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Putin issues warning to foreign mercenaries
Any combatants committing crimes against civilians on Russian soil will be treated as terrorists, the president has said
Foreign mercenaries fighting for Kiev should be aware that they do not have the same legal protections under international law as regular Ukrainian combatants, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a visit to Kursk Region.
Speaking at a meeting with the Russian General Staff and military commanders on Wednesday, the president stated that any Ukrainian soldier or foreign mercenary captured on Russian soil can be “treated as a terrorist under Russian law.”
“All people who commit crimes against the civilian population on the territory of the Kursk Region, confront our Armed Forces, law enforcement agencies and special services, are terrorists in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation,” Putin said. “This is how the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office and the Investigative Committee qualify their actions.”
https://www.rt.com/russia/614109-putin-warning-foreign-mercenaries/
The Counterargument to Isolationist Puritanism
There are plenty of things Rep Thomas Massie says that I agree with. Only the most rigid ideologues refuse to admit when their opponents are correct, or their allies are mistaken and require constructive criticism. However, many of us who lean in the libertarian direction have run short on patience for the puritan “America Alone” philosophy peddled by people like Rep Thomas Massie, Tucker Carlson, and even deceptive radical leftists like Glenn Greenwald. It’s worth pointing out one glaring problem: “America Alone” is not “America First.” In fact, I would argue “America Alone” could be called “China First.”
We’ve all seen the troubling events coming out of Syria this week. No one’s shocked anymore, and it’s hard not to feel the weight of it: indiscriminate slaughter of our fellow human beings that echoes genocides of the Yazidis and Christians throughout the Middle East in recent memory. Sure, we sympathize with the argument that America cannot police the world alone—it’s exhausting and expensive. And yes, we’re all weary of watching taxpayer money disappear into organizations like the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which seems to operate mainly as a money laundering scheme for the political class. Whoever came up with the label “USAID” deserves the crown for the most intentionally deceptive branding—a masterpiece of misdirection more effective than a Romulan Warbird’s cloaking device.
Here’s the challenge: America remains the dominant force in the world. For anyone who has ventured beyond their comfortable suburban neighbourhood in an elegant gated community or high end luxury apartment, it’s evident—there’s a challenging, sometimes harsh reality out there. Yet somehow, isolationism (ignore your problems and threats and they will go away) philosophy is permeating the politics of the worlds dominant super power again. History offers some stark warnings on this perspective. Consider the British Empire. Once the global dominant force, decided or was forced to step back from its prominent role on the world stage. The results were less than stellar.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2025-03-12/america-alone-not-america-first
It’s still about inflation not tariffs: Markets ignore hysteria as economy improves despite tariffs
Key stock market indices rebounded on Wednesday following news that inflation fell in February to an annual rate of 2.8%, bolstering President Donald Trump’s claim that tariffs would not cause inflation as the stock markets rallied over — or despite — his trade spats with Canada and the European Union.
Analysts had expected a rate of 2.9% after January saw it modestly rise to 3.0%. Consequently, the NASDAQ closed up by 1.44%, while the S&P gained 0.81%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) largely held steady, but closed down 0.20%. The rebounds came after the indices tumbled over the past few weeks over uncertainty about the effect of expected U.S. tariff increases.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/its-still-about-inflation-markets-shrug-tariff-hysteria-key-metrics-show-improving
wow Bill Nye looks younger then he did, uhh ever…
Oh wow it could be anyone under the beard, of the rabbi.
solid!
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someone dump something they shouldn't have?
[copper compounds release a wavelength of light that we perceive as green, same for boron or boric acid]
Texas Tech University
Electrochemical Engineering
Gerardine G. Botte, Ph.D.
Founder and Director, CASFER an NSF Engineering Research Center, Professor and Whitacre Endowed Chair in Sustainable Energy, Founder and Director, Institute for Sustainability and Circular Economy
CHE
Research Interests
Electrochemical Engineering
Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage (e.g., batteries, fuel cells, hydrogen production)
Process Intensification and Sustainable Manufacturing
Advance Water Treatment and Electrochemical Sensors
Electrocatalysis
Design and scale up of electrochemical reactors
https://www.depts.ttu.edu/che/faculty/Gerardine_Botte/index.php>>22751118