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France women’s day march called out the US Israel war of aggression in Iran:

“Donald Trump, get lost, Iran doesn’t belong to you.”

* NORWAY POLICE: SEARCHING FOR ONE SUSPECT AFTER SUNDAY'S EXPLOSION AT U.S. EMBASSY

* NORWAY POLICE: BLAST WAS CAUSED BY AN IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE

@reuters.com

Well at least some good news, Max Verstappen will be part of this years 24h race at the Nürburgring - May 14th - 17th.

You better start saving some fuel now already, it might get a little tight in the end.

❗️👀 European natural gas prices jumped as the war in the Middle East continues to disrupt shipments of seaborne supplies, - Bloomberg

Benchmark futures jumped as much as 30%, currently near €64 a megawatt-hour.

I would imagine that rates in this location are fairly high so this might lead some shops to try something somewhat outside the box. Youtube is full with guides on how to re-use batteries on diposable devices for example. So if you'd find a soldering iron in there you prolly have your answer.

Yes ones they are on fire yes absolutely but sitting on you shop wall in semi discharged state they don't just go off on their own.
Qualitiy control is fairly tight in a highly competative market.

They turn off after charging is complete and unless you meddle with batteries that are not meant for the device or build phps s.t. else in there then you will be fine.

All stories I have ever heard of explosion in pants came from muggles following a youtube video on how to 'improve performance'.

I have heard alot of horror stories about vapes over the years but they are just fine if not meddled with.

Contraire to popular believe they don't just spontaneously combust.

As I sell myself vape products besides computer hardware in my shop and I have been to Glasgow and know the area as well, I have my doubts too.

A good firm slap in the face is trending today...

PUTIN: FOR MY PART, I WOULD LIKE TO CONFIRM OUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR TEHRAN AND SOLIDARITY WITH OUR IRANIAN FRIENDS

Raid on Cuxhaven - Christmas day 1914

By Es Hodgson (arr. 1920)

⚠️🇺🇸🇸🇦 US evacuates some diplomats from Saudi Arabia - NYT

The decision to force them to leave was made against the backdrop of the aggravation of the situation in the Middle East.

Washington has effectively admitted that it cannot guarantee complete security for its diplomats in the country.

NYT: The video “shows a Tomahawk cruise missile striking a naval base beside the school in the town of Minab on Feb. 28. The U.S. military is the only force involved in the conflict that uses Tomahawk missiles.”

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/w...

Must be the weather.

A woman dressed in black

Qatar Minster of education Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater to the US: “…we just need you to leave us alone. To stop igniting wars so that weapons’ companies can make more money. We need you to Stop Bombing Schools, to stop trafficking and raping little kids.”

❗️Czech volunteers from the initiative Dárek pro Putina ("Gift for Putin") have delivered 72 evacuation vehicles to Ukraine.

This equipment is the first batch as part of a large-scale joint fundraiser by the Czech and Slovak peoples, the organization reported.

🇶🇦 The Ministry of Interior of Qatar reported the arrest of 313 people of various nationalities.

They were detained for filming unauthorized videos, distributing and publishing disinformation and rumors that incite public anxiety.

The problem with that theory is that the generation that comes after always wants to out-do the previous one.

The big blue wave, I fear, will crash harmlessly against some war powers, they are all in to deep, perhaps with Iran as blueprint.

Wait for it, now Trump and his dream team are going to twist Ukraine's arms to make it stop destroying Russian oil production and exports and also relieve sanctions to try and undo this global disaster.

von der Leyen: “We will always defend and uphold the rules-based system that we helped to build with our allies, but we can no longer rely on it as the only way to defend our interests.”

The EU's Ursula von der Leyen: “Europe can no longer be a custodian for the old-world order.”

Er kommt halt nicht über das image einer Stahlbürste hinaus, ja sie ist nützlich aber es gibt halt schon besseres.

❗️❗️A Russian-made navigation system, first seen on drones intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses in December, was found in a drone that recently attacked a British air base in Cyprus, — The Times.

ISRAELI CHANNEL 12: ESTIMATES THAT THE BATTLE WITH IRAN MAY LAST AT LEAST FIVE ADDITIONAL WEEKS

🇹🇷🇨🇾✈️ Türkiye deploys 6 x F-16s and air defense systems to Northern Cyprus.

Turkish MoD added that additional measures may be taken if needed depending on how the situation evolves.

> @bloomberg.com