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I think perhaps what also clouds this is reverse-Patrick-Stewart-syndrome. Stewart looked 50 years old when he was 25, so he appears to have never aged. Trump has had the mental faculties of a 90-year old man since he was 50, so he appears to have not declined. In fact, Trump has always been worse than Biden in his critical thinking (probably all the STIs), it's just that he hit bottom so long ago that it's hard to notice.

Trump’s Immigration Plan Is Even More Aggressive Now - The Atlantic WWW.THEATLANTIC.COM The former president and his aides are formulating plans to deport millions of migrants. Basically plans to send federal agents into Democratic states and round up immigrants.

I really hope the second season sticks the landing, because the first is probably the best Star Wars content ever made.

Looks like this might be the title:

A decent chunk of the American public will hear this and go "aha, I knew he was old!!!" and vote for...the other old guy who is also evil. It's like a kindly grandpa who forgot he already gave you some ice cream and gives you more vs the mean grandpa who is always on a racist tirade.

So is this kind of like Deep Rock Galactic meets Starship Troopers?

It sounds like from Ukrainian sources that people there see this move as: Zelenskyy believes that Ukraine needs to keep some sort of forward momentum in terms of retaking some ground, otherwise the west will completely abandon Ukraine Zaluzhny would not sign off on wasting gear/men on this sort of stuff - this is why Ukraine often lost ground to Russia but managed to exact 10:1 or even 20:1 casualties Syrsky is willing to throw men and gear at any mark on the map in order to take it or hold it (he's the one that held on to Bakhmut for so long) So it really comes down to: which form of strategy and tactics can defeat Russia: the NATO model (Zaluzhny), or the Soviet model (Syrsky)? Right now the Soviet model of ground warfare is proving superior as Russia continue to take small chunks of land, even at the cost of men and gear. If Ukraine emulates it, will it help? I have no doubt that the NATO model is superior if you have air support, but the west hesitated for far too long on getting Ukraine the gear they needed. If Ukraine had been given HIMARS, F-16s, ATACMS, NASAMS, Patriot, Bradleys, tanks, and more in 2022, then I think Russia would possibly have lost Crimea by now. But the west is weak and lacks resolve. Zelenskyy possibly believes that if he shifts Ukraine back to the Soviet mindset of sacrifice for the greater good (which likely means a big conscription) then he can hold of Russia. I believe he can, but the one thing the Soviet model needs (even more than men) is artillery.

In other news... МО РФ предложило установить единый предельный возраст пребывания на службе при мобилизации TASS.RU Предельный возраст в период мобилизации составит для всех высших офицеров до 70 лет, для остальных контрактников - 65 лет Russia is proposing to raise the maximum age of mobilized soldiers to 65. For reference, the current life expectancy for men in Russia is 64.

Ugh, that's horrible. What are severance laws in your state? I know here the legal required minimum is 1 week per year of service, but if you go to court then you typically get 1 month per year of service—so if you can get a lawyer to draft a demand letter, companies will often just offer closer to that to avoid court costs.

Ugh, I can't even imagine.

Wait what?!

Gina Carano Sues Disney Over ‘Mandalorian’ Firing In Lawsuit Funded by Elon Musk WWW.HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM The actress claims the entertainment giant discriminated against her for voicing right-wing opinions on hot-button issues. Truly a perfect union of assholes.

It's almost like POWER GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION IS A PUBLIC GOOD THAT SHOULD BE MANAGED BY THE STATE FOR THE GOOD OF THE PUBLIC. I think my province might be the last place in Canada/US that has the following all run by the government: - Landline phone monopoly (and competes in market for mobile) - Power generation and distribution (hydro, coal, solar, wind, geo, n.gas, and now planning nuclear) - Energy (natural gas) - Vehicle insurance (and competes in market for home/other insurance) - Water It also competes in the market for: - Internet - TV It shouldn't be surprising that we have the lowest rates in Canada (and often, the continent) for all of the above, despite being a province of only 1.2 million people in an area the size of Texas. Having government handle large issues for the public good is a very, very good thing. And all of the above places have strong unions and pay well, resulting in a very large public sector.

It appears to be part of Budanov's (intelligence) promised campaign to hunt down Wagner forces worldwide after what they did in Ukraine: Kyrylo Budanov: the Ukrainian military spy chief who ‘likes the darkness’ WWW.FT.COM General who has survived 10 assassination attempts keeps Russia guessing about his directorate’s reach and abilities

But the important question...will it have a Use Map Settings / custom mode? I just want back those golden days of Amazing Turret Defense and Diplomacy Gold 7.1.

Ukrainians are in Sudan targeting Russian forces: Ukrainian special forces ‘in Sudan operating against Russian mercenaries’ | Sudan | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Video reportedly from Ukrainian intelligence shows captured Russian saying he is from Wagner group

It will be interesting if they develop a multi-tier pricing plan, or something. e.g.: Xbox Local - $19.99/mo - Use local hardware like Playstation or PC to power your Xbox gamepass games Xbox Cloud - $29.99/mo - Use cloud hardware and a local USB dongle to stream Xbox gamepass games locally

Across America, clean energy plants are being banned faster than they're being built WWW.USATODAY.COM The clock is ticking toward a deadline to meet renewable-energy standards. But USA TODAY's analysis finds local governments banning wind turbines, solar plants. When the political culture war comes for the survival of civilization.

I wonder if the attacks continue to outpace good defence, will we enter an age where tech becomes impossible to secure? I don't think we'll end up like Dune, but we could potentially see less interconnected systems unless they are absolutely required.

Tucker Carlson is in Moscow, and is apparently going to interview Putin. I hope the Ukrainians take this opportunity seriously.

Canada is going to donate up to 83,000 CRV7 air-to-surface rockets to Ukraine. They were retired in 2000 and set to be scrapped, but at least 8,000 are still in full working order, and the rest can be cobbled together for working parts. Not super high tech, but good for helicopters.

Yep, education and healthcare are top targets now because they don't have the budgets for qualified security experts and systems.

There has been a toooooonne of agitprop by Russia for over a year saying that Zelenskyy was going to do this (in order to stoke internal divisions by claiming Zaluzhny was planning to run against Zelenskyy for President) so there is still a chance that this is false and that western media are falling for it. But could be true: Ukraine informs U.S. of decision to fire top general Valery Zaluzhny - The Washington Post WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM White House officials did not endorse or object to the planned ouster of Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, saying it’s President Volodymyr Zelensky’s choice to make. My understanding is there is tension between the two re: a full draft to basically double or triple the Ukrainian military.

https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1753011305466740859?s=20 Video of the hit from multiple vantage points—it looks like at least 2-3 drones hit it. Another ship promoted to submarine. Image of the ship sinking: