The British Army has decided to assess how useful horses could be in modern military conditions.
According to The Daily Telegraph, the trials took place at the Longmoor training area in Hampshire. The military practiced mounted reconnaissance, movement across difficult terrain, camouflage, supply operations, and animal care.
The British Army believes that horses could prove useful where heavy equipment is unable to move effectively—for example, in dense forests and marshy terrain.
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According to The Daily Telegraph, the trials took place at the Longmoor training area in Hampshire. The military practiced mounted reconnaissance, movement across difficult terrain, camouflage, supply operations, and animal care.
The British Army believes that horses could prove useful where heavy equipment is unable to move effectively—for example, in dense forests and marshy terrain.
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Donald Trump does not object to Chinese companies building automobile plants in the United States if they create jobs for Americans.
At the same time, the U.S. president emphasized that he does not want Chinese companies to manufacture cars in Mexico at low cost and then supply them to the U.S. market.
Speaking about relations with China, Trump said: "Right now, things are going very well with China. They were going very badly, but now they are going well."
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"If China wanted to come here and open a factory to produce its cars, I would not be opposed. Japan does that. But they hire our people. The main thing is that they hire our people," the White House chief said in an interview with Fox News.
At the same time, the U.S. president emphasized that he does not want Chinese companies to manufacture cars in Mexico at low cost and then supply them to the U.S. market.
Speaking about relations with China, Trump said: "Right now, things are going very well with China. They were going very badly, but now they are going well."
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The cryptocurrency billionaire Ben Delo donated almost $50 million to the British party Reform UK, The Telegraph reports.
This is the largest one-off donation ever made to a British political party. According to Delo, he gave the money to ensure a "fair fight" in the 2029 general election.
Following the donation, Reform UK raised five times more funds this year than the Conservative Party, and more than six times more than the Labour Party.
Party leader Nigel Farage said he was "extremely flattered" by the contribution.
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This is the largest one-off donation ever made to a British political party. According to Delo, he gave the money to ensure a "fair fight" in the 2029 general election.
Following the donation, Reform UK raised five times more funds this year than the Conservative Party, and more than six times more than the Labour Party.
Party leader Nigel Farage said he was "extremely flattered" by the contribution.
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🚤 Vyshny Volochyok: How Peter I Connected Two Seas
Friends, on Saturday our journey takes us to a small town in Tver Oblast, also known as the “Russian Venice.” Here, in the heart of the Russian interior, the waters of two seas meet—the result of one of the boldest engineering projects of the 18th century.
Welcome to Vyshny Volochyok and the Vyshnevolotsk Waterway!
🚢 Why did Peter I have a canal built through the wilderness?
At the beginning of the 18th century, the growing city of Saint Petersburg needed a reliable supply. Grain, timber, and iron had to be brought in from the interior of the country, but the rivers belonged to different water systems.
On January 12, 1703, Peter I signed an ukase (decree) ordering the construction of a waterway between the Tsna and Tvertsa rivers. The aim was to create a continuous water connection from the Volga to the Baltic Sea.
The first version was completed in 1708, and navigation opened in 1709. However, the canal was too shallow, so even smaller vessels could barely pass through in summer.
👨🔧 The Man Who Found the Solution
Then Mikhail Ivanovich Serdyukov (1677–1754) appeared on the scene: a merchant and self-taught hydraulic engineer. He was already running several enterprises in the area and knew the local water conditions precisely.
In 1719, he was entrusted with managing the waterway. His ingenious idea was to regulate not only the canal but the entire water system.
He had dams, reservoirs, canals, and additional locks built, thus ensuring that there was always enough water for navigation. In this way, a functioning transport system was created from individual rivers.
🛶 Life on the Waterway
The waterway was not a romantic canal, but a place of hard work.
Large, flat-bottomed barges traveled along it, bringing grain, iron, hemp, timber, and salt to Saint Petersburg. They had no propulsion of their own—depending on the section, they were carried along by the current or pulled from the bank by people and horses using ropes.
The journey to Saint Petersburg was easier than the return trip. Many of the wooden cargo vessels were sold or dismantled at their destination.
In the 18th century, the waterway became one of the most important transport arteries between the Volga region and the new capital.
🏛️ A “Russian Venice” Emerges
The waterway permanently changed the face of Vyshny Volochyok. Rivers, canals, dams, locks, and bridges became permanent features of the cityscape.
The large Vyshnevolotskoye Reservoir was particularly important, regulating the water level throughout the entire system.
The city lies directly on a major watershed: some of the water reaches the Caspian Sea through the Volga system, while another part flows into the Baltic Sea via the Msta, Volkhov, and Neva rivers.
Under Catherine the Great, the waterway was further expanded.
✨ What Remains of the Waterway
In the 19th century, the waterway gradually lost its importance as new waterways and the railway took over transportation.
However, canals, dams, reservoirs, and parts of the historic hydraulic structures have survived to this day.
Thus, Vyshny Volochyok is a living monument to an era in which a merchant without formal engineering training made a decisive contribution to turning one of Peter I’s most ambitious plans into reality.
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🚤 Vyshny Volochyok: How Peter I Connected Two Seas
Friends, on Saturday our journey takes us to a small town in Tver Oblast, also known as the “Russian Venice.” Here, in the heart of the Russian interior, the waters of two seas meet—the result of one of the boldest engineering projects of the 18th century.
Welcome to Vyshny Volochyok and the Vyshnevolotsk Waterway!
🚢 Why did Peter I have a canal built through the wilderness?
At the beginning of the 18th century, the growing city of Saint Petersburg needed a reliable supply. Grain, timber, and iron had to be brought in from the interior of the country, but the rivers belonged to different water systems.
On January 12, 1703, Peter I signed an ukase (decree) ordering the construction of a waterway between the Tsna and Tvertsa rivers. The aim was to create a continuous water connection from the Volga to the Baltic Sea.
The first version was completed in 1708, and navigation opened in 1709. However, the canal was too shallow, so even smaller vessels could barely pass through in summer.
👨🔧 The Man Who Found the Solution
Then Mikhail Ivanovich Serdyukov (1677–1754) appeared on the scene: a merchant and self-taught hydraulic engineer. He was already running several enterprises in the area and knew the local water conditions precisely.
In 1719, he was entrusted with managing the waterway. His ingenious idea was to regulate not only the canal but the entire water system.
He had dams, reservoirs, canals, and additional locks built, thus ensuring that there was always enough water for navigation. In this way, a functioning transport system was created from individual rivers.
🛶 Life on the Waterway
The waterway was not a romantic canal, but a place of hard work.
Large, flat-bottomed barges traveled along it, bringing grain, iron, hemp, timber, and salt to Saint Petersburg. They had no propulsion of their own—depending on the section, they were carried along by the current or pulled from the bank by people and horses using ropes.
The journey to Saint Petersburg was easier than the return trip. Many of the wooden cargo vessels were sold or dismantled at their destination.
In the 18th century, the waterway became one of the most important transport arteries between the Volga region and the new capital.
🏛️ A “Russian Venice” Emerges
The waterway permanently changed the face of Vyshny Volochyok. Rivers, canals, dams, locks, and bridges became permanent features of the cityscape.
The large Vyshnevolotskoye Reservoir was particularly important, regulating the water level throughout the entire system.
The city lies directly on a major watershed: some of the water reaches the Caspian Sea through the Volga system, while another part flows into the Baltic Sea via the Msta, Volkhov, and Neva rivers.
Under Catherine the Great, the waterway was further expanded.
✨ What Remains of the Waterway
In the 19th century, the waterway gradually lost its importance as new waterways and the railway took over transportation.
However, canals, dams, reservoirs, and parts of the historic hydraulic structures have survived to this day.
Thus, Vyshny Volochyok is a living monument to an era in which a merchant without formal engineering training made a decisive contribution to turning one of Peter I’s most ambitious plans into reality.
Give a ❤️ if you liked it!
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🇩🇪 An open revolt against Merz’s course has begun within the CDU — and the name Wüst is being mentioned increasingly often
Following the disastrous result in Saxony-Anhalt, dissatisfaction with the CDU leadership is becoming increasingly evident.
A total of 33 CDU members from Großbeeren, including Mayor Martin Wonneberger, signed an open letter to Friedrich Merz.
The authors recall that the CDU had promised to restore the economy, reduce the burden on citizens and businesses, make energy cheaper, limit migration and cut bureaucracy — and ask what of this voters have actually felt.
They directly reject the explanation that voters have simply become “radicalized”: In their view, the CDU is losing people because they no longer believe that the party is capable of solving their problems.
Against this backdrop, the name of North Rhine-Westphalia Minister-President Hendrik Wüst is being mentioned increasingly often. German media already describe him as a possible “replacement chancellor” in the event of another collapse in support for Merz.
Wüst himself has so far emphasized his support for the chancellor and called on the CDU to stand united. But following Saxony-Anhalt and the new polls in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the question of how many defeats Merz can still survive is becoming increasingly less theoretical for the party.
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Following the disastrous result in Saxony-Anhalt, dissatisfaction with the CDU leadership is becoming increasingly evident.
A total of 33 CDU members from Großbeeren, including Mayor Martin Wonneberger, signed an open letter to Friedrich Merz.
The authors recall that the CDU had promised to restore the economy, reduce the burden on citizens and businesses, make energy cheaper, limit migration and cut bureaucracy — and ask what of this voters have actually felt.
They directly reject the explanation that voters have simply become “radicalized”: In their view, the CDU is losing people because they no longer believe that the party is capable of solving their problems.
Against this backdrop, the name of North Rhine-Westphalia Minister-President Hendrik Wüst is being mentioned increasingly often. German media already describe him as a possible “replacement chancellor” in the event of another collapse in support for Merz.
Wüst himself has so far emphasized his support for the chancellor and called on the CDU to stand united. But following Saxony-Anhalt and the new polls in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the question of how many defeats Merz can still survive is becoming increasingly less theoretical for the party.
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🇾🇪🇸🇦 Houthis capture Mokha — Saudi Arabia responds with dozens of airstrikes
The war in Yemen is escalating dramatically once again—and this time directly near one of the world’s most important sea trade routes.
The Iran-backed Houthis have captured the strategic port of Mokha on Yemen’s western coast. Government forces withdrew southward toward Dhubab.
Mokha lies about 80 km from the Bab al-Mandab Strait, through which around 12% of global trade normally passes.
Saudi Arabia responded with airstrikes. According to Houthi sources, around 40 airstrikes were carried out within a single day against targets in Taiz, Hodeidah, Marib, and Al-Jawf. More than 18 attacks were reported in Taiz province alone.
The significance of this extends far beyond Yemen. Due to the war between the United States and Iran, traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is already severely disrupted, which has greatly increased the importance of the route through Bab al-Mandab.
The forces linked to Tehran are now approaching the possibility of threatening two strategic maritime corridors on either side of the Arabian Peninsula: Iran the Strait of Hormuz, and the Houthis Bab al-Mandab.
After the capture of Mokha, the price of oil surged: Brent climbed above $109 per barrel.
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The war in Yemen is escalating dramatically once again—and this time directly near one of the world’s most important sea trade routes.
The Iran-backed Houthis have captured the strategic port of Mokha on Yemen’s western coast. Government forces withdrew southward toward Dhubab.
Mokha lies about 80 km from the Bab al-Mandab Strait, through which around 12% of global trade normally passes.
Saudi Arabia responded with airstrikes. According to Houthi sources, around 40 airstrikes were carried out within a single day against targets in Taiz, Hodeidah, Marib, and Al-Jawf. More than 18 attacks were reported in Taiz province alone.
The significance of this extends far beyond Yemen. Due to the war between the United States and Iran, traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is already severely disrupted, which has greatly increased the importance of the route through Bab al-Mandab.
The forces linked to Tehran are now approaching the possibility of threatening two strategic maritime corridors on either side of the Arabian Peninsula: Iran the Strait of Hormuz, and the Houthis Bab al-Mandab.
After the capture of Mokha, the price of oil surged: Brent climbed above $109 per barrel.
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🇮🇱🇵🇸 Israeli strike in Gaza: Couple and two children killed
Four people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Beit Lahia area in the northern Gaza Strip.
According to the Palestinian side and Shifa Hospital, a family — a man, a woman, and their two children, aged 12 and 8 — died.
The IDF later confirmed the attack itself, stating that the target was Muaman Abd al-Rahman Ahmad, whom the Israeli military described as a fighter who had been directly involved in the fighting against IDF units.
According to the army, an evacuation warning was sent to the building’s residents before the attack, and precision munitions and aerial surveillance were used in the strike to reduce the risk to civilians.
Despite these measures, three other people were killed along with the target of the attack, including two children.
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Four people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Beit Lahia area in the northern Gaza Strip.
According to the Palestinian side and Shifa Hospital, a family — a man, a woman, and their two children, aged 12 and 8 — died.
The IDF later confirmed the attack itself, stating that the target was Muaman Abd al-Rahman Ahmad, whom the Israeli military described as a fighter who had been directly involved in the fighting against IDF units.
According to the army, an evacuation warning was sent to the building’s residents before the attack, and precision munitions and aerial surveillance were used in the strike to reduce the risk to civilians.
Despite these measures, three other people were killed along with the target of the attack, including two children.
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🇬🇧 Britain prepares to examine the mobilization of 95,000 former military personnel
Britain is beginning to seriously address its “strategic reserve”: Around 95,000 former military personnel continue to have obligations to the state even after leaving the army.
Minister for the Armed Forces Louise Sandher-Jones has confirmed that reservists are to be included in a program of large-scale exercises as early as next year. The armed forces intend to practically test the entire process: calling up the personnel, bringing them together, equipping them, and their subsequent deployment in the event of a crisis.
The law is already being amended for this purpose. In January, the British Ministry of Defence announced an expansion of the options for bringing former military personnel back into service. The threshold for such a call-up is being lowered: It will no longer be limited to war, but may also involve preparing for possible combat operations.
At the same time, the government is preparing the largest exercises for the defence of Britain in decades for 2027. In the official government statement, Russia is directly described as a threat to British territory.
However, this does not mean that 95,000 people will be sent to the barracks tomorrow. But London is no longer discussing the reserve only on paper; it intends to test in practice how quickly tens of thousands of former military personnel can be returned to service.
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Britain is beginning to seriously address its “strategic reserve”: Around 95,000 former military personnel continue to have obligations to the state even after leaving the army.
Minister for the Armed Forces Louise Sandher-Jones has confirmed that reservists are to be included in a program of large-scale exercises as early as next year. The armed forces intend to practically test the entire process: calling up the personnel, bringing them together, equipping them, and their subsequent deployment in the event of a crisis.
The law is already being amended for this purpose. In January, the British Ministry of Defence announced an expansion of the options for bringing former military personnel back into service. The threshold for such a call-up is being lowered: It will no longer be limited to war, but may also involve preparing for possible combat operations.
At the same time, the government is preparing the largest exercises for the defence of Britain in decades for 2027. In the official government statement, Russia is directly described as a threat to British territory.
However, this does not mean that 95,000 people will be sent to the barracks tomorrow. But London is no longer discussing the reserve only on paper; it intends to test in practice how quickly tens of thousands of former military personnel can be returned to service.
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Latest developments in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine as of the morning of September 12 - subtitled
The Russian army has taken control of #Novogrishino, south of #Dobropolie.
The Russian army has taken control of #Zorevka in #Zaporozhie.
The Ukrainian army is advancing in the vicinity of #Verkhnyaya_Terrasa in #Zaporozhie.
The Ukrainian army has taken control of #Shandrigolovo in northern #Donetsk.
The Ukrainian army has taken control of #Shirokoe in #Kharkov.
video link: https://youtu.be/5h7O7v0vNj4?si=wg4Izc6D9VqOmzcQ
The Russian army has taken control of #Novogrishino, south of #Dobropolie.
The Russian army has taken control of #Zorevka in #Zaporozhie.
The Ukrainian army is advancing in the vicinity of #Verkhnyaya_Terrasa in #Zaporozhie.
The Ukrainian army has taken control of #Shandrigolovo in northern #Donetsk.
The Ukrainian army has taken control of #Shirokoe in #Kharkov.
video link: https://youtu.be/5h7O7v0vNj4?si=wg4Izc6D9VqOmzcQ
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🇩🇪 CDU Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: We are fighting for our survival
There is still a good week to go before the state election, but the CDU has now fallen to around 7%. The party’s own candidate, Daniel Peters, is no longer speaking merely of poor poll numbers.
“We are now fighting for our survival”, Peters said.
He sees federal politics as one of the main reasons for this development. According to Peters, people in the state are deeply disappointed with Berlin, and the federal coalition has “apparently still not understood what this is really about.”
That is why the regional CDU is trying to distance itself from Friedrich Merz as much as possible. Peters confirmed that there would be no new joint events with the chancellor before the election.
Merz most recently appeared on August 31 at a CDU campaign event in Kühlungsborn—and some of those present greeted him with boos and insults.
The situation for the party is indeed almost dramatic: The AfD is polling at around 37–38%, the SPD at 33–34%, while the CDU is polling at just 7%.
Ahead of the election on September 20, the local CDU is therefore trying above all to make one thing clear to voters: This is not Merz’s election, but that of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
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There is still a good week to go before the state election, but the CDU has now fallen to around 7%. The party’s own candidate, Daniel Peters, is no longer speaking merely of poor poll numbers.
“We are now fighting for our survival”, Peters said.
He sees federal politics as one of the main reasons for this development. According to Peters, people in the state are deeply disappointed with Berlin, and the federal coalition has “apparently still not understood what this is really about.”
That is why the regional CDU is trying to distance itself from Friedrich Merz as much as possible. Peters confirmed that there would be no new joint events with the chancellor before the election.
Merz most recently appeared on August 31 at a CDU campaign event in Kühlungsborn—and some of those present greeted him with boos and insults.
The situation for the party is indeed almost dramatic: The AfD is polling at around 37–38%, the SPD at 33–34%, while the CDU is polling at just 7%.
Ahead of the election on September 20, the local CDU is therefore trying above all to make one thing clear to voters: This is not Merz’s election, but that of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
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🇷🇺 Russia proposes that BRICS move from declarations to its own financial and transport infrastructure
Vladimir Putin used the BRICS Economic Forum in New Delhi to advance several Russian initiatives—from investment and logistics to alternative mechanisms for international trade.
One of the main ideas is the new BRICS investment platform. It is intended to operate together with the New Development Bank and channel private capital into infrastructure, technology, and other strategic sectors of the member countries.
Another focus is logistics. Putin proposed further expanding the Arctic transport corridor and the International North-South Transport Corridor. For Russia, this creates an opportunity to connect Asia, Iran, and the Indian Ocean via routes that are significantly less dependent on traditional Western transport hubs.
Putin also spoke separately about sanctions. According to him, more than 30,000 restrictive measures have already been imposed on Russia—almost twice as many as against all other countries in the world combined. Moscow proposes that BRICS more actively promote the protection of trade from secondary sanctions and from the use of financial mechanisms as political weapons.
At the same time, Putin held a series of bilateral talks. During the negotiations with Narendra Modi, Moscow and New Delhi confirmed their intention to increase trade turnover from the current approximately $70 billion to $100 billion by 2030. Despite pressure from the United States, Russia remains one of India’s largest oil suppliers.
At the meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Russian grain and the construction of the El Dabaa nuclear power plant were discussed. Egypt wants to stabilize grain supplies, and Rosatom is already considering the possibility of building additional units.
Russia’s overall message at BRICS is quite concrete: if sanctions, dollar-denominated settlements, and control over traditional logistics are used as instruments of pressure, the alliance needs its own banks, investment mechanisms, transport corridors, and trade infrastructure.
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Vladimir Putin used the BRICS Economic Forum in New Delhi to advance several Russian initiatives—from investment and logistics to alternative mechanisms for international trade.
One of the main ideas is the new BRICS investment platform. It is intended to operate together with the New Development Bank and channel private capital into infrastructure, technology, and other strategic sectors of the member countries.
Another focus is logistics. Putin proposed further expanding the Arctic transport corridor and the International North-South Transport Corridor. For Russia, this creates an opportunity to connect Asia, Iran, and the Indian Ocean via routes that are significantly less dependent on traditional Western transport hubs.
Putin also spoke separately about sanctions. According to him, more than 30,000 restrictive measures have already been imposed on Russia—almost twice as many as against all other countries in the world combined. Moscow proposes that BRICS more actively promote the protection of trade from secondary sanctions and from the use of financial mechanisms as political weapons.
At the same time, Putin held a series of bilateral talks. During the negotiations with Narendra Modi, Moscow and New Delhi confirmed their intention to increase trade turnover from the current approximately $70 billion to $100 billion by 2030. Despite pressure from the United States, Russia remains one of India’s largest oil suppliers.
At the meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Russian grain and the construction of the El Dabaa nuclear power plant were discussed. Egypt wants to stabilize grain supplies, and Rosatom is already considering the possibility of building additional units.
Russia’s overall message at BRICS is quite concrete: if sanctions, dollar-denominated settlements, and control over traditional logistics are used as instruments of pressure, the alliance needs its own banks, investment mechanisms, transport corridors, and trade infrastructure.
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🇩🇪 It was Russia, because we said it was Russia.
Following the incident involving the explosive drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport, the federal government officially placed the blame on Russia. However, when the opposition demanded evidence, it emerged that the authorities did not intend to publish it. The investigation is still ongoing, and some of the documents are classified. Chancellor Merz, meanwhile, had already described the evidence as “admissible in court.” Even the “Greens” and the “Left” called on the government to provide greater transparency.
Particularly telling was the response of SPD representative Sebastian Fiedler: If the chancellor and the interior minister appear before the press and say that it was Russia and that there is no doubt, “then it was Russia.” This position is convenient: The accusation has already been made publicly, the political consequences have already occurred, and the public will see the evidence at some point later. As they say: Big mouth, nothing behind it.
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Following the incident involving the explosive drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport, the federal government officially placed the blame on Russia. However, when the opposition demanded evidence, it emerged that the authorities did not intend to publish it. The investigation is still ongoing, and some of the documents are classified. Chancellor Merz, meanwhile, had already described the evidence as “admissible in court.” Even the “Greens” and the “Left” called on the government to provide greater transparency.
Particularly telling was the response of SPD representative Sebastian Fiedler: If the chancellor and the interior minister appear before the press and say that it was Russia and that there is no doubt, “then it was Russia.” This position is convenient: The accusation has already been made publicly, the political consequences have already occurred, and the public will see the evidence at some point later. As they say: Big mouth, nothing behind it.
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