For the eighth year in a row, the Pentagon has failed an annual audit, the Department of Defense said on Friday. The Department of Defense's assets are vast and decentralized, amounting to $4.65 trillion alongside $4.73 trillion in liabilities. These are located in all 50 states and thousands of sites around the world. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pentagon-fails-eighth-audit-targets-2028-pass-pentagon-says-2025-12-19 #usa #economy

The burger reich is pursuing another oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela in what would be the second such act of piracy this weekend and the third in less than two weeks if successful. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-intercepts-another-vessel-near-venezuela-officials-say-2025-12-21 #usa #piracy #worldnews

If the right to free speech does not include the right to oppose an active genocide using strong and unmitigated language, then there is no freedom of speech.

If You're Not Free To Oppose A Genocide, Your Society Is Not Free

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#politics #palestine

China cracked the US ‘super code’ that controls most power grids in the world. Breakthrough could shake-up global tech markets with nations able to run their own grids and break away from US dominance. 🎉 #technology

Piracy on high seas continues as the burger reich seizes second oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast.

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‘International piracy’: Venezuela condemns US seizure of oil tanker

Caracas slams the US over 'the theft and hijacking' of a second oil tanker and says it will file a complaint at the UN.

#worldnews #venezuela

Supercritical CO₂ is a highly efficient medium for generating electricity. Unlike steam, it doesn't change phase (liquid to gas), which leads to energy loss. It combines gas-like fluidity with liquid-like density, boosting efficiency, especially for capturing industrial waste heat. The world's first project in China has successfully increased power generation from steel plant waste heat by 50%. #technology

Food production is no longer profitable for the average English farm, according to a government-commissioned review into the economic viability of the struggling sector.

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Science has selected “Rise of the Renewables” as its breakthrough of the Year. China is reaping the benefits economically, supplying 80% of the world’s solar cells, 70% of its wind turbines, and 70% of its lithium batteries. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee6842 #china #technology #cleanenergy