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Israeli forces are concerned about their government - because they want to keep murdering children. Hey, war in Ukraine is over! But Uncle Sam can't stop, won't stop. Look no further than Biden's address to the UN where he used his time to have a sandbox tiff of propaganda against Russia. Meanwhile, President of Brazil Lula da Silva used his time to highlight the grotesque terror campaign against truthteller Julian Assange. In the world's 5th largest economy, the government is going after big oil. What will this lead to? In West Virginia, kids are using a radioactive dump site as a hangout - because they don't realize how dangerous it is. PLUS updates from the movement to Stop Cop City. tothetreesfilm.com leecamp.net
Tim served in the USAF and the NSA from 1975 to 1988 during some of the most tense periods of the Cold War. This included stints at the US Air Force Electronic Warfare Center at Kelly AFB, Texas, and RAF Chicksands, in the UK working on SIGINT collection of USSR/Warsaw Pact/Other targets. He also served as part of the Cryptologic Support Group, Strategic Air Command HQ, Offutt AFB, Nebraska providing SIGINT briefings to SAC leadership on worldwide events In 1983 he transferred to the NSA and later GCHQ, Cheltenham, Glos 1984-1988. We hear about how the first indications that something was amiss the morning Chernobyl reactor exploded in 1986, the day the cleaners answered the secure phone at SAC HQ, and how at GCHQ the US and British intelligence share information as part of the UKUSA Agreement. 0:00 Introduction and Tim's background in the US Air Force 5:12 Understanding electronic warfare and data gathering at Kelly Air Force Base 16:58 Posting at RAF Chicksands in Bedford, UK, and monitoring for changes in regular patterns 25:52 The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the Iranian hostage crisis 36:19 Able Archer alerts and other instances of signals intelligence at Strategic Air Command, Nebraska 44:16 Incident of the KAL007 Korean airliner and US Navy exercise incidents 57:08 Misinterpretation during a briefing on a recon flight of TU-95 bear bombers and gathering intel on the Soviet Union 1:01:18 Constant pressure to provide intel on Soviet leadership and missile alerts during Soviet drills 1:05:34 Transition from Air Force to NSA and role at the NSA 1:14:08 Tracking Chinese air defense and transition to GCHQ 1:22:08 U.S. stance during the Falkland conflict and witnessing the Chernobyl reactor explosion 1:30:59 Anecdote about NSA bureaucracy and language proficiency test 1:34:21 Closing and thanks to supporters Table of contents powered by PodcastAI✨ Extra episode info here https://coldwarconversations.com/episode310/ The fight to preserve Cold War history continues and via a simple monthly donation, you will give me the ammunition to continue to preserve Cold War history. You'll become part of our community, get ad-free episodes, and get a sought-after CWC coaster as a thank you and you'll bask in the warm glow of knowing you are helping to preserve Cold War history. Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ If a monthly contribution is not your cup of tea, We also welcome one-off donations via the same link. Find the ideal gift for the Cold War enthusiast in your life! Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/store/ Thanks to listener Phil Curme for introducing me to Tim. You can read his blog here walkingthebattlefields.com Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/ Youtube https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations Love history? Check out Into History at this link https://intohistory.com/coldwarpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In many regions of Europe, wild boars roam the landscape. Also, they're radioactive. For a long time, it was assumed the Chernobyl disaster was the cause, and that's still partly true. But the real answer goes back even further, and offers us a glimpse of how the byproducts of nuclear technology can lay dormant for decades, only detected in the most visible part of a system we're still learning to understand.This is the wild boar paradox, and this is what it can teach us about nuclear technologies past, present and future...GUEST: Becky Ferreira, science writer, regular contributor at Motherboard
Astronomers Find Exoplanet That May Be Covered In WaterScientists using the James Webb Space Telescope made an exciting discovery this week: Exoplanet K2-18 b, 120 light years away from our solar system, could be covered by a water ocean, similar to Earth. Astronomers say this could be a big leap in our exploration of life on other planets.This news comes amid another JWST discovery: The earliest black holes seem to be much larger than black holes today. This news also provides evidence that black holes can form without stars, a theorized phenomenon that has never been directly observed.Joining Ira to talk about these and other science stories of the week is Tim Revell, Deputy U.S. Editor of New Scientist, based in New York, New York. What Radioactive Animals Teach Us About Nuclear FalloutWhen you hear the words “radioactive wildlife,” your brain probably jumps to Chernobyl's wolves, which—despite the odds—are still thriving at the site of the nuclear disaster. Or maybe you've heard of the rat snakes in Fukushima that pick up radioactive contamination as they slither around.Well, it's time to add two more to that list of radioactive critters: turtles and wild boar. They're the subjects of two new studies that looked at radioactivity in wildlife and mapped out where it came from. Ira talks with Dr. Cyler Conrad, archaeologist at Pacific Northwest National Lab in Richland, Washington who worked on the turtle study, and Dr. Georg Steinhauser, professor of applied radiochemistry at the Vienna University of Technology in Austria, who studied boar. They chat about the two studies, how wildlife can clue us into radioactive contamination, and what we can learn from critters in nuclear fallout zones. Waiting for the Bus in Houston is Hot. And Dangerous.It was a hot summer day and Glory Medina and her daughter Jade, who was 3 at the time, were running a quick errand at the grocery store near their apartment in Gulfton. They had taken the bus and once they arrived, the two of them faced a giant unshaded parking lot, the black asphalt radiating heat into their faces as they walked across it.The blast of AC felt cool as they entered the store, and Medina bent down to lift her daughter into the grocery cart. That's when she noticed Jade's face was red, almost purple.“I got scared,” Medina said in Spanish, remembering that day four years ago.Read more at sciencefriday.com. The Psychology Behind Wide Receivers' Jersey NumbersFootball season is officially here, with the NFL's first game kicking off last Sunday. And if you've been watching the sport for a long time, you may have noticed some changes: better-padded helmets meant to reduce serious brain injury, new “sticky” gloves that make it easier for players to hold the ball, and lighter-weight jerseys that make it harder for other players to grab onto. But you'll also notice the numbers on those jerseys are different, too.For most of the NFL's history, wide receivers could only pick jersey numbers between 80 and 89. But in 2004, the league relaxed this policy, allowing players to also pick numbers between 10 and 19. Many players preferred these smaller values explaining that the 1 looked slimmer than the 8, and made them feel thinner and faster. As of 2019, 80% of wide receivers made the switch.But is there an actual association between smaller numbers and perception of body size?To investigate whether this was fact or superstition, Dr. Ladan Shams, professor of psychology, bioengineering, and neuroscience at UCLA, ran a study that found those wide receivers were onto something: the results suggest there is a correlation between smaller numbers and perceived body size. Her team's research was published in PLOS One. She joins Ira to talk about the study and what it could tell us about implicit bias. To stay updated on all-things-science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.
Harvard luminary Avi Loeb rocks the world with his discovery of bizarre, tiny objects off the coast of Papua New Guinea -- objects that don't just appear to be from outside the solar system... but may have been created by an intelligent force. An update on the European version of superpigs -- spoiler: radiation. Over in the US, there may be a massive auto recall on airbags. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The infamous breakdowns of Chernobyl in 1986 and Fukushima in 2011 represent our deepest fears around nuclear power, yet both disasters happened during peace time. In the early days of the war, Russian forces seized Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The site has come under repeated fire, prompting warnings in May this year from the UN nuclear agency that the world risked a "severe nuclear accident". And this isn't a new problem. Here we tell a story with its origins in the Vietnam War and how the threat of the world's first dirty bomb loomed large. The battle over nuclear energy first came to the attention of the West in 1975, as the North Vietnamese Army advanced on Saigon during the end days of the war. Most of the world was unaware at the time that the North Vietnamese were also advancing on a new breed of nuclear reactor, gifted to the South by the US government. Not only was it technology the North's Russian allies did not yet have, it was also a source of weapons-grade nuclear fuel. As a last resort, the US discussed bombing the facility, risking nuclear fallout rather than have the technology fall into Soviet hands. To avoid humanitarian and environmental disaster on a colossal scale, and despite having literally no military experience, a physicist from Idaho called Wally Hendrickson volunteered to be dropped into the front line to remove the fuel rods from the reactor before it was over run. Still alive and well, Wally's story is just as relevant today as it was 50 years ago. The setting may be different, but right now the fear of nuclear disaster hangs over us. A 2 Degrees West production for BBC Radio 4
Folks, on this week's episode about illegal backyard volleyball gambling, a two hundred year old time capsule, radioactive Chernobyl pigs, a Korean woman who failed her drivers test 961 times, and a Patrol Website accidentally showing porno Become a patron for weekly bonus eps and more stuff!: www.patreon.com/whatatimepod Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/whatatimetobealive Get one of our t-shirts, or other merch, using this link! https://whatatimepod.bigcartel.com/ whatatimepod.com Join our Discord chat here: discord.gg/jx7rB7J @pattymo // @kathbarbadoro // @eliyudin // @whatatimepod © 2023 What A Time LLC
More than 70 people have been killed and 50 injured in a fire in Johannesburg, South Africa. We get the latest on the search and recovery operation, and hear about so called "hi-jacked" buildings. Also in the programme: former French president Francois Hollande on the coup in Gabon and how the situation compares to that in Niger; and why the wild boar in Bavaria's forests are still radioactive, long after Chernobyl. [MAGE: An emergency services member climbs a ladder at the site of a fire that broke out at a five-storey building in the city centre, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 31 August 2023 / CREDIT: EPA / KIM LUDBROOK]
In our new podcast episode we are very happy to welcome the Chernobyl Family consisting of Alex from Ukraine and Michaela from Slovakia. They explore and study the phenomenon of Chernobyl since 2009 as on-site researchers and they are retro computing enthusiasts as well. Enjoy! The interview starts at minute 15:55
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We fly over Craig Mazin’s “Chernobyl” and discuss: Cinematography, lens flares, stabilizing a handheld shot; Story & Writing, horror, tragedy, tension, threats; and other such stuff and things and stuff. “I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries.“ – Marie Curie Notes & […] The post Ep 246: “Chernobyl” (HBO Series) appeared first on The Pestle.
Chernobyl, former Site-Q at The Pit, talks to Plague about his journey through F3. He shares how the Dip Brothers EHd him and how he got engaged with the group early. He talks about some family challenges with MS and other autoimmune disorders. Chernobyl talks about third F events and how F3 reignited his passion for service. He also shares his leadership journey at The Pit and his passion for building future leaders. This guy is a great example of a HIM living Third and we're grateful for his leadership! Give it a listen
Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy
Igor's background, his proximity to Chernobyl, and how this all shaped his impressive career in nuclear An exploration of currently operating reactors A deep dive into the world of Supercritical Water Reactors Looking toward the reactors of the future
Former president and current candidate Donald Trump has been arrested and booked in Fulton County, Georgia. So what happens next? Jesse Kelly gets insight and analysis from Darren J. Beattie on what's to come. Trump was NOT at the first GOP debate. Instead he did an interview with Tucker Carlson on X, formerly known as Twitter. Jesse has a few takeaways from the televised debate. Plus, Jesse provides an update on the Maui wildfires, comparing the aftermath to what we saw in Chernobyl. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode of InspectTech, Michelle Wright welcomes Dr. Peter Martin, Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow at the University of Bristol. They discuss Dr. Martin's experience in nuclear energy and in analyzing materials with a variety of technologies— including X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers—at projects in Chernobyl, Ukraine, the US, and Japan. -- After completing his undergraduate degree in geology at the University of Bristol, Dr. Peter Martin undertook a PhD in Physics. His doctoral research included a project examining the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident of March 2011, one of the worst ever nuclear accidents. During this multidimensional work, Peter used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV's) equipped with novel radiation detection systems to explore the meter-scale contamination trends as well as cutting-edge materials science methodologies to examine the microscopic fallout material that was released into the surrounding environment. Following a stint working in the nuclear industry and after having gained expertise in radiation detection systems and materials science, Peter obtained a highly prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) Research Fellowship in 2020. In this research, he works alongside other international experts in the field to develop novel sensory platforms for deployment across multiple applications. Dr Martin has established himself as an international expert in nuclear materials, radiation detection, reactor accident scenarios, and radiological release incidents arising from nuclear facilities. He is frequently invited to give talks on his areas of expertise around the world, and he has worked extensively with global media outlets to give expert commentary on topical issues across the nuclear sphere.
Radiation sensor reports from Chernobyl may have been manipulated. South African power generator hit with malware. APT31 linked to attacks on industrial systems in Eastern Europe. Environmental regulation and increased maritime cyber risk. CISA Director warns of Chinese infrastructure attack staging. Threats to the power grid. CODESYS vulnerabilities. Today's guest is Dragos' Lesley Carhart, sharing their RSAC 2023 talk on real world stories of incident response and threat intelligence. The Learning Lab continues the conversation between Dragos' Mark Urban and Kimberly Graham about the convergence. Control Loop News Brief. Radiation sensor reports from Chernobyl may have been manipulated. Seeing Through the Invisible: Radiation Spikes Detected in Chernobyl During the Russian Invasion Show Possible Evidence of Fabrication (Ruben Santamarta) The Mystery of Chernobyl's Post-Invasion Radiation Spikes (WIRED) CISA Director warns of Chinese infrastructure attack staging. Top U.S. cyber official offers 'stark warning' of potential attacks on infrastructure if tensions with China escalate (NBC News) China's Volt Typhoon snoops into US infrastructure, with special attention to Guam. (CyberWire) CODESYS vulnerabilities. Microsoft reveals severe vulnerabilities in CODESYS industrial automation software (The Record) Multiple high severity vulnerabilities in CODESYS V3 SDK could lead to RCE or DoS (Microsoft) South African power generator hit with malware. Focus on DroxiDat/SystemBC (Kaspersky) Ransomware Trends in the HPH Sector - Q1 2022 (HHS) Environmental regulation and increased maritime cyber risk. Navigating Cybersecurity's Seas: Environmental Regulations, OT & the Maritime Industry's New Challenges (Dark Reading) Threats to the power grid. EXCLUSIVE: ‘Release our men': Far-right used power grid threats to try and blackmail government into freeing neo-Nazi bank robbery suspects (The Daily Dot) APT31 linked to attacks on industrial systems in Eastern Europe. Common TTPs of attacks against industrial organizations. Implants for uploading data (Kaspersky) Control Loop Interview. Our guest is Dragos' Technical Director for Industrial Incident Response, Lesley Carhart, sharing real world stories of incident response and threat intelligence from their RSAC 2023 talk. Control Loop Learning Lab. On the Learning Lab, Mark Urban is joined by Dragos Vice President of Product Management Kimberly Graham in part two of their discussion on the convergence of OT and IT. Control Loop OT Cybersecurity Briefing. A companion monthly newsletter is available through free subscription and on the CyberWire's website.
To understand the cover-ups and and the disasters of our nation, Jesse uses pop culture show "Chernobyl" to show that communism isn't just a political ideology but a religion. We are in a fight with demons. Stopping the spread of misinformation. When the cons start to outweigh the pros in American cities, the landscape will dramatically change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's 133 and I wish I had could think of something that rhymed with 3 but I can't! Anyway, welcome to the episode! Kat starts us off with a history of Chernobyl and the status of the site to this day, then Kaleigh lays the groundwork for the colonization of Hawaii, the beginning of the story to how the US is still illegally occupying their lands.Let's Chat! Twitter: @TINAHLpodcastEmail: thisisnotahistorylecture@gmail.comRemember to rate us wherever you can!
This is a BIG BOY! The Chernobyl nuclear melt down sent ripples throughout the world and we talk about it from top to tail- also...which apocalypse has the highest fun factor, aliens, and using our shirts as napkins. Send this one to a friend who loves nuclear power! xox
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On this week's show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week's security news. They cover: Tenable gives Microsoft a spray over Azure bug fix delay, quality Lateral movement fun via Azure Active Directory Cross-Tenant Synchronization Ransomware targets hospitals, special needs schools Japan's cybersecurity has some catching up to do Much, much more This week's show is brought to you by Corelight. Brian Dye, Corelight's CEO, is this week's sponsor guest. Links to everything that we discussed are below and you can follow Patrick or Adam on Mastodon if that's your thing. Show notes Tenable CEO accuses Microsoft of negligence in addressing security flaw | CyberScoop Microsoft resolves vulnerability following criticism from Tenable CEO New Microsoft Azure AD CTS feature can be abused for lateral movement Hackers force hospital system to take its national computer system offline Israeli hospital redirects new patients following ransomware attack Russia-linked cybercriminals target school for children with learning difficulties Hackers accessed 16 years of Colorado public school student data in June ransomware attack Marine industry giant Brunswick Corporation lost $85 million in cyberattack, CEO confirms China hacked Japan's classified defense cyber networks, officials say - The Washington Post Comrades in Arms? | North Korea Compromises Sanctioned Russian Missile Engineering Company - SentinelOne Ukraine says it thwarted attempt to breach military tablets The Mystery of Chernobyl's Post-Invasion Radiation Spikes | WIRED Radiation Spikes at Chernobyl: A Mystery Few Seem Interested in Solving U.K. election regulator says hackers had access for over a year but elections still secure Exclusive: DHS Used Clearview AI Facial Recognition In Thousands Of Child Exploitation Cold Cases Eight Months Pregnant and Arrested After False Facial Recognition Match - The New York Times New ‘Downfall' Flaw Exposes Valuable Data in Generations of Intel Chips | WIRED New Inception attack leaks sensitive data from all AMD Zen CPUs Spyware maker LetMeSpy shuts down after hacker deletes server data | TechCrunch ‘Crypto couple' pleads guilty to money laundering, as husband admits to carrying out Bitfinex hack Google Online Security Blog: Android 14 introduces first-of-its-kind cellular connectivity security features Risky Biz News: Russian bill will hide the PII data of military, police, and intelligence agents
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Today we are talking about a third way your lack of quality sleep is affecting your performance which is that it leads to Poor Decision-Making Abilities. Sleep deprivation not only deteriorates your physical health and work performance, it can also give way to dangerous outcomes. The fact is that with poor concentration and thinking abilities, you lose the ability to perceive, judge, and decide well. A study that was done included 17 hours of wakefulness which amounts to a long day at work. The result of the study showed behavioral changes in the individuals, which were equivalent to drinking two glasses of alcohol. If your sustained wakefulness continues beyond 17 hours, you may behave as if you have consumed four glasses of alcohol. Can you guess the consequences that will follow? It is not a hidden fact that having a very good attention to detail is a prerequisite for business owners and support staff. Hence, it does not take much to guess that the effects of sleep-deprived entrepreneurs can be nothing short of disastrous. In fact, there are numerous examples of disastrous consequences erupting due to sleep-deprived workforces in history. Some of these include the Challenger space shuttle disaster, the oil spill at Exxon Valdez, and the nuclear explosion at Chernobyl. Tune in tomorrow for a 4th way your lack of quality sleep can be affecting your performance. Download my Power of Visualization Guidebook today and start transforming your mindset and your business. Start visualizing and enjoying your ideal business and ideal life today! Go to https://www.accountabilitycoach.com/visualization and get my Guidebook right now. As an experienced accountability coach and author of more than 5 books, I help business professionals make more money, work less, and enjoy even better work life balance.Aim for what you want each and every day! Anne BachrachThe Accountability Coach™
With Bryan on the mend, Anderson and Avery review The Thief Collector, Beef, and Chernobyl. The Film Vault on Youtube TFV Patreon is Here for Even More Film Vault Anderson's new doc: Loaded for Bear “Kubrick is Everywhere” Shirt Atty's Antiques Featured Artist: Janus 4-14 The Film Vault on Twitch Buy Bryan's Book Shrinkage Here The Film Vaulters CONNECT WITH US: Instagram: @AndersonAndBryan Facebook.com/TheFilmVault Twitter: @TheFilmVault HAVE A CHAT WITH ANDY HERE ATTY & ANDY: DIRECTED BY A FOUR-YEAR-OLD Subscribe Atty and Andy's Youtube Channel Here THE COLD COCKLE SHORTS RULES OF REDUCTION MORMOAN THE CULT OF CARANO Please Give Groupers a Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score Here Please Rate It on IMDB Here The Blu-ray, US The Blu-ray, International Groupers is now available on these platforms. On Amazon On Google Play On iTunes On Youtube On Tubi On Vudu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Reports on a 2020 Chinese penetration of Japan's defense networks. MOVEit-connected supply chain issues aren't over. Akamai looks at the current state of ransomware. Mallox ransomware continues its evolution. Machine identities and shadow access. Ukrainian hacktivist auxiliaries hit Russian websites. Joe Carrigan unpacks statistics recently released by CISA. Our guest is Jeffrey Wheatman from Black Kite discussing the market shift from SRS to cyber risk intelligence. And radiation sensor reports from Chernobyl may have been manipulated. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing: https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/150 Selected reading. China hacked Japan's sensitive defense networks, officials say (Washington Post) Japan says cannot confirm leakage after report says China hacked defence networks (Reuters) MOVEit hack spawned around 600 breaches but isn't done yet - cyber analysts (Reuters) Mallox Ransomware Group Revamps Malware Variants, Evasion Tactics (Dark Reading) TargetCompany Ransomware Abuses FUD Obfuscator Packers (Trend Micro) New IAM Research by Stack Identity Finds Machine Identities Dominate Shadow Access in the Cloud, Revealing Easy Attack Vector for Hackers (Business Wire) Ukraine-Linked Group Claims It Hacked Website Of Moscow Property Registration Bureau (RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty) Ukraine-linked group claims it hacked Moscow property registration bureau website – RFE/RL (Euromaidan Press) Pro-Ukrainian hackers breach Moscow engineering service website (New Voice of Ukraine) Ukrainian state agencies targeted with open-source malware MerlinAgent (Record) The Mystery of Chernobyl's Post-Invasion Radiation Spikes (WIRED)
Photo: Lisbon 1950 No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow TONIGHT: Moving from Canberra and the search for Voyager2 to Chernobyl in the first days of the attack. Attention to the Trump defenses. And conversation about (and with) the 17th Century England, when my forbear, Richard, emigrated to the Virginia Colony as an indentured servant...
Photo: Lisbon 1912. No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Ukraine: Chernobyl's Dead Zone weaponized in February 2022. Henry Sokolski, NPEC https://www.amazon.com/Russo-Ukrainian-War-Return-History/dp/1324051191
Today's episode is brought to you by LifeForce.Visit mylifeforce.com and receive $200 off your membership today.If you're in your 30s, then your parents raised you through the global financial crisis, SARS, the bursting of the tech bubble, and 9/11. They saw two wars in Iraq, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and Black Monday. If you're in your 40s, they experienced that and the crack epidemic, the AIDS epidemic, stagflation, Chernobyl, and the final saber rattling of the Cold War. If you're in your 50s, then your parents raised you through Vietnam and Watergate and the Berlin Wall. If you're in your 60s, they raised you through the Civil Rights movement, the counterculture revolution, the draft, Vietnam, the Kennedy assassinations, MLK's assassination, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. If you're older than that… well, now we're getting into even headier territory: the war in Korea, the Iron Curtain, the Second World War, the Marshall Plan, and god knows what else.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com
Во второй части мини-серии про Чернобыль (Chernobyl), говорим про последствия аварии и их ликвидацию. (00:00) - Интро (01:18) - Причины и предпосылки аварии Чернобыльской аварии (09:47) - Последствия и ликвидация аварии (21:05) - Эвакуация местного населения из Припяти (24:20) - Как остановили загрязнение воды (30:00) - Как очищали зону отчуждения от радиации (37:34) - Оценка действий СССР по ликвидации аварии (39:20) - О сериале "Чернобыль" от HBO (46:33) - О пропаганде, которая отравляет современное российское кино ----- This podcast is for learning Russian (A2lower intermediate and above). My goal is to get you involved in the Russian language through interesting, fun, educational, and controversial topics. I speak clear and slow, explaining words in Russian to build your strong Russian foundation and help you on your way to understand real Russian (TV-shows, movies, podcasts, etc). Learn Russian more efficiently with Max: ► Join our membership program to get podcast transcripts (PDFs), new vocabulary lists, additional practical materials for podcast episodes ► Find more comprehensible content (short and slow stories, real dialogues with transcripts, etc) at my website: www.russianwithmax.com ----- You can also support the project and keep it absolutely advertisement free! ----- Social networks: ►Follow my YouTube channel with more than 250 videos for learning Russian ►Stay informed about new content with my Telegram channel ►Follow my instagram although it updates rarely ►Visit RussianWithMax.com to post comments and questions Музыка(Гусли): Максим Анухин (aka Gudimir)
Trailer: Oliver Stone's new documentary Nuclear Now Book: A Bright Future: How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow by Joshua S. Goldstein and Staffan A. Qvist: Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle Nuclear energy needs to be a part of the solution to the climate crisis Atmosphere is not getting cooler but rather hotter The history of nuclear energy Nuclear power reactors use 5% or less enriched uranium as opposed to 90% or more for nuclear weapons The Rockefeller foundation was behind the move to discredit nuclear power Nuclear power reactors have worked continuously for 50 years in submarines without any problems Presidents Eisenhower and John Kennedy both supported nuclear power The Rockefeller/fossil fuel groups didn't want nuclear power to outcompete with fossil fuels The three mile island accident was a meltdown which led to a radiation leak But the containment structure contained the radiation thus ensuring no people were injured/hurt The Soviets built a sloppy structure at Chernobyl which had no containment structure China plans to build 140 nuclear reactors by 2038 SMRs = Small Modular Reactors "We assume that man is selfish, people are selfish, nations are selfish. But we have to see that sometimes, even being selfish, we can work for the interests of mankind" - Oliver Stone Joe Biden's shutting down the release of the JFK files Book: JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass by Jim DiEugenio: Hardcover, Kindle JFK Revisited: The Complete Collection Blu-Ray + DVD Rent/buy JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass: Showtime, Prime, iTunes, Vudu, Microsoft Rent/buy the documentary series JFK: Destiny Betrayed: Amazon Prime, iTunes, Vudu Part B: Joachim Van Wing; Play Video (Joachim Van Wing) Len invited to Brussels to speak at a conference Dr. Robert Malone and Geert Vanden Bossche was a speaker at last year's conference Len to talk about Black Op Radio and the JFK case Other topics to be addressed this year: The real data behind climate change; is it possible to get rid of fossil fuels entirely? Health and cellular energy; macroeconomics and the CBDCs; the real function of the government The event will be recorded and made available online at a later date Interview from last year The interview with Geert Vanden Bossche Phd and Marc Wathelet Phd An interview and critical assassment of the measures taken by the government, profylaxis, therapeutics and vaccine strategy https://www.bitchute.com/video/0EW2mlaCCAK5/ Interview with Robert Malone, MD On mRNA technology https://www.bitchute.com/video/WzJxF0Zr5u8i/
Hey pals! We're diving back into the ACOTAR universe with A COURT OF MIST AND FURY by Sarah J. Maas. Our formerly plucky heroine Feyre is now a depressed, clumsy faerie. Our golden boy Tamlin is more toxic than Chernobyl. And dark horse Rhys starts pulling ahead in the race. This is part 1 of our episodes on the fandom's favorite book. Enjoy the show! Brazen banter: The ballroom dance champion of Italy! A faerie stock market? Do you guys every think about dying? Cat Scale: TBA Revolutionary Resources Throne of Glass series Dying in dreams Six of Crows series Bokatan scurrying TikTok Map of Prythian Adventures in Babysitting Daryl scene Subscribe! Follow! Rate! Review! Tell your friends and family all about us! Support the podcast and buy us coffee WRION merch! Our feminist, cat-loving, bookish Etsy shop! Instagram: @wereaditonenight Twitter: @wereaditpodcast Facebook: We Read It One Night TikTok: @wereaditonenight Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com
This week, creator of Chernobyl and The Last of Us, Craig Mazin, joins Craig Mazin and Craig Mazin to discuss their latest work, Aunty Donna's Coffee Café. LINKS Buy tickets to The Magical Dead Cat World Tour - https://bit.ly/auntydonna-worldtour Follow @theauntydonnagallery on Instagram https://bit.ly/auntydonna-ig . Become a Patreon supporter at http://auntydonnaclub.com/ . CREDITS Hosts: Broden Kelly, Zachary Ruane & Mark Bonanno Intro VO: Tom ZahariouProducer: James Blake Social & Digital Producer: Nick BarrettAudio Imager: Mitch Calladine Supervising Producer: Elise Cooper Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/ Join The Aunty Donna Club: https://www.patreon.com/auntydonnaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hello! This podcast episode is all about Chernobyl. It's an episode I've had pencilled in to do for quite some time, if in part because I went there in 2014, and never wrote anything about my visit at the time so I felt I ought to, you know, get round to it at some point. I even mentioned this in a podcast I did last year, Back In The USSR. Didn't do it then either, because, and I quote, "I think if I did it would make the pod much longer than I'd intended. In any case it probably deserves its own discussion." I guess this is that discussion. Topics covered on this podcast include: * I'm leaving Glasgow * The dead railway station at IBM Halt * A brief history of the 1986 explosion at Chernobyl * What I was doing in 1986 * Why I wanted to visit (and why I wasn't barefoot) * Visit to the Power Plant * Walking through the ruined town of Pripyat * Health and Safety in a Nuclear Fallout Zone * The Duga-1 Radar Array and the Russian Woodpecker * Chernobyl City and the people who stayed Contributions in this episode come from: Helen Matthews, Jane Spurin, and Jess Harling A PDF transcript of this episode is available. As always, if you have anything to say about the topic, or indeed about my podcasting in general, leave a comment or let me know. I have a newsletter with extra content, and where I'll be mentioning future podcast episodes if you want to make your own contribution. I also have a Patreon - if you like what you hear, and want to access exclusive content (or just to show your appreciation), then head on over. Until next time, bye for now. :)
Hour 2: Jaylen Brown got a super-max contract with the Celtics. Gio said this feels like the most overplayed player ever in sports. This is a record breaking contract. He's not even the best player on his own team and he's the highest paid player in the NBA now. Justin Herbert also got a huge deal from the Chargers which means Joe Burrow is up next. Evan needs to step his game up in the looks/fashion department now that he's sitting next to Tiki Barber. Morash wants to be called Shaun instead of his last name. Jerry returns for an update. He will be going to see Jordan Davis & Dierks Bentley Thursday night. Gio is playing golf Thursday when it's supposed to feel live over 100 degrees. Jerry starts with audio from last night's Mets win over the Yankees. Alonso hit 2 HRs and had 5 RBIs. Alonso said he kept it simple, swinging at stuff in his area. Verlander pitched well and said he's not thinking about the trade deadline. Francisco Alvarez took a pitch to his hand but x-rays were negative. The Giants have their first training camp practice today. Jerry Jones talked about offensive play calling. Bill Belichick was asked about expectations and he gave the type of answer you expect. Ron Rivera is pumped for new ownership in Washington. In the final segment of the hour, Ariana Grande has a new boyfriend and he is not a good looking guy. Gio said the guy looks like ‘if Evan got too close to the microwave'. He also thinks he looks like Evan's brother, if he lived near Chernobyl.
Hour 1: Last night we saw the Mets team they were supposed to be all season. Justin Verlander pitched great, Pete Alonso hit 2 HRs. This is the team they were supposed to be. But their bullpen did not look good. The Yankees season seems to be at a crossroads right now. Justin Herbert got a huge extension with the Chargers. Joe Burrow is up next. Details of the Aaron Rodgers contract emerged and it's going to cost the Jets over $100 million next season. If Rodgers plays for 3 years, Zach Wilson is a goner. Boomer said Zach Wilson could be the next Geno Smith. It's rare, but it does happen. Jerry is here for his first update and starts with the sounds of the Mets beating the Yankees last night 9-3. Alonso talked about finally being productive the last few games. Verlander said he's starting to feel sharper. Francisco Alvarez was hit on the hand with a pitch but x-rays were negative. Aaron Judge could be back this weekend against the Orioles. The Braves turned a very rare 8-3-5 triple play. Brian Daboll talked about having Saquon Barkley signed. Mike Francesa was on SNY with Sal Licata and JJ. Chris Russo had a problem pronouncing ‘click bait'. In the final segment of the hour, Boomer said route 22 in Union, NJ has more strip malls than anyplace on Long Island. The Gilgo Beach killer did not have any bodies buried in the backyard so his family is free to move back into the house. Boomer couldn't believe the wife and kids would want to move back into that house. Hour 2: Jaylen Brown got a super-max contract with the Celtics. Gio said this feels like the most overplayed player ever in sports. This is a record breaking contract. He's not even the best player on his own team and he's the highest paid player in the NBA now. Justin Herbert also got a huge deal from the Chargers which means Joe Burrow is up next. Evan needs to step his game up in the looks/fashion department now that he's sitting next to Tiki Barber. Morash wants to be called Shaun instead of his last name. Jerry returns for an update. He will be going to see Jordan Davis & Dierks Bentley Thursday night. Gio is playing golf Thursday when it's supposed to feel live over 100 degrees. Jerry starts with audio from last night's Mets win over the Yankees. Alonso hit 2 HRs and had 5 RBIs. Alonso said he kept it simple, swinging at stuff in his area. Verlander pitched well and said he's not thinking about the trade deadline. Francisco Alvarez took a pitch to his hand but x-rays were negative. The Giants have their first training camp practice today. Jerry Jones talked about offensive play calling. Bill Belichick was asked about expectations and he gave the type of answer you expect. Ron Rivera is pumped for new ownership in Washington. In the final segment of the hour, Ariana Grande has a new boyfriend and he is not a good looking guy. Gio said the guy looks like ‘if Evan got too close to the microwave'. He also thinks he looks like Evan's brother, if he lived near Chernobyl. Hour 3: Sean Payton commented on the NFL gambling policy, saying they are sending players away instead of giving them help. Boomer said the rules are pretty clear. 10 NFL players have been suspended for gambling so far. A caller said Morash talks the entire afternoon show and wonders why his name is not in the title. Gio shares his theory. Jerry returns for an update and starts with audio from last night's Mets win over the Yankees in the Bronx. Buck Showalter talked about Alonso's 2 HRs. Alonso talked about Verlander giving them a solid six innings. Breaking news: Andrew Thomas just signed a huge 5-year extension with the Giants. Jerry said if he's Saquon he's pissed. Aaron Boone was on with Jomboy and didn't seem amused by his ‘trivia'. Carl Lawson of the Jets is trying not to pay attention to all the attention the Jets are getting. Robert Saleh said Aaron Rodgers ‘glows in the dark'. Jerry Jones talked about the Franchise Tag on Tony Pollard. Brock Purdy has been cleared with no restrictions and Christian McCaffrey is happy about that. In the final segment of the hour, we were nominated for a Marconi Award for ‘Major Market Personality of The Year'. Hour 4: A crane collapsed in NYC this morning and a crazy video of it has emerged. The Mets beat the Yankees last night and tonight the Yankees have Carlos Rodon on the mound. Boomer called him a ‘thorn in Brian Cashman's side'. Three of Dave Gettleman's picks got second contracts and Boomer wonders if it changes his legacy. Boomer would still take Joe Schoen over Gettleman. Jerry returns for an update and starts with Pete Alonso hitting 2 HRs and collecting 5 RBIs as the Mets beat the Yankees. Justin Verlander said he feels sharper in his last few starts. Francisco Alvarez was hit in the hand with a pitch but the x-rays were negative. In the final segment of the show, Gio was wondering how many midday shows Dov has run the board for. He has been at WFAN since day 1. There have been 10 midday shows that he worked and 12 total.
In April 1988, a top Soviet scientist, Valery Legasov, died by suicide. Before his death, he recorded a series of chilling deathbed confessions concerning one of the world's deadliest disasters: the Chernobyl nuclear explosion. Over four hours, Legasov confessed terrifying truths and disturbing realities from the nuclear power-plant, revealing secrets that had been hidden for two years and lies which had been repeatedly spun. His death left the world with a dangerous collection of information that could finally answer the question the Soviets sought to suppress for years: What really happened at Chernobyl in 1986? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Written by James Gunn, directed by the guy who did Chernobyl and The Last of Us, and Starring Rob Lowe, it's 2000's The Specials this week on Harmless Phosphorescence! Support the show and get early access and exclusive content at https://www.patreon.com/harmlessentertainment https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEDmdtUAW_pJYCJfaZV7Unw/live Buy some Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/attention-hellmart-shoppers Check out Executive Producer Michael Beckwith's movie website at https://upallnightmovies.com/
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Two eps with just the Hamlett twins in ONE week! How lucky are y'all?! We dive into OC musings, Claim to Fame, Golden Bachelor, podcast drama, life updates, Love Island, and so much more! Rate, review, and subscribe to Dumpster Dive on all platforms! And tune in next week for our LOVE ISLAND BONUS EP! Tom Hamlett Instagram: @thetomhamlett Cix Hamlett Instagram: @cixhamlett Dumpster Dive Instagram: @dumpsterdivepod Dumpster Dive TikTok: @2dumpsterdivas --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dumpsterdivepod/support
NUCLEAR TERROR IN UKRAINE We plunge into the radioactive horror show in Ukraine for our 144th Green Grassroots Election Protection Zoom being rebroadcast during the Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Show on PRN. We are joined by the great MEDEA BENJAMIN of Code Pink who makes the plea for peace and an end to the horrific planet-threatening slaughter in Ukraine. We hear further from DENYS BONDAR, who is now circulating a petition to the United Nations General Assembly to sent peacekeepers to guarantee a demilitarized zone around the six atomic reactors at Zaporizhzhia. These reactors are in various stages of shut-down. But the nearby spent fuel pools are in danger of losing their coolant. Exposure of the rods stored therein could result in radioactive fires releasing enough lethal fallout to kill millions of humans an other living things in an apocalyptic event that would dwarf the killing power of Hiroshima/Nagasaki, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, Fukushima and all other catastrophic events in human history. KARL GROSSMAN, TATANKA BRICCA, LYNN FEINERMAN, WENDI LEDERMAN, DOROTHY REIK, MARY DOUGLAS and many others add to the dialog. This terrifying threat to all future life on this planet must be dealt with NOW!!! In the second hour of the GREEP zoom, which is available via www.electionprotection2024.org, we hear from JOSH FOX, legendary film maker and anti-fracking activist. Josh announces his kickstarter fund for his new upcoming documentary on REBEKAH JONES, powerful whistleblower on Ron DeSantis's fascist insanity in Florida. We are also joined by DAVID BROWN, progressive candidate for the state legislature in Pennsylvania. David is a musician, an environmentalist and a likely player in the future saving of our planet. David is also an activist on behalf of the separation of church and state and host of the podcast UnReasonable.
Tonight we are discussing all things Chernobyl. We start with a brief history of the 1986 nuclear disaster, then we discuss real life paranormal sightings, including the Mothman of Chernobyl, the Black Bird, as well as a 2009 investigation by the show Destination Truth, hosted by Josh Gates that yielded haunting results. Then we segue into the 2012 fictional horror film Chernobyl Diaries written & produced by Oren Peli where we give our 2 cents about the movie. Would you yourself ever visit Chernobyl on a tour?! 'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry Merchandise: https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/ Sponsored by Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.
This week on The Don't Touch My Sasquatch podcast, we cover one of the biggest names in the cryptid world as we search the skies for a sign of The Mothman. We discuss Point Pleasant, Brad Paisley, Seven Nation Confederacy, Cornstalk's Curse, AC/DC, Mothman sightings, College Football references, Mothman dust, Indrid Cold, prophetic warnings, The Freiburg Shrieker, The Blackbird of Chernobyl, Ultra-Terrestrials and, Box Tops. Join us this week as we explore the world's introduction of the Mothman as he appeared and seemed to terrorize the locals of a small town that would soon be struck by tragedy.Found everywhere podcasts are availableYouTube: https://rebrand.ly/2auvcje Patreon: https://urlgeni.us/patreon/m1jQSocialsFacebook: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/9JnQ Instagram: https://urlgeni.us/instagram/pJcM Websitehttps://www.donttouchmysasquatch.com/Referenceshttps://maps.roadtrippers.com/us/west-columbia-wv/points-of-interest/mothman-tnt-area https://themothman.fandom.com/wiki/The_Mothman_Timeline#November_16th_1966: https://dailyyonder.com/woodrow-derenberger-and-the-legend-of-indrid-cold/2021/12/03/ https://themothman.fandom.com/wiki/John_Keel https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/cornstalk/https://1428elm.com/2017/12/28/point-pleasant-silver-bridge-collapse-and-the-mothman-50-years-later/https://www.wboy.com/only-on-wboy-com/paranormal-w-va/the-legend-of-mothman-paranormal-w-va/Stock Media provided by TheDoctorCaptain / Pond5 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Russian history series continues! This episode, Aleks covers the dissolution of the USSR after The Great Human Event of Chernobyl and the fall of the Berlin wall. Also, the drunkest election, Mikhail Gorbachev's pizza palace and even more!Image shownotes: https://imgur.com/gallery/SEa9tW7Talking Points: soviet quota reporting,russian wagies aka ragies,boneitis,the great human event,meat clown,great russian comedy,chernobyl,AZ-5,everything is fine,battlebots,the human chain,KAZAKHSTAN MENTIONED,April 9th Tragedy,JAPANESE POPSTAR SENSATION HATSUNE MIKU MENTIONED,the berlin wall,the first (and last) election,republic of dave,the red square,Boris Yeltsin with the Spiderman 3 suit and Tad has literally the worst shirt idea ever. Check out the website for links to our shows on iTunes, GooglePlay and Spotify► http://www.lmtya.com► https://spoti.fi/2Q55yfL Peep us on Twitter► @LetMeTellYouPD Official Discord► https://discord.gg/SqyXJ9R Intro music for 'Somewhat Accurate History' provided by► http://tristanalric.fr/ /////// SHILL CORNER ///////► https://www.patreon.com/LMTYA LMTYA shirts!► https://represent.com/lmtya/////// SHILL CORNER ///////
Moscow and Kyiv have traded allegations that the other side is planning a disastrous attack on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant that they warn could cause a major radiological event. Last week, Ukrainian President Zelensky warned that Russian occupation forces have placed “objects resembling explosives” on some rooftops at the power station, “perhaps to simulate an attack on the plant.” Officials in Moscow, on the other hand, have their own allegations, claiming that Ukraine plans to frame Russian troops for an attack on the plant. Meanwhile, inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency are on the ground but still aren't getting unrestricted access. On July 7, the IAEA reported that they visited the isolation gate separating the cooling pond from what remains of the Kakhovka reservoir after the destruction of the downstream dam a month ago. They found no leakage from the pond, and they've observed no visible indications of mines or explosives anywhere inside the plant, but they still haven't been allowed onto the rooftops of reactor units 3 and 4 and parts of the turbine halls. To make sense of these reports and to respond to the panic that this situation provokes, The Naked Pravda welcomes back nuclear arms expert Pavel Podvig, a senior researcher at the U.N. Institute for Disarmament Research. Timestamps for this episode: (4:37) Why it's wrong to fear a repeat of the Chernobyl or Fukushima disasters at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (9:48) Disagreements among nuclear experts about the dangers now in Ukraine (13:06) Weighing the reports and allegations from Moscow and Kyiv (18:22) Escalating rhetoric about nuclear weapons in Russia's foreign-policy expert community (23:12) Why there are probably no Russian nukes in Belarus, at least not yetКак поддержать нашу редакцию — даже если вы в России и вам очень страшно
This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Friday, July 7th, 2023. Samaritan Ministries How are you paying for your health care, and how’s it working out? If it’s working perfectly, great! If not, then listen closely, because I have a solution for you. A Biblical solution. Samaritan Ministries is a community of Christians who pay one another’s medical bills. Here’s how it works. When a medical need arises, you choose the provider that’s right for you, and have a say in the treatment you receive, even if it’s a non-conventional approach. Your medical bills are shared with fellow members, and your need is covered in prayer. It’s affordable, and you can join anytime, even today. Learn more at samaritan ministries dot org slash cross politic. We start today off with world news as Ukraine and Russia are playing a game of he did it - he did it. https://www.foxnews.com/world/ukraine-russia-accuse-each-other-planning-imminent-attack-europes-largest-nuclear-plant Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of planning imminent attack against Europe's largest nuclear plant Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of planning an imminent attack against one of the world's largest nuclear plants. In a video address Tuesday night, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alleged that information from Ukrainian intelligence officials shows the "Russian military has placed objects resembling explosives on the roof of several power units" of the Za-po-ree-zia Nuclear Power Plant – located in southeastern Ukraine and occupied by Russian troops. The "foreign objects" were placed on the roof of the plant's third and fourth power units, according to a statement from the General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces. "Their detonation should not damage power units but may create a picture of shelling from Ukraine," the statement said. In Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov raised the specter of a potentially "catastrophic" provocation by the Ukrainian army at the nuclear plant, which is Europe’s largest but has its six reactors shut down. It still needs power and qualified staff to operate crucial cooling systems and other safety features. Over the last year, the U.N.'s atomic watchdog repeatedly expressed alarm over the possibility of a radiation catastrophe like the one at Chernobyl, where a reactor exploded in 1986. While Russia and Ukraine regularly traded blame over shelling near the plant that caused power outages, Ukraine has alleged more recently that Moscow might try to cause a deliberate leak in an attempt to derail Kyiv’s ongoing counteroffensive in the surrounding Za-po-ree-zia region. Moscow, meanwhile, had accused the Ukrainians of "deliberate sabotage" of the Ka-hove-ka hydroelectric power plant, claiming Kyiv was "pursuing the goal of depriving Crimea of water." The International Atomic Energy Agency has officials stationed at the Russian-held plant, which is still run by its Ukrainian staff. IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said his agency's most recent inspection of the plant found no mining activities, "but we remain extremely alert." We now go to California. https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-bills-keep-pride-marching-long-past-june California Bills Keep Pride Marching Long Past June The infernal provocation that is Pride Month might be over, but the marches continue through the legislature in California. They are here, they are queer, and they are coming for your children — legally. Multiple bills at various stages in the California legislative process proclaim who ultimately has authority of your kids, and it’s not you. Some have understandably garnered much media attention, but SB 407 is working its way through the Assembly without much fanfare or discussion. SB 407 would require all potential foster families to demonstrate their capacity and willingness to facilitate pharmaceutical and surgical interventions for “gender-expansive” children. Even if the child seems to give no indication of such inclinations at the time, the resource family must be assessed with the understanding that need for such care could arise at any stage of development. Sen. Scott Weiner (D-San Francisco) in introducing the bill, claimed it would protect children from being placed in “hostile foster homes.” Hostile homes are the homes of any foster families who are unwilling to commit to actively supporting gender transition interventions for minors. SB 407 effectively institutionalizes a prohibition against orthodox Christians as well as other religious believers. It effectively prohibits foster parents who think it unwise to allow the mutilation of perfectly healthy body parts on minors. Current and historic data give us insight into the demographics of those most prone to foster non-related babies and minors. Barna Group’s research shows that Christians engage in adoption, foster care, and other ways of aiding vulnerable children more than the average. “Practicing Christians (5%) are more than twice as likely to adopt than the general population (2%). Catholics are three times as likely. And evangelicals are five times as likely to adopt as the average adult.” Practicing Christians are also nearly three times more likely to have seriously considered foster care, and 65% of non-kin foster parents attend religious services weekly — compared to 39%for the general population. In any just world such families willing to stretch themselves to help kids would be sought after, not precluded from the foster system. However, the only families fit to foster, according to the supporters of this bill, are those who give full assent to the most radical tenets of gender theory. What is obvious to most everyone (except the bill’s authors) is that such ideological assent signals a willingness to reject sexual boundaries. It is that rejection that makes sexual chaos far more likely in the home, not less. Is that the goal? If minors can consent to invasive transitioning interventions, what can they not consent to? There is also the reality that SB407 is hardly the only bill in California attacking parental rights. SB 107, passed and was signed into law in September of last year, allowing minors to be brought to the Golden State against the will of a parent if it is for the sake of seeking gender transitioning. In-state parents are not really calling any shots either, according to AB 957 which puts parental custody in jeopardy absent the guardian’s support of their child’s “gender identity.” Absent full support, which is not defined in the bill, a parent can be charged by a court with child abuse. The age at which the child’s desires to begin transitioning must be accommodated is not mentioned, but the bill’s author, Assemblywoman Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City) used an example of a seven-year old in arguing the merits of this bill. Now this is the author of the article talking here: At a recent speaking event I attended for the Awake Americans launch, some protestors carried a sign that read, “We don’t co-parent with hate groups.” Bemused, a few of us commented that obviously we don’t want them to co-parent with us either, so…no problem. But their meaning was more sinister. It was not that they would not co-parent our kids with us, it was that we are unfit to co-parent our own kids with them. They see our kids as theirs to parent and ours to lose. Biden said as much out loud recently, “There’s no such things as someone else’s child. Our nation’s children are all our children.” There’s no such thing as someone else’s child. In no situation do normal people act as though that were true. I do not decide when to speak to other people’s children about sex, nor take them home with me at will. I don’t even know their food allergies much less make pivotal decisions for them. Someone could dismiss Biden’s words as an empty platitude or incoherent ramblings except that they reflect a real perspective that is incrementally creeping into policy. https://www.dailywire.com/news/governor-vetoes-bipartisan-bill-protecting-womens-sports Governor Vetoes Bipartisan Bill Protecting Women’s Sports North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper vetoed a bipartisan bill that would protect women’s sports on Wednesday. HB 574, which is titled the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” and passed with bipartisan supermajorities, would prohibit men from playing in women’s sports in middle schools, high schools, and universities. “We don’t need politicians inflaming their political culture wars by making broad, uninformed decisions about an extremely small number of vulnerable children that are already handled by a robust system that relies on parents, schools and sports organizations,” the Democratic governor stated. “Republican governors in other states have vetoed similar bills because they hurt their states’ reputation and economy and because they are neither fair nor needed.” The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act was passed with the support of two Democrats in the state legislature — Rep. Michael Wray in the House, and Sen. Val Applewhite in the Senate. If Cooper’s veto is overridden, the bill would apply to all public schools and any private school that competes against public schools. Applewhite said that her vote was “a tough decision to make” and was based on conversations with coaches and other constituents in her district. One umpire told the Democrat that changes in strength levels between boys and girls can start as soon as seven years old. According to the Fayetteville Observer, Applewhite received “bad threats” after her vote. When approached by The News & Observer, Wray declined to comment on why he supported the bill. Cooper also vetoed SB 49, named the “Parents’ Bill of Rights,” and HB 808, which would ban sex change treatments for minors. Unlike the women’s sports bill, these two bills passed with no Democratic support. Cooper’s vetoes of HB 574 and HB 808 are likely to be overridden by the North Carolina General Assembly, since the GOP holds supermajorities in both houses, thanks in part to Rep. Tricia Cotham, who switched parties from Democrat to Republican in April and voted for all three bills. However, the path forward for the Parents’ Bill of Rights is less certain, since one Republican, Rep. Hugh Blackwell, voted against the bill, leaving Republicans one vote short of overriding the governor’s veto on that bill. Cooper is not the only Democratic governor to veto bipartisan bills surrounding protecting womens’ sports, banning sex change treatments for minors, and strengthening parental rights in education. Governor John Bel Edwards of Louisiana vetoed three similar bills Friday, all of which saw multiple Democrats join Republicans to support them in the state legislature. In a press conference, Edwards compared the bills’ supporters to segregationists during the Civil Rights Movement. We now go to Phoenix… https://thepostmillennial.com/phoenix-city-council-votes-to-send-unclaimed-firearms-to-national-police-of-ukraine?utm_campaign=64487 Phoenix City Council votes to send 'unclaimed' firearms to National Police of Ukraine The Phoenix City Council passed a vote last week that allows up to 600 unclaimed guns from Phoenix to be donated to the National Police of Ukraine. The plan is going through a contract with a company, DT Gruelle, that is specially approved for overseas arms trading. Around $200,000 worth of firearms will be handed over to the company for shipment, according to the Arizona Daily Independent. Under Arizona City law, unclaimed arms need to be resold within one year after they have been obtained by the city. The arms are disposed of or sold "to any business that is authorized to receive and dispose of the article under federal and state law." In the June 28 City Council report, the city "selected approximately 500-600 unclaimed firearms to transfer through Gruelle, a private company which provides export and import services." The plan passed with unanimous support. The report stated that "firearms are unclaimed when there has been no owner contact after a thirty day notice, in which case the City can dispose of them." The Phoenix Police Department states that the firearms are "lost, unclaimed, or found in possession of the Phoenix Police Department." KJZZ said of unclaimed firearms, "essentially they end up in the police department’s lost and found" "Only 9mm, 45mm, 39mm and 12 gauge firearms will be sent," according to the notes. The council promoted the "two year" contract with the private company and, according to the meeting notes, no taxpayer money will be "expended by the City." However, questions about the transfer of arms have been raised. The law in Arizona states that firearms that are authorized to be sold by the city need to be sold "to the public" by the business. The company's website says, "We have a breadth of experience due to 40 years of continuous support to the United States and over 150 other countries, including Iraq, Afghanistan, and Ukraine." "We comply with all required procedures which permeate through our ongoing operations," it goes on. The company has a history of working in Ukraine. In April of 2022 last year, a report showed that a township in Pennsylvania worked with DT Gruelle to raise funds for the Ukrainian war effort, according to the Tribune-Democrat. Now this! Is it time to boycott Ben & Jerry’s? https://www.newsweek.com/ben-jerry-boycott-calls-july-4th-message-1810991 Ben & Jerry's Faces Boycott Calls Over 4th of July Message Ben & Jerry's is facing a boycott after calling on the United States to "commit to returning" stolen Indigenous land in its 4th of July message. On Independence Day, the iconic American ice cream brand sparked outrage on social media by publishing a Twitter post with an image reading: "The United States was founded on stolen Indigenous land. This Fourth of July, let's commit to returning it." In the caption, the company added: "It's high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and commit to returning it." Ben & Jerry's message generated a flood of negative responses on social media, with some calling it the company's "Bud Light moment," referring to controversy and subsequent boycott after the beer brand partnered with a transgender activist in April. Other Twitter users called on the company to be the first to give up its profits and properties, including factories, buildings and stores. Others said that the company should be returning its factory land to the Abenaki people. "Ok you start. Relinquish your headquarters," one Twitter user wrote. "This should be easy then," wrote another. "Shut down and donate all of your land, facilities, and assets to indigenous people." Others accused the company of virtue-signaling—the practice of expressing opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate one's good character, social conscience and awareness of a certain issue, just for the sake of appearing good in people's eyes. Scrutiny has continued to escalate over the company's support of the LGBTQ+ community and the Black Lives Matter movement, among other polarizing issues.
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We start today off with world news as Ukraine and Russia are playing a game of he did it - he did it. https://www.foxnews.com/world/ukraine-russia-accuse-each-other-planning-imminent-attack-europes-largest-nuclear-plant Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of planning imminent attack against Europe's largest nuclear plant Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of planning an imminent attack against one of the world's largest nuclear plants. In a video address Tuesday night, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alleged that information from Ukrainian intelligence officials shows the "Russian military has placed objects resembling explosives on the roof of several power units" of the Za-po-ree-zia Nuclear Power Plant – located in southeastern Ukraine and occupied by Russian troops. The "foreign objects" were placed on the roof of the plant's third and fourth power units, according to a statement from the General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces. "Their detonation should not damage power units but may create a picture of shelling from Ukraine," the statement said. In Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov raised the specter of a potentially "catastrophic" provocation by the Ukrainian army at the nuclear plant, which is Europe’s largest but has its six reactors shut down. It still needs power and qualified staff to operate crucial cooling systems and other safety features. Over the last year, the U.N.'s atomic watchdog repeatedly expressed alarm over the possibility of a radiation catastrophe like the one at Chernobyl, where a reactor exploded in 1986. While Russia and Ukraine regularly traded blame over shelling near the plant that caused power outages, Ukraine has alleged more recently that Moscow might try to cause a deliberate leak in an attempt to derail Kyiv’s ongoing counteroffensive in the surrounding Za-po-ree-zia region. Moscow, meanwhile, had accused the Ukrainians of "deliberate sabotage" of the Ka-hove-ka hydroelectric power plant, claiming Kyiv was "pursuing the goal of depriving Crimea of water." The International Atomic Energy Agency has officials stationed at the Russian-held plant, which is still run by its Ukrainian staff. IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said his agency's most recent inspection of the plant found no mining activities, "but we remain extremely alert." We now go to California. https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-bills-keep-pride-marching-long-past-june California Bills Keep Pride Marching Long Past June The infernal provocation that is Pride Month might be over, but the marches continue through the legislature in California. They are here, they are queer, and they are coming for your children — legally. Multiple bills at various stages in the California legislative process proclaim who ultimately has authority of your kids, and it’s not you. Some have understandably garnered much media attention, but SB 407 is working its way through the Assembly without much fanfare or discussion. SB 407 would require all potential foster families to demonstrate their capacity and willingness to facilitate pharmaceutical and surgical interventions for “gender-expansive” children. Even if the child seems to give no indication of such inclinations at the time, the resource family must be assessed with the understanding that need for such care could arise at any stage of development. Sen. Scott Weiner (D-San Francisco) in introducing the bill, claimed it would protect children from being placed in “hostile foster homes.” Hostile homes are the homes of any foster families who are unwilling to commit to actively supporting gender transition interventions for minors. SB 407 effectively institutionalizes a prohibition against orthodox Christians as well as other religious believers. It effectively prohibits foster parents who think it unwise to allow the mutilation of perfectly healthy body parts on minors. Current and historic data give us insight into the demographics of those most prone to foster non-related babies and minors. Barna Group’s research shows that Christians engage in adoption, foster care, and other ways of aiding vulnerable children more than the average. “Practicing Christians (5%) are more than twice as likely to adopt than the general population (2%). Catholics are three times as likely. And evangelicals are five times as likely to adopt as the average adult.” Practicing Christians are also nearly three times more likely to have seriously considered foster care, and 65% of non-kin foster parents attend religious services weekly — compared to 39%for the general population. In any just world such families willing to stretch themselves to help kids would be sought after, not precluded from the foster system. However, the only families fit to foster, according to the supporters of this bill, are those who give full assent to the most radical tenets of gender theory. What is obvious to most everyone (except the bill’s authors) is that such ideological assent signals a willingness to reject sexual boundaries. It is that rejection that makes sexual chaos far more likely in the home, not less. Is that the goal? If minors can consent to invasive transitioning interventions, what can they not consent to? There is also the reality that SB407 is hardly the only bill in California attacking parental rights. SB 107, passed and was signed into law in September of last year, allowing minors to be brought to the Golden State against the will of a parent if it is for the sake of seeking gender transitioning. In-state parents are not really calling any shots either, according to AB 957 which puts parental custody in jeopardy absent the guardian’s support of their child’s “gender identity.” Absent full support, which is not defined in the bill, a parent can be charged by a court with child abuse. The age at which the child’s desires to begin transitioning must be accommodated is not mentioned, but the bill’s author, Assemblywoman Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City) used an example of a seven-year old in arguing the merits of this bill. Now this is the author of the article talking here: At a recent speaking event I attended for the Awake Americans launch, some protestors carried a sign that read, “We don’t co-parent with hate groups.” Bemused, a few of us commented that obviously we don’t want them to co-parent with us either, so…no problem. But their meaning was more sinister. It was not that they would not co-parent our kids with us, it was that we are unfit to co-parent our own kids with them. They see our kids as theirs to parent and ours to lose. Biden said as much out loud recently, “There’s no such things as someone else’s child. Our nation’s children are all our children.” There’s no such thing as someone else’s child. In no situation do normal people act as though that were true. I do not decide when to speak to other people’s children about sex, nor take them home with me at will. I don’t even know their food allergies much less make pivotal decisions for them. Someone could dismiss Biden’s words as an empty platitude or incoherent ramblings except that they reflect a real perspective that is incrementally creeping into policy. https://www.dailywire.com/news/governor-vetoes-bipartisan-bill-protecting-womens-sports Governor Vetoes Bipartisan Bill Protecting Women’s Sports North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper vetoed a bipartisan bill that would protect women’s sports on Wednesday. HB 574, which is titled the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” and passed with bipartisan supermajorities, would prohibit men from playing in women’s sports in middle schools, high schools, and universities. “We don’t need politicians inflaming their political culture wars by making broad, uninformed decisions about an extremely small number of vulnerable children that are already handled by a robust system that relies on parents, schools and sports organizations,” the Democratic governor stated. “Republican governors in other states have vetoed similar bills because they hurt their states’ reputation and economy and because they are neither fair nor needed.” The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act was passed with the support of two Democrats in the state legislature — Rep. Michael Wray in the House, and Sen. Val Applewhite in the Senate. If Cooper’s veto is overridden, the bill would apply to all public schools and any private school that competes against public schools. Applewhite said that her vote was “a tough decision to make” and was based on conversations with coaches and other constituents in her district. One umpire told the Democrat that changes in strength levels between boys and girls can start as soon as seven years old. According to the Fayetteville Observer, Applewhite received “bad threats” after her vote. When approached by The News & Observer, Wray declined to comment on why he supported the bill. Cooper also vetoed SB 49, named the “Parents’ Bill of Rights,” and HB 808, which would ban sex change treatments for minors. Unlike the women’s sports bill, these two bills passed with no Democratic support. Cooper’s vetoes of HB 574 and HB 808 are likely to be overridden by the North Carolina General Assembly, since the GOP holds supermajorities in both houses, thanks in part to Rep. Tricia Cotham, who switched parties from Democrat to Republican in April and voted for all three bills. However, the path forward for the Parents’ Bill of Rights is less certain, since one Republican, Rep. Hugh Blackwell, voted against the bill, leaving Republicans one vote short of overriding the governor’s veto on that bill. Cooper is not the only Democratic governor to veto bipartisan bills surrounding protecting womens’ sports, banning sex change treatments for minors, and strengthening parental rights in education. Governor John Bel Edwards of Louisiana vetoed three similar bills Friday, all of which saw multiple Democrats join Republicans to support them in the state legislature. In a press conference, Edwards compared the bills’ supporters to segregationists during the Civil Rights Movement. We now go to Phoenix… https://thepostmillennial.com/phoenix-city-council-votes-to-send-unclaimed-firearms-to-national-police-of-ukraine?utm_campaign=64487 Phoenix City Council votes to send 'unclaimed' firearms to National Police of Ukraine The Phoenix City Council passed a vote last week that allows up to 600 unclaimed guns from Phoenix to be donated to the National Police of Ukraine. The plan is going through a contract with a company, DT Gruelle, that is specially approved for overseas arms trading. Around $200,000 worth of firearms will be handed over to the company for shipment, according to the Arizona Daily Independent. Under Arizona City law, unclaimed arms need to be resold within one year after they have been obtained by the city. The arms are disposed of or sold "to any business that is authorized to receive and dispose of the article under federal and state law." In the June 28 City Council report, the city "selected approximately 500-600 unclaimed firearms to transfer through Gruelle, a private company which provides export and import services." The plan passed with unanimous support. The report stated that "firearms are unclaimed when there has been no owner contact after a thirty day notice, in which case the City can dispose of them." The Phoenix Police Department states that the firearms are "lost, unclaimed, or found in possession of the Phoenix Police Department." KJZZ said of unclaimed firearms, "essentially they end up in the police department’s lost and found" "Only 9mm, 45mm, 39mm and 12 gauge firearms will be sent," according to the notes. The council promoted the "two year" contract with the private company and, according to the meeting notes, no taxpayer money will be "expended by the City." However, questions about the transfer of arms have been raised. The law in Arizona states that firearms that are authorized to be sold by the city need to be sold "to the public" by the business. The company's website says, "We have a breadth of experience due to 40 years of continuous support to the United States and over 150 other countries, including Iraq, Afghanistan, and Ukraine." "We comply with all required procedures which permeate through our ongoing operations," it goes on. The company has a history of working in Ukraine. In April of 2022 last year, a report showed that a township in Pennsylvania worked with DT Gruelle to raise funds for the Ukrainian war effort, according to the Tribune-Democrat. Now this! Is it time to boycott Ben & Jerry’s? https://www.newsweek.com/ben-jerry-boycott-calls-july-4th-message-1810991 Ben & Jerry's Faces Boycott Calls Over 4th of July Message Ben & Jerry's is facing a boycott after calling on the United States to "commit to returning" stolen Indigenous land in its 4th of July message. On Independence Day, the iconic American ice cream brand sparked outrage on social media by publishing a Twitter post with an image reading: "The United States was founded on stolen Indigenous land. This Fourth of July, let's commit to returning it." In the caption, the company added: "It's high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and commit to returning it." Ben & Jerry's message generated a flood of negative responses on social media, with some calling it the company's "Bud Light moment," referring to controversy and subsequent boycott after the beer brand partnered with a transgender activist in April. Other Twitter users called on the company to be the first to give up its profits and properties, including factories, buildings and stores. Others said that the company should be returning its factory land to the Abenaki people. "Ok you start. Relinquish your headquarters," one Twitter user wrote. "This should be easy then," wrote another. "Shut down and donate all of your land, facilities, and assets to indigenous people." Others accused the company of virtue-signaling—the practice of expressing opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate one's good character, social conscience and awareness of a certain issue, just for the sake of appearing good in people's eyes. Scrutiny has continued to escalate over the company's support of the LGBTQ+ community and the Black Lives Matter movement, among other polarizing issues.