A Topsy-Turvy Online Election
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Month: March 2024
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A camera hidden in a Starbucks restroom recorded ‘extremely graphic’ footage of over 90 people using the restroom, police say
A 35-year-old man was arrested on charges including possessing child pornography and installing a hidden camera, police said.
Putin is ready to squeeze Russia’s outrageously wealthy elite to fund a future war with NATO, analysts say
The Russian president is signalling that Russia’s wealthy will have to give more as he plans a massive military buildup.
A video from Ukraine shows how the powerful armor on a US-built Humvee saved a soldier from Russian shrapnel
New video footage shows a US-built Humvee embedded with Russian shrapnel in Ukraine.
‘Sanctions war’ cheerleader among top buyers of Russian fertilizers – RIA
Russia’s BRICS partners, Brazil and India, emerged as Russia’s biggest importers of fertilizers, alongside the US, RIA Novosti reports Read Full Article at RT.com
Russian military wipes out saboteurs near Ukraine border (VIDEO)
Several bases used by pro-Ukrainian groups near the border have been destroyed, the Russian Defense Ministry has claimed Read Full Article at RT.com
US scraps airborne directed energy weapon program – media
Lockheed Martin has failed to integrate a laser weapon with the US AC-130J Ghostrider gunship, The War Zone has confirmed Read Full Article at RT.com
‘3 Body Problem’ Is a Tech-Heavy Head Trip
This week, we discuss how the new (very good) Netflix series 3 Body Problem fits into the sci-fi pantheon.
Nvidia’s Stanley cup could be the year’s hottest collab
Meghan Bobrowsky, a Wall Street Journal reporter who attended Nvidia’s GTC conference in San Jose, said the branded cups seem to have sold out.
Most victims of deepfake porn never get justice, but Italy’s prime minister is out for vengeance
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni is seeking over $100,000 in damages for nonconsensual deepfake porn videos of her. But most victims never get justice.