It’s the Internet, Stupid What caused the global populist wave? Blame the screens.

I disagree with parts of this (Fukuyama hugely underplays "cause #1") but agree best explanation for populism's 2010s-20s surge is social media.

There's an optimism for Europe in his thesis: we're the continent that sets democratic limits on digital giants.

www.persuasion.community/p/its-the-in...

Tout est dans la définition d'un besoin. Au-delà de la viande et des produits laitiers, des milliards d'humains ont vécu et continuent de vivre sans cacao, sans tabac, sans café, sans thé... Ça fait quelques hectares potentiellement.

On parle quand même d'une personne qui avait les moyens de mettre 800 000 euros dans une crypto monnaie il y a 12 ans. J'imagine que ce n'était pas 100% de ses économies... Donc potentiellement déjà un millionnaire ou multimillionaire.

Overcoming the barriers of hydrogen storage with a low-temperature hydrogen battery | Science Tokyo

A hydrogen battery that operates at just 90 °C has been developed by researchers from Japan, overcoming the high-temperature and low-capacity limits of earlier methods. The device works by moving…

Some parties have understood that most journalists prioritise audience over information. For many, it's better to cover provocations from some parties rather the content of their policies. Media are the 4th power, without the will to acknowledge it, put their responsibility is immense.

Yes, I still read a lot on X too. When carefully curated, followed accounts are great. When it comes to leaving X, alternatives are here, or mastodon, or threads. My point was more about the inertia of big players. I still open FB although I know my wall is filled with garbage.

It shows how strong the moat of social media is for established players. Phasing out of Twitter is taking more time and most people don't have the patience.

I don't see anyone talking about "escalation" while it is a clearly an escalation of the conflict from Moscow. As usual the west will take 3 days at least to react, thus letting clear way for Lavrov saying that the west is escalating the conflict when we will mildly react.

Reuters withdraws Putin-Xi immortality video after Chinese legal objections Reuters on Sept. 5 withdrew a video in which Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping were shown discussing whether humans could live to 150 years old, after China's state bro...

⚡️Reuters withdraws Putin-Xi immortality video after Chinese legal objections.

Reuters on Sept. 5 withdrew a video in which Vladimir Putin & Xi Jinping discussed whether humans could live to 150 years old, after China's state broadcaster revoked permission to use the footage.

Finnish MPs vote for budget cuts in all directions.
But for their own remuneration, they decide an increase.

A sense of crisis doesn't unite a country behind what is necessary.
Examples in History are so much documented.
A sense of crisis unites a country behind the wrong and simplistic solutions of far left and far right.

Et voila! Case proven.
#solar

Excellent fil sur la genèse et les divers développements de ce "mouvement".

What Russia stole, these Crimean Tatar authors endeavor to reclaim with literature To much of the world, Crimea is mostly synonymous with the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine — once a precious Black Sea resort, the peninsula was seized at gunpoint in 2014 and transformed into a...

The “Crimean Fig” anthology brings together non-fiction, fiction, and poetry by Crimean Tatar authors, offering insight into their history, culture, resistance to Russian rule, and the quiet struggle.

Next meeting 14/8/2025

They are monitoring the situation the same way as for the undersea cables being cut and no-one was found guilty?

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En plus de la canicule marine, les récifs avaient déjà été fragilisés par des cyclones tropicaux et des invasions d’étoiles de mer ➡️ https://l.la-croix.com/z6h

He orchestrated the annexation of Crimea. He predicts NATO's death. He funds European extremists and works with expelled Russian spies.

Right now, he's in Geneva as a legitimate "parliamentarian"

🧵 Here’s what you should know about Leonid Slutsky

Musk ordered Starlink shutdown during Ukraine's 2022 Kherson counteroffensive, Reuters reports The move reportedly caused front-line units to lose connectivity, disabling drones and disrupting artillery coordination.

⚡️ Musk ordered Starlink shutdown during Ukraine's 2022 Kherson counteroffensive, Reuters reports.

The move reportedly caused front-line units to lose connectivity, disabling drones and disrupting artillery coordination.

Telegram, the FSB, and the Man in the Middle The technical infrastructure that underpins Telegram is controlled by a man whose companies have collaborated with Russian intelligence services.

NEW: Messaging app Telegram has a reputation for security — but Important Stories found that its technical infrastructure is run by a man whose companies closely collaborate with Russian intelligence services.

Meet the little-known engineer at the center: www.occrp.org/en/investiga... #Telegram

Helsinki in June. Fresh but beautiful.

Ça faisait quelques années qu'ils amenaient de belles équipes.
Cette année on s'est particulièrement régalé avec le jeu proposé tout en vitesse.
Content qu'ils soient enfin récompensés.

USA wins the gold in OT, Tage Thompson from Logan Cooley 🇺🇸