Trump’s About Face on Ukraine
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"He promised to end the war in 24 hours. He made nice with Russian President Vladimir Putin and parroted Kremlin talking points. He humiliated Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky in front of the cameras in the Oval Office. He refused to send more weapons to Ukraine. But that was the old Donald Trump. The new Donald More
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Key Properties of Silicon Carbide Ceramics


Silicon carbide ceramics are advanced materials known for their exceptional hardness, thermal conductivity, and chemical stability. These properties make them highly valuable in a variety of demanding industrial applications. Silicon carbide, often abbreviated as SiC, is a compound composed of silicon and carbon atoms bonded in a crystal lattice, which gives it remarkable strength and durability.

Key Properties of Silicon Carbide Ceramics
Silicon carbide ceramics exhibit a unique combination of characteristics that set them apart from many other engineering materials:

High Hardness and Wear Resistance: SiC is one of the hardest known materials, making it ideal for abrasive environments and wear-resistant components.
Excellent Thermal Conductivity: Unlike many ceramics, silicon carbide conducts heat efficiently, allowing it to perform well in high-temperature applications.
Chemical Inertness: SiC resists corrosion from acids, alkalis, and molten metals, making it suitable for harsh chemical environments.
High Thermal Shock Resistance: It can withstand rapid temperature changes without cracking, important for applications involving extreme heat cycles.
Low Density: Despite its toughness, silicon carbide is relatively lightweight compared to metals, beneficial for weight-sensitive designs.
Industrial Uses of Silicon Carbide Ceramics
Thanks to its impressive properties, silicon carbide ceramics are used in a wide range of industries:

Abrasive and Cutting Tools: SiC is widely used in grinding wheels, cutting discs, and sandpapers due to its hardness.
High-Temperature Components: Components such as kiln furniture, heat exchangers, and furnace linings benefit from SiC's thermal conductivity and stability.
Semiconductor Industry: Silicon carbide substrates serve as a base for high-power, high-frequency electronic devices.
Aerospace and Automotive: SiC parts are used for wear-resistant engine components, brake discs, and heat shields.
Chemical Processing Equipment: Valves, pumps, and seals made from SiC resist corrosion and wear in aggressive environments.
Advantages Over Other Materials
Compared to metals and other ceramics, silicon carbide offers a combination of toughness, lightweight, and resistance to harsh conditions that few materials can match. Its ability to maintain performance at temperatures where metals soften or oxidize makes it particularly valuable for advanced engineering applications.

Conclusion
Silicon carbide ceramics continue to play a crucial role in modern industry due to their outstanding mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties. Their versatility and durability make them a preferred choice for applications where strength, reliability, and resistance to extreme conditions are essential.

I Went to See Superman As an Escape from Reality – Reality Was Still There
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"I am not going to pretend I know exactly what Director James Gunn’s intentions were with his recent adaptation of Superman, which was released in theaters last week. But I didn’t need the 72 feet wide and 50 feet tall IMAX screen to see clear connections to the hate directed towards immigrants here in the

We get "motherhood" all wrong. It isn't really a thing.

Human history...pre-history: As best we can tell, as it is all a guessing game, humans are about 200k yrs old. And the vast, vast majority of that time was spent living in smallish hunter gatherer tribes. Civilization began about 10k yrs ago, probably, but that varied by place. Of course some people's still live in those small tribes. So we can look to what happens there to form ideas about our instincts. In those tribes "motherhood" isn't a thing like it is in our world. I've read a number of studies on this one, it's fascinating! One study showed that a new born baby is held on average by 14 different people a day. Mothers take a few weeks to recover, and they stay very close to their baby nursing, etc, but they really don't do much "mothering". Small children are cared for communally and once they are old enough to run around, they join their local kids play group. The mothers stay physically close to their kids, but are engaged in their own crafts for most of the day while conversing with other adults. This is what our instincts are build for.

Having been through this myself, I can't tell you wave of relief that hit me when I learned this, it was an "O, that's why it was so hard. I was never meant to do it that way!" The way we do "motherhood" now, with one woman alone in a house with multiple kids all day playing patty cake is unnatural to the point of being really destructive.

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The Word That Wouldn’t Die: Awake in the Age of Forgetting
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"It was a warning — a spoken-word portent of the dangers lurking in plain sight. A call to vigilance. A whispered watchword passed between those who knew the system was not built for them. From churches to courtrooms, ballrooms to drinking fountains, every institution was wired against them. “Liberty and justice for all” was a More
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67,000 CANCER LAWSUITS? GONE.

EPA SCIENCE? FROZEN IN TIME.

SECTION 453 = VACCINE-STYLE SHIELD FOR BIG CHEM.

SHUT IT DOWN BEFORE JULY 22.📞🔥
Call These Members of Congress and Demand They Strike Section 453 from H.R. 9043

Section 453 of the FY26 House Interior Appropriations bill would freeze the EPA’s pesticide reviews and block 67,000 cancer lawsuits tied to Roundup. Congress votes soon. These are the members of the Appropriations Committee with the power to stop it—call now and tell them: “Remove Section 453 from H.R. 9043.”

Republicans:

Rep. Mike Simpson (ID-02): (202) 225-5531
Rep. Michael Cloud (TX-27): (202) 225-7742
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Rep. Jake Ellzey (TX-06): (202) 225-2002
Rep. Celeste Maloy (UT-02): (202) 225-9730
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14): (202) 225-2065
Rep. Ryan Zinke (MT-01): (202) 225-5628
Democrats:

Rep. James “Jim” Clyburn (SC-06): (202) 225-3315
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03): (202) 225-3661
Rep. Josh Harder (CA-09): (202) 225-4540
Rep. Betty McCollum (MN-04): (202) 225-6631
Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME-01): (202) 225-6116
Bonus:

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14): Already publicly opposed the provision. Call to thank her and show support: (202) 225-5211

“It’s Not Deregulation—It’s Indemnity”: The Agrochemical Cartel’s Next Trick? Vaccine-style Legal Immunity
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A US House Judiciary report says the Biden administration may have illegally funneled nearly $1 billion to anti-Netanyahu NGOs in Israel. It also claims US funds reached groups tied to terrorists, fueling protests against judicial reform. A diagram shows how the money flowed.
Biden was a puppet for Obama. Obama is a Muslim. He HATES Israel and orchestrated the ongoing war. He already tried to set up Morsi, a Muslim Brotherhood agent, as president of Egypt to launch a war against Israel.
Yet there are still idiots who think that the problem is Israel and "the Jews"? The problem is ISLAM! Always was!

Stalinist Echoes in Tbilisi
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"This is the twenty-fourth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe, Turkey, and the Near East to Georgia and Armenia—to spend time in worlds beyond the pathological obsessions of Donald Trump. (Trump devoted this week to denying that there was anything to see in the Jeffrey Epstein files—unless, I suppose, if you’re More
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In smurf vile leaf you play as 3 dufferent male smurfs

First Hefty
Second Brainy
Third Chef

You use a weapon or tool called the smurfalizer to blow out chemicals to cure infected plant monsters and make them peaceful

Next is the fourth smurf called Smurfette

When she is played the Smurfalizer gets a suction or vacuum upgrade

She has to defeat enemies by sucking things and then launching them at enemies

She is in a swamp that Gargamel complains about being wet and slippery

15% off #eBay #Coupon and eBay Coupon Code, eBay Promo Codes, eBay Coupons

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#deal #delete #coupons #coupon #couponcodes

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@relentless_eduardo it depends on the storefront really. Some "official" stores on eBay are run by their associated corporations like Adidas and Target (yeah Target sells stuff thru eBay, weird). What bugs me is when Amazon or now Walmart is fronting for some drop shipper guy's warehouse and they just hand him your credit card data for billing and shipping. Then it ends up being sold to China hackers. Either dumpster dived or worker copied. AZ & WM should handle the 3rd party pmts themselves.

Roaming Charges: Masked and Anonymous
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"George Retes was pulled over by ICE as he was driving near the violent raid on farm workers outside of Camarillo last Thursday. The ICE agents broke the windows of his car and pepper sprayed him, before taking him into custody. Retes is an American citizen and disabled US Army Veteran. He was held in federal lockup for four days , during which time his family and lawyer had no

Deemed terrorist for reporting terrorist crimes by regime supported by British state — Steve Sweeney odysee.com/Sweeney-July-17-202…

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""What follows is an interview conducted by Living & Fighting with a member of the Tucson Community Rapid Response Network. In this interview, they discuss the history the network, what it’s accomplished and the challenges it’s faced, and what principled community response to deportations could look like in the coming months and years."livingandfighting.net/Communit…"

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Christmas 2006 was the first year I actually considered getting a "Big Flat Screen" TV. I ended up getting a Vizio GV42LF LCD with an LG S-PVA LCD panel in 2008 for $800 onsale during School Tax Holiday (normally $1200). Took me a year to understand the market.

By 2006 Panasonic was a leader in the plasma display tech. I remember drooling over their professional models which lacked speakers and tuners...and could be scored for less money.

Panasonic also made a 37" plasma which was smaller than the typical 42". Plasma tech was more difficult to miniaturize, than LCD and more costly to make smaller with high resolution.

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Republic of Fear
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"The new Florida concentration camp, likely the first of dozens that will be funded by Trump and congressional Republicans’ Budget Reconciliation Bill, is already notorious for overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and human rights abuses. Its name was coined by a Florida official who heard Trump muse about returning Alcatraz to the federal prison system, and about digging an alligator filled moat o"

La victoire ou la victoire ! Georges Abdallah est libéré ! La Palestine vaincra !
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"« Partout où l'on voit fleurir l'espoir et la dignité s'affiche en arrière-plan le long parcours de la résistance. Résister et toujours résister jusqu'au changement des rapports de force ! » (Georges Abdallah - avril 2009)
Chers amis, chers camarades,
ce 17 juillet 2025 sera, à tout jamais, marqué d'une pierre rouge, d'un triangle rouge, comme jour

📢 Iranian 🔵 UN ambassador Amir Saeed Iravani described attack on #Syria as a dangerous escalation by a regime occupying parts of Syria in blatant violation of international law and the UN Charter

🔹 Iravani made these statements during a UN Security Council meeting addressing the situation in Syria on Thursday

#warcrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #EUcomplicity #icj #icc

📰 Report: Mehr #news MNA Tehran JUL-18

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« Le discours de la crise de la masculinité véhicule souvent les mêmes faussetés »
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"Début juillet, à Saint-Étienne, un projet d'attentat masculiniste d'un adolescent qui voulait tuer des femmes a été déjoué. Francis Dupuis-Déri, spécialiste de cette idéologie violente, analyse cette menace et le mythe d'une crise de la masculinité.

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Société

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Violences sexuelles,

Playing Out a Colonial Tragedy
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"At the heart of the long-established structure of U.S. foreign policy are powerful special interests (lobbies). Interests that are capable of substituting their parochial interest for national interest. The most powerful and successful of these special interests is the Zionist lobby. This is so despite the fact that the Zionists act as agents of a More
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It looks like Cardiff Council (perhaps noting how authoritarianism seems to be on trend) has decided that collective punishment of rioters is all well and good... household (families) of those convicted of riot (in Ely in 2023) will face eviction from their homes.

Whatever the offenders have done, how can it be fair/just to evict their families from their homes?

Each week this country becomes a little more authoritarian & a little less democratic.

#authoritarianism

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London Evening Standard: London library forced to briefly close after fox 'made itself comfortable' inside

The only fox news I'm prepared to read

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Yesterday was my first bad day on Mastodon, and what happened to me could happen to you, so let me explain what went down, and how I got blocked by a lot of people.

In March, I wrote a post critical of Musk (picture 1). I then asked another Mastodon user (Harriett) whom I have found friendly, if she would help me translate a Danish phrase to English, and linked to the Musk post where the phrase would be relevant.

But yesterday — 4 months later — that blew up in my face. Here is how…

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There is an episode of Strawberry Shortcake about that, called A Circle of Friends. People who have been friends for years suddenly turn on each other over a small misunderstanding because they weren't paying attention to some small detail. It happens.

youtu.be/m7fEEF38bQk

#StrawberryShortcake

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If you have a GitHub account, you might want to upvote the proposal at <github.com/snarfed/bridgy-fed/…>, which I'm pretty sure would stop the bridge from behaving this way.

🗨️ #france officials are obligated to stop the #genocide and #CrimesAgainstHumanity, to follow international law and the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, that Israel has to withdraw from the occupied territories asap - what #macron is saying is that hundreds of thousands of starving Palestinians were not enough to call for an end of the suffering, it takes an attack on a catholic church to state, "now is the time", right?

#gaza #palestine

📰 WAFA

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#50501 protests return to Tampa for July 17

One of the July 17 round of 50501 protests took place in Tampa FL. Things went well until almost the very end. As people were dispersing, four Zionist MAGA who had been lurking in the area strode into protesters. One was the same asshole who assaulted a protester at TPUSA over a Palestinian flag. He was in an Infowars T-shirt and a white hat this time. That part isn't on video because covering our side's faces in that swirling mess would take hours.

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Bon l’inconvénient de se lever tôt alors que y a pas forcément besoin c’est qu’on a plein d’idées du coup ce matin j’ai envoyé des petits messages de rappel à presta en lui disant coucou les sauvegardes qui merdent depuis janvier ça a avancé un peu il y a quelques semaines, mais là c’est mou du genou et c’est de nouveau failed ce matin.

ah oui, puis aussi il faut mettre à jour nos ESXi

ah oui, et puis mon ticket du 10 juillet pour les patchs de sécurité, ce serait bien de s’en occuper aussi

A reminder that after years of speaking out against Epstein and giving other survivors the courage to come forward, Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre died by suicide in April at the age of 41. Let's not forget that there are real human tragedies behind everything we're discussing.

Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffr...

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The Bully Pulpit Reveals Trump’s Bullying the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Palestine
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"President Theodore Roosevelt often referred to the term “bully pulpit” to mean he would use the country’s highest office to present his program. “Bully,” at the time, was positive, as in wonderful or sublime. President Trump and his subordinates have revealed

Function of a Fin Press Machine


Fin press machines play a crucial role in the manufacturing of heat exchangers and similar equipment. They are designed to produce precision-formed metal fins that enhance heat transfer by increasing surface area. These fins are widely used in radiators, air conditioners, condensers, and evaporators, making fin press machine essential in the HVAC and automotive industries.

Function of a Fin Press Machine
The primary function of a fin press machine is to punch, form, and cut metal strips into intricate fin shapes. These machines are typically fed with coiled metal, which is gradually unrolled and fed through a die system. The die cuts and forms the metal into fins with consistent accuracy and spacing. The press may also include features for lubrication, stacking, and collecting finished fins for further assembly.

Modern fin press machines are highly automated, allowing for high-speed operation while maintaining tight tolerances. They can be adjusted to produce a wide variety of fin patterns, depending on the desired application.

Applications
Fin press machines are most commonly used in industries where thermal management is critical. Key applications include:

HVAC systems, such as air conditioners and heat pumps
Automotive radiators and oil coolers
Refrigeration units and commercial freezers
Industrial heat exchangers
The flexibility of fin press machines allows manufacturers to create various fin profiles like louvered, wavy, and straight fins, depending on performance needs and design specifications.

Benefits
Using a fin press machine offers multiple advantages:

Precision and Consistency: Automated die systems ensure uniformity in fin shape and spacing.
Efficiency: High-speed operation boosts production output without sacrificing quality.
Customization: Dies can be changed to create different fin geometries for various heat exchanger designs.
Durability: Built for industrial use, these machines are designed to withstand long production runs with minimal maintenance.
For companies involved in the production of heating and cooling components, investing in a reliable fin press machine can significantly enhance productivity and product performance.

Conclusion
Fin press machines are a cornerstone of modern thermal management manufacturing. Their ability to produce complex, high-precision fins quickly and consistently makes them indispensable in a variety of industries. Whether for automotive radiators or industrial heat exchangers, these machines contribute to more efficient and effective thermal systems.

Had you heard about sex workers getting caught up in ICE raids? I sure hadn’t.

Per Truthout:

In other labor sectors, worksite raids sparked massive outpourings of solidarity and creative resistance, including “Adopt a Day Laborer” campaigns and street vendor buyouts. But sex workers are left to fend for themselves.

“Our undocumented sex worker fam are terrorized and without resources,” wrote Cocoa Makati, coordinator of DecrimSexWorkCA. Sex work is migrant women’s day labor; massage parlors are their “Home Depot.”

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h/t @mu @sarahc @lisamelton

#immigration #ICE #SexWork #uspol

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🗨️ Yeah sure, bomb the #muslims, but spare the #catholic #christians, is that what you are saying? #gaza #westbank #jerusalem #palestine

#humanrights #CrimesAgainstHumanity #warcrimes #genocide

#ShameOnEU ! #icj #icc #un

Thank you Jonathan Cook for renaming the IDF - will use IGF from now on instead: ISRAELI GENOCIDAL FORCES

#culturalheritage #humanity

🤡 #clownnews

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Σύμφωνα με όσα λέει ο Καραγκιόζης μπουμπουκος "εμείς εδώ είμαστε με το Ισραήλ"
Μάλιστα.
Όπως το αξεπέραστο της Σαραφογλου "η πλειοψηφία στην Ελλάδα είναι με το ΝΑΙ"

23% δηλαδή το ποσοστό της ΝΔ πάνω-κάτω
Αυτό είναι το πρόβλημα του να συναναστρέφεται κάνεις μόνο με εσωκομματικούς μηχανισμούς.

Capitalism: We're ending support for Windows 10. To keep using your computer, you're going to need to pay us more money, and possibly buy a new computer. Also, we have terrible customer support.

#Solarpunk #OpenSource: Have you tried our free OS that works on almost any computer? Also we have people all over the world willing to help you migrate and show you how to use it in person: endof10.org/

Is Black America the Leading Edge of a Coming Trump Recession?
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"There is a saying that Black people are the last hired and the first fired. The current labor market may be supporting that picture. In June, the Black unemployment rate spiked while other rates declined slightly (Figure 1). Since the monthly Black unemployment rate is noisy, it would be easy to dismiss this spike were More

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The Texas Floods are a Warning: Fund Public Services
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"Growing up in Texas, many of my summers were spent at summer church camps just like Camp Mystic, where 27 girls died in the recent flash floods. Over 130 people in central Texas have been confirmed dead overall. Had I been just a few years younger, it’s hard not to feel like I could’ve been one More
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<<Israel says it regrets deadly strike on Catholic Church in Gaza>>

Well, they definitely regret the backlash, but do they really regret the strike itself.... I'm somewhat sceptical

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GHF Guards Gassed Starving and Fenced in Palestinians, Causing a Deadly Stampede

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“It’s as if they meant to kill you. They meant to suffocate you”—eyewitnesses describe a nightmarish scene at a GHF hub on Wednesday in Khan Younis.

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To CNT, στο στρατό, δεν είχε, υπήρχε ένα τυπικό αξίωμα το οποίο μπορούσε να καταργηθεί από το ίδιο το στράτευμα. Η Α/Δ από την άλλη είχε κατά την διάρκεια της μάχης, και χαλαρά κατά την διάρκεια της εκστρατείας (δες 411π.Χ. το στράτευμα στην Σαμοθράκη). Για την ΕΣΣΔ ξέρεις.
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Αρα λοιπόν λέμε οτι ειναι απαραίτητος ενας στρατηγικός υπεύθυνος ο οποίος ομως ειναι αιρετός και βγαίνει μεσα απο τις τάξης των αγωνιστών.
μεχρ εδώ συμφωνούμε απόλυτα

Αλλα εφόσον αυτή η προϋπόθεση δεν υπήρχε στην Κομμούνα ο Εγκελς εχει δικιο. 😜

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ειδικά για την ΕΣΣΔ η μετατροπή του επαναστατικού στρατού, σε αστικό με την χρήση κομισάριων για τον έλεγχο μπορείς να το πεις και καταστροφή της μεγαλύτερης δικλείδας ασφαλείας για την ασφάλεια της εξουσίας του προλεταριάτου.
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σημασία έχει η αποτελεσματικότητα στην μάχη.
Και ο Τσε γιατρός σπούδαζε αλλά η CIA έγραψε το εγχειρίδιο εναντίον των αριστερών κινημάτων που εφαρμόζεται ακόμα αφού ξεκοκκαλισε το Guerrilla warfare.
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Σε παρακαλώ τώρα, η CIA είναι ένα μάτσο χάλια, το πολύ χρήμα είναι το μόνο όπλο που έχει και ξέρει να χειρίζεται. Όσο αφορά τον ανταρτοπόλεμο δεν τους λες ικανούς το ακριβώς αντίθετο. Τον Τσε έτυχε και τον κατάφεραν... άλλωστε δεν είχε προλάβει να οργανωθεί στην Βολιβία...
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έχεις μια τάση να αλλάζεις θέματα.
Δεν είπα ότι είναι καλοί στον ανταρτοπόλεμο.
Είπα ότι έγραψαν το εγχειρίδιο βασισμένο στο βιβλίο του Che.
Η δε σύλληψη του Che έγινε μετά από προδοσία εκ των έσω του Βολιβιανου ΚΚ.
Βίοι παράλληλοι με τον Άρη.
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ρε πνεύμα αντιλογίας αφού ο ίδιος παραδέχτηκες οτι στις επαναστατικές επιχειρήσεις μια κεντρική διοίκηση ειναι απαραίτητη.
Εκλεγμένη απο το στράτευμα μεν, αλλα ασκεί διοικητικό έργο δε.
Φαντάσου 80 ακέφαλους αντάρτες χωρίς Φιντελ, Τσε, Καμίλο, στα βουνά τις Σάντα Κλάρα.
Τραγωδία σε εξέλιξη
Αυτό έγινε στο Παρίσι
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Κανένας στρατηγός ή άλλο αξίωμα στην Α/Δ δεν είχε εξουσία, βασικά περιοριζόταν στην ώρα της μάχης και πάντα με κίνδυνο να περάσει λαϊκό δικαστήριο. Αυτό που ήταν ήδη λυμένο με δεδομένο και εμπειρικό στην Α/Δ δεν είχε καν αναλυθεί σε κανένα σοσιαλιστικό πείραμα. Όσο αφορά το CNT, δεν τα πήγε και άσχημα, σαν κεντρική οργάνωση - στρατηγείο βέβαια ήταν το FAI για πρακτικούς και μόνο λόγους, και μην ξεχνάς ότι πολέμησε και τους άλλους 2 φασιστικούς στρατούς + τον μαλ Στάλιν
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σε γενικές γραμμές ο στρατηγικός σχεδιασμός έπασχε στον Ισπανικό εμφύλιο
Και μετά την διάσπαση με τους Σταλινικούς η έλλειψη στρατηγικής έγινε ολοφάνερη
Ειδικά μετά την επίθεση στην Σαραγόσα βρίσκονταν συνέχεια σε θεση άμυνας και προσπαθούσαν να κρατήσουν γραμμές.
Αν θέλεις να νικήσεις σε πόλεμο πρεπει να έχεις στρατηγικό σχέδιο.
Το γουρουσι τελείωσε με την εμφάνιση της πυρίτιδας.
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Αν συγκρίνω με τους πολέμους των κλασσικών χρόνων οι μεταγενέστεροι δεν λένε τίποτα αξιόλογο πρέπει να φτάσουμε στον 20ο αιώνα για να κάνουν σύγκριση όπου είναι θέμα πια και η παραγωγή και τα λογιστικά ....
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Παρακαλώ.
Κι αυτό πραγματεύεται το ίδιο ζήτημα ωστόσο δεν το έχω διαβάσει, αλλά φαίνεται να πατάει στα ίδια μονοπάτια. booksyn.gr/product/pos-chasame… @tromo
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@prolrage θεωρώ τις Διεθνείς Ταξιαρχίες μια απο τις σημαντικότερες στιγμές του Διεθνούς αντιφασιστικού αγώνα και φυσικα θα το διάβαζα αν έπεφτε στα χέρια μου, αλλα απο ελληνικής σκοπιάς θεωρώ οτι οτι πρεπει να μάθει κάποιος για τον Ισπανικό εμφύλιο το εχει ήδη γράψει ο Πάμπλο.
Θα το διάβαζα οπως ειπα, αλλα δεν θα το αγόραζα.

There is a long term goal to move the age of voting closer to zero and the age of consent closer to infinity

Granting all the power to vote but none of the power to consent to the consequences of the vote

It is imperative that public school teachers who are government employees tell the kids how to vote and let them vote in Presidential elections before they leave school so that the parents can not talk to them and get them to change their mind about how to vote

vote to pay teachers more

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@Zergling_man

Brainwashing research involved prisoners of war who were forced to do and say things at gunpoint and generally the effect no longer works after the prisoner realizes they said what they said because they were held at gun point but they are no longer held at gun point so they do not need to behave that way anymore

But a cult can implant a fear of something imaginary like that Anarchy would lead to some sort of disaster

So now they obey at all times because they fear anarchy

Continuous Pyrolysis: A Technological Imperative for Waste-to-Value Operations


In an era defined by resource scarcity and environmental exigencies, continuous pyrolysis technology offers a resilient, high-throughput alternative to traditional waste conversion. Unlike batch systems, which demand routine halts for loading, unloading, and reactor cooldown, the continuous process sustains thermal decomposition without interruption. For large-scale applications, particularly involving waste plastic, rubber, or biomass, this represents a critical leap in operational efficiency.

Seamless Processing with Elevated Throughput


A continuous pyrolysis plant operates on the principle of steady-state thermolysis. Waste material is metered into a high-temperature reactor, where it undergoes endothermic cracking in an oxygen-deprived environment. By eliminating the downtime intrinsic to batch-type systems, these facilities can operate 24/7 with minimal human intervention. The result is a significant uplift in daily feedstock throughput — often exceeding 20–30 tonnes per day depending on configuration.

Feedstock variability no longer presents a bottleneck. Advanced feeding mechanisms, such as screw conveyors and hydraulic pushers, regulate flow consistency. Temperature is controlled in real time, often through zoned heating systems integrated with thermocouples and PLC logic. This automated precision mitigates risk while maximizing yield.

Enhanced Energy Integration


Thermal integration plays a central role in optimizing energy balance. Modern pyrolysis plant architecture typically recovers high-calorific-value syngas from the reactor, redirecting it to the burner system. This feedback loop minimizes the reliance on external fuels and enables a semi-autonomous thermal environment.

In advanced designs, excess heat is repurposed for preheating feedstock or for drying high-moisture materials such as sludge or biomass. This cascaded energy reuse not only lowers operational cost but also minimizes thermal emissions, aligning with global directives on sustainable manufacturing practices.

Modular Design for Scalability


Another strength of continuous pyrolysis lies in its modular engineering. A multi-reactor configuration enables incremental capacity expansion without major retrofitting. For operators managing multi-type waste streams — for example, plastic during the day and tire at night — the plant can accommodate flexible processing cycles with minor calibration.

Auxiliary systems such as oil-gas separators, condensers, and hydrosealing units are also modular. This design ethos streamlines maintenance and allows for parallel processing if needed. Future upgrades, including carbon capture modules or catalytic upgrading columns, can be seamlessly integrated.

Superior Safety Architecture


Safety is inherently more robust in continuous units. These systems typically feature explosion-relief valves, negative pressure zones, automatic flame arresters, and enclosed condensation loops. The avoidance of sudden reactor exposure — a routine hazard in batch operations — significantly reduces the likelihood of thermal runaway, gas leakage, or fire.

Moreover, exhaust gas is treated through multistage purification: cyclone separation, scrubbers, and activated carbon filtration. Compliance with environmental standards such as EU Industrial Emissions Directive or China’s GB31572 is achievable with ease.

Economic and Regulatory Alignment


Global pressure to eliminate landfill dependency and enforce extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes has fueled demand for high-efficiency pyrolysis systems. Continuous technology aligns with these mandates by offering a commercially viable pathway to transform non-recyclable waste into synthetic fuels and recoverable carbonaceous material.

A continuous pyrolysis plant facilitates predictable output, simplified logistics, and consistent product quality — traits necessary to attract downstream buyers of pyrolysis oil or char. Carbon offset potential, especially in co-processing biomass, further strengthens the plant’s value proposition within voluntary and compliance carbon markets.

A Future-Proof Waste Valorization Platform


Continuous pyrolysis is not merely an enhancement; it is an inflection point in the waste-to-energy paradigm. It bridges the gap between pilot-scale sustainability initiatives and large-scale industrial transformation. The ability to operate efficiently, adapt to feedstock flux, and integrate with circular economy principles marks it as the technology of the future — not just in theory, but in practical, bankable infrastructure.

As regulatory pressure intensifies and resource economics shift, the continuous pyrolysis plant offers an unmatched blueprint for scalable, safe, and sustainable waste management.

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Pierre Galand : Soutien à Francesca Albanese et Action juridique citoyenne contre l’Etat belge en raison de son inaction face aux crimes commis par Israël à Gaza
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AFS : 15 Juil Solidarité avec le peuple palestinien (motion 2025)
Un nouvel accord qui rend l’UE complice du génocide d’Israël à Gaza
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Thought we might go to the near-by safari park tomorrow.

They don't offer family tickets.

They don't offer under 18, 16 or even 14 tickets.

Cost of taking all the Waxes currently living at home?

£112

So no.

Despite the good work you do, you have priced yourself out of any equation.

Tomorrow we will instead walk along the river and give a fraction of that cost to a eatery for a treat lunch.