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Russian media: Russia's Krasnodar Krai oil refinery 'partially suspends' operations after drone attack: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/27/russian-media-russias.html

Historic Texas wildfire consumes over 500,000 acres as blaze rages on
The #Smokehouse #Creek fire, the second largest wildfire in Texas to date, has consumed more than 500,000 acres in Texas’s Panhandle area since it ignited on Monday.
The fire is currently at 0% containment, with several Texas counties sti…

Cybersecurity startup Zafran, which develops risk mitigation services, emerges from stealth with a $25M Series A co-led by Sequoia Capital and Cyberstarts (Meir Orbach/CTech)
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hjhhpaz10

After fleeing Iran and an illustrious career in Israeli intelligence, Sanaz Yashar raises $30M for cyber start
Zafran, founded in 2022 by Yashar (CEO), Ben Seri (CTO) and Snir Havdala (CPO), develops a risk and mitigation platform to pinpoint the ‘exploitable’ threats in the organization and to mitigate their risk by mobilizing existing security controls

Raiders announce undrafted free agents https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-undrafted-free-agents-nfl-2024-rookies

Raiders announce undrafted free agents
The Las Vegas Raiders have agreed to terms with the following undrafted free agents on Saturday after the conclusion of the 2024 NFL Draft.

Nex Benedict's mom raises doubts about police statements: It's a "big cover", by @JuddLegum
#MMIWG2S #LGBTQIA

Nex Benedict's mom raises doubts about police statements: It's a "big cover"
The mother of Nex Benedict — the non-binary Oklahoma teen who was assaulted in a school bathroom and died the following day — is raising doubts about statements released by the local police. On Wednesday, the Owasso Police posted a statement to the department's Facebook page, which appeared to defend the Owasso High School's response to the February 7 incident. The statement also suggested that Nex's death the following day was unrelated to the bathroom assault. In a text exchange with Popu…

The far right has replaced the old left as Russia’s propaganda tool
In 2018, President Donald Trump endorsed Vladimir Putin’s denial that Russia interfered with the 2016 election, even though American intelligence had reached the opposite conclusion.
The following year, in the Trump impeachment proceedings, House Republicans claimed that Ukraine had interfered with the 2016 election even though Fiona Hill, a former Trump national security council official on Russia, told them th…

The far right has replaced the old left as Russia’s propaganda tool
Tucker Carlson’s fawning interview of Russian President Vladimir Putin echoes the left-wing journalists of the 1920s and 1930s, who downplayed or otherwise covered up Stalin’s murder of millions of Soviet citizens.

Russia's largest steel factory attacked by drones: https://benborges.xyz/2024/02/24/russias-largest-steel.html

Russia’s increasing illegal chemical weapons usage in Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/22/russias-increasing-illegal.html

Resisting Moscow's Victim Narrative: Strategies for Global Response. Ukraine in Flames #602: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/23/resisting-moscows-victim.html

Resisting Moscow's Victim Narrative: Strategies for Global Response. Ukraine in Flames #602: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/23/resisting-moscows-victim.html