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Sandra Newman
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anyway, zelensky is a more popular figure than either trump or vance, putin is brutally unpopular, and the public still supports ukraine aid. better than even chance that none of these facts will show up in coverage of the incident.
February 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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This sort of comic book corruption is quite literally illegal in every single country in the world that has written laws. I don't even know what else you say about this, it's amazing
The agency was scheduled to make a final decision on whether to start paying Verizon for the contract next month, said one of the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Instead, Musk’s team determined the job should go to Starlink, the person said. But the process for unwinding a contract and awarding it to another company is lengthy and has not been followed in this case so far, the person said. Several senior FAA officials have refused to sign paperwork authorizing the switch, according to the person, who has been briefed on the internal deliberations and resulting fallout, so Musk’s team is now seeking help from the acting administrator of the agency, Trump appointee Chris Rocheleau, and Duffy.
February 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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dras.in/soldiers-for...
The group and its associated operations serve as a major foreign policy tool for the Russian state with the aim of creating African dependencies on Moscow’s security apparatus to access African resources. They operate through a web of shell companies, carrying out a broad spectrum of Kremlin-backed operations across the Middle East and Africa. In return for COIN and security operations, Russia seeks payments in the form of concessions for natural resources, substantial commercial contracts, or access to strategic locations, such as airbases or ports. For instance, Wagner deployed its operatives in Sudan to quell local uprisings against Omar al-Bashir’s government. As payment, a company by the name Meroe Gold was granted exclusive mining rights for gold in Sudan, which is a subsidiary of M-Invest, which itself is a subsidiary of M-Finance, founded by Prigozhin. Bashir was also in talks with Moscow to set up a naval base on the eastern coast of Sudan in 2019, a proposal still being considered by Khartoum (Fasanotti, 2022). In 2015, the group started operating in Syria, alongside the pro-government forces in direct combat as well as defensive operations to secure oilfields. In Libya, the group has been operating since 2016, in support of forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar. Apart from active combat services, the Wagner Group is also involved in securing mining operations of precious minerals like gold, diamonds, and uranium. The group was invited to the Central African Republic and Sudan to guard diamond and gold mines, respectively. The US treasury department has also alleged that the presence of the group in Africa is a cover to provide protection to Prigozhin’s mining companies, such as M Invest and Lobaye Invest.
February 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
sannewman.bsky.social
Maybe a Rottweiler wrote this
February 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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parhodes.bsky.social
This one was at the weekend but now it won't answer the question
The AI imagining bees
February 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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I don’t know if Google can top this, their finest work to date
Google is tripe kosher All Images Videos Shopping Forums News Al Overview Learn more : Whether tripe is kosher depends on the religion of the cow. Kosher meat can be ordered online, including kosher beef tripe. ~ Generative Al is experimental.
February 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
sannewman.bsky.social
Oh, thank you!!!
February 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM