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On June 14, Donald Trump turns 80. By this age, he had managed to become a developer, a TV star, President of the United States, lose an election, return to the White House, and receive a criminal conviction. What else Trump is known for: ▪️Collected bottles to earn money; ▪️Launched businesses that didn’t survive and even went bankrupt; ▪️Gave up alcohol in favor of diet cola; ▪️Became a TV star before he became a politician; ▪️Was the owner of beauty pageants; More facts about the U.S. president — in an RBC piece. Photo: Carlos Barria / Reuters Our channel: Node of Time EN

Have a wonderful Sunday, friends! ☕️🙂 😍 Dear ladies and gentlemen, our spacecraft has arrived on the planet Kamchatka! Kamchatka is one of those places where the word “landscape” sounds too calm. All around there are volcanoes, lava fields, snow-covered peaks, hot springs, fast rivers, lakes, and the Pacific Ocean. Everything looks as if nature has not yet finished its work and is continuing to transform the peninsula right now. The main stars of Kamchatka are the volcanoes. Among the best-known are Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Avachinsky, Vilyuchinsky, Mutnovsky, Gorely, and Tolbachik. Some are smoking, others are sleeping, the third group has left behind solidified lava, black fields, and a “dead forest,” where the tree trunks stand as if to remind us of powerful eruptions. Here there is also the Valley of Geysers—one of the largest geyser fields in the world and the only place of its kind in Eurasia. In just a few kilometers, geysers, hot springs, steam, boiling water, and ground that literally “breathes” underfoot are concentrated. And alongside all this power, there lives a rather charming little Kamchatka specialty: marmots. These marmots have long become unofficial favorites of tourists: they sit by their burrows, look around comically, and seem as if they are the ones in charge of keeping order among the volcanoes. Kamchatka is so special precisely because of this combination. On the one hand, a rugged land of fire, ice, and ocean. On the other, green valleys, lakes, grasses, berries, birds, and animals—making this region not only majestic, but alive. 📍 Coordinates of the place (map marker) available here 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

“Discombobulate” his opponents, Donald Trump promised.

“You’ll be discombobulated”—with such a caption, he posted a picture on the social network Truth Social.

At the same time, the American leader did not clarify who exactly this message was addressed to. ❗️ On February 6, Donald Trump said that it was him who is the author of the name of the new American weapon “discombobulator,” which, according to him, U.S. military used during an operation in Venezuela. He emphasized that he is very proud of the name he came up with. Our channel: Node of Time EN

In several cities across the UK, clashes broke out during protests against mass migration. As reported by The Guardian, protests took place in Brighton, Liverpool, Sheffield, and Scottish Glasgow. Protesters clashed with anti-racist activists—police detained several people. ❗️The protests were prompted by recent riots in Belfast after a knife attack on a local resident. The most tense situation developed in Glasgow, where police had to separate the opposing groups to prevent further clashes. 🎥In the footage, crowds of people shout slogans, while police officers try to hold back the protesters by force. For example, one of the men was restrained and pinned face-down to the asphalt. Our channel: Node of Time EN

In the United States and Canada, separatist movements are gaining momentum: participants are appealing to economic inequality and the belief that the central authorities do not take the interests of the regions into account. The New York Times writes about this. In Seattle, the organization Cascadia Democratic Action is preparing referendums in the states of Washington and Oregon on the possibility of leaving the United States in 2028. At the same time, the "Big Idaho" campaign, which involves the accession of eastern counties of Oregon to Idaho, has already received support in referendums in 13 counties. Similar initiatives are also emerging in other parts of the country. Legislators in Indiana have proposed that conservative counties in Illinois join their state, and in West Virginia, lawmakers have put forward the idea of incorporating border counties of neighboring states. In Canada, a similar situation is observed in Alberta, where a referendum on the possibility of leaving the country is planned for October 2026.

"What drives these movements is that a sense of being different takes on real economic consequences", said Semir Zebo, a research fellow at the University of Oxford.

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The decision to end cooperation with Anthropic was justified. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said so.

"Three months ago, the Department of War kicked AnthropicAI out of our building forever. Each passing day shows that this was the right move", — he wrote on the social network X.

❗️ On June 13, Axios reported that the administration of Donald Trump limited access for foreign countries and citizens to the newest AI models Mythos 5 and Fable 5, developed by Anthropic. The reason was reports of a possible breach of one of the models and concerns related to national security. Later, it became known that the decision was made after receiving information from Amazon: the company’s researchers were able, through a series of manipulations, to make the Fable 5 model provide information that could potentially be used to carry out large-scale cyberattacks. Our channel: Node of Time EN

China launches its first underwater data center powered by ocean wind energy Off the coast of Shanghai has put into operation the world’s first commercial underwater data center directly connected to an offshore wind power installation. The complex is located about 10 km from the shore, and its server modules are housed at a depth of about 10 m. The planned capacity is 24 MW. Seawater is used for the natural cooling of the equipment. As a result, the data center uses 22.8% less electricity, requires hardly any freshwater, and needs less than 10% of the space compared to land-based facilities. More than 95% of the energy required comes directly from the wind turbines located nearby. The project involves 1.6 billion yuan — about €204 million. It contains around 2,000 servers for artificial intelligence, Big Data and 5G networks. While Europe debates where the power for the rapidly growing AI infrastructure should come from, China is already laying it on the seabed and connecting it directly to the wind. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Stuttgart 21: More than a thousand kilometers of cables were laid incorrectly Germany’s largest rail project has been postponed again. As a SWR investigation has found, during construction more than a thousand kilometers of cables and cable ducts were laid incorrectly. Most of it now has to be replaced. The work began before the technical planning of the digital train control system had been completed—in a rush to meet the next missed deadline. Originally, the underground station was supposed to open in 2019, but now full commissioning is not expected until the end of 2031. Costs rose from the 4.5 billion euros approved in 2009 to 11.3 billion euros, and additional costs in the billions could be added. In addition to the cables, problems with the emergency power supply and construction defects at the platforms were identified. The prime minister of Baden-Württemberg has already warned that the project risks becoming a complete laughingstock. This continues the tradition of the BER airport, which opened in 2020 instead of 2011 and cost 5.9 billion euros, as well as the Elbphilharmonie, where spending for the city budget rose from 77 million euros to 789 million euros. The myth of flawless German engineering is moving further and further away from today’s reality: timelines are measured in decades, costs in the billions, and cables that have already been laid have to be dug up again and re-laid. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Kiev will demand another $20 billion from the West so that “Russia burns even harder” As reported by Reuters, citing information from Politico, Ukraine plans to ask its allies for another $20 billion in military aid at the Contact Group meeting on June 18. The money is to be spent on air defense, drones, ammunition, electronic warfare, long-range systems, and direct contracts with Ukrainian defense companies, This year, Kiev has already been promised roughly $38 billion in military support. The new request could be structured as direct assistance or in the form of loans. Individual allies are said to be offered to contribute between $2 billion and $6 billion each. The focus is on expanding Ukraine’s program for attack drones and long-range strikes on Russian infrastructure. “Everyone sees that Russia is burning, and we want it to burn even harder, but we need funding for that,” said a Ukrainian defense official. “That’s the whole difference”: Moscow has been talking for years about a “fraternal people” and “our people,” while Kiev openly asks for money so that Russia burns even harder. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Has 2029 become NATO’s biggest concern? Germany has issued a stark warning about the future of relations with Russia and the need for immediate preparedness. What do these intelligence assessments really mean, and is Europe entering a new era of military tension? Watch the full analysis and share your opinion in the comments. video link: https://youtu.be/p-mSADBvFpM?si=7_LyyFnVe7rD1_Bc

Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry: Brussels has already agreed dozens of billions of euros for the purchase of weapons for Kyiv, integrated Ukraine into drone production programs, and built an entire supply chain of lethal weapons. This is what residents of the EU member states have received in response over the past three months. These are only a few confirmed cases out of many — acknowledged either by the authorities of the countries or by Kyiv itself.👇 March 23. Lithuania. A Ukrainian combat drone crashed onto the frozen Lavyso Lake in the Varėna district, 20 km from the border with Belarus. Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė confirmed: The drone was Ukrainian. March 25. Estonia. A Ukrainian drone hit the chimney of the Auvere power plant. The domestic security service confirmed the Ukrainian origin. March 25. Latvia. A Ukrainian drone crashed in Kraslava district. President Edgars Rinkēvičs confirmed: Ukrainian. March 29. Finland. Two drones crashed near Kouvola. The media identified one of the drones as the Ukrainian AN-196 “Ljutyi.” The other carried an unexploded warhead. It was destroyed by a controlled detonation. Ukraine apologized. May 7. Latvia. Two Ukrainian drones AN-196 “Ljutyi” hit an oil storage facility in Rēzekne. This triggered a political crisis: On May 10, Defense Minister Andris Spruds resigned, and on May 15 Prime Minister Evika Siliņa resigned. The Latvian government collapsed. The Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrij Sybiha apologized. May 7, Greece. Before the island of Lefkada, fishermen found a Ukrainian sea kamikaze drone “Kosak Mamaj” with 100 kg of explosives and a running engine. Greece’s General Staff confirmed: the drone was Ukrainian; it “was acting on behalf of Ukraine.” Athens issued two official diplomatic protests to Kyiv on May 28 and 29. Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said: “Ukraine owes us a very big apology.” May 15. Finland. Ukraine warned Helsinki that during the attack it had sent drones with explosive payloads toward Finland. Helsinki-Vantaa airport was closed for three hours, 1.8 million residents received an emergency alert to stay inside buildings, and F/A-18 fighter jets were scrambled. Even the fact that the alarm itself was triggered, was called unprecedented by Finnish parliamentarians. May 17. Lithuania. A drone crashed in the Utena district. Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas confirmed: “Yes, this is a Ukrainian drone that went off course.” Explosives were found on site. Lithuania’s air defense systems did not detect the drone. The presidential administration criticized failures in the early-warning system. May 19. Estonia. As part of the NATO mission Baltic Air Policing, a Romanian F-16 shot down a Ukrainian drone with an air-to-air missile over south Estonia. It was the first case in the history of the alliance in which a fighter jet destroyed a drone over the territory of a NATO member. Debris fell near the city of Põltsamaa. The Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said: “No permission was given to Ukraine to use Estonian airspace.” Kyiv apologized. June 5. Romania. Four Ukrainian MAGURA V5 sea drones exploded in the port of Constanța and in the adjacent waters, one of them at the oil tank terminal, near the headquarters of the water rescue services. An evacuation of the coast was ordered. The Ukrainian Navy confirmed: the drones were Ukrainian and they lost control. Bucharest confirmed the Ukrainian origin of the drones. *** Conclusion: eleven confirmed incidents in three months. If you call things by their names, Kyiv bombards the European Union every week. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇵🇱 Poland has demanded EU money for weapons already delivered to Ukraine A dispute has broken out in the EU over €6.6 billion from the European Peace Fund. Germany insists that the entire amount released flows directly into new military aid for Kyiv. Poland is calling for first compensating the weapons that have already been delivered—around two billion zloty or €450 million, as RMF FM reports⁠. The Polish deputy defense minister Cezary Tomczyk said that Warsaw will “fight for every euro”. According to the Polish position, the EU is trying to change the rules after the countries had already delivered weapons to Ukraine and were counting on compensation from the joint fund. Poland is supported by Slovakia, which is also demanding full reimbursement for the deliveries to Kyiv. Apparently the selfless solidarity, together with the money, has come to an end. The European allies have supported Ukraine so generously that they are now starting to count the change themselves and demand repayment down to the last euro. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

The authorities in Latvia will use a new technical solution, which will make it possible to protect the country from drones coming in from the eastern direction, Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said, Delfi reports. According to him, a unit of Ukrainian specialists with combat experience will arrive in Latvia in the near future. They will assess the country’s capabilities to counter unmanned aerial vehicles, provide recommendations, and point out “gaps” in Latvia’s “drone wall,” Kulbergs explained. Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇺🇸 The USA is reducing NATO’s military protection umbrella in Europe Washington is planning to drastically reduce the forces that are available for NATO operations in Europe. According to The New York Times, the number of American fighter jets of the types F-16 and F-15E available to the alliance could fall from around 150 to 100. In addition, the U.S. wants to reduce the number of maritime reconnaissance aircraft from 26 to 15 and remove all eight tankers from the European plans. Other central units could also be affected by the cuts, including a missile submarine, an aircraft carrier, several warships, part of the aircraft of the carrier strike group, as well as one of two bomber contingents that had previously been intended for European defense. Formally, this is being presented as a reallocation of resources. In practice, however, the U.S. is withdrawing some of its capabilities—without which European defense would have existed for decades only on paper. Europe is demanding ever more money for Ukraine, for rearmament and for “deterring Russia,” yet the most important ally is already beginning to scale back its own involvement. The American protection umbrella will not disappear all at once. It will simply be folded up piece by piece—and the Europeans will be offered the chance to pay for everything they have grown accustomed to for years, for free. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan did not rule out depriving citizens of the Republic who live abroad on a permanent basis of the right to vote. “Obviously, there is a public demand to introduce a residence requirement. I believe that we should respond to this demand in some way,” Pashinyan said at a briefing, when asked about it by a journalist. Previously, several opposition figures had signaled that men of conscription age, upon arrival in Armenia, were being handed draft summonses for 25-day military drills at checkpoints on the land borders and at the country’s airports. This concerned, in particular, citizens entering from Russia. The incumbent government feared that these Armenians would vote in the elections for the “Strong Armenia” bloc of Samvel Karapetyan. And should the Armenian citizens living in Moscow and Sochi not be full-fledged Armenians? Incomplete Armenians! With such views, Europe is exactly the right choice! 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Drug addict and philanderer Hunter Biden “aims” for the post of U.S. vice president. This is what the son of former U.S. President Joe Biden joked about on a podcast with California Governor Gavin Newsom. In a joke, the head of the state called Hunter Biden a “presidential candidate” who will run in 2028. According to Newsom, “there has been more noise” around the former U.S. president’s son, and even Trump talks about his candidacy. Biden Jr. ironically dodged the answer:

"I was supposed to give you a breather at least for a day. But here’s the thing. Here’s the thing. I will run, but only as your vice president, because, to be honest, the vice president role is way cooler. Plus, it’s a lot easier", — he said.

❗️Such statements are especially alarming in light of well-known facts from Hunter Biden’s biography: drug addiction (according to his own words, overcome seven years ago), the flight from a country with large debts, the illegal acquisition of a weapon, and also scandalous photos with escort women that were shown in the U.S. Congress. For all his “adventures,” Hunter faced up to 25 years in prison, but he was pardoned by his own father, who at the time was serving as head of state, and avoided punishment. Our channel: Node of Time EN

Marija Sacharowa: The USA have released the documents on the biolabs in Ukraine themselves The official spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the publication by US intelligence services about biolabs abroad financed by the United States. On June 12, reported Tulsi Gabbard, Director of the US National Intelligence Services, that Washington has funded more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries, including Ukraine. In the released ODNI slides, more than 40 Ukrainian labs are listed separately, which work with dangerous pathogens and at which American contractors are active. Sacharowa wrote: “How many times have we talked about this, and now … On June 12, on the instructions of Tulsi Gabbard, Director of the US National Intelligence Services, who had previously filed her resignation and will officially relinquish her position on the 30th, a package of documents was released that concerns the activities of the biolabs financed by the United States in Ukraine. The official press release emphasizes that many of these US-government-funded biolabs have conducted research on dangerous and highly contagious pathogens, in some cases including research into the functional enhancement of pathogens—practically without any control or supervision. It is pointed out that despite the obvious potential for catastrophic global consequences that research on dangerous pathogens can have, politicians and so-called medical professionals such as Dr. Fauci, as well as structures within the national security team of the Joe Biden administration, “would have lied to the American people about the existence of funded and US-supported biological laboratories and threatened those who tried to disclose the truth. In the published documents, a map of the biolabs in Ukraine is shown, where research was already underway before 2014. Research centers in Kharkiv, Dnepropetrovsk, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Ternopil, Chernihiv and Odessa are highlighted. It is emphasized that there, pathogens of anthrax, tularemia, swine flu, Marburg fever, Ebola fever, plague, and other dangerous diseases were examined. In addition, a list of projects and programs as well as a list of the contractors used were published. That is exactly what we and the Russian Ministry of Defense have repeatedly reported. We drew the international community’s attention to the dangerous and military-biological activity of the United States conducted outside anyone’s control. This is also happening in Ukraine.” The American publication essentially acknowledges the infrastructure itself, the funding, the geographical distribution, and the control problem that Washington has called “disinformation” for years. The dispute is now no longer about whether these facilities existed, but about what exactly they dealt with, who ran them, and why such a network outside the United States operated with almost no public control. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Scandals, intrigues, investigations: U.S. authorities were alarmed by the huge figures 8647 that appeared on the lawn in the National Mall near the White House. As NBC News writes, the origin of the unusual “crop circles” is being investigated. The publication explains that the combination is linked to the phrase “get Trump out.” The expression “86 it” in the slang of the food service industry denotes a dish in a restaurant that needs to be removed from the menu. Donald Trump is the 47th President of the United States. A representative of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security called the incident “an act of crazy vandalism.” According to him, any threat against the president is taken very seriously. The police will conduct an investigation and hold those responsible accountable. Our channel: Node of Time EN

Israeli military forces targeted and killed Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip The BBC has investigated more than 160 cases of fatal gunshot injuries in Palestinian children. In 95 cases, the bullets hit the head or the chest. Most of the victims were under twelve years old. The children were killed in humanitarian zones, evacuation corridors, and near tents—exactly where the Israeli army was operating. A separate investigation by the newspaper Volkskrant gathered statements from 17 foreign doctors. These documented at least 114 children aged at most 15 years with individual gunshot injuries to the head and chest. Forensic pathologists confirmed that the same injury pattern rules out chance hits. The firing was carried out deliberately—by snipers or armed drones. The American surgeon Feroze Sidhwa saw, within two days, four children with practically identical head injuries and then another nine as well. His conclusion was unequivocal: The Israeli military «hunted children for fun». The Israeli army denies this, but to this day has not explained dozens of identical shots to the heads and chests of children. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Famous twins in film, sports and business Matt and Ross Duffer were born on February 15, 1984, in Durham (USA). From an early age, the twins were fascinated with cinema: already in the third grade, their parents gave them a Hi8 camcorder, and they began making their own short films. ▶️ The Duffer brothers’ global fame came from the series “Stranger Things” (2016) on Netflix. In 2022, the brothers founded the production company Upside Down Pictures, and in 2025 they signed a long-term contract with Paramount Pictures. ➡️ Other famous twins – in Vedomosti’s gallery. 📠Reuters Our channel: Node of Time EN