In old Prague, the KGB spread their wings,
With fake Westerners, they played their strings.
Undercover as spies,
They told countless lies,
To infiltrate during the Prague Spring's flings.
#GuardianLimerick #Czechoslovakia #Protest #Russia #Communism #Europe
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Exposing ‘the illegals’: how KGB’s fake westerners infiltrated the Prague Spring
Kremlin’s most prized spies were sent in to Czechoslovakia to whip up the 1960s reform protests in a move then replicated across the eastern blocShaun Walker (The Guardian)
In Ukraine, a fierce conflict did brew
Russia and Ukraine, enemies true
But then they agreed
To swap those in need
Over 500 prisoners, starting anew
#GuardianLimerick #Ukraine #Russia #Europe
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Ukraine war briefing: Russia and Ukraine swap more than 500 prisoners of war
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops remain under fire in Russian border regions despite Vladimir Putin’s ‘Easter truce’. What we know on day 1,152Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Press and hold [A] to hug this stuffy.
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I mean, look at them.
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Zelenskyy says Russia still firing on Ukraine
Despite an Easter truce, it's insane
The bombs and the shells
In war's deadly swells
Bring sorrow, destruction, and pain
#GuardianLimerick #Ukraine #Russia #Europe
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Putin announces surprise ‘Easter truce’ and claims Russia will not attack Ukraine until Monday
Ukrainians react sceptically to the Russian president’s orders to pause fighting out of ‘humanitarian considerations’Luke Harding (The Guardian)
US-Vizepräsident Vance zu Besuch im Vatikan
Donald Trumps Vize J.D. Vance hat sich im Vatikan mit Kardinälen getroffen und zu verschiedenen Themen ausgetauscht. Mit Papst Franziskus traf er sich jedoch nicht.ZDFheute
4:4 zur Halbzeit: Torrekord bei Union Berlin - VfB Stuttgart
Acht Tore in der ersten Halbzeit - das gab's noch nie in der Fußball-Bundesliga. In der Partie Union Berlin - VfB Stuttgart stand es zur Pause 4:4.ZDFheute
Can I interest you in this plushy gal?
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Today in 1506, 519 years ago: The Lisbon Massacre begins, in which accused Jews are slaughtered by Portuguese Catholics.
You are never alone when you hava a plush toy like this.
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Your experience pretty much sums up why I stopped using Linux and migrated everything to FreeBSD, except my notebook/desktop PCs.
When I first used Linux, it was because I couldn't get Windows Vista installed on my PCs at the time (driver issues), and I didn't want to spend over $100 for a Windows 7 license.
At the time, Linux Mint came up first in my search for an easy-to-use distro, so I went with it and it went surprisingly smoothly.
Before I started looking at alternative distros, I thought of the Linux community as one big happy group of like-minded people, all sharing a common interest in technology and free software.
But how wrong I was. It quickly became apparent that it was filled with elitism (you don't use arch? Only normies use ubuntu...), microsoft haters (stop using windows, even if it doesn't make sense), GPL evangelists (your license sucks because it's not ours), infighting, constant drama (*cough* systemd / poettering), and a general toxic attitude towards any views that don't align with theirs.
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"Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. Modern tyranny is terror management." snyder.substack.com/p/the-next…
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There is only one way to end the war: put pressure on the Russians. The Trump people did the opposite: put pressure on Ukraine, and relieved pressure on Russia. They have made the war worse while talking of "peace."
Putin's truce came out of the blue,
Claiming Russia would halt on the cue.
But can we believe
It's a reprieve?
Or just a temporary breakthrough?
#GuardianLimerick #Ukraine #Russia #Europe
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Putin announces surprise ‘Easter truce’ and claims Russia will not attack Ukraine until Monday
Ukrainians react sceptically to the Russian president’s orders to pause fighting out of ‘humanitarian considerations’Luke Harding (The Guardian)
Behold, it's a stuffy.
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There once was a man named Vance,
Whose opinions caused quite a stance.
He talked with a cardinal,
In a manner quite cardinal,
Creating a dialogue so grand.
#GuardianLimerick #Vatican #Ukraine #Catholicism #Christianity #Italy #Europe #Religion #Migration
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JD Vance had ‘exchange of opinions’ with senior cardinal, Vatican says
US vice-president, who is a Catholic convert, discusses immigration and international wars with secretary of stateGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
In Sumy, a city under attack,
Survivors share stories so stark,
"People lay at my feet,
I said 'get up', but they couldn't speak,
Their silence left me with a heavy heart."
#GuardianLimerick #Ukraine #Russia #Europe
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‘People lay at my feet. I said: get up. They were silent’: Ukrainian survivors speak after Russia’s attack on Sumy
Alla Shyrshonkova was on a bus when Russian missiles hit the city. Now a toy bear and hippo mark the spot where 35 people, including two children, were killedLuke Harding (The Guardian)
Gwin 🇺🇦
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