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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Fugitive murder suspect accused of killing girl, 17, meets very violent end while on run from police
[Daily Mail, wjere America gets its news] The sheriff's office confirmed he is deceased and no longer wanted

A murder suspect wanted for killing a 17-year-old girl was found shot to death inside a car in Texas, according to police.

Deshawn Suggs, 18, was discovered inside a vehicle around 4am Saturday in San Antonio with an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Suggs was on the run from police following the fatal shooting death of Alianna Ujueta, 17, on September 28, 2025, while attempting to leave a party at an abandoned house in Bexar County.

In November, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office named Suggs as the only suspect wanted for Ujueta's murder.

The vehicle Suggs was found in, and the neighboring house, was peppered with bullets after police responded to reports of an active shooting in progress, a spokesperson with the San Antonio Police Department told the Daily Mail.

His manner of death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner on Sunday, and the sheriff's office confirmed he is deceased and no longer wanted.

Investigators are trying to determine what led up to the fatal shooting. No arrests have been made, and no suspects have been named.

Ujueta was sadly killed after the party, described by police as a 'teen takeover', turned violent and shots were fired, according to officials.

The suspected gunman, Suggs, fled the scene in a dark-colored pickup truck afterwards.

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar previously revealed that evidence pointed to Suggs being the one who allegedly pulled the trigger.

Authorities found the weapon they think he used in Ujueta's shooting, but the sheriff's department did not find it with him.

After uncovering that evidence, a warrant was issued for Sugg's arrest.

At the time, Ujueta's older sister, Analiese Habe, described how hard it was for their family after the teen died.

'We’re missing her. It’s really hard. We're missing the piece that made us whole,' Habe told KSAT.

Her family said she had graduated from high school early, had a job, and was looking forward to getting her driver's license.
Sounds like a good kid…
The TV report also captured images of the abandoned property in the aftermath, showing beer bottles and glow sticks littering the lawn.

At the time, Sheriff Garcia said it wasn't clear if she had been involved in a fight that broke out just before shots rang out.

He also called on parents to be aware of the plans their children make outside the home.

Garcia added: 'There are ways to monitor them through social media. There are ways to track them through iPhone apps, or apps very similar to those.

'We have these parties, teen-adult parties, at these random properties, these abandoned properties, that ultimately lead to gun violence.'
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/20/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1760 views] Top|| File under:

#1  His manner of death was ruled a justifiable homicide by the medical examiner

FIFY
Posted by: Mercutio || 01/20/2026 10:09 Comments || Top||


-Short Attention Span Theater-
Two men detained for fabricating news claiming two male giant pandas successfully mate in the wild for the first time
[GlobalTimes] Two men have been detained for fabricating news, in an attempt to attract online attention
Mods: Please consider adding a "Be Careful What You Ask For" category.

that two male giant pandas had successfully mated in the wild, local public security bureau in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, announced in a statement on Sunday.
...
In accordance with related laws and regulations, Dong and Gao were placed under administrative detention
"Administrative"? Gee, that doesn't sound so bad! /s.
and their online accounts were shut down for deliberately spreading false information and disrupting public order.
Posted by: Anomalous Sources || 01/20/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1773 views] Top|| File under: Commies

#1  Are Dong and Gao the Chinese equivalent of Ted and Bruce? How exactly do they define 'successful'? So many questions.
Posted by: Cesare || 01/20/2026 5:07 Comments || Top||


The death toll from the train derailment in Spain has risen to 41
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] The death toll from the derailment of two high-speed trains in the Spanish province of Cordoba has risen to 41, local newspaper ABC reported on January 19.

The newspaper also reported that the country's government has declared a national day of mourning. Official mourning events will last three days.

The Ademuz train accident in Córdoba province in Andalusia occurred on the evening of January 18. The train was traveling from Málaga to Puerta de Atocha station in Madrid. There were 317 people on board.

The last three cars derailed after colliding with the first two cars of the train, which was headed to Huelva. The second train also derailed, with some cars overturning. According to Andalusian Prime Minister Juanma Moreno, one of the derailed cars was severely damaged.

According to the latest data, 73 victims are in hospitals, including 24 in serious condition.

Posted by: badanov || 01/20/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1772 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Apparently not a head-on collision, but a derailment that snagged a train on aa parallel track. Sort of a 'two-fer'.

Almost two years ago, the wife and I took a similar train from Barcelona to Madrid. Very fast, very smooth, fairly crowded. Not a California 'train to nowhere'.
Posted by: Bobby || 01/20/2026 0:22 Comments || Top||



-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Over 100 vehicles involved in I-196 pileup during dangerous snowy conditions in Michigan, injuries reported
[FoxWeather] According to the FOX Forecast Center, the crash happened amid heavy lake-effect snow. Heavy blowing snow was reported with visibility down to just a quarter-mile and winds gusting between 25-40 mph.
It’s supposed to go down to 3*F here in Cincinnati overnight. It’s definitely winter.
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/20/2026 00:54 || Comments || Link || [1812 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Can autonomous trucks really make highways safer?
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/20/2026 0:56 Comments || Top||

#2  Arctic storm triggers 100-car pileup in Michigan as unrelenting snow blankets New England

Predicted snow here on Sat.
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/20/2026 7:54 Comments || Top||

#3  This weekend a massive storm is possible.

Snow and cold can be handled with not much trouble but this storm could have a lot of freezing rain. Too early to closely predict the path but somewhere in TX to somewhere in NC likely.
Posted by: lord garth || 01/20/2026 18:31 Comments || Top||

#4  ^ I blame Trump going to Davos!

/*shrugs* just getting ahead of the MSM
Posted by: Frank G || 01/20/2026 19:16 Comments || Top||

#5  Having driven on that interstate in better weather I've come to believe the basic standard driving technique for Michiganders is to drive as fast as your vehicle can take you until you either arrive or your vehicle is incapable of continuing.
Posted by: Glurong Choth2372 || 01/20/2026 20:04 Comments || Top||


A powerful radiation storm has begun in the vicinity of Earth
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] A level S4 radiation storm has begun in the vicinity of Earth for the first time in two solar cycles. This was reported on January 19 by the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

"The solar proton flux has exceeded 10,000 units! For the first time in the last two solar cycles, a level S4 radiation storm is occurring in the vicinity of Earth!" the laboratory explained on its Telegram channel.

It is specified that experts measure the level of danger from streams of energetic protons from solar flares on a five-point scale, where S1 is “weak,” and S5 exists only theoretically and has never been reached in modern observational history.

At 10:25 PM Moscow time, the laboratory reported that the solar proton flux had risen to 37,000 units. This is a record high for the 21st century.

The record values ​​in history at the moment are considered to be those of around 40 thousand units, achieved back in the last century.

Earlier, Sergei Bogachev, head of the Solar Astronomy Laboratory at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, reported that a powerful magnetic storm would hit Earth on January 20. He specified that a strong impact phase, reaching G4 intensity, is expected, lasting at least 24 hours.

Bogachev noted that magnetic storms of similar intensity occurred in 2025 on June 1 and November 12, and in May 2024 there was an even stronger storm of the highest level.



More from regnum.ru
A powerful magnetic storm will hit Earth on January 20.

A powerful magnetic storm will hit Earth on January 20. Sergei Bogachev, head of the Solar Astronomy Laboratory at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, announced this on January 19.

"We expect the storm to begin within the next 24 hours. A strong impact phase is expected, reaching G4 intensity, lasting at least 24 hours. A precise forecast will be released later," KP.RU quotes Bogacheva as saying.

He noted that magnetic storms of similar intensity occurred in 2025 on June 1 and November 12, and in 2024 in May there was an even stronger top-level storm.

"So the expected event is not unique," the astronomer added.

The day before, the Solar Astronomy Laboratory reported powerful magnetic storms expected after a major solar flare. According to experts, the flare triggered a plasma ejection that shot frontally toward Earth at a speed of approximately 2,000 kilometers per second.

Posted by: badanov || 01/20/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1764 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Northern Lights illuminate UK skies in hues of pink and green
2,000 kilometers per second

Speed of light
from Sun to Earth (1 AU) 8.3 min
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/20/2026 9:03 Comments || Top||


Caribbean-Latin America
Sheinbaum: ‘I'm more Mexican than mole’ in response to birthplace rumors - June 2023
[MexicoNewsDaily] Leading Morena party presidential aspirant Claudia Sheinbaum has rejected claims she wasn’t born in Mexico, and published her birth certificate to prove her point.

Some social media users have asserted in recent days that the former Mexico City mayor was born in Bulgaria, the country from which her maternal grandparents hailed.

Among the requirements a Mexican citizen must meet to qualify to be president of Mexico is to have been born in Mexico and to have at least one Mexican parent.

Sheinabum took to Twitter on Wednesday to dispel the rumors that she wasn’t born in Mexico.

“I’m more Mexican than mole,” she wrote in a post that included an image of her birth certificate showing she was born in Mexico City in 1962.

Mole is a typical Mexican sauce – and the key ingredient in a dish of the same name – whose origins date back hundreds of years.

Sheinbaum, who stepped down as mayor earlier this month to focus on winning the ruling Morena party’s nomination for the 2024 presidential election, deleted her birth certificate post for an unknown reason, but subsequently published a new, similar post on Twitter.

“Stop your speculation, here’s my birth certificate again. I’m 100% Mexican, proudly a i
daughter of Mexican parents,” she wrote.

Sheinbaum also rejected claims she wasn’t born in Mexico in a video posted to social media. In the same video, she noted that her mother and her father, who is deceased, were also born in Mexico. “I’m pure Mexican,” Sheinbaum declared.

The ex-mayor – Morena’s most favored candidate, according to the results of a recent El Universal newspaper poll – said at a 2018 Jewish community event that paternal grandparents were from Lithuania and her maternal grandparents were from Bulgaria.

“I feel Mexican, I am Mexican, … but I’m proud of my origin,” she said at the time.

Sheinbaum, a physicist and engineer who was a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, is one of six aspirants to the Morena party nomination for the June 2, 2024 presidential election.


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#2  Sheinbaum’s Crucifix - Oct/23
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/19/2026 13:31 Comments || Top||


#4  Ok. Cultural differences. Took me a minute to realize she was talking chocolate sauce and not a sleeper agent.
Posted by: Mercutio || 01/20/2026 10:00 Comments || Top||

#5  More worm than mole
Posted by: Regular joe || 01/20/2026 10:27 Comments || Top||

#6  "I'm more Mexican than mole"

I think she is saying she is not a Palestinian and is not prone to underground burrowing.
Posted by: SteveS || 01/20/2026 11:10 Comments || Top||

#7  Publishing a birth certificate is more than one of our former presidents could do.
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 01/20/2026 11:25 Comments || Top||

#8  Mole, its a mexican chocolate sauce
Posted by: 746 || 01/20/2026 12:14 Comments || Top||

#9  Mexico’s new Jewish president has not been telling the truth about her family’s Holocaust story - June/24

3dc, this is the kind of thing I was asking you about, the other day.
Posted by: trailing wife || 01/20/2026 13:44 Comments || Top||


Europe
You Won't BELIEVE What Trump Is Doing at DAVOS!!! (Turley video)
Posted by: Besoeker || 01/20/2026 02:58 || Comments || Link || [1802 views] Top|| File under:


#2  Trump reveals text from Macron, threatens to invade Canada and attacks Britain: 'Weak and stupid'

And nobody remembers Iran?
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 01/20/2026 8:01 Comments || Top||

#3  ^^^^^
Iran as the Chines jets fly in secret cargo in the last three days, Mullah rhetoric goes off the charts anti-American and the entire country is blacked out in anticipation of a US/Isreali kaboom 2.0?
Posted by: NoMoreBS || 01/20/2026 15:04 Comments || Top||

#4  @2 Macron, as revealed by Trump: "We can do great things on Iran."
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 || 01/20/2026 23:29 Comments || Top||


Merz's Blitzkrieg: German soldiers flying to Greenland were enraged
Russians are having way too much fun with this...

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited

by Gregor Spitzen

[REGNUM] On January 15, the Bundeswehr launched a reconnaissance operation in Greenland with the participation of 13 soldiers.

Other countries also sent troops to the island: 15 French, a couple of Norwegians, one Englishman, and one Estonian each. Thus, the total contingent of European reinforcements sent to assist Greenland and its Danish mother country amounted to a whole combined platoon. Enough to demonstrate symbolic support for a NATO ally, but clearly not enough to impress the hawkish Donald Trump.

And just a couple of days later, the pompously announced deployment of troops from Denmark's European allies, intended as an expression of solidarity and a demonstration of presence, ended ingloriously.

German troops were quietly withdrawn from Greenland just two days later, having "successfully completed their task."
Um. I don’t know what to say.
"What was that?" wondered the astonished German public. "Did our dear American partners just give us a painful slap on the nose, showing Germany its true place on the global geopolitical chessboard, and we're pretending nothing special happened?"

Yes and no.

"TO GREENLAND - "HOH!", FROM GREENLAND - "OH!.."
No, because some in the Bundeswehr and the German government did anticipate how such a “flag show” might end, and therefore the mandate of the German intelligence unit specifically stated “a research mission to Greenland from January 15 to 17.”

So, formally, on paper, the “research operation” was carried out simply flawlessly.

It's doubtful, of course, that the soldiers, exhausted from the long flight with its changing time zones and climates, as well as two layovers in Copenhagen and Reykjavik, were physically capable of carrying out any mission on a polar island, let alone a research one. It's unlikely they even managed to get a good night's sleep after the flight.
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According to Bundeswehr insiders, the soldiers who flew to Greenland were simply furious at their useless voyage.

Not only was their mission in the Arctic completely formal and meaningless, but the German military always reacts very sensitively when politicians use them for demonstration purposes, to symbolically “mark territory.”

Whatever one may say, the fact that Germany is withdrawing its symbolic contingent from Greenland just two days later—right after US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on countries that oppose his policy toward the polar island—looks to the general public precisely like German capitulation to the threats of the head of the White House.

This is the second time in the new year, 2026, that such negative associations have arisen among honest citizens who regularly pay taxes and vote faithfully, choosing from two or more candidates.

In Germany, they have not yet recovered from Friedrich Merz's vague statement following the American raid on Caracas, in which the Chancellor expressed himself in the spirit that "the FRG currently does not have a clear position on this issue."

Some experts believe this behavior is fatal to Germany's international image. Berlin's conformist stance toward Trump effectively represents Germany's renunciation of an independent foreign policy. The reaction of France and the UK appears much harsher, at least in words.

HELD HOSTAGE BY WASHINGTON
The economists' arguments are clear.

Germany cannot afford to impose tariffs on its already stagnant economy.

But the fact remains: Europeans have virtually no leverage over Washington and are completely dependent on the will of their overseas partners in matters of both international security and bilateral trade.

Especially in the energy sector.

Given the unusually cold winter and the refusal to rely on Russian energy sources, the filling level of German gas storage facilities as of January 19 was 42.72%.

If the cyclone that brought unprecedented frosts to the European part of Russia moves west, the situation in the German energy sector can rightfully be described as catastrophic.

So the transatlantic solidarity partners, who now control the lion's share of liquefied natural gas supplies to Germany, are effectively holding Germany hostage.

THE LOYAL VASSAL REBELS
In Germany's post-war history, only once has the official position of the German authorities diverged from the agenda set in Washington: the war in Iraq, which was not supported by Gerhard Schröder's government, violated the transatlantic consensus for the first time.

Since then, Berlin's reaction to American initiatives has been rather accommodating.

Even in discussions on Ukraine, Germany and its chancellor do not dare to sharply diverge from Trump in their assessment of the situation, lest they inadvertently provoke the wrath of the head of the White House.

However, for lower-ranking politicians who do not have a mandate to speak for all of Germany, this rule does not apply so strictly.

Thus, Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil criticized Donald Trump's threats to introduce tariffs as blackmail and announced a tough response from the EU.

"Germany and France are united in their opinion: we will not succumb to blackmail. If Trump does not abandon his threats to impose tariffs, Europe will give a unified and clear response. This response is already being prepared," the German Vice Chancellor boldly declared at a meeting with his French counterpart, Roland Lescure, on January 19 in Berlin.

The Federal Finance Minister named three countermeasures that are currently being prepared in the EU.

The tariff agreement negotiated by the EU and the US is now "frozen," Klingbeil said. European tariffs on US imports, suspended until February 6, may come into effect. The German Finance Minister also referred to a "European toolbox" with which the EU can respond to "economic blackmail."

"We must consider the possibility of applying these measures," the German Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.

The German federal government previously rejected the US President's threat to impose punitive tariffs as "unacceptable."

"With these threats, he is exacerbating the trade conflict. We will also prepare additional economic countermeasures if necessary. And if necessary, we will do so as early as February. There is broad agreement on this issue among EU member states," government spokesman Stefan Cornelius said in Berlin.

Peter Leibinger, president of the Federal Association of German Industries (BDI), also called on the EU to act "unanimously and confidently" in response to the tariff threats.

"The EU must make clear that it is and remains an indispensable strategic partner for the United States. Europe is the largest single market in the world," Leibinger said.

Even former German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who currently holds the post of President of the UN General Assembly, spoke out on the current issue.

"The US is harming itself with its customs policy. What Trump is doing is also a complete blow to its own economy. The US has a huge debt and is absolutely interested in continuing trade. The rules-based order of the United Nations is under aggressive attack. It must be defended, because the UN Charter is our life insurance," she emphasized.

TRUMP IS NOT AFRAID
In the comments sections of the websites of leading German socio-political publications, ordinary readers are also not at all complimentary about Europe's reaction to Trump's aggressive policies.

"Europe is reacting as usual. Summits, statements of solidarity, moral self-assertion. [European Commission President Ursula ] von der Leyen is tweeting her position, [Bundestag Defense Committee Chair Marie-Agnes ] Strack-Zimmermann is calling for toughness, although in reality they have nothing to counter Trump with, either militarily or economically.

"The announced retaliatory tariffs are a well-known ritual of self-soothing. European politicians are threatening the US with tools they themselves are afraid to use because they know how dependent they are," writes a reader on the Die Welt website.

The reality is that neither Germany nor Europe as a whole currently has any ability to resist Donald Trump's expansionist policies.

It is unlikely that the menacing rhetoric of German politicians will deceive anyone.

Posted by: badanov || 01/20/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1849 views] Top|| File under:


#2  Uhm, "enraged" to whom? Each others? To native Greenlanders?
Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance || 01/20/2026 0:43 Comments || Top||

#3  They were sent to “symbolically mark territory “. Surely those sled dogs could do that.
Posted by: Knuckles Grundy1702 || 01/20/2026 3:35 Comments || Top||

#4 

While I don't support outright invasion, unless Russia and/or China starts trying to set up shop and posing a threat issue to the USA.

I do support having Greenlanders initially VOTING on if they want to continue Denmark's control or their independence.

If they vote for Independence, then the US needs to provide support. Given the Western Hemisphere Military Defense reasons and Greenland's ability to pay in Natural resources, it's a win-win all around.
Posted by: NN2N1 || 01/20/2026 6:45 Comments || Top||

#5  Imagine being told you have to go to Greenland in January.
Posted by: ed in texas || 01/20/2026 9:02 Comments || Top||

#6  They were sent to “symbolically mark territory “.

"Watch out where the Germans go and don't you eat that yellow snow."
Posted by: SteveS || 01/20/2026 9:06 Comments || Top||

#7  Typical military shit. Ya think soldiers, especially officers would know that.

Dog and pony show, boys. Just say, "Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Three bags full." and move out.
Posted by: DarthVader || 01/20/2026 9:36 Comments || Top||

#8  Thing is, Darth, in the German army things aren't like that anymore.
In the late unpleasantness, eldest son deployed to AFG multiple times. The FOB he was on typically had several NATO attachments, coming and going. When the went out on patrols, the Germans never got out of their APCs. Not even at bivouac. They only saw them inside the wire at camp, and always in a group.
Posted by: ed in texas || 01/20/2026 10:17 Comments || Top||

#9  Retreating like Frenchmen.
Posted by: Regular joe || 01/20/2026 10:20 Comments || Top||

#10  Ed that is why they will die in large numbers when war breaks out.
Posted by: DarthVader || 01/20/2026 10:53 Comments || Top||

#11  EU is splintering
...Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said, “Imagine 15 Italians, 15 French, 15 Germans in Greenland. This seems like the beginning of a joke.”
Posted by: Grom the Affective || 01/20/2026 11:28 Comments || Top||

#12  Not only was their mission in the Arctic completely formal and meaningless, but the German military always reacts very sensitively when politicians use them for demonstration purposes, to symbolically “mark territory.”

Did they write their names in the snow?
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 01/20/2026 12:35 Comments || Top||

#13  Think in terms of pace: Trump has made ten moves by the time the EU has formed a study group to consider the possibility of forming a committee to consider a response to Trump's first move.
Posted by: Matt || 01/20/2026 13:45 Comments || Top||

#14  Buy Greenland? Take It? Why? An Old Pact Already Gives Trump a Free Hand.

Wonder what the campaign ribbon looks like.
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/20/2026 14:17 Comments || Top||

#15  I'm so tired of this BS.
Posted by: European Conservative || 01/20/2026 14:48 Comments || Top||

#16  Art of The Deal - President Trump trades Minneapolis for Greenland and throws in 50 brand new snow machines.
Posted by: Besoeker || 01/20/2026 14:54 Comments || Top||


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Ultra-Orthodox, Israel Police clash in protests over deceased daycare infants' autopsies
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Science & Technology
A plasma cloud from a high-profile solar flare hit Earth
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] A plasma cloud from the first high-class X-ray solar flare of the year has struck Earth. This was reported on January 19 by the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Solar Terrestrial Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

"The plasma cloud just struck Earth. Fifteen minutes elapsed between passing the L1 Lagrange point and arriving at the planet (1.5 million km). This means a velocity of approximately 1,700 km/s," the Laboratory's Telegram channel clarified.

It was also noted that the velocity measurements on the ACE satellite were out of order, so no further velocity data will be available. The Laboratory noted that auroras can be observed under clear skies.

Earlier, the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences published video footage showing the first high-class X-ray flare on the Sun this year.

On January 15, a powerful M1.62 solar flare also occurred. The event was recorded at 11:33 PM Moscow time. The flare lasted 40 minutes.

Solar flares are divided into classes A, B, C, M and X depending on the power of their X-ray radiation.

Posted by: badanov || 01/20/2026 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1778 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Today's Biggest Earthquakes
Posted by: Skidmark || 01/20/2026 0:41 Comments || Top||


Where The Department of Energy Is Investing
[ZeroHedge] The DOE has been flooding their sites with white-papers and latest Fusion Science and Technology Roadmap (FS&T Roadmap) are not just a scientific plan, but an industrial policy designed to transition fusion from the laboratory to the commercial market by the mid-2030s.
Long and detailed explication at the link.
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#1  While no one was looking, Donald Trump's Truth Social bought a Fusion Company which had previously acquired its competition.

If I wanted to bring black project technology to the people, I would become president, form a company, then buy the black project company and release the tech to the people.

Has there been a drop in global warming and climate change articles? Seems like it. My conjecture is the Tech Bros are realizing how much electricity there future data centers will require.
Posted by: mossomo || 01/20/2026 12:39 Comments || Top||



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Two weeks of WOT
Tue 2026-01-20
  Clashes erupted today on the border between North Kordofan and Khartoum
Mon 2026-01-19
  Border guards nab couriers carrying NIS 12 million in cash at Jordan border crossing
Sun 2026-01-18
  Rojava declares 'general mobilization' in light of 'existential war' launched by Damascus
Sat 2026-01-17
  Death toll in Iran protests over 3,000, rights group says
Fri 2026-01-16
  Hamas says senior officer killed in Gaza strike, accuses Israel of breaching ceasefire
Thu 2026-01-15
  Stephen Miller: Feds Have Begun Work of ‘Identifying, Disrupting and Dismantling the Insurgent networks' in Minnesota
Wed 2026-01-14
  In Lebanon 33 IDF aerial strikes and seven ground operations were carried out
Tue 2026-01-13
  3K troops taking part in a counter-terrorism operation in the north neutralizing over 20 JNIM terrorists
Mon 2026-01-12
   JB Pritzer chases McDonnalds out of Chicago Land
Sun 2026-01-11
  As Iranian regime shuts down internet, even Starlink seemingly being jammed
Sat 2026-01-10
  Tehran Mayor: 25 mosques and 42 buses burned during protests, death toll up to 51 on 13th day
Fri 2026-01-09
  Video of burning the tomb of Khomeini
Thu 2026-01-08
  Left-Wing Protest Industrial Complex Activates Across Multiple Cities After ICE-Involved Shooting In Minneapolis
Wed 2026-01-07
  Videos Show ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
Tue 2026-01-06
  At least 35 people, including 4 children, killed in Iran protests, rights group says


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