@AdamKinzinger The AI upgrade not playing nice with old systems seems most probable.
But the 3 hour+ silence from the @WhiteHouse is the communications failure that Americans should really be concerned about.
As winter approaches, Russian attacks are leaving Ukrainians facing power cuts and struggling to heat their homes. Some are preparing to spend the coldest months in apartments still badly damaged by missiles and drones.
TVP World’s Piotr Kućma met residents living with the aftermath of those attacks and the soldiers trying to stop more Russian drones from getting through.
“The FAA had also announced it was about to deploy their new tool called SMART, to assist in managing air traffic across… too much coincidence that they were trying to start that moving today. And now we have problems with the system.” 🤦🏻♂️ 🎪
@TheTNHoller This system was stated on September 21 and Rolled out Nationwide on November 10.
Made without input from Air Traffic Controllers association, NATCA.
SMART is AI based ,made by Boston based ASI and personally rolled out by Scott Duffy
We count on a truly large-scale prisoner exchange, and we take very seriously the wording our American partners are using: that this should be the largest exchange of this war. More than a thousand people from each side. This is extremely sensitive for many Ukrainian families. And right now, the teams, the special services, the intelligence agencies – the Coordination Headquarters – all are working to make the exchange happen. I expect a report on the details of the preparations shortly.
Everyone saw the despicable videos of the Palestinians who were abusing the camels, so I don’t need to share the videos again, just know that the Israeli police have already arrested most of them. Israel will never tolerate animal cruelty.
Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett is expected to leave his White House role in the coming weeks, three people familiar with his plans told Semafor.
Rats are fleeing the sinking ship
I met with mayors from cities across Ukraine – from all parts of the country – including Kharkiv, Dnipro, Uzhhorod, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Cherkasy, Mykolaiv, and Vinnytsia. Also present were acting mayors of Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Lutsk, and Rivne, as well as the Executive Director of the Association of Ukrainian Cities, the President of the Ukrainian Association of District and Regional Councils, and the Head of the Kharkiv Regional Council. Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi was there as well. This was the first dialogue in this format, and it will now take place regularly.
Preparing cities and communities for the winter period is a priority, especially given Russia’s strikes on Ukraine’s critical and transportation infrastructure and residential buildings. Energy, air defense, internal security threats, reliable communications, and helping our people – all of this needs to be protected, restored, and ensured. We openly discussed all the challenges we face now and those that may lie ahead. We talked about how we will respond at the central level and at the regional and local government levels. The key is to ensure that accurate information about what is happening on the ground reaches us promptly from every region and city, and that the necessary decisions are made accordingly.
We also discussed finding mechanisms to help people who may face hardship during the winter. It is also important to preserve the financial capacity of communities. The main thing is to work together and deliver real results for Ukrainian society and our state. I thank everyone who is doing exactly that.
Amidst the rubble and the cold, for months, drones captured a silent scene: a Ukrainian soldier sharing his food with a stray cat. No words were spoken—only simple gestures. The little cat would seek warmth inside his military jacket; they were each other’s refuge in the hell of war.
One day, the enemy struck their position. When his comrades found our defender, he was still clutching his weapon—and beneath his jacket, the cat was still alive.
In his pocket was a note, written with a trembling hand:
"I know they are close. I will fight for my friend. If I fall, please leave him my jacket—winter is coming, and it will keep him warm. P.S. He only eats the food from the blue cans."
His final wish was honored. Today, the cat lives with our soldiers on the front line, sleeping beside the combat boots of the man who gave him a second chance. They call him "The Guardian."
Even in the darkest of times, our defenders remind us that there is always room for kindness in the human heart. The Ukrainian poet and soldier who served alongside a ginger cat was Maksym Kryvtsov (call sign "Dali").
• About the poet: Maksym Kryvtsov (1990–2024) was a participant in the Revolution of Dignity and a volunteer soldier since 2014; he returned to the front following the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion in 2022. He is the author of the acclaimed poetry collection *Poems from the Embrasure* (*Вірші з бійниці*), which was recognized by PEN Ukraine as one of the best books of 2023. • About the cat: The ginger cat lived with him in a bunker on the front line and frequently appeared in his posts; Maksym dedicated one of his poems to him.
• His death: Maksym Kryvtsov and his ginger cat died at the front on January 7, 2024.
Jason Knauf is looking very very thin, tired and kinda resigned and worried. I wonder why? Maybe because he expects something to come out?
Maybe because he knows Meghan is holding all the cards now?? Hmmm 🤔
The same people who regularly call Meghan and her children the N-word, call Meghan a slu*t and a who*re, and call Archie and Lili “invisible kids” while claiming they don’t exist at all, are now upset because William was caught lying about his son’s drawing.
Toughen up, buttercups. Maybe tell your idols to stop lying and taking credit for other people’s work. Better yet, stop teaching their children that it’s acceptable to do the same.
Here’s just a small selection of when they’ve been busted plagiarising other people’s work and ideas.🤦🏽♀️
NO, TOM, IT'S THE GUTTER PRESS THAT IS DESTROYING HIS REIGN!
Meghan and Harry are a charming young couple who've shown extraordinary strength in coping with Kensington Palace Haters like you bullying them for over 10 years.
New Orleans local NBC affiliate WDSU has obtained video showing the initial impact between the tanker Atlantic Asphalt and riverboat American Heritage earlier today. The riverboat had 129 people on board who were in the process of disembarking when it was hit.
The video shows the tanker hit the riverboat broadside. Witnesses report that the ship dropped its anchors before impact, in an effort to arrest its travels. No audible warnings are heard from the start of the video through the impact.
So, it has emerged from Bank of England letters that Richard Tice, Reform UK deputy leader, privately lobbied for light touch cryptocurrency regulation just 4 months after the party took a £9 million donation from Christopher Harborne.
According to iNews, Richard Tice wrote to senior officials arguing Britain was falling behind America, citing the GENIUS Act and over $250 billion in dollar backed stablecoins.
He also told the Bank that on current polls Reform UK was set to form the next government.
Reform have repeatedly insisted these huge crypto donations come with no strings attached and that the donors want nothing in return.
Christopher Harborne later gave another £36 million. The Bank of England has confirmed the correspondence. 😳😳😳😳
🚨 HAMAS HELD ISRAELI HOSTAGES INSIDE NASSER HOSPITAL. NOW ISRAEL HAS TARGETED THE COMMANDER RESPONSIBLE.
The IDF says Muhammad Abu Ismail, commander of Hamas's Khan Younis Brigade, was responsible for holding multiple Israeli hostages during the war, including inside the hospital where he was targeted overnight.
Among them were Nimrod Cohen, Idan Alexander, Matan Zangauker and Avera Mengistu, as well as the bodies of Asaf Hamami, Oz Daniel and Omer Neutra.
According to the IDF, the hospital's heavily guarded second floor served as a Hamas military headquarters, off-limits to civilians.
Several other Hamas operatives were also targeted in the strike.
Abu Ismail's fate remains unknown.
Source: IDF / Shin Bet