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Is this the proof that Trump is dead? Federal law prohibits depictions of living presidents on U.S. currency.

Jane Goodall, chimpanzee expert and animal rights campaigner, dies age 91 - follow live The campaigner, a

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Federal District Courts still holding strong. This one is from Reagan appointee William G. Young

Yoroz, NW of Trabzon

America’s military leadership has more important things to do than listen to lectures on character from an unqualified drunk who assaults women.

Any soldier who was as careless as Hegseth was with war plans would be fired if not prosecuted.

And everyone in that room knows it.

Turkish fishermen caught a Ukrainian Magura sea drone.

Netherlands-flagged cargo ship attacked near Yemen's Aden, maritime firms say British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Monday that a Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship reportedly came under attack 120 nautical miles southeast of Yemen's port city of Aden.

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Moldova chose Europe over Russia in key election, say EU leaders The European Union hailed the result of Moldova's parliamentary election.

'The people of Moldova have spoken and their message is loud and clear,' said Antonio Costa, president of the European Council which represents the EU's 27 member states, in a post on X. Read more: reut.rs/4novkqx 3/3

First evading customs duty but then desertion

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In Klamath Falls, Oregon, victory declared over antifa, which never showed up Towns from Washington state to Indiana have seen armed groups begin patrolling the streets after rumors spread on social media about an antifa invasion.

Five years ago, @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social and I did a story about rural Oregon's fever dream that Antifa was coming to their town from Portland.

Hundreds showed up armed downtown because they heard on Facebook that "Antifa buses" were coming.

No buses came so they said Antifa "retreated."

Hegseth fires general officers and JAGs, cracks down on dissenting views in military, orders killing civilians at sea without legal rationale, calls generals to Quantico to demand loyalty.

Trump deploys troops to U.S. cities.

"What are Trump and Hegseth up to? It's a mystery!"

If they made a movie about this, no one would believe… Great investigation by a group of very talented people including our friend @oldpete45.bsky.social

Russia warns NATO, EU: any aggression will be met with 'decisive response' Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned NATO and the European Union on Saturday that "any aggression against my country will be met with a decisive response."

Russia warns NATO, EU: any aggression will be met with 'decisive response' reut.rs/4mGTuvo

Marine life found thriving on WWII explosives in the Baltic Sea German waters alone contain about 1.5 million metric tonnes of dumped weapons, mostly from the two world wars in the 20th century.

German waters alone contain about 1.5 million metric tonnes of dumped weapons, mostly from the two world wars in the 20th century.

The undersea war is a major problem for the UK and Ireland, and one both countries will need to take seriously

Russia's Matryoshka disinformation campaign is now creating new content formats for Bellingcat. This is both the worst and best thing they've done, imo.

A former deputy head of the St Petersburg department of Russia's Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography ROSREYESTR, Boris Avakyan, has died by suicide in the Armenian consulate in the city. t.me/rian_ru/318122

Drones seen at four more Danish airports, police say Airfield used by military shut down for several hours as Europe remains on alert over airspace violations

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Argentina reapplies export taxes on grains and by-products Argentina has reapplied temporarily suspended export taxes on grains and their by-products, as well as beef and poultry, after reaching a sales cap of $7 billion, Argentina's ARCA fiscal agency said on Wednesday in a post on social media.

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Not even when Third Brigade burned Washington after Cockburn’s successful amphibious attack during Warren's Chesapeake campaign nor when Admiral Yamamoto neutralized US Navy in Hawaii, not even in the darkest day of the Cold War, United States has faced a threat as serious and deadly damaging as DJT

In the edited version we are not hunting them, we are helping them. Helping them to get whiter…

Chinese cargo ship docks in Russian-occupied Crimea Heng Yang 9 stops in Ukrainian port of Sevastopol, which has been under western sanctions since 2014

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Turkey's BOTAS, Mercuria sign 20-year LNG supply deal Turkish state energy company BOTAS has signed a 20-year deal with Mercuria for the annual supply of around 4 billion cubic metres (bcm) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) starting in 2026, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday.

Turkey's BOTAS, Mercuria sign 20-year LNG supply deal reut.rs/46mZxQU

A Chinese cargo ship visited the occupied port of Sevastopol in Crimea, under sanctions since 2014 — faking its route and making an unprecedented series of stops by a major foreign vessel to one of the Ukrainian ports seized by Russia.
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Trump Adds $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee and Rolls Out $1 Million ‘Gold Card’ The new annual fee is intended to crack down on a system the Trump administration says has been used by tech companies to avoid hiring American workers.

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Rise of the Golden Idol DLC looking good

Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company Exclusive: Sarah Wynn-Williams faces $50,000 fine every time she breaches order banning her from criticising Meta A former Meta executive who wrote an explosive exposé making allegations about the social media company’s dealings with China and its treatment of teenagers is said to be “on the verge of bankruptcy” after publishing the book. An MP has claimed in parliament that Mark Zuckerberg’s company was trying to “silence and punish” Sarah Wynn-Williams, the former director of global public policy at Meta’s precursor, Facebook, after her decision to speak out about her time at the company. Continue reading...

Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company

Rosnefteflot’s towing fleet Russian flag tug RN Neptune transited Bosphorus towards Med en route from Tuapse to Ust-Luga. #OOTT