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'It's blackmail': Ukrainians react to Trump demand for $500bn share of minerals
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one month ago
Ukraine can release the American taxpayers any time they choose. There's nothing Ukraine has that the United States needs. Ukraine can keep its lithium and the we'll keep our money. That's...
Europe’s closest ally is in bed with its worst enemy. Now what?
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one month ago
Fast? Obama began pumping taxpayer money into Ukraine in 2014 after another phony "Arab Spring" event. The flow of weapons and munitions to Ukraine began in 2018 with shipments of Javelin...
US miners push Washington to revive long-dormant Bureau of Mines
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2 months ago
No, the Bureau of Mines won't be coming back. That would require neoliberal Democrats and neoliberal Republicans admitting they screwed the pooch. Al Gore and Newt Gingrich both take credit for...
Estonia's Milrem reveals first look at new war robot
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2 months ago
Estonia? One of my colleagues at the national lab was an Estonian physicist. He developed sound deadening alloys and was working on vapor deposition of iron as a way to cast parts (think space...
Trump on potential EU food imports ban: ‘Let them do it’
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2 months ago
A bit of journalistic malpractice. Europeans are floating the idea of banning imports that do not comply with the same standards domestic producers must meet. The tariffs may have provided an...
Europe must 'step up' on Ukraine, says Starmer
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2 months ago
Where have the Europeans been the last three years? Now that an American President has finally taken the hint to directly negotiate with Russia, Europeans are afraid they'll be left out. And,...
Senate eyes possibility of vote-a-rama on budget resolution
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2 months ago
No budget. No debt limit. Still fighting over nominee appointments. Democrats in disarray. And Republicans held hostage by a few Senators. With just a little bit of luck, the dunderbutts in...
