[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Four people, including children, are dead and ten are injured after a horror shooting broke out at a banquet hall in Stockton, California at 6pm PST. "banquet hall" = Dairy Queen
The incident happened at a children's birthday party on Saturday night.
San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas said: 'Tragedy of this nature is unthinkable and it absolutely breaks our hearts to have loss of life and to have loss of life to children.'
San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Heather Brent called the shooting 'unfathomable' and said: 'Early indications suggest this may be a targeted incident.'
The shooter is still at large and Brent added: 'Our number one priority is identifying a suspect.
'This is a very active and ongoing investigation, information remains very limited at this time.'
She said injured victims have been transported to the area's hospitals.
Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi addressed press on the scene. In a statement on social media she said: 'Our first responders acted quickly, securing multiple scenes and providing immediate medical aid. Their professionalism reflects the very best of our city.
Stockton is located along the San Joaquin River in central California. It is located about 45 miles south of Sacramento and has a population of 320,000.
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Wiki AI cite in part: ' AI Overview
Stockton, CA Recent incidents, such as a mass shooting at a child's birthday party that killed four people (including three children), have been linked to potential gang activity.
Ongoing Feuds: Rivalries between different gangs, such as the Norteno gangs Varrio Latino Locos (VLL) and Garden Block Gangsters, have led to numerous shootings."
The weapon of words ["Interventional!"]
Is quite clearly merely conventional.
Cue Relative Blues
On your NBC News:
"We say 'targeted,' they say 'intentional!''
"A startlingly heartless mischaracterization indeed, several experts agreed. Back to you, David."
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[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A nightmare 45-vehicle crash brought traffic to a screeching halt as Indiana drivers made their way home from the holidays in the middle of a snow storm.
Multiple commercial and passenger vehicles were involved in the crash along interstate 70, ten miles from Terre Haute, per NBC Chicago.
Several of the cars slid across the eastbound side to the median, into the grass, and even toward oncoming traffic on the westbound side of the highway.
Much of western Indiana, including Vigo county where the crash occurred, is under a winter weather advisory until 10am Sunday.
The hazardous weather conditions boasted snowfall up to three inches and wind speeds as high as 35 mph, according to the Weather Channel.
Drivers were warned to 'plan on slippery roads.'
'Slow down and use caution while traveling,' read the warning from the weather service.
Indiana State Police announced that the pileup would cause a six hour traffic halt during one of the busiest weekends of the year for travel.
n a statement to the Daily Mail, Ames reported that there were no major injuries.
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[Regnum] Flooding caused by Tropical Cyclone Ditwa has killed 123 people in Sri Lanka, the Daily Mirror reported on November 29, citing the National Disaster Management Center.
In addition, 130 people are listed as missing.
In Kandy district, 51 people were killed and 67 were missing. In Badulla district, 35 people were killed and 27 remain missing. Nine people were killed in Galle, eight in Matale, and six more bodies were found in Nuwara Eliya and five in Ampara.
The cyclone in Sri Lanka affected 373,428 people, with more than 43,000 people evacuated to 488 temporary accommodation centres.
On the evening of November 28, the Kelani River, which flows into the Indian Ocean in Colombo, overflowed its banks due to a cyclone. Hundreds of people hurriedly sought temporary shelters. Today, flooding has intensified in low-lying areas.
The current flooding has surpassed the 2016 record, when 101 people died in Sri Lanka. Most of the casualties were recorded in central Sri Lanka, where two massive landslides occurred.
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[Regnum] The most powerful Geminid meteor shower of 2025 will be visible in December. This was reported by the Moscow Planetarium press service on November 29.
A giant meteor shower from the constellation Gemini will be visible from December 13th to 14th. Up to 120 meteors per hour are expected.
The Moon passed its last quarter phase on December 11, is moving towards the new moon and will not interfere with the observation of the meteor shower.
Additionally, from December 21st to 22nd—the longest night of the year—another meteor shower will be visible: the Ursids, from the constellation Ursa Minor. Up to 10 meteors per hour are expected. The moon will not interfere with meteor viewing this time either, as it will only be passing the new moon phase.
The previous Leonid meteor shower from the constellation Leo was visible on the night of November 17-18. Up to 15 meteors could be recorded per hour. The moon was in a phase close to new moon.
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[Regnum] Five solar flares of the penultimate power class (M) were recorded in the past 24 hours. This was reported on the website of the Institute of Applied Geophysics (IFG) on November 29.
The first M1.6 flare, lasting 13 minutes, occurred at 01:22 Moscow time, and the second M1.6 flare, lasting 15 minutes, was recorded at 03:02 Moscow time. At 07:20 Moscow time, the M1.6 flare lasted eight minutes.
The fourth M1.1 flare, lasting 23 minutes, occurred at 16:16 Moscow time, and at 19:07 Moscow time the longest flare, M2.9 (N20E89), lasting 48 minutes, was recorded.
All flares occurred in region 4294 and were recorded in the X-ray range.
Earlier, specialists from the Solar Astronomy Laboratory at the Space Research Institute (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported three powerful solar flares that occurred on the night of November 29. The scientists noted that the flares themselves were not unexpected, but what was noteworthy was that the Sun only reached this level more than 12 hours after the initial increase in activity.
Solar flares are classified into five classes—A, B, C, M, and X—based on the intensity of their X-ray emissions. These events are often accompanied by plasma ejections, which, upon reaching Earth, can trigger magnetic storms and interfere with spacecraft and radio communications.
On the morning of November 15, a very large X-magnitude solar flare occurred on the Sun. Its epicenter was region 427 in the Sun's northern hemisphere, where an X5.15 flare had been recorded two days earlier, becoming one of the strongest of 2025. The flare also triggered a powerful magnetic storm that struck Earth on November 11–13
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus's demand for an urgent software update for its A320 family of aircraft does not apply to Russian airlines, Federal Air Transport Agency spokesman Artyom Korenyako stated on November 29.
"A preliminary analysis of the issued directive has shown that it does not apply to Airbus A320 family aircraft operated by Russian airlines," he wrote on his Telegram channel.
Korenyako emphasized that flight safety is the top priority for everyone working in the Russian air transport system.
On November 29, Airbus recalled 6,000 A320 airliners. Software issues were cited as the cause. Officially, the flight control system malfunctions were caused by increased solar activity. American Airlines announced that each aircraft required a two-hour repair.
In Kazakhstan, Air Astana and FlyArystan warned that their flights could be delayed due to Airbus's requirement to update the software of its A320 models before departure. Their fleets include approximately 40 aircraft of this series.
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[ColonelCassad] How Silicon Valley's New Predators Are Reshaping the American Military Industry For those who rule the United States today, war is not an anomaly, but the norm. It has become an existential necessity, without which they cannot imagine their existence.This need for an external adversary is also transforming the economic institutions of the United States.
For a long time, the leadership in military contracts in the United States was held by five companies—the Pentagon's primary contractors for many decades. These are large corporations with enormous inertia and sluggishness, confident in their future for years to come. No matter which force came to power, they felt stable, abiding by the rules of the game: donating the necessary sums during the presidential race and continuing to do so during the new administration.But everything changed with the arrival of Trump.
Even his rise was no accident, but the result of the systematic and well-thought-out work of the companies behind him. These are the predators of Silicon Valley—firms that have weathered the fiercest startup competition and possess distinctly right-wing ideological views.
We'll be talking about Palantir and Anduril again. Let's look at what happened to these companies between 2021 and 2024. Palantir is a different story. The company was unprofitable in 2021 (minus $520 million), but by 2024 it had reached a profit of $462 million. Revenue grew from $1.54 billion to $2.87 billion—an 86% increase in three years. But the craziest thing is their stock. At the end of 2021, it was trading at $18, by the end of 2022 it had plummeted to $6 (everyone thought the company would sink), and now it's $166 per share. An 810% increase in four years!
Palantir's market capitalization is $379 billion—more than Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman combined. Despite this, Palantir's revenue is 25 times smaller! The market is simply going crazy with its belief in the future of AI weapons. In July 2025, the Pentagon effectively recognized Palantir as the exclusive supplier of AI systems to the Army for the next ten years, signing a consolidated contract for $10 billion.Anduril has demonstrated higher revenue growth rates—+138% over the past year versus +86% for Palantir over three years. Revenue doubled from $420 million (2023) to $1 billion (2024), a growth rate of +138%.
In June 2025, it raised $2.5 billion in investments; the round was oversubscribed eightfold—everyone wants to invest. The company's valuation is $30.5 billion.Anduril's margin is 40-45%, while traditional contractors' margins are 8-10%. Why the difference? Anduril sells weapons as a commercial product at a fixed price, not on a cost-plus-margin model like established players. It's not just about money or technology. It's about the philosophy of warfare.
First, speed. Legacy contractors develop weapons for 10-15 years. The F-35 has been in development for 20 years, still plagued by bugs, and the program's cost has exceeded $1.7 trillion. Anduril and Palantir update their systems every 3-4 weeks, responding to feedback from the battlefield.
Second, price. Anduril sells its systems at 30-50% less than traditional contractors.
Third, real-world combat experience. Anduril and Palantir are testing their systems in real warfare right now. Their engineers receive feedback from the front lines and make changes on the fly. This is impossible for Lockheed or Boeing, with their multi-year approval cycles.
While Ukrainians are fighting and dying, American tech companies are using the conflict as a gigantic testing ground for their systems. They are testing drones, AI algorithms, targeting systems—all the things they will later sell to the Pentagon for billions.
Anduril's Lucky admits:
"Ukraine is a financially unprofitable, but necessary project. We're gaining knowledge that we can apply against China."
For them, Ukraine is preparation for the next war, this time with China.
By 2030, the landscape could change even more dramatically. Experts predict that Anduril, Palantir, and SpaceX could become among the Pentagon's top five contractors by contract volume, displacing Boeing or even Northrop Grumman.
War has changed. The arms market is changing with it.
[Breitbart] Swiss voters on Sunday decisively rejected a call to require women to do national service in the military, civil protection teams or other forms, as all men must do already.
Official results. with counting still ongoing in some areas after a referendum, showed that more than half of Switzerland’s cantons, or states, had rejected the “citizen service initiative” by wide margins. That meant it was defeated, because proposals need a majority of both voters and cantons to pass.
Voters also heavily rejected a separate proposal to impose a new national tax on individual donations or inheritances of more than 50 million francs ($62 million), with the revenues to be used to fight the impact of climate change and help Switzerland meet its ambitions to have net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Supporters of the national service plan hoped that it would boost social cohesion by adding jobs in areas like environmental prevention, food security and elderly care.
But lawmakers opposed it, mainly for cost reasons and out of concern that it could hurt the economy by taking many young people out of the workforce.
The national service proposal came at a time when other European countries are finding ways to bolster their armed forces in the face of growing concerns about Russia’s potential threat beyond the war in Ukraine.
Young men in neutral Switzerland are already required to carry out military service or join civil protection teams. Conscientious objectors can do other types of service, and those who opt out entirely must pay an exemption fee. Each year, about 35,000 men take part in mandatory service.
The failed initiative would have required all Swiss citizens to do national service – women can currently do so on a voluntary basis – and applied the concept of national security to areas beyond military service or civil protection.
Its supporters pointed to “landslides in the mountains, floods in the plains, cyberattacks, risks of energy shortages or war in Europe” and said that their plan would mean everyone taking responsibility for “a stronger Switzerland that´s able to stand up to crises.”
The government countered that the army and civil defense have enough staff, and no more people should be recruited than are needed.
While compulsory military service for women might be seen as “a step toward gender equality,” it added, the idea would “place an extra burden on many women, who already shoulder a large part of the unpaid work of raising and caring for children and relatives, as well as household tasks.”
The government also opposed the proposal for a new tax on large donations or inheritances, arguing that approval could prod some of the wealthiest in Switzerland – an estimated 2,500 people – to move elsewhere. Sums beyond 50 million francs ($62 million) could have been hit with a 50% rate.
Switzerland holds national referendums four times a year, giving voters a direct say in policymaking.
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[Regnum] Radio signals emitted by comet 3I/ATLAS confirm its natural origin and leave no other theories about its origin. This was stated on November 29 by Nathan Eismont, a leading researcher at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
According to the scientist, radio telescopes detected a signal emitted by the comet at frequencies of 1665-1667 megahertz, which is typical of comets. Radio emission of this kind is typically associated with the disintegration of water molecules under the influence of sunlight.
“This is the best evidence that comet 3I/ATLAS is of natural origin,” Eismont said in a comment to TASS.
According to him, the space object is under observation by astronomers from all over the world, who will soon be able to receive new signals at the specified frequencies.
In early July, the Atlas telescope system discovered an interstellar object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS. "3I" signifies that it is the third such celestial body ever observed. Interstellar objects form outside the Solar System and are the remnants of destroyed planetary systems. Two weeks later, the Gemini North telescope obtained images of the comet, which revealed that 3I/ATLAS formed in the thick disk of the Milky Way. Its age is estimated at 7 billion years, making it older than the Solar System. 3I/ATLAS has a diameter of approximately 20 km.
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Interstellar objects form outside the Solar System and are the remnants of destroyed planetary systems.
Instrument to weaponize our sun to produce flares to knock out our electrical systems so refugees can arrive on their terms.
/80's sci-fi movie or WH40K plot
Rendezvous with Rama, and the second book, would make a good movie series if it weren't for the fact good movies are not being made (please be good Project Hail Mary); or Orphans of the Sky (Heinlein).
Game out Eldest was playing, Ark, had an expansion placed in a "Space Tube". Was interesting exploring the physics of resources 'floating' along the long axis and how gravity and control and 'up' would change if they had done it correctly.
Honestly would be interested in a VR Rendezvous with Rama or even a Golden Rule (The Cat Who Could Walk Through Walls, Heinlein) spy thriller.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
