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For those, like me, who find it difficult to follow the progress of the Russian invasion as reported in MSM of all stripes:www.understandingwar.org

Thermonuclear Fusion in a Sheared-Flow Z-Pinch: Advancing Another Viable Pathway to Fusion Energy TOPICS:DOEFusion EnergyLawrence Livermore National LaboratoryNational Ignition FacilityPlasma Physics By LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY MARCH 9, 2022 Plasma Energy Fusion Concept In findings that could help advance another “viable pathway” to fusion energy, research led by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) physicists has proven the existence of neutrons produced through thermonuclear reactions from a sheared-flow stabilized Z-pinch device. The researchers used advanced computer modeling techniques and diagnostic measurement devices honed at the Lab to solve a decades-old problem of distinguishing neutrons produced by thermonuclear reactions from ones produced...

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol on Tuesday laid out its theory for potential criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, arguing before a federal judge that he and conservative lawyer John C. Eastman were involved in a conspiracy to perpetrate a fraud on the American public as part of a plan to overturn the 2020 election. The allegations, which the committee first leveled against the men last week in response to a lawsuit filed by Eastman, could determine just how deeply the panel can dig into emails, correspondence and other documents of...

“He Was Numbered among the Transgressors” (Luke 22:14, 24-38) This reading from Luke 22 is like watching a car wreck as it’s starting to happen. You can see the danger signs that could lead up to a crash, and if it keeps going like that, something bad is about to happen. The apostles, Jesus’ handpicked inner circle, are there with him in the upper room. And there’s sort of a back-and-forth between Jesus and these disciples. But it’s painful to watch; it’s even frightening. Evil is at work in the events leading up to Jesus’ suffering and death, and, in...

MOSCOW, March 9. /TASS/. Moscow believes that Washington needs to inform the international community about the military biological programs that were implemented in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Wednesday. "We confirm that the facts that came to the light during Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine point to the Kiev regime’s attempts to urgently cover up the traces of military biological programs," she noted. "It was not about peaceful scientific research because these programs were financed by the US Department of Defense," she added. "We believe that the US Department of Defense and...

Putin’s lapdog Sergei Lavrov has landed in Turkey to meet Kyiv’s foreign minister for talks on Thursday for the first time since Russia’s lawless invasion of Ukraine. The Russian foreign secretary will negotiate with Dmytro Kuleba at the southern Turkish resort city of Antalya at a summit mediated by Ankara’s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Moscow and Kyiv’s meeting in the NATO country will be the highest-level diplomatic encounter since the Kremlin launched a full-scale operation to ‘demilitarise’ and ‘deNazify’ Ukraine – dismissed as baseless pretexts by Kyiv and her Western partners, including Britain and the US. While Turkey has supplied...

Referencing: March 4, 2022, HUGE! Ukraine-Press-Release-Just-Exposed-The-Entire-Biden-Crime-Family by Sassy Liberty with Youtube Video with English subtitles. (See video at https://thepatriotunited.com/huge-ukraine-press-release-just-exposed-the-entire-biden-crime-family/?utm_source=BS-Mailer-TPU&utm_medium=email&utm_content=subscriber_id:65302957&utm_campaign=TPU%20%23PB-9%20am%20crime%20fam Posted Article: KYIV. June 22 (Interfax-Ukraine) - The initial bribe to close the case against Burisma was $50 million, not $6 million, former senior prosecutor of the Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) Kostiantyn Kulyk said on Monday at a press conference at Interfax Ukraine. Kulyk said Burisma officials were recently detained while transferring a $6 million bribe to an agent of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine to close the Burisma case. "The initial amount of the bribe was not $6...

he oil market has been stretched incredibly thin, with few producers willing — or able — to replace Russian barrels banned by the United States and shunned by others. Enter the United Arab Emirates, which suggested it may be coming to the rescue. The UAE's ambassador to Washington, Yousef Al Otaiba, told CNN Wednesday that the country wants to increase oil production and will encourage the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cartel to ramp up supply. Otaiba's comments sent oil prices dropping like a rock Wednesday. US oil fell 12% to $108 a barrel. Brent crude, the global...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three Idaho women are suing the state in federal court over its expensive training requirement for professional hair-braiders. The women, represented by the Institute for Justice, filed the lawsuit against the Idaho Barber and Cosmetology Services Licensing Board in Boise’s U.S. District Court on Tuesday, the Idaho Statesman reported. Idaho is one of five states that still require cosmetology licenses for professional hair braiding. The licenses require 1,600 hours of training and can cost up to $20,000, even though cosmetology schools aren’t required to teach braiding techniques for naturally textured hair. Scott Graf, spokesperson for the...

CLAIM: Vulnerable Democrat Rep. Cindy Axne (IA) claimed inflation is not caused by the increase in government spending mainly advanced by Democrats during and after the coronavirus pandemic. Verdict: Mostly False.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed civil claims against Republican Representative Mo Brooks alleging he helped incite supporters of former President Donald Trump's to attack the U.S. Capitol in January 2021, saying Brooks' speech to the crowd was constitutionally protected free speech. The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta represents a setback for U.S. House of Representatives Democrats, including Eric Swalwell, who last year filed the lawsuit against Trump and his allies alleging they encouraged the crowd to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Mehta in February had dismissed claims against several of Brooks' co-defendants,...

Putin was deeply involved in securing the Minsk Agreement long before Zelensky came to power. Although people are calling the current attack on Ukraine unprovoked, Putin attempted to achieve some diplomatic relations with Ukraine regarding the Donbas region and Russian-speaking Ukrainians years ago. Above is a conference in Normandy with Macron, Merkel, Zelensky, and Putin. He directly states that any revision to the Minsk Agreement would “create a situation where nothing can be done.” Putin also points out to Zelensky that 38% of Ukrainian citizens speak Russian. “I would like to point out that 38 percent of Ukrainian citizens regard...

Tuesday was a historic day for the trans community in Northern California. Cristina Arias became the first transgender woman in the region to receive her amended birth certificate recognizing her chosen gender identity. As of January, all Mexican consulates in the United States began to issue amended birth certificates to transgender Mexican people without having to travel to the country. Arias immigrated to Sacramento five years ago from the Mexican state of Jalisco. "I believe that being a woman goes beyond a biological body,” Arias said. “I do not believe that being a woman is reduced to a womb, and...

As coronavirus cases improve across the Bay Area and United States, local health officials are loosening safety guidelines. The latest number of confirmed cases in the U.S. can be found at the CDC's 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the U.S. page. (The CDC updates the webpage on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.) Mayor London Breed announced that San Francisco's policy of requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test for indoor settings likes bars, restaurants, and gyms will be lifted Friday. Businesses can decide to be more restrictive than local health guidelines and can continue to require proof of vaccination or a...

The Mesa County grand jury indicted Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and Deputy Clerk Belinda Knisley on 13 counts, on Monday evening. These charges are all related to an investigation into allegations of election equipment tampering and official misconduct. PETERS CHARGES Three counts of attempting to influence a public servant (F4) One count of conspiracy to commit attempting to influence a public servant (F5) Criminal impersonation (F6) Two counts of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation (F6) Identity theft (F4) First-degree ofiicial misconduct (M2) Violation of duty (M) Failing to comply with the secretary of state (M)

VIENNA (Reuters) -Parties trying to revive the Iran nuclear deal scrambled on Wednesday to resolve last-minute Russian demands that threaten to scupper negotiations, diplomats said, with the United States appearing unwilling to engage with Russia on the matter. Just as the final issues were being resolved, Russia presented a new obstacle by demanding written guarantees from the United States that Western sanctions targeting Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine would not affect its trade with Iran. European negotiators from France, Britain, and Germany had already temporarily left the talks as they believed they had gone as far as they could...

There is a known $41 billion in Credit Default Swaps (CDS) on Russian debt. There is likely many billions more in unknown amounts. There are also billions more in Credit Default Swaps on state-owned Russian corporate debt and non state-owned Russian corporate debt. In addition to Wall Street not knowing which global banks and other financial institutions are on the hook to pay out on the Credit Default Swap protection they sold in case of a Russian sovereign debt default (or Russian corporate debt default), there is also approximately $100 billion of Russian sovereign debt (whose default is looking more...

Just sayin... In America, Pi Day is 3-14-2022 In Europe, Pi Day is 31-4-2022. Anyone see an obvious problem here??

The Texas Democratic Party nominee for governor told followers that Governor Greg Abbott’s deployment of the National Guard to the border is “a solution in search of a problem.” The nominee made the comment to supporters at a rally on Tuesday. Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke told supporters at a campaign stop in College Station that the decision to deploy guardsmen under Operation Lone Star is a “solution in search of a problem.” His comments come after more than 2 million migrants crossed the border illegally into the United States under President Joe Biden’s first year in office — more than...

Russian troops stranded in the 40-mile long convoy of tanks and armoured vehicles stalled on the outskirts of Kyiv could face freezing to death in their vehicles this week as temperatures are set to plunge. A pronounced cold snap in Eastern Europe will see temperatures drop to -10C overnight in the middle of the week around Kyiv and Kharkiv – down to -20C when wind chill is taken into account. The icy conditions are expected to make a difficult situation even worse for the invaders, who have been stuck roughly 20 miles from Kyiv for days amid mechanical problems, fuel...