New investigation:

Dozens of federal judges attended week-long seminars at luxury retreats - receiving free rooms, free meals and free money for travel worth thousands - and failed to fully disclose as required.

The judges with disclosure issues included some big names.

Peaceful, this is not.
These are Chinese vessels attacking the vessel of another country. In plain daylight and for the world to see.

Media reports that an eye of a protester in Tbilisi was injured. He was probably shot a rubber bullet, Radio Tavisupleba says.

Here we stand and can't do no other 🇬🇪🇪🇺

Very solid point here.

Take a look at this view, this is Europe

Yen is down 50% vs USD since 2020. That's inconvenient for the US #MMT crowd, which is busy spinning a 'this is not a crisis' narrative. That's nonsense. The falling Yen is about Japan's high debt, which forces BoJ to cap yields. Weak Yen is all about #MMT being wrong on debt...

Serious question: I was having dinner with a very good monetary economist tenured at an excellent university a number of years back and the subject of Japan came up. He asked a question I still don't have a good answer for: given BoJ holds just under 55% of Japanese public debt,…

In the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region, 🇷🇺administration is preparing for mass nationalization of land plots. The owners of the plots have been given only a month and a half to confirm their ownership, which is possible only in person and with a 🇷🇺 passport. However, most of…

Tens of thousands of protesters remain in front of parliament

Tens of thousands of protesters against the foreign agent draft law are still in front of the Georgian Parliament. They are joined by protesters from other Georgian regions.

Live updates: oc-media.org/georgias-forei…

This is correct. Anger is very real. And the rent is now coming due. Current HPSCI investigation plowing forward full steam, and other committee hearings to follow (including an open hearing next week). Note-this oversight is on a bipartisan basis.

This image captured tonight at the protest by Aleksandre Keshelashvili (@Publika_ge) might just become my favorite rally photograph of all time. It features a protester proudly holding aloft a Georgian flag. This flag holds significant historical significance as it was used during Georgia’s…

Bravery, resilience, and truth. Georgians in London gathered at 10 Downing Street to voice their opposition to Russian law and show solidarity with the demonstrations in Tbilisi.

BBC on boat chased down by China in South China Sea “The BBC was onboard the Philippines coast guard vessel BRP Bagacay when it was accosted by Chinese vessels on Tuesday.” bbc.com/news/articles/…

Get this:
Climate change makes the weather worse, but climate change policies depend heavily on weather-dependent energy sources: solar, wind, and biofuel!

Climate change policies require a lot of copper. Now we know that copper production is affected by droughts!

Half of…

Strongly doubt any EU capital plays this anthem as often as Tbilisi does

At this point, people who have previously donated to Red Cross should look for alternatives.

“Under Xi, security has also increasingly taken precedence over growth. Self-reliance in manufacturing under extreme circumstances, even armed conflict, is an important part of this, academics in Beijing say. “China should be prepared for war,” says Liu Zhiqin, senior researcher…

My solidarity with the people of Georgia and their struggle for their European dream 🇱🇻 🇪🇺 🤝 🇬🇪

Former Unit 8200 officer: Iranian cyberattacks' mental effects more significant than their scale jpost.com/middle-east/ex…