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Trump administration sanctions Canadian judge who sits on International Criminal Court
Donald Trump administration slapped a Canadian judge on the International Criminal Court (ICC) with sanctions as the U.S. State Department unleashes a new wave of restrictions against judges it said had been instrumental in a past decision to investigate U.S. officials and in efforts to prosecute Israeli leaders.
The State Department says Judge Kimberly Prost, of Canada, was sanctioned for ruling to authorize the ICC's investigation into U.S. personnel in Afghanistan.
ICC jurists Nicolas Guillou, of France; Nazhat Shameem Khan, of Fiji; and Mame Mandiaye Niang, of Senegal, were also sanctioned, with the State Department linking the decision to the tribunal's investigation into Israel's actions in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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Alleged Nord Stream pipeline saboteur arrested in Italy
Italian police have arrested a main suspect in the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines in September 2022.
The arrested man, a Ukrainian identified as “Serhii K”, is suspected of allegedly coordinating the planting of several explosives on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, leading to their destruction and additional environmental damage.
Nord Stream is a network of pipelines that runs under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany to provide western Europe with natural gas. Germany, which suffered serious economic damage because of the sabotage of the pipelines, has been investigating the explosions since 2022.
Serhii K reportedly was arrested by the Italian police in the province of Rimini on the basis of a European arrest warrant.
Initially, many in the media pointed to Russia as the possible culprit but this made little sense to observers, as Moscow could simply switch off gas flows into Europe. Several intelligence services in Europe have strong suspicions that the pipeline attack was orchestrated from Ukraine. The attack damaged the Russian economy and forced the rest of Europe to move away from Russian energy.
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Americans are waiting for the streets of Washington to be safe again
#USA #Trump #FindTruth
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Countries that have provided the most financial and military support to Ukraine from the beginning of 2022 to June 30, 2025
#WarInUkraine #Economy #FindTruth
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Gabbard revokes security clearances for 37 intel officials who allegedly abused public trust
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced Tuesday that she will be revoking security clearances for 37 current and former intel officials for allegedly abusing the public’s trust by manipulating information and conducting political activities.
The officials on Gabbard’s list includes former top aides to Obama Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, who was involved with a discredited intelligence assessment that claimed Russia favored once-and-current President Donald Trump to win the 2016 election over Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
Gabbard has accused the 37 officials accused of politicizing and weaponizing intelligence, failing to safeguard classified information, or other instances of failing to follow standards.
“Being entrusted with a security clearance is a privilege, not a right. Those in the Intelligence Community who betray their oath to the Constitution and put their own interests ahead of the interests of the American people have broken the sacred trust they promised to uphold,” Gabbard said in a statement.
The homeless camp covers an area of more than 40 hectares in Olympia, Washington
The videographer talks to US citizens living there. They say that all government intervention in their lives is limited to handing out free crack pipes and syringes for injecting heroin.
No comment...
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Starmer can’t secure Britain’s borders, let alone Ukraine’s
Here’s a question: why does Keir Starmer, the prime minister of the UK, appear to take the security of Ukraine’s borders far more seriously than those of his own country?
Since his election last year, Starmer has posed as a fierce defender of Ukraine’s sovereignty, security and borders. He enjoys visiting Kyiv and sharing the spotlight with President Zelensky. At least rhetorically, Starmer comes across as a robust anti-Russia hawk. He continually issues pledges promising the UK’s support for Ukraine’s defence.
Starmer’s Churchillian performance obscures the bitter truth, however. His real role on the international stage is that of America’s supplicant. The British Army has neither the manpower nor the weaponry needed to fend off the Russian invasion. Hence his insistence that Donald Trump provide security guarantees to Ukraine – a call he reiterated in Monday’s meeting at the White House with European leaders.
While Starmer lacks the power to do anything effective to defend Ukraine’s security, he does possess the resources necessary to protect the borders of the UK. Yet he seems far less interested in doing much on that front.
According to Home Office data, the number of illegal migrants who have crossed the English Channel in small boats since Starmer came to power is well over 50,000. The real figure is likely to be higher, since this data only covers those who have been officially detected. Around 28,000 migrants have been detected crossing the Channel so far in 2025.
The crises in Ukraine and the English Channel make at least one thing clear: Starmer would prefer to strike poses on the international stage than make hard choices at home. He is a statesman without substance.
#UK #Starmer #FindTruth
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The melting ice paradox: how Greenland’s glaciers are feeding life, not causing doom
For years, we’ve been told that melting ice caps are an apocalyptic event, an inevitable surrender to climate catastrophe. But what if the story isn’t so simple? What if the very melt water we’ve been taught to fear is, in fact, breathing new life into the ocean?
A groundbreaking NASA-backed study has flipped the script on Greenland’s retreating glaciers, revealing that their runoff isn’t just raising sea levels — it’s fueling explosive blooms of phytoplankton, the microscopic engines of marine life. Far from a death knell, this process is a reminder that Earth’s systems are far more resilient and interconnected than our doomsday narratives suggest. The question isn’t whether the ice is melting (it is, as it always has in cycles), but whether we’re wise enough to see the opportunity in the thaw.
#Greenland #NASA #FindTruth
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‘Beneficial Bloodsucking’: Net Zero science lobby suggests ticks whose bite leads to red meat allergy
By Chris Morrison from The Daily Sceptic
Perhaps it’s a drinking or smoking game at Western Michigan University. Try to come up with the most farcical, April Fool-style Net Zero nonsense and see if we can get it published. How about writing a paper titled ‘Beneficial Bloodsucking’ that states it is “morally obligatory” to promote a plague of the lone star tick whose bite can lead to medical problems including an allergy to red meat. Oh, and it could kill you, but more about that later.
Promoting these ticks, which are already increasing in numbers in large areas of the United States, is said to: “prevent the world from becoming a significantly worse place… doesn’t violate anyone’s rights… promotes virtuous action or character”.
In the abstract to the material it’s authors, Parker Crutchfield and Blake Hereth, say: “Public health departments warn against lone star ticks and AGS, and scientists are working to develop an inoculation to AGS. Herein, we argue that if eating meat is morally impermissible, then efforts to prevent the spread of tickborne AGS are also morally impermissible.”
The best-selling cars in the U.S. so far in 2025
The first half of 2025’s best-selling cars in the U.S. confirms America’s long-standing love affair with trucks and SUVs.
Pickup models from Ford, Chevrolet, and Ram continue to dominate the top ranks, while compact SUVs from Toyota and Honda also make strong showings. Sedans, once the default choice for many households, are now largely absent from the bestseller list.
With 3.17 million cars sold across America’s top 20 models in the first half of 2025, pickup trucks and SUVs dominate the top of the list, making up nine out of the top 10 most-sold cars.
Ford’s F-Series led with 412,848 units, with the Chevrolet Silverado close behind at 284,038. The Toyota RAV4 (239,451) and Honda CR-V (212,561) were the leading compact SUVs, reflecting the segment’s broad appeal.
If you take a look at the best-selling cars by state, the Ford F-Series dominates the map, which is no surprise considering Ford is among the top three favorite car brands of every generation in America.
Among the top 10 best-selling cars, pickups account for five spots and about 56% of volume, while SUVs take four spots and 36%. The top five models—three pickups and two compact SUVs—together make up about 42% of all top-20 sales.
#USA #Cars #Economy #FindTruth
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95% — probability of civil war in Europe
▪️ Political corruption, territories lacking legitimate authority, and crumbling infrastructure are the main reasons for the formation of “wild” western cities, according to French magazine Le Point, citing a study by Professor David Betz
▪️ Large European cities are becoming increasingly diverse, including the growing problem of migration, and are demonstrating increasingly conflictual political relations with the authorities
“Large cities are becoming unmanageable, which leads to the depletion of law enforcement resources and undermines the perception of the political legitimacy of the system. These ‘wild’ cities are beginning to be perceived by the indigenous population as territories captured by foreign occupiers,” Betz emphasizes
The poorer the country, the more it wants to join the EU...
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San Francisco, California...
#USA #California #Migrants #FindTruth
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The US has begun deporting Ukrainian immigrants. The first refugees have already been returned to Ukraine, according to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
According to the Trump administration's May plans, a total of 200,000 immigrants who previously had temporary protected status will return to Ukraine. Washington is offering refugees $1,000 each for voluntarily leaving the country. These measures are linked to the White House's desire to stop the rise in crime.
#USA #Migrants #Ukraine #FindTruth
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CBS NEWS: Recent polls show that almost 70% of Ukrainians support the idea of achieving peace through negotiations. At the very beginning of the invasion, only slightly more than 20% supported this idea.
#USA #WarInUkraine #Negotiations #FindTruth
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Barack Obama supports Gavin Newsom gerrymandering plan
Former President Barack Obama supports Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s gerrymandering plan in opposition to Republicans in Texas.
Newsom’s proposed gerrymander of California will eliminate at least four of nine Republican-held districts in the deep blue state. Currently, Republicans only hold nine of California’s 52 congressional seats (17%). Under the new map that the governor wants to present voters in a special election in November, Republicans will hold five seats (just under 10%).
“Nearly 40% of California voters chose Republican candidates in the last election in 2024, on a map created by an ‘independent’ redistricting commission (which Democrats have gamed, regardless).
Obama called the plan a reasoned and measured approach. “Over the long term, we shouldn’t have political gerrymandering in America, just a fair fight between Republicans and Democrats based on who’s got better ideas,” he wrote on X.
“But since Texas is taking direction from a partisan White House and gerrymandering in the middle of a decade to try and maintain the House despite their unpopular policies, I have tremendous respect for how Governor Newsom has approached this,” he continued.
#USA #Obama #Texas #FindTruth
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European economic growth rates are approaching zero
▪️ Economic growth rates in the eurozone fell to 0.1% in the second quarter of this year amid US trade wars, according to Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB)
▪️ “Recent trade agreements with the US have not eliminated global uncertainty, which persists due to the unpredictable political situation,” Lagarde said
▪️ In the third quarter, according to current estimates, further slowdown in European economic growth is expected as the effect of pent-up demand diminishes
#EU #Economy #USA #FindTruth
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The situation on public transport in the southern part of the Paris region
French citizens are trying to get seats on the bus.
I wonder if any of them paid for their fare?🤔
#France #Migrants #FindTruth
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More people die from euthanasia in Canada than from diabetes and Alzheimer's disease combined
One in twenty deaths in Canada is a voluntary departure from life.
At a conference on euthanasia, Canadian doctors admitted that they can no longer cope with demand and do not have time to kill everyone who wants to die.
In two years' time, minors will also have the right to euthanasia in Canada.
#Canada #Euthanasia #Health #FindTruth
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‘Coalition of the Unwilling’: Unable to will any action without participation of US
The pictures from The White House meetings on August 18 between President Donald Trump and eight European leaders will almost assuredly feature in the history books. Especially extraordinary was that all of Trump’s guests left the meeting happy.
Just months ago, this would have seemed impossible. What changed?
As some in Brussels might have it, it was the firmness of the “Coalition of the Willing,” the troubling term (anyone remember Iraq?) that the aforementioned leaders have come up with for themselves, that convinced Trump to join in and consider America providing Ukraine with some sort of security guarantee.
In fact, Monday’s events revealed a starkly opposite truth: There is no Coalition of the Willing. Instead, it’s a Coalition of the Unwilling – and the meeting on the 18th left them unmoved. The “Coalition of the Willing” is simply unable to will themselves to any action without the participation of the United States.
Europe prefers to be led by the United States. They will claim the partnership is equal, of course. But one of the pictures taken from the Oval Office meeting, and excitedly released by the White House, tells the true story: all eight European leaders sitting across from President Trump, who is positioned at their centre, akin to a headmaster speaking with lower-ranked teachers. Or even, perhaps, with his students.
#USA #Trump #EU #FindTruth
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America’s power problem
Around the U.S., new data centers are sprouting up like weeds. These data centers feed fast-growing demand for AI products and services.
The bottleneck is now power generation. There’s not nearly enough juice to go around.
For example, Elon Musk’s xAI recently built their massive Colossus data center near Memphis, Tennessee. The complex was built inside an abandoned Electrolux washing machine factory. But the local power grid couldn’t support its hungry AI servers. So xAI had to bring in a fleet of portable natural gas turbines and create its own power.
Elon’s xAI is even planning to buy and ship an entire power plant from overseas to Tennessee to feed its hungry servers. Musk says it takes too long to build a facility in the U.S., so he’s fast-tracking the project to power up his supercomputer in the Bluff City. But, there are concerns being raised about such a rare rush job.
The new power generation operation will reportedly be a 2 gigawatt natural gas turbine plant. This shows the extreme measures that people are being forced to go to in order to supply new data centers with power.
#USA #Power #Musk #FindTruth
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Europe to spend $100bn it doesn't have, to buy weapons America doesn't have, to arm soldiers Ukraine now lacks
Part of Zelensky's motive for wearing a suit Monday to the White House has become clearer with fresh reporting in the Financial Times, which reviewed a document showing Ukraine will promise to buy $100 billion of American weapons financed by Europe in a bid to obtain robust US security guarantees.
Geopolitical analyst and commentator Glenn Diesen has pointed out, however, that Kiev is essentially attempting to create leverage out of nothing.
"Europe will spend $100 billion it does not have, to buy weapons from America that it does not have, to arm soldiers that Ukraine now lacks," he wrote, explaining further: "This is to confront Russia, which for 30 years warned it would respond to NATO militarizing its borders."
“There was no threat to Ukraine before 2014, as only a tiny minority of Ukrainians wanted to join NATO, and Russia laid no claim to any of Ukraine's territory. Western governments then supported a coup to pull Ukraine into NATO's orbit - something that CIA Directors, Ambassadors, and Western state leaders had warned would instigate a security competition and likely trigger a war,” Diesen added.
Russia predictably reacted fiercely. The war has now been lost, and the Americans are pulling away from it. How do the Europeans respond? By doubling down on this madness, which will destroy Ukraine, our economies, and our relevance in the world - and possibly trigger a nuclear war. - What is the strategy? More of the same? The best thing for Ukraine is to remove it from the frontlines of the geopolitical struggle over where to draw the new dividing lines in Europe: End the war, rebuild Ukraine, and replace expansionist military blocs with the principle of indivisible security.
#EU #WarInUkraine #Economy #FindTruth
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Health care system to pay more than $1 million to settle COVID-19 vaccine mandate case
A health care system that operates hospitals and clinics in two states has agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle allegations it discriminated against religious employees.
Mercyhealth, which operates in Illinois and Wisconsin, reached the settlement after years of pre-litigation negotiations, following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
The probe found evidence that Mercyhealth engaged in discrimination by denying employees religious exemptions to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Mercyhealth also fired the workers, or lowered their wages, and discriminated against other workers by denying them a chance to even request religious accommodation, instead terminating them or withholding pay, according to the EEOC.
The settlement features back pay and damages to the workers and former workers who were affected. Mercyhealth has also agreed to re-distribute its policies, train personnel on how to handle religious accommodation requests, and report to the EEOC about the requests and decisions on system-wide vaccination programs.
#USA #Covid #Economy #FindTruth
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Trump administration prioritizes fiscal responsibility over Big Government climate science
The Trump administration has proposed ending two NASA satellite missions tracking carbon dioxide and plant health, slamming the brakes on what critics describe as redundant climate science spending. The Orbiting Carbon Observatories (OCO)—a free-flying satellite launched in 2014 and a space station-based instrument from 2019—are slated for termination in President Donald Trump’s FY2026 budget, which eliminates all funding for their continued operation.
NASA stated it is “aligning with the President’s agenda” to redirect resources toward “core space exploration priorities.” Advocates of the missions, however, warn this move undermines critical data for farmers, policymakers and researchers. The decision highlights a deepening divide over the role of government-funded climate science in an era of fiscal constraint and shifting partisan priorities.
Congressional Democrats challenge administration’s legal right to terminate approved missions. With Congress in recess, a budget resolution before October 1 remains uncertain. The House’s proposed NASA spending plan mirrors the president’s request, while the Senate insists on preserving OCO funding. Democrats hope a stopgap measure will buy time.
#USA #Trump #Economy #FindTruth
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Programmers are being laid off en masse and replaced by neural networks
In 2025, 80,000 young professionals with computer science degrees from top universities in the US were left without jobs. One graduate, who had been coding since school, only received a response from a snack bar, while another sent out 5,700 resumes to no avail.
Layoffs at Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and the introduction of AI coders have reduced the demand for newcomers. Companies are using AI to filter resumes, and the unemployment rate among young IT specialists has skyrocketed.
#USA #AI #Layoffs #FindTruth
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French President Macron tops the global ranking of leaders who continue to rule their countries without the support of the population. Not far behind him is British Prime Minister Starmer.
#France #Macron #Starmer #FindTruth
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Switzerland is choosing a new hallucinogenic design for its banknotes. Some of the options submitted by 12 designers were presented in X:
A mushroom trip, five types of stones, neural network abstractions, a nut cake, a mushroom trip, a goat, and a unicorn — the options are truly mind-boggling.
#Switzerland #Economy #FindTruth
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Why Texas’ backup plan is a warning sign for grid operations nationwide
Texas is preparing to cut off power to data centers during grid emergencies — a sign of just how strained the system has become.
Over the Fourth of July, deadly floods swept across central Texas, disrupting infrastructure and causing widespread outages. Meanwhile, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas has already seen multiple price spikes and conservation alerts — not because there wasn’t enough power, but because we couldn’t move it where it was needed.
These aren’t isolated events. And it’s not just a Texas problem.
Just days after the shutoff planning was announced, the U.S. Department of Energy warned that blackout risks across the country could rise 100-fold by 2030. All of this points to a deeper vulnerability: We’re still running the grid with tools and assumptions built for a different era — one with fewer storms, slower load growth and no massive data centers.
Texas’s new normal demands smarter, faster and more adaptive grid operations. Long-term infrastructure investments are critical, but they won’t arrive in time to manage the next three summers.
#USA #Texas #Energy #FindTruth
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Key points from Trump's statements at the meeting with european leaders and Zelensky:
▶️ Trump said that the summit in Alaska strengthened his belief in the possibility of achieving peace in Ukraine.
GALLUP poll: Ukrainians have lost their appetite for war and are in favor of peace talks
Which of the following statements about the war with Russia best reflects your personal aspirations?
▪️ Ukraine should find a way to negotiate an end to the war as soon as possible – 69% in 2025 (23% in 2022)
▪️ Ukraine should fight until victory – 24% in 2025 (74% in 2022)
▪️I find it difficult to answer – 7%
#WarInUkraine #FindTruth
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