TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@qoto.org

The main news for today is that the EU has agreed on a plan to supply Ukraine with ammunition, which could be delivered within the next few weeks. President Zelenskyy and Latvian President Egils Levits visited Lviv and paid tribute to the victims. The Spartan armored personnel carriers purchased by the Serhiy Prytula Foundation have already arrived in Ukraine, with a total of 101 units. The US has announced an additional $400 million package of weapons for Ukraine, including ammunition for hi-jinks, artillery, etc. The EU has also announced the provision of 5,700 solar panels to Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia continues to be a source of concern.

Chinese authorities are furious with Russia because information about their arms deals was made public. They had hoped to keep any support they provided to be kept confidential, according to The Economist, who cited their own sources. China realizes that the release of such information would damage their reputation as an impartial mediator and negatively affect their relationships with Europe and the United States.

Their reputation is already damaged.

The death toll from the attack on a house in Zaporizhzhia on the night of March 3 has increased to seven, according to the regional State Emergency Service. The wreckage is still being cleared away from the scene.

Walgreens just put itself on the wrong side of a political storm - Palmer Report https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/walgreens-just-put-itself-on-the-wrong-side-of-a-political-storm/49182/

In spite of all the doom and gloom, the 2024 Senate map actually looks pretty decent for the Democrats - Palmer Report

Just need to work for it.

https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/in-spite-of-all-the-doom-and-gloom-the-2024-senate-map-actually-looks-pretty-decent-for-the-democrats/48812/

There's something wrong with Lauren Boebert - Palmer Report

Nobody has ever accused Bobo of being smart.

https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/theres-something-wrong-with-lauren-boebert/49171/

President Biden corners Marjorie Taylor Greene - Palmer Report

She is definitely the mouth of the party, if not the brains.

https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/president-biden-corners-marjorie-taylor-greene/49175/

So much for Ron DeSantis fever - Palmer Report https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/so-much-for-ron-desantis-fever/49159/

CNN jumps the shark - Palmer Report

And Jake Tapper too.

https://www.palmerreport.com/community/cnn-jumps-the-shark/49157/

How the Democrats forced House Republicans into a bipartisan ethics probe of George Santos - Palmer Report https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/how-the-democrats-forced-house-republicans-into-a-bipartisan-ethics-probe-of-george-santos/49168/

Russia will not be restoring the damaged Nord Stream pipelines, which were destroyed by sabotage last fall.

The Kyiv Region Police reported that occupiers had been looting in the Chernobyl zone. According to the head of the Kyiv Region Police, Nebytov, the invaders had stolen from state institutions and businesses in the area, including items contaminated with radiation. Nebytov also mentioned that even deer antlers, icons, and a motorcycle had been taken.

They are goon be in for some real fun. Who remembers in the first weeks of the war when Russian soldiers were digging trenches at Chernobyl? A couple of weeks later the survivors went to a radiation hospital.

'Russia must be held responsible for all offenses committed on Ukrainian territory, - Dutch Foreign Minister.'

According to a survey, 20% of Kyiv residents have lost their jobs due to the war, while 7% have been able to find new employment. Additionally, 40% of the unemployed are expecting to find a job in the near future in Kyiv.

Every day, brave Ukrainian heroes are sacrificing their lives to resist Russian aggression. Therefore, the world has a moral obligation to our soldiers, to each and every one of them who is currently in battle and defending freedom. This responsibility is to bring justice and hold the terrorist state and its leaders accountable. This will be accomplished. I am grateful to all of Ukraine's partners - every leader, every politician, every public figure in the countries that are helping - for understanding the cost that the Ukrainian people are paying for their liberty and the freedom of all Europeans. Praise to all those who are now fighting for Ukraine! Thank you to each and every one of you who is bringing the victory of our people and the historic judgments against the planners and perpetrators of Russian aggression closer! May those who have given their lives for Ukraine and for the salvation of our people be remembered and honored forever! Glory to Ukraine!

An activist named Hanul released a video of a woman apologizing after she had been boorishly outraged that the hotel staff were speaking Ukrainian among themselves. She had said that the Ukrainian language was not fashionable and that the girls had changed their shoes, which she deemed a shame. She also added that there had been rubles on their land all her life, not realizing that hryvnias and rubles are the same thing. In her apology, she spoke in the Ukrainian language which she had previously deemed unfashionable.

A new system for alerting citizens was tested in Kyiv, which has several advantages such as individual alerts for each loudspeaker, notification of the specific nature of the threat, immediate processing and delivery of messages, guaranteed delivery of the sound signal to all corners of the city, fully autonomous operation with redundancy, and a multi-level diagnostic and monitoring system for early identification and occurrence of abnormal situations and preventive maintenance. To ensure that the sound signal is optimally communicated to residents, the actual noise level along the main roads of the city was measured and a noise map was made. In order for a person to hear the sound, the message must be above 65 dB or 15 dB above the noise level around them.

CNN has reported that the United States will be providing a new military aid package to Ukraine, worth approximately $400 million. This package will include ammunition for HIMARS and various artillery systems, such as 155-mm and 105-mm, as well as armored bridge builders, a system used to construct bridges over trenches and narrow waterways, for the first time.

The State Regulatory Service has mandated that owners of communication networks must store data for three years. The draft law, which was adopted in its third and final reading, also requires that this data must be provided to law enforcement agencies upon request. This data includes voice information, text messages, images, sounds, and videos, and can be requested for investigative purposes or to ensure Russia's security. This law will take effect on September 1, 2023.

'Crisis situation': Arizona's top prosecutor vows crackdown on threats to election officials - Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism https://www.rawstory.com/kris-mayes/