India launches tender for 1 GW round-the-clock renewable power www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/12/i... - the combination of PV and battery will emerge to the backbone of the energy system of #India: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(1) The accused declared, ordered, or otherwise indicated that there shall be no survivors or surrender accepted; (2) The accused thereby intended to threaten an adversary or to conduct hostilities such that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted; (3) It was foreseeable that circumstances would be such that a practicable and reasonable ability to accept surrender would exist; (4) The accused was in a position of effective command or control over the subordinate forces to which the declaration or order was directed; and (5) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with hostilities.
✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here.
Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning:
Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime.
And recognized as such by the US Government.
From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.
I did that ~25 years ago. Was great (except for the unscheduled 6 hour delay waiting to change trains in LA)
"Democracy cannot be sustained on complaints alone. It grows when people who care about their communities recognize they have a role in shaping them." #WRpoli www.therecord.com/opinion/colu...
The USPS has quietly been making changes that will have a big impact for people who mail their tax returns and ballots in this consequential election year. I've got questions about how these changes will hurt vote-by-mail states like Oregon this November.
“What should be happening is if police have good reason to suspect your camera caught evidence of a crime, they should go to a judge and they should get a warrant," EFF’s Matthew Guraiglia told KDKA. www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/...
your advice, while appreciated, has arrived too late, for sadly I have already eaten the marshmallow that was in front of me.
like the Dakar rally but 1000x more flammable
At $100/bb the cargo on a (small) tanker full of crude is worth $350M. Large boat might carry 500k barrels ≈ half a $billion. On one boat
Even if you spend $5M on fuel & insurance & wages & protection for a single delivery that's less than 2% of cargo value. Rounding error
Cities either move forward or fall behind. Transforming empty lots into walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods gives people and businesses exactly what they need to thrive. Build places where people actually want to live.
BREAKING: Grammarly is pulling down its explosively controversial feature that impersonates writers without their consent
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Bernie Sanders: "You pay a lot in taxes."
Leena-Kaisa Mikkola: "93% of people in Finland feel paying taxes is an important civic duty. When we pay, we get something in return. When I retire, it's guaranteed I don't have to live in poverty."
AYFKM
Not anymore 🤪
The takeaway here is: he says to his fluffers "you guys have shitty shoes" and, like, even though we all know dementia grandpa is insane, in this context I assume he's 100% right
lol bsky.app/profile/irra...
100%
Counterpoint: gas should be $10 per gallon
me and the other scheming viziers are wearing shoes gifted to us by the king that are way too big. we look ridiculous. the whole court is laughing at us behind our backs. honestly this is a pretty low point for us, the scheming viziers
medical device maker Stryker hit with cyber attack via InTune platform management app. The attack is reportedly remote-wiping any endpoint phone or laptop that connects to the company network. This is on local subreddit but I don't see US news coverage yet
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Judge: the challenge is, when you file something with the court that is not forthright, it makes me question everything else you say
Sometimes I step back and marvel at the fact that VSPs in US politics have convinced themselves that nuclear—an industry that has been consistently stepping on its dick for over 60 years—is the serious and sober energy future, while solar, which is breaking records all around us ...
*sigh*
How's your hold times been lately on IRS phone calls?
Let's talk about how this kind of scheme will work in practice: it creates huge incentives for both employers and employees make sure everything above the threshold is paid off the books
Fortunately we have a fully-staffed IRS that would never allow anyone to get away with cheating on their taxes
Gas should be $10 per gallon
Half of that should be local tax to build safe and reliable transport infrastructure for modes that are not cars
“The Iran War is currently the largest oil shock in terms of million barrels produced per day in history. Over 5 times the OPEC embargo after the Yom Kippur War and Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, both of which caused major global recessions.”
Lots of places in the US are already shockingly provincial TBH
TWENTY FIVE FUCKING THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A BRAND NEW EV
Just look at it, go on look at it, its a THIRD of the price of our top selling diesel burning utes
#NewZealand
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