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в наших сусідів теж дуже холодно
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🇦🇺 Australia is currently the hottest place on earth... by far
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When the CEO of a German startup defense company starts to praise the German procurement office, that's the moment when the enemies of our liberal democratic basic order should start getting nervous.
Ich* muss mal kurz nen "Shout-Out" ans @BaainBw** raushauen. Da hat sich doch einiges geändert. Ich musste meine Meinung teils um 180° revidieren. Gibt da echt Leute, die was verändern wollen. Stay tuned. There Is No Box
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Russia and US are lose money. But, China gain money.
Chinese imports of Russian LNG are up (shadow volumes, at deep discount), imports of US and globally traded LNG down
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Visual of the Week 🥇 China holds 44M metric tons of rare earth reserves, with Brazil next at 21M. Altogether, the top six countries control about four-fifths of the world’s known reserves ⛏️ https://t.co/IYZb3MtjjT
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US-Venezuela conflict update: Maduro is currently dancing onstage at a public rally.
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Several things can be true at the same time: 1. Witkoff and Dmitriev cooked up a Kremlin wish-list to show the Ukrainians, and Dmitriev got feisty and leaked it prematurely to make it manifest, sensing Zelensky was too weak to say "no." 2. Trump told Witkoff, "Great job, Steve,
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An update on the war following a recent trip. Ukrainian forces are holding, but the situation has worsened since July due to mounting offensive pressure. Here I cover some of the negative and positive trends, along with the salient dynamics at the front. Long thread. 1/
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В России узаконили гибридный вариант всеобщей мобилизации: какие возможности появятся у врага и как этому противодействовать Под конец года в России провели законодательную подготовку, которая значительно развязала руки властям в вопросах набора людского ресурса в течение
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And for English speakers. The fallout from yesterday’s events provides an opportunity for a preliminary assessment. Over the past several years, Poland has pursued an accelerated procurement strategy, prioritising high-end capabilities such as Patriot air defence systems, Apache
Kurz po wczorajszych wydarzeniach już opadł, dlatego warto pokusić się o pierwsze podsumowanie. W ostatnich latach Polska obrała kurs na szybkie zakupy uzbrojenia, koncentrując się na pozyskiwaniu systemów wysokiej klasy: Patriotów, śmigłowców Apache, samolotów F-35, wyrzutni
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Interesting NYT article on how tanks have evolved in Ukraine combat to counter drones. https://t.co/Z5rfT47FTt
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Huey helicopter set up for the Firefly Mission with a huge, early-version night vision scope mounted above a large spotlight next to an M134 six-barreled machine gun. 📷 Boxxer's Blog
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So let’s all get this straight. If Boeing buy heavy steel machinery from Germany, it’s going to pay a 15% tax. But if Boeing imports steel to make the machinery itself in Kansas, it owes a 50% tax? This is a smart idea?
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U.S. copper prices are officially 30% higher than global copper prices. But don’t worry. You won’t pay for Trump’s tariffs. Someone else will. 🫵🤡
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Just got the quote to fully replace my garage door. It came in *125%* higher than when I first got an estimate from the guy a few months back. The cited reason? 50% tariffs on steel and aluminum. And the company lost 3 of their 7 employees in ICE raids in the past month.
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