A loaded oil tanker docked in a port in western Cuba despite the ongoing blockade from the United States, according to a new report.

Spanish news agency EFE detailed that the Nicos I.V. entered the bay of Matanzas on Monday. The vessel’s identification code is IMO 9103843, its flag being from St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It appears to be partially loaded.

The outlet could not confirm whether the ship came from a port outside Cuba, but should that be the case it would be the first such vessel docking there since the Ocean Mariner arrived from Mexico with about 85,000 barrels of oil.

Ship-tracking platforms did not spot the Nicos I.V. in a Cuban port over the past week, but EFE noted it could be operating in the country’s waters without disclosing its location.

Empathy is not often learned by being oppressed in any way. It only comes from seeing others as equals, worthy of kindness and respect.

So-called common sense is culturally-based, ie: what makes defensive sense to people living in close proximity to tigers is different than those who seem to adore inviting leopards-who-eat-faces into their own homes.

Far too often people make the mistake in thinking their common sense is the only right way to think.

He’s not biting it near hard enough.

… but no mention of the shop’s sterile procedures

Because if the cause was lack of sterile procedures the problems would develop immediately – like food poisoning does.

The article states one person had a tatoo 30+ years ago and just started being affected by it now.

They would probably die. Orcas live in family units and don’t take kindly to strangers.

This is the shit humanity has created, and the animals pay for with their lives.

It’s all just a house of cards that’s on the edge of collapse.

Cool. How many hours must he have had to work to keep his insurance? How much medical debt had he accumulated before 2025? And if he was working ‘regularly’ why was he still selling his memorabilia?

Every actor has to be in good standing with SAG-AFRA in order to qualify for health insurance, and if the actor hasn’t worked in a while they are not considered in good standing so lose the insurance.

It’s best if you research these things before commenting.

https://www.sagaftraplans.org/health/eligibility

The exchange soon fell apart.

“I am not asking trick questions here,” an exasperated Balint said. “The American people have a right to know the answers to this. These are senior officials in the Trump administration.”

“This is not a game, secretary,” Balint said.

“I am attorney general,” Bondi corrected the congresswoman.

“My apologies, I couldn’t tell,” Balint shot back.

ahahahahahahaha!!!

Glyphosate has been assessed 3 times in the EU. The first assessment resulted in initial approval of glyphosate in the EU in July 2002. The second assessment, which was carried out between 2012 and 2017 , led to the first renewal of approval.

The most recent assessment was carried out between 2019 and 2023 by Member State Competent Authorities, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), and showed that there is currently no scientific or legal justification for a ban. This led to the renewal of approval of glyphosate in 2023.

Under the conditions of approval and by following good agricultural practices, glyphosate is considered not to pose any harmful effects on human health or unacceptable effects on the environment.

https://food.ec.europa.eu/plants/pesticides/approval-active-substances-safeners-and-synergists/renewal-approval/glyphosate_en

Continually whinging about a source instead of accepting the story has been reported in multiple sources makes me think you’re playing games.

Did you mean to say raccoon?

I’m Canadian, not American.

I agree we’d feel some hurt. But we wouldn’t be starving to death.

For me it’s an easy choice.

Why kidnap JT? Carney is our PM now.

tRump wouldn’t be able to do a regime change here, and as far as sanctions go he’s already doing that.

The fuck we should be sitting around watching him do shitty things to a nation who has done sfa to him. Bullies need to be brought to their knees, not coddled like a small child.

We should be screaming from the rooftops about our gov’ts lack of action here. At the very least we should be sending a few Hercs down to Cuba laden with food, water and fuel … and not saying one fucking word about it to the orange scumbag.

If you’ve never seen a laser shoot an aircraft out of the sky, the experience can be unsettling. The weapon fits comfortably into the trunk of a car. It makes no noise and emits no light, not even the glowing red beam that’s so familiar from the movies. When a team of Ukrainian soldiers and engineers took me to see their prototype the other day, it seemed easy to use. Almost too easy.

The operator set up the laser cannon on the roof of his pickup truck in the middle of an empty field. It resembles a hobbyist’s telescope with some cameras affixed to the sides. For target practice, one of the engineers launched a small drone, and it flew a few hundred yards away from us, hovering in the gauzy winter sky. The laser swiveled as its cameras followed the target. The operator shouted, “Fire!” Within seconds, the drone began to burn as if struck by invisible lightning, then fell to the ground in a fiery arc.

The Ukrainian model, known as the Sunray, is not the world’s first laser weapon system. The U.S. Navy has one called Helios, which Lockheed Martin developed as part of a $150 million contract signed in 2018. Four years later, the first Helios laser was installed on a U.S. destroyer to defend against enemy drones. The creators of the Sunray, whose existence has not been previously reported, told me they built their laser in about two years for a few million dollars, and they expect to sell it for a few hundred thousand dollars.

O.O

Holy shit! Ukraine has been kicking ass and taking no prisoners with their wartime weapons’ development.

Full Metal Jacket making an appearance!!!