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https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/feb/20/a-war-foretold-cia-mi6-putin-ukraine-plans-russia
4 years ago I was listening to the news while gardening on an unusually mild day. I thought it completely mad that an invasion could happen, but nevertheless emailed my signal id to my Ukrainian colleagues just in case they suddenly needed something.

"Iran war has US farmers worried about the cost and availability of fertilizer"
story out of Bismarck, #NorthDakota
https://apnews.com/article/iran-wa…

Iran war leaves US farmers worried about essential fertilizer
Farmers are bracing for effects of the Iran war on fertilizer prices and availability as the spring planting season nears. Farmers have complained about costly fertilizer for years, but prices have soared even higher since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28. The war prompted Iran to largely block shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for 20% of the world’s oil and natural gas. Besides increasing the price of fuel, which is key in the production of fertilizer, the shipp…

Ken Paxton Sues ActBlue For "Fraudulent Donations" - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/04/ken-paxton-sues-actblue-for-fraudulent-donations/

Listening to a parliamentary committee about the food supply chain, and when asked about managing shortages of fertiliser a witness points out there's no stock reporting database for fertiliser in the UK, so presumably nobody would know if a national shortage was imminent.

Die Workshop-Vorbereitungen für die #FDMWerkstatt2026 von @… laufen auf Hochtouren und #Friedhelm ist mit dabei.
Mit Version 1.1.0 gibt es auch Handouts un…

A war foretold: how the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s #Ukraine plans and why nobody believed them https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/feb/20/a-war-foretold-cia-mi6-putin-ukraine-plans-russia?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who is a leading Republican candidate for California governor,
has seized more than 650,000 ballots from last November's election
and is investigating whether they were fraudulently counted.
"This investigation is simple:
Physically count the ballots and compare that result with the total votes recorded,"
Bianco said at a news conference Friday.
The unusual probe drew a sharp rebuke from California Attorn…

Sad to see that University of Westminster has set up Centre for Nutraceuticals to promote the largely fraudulent "wellbeing" industry.
#quackery #nutribollocks #pseudoscience
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University of Westminster celebrates world-first Centre for Nutraceuticals dedicated to vitamin and food supplement innovation 

Global cybercrime crackdown: over 373 000 dark web sites shut down
https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/global-cybercrime-crackdown-over-373-000-dark-web-sites-shut-down

Global cybercrime crackdown: over 373 000 dark web sites shut down – Authorities from 23 countries participate in the operation | Europol
On 9 March 2026, a global operation led by German authorities and supported by Europol was launched against one of the largest networks of fraudulent platforms in the dark web. The investigation began in mid-2021 against the dark web platform “Alice with Violence CP”. During the investigation, authorities discovered that the platform’s operator was running more than 373 000 fraudulent websites advertising child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS) offerings.

Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on charges that it fraudulently paid informants in extremist groups
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/southern-poverty-law-center-says-targeted-trump-administration-rcna341237