Kyoto’s famed Kinkakuji was burned to the ground by a young Buddhist acolyte 75 years ago this month, shocking Japanese society and inspiring Yukio Mishima’s novel “The Temple of the Golden Pavilion.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/05/japan/history/kinkakuji-destroyed-okinawa-expo-1925-1950-1975-2000/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #hakone #infrastructure #kyoto #kinkakuji #arson #okinawa #europe #europeanunion

The dictator Putin had a one-hour phone call with Trump. It was another opportunity for the leader of the russian terrorist state to exercise reflexive control over his principal American asset.
Eight weeks ago, Trump gave Putin "two weeks" to see if Russia really wants peace. Ditto five weeks ago. Trump lied.
Trump whines like a pathetic loser but takes no action against aggressor Russia – ever.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/07/4/7520131/
#Ukraine #europeanunion #europe #eu#Deutschland#France#England #uk #nato#usa#russiaIsATerroristState

Settler urging extreme violence enjoys high-level access in Brussels
“Recalling” Israel’s crimes is an empty gesture.
#EuropeanUnion#EliePieprz#KajaKallas#YeshaCouncil#IsraelDefenseandSecurityForum#DonaldTrump#GeertWilders#JavierMilei#InternationalCourtofJustice#Hamas#AmirAvivi#OperationDefensiveShield#BKAgency#MosheTetro#HindRajabFoundation

TIL: The European Union Public License.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Public_Licence
Looks pretty decent actually!
• OSI and FSF approved
• copyleft
• SaaS clause (like the AGPL)
• explicitly compatible with several copyleft licenses to allow EUPL code to be integrated into GPL, AGPL, LGPL, OSL, MPL etc. projects
• based on European law
• available in 23 languages, all with the same validity
#EUPL#EuropeanUnion #software #license#FLOSS#OpenSource #licensing
Europe stunned the world with its ‘regulatory tsunami’ in 2024—but AI and Trump will add new snags in 2025 #Paywall#EuropeanUnion
https://fortune.com/europe/2025/01/03/europe-eu-regulation-big-tech-trump-musk-2025/
The End of NATO? How a European Defense Union Could Redefine NATO #EuropeanUnion
https://europrospects.eu/the-end-of-nato-how-a-european-defense-union-could-redefine-nato/