriffe-sabotage-morde-wahrnehmung-fuer-russische-hybride-kriegsfuehrung-ist-zu-schwach

Also, in case anyone is counting, Starlink is now 63% of all active satellites.

2 out of ever 3 satellites up there now is owned by that awful billionaire. He effectively controls Low Earth Orbit. That should terrify everyone.

⚡️ NATO chief confirms North Korean troops deployed in Russia's Kursk Oblast.

North Korea has sent troops to Russia, and they have already been deployed in Kursk Oblast, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Oct. 28.

"Today, I can confirm that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia, and that North Korean military units have been deployed to the Kursk region," the NATO secretary general said in Brussels after meeting South Korean defense and intelligence officials.

Photo: NATO

🔗 https://kyivindependent.com/nato-chief-confirms-north-korean-troops-are-in-russias-kursk-oblast/

Hauchdünne Mehrheit für EU-Kurs in Verfassung von Moldau

Bei einem Referendum haben die Bürger Moldaus entschieden, den Wunsch nach einem EU-Beitritt in die Verfassung aufzunehmen. Die Abstimmung wurde von Manipulationsvorwürfen überschattet.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/moldau-wahl-referendum-106.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#RepublikMoldau #EU #Referendum #Moldau

Night Train Map in Europe (2024), https://back-on-track.eu/night-train-map/. This is an interactive map: each line is clickable and brings information about all the stops, schedules, frequency and the company operating this line. That’s pure beauty.

Combined with InterRail, it’s so much travel freedom and opportunities in Europe!

#train #NightTrain

Tägliche Erinnerung daran, dass Menschen besser sind als ihr Ruf.
Frag sie in Meinungsforschungsumfragen oder in den Kommentarspalten von Social Media und sie werden grob und dumm erscheinen. Setz dich aber mit ihnen hin, sprich offen und hör zu, und die meisten haben gute Herzen und machen sich ihre Gedanken.

Während #Nordkorea #Russland Truppen für den völkerrechtswidrigen #Angriffskrieg gegen die #Ukraine bereitstellt, sorgt sich #OlafScholz wegen einer #Eskalation, wenn #Deutschland endlich mal #Taurus-Marschflugkörper liefern sollte.

Scholz ist eine echte Nullnummer. Gebt der Ukraine endlich, was sie zu ihrer Verteidigung braucht. #Putin muss gestoppt werden.

“Hello everybody out there using minix - I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu)…”

— Linus Torvalds

#linux

EU not an ‘à la carte menu’, members tell Switzerland

EU ministers on Tuesday (15 October) rejected a push by non-member Switzerland to add a clause to bilateral agreements under negotiation that would allow it to place limits on immigration from the bloc.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/eu-not-an-a-la-carte-menu-members-tell-switzerland/

Open-sourcing of WinAmp goes badly as owners delete entire repo*

https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/opensourcing_of_winamp_goes_badly/

As badly as the later development of WinAmp itself, really

← by me on @theregister

* after over 2,000 forks, though