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- 06 Jun 2026 21:48
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Climate Change: Propaganda Vs Reality
- Replies: 976
- Views: 422129
Re: Climate Change: Propaganda Vs Reality
"Skeptics often picture digital sensors as hyper-reactive, instantly flashing a new number the millisecond the air fluctuates. In reality, official meteorological Platinum Resistance Thermometers (PRTs) have a distinct physical mass and are housed inside heavy protective sheaths. According to W...
- 06 Jun 2026 21:39
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Climate Change: Propaganda Vs Reality
- Replies: 976
- Views: 422129
Re: Climate Change: Propaganda Vs Reality
The amount of crap people are ready to swallow to feel righteous about themselves while letting go of critical thinking makes me doubt human survival. You are deducing "feeling righteous about themselves" without any evidence; which is unfortunate but seems typical for "sceptics"...
- 06 Jun 2026 21:04
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 9446
- Views: 4587224
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Thank you! A bright spot, even with all of the caveats that came with the story.drnayar wrote: ↑06 Jun 2026 20:28 https://phys.org/news/2026-06-india-gai ... s-dry.html
India gained 2.1 million hectares of dry woodland in a decade, major study finds
- 06 Jun 2026 02:48
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 13231
- Views: 4003513
Re: Understanding the US - Again
As Fighter Fleet Shrinks Below Legal Minimum, Pfluger Sounds Alarm https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-fighters-legal-minimum-wake-up-call-pfluger/ Congress wrote into law in 2017 that the Air Force must maintain at least 1,145 fighters in its primary mission aircraft inventory (PMAI)—define...
- 06 Jun 2026 01:51
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 9446
- Views: 4587224
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
“India's economy expands at 7.8% over January to March — faster than expected.”
- 06 Jun 2026 00:42
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 13231
- Views: 4003513
Re: Understanding the US - Again
“A Justice Department attorney argued to a federal appeals court Friday that the Trump administration could hypothetically bulldoze the Statue of Liberty and Americans with cultural ties to the landmark couldn’t sue them for it, as the Trump administration fights to defend the construction of Presid...
- 05 Jun 2026 21:43
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Climate Change: Propaganda Vs Reality
- Replies: 976
- Views: 422129
Re: Climate Change: Propaganda Vs Reality
I think I have ample evidence for the following theorem: Human intelligence is virtually absent in social media and most news-media stories. Where intelligence is present it is dismissed as bias (reality has a scientific bias). Corollary I'm working on: Democracy works only because it is the only ef...
- 05 Jun 2026 21:40
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Climate Change: Propaganda Vs Reality
- Replies: 976
- Views: 422129
Re: Climate Change: Propaganda Vs Reality
Gemini: In rural areas of Kent, the morning temperature rise on May 26, 2026 behaved quite differently from London’s concrete jungle, demonstrating an even steeper and more dramatic explosion of heat.\ Because rural fields and woodlands lack the concrete mass to trap heat overnight, rural Kent start...
- 05 Jun 2026 18:18
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Climate Change: Propaganda Vs Reality
- Replies: 976
- Views: 422129
Re: Climate Change: Propaganda Vs Reality
This is the flaw that made me question the whole narrative years ago and turned me into a climate change sceptic. Garbage data in and catastrophic models out. https://x.com/i/status/2061135911732015247 If you just read the excerpt in the tweet, here's the article: https://dailysceptic.org/2026/05/3...
- 04 Jun 2026 01:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 13569
- Views: 4925418
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Reuters reports: US targets India with forced labour tariff amid talks on trade pact https://www.reuters.com/world/india/us-targets-india-with-forced-labour-tariff-amid-talks-trade-pact-2026-06-03/ NEW DELHI, June 3 (Reuters) - The United States has proposed an additional tariff of 12.5% on imports...
- 03 Jun 2026 17:05
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 9446
- Views: 4587224
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
“ India's gross GST revenue collection for May 2026 stood at Rs 1.94 lakh crore, marking a 3.2% year-on-year increase. Net GST revenue (after accounting for refunds) reached Rs 1.67 lakh crore, reflecting a 3.3% annual growth compared to May 2025.”
- 03 Jun 2026 02:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: International Nuclear Watch & Discussion
- Replies: 1555
- Views: 445254
Re: International Nuclear Watch & Discussion
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/grid-connection-requested-for-us-fusion-power-plant US private fusion company Commonwealth Fusion Systems has applied to connect its first ARC fusion power plant to PJM Interconnection, the largest US competitive wholesale electricity market. The plant is ...
- 01 Jun 2026 20:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 13231
- Views: 4003513
Re: Understanding the US - Again
Thanks to Trump/ Elon Musk/ DOGE/ RFK Jr. cuts, the US public health preparedness for something like Ebola is decimated. CDC = Center for Disease Control. The CDC sent an “urgent request” for volunteers across job types and pay grades to help screen passengers arriving from Central Africa. This incl...
- 31 May 2026 02:29
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Manufacturing Sector
- Replies: 754
- Views: 821809
Re: Indian Manufacturing Sector
It takes a crisis for India to reform. The political resistance and risk-averseness are simply too high. It took Trump’s tariffs of April 2025 for India to actively seek new foreign markets. The economic shock created by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is another opportunity to exploit. I hope s...
- 31 May 2026 02:12
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 9446
- Views: 4587224
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
In the last 20 years the USD lost 50% of its purchasing power. How do you explain it using the professor's post? Do Americans feel they lost 50% of their savings? Not only their savings, they lost their minds and are voting for openly and shamelessly corrupt politicians who are taking the wrecking ...
- 31 May 2026 00:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 4354
- Views: 1624555
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
“ Bangladesh's interim government (led by Muhammad Yunus from August 2024 to February 2026) suspended vaccine procurement through UNICEF and shifted to an open tender system. This bureaucratic change and resulting procurement delays led to depleted vaccine stockpiles. This disrupted the immunization...
- 30 May 2026 23:52
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
- Replies: 2347
- Views: 1320819
Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
(Middle-power alliances) The Jakarta Post reports: Indonesia, France grow closer amid global uncertainty https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/05/30/indonesia-france-grow-closer-amid-global-uncertainty.html?utm_source=(direct)&utm_medium=home_headlines ndonesia has moved to deepen ties with ...
- 30 May 2026 23:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
- Replies: 2347
- Views: 1320819
Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
(Middle-power alliances) Reuters reports: Canada to buy Swedish early warning planes rather than US model https://www.reuters.com/business/canada-buy-swedish-early-warning-planes-rather-than-us-model-2026-05-27/ Canada, which says it wants to reduce reliance on U.S. defense firms, on Wednesday annou...
- 30 May 2026 23:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
- Replies: 2347
- Views: 1320819
Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
(Middle-power alliances) France24 reports: Norway becomes ninth country to come under French nuclear deterrence scheme https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260527-norway-becomes-ninth-country-to-come-under-french-nuclear-umbrella In March, Macron unveiled a programme under which France, the European...
- 30 May 2026 23:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
- Replies: 2347
- Views: 1320819
Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
(Middle-power alliances) The Asahi Shimbun reports: Tokyo, Manila to begin talks on sharing info under a GSOMIA https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16603056 To counter military advances by China in the South China Sea, Japan and the Philippines will begin negotiations to sign a General Security of Mi...
- 30 May 2026 23:31
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
- Replies: 4948
- Views: 1499690
Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
Forbes Magazine: India’s Rupee In Crisis As Global AI Boom Leaves Modi’s Economy Behind https://www.forbes.com/sites/williampesek/2026/05/29/indias-rupee-in-crisis-as-global-ai-boom-leaves-modis-economy-behind/ by William Pesek (more about him below) Few countries have been knocked off balance as sh...
- 30 May 2026 19:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Bangladesh News and Discussion
- Replies: 4354
- Views: 1624555
Re: Bangladesh News and Discussion
And a curse on that Gandhi and Nehru idiots for not allowing full transfer of population despite insistence of Jinnah. Historical note: Jinnah did not insist on the full transfer of population. He wanted a structured and planned transfer of the people who did want to move. He advised Muslims who ch...
- 30 May 2026 18:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion
- Replies: 1214
- Views: 465798
Re: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion
Bishnoi gang sent letter to B.C. police force claiming 1,000 foot soldiers ready to carry out extortions Abbotsford police confirmed letter received in August 2025 was shared with police forces across Canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bishnoi-gang-letter-extortions-police-9.7215...
- 29 May 2026 17:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 13231
- Views: 4003513
Re: Understanding the US - Again
“The world is bigger than the US. Hard to believe, but it’s true” - OM
- 27 May 2026 03:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
- Replies: 2347
- Views: 1320819
Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
The history of human progress ins one of increasing circles of cooperation. Liberalism + nationalism combined have been one of the most potent forces of expanding and sustaining cooperation. Yuval Harari:
https://youtu.be/9NCxS__rtAo?si=OYIvuzKT83HH9rFm
https://youtu.be/9NCxS__rtAo?si=OYIvuzKT83HH9rFm
- 27 May 2026 01:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Iran News and Discussions
- Replies: 3764
- Views: 1052849
Re: Iran News and Discussions
^^^ the difference is the Terroristan games have negligible impact on India, while the US-Israel-Iran war is putting a huge strain on the Indian economy.
- 26 May 2026 06:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 13231
- Views: 4003513
Re: Understanding the US - Again
^^^ India has zero to do with any US-Iran deal that results in a cessation of hostilities and a resumption of commerce in the GCC states; but India will benefit from it. Even it is for 30 days or 60 days or otherwise temporary. It will be a relief to India's current account and government deficit, t...
- 26 May 2026 01:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 13569
- Views: 4925418
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Trump will appoint Rubio to the post of Viceroy of Cuba. /sarc
- 25 May 2026 19:49
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: BR Medical Topics Corner
- Replies: 90
- Views: 109913
Re: BR Medical Topics Corner
Not quite the right place, but where else? India reviews Ebola preparedness. Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/131310400.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst --- An anecdote from the Kathmandu Post: At a time when Ebola was spreading ...
- 25 May 2026 19:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 13231
- Views: 4003513
Re: Understanding the US - Again
The Times of Israel reports: Trump links Abraham Accords to Iran deal, says joining should be ‘mandatory’ for 6 Muslim nations, tells Saudis and Qataris to go first US President Donald Trump ties the emerging Iran deal with the Abraham Accords normalization agreements with Israel and says joining it...
- 25 May 2026 18:54
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: AI/Machine Learning, Bharat and Bhartiya IT Industry
- Replies: 652
- Views: 507845
Re: AI/Machine Learning, Bharat and Bhartiya IT Industry
https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/ ... nitas.html
ENCYCLICAL LETTER
MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS
OF HIS HOLINESS
POPE LEO XIV
ON SAFEGUARDING THE HUMAN PERSON
IN THE TIME OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
ENCYCLICAL LETTER
MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS
OF HIS HOLINESS
POPE LEO XIV
ON SAFEGUARDING THE HUMAN PERSON
IN THE TIME OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- 25 May 2026 06:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 13569
- Views: 4925418
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Yes. Asking AI about connections between C. Smith and the current Pope, AI gave a long answer. I don't think they have a personal relationship but they agree on ideology. The final summary was: While Pope Leo XIV must navigate relationships with New Delhi using quiet, careful diplomacy to prevent a ...
- 25 May 2026 06:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 13231
- Views: 4003513
Re: Understanding the US - Again
The question was what "deal" are you referring to, and why does India need this "deal". There are no "deals" on the table, it is all complete BS. There is nonstop talk about "deals" since January 2025, but none of these "deals" mean anything and the...
- 25 May 2026 02:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy
- Replies: 882
- Views: 135027
Re: West Asia Crisis — Discussion, Developments, and Bharat’s Strategy
Josh Marshall at talkingpointsmemo.com https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-new-iran-us-ceasefire We’re still getting conflicting reports about what is contained in the memorandum of understanding reportedly about to be signed by the United States and Iran. Both sides are describing different de...
- 24 May 2026 21:04
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 13569
- Views: 4925418
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
What is Rep Chris Smith (NJ-4) connection with American evangelism? Gemini answer: While Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) is himself a devout Roman Catholic rather than an evangelical, he maintains a close, long-standing relationship with the American evangelical community. His connection is built...
- 24 May 2026 18:54
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Renewable Sources of Energy
- Replies: 543
- Views: 354010
Re: Renewable Sources of Energy
On biogas: https://www.worldbiogasassociation.org/new-iea-india-bioenergy-market-report/ India has an estimated sustainable compressed biogas (CBG) production potential of up to 90 billion cubic meters (bcm) equivalent (bcme) per year, equivalent to around 120% of the country’s natural gas demand in...
- 24 May 2026 18:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 13231
- Views: 4003513
Re: Understanding the US - Again
Just one statistic: India’s wholesale manufacturing prices increased 4.62% year-on-year in April 2026, accelerating from a 3.39% rise in March, and marking the fastest growth since September 2022. Unlike the UPA which did growth for growth’s sake, Modi sarkar’s policy is to provide macroeconomic sta...
- 24 May 2026 17:59
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 13231
- Views: 4003513
Re: Understanding the US - Again
Me, I just want a deal that puts India back on track. I am not sure what "deal" you are referring to, and why India "needs a deal" to be "back on track". India’s economy is negatively impacted by the war. Quote(AI summary, but you can put together the picture yourself ...
- 24 May 2026 09:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 13231
- Views: 4003513
Re: Understanding the US - Again
Trista Parsi of the Quincy Institute said that the way you can know that the US is actually close to a deal with Iran is that the war hawks in the US will start criticizing the deal and/or Trump. Sure enough, Senator Ted Cruz is criticizing the proposed deal. Lindsay Graham also is a war hawk, but h...
- 23 May 2026 18:50
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
- Replies: 4948
- Views: 1499690
Re: Modi 3.0 - Bharat
The correct answer is - why the Norwegian government trusts India is a question you should ask them. As to why you or any Norwegian should trust India or not worry about its human rights, we cordially welcome you to visit India. Next question?