Ex-Bulgarian President Radev tipped to win general election with new coalition (Milena Wälde/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/ex-bulgaria-president-rumen-radev-run-snap-election-new-coalition/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260302/p71#a260302p71
Kurt Volker: “The coalition of the willing” must enter Ukraine now – there is no time for hesitation: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/28/kurt-volker-the-coalition-of.html
"That's it. That's why every government in the world allowed US Big Tech companies to declare open season on their people's private data and ready cash.
The alternative was tariffs. Well, I don't know if you've heard, but we've got tariffs now!
I mean, if someone threatens to burn your house down unless you follow their orders, and then they burn your house down anyway, you don't have to keep following their orders. So…Happy Liberation Day?" - @…
https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/#the-new-coalition
Check out Cloud Native Day LA, one of the co-events happening during SCaLE 23x. More info here: https://cloudnativedays.org/
Qualcomm forms a "coalition" to launch 6G in 2029 and unveils the FastConnect 8800, an "AI-native" Wi-Fi 8-ready NIC that doubles peak speeds over Wi-Fi 7 (Will Sattelberg/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2026/03/01/qualcomm-…
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/grok-says-safeguard-lapses-led-images-minors-minimal-clothing-x-2026-01-02/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260102/p43#a260102p43
NFL news roundup: Jordan Love clears protocol, but Packers to start Clayton Tune vs. Vikings https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-news-roundup-latest-league-updates-from-thursday-jan-1
Energy in the new Dutch coalition agreement.
1. Highest priority for electricity grid congestion. Better use of capacity by incentives in grid fees, flex contracts, and energy hubs. A crisis-law grid congestion to accelerate permitting procedures for grid expansion.
The Real Reason ICE Agents Wear Masks (Adam Serwer/The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/masks-ice-immigration/685834/?gift=Je3D9AQS-C17lUTOnl2W8NyKNl7k7IcEmPXCTFQ_b-E&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260202/p97#a260202p97