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🚨🇸🇮🇷🇸 SLOVENIAN PM JANEZ JANŠA TO SERBIA: NO EU PROGRESS UNTIL YUGOSLAV SECRET POLICE ARCHIVES ARE HANDED OVER Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša has issued a stark warning to Serbia’s incoming leadership following the Student List’s election victory. While EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos welcomed the result and declared that the EU’s doors were open to Serbia, Janša made clear that Slovenia has conditions of its own. In a statement on X, the Slovenian prime minister said his government would welcome efforts by Serbia’s new authorities to accelerate EU accession negotiations. But Slovenia will not consent to further progress until Belgrade hands over all archives relating to Slovenia from the former Yugoslav security apparatus. The demand covers records from the communist-era UDBA secret police, the State Security Service, the Yugoslav People’s Army and other institutions of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The issue reaches back decades, to the intelligence operations and political surveillance carried out under communist Yugoslavia. Janša’s intervention comes as Serbia prepares for a political transition following the defeat of Aleksandar Vučić’s electoral coalition. The message from Ljubljana is clear: a change of government in Belgrade will not automatically erase unresolved historical disputes between the two former Yugoslav republics. For Serbia, the road to Brussels may now run through the secret archives of its Yugoslav past. Should Serbia be required to release the communist-era intelligence archives before advancing toward EU membership? 🌍 SLAVIC NETWORKS

C’est désormais l’Allemagne qui annonce ce soir baisser les taxes sur le carburant. L’Italie, la Pologne, l’Espagne, l’Allemagne : tous nos voisins européens suivent le même chemin. En France, nos dirigeants, partisans acharnés de l’impossibilisme, nous expliquent qu’il faut se résigner à voir les prix du carburant grimper, jusqu’à bientôt, 3 € du litre. Face au désastre économique qui vient, ils n’y échapperont pas.

I posted a few days ago saying there had been no update from #Arla on their future plans for the Bovaer feed supplement for cows. I hoped they would quietly shelve the whole plan, but I’ve been directed to comments made in February 2026 by their CEO, in which he said they were keen to carry on and start using it again. Please continue to boycott all Arla products. scotsman.com/hays-way/arla-h…

Will you be telling Trump this on Tuesday when you meet him face to face Andy?

🚨 Pay close attention to sneaky private members bills! … this one from the Lib Dem’s. A Children’s tv presenter from the 70’s has introduced a Bill supposedly about “protecting children” which would make it ILLEGAL to run a social media platform in Britain without an Ofcom licence… But it isn’t really about children! .., It would mean that Ofcom could impose conditions over “false or misleading information”, content deemed harmful to the “public interest”, (who decides that then? The state? The UN?) … forcing the platform to conform to Ofcoms decisions or be BLOCKED in Britain. So really it’s a Bill for state licensed speech. And given how close to passing the last private members bill (assisted dying) came to becoming law, this could pass if we aren’t all over it!

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Beijing Barry wasn't worried when: South African businessman Gary Lubner was donating £11.5 million to Labour Lord David Sainsbury was donating £49 million, mainly to Labour Martin Taylor was donating £9.7 million to Labour Dale Vince was donating £6 million to Labour Francesca Perrin was donating £3 million to Labour

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Here’s why scientists say activating happiness in the brain has nothing to do with money, fame, or luck. Neuroscience shows that happiness is driven less by external rewards and more by internal processes. The brain’s well being circuits are activated through behaviors that create meaning, connection, and a sense of progress, not status or possessions. One key factor is engagement. When the brain is fully involved in an activity that feels purposeful, dopamine is released in a balanced way. This kind of dopamine supports satisfaction rather than short lived excitement. Social connection also plays a major role. Acts of kindness, shared experiences, and feeling understood activate oxytocin and serotonin, chemicals tied to lasting emotional stability rather than temporary pleasure. Another driver is agency. The brain responds positively when you feel in control of your choices and actions. Small wins, learning, and self directed goals strengthen neural pathways associated with confidence and contentment. The takeaway is simple. Happiness is not found by chasing outcomes. It is built by practicing habits that consistently activate the brain’s natural well being systems, regardless of circumstances.

Always delightful to debate Nina Myskow.

An Apple AirTag just tracked a shipment of rare books to a secret Amazon AI facility in Las Vegas, where texts are cut apart, scanned, and destroyed to train AI. Suspecting that bulk purchases of rare and obscure books were destined for AI training, journalists at 404 Media teamed up with an independent bookseller to plant an Apple AirTag inside a volume shipped as part of an anonymous 1,000-book order. The tracking device traveled across multiple states, eventually terminating at a high-security Amazon facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Inside this warehouse, a specialized unit code-named VGT3 systematically processes incoming books by slicing off their bindings, scanning the pages for digital intake, and destroying the physical originals. Hold on to your old books and hand them down to your kids and relatives, folks.

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One of the wettest winters. Drought by summer. What went wrong? UK winter rainfall was 13% above average. Yet half of England and all of Wales are now in drought. Over the past 30 years: 📈 UK population up 11.5 million 💧 No major new reservoir completed in England 💷 Average water bills up around 33% in two years 🚰 Nearly one litre in five lost through leaks More people. Higher bills. Where was the infrastructure? What has failed most: the weather, the water companies or government planning?

🇬🇧🥒 Sainsbury’s has signed 10-year deals with Thanet Earth and Evesham Vale Growers to increase British tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers It is targeting up to 60% British sourcing for whole cucumbers this winter READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/sainsbury…

Every child, wherever they live, should grow up with opportunity on their doorstep. It was a privilege to walk through the door as Education Secretary to start that work.