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The Treasury Department and the EU are sanctioning Hamas, targeting Gaza- and Lebanon-based leaders of the terrorist group’s offensive cyber and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations.
One of those sanctioned is Hudhayfa Samir ‘Abdallah al-Kahlut (al-Kahlut) who "leads the cyber influence department of al-Qassam Brigades. He was involved in procuring servers and domains in Iran to host the official al-Qassam Brigades website in cooperation with Iranian institutions."
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2248

Unified Inverse Dynamics of Modular Serial Mechanical Systems with Application to Soft Robotics
Pietro Pustina, Cosimo Della Santina, Alessandro De Luca
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.07037

Unified Inverse Dynamics of Modular Serial Mechanical Systems with Application to Soft Robotics
The robotic field has been witnessing a progressive departure from classic robotic systems composed of serial/stiff links interconnected by simple rigid joints. Novel robotic concepts, e.g., soft robots, often maintain a series-like structure, but their mechanical modules exhibit complex and unconventional articulation patterns. Research in efficient recursive formulations of the dynamic models for subclasses of these systems has been extremely active in the past decade. Yet, as of today, no si…

US announces $138 million in sales to bolster Ukraine’s HAWK air defense system: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/10/us-announces-million.html

“The state department has a process in place. And to date … they have not found any incidents where the Israelis have violated international humanitarian law.”
– John Kirby, Whitehouse Spokesman
Who are you going to believe, your eyes and ears or us?
These bastards all belong in the dock at The Hague.

US says Israel has not violated international law during Gaza war
After Israel killed aid workers in Gaza, the US says it has not found evidence of Israel violating humanitarian law.

At least four of the main principles of Trump's economic philosophy carry significant inflationary risks, according to economists and Wall Street analysts.
1. Universal tariffs: In what would likely trigger a massive global trade war, Trump has called for 10% tariffs on all imports, 100% tariffs on cars made outside the U.S., and a minimum 60% tariffs on Chinese goods.
🔸An analysis by the Center for American Progress Action Fund, a Democrat-aligned group, found that the 10%…

Trump's inflation bomb: How his second-term plans could make it worse
Economists warn tariffs, lower interest rates, lower taxes and mass deportations could super-charge inflation.

Ohio gets approval for drone traffic surveillance program.
"ODOT workers will pilot the 20-pound Censys Sentaero aircraft, which has a wingspan of 7.5 feet, over a four-mile stretch of U.S. 33, a highway northwest of Columbus"
#tranportation

Interesting program launched by the Treasury Department with a public- private partnership to help defend banks of all sizes.
https://cnn.com/2024/05/09/business/treasury-launches-project-fortress/index.html

Biden-Harris Administration Approves Eighth Offshore Wind Project (U.S. Department of the Interior)
https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-approves-eighth-offshore-wind-project
http://www.memeorandum.com/240403/p25#a240403p25

Georgia private school voucher bill criticized for diverting funds from public schools | Courthouse News Service
https://www.courthousenews.com/georgia-private-school-voucher-bill-criticized-for-diverting-funds…

Georgia private school voucher bill criticized for diverting funds from public schools
The new grant program gives state funds to families with qualifying children in low-performing schools to use for private or home schooling.