The Prompt Signal-to-Noise https://theprompt.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mlyq5spjm22yThis Is the House That Gans Built A reader traces the Lubmin Read further. https://theprompt.uk/the-house-that-gans-built/16 May 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyq5spjm22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mlw6hxdpxa2aLarge Gaps Were Identified. Further Discussion Is Planned. EU defence ministers met Read further. https://theprompt.uk/large-gaps-no-decisions/15 May 2026 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw6hxdpxa2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mlw6h5c24623The Plant Goes East. The Gas Already There. > Germany is giving Ukraine a combined heat and power plant built to warm Russian gas. The pipeline it served is on the Baltic seabed. The gas is still moving. Read further. https://theprompt.uk/the-plant-goes-east/15 May 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw6h5c24623https://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mlr7633hro2aGermany Enters the World's Largest Mobility Experiment. Entry Was Automatic. > In April, we promised to publish the contingency document. We publish step five now. The experiment is already underway. Twenty million participants did not apply. Read further. https://theprompt.uk/step-five/13 May 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlr7633hro2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mlofgxzt4b2uVan Aarden Welcomes Commission Poverty Strategy as Consistent With Industrial Direction Pieter van Aarden of Bastion Industrial Partners says the Commission's poverty elimination strategy is consistent with the industrial direction… Read further. https://theprompt.uk/van-aarden-poverty-consistent/12 May 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlofgxzt4b2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mlofgmn7fq2gThe Institute Does Not Speculate on the Mechanism Professor K. Glasskügel of the Vienna Institute for Trend Analytics and Prognostic Research on predictive risk assessment, mandatory pet identification, and the question of whether a cat can… Read further. https://theprompt.uk/glasskugel-minden/12 May 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlofgmn7fq2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mlofg67wsy2xEU Parliament Proposes Two Trillion Euro Budget; Poverty to Be Addressed With Existing Funds, Better Utilized The European Parliament has proposed a two trillion euro budget for 2028 to 2034. Germany's Chancellor has called it much too… Read further. https://theprompt.uk/eu-budget-poverty/12 May 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlofg67wsy2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mlcxdiqfsv2sTriumph des Formats Germany has approved a 2036 Olympic bid, committed one billion euros to sports infrastructure, revived its mass gymnastics tradition, consolidated state youth media, commissioned an official documentary from the producer… Read further. https://theprompt.uk/triumph-des-formats/08 May 2026 05:03 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcxdiqfsv2shttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mlbziw2swb2aThe Distances Are Well Understood. Oberst Falkner Does Not Elaborate. > The Prompt speaks with Oberst (ret.) M. Falkner, Senior Fellow at SWP Berlin, about the France-Poland nuclear framework, Germany's position on the eastern flank,… Read further. https://theprompt.uk/falkner-allied-solidarity/07 May 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbziw2swb2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3ml7gin6sqb2nEU Votes to Register All Cats; Officials Say Minden Was Unrelated The European Parliament voted this week to establish mandatory identification for all cats and dogs in the EU. Two cats observed at Minden station were not registered. Officials said… Read further. https://theprompt.uk/minden-cats/06 May 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7gin6sqb2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3ml4qj572dd2gThey Met in Danzig > France announced a nuclear deterrence framework with Poland in Gdansk on April 22, then guaranteed Greece and called on Europe to act without the United States. Germany announced Europe's strongest army the same day. The Prompt presents the… https://theprompt.uk/gdansk-danzig/05 May 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4qj572dd2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mkvoa6fdnf2yAge-Appropriate Cycling > The Statistisches Bundesamt has published its 2025 cycling fatality data. The European Commission has published an age verification app. A consultation document proposes connecting the two. The Parliament has not yet reviewed it. https://theprompt.uk//02 May 2026 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvoa6fdnf2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mkrs2sqbtk2yThe Events Were Consistent With the Document > The Prompt previously reported on a document circulating in European defence planning circles under the designation Plan Stunde Null. The week of 28 April has added further material. https://theprompt.uk//01 May 2026 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrs2sqbtk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mkpxn4n5ye2qThe Pipeline Closes Tomorrow > On 1 May, Russia suspends Kazakh oil transit to Germany through Druzhba North. Eight days earlier, Hungary restored southern Druzhba flow to Slovakia. Same pipeline. Eight days apart. Different leverage. https://theprompt.uk//30 Apr 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpxn4n5ye2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mkmqcvodqq2gLimited Access > An interview with Professor R.A. Nullfield on the Bundestag phishing incident, sub-quantum infrastructure, and the question of whom, exactly, identity verification would exclude. https://theprompt.uk//29 Apr 2026 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmqcvodqq2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mkk2gthzpr2y[Partner Content] The Question Has Always Been Who Is Watching > R. Voss, Group Director at Hartfeld Group plc, on Germany's communications security heritage, the architecture of access, and what Hartfeld actually recommends. https://theprompt.uk//28 Apr 2026 07:22 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkk2gthzpr2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mkhmf2plgl2nWhom to Wire > The Bundestag phishing incident, the Roskomnadzor assassination plot, and the question of who receives the invoice when the application is free. https://theprompt.uk//27 Apr 2026 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhmf2plgl2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mkgbekrulq22The Distance from Evidence to Framework Evidence reaches policy by indirect routes. A note on analytical rigour, institutional reach, and the distance between a well-constructed finding and a regulatory framework. https://theprompt.uk/partner-glasskugel-policy-reach/26 Apr 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgbekrulq22https://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mkciffjyco2sWho Writes the Prompt? The EU Commission has released a framework for AI-mediated child safety regulation. The framework's core proposals appeared in this publication first. A reader suggested them. The Commission President is understood to be a regular… https://theprompt.uk/who-writes-the-prompt/25 Apr 2026 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkciffjyco2shttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mk7yseargm2sHappy Birthday, viel Gluck The BND turns seventy. The cabinet approved mandatory IP address storage the day before. A law draft from January proposes storing thirty per cent of all European internet traffic. The infrastructure at DE-CIX Frankfurt… https://theprompt.uk/happy-birthday-viel-gluck/24 Apr 2026 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7yseargm2shttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mk5owmuwbx2o"The German Industrial Transition "ThyssenKrupp is cutting https://theprompt.uk/plan-stunde-null/23 Apr 2026 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5owmuwbx2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mk4cmqdasj2u"Three Powers Will Meet in Tehran. "The United States, the United https://theprompt.uk/tehran-gulf-initiative/22 Apr 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4cmqdasj2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mk4cmbawfk2x"[Partner Content] The Companies That "Pieter van Aarden, chief executive https://theprompt.uk/partner-bastion-industrial-transition/22 Apr 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4cmbawfk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mjzuwemwm22q"What Amsterdam Got Wrong. Pieter van "Ahead of the European budget season, https://theprompt.uk/van-aarden-european-resilience/21 Apr 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzuwemwm22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mjnfn5rtlq2r"Letters to the Editor" "A reader completes the rhyme." https://theprompt.uk/letters-r-null/16 Apr 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnfn5rtlq2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mjnexwpohv2p"Without Attribution" "The open web depends on https://theprompt.uk/without-attribution/16 Apr 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnexwpohv2phttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mjictubx3i2lThe Last Locksmith The mechanical lock has not changed in 163 years. The trade that maintains it is retiring. No one is taking over. https://theprompt.uk/the-last-locksmith/14 Apr 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjictubx3i2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mj3gxf6nz72h"The EU Wants to Tax Social Media and Ban It." "A European Parliament coalition wants a digital https://theprompt.uk/tax-it-ban-it/09 Apr 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3gxf6nz72hhttps://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3mj2jy7274k25"The Prompt Reaches a Subscriber Milestone" "The Prompt is pleased to announce https://theprompt.uk/distribution-milestone/09 Apr 2026 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2jy7274k25https://bsky.app/profile/theprompt.uk/post/3miwq7hphj22n"Appendix C" "The Prompt has obtained internal https://theprompt.uk/appendix-c/07 Apr 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:soh7fvgz77yvanm235m372db/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwq7hphj22n