HowRu68

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[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

And fear is now walking in the streets of Moscow, and within the Ruzz Gov. apparatus: the Boomerang effect.

Maybe, but unlikely, it might change the hearts of Psycho Putin & his cronies.

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

It is ackward, but yes, it's mostly financial institutions (insurance companies etc.) that have access to the data and proper riskmodels.

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

There are definitely many variables, and hypothermia is really an issue. I just wanted to be aware of the most critical situation. Cities with lower elevations near sea and or rivers are more suspectable to flooding due to climate change etc.

Recently, we had a flooding in Spain where the emergency signal came too late. Last year, there was one in South-Brasil where help couldn't be delivered easily, because the roads and airports were inundated.

Other examples according to Mistral AI, fyi:

Flood events where help arrived after 72 hours are often large-scale disasters that overwhelm initial response capabilities. Here are some notable examples:

  1. Hurricane Katrina (2005)

    • Location: Gulf Coast of the United States, particularly New Orleans, Louisiana.
    • Description: Hurricane Katrina caused catastrophic flooding due to levee failures. The response was delayed, and many residents were stranded for days without food, water, or medical supplies. The federal response, including FEMA, was widely criticized for its slowness and inefficiency.
    • Help Arrival: Significant federal aid and rescue operations ramped up several days after the hurricane made landfall, with many areas not receiving help until well after 72 hours.
  2. Hurricane Harvey (2017)

    • Location: Texas and Louisiana, United States.
    • Description: Hurricane Harvey brought unprecedented rainfall, leading to severe flooding in Houston and other areas. The flooding overwhelmed local emergency services, and many residents had to wait for days for rescue and relief.
    • Help Arrival: The National Guard, Coast Guard, and other federal agencies conducted large-scale rescue operations that continued for days after the storm. Many affected individuals were rescued after 72 hours, and recovery efforts extended for months.
  3. Pakistan Floods (2010)

    • Location: Pakistan.
    • Description: The 2010 Pakistan floods were caused by heavy monsoon rains and affected approximately one-fifth of the country's land area. The floods displaced millions of people and caused widespread destruction.
    • Help Arrival: International aid and relief efforts took several days to fully mobilize. Many affected areas were inaccessible due to flooded roads and infrastructure damage, delaying the arrival of help.
  4. Hurricane Maria (2017)

    • Location: Puerto Rico.
    • Description: Hurricane Maria caused catastrophic damage to Puerto Rico, including widespread flooding, power outages, and infrastructure destruction. The island's remote location and the scale of the disaster complicated response efforts.
    • Help Arrival: Significant federal aid and relief efforts were delayed, with many areas not receiving help until days after the hurricane. The slow response was criticized, and recovery efforts took months and even years.
  5. Midwest Floods (2019)

    • Location: Midwest United States, including Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri.
    • Description: The 2019 Midwest floods were caused by heavy rainfall and snowmelt, leading to widespread flooding along the Missouri River and its tributaries. The floods damaged homes, infrastructure, and agricultural land.
    • Help Arrival: The scale of the flooding overwhelmed local response capabilities, and federal aid, including the National Guard, was mobilized to assist with rescue and recovery efforts. Many affected areas had to wait for days for significant help to arrive.
  6. India Floods (2018)

    • Location: Kerala, India.
    • Description: The 2018 Kerala floods were caused by unusually high monsoon rainfall, leading to widespread flooding and landslides. The floods displaced over a million people and caused significant damage to infrastructure.
    • Help Arrival: The Indian government, along with international aid organizations, conducted large-scale rescue and relief operations. However, the scale of the disaster meant that many areas had to wait for days for help to arrive.

These examples highlight the challenges and complexities of responding to large-scale flood events, where the initial response is often overwhelmed, and significant help may arrive after the critical 72-hour window.

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

What else will be seen in a new light?

It's all context. There is a fine line between stupid and genius.

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Tnx people for all your suggestions and advice. It helped me isolate my perceived worst case emergency. This would be a flood, as in all other events I'll be dead, or it will be very doable. So if there's a flood, this would likely mean, no water, energy, electricity, communications and probably no help, for days minimum.

For clean water access, apparently a small portable (old school) waterfiltration system would be the best option, in combination with some bottled water.

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

Anyone tried water purifying tablets yet, and would you recommend them?

So, I did some research a little while ago, bottled (supermarket) water will stay good for a year, officially . Anything else ( like water filled jerrycan) goes bad after some days and needs a waterfilter and/or water purifying tablets.

 

The city of Lutsk, home to airfields used by the Ukrainian army, was the hardest hit, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It lies in western Ukraine near the border with Poland, a region that is a crucial hub for receiving foreign military aid.

The attack comes at a time of increased uncertainty over the supply of crucial American weapons and as U.S.-led peace efforts have stalled. Zelenskyy said that the Kremlin was “making a point” with it.

 

"Prosecutors said they are investigating allegations of illegal financing of longtime party leader Marine Le Pen’s 2022 presidential bid, and the party’s European Parliament and French parliamentary campaigns. The National Rally, which seeks to sharply curtail migration and restrict Muslims’ rights, is the biggest single party in France’s lower house of parliament.

Jordan Bardella, 29, who took over the presidency of the popular party in 2022, said that police seized “all files relating to the party’s recent regional, presidential, legislative, and European campaigns — in other words, all of its electoral activity"

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

The whole article is very entertaining.

Yup , "something funny" is going on, as Inspector Clouseau would say.

I was just checking about the clash and found this article and quote:

" According to a source within French intelligence quoted by CNN, at least one Rafale fighter jet was reportedly shot down by the Pakistani military during the clashes on the night of May 6. We reached out to the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, which said it did not want to comment on “rumours".

TLDR: the source here is again the French Intelligence, while officials didn't want to comment on rumours.

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Well, I get your gist. Funny how this action in this 2025 world seems more " sane", probably true.

Though we don't know yet what kind of diplomatic pressure was used ( eg. ask The Philippines about greyzone pressure).

I also find it noteworthy that this info was only to be disclosed without mentioning which intelligence service was the source, and the headlines read " French intelligence ".. But, I'm not expert.

 

Findings from a French intelligence service seen by The Associated Press say defense attaches in China’s foreign embassies led a charge to undermine Rafale sales, seeking to persuade countries that have already ordered the French-made fighter — notably Indonesia — not to buy more and to encourage other potential buyers to choose Chinese-made planes. The findings were shared with AP by a French military official on condition that the official and the intelligence service not be named.

Add: I don't think the ploy worked, as in 2025 Indonesia ordered more Rafales and subs from France.

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

What a Fucking Legend!!! People such as her should be our icons

Great pickup up and I fully agree.

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 68 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (11 children)

A very proactieve protestor and spunky woman of the cloth, who seems to have been arrested 27-28 times already. According to this profile publication she claims she "has militant dna, as a maternal ancestor was accused of sedition in the 18th century".

 

Pedro Sánchez’s efforts to reset Spain’s ruling socialist party after damaging corruption allegations that threatened to topple his coalition government have suffered a severe setback after a party official resigned over accusations of sexual harassment.

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Great! Just saw total signatures 832.969 atm.

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Lol shit, needed to re-read your comment 3 times before I saw my typo.. Changed and tnx !

 

American-style intensive livestock farms are spreading across Europe, with new data revealing more than 24,000 megafarms across the continent.

The countries with the largest number of intensive poultry farm units are France, UK, Germany, Italy and Poland in that order.

 

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A massive fire that destroyed a large shopping center in Warsaw last year was the result of arson ordered by Russian intelligence services, Polish officials said Sunday on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the blaze.

 

An investigation by one of Brazil's leading health research institutes has linked high intakes of ultra processed foods to greater rates of premature death.

For some countries like the US and United Kingdom, as many as 1 in 7 deaths could be attributed to ultraprocessed food consumption.

The study led by researchers from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, based in Rio de Janeiro, analyzed data from eight countries, including nationally representative dietary surveys and mortality data.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by HowRu68@lemmy.world to c/europe@feddit.org
 

tldr; Teheran uses criminal networks throughout Europe to silence Iranian dissidents.

" The Dutch intelligence service AIVD has accused Iran of being behind an attempted murder of an Iranian activist in Haarlem last summer.

Two of the suspects are known to police through criminal networks and are also wanted in connection with a failed murder attempt in Madrid in late 2023. That case involved former Spanish politician and vocal Iran critic Alejo Vidal-Quadras, the AIVD said.

 

Meta faces a $2.4bn (£1.8bn) lawsuit accusing the Facebook owner of inflaming violence in Ethiopia after the Kenyan high court said a legal case against the US tech group could go ahead.

The case brought by two Ethiopian nationals calls on Facebook to alter its algorithm to stop promoting hateful material and incitement to violence, as well as hiring more content moderators in Africa. It is also seeking a $2.4bn “restitution fund” for victims of hate and violence incited on Facebook.

 

In an international operation spanning 38 countries, German investigators said on Wednesday that they had dismantled "KidFlix", a major online platform for the distribution of child sex abuse images with 1.8 million users worldwide.

 

CHISINAU, April 2 (Reuters) - Moldova's prime minister said on Wednesday that Russian agents spent around 200 million euros ($217 million)- nearly 1% of the small pro-European country's GDP - on efforts to buy votes at its presidential election and EU referendum last year. The comments came on the same day Britain sanctioned Evrazia, a pro-Russian non-governmental organisation, saying it was responsible for attempting to rig the referendum in Moldova and destabilise its democracy.

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On March 31, the anniversary of Georgia’s 1991 independence referendum, thousands of demonstrators gathered on Rustaveli Avenue for a mass protest under the slogan “The People’s Spring is Coming.” President Salome Zurabishvili addressed the rally, declaring that the resistance must “take on a political format” in addition to the ongoing protests. She proposed the creation of a “Platform of Resistance” with the participation of the pro-European political spectrum to achieve two main goals of “the holding of new, fair elections” and “the release of all political prisoners.”

Note: This was covered by euronews too. civil.ge is a UN ngo afaik, should be ok

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