Manuel Erhardt @erhardt@librem.one

Today I learned that the aurochs (Bos primigenius), the wild ancestor of domesticated cattle, only went extinct as late as 1627, in Poland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurochs
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1pmt1k5/today_i_learned_that_the_aurochs_bos_primigenius/

Plooivlieswaaiertje

#Fungi #Mosstodon #Mushtodon #Photography

Meanwhile if you’re using TikTok, you might be walking deeper into a political echo-chamber.

Data shows TikTok users “tend to follow accounts that align with their political beliefs,” and especially right-leaning communities on TikTok are more tightly insulated from opposing views.
https://buff.ly/RATWVhH

🇪🇺 EU Foreign Chief Kaja Kallas confirms: the EU has indefinitely immobilized up to €210 billion in Russian assets, a major step to ensure they remain frozen unless Russia pays full reparations to Ukraine. The pressure on Moscow keeps building ahead of next week's European Council.

EU pushes Ukraine membership bid forward despite Hungary's objections

The European Union has handed Ukraine a list of reforms needed to join the bloc

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/europe/ukraine-hungary-cyprus-viktor-orban-lviv-b2882718.html

EU triggers emergency clause to indefinitely immobilise Russian assets

By doing so, the EU will lock the assets under its jurisdiction amid concerns that the US would seek control of the frozen assets and use them in a future settlement with Moscow as it negotiates an end to the war.

http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/12/11/eu-triggers-emergency-clause-to-indefinitely-immobilise-russian-assets

Poland to launch construction of first nuclear plant after EU approves €14bn in state aid

Construction of Poland’s first nuclear power plant is now set to begin after the European Commission approved Warsaw’s request to allocate 60 billion zloty (€14.2 billion) in state aid for the project.

https://notesfrompoland.com/2025/12/09/poland-to-launch-construction-of-first-nuclear-plant-after-eu-approves-e14bn-in-state-aid/

After meeting EU allies, Zelensky says Ukraine won't yield territory to Russia

“We don’t want to cede anything,” the Ukrainian president said, with territory still one of the main sticking points in peace talks

https://www.euractiv.com/news/after-meeting-eu-allies-zelensky-says-ukraine-wont-yield-territory-to-russia/

Auch der Nationalrat stimmt gegen den Nachtzug nach Schweden. https://www.watson.ch/!283664619?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social-auto&utm_campaign=auto-share

Schutz gegen hybride Angriffe: Polens zivile Cyber-Kämpfer

Im Kampf gegen hybride Angriffe vor allem aus Russland setzt Polen auf eine neue Cyber-Truppe. Sie richtet sich vor allem an Freiwillige, die mit ihrem Spezialwissen Polen schützen wollen, ohne Soldat zu werden. Von F. Kellermann.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/polen-cyber-legion-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#Polen #CyberKrieg

Russia is quickly rebuilding Soviet monuments and adding new ones in occupied Ukrainian areas to push a unified narrative that portrays today’s war as the next chapter of past conflicts where Russia always appeared as a liberator.

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/11/25/russia-is-remaking-occupied-ukraine-s-monuments-to-legitimize-the-invasion-and-propagate-a-shared-history

#Ukraine #Russia

New from 404 Media: X has shown where accounts are actually being run from, revealing many MAGA accounts are actually grifters in Eastern Europe, Asia, etc. But the situation is much, much worse. Entire guides specifically on how to squeeze US audiences with AI.

https://www.404media.co/americas-polarization-has-become-the-worlds-side-hustle/

Trump ändert seinen Namen in "Kyle Hansen", damit er nicht mehr in Epstein-Akten auftaucht https://www.der-postillon.com/2025/11/praesident-hansen.html