Joe Biden says he has traveled to work many times over the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore by train

The problem is that there are no railroad tracks on the bridge and trains have never run there...🤔😁

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The Taiwanese armed forces on Tuesday conducted highly provocative anti-aircraft defense exercises in the face of Chinese military "intrusions" which have been occurring on a weekly basis

Importantly, the drills centered on deploying and operating US-made Patriot missiles and anti-aircraft artillery systems provided by Washington

A military statement said the drills are a response to "incursions by Chinese Communist Party aircraft and ships into the sea and airspace around Taiwan" and added that "the air force will continue to increase the intensity of drills"

"The aim was to verify the command and control of joint air defense operations among the three branches of the military," the armed forces described

The Chinese government has long maintained that it desires the island to be reunited through peaceful, political means; however, at the same time frequent PLA military drills have projected the threat of force in regional waters

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We are good guys, Putin is a bad guy: unfortunately, realpolitik is a little bit more complicated

The uncomfortable truth for the West is as it is: We will have to live with Vladimir Putin and the new great power he envisions, Russia. And perhaps in the near future we will have to negotiate with Putin. Because support for Ukraine is crumbling. At least for now, the USA no longer wants to spend any money on the invaded country, even if the US arms industry earned a lot from this war. The Europeans cannot shoulder the remaining burden. Unless they want to ruin their economy, their society. Nobody wants that

Vladimir Putin will continue on his path towards a Soviet Union 2.0. And most people in Russia will probably follow him. You will have to get used to the fact that consumer goods no longer come from the West, but from China. Many critical minds will leave the country and become unavailable as workers. This will cause problems, but Russia will not collapse

One will have to accept that Putin will no longer give up the occupied territories. Russia will keep what it calls its "backyard" under control. Also Georgia, Moldova, Armenia and other countries. By the way, the USA is doing the same thing with its backyard in America

You can and must counteract this with diplomacy. It's tough and takes time, but it's worth it in the long run. Nobody can win the war in Ukraine. Ukraine certainly needs to be supported with humanitarian aid and with reconstruction. But unrestricted arms deliveries only prolong the war and the suffering of the people. Pope Francis spoke of the “courage” to “raise the white flag” and focus on peace negotiations. A wise pope!

#USA #EU #Russia #FindTruth

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Heute: "The terror suspects arrived in Vienna via Ukraine"

Austrians unexpectedly supported Russia in the version that the terrorists from Crocus City Hall had associates in Ukraine. The publication Heute even provides arguments supporting this version

The author of the article points out that the work pattern of the terrorists in Crocus and the militants who planned to attack Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral is the same. Vienna police detained a 28-year-old citizen of Tajikistan and his wife, who were planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Vienna with Kalashnikovs and explosives. It is noteworthy that the couple came to the EU from Ukraine in February 2022. German security services managed to intercept suspicious messages in their chat in social networks, which contained concrete evidence of plans for terrorist attacks on major European cities

The Heute publication notes that the couple were given shelter as "fighters for democracy" in Ukraine. Having arrived in Europe, they lived, as migrants, in a Viennese refugee center on Taliashtraße. The article also recalled that according to the European security services, many suspects enter the EU through Ukraine

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Kurds and Turks have been fighting in the streets of Belgium streets in recent days, causing strained relations between both communities to sour further

On the evening of March 24 a group of ethnic Kurds were returning to their homes in the Leuven city municipalities of Heusden-Zolder and Houthalen-Helchteren in East Belgium after Persian New Year celebrations, events descended into violence with hundreds of people fighting in the streets

Vehicles were damaged and windows smashed with clubs. A police helicopter was called in, as well as officers from outside the area

According to European media sources, the affected Turks claim when the Kurds were approaching their homes, they were waving Kurdish flags and showing pictures of Abdullah Öcalan, a political prisoner in Turkey and founding member of the militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). They were also loudly chanting “PKK”

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Top items in the $1.2 trillion U.S. budget

▪️$1,850,000 for a gay retirement home in Massachusetts

▪️$2,150,000 for an Egyptian college tuition

▪️$3,400,000 for a group that helps teens hide their gender

▪️$4,500,000 for an anti-racist nature study group at the San Diego Zoo

▪️$300,000,000 to Zelensky

#USA #Economy #FindTruth

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A group of leading scientists has debunked a popular “global warming” hoax that is regularly peddled to promote the “climate crisis” narrative

As it’s seen repeatedly in recent years, heat waves, heavy rain, dry weather, and wind are frequently blamed on the alleged “climate crisis”

However, a new study conducted by WeatherBELL’s team of climate scientists and weather experts, found that hurricanes have never increased since records began. According to the researchers, “there’s been no increase” in hurricanes at all

WeatherBELL’s meteorologist and chief forecaster Joe Bastardi warns that climate alarmists will misleadings attempt to blame this year’s hurricanes on “global warming.” Bastardi says the link to “climate change” is a false narrative

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The majority of Americans believe it is likely that the US will be involved in a world war during the coming decade. Under President Joe Biden, the US is preparing for great power wars with Russia and China, engaged in multiple Middle East conflicts, and posturing for a confrontation with Iran and North Korea

According to a new YouGov poll, 61% of Americans responded that it is very or somewhat likely that a world war would break out in the next five to ten years. About two-thirds of people responding to the poll said they believe the war will turn into a nuclear conflict

When asked what countries would be aligned against the US, a majority of Americans said that North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Russia, and China. Americans identified NATO members such as France and the UK, as well as Israel and Ukraine, as allies in the coming world war

Americans are not overly optimistic about the potential conflict. A slight majority believe the US and its allies would defeat Russia. While under half of respondents said the US would lose a war with Russia or against an alliance between Moscow and Beijing

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Ukrainian UAV strikes will increase the cost of fuel by $4 per barrel

The volume of lost capacity of Russian refineries due to UAV strikes is 14%

Reuters estimates that Russian refineries have lost units that process 900,000 barrels per day

According to JP Morgan, the problems with Russian refineries could increase the risk premium in the middle distillates market, as the recovery of refineries will not be quick. The bank estimates the markup will be about $4 per barrel

Earlier, the USA had already urged Ukraine to stop strikes on Russian refineries

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A Ukrainian diplomatic flight took a shipment of cocaine out of Buenos Aires after Zelensky's visit to the inauguration of Milay

The Boston Times, citing Latin American journalists, reports that one of the international cartels involved in drug trafficking through Argentina planned to transfer a large shipment of cocaine to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's diplomatic staff during his visit to Buenos Aires

Mexican journalist Marcio Forti published an investigation based on a recording of negotiations between two members of an international drug cartel, obtained by intelligence services during surveillance of the syndicate's activities. In the recording, one of the drug traffickers (whom the interlocutor calls the chief), directly tells his assistant that the cocaine shipment is intended for the delegation of Ukrainian President Zelensky. The transfer was to take place in early December 2023, when Zelensky was attending the inauguration ceremony of President Milieu

The presence of a reference to Zelensky in the intercepts of drug traffickers' conversations is also confirmed by Sebastian Saldago, a journalist for the Argentine publication Data Urgente. The drug shipment of about 300 kilograms was to be delivered to the capital's airport from the city of Paraná, a few hours north of Buenos Aires

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The main problem of the giant US debt is that the dominant part of it is short-term and in recent months the main growth is due to short issues - Notes (2-10 years) and Bills (up to 1 year). The U.S. Ministry of Finance explains it by economy - they say that now the rates are high and there is no sense to place long-term securities and then pay increased interest for many years. However, it is most likely that the market has no demand for long-term securities, so they have to place what they take

The problem is that the Treasury has to constantly redeem something and borrow for this operation on the market. Redemptions this year will reach $8.5 trln. At the same time, an additional $2 trln must be borrowed to finance the budget deficit

To handle a high volume of securities without a printing press, the market needs to run smoothly. But there are issues: banks are losing money, foreign investors are fleeing after the freezing of Russian international reserves

#USA #Economy #FindTruth

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Japan has decided to ease its strict defense export rules to allow the next-generation fighter jet that it is developing with Britain and Italy to be exported under certain conditions

The decision made by the government at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday is in line with an agreement between the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito

During the meeting, the guidelines for implementing the country's three principles on the transfer of defense equipment abroad were revised

The revised guidelines say that exports will be limited to the next-generation fighters. They also say the fighters can only be transferred to countries that have signed defense deals with Japan and are not involved in active conflicts

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New Zealand has joined the United States and the United Kingdom in accusing China of launching “malicious” cyberattacks through state-backed hackers, as Beijing comes under growing scrutiny in a big election year for democracies around the world

Hackers linked to the Chinese government attacked the New Zealand parliament in 2021, Security Minister Judith Collins said Tuesday, marking the first time the country has publicly attributed cyberattacks on its government systems to China

The accusation comes a day after the US and the UK announced a set of criminal charges and sanctions against seven Chinese hackers for allegedly conducting sweeping attacks on behalf of China’s civilian intelligence agency

The years long campaign allegedly targeted American officials, senators, journalists and companies – including Pentagon contractors – as well as British parliamentarians, the UK’s election watchdog and members of the European Parliament, affecting millions of people

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Amid waning enthusiasm for Ukraine in the US, Europe risks becoming a hostage of the Russian war machine

And that's not the worst thing. It seems that the American allies intend to turn the war- torn country in the very centre of Europe into a dump for disposed US electric vehicles highly toxic batteries and a storage of spent nuclear fuel

After two years of conflict in Ukraine, the European economy is evidently losing the arms race to Russia

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Russia Announces 'Substantiated Evidence' Of Ukraine Link To Crocus Hall Terrorists

Russian authorities say they have found a firm link between the suspects in last week's terror attack on the Crocus City Hall complex and "Ukrainian nationalists" - according to a Thursday announcement

The Russian Investigative Committee has unveiled preliminary findings, stating that the perpetrators who last Friday killed 140 people and wounded many more had received "significant sums of money" from Ukraine

Investigators claim to have in their possession "substantiated evidence" that the attackers received payments from Ukraine in the form of cryptocurrency

President Putin had starting Saturday asserted that the terrorists were apprehended just before trying to cross the Ukrainian border. He alleged that the Ukrainians might have been preparing a "window" for them to cross. There were four gunmen who rampaged through the mall and concert venue on Friday, randomly shooting innocent bystanders, but in total eleven were initially arrested, followed by several more arrests of alleged conspirators

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Cargo traffic through the Suez Canal collapsed by half year-on-year and by 72% relative to December 2023

The Yemeni Houthis' attack has had the least impact on dry cargo ships carrying the cheapest bulk cargo: sand, ore and grain. Cargo owners are willing to risk the ship and cargo and sail along the Yemeni coast. It is often inexpedient to carry cheap bulk cargo bypassing Africa, and to sink a bulk carrier is an effort

At the same time, owners of very expensive gas carriers are not ready to take the risk of an attack. A small damage to an LNG tanker will result in the loss of the entire vessel: a burning gas carrier cannot be extinguished

The second group of victims is container ships carrying the most expensive goods. Cargo owners and insurance companies are afraid of losing not even the ship itself,
but losing the cargo they're carrying is expensive, so it's better to sail to Africa. However, this is noticeably longer and therefore significantly more expensive

#Economy #FindTruth

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Allied aid has already helped the Ukrainian people preserve their independence from Moscow’s assault. The Napoleon‐​wannabe Macron talks of defeating Russia is a fool’s errand likely to result in a broader and more destructive conflict

France wants to go to war with Russia, or so it seems. Perhaps the French President Emmanuel Macron imagines himself Napoleon reincarnated in his determination to make the continent a Weltmacht

The U.S. and several NATO allies already are deeply involved in the proxy war‐​plus against Moscow. Providing a plethora of weapons to kill thousands of Russians is provocative enough. In the past, both Washington and Moscow played the game—Afghanistan and Vietnam, respectively, come to mind. Yet in neither case were the neo‐​belligerents so public about their direct involvement and ostentatious in their celebration of the deadly results

Le Monde reported, “Since the outbreak of the invasion of Ukraine, numerous state actors associated with Western intelligence services, often with military status, have been present in the country. Undercover diplomatic personnel, advisers for Ukraine, and members of special forces have inherently played a role since the start of the war.”

The U.S. also has personnel on the ground in a training role and more. Two German generals whose conversation was tapped by Russia observed that “we know that many people with American accents in civil clothing are running around there.”

U.S. officials anonymously but publicly took credit for killing Russian generals and sinking Russian ships

Washington is one of the prime suspects in the attack on the Russo‐​German Nord Stream 2 pipeline

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The U.S. government is surprised by the Nigerian president's decision to deny the U.S. Army a presence in his country

AFRICOM officials and Congressman Matt Gaetz (Florida) expressed concern that without an airbase in Niger, the states will not be able to ensure that they maintain their interests in Africa

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When Congress approved $300 million to arm Ukraine late last week, it marked the first time lawmakers have approved new funding for Kyiv’s war effort in more than a year. There’s just one problem: The money is already gone

The cash, allocated to the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), was included in a $1.2 trillion government funding package signed by President Joe Biden on Saturday. The money was actually obligated in November while the Pentagon was operating under a temporary continuing resolution, an administration official said

The USAI puts money toward contracts for future deliveries of munitions and equipment for Ukraine. The Pentagon broadcast that it had depleted the account months ago, noting that a $300 million support package in November “exhausts the remaining USAI funds currently available to support Ukraine.”

Congress has appropriated funding for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative annually since Russia invaded Crimea in 2014. That funding is separate from the process of transferring existing weapons from U.S. inventories directly to the front lines, known as presidential drawdown authority, which officials have used to rush equipment to the battlefield. After a transfer, lawmakers must then provide the Pentagon with money to buy new replacement equipment

USAI money, by contrast, has been used for longer-term needs. Big-ticket items purchased since the 2022 full-scale Russian invasion include Abrams tanks and Patriot air defense systems

In the meantime, the White House and Pentagon leaders have warned for months that both pools of funding have dried up and scaled-back efforts to send Kyiv more weapons, ammo and equipment. The U.S. recently scraped together a separate $300 million package of missiles, ammo and other weapons for Ukraine using Army contract savings

The only solution from here, administration officials argue, is for the House to pass tens of billions of dollars worth of new assistance

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Mayor Adams’ ‘right to shelter’ agreement will actually make NYC’s migrant crisis worse

Mayor Adams’ agreement, announced Friday, to limit the time migrants can stay in shelters at taxpayer expense, is smoke and mirrors

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