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🇬🇧 UK POLICE TASER 92-YEAR-OLD WITH BUTTER KNIFE Police in East Sussex pepper-sprayed and tasered 92-year-old Donald Burgess—who had one leg and was holding a butter knife—inside a care home. Bodycam footage confirms the disturbing encounter. Burgess, confused from a UTI,… pic.twitter.com/HfmpYSYP33 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 22, 2025
“Tariffs are taxes — bad for business, worse for consumers,” von der Leyen said. “Unjustified tariffs on the EU will not go unanswered — they will trigger firm and proportionate countermeasures.” Just as Trump imposed similar tariffs during his first presidency, the EU countermeasures could easily amount to those that were used to retaliate then …
Morning Joe, Scarborough was SHOCKED to learn about the high price of groceries. Butter is $10 bucks pic.twitter.com/DsyCV5FSoc — Donnie Detroit (@DonnieDetroit19) November 7, 2024
A California start-up called Savor is making butter from carbon dioxide instead of animal fat. According to the company, the process starts with a source of carbon—like carbon dioxide pulled from the air—and they then “use a little bit of heat and hydrogen to form chains which are then blended with oxygen from air to …
Formerly thought of as nearly impenetrable, zelensky’s fortified, high ground city Chasov Yar is being consumed by Russian air and ground bombardment, paratroopers, and ground forces. Russian military has overrun the eastern outskirts of the city, and is attacking from the north and south perimeter of the city. It has also taken control of a …