As the war with Russia overtakes it in terms of both men and material, Ukraine is considering the task of exporting weapons produced by the country’s limited munitions manufacturers.
Category: Science
‘Habitual Liar’: Retired Military Leaders Slam Walz for Lying About Rank
Four retired military leaders slammed Democrat presidential nominee Tim Walz for inflating his military record and dodging a deployment to Iraq in an interview on the Megyn Kelly Show.
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Press Vehicles Following Motorcade for Tim Walz Involved in Crash
Press vehicles following a motorcade for Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’s running mate, have reportedly been involved in a crash.
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Turkey Formally Requests To Join BRICS, Citing Frustration In EU Bid
Turkey Formally Requests To Join BRICS, Citing Frustration In EU Bid
Turkey has formally requested to join the BRICS group of emerging economies, Bloomberg cited informed sources as saying on Monday.
Ankara “seeks to bolster its global influence and forge new ties beyond its traditional Western allies,” the sources said. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan believes “that the geopolitical center of gravity is shifting away from developed economies” and that the push to join BRICS “reflects its aspirations to cultivate ties with all sides in a multipolar world, while still fulfilling its obligations as a key member of NATO.”
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said in early June that BRICS serves as a good alternative to the EU. Later that month, he confirmed that dialogue between Ankara and BRICS nations was ongoing – coming as Turkish frustration continued to grow due to stalled efforts to join the EU.
While Turkey has long been a member of NATO, accession talks for EU membership have faced several obstacles since they began in 2005. Turkey had applied to join the EU predecessor organization, the EEC, in 1987.
“Turkey submitted an application to join BRICS some months ago amid frustration over a lack of progress in its decades-old bid to join the EU,” Bloomberg’s sources went on to say.
After Russia became the most sanctioned nation in the world following the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022, the BRICS bloc began seriously pursuing the creation of a common currency to de-dollarize trade and circumvent western sanctions.
A coalition initially made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, BRICS at the start of this year expanded for the first time since 2010 to include Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, and the UAE.
Palestine’s ambassador in Moscow, Abdel Hafeez Nofal, said on August 26 that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is planning to apply to join BRICS.
“The different and beautiful thing about BRICS compared to the EU is that it includes all civilizations and races. If it can become a little more institutional, it will produce serious benefits,” Fidan said in early June.
Fidan confirmed in an interview later that month that his country may apply for an upgraded dialogue partnership with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Erdogan has also shown interest in joining China’s Shanghai Cooperation Council (SCO). In early, he attended the SCO summit in Kazakhstan.
“We do not have to choose between the EU and the SCO as some people claim. On the contrary, we have to develop our relations with both these and other organizations on a win-win basis,” the Turkish president said over the weekend.
“Turkiye can become a strong, prosperous, prestigious and effective country if it improves its relations with the East and the West simultaneously. Any method other than this will not benefit Turkiye, but will harm it,” he added.
Tyler Durden
Mon, 09/02/2024 – 16:20
Russia’s August advances in Ukraine biggest since October 2022
Russia advanced on 477 square kilometres (184 square miles) of Ukrainian territory in August, Moscow’s biggest monthly increase since October 2022, according to data supplied by the Institute for the Study of War and analysed by AFP. The Ukrainian army, for its part, made rapid gains in early August in Russia after a surprise incursion […]
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BREAKING UPDATE: Brazilian paper unpublishes claim that Supreme Court will no longer enforce fines on Brazilians who access X via VPN
“The STF and Dictator Alexandre de Moraes say they will no longer try to impose a fine of R$50,000.00/day on Brazilians who use VPNs to access X!”
Germany’s right-wing AfD wins ‘historic victory’ in state elections spurring protests from leftists
Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is celebrating Monday after its “historic success,” in state elections. The populist, right-wing party won a solid plurality in the eastern state of Thuringia
Central Pacific 7-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook
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ACPN50 PHFO 021728
TWOCP
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS Central Pacific Hurricane Center Honolulu HI
800 AM HST Mon Sep 2 2024
For the central North Pacific…between 140W and 180W:
No tropical cyclones are expected through the next 7 days.
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Forecaster TS
Eastern North Pacific 7-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1100 AM PDT Mon Sep 2 2024
For the eastern North Pacific…east of 140 degrees west longitude:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.
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Forecaster D. Zelinsky
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Atlantic 7-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 PM EDT Mon Sep 2 2024
For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Northwestern Gulf of Mexico:
A broad and weak area of low pressure just offshore of the middle
Texas coast continues to produce some disorganized shower activity
along portions of the coast of Texas and over the adjacent waters of
the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. This system is expected to move
inland early Tuesday, and development is not expected. Regardless,
heavy rains could cause some flash flooding across portions of the
Texas coast during the next day or two.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days…low…near 0 percent.
2. Near the Lesser Antilles and Caribbean Sea:
A tropical wave is producing disorganized thunderstorms and gusty
winds across portions of the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico,
Hispaniola and over the adjacent waters. Environmental conditions
are forecast to become more conducive for development when the
system reaches the western Caribbean Sea and southwestern Gulf of
Mexico late this week and over the weekend, and a tropical
depression could form during that time.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days…medium…40 percent.
3. Eastern Tropical Atlantic Ocean:
A tropical wave over the far eastern Atlantic is producing
disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions
are forecast to become a little more conducive for development, and
a tropical depression could form in a few days while the disturbance
moves slowly west-northwestward or northwestward over the eastern
tropical Atlantic Ocean. This system could produce areas of heavy
rain and gusty winds across portions of the Cabo Verde Islands in a
day or two.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days…medium…40 percent.
Forecaster Cangialosi