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TIL that from 1264 to 1827, anyone who received a Master of Arts degree from Oxford had to swear that they would never forgive Henry Symeonis. By 1608, no one knew who he was or what he had done
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From the todayilearned community on Reddit: TIL that from 1264 to 1827, anyone who received a Master of Arts degree from Oxford…
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Hans Island was for years a border dispute, the so-called Whisky War between the two countries of Canada and Denmark.
In 1984, Canadian soldiers visited the island and planted a Canadian flag, also leaving a bottle of Canadian whisky.The Danish Minister of Greenland Affairs came to the island himself later the same year with the Danish flag, a bottle of Schnapps, and a letter stating "Welcome to the Danish Island" (Velkommen til den danske ø). The two countries proceeded to take turns planting their flags on the island and exchanging alcoholic beverages.In 2005 a Canadian man and an unknown source on the Danish side also posted advertisements on Google to "promote their claims".
The minor border dispute was often considered humorous between the two nations, with diplomats displaying good humour. Despite the serious official nature of the matter, the manner in which the conflict was prosecuted was light-hearted, demonstrated by the length of time taken to settle the dispute, if nothing else. The two nations are on friendly terms, and are also founding members of NATO.
In 2022, Hans Island was split in half after 17 years of negotiations.
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In 1984, Canadian soldiers visited the island and planted a Canadian flag, also leaving a bottle of Canadian whisky.The Danish Minister of Greenland Affairs came to the island himself later the same year with the Danish flag, a bottle of Schnapps, and a letter stating "Welcome to the Danish Island" (Velkommen til den danske ø). The two countries proceeded to take turns planting their flags on the island and exchanging alcoholic beverages.In 2005 a Canadian man and an unknown source on the Danish side also posted advertisements on Google to "promote their claims".
The minor border dispute was often considered humorous between the two nations, with diplomats displaying good humour. Despite the serious official nature of the matter, the manner in which the conflict was prosecuted was light-hearted, demonstrated by the length of time taken to settle the dispute, if nothing else. The two nations are on friendly terms, and are also founding members of NATO.
In 2022, Hans Island was split in half after 17 years of negotiations.
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Forwarded from 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔸𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕞 (Hans G. Schantz)
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"Fraction of world steel production over time by country. Rise and Fall of the Great Powers (Paul Kennedy) put a lot of stock into measures like this as proxies for the industrial might necessary for geopolitical strength. Hopefully we won't have to find out if he was right."
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Great News!
The portable tactical short-range missile system "Solist" ("Солист"), equipped with a subsonic 0.45-mach tactical missile with a bispectral optical-electronic homing head (TV/thermal imaging ranges) and a command-telemetry control channel, was developed by specialists of the КЭМЗ concern is undergoing full-scale tests at one of the rear training grounds of the DPR.
The destruction of highly protected enemy targets is carried out from closed firing positions at a distance of up to 10 km.
The apogee of the ballistic/flat trajectory of the Solist missile reaches 1700 - 2000+ m with the possibility of continuous radio correction by the operator, who receives TV/IR images of the target area and target objects. The operator has the ability to re-target to a higher-priority target on the marching section of the trajectory.
The missile is equipped with a single or dual-mode solid propellant rocket motor, probably with a solid propellant charge, as well as folding lattice rudders for placement in a compact launcher, similar to the FGM-148E Block I Javelin ATGM. The strike can be carried out in the most vulnerable sector of the armor projection (similar to the Akeron or Spike-MR ATGM).
The system is capable of operating in the ground-to-air mode, intercepting the Lyuty and A-22 Foxbat kamikaze UAVs, as well as enemy reconnaissance and attack UAVs. The warheads can include both the PG-7VS/VL HEAT rocket-propelled grenades and the OG-7V OF warheads, as well as, probably, the TBG-7V thermobaric warheads.
The most significant tactical and technical advantage is that the complex has a remote control with a radio channel or fiber-optic channel range of 2000+ m, which ensures the highest level of safety for the operator of the complex.
The Solist complex may become one of the main assault instruments in offensive operations of the Russian Armed Forces in the coming months.
The appearance of NLOS-type ATGMs in the Russian army is a long-awaited development.
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#ATGM
#Kornet
The portable tactical short-range missile system "Solist" ("Солист"), equipped with a subsonic 0.45-mach tactical missile with a bispectral optical-electronic homing head (TV/thermal imaging ranges) and a command-telemetry control channel, was developed by specialists of the КЭМЗ concern is undergoing full-scale tests at one of the rear training grounds of the DPR.
The destruction of highly protected enemy targets is carried out from closed firing positions at a distance of up to 10 km.
The apogee of the ballistic/flat trajectory of the Solist missile reaches 1700 - 2000+ m with the possibility of continuous radio correction by the operator, who receives TV/IR images of the target area and target objects. The operator has the ability to re-target to a higher-priority target on the marching section of the trajectory.
The missile is equipped with a single or dual-mode solid propellant rocket motor, probably with a solid propellant charge, as well as folding lattice rudders for placement in a compact launcher, similar to the FGM-148E Block I Javelin ATGM. The strike can be carried out in the most vulnerable sector of the armor projection (similar to the Akeron or Spike-MR ATGM).
The system is capable of operating in the ground-to-air mode, intercepting the Lyuty and A-22 Foxbat kamikaze UAVs, as well as enemy reconnaissance and attack UAVs. The warheads can include both the PG-7VS/VL HEAT rocket-propelled grenades and the OG-7V OF warheads, as well as, probably, the TBG-7V thermobaric warheads.
The most significant tactical and technical advantage is that the complex has a remote control with a radio channel or fiber-optic channel range of 2000+ m, which ensures the highest level of safety for the operator of the complex.
The Solist complex may become one of the main assault instruments in offensive operations of the Russian Armed Forces in the coming months.
The appearance of NLOS-type ATGMs in the Russian army is a long-awaited development.
#info
#ATGM
#Kornet
Forwarded from Raymond Solar
DOGE was Recon; Congress is Main Assault Force.
Hoping Coffee & Covid is on the mark.
https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/swamp-apocalypse-wednesday-february
Hoping Coffee & Covid is on the mark.
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☕️ SWAMP APOCALYPSE ☙ Wednesday, February 12, 2025 ☙ C&C NEWS 🦠
Yesterday was a terrible, no-good, very bad day for the Swamp. Trump struck back in a coordinated assault on all fronts. He's not waiting for the courts to do the right thing—nor is he defying them.
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TIL - Blind people who regain sight after years struggle to recognize objects because vision is learned, not automatic. They need to train their brain to actually see.
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From the todayilearned community on Reddit: TIL - Blind people who regain sight after years struggle to recognize objects because…
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The race for 2025 Top Based Book has begun. A horde of emerging talents, new to the Based Book Sale, are racking up first day sales competing against long-time grand masters. Who's leading the pack after the first day?
Announcing the top twenty five top sellers after the first day of our first 2025 sale!
https://basedbooksale.substack.com/p/dont-miss-great-deals-on-based-books
Announcing the top twenty five top sellers after the first day of our first 2025 sale!
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Pause, Hammer Time
A federal judge announces that President Trump can “pause” executive branch agencies from spending money, even though he supposedly doesn’t have the right to “stop” them from spending it. Of course, as usual there is no legal definition of a “pause” versus a “stop”. Perhaps some emanations and penumbras can be found to further clarify […]
https://voxday.net/2025/02/13/pause-hammer-time/
A federal judge announces that President Trump can “pause” executive branch agencies from spending money, even though he supposedly doesn’t have the right to “stop” them from spending it. Of course, as usual there is no legal definition of a “pause” versus a “stop”. Perhaps some emanations and penumbras can be found to further clarify […]
https://voxday.net/2025/02/13/pause-hammer-time/
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Connor Tomlinson
No, "a car" has not driven into a crowd in Munich, injuring 20 people.
A "man" drove that car into the crowd of Versi union demonstrators, presumably with the intent to injure and kill.
He has been arrested at the scene.
Just like the Magdeburg Christmas Market, or 2016 Berlin truck attack, or 2017 Westminster Bridge attack.
The press must stop reporting these incidents as if the cars are being possessed by poltergeists, or plowing into crowds because of a fault with the accelerator.
Unless a truly rare accident -- and which point, I will retract -- these attacks fit a predictable pattern.
The vehicles in these attacks are driven by deranged and evil foreign men who want to maim and murder innocent bystanders to terrorise the countries who let them in.
These attacks are the consequence of immigration policy.
The fault lies with government just as much as with the attackers, which is why the press presents them with such vague framing -- shifting the blame to nobody in particular.
No, "a car" has not driven into a crowd in Munich, injuring 20 people.
A "man" drove that car into the crowd of Versi union demonstrators, presumably with the intent to injure and kill.
He has been arrested at the scene.
Just like the Magdeburg Christmas Market, or 2016 Berlin truck attack, or 2017 Westminster Bridge attack.
The press must stop reporting these incidents as if the cars are being possessed by poltergeists, or plowing into crowds because of a fault with the accelerator.
Unless a truly rare accident -- and which point, I will retract -- these attacks fit a predictable pattern.
The vehicles in these attacks are driven by deranged and evil foreign men who want to maim and murder innocent bystanders to terrorise the countries who let them in.
These attacks are the consequence of immigration policy.
The fault lies with government just as much as with the attackers, which is why the press presents them with such vague framing -- shifting the blame to nobody in particular.
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⚡️🇷🇺 Russia's fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet made its maiden flight at the Aero India exhibition in Bangalore.
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🇺🇸⚡️- President Trump says the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will carry out an audit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for “corruption and waste.”
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Forwarded from Russians With Attitude
The reason why European leaders are so butthurt over Trump is that USGOV has stopped pretending that Europe is a meaningful participant in current geopolitical affairs, that their opinion matters, that anyone cares about them, etc. For decades, the US vassals demanded a certain decorum in how they are being treated, at least publicly, as an article of the feudal contract, and Trump is just not going along with the ritualistic speech laws. This is perfectly in line with what I said earlier about the US shifting to consolidating their core imperial possessions. The new US admin is not entertaining the role-playing part anymore and putting their serfs in their place. This is much more annoying and humiliating to the Brussels satraps than any real shift in US foreign policy, which is not as extreme as they are pretending. But they are feeling "disrespected"
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USAID Paid Hollywood Stars to Visit Ukraine
Sean Penn, Orlando Bloom, Jean-Claude Van Damme and other Hollywood stars publicly declared that they were on the side of the Ukrainians in the conflict with Russia, and even went to Kyiiiiiv. But not for free, but for large sums. Van Damme received $1,500,000, Ben Stiller $4,000,000, Sean Penn $5,000,000, Orlando Bloom $8,000,000. Angelina Jolie cost the most she was paid a whopping $20,000,000.
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Sean Penn, Orlando Bloom, Jean-Claude Van Damme and other Hollywood stars publicly declared that they were on the side of the Ukrainians in the conflict with Russia, and even went to Kyiiiiiv. But not for free, but for large sums. Van Damme received $1,500,000, Ben Stiller $4,000,000, Sean Penn $5,000,000, Orlando Bloom $8,000,000. Angelina Jolie cost the most she was paid a whopping $20,000,000.
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