BBC At least three people have died after a highway bridge collapsed in a region close to the Ukraine border, according to Russian emergency services. The bridge in Bryansk brought down several heavy trucks onto a moving passenger train, with 31 people also reportedly injured. The Russian Emergencies Ministry said fire and rescue units were […]
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Economist via Archive.ph Selected excerpts- read entirely at the links above Tariffs particularly enthuse Donald Trump because foreigners pay them—at least as he sees it—and merely threatening them is an easy way to mess with other countries. Two months on from “Liberation Day”, the president and his allies in Congress are trying the same trick […]
As mentioned the other day. The US and Israel have interests in Libya. Turkey and Russia do as well. I’ll try to bring something from my former site about a deal made between Turkey and Libya- it’s mentioned in the World Politics piece below and it is the agreement that annoyed Greece and Egypt to […]
Haftar is tied into both the US and Israel- we’ll get to that after this latest news, keeping in mind Israel views Libya as the destination of choice for the ethnically cleansed Palestinians. Libya’s eastern-based government said yesterday it may announce a force majeure on oil fields and ports citing “repeated assaults on the National […]
For a change. I thought this a bit of interesting news A study from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) found that Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors — a class of anti-inflammatory drugs — can suppress a key part of the immune response, potentially allowing viruses like influenza and COVID-19 to replicate and spread […]
US and UK remove all range restrictions on weapons in Ukraine after Trump brands Putin ‘absolutely crazy On Sunday, Friedrich Merz, Germany’s conservative leader, confirmed Ukraine has been granted permission to use “long-range fire”, as France’s President Macron called for “massive retaliation.” Announcing the new measures, Merz said: “There are no longer any range limits […]
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Culling an Ostrich Herd in BC
This has sparked a controversy here in Canada. Did a bunch of reading of various media reports. There are many and varied claims about these ostriches and their health status? The ostriches by all reports appear to have been involved in some sort of medical research.Which makes them valuable birds because of what ever medical […]
I’m going with welcome distraction. That’s how I’m seeing it. We have two victims, a shooter AND a narrative of antisemitic hatred. But the narrative doesn’t seem to fit the facts. Fact below and as always you decide. Keep these realities in mind “Its a complete lack of any water, of any food, of anything […]
An excerpt- related to yesterday’s post and why I believe as stated The US goal was not about ending this war at any point in time. So, this move is intended to place Russia between a rock and a hard place. WSJ via Archive.ph Trump had indicated in a call with European leaders Sunday—which included […]
Reuters WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had selected a design for the $175-billion Golden Dome missile defense shield and named a Space Force general to head the ambitious program aimed at blocking threats from China and Russia.The program, first ordered by Trump in January, aims to create a […]