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Find Your European Union XMPP Chat Provider!
You can now easily find an XMPP provider based in the European Union:
https://providers.xmpp.net/blog/2026-01-18-eu-providers/
See you at FOSDEM! AW building, Level 1
#chat #messaging #xmpp #jabber #standards #interoperability #decentralization #operators #service #EU #europa #opensource #EuropeanUnion #europe #FOSDEM #Brussels
🚨 NEW EPISODE
We're deep into a hot hot summer and a lot of things are terrible, so forgive us for ignoring the news for one week and bringing you a celebration of Europe's best pop music instead.
We had a ludicrous amount of fun making this episode. Here's to it becoming a new annual tradition!
https://www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes/summer-playlist-2026
Jeszcze raz zobaczę kolejną alternatywę dla twittera to wysadzę serwery Internetowe, poważnie, ILE MOŻNA? MAMY ICH ZA DUŻO
Mastodon istnieje, ma masę serwerów, na co więcej kopi twittera? Po co nam platforma "W"?
Dosłownie toniemy w mikroblogach i mam dosyć...
#Rant #Twitter #Bluesky #Mastodon #Fediverse #Problem #Stopplease #X #W #Europe
European autonomy. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw.
#Europe / #European #wildfires > #climatechange
The fight against forest fires must adapt to climate change (European Union)
To better combat forest fires, the European Union must both focus on forest management and raise awareness of fire risks in the context of climate change, according to the European Commissioner for Crisis Management.
In an interview with Reuters, Hadja Lahbib also stressed the need for more financial resources in the context of the massive fires in France and Spain, which have led to the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of residents and tourists.
"Climate change is accelerating. Our response must therefore evolve just as rapidly. We must prepare for risks before disasters occur, and not simply react after the fact," she noted.
Wag the Dog, #Venezuela: #Democrats Must Relentlessly Expose #Trump
Rep Seth Moulton & Sen Ruben Gallego are leading the way responding to Trump’s unconstitutional, int #war crimes
But Venezuela, #ICE, #Epstein, tariffs, Trump’s billionaire-fluffing, are all of a piece. So the broader narrative goes like this
https://www.blueamp.co/p/wag-the-dog-in-venezuela-democrats #news #media #politics #press #minneapolis #culture #economy #russia #ukraine #israel #eu #europe #greenland #usa #canada #us #america #unitedstates #donaldtrump
The #US has "Truth Social" (build on Mastodon code) kinda as it's "official social media"
And #Europe has it's own #Mastodon instance in the #Fediverse
I know what I'd prefer!
Choose European Today So Tomorrow We Don't Have To Choose How To Defend Greenland
#GoEuropean #Europe #EU #BuyFromEU
Nobody was in a hurry that day.
Sails along Rocky Shores canvas print -- https://fineartamerica.com/featured/sails-along-rocky-shores-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print
#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #italy #italia #europe #travel #sailing #sail #sailboats #boating #boat #peace #calm #beach #sea
Real Beats Fake: How Authentic #Democrats Are Breaking #Trump ’s Spell
https://www.blueamp.co/p/the-mamdani-era-begins #donaldtrump #ai #politics #news #tv #election #media #us #unitedstates #press #russia #eu #europe #nato #ukraine #china #democracy #fascism
#BBC: “US President Donald Trump is dropping plans to add a 10% tariff to goods from eight European countries over their opposition to his push to acquire Greenland”
Here we go again … Trump always chickens out.
But, I really hope we as #europe continue with removing every dependency we have on the #USA. Not because of #Trump, but because of their weak institutions not able to prevent an idiot like him doing what he does.
⛵️Transformer la colere en pression sur les complices
" On espère que vous serez capable de vous mobiliser à terre pour la #Palestine " Adrien quelques minutes avant son interpellation
⛵️Turning anger into pressure on accomplices
" We hope you will be able to mobilize on the ground for #Palestine " Adrien a few minutes before his arrest
THREAD APPEL A MOBILISATION - CALL TO ACTION
👇️ ACT NOW 👇️
#globalsumudflotilla #freedomFlotilla #palestine #gaza #ue #europe #EU #US #USA #Israel
Wishing everyone a great time at I Love Free Software Day happening now in Poznań University of Technology in #Poznan, #Poland
Find out more on
https://hspoz.pl/ilovefs2026/
#foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe #ilovefs @fsfe
I wonder if the people at #X ever read their own announcements.
Literally explaining how they sold out and enshittified the "blue checkmark".
This also seem like yet another step towards mandatory #IDverification on social media! (only to protect them kids & democratize the platforms of course 😉)
#Enshittification #SocialMedia #Twitter #Internet #announcement #news #web #verification #online #privacy #privacymatters #europe #eu #decision #digital #id #rights #legal
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As you know, on 1 April 2023 we began winding down Twitter's legacy
verification program:
Previously, to receive the blue checkmark, [highlighted in yellow] accounts had to be authentic,
active, and deemed notable by Twitter staff [] (for more information on the
legacy policy, please click here).
Now, following the changes implemented to democratize the platform, the
blue checkmark has a different meaning and identifies accounts that have an
active subscription to X Premium/X Premium+ (including services such as
reply prioritization) and are complete, active, secure and non-deceptive,
regardless of perceived notability. X supports freedom of speech and does not endorse or validate the views expressed on accounts featuring checkmarks.](/proxy/post_attachment/273389/1501e723a9.jpeg "Screenshot of an X notification:
Update on X's blue checkmark
Following the European Commission's Decision of 5 December 2025, we must
explain the meaning of our blue checkmark and verification policies:
Premium accounts featuring the blue checkmark are not verified under
identity or authenticity criteria [highlighted in yellow](accounts verified based on an ID are labelled as \"ID verified\"). []
As you know, on 1 April 2023 we began winding down Twitter's legacy
verification program:
Previously, to receive the blue checkmark, [highlighted in yellow] accounts had to be authentic,
active, and deemed notable by Twitter staff [] (for more information on the
legacy policy, please click here).
Now, following the changes implemented to democratize the platform, the
blue checkmark has a different meaning and identifies accounts that have an
active subscription to X Premium/X Premium+ (including services such as
reply prioritization) and are complete, active, secure and non-deceptive,
regardless of perceived notability. X supports freedom of speech and does not endorse or validate the views expressed on accounts featuring checkmarks.")
We humans have the ability to build beautiful things or ugly ones, to seek out peace or war, to do good or evil, to reach for the sublime or wallow in the slop.
And it's an individual decision, one we make multiple times, each and every day.
San Giorgio Cathedral framed print -- https://stevehendersonart.com/featured/san-giorgio-cathedral-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print
#art #artwork #building #church #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #travel #italy #venice #europe #cathedral #religion #architecture #peace #beauty
🇪🇺 European Citizen's Initiative against ID age verification online
Just yesterday, Stop Killing the Internet, from the people at @StopKillingGames, launched an ECI against ID age verification! This is great but it needs 1 million signatures !
So, if you are a citizen of #eu , please sign it! If you don't, or even if you do, still share it around so more people know about it and can sign it!
https://eci.ec.europa.eu/066/public/#/screen/home
Reaching the signature threshold will not mean that ID age verification will immediately become illegal, but the subject will be brought to the @EUCommission and they'll have to do SOMETHING about it. This is already a huge step in the right direction!
Please boost and share this post to spread the word! Thank you!
NEW EPISODE 🚨
From France to Norway, Slovakia to the UK, Europe's rich and powerful are named in the Epstein files. This week, we’re taking a look at what the documents reveal about the European elite.
Important listening this week.
https://www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes/what-do-the-epstein-files-reveal-about-europes-elite
#europe #eu #politics #epstein #usa #norway #slovakia #uk #france #switzerland
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
Analysis over at : https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/european-parliament-votes-overwhelmingly
REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council concerning the EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women | A10-0010/2026 | European Parliament
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-10-2026-0010_EN.html
The @EUCommission just released a statement positioning open source as central to #Europe’s #TechSovereignty.
We couldn’t agree more. #OpenSource is critical to a robust and independent society.
Here’s our full statement: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/06/europes-new-tech-strategy-puts-open-source-front-and-centre/
#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #OpenWeb #DigitalSovereignty
The gardens were quiet, peaceful -- and in that moment only she and the statue were there. She stopped, arrested by the incredible serenity that embraced her in that timeless place.
Garden of Serenity canvas print -- https://fineartamerica.com/featured/garden-of-serenity-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print
#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #italy #italia #garden #ravello #amalficoast #travel #flowers #peace #decor #woman #beauty #silence #calm #mediterranean #europe
🚨 Our latest episode has just chugged into your podcast platforms 🚂
This week, we're chatting with @jon about Europe’s train woes, the fight for better cross-border travel, and the new European Rail Passengers’ Union.
Plus: social media bans for youth, an Olympics broadcast fail, and a herd of crime-fighting llamas 🦙.
https://www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes/when-will-europe-get-the-trains-it-deserves