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642493 No.11512
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452427 (281534ZJAN25) Notable: WATCH LIVE Panama Canal Hearing - Impact on U.S. trade and national security, focusing on fees and foreign influence.
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642493 No.11513
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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452431 (281536ZJAN25) Notable: WATCH LIVE: First Press Briefing by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt
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LIVE: First Press Briefing by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt - 1/28/25
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642493 No.11514
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452453 (281541ZJAN25) Notable: "In walking tour, L.A. mayor and recovery czar pledge a revived Pacific Palisades"
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(LA Times Headline, Jan 27, 2025)
"In walking tour, L.A. mayor and recovery czar pledge a revived Pacific Palisades"
The city of Los Angeles is planning to hire an outside consultant to handle a significant rebuilding contract for areas devastated by this month’s Palisades fire, Mayor Karen Bass said Monday.
The firm will represent the city’s interests in the wildfire recovery process, including performing damage assessments, monitoring air and water quality, interacting with various federal agencies and ensuring that the city gets as much federal reimbursement as possible, according to chief recovery officer Steve Soboroff.
The announcement came during a freewheeling half-hour walking tour in Pacific Palisades that Bass and Soboroff held for reporters and some residents Monday afternoon. The walk-and-talk was the first time Soboroff and Bass took questions together since she announced his role leading the first phase of the city’s recovery on Jan. 17.
https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2025-01-27/walking-tour-bass-soboroff-revived-pacific-palisades
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642493 No.11515
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452458 (281542ZJAN25) Notable: PlaneFaggin'
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AF2
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going south :)
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642493 No.11516
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452473 (281545ZJAN25) Notable: PlaneFaggin'
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Things I gotta know
Is this RCH....bigger than a BCH or even a BLCH
Can any anon answer ...kek
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642493 No.11517
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452490 (281549ZJAN25) Notable: Boom Supersonic to break sound barrier during historic test flight today
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BOOM XB-1 Supersonic Flight
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qisIViAHwI
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642493 No.11518
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452496 (281550ZJAN25) Notable: WATCH LIVE Panama Canal Hearing - Impact on U.S. trade and national security, focusing on fees and foreign influence.
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LIVE: Hearings to examine the Panama Canal and its impact on U.S. trade and national security, focusing on fees and foreign influence.
https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-congress/senate-event/336559
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642493 No.11519
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452507 (281552ZJAN25) Notable: DHS Secretary Noem: "Here in NYC this morning. We are getting the dirtbags off these streets."
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DHS Secretary Noem: "Here in NYC this morning. We are getting the dirtbags off these streets."
https://truthsocial.com/@disclosetv/posts/113906754607823385
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642493 No.11520
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452512 (281553ZJAN25) Notable: Space NASA & Related
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Spacewalk Robotics Training, Red Lettuce Harvesting Kick Off Week
January 27, 2025
Preparations continue for a spacewalk to remove communications hardware and check for microbes outside the International Space Station later this week.
Meanwhile, the Expedition 72 crew harvested red lettuce for a space agriculture study and continued its upkeep of the orbital outpost.
Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineer Butch Wilmore are scheduled to begin a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk at 8 a.m. EST on Thursday.
The NASA astronauts will remove a degraded radio frequency group antenna assembly and collect samples of potential microbes living outside of the orbital outpost.
The duo reviewed on Monday the Canadarm2 robotic arm procedures necessary to support the removal of the degraded radio communications gear.
Flight Engineers Nick Hague and Don Pettit will be at the controls of the Canadarm2 on Thursday assisting and monitoring the spacewalkers.
The two NASA astronauts also studied the robotics procedures and practiced on a computer the maneuvers they will use to guide the spacewalkers during their external maintenance activities.
There was still time during the day for Wilmore and Hague to join each other in the Kibo laboratory module and pick a small crop of red lettuce from the Advanced Plant Habitat.
Wilmore started the harvesting job collecting the leaves, packing them in pouches, and stowing the samples in a science freezer for later analysis.
Pettit finished the botany operations extracting roots from the Plant Habitat, collecting water samples for analysis, and photographing the research hardware.
The botany investigation is assessing the nutritional value of food grown in space and may promote growing crops on future missions.
Williams and Pettit partnered together inside the Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) cleaning and organizing a variety of cargo including food, electronics gear, science experiments and more.
The PMM was launched to the station on space shuttle Discovery and installed on Unity module’s Earth-facing port March 1, 2011.
PMM was relocated May 27, 2015, to its current location on the Tranquility module’s forward port.
Earth observations, space navigation, and lab maintenance topped the schedule for the three cosmonauts working in the orbiting lab’s Roscosmos segment.
Flight Engineer Aleksandr Gorbunov outfitted a camera with specialized hardware and photographed Earth landmarks to study the effects natural and man-made catastrophes.
Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin explored ways to acquire more accurate space station navigation data from ground and satellite navigation systems.
Flight Engineer Ivan Vagner deactivated and dismantled obsolete communications hardware that has been replaced with an updated command and telemetry system.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2025/01/27/spacewalk-robotics-training-red-lettuce-harvesting-kick-off-week/
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642493 No.11521
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452536 (281557ZJAN25) Notable: Call your FL representatives to vote NO on this BS bill they called "The Trump Act"
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Call your FL representatives to vote NO on this BS bill they called "The Trump Act" so that we would not notice…
https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1884261671574913029
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642493 No.11523
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452555 (281559ZJAN25) Notable: Biden administration tried to kill Putin & make war – Tucker Carlson
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Biden administration tried to kill Putin – Tucker Carlson
The American journalist denounced the alleged plan as “insane,” citing concerns about the fate of Russia’s vast nuclear arsenal.
The administration of former US President Joe Biden tried to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Ukraine conflict, American journalist and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has claimed.
In an interview with journalist Matt Taibbi on Monday, Carlson suggested that many former and current US officials have been rattled by President Donald Trump’s campaign to declassify numerous government papers, as they see the potential fallout as extremely dangerous.
“I think this was one of the reasons [ex-Secretary of State] Tony Blinken was pushing so hard for a real war, trying to kill Putin, for example… The Biden administration did [it], they tried to kill Putin,” Carlson said, without providing any further details about the alleged assassination plot.
Carlson, who broadcast a bombshell interview with Putin last February, described the alleged move as “insane,” pointing to the potentially cataclysmic fallout for global security.
“Who takes over Russia? What happens to the nuclear arsenal in a country so complex that outsiders can’t even understand… That’s demented that you would even think about something like that,” he added.
US officials have never publicly acknowledged plans to assassinate Putin, or any other Russian or Soviet leaders. However, Newsweek reported in September 2022 that US defense officials had discussed a “decapitation strike” if Russia used nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied that such an option has ever been on the table, arguing that there are no targets in the neighboring country for such a weapon.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov interpreted the allegations of a “decapitation strike,” as “a threat to assassinate the head of the Russian state.”
“If such ideas are really being considered, those involved must carefully think about the possible consequences,” he said at the time.
In May 2023, Russia accused Ukraine – which has received massive aid from the US – of attempting to assassinate Putin in the Kremlin using a drone strike, although the aircraft was neutralized.
While Ukraine has denied any involvement, Blinken said at the time that Washington had no prior warning of the raid, adding that Kiev was free to defend itself in any way it saw fit.
https://www.rt.com/news/611770-biden-kill-putin-carlson/
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642493 No.11524
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452568 (281601ZJAN25) Notable: DeepSeek's AI Storing User Data on Chinese Servers
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DeepSeek's AI Storing User Data on Chinese Servers
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/deepseek-china-ai/2025/01/28/id/1196804/
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI research lab that rattled U.S. markets Monday through claims that its latest model uses less advanced computer chips while still performing comparatively with OpenAI, likely sends more data to China than TikTok, according to a new report.
"It shouldn't take a panic over Chinese AI to remind people that most companies in the business set the terms for how they use your private data," according to John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, reports Wired on Tuesday. "When you use their services, you're doing work for them, not the other way around."
Wired reports that its review of the DeepSeek website's underlying activity shows the company is sending data to Chinese tech giant Baidu, likely for web analytics, and to Voices, a Chinese internet infrastructure company.
DeepSeek has some AI models, that can be downloaded and used locally on a laptop, but most people are expected to use iOS or Android apps, or a web chat interface to use its services.
But some users are reporting that DeepSeek censors content critical of China or its policies. Further, the AI platform collects information including all of a user's chat messages and sends it back to China, where it is stored "in secure servers located in the People's Republic of China," according to DeepSeek's English-language privacy policies.
The privacy policies outline the information it collects, including what's shared with DeepSeek, what it automatically collects, and information gathered from other sources.
"We may collect your text or audio input, prompt, uploaded files, feedback, chat history, or other content that you provide to our model and Services," the privacy policy states.
DeepSeek's settings allow users to delete their chat history, but that can be a little tricky to find, notes Wired.
Meanwhile, other generative AI platforms also collect information. For example, OpenAI's ChatGPT has faced criticism for collecting data, with the company increasing ways the information can be deleted.
Privacy advocates, however, warn that users should never disclose personal or sensitive information to any AI chatbot.
"I would not input personal or private data in any such an AI assistant," Lukasz Olejnik, an independent researcher and consultant affiliated with King's College London Institute for AI commented.
However, Olejnik said that if models such as DeepSeek's are downloaded locally and run on a computer, users can interact with them privately without their data being collected.
But Bart Willemsen, a VP analyst focusing on international privacy at Gartner said the operations of generative AI models aren't generally understood by most users.
DeepSeek is mostly free, but Willemsen said that users pay with "data, knowledge, content, information."
The company also says it collects information about users' devices, IP addresses, and information like crash reports, and also records keystroke patterns or rhythms.
DeepSeek also reserves the right to collect other data, such as through Google or Apple sign-ons, or from advertisers, which share information with the company.
This includes mobile identifiers for advertising, email addresses, and phone numbers, and cookie identifiers, "which we use to help match you and your actions outside of the service," the site says.
Meanwhile, companies based in China are required to obey cybersecurity and privacy laws, including one that says organizations and citizens must "cooperate with national intelligence efforts."
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642493 No.11525
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452569 (281601ZJAN25) Notable: Biden administration tried to kill Putin & make war – Tucker Carlson
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Tucker Carlson Says Blinken Did Everything to Accelerate War Between US, Russia
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US journalist Tucker Carlson said on Monday that the former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had actually led the Biden administration, trying to fuel a war between the United States and Russia.
"I know that in the last two months, Blinken did everything he could to accelerate the war between the US and Russia, which should be illegal," Carlson said in an interview with journalist Matt Taibi.
Carlson said that Blinken was "demonstrably evil and also stupid."
He pointed out that he saw "Blinken’s fingerprints" everywhere.
Carlson also expressed confidence that Blinken de-facto had led the Biden administration and played the role of the president in the months. He also stressed that Blinken was pushing for a real war with Russia.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250128/tucker-carlson-says-blinken-did-everything-to-accelerate-war-between-us-russia-1121510009.html
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642493 No.11526
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452590 (281604ZJAN25) Notable: Trump administration directs widespread pause of federal loans and grants
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Trump administration directs widespread pause of federal loans and grants
The Trump administration late Monday directed federal agencies to pause the disbursement of loans and grants while the government conducts a review to ensure spending aligns with President Trump’s agenda.
A memo issued by Matthew Vaeth, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), directs federal agencies to temporarily pause “all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance.”
“This temporary pause will provide the Administration time to review agency programs and determine the best uses of the funding for those programs consistent with the law and the President’s priorities,” the memo states.
The memo indicates Social Security or Medicare benefits should not be impacted, nor should assistance provided directly to individuals.
The pause goes into effect at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the memo, which was reviewed by The Hill. OMB may grant exceptions for certain awards on a case-by-case basis, the memo states.
Federal agencies are instructed to conduct a review to determine whether federal loan and grant programs are impacted by Trump’s wave of executive orders signed during his first week in office. Those orders were related to border security, the federal workforce, ending the “weaponization” of government, the military and other aspects of government.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment on the memo.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) lambasted the move in a statement late Monday, saying the pause on federal disbursements “blatantly disobeys the law” and expressing skepticism that it is just a temporary hold.
“Congress approved these investments and they are not optional; they are the law. These grants help people in red states and blue states, support families, help parents raise kids, and lead to stronger communities,” Schumer said.
“Donald Trump’s Administration is jeopardizing billions upon billions of community grants and financial support that help millions of people across the country,” he added. “It will mean missed payrolls and rent payments and everything in between: chaos for everything from universities to non-profit charities.”
Trump and his nominee to lead OMB, Russell Vought, have signaled they may seek to expand presidential authority over the agency. Trump has also talked about challenging the Impoundment Control Act by using presidential authority to hold back certain funding appropriated by Congress.
Updated Jan. 28 at 5:33 a.m. EST
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5109943-trump-administration-directs-widespread-pause-federal-loans-grants/
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642493 No.11527
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452603 (281606ZJAN25) Notable: Senior USAID staff put on leave amid Trump’s order halting foreign aid
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Senior USAID staff put on leave amid Trump’s order halting foreign aid
“The Trump administration has cleared out much of the leadership of the U.S. Agency for International Development, placing dozens of career officials on administrative leave Monday after accusing the agency of trying to “circumvent” President Donald Trump’s executive order freezing all foreign aid...The administrative leave order was sent by email to more than 50 career USAID officials Monday afternoon, including deputy administrators and deputy assistant administrators."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/27/senior-usaid-staff-put-leave-amid-trumps-order-halting-foreign-aid/
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642493 No.11528
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452606 (281606ZJAN25) Notable: EU officials suffering from Trump ‘cold shower’
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27 Jan, 2025 15:46
EU officials suffering from Trump ‘cold shower’ – Politico
The new US president reportedly represents “a radical shift” from the previously “friendly” policies of Joe Biden, the outlet has claimed
European Union officials are increasingly concerned that the administration of US President Donald Trump “just isn’t interested” in engaging with the bloc, Politico reported on Monday.
Tensions between Washington and Brussels are reportedly rising amid Trump’s threats to annex Greenland and impose trade tariffs.
According to a Politico newsletter published on Monday, the lack of communication between the EU and the US since the start of Trump’s second term in office on January 20 has come as a “cold shower” for the bloc's officials.
“It’s a radical shift from the friendly relationship that Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other top EU figures had with Joe Biden’s administration,” the outlet reports.
The EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, issued an open invitation to new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio last week to attend a meeting in Brussels. According to Politico, she has yet to receive a reply.
The lack of response highlights a concern that the EU is being rejected by Trump’s administration in favor of national leaders.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was the only EU leader present at Trump’s inauguration.No high-level EU representatives, including von der Leyen, were invited to the ceremony.
Rubio has since had calls with four EU foreign ministers, namely Poland’s Radoslaw Sikorski, Latvia’s Baiba Braze, Lithuania’s Kestutis Budrys, and Italy’s Antonio Tajani, but none with EU officials.
The bloc has been bracing for possible trade restrictions under the new administration for months after Trump issued multiple threats to impose tariffs on the EU unless specific conditions are met.
During his address at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, Trump criticized Brussels’ trade practices and threatened to impose tariffs on EU firms that choose to produce their goods outside of the US.
In December, Trump demanded that the EU reduce its trade deficit with the US by significantly increasing purchases of American oil and gas. Failing to do so would result in tariffs, he warned.
Greenland presents another wedge between the US and the EU. Trump had a phone conversation about the Arctic island with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen the week before his inauguration, which according to multiple media outlets, was “horrendous” and left the Danes “utterly freaked out.” Copenhagen has repeatedly stated that Greenland is “not for sale.”
According to Trump, the territory is of key importance to US national security due to its strategic location and abundant natural resources. Situated between North America and Europe, Greenland already hosts a US military base. Trump has not ruled out using military force to acquire it.
The EU’s military chief, Gen. Robert Brieger, suggested last week that the bloc should deploy military forces to Greenland.
https://www.rt.com/news/611724-trump-eu-lack-communication/
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642493 No.11529
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452637 (281611ZJAN25) Notable: Trump suspends aid to Ukraine, vital NGOs 'don't know if they'll survive'
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Trump suspends aid to Ukraine, vital NGOs 'don't know if they'll survive'
U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to freeze foreign development assistance for 90 days has thrown Ukrainian organizations into turmoil, in some cases threatening their very existence and leaving the people they support in limbo.
These non-profit organizations provide a huge range of humanitarian services, including counseling, organizing cultural events, and providing basic services, often to some of the most vulnerable segments of society.
"Honestly, we still don’t fully understand the scope of the impact this decision will have on the civic sector and everyone affected," Olha Kucher, head of the services department at Veteran Hub, an NGO that supports Ukrainian soldiers, war veterans, and their families, told the Kyiv Independent on Jan 27.
"The civic sector plays a massive role in supporting veterans and their families, particularly through psychosocial services, as we do."
One of Trump's first actions upon entering the White House was to sign an executive order freezing foreign development assistance for 90 days to conduct a review and ensure it aligns with the new administration's policies.
The wording of the executive order was broad, making no distinction between humanitarian and military aid, and no mention of any exemptions.
Veteran Hub, an NGO supporting Ukrainian soldiers, war veterans, and their families in Kyiv, Ukraine.
The Pentagon clarified on Jan. 23 that relating to Ukraine, the directive "only applies to development programs, not military support." President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan. 25 that the U.S. aid had not stopped flowing to Ukraine.
But any relief that crucial U.S. weapons would still be sent to Ukraine was tempered by the prospect of a pause in humanitarian aid.
This was compounded a day later when U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio issued "stop-work orders" on nearly all existing foreign assistance grants. The orders were effective immediately.
"State just totally went nuclear on foreign assistance," one unnamed State Department official told Politico.
As a result, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was ordered to stop projects in Ukraine. Affected organizations were notified of the decision on the morning of Jan. 25.
Ukraine currently tops the recipient list of U.S. development assistance as it continues to face Russia’s war, official data shows.
Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, USAID has provided Ukraine with $2.6 billion in humanitarian aid, $5 billion in development assistance, and more than $30 billion in direct budget support.
At a stroke, organizations in Ukraine have been left in dire financial straits. One of them is “Cukr,” an NGO and media outlet based in Sumy, a city in northeastern Ukraine located just 30 kilometers from the Russian border that has been heavily affected by the war.
"If we lose all of our U.S. funding, we won’t last 90 days without additional support," Dmytro Tishchenko, Cukr co-founder, told the Kyiv Independent.
As well as being a media channel, Cukr (which means “sugar” in Ukrainian, with a tweak) organizes concerts and festivals, and also provides educational workshops on business and mental health, badly-needed resources for those living in a region that is one of the hardest hit by daily Russian missile, glide bomb, and drone attacks.
Magazines of “Cukr,” an NGO and media outlet based in Sumy.
Tishchenko said 30% of the organization's funding was currently frozen and all planned events tied to that money had been canceled.
"Even if we try to use alternative resources for these projects, we’ll need to rethink how to implement them," he said.
Valerii Garmash, head of "Make Sense," an NGO dedicated to developing independent journalism in Ukraine, told the Kyiv Independent that the USAID freeze, even if lifted after 90 days, threatens the survival of her organization and others like it.
"A large number of organizations will simply cease to exist, they don’t know how they are supposed to survive." she said, adding: "Great organizations, valuable organizations, important organizations. But they really could, and theoretically might, just stop existing."
Garmash said the USAID freeze will have an "enormous impact" on the work of Makes Sense, potentially threatening a hub it operates in Sloviansk, a city in embattled Donetsk Oblast, that supports journalists heading to report from the front lines.
"It would mean we simply wouldn’t be able to support them, provide them with bulletproof vests, helmets, medical kits, give them a place to work, charge their equipment, or even just have coffee in a warm space," she said.
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642493 No.11530
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452639 (281611ZJAN25) Notable: Senate Reportedly Considering HIDING Their Votes on Tulsi Gabbard
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OUTRAGEOUS: Senate Reportedly Considering HIDING Their Votes on Tulsi Gabbard from the American People Following News of Susan Collins’s Possible Opposition to Gabbard
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/outrageous-senate-reportedly-considering-hiding-their-votes-tulsi/
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642493 No.11531
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452640 (281611ZJAN25) Notable: Trump suspends aid to Ukraine, vital NGOs 'don't know if they'll survive'
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The head of a regional office for a State Department-funded organization in Ukraine spoke with the Kyiv Independent on condition of anonymity due to the fear of retaliation for speaking out.
He said that the organization has projects funded by USAID that involve Ukrainian contractors. Due to the freeze, they will lose income from these projects.
"I explained the situation to them, and, you know, they're part-time contractors, this might not be their only livelihood, but for some people, it will be," he said.
Over 10 tons of vegetable seeds delivered to 200K+ households in frontline areas under USAID AGRO in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, on March 12, 2024.
"Three months can be a very long time, and if they can't pay their rent, or something like that, that's the situation that these people can be in," he added.
Hopes had been raised that Ukraine could be made exempt from the USAID freeze on Jan. 25, when the Financial Times (FT) reported that senior diplomats in the State Department’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs requested a full waiver for operations in Ukraine, citing national security concerns.
This had gone unheeded a day later when a U.S. State Department press release said Rubio had "paused all U.S. foreign assistance funded by or through the State Department and USAID for review."
But an American working for a State Department-funded organization in Ukraine told the Kyiv Independent on condition of anonymity that the waiver could still be being processed.
"It's unlikely that they would have received an answer by now. I mean, it's only Monday," they said, adding "I don't think any waivers would have been processed in time. It's possible that a waiver for Ukraine could still happen."
The Kyiv Independent contacted USAID about the status of the waiver request but had not received a reply at the time of publication.
In any case, until either the 90 days are up and USAID assistance resumes or the waiver request is approved, some of the most vulnerable people in Ukraine will be left without crucial support.
Kucher, head of the services department at Veterans Hub, says that as well as providing in-person counseling and support to veterans, the organization’s 24-hour support hotline handles 1,300 calls a month.
"For veterans and their families, knowing that there’s someone they can rely on at any time is critical," she said.
"Any change, especially in uncertain times like these, is challenging for everyone. It’s unpredictable and unsettling."
https://kyivindependent.com/trump-suspends-aid-to-ukraine-vital-ngos-dont-know-if-theyll-survive/
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642493 No.11532
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452659 (281613ZJAN25) Notable: Ukraine’s chief army psychiatrist arrested on $1m corruption charge
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>>11510
Ukraine’s chief army psychiatrist arrested on $1m corruption charge
Ukraine has detained its army's chief psychiatrist for alleged "illegal enrichment" charges related to earnings of more than $1m (£813,000) accrued since the start of Russia's invasion in February 2022.
In a statement, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said the man sat on a commission deciding whether individuals were fit for military service.
The SBU statement did not name him – however, a man called Oleh Druz was previously identified as the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ chief psychiatrist.
The SBU said he owned three apartments in or near Kyiv, one in Odesa, two plots of land and several BMW luxury cars, and investigators searching his home also found $152,000 (£124,000) and €34,000 in cash.
The statement said the man did not declare the property, which was registered in the name of his wife, daughter, sons, and other third parties.
He now faces ten years in jail for the alleged charges of illegal enrichment and making a false declaration.
Druz was implicated in a similar case in 2017 which saw him fail to declare two SUVs and several properties, leading him to be suspended.
Ukraine has long battled endemic corruption.
In May, a Ukrainian MP was charged with embezzling £220,000, while in 2023 more than 30 conscription officials accused of taking bribes and smuggling people out of the country were sacked in an anti-corruption purge.
Last year, the Ukrainian parliament voted to abolish military medical commissions after several officials were accused of accepting bribes in exchange for issuing exemptions from military service.
https://newkontinent.org/ukraines-chief-army-psychiatrist-arrested-on-1m-corruption-charge/
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642493 No.11533
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452698 (281619ZJAN25) Notable: DHS Secretary Noem: "Here in NYC this morning. We are getting the dirtbags off these streets."
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🚨BREAKING: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem joins NYC raid to ARREST and DEPORT criminal aliens.
https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1884231819320836492
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642493 No.11534
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452718 (281623ZJAN25) Notable: Ukraine’s chief army psychiatrist arrested on $1m corruption charge
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>>11532
>>>/qresearch/22452691
>can you find a second sauce for this anon?
Ukraine's Chief Military Psychiatrist Fired After Uncovering Horrifying Secret
Ukraine's Defense Ministry has sacked chief military psychiatrist Oleh Druz, who told lawmakers that 93% of veterans from the conflict in the country's east need treatment for mental health issues. Radio Sputnik contributor Vladimir Filippov says Druz's remarks, and Kiev's reaction, are a testament to the senselessness of the country's civil war.
Last week, Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak dismissed Colonel Oleh Druz, the head of the psychiatry clinic of the Main Military Clinical Hospital "in connection with the unsatisfactory fulfillment of his official duties." The dismissal followed remarks by the top military psychiatrist at a round table of parliamentary committees, where Druz revealed that over 90% of the veterans of Kiev's military operation in Donbass require mental help and pose a potential danger to society.
Commenting on the scandal, Radio Sputnik contributor Vladimir Filippov said that Druz's real problem was that he decided to tell the truth.
The journalist recalled that according to Kiev's own official statistics, "nine out of ten participants of the fighting in the Donbass have medical and social problems, while a third are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Experts say a state-run program of support for vets is needed, but for now this is something done mainly on a voluntary basis."
In his remarks before lawmakers, Druz warned that veterans' disorders include heightened levels of aggression, decreased ability to return to civilian work, the development and exacerbation of chronic diseases, growing rates of alcoholism and drug addiction, shortened life expectancy, and increased suicide rates. Statistics reveal that 63 veterans took their own lives in 2016 alone.
In light of these horrifying figures, Filippov suggested that Kiev's reaction was highly "original."
"They simply dismissed the chief psychiatrist. Why? Probably because he said too much. Someone might think that among the [Donbass vets] are completely mentally unstable people. In fact, to shoot one's fellow citizens is already beyond the realm of a normal worldview. And if one kills unarmed civilians, children and the elderly, what kinds of mental state can one speak of?"
According to the analyst, the hard truth is that Ukraine's authorities couldn't care less about its vets, with the government allocating precious little money for them, most of its defense funds either stolen outright or allocated to weapons purchases.
Filippov suggested that as far as Kiev is concerned, the only problem posed by the vets is the political danger they pose to the government – "to their soft chairs and their wealth. They have no plans to share with the veterans, hence the need to drive their problems deep out of sight and out of mind. No one needs them. They are cannon fodder, spent material."
"That's why Poltorak got so anxious," the analyst stressed. "Because the 93% figure is a military secret – top-secret information! Capable of undermining the military capability of the regime," Filippov concluded.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20170925/ukraine-army-mental-health-issues-1057681260.html
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642493 No.11535
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452724 (281623ZJAN25) Notable: Did a 1953 Book by Wernher von Braun Predict Elon Musk’s Role in Space Exploration?
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Did a 1953 Book Predict Elon Musk’s Role in Space Exploration?
Updated Jan 28, 2025, 20:00 IST
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently expressed surprise at a post on X (formerly Twitter) about a 1953 German book that seemingly references a leader of Mars named “Elon.”
His reaction, a succinct five-word question, ignited a flurry of speculation and comments, with numerous social media users pondering if Musk might be an alien or a time traveller.
The post referred to 'The Mars Project', a book by renowned German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun. It claimed the book predicted Mars’ leader would be named "Elon."
An image shared with the post included an excerpt allegedly from the book’s original German manuscript.
The post stated: “The 1953 book Mars Project by famous rocket scientist Werner von Braun says the leader of Mars shall be called ‘Elon.’
Someone pulled the original German manuscript out of archives to debunk this myth, only to confirm that von Braun did indeed predict he would be called ‘Elon.’”
The translated excerpt described Martian governance: “...was connected with that inner commitment to action, which was also the driving force in the development of Martian civilization.
The management of the tara consisted of ten vessels. At their head was a man who was awakened by the genant population for five years at a time, whom the Martians called Elon.
But opposite Elon and my cabinet, there was a Farlanent who decided on the laws according to which the cabinet had to govern...”
Musk re-shared the post, responding with the question, “How can this be real?” His cryptic reaction sparked a wave of speculation from users, many of whom questioned Musk’s potential extraterrestrial origins.
“Maybe you’re like a time traveller or something,” one user suggested. Musk playfully replied, “No matter how often I tell people that I’m a 5000-year-old alien time traveller, they don’t believe me.”
Another user quipped, “You’re an alien, aren’t you?” while others referred to the book’s mention of “Elon” as a prophecy, with one commenting, “The prophecy will be fulfilled.”
According to the University of Illinois, 'The Mars Project' is considered a “classic on space travel.”
Written during an era when space exploration was seen as science fiction, the book outlines von Braun’s perspective on the challenges and opportunities of interplanetary travel.
Von Braun, a trailblazing rocket scientist who later played a pivotal role in NASA’s Apollo programme, speculated on the governance and technological advancements of a future Martian civilisation.
The reference to a leader named “Elon” has sparked widespread intrigue, especially given Musk’s vision of colonising Mars through SpaceX.
https://www.timesnownews.com/lifestyle/books/features/did-a-1953-book-predict-elon-musks-role-in-space-exploration-article-117640604
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1883732625304834550
https://archive.org/details/ProjectMars
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642493 No.11536
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452748 (281627ZJAN25) Notable: Space NASA & Related
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Sidus Space receives FCC approval for Direct-to-Device transmit and receive capability for LizzieSat
January 28, 2025
Sidus Space has announced the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval of integration of a direct-to-device module for the Sidus Space LizzieSat™ constellation.
Obtaining this FCC license marks a significant milestone in the company’s mission to enhance global connectivity and space data transfer and expands the operational capabilities of its LizzieSat™ fleet.
By incorporating this advanced technology, Sidus Space is set to provide robust, high-quality, rapid-delivery data services across remote locations, improving data transmission for commercial, government and defense applications worldwide.
“This FCC authority to deploy our satellite with direct-to-device data solution delivery ensures compliance with US regulatory requirements and strengthens Sidus Space’s AI-driven capabilities, enabling LizzieSat™ to deliver enhanced data and analytics quickly for mission-critical services,” said Carol Craig, CEO of Sidus Space.
“Sidus continues to expand our constellation with a focus on innovation and reliability, and this capability will further empower our customers with access to seamless, global intelligence in our increasingly interconnected world.”
Jim Larson, Senior Vice President, AI Advancement Strategies of Sidus Space, added, “We believe LizzieSat™ is the only known commercial small satellite platform to harness the powerful combination of rapid direct-to-device data transfer capability and on-orbit Artificial Intelligence.
This upgrade to LizzieSat™-3 allows Sidus to provide data vital to organizations utilizing direct-to-device hardware including first responders like CalFire, aerospace and aviation companies and other organizations with access to satellite receivers.
Sidus is excited to be at the forefront of the expansion of AI capabilities in the marketplace and this incredible technology movement.”
https://www.satelliteevolution.com/post/sidus-space-receives-fcc-approval-for-direct-to-device-transmit-and-receive-capability-for-lizziesat
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642493 No.11537
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452770 (281631ZJAN25) Notable: BREAKING: MIAMI two vans packed with 40 illegal Chinese nationals were apprehended and taken into custody
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@TheRubberDuck79
🚨BREAKING: MIAMI — two vans packed with 40 illegal Chinese nationals were apprehended and taken into custody about an hour ago in Coral Gables, FL - about 5 miles west of the Port of Miami. #ICE
10:30 AM · Jan 28, 2025
https://x.com/TheRubberDuck79/status/1884262769891110919
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642493 No.11538
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452790 (281637ZJAN25) Notable: Trump Fires 3 Democrats on Privacy Oversight Board
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Trump Fires 3 Democrats on Privacy Oversight Board
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-democrats-privacy-oversightboard/2025/01/27/id/1196753/
President Donald Trump ordered the removal of three Democrats from the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), leaving the agency with one remaining board member.
The terminations were announced Monday by PCLOB spokesman Alan Silverleib. Chair Sharon Bradford Franklin and members Ed Felten and Travis LeBlanc were terminated by the White House as of last Thursday.
"The agency, however, has significant ability to continue functioning with its full staff and remaining Member Beth Williams to continue the Board's important mission, including its advice and oversight functions, and its current projects," read the statement.
The PCLOB was established in 2007 through the 9/11 Commission Act. The board says its "mission is to ensure that the federal government's efforts to prevent terrorism are balanced with the need to protect privacy and civil liberties."
Franklin's tenure was set to end this week, The New York Times reported, and there was already a vacancy on the board. Felten's tenure was set to end in January 2026 and LeBlanc's in January 2029.
"I regret that the board's partisan shift will ultimately undermine not only the mission of the agency, but public trust and confidence in the ability of the government to honor privacy rights, respect civil liberties, honestly inform the public, and follow the law," LeBlanc said in a statement.
According to the Times, Franklin, LeBlanc and Felten were instructed by Deputy Director of Presidential Personnel Trent Morse to submit their resignations by close of business on Jan. 23, the day after the inauguration. They didn't and hadn't received further word as of Friday before being dismissed by Morse on Monday, according to the report.
"This isn't about me — my term was set to end later this week anyway," Franklin said in a statement. "But I am devastated by the attack on the board's independence and the fact that our agency will have too few members to issue official reports."
PCLOB is part of the executive branch whose members are selected by the sitting president and by congressional leaders of the other party, according to the Times. Members serve six-year terms.
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642493 No.11539
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452794 (281638ZJAN25) Notable: @RapidResponse47 - Official Rapid Response account of the Trump 47 White House
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Rapid Response 47
@RapidResponse47
Official Rapid Response account of the Trump 47 White House. Supporting @POTUS's America First agenda and holding the Fake News accountable. MAGA!
whitehouse.gov
Joined January 2025
https://x.com/RapidResponse47
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642493 No.11540
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452816 (281642ZJAN25) Notable: RR47 - Federal agents arrested the ringleader of Tren De Aragua Aurora apartment takeover gang
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https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1884279570356212021
Rapid Response 47
@RapidResponse47
Remember this viral video of vicious Tren de Aragua gang members taking over apartments in Aurora, Colorado?
Earlier this morning, federal agents arrested the ringleader of the gang in New York City.
Promises made. Promises kept.
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642493 No.11541
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452832 (281644ZJAN25) Notable: Trump’s Iron Dome for America calls for space-based interceptors
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https://breakingdefense.com/2025/01/trumps-iron-dome-for-america-calls-for-space-based-interceptors/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/the-iron-dome-for-america/
Trump’s Iron Dome for America calls for space-based interceptors
January 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
A new executive order from President Donald Trump calls for greater investments for a multilayered homeland air defense system, including a requirement for the development of space-based interceptors.
On the campaign trail in June, then-candidate Trump stated his desire to “build a great Iron Dome over our country, a dome like has never seen before, a state-of-the-art missile defense shield that will be entirely built in America.”
“We’re going to build the greatest dome of them all,” he said at the time
On Monday night, Trump signed an executive order to that effect titled “The Iron Dome for America”.
The order gives Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth 60 days to develop a plan to defend the homeland against “ballistic, hypersonic, advanced cruise missiles, and other next-generation aerial attacks from peer, near-peer, and rogue adversaries.”
“Over the past 40 years, rather than lessening, the threat from next-generation strategic weapons has become more intense and complex with the development by peer and near-peer adversaries of next-generation delivery systems and their own homeland integrated air and missile defense capabilities,” the EO reads.
Among the mandates in the executive order:
Acceleration of the deployment of the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor layer
Development and deployment of proliferated space-based interceptors capable of boost-phase intercept;
Deployment of underlayer and terminal-phase intercept capabilities postured to defeat a countervalue attack;
Development and deployment of a custody layer of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture;
Development and deployment of capabilities to defeat missile attacks prior to launch and in the boost phase;
Development and deployment of a secure supply chain for all components with next-generation security and resilience features; and
Development and deployment of non-kinetic capabilities to augment the kinetic defeat of ballistic, hypersonic, advanced cruise missiles, and other next-generation aerial attacks;
Once plans for homeland defense have been sorted, the Pentagon is then to look at theater defenses. That includes to defend forward-deployed US force but also to “increase and accelerate the provision of United States missile defense capabilities to allies and partners.”
The fiscal 2026 budget request should take into account this EO, per the language, although the order itself does not contain any budgetary estimates.
In an interview with Breaking Defense last week, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., expressed a belief that money that is obligated for defense during the reconciliation process could be used for such an Iron Dome for America construct.
“Israel is a small state about the size of New Jersey, so Iron Dome for Israel is much different from Iron Dome for America,” Wicker said.
“But a missile defense shield with a large satellite, a space-based component, that’s going to be expensive, but it’s a must, and it happens that the president feels some urgency in getting that done.”
Is It Really ‘Iron Dome?’
The actual Iron Dome currently in existence is an Israeli air defense system designed by Rafael, primarily to counter short-range rockets, small drones and artillery shells.
The system is the lowest-tier of a broader, layered air defense network which also includes the middle-tier David’s Sling and higher-level Arrow defense capabilities.
Rafael is also working on a directed energy version of Iron Dome known as Iron Beam, which executives have said may be active in 2025.
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642493 No.11542
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452835 (281644ZJAN25) Notable: Trump’s Iron Dome for America calls for space-based interceptors
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>>11541
But Iron Dome has become synonymous with Israel’s defense in a way the other systems have not, and as a result has become almost a shorthand for “national air defense systems.”
While many Israeli air defense capabilities have been built with American development dollars, those systems have not flowed back to the US in any meaningful way.
And based on the Trump’s previous pledge, these systems are going to be American-made.
In a note to investors, TD Cowen analyst Roman Schweizer said the EO will likely “require tens of [billions of dollars] to develop and field, and we see it as a massive expansion of existing programs of record as well as the development and fielding of nascent systems …
We see this as very positive for a number of existing programs.” So while the EO may be short on details, there are some options to look at.
The Pentagon already has air defense missions and plans in the works, including the National Capital Region Integrated Air Defense System designed to shield the Washington, DC area from incoming aerial threats, and includes systems like the Norwegian National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS).
The Army is also leading the charge to set up a new air defense construct on Guam slated to include the service’s answer to Iron Dome dubbed the Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) Increment 2 system, as well as a C2 system called the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS), the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) radar and more.
The Army has directed energy capabilities under development like the IFPC High-Energy Laser and IFPC High-Powered Microwave.
The Marine Corps is also working on mobile system called the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS), which uses a truck-mounted Iron Dome launcher with Tamir interceptors, and teams them up with a Common Aviation Command-and-Control System (CAC2S) and a mini battle management control (BMC) system, along with the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR).
Other possible components could include an over-the-horizon-radar (OTHR), designed to help spot low-flying, modern cruise missiles that can hug the curvature of the earth to evade detection.
The US is planning a joint Canadian procurement to field new OTHR with an eye toward the Arctic as an anticipated vector of attack for adversaries like Russia.
After originally planning to begin buying the radars in fiscal year 2024, the Air Force deferred the OTHR procurement out to FY26 to focus on “risk reduction” activities in the meantime, the service told Breaking Defense in July.
A public timeline released by Ottawa calls for an Arctic OTHR system to be operational by 2028 as part of a twenty-year and $38.6 billion CAD modernization project for NORAD.
“Canada and the US are committed to ensuring interoperability in its OTHR initiatives — and we are in active and constant dialogue to ensure alignment in our plans,” the Canadian Defence Ministry told Breaking Defense in July.
“Canada will continue to work closely with the United States to bolster NORAD’s ability to detect threats earlier and more precisely and to respond effectively.”
Speaking on a quarterly earnings call hours after the EO dropped, RTX CEO Chris Calio sounded bullish of the potential for his firm under the new guidance.
“Look, as you know, we’re a major partner in Israel’s Iron Dome today. I suspect in the US, you’re going to probably need to evolve that to address different types of potential threats, perhaps longer range strikes, protection of infrastructure.
But again, layered, integrated air and missile defense systems are core to us. It’s the bedrock of Raytheon, and they are, you know, among the best at it. And so we’re ready to engage on this as it takes shape over this study period.
“We view this as a significant opportunity for us, something right in our wheelhouse.”
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642493 No.11543
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452839 (281645ZJAN25) Notable: FBI has launched a large-scale nuclear incident exercise in New York amid rising fears of WWIII.
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Shadow of Ezra
@ShadowofEzra 14h
The FBI has launched a large-scale nuclear incident exercise in New York amid rising fears of WWIII.
The operation involves military aircraft and personnel simulating radiological attack scenarios to ensure readiness for a potential nuclear crisis in the United States.
The FBI has urged the public not to be alarmed by the heightened presence of military forces and aircraft during the exercise.
Jan 28, 2025 · 2:15 AM UTC
https://twitter.com/ShadowofEzra/status/1884062645587726363
Where´s the eye?
above in the sky?
how far?
How do you feed the eye?
with sounds, heat or feelings?
From afar, can the eye distinguish whether a war is real or not?
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642493 No.11544
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452843 (281646ZJAN25) Notable: WATCH LIVE Panama Canal Hearing - Impact on U.S. trade and national security, focusing on fees and foreign influence.
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Hearings to examine the Panama Canal and its impact on U.S. trade and national security, focusing on fees and foreign influence.
https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-congress/senate-event/336559
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642493 No.11545
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452855 (281648ZJAN25) Notable: @ICEgov ICE Enforcement Update January 28, 2025
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@ICEgov
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https://x.com/ICEgov/status/1884273605891981732
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642493 No.11546
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452888 (281700ZJAN25) Notable: Boom Supersonic to break sound barrier during historic test flight today
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Boom Supersonic to break sound barrier during historic test flight today
January 28, 2025
Boom Supersonic plans to break the sound barrier during a test flight this morning (Jan. 28). This would mark the first time the company achieves the feat, and you can watch the historic action live.
Colorado-based Boom's XB-1 test vehicle is scheduled to lift off on its 12th test flight from California's Mojave Air & Space Port today at around 11:00 a.m. EST (1600 GMT; 8 a.m. local California time).
If all goes well, the piloted demonstrator craft will exceed Mach 1 — the speed of sound — about 25 minutes later.
Boom will webcast the mission live via its website beginning at 10:45 a.m. EST (1545 GMT). If the company makes the stream available on YouTube, Space.com will carry it.
The XB-1 is a subscale pathfinder vehicle, designed to demonstrate technologies and capabilities that Boom plans to employ a few years from now on a commercial jet called Overture.
If all goes according to plan, the 64-seat Overture will become the first supersonic passenger jet since the British-French Concorde, which was retired in 2003.
The XB-1 first got off the ground in March 2024. The test vehicle has flown 11 times to date, breaking new ground on each liftoff.
For example, during its most recent flight, which occurred on Jan. 10, the XB-1 nosed right up to the edge of the sound barrier, reaching Mach 0.95.
Flight 12, however, will be momentous, according to Boom Founder and CEO Blake Scholl. In a Jan. 25 X post, Scholl called the mission "supersonic flight's 'Falcon 1' moment," referring to SpaceX's first-ever successful launch — a September 2008 liftoff of the company's small Falcon 1 rocket.
"It will still be a few years before we welcome the return of the first supersonic passenger. Success is far from guaranteed. Yet, there's more reason than ever to be excited and optimistic," Scholl wrote in another Jan. 25 X post.
Today's livestream should feature some dramatic in-flight views, which will come down to Earth via SpaceX's Starlink satellite-internet service.
"We're livestreaming the flight from our chase aircraft, a Northrop T-38. We've installed a Starlink Mini antenna in the T-38 so everyone can see the flight in real-time," Boom wrote in a Jan. 25 X post.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/tech/boom-supersonic-to-break-sound-barrier-during-historic-test-flight-today-watch-live
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642493 No.11547
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452902 (281702ZJAN25) Notable: Boom Supersonic to break sound barrier during historic test flight today
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>>11546
ckt!
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642493 No.11548
YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452907 (281702ZJAN25) Notable: DHS Secretary Noem: "Here in NYC this morning. We are getting the dirtbags off these streets."
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BREAKING: NYC ICE raids underway with DHS Secretary Noem leading charge
Fox News' Alexis McAdams reports the latest from New York City. Retired NYPD lieutenant Darrin Porcher also weighs in on the ICE raids during 'America's Newsroom' as the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration continues.
15 minutes ago
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https://youtu.be/udZ9lRPyH2Y
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642493 No.11549
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452923 (281706ZJAN25) Notable: Anon Digging on the California water situation
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Digging on the California water situation.
Anons, here's what I've figured out thus far. Attached a map for reference, link below.
There is a federally owned water pump, the CW Bill Jones Pumping Station that Trump can authorize to pump more water. Six pumps, each powered by a 22,500-horse-power electric motor, lift Delta waters about 200 feet from the intake through three discharge pipes, which then carry it up a distance of about 1 mile from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and sends it South the Delta-Mendota Canal.
At the same time, there is a state owned pump - the Harvey O Banks Delta Pumping Station. This is part of the CA Water Project. This one sends water into the California Aqueduct, the state owned part of the system.
In Trumps first term, he signed an executive order to send more water in the federal system and California said less water through the California Aqueduct. The CW Bill Jones Pumping Station can increase the volume of water it pumps, but the actual distribution of this water involves state systems rather than the water flowing independently of these controls.
While Trump has ordered the CW Bill Jones Pumping Station to pump more water which he has control of federally, Newsom/California control the Harvey O Banks Delta Pumping Station. Has anything changed since trying this in his first term or is Newsom and the state of California still not complying and letting the water flow south?
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113904028349476462
https://x.com/DOGE/status/1884245022041858392
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Study-area-SWP-indicates-the-location-of-the-Harvey-O-Banks-Pumping-Plant-of-the_fig1_350140286
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642493 No.11550
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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452929 (281708ZJAN25) Notable: Mayor Johnson press briefing as ICE agents make arrests in Chicago
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The panic is real...
Watch Live: Mayor Johnson press briefing as ICE agents make arrests in Chicago | CBS News Chicago
CBS Chicago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vggn-JiaRQw
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642493 No.11551
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452939 (281710ZJAN25) Notable: @Scavino47 - “ICE Deported 7,300 Illegals in Trump’s First Week”
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“ICE Deported 7,300 Illegals in Trump’s First Week”
11:40 AM · Jan 28, 2025
https://x.com/Scavino47/status/1884280285644349557
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642493 No.11552
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452945 (281712ZJAN25) Notable: Space NASA & Related
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https://www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-discover-exoplanets-falling-apart-in-space
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2501.05431
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2501.08301
Astronomers Discover Exoplanets Falling Apart in Space
28 January 2025
Astronomers have found two planets around two separate stars that are succumbing to their stars' intense heat. Both are disintegrating before our telescopic eyes, leaving trails of debris similar to a comet's. Both are ultra-short-period planets (USPs) that orbit their stars rapidly.
These planets are a rare sub-class of USPs that are not massive enough to hold onto their material. Astronomers know of only three other disintegrating planets.
USPs are known for their extremely rapid orbits, some completing an orbit in only a few hours. Since they're extremely close to their stars, they're subjected to intense heat, stellar radiation, and gravity.
Many USPs are tidally locked to their star, turning the star-facing side into an inferno. USPs seldom exceed two Earth radii, and astronomers think that about 1 in 200 Sun-like stars has one.
They were only discovered recently and are pushing the boundaries of our understanding of planetary systems.
There are plenty of unanswered questions about USPs. Their formation mechanism is unclear, though they likely migrated to their positions rather than formed there.
They're difficult to observe because of their proximity to their stars, making questions about their structures difficult to answer.
Fortunately, two separate teams of researchers have spotted the two disintegrating USPs. As they spill their contents out into space in tails, they're giving astronomers an opportunity to see what's inside them.
The new observations are in two new papers available at the pre-press site arxiv.org. One is "A Disintegrating Rocky Planet with Prominent Comet-like Tails Around a Bright Star."
The lead author is Marc Hon, a postdoctoral researcher at the MIT TESS Science Office. This paper is referred to hereafter as the MIT study.
"We report the discovery of BD+054868Ab, a transiting exoplanet orbiting a bright K-dwarf with a period of 1.27 days," the authors write.
The TESS spacecraft found the planet, and its observations "reveal variable transit depths and asymmetric transit profiles," the paper states.
Those are characteristics of dust coming from the doomed planet and forming tails: one on the leading edge and one on the trailing edge.
Dust particle size in each tail is different, with the leading trail containing larger dust and the trailing tail containing finer grains.
"The disintegrating planet orbiting BD+05 4868 A has the most prominent dust tails to date, "said lead author Hon.
"The dust tails emanating from the rapidly evaporating planet are gigantic. Its length of approximately 9 million km encircles over half the planet's orbit around the star every 30 and a half hours," he added.
The MIT study shows that the planet is losing mass at the rate of 10 Earth masses of material per billion years. Since the object is probably only roughly the size of Earth's Moon, it will be totally destroyed in only a few million years.
"The rate at which the planet is evaporating is utterly cataclysmic, and we are incredibly lucky to be witnessing the final hours of this dying planet," said Hon.
The host star is probably a little older than the Sun and has a companion red dwarf separated by about 130 AU. The authors think that the planet is a great candidate for follow-up studies with the JWST.
Not only is the star bright, but the transits are deep. Because of the leading and trailing tails, the transits can last up to 15 hours.
"The brightness of the host star, combined with the planet's relatively deep transits (0.8?2.0%), presents BD+054868Ab as a prime target for compositional studies of rocky exoplanets and investigations into the nature of catastrophically evaporating planets," they explain.
"What's also highly exciting about BD+05 4868 Ab is that it has the brightest host star out of the other disintegrating planets —about 100 times brighter than K2-22—establishing it as a benchmark for future disintegrating studies of such systems," said Avi Shporer, a Research Scientist at the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research and a co-author of the MIT paper.
"Prior to our study, the three other known disintegrating planets were around faint stars, making them challenging to study," he added.
The second paper is "A Disintegrating Rocky World Shrouded in Dust and Gas: Mid-IR Observations of K2-22b using JWST."
The lead author is Nick Tusay, a PhD student at Penn State working in the Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds. This paper is hereafter referred to as the Penn State study.
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642493 No.11553
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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452949 (281713ZJAN25) Notable: WATCH LIVE: First Press Briefing by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt
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Press Briefing by the White House Press Secretary
The White House
https://x.com/WhiteHouse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJOgsQQYDY4
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White House Press Secretary Holds First Briefing
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds her first formal briefing with reporters, the first of the second Trump administration.
https://www.c-span.org/event/white-house-event/white-house-press-secretary-holds-first-briefing/430501
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642493 No.11554
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452950 (281713ZJAN25) Notable: Space NASA & Related
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"The effluents that sublimate off the surface and condense out in space are probably representative of the formerly interior layers convectively transported to the molten surface," the authors write.
In this work, astronomers were able to observe its debris with the JWST's MIRI and also with other telescopes.
The observations show that the material coming from the USP is not likely to be iron-dominated core material. Instead, they're "consistent with some form of magnesium silicate minerals, likely from mantle material," the authors explain.
"These planets are literally spilling their guts into space for us, and with JWST we finally have the means to study their composition and see what planets orbiting other stars are really made of," said lead author Tusay.
We can't see what's inside the planets in our Solar System, though seismic waves and other observations give scientists a pretty good idea about Earth's interior.
By examining the entrails coming from K2-22b, astronomers are learning not only about the planet but, by extension, about other rocky planets. The irony is that they're so far away.
"K2-22b has an asymmetric transit profile, as the planet's dusty cloud of effluents comes into view in front of the star, showing evidence of extended tails like a comet."
"It's remarkable that directly measuring the interior of planets in the Solar System is so challenging—we have only limited sampling of the Earth's mantle, and no access to that of Mercury, Venus, or Mars—but here we have found planets hundreds of light years away that are sending their interiors into space and backlighting them for us to study with our spectrographs," said Jason Wright, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, co-author of the Penn State study, and Tusay's PhD supervisor.
"It's a remarkable and fortuitous opportunity to understand terrestrial planet interiors," he added.
While TESS discovered the disintegrating planet in the previous paper, Kepler found this one during its extended K2 mission.
This one orbits its M-dwarf star in only 9.1 hours. Evidence of its tail is in the variability of its light curve.
"The dramatic variability in lightcurve transit depth (0–1.3%) combined with the asymmetric transit shape suggests we are observing a transient cloud of dust sublimating off the surface of an otherwise unseen planet," the MIT paper states.
According to the authors, this could be the first time we've seen outgassing from a vaporizing planet. "The shorter MIRI wavelength features … may constitute the first direct observations of gas features from an evaporating planet," the paper states.
"Unexpectedly, the models that best fit these measurements seem to be ice-derived species (NO and CO2)," the authors write.
Though the spectrum is broadly consistent with a rocky body, the presence of NO and CO2 is a bit of a curveball. These materials are more similar to icy bodies like comets rather than rocky planets.
"It was actually sort of a 'who-ordered-that?' moment," Tusay said about finding the icy features. For this reason, the researchers are eager to point the JWST at the planet again to obtain more and better data.
Multiple pathways can generate these results, and only better data can help astronomers determine what's going on.
Though we're in the early days of observing planets like this one, scientists still have some expectations. These results defy those expectations since many expected to find only the iron-core remnants of these USPs.
"We didn't know what to expect," said Wright, who also co-authored an earlier study on how to use JWST to probe these exoplanetary tails.
"We were hopeful they might still have their mantles, or potentially even crust material that was being evaporated.
JWST's mid-infrared spectrograph MIRI was the perfect tool to check, because crustal, silicate mantle, and iron core materials would all transmit light in different ways that JWST could distinguish spectroscopically," Wright added.
Next, both teams of scientists hope to point the JWST at BD+05 4868 Ab from the MIT study. Its star is far brighter than the other stars known to host disintegrating USPs.
A bright light source makes it much easier for the JWST to get stronger results.
"What's also highly exciting about BD+05 4868 Ab is that it has the brightest host star out of the other disintegrating planets —about 100 times brighter than K2-22—establishing it as a benchmark for future disintegrating studies of such systems," said Avi Shporer, a Research Scientist at the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research and a co-author of the MIT project.
"Prior to our study, the three other known disintegrating planets were around faint stars, making them challenging to study," he added.
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642493 No.11555
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452967 (281717ZJAN25) Notable: Poso - 2 biggest holdouts on RFK are currently Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham
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I am told that the 2 biggest holdouts on RFK are currently Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham
https://x.com/JackPosobiec/status/1884287194673868936
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642493 No.11556
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452973 (281718ZJAN25) Notable: A 70-Year-Old Lesson Applicable Today for Feds
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A 70-Year-Old Lesson Applicable Today for Feds
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/a-70-year-old-lesson-applicable-today/2025/01/28/id/1196795/
As President Donald Trump, Republican majorities in the House and Senate, and DOGE chair Elon Musk seek to address a $36 trillion national debt, a $1.8 trillion annual deficit, and a smaller, more efficient, and less costly federal government, they would be well served to renew a policy that the "government will not start or carry on any commercial activity to provide a service or product for its own use if such product or service can be procured from private enterprise through ordinary business channels," first promulgated 70 years ago by the Bureau of the Budget in the Eisenhower administration.
The Bureau of the Budget has since been replaced by the Office of Management Budget, its bulletins are now circulars, and 55-4 is now A-76. OMB Circular A-76, while still on the books today, is not enforced in the federal government.
Congress has effectively halted efficient utilization of private sector contractors for services that are commercial in nature through an appropriations bill rider moratorium. As a result, 1.1 million federal employees — more than half of the non-uniformed military and postal service federal workforce — are in positions deemed commercial in nature.
In performance of these activities, federal agencies duplicate private-sector businesses, engage in unfair government competition with private enterprise, including small business, and operate monopolies that have never been market tested.
Applying the Jan. 15, 1955, policy could save over $30 billion each year, increase efficiency, stimulate innovation, and rebalance the federal workforce into performance of inherently governmental functions.
The 1955 policy was supported by each president, Republican and Democrat, from Dwight D. Eisenhower through George W. Bush, until a 2009 government employee union inspired appropriations rider enacted while Democrat controlled the House, Senate, and White House under President Barack Obama prevented implementation of this good government tool.
The policy enables the federal government to employ the "yellow pages test," a simple and effective process that says if you can find firms in the yellow pages of the phone book providing products or services that the government is also providing, then the government service should be subject to market competition to break up the government monopoly and provide a better value to the taxpayer.
That is a test that has also been successfully applied by mayors and governors, Democrat and Republican, across the nation.
Federal agencies, as well as state and local government using federal funds, are engaged in activities ranging from architecture to zoology and include scores of other activities including audits, bus transportation, building codes, construction, debt and bill collections, campgrounds and concessions, engineering, equipment repair and maintenance depots, film studios and theater management, food service and security, graphics, healthcare services, hearing aids, information technology and data centers, insights and market research, insurance, laboratories and laboratory accreditation, landscaping, laundry and dry cleaning, office products, pest management and wildlife control, manufacturing, meeting planning, motor coaches, printing and chart production, public storage, recycling and waste management, road signage, roofing, security technologies and products, simulation technology and services, surveying, mapping and geospatial, tax preparation, transportation, travel planning, and utilities, and other tasks that have little to do with governing.
The government is the nation's largest banker, insurer, homeowner, landlord, utility provider, and bus, transit, and passenger train operator.
The 1955 budget bulletin was implemented when legislation mandating an end to government agency duplication and competition of private enterprise passed the House of Representatives and was headed for approval in the Senate when the White House argued that government or private sector performance decisions should be executive branch management determinations rather than a legislative mandate.
The past 70 years have demonstrated such an approach fell short. It is time to make the policy permanent.
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642493 No.11557
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452977 (281719ZJAN25) Notable: Space NASA & Related
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Air pollution inequities linked to industrial swine facilities are detectable from space
January 28, 2025
A study led by researchers from the University of Virginia has used satellite measurements to show the long-term persistence of air pollution inequalities tied to industrialized swine facilities in Eastern North Carolina.
Using satellite data spanning a 15-year period from 2008–2023, the study quantifies disparities in ammonia (NH3)—an air pollutant emitted by swine operations—for Black, Hispanic and Indigenous communities.
These inequalities, exacerbated by hot and calm weather conditions, extend for multiple kilometers beyond the immediate vicinity of the facilities, highlighting the widespread impact of this environmental issue.
The study, published in Environmental Science & Technology by Sally Pusede and her team in the Department of Environmental Sciences at UVA, uses data from the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) aboard multiple polar-orbiting satellites.
By analyzing NH3 levels in the atmosphere, UVA researchers were able to show that emissions from industrial swine operations result in systematic environmental inequalities.
Among the study's key findings were that air pollution inequalities can be measured from space.
Satellite data analyzed by the research team revealed that NH3 levels were significantly higher in areas with dense populations of Black, Hispanic and Indigenous residents.
Compared to non-Hispanic white populations, NH3 concentrations were on average 27% higher for Black communities, 35% higher for Hispanic communities and 49% higher for Indigenous communities during the years 2016–2021.
The study also finds that calm and hot weather conditions amplify these disparities, as low wind speeds reduce pollutant dispersion from swine facilities and because higher temperatures increase NH3 emissions through the evaporation of NH3 at and even downwind of swine facilities.
On calm days, NH3 inequalities for Indigenous communities were more than twice as severe as on windy days, while hot days intensified NH3 exposures for Black and Hispanic populations.
Elevated NH3 concentrations were also observed several kilometers downwind of swine feeding operations under calm and hot weather conditions, confirming that the environmental impacts of these operations reach far beyond their immediate surroundings.
This challenges claims that only those living very near facilities experience adverse effects.
Analysis of NH3 satellite data over a 15-year period, from 2008 to 2023, shows that disparities in NH3 concentrations have not lessened over time, underscoring the long-term nature of the issue.
The study highlights the role of industrial agriculture in perpetuating environmental racism, with communities of color bearing the brunt of air pollution linked to swine operations.
These findings come amid ongoing debates about air quality regulations and the lack of federal standards for NH3, which is not currently covered by the Environmental Protection Agency's National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
"The satellite ammonia measurements are independent, observational evidence of inequalities in the air pollution impacts of industrial swine operations across Eastern North Carolina," said Pusede.
"The satellite measurements are consistent with residents' claims of unfair and unaddressed air quality issues and highlight the urgent need for regulatory action."
https://phys.org/news/2025-01-air-pollution-inequities-linked-industrial.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1071618
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642493 No.11558
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22452998 (281723ZJAN25) Notable: Scott Presler - We purchased the voter rolls for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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We purchased the voter rolls for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
& are using AI tech to meticulously comb through them for dead/illegal alien voters.
Allegheny, Bucks, Centre, Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Montgomery, & Philadelphia are on notice.
https://x.com/ScottPresler/status/1884228943823396904
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642493 No.11559
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22453010 (281726ZJAN25) Notable: Space NASA & Related
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Advanced radio telescope technology 'sifts' space for mysteries
January 27, 2025
The first trial of an Australian-developed technology has detected mysterious objects by sifting through signals from space like sand on a beach.
Astronomers and engineers at CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, developed the specialized system, CRACO, for their ASKAP radio telescope to rapidly detect mysterious fast radio bursts and other space phenomena.
The new technology has now been put to the test by researchers led by the Curtin University node of the International Center for Radio Astronomy (ICRAR) in Western Australia.
Results published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia present the discovery of two fast radio bursts and two sporadically-emitting neutron stars, and improved location data of four pulsars, enabled by the new technology.
They have since gone on to find more than twenty fast radio bursts.
Dr. Andy Wang from ICRAR, who led the research group and tested CRACO, said the team had found more astronomical objects than expected.
"We were focused on finding fast radio bursts, a mysterious phenomenon that has opened up a new field of research in astronomy.
"CRACO is enabling us to find these bursts better than ever before. We have been searching for bursts 100 times per second and in the future we expect this will increase to 1,000 times per second," Dr. Wang said.
CSIRO astronomer and engineer Dr. Keith Bannister who, along with his team, developed the instrument, says the scale of observation enabled by the new technology is enormous.
"CRACO taps into ASKAP's 'live' view of the sky in search of fast radio bursts.
"To do this, it scans through huge volumes of data—processing 100 billion pixels per second—to detect and identify the location of bursts.
"That's the equivalent of sifting through a whole beach of sand to look for a single five-cent coin every minute," Dr. Bannister said.
CRACO is made up of a cluster of computers and accelerators connected to the ASKAP radio telescope at Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara, the CSIRO Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in Wajarri Yamaji Country.
Development of this technology reinforces Australia's international reputation as a leader in radio astronomy engineering and research.
"Once at full capacity, CRACO will be a game changer for international astronomy," Dr. Wang said.
CRACO has been engineered to sift through the trillions of pixels received by the telescope to find anomalies, alerting researchers the moment it spots something out of the ordinary, allowing them to quickly follow up to obtain more data and complete their own analysis.
Dr. Wang and his team increasingly expanded CRACO's research targets to find more exotic sources.
"We're also detecting long-period transients, which remain mysterious objects within our galaxy.
Both fast radio bursts and these transients were first discovered in Australia, so it is great that we're continuing the path of discovery with this impressive technology," Dr. Wang said.
CRACO will soon be made available to astronomers all over the world as part of CSIRO's Australia Telescope National Facility, a suite of national research infrastructure which includes Murriyang, CSIRO's Parkes radio telescope.
https://phys.org/news/2025-01-advanced-radio-telescope-technology-sifts.html
https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/pasa.2024.107
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642493 No.11560
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22453028 (281732ZJAN25) Notable: Space NASA & Related
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New Shepard Mission NS-29
January 28, 2025 10:30 AM CST
Blue Origin’s next New Shepard flight, NS-29, will simulate the Moon’s gravity and fly 30 payloads, all but one of which is focused on testing lunar-related technologies.
The launch window opens on Tuesday, January 28, at 10:30 AM CST / 1630 UTC from Launch Site One in West Texas.
The webcast will begin 15 minutes before liftoff.
https://www.blueorigin.com/missions/ns-29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGnmQJ9xqVo
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642493 No.11561
Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/22453051 (281737ZJAN25) Notable: BREAKING: Sean Duffy confirmed as Trump Transportation secretary
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642493 No.11562
Follow-up thread
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>>2977
Follow-up thread
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