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Luis Falcon
@meanmicio@todon.eu  ·  activity timestamp 14 hours ago

It's now basically impossible to log in to @EUCommission portal if you use GNU/Linux or other libre platforms.
The "EU Login Mobile App" is closed-source, which I refuse to install. No passwd or libre OTP option available.
It's a disgrace that the #EU forces their citizens to use propietary, closed source operating systems and applications.
Now we can not update news or releases of #GNUhealth in OSOR/JoinUP/Interoperable Europe until they change this rubbish portal. And we've been there since 2011.
@fsfe @victorhck
#OpenScience#PublicCode
Debacle
@debacle@framapiaf.org  ·  activity timestamp 17 hours ago
@1br0wn @gnulinux

My three reasons not to use Signal:

1. It only runs on Android/iOS, which I don't (want to) have. Even their desktop client needs an Android/iOS device!

2. It runs and depends on AWS. I.e. DJT could ask his buddy Jeff B. to switch it off. As #EU citizen, I prefer a local server.

3. They want a phone number to register. This makes multipe accounts for different purposes practically impossible.

Fortunately, there's #Jabber — since 1999!

#digitalSovereignty#XMPP
Aral Balkan
@aral@mastodon.ar.al  ·  activity timestamp 17 hours ago

“The EU’s most senior diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said the bloc would keep ‘options on the table’ to pressure Israel’s government if there was no improvement in the ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian situation in Gaza. According to several diplomatic sources she did not endorse any one of 10 sanctions options drawn up by her team, after an earlier EU review found ‘indications’ Israel was in breach of human rights commitments.”

theguardian.com/world/2025/jul

Dear @EUCommission,

Your complicity in the Israeli genocide of the Palestinian people is not going unnoticed.

Shame on you.
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 20 hours ago

The slowdown at Europe’s cocoa factories is deepening, highlighting how historically high prices are curbing demand and hurting processors’ profits in the top chocolate consuming region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/17/markets/europe-cocoa-global-chocolate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #cocoa #chocolate #europe #eu
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Europe should fully tap Russia’s frozen central bank assets to fund Ukraine’s defense and reconstruction instead of depending on taxpayers, especially given Trump’s conditions on continued U.S. support. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/16/world/frozen-russian-billions-pay-for-ukraines-arms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #europe #eu #nato #donaldtrump #usdefense
Mitex Leo
@ml@mitexleo.one  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

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The image features a white background with a bold red text at the top that reads "NO! THANKS." Below this, in smaller red text, it states "This product is on the boycott list!" The Spotify logo is prominently displayed in the center, with the company's name in white text on a black background. At the bottom, in black text, it reads "Spotify invested in Helsing an AI drone weapons company." The overall design is simple, with a clear message conveyed through the use of contrasting colors and straightforward text.
Proletarian Rage
@prolrage@todon.nl  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Listen to how European leaders humiliated an entire people in the #EU.

It was a week that brought the future of #Greece and the #Eurozone to the brink. Ten years ago, on 6 July the Greek people voted against the terms of a financial bailout which included raising taxes and slashing welfare spending.

Greece owed €323bn to various countries and banks within #Europe. Its banks were closed. A quarter of the population and half of Greece’s young people were unemployed.

The morning after the vote, Euclid Tsakalotos was brought in to replace Yanis Varoufakis as finance minister. His predecessor had accused European leaders of “terrorism” in their handling of the crisis. Parachuted in to last-ditch talks with angry European leaders, Euclid Tsakalotos describes to Josephine McDermott the make-or-break 17-hour summit in Brussels.

He reveals that when Angela Merkel, the leader of Greece’s biggest lender #Germany, said she was leaving the room because she could not accept what was on the table, Donald #Tusk, president of the European Council, actually locked the door to stop her leaving and force an agreement to be reached.
https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct74q4
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

U.S. President Donald Trump has finally found a way to like arming Ukraine: ask European allies to donate their weapons, and sell them American replacements. Now comes the hard part. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/world/politics/trump-ukraine-weapons-details-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #donaldtrump #nato #eu #europe #us
Tuta
@Tutanota@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

We’re proud to support @HowTheyVoteEU with our open source donation for their important work: making EU politics more transparent for everyone.

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👉 Learn more about this inspiring project & our support for open source: https://tuta.com/blog/open-source-spotlight-howtheyvoteeu

#opensource#EU#Democracy#Privacy#Email#FOSS#Tuta
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Several European countries said on Tuesday they were willing to buy U.S. arms for Ukraine under a plan announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, although arrangements still needed to be worked out. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/world/politics/europe-us-arms-ukraine-trump-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #europe #eu #defense #us #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar