Sabotage strikes NATO’s Ukraine weapons corridor. Railway attack fits pattern of Russian hybrid operations
Poland’s critical railway corridor, which connects Western weapons shipments to Ukraine, suffered a disruption on November 17 when track damage was discovered on the Dęblin-Warsaw line near Żychlin, prompting Prime Minister Donald Tusk to signal possible sabotage and order intensified counterintelligence operations. Polish police din not yet confirm the possibleContinue Reading
Pitted Against Waste
East Texans are uniting to fight oil waste pits in bucolic areas near the Louisiana line—all run by an operator who’s been cited for dozens of violations and a worker’s death. By Martha Pskowski, Lise Olsen Editor’s Note: This story is a collaboration between the Texas Observer and Inside ClimateContinue Reading
‘Inviting the Fox Into the Henhouse’: Canada Delegation to COP30 Loaded with Fossil Fuel Representatives
Lobbyists and representatives of Canada’s oil and gas industry are part of Canada’s official delegation to this year’s U.N. climate talks in Brazil, in keeping with the high number of fossil fuel representatives in attendance at the summit. About a dozen individuals representing fossil fuel interests were part of theContinue Reading
UK Partners With Oil Industry Supplier at COP30
The UK government is running its events at the flagship COP30 climate summit in partnership with a major supplier to the fossil fuel industry, DeSmog can reveal. For the second year running, the UK pavilion is being sponsored by AVEVA, an industrial software firm with hundreds of oil and gasContinue Reading
Snapchat Opens Valdi Framework to Developers After 8 Years of Internal Use
Snap Inc., the company behind Snapchat, has open-sourced Valdi, a cross-platform mobile UI framework. The social media company typically keeps its technology in-house, but this marks a surprising move into open source territory. While there was no dedicated announcement for this on their news portal, The New Stack were theContinue Reading
Xfce 4.20: Best New Features
A quick glance into the new features of Xfce 4.20 desktop environment. Xfce 4.20 desktop environment has arrived a few weeks back, and it’s packed with features and updates. This major release comes after two years since Xfce 4.18. Hence, it’s now more evolved, bringing experimental Wayland support, UI refinementsContinue Reading
The Beast in Me Epitomizes “Trough TV”
In the early 2010s, seemingly everybody was talking about how television was in the midst of a “golden age.” This beatification of the medium in the teens emerged out of a long-simmering blog-level conversation about whether and how TV was (or had recently become) an “art form,” but now theContinue Reading
New international student enrollment fell sharply this year
International student enrollment in U.S. higher education institutions has dropped sharply during the The Traitor administration’s immigration crackdown., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Fast-track asylum deportations to be announced by UK government | BBC News
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce sweeping reforms to the UK’s asylum policy when she addresses MPs today. The changes will include fast-tracking the deportation of illegal migrants, an overhaul of human rights law and plans to end multiple appeals against removal. Mahmood also threatens to stop granting visas toContinue Reading
North Korean women’s soccer squad returns with FIFA U-17 trophy
North Korea’s under-17 women’s soccer team returned home after winning the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco, state media reported. #northkorea #soccer #football #fifa #worldcupContinue Reading
New media museum opens, showcasing digital art through immersive technology
Sibiu’s new Immersive Museum features digital art by Julius Horsthuis and Maotik, aiming to connect art, education, and technology for visitors.Continue Reading
Jara and Kast head to second round in Chile’s tight presidential race
Jeannette Jara of Chile’s Communist Party leads narrowly against far-right candidate José Antonio Kast after the first presidential election round, with a runoff set for 14 December.Continue Reading
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
This week, all our winning comments came in response to our post about Traitor 47 falling for satire from a website called The Dunning-Kruger Times. In first place on the insightful side, it’s That One Guy with a comment about how this is hardly surprising: He fell for it becauseContinue Reading












