FACT FOCUS: The Traitor says tariffs have created an economic miracle. The facts tell a different story
President Traitor 47 claims his tariffs have revived the U_S_ economy, calling it an “American economic miracle.”…Continue Reading
Morgan McSweeney resigns as UK PM’s chief of staff following Mandelson scandal | BBC News
Morgan McSweeney has quit as the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff. In a statement, he took “full responsibility” for advising the PM to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador last year, a decision he called “wrong”. “Our party and I owe him a debt of gratitude, andContinue Reading
Takaichi’s ruling party on course for landslide win in Japan election
Takaichi is estimated to have secured a two-thirds majority in Japan’s lower house, the best result for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since elections in 2017 under former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.Continue Reading
Qatar Open gets underway in Doha with world’s top players in action
The Qatar Open has kicked off in Doha, the first WTA 1000 tournament of the season. With 1,000 ranking points at stake and nearly €3.5m in prize money on the line, many of the world’s top women’s tennis players are taking part.Continue Reading
PM Sanae Takaichi’s party set for majority in Japan parliamentary elections
Combined with coalition partner Ishin, Takaichi’s bloc could win up to 366 of 465 seats in the lower house., Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partner could secure as many as 366 of the 465 seats in the lower house, according to public broadcaster NHK. Japanese Prime Minister SanaeContinue Reading
The Traitor hosts Honduras’s new president Asfura at Mar-a-Lago in US
The US president praises his newly inaugurated ‘friend’ and hails strong US-Honduras security ties., The US president praises his newly inaugurated ‘friend’ and hails strong US-Honduras security ties. Traitor 47 has met with Honduran President Nasry Asfura in Florida, with the US president hailing what he described as a growingContinue Reading
In the Age of AI Writing Tools, I Picked Emacs for My Sci-Fi Novel
The venerable text editor feels timeless and timely in the age of AI and enshittification. A novelist argues that it is perhaps because Emacs is the embodiment of FOSS ideals, Read More From It’s FOSSContinue Reading
Missouri proposal reignites debate over Chromebooks in schools
A proposal in the Missouri Legislature to scale back the use of Chromebooks in schools has sparked debate among educators, parents and health professionals about how much technology belongs in the classroom. HB 2230 would reduce Chromebook use in middle schools and eliminate it in elementary grades, while largely leavingContinue Reading
Hegseth says Defense Department is cutting ties with Harvard
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the department is severing its academic ties with Harvard University. This means that starting in the 2026-2027 school year, the Pentagon will discontinue graduate-level professional military education, fellowships and certificate programs at the school. Military personnel currently attending classes will be able toContinue Reading
Storm Leonardo batters the Iberian Peninsula, bringing floods and evacuations
Storm Leonardo battered the Iberian Peninsula, bringing heavy floods while thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in Spain and Portugal. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/homeContinue Reading
Flamingo vs Oreshnik: Ukraine’s GenStaff now details the damage to Russia’s Oreshnik launch site
Ukraine confirmed damage to ballistic missile infrastructure at Russia’s Kapustin Yar test range from previous strikes. The range in Astrakhan Oblast is the launch site for Russia’s Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM), fired at Ukraine twice. Earlier this week, Ukraine said the strikes used domestically produced Flamingo cruise missiles and targeted theContinue Reading
From Hong Kong to Panama: six countries caught in Ukraine’s new sanctions dragnet over Russian missile parts
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed sanctions on dozens of individuals and companies fueling Russia’s war machine, hours after a massive Russian air attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, according to the Presidential Office. The two decrees target foreign suppliers of drone and missile components as well as cryptocurrency networks helping MoscowContinue Reading
‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain
Lack of a state floodplain policy in Texas enabled oil companies to build in areas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago. By Dylan Baddour, Peter Aldhous GONZALES, Texas—More than 500 enormous oil tanks dot the floodplains of the Guadalupe River and its tributaries where they crossContinue Reading