Mercator vs. Equal Earth projection

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@r_mapporn

Psy-ops are good for you.

A "book" used to be a scroll...

THE most momentous development in the history of the book until the invention of printing was the replacement of the roll by the codex; this we may define as a collection of sheets of any material, folded double and fastened together at the back or spine, and usually protected by covers

https://aetherczar.substack.com/p/ii-1732-the-parchment-codex-revolution

BREAKING: 🇩🇪 Diesel in Germany has exploded to €2.80 a liter, about $12 a gallon

@Megatron_ron

What would you do in this situation?

https://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/542165017

🇺🇸👉🇺🇦🏴‍☠️ The United States should cease all forms of support for the Zelensky regime to avoid a global crisis, Tucker Carlson stated.

He also called Zelensky an illegitimate president who acts in the interests of other countries. It is difficult to imagine how Zelensky, who seeks to destroy the population and Orthodoxy, "will avoid his terrible fate," the American journalist noted in an interview with "Vesti."

Well, you don't say? https://publichealthpolicyjournal.com/mit-study-finds-artificial-intelligence-use-reprograms-the-brain-leading-to-cognitive-decline/

💢 NATO nations planning 'HOT-PHASE ESCALATION WITH RUSSIA' by 2029-2030 — Russian envoy Zhdanova

'They do not hide the fact that their modernization efforts are all aimed at a long-term MILITARY CONFRONTATION with Russia'

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A classic must be answered with a classic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ

Auditing the AI Giants

Another suggested explanation for Anthropic’s erratic behavior of late: Anthropic desires to file an S-1, as they would like to go public. Therefore they need an audit. And by “they”, I mean the VC’s who invested in them. So “they” can exit their position and pass the bag to firemen, nurses, teachers and policemen. How […]

https://voxday.net/2026/09/16/auditing-the-ai-giants/

Mexican cartels are increasingly using drones for surveillance and to drop drug packages, raising concerns among U.S. security officials about the technology being used along the southern border. (Reuters⁠)

Earlier this year, El Paso’s airspace was temporarily shut down after U.S. authorities said cartel-operated drones had entered U.S. airspace near the airport. The FAA reopened the airspace hours later after officials said the threat had been neutralized. (Al Jazeera⁠)

However, the circumstances remain disputed. Reporting from the Associated Press and other outlets indicated that the shutdown was connected to a Pentagon–FAA dispute over the use of an experimental anti-drone laser, while the Trump administration publicly attributed the closure to a cartel drone incursion.

U.S. officials have warned that cartel drones could be used for drug drops, surveillance and other criminal activity. Reuters reported that experts had not identified a confirmed cartel drone attack on U.S. soil at the time of the El Paso incident. (Reuters⁠)

The border threat is evolving — and drones are becoming part of the cartel arsenal.

The Cost of the Codex

A fascinating article on the massive amount of information that was lost as a result of the change from rolled scrolls to bound codices at Fields & Energy: The codex transformed books from narratives to be read from beginning to end into repositories to be consulted anywhere at will. For science, this shift was revolutionary: […]

https://voxday.net/2026/09/16/the-cost-of-the-codex/

‼️🇰🇵👉🇺🇸🏴‍☠️🇰🇷North Korea threatens the United States and South Korea with the use of nuclear weapons.

Pyongyang accused Washington and Seoul of intensifying military cooperation and increasing the American military presence in the region.

German hospitals are preparing for a potential war with Russia and a mass influx of wounded troops, according to Bloomberg.

The Bundeswehr is modeling a scenario in which a conflict between Russia and NATO could result in up to 1,000 wounded soldiers arriving in Germany daily. Five military hospitals would quickly become overwhelmed, forcing civilian clinics to take in the casualties.

In Ulm, military officials are considering reactivating a Cold War-era medical bunker capable of housing up to 2,000 people and operating autonomously for 90 days. Other hospitals are exploring the conversion of underground parking garages into shelters and conducting mass-casualty drills.

However, the system is not yet prepared for such a scenario. Only a few hundred German doctors have experience treating combat injuries, and hospitals need to bolster their infrastructure, medical supplies, and power systems.

🇪🇺 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 E.U. Talks of Making Canada first 'Associate Member as US. Ties Weaken

Details are scant, and the linkup is not a done deal, but the announcement was the boldest step yet in a joint quest by the European Union and Canada for tighter global partnerships. Both economies have been trying to build stronger alliances with a variety of countries as they find themselves caught between a competitive China and an at-times-hostile United States.

Mr. Carney gave a headline-grabbing speech at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, this year during which he argued that the world order that emerged from the Cold War was facing a “rupture, not a transition,” and that “middle powers must act together because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu.”

The move on Wednesday was a clear demonstration of that strategy.

Ms. von der Leyen did not lay out in detail what associate membership to the European Union might entail. But European diplomats and officials in recent days have made it clear that Canada and the European Union, which will meet for a summit at the end of October, are working toward closer cooperation on technology regulation, trade and the supply of critical minerals.

Since trade talks between Canada and the United States collapsed last month, the two countries have been locked in a trade war. President Trump has also repeatedly called for Canada to become the 51st state, prompting a wave of patriotism among Canadians.

By contrast, polls suggest that four out of five Canadians want Mr. Carney to bring their country closer to the European Union and that more than half would like Canada to join the bloc as a member.

Mr. Carney often calls Canada “the most European non-European country.” Already, Ottawa and Brussels have a free-trade agreement, though the deal has not been approved by 10 of the 27 E.U. member states. Nonetheless, about 90 percent of trade between the European Union and Canada is tariff-free. Total trade between the two was $150 billion last year, compared with the United States-Canada trade relationship, which was worth more than $800 billion.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/world/europe/eu-canada-associate-member.html

📎 The New York Times