Arms firm complains that cat videos threaten growth

Battles over electricity will spread across Europe, the FT reported today. An arms firm enjoying a massive increase in business (for obvious reasons) says that some of the electricity in their area is being used by a TikTok data center, and could affect their future expansion.

Arms firm complains that cat videos threaten growth via Fridayeveryday

Must make more cat videos!!! 😹

Related:

Norwegian Defense Firm Nammo Blames TikTok For Power Shortages

“Authorities must choose between preserving cat videos or providing essential social functions,” the Nammo CEO said.

US adviser calls on Washington to provide Ukrainian forces with banned weapons

An American adviser to the Ukrainian military has called on Washington to send Kiev forces banned weapons such as cluster munitions to fight Russia.

US adviser calls on Washington to provide Ukrainian forces with banned weapons

Related:

Ukrinform: Ukraine needs cluster munitions to inflict devastating losses on massive Russian forces on the battlefield.

That’s according to Dan Rice, Special Advisor to Ukraine Army Commander-in-Chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, who spoke with CNN, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

Daniel Rice:

Dan is the President of Thayer Leadership and a 1988 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. In 2010, Dan co-founded Thayer Leadership along with four other West Point graduates with the mission of bringing the world to West Point and bringing West Point leadership to the world. Over the past 10 years, Thayer has grown steadily, becoming one of the Top 40 leader development companies in the world. As a lifelong learner, he has earned 3 Masters degrees and recently completed his Doctoral classes.

In 2022, Dan was named Special Advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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Jacques Baud: The Road to War

by Jacques Baud, The Postil Magazine, 4/1/22

Note: The main thing I would take issue with the author on is his characterization of the Holodomor. I go into the factors that led to that tragic famine in my book. I found no support in my research for his characterization. But other than that, this is a very interesting article from someone with relevant background experience on the war in Ukraine since 2014. — Natylie

Jacques Baud: The Road to War

Some more history on the War in Donbass:

Ukraine Targets & Kills Civilians, Says Russia Did It; U.S.&EU Press Report the Lie (NOT the Truth).

Are Neocons Worried at Pace of US-Russia Talks? + More

Are Neocons Worried at Pace of US-Russia Talks?

Related:

Eastern Ukraine Separatists Warn Kyiv Preparing Offensive in Donbas

A ‘Parthogenetic’ Conflict – There Is No Russian Invasion Threat To Ukraine

Croatia to Withdraw Its Forces From NATO in Event of Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Previously:

CIA Has Been Training Ukrainian Paramilitaries to ‘Kill Russians,’ US Considers Backing Insurgency in Ukraine, and Claims Russia is Planning ‘False Flag’ as Pretext to Invade Ukraine

“Expect Escalation of Conflict in Donbass and Ukraine Soon,” Says Foreign Correspondent

What If U.S., NATO Talks Are Cover for More Aggression Towards Russia? by Finian Cunningham

by Finian Cunningham Writer, Dandelion Salad, Ireland, Crossposted from Strategic Culture Foundation, Dec. 27, 2021, Dec. 28, 2021

If there are no prompt responses to Russia’s legitimate security concerns, then the next phase entails a more robust military-technical realm.

What If U.S., NATO Talks Are Cover for More Aggression Towards Russia? by Finian Cunningham