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That's a good one and very interesting. Normally, you wouldn't release intel and assessments to the general public to protect sources. But, this time is different from the very start. Why? Are the sources indestructible? In any case, Putin must be constantly looking over his shoulder and wondering where it's coming from. The release of some of this information has stopped planned Russian efforts.

I don't know that Iridium is still working. I think it's been decommissioned. But, the US military has been looking for its replacement for years. Now, they could launch their own, or buy a network. Musk not getting RUS funds and losing a thousand satellites from orbit a year makes Starlink a prime candidate.

Indeed, changed

Edited to add. I was in Spanish, in which that spelling is the same word.

Massive is right. And Russia has still never recovered the population losses from WWI (at least 1.7 million), WWII (27,000,000), Stalin's purges, believed to be 20-30,000,000) the living exodus from Soviet break up, or the 4,585,000 covid deaths, and now has less than half this place's population, which limits is status as any kind of global power.

Russia ought to be begging for emigration, right now. But, they are a pariah.

No, in fact they weren't. There were 26 countries that abstained

A good agreement in principle. Now to see if this agreement can survive its infancy—as Kyoto and Paris did not—and actually see through some significant changes in our global energy policies.

I'm always skeptical about these junkets, especially considering they tend to be held in places like Cairo, Dubai and - next - Baku. Not a good look.

Or you could say investing in Ukrainians future, but that won't work with your narrative.

So, negotiations are unstuck but the timeline remains the same.

To be fair about it, the US has brought a lot of power lines to people, not just native Americans. Glad to see its Standing Rock.

Time is counting down to when the Houthis are going to be punched in the face. Don't be surprised.