John Hawes

Founder. Exporter from Japan. Former urban planner. Loves democracy.

[John Hawes @JohnHawes]

I know meditation works from over 40 years of personal experience. This guy measured it.

[Darshan 🦖 @darshan]

This guy scanned monks' brains.

He expected normal results.

But what he found had never been seen in scientific history.

The discovery landed him on Time's 100 Most Influential People.

Here's what 30,000+ hours of meditation does to your brain:

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

Trump flew to Ankara for the NATO summit and turned it into an open-mic disaster. This week's Elephant in the Room, Rick Wilson breaks down the clown show.

WATCH: https://t.co/2uzLBWaabt

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

He's not planning on leaving.

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

Could the fuel crisis in Russia break the back of the Russian war economy? It has already evolved from a problem into a systemic vulnerability. Strikes on oil refineries have put at risk the domestic infrastructure essential to the day-to-day functioning of the Russian state.

A symbolic and practical turning point was the strike on the Omsk refinery - Russia's largest refinery and one of its key producers of gasoline and diesel. After the attack, the refinery halted processing. The Moscow refinery in Kapotnya, the largest fuel supplier to the capital region, is unlikely to resume operations before at least the end of the year following strikes in June.

Estimates of the scale of the damage vary, but they point to the same trend: Ukraine is no longer merely carrying out isolated strikes on individual targets but is creating a cumulative effect in which Russia's repair capacity is beginning to fall behind the pace of damage.

The most vulnerable point in this crisis is the agricultural sector. The harvest has coincided with peak summer fuel demand, making diesel a critical resource. Russia's harvesting campaign in early July was running one to two weeks behind last year's pace, with weather and fuel supply problems cited among the reasons. Crops are being harvested late, grain quality is deteriorating, and logistics costs are rising.

As expected, large agricultural holdings - which have stockpiles, long-term contracts, access to the wholesale market, and administrative channels - are faring better. Small and medium-sized farmers, by contrast, are likely to go bankrupt.

The Russian authorities continue largely to deny the problem, but in practice they are shifting toward emergency management of the shortage. The first set of measures involves a ban on diesel exports and the start of fuel imports. For a country accustomed to presenting itself as an energy superpower, the very need to import petroleum products is humiliating.

The second set of measures is the degradation of standards. The Russian government has allowed the use of Euro-3 gasoline until the end of 2026, and parliament has passed tax changes that permit the use of lower-quality components for blending straight-run gasoline, postpone part of the refinery modernization, and provide for subsidies for fuel imports.

The third set of measures is administrative rationing. In June, most Russian regions introduced some form of restriction on gasoline or diesel sales: volume limits, unreliable fuel availability, pumps marked "out of service," lines, and periodic disruptions at gas stations.

In the medium term, the worst effects may emerge not only in the 2026 harvest but also in the next agricultural cycle - primarily during the 2027 sowing season. The fuel crisis has only just begun, but the most interesting period still lies ahead: seasonal demand peaks in August and September.

The future of Russia's war economy will depend primarily on the balance between the pace of Ukrainian strikes, the effectiveness of Russian air defenses, and the ability of repair crews to restore refinery operations. If that balance continues to shift against Russia, the fuel crisis could create conditions in which the Russian authorities would want to end the war.

📹: Fiery footage of attacks on the Moscow oil refinery and other targets in Russia

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

This is code red. Trump is not screwing around. We will lose this country unless we are vigilant with what’s going on in terms of election security.

WAKE UP PEOPLE! Trump is coming after democracy as we know it.

[Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor]

The Trump Administration had no problem cutting the budget for kids with developmental disabilities and instead increasing funds for his private plane.

The most corrupt administration in our history.

[John Hawes @JohnHawes]

@RpsAgainstTrump He won't stop until he's gained full control of the elections.

[John Hawes @JohnHawes]

@TomasZdechovsky Yes. Boycott until Russia withdraws from the occupied territories, returns the stolen children the war criminals are brought to justice. Offer the athletes an alternative games.

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

We’re so proud that our president gets to ride in such luxury!

Many can’t afford gas but that’s ok

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

Ukraine's Defense Forces struck several fuel facilities in Russia, including a target nearly 1,500 km from the Ukrainian border.

▪️ In addition to two oil depots in Russia’s Stavropol region and Tver struck by the Security Service of Ukraine, a reserve fuel storage facility located about 800 km from the front line was also hit.

▪️ An oil pumping station in Ufa, Russia, nearly 1,500 km from the Ukrainian border, was also struck.

▪️ Another target was an oil loading terminal in Russia's Rostov region, located about 200 km from the front line.

Glory!

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

Taxpayers funding Trump using two jets for a single trip is the actual "waste, fraud and abuse" that they're telling you rural hospital funding, Social Security, or Medicare is.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

President Trump: Instead of insulting Europeans, why don’t we learn something from them.

In Denmark, for example, everyone is guaranteed healthcare, college education is free, parents receive one year of paid family leave and workers don’t make less than $22 an hour.

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

Here is a FULL alphabetized list of immigrants KILLED by ICE under TRUMP.

SAY THEIR NAMES!

- Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir
- Felix Alcorta-Rodriguez
- Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
- Mamuka Artmeladze
- Ismael Ayala-Uribe
- Santos Banegas Reyes
- Lorenzo Antonio Batrez Vargas
- Tuan Van Bui
- Alejandro Cabrera Clemente
- Aled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt
- Maksym Chernyak
- Emmanuel Clifford Damas
- Victor Manuel Diaz
- Serawit Gezahegn Dejene
- Genry Donaldo Ruiz-Guillen
- Tuan Van Bui
- Gantchev, Nenko Stanev
- Jairo Garcia-Hernandez
- Renée Nicole Good
- Denny Adan Gonzalez
- Alberto Gutierrez-Reyes
- Pejman Karshenas Najafabadi
- Parady La
- Geraldo Lunas Campos
- Pete Sumalo Montejo
- Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal
- Royer Perez-Jimenez
- José Guadalupe Ramos-Solano
- Delvin Francisco Rodriguez
- Heber Sanchez Domínguez
- Shiraz Fatehali Sachwani
- Lorth Sim
- Jean Wilson Brutus
- Luis Gustavo Núñez Cáceres
- Luis Beltrán Yañez-Cruz

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

If anyone has the name of the ICE agent who killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, or any of the agents involved please contact me.

Thank you.

[John Hawes @JohnHawes]

@krassenstein He won't stop until he's gained control of the upcoming elections.

[John Hawes @JohnHawes]

@cb_doge Finally you post some good news.

[NSNO EFC 🇮🇪 💙💛 @CryptoMuddled]

@Gerashchenko_en #RussiaIsATerroristState
#PutinIsaWarCriminal

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

"The main thing for me is that the cats are okay," says Oleksandr Samokhin, a resident of an apartment building in Kharkiv damaged by a Russian strike.

Oleksandr was making breakfast when Russians hit his home. He and his wife suffered shrapnel wounds.

After the attack, Oleksandr could not find his three cats - Sonia, Sienia, and Ryzhyk - and is deeply worried about them.

Russia's attack on Kharkiv today killed two people and injured 42 more, including four children.

Russia must be held fully accountable and punished for everything it has done to Ukraine.

📹: Suspilne

[Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 @jurgen_nauditt]

Ukrainian forces struck two Russian oil depots—in Stavropol and Tver. Both are located approximately 500 kilometers from the front line, according to Zelenskyy's statement regarding the overnight attack.

Ukrainian forces also hit a facility used for gathering and storing fuel reserves located 800 kilometers away.

An oil pumping station in the Russian city of Ufa, situated nearly 1,500 km from the border, was attacked.

Additionally, an oil terminal in the Rostov region—located about 200 kilometers from the front line in Ukraine—was struck.

[UAVoyager🇺🇦 @NAFOvoyager]

The russian human safari continues in Kherson.

This morning, a russian drone deliberately targeted a public minibus.

One person was killed. Seven others were injured.

The world has watched this happen for years, and it still barely makes headlines.

The silence is disgusting.