The drug trade now flourishing in Afghanistan: Meth Long a h

The drug trade now flourishing
in Afghanistan: Meth
Long a hub for opium production, the country could fuel a new global drug crisis. https://t.co/vGu4pUwGFv via [Twitter](https://twitter.com/SJenkins/status/1523132294177116161)

Steve Jenkins

May 7, 2022

The 21st-century Russian sleeper agent is a troll with an American accent

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Russians in St. Petersburg passed English-language tests and studied U.S. politics to target what they called the ?crap country.?
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Steve Jenkins

May 7, 2022

A significant minority of Americans say they could support a military takeover of the U.S. government

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Maybe they’d feel differently if it was really happening. Maybe not.
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Steve Jenkins

May 7, 2022

Ancient city’s LiDAR scans reveal as many buildings as Manhattan Angamuco-lede.jpgWhen researchers surveyed the ruins of a Pur?pecha Empire city in Mexico the old-fashioned way a decade ago, it took them two seasons to explore two square kilometres. Good thing they decided to use LiDAR, because the city called Angamuco turn…
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Danville casino opening pushed to 2024 | WSET

A representative for Caesars Virginia appeared before Danville City Council on Tuesday with news about the construction of the casino and resort. According to the representative, construction has been delayed and the opening of Caesars Virginia is now expected for 2024. “We have seen, just like everybody else in the United States, supply chain issues and other market forces that continue to wreak havoc on pricing,” the Caesars Virginia representative said.

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China Orders Government, State Firms to Replace Foreign Computers – Bloomberg

China has ordered central government agencies and state-backed corporations to replace foreign-branded personal computers with domestic alternatives within two years, marking one of Beijing’s most aggressive efforts so far to eradicate key overseas technology from within its most sensitive organs.
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Russian troops in Melitopol plunder $5M farm vehicles from Ukraine — to find they’ve been remotely disabled – CNN

Russian troops in the occupied city of Melitopol have stolen all the equipment from a farm equipment dealership — and shipped it to Chechnya, according to a Ukrainian businessman in the area.

But after a journey of more than 700 miles, the thieves were unable to use any of the equipment — because it had been locked remotely.

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Naomi Judd struggled with severe depression. It led her to advocate for others with mental health issues.

Naomi Judd said she spent a lifetime battling severe, treatment-resistant depression. After The Judds’ “Last Encore” tour ended in 2012, things got worse.

In the years before her death, Naomi Judd was candid about her battle with suicidal ideation, panic attacks and the ups and downs of her mental health struggles.

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