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Russia’s war against Ukraine
A wounded Ukrainian serviceman rides in a wheelchair at a makeshift memorial for fallen Ukrainian and foreign soldiers on Independence Square in Kyiv on Sept. 13, 2025. (Sergei Supinsky / AFP via Getty Images)
Romania scrambles jets, Poland closes airport over Russian drone alerts. “Russian military personnel know exactly where their drones are headed and how long they can stay in the air,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said, commenting on the attacks. “The routes are always calculated. This cannot be an accident, a mistake, or the initiative of some lower-level commanders.”
Zelensky calls for tougher US sanctions, warns Russian drone strikes on Poland are ‘Putin’s war.’ Zelensky remarks come days after Russian drones violated Polish airspace and were shot down in what marked the first known instance of NATO forces directly engaging Russian aerial assets during the full-scale invasion.
Trump says he’ll sanction Moscow if all NATO allies stop buying Russian oil. “NATO’s commitment to win has been far less than 100%, and the purchase of Russian oil, by some, has been shocking,” U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Russia attacks Ukraine with 164 drones as European officials meet in Kyiv. Ukrainian air defense downed 137 drones in the north, south, east, and center of Ukraine, according to the Air Force.
Ukraine’s drones strike Russian oil refinery deep behind lines, 1,500 km from border. Preliminary assessments indicate that key infrastructure at a major oil refinery in Russia’s Bashkortostan region— including a vacuum column essential for primary oil processing—suffered significant damage.
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Russians break into Kupiansk via gas pipeline, watchdog says. It is the third time Russian forces have used pipelines as a tactic, which they first adopted during the Battle of Avdiivka. Back in March, around 100 troops passed through a gas pipeline to reach Ukrainian positions in Sudzha, in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.
Ukrainian troops regain control of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast village, military says. Units of Ukraine’s 425th Skelya Regiment liberated the village of Filia in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, a military spokesperson said. Russia claimed control of the settlement on Aug. 24.
Ukrainian drones attack major Russian oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast, governor says. The Kirishi refinery is one of the largest in Russia and has a processing capacity of over 17 million tons of oil per year. A fire broke out at the facility during a Ukrainian drone attack, Leningrad Oblast Governor Alexander Drozdenko claimed.
Ukrainian drone hits chemical plant in Russia’s Perm Krai 1,800 km from border, media reports. The Metafrax Chemicals plant in Gubakha, Perm Krai, is subject to international sanctions by the U.K. and Ukraine.
Railway explosion in Russia’s Oryol Oblast kills 2 National Guard officers. Explosive devices were discovered during an inspection of the tracks, Oryol Oblast Governor Andrey Klychkov said. One of the devices detonated, killing two officers and seriously injuring another.
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Boris Johnson calls for Western troops in Ukraine, tells Russia to ‘bog off’
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has no time for Russia’s repeated objections to European troops being deployed on Ukrainian soil. “There’s only one country that’s put foreign troops on Ukrainian soil, and that’s Russia,” he told the Kyiv Independent.
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Russia’s Shahed-type attack drones are bigger than you think
For most people outside of Ukraine, their frame of reference for a drone is a typical quadcopter, the size of which can usually be measured in tens of centimeters. But the long-range attack drones launched in their hundreds almost every night by Russia against Ukrainian cities are in a league of their own.
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Human cost of Russia’s war
Russian attacks kill 4, injure 9 in Donetsk, Kharkiv oblasts. Russia launched a tirade of attacks killing three people in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, and killing one in Borova, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian authorities reported on Sept. 13.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,093,730 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022. The number includes 950 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
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International response
NATO launches Eastern Sentry mission after Russian drones violate Polish airspace. “Eastern Sentry is not just a new initiative – it is a clear signal: NATO’s borders are inviolable, and the security of our citizens remains a priority,” Poland’s General Staff wrote on X.
US not sure Russia deliberately launched drones into Poland, Rubio says. “There’s no doubt about the drones were intentionally launched. The question is whether the drones were targeted to go into Poland specifically,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters.
US ‘behind’ Ukraine in drone technology, Trump envoy Kellogg says. “I think we in the United States are behind … I think a lot of nations are behind, and I think to the credit of the Ukrainians, they picked up on that, and they’re the world leaders in it.”
EU must not fall into Russian trap on territorial concessions, Kallas warns. The top European diplomat described Russia’s three-step negotiation tactic: demanding what it never had, followed by ultimatums and threats, finished off by the West ready to concede to Moscow’s demands.
EU to further restrict visas for Russians, Politico reports. The new guidelines, which are still being ironed out, will include general recommendations such as harsher criteria for Russians coming to the EU.
EU weighs bond swap plan to unlock frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, Politico reports. The proposal, described by one source as “legally creative,” would allow Brussels to provide critical financial support to Ukraine without technically seizing the Russian capital—an act that would be fraught with legal risk.
EU to apply ‘unique’ approach to Ukraine’s accession path as Hungary wields veto, official says. There is an agreement in place with the EU to maintain Kyiv’s progress despite Budapest’s veto, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Taras Kachka said.
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EU to apply 'unique' approach to Ukraine's accession path as Hungary wields veto, official says
There is an agreement in place with the EU to maintain Kyiv's progress despite Budapest's veto, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Taras Kachka said.Abbey Fenbert (The Kyiv Independent)
New bill would allow Rubio to strip US citizens’ passports over political speech
New 'Thought Policing' Bill May Let Rubio Strip Passports from US Citizens Over Political Speech
“Marco Rubio has claimed the power to designate people terrorist supporters based solely on what they think and say,” said one free speech advocate.stephen-prager (Common Dreams)
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Is switching from /e/ OS to Google's Android an option?
la freebotanza che odio e i momenti merdasocial (odio chi ripubblica contenuti senza indicare la fonte)
Magari sono io stramba da crucciarmi a proposito, ma, giuro capo, sono estremamente stanca… di chi ripubblica meme o simili senza includere un minimo riferimento alla fonte originale! E sarà una mia impressione, o davvero col tempo, con le varie piattaforme social (sempre colpa loro…) sempre più frammentate, il problema sta peggiorando? Basterebbe la semplice […]
ClockBench: Even the best AI models can't reliably read the clock
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/37407786
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ClockBench: Even the best AI models can't reliably read the clock
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/37407786
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Mac OS for VMWare
I used to have a Hackintosh back in the day Macron had a wife not a husband but now that time is over and i am looking for advise
WTF did I just read 😂
Win11 is your host OS as you say. Recommend OS for what? You.. Mean macOS?
ClockBench: Even the best AI models can't reliably read the clock
ClockBench AI Benchmark
ClockBench evaluates whether models can read analog clocks - a task that is trivial for humans, but current frontier models struggle with.ClockBench
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This Month’s Poem
A Modern Hiawatha
George A Strong
When he killed the Mudjokivis,
Of the skin he made him mittens,
Made them with the fur side inside,
Made them with the skin side outside.
He, to get the warm side inside,
Put the inside skin side outside;
He, to get the cold side outside,
Put the warm side fur side inside.
That’s why he put the fur side inside,
Why he put the skin side outside,
Why he turned them inside outside.
Find this poem online at Poetry Nook
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The Modern Hiawatha
He killed the noble Mudjokivis. Of the skin he made him mittens, Made them with the fur side inside, Made them with the skin side outside. He, to get the warm side inside, Put the inside skin sidewww.poetrynook.com
Roblox, Discord sued after 15-year-old boy was allegedly groomed online before he died by suicide
Roblox, Discord sued after 15-year-old boy was allegedly groomed online before he died by suicide
The mother of a 15-year-old California boy who took his own life is now suing Roblox and Discord over his death, alleging her son was groomed and coerced to send explicit images on the appsMarlene Lenthang (NBC News)
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Bcachefs diventa modulo kernel esterno: Linux lo mantiene vivo via DKMS
Bcachefs diventa modulo kernel esterno: Linux lo mantiene vivo via DKMS
Bcachefs sarà distribuito su Linux come modulo kernel esterno tramite DKMS, dopo l’esclusione dal ramo principale.Ferramosca Roberto (Linux Easy)
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Firefox 143: Page Buddy e Google Lens portano l’intelligenza nel browser
Firefox 143: Page Buddy e Google Lens portano l’intelligenza nel browser
Firefox 143 introduce Page Buddy, un assistente IA locale per analizzare contenuti web, insieme all’integrazione con Google LensFerramosca Roberto (Linux Easy)
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Parasocial relationships: How well do we really know the people we follow online?
You know their children's names, their go-to breakfast and the story of their breakdown - but to them, you're just another faceless follower. Sound familiar? Parasocial relationships have become part of life online - but what does it mean to be in one? And do they do more harm than good?
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L'ardua vita nei frantumatori di carbone, inferni generazionali della Pennsylvania del Novecento - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
L'ardua vita nei frantumatori di carbone, inferni generazionali della Pennsylvania del Novecento - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
L’idea che la più duratura battaglia del pianeta sia stata combattuta tra uomo e natura è una preziosa semplificazione che ci offre l’opportunità di far passare i dettagli in secondo piano.Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
How hardships and hashtags combined to fuel Nepal’s violent response to social media ban
How hardships and hashtags combined to fuel Nepal’s violent response to social media ban
Social media acted as both a magnifier and accelerator to protests, linking perceived injustice to on-the-ground activism.The Conversation
Condor to retire last Boeing 757 with special farewell flight
Condor will retire its last Boeing 757-300 in November 2025, ending a 35-year Boeing era in its fleet. To mark the occasion, the airline will host a farewell flight on November 5 from Frankfurt to Vienna, featuring a celebration and a “world’s highest party” on the return. Only 75 tickets will be auctioned via the Condor Shop from September 22.
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AMD’s RDNA4 GPU Architecture at Hot Chips 2025
RDNA4 is AMD’s latest graphics-focused architecture, and fills out their RX 9000 line of discrete GPUs.
Rehabbing an old Mac, need a specific ancient key or keygen that seems impossible to find
Ahoy, all! I am rehabbing an old MacBook Pro, running Mojave, which I keep local LAN only (MAC filtering at router) so I can share files and print from it but it never communicates with the wider net. This makes it perfect to use for the older versions of apps like Adobe Creative Suite 5 and MSOffice that I far prefer over newer versions, and I already have those working fine.
My sole problem is Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro for Mac, which requires a key, ANY locally valid key, to get past the initial setup, and I don't have mine anymore.
Problem is, nobody has any. I can find entire lists of keys for the Windows version of Acrobat Pro 9, no exaggeration, but for Mac? Crickets.
I've looked high and low, and nothing. I even looked at maybe a cracked install of only Acrobat Pro, but all the vetted cracked versions of Acrobat Pro on the seas are much newer, which I'm pretty certain I cannot run in tandem on the same box with Adobe CS 5.
I even tried the AMT folder thing, where you can at least get a trial code from your own install that you then increment up as needed to extend the trial indefinitely, but that is for Acrobat X and up: this folder literally does not exist on this machine, though it does for later versions on both Windows and Mac.
I mean, a key, that's it. That's all I need. One key that was valid at some point in the last fifteen years, doesn't even have to be good anymore.
Any ideas or suggestions as to where to look? Thanks in advance for all assistance.
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Dude. This one worked. All it needed was to be valid one time, and it was. And they have the updates as well, if I decide to install them.
Many thanks. Seriously. May it come back to you.
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I've never heard of either of them but the MacSerialJunkie forum is still up, it's just exceedingly slllllllooooowwwww and requires registration (fair enough).
There are sites that claim to have iSerialReader, but a new version that looks really sketch from a different site, and is apparently geared toward newer releases from what little I could see. The old version, probably the one you're thinking of, appears to have been great, one of those straightforward things that you could get from a single place that kept it updated with crowdsourced data, but it's not around anymore.
I'll definitely have a look at the MacSerialJunkie forum when I get a chance, because at first glance it looks like they've kept all their posts since 2008, which might prove helpful for anyone like me running vintage apps on an old Mac. Thanks for the recommend, really appreciated.
Oscar-winning Palestinian says home in West Bank raided by Israeli soldiers
Director Basel Adra reports his property was stormed while he was at a hospital with relatives injured in settler attacks
Archived version: archive.is/20250913222402/theg…
Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Aeroflot To Order 90 Russian Yakolev MC-21 Aircraft By The End Of The Year
The news comes as the country’s flag carrier seeks to drive growth amid a heavily sanctioned environment.
What specifically is Sonarr/Radarr?
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If you aren't already self-hosting services and aren't really comfortable with command line, you might want to look at something like CasaOS and this video: youtu.be/QfpZcXXGpVA
I watched it several times when building my stack and still go back to it from time to time.
Ultimately, Sonarr and Radarr take away the tedium of running your media server. You tell it what you want, it does the work of finding, obtaining, naming, and sorting. Then Jellyfin picks it up automatically. Jellyseerr, as others have said, puts a nice shiny coat of paint on it.
Growing numbers of universities sever ties with Israeli academia over Gaza genocide
Mounting numbers of universities and academic bodies across Europe and South America are severing ties with Israeli institutions over concerns of their complicity with Israel's genocide in Gaza.
Archived version: archive.is/newest/middleeastey…
Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
UN condemns reported Haitian village massacre by armed gangs
Fishing village of Labodrie reportedly set on fire after killing of a gang leader in sign of rising violence outside capital
Archived version: archive.is/newest/theguardian.…
Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Australia says US will have access to Western Australia nuclear submarine shipyard
The Aukus pact aims to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines from the next decade.
Archived version: archive.is/newest/straitstimes…
Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Australia says US will have access to Western Australia nuclear submarine shipyard
The Aukus pact aims to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines from the next decade. Read more at straitstimes.com.ST
Tesla's most affordable Cybertruck gets scrapped after a whopping five months
You won't be able to find the rear-wheel drive trim of the Cybertruck on Tesla's website that started at $69,990.
Hollow Knight Sequel 'Silksong' Crashed Game Stores, as $20 Price Irks Competitors
Last week Steam and other major storefronts crashed, reports the Guardian, including Nintendo's eShop, PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store.
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In the age of $70+ AAA games with additional costs, not everyone celebrated the consumer friendly price. Some independent game developers have expressed concern that their games may not sell as well compared to Silksong and cannot afford to charge less.
Where did this line come from? I see no mention of that quote in any of the links from the /. post, and it doesn't help that the quote doesn't cite a specific developer, either.
slashdot.org/submission/173400…
And ScreenRant article does cite some indie developers.
Hollow Knight: Silksong Crashes Stores; $20 Price Controversy - Slashdot
The much anticipated sequel to Hollow Knight, Silksong was released on September 4 on all major platforms. All online stores crashed as they struggled with the demand.slashdot.org
Elon Musk calls for dissolution of parliament at far-right rally in London
Musk, the owner of X, who dialled in via a video link and spoke to Robinson while thousands watched and listened, also railed against the “woke mind virus” and told the crowd that “violence is coming” and that “you either fight back or you die”. [...]He said: “There’s so much violence on the left, with our friend Charlie Kirk getting murdered in cold blood this week and people on the left celebrating it openly. The left is the party of murder and celebrating murder. I mean, let that sink in for a minute, that’s who we’re dealing with here.”
Elon Musk calls for dissolution of parliament at far-right rally in London
Tech boss was addressing the ‘unite the kingdom’ protest organised by Tommy Robinson via video linkAneesa Ahmed (The Guardian)
Playing Dirty: Rubio’s War on Cuban Athletes
[from Cuba In Context - weekly newsletter of the Belly Of The Beast news/video collective]
From basketball to table tennis to girls' softball, Cuban teams have been blocked from competing in international tournaments on U.S. soil.This week, journalists Dariel Pradas and Reed Lindsay take a look at the de facto travel ban on Cuban athletes that could include the World Baseball Classic and even the Olympics.
Also:
* Former Trump officials make millions lobbying administration
* Expedia dodges lawsuit over Cuba bookings
* Trump keeps WWI law against Cuba in place
* DoJ busts Florida smuggling ring
Playing Dirty: Rubio’s War on Cuban Athletes
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/36123347
[from Cuba In Context - weekly newsletter of the Belly Of The Beast news/video collective]
From basketball to table tennis to girls' softball, Cuban teams have been blocked from competing in international tournaments on U.S. soil.This week, journalists Dariel Pradas and Reed Lindsay take a look at the de facto travel ban on Cuban athletes that could include the World Baseball Classic and even the Olympics.
Also:
* Former Trump officials make millions lobbying administration
* Expedia dodges lawsuit over Cuba bookings
* Trump keeps WWI law against Cuba in place
* DoJ busts Florida smuggling ring
US | California could mandate tobacco-style health labels on social media
Minnesota approved similar legislation in July, the first state in the nation to do so
AT&T tracked employee attendance to find 'freeloaders.' Now, it admits the system is driving workers to the 'brink of frustration.'
AT&T is dialing down its use of a controversial attendance tracking system that it used to enforce its five-day RTO policy.
AT&T walks back its system for tracking employees' RTO compliance
AT&T is dialing down its use of a controversial attendance tracking system that it used to enforce its five-day RTO policy.Dominick Reuter (Business Insider)
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Massive Leak Shows How a Chinese Company Is Exporting the Great Firewall to the World
Geedge Networks, a company with ties to the founder of China’s mass censorship infrastructure, is selling its censorship and surveillance systems to at least four other countries in Asia and Africa.
https://www.wired.com/story/geedge-networks-mass-censorship-leak/
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RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Panel May Restrict Covid-19 Shots for Those Under 75, Citing Unverified Death Reports
"They are leveraging this platform to share untruths about vaccines to scare people," said one doctor Kennedy fired from the panel.
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