The EU has hit out after it was effectively excluded from security talks between Russia and the US. The fate of the world may have once been decided in Western European capitals, but now it seems to be out of their hands. However, it seems increasingly clear that the bloc …
Read More »Biden’s new ‘good cop, bad cop’ routine with Russia runs risk of Moscow deciding it has nothing to gain from good US relations
The measures, among the most extreme options available to Washington, ban American financial institutions from directly purchasing Russian sovereign debt, in response to unproven allegations that Moscow sought to meddle in the 2020 US presidential election. While Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, insisted on Friday that the country’s economy remains “robust” …
Read More »How did America’s media establishment seize responsibility for deciding what constitutes ‘reality’?
When one hears the ‘papers of record’ lamenting the rising tide of ‘fake news’ and ‘disinformation,’ one is listening to these corporations complaining about the need to bolster the quality of their output, as if it’s an unthinkable chore to actually deliver good work, check facts and confirm sources. Why bother with …
Read More »The curious case of Dr. Seuss shows that it’s getting ever more confusing deciding what’s racist – and what’s not – in the arts
If, like me, you’re an information geek and a semi-hypochondriac, one of the most fascinating reads on the planet is the World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer’s List of classifications by cancer sites with sufficient or limited evidence in humans, IARC Monographs Volumes 1–128a. While this intriguing …
Read More »Builders have become famous, deciding to take a NAP at the height of 50 meters
The movie was much discussion. Of course, nobody argues that the work of an electrician can be very tedious, so these work very tired and decided to NAP. Footage in Chenzhou (Hunan province, China) show how some of the men fell into a comfortable sleep, while at 50-meter height. However, …
Read More »Deciding to forge a sword, the Americans burned the town. Video
This day was a strong wind and the fire quickly spread to the adjacent building.A significant part of the town of Cohoes, located North of Albany in upstate new York, almost burned to the ground because of the Smith-lover, decided to try to forge out of their house sword. 51-year-old …
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