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“Despite more people taking international trips globally, the United States is losing ground as a top destination, according to new data.”
https://travel.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-losing-global-tourists-even-070140388.html
When the Justice Department is used to seek Trump’s revenge rather than justice, the US is not a strong democracy.
“The Justice Department has removed the career Miami federal prosecutor leading the investigation into John Brennan, after she resisted pressure to quickly bring charges against the former CIA director and prominent critic of President Donald Trump, according to people briefed on the matter.
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The investigation into Brennan is focused on one of the president’s longest standing political grievances — the 2017 intelligence assessment that found Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to help him.
Trump’s demands have taken on more urgency for the Justice Department after Trump fired former Attorney General Pam Bondi, in part because of dissatisfaction at the slow pace of cases he wants brought. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has redoubled efforts to satisfy the president’s demands as he seeks to keep the job after Bondi’s ouster.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/exclusive-justice-department-removes-lead-151938680.html
Jeff Bezos pays himself an 82k salary even though he is the head of a massive company, Amazon, but he is fabulously wealthy through his stock, which he can use to take out loans tax free. So, he lives a tremendously wealthy lifestyle while paying very little taxes. This is legal. The estate tax is supposed to make up for this, but it is riddled with loopholes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX5U5DNUfBc
If we take the literal purported lives of certain historical religious figures like Muhammad as a way to live our own lives, then that leads to immoral and barbarous behavior. It is better to see them as inspirations in some spiritual or mystical way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5slk97ss2Q
Cartels control lots of Mexico.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4WSpp5TIHE
“It is already in the hands of deployed forces preparing for real-world missions.
At its core, SMASH is built around automated target tracking and real-time ballistic computation. When a shooter brings the optic onto a target, the system identifies and locks onto it using onboard visual processing. From there, it continuously analyzes movement, range estimation cues, and the shooter’s own weapon stability.
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The optic calculates when a projectile from the rifle will intersect the moving target’s path, accounting for variables such as target velocity, angle change, and shooter-induced sway. Rather than relying purely on instinct and reaction time, the system shifts the hardest part of the engagement into computation. It’s a game changer.
In operational terms, the trigger mechanism is also governed by this solution.
The weapon will not release a shot unless the calculated hit probability meets a defined threshold, though operators can override the system if required. This introduces a hybrid firing model: human intent still initiates engagement, but the system determines optimal timing.”
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/science/articles/iranian-drone-problem-forced-radical-131553282.html
Thanks to the US having weaker relationships with our allies due to Trump’s bullying, and Trump’s, so far, failed war in Iran, and Trump’s failure to contain Russia or China…US military spending is going to be much higher. Trump’s attempts at saving money by getting allies to pay more has backfired.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTuS_cA6lus
Trump’s pressure on Mexico to fight the drug cartels, including threatening American military strikes, have been convincing Mexico to fight harder against the cartels. Whether this produces any long term success is yet to be known.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPI6iu1BlfI
“Attorneys representing immigrants held at the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site alleged Friday in federal court that guards beat and pepper-sprayed detainees after a protest over lost phone access — allegations they argue show state and federal officials defying a recent court order protecting detainees’ civil rights.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/alligator-alcatraz-phones-were-cut-171614361.html
The real Dracula was pretty fucked up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly3cSt5WbSE