herid @herid@qoto.org

OMG who did this? I am crying

#Heineken, #SbarroPizza, #TGIFridays, and #WeWork said they would leave russia in response to its brutal war against #Ukraine

#Yale professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and a team of investigators updated its findings on which companies are continuing to do business.

"These companies are breaking their promises. They are functioning as wartime profiteers," he told CNN. "It's beyond disappointing. It's shameful and unethical."

Read more here 📎 https://www.yahoo.com/news/heineken-sbarro-pizza-tgi-fridays-220918004.html

#StandWithUkraine

1/ Stacks of cash were among the many items found and photographed (and allegedly stolen) by Russian security forces searching Yevgeny Prigozhin's house. He has been responsible for disbursing vast amounts of 'black cash' to relatives of dead Wagner troops. ⬇️

🇺🇦 Ukrainian Elina Svitolina says war in her homeland has made her mentally stronger after she reached a surprise #Wimbledon semi-final.

Just three months after returning to the tour, having had a baby in October, she beat top seed Iga Swiatek 7-5 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 in the last eight.

She said she was glad to "bring a little happiness" to Ukrainians and that war had altered her perspective

Read more here 📎 https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/66169864

#Ukraine #SlavaUkraine
#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine

Sooooo… I’m seeing my book being printed. 😍😍😍

Can hydrogen powered plants turn steel production 'green'?

The production of steel today still means the release of a lot of climate-damaging CO2. Globally, the steel industry is responsible for a 6 percent of Co2 emissions. The aim is to change this as quickly as possible. In the future, hydrogen could replace coal, which is currently used to melt steel.

#hydrogen #greenhydrogen #greenenergy #cleanenergy #climate #climatechange #environment #steel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_HhV8JRmBg

The latest on #Ukraine from the Institute for the Study of War, including an update on the Battle of Bakhmut.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-10-2023

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Tuesday was the hottest day on record at 17.18°C global average, breaking the previous global temperature record of 17.01°C set on ... *checks notes* ... Monday.

#GlobalWarming #ClimateChange

When I started on Mastodon, people would advise me to “only Boost posts.” Since there’s no algorithm that places a value on Favorites, “only Boosts have value.”

I disagree completely.

When people Favorite my posts, they unwittingly introduce themselves to me. I have discovered some very interesting people that I may not have if they didn’t Favorite my posts.

Keep ‘em coming. It’s nice to meet you.

#feditips #mastodon #favorite

"The Evangelical right in #Canada is looking at this gutting of civil rights in the United States as a road map."

#cdnpoli #conservatives #onpoli #topoli #poilievre @waytowichneil

Good morning, readers: Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands. But, last night the city endured its first air raid in 12 days. As Ukrainians deal with the 493rd day of war, some turn to escapism in the form of tabletop role-playing games. http://counteroffensive.news