BREAKING: 3 teens ages 12–14-years-old have been shot while attempting to rob an elderly man in Harris County TX. The teens were all armed with pistols when the victim pulled out his gun, shooting three of them in self-defense. pic.twitter.com/RYyHmI8I5r
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Dunno why this is making national news, happens quite a lot in Texas. Probably just another attempt at "How dare someone shoot the feral animals we refer to as 'kids'."
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[Regnum] The US Government Accountability Office has found that a US Navy contractor used scotch tape and other “unauthorized materials” when repairing a battle cruiser. This is stated in an article on the Zona-militar portal.
The agency reviewed how $1.84 billion was spent during the program to repair the Ticonderoga-class cruisers, whose service life ends in 2030. In 2012, when work began, it was planned to repair 11 ships, but only three were returned to service; the rest were written off.
The Audit Office criticized the quality of contractors' work. The most striking example was the cruiser USS Vicksburg. On it, one of the ship repair companies could not achieve the tightness of the equipment and used materials that were not provided for in the project.
“Used unauthorized materials such as plastic film, tape, foam and sealant advertised on television,” the publication quoted the Audit Chamber’s report as saying.
According to the department, the poor results of the repair work are due to the fact that their progress was controlled not by the fleets that operate the cruisers, but by the Navy command, according to the material published on December 19.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, in November 2021, the American portal 19fortyfive reported that the ships of the American Navy are rusting and falling into disrepair due to ineffective bureaucracy and neglect. The publication noted that experts have been pointing out the deterioration of the ships for several years now.
The #US has sanctioned #Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, a former prime minister widely seen as the country’s de facto leader, saying he is undermining democracy and allowing #Russia to benefit.https://t.co/h9Sp7hcZCR
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[Regnum] Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered local authorities to take measures to prevent mass killings in the country. This is reported by the Associated Press (AP).
"China's leader Xi Jinping wants to ensure that the recent wave of mass killings that rocked the country does not happen again. He has ordered local governments to prevent future 'extreme cases,'" the publication said.
It is noted that local officials were quick to promise that they would consider all types of personal disputes that could provoke aggression: from marital problems to disagreements over inheritance.
"The Justice Department has vowed to curb conflicts by looking into disputes over inheritance, housing, land and unpaid wages. But many have expressed concerns about how such disputes will be identified," AP writes.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on November 12, in Guangdong Province, a car driver ran over pedestrians in Zhuhai. As a result, 35 people died, and 43 were injured. The police detained the 62-year-old driver of the car. He is in a coma after attempting to commit suicide at the scene of the accident.
In mid-November, a man in Jiangsu Province attacked students and teachers at a school in Yixing with a knife. Eight people were killed and 17 were injured.
In early October, at least three people were killed and 15 others were injured in a knife-wielding attack at a Shanghai supermarket. Police officers who arrived at the scene detained a 37-year-old man suspected of the attack.
[DW] German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has announced the dissolution of the country's lower house of parliament. The move paves the way for an early election in February.
Germany's head of state started the countdown to a general election on Friday by dissolving the country's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag.
"I have decided to dissolve the 20th German Bundestag to fix the date for an early election for February 23," said President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, adding that "political stability in Germany is a precious asset."
Steinmeier's decision comes after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence in the legislature on December 16.
Steinmeier set the date for the new election for February 23.
The parliamentary leaders of Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the conservative opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) had previously agreed on the date.
WHO COULD BE THE NEXT CHANCELLOR?
Recent opinion polls have the CDU, headed by Friedrich Merz, holding a lead of around 10 points over the center-left SPD suggesting a tough bid for reelection for Scholz.
The dissolving of Germany's lower house of parliament paves the way for an early election on February 23Image: Soeren Stache/dpa/picture alliance
The populist, far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been polling strongly and has nominated Alice Weidel as its candidate for chancellor.
But other parties have so far refused to work with the AfD, meaning Weidel has little to no chance of taking the job.
Some of the key issues facing Germany include immigration, kick-starting the economy and how best to support Ukraine as it battles Russia's continued invasion.
"Hatred and violence must have no place in this election campaign, nor denigration or intimidation... all this is poison for democracy," Steinmeier said.
The president also told political parties and voters of the challenges the next government will face given the "economically unstable situation... the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine" and the ongoing debates over immigration and climate change.
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Among the "democratic" parties there's an iron commitment to the hard left eco-socialist policies that are destroying the country's economy.
The election will not change anything.
The likely, but not certain transition from Scholtz to Merz will bring as much change as the transition from Brezhnev to Andropov and Chernenko brought to the SU.
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Like France, there will likely be shenanigans. If there are, Germany will end up like France with a government that is more dysfunctional than a Jersey Shore episode and another election shortly thereafter.
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@4 I don't think so.
The AfD is the only relevant party still opposed to the climate "Great Leap Forward".
Polls indicate that they might get 20%+ of the votes and seats at most.
Even then they will have absolutely ZERO influence on any policies, i.e. absolutely NO political power whatsoever.
As I said, the other relevant parties have an iron commitment to economic climate suicide.
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Over the next year, what politicians think will become less important in proportion to what the people think. Standby for heavy swells as the ship comes about.
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We'll see. If Trumpism triumphs no one will know what's gonna happen.
How big is the preference cascade? World-wide? Could get very interesting.
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Watch as anything not Marxist (aka 'far-right) will be blocked by the established parties
Since the people have forfeited the confidence of the government, the only reasonable course is for the government to dissolve the people and elect another.
[People, h/t Mrs. Bobby] More than 400 train passengers avoided harm on Christmas Eve after a driver jumped from the cab, leaving the train unmanned, the company says.
French national railway company SCNF told PEOPLE in a statement that the incident occurred on a high-speed line around 8 p.m. local time on Christmas Eve in the Seine-et-Marne region to the east of Paris when a train driver died by suicide "while the train was moving."
The company said that the train avoided disaster as it was equipped with a new technology called the "Automatic Standby with Downforce Control," which checks to ensure that there's an "active" driver running the train "at all times." The system kicked in and safely brought the train to a stop on the tracks. One hundred twenty years ago, the device was called "the dead-man's pedal". Sort of a very early 'artificial intelligence'. Today, in the U.S., it's Positive Train Control - very high-tech.
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My lawn mower won't start without someone on the seat.
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French national railway company SCNF told PEOPLE in a statement that the incident occurred on a high-speed line around 8 p.m. local time on Christmas Eve in the Seine-et-Marne region to the east of Paris when a train driver died by suicide "while the train was moving."
