Russia didn’t expect Ukraine to learn to strike 1,500 km deep. It moved most of its air defenses to occupied territories
Ukraine has moved from sporadic strikes on Russia’s oil infrastructure to systematic attacks. They hit military-industrial facilities that produce missiles and aviation components, says Anatolii Khrapchynskyi, head of the defense industry development department, UkrInform reports. According to him, recent Ukrainian strikes have exposed serious weaknesses in Russia’s air defense system.Continue Reading
Foreign companies left Russia after 2022. Moscow is now building legal framework to use their names, software, and trademarks
Russia is preparing a mechanism to seize foreign intellectual property, the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service reports. Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Novak has announced that the Ministry of Economic Development, together with Rospatent, is developing a mechanism for “external temporary management” of patents, trademarks, and other intellectual property (IP) assets ofContinue Reading
Maui’s Mental Health Crisis Goes Far Beyond the Wildfire Burn Zone
Unstable housing and job loss are key drivers of psychological distress among survivors of the 2023 wildfires, a new study finds. The ripple effects reach across Maui. By Keerti Gopal On the day of one of the deadliest natural disasters in Hawaii’s history, Blake Kekoa Ramelb watched his hometown goContinue Reading
Middle East: All parties to the conflict must refrain from unlawful attacks on energy infrastructure
Israel, the US and the Islamic Republic of Iran must immediately cease or refrain from unlawful attacks on energy infrastructure, including facilities providing essential services such as electricity, heating and running water, said Amnesty International today, highlighting the risks of devastating civilian harm and environmental impact posed by such attacks.InContinue Reading
The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. The Traitor Officials Scrapped It.
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Images from the missile strike in southern Iran were more horrifying than any of the case studies Air Force combat veteran Wes J. Bryant had pored over in his mission to overhaul how the U.S. military safeguards civilian life. Parents wept over theirContinue Reading
‘Financial Strangulation’: How Ecuador Is Silencing Environmental Defenders
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. It was a sweltering January afternoon in the Amazonian town of Puyo when Andrés Tapia realized his daughter’s public school fees were due. LikeContinue Reading
It’s Time to Oust ‘President’ Stephen Miller
Kristi Noem defamed murdered Veterans Affairs intensive care nurse Alex Pretti by calling him a domestic terrorist. But she didn’t act on her own. According to Axios reporting, Noem took direction from Stephen Miller, who first called Alex “an assassin.” Noem explained, “Everything I’ve done, I’ve done at the direction ofContinue Reading
Outdated intel likely led to deadly U.S. strike on Iranian elementary school, sources say
Outdated intelligence likely led to a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran, according to four sources familiar with an internal U.S. military investigation’s preliminary findings, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Three brothers arrested in Norway over bomb attack on US embassy in Oslo
Three Norwegian citizens with Iraqi heritage arrested as investigators probe possible foreign state involvement., Three Norwegian citizens with Iraqi heritage arrested as investigators probe possible foreign state involvement. By AFP , Reuters and The Associated Press Norwegian police say they have arrested three brothers suspected of carrying out Sunday’s “terrorContinue Reading
Six die in Swiss bus fire after man thought to have set himself alight
Fribourg canton’s public prosecutor Raphael Bourquin said the man allegedly responsible for the fire likely died., Fribourg canton’s public prosecutor Raphael Bourquin said the man allegedly responsible for the fire likely died. At least six people have died after a bus fire that authorities say may have been caused byContinue Reading
Ex-Marine, Senate Candidate Speaks Out After Arrest, Arm Broken During Iran War Protest in Senate
A Marine Corps veteran suffered a broken arm last week after he disrupted a Senate hearing to voice his opposition to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Democracy Now! speaks with the veteran, Brian McGinnis, who is also a Green Party candidate for Senate in North Carolina. McGinnis is critical ofContinue Reading
Michigan battery plant auction includes automated pouch-cell lines, cleanrooms and pack assembly systems
BidItUp Auctions Worldwide is set to auction equipment from a former lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Midland, Michigan, in a six-day live virtual sale running March 31, April 1-3 and April 7-8. According to BidItUp, the equipment comes from a 400,000-square-foot battery plant that had been used for EV andContinue Reading
New e-HYDRIVE hybrid drum drive system powers cement mixer operation without engine idling
Revolution Concrete Mixers and London Machinery have developed a hybrid drum drive system that’s designed to power cement mixer operation without engine idling. The new e-HYDRIVE system addresses “one of the ready-mix industry’s most persistent operational challenges”—unnecessary idling during loading, waiting and pouring—and also reduces fuel consumption and emissions. TheContinue Reading