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Nerding about the EU, UX, tech policy, gaming, languages. Fond of trains. Co-founder of Toshl, member of @VoltSlovenija.org

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"Tu détruis, tu répares" : Dominique de Villepin propose un système onusien de réparation des guerres "Tout pays qui s'engage dans une intervention illégitime, illégale, doit payer le prix de la reconstruction de ce qu'il a cassé. Tu détruis, tu répares", a lancé l'ex-Premier ministre.

On peut rêver mais c'est pourtant le bon sens !

"Tu détruis, tu répares" : Dominique de Villepin propose un système onusien de réparation des guerres www.franceinfo.fr/monde/iran/f...

08.03.2026 16:57 👍 95 🔁 35 💬 7 📌 6

France’s former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has called for sanctions against Israel and the US over their attacks on Iran:

“We say clearly to the United States that their war against Iran is illegal, illegitimate, and dangerous.”

09.03.2026 08:22 👍 860 🔁 200 💬 9 📌 19

A critical journalist and migration activists targeted in the same #Paragon spyware attack. Who had the means & motive: the Italian government. No-one else has a motive, and spyware is expensive and not sold to normal citizens. Like in other EU countries spyware is being used for political purposes.

07.03.2026 11:37 👍 12 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 0
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At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says Global health body investigating reports that four medics are among the 1,230 people killed in Iran since start of war

The US and Israel have bombed at least 13 hospitals and health facilities in Iran and one in Lebanon.

06.03.2026 15:32 👍 342 🔁 283 💬 19 📌 34

Translation: The system that processes import entries (called ACE) can only handle 10,000 lines at a time.

Someone has to manually build Excel spreadsheets for each batch.

To remove the tariff charges, CBP needs to run roughly 170,000 separate manual update operations.

06.03.2026 16:15 👍 56 🔁 19 💬 9 📌 1

OK, so when can we expect the US to sign this unconditional surrender of theirs?

06.03.2026 14:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Israel is bombarding, literally bombarding, two Middle East capitals, Beirut and Tehran, killing 100s of civilians, and yet the US and UK media continue to portray Iran as the threat to the region.

Israel has nukes, but Iran is the nuclear threat.

We live in Orwellian times.

06.03.2026 13:15 👍 7541 🔁 2557 💬 183 📌 57
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Iceland locks in on date for EU referendum | Euractiv As a member of the European Economic Area, Iceland is already aligned with much of the bloc's legislation

The Iceland referendum on EU accession is now slated for 29 August this year.

Note: The referendum will first only be on restarting the negotiations, but clearly a sign of shifting geopolitical thinking.

06.03.2026 12:40 👍 172 🔁 66 💬 5 📌 8
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I was curious how these percentages look like in other countries, OECD report: one.oecd.org/document/DEL...

US doesn't fare that badly in this one, but probably the racial / income disparities are mich wider there.

06.03.2026 07:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The US are a 3rd world country. How are there not programmes that would teach all children to swim at a much younger age?

This is unthinkable in Slovenia.

economist.com/united-state...

06.03.2026 07:47 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Netanyahu: ‘These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’

Netanyahu: ‘These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’

Netanyahu: ‘These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’ https://theonion.com/netanyahu-these-so-called-genocide-experts-have-probably-never-committed-a-genocide-in-their-lives/

05.03.2026 22:00 👍 2836 🔁 593 💬 33 📌 28

bsky.app/profile/kevi...

05.03.2026 17:21 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Having been through that visa process, it is a maze, but ultimately you will find a path. Persevere. 💪

I also recommend having a printed version of your return ticket and first hotel stay and/or an Indian eSIM ready to go when you land. In case of further questions by border officers.

05.03.2026 10:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
04.03.2026 19:07 👍 4825 🔁 1955 💬 9 📌 15
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god i love how Russians use American cultural memes as well, if not better, than most Americans

05.03.2026 00:30 👍 177 🔁 37 💬 4 📌 4
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Spanish PM Sánchez responds to Trump:

"Spain is against this disaster... Govts are here to improve people's lives... It is absolutely unacceptable that those leaders who are unable to fulfill that mission use the smoke of war to hide their failure, and in the process, fill the pockets of a few."

04.03.2026 11:24 👍 8347 🔁 2882 💬 201 📌 450
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Toliko črne, da se včasih ob mimohodih srednješolcev spomnim na verske veljake iz JC Superstar. Če bi seveda kdo imel dovolj poguma obleci kaj ne-trenirkasto-konformističnega.

04.03.2026 11:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Government-grade iPhone exploit kit spreading to hackers: reports - 9to5Mac Google and iVerify have shared details about Coruna, an exploit kit that chains multiple vulnerabilities to target iPhones running older iOS versions.

Remember this when governments tell you, that you should trust them to install backdoors by law. Even their offensive tools regularly leak.

9to5mac.com/2026/03/03/g...

04.03.2026 11:25 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Netanyahu on how Israel is different from Iran: "Here's the difference ... these mass murderers in Tehran target civilians."

Netanyahu is wanted for crimes against humanity, including the murder of between 75,000 and 186,000 civilians, at least 20,000 children or babies.

03.03.2026 18:40 👍 1568 🔁 611 💬 117 📌 47

The only thing that's doomed to fail here is appeasing Israel and their warmongering. EU sanctions on Israel now!

03.03.2026 20:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Spain’s Sánchez emerges as the EU’s chief critic of Trump’s war in Iran The Socialist prime minister has slammed the war as unjustified and illegal, and his criticism has sparked the threat of a trade war from Trump.

Only one EU leader has dared to directly challenge U.S. President Donald Trump over a war against Iran, calling it unjustified, dangerous and illegal:

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

03.03.2026 19:53 👍 348 🔁 106 💬 20 📌 26
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13 years later and the story of Aaron Swartz still fills me with anger and sadness

02.03.2026 11:04 👍 196 🔁 57 💬 0 📌 4

Von der Leyen is losing - not gaining - power:

By speaking where she has no mandate, she’s alienating her own College, enraging member states, and betting EU credibility on Trump’s war aims.

A Commission president who has lost the Council (!) doesn’t need to wait for 2029 to become irrelevant

03.03.2026 09:02 👍 23 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 2

IRAN is America’s war, Europe’s consequences:

⛽ Energy shocks
🚢 Refugee waves
📈 Far-right surge on arrival
⚖️ Rules-based order

Washington gets the geopolitical prize, if it works.

Europe foots the bill, either way.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

02.03.2026 11:10 👍 33 🔁 15 💬 2 📌 3

So you're saying that targeting British bases would in fact be the correct course of action for Iranian retaliation?

02.03.2026 08:29 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Tweet on X by Amir Kiyae reads: 

Strikes on Iran appear to have hit the home where opposition leaders Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard have been held under house arrest - both are reported safe, but their residence was damaged. Former President Ahmadineiad's home was also targeted. Israel has stated it is targeting Iranian leaders "past, present, and future." This follows previous Israeli strikes on Evin Prison. Draw your own conclusions,

Tweet on X by Amir Kiyae reads: Strikes on Iran appear to have hit the home where opposition leaders Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard have been held under house arrest - both are reported safe, but their residence was damaged. Former President Ahmadineiad's home was also targeted. Israel has stated it is targeting Iranian leaders "past, present, and future." This follows previous Israeli strikes on Evin Prison. Draw your own conclusions,

Home of reformist opposition leaders from 2009 Green Movement, Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard was also hit by Israeli/US strikes. They have been under house arrest by the regime for over a decade.

28.02.2026 21:53 👍 1389 🔁 562 💬 17 📌 111

OpenAI posted the terms of the deal. Reveals that it absolutely does allow for domestic surveillance. EO 12333 is how the NSA hides its domestic surveillance by capturing communications by tapping into lines *outside the US* even if it contains info from/on US persons.

openai.com/index/our-ag...

01.03.2026 05:20 👍 2641 🔁 1161 💬 30 📌 72
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28.02.2026 08:58 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Of course, it is unlawful.

Even the "pre-emptive" justification is half-hearted guff.

Of course, it is stupid.

Wise US politicians once realised a rules-based international order was in their interests. That is being thrown away.

And most of all, and regardless of the above, it is wrong.

28.02.2026 09:01 👍 1135 🔁 307 💬 17 📌 0
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Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action - Wikipedia

- Trump unilaterally withdrew from the intl. agreement with Iran on limiting the nuclear program to civil use with safeguards and monitoring en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_C...

This is about imperialism and ego. The war criminals in US and Israel choose conflict instead of peace at every turn.

28.02.2026 08:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0