“Apro la finestra così circola un po’ d’aria”
È da incontabili giorni che non ripubblico memi, ma questo spiega così spaventosamente bene la situazione attuale che non potevo ignorarlo… C’è un drago tipo ad infinite teste (che suppongo sia conservato tutto sotto terra, perché altrimenti lo si vedrebbe in giro), ovviamente piazzato sulla terra (e nello specifico la penisola italica) dalla solita organizzazione […]
Sunday, June 29, 2025
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Russia’s war against Ukraine
Civilians undergo state program training aimed at preparing the population for national resistance in Kharkiv, Ukraine on June 27, 2025. Participants practiced practical exercises in firearms, tactics, and engineering training monitored by military instructors. (Serhii Masin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Ukrainian drone strike on Crimea air base destroys 3 Russian helicopters, SBU claims. The attack destroyed Mi-8, Mi-26 and Mi-28 attack helicopters, and a Pantsyr-S1 self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and gun system, the Security Service of Ukraine told the Kyiv Independent.
Russia revives obsolete T-62 tanks amid equipment shortages, Ukraine’s intel claims. “The key factors limiting the ability to produce modern armored vehicles in Russia are a lack of industrial capacity and a shortage of imported high-tech components,” Ukraine’s military intelligence said.
Ukrainian drones strike missile, drone arsenal in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast. Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) struck on June 28 the 1060th Material-Technical Support Center in the city of Bryansk, Ukraine’s General Staff said. The facilities store a Russian missile and drone arsenal, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing a source in HUR.
Ukraine downs new Russian Grom-1 bomb missile near Dnipro city, official says. To date, neither Russian guided aerial bombs nor the Grom-1 bomb missile had previously reached the city of Dnipro.
Poland’s Duda arrives in Kyiv to meet with Zelensky. “Andrzej has been with Ukraine since the first days of the war, always side by side, a reliable ally and a true friend. This is undoubtedly the level of relations we want to preserve and strengthen with Poland,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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Russia has amassed 111,000 troops near Pokrovsk, Syrskyi says. Pokrovsk remains the “hottest spot” along the front line but “the situation is under control” and Russia has not crossed the administrative border from Donetsk to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
Pro-Ukraine partisans disrupt Russian military logistics in occupied Donetsk Oblast, group claims. The Atesh partisan group set fire to a signal cabinet that helps control traffic on a railway line near the Russian-occupied city of Yasynuvata in Donetsk Oblast, a route used for Russia’s military logistics, the group claimed on Telegram on June 28.
Ukraine approves new ‘Murakha’ ground robot for combat use. The Murakha is a tracked robotic platform designed to support front-line units working under challenging conditions, the Defense Ministry said.
Ukraine’s parliament working on bill to organize post-war elections, speaker says. The reason for separate legislation on a post-war election, Stefanchuk said, was due to the fact that Ukraine’s Constitution does not not provide clarity on the details of holding elections following the end of a martial law period.
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Russian mass missile attack targets Ukrainian regions far from front lines
A large-scale Russian missile and drone attack terrorized Ukraine overnight on June 29 as air raid alarms sounded across the country, including in the far-western oblasts.
Photo: Oleh Pereverzev
Human cost of Russia’s war
Married couple killed in Russian drone strike on Odesa high-rise. Russian drones hit a 21-story building, causing a fire on the 7th, 8th, and 9th floors that left residents trapped in their apartments. A couple was killed and 14 others were injured, including three children.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 10, injure at least 50 over past day. Ukrainian forces downed 21 out of the 23 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones and decoys, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported.
Warfare in Ukraine has changed… again.
International response
Pope Leo says Ukraine ‘martyred’ in Russia’s ‘senseless war.’ Pope Leo XIV welcomed Ukrainian Greek Catholic pilgrims to the Vatican on June 28 and offered his blessing to mothers of soldiers killed on the front lines.
Germany reportedly scrambles fighter jets to intercept Russian spy plane over Baltic Sea. The incident adds to a series of aerial provocations reported by NATO allies since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 as Moscow is suspected of using the aircraft to spy on the alliance’s positions.
Slovak PM sees ‘no reason’ to meet with Zelensky, claims Ukrainian president ‘hates‘ him, after reportedly blocking Russian sanctions. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on June 28 that he does not intend to meet directly with President Volodymyr Zelensky, claiming that the Ukrainian president “hates” him, as relations between the two countries continue to sour.
McDonald’s to open 10 new restaurants in Ukraine this year, NYT reports. The 10 new locations will bring the total number close to 120 — more than were operating in Ukraine before the war.
In other news
Former Kharkiv deputy mayor charged with embezzling funds allocated for defense fortifications. A former deputy mayor for Kharkiv is facing multiple charges related to creating and leading a scheme that allegedly embezzled 5.4 million hryvnias ($130,000) of budget funds allocated for fortifications, law enforcement agencies announced on June 28.
Russia reviving efforts to expand LNG exports after US sanctions, Bloomberg reports. An LNG ice-class tanker has reportedly docked at Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 facility for the first time since October, according to ship-tracking data and satellite images.
Serbian police crack down on protestors at mass anti-government rally in Belgrade. The 100,000-person rally marks the latest mass action in a protest movement that started last fall, with activists calling for an end to corruption and the 12-year rule of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.
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China-led study proposes global green-energy network to solve power crisis
China-led study proposes global green-energy network to solve power crisis
Researchers evaluate global solar-wind potential to develop a phased pathway to a fully coordinated system by the 2050s.Victoria Bela (South China Morning Post)
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‘Heads will roll’: BBC reckons with bias accusations over Israel and Palestine coverage
‘Heads will roll’: BBC reckons with bias accusations over Israel and Palestine coverage
As controversy still swirls over Gaza documentaries, corporation braces for further criticism from all sides, including insideMichael Savage (The Guardian)
'Technofascist military fantasy': Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
Spotify, the world’s leading music streaming platform, is facing intense criticism and boycott calls following CEO Daniel Ek’s announcement of a €600m ($702m) investment in Helsing, a German defence startup specialising in AI-powered combat drones an…Reem Aouir (Middle East Eye)
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'Technofascist military fantasy': Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
Spotify, the world’s leading music streaming platform, is facing intense criticism and boycott calls following CEO Daniel Ek’s announcement of a €600m ($702m) investment in Helsing, a German defence startup specialising in AI-powered combat drones an…Reem Aouir (Middle East Eye)
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'Technofascist military fantasy': Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
Spotify, the world’s leading music streaming platform, is facing intense criticism and boycott calls following CEO Daniel Ek’s announcement of a €600m ($702m) investment in Helsing, a German defence startup specialising in AI-powered combat drones an…Reem Aouir (Middle East Eye)
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'Technofascist military fantasy': Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
Spotify, the world’s leading music streaming platform, is facing intense criticism and boycott calls following CEO Daniel Ek’s announcement of a €600m ($702m) investment in Helsing, a German defence startup specialising in AI-powered combat drones an…Reem Aouir (Middle East Eye)
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'Technofascist military fantasy': Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
Spotify, the world’s leading music streaming platform, is facing intense criticism and boycott calls following CEO Daniel Ek’s announcement of a €600m ($702m) investment in Helsing, a German defence startup specialising in AI-powered combat drones an…Reem Aouir (Middle East Eye)
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'Technofascist military fantasy': Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
Spotify, the world’s leading music streaming platform, is facing intense criticism and boycott calls following CEO Daniel Ek’s announcement of a €600m ($702m) investment in Helsing, a German defence startup specialising in AI-powered combat drones an…Reem Aouir (Middle East Eye)
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Nvidia GPU scams are rampant right now – here's what to do to stay safe
Nvidia GPU scams are rampant right now – here's what to do to stay safe
Buying a GPU? Outsmart the scammers and save your moneyMonica J. White (TechRadar)
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Qui possède quoi ? Contribute to mdiplo/Medias_francais development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Israel Admits Beersheba Was Reduced to Rubble in Final Days of War - World news - Tasnim News Agency
Israel Admits Beersheba Was Reduced to Rubble in Final Days of War
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Israeli regime’s broadcaster Kan admitted that Beersheba endured an unprecedented week of devastation under Iranian missile fire during the final days of the twelve-day war, exposing Israel’s military and civil vulnerabilities d…Tasnim News Agency
Only a fraction of Iranian missiles impact revealed: Israeli media
Only a fraction of Iranian missiles impact revealed: Israeli media
Now that the dust has settled, the damage caused to strategic and sensitive Israeli bases and facilities is surfacing.Al Mayadeen English (Only a fraction of Iranian missiles impact revealed: Israeli media)
At 20 years old, Reddit is defending its data and fighting AI with AI
At 20 years old, Reddit is defending its data and fighting AI with AI
After two decades, Reddit faces the emergence of AI chatbots that threaten to inhale its vast swaths of data and siphon its users.Jonathan Vanian (CNBC)
Calexico - Algiers (2012)
Ci siamo spostati decisamente a nord rispetto alla latitudine originaria della cittadina di confine tra Messico e California. Della Calexico polverosa e ranchera sublimemente trascritta in quel documento leggendario e indimenticabile che è “The Black Light” (1998, Quarterstick) rimane ben poco... Leggi e ascolta...
Il Governo italiano ha usato cosí male il software spia Paragon che gli israeliani glielo hanno tolto
Il Governo italiano ha usato così male il software spia Paragon che gli israeliani glielo hanno tolto
La vicenda Paragon mette in luce gravi errori istituzionali italiani nella gestione di un software di sorveglianza estremamente sensibile.Hardware Upgrade
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FISCO, LA RELAZIONE DELLA CORTE DEI CONTI: “PIGNORAMENTI AL 3%” - TuttoTributi
FISCO, LA RELAZIONE DELLA CORTE DEI CONTI: “PIGNORAMENTI AL 3%”
I pignoramenti sono quasi scomparsi. Il tasso di recupero del magazzino delle cartelle si trova a poco più del 3% dello stock. E’ un elemento che emerge dalla relazione della Corte dei Conti sul rendiconto generale dello Stato.valerio iuliano (TuttoTributi)
Babies starve to death in Gaza as US approves more GHF funding (Video short)
Two babies died of starvation in Gaza due to Israel’s continuing blockade of vital aid. The deaths come as the US approved $30 million in funding for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. More than 500 Palestinians have been killed while trying to get food from its aid centres.
First independent survey of deaths in Gaza reports more than 80,000 fatalities
First independent survey of deaths in Gaza reports more than 80,000 fatalities
Results align with other efforts to count the number of people killed amid the ongoing conflict.Fieldhouse, Rachel
Ice arrests of US military veterans and their relatives are on the rise: ‘a country that I fought for’
Ice arrests of US military veterans and their relatives are on the rise: ‘a country that I fought for’
As Trump urges more deportations, veterans are seeing their parents, children and even themselves detainedJosé Olivares (The Guardian)
Political violence is quintessentially American
Violence begets violence, so many religions say. Americans should know. After all, the United States – a nation founded on Indigenous genocide, African enslavement and open rebellion against an imperial power to protect its wealthiest citizens – cannot help but be violent. What’s more, violence in the US is political, and the violence the country has carried out overseas over the generations has always been connected to its imperialist ambitions and racism. From the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites on June 21 to the everyday violence in rhetoric and reality within the US, the likes of President Donald Trump continue to stoke the violent impulses of a violence‑prone nation.
Political violence is quintessentially American
The US cannot claim innocence – political violence shaped its past and defines its present.Donald Earl Collins (Al Jazeera)
RETIRED: Readarr - Sonarr for Ebooks Book Manager and Automation
cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/47871600
(I am not affiliated with the project at all, just an end user.)
Announcement: Retirement of Readarr
We would like to announce that the Readarr project has been retired. This difficult decision was made due to a combination of factors: the project's metadata has become unusable, we no longer have the time to remake or repair it, and the community effort to transition to using Open Library as the source has stalled without much progress.Third-party metadata mirrors exist, but as we're not involved with them at all, we cannot provide support for them. Use of them is entirely at your own risk. The most popular mirror appears to be rreading-glasses.
Without anyone to take over Readarr development, we expect it to wither away, so we still encourage you to seek alternatives to Readarr.
Key Points
- Effective Immediately: The retirement takes effect immediately. Please stay tuned for any possible further communications.
- Support Window: We will provide support during a brief transition period to help with troubleshooting non metadata related issues.
- Alternative Solutions: Users are encouraged to explore and adopt any other possible solutions as alternatives to Readarr.
- Opportunities for Revival: We are open to someone taking over and revitalizing the project. If you are interested, please get in touch.
- Gratitude: We extend our deepest gratitude to all the contributors and community members who supported Readarr over the years.
Thank you for being part of the Readarr journey. For any inquiries or assistance during this transition, please contact our team.
Sincerely,
The Servarr TeamThe github repo has been archived.
GitHub - Readarr/Readarr: Book Manager and Automation (Sonarr for Ebooks)
Book Manager and Automation (Sonarr for Ebooks). Contribute to Readarr/Readarr development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
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Sotto alberi monumentali di cemento, inaugurata la nuovissima città dei treni a Chongqing - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Sotto alberi monumentali di cemento, inaugurata la nuovissima città dei treni a Chongqing - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Entusiastici cronisti occidentali, per lo più europei, percorrono l’abnorme cattedrale il cui cielo artificiale è situato a 41 metri d’altezza.Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
Babies starve to death in Gaza as US approves more GHF funding (Video short)
Two babies died of starvation in Gaza due to Israel’s continuing blockade of vital aid. The deaths come as the US approved $30 million in funding for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. More than 500 Palestinians have been killed while trying to get food from its aid centres.
If Syria Normalizes Ties with Israel, It Is Complicit in Genocide - Analysis
Normalization between Damascus and Tel Aviv means that hundreds of thousands of people died and a stable nation was destroyed, while every ethnic/religious group turned on each other, all so that Israel could usurp more territory and deal a blow to the Palestinian resistance. There’s no way to sugar coat it.
If Syria Normalizes Ties with Israel, It Is Complicit in Genocide - Analysis - Palestine Chronicle
As has always been the case, Palestine is the litmus test, and Damascus has so far failed it dramatically.admin (Palestine Chronicle)
First independent survey of deaths in Gaza reports more than 80,000 fatalities
Almost 84,000 people died in Gaza between October 2023 and early January 2025 as a result of the Hamas–Israel war, estimates the first independent survey of deaths. More than half of the people killed were women aged 18–64, children or people over 65, reports the study, which was posted on the preprint server medRxiv last week1. It has not been peer reviewed.
First independent survey of deaths in Gaza reports more than 80,000 fatalities
Results align with other efforts to count the number of people killed amid the ongoing conflict.Fieldhouse, Rachel
Government condemns Glastonbury chants aired live on BBC (2025-06-28)
Government condemns Glastonbury chants aired live on BBC (2025-06-28)bbc.com/news/articles/c33514nr…
———>> The [UK] government has "strongly condemned" chants at #Glastonbury Festival from rap punk duo Bob Vylan calling for "death" to the Israeli military and broadcast live on the BBC.
>> Rapper Bobby Vylan led chants of "free, free Palestine" and "death, death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]" during their set, which came just before Belfast rap trio Kneecap.
>> A BBC spokesperson said some of the comments were "deeply offensive", adding it had issued a warning on screen about "very strong and discriminatory language". The set will not be available to rewatch on BBC iPlayer.
>> Police said they were reviewing videos of comments made by Bob Vylan and #Kneecap to decide whether any offences had been committed.
Government condemns Glastonbury chants aired live on BBC
Chants from rap duo Bob Vylan were streamed live and called for "death" to the Israeli military.Zahra Fatima (BBC News)
‘My journey to get aid in Gaza was like Squid Game’
It was the hardest day of my life. I’ve never felt humiliation like I did that day.I hope food can get through soon and be distributed in a respectful way, without humiliation and killing. The current system is chaotic and deadly.
There’s no justice in it. Most end up with nothing, because there’s no organised system and there’s too little aid for too many people.
‘My journey to get aid in Gaza was like Squid Game’
Editor’s note: The following personal account of Yousef al-Ajouri, 40, was told to Palestinian journalist and MEE contributor Ahmed Dremly in Gaza City. It has been edited for brevity and clarity.Ahmed Dremly (Middle East Eye)
‘My journey to get aid in Gaza was like Squid Game’
It was the hardest day of my life. I’ve never felt humiliation like I did that day.I hope food can get through soon and be distributed in a respectful way, without humiliation and killing. The current system is chaotic and deadly.
There’s no justice in it. Most end up with nothing, because there’s no organised system and there’s too little aid for too many people.
‘My journey to get aid in Gaza was like Squid Game’
Editor’s note: The following personal account of Yousef al-Ajouri, 40, was told to Palestinian journalist and MEE contributor Ahmed Dremly in Gaza City. It has been edited for brevity and clarity.Ahmed Dremly (Middle East Eye)
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in reply to chobeat • • •To me, one of the most interesting quotes from the article was:
This really seems to me like exactly the kind of thing that a peaceful protest could accomplish that could really pay off!
It is not obvious to me, though, that the following tactic is super-effective at this:
This seemed to work in terms of shutting the event down:
I suspect, though, that if the event were disrupted then the impression the people got at it was more along the lines of, "There are crazy people outside!" and less along the lines of, "I should really feel guilty about my life decisions."
Having said that, it is not clear that a lower level of confrontation would have accomplished anything either, so who am I to say?