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[–] zaxvenz@lemm.ee 3 points 10 minutes ago* (last edited 9 minutes ago)

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/lifestyle/nigel-farage-meets-notorious-climate-change-denier-at-reform-hq-389715/

The director of the climate denying thinktank The Heartland Institute Lois Perry was spotted in Reform’s head offices celebrating with Nigel Farage after the party hit 205,000 members on social media.

The Heartland Institute was reportedly involved in the radical Project 2025 agenda, which was written as a roadmap for Donald Trump’s controversial second term, and it has been a leading voice in denying scientific evidence of human caused climate change.

 

"Ukraine is sovereign. If it asks for allied forces to be on its territory, it's not something for Russia to accept or not," Macron said in a joint interview with several French regional newspapers published late on Saturday.

 

Organisers said the pro-Europe rally, which filled Rome’s central Piazza del Popolo with at least 30,000 people, reunited Italians on different sides and voting for opposite parties “in the name of democracy”.

[–] zaxvenz@lemm.ee 14 points 1 day ago

The MAGA's are loving it! They'll wave their flags, bang their drums, attend the military parades etc. until suddenly a few of them will say 'hang on a minute, we're getting fucked over here', but by then it will be too late.

 

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets of Belgrade today as a wave of demonstrations against Serbia’s powerful president, Aleksandar Vučić, enters its fourth month.

[–] zaxvenz@lemm.ee 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances

[–] zaxvenz@lemm.ee 38 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

 

Italy has installed Starlink antennas in four embassies around the world to test their functionality, but has not signed a national security contract with Elon Musk's company, a minister said on Thursday.

[–] zaxvenz@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago
 

The federal government’s debiting $80.5 million from New York City’s bank account suggests yes

[–] zaxvenz@lemm.ee 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

added to list, although from the article this was a personal donation from Cook himself, Apple itself was not expected to make any donations.

[–] zaxvenz@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

edit: wrong info

[–] zaxvenz@lemm.ee 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Can Debian not be added here? Linux Mint is based on Debian, and no company owns Debian.

 
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[–] zaxvenz@lemm.ee 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Just asked Mistral Le Chat about this, here's the reply:

*"There is evidence suggesting that Northvolt, the Swedish battery manufacturer, faced significant issues with the machinery supplied by Chinese companies. According to various sources, Northvolt relied heavily on Chinese machinery and personnel to operate it. This reliance led to several problems, including incomplete documentation for the equipment, which made it difficult for Northvolt to operate the machinery effectively without the direct involvement of Chinese technicians.

Additionally, there were speculations about potential sabotage, as certain components within the machinery appeared to be remotely controllable, and there were allegations of defective equipment provided by the Chinese supplier Wuxi Lead. These issues, combined with Northvolt's internal management problems and rapid expansion, contributed to the company's financial struggles and eventual bankruptcy filing."*

sources given (excluding reddit)

[https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/european-battery-champion-northvolt-files-for-bankruptcy/]

[https://www.bruegel.org/analysis/northvolts-struggles-cautionary-tale-eu-clean-industrial-deal]

[https://thedeepdive.ca/did-china-sabotage-northvolt-unraveling-the-crisis-behind-swedens-battery-giant/]

[–] zaxvenz@lemm.ee 96 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Key points:

  1. Shares of French satellite operator Eutelsat skyrocketed almost 390% last week.
  2. Eutelsat shares continued to climb Monday, jumping more than 22%.
  3. The gains follows speculation that Eutelsat could replace Elon Musk’s Starlink in Ukraine.
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