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Nifty. Injected microbubbles could be a safe way to deliver emergency oxygen — Albert McKeon · Boston Children's Hospital · Nov 25, 2024

, well, you know what they say: "Don't like the USA? Leave." ;)

, did you copy that from a meme? :D

A new trend? Russian Deputy Proposes Renaming Black Sea to ‘Russian Sea’ (— UNITED24 Media · Jan 21, 2025) Russia discusses renaming the Black Sea (— ...

The path Putin's Russia has taken is decidedly unfavorable, it's been covered, domestic and foreign regress both. Something analogous could be said fo...

I suspect this is a Johnson or Vance thing, or from someone in those circles: Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias — The White House · Feb 6, 2025 The titl...

, the youtube isn't accessible from here ("The uploader has not made this video available in your country"). FYI, this one is: Watchdogs fired by Trum...

Reportedly, flights from Pearson airport (Toronto, Canada) to the US were more or less empty on the weekend; they're usually bustling with students an...

More of this stuff coming, predicted for half a century as far as I remember: Dark Factory: The completely automated factory of the future (4am Roboti...

I'd go a bit further: there should have been a much stronger response in 2014, enough to be a deterrent. Putin took a risk, the Ukrainians were hesita...

, they're talking about Russia circumventing sanctions. Trump came into the picture because he appears to want to remove sanctions.

To the point: US Senator Jeff Merkley, "Is President Trump a Russian asset?" — Jeff Merkley · Mar 8, 2025 · 3m:56s https://twitter.com/implausibleblog...

Business as usual I guess How spy ring did Russia's dirty work from the UK — Chris Bell, Tom Beal, Daniel De Simone · BBC · Mar 6, 2025

America vetoes G7 proposal to combat Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers — David Connett · Guardian · Mar 8, 2025

For what it's worth:

, if we're doing jokes, I'll just relay this one :D /uploads/resized/files/wk/qnrmtk0g3nkaacc6.jpg

I haven't come across any examples of Trump criticizing Putin. Anyone?

Busy news recently... Russian top diplomat Lavrov praises Trump on US president’s dealings with Ukraine — Lucy Leeson · The Independent · Mar 2, 2025 ...

, presumably in their Overton window. Can't speak for though.

We Finns understand Ukraine’s struggle for freedom and independence. Ukraine’s cause is ours. (— Alexander Stubb · Feb 25, 2025 · 8m:30s) https://twit...

Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants — Max Kozlov, Smriti Mallapaty · Nature · Mar 6, 2025 Some parts of the current US gove...

What's up with that? Pam Bondi ends FBI effort to combat foreign influence in U.S. politics — Ken Dilanian · NBC · Feb 6, 2025

I guess the Russian Reset (2009-2013) was forgotten already? There were smiles and handshakes and button-presses and such, four US administrations ago...

, another factor is that the non-MAGA'ers tend to be those that respect democracy (+ are less susceptible to conspiracy theories), and Trump did win t...

:up: Trump threatens to cut funding for schools that permit ‘illegal protests’ and vows to arrest ‘agitators’ — Yelena Mandenberg, Steve Frank · Irish...

, I wasn't quoting Trump, but rather you. Ya' know, parroting old Kremlin crap is kind of telling, not the best (but you did manage to attract a confi...

Cute when echoing old Kremlin lines (again). ;)

, they didn't. They were pseudo-subsumed into Putin's Russia.

Ukraine also has red lines known as borders; most sovereign nations do. I guess he should transact away, though there's more to politics. Backstabbing...

I couldn't find that anywhere. Do you have a reference? (Not that it'd be surprising.) So, this is a good time for Putin to be relieved of pressure. T...

Allegedly ChatGPT regarding the Oval Office crap on Feb 28, 2025: 1. Blaming the victim for their own situation Trump explicitly tells Zelensky: “You ...

I suppose, by the defeatist argument, South Korea has already lost to North Korea? "Surrender now or nukes will level Seoul and other places." (Kim Jo...

First I've heard of the (alleged) Patrushev comment: If true, then treason.

, Anne Frank had "peace" :/ Freddie Knoller got peace ... Putin needs determined deterrence. Can be done without Trump, but not with defeatism and bel...

, "Trump's peace" is "Putin's peace", as it turns out. Putin would walk away scot-free with no concessions, no change except no further resistance, in...

, I don't think Trump cares so much about peace, as he cares that he said he'd end the war in 24 hours if voted in. Since that failed a month in, he n...

Do you think he'll continue to have enough domestic support? At the moment, it seems to be going down among the general population and officials. When...

, Europe comes in snack-sized bites, though, as far as Putin is concerned. Mounting an effective counter is challenging.

Trump and Vance's assault on Zelenskyy is roughly copied from Lavrov's stated sentiment towards Ukraine in 2024. The alignment seems clear enough anyw...

And now there seems to be a lot more without a job, thanks to you-know-who. I suppose some might be replaced with AI systems, too. Then there are tari...

Adding some insight/context: Behind the Trump offensive, a quiet struggle for control of strategic metals (archive) — Bastien Bonnefous · Le Monde · F...

» crass

, they felt threatened by any loss of control over Ukraine, sovereign nations be damned. You can go over the evidence yourself. Since then, two new NA...

(Feb 19, 2025) The Kremlin feels threatened by loss of control over Ukraine. NATO talk gave them their excuse.

, they're negotiating an exemption for this round and it's not about tit-for-tat tariffs.

, Australia hasn't had tariffs on US imports for a couple of decades. Transparent rhetoric.

I find it puzzling how many still take Trump's word for much of anything. Not only believe him but parrot what he says argumentatively. Weird. The US ...

:D Poor thing got aborted. (title is easy to misread) Grok briefly censored criticism of Musk and Trump. It was blamed on a new hire who hadn't 'fully...

Hmm Well, diversification seems attractive these days. (Hence posting in this thread.) If Canada Wants a Plan B for Trade, Europe Could Be the Answer ...