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Let us learn our lessons. Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realise that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events. Antiquated War Offices, weak, incompetent, or arrogant Commanders, untrustworthy allies, hostile neutrals, malignant Fortune, ugly surprises, awful miscalculations — all take their seats at the Council Board on the morrow of a declaration of war. Always remember, however sure you are that you could easily win, that there would not be a war if the other man did not think he also had a chance.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British statesman and author
My Early Life: A Roving Commission, ch. 18 “With Buller to the Cape” (1930)

More about this quote: wist.info/churchill-winston/11…

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Jan 18

The #Tooperang #bushfire near #MountCompass south of #Adelaide has ripped through more than 600 hectares.

The #CFS says the fire remains #uncontrolled, & is being battled by hundreds of #firefighters.

It says the full extent of property damage will become apparent throughout the day, but there are reports of at least one structure being impacted. #auspol #SApol #ClimateCrisis

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-19/tooperang-fire-rips-through-grass-and-scrub-near-mount-compass/106243392

Fire rips through grass and scrub at Tooperang near Mount Compass

Hundreds of firefighters have been battling a scrub fire burning near Mount Compass south of Adelaide, which remains uncontrolled.

ABC News

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素有「平成歌姬」之稱的安室奈美惠驚喜現身串流平台！8月24日，Spotify出現她的「藍勾」認證，2012年專輯《Uncontrolled》更同步回歸各大平台，引發粉絲熱烈討論與復出揣測。

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Daniel Suguwa Apr 29, 2025

@Marco_Langbroek's post on Bluesky:

"In about 2 weeks from now, an unusual #uncontrolled #reentry will happen: a 53-year-old landing capsule from a failed Soviet #Venera mission stuck in Earth orbit.
It will likely survive reentry.
More info, including reentry forecasts, in this blogpost:
https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2025/04/kosmos-842-descent-craft-reentry.html"

Also, Scott Manley does cover this in recent video: https://youtu.be/vGQgmnQ1FtA

EarthSky's article: https://earthsky.org/space/kosmos-482-soviet-spacecraft-to-fall-to-earth-may-2025/

Will watch Kosmos 482 closely, hopefully everyone's safe... 👀

Kosmos 482 Descent Craft reentry forecasts [PERIODICALLY UPDATED]

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John Vaccaro (johniac)Feb 2, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 2nd, 2025

https://bit.ly/stc020225

#AM #gastrointestinal #mucus #glycan #mucin #Alzheimer’s #amyloid #Talin #Tau #APP #photothermal #polyaniline #polydopamine #durability #thermogalvanic #Iron #scalability #stability #seismometers #uncontrolled #Chinese #SpaceX #damage

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Nonilex Oct 18, 2023

#DISINFORMATION

Late Tuesday, a #fake account on #X (#Twitter) purporting to be the #IDF tweeted in Arabic that the army was taking blame for the #hospital attack.

The tweet got >1M views — a massive number in a country w/ a population of ~9M.

It’s the latest example of the #uncontrolled #misinformation that has spread virally during the #war, complicating the public’s (in)ability to determine what’s real.

#ElonMusk #ContentModeration #safeguards #MediaLiteracy #Israel #Hamas #Gaza