How Russia’s War Has Devastated Civilian Life in Ukraine - bellingcat
Russia's full-invasion of Ukraine began four years ago today. While Ukraine has resisted, the impact on civilian life continues to be severe.
Exactly four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Bellingcat’s Volunteer Community looks back at the data we have collected on civilian harm during this time - documenting attacks on cities and the near-total destruction of rural villages. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...
24.02.2026 09:20 — 👍 590 🔁 225 💬 3 📌 8
❗️🇺🇦 Representatives of 8 countries and the EU will boycott the opening ceremony of the Paralympics - Sybiha
💬 "The admission of Russians and Belarusians under national symbols is a shameful decision that works to promote the aggressor states."
25.02.2026 20:54 — 👍 180 🔁 35 💬 3 📌 2
Mexico has invited countries worldwide to send aid to them, and they will deliver it to Cuba, officially becoming an aid bridge to the Island. Mexico fully rejects the US blockade, and the Navy will continue to escort humanitarian ships to protect them from the US. Says:
"Cuba is not alone."
25.02.2026 20:58 — 👍 668 🔁 213 💬 12 📌 10
Trump Thirsts Over Bonkers Scheme to Deport Oscar Winner
The wild rant came after Robert De Niro headlined a protest on Tuesday night, countering Trump’s State of the Union address.
The president launched a furious tirade against the Hollywood veteran, suggesting the American-born actor should be put on a boat and deported.
25.02.2026 21:14 — 👍 35 🔁 14 💬 10 📌 0
Exclusive: State election chiefs are huddling to plan responses to Trump’s expected interference in midterms
The signs that Trump will try to intervene are too many and too big to ignore.
EXCLUSIVE: Democratic state election chiefs have for months been meeting privately for planning exercises, including tabletop simulations, gaming out their response to expected election interference by President Donald Trump and his administration. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
25.02.2026 21:18 — 👍 903 🔁 281 💬 34 📌 19
No one who is at all concerned with the national security of the United States can possibly support Trump. This is simply a hideous betrayal of the country and its future in exchange for a bribe.
25.02.2026 21:25 — 👍 1284 🔁 552 💬 24 📌 8
$1.5T military budget
$170B on ICE & Border Patrol
$100B on tax cuts for the 1%
$20B from Treasury for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$500M sending National Guard into cities
$250M on Kristi Noem's jets
$100M+ on Trump's golf outings
$75k for Kash Patel's Olympic trip
Priorities.
25.02.2026 01:32 — 👍 2676 🔁 1111 💬 93 📌 47
Trump Hails an Economic Turnaround Many Voters Don’t See
The U.S. is ‘bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before,’ Trump said in his State of the Union address.
Trump's economy is so poor and his lies so outlandish that even the conservative Wall Street Journal isn't buying his spin.
Is it any wonder voters aren't buying it, either?
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
25.02.2026 18:56 — 👍 733 🔁 191 💬 35 📌 7
Anthropic Drops Flagship Safety Pledge
In an abrupt shift, the company may release future AI models without ironclad safety guarantees
Anthropic (makers of Claude): We’re better than other AI companies. We have strict safety standards. We care about users and impact on society. If it doesn’t clear a high bar, we don’t do it.
SecDef Hegseth: We don’t like safety, ditch the standards or lose contracts.
Anthropic: Sure thing, boss!
25.02.2026 19:00 — 👍 194 🔁 109 💬 13 📌 17
"Aber zu sagen, wir wollen 2045 klimaneutral werden, Leute, baut mal noch ein paar Gasheizungen ein, ist einfach nicht möglich. Ist eine Lüge."
Robert Habeck 2022 zum Grund, wieso es klare Regeln und Fördermechnismen beim Heizungsgesetz braucht.
Die CDU-Regierung hatte vormals alles verpennt.
25.02.2026 12:02 — 👍 1207 🔁 407 💬 38 📌 22
Extent of Ukrainian fortifications in Donbas. Would take russians hundreds of thousands losses and years with current tempo
25.02.2026 19:02 — 👍 45 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 0
Antarktis: Kartierung der Kipppunkte
Der Antarktische Eisschild besitzt nicht einen, sondern viele Kipppunkte, so Klimaforscher. Die ersten könnten schon überschritten sein.
Daily dose of doom:
Eine Studie kartiert 16 antarktische Eisbecken. Mehrere Kipppunkte schon bei 1(!)–3 °C Erwärmung. Westantarktis besonders instabil; langfristig drohen >5 m Meeresspiegelanstieg durch irreversiblen Eisverlust.
Schon durch die aktuelle Erderwärmung drohen langfristig 2,10m Anstieg.
25.02.2026 19:15 — 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
🤔🇵🇱 Poland found secret underground tunnels on the border with Belarus, - The Telegraph
Polish border guards have already discovered 4 such facilities in 2025.
According to Border Guard Lieutenant Colonel, one of the largest tunnels had a complex structure with concrete pillars to strengthen walls.
25.02.2026 18:34 — 👍 198 🔁 74 💬 5 📌 4
Echt geil, wie rasant wir uns gerade den Dystopien schlechter 80er-Jahre Trash-Science-Fiction-Filme annähern, in denen die Menschheit von durchgeknallten Superreichen beherrscht wird und Maschinen erschafft, von denen sie dann ausgelöscht wird.
Leider ohne Superheld*innen in Sicht, die uns retten.
25.02.2026 19:13 — 👍 33 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
4 Jahre nach der größten Energiekrise seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg, ausgelöst durch eine enorme Gasabhängigkeit von Putin, feiern sich CDU, CSU und SPD dafür, die Menschen in eine neue Gasabhängigkeit und damit Preisfalle zu führen.
Das alles unter dem Slogan: "Deutschland nach vorne bringen".
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25.02.2026 07:23 — 👍 1338 🔁 494 💬 46 📌 21
Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds
Fish levels fall by 7.2% with as little as 0.1C of warming per decade, northern hemisphere research shows
Während CDU & SPD Klimaschutz weiter sabotieren, findet in den Ozeanen ein gigantisches Massensterben statt
Jedes 10telgrad Erwärmung der Ozeane lässt Fischbestände um 7,2% einbrechen
In einzelnen Jahren sogar 19,8%(!)
Aber Überlebenskampf muss ja auch Spaß machen
#Klimakatastrophe #Artensterben
25.02.2026 17:30 — 👍 76 🔁 42 💬 2 📌 0
It’s a declaration of information war against Europe.
25.02.2026 19:34 — 👍 11 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0
Die gefährlichsten Firmen der Welt - Big Tech
Google, Meta & Co.: Welche Macht haben globale Digitalkonzerne? Wie verändern die Datenhändler unsere Welt? Und wie schwer sind sie zu kontrollieren?
Sehenswerte Dokumentation - mit klarer Botschaft: Big Tech muss endlich reguliert werden.
Ich finde: Dazu gehört, dass Algorithmen offengelegt und süchtig machende & manipulative Algorithmen verboten werden.
Und Plattformen, die sich daran nicht halten, müssen ihre Betriebserlaubnis verlieren.
25.02.2026 12:49 — 👍 100 🔁 33 💬 4 📌 1
25.02.2026 18:55 — 👍 31 🔁 21 💬 0 📌 1
4 Ukrainian defense companies sign partnership deals with European allies valued at nearly $950 million
The Ukrainian Council of Defence Industry said the agreements include cooperation in the production of aerial and ground drones, as well as preparations to scale up products on the European market.
⚡️4 Ukrainian defense companies sign partnership deals with European allies valued at nearly $950 million.
"We are expanding joint production of drones to defend against Russian attacks today and to defend and deter in the future," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an X post on Feb. 25.
25.02.2026 19:37 — 👍 259 🔁 52 💬 3 📌 0
One by one. #EpsteinFiles
25.02.2026 18:38 — 👍 59 🔁 15 💬 3 📌 1
Dasselbe Ministerium, das einfach Palantir für 25 Mio Euro bestellt hat, ohne Abstimmung?
25.02.2026 19:50 — 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
Dazu der unbedingte Wille zu lügen, bis sich die Balken biegen.
25.02.2026 20:17 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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25.02.2026 19:58 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Was die Reform des Heizungsgesetzes konkret bedeutet
Reform des Heizungsgesetzes: Reicht es für echten Klimaschutz? Was Mieter und Eigentümer jetzt erwartet
Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (!): "Wasserstoff und synth. Methan sind auf absehbare Zeit knapp und müssen effizient eingesetzt werden. Daher haben sie im Heizungskeller in der Regel nichts verloren und drohen für Haushalte zur Kostenfalle zu werden."
25.02.2026 13:10 — 👍 484 🔁 96 💬 1 📌 5
Russland ruiniert durch seinen Angriffskrieg gegen die 🇺🇦 seine Wirtschaft. Nach dem Krieg dürfte es zu einem ökonomischen Zwerg geschrumpft sein. Putin wäre zu schwach, um chinesische Avancen zu stoppen. Diese Schwäche könnte auch gefährlich für Europa werden, da sie Russland destabilisieren könnte.
25.02.2026 11:49 — 👍 20 🔁 5 💬 5 📌 0
Ein klarer Fall von Gaslobby gegen die Interessen des deutschen Volkes. Die Regierung vertritt lupenreine Lobbyinteressen.
25.02.2026 19:48 — 👍 56 🔁 23 💬 6 📌 0
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