Discussions from the community boards +6 Tom Gallagher Feels like printing tickets to a concert that might get cancelled, but I get it, gotta plan something.+12 Derek Foss Germany really needs to get a handle on these security scares at transit hubs, this keeps happening too often lately.+6 Priya Raman Curious if Fall can actually stick this time or if it's just training camp hype again like with other teams.IJR Mexico Remains Silent as Cartels Extort, Kill Innocent Businessmen in Border State Cartel Chronicles · 3 min · 4h Vietnam, Myanmar pledge deeper defense ties, bar hostile use of territory x/min-aung-hlaing — 1d Vietnam and Myanmar agreed to deepen defense and security cooperation, including officer training, disaster response, information sharing, and joint efforts against transnational crime, while pledging not to allow either side’s territory to be used against the other. They will expand collaboration through ASEAN and Mekong frameworks and broaden economic ties in areas like agriculture, telecommunications, energy, and infrastructure, as Vietnam pursues a broader strategic partnership agenda with Russia and France and related space initiatives. +4 Nicole Hardy Curious if this economic side, ag and telecom deals, actually moves faster than the defense talk usually does.
+4 Chris Dalton Monaco leaving him out of the squad says everything about how messy this whole transfer saga has become behind the scenes.Workforce Pell grants expand job training aid, but costs still burden students x/puerto-rico — 6d The federal Workforce Pell program is expanding to cover short-term, workforce‑focused certificates at community colleges, widening eligibility beyond traditional 15‑week, 600‑hour programs and enabling funding for trainings like EMT, medical assisting, welding, and other in‑demand roles. States and territories, including Puerto Rico, are implementing the framework, with initial programs approved and many more awaiting federal authorization, signaling a gradual rollout across the country. +2 On X · @btschartsxdaily BTS Fans Celebrate Surprise Performance of "Home" at Los Angeles Arirang World Tour Concert BTS fans react with strong excitement, nostalgia, and emotional praise to a surprise live performance of the older track "Home" (and "Pied Piper") during the Arirang World Tour stop in Los Angeles. Reactions are almost entirely positive within the fandom with no meaningful opposition. 949 likes · 25m +6 Nicole Hardy Background checks exist for a reason. Skipping them to hit a recruitment quota is how you end up with bad actors wearing a badge.+2 Derek Foss Funding got cut before after shootings raised questions, now suddenly there's money for this. Better late than never I guess, but the timing says a lot.UN report finds foreign mercenaries, drones fueling Sudan's civil war x/the-united-arab-emirates — 2d A United Nations-backed investigation found that transnational networks have recruited and supplied the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF with weapons, drones, training, and personnel, dramatically expanding the fighting’s reach and civilian harm. The report, citing up to 2,000 Colombian contractors among others, calls for accountability, strict enforcement of arms embargoes, and urgent action to stop illicit support that funds and prolongs the conflict. +9 Marcus Bell Colombian contractors flying drones in Sudan's war shows how far these mercenary networks reach now, way beyond old-school arms deals.Daily Caller News Foundation Cheap Chinese ‘Surveillance Machines’ Cannot Flood US Car Market At All Costs When China was granted most favored nation status in 1997 and allowed into the World Trade Organization in 2001, the American people were promised such moves would lead to China becoming more democratic and peaceful, provide protections against theft of intellectual property, result in America manufacturing and exporting more goods to China, and there would be no loss of domestic manufacturing. Of 9h · 4 reads +4 Maya Lindstrom Denmark reinforcing Greenland makes sense given how loudly Trump keeps talking about taking it. Better to show presence now than argue sovereignty later.+9 Marcus Bell Curious what tax incentives the state kicked in for this. $242 million is a big number but so is the public cost usually.IJR Cheap Chinese ‘Surveillance Machines’ Cannot Flood US Car Market At All Costs Alexander Gray · 5 min · 9h +2 Sam Okafor Hard call for parents. Missing school hurts kids long term too, but I get why they're scared given the death toll.+8 Jared Kim billion is a huge bet on a market that doesn't even have 30 million people yet, Adobe must see this as a launchpad for the wider region.+4 Derek Foss Network automation and AI orchestration sound great on paper, but I'll believe the "intelligent network hub" claim when we see actual deployed products from this center.On X · @taeguide Fan Praise for BTS V's Pied Piper Dance Clip A circulating fan clip of Kim Taehyung (V) dancing to BTS’s “Pied Piper” during tour activity is receiving strong positive appreciation from ARMY fans for his stage presence, moves, and charisma, with near-unanimous praise and no meaningful opposition or debate. 974 likes · 26m