Big oil quietly walks back on climate pledges as global heat records tumble
Energy firms have made record profits by increasing production of oil and gas, far from their promises of rolling back emissions
#GlobalWarming #climatechange #weather #ClimateEmergency
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/16/big-oil-climate-pledges-extreme-heat-fossil-fuel
Donald Trump has reached out to his top allies on Capitol Hill to strategize how they can help defend him against potential criminal charges over his effort to overturn the 2020 election â the latest example of Republicans racing behind the scenes to use their power and platforms to shield the former president without knowing details yet about the criminal investigation.
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https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/18/politics/republican-allies-trump-january-6-probe/index.html
After the Ukraine invasion, Russia had secret allies helping out with millions of dollars in aidâAmerican oilfield services companies
The year after invading, Russia imported over 5,500 items worth more than $200 million from firms led by SLB, Baker Hughes and Halliburton, per customs data obtained by B4Ukraine.
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Ukraine has prepared 17 brigades for a counteroffensive. Highlights from today's Rammstein:
âŞď¸The Ukrainian counteroffensive is far from a failure, despite the fact that it is progressing more slowly than planned.
âŞď¸The main problem for the Armed Forces now is "minefields", not Russian aviation.
âŞď¸The international coalition has prepared more than 63,000 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for a counteroffensive.
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President Zelenskyy
July 18.
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Iran Angry With Russia
Fury in Iran over the decision of a conference with the participation of Arab countries and Russia that called for a solution to the problem of three islands in the Straits of Hormuz through negotiations.
According to the Iranians, the islands are an inseparable part of Iran and will not be any negotiation about them.
In addition, the Iranians said that they recognize the territorial integrity of Ukraine and that the war must end immediately.
#Ukraineď¸ #Russia #Iran
For the first time since 1981: a nuclear submarine arrived in South Korea.
TRUMP SURPRISED!
Apparently Trump and his lawyers were shocked by the Target letter they received from Special Counsel Jack Smith.
Trump was under the impression Mr. Smith was going to write a final report and NOT indict Donald J. Trump.
Oh to have been a fly on Trump's wall Sunday night on opening that letter!
I wonder if Trump shat or pissed himself uncontrollably; or maybe both!
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Trump Judge's Day Of Reckoning!
What's more important to Cannon - rule of law or Trump supporter?
Judge Aileen Cannon appeared skeptical to Donald Trumpâs push to delay his federal criminal trial beyond the election of November 2024.
The judge, whom Trump appointed when he was president, also didnât appear sympathetic to the special counselâs desire to start the trial in December.
Trump is the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
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JUSTICE AT LAST!
MI Attorney General Dana Nessel is leveling felony charges against 16 Republicans who signed a certificate falsely stating that Donald Trump won Michigan's 2020 presidential election, launching criminal cases against top political figures inside the state GOP
Each of the 16 electors will be charged with eight felony counts, including forgery and conspiracy to commit election law forgery, according to an announcement from Nessel's office.
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BREAKING NEWS
Around 04:00 a.m., July 17, 2023, a span of the Kerch Strait Bridge (also called the Crimean Bridge) reportedly collapsed.
According to Russiaâs information resource Baza, traffic on the bridge was halted, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
Later, they added that at least one span had been destroyed and the other damaged.
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https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3736615-blasts-destruction-reported-on-kerch-bridge.html
Russia-Ukraine war live: traffic stopped on Crimean bridge due to âemergencyâ, governor says, as explosions reported
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BREAKING NEWS!
At least two Explosions reported on Crimean Bridge.
Traffic has been stopped on the Crimean Bridge linking the Crimean Peninsula to the Krasnodar region of Russia due to an 'emergency event' during the early hours of July 17, the Russian-installed head of Crimea announced. At least two explosions were reported.
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Vladimir Putin: Russia has not yet used cluster munitions.
Video: attack on residential areas of Kharkiv on February 28, 2022 with BM-30 Smerch cluster munitions. The use of cluster munitions is confirmed by a Human Rights Watch investigation. 9 people were killed, 37 injured.
By July 1, 2022 alone, more than 100 cases of the use of cluster munitions by Russia were recorded, from which, according to conservative estimates, more than 200 civilians of Ukraine died.
#Ukraineď¸ #Russia #Putin
Assault on Russian positions supported by armoured vehicles near Klishchiivka.
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Putin lied about cluster munitions and the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces
Putin lied that the Russian Federation did not use cluster munitions â military and Western analysts have repeatedly proven that it shelled Ukrainian territories with such munitions, particularly on cities and civilians.
Putin also lies about the counteroffensive, allegedly the Armed Forces "couldn't break through the defense of the Russians for the entire time of the offensives."
#Ukraineď¸ #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO
Before the counteroffensive, Ukraine received less than 15% of the de-mining equipment requested.
From 5-16 km of land in front of the positions of the Russians is densely mined
Vulnerability of armored personnel carriers and tanks was revealed in minefields. This is also about Bradley and Leopard, who were considered vital to the return of the occupied lands
#Ukraineď¸ #Russia
The first shots of the M109A3 self-propelled gun from Norway at work
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