DeepSeek hints that China has mastered the art of ‘kaizen’ — the west should be worried The Japanese concept of continuous industrial improvement helps to explain Beijing’s technological success

DeepSeek hints that China has mastered the art of ‘kaizen’ — the west should be worried

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I will say it until I’m blue in the face, Putin wants Kyiv and he is stuck. In March last year he was bleating about the extermination of the Kyiv regime.
Putin is in a worse position now than before the full scale invasion.

Defense Agency Pauses Celebrations of Martin Luther King’s Birthday, Women’s History Month and Others The Pentagon joined the scramble by federal agencies trying to conform to President Trump’s war on diversity programs.

The Pentagon’s intelligence agency paused observances of Pride Month, Black History Month, Martin Luther King’s Birthday, Holocaust Days of Remembrance, Juneteenth and other annual cultural events.

A network of corrupt officials, businessmen, and propaganda media owners—Rukhadze, Chkartishvili, Pkhakadze, Imedi TV, and others—are the backbone of the GD regime’s power and violence. Once they face sanctions, the regime’s machinery will begin to crumble. Period.

when size of the nation does not determine the strength of its character

Greenland quietly prepares

Denmark, with Greenland and the Faroe Islands, will invest $2.05B in security, adding new ships and long-range drones as a US and Russian threat looms.

"We must face the fact that there are serious challenges regarding security and defence" said Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.

Science at risk: The funding pause is more damaging than you might think Research that helps drive our economy is on hold and may face new ideological limits.

If you're wondering why scientists are freaking the fuck out about what's being described as a pause in spending, I have written an article just for you:

At least four civilians were killed in their own homes in Sumy as Russian drones once again targeted residential buildings overnight.

Dozens were wounded, including children. 160 people were forced to evacuate. Rescue efforts are ongoing.

second options seems more plausible unless EU starts to act as a strategic player with the clarity of its strategic objectives and commitment to deliver! Winning the war against Russia on the planet earth/european continent would be a clear indication of that!

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The EU is heralding a “new era of space governance.”

Depending on who you ask, it will either bring much-needed law and order to the final frontier or risk creating a new red-tape planet.

Brussels Playbook has more.

It took several months for the EU to just revoke visa free regime for diplomatic passport holders of GD regime representatives (who will be able to travel to europe visa free with ordinary passports anyway!) Europe needs to wake up to survive in the new era of global power competition!

State Department Permits Distribution of H.I.V. Medications to Resume — for Now (Gift Article) Experts fear a resurgence of infections in low-income countries if the ban were to continue. The waiver remains in place, while officials review foreign aid programs.

PEPFAR will keep distributing HIV drugs for now. [Gift link] nyti.ms/42zyXme

Tulsi Gabbard’s history with Russia is even more concerning than you think One expert says her views are ‘so wildly fringe that her potential appointment as DNI is genuinely alarming’, Richard Hall and Andrew Feinberg write

“In almost every foreign conflict in which Russia had a hand, Gabbard backed Moscow and railed against the US. Her past promotion of Kremlin propaganda has provoked significant opposition on both sides of the aisle to her nomination.”

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The Domino Theory Is Coming for Putin A series of setbacks for Russia is only gaining momentum.

The domino theory is coming for Putin

Worth the read!

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China-linked influence operation tried to overthrow Spain’s government, report says Fake accounts attempted to fan discontent as people raged against establishment figures following floods in the Valencia region that killed more than 200 people.

A China-linked influence operation impersonated a human rights organization on social media to encourage Spaniards to overthrow their government in the wake of the deadly October floods in Valencia, according to a new report.

Growing impact on social media and gaming dependency

American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows With little post-pandemic recovery, experts wonder if screen time and school absence are among the causes.

More eighth graders in the U.S. are getting low scores on a federal reading test now than at any time in the exam's three-decade history.

Shame really!

The NIG freeze has halted Alzheimer’s and cancer research. #rfkjrhearings

Just in: Titushky have attacked people on strike on Dolidze Street, NGOs report.

Friends, could we please sign and amplify this petition addressed to President Macron to revoke Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Legion of Honour French order of merit? He’s handing over Georgia to Russia and other dictatorships of the globe, after all. #NAFOfellas
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"…The group "Daitove" emerged during the 2024 protests against the "Russian law," offering shelter to protesters. Today, it faces searches, seizures, and pressure from the de facto government"

— @transparencyge.bsky.social

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🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests #terrorinGeorgia

Very special new year’s celebration in Georgia! Fight for freedom continues! All we want in 2025 is freedom from criminal regime of Ivanishvili & co and Victory for Ukraine!

"Over 150 representatives of “Georgian Dream” have been sanctioned by international partners, with 45 of them publicly named…"

Source: @transparencyge.bsky.social

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🔗 See the full details about the sanctioned individuals:
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🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests

🇬🇪Catastrophe for Georgian Dream!
The International Republican Institute (IRI) has revealed Georgia’s Oct. 26 elections as deeply flawed. Fraud, intimidation, and abuse of state power made the elections neither free nor fair.
🧵Let’s unpack how this fraud unfolded ...

IRI International Election Observation Mission to Georgia Final Report of the 2024 Parliamentary Election

New elections - the only democratic and legitimate
solution of political crisis in Georgia!

Georgians aren't giving up on wrestling control of their government back from Moscow.

Tbilisi, the 25th day protests.

Key points -- not even the worst ones -- of just-out ODIHR report running over protests on #Rustaveli #Tbilisi

‼️According to Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the Georgian government has provided assurances that the so-called #RussianLaw on “foreign influence” will be amended. 1/

Negotiations with GD will only take place after:

1. All individuals arrested during the #GeorgiaProtests are released and #terrorinGeorgia ends;

2. New elections are scheduled.

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