Full Mobilization: Either Russia Is Positioning Troops for a Massive Offensive… Or This Is The Most Expensive Military Exercise in World History
After having threatened Vladimir Putin’s $40 billion personal fortune with asset forfeiture last week, the United States continues to push forward with a variety of sanctions against anyone and any nation believed to be providing material support to pro-Russian interests. This morning the S&P ratings agency, likely with the support of U.S. officials, fired a shot across the bow of the Russian economy by downgrading the country to just above “junk status,” a move likely designed to scare foreign investment interests and bank capital to flee the country.Russia retaliated almost immediately by proposing a scorched earth policy reminiscent of their tactical withdrawal against the Germans in World War II. In essence, should the United States continue its attack on the Russian economy and individual wealth, the country will begin to divest itself completely of Western influence by withdrawing all dollar and Euro denominated assets, selling investment bonds of any country supporting the sanctions, and engaging in global trade through exchange mechanisms that do not involve the dollar.
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South Korea's PM resigns over ferry disaster
Prime Minister Chung Hong-won announces resignation amid criticism of government handling of the Sewol ferry disaster.
Legend Confirmed: Atari 2600 'E.T.' Game Discovered at New Mexico Dig
After decades of video game lore surrounding a supposed treasure
trove of discarded E.T. game cartridges from the '80s, on Saturday an
excavation crew in Alamogordo, New Mexico uncovered the truth
Breaking through huge mounds of dirt, concrete and refuse, the crew,
which began setting up the dig on Thursday, unearthed the proof of what
was once only urban legend: Atari 2600 cartridges for the E.T. video
game buried in the desert
See also: Unearthing E.T.: A Legendary Atari Mystery Finally Gets
Closure
Surrounded by several hundred game fans and media reporters, on site to
record the event, wor
Sorry, Calgary, but this is typical April weather
By now, Calgarians should be used to this game of hide-and-seek
that spring likes to play. And right now, spring is definitely hiding.
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Firearms Applications Surge, Swamp Registration System
Via: USA Today: A record surge in recent firearms production and
transactions have swamped the federal government’s automated
registration system for select weapons, including machine guns. In a
notice earlier this month to the firearms industry, the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it was temporarily
suspending parts of its computerized system to […]
Stereotype That People Renouncing U.S. Citizenship Are Wealthy Tax Dodgers Is Ridiculous
Is this fairly standard with members of the American diaspora
around the world now? When you encounter a group of Americans abroad,
are they talking about the U.S. in terms that range from total
disappointment to quivering, tear inducing horror? —I’m Now a New
Zealand Citizen Via: AP: Decisions to renounce “are driven by a […]
Mystery radio burst picked up by observatory
A distant, enigmatic burst of radio waves has been detected by
Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory. Only a small handful of such bursts
have ever been d...
11 Adorable Animals With Uncontrollable Hiccups
The hiccups are easily the most annoying involuntary bodily
function
Forget eye twitches, farts and burps — hiccups take the cake, and always
seem to hit at the most inconvenient moments.
See also: Photographer Shows the Sweet Side of Pit Bulls
Humans aren't the only ones who have to endure the annoyance of
diaphragm spasms. Many animals also get the hiccups, and unfortunately
for them, they're un
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