Mardanz
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Russia is working on bio-weapons in Siberia.
Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague - The Moscow Times
Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regio...
www.themoscowtimes.com
October 4, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Russia is working on bio-weapons in Siberia.
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Our reasonable conditions for the UK to rejoin the EU:
- Make tabloid editors recite the Act of Contrition on TV
- Drive on the right side of the road
- Revoke pub privileges for Brexiteers
- Adopt the €
- Add Kaja Kallas to the line of succession to the throne
- Make tabloid editors recite the Act of Contrition on TV
- Drive on the right side of the road
- Revoke pub privileges for Brexiteers
- Adopt the €
- Add Kaja Kallas to the line of succession to the throne
October 1, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Our reasonable conditions for the UK to rejoin the EU:
- Make tabloid editors recite the Act of Contrition on TV
- Drive on the right side of the road
- Revoke pub privileges for Brexiteers
- Adopt the €
- Add Kaja Kallas to the line of succession to the throne
- Make tabloid editors recite the Act of Contrition on TV
- Drive on the right side of the road
- Revoke pub privileges for Brexiteers
- Adopt the €
- Add Kaja Kallas to the line of succession to the throne
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Is it?
Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year.
“We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.”
www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
“We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.”
www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
October 1, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Is it?
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Good research on the German contracts with the US on F35 and other very costly equipment. All risk with the buyer, all rights with the seller.
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www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2...
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www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2...
Abhängigkeit von den USA: Trumps geheime Knebelverträge
Die Bundesregierung will bei der Rüstung souveräner werden. Ein exklusiver Einblick in vertrauliche Akten zeigt jedoch: Die Abhängigkeit von den USA nimmt zu.
www.zeit.de
September 28, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Good research on the German contracts with the US on F35 and other very costly equipment. All risk with the buyer, all rights with the seller.
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www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2...
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www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2...
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He's never said anything when Russia bombed US businesses in Ukraine.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Ukrainian strikes have repeatedly hit American-linked vessels, likely unintentionally, urging the issue be resolved.
Rubio also backed an "energy ceasefire" pausing attacks on both power and oil grids.
www.kyivpost.com/post/85139
Rubio also backed an "energy ceasefire" pausing attacks on both power and oil grids.
www.kyivpost.com/post/85139
September 22, 2026 at 5:17 PM
He's never said anything when Russia bombed US businesses in Ukraine.
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Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible
September 17, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible
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The war on Iran has cost consumers more than $100 billion in fuel costs. www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Americans Have Spent $100 Billion More on Fuel During the Iran War
Higher gasoline and diesel prices have led many families to save less and curb spending elsewhere.
www.wsj.com
September 16, 2026 at 3:03 AM
The war on Iran has cost consumers more than $100 billion in fuel costs. www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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NEW: Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin
Umar Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, including renting out a private island and paying for the fireworks show.
Umar Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, including renting out a private island and paying for the fireworks show.
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
www.propublica.org
September 14, 2026 at 11:01 AM
NEW: Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin
Umar Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, including renting out a private island and paying for the fireworks show.
Umar Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, including renting out a private island and paying for the fireworks show.
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OTD in 1939 USSR sent congratulations to Nazi Germany for their conquest of Warsaw.
Imagine today Russia being aligned with the German far right..
Imagine today Russia being aligned with the German far right..
September 9, 2026 at 6:59 AM
OTD in 1939 USSR sent congratulations to Nazi Germany for their conquest of Warsaw.
Imagine today Russia being aligned with the German far right..
Imagine today Russia being aligned with the German far right..
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1/ The Russian state has been transformed into "a system of total, covert conscription, where officials are transformed into full-time recruiters for the military," according to Russian commentators. ⬇️
September 9, 2026 at 7:24 AM
1/ The Russian state has been transformed into "a system of total, covert conscription, where officials are transformed into full-time recruiters for the military," according to Russian commentators. ⬇️
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And there are still idiots out there who see no comparison with Hitler.
Trump posts a map depicting the US conquering the entirety of North America
September 7, 2026 at 7:26 PM
And there are still idiots out there who see no comparison with Hitler.
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I keep telling you…he just doesn’t understand how the economy works.
“We could do tremendous good for ourselves by just not trading with countries” — Trump’s bonkers view of trade is that you become wealthy by not engaging in commerce
September 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I keep telling you…he just doesn’t understand how the economy works.
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🚨📉 Russia’s Central Bank warns that the cash exodus isn’t slowing. Over 2 trillion rubles pulled out in just seven months, and more is expected. People are losing trust, turning to dollars, euros, and cash. When citizens stop believing in their own system, the signal is clear.
September 1, 2026 at 6:59 PM
🚨📉 Russia’s Central Bank warns that the cash exodus isn’t slowing. Over 2 trillion rubles pulled out in just seven months, and more is expected. People are losing trust, turning to dollars, euros, and cash. When citizens stop believing in their own system, the signal is clear.
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Teacher Arrested for Clapping Against Data Centers Gets All Charges Dropped
Teacher Arrested for Clapping Against Data Centers Gets All Charges Dropped
It turns out you can fight city hall.
gizmodo.com
August 26, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Teacher Arrested for Clapping Against Data Centers Gets All Charges Dropped
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Starting a pointless trade war with our most reliable partner as a distraction from your failed war in Iran (that you launched as a distraction from your administration covering up the Epstein files) isn’t going to win you any votes.
August 24, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Starting a pointless trade war with our most reliable partner as a distraction from your failed war in Iran (that you launched as a distraction from your administration covering up the Epstein files) isn’t going to win you any votes.
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THREAD: A couple of thoughts on Natalie Harp. First, I'm so glad that people on our side are concerned about her and her mental health. It's because we have hearts and empathy and we aren't sociopaths. We're good people, and I love that about us. But I think we are also right to be angry. 1/
August 21, 2026 at 5:12 PM
THREAD: A couple of thoughts on Natalie Harp. First, I'm so glad that people on our side are concerned about her and her mental health. It's because we have hearts and empathy and we aren't sociopaths. We're good people, and I love that about us. But I think we are also right to be angry. 1/
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The search for AI ROI continues.
University admin gave a presentation to faculty senate on AI. They begged us to discover use cases for them. All they have is a bespoke Ai tutoring agent and hopes and dreams for improved internal operations
All senate had to offer was complaints about cheating
University admin gave a presentation to faculty senate on AI. They begged us to discover use cases for them. All they have is a bespoke Ai tutoring agent and hopes and dreams for improved internal operations
All senate had to offer was complaints about cheating
August 21, 2026 at 4:24 AM
The search for AI ROI continues.
University admin gave a presentation to faculty senate on AI. They begged us to discover use cases for them. All they have is a bespoke Ai tutoring agent and hopes and dreams for improved internal operations
All senate had to offer was complaints about cheating
University admin gave a presentation to faculty senate on AI. They begged us to discover use cases for them. All they have is a bespoke Ai tutoring agent and hopes and dreams for improved internal operations
All senate had to offer was complaints about cheating
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No. This is horrible. A serious paper normalising fascism and racism and basically excusing that because some readers will find entertainment in laughing at a vile human being, who in turn is only featured as the father of another vile one, who happens to be very rich.
A cracking Lunch with the FT with Errol Musk. As David Pilling reports, "We are truly down the rabbit hole now." Apparently Starmer's gay, Michelle Obama's a man, Fauci's going to jail and Moscow is the most beautiful city in the world. And so on.
www.ft.com/content/ded0...
www.ft.com/content/ded0...
Errol Musk: ‘I’m Elon’s father, not his pal’
The far-right convener on his violent upbringing in South Africa, why he admires Vladimir Putin and Tommy Robinson — and his on-off relationship with his son
www.ft.com
August 21, 2026 at 12:37 PM
No. This is horrible. A serious paper normalising fascism and racism and basically excusing that because some readers will find entertainment in laughing at a vile human being, who in turn is only featured as the father of another vile one, who happens to be very rich.
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Fans of the horseshoe theory will be entertained to see that over on twitter, my post about a former Reform candidate's Kremlin-adjacent views has upset the Workers Party of Britain. What is it that he could possibly have in common with a party headed by former RT host George Galloway?
August 20, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Fans of the horseshoe theory will be entertained to see that over on twitter, my post about a former Reform candidate's Kremlin-adjacent views has upset the Workers Party of Britain. What is it that he could possibly have in common with a party headed by former RT host George Galloway?
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'It’s Absolutely Terrifying': AI Is Reportedly Slopping Up the Bills in Congress https://gizmodo.com/its-absolutely-terrifying-ai-is-reportedly-slopping-up-the-bills-in-congress-2000799734
'It’s Absolutely Terrifying': AI Is Reportedly Slopping Up the Bills in Congress
By one count, the number of requests for legislation in 2025 was up 72% from the same period in 2023
gizmodo.com
August 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
'It’s Absolutely Terrifying': AI Is Reportedly Slopping Up the Bills in Congress https://gizmodo.com/its-absolutely-terrifying-ai-is-reportedly-slopping-up-the-bills-in-congress-2000799734
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Trump destroys America’s relationship with South Korea.
China steps in.
China steps in.
China’s Top Envoy to Visit Seoul as Trump Shakes US-Korea Ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit South Korea for two days from Wednesday, stepping up engagement with Seoul as President Donald Trump sows doubts about Washington’s reliability in the regio...
www.bloomberg.com
August 18, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Trump destroys America’s relationship with South Korea.
China steps in.
China steps in.