30 years ago, one decision altered the course of our connected world
On April 30, 1993, the World Wide Web was released into the public domain. It revolutionized the internet and allowed users to create websites filled with graphics, audio and hyperlinks.
The Kremlin banned public and private media from widely covering Navalny's funeral
A Moscow Times source close to the Kremlin and a senior official at a major national publication said that the presidential administration instructed both state television and online media not to cover Navalny's farewell and funeral
In Norway, while recording a broadcast, a huge fish crashed into the journalist’s face
A video has gone viral on social networks in which a correspondent from a Norwegian TV channel talks about the strongest storm in the country in the last 30 years.
After a sudden meeting with a fish, the journalist lost his footing and fell, after which he was covered by a wave.
“When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross, and the New York Times Opinion section will say we are all overreacting.”
The #NYTimes once published an article saying that #Hitler wasn’t really that bad. He was just using #antisemitism as a way to attract followers & keep them excited about his #political campaign.
The NYTimes more recently published an article saying that #Trump isn’t really that bad. He is just using threats of #violence & #authoritarianism as a way to attract followers & keep them excited about his political campaign.
"Denmark has decided to send all its artillery to Ukraine"
Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark.
"Ukraine is asking us for ammunition and artillery now. We, Denmark, have decided to transfer all our artillery to Ukraine. We have weapons, ammunition, air defense systems, which we do not use yet. They must be handed over to Ukraine."
Right-wing Australian billionaire and money-bag climate change denier Gina Reinhart apparently doesn't want people to see her portrait by the Indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira in the National Gallery.
Mastodon absolutely needs more journalists. We should not have millions of people boosting one another’s ideas without a solid contingent of people in here professionally trained to vet stories, check facts, and use best practices for sharing news. It is, imo, an urgent issue & critical for the ongoing success of the fediverse #Press
"I feel so exhausted, so heartbroken. I'm a father myself and the worst thing in the world is to receive news about children's deaths (after hearing about yesterday's Russian bombing of Odessa)
I urge everyone who is able to help us, especially from the US, please act. We beg you!“
Is American media dead? Thousands of layoffs. Publications shutting down. News deserts. The press is collapsing, as old business models no longer work. But where does that leave democracy and the notion of an informed society?
"And if Mr Putin and the Russian officials are worried about their troops in Ukraine getting hit with weapons from other countries, then the easiest thing to do is just take your troops and leave"
Aichi will become the first prefecture in Japan to recognize sexual minorities and common-law couples and their children as families under a “family ship” oath system that will come into effect on April 1.
"You are dealing not with a politician but with a bloody mafiosi. Putin is the head of an organized criminal group....The political innovation is that the methods that need to be used are ones used to fight organized crime, not political competition. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine#Russia#Navalny
The EU will allocate 90% of the proceeds from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine's military needs.
European Union countries have agreed to transfer 90% of the proceeds from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine for defense purposes, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said in Riga during the meeting with prime ministers of Baltic states.
The European Union has approved the transfer of proceeds from Russia's frozen assets to Ukraine, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský said.
"Today we decided within the EU to transfer to Ukraine the funds received as a result of freezing the assets of the Russian Central Bank. This year alone, this amount could reach up to 3 billion euros," he said. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine#Russia#Putin#EU#NATO