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The country that will benefit the most from Trump’s war on Iran? Russia As India and China scramble to replace blocked Gulf oil, analysts tell Stuti Mishra the ultimate beneficiaries of this war are clear

I discussed earlier with experts how the Strait of Hormuz disruptions will end up in favour of Russia, as its stranded oil is in demand.
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BREAKING Indonesia to ban social media access for under-16s, says minister

A virus without a vaccine is spiking throughout California. Here’s what to know The virus can cause life-threatening asthma attacks and has been detected in dozens of cities

A virus without a vaccine is spiking throughout California. Here’s what doctors say you need to know

BYD Shows Insane 5 Minute Charging with New Blade Battery YouTube video by DPCcars

EV technology in China is truly amazing. Charging in 5 minutes rivals a gas station and seems like a game changer.

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Raw milk Redditors keep accidentally rediscovering pasteurization

Raw milk Reddit users are debating whether heating the drink to kill bacteria is safe, otherwise known as pasteurization. bit.ly/4b76iHP

… I GUESS???? I GUESS?!?!!?!

Alberta Chiefs Call for End to UCP Government | The Tyee Grand Chief Joey Pete say Danielle Smith’s government has created ‘unsafe conditions’ for First Nations people.

“A responsible government requires independent democratic oversight and a transparent legislative process. The UCP has obstructed and failed to meet these basic requirements to govern,” reads a news release from the Assembly of Treaty Chiefs.

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UAE billionaire Habtoor openly lambasts Trump over Iran war The Emirati businessman condemned the US president, a former business partner, for his “dangerous” attack on Iran and asked whether he had stopped to consider the collateral damage.

NEW: UAE billionaire Habtoor openly lambasts Trump over Iran war
The Emirati businessman condemned the US president, a former business partner, for his “dangerous” attack on Iran and asked whether he had stopped to consider the collateral damage. www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

Tumbler Ridge shooting highlights rural northern B.C.’s mental health deserts Residents reported significant barriers to accessing supports and services long before tragedy struck

Spoke w/ a Tumbler Ridge mom whose kid received psychiatric care alongside shooter in Prince George. She described Tumbler prior to the shooting as a "mental health desert," where access to supports are often long waits and hundreds of kms away.
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Alberta ‘excessively vulnerable’ to foreign interference, experts warn | CBC News Alberta is not ready to deal with the threat of online disinformation coming from foreign actors in a possible referendum campaign on separation this fall, according to national security experts.

“If we're relying on the RCMP to save us from foreign interference during a provincial referendum, it’s not gonna happen. And I would say the same for CSIS and for any kind of regulatory body, frankly,” said security expert Patrick Lennox. Story by #ableg @iciemmanuel.bsky.social

This explains a lot particularly around why TikTok's data centre development has been so aggressive and impatient

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Markwayne on January 6

Putting Markwayne Mullin in charge of guarding the country is like putting the bouncer from Applebee’s in charge of NORAD.

Canada apparently is the easiest to mislead with misinformation because we are a very high trust society.

More reason for people aware of what’s out there to educate, advocate and defend.

Footage of an Iranian UAV strike on a tower in Dubai

She’s demonstrating her trust in you. If you break it she will remember it forever and it will become apart of her neural schema for how she interacts with the world.

Choose your move wisely.

Real world lessons shattering her naive world view and trust in the world?

Reaffirm her trust in you.

The Fifth Column: How MAGA Is Using Alberta Separatism to Break Canada Apart Alberta’s separatist movement is not what it appears to be. Behind the cowboy hats and grievance speeches about equalization payments lies…

The Fifth Column: How MAGA Is Using Alberta Separatism to Break Canada Apart raybwilliams.medium.com/the-fifth-co...

Also, two physics working on break-thru science (one from Cal Tech, the other from MIT) were murdered in the past few months.

Sweden’s central bank, Sveriges Riksbank, has advised people to keep 1,000 kronor ($110) in cash at home, enough for a week of essentials like food and medicine in case of war, cyberattacks, or other crises. (Bloomberg)

I agree with Philippe here. If this war results in attacks on the UK, other NATO countries (besides the aggressor countries here - US & Israel), we can’t rule out NATO participation. bsky.app/profile/plag...

He's saying we're not going to participate in offensive actions against Iran, but might need to defend our allies.

Chill, people.

“The sad reality is they will have broken Iran and then will leave in place hardline remnants of an old regime that will be equally brutal, but economically strangled."

Sanam Vakil (@chmenap.bsky.social) on the consequences for Iran from the US-Israeli military campaign, via BBC Radio 4.

US moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say Ex-official calls transfer of unaccompanied girls as young as 13, many pregnant due to rape, a human rights violation

Jesus Fucking Christ. ICE is raping kids, knocking them up, then moving them to a facility in a state where abortion is illegal.

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US charter flight repatriating Americans from Middle East, State Department says A U.S. government charter flight was bringing ​Americans to the United States from the Middle ‌East, and additional flights were being arranged for locations across the region, the U.S. State Departme...

A US government charter flight was bringing Americans to the United States from the Middle East, and additional flights were being arranged for locations across the region, the US State Department said reut.rs/4stVOcD

Study finds sea levels are higher than we thought, placing millions more at risk Climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters al...

Climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are, a new study said. https://to.pbs.org/4ss9xR7

Rare Canadian rainforest at risk from logging | The Narwhal Two forestry companies hold licences to log in B.C.’s rare rainforest, home to ancient trees, endangered caribou and rare lichens. Could a provincial park preserve the region?

If the people of BC & Canada let them, every single big tree will be cut, gone forever, and the ecosystems they support extirpated along with them. Think about that. #cdnpoli #bcpoli
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No Help and Few Options for Travelers Stranded by Mideast Conflict

One woman who called the State Department helpline looking for help said they told her to "stop ranting and raving" and hung up on her.

Another woman said they asked her how to spell Oman.

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This sounds like what a teenage boy playing Fortnite would say.

CARNEY: "We want to see a broader de-escalation of these hostilities ... We stress that that cannot be achieved unless we're in a position that Iran's ability to acquire a nuclear weapon, develop a nuclear weapon, and to export terrorism is ended."

Quebec company hopes its plan to sell bananas, other exotic produce bears fruit In an 8,750-square-foot greenhouse northwest of Montreal, in the dead of a Quebec winter, Myriam Claude is growing bananas, flowers and other citrus fruits.

People have figured out how to grow exotic fruit in Canada. www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...