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Russian saboteurs accused of plots that included potential attacks against US military facilities
Two individuals suspected of being saboteurs were arrested in Germany. They are suspected of planning sabotage attacks against targets in Germany, including US military facilities. The Germans suspected that one of the individuals interacted with someone with Russia’s Secret Service. The Russians denied involvement. From Reuters: BERLIN, April 18 (Reuters) – Two German-Russian nationals have […]
American veteran flees to Russia and joins their army
Wilmer Puello-Mota, A U.S. Air Force veteran and former elected official, was supposed to show up in court. He reached an agreement to plead guilty to charges related to having an image of a 17-year-old girl on his phone. In exchange, he would be sentenced to 18 months in prison. However, he did not show […]
AI must be bias free, Kamala sez. And Russian AA gets some
VP Harris says we need to make sure that government-used AI is bias free. Each agency by December must have a set of concrete safeguards that guide everything from facial recognition screenings at airports to AI tools that help control the electric grid or determine mortgages and home insurance. I’m so confused… does this […]
Ever’body claiming ever’thing
If you thought the world map has changed, you’re not wrong. Heck, when I was young(er) there were 122 nations in the UN, as I recall. Now the count is over 200 and probably destined to climb further. Plus, now some (mainly the despots) want to extend the territories under their control further. We already […]
Ukraine’s Sea Drone
Magura V5 Sea Drone The sea drone that’s lifting Ukraine morale as it hunts Russian ships By Barry Hatton Uncrewed, remote-controlled boats have been around since the end of World War II. Late last century, technological innovations broadened their potential uses. Lethal, advanced sea drones developed and deployed by Ukraine in its war with Russia […]
Another Bad Day for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
Rubin Class Patrol Boat Sergei Kotov Ukraine’s drones sink another Russian warship, Kyiv says Story by Svitlana Vlasova and Brad Lendon Ukraine’s military on Tuesday claimed another successful attack on a Russian warship, marking the latest in a string of naval defeats for Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet that Kyiv says has reduced its numbers by […]
Have a pleasant flight ASA style
You can run out of lift, run out of fuel, run out of altitude, run out of airspeed, and they are all bad. Natural problems like storms or even volcano eruptions are problematic (you try turning 8,000 rpm while inhaling sand!) People problems like annnoying passengers, entitled idiots, sickness, or skyjackings to some third […]
Odds and Sods II
Yet another thing we have to thank Mexico for. There is so much we have already – the crimes we are told they don’t commit, the welcoming conduit they provide for OTHER illegal immigrants, the 67,000+ fentanyl deaths in 2021 alone, the local drug gangs: regrettable as they are, they aren’t just disgusting. This is. […]
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