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Anonymous ID: e6e93f Sept. 29, 2022, 8:39 a.m. No.17602943   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>2954 >>2959 >>2968

29 Sep, 2022 13:54

 

White House clarifies Biden comment on deceased congresswoman

 

During a speech, the president asked for Jackie Walorski, who died in August

 

The White House has clarified that President Joe Biden looked around the room asking for Congresswoman Jackie Walorski on Wednesdaybecause “she was on his mind.”While Biden apparently thought Walorski would be at the White House event, she died in a car accident last month.

 

(Kek, so pathetic.“I see dead people”is a better excuse than that)

 

Speaking at a conference on food insecurity, Biden thanked a list of lawmakers who sponsored a bill establishing the conference. Walorski, a Republican from Indiana, was among them.

 

“Jackie, are you here?” Biden asked as he scanned the crowd. “Where’s Jackie? I think she wasn’t going to be here,” he trailed off.

 

Walorski died in early August, in a car crash that also killed two of her staffers. At the time of her death, Biden issued a statement saying that himself and First Lady Jill Biden were “shocked and saddened” by her passing, and “appreciated her partnership” as they planned for Wednesday’s conference.

 

Republicans have repeatedly asserted that Biden, who is 79 years old, is experiencing cognitive decline. While Biden was known throughout his five-decade political career for verbal slip-ups and gaffes, the president has more recently struggled to read from a teleprompter and become visibly confusedduring multiple public events.

 

According to a poll taken last month, 59% of Americans are “concerned” with President Biden’s mental health, with 36% saying they are “very concerned.”

 

https://www.rt.com/news/563731-biden-confused-congresswoman-jackie/

Anonymous ID: e6e93f Sept. 29, 2022, 8:45 a.m. No.17602980   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>2992 >>3620

29 Sep, 2022 11:50

 

Poland outlines condition for NATO intervention in Ukraine

 

The bloc’s forces may enter the country if Russia resorts to the nuclear option, Warsaw says

NATO may send troops into Ukraine if Russia deploys nuclear weapons in that country, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau told local media on Thursday. The US-led military bloc has repeatedly maintained it’s not at war with Moscow and is not a party to the conflict.

 

Speaking to RMF FM Radio, Rau was asked how the organization would respond if Russia resorts to the nuclear option. According to the minister, the West would firmly – and in coordination with the US – respond to such an attack.

 

Should the worst happen, Rau said, NATO’s reaction probably wouldn’t differ much from the steps outlined by US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. “It would amount to a conventional response on the territory of Ukraine,” the minister explained.

 

In this vein, Warsaw’s foreign minister did not rule out that NATO troops could enter Ukraine’s territory. “However, it must also be noted that such a move may be unnecessary, because it is possible to use conventional weapons, such as aviation, or to launch relevant missiles,not necessarily from Ukrainian soil,” Rau added.

 

On Sunday, Jake Sullivan warned that Washington and its allies would act “decisively” if Russia uses tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, adding that it had communicated “at very high levels to the Kremlin” that any use of nuclear weapons in neighboring country would be “met with catastrophic consequences.”

 

His comments came after Russian President Vladimir Putin last week issued a warning to the West, noting that those who use nuclear blackmail against Moscow “should know that the wind rose can turn around.”

 

Meanwhile, later Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergey Ryabkov reiterated that Moscow is “not threatening anyone with nuclear weapons,” citing Russia’s military doctrine that allows the use of such arms only if the very existence of the country is at stake.

 

Last week, the chair of NATO’s Military CommitteeRobert Bauer reiterated that the alliance is not at war in Russia, even as it supports Kiev with large quantities of weaponry in its fight against Moscow. (Yeah Right!)

 

https://www.rt.com/news/563722-poland-ukraine-nato-intervention/

 

wind rose, map diagram that summarizes information about the wind at a particular location over a specified time period. A wind rose was also, before the use of magnetic compasses, a guide on mariners’ charts to show the directions of the eight principal winds. The modern wind rose used by meteorologists gives the percentage of the time the wind blows from each direction during the observation period; it sometimes shows the strengths of these winds and the percentage of the time calm air or light winds are observed. This wind rose usually has eight radiating lines, whose lengths are proportional to wind frequency, and shows wind strength by the thickness of the lines or by feathers attached to them. The frequency of calm or nearly calm air is given as a number in the centre.

 

https://www.britannica.com/science/wind-rose

Anonymous ID: e6e93f Sept. 29, 2022, 8:51 a.m. No.17603009   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>3620

29 Sep, 2022 14:48

EU to make it easier to sue AI companies

 

The proposal seeks to simplify proceedings for damages where people suffer harm fromrobots, drones and other AI products

 

The European Commission unveiled new draft rules on Wednesday that would make it easier for consumers to seek compensation from artificial intelligence companies if they’re harmed by their digital products.

 

The AI Liability Directive aims to simplify legal proceedings for victims if they suffer damage caused by products such as robots, drones or smart-home systems that were rendered unsafe by software updates or other digital services, including AI.

 

The new rules seek to give more legal clarity not only to consumers, but also to businesses that substantially modify their digital products, thus enabling them to make further investments.

 

The Commission has also proposed harmonizing national liability rules for AI across the entire bloc, which would further facilitate court proceedings.

 

The main purpose of the initiative is to create a legal framework that would “ensure that victims benefit from the same standards of protection when harmed by AI products” as they would if they were harmed in any other circumstances, the Commission said.

 

Consumers would still need to prove that they had suffered damage as a result of AI-powered products under the new rules, but the process would be made easier by the so-called “presumption of causality.” This principle addresses difficulties that victims may face in proving a connection between the product and the harm that was caused.

 

The proposal also seeks to give the consumer “a right of access to evidence” from companies and suppliers in cases in which high-risk AI is involved.

 

Commenting on the proposal, EU Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders noted that, while new technology possesses huge potential, “we must always ensure the safety of consumers.”

 

“New technologies like drones or delivery services operated by AI can only work when consumers feel safe and protected. Today, we propose modern liability rules that will do just that,” he added.

 

For the directive to enter into force, it needs to be approved by EU member states and the EU Parliament.

 

https://www.rt.com/news/563730-eu-ai-law-legal-compensation/

 

We all know they they most likely wrote exceptions into the law for countries using it in the EU and made the standards of proof so high it will be a wasted endeavor. But it makes plebs feel good.

Anonymous ID: e6e93f Sept. 29, 2022, 9:03 a.m. No.17603094   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>3525 >>3620

29 Sep, 2022 13:25

 

Norway deploys troops after suspected pipeline sabotage

 

Oslo says the damage to the Nord Stream infrastructure looks “deliberate”

 

The military has been deployed to protect Norwegian energy facilities in the wake of the suspected sabotage attack on Russia’s Nord Stream 1 and 2 undersea gas pipelines, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere has said.

 

“Military forces will be more present and visible near our oil and gas installations,” Stoere told reporters at a press conference on Wednesday.

 

“The information we have received today further strengthens assumptions that the damage [to the pipelines] is a deliberate act. It has created a very serious situation.”

 

The prime minister added that “it is crucial that Europe and NATO stand together” on the matter.

 

Tone Vangen, the senior emergency official in the country’s police, confirmed that security, as well as the monitoring of threats, has been boosted at oil and gas facilities.

 

The two Nord Stream pipelines, which connect Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea, lost pressure on Monday, after which numerous leaks were detected. Swedish authorities recorded what they said were two explosions in the areas of gas leaks.

 

Sweden, Denmark and the EU all said that the disaster was an act of sabotage. The Kremlin, meanwhile, said the disruption of gas deliveries is a big problem for Moscow and argued any allegations that it was behind the damage were “absurd.”

 

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday suggested it could have been a “terrorist attack” and was unlikely to have been possible “without the involvement of some state power.”

 

Russian pipeline operator Gazprom said this month that Nord Stream 1 will remain shut down indefinitely due to maintenance, citing problems with the return of repaired equipment because of Western sanctions imposed on Russia over its military offensive in Ukraine.

 

The Nord Stream 2 was never fully operational becauseGermany halted certification in February, due to the Ukraine conflict.

 

https://www.rt.com/news/563734-norway-military-nord-stream/

 

Germany should be considered as participating in the sabotage, it never made sense to prevent the certification until now.

Anonymous ID: e6e93f Sept. 29, 2022, 9:58 a.m. No.17603456   🗄️.is 🔗kun

29 Sep, 2022 12:31

US envoy offers advice to China

 

Nicholas Burns says Beijing should “move forward” after escalation over Taiwan last month

 

China should restore cooperation with Washington on crucial issues, such as on climate change and healthcare which was severed in early August following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taipei, US Ambassador to Beijing Nicholas Burns has said.

 

“Our message to the Chinese is ‘let’s talk, open these dialogues and let’s move forward,’”Burns told his audience at the Milken Institute Asia Summit in Singapore on Thursday, as quoted by Bloomberg.

 

China severed communication with Washington in a number of military and civilian areas in retaliation for Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan. The US Speaker of the House of Representatives became the highest-ranking American official to visit Taipei since the 1990s. China, which considers the self-governing island its territory, opposes any forms of diplomatic recognition of the Taipei government.

 

The Chinese Foreign Ministry slammed Pelosi’s trip as a “dangerous provocation” at the time, while its military launched snap drills around Taiwan. The US accused China of inciting tensions in the region.

 

According to the South China Morning Post, in his speech on Thursday Burns reiterated US’ concerns that Beijing could stop seeking a peaceful resolution to the Taiwan issue.

 

“If anyone has changed policy here, it’s really the People’s Republic of China, with their overreaction, for nearly two months now since speaker Pelosi’s visit,” the US diplomat said.

 

China criticized Burns for making similar statements in the past. “Burns is not a qualified ambassador. His remarks on Pelosi's visit to Taiwan exposed the limits of his understanding of complicated China-US relations,” the Chinese state-run newspaper Global Times wrote last month.

 

Burns’ remarks came after US Vice President Kamala Harris accused China of undermining peace, during her visit to Japan on Wednesday.

 

She arrived in South Korea on Thursday as the US, South Korean and Japanese navies are set to kick off a joint anti-submarine exercise in the Sea of Japan (known to Koreans as the East Sea) this week.

 

https://www.rt.com/news/563726-us-envoy-china-dialogue/

 

He doesn’t seem very diplomatic. Another arrogant diplomat. The State Department doesnt realize that China lost all respect when the Bidan admin took over, not that they had respect for Bidan before, they consider him a useful idiot, so hence they think the same of those who for them.