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Former #US general got drunk in Kyiv, suffered concussion, left classified maps on train

A former U.S. #Army #general tasked with overseeing U.S.-led military support for #Ukraine lost #classified #maps on a #train in #Europe and was concussed after an "overindulgence in #alcohol" during a dinner in Ukraine, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Inspector General.

https://kyivindependent.com/former-us-commander-in-charge-of-security-assistance-to-ukraine-left-classified-maps-on-train-overindulged-in-alcohol-watchdog-finds/

#drunk #alcoholism #responsibility

US & Israel’s attacks on Iran breached international law – so both nations’ militaries would be banned outright from an independent #Scotland, John Swinney has said

We have always been an outward-looking country, it’s part of who we are. That is what #Westminster parties misunderstand when they say Scotland has no right to speak out on international events

That defending #HumanRights & #InternationalLaw is, somehow, not Scotland's business

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25937109.us-banned-independent-scotland-illegal-iran-war-fm-says/

#Indy2 #DemocracyNOW

Can I Lick It?

At some point in human history, someone licked every element in #periodic table

Not the same person, obviously—that would require an impressive tolerance for radiation & poor decision-making

But collectively, across centuries of #scientific #inquiry, accidental exposure, & sheer #human stubbornness, tongues touched all 118 known elements

Some of those encounters went fine. Others ended careers, relationships & vital organ function.

https://fazzler.com/can-i-lick-it-a-periodic-table-for-the-curious-and-the-doomed/

#science #humour

🚨Fossil fuel pipeline giant Energy Transfer is suing #Greenpeace organisations for hundreds of millions of dollars for solidarity with the ongoing Indigenous-led resistance to the Dakota Access #Pipeline.

Can you sign the petition calling on #corporate #bullies like Energy Transfer to stop these attacks on free speech?

https://act.gp/4l1iA8X

#CorporateTerrorism

Say no to Palantir in the NHS - No to Palantir In 2023 the Govt handed £330m #NHS data contract to #Palantir – spy-tech firm with links to #WarCrimes in #Gaza, mass deportations in #US and a founder who thinks the NHS makes people sick This software is rolling out across #England. But Palantir can’t be trusted with our health. We’re fighting back and demanding that #OurNHS stops using Palantir’s #toxic tech. https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs/ #corruption #privacy #ToxicLabour #USAggression #USThreats

Scots told to wear face mask if you feel ill Scots advised to wear face #masks & stay away from #work, #school, #hospitals until they are better as flu cases across the country continue to rise Public #Health #Scotland has advised anyone with flu symptoms to stay away from public settings and to wear face masks in high-risk parts of hospitals. Some #NHS trusts have also asked anyone with flu symptoms to avoid visiting hospitals entirely. https://www.thenational.scot/news/25677864.scots-told-wear-face-mask-feel-ill-flu-surge/ #illness #PublicHealth #OurNHS

Duke of #Wellington in Glasgow has traffic cone replaced with statue of pigeon reading a newspaper The famous traffic cone which sits on top of the Duke of #Wellington statue in #Glasgow’s city centre was swapped for small statue of #pigeon reading the paper In front of Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art, it infamously has been adorned with a traffic cone for last 40 years On Monday, the Duke was sporting a brand new addition https://news.stv.tv/west-central/duke-of-wellington-in-glasgow-sees-traffic-cone-replaced-with-statue-of-a-pigeon-reading-a-newspaper #StreetArt #Scotland #humour #tradition #art