⚠️🇷🇺Drones Strike Buildings In Russian City Of Kazan (more) http://www.rferl.org/a/33248068.html #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #SouthKorea #Japan #Press #Taiwan #Media #NukesOrNATO #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #Russia #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine

⛔️🇺🇦Syrskyi About To Loose His Frontline City Is Proof He Is Not A Savior Of Ukraine: What Would The Russian Capture Of Pokrovsk Mean For The Defense Of Ukraine (more) http://www.rferl.org/a/33245765.html #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #SouthKorea #Japan #Press #Taiwan #Media #NukesOrNATO #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine

Some call me... Tim.
#KungFuSat

Oh? 👀

Via Kyle Griffin:

In a rare move, Republican senators are calling for Pete #Hegseth's FBI report:

The Senate Armed Services Committee usually limits who can view these types of background checks.

Lawmakers want to see this one.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/19/republican-senators-hegseth-fbi-report-00195191

Happy #Caturday ! #chamedi #SábadoDeGatos #CatsOfMastodon #BlackCat

Winter deep clean of the house to start off the holiday break. 🧼 🖥️

Ypsilanti, Michigan, October 2024

#Photography #NightPhotography #Ypsilanti #NewTopographics

https://www.europesays.com/1703880/ 5 Carbon Dioxide Removal Developments That Defined 2024 #Climate #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming

So, ihr Lappen, die #Wintersonnenwende haben wir heute um 10:20 Uhr geschafft... 🎉🥳🍾
Und denkt dran: in #Tromsø geht erst am 15. Januar wieder die Sonne auf - für 58 Minuten! Also nicht jammern, sondern feiern! 🍸🍻
https://www.timeanddate.de/sonne/norwegen/tromso?month=1&year=2025

#kungfusat Somebody's getting their chicken bone crunch fetish satisfied. 🤔

Royal Oak, Michigan, October 2024

#Photography #NightPhotography #Michigan #NewTopographics

Hibiki (L) and Peperino (R) sharing some sunlight on the window sill 😸 😸
#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #Cats

Happy Caturday!

#photography #cats #Caturday

Short.
Madrisa, #Graubünden #Schweiz
#Ski #snow #freeride

It’s that time of year when everyone has given up pretending to know what day of the week it is and it’s like “fuck it, NFL football on a Saturday then idk”

They’re fighting. I don’t know why but CC tells me it has something to do with C-Man Chelsea.
It hasn’t taken me long to get confused.
Maybe checking around for Apollo and Starbuck distracted me from the actual plot.
Was there plot? #KungFuSat

Ich überlege die ganze Zeit, wie ich beim #Kanzlerduell die Kombinationen
Scholz<>Habeck
Merz<>Weidel
fände.

Y la solución a Europa, ya nos lo dijo el Teniente Aldo Raine: "Tendremos que hacer una cosa, ni una más: Matar nazis".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqBOAtuQwaY

https://youtube.com/watch?v=vLy8U4-M6Mw
⚡️🇺🇦Nightly Address of President Volodymyr Zelensky At The End of Day 1031 of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine | Day 3957 of Russia’s Invasion of Crimea (Dec 20) | Dubbed into English (UATV News VIDEO) #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #SouthKorea #Japan #Press #Taiwan #Media #NukesOrNATO #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine

> Esta Es Una De Las Varias Películas a Estrenarse El 2025 Que Ha Llamado Mi Interés En Verla...

• NOVOCAINE SIN DOLOR #Trailer Español Latino (2025) #Video #YouTube

[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO0nYi7SnWM ]

https://www.europesays.com/1705916/ Greek royals to make major change for first time in 50 years – details #EuropeanRoyals #GreekRoyals #royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalFamily #royals #Royalty

Paywalled article:
Federal gov. approves $50 million to plan PNW high speed rail. Here’s what it means for WA

The Federal Railroad Administration, a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation, has awarded $49.7 to support the proposed high-speed train across the Pacific Northwest, a group of Washington legislators announced in a press release on Wednesday, Dec. 18.

The long-discussed rail project would provide train service between Portland, Oregon, Seattle, and Vancouver, British Columbia, at speeds reaching 250 miles per hour. In the press release, state legislators said passengers would be able to travel between Seattle and Portland in under an hour.

“The Cascadia corridor is home to 10 million people and growing—bringing high speed rail speed to the region will be transformative, allowing Washingtonians to travel much faster and more easily between Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, and communities in between,” Senator Patty Murray stated in the press release.

Will the Cascadia High-Speed Rail be ready soon? While the award is a boon for the project, it will only cover the planning phase. “This federal award is an important step forward for the Cascadia High-Speed Rail project and will support critical planning, community engagement, and initial design activities,” Murray stated.

Still, a Washington State Department of Transportation spokesperson said the funding will go a long way towards making the project a reality. “I think it gives it a strong likelihood, as long as the programs continue to be supported, and there’s a lot of support,” WSDOT Cascadia High-Speed Rail and Interstate 5 Program Administrator Ron Pate told McClatchy in a phone call.

What is next for WA’s new train? According to the press release, the money from the award will be used to determine the best route for the railroad, identify long-term construction projects that it would require and fund community outreach efforts.

Officials will now begin working with residents of the region, including tribes, to come up with a plan for the high-speed rail. “This funding will enable the state to work with locals to develop the best possible high-speed passenger rail route and someday give Washingtonians the option to skip the highway and reach their destination faster,” Sen. Cantwell stated in the press release.

According to DOT’s Pate, the funding will allow the project to move to its second phase. “First, we were awarded in the [Corridor Identification and Development] program, $500,000 to work through step one. And in step one, you develop the scope, schedule and budget to do the service development plan, to really look at how this system would function in two countries and two states,” Pate said.

With the new funding, Pate said the team working on the project can start developing the plan itself. “The service development plan work can start now, we’ve obligated those funds,” Pate said. “So our team is getting ready to go right after the first of the year to start doing a project management plan for that, and then work through the tasks that FRA (Federal Railroad Administration) has required for a service development plan.”

While Pate said there isn’t a set timeline for the project as a whole, he estimates that this next step will take four to five years. Where would WA’s high-speed rail stop? While the goal of the project is to connect the Portland, Seattle and Vancouver metropolitan areas, it would also include “points between and beyond,” according to WSDOT.

Cascadia Rail, a nonprofit that advocates for the project, mentions potential stops in Kelso, Centralia, Olympia, Tacoma, Seattle, Everett, Mount Vernon and Bellingham in its preliminary map of the project. In the meantime, there are other train options currently in the region, though they don’t run as quickly or go as far.

Amtrak Cascades features six stops between Portland and Seattle – Vancouver, Kelso-Longview, Centralia, Olympia-Lacey, Tacoma and Tukwila. It also stops in Edmonds, Everett, Stanwood, Mount Vernon and Bellingham on the way to British Columbia. The high-speed rail would presumably have fewer stops in order to ensure faster travel speeds, although some of those areas will likely see stops as well.

“Connecting the Cascadia region with modern, efficient transportation will create jobs, boost economic growth, and reduce emissions, all while making travel faster and more convenient,” Congresswoman Suzan DelBene stated in the press release. A 2019 WSDOT analysis estimated that the rail line would serve between 1.7 and 3.1 million riders a year once it opens, while creating $355 million in economic growth for the region in the long run and reducing carbon emissions by six million metric in its first four decades.

#Transportation #Rail #HighSpeedRail #PublicTransportation #PacificNorthwest #PNW #Seattle #Portland #Vancouver #Cascadia

https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/state/washington/article297323599.html

https://www.europesays.com/1705914/ Who was Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg? Discover the captivating story of the tragic Spanish queen as Ena unveils in Cannes #Andrew #beatrice #BritishRoyalFamily #DukeOfYork #Eugenie #Features #PrinceAndrew #PrincessBeatrice #PrincessEugenie #QueenLetiziaOfSpain #RoyalFamilies #RoyalFamily #royals

OH: "Kleidermotten sind Wäschetarier"

#wortspielhölle

3 things I know about Indiana.

I already knew one of their sportsball teams is called Pacers.

I think... One of their archeologists is called Jones?

And now this:

#retrocompuing #retrocomputer #commodore #c64

https://www.techspot.com/news/106019-bakery-uses-40-year-old-commodore-64s.html

⚡️🇺🇦Ukraine regulates drone and electronic warfare equipment purchases during martial law (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3940704-ukraine-regulates-drone-and-electronic-warfare-equipment-purchases-during-martial-law.html #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #SouthKorea #Japan #Press #Taiwan #Media #NukesOrNATO #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine

🇺🇦🇸🇾Ukraine flies another 34 people, including 15 children, out of Syria - defense intel (PHOTOS and more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3940680-ukraine-flies-another-34-people-including-15-children-out-of-syria-defense-intel.html #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #SouthKorea #Japan #Press #Taiwan #Media #NukesOrNATO #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #Syria #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine

https://www.europesays.com/1705911/ Why King Charles Didn’t Disclose His Specific Type of Cancer #BritishRoyalFamily #charles #CharlesIII #KingCharles #RoyalFamilies #RoyalFamily

https://www.europesays.com/1705909/ The government takes the decision/ “TikTok” will be blocked in Albania #europe

He’s anti-democracy and pro-Trump

-- The obscure ‘dark enlightenment’ blogger influencing the next US administration

-- #Curtis #Yarvin is hardly a household name in US politics.

But the “neoreactionary” thinker and far-right blogger is emerging as a serious intellectual influence on key figures in Donald Trump’s coming administration
-- in particular over potential threats to US democracy.

Yarvin, who considers liberal democracy as a decadent enemy to be dismantled,
is intellectually influential on vice president-elect JD Vance
and close to several proposed Trump appointees.

The aftermath of Trump’s election victory has seen actions and rhetoric from Trump and his lieutenants that closely resemble Yarvin’s public proposals for taking autocratic power in America.

Trump’s legal moves against critics in the media,
Elon Musk’s promises to pare government spending to the bone,
and the deployment of the Maga base against Republican lawmakers who have criticized controversial nominees like Pete Hegseth
are among the measures that resemble elements of Yarvin’s strategy for displacing liberal democracy in the US.

One of the venues in which Yarvin has articulated the strategy include a podcast hosted by #Michael #Anton, a writer and academic whom Trump last week appointed to work in a senior role under secretary of state nominee Marco Rubio.

Although Yarvin once described Vance as a “random normie politician I’ve barely even met”
in a July Substack post, in October the Verge reported that “no one online has shaped Vance’s thinking more”.

The growing parallels between the incoming administration’s actions
– especially Vance’s views
– and Yarvin’s suggestions raise questions about his influence.

Robert Evans, an extremism researcher and the host of the podcast "Behind the Bastards", recorded a two-part series on Yarvin.

“He didn’t fall out of a coconut tree. He emerged into a rightwing media space where they had been talking about the evils of liberal media and corrupt academic institutions for decades,” he said.

“He has influenced a lot of people in the incoming administration and a lot of other influential people on the right.
But a lot of the stuff he advocates is the same windmills Republicans have been tilting at for a while,” Evans continued.

“What’s unique is his way of rebranding or repackaging old reactionary ideas in a way that appealed to libertarian-minded kids in the tech industry,
and in eventually getting some of them to embrace a lot of far-right ideas,” he said.

“That’s the novelty of Yarvin and that’s his real accomplishment.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/21/curtis-yarvin-trump?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

⚠️🇺🇦Military update: 110 combat clashes since day-start, most Russian assaults recorded in Kursk region (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3940689-war-update-110-combat-clashes-since-daystart-most-russian-assaults-recorded-in-kursk-region.html #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #SouthKorea #Japan #Press #Taiwan #Media #NukesOrNATO #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine

https://www.europesays.com/1705907/ Procès des viols de Mazan : une enquête déontologique ouverte après les propos insultants d’un avocat lyonnais #france

⚠️🇷🇺Explosions at Kazan gunpowder plant - witness reports (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3940670-explosions-at-kazan-gunpowder-plant-witness-reports.html #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #SouthKorea #Japan #Press #Taiwan #Media #NukesOrNATO #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #Russia #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine

⚠️🇷🇺Russia sends commission to temporarily occupied Kherson region’s unit due to suicides, sabotage - partisans (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3940619-russia-sends-commission-to-kherson-region-unit-due-to-suicides-sabotage-partisans.html #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #SouthKorea #Japan #Press #Taiwan #Media #NukesOrNATO #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine

🇺🇸🇩🇪Austin, Pistorius discuss support for Ukraine, Ramstein meeting (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-defense/3940657-austin-pistorius-discuss-support-for-ukraine-ramstein-meeting.html #Ukraine #Germany #NukesForUkraine #SouthKorea #Japan #Press #Taiwan #Media #NukesOrNATO #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine