ukraine’s-diy-secrets-could-power-eu’s-anti-russia-“drone-wall”

Europe faces a problem it’s never solved: how to stop thousands of cheap drones without bankrupting itself firing million-dollar missiles at styrofoam. Ukraine already knows the answer. The European Union’s “drone wall” defense initiative, reinvigorated just hours after Russian drones violated Polish and Romanian airspace on 10 September, could elevateContinue Reading

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You know what I mean. Don’t Let the Forest In and Hazelthorn by CG Drews (YA) Tripping Arcadia by Kit Mayquist A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock Such Pretty Flowers by K.L. Cerra Moonflow by Bitter Karella, Read MoreContinue Reading

‘i-don’t-know-what-happened’:-ai-glasses-fail-during-zuckerberg’s-meta-connect-keynote

“I don’t know what happened,” Zuckerberg said., (KRON) — The AI-powered smart glasses that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is calling “the next generation of Meta Ray-Ban glasses,” were the focus of multiple failed demonstrations during Zuckerberg’s keynote speech at the company’s annual conference Wednesday. The Meta Connect 2025 presentation beganContinue Reading

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Estonia summons Russian diplomat, and NATO touts ‘ability to respond’ after scrambling aircraft to intercept jets., Estonia summons Russian diplomat; NATO scrambled aircraft to intercept jets, showing alliance ability to respond. Estonia has said Russia violated its airspace with the incursion of three supersonic fighter jets amid heightened fears thatContinue Reading

“i’m-not-going-to-give-up”:-leonard-peltier-on-indigenous-rights,-his-half-century-in-prison-&-coming-home

Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman sat down with longtime political prisoner and Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier for his first extended television and radio broadcast interview since his release to home confinement in February. Before his commutation by former President Joe Biden, the 81-year-old Peltier spent nearly 50 years behind bars.Continue Reading

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Four countries vote to stop sanctions from being reintroduced, while nine vote against sanctions relief., Four countries vote to stop sanctions from being reintroduced, while nine vote against sanctions relief. The United Nations Security Council has voted not to permanently lift economic sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, deliveringContinue Reading

what-are-the-gcc’s-air-defence-capabilities?

Six-nation group in the Middle East reaffirms joint military system in light of Israeli attack on Qatar., The Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) Joint Defence Council held an emergency session in Doha, Qatar, on Thursday, to discuss urgent regional security measures in response to the recent Israeli strike on a HamasContinue Reading