"Trump’s sons Donald Jr & Eric Trump have amassed a portfolio of defense technology start-ups that are benefiting from new Pentagon priorities and spending" and giving them a direct interest in US security policy
new reporting from @washingtonpost
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Russian vatnik in a hotel in Turkey complains that after they hung Ruzzian flag outside their room, someone smeared a flag and their patio with shite. 😆 💩
Ireland is building a battery that contains no lithium.
No cobalt.
No rare-earth metals.
Instead, it stores energy using carbon dioxide.
The project is designed to hold 200 megawatt-hours of electricity, making it one of Europe’s largest long-duration energy storage systems. But unlike conventional batteries, it doesn’t rely on chemical reactions.
It relies on physics.
When wind and solar farms produce more electricity than the grid needs, that extra energy is used to compress carbon dioxide into a liquid. The process releases heat, which is captured and stored.
Later, when electricity demand rises, the stored heat turns the liquid CO₂ back into a gas.
As the gas expands, it spins a turbine and generates electricity.
Then the cycle begins again.
The carbon dioxide never leaves the system.
It stays sealed inside, circulating in a continuous closed loop.
That is what makes the technology so different.
There is no lithium.
No cobalt.
No dependence on critical mineral supply chains.
Instead, the system is built mainly from steel, water, and carbon dioxide.
It is also designed to last.
Developers say the facility can deliver electricity for up to ten hours on a full charge and continue operating for more than 25 years without the gradual loss of storage capacity that affects many conventional batteries.
As more countries shift toward wind and solar power, one challenge continues to grow.
What happens when the wind stops blowing or the sun goes down?
Projects like this are trying to answer that question.
Not by replacing renewable energy.
But by finding new ways to store it until it is needed.
Sleazy anti-net-zero Farage, Tice, and Reform UK will be furious.
Lindsey Graham was a simple, tragic man. He lacked a moral core. The great empty spaces of his life were filled with an insatiable need for “relevance.” He found it as a cast member in the most malignant reality show ever made.
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After Ukraine's 6 day blitz on Russian shipping, marine traffic on the Sea of Azov has ceased to exist.
Remaining ships are now all hiding in the Don canal, with no chance to leave.
A massive economic blow to Russia. Only with Ukraine's permission can Russian shipping ever again appear on the Azov.
Trailer for the new movie "Pirates of the Black Sea" has been released.
"Madjar" plays the role of Jack Sparrow.
We won't reveal the plot, but we'll just say that the movie is amazing! 🔥
Омская область, где находится крупнейший в России НПЗ - очень показательное место для понимания того, насколько безумна и катастрофична развязанная Россией война.
Территория Омской области больше, чем всё, что смогла захватить Россия в Украине с 2014 года, за 12 с лишним лет.
В Украине Россия оккупировала примерно 115 тыс. кв. км, а территория Омской области - 141 тыс. кв. км.
И этот регион абсолютно нищий.
Годовой бюджет области - 178 млрд. рублей.
Знаете, что такое 178 млрд. рублей? Столько Россия тратит на войну за 3 дня.
За 3 дня.
Нужны территории?
Ну вот же территория. Большая. Больше многих европейских стран. И захватывать её не надо, она уже твоя.
Возьми сумму, которую ты тратишь за месяц на войну - и вложи в эту территорию.
Там будет вторая Финляндия.
Но нет.
Это никому не надо.
А вот уничтожать территории в другой стране, убивать там людей, разрушать города - это, наоборот, очень надо.
И в результате теперь война пришла в саму Омскую область.
"Ukraine is doing an extraordinary thing. It's very clear that in extraordinary times, and with the extraordinary victims that we're seeing, we need to be extraordinary and out of the ordinary in our support for Ukraine." -
German MEP Sergey Lagodinsky @SLagodinsky in the plenary session of the European Parliament.
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