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Source: https://infosec.exchange/@fietsprofessor@bird.makeup/115269583465066206

cross-posted from: https://poliversity.it/users/rivoluzioneurbanamobilita/statuses/115138740752337653

Comic translation:
Mother says: Levin, your snack!
Below: When SUVs go out of fashion

Cool thoughts from OP (@rivoluzioneurbanamobilita@poliversity.it) on the original post too, so I'll translate them as well below:

Schools are reopening, ready for daily chaos at the entrance?

Why do so few children go to school on their own? Because the streets are not safe, there are too many cars. And they are all double-parked in front of schools. Huge SUVs with poor visibility move awkwardly while children pass by everywhere. It's a paradoxical and dangerous situation.

Yet giving children independence has many advantages, both for parents and children. I recommend reading this article (thanks to @mrjive for pointing it out). Italy is one of the countries where children have the least independence. On the other hand, if cars can go anywhere, the space for vulnerable users shrinks.

So we need to change the paradigm: schoolStreets, 30kmcities, spaces for people, not cars. A city of people, where anyone can move around without needing heavy metal armor to stay safe.

Linked version gives a deeper context and evidence for all the findings highlighted in the summary thread below taken from:

https://xcancel.com/Tatarigami_UA/status/1958236017204330654

Exclusive Report: Shipments of engines, cylinders, pistons, and electronics are pouring from China into Alabuga, fueling Russia’s Shahed production. Frontelligence Insight analyzed export data, closed reports, and open sources, revealing the scale of support. 🧵Thread:

2/ Russia has sharply ramped up its use of Shahed (Geran), Garpia, and Gerbera UAVs, from dozens of launches in 2022 to tens of thousands per month by 2025. While Iran played a key role early on, it became clear that the only country that could scale the production was China.

3/ One of the biggest production bottlenecks was engines and electronics, without which large-scale Shahed production would be impossible. To address this, Russia set up multiple LLCs and intermediaries to streamline industrial-scale purchases and deliveries from China

4/ In 2024-2025, Alabuga Machinery LLC imported from China a production line for manufacturing UAV hulls, along with equipment for producing the Iranian Nasir navigation system, modules of which were later recovered from intercepted Shaheds.

5/ In 2024 alone, Drake LLC, a Russian intermediary company purchased by Alabuga Machinery, imported aircraft engine components from China valued at $972,144. The main suppliers were Jinhua Hairun Power Technology Co. Ltd. and Shandong Xinyilu International Trade Co.

6/ In 2024-2025, another Russian intermediary, Morgan LLC, imported goods from China for drone production, totalling $4.83 million into the Alabuga Special Economic Zone. The largest suppliers were Suzhou ECOD Precision Manufacturing and Suzhou Shunxinge Import and Export Trade

7/ Between 2022 and 2025, Alabuga-Volokno LLC, part of Rosatom, imported roughly 3,000 tonnes of carbon fiber yarn from China. The shipments, sourced from Jilin Tangu Carbon Fiber Co. and Jilin Chemical Fiber Friend Textile Co., were valued at $21,387,850.

8/ Based on insider data, we also found that Beijing Micropilot UAV Control System is not the actual manufacturer of the MD550 and MDR208 engines, serving only as a seller, while the engines are produced by Limbach Aircraft Engine Co. These engines are used in Geran-2 UAV's.

9/ Limbach Aircraft is a key supplier of engines, parts, and technologies for Russian and Iranian UAVs, even as Russia gradually shifts to local production. The company is owned by China’s Fujian Delong Aviation Technology, which also controls Germany’s Limbach Flugmotoren GmbH.

10/ China’s Redlepus TSK Vektor and Russia’s TSK Vektor LLC supplied Harpy UAV components totaling $32.8 million. From 2022 to 2024, Juhang Aviation Technology and TSK Vektor LLC imported $58.4 million in products, with engines like the L550e occupying roughly 40% of deliveries.

11/ Chinese engine maker Mile Hao Xiang Technology Co., whose products are used the Gerbera UAV, shipped over $1.5 million in goods to Russia in 2022-2023, directly or via intermediaries. The main importers were Russian companies Sequoia JSC and Unikom LLC.

12/ Shandong Xinyilu International Trade Co., Ltd, a Chinese trading company based in Shandong province, exported $6.4 million in industrial products to Russia between April 2024 and January 2025, including carbon fiber, engine parts, batteries, and electronic components.

13/ In August 2024, Shandong Xinyilu International shipped carburetors made by Fujian Jingke Technology to Drake LLC, valued at $85,452. The shipment weighed 1,050 kilograms, which, if taken into consideration average weight of carburetor, could equip up to 1,000 UAV engines

14/ This is far from a complete list, but the volumes speak for themselves: whether entire engines or the parts to build them, Russia’s Shahed program depends almost entirely on China. What Moscow calls 100% local production is, in practice, just an assembly of Chinese parts.

15/ Chinese exporters appear fully aware of the end use. In some customs records, they explicitly listed the purpose as “Special Military Operation." For example, this happened with lithium-polymer batteries shipment by Shandong Xinyilu International Trade.

16/ When it comes to sanctions, the picture is murky. Many of these firms are sanctions, but rarely in unison. Some are sanctioned by the U.S. but not the EU, others by Ukraine and the EU but not Washington. The gaps leave plenty of room for business to operate

17/ China, while not a direct participant in the war, plays a critical role by supplying Russia’s military industry with components essential to sustaining this model of warfare. Over time, such cooperation will carry growing risks for both regional security and the West.

18/ We have just released the full version of this article, with more details, sources, references, direct links, and extensive data.

Does anyone know if it is possible to recover the pinned shortcuts that I used to have on new tabs?

I updated to the last version, my pins were wiped and I have fewer shortcuts columns as well :/

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/51038205

What are your thoughts? Any counter-counter points to the author's response to most concerns regarding open source?

What are your thoughts? Any counter-counter points to the author's response to most concerns regarding open source?

Another report from Frontelligence team

Full details in the linked article. Key takeaways below taken from https://xcancel.com/Tatarigami_UA/status/1941169819581296938

For many in developing countries, Russia offers a chance to earn blood money they might never otherwise see. Hundreds of Cubans have taken that path, and our team Frontelligence Insight used them as a case study to find out how many foreigners are now fighting for Russia.🧵Thread

2/ In 2023, a major data leak exposed records of hundreds of Cuban mercenaries, later investigated by @InformNapalm. We analyzed 176 personal files and found that most recruits were between 30 and 39 years old, followed by those aged 40 to 49 - with a few even over 60.

3/ With their full names in hand, tracing their whereabouts on Russian social media was relatively easy. One mercenary in particular, Enriquez Linares Livan Michel, proved especially useful. His social media profile contained both photographs and geodata.

4/ Several of the geotagged images labeled “Krym” actually led us to the Slobodka training grounds near Tula, used by the 106th Guards Airborne Division. The presence of Cuban recruits at this location had previously been confirmed by another investigative group - @cxemu

5/ For verification, we tracked another Cuban mercenary who posted photos in 2024 under the name Luis Darien and geolocated him in the same spot as well - on the premises used by the 1060th Separate Logistics Support Battalion of the 106th Airborne Division.

6/ Satellite imagery from May 2025 shows visible vehicle tracks and signs of grass fires at both the shooting range and vehicle training area - typical indicators of training exercises. That said, we cannot confirm whether any Cubans remain there in 2025

7/ Under standard contracts, Cubans were promised a 195,000‑ruble signing bonus, monthly pay of 204,000 rubles in the active combat zone, injury compensation up to 1,000,000 rubles, and 2,000,000 rubles for death benefits. Contracts explicitly mention "special military operation"

8/ While our team cautiously estimates that just over 500 Cubans and a similar number of Serbs have attempted to enlist in 2023 and 2024, pinpointing exact figures for each nationality is difficult. That said, drawing on two key data points, we can offer a range

9/ One key reference comes from an investigation by iStories. In April 2025, using data from a hacked Unified Medical (EMIAS) database, iStories analyzed and identified more than 1,500 foreign citizens who went through Moscow recruitment center for contract military service

10/ A second reference comes from internal personnel documents from several Russian brigades and regiments. Although these records give only a partial view, given the unknown distribution of mercenaries across units, they still help approximate the overall scale

11/ Documents showed only a small number of foreign fighters, often less than a platoon. This suggests the overall count is far lower than some media claims. If there were truly 5,000 Cubans or 15,000 Nepalese, as CNN reported, their presence would be far more visible

12/ After approximating the total number of brigades and regiments, estimating the average number of foreign fighters per unit, accounting for higher concentrations in airborne divisions, and subtracting losses since 2023, we arrived at a range of 4660 - 8000 foreign mercenaries

non-YT link if you prefer: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Eart-5fuGQE

In this episode:
00:16 - Plans to convert airport into a park in Los Angeles, USA
02:47 - First Alstom tram in Besançon, France
03:35 - More trains for Paris RER network
04:21 - Tram network expansion in Warsaw, Poland
05:02 - Metro extension in Oslo, Norway
06:11 - First Bozankaya battery-trolleybus in Prague, Czechia
07:01 - Fences at the tram stops in Mendoza, Argentina

I gotta say those fences in Mendoza look really bad, but I'm glad to see they are at least expanding their trams

"My wife loves her trike, happiest I've ever seen her and we've been together for 44 years."

"I'm 91 years old, 92 next month. My trike lets me exercise my heart, lungs, and legs while having fun…Never planned to live this long, don't know how to act but me and my trike have fun every day."

"We bought one for my husband (disabled Veteran)…he can't walk but maybe 100 steps. OMG!! It only took me 35 years to find something we could do together!!!…We kid about 'we got TRIKES' and we're 'GOIN RIDIEN!!' I love my husband and am Sooo happy to ride with him!!!"