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| + | ==Sell unused space in luggage== |
| | + | '''Airmule''' - focuses on the shipping for its approach, allowing travelers to post open space in their luggage allocations and shippers to pay for each pound. |
| | + | * https://www.airmule.com/routes/ |
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| + | '''Grabr''' - focuses on creating a pathway for consumers to get a specific item such as a drone or a pair of shoes delivered to them directly by hand, putting the onus on the traveler to locate the product and pitch a competitive price. |
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| + | '''Alternatives to Airmule''': https://www.producthunt.com/alternatives/airmule |
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| | + | ===Forbes Article=== |
| | + | https://www.forbes.com/sites/grantmartin/2016/04/21/new-apps-allow-passengers-to-sell-unused-checked-luggage-space-grabr-airmule/#2e31bd9f468e |
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| − | In an open display of McCarthyism, Ukraine has pushed out a list of "Speakers who promote narratives consonant with Russian propaganda". This list goes to the SBU to carry out [https://thegrayzone.com/2022/04/17/traitor-zelensky-assassination-kidnapping-arrest-political-opposition/ extrajudicial killings] in the areas controlled by Ukraine. It should also be noted that [https://www.rebelnews.com/ukrainian_president_volodymyr_zelensky_bans_11_opposition_parties Zelensky has banned 11 parties,] suspended [https://theweek.com/russo-ukrainian-war/1011528/zelensky-nationalizes-tv-news-and-restricts-opposition-parties opposition media], and [https://mronline.org/2022/07/22/how-corrupt-is-ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelensky/ shown to be corrupt] in a number of ways.
| + | A new crop of mobile apps wants to monetize unused airline luggage space by paying travelers to carry items for third parties. |
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| − | So it's to call out their critics as "Russian propagandists" while asking for their extrajudicial murder. Ukraine has a [https://www.nationandstate.com/2022/06/09/award-winning-canadian-journalist-eva-bartlett-on-ukraine-kill-list-as-canadian-government-does-nothing/ Kill List] along with [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4-1qhGvbu4 Germany doing the same for their journalists]
| + | The new technologies come from Airmule and Grabr, two similar mobile apps that allow travelers to match their upcoming itineraries to customers who want an inexpensive tool for shipping. Each app takes a security-first approach to the transactions. Shippers and travelers must be verified and a rating system much like Yelp YELP is used to rank the integrity of each party. |
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| − | So with that context out of the way, let's get into the [https://archive.ph/MmDHJ Ukraine List]:
| + | Where the two new apps differ is in their approach towards goods shipped. Grabr focuses on creating a pathway for consumers to get a specific item such as a drone or a pair of shoes delivered to them directly by hand, putting the onus on the traveler to locate the product and pitch a competitive price. Airmule focuses on the shipping for its approach, allowing travelers to post open space in their luggage allocations and shippers to pay for each pound. One traveling from New York to London with a 50 lb allocation over three checked bags, for example, could post 150 lbs of shipping available at $4 per lb, generating a potential income of $600. In both cases, traveler and shipper need to coordinate the property exchange. |
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| − | * Graham Fuller (US) - former U.S. diplomat, CIA official, and Islamic scholar - [https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2021/12/13/graham-fuller-end-u-s-addiction-to-never-ending-war/ End U.S. Addiction to Never Ending War] - Schiller Institute
| + | In principle, the services are a unique way to capitalize on unused luggage space while providing boutique delivery service and a pathway for budget travelers to make a bit of side income. But the programs are neither without complexity nor risk. |
| − | * Helga Zeppe-LaRouche (Germany) - [https://schillerinstitute.com/helga-zepp-larouche/ Founder of Schiller Institute] and German Political Activist
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| + | On a recent leisure trip that I took from San Francisco to Rio De Janeiro, I posted 210 lbs of available space on Airmule. Though a shipper quickly reached out to me for courier service, her package was a one pound envelope and she needed to overnight it to me in the Bay Area. Once in Rio, I needed to find a post office and send the envelope to São Paulo. On a weekend. For the $4 shipping fee plus a few extra dollars for my time. |
| − | Mr. Nielsen has degrees in the history of ideas and communication. He is a former Moscow correspondent for the major Danish daily Politiken in the late 1990s. He is the author of several books about Russia and the Ukraine, and a leader of the Russian-Danish Dialogue organization. In addition, he is an associate professor of communication and cultural differences at the Niels Brock Business College in Denmark.
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| − | [https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/01/03/interview-russia-expert-jens-jorgen-nielsen-how-to-avoid-war-between-the-u-s-nato-and-russia/ How to Avoid War] - Schiller Institute
| + | There's also the matter of airline security. While both programs thoroughly vet their respective parties, many potential travelers are uncomfortable shipping items that they aren't completely familiar with. Grabr counters this by pointing out that consumers or shippers only need ask for particular goods while the onus is on the traveler to purchase the items and package them. Airmule says it provides an extra layer of security by requiring senders to upload photos of their items and providing a thorough paper trail of the transaction. |
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| − | * Col. Richard Black (US) - US Colonel and former Virginia State Senator - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7VXOnhS2I0 Ukraine has lost the war] class="md-expando-button md-expando-closed" data-type="youtube" data-video-url="K7VXOnhS2I0?rel=0" data-expando-exists="false" style="color: rgb(130, 130, 130); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(228, 228, 228); background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242); padding: 2px; border-radius: 2px; font-size: 9px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: break-all;" - [https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/06/03/video-nato-responds-to-senator-richard-black-and-helga-zepp-larouche/ NATO Responds] - Schiller Institute
| + | The airline and customs side of security is a bit more murky. Neither spokesmen from United nor American would comment for this story while a Transportation Security Agency spokesman could only confirm that the agency is reviewing the applications. |
| − | * Ray McGovern (US)- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dt9D_D_U4U US and European Military & Security Experts Warn: The Insanity of Politicians Threatens Nuclear War] class="md-expando-button md-expando-closed" data-type="youtube" data-video-url="8Dt9D_D_U4U?rel=0" data-expando-exists="false" style="color: rgb(130, 130, 130); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(228, 228, 228); background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242); padding: 2px; border-radius: 2px; font-size: 9px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: break-all; margin-bottom: 0px;"
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| − | * Jim Jatras (US) - Jim Jatras, U.S. diplomat, former advisor to U.S. Senate Republican leadership - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVPgsarANgM The Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan: Toward a Long-term Solution] class="md-expando-button md-expando-closed" data-type="youtube" data-video-url="SVPgsarANgM?rel=0" data-expando-exists="false" style="color: rgb(130, 130, 130); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(228, 228, 228); background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242); padding: 2px; border-radius: 2px; font-size: 9px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: break-all; margin-bottom: 0px;"
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| − | * Harley Schlanger (US) - Journalist - [https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2021/12/23/strategic-crisis-driven-by-financial-and-moral-bankruptcy-of-trans-atlantic-countries/ Strategic Crisis Driven by Financial and Moral Bankruptcy of Trans-Atlantic Countries] - Schiller Institute
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| − | * Col. (Ret.) Alain Corvez (France)- International consultant, former advisor to the French Defense and Interior Ministries
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| − | * Shakeel Ahmad Ramay (Pakistan) - Political Economist - [https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/02/18/conference-100-seconds-to-midnight-on-the-doomsday-clock-we-need-a-new-security-architecture/ 100 Seconds to Midnight...]
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| − | * Dr, Wang Wen (China) - Executive Dean of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, and Deputy Dean of the Silk Road School at Renmin University of China - [https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/04/17/wang-wen-the-world-is-on-the-most-dangerous-eve-quotes-fdr/ WANG WEN: “THE WORLD IS ON THE MOST DANGEROUS EVE” – QUOTES FDR]
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| − | * Tony Magliano (US) - Internationally Syndicated Catholic social justice and peace columnist - [https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/02/18/conference-100-seconds-to-midnight-on-the-doomsday-clock-we-need-a-new-security-architecture/ Conference: 100 Seconds to Midnight on the Doomsday Clock – We Need a New Security Architecture!]
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| − | * Jay Naidoo (South Africa) - cabinet minister under President Nelson Mandela - [https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/04/26/video-nato-and-russia-must-negotiate/ NATO AND RUSSIA MUST NEGOTIATE]
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| − | * Chen Xiaohan (China)- Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament: “A Shared Future for Mankind” - [https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/04/08/conference-for-a-conference-to-establish-a-new-security-and-development-architecture-for-all-nations/ CONFERENCE: FOR A CONFERENCE TO ESTABLISH A NEW SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT ARCHITECTURE FOR ALL NATIONS]
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| − | * Alessia Ruggeri (Italy) - Spokeswoman of the Comitato per le Repubblica, trade unionist: “For a Europe of the Fatherlands with the Peace of Westphalia”
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| − | * Amb. P.S. Raghavan (India) - former Indian Ambassador to The Russian Federation: “The Indian Perspective.”
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| − | * Saeed Naqvi (India) - Indian journalist, television commentator and interviewer: “Media Role and Responsibility”
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| − | * Dr. George [K]<del>C</del>oo - (U.S.), retired Business Consultant; Chairman, Burlingame Foundation: “U.S. Sanctions on Russia and China Are Suicide for the Dollar”
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| − | * Jacques Cheminade (France) -President, Solidarite et Progres: “The Peace of Westphalia to Escape the Thucydides Trap”
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| − | * Caleb Maupin(U.S.) - Founder and Director, Center for Political Innovation: “Security Effects of Unilateral Sanctions by the U.S. and the West”
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| + | Constraints within the airline industry paired with the general comfort of travelers shipping potentially unknown items will be the biggest challenges for Airmule and Grabr apps. Like sharing a car or a vacation rental, however, the travel industry and the consumer base may eventually adapt to sharing luggage -- and when they do, I'll be the first person selling my unused cargo space. |
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| − | [https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/05/24/87866/ We Need a New Security And Development Architecture for All Nations, Not a Strengthening of Geopolitical Blocs]
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| − | * Prof. Li Xing (China) - professor of Development and International Relations in the Department of Politics and Society, Faculty in Humanities and Social Sciences, Aalborg University, and author.
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| − | * Ulf Sandmark (Sweden) - Chairman of Schiller Institute
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| − | * Gen. Leonardo Tricarico (Italy) - former chief of staff of the Italian Air Force, former deputy commander of the multinational force in the Balkan war (1999) and currently chairman of the think-tank Fondazione ICSA (Intelligence Culture and Strategic Analysis) - [https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/04/17/italian-gen-tricarico-biden-does-not-want-peace/ ITALIAN GEN. TRICARICO: “BIDEN DOES NOT WANT PEACE”]
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| − | * Eric Denece (France) - Director of the French Center for Intelligence Studies - [https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/05/25/conference-us-and-european-military-and-security-experts-warn-the-insanity-of-politicians-threatens-nuclear-war/ Conference: US and European Military and Security Experts Warn: The Insanity of Politicians Threatens Nuclear War]
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| − | * Dr. Wolfgang Bittner (Germany) - Author of over 80 books; Doctor in Law: “The West-East Conflict – An Orchestration”
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| − | * Sam Pitroda (U.S./India); Innovator, Entrepreneur and Policy-Maker: “India and The Emerging New World Architecture” - [https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/06/17/conference-there-can-be-no-peace-without-the-bankruptcy-reorganization-of-the-dying-trans-atlantic-financial-system/ Conference: There Can Be No Peace Without the Bankruptcy Reorganization of the Dying Trans-Atlantic Financial System]
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| − | * Dr. Clifford Kiracofe(U.S.) - Former Senior Staff Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; President, Washington Institute for Peace and Development: “Diplomacy and Cooperation in a Time of Crisis”
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| − | * Diane Sare - (U.S.); LaRouche independent candidate for U.S. Senator from New York: “The Collapse of the West and the Urgent Need to Join the Belt and Road Initiative”
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| − | * Geoff Young (U.S.) - Democratic Party nominee for U.S. Congress from Kentucky, CD 6: “What Must Change in Washington Before the U.S. Can Join the Belt and Road Initiative”
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| − | * Mike Callicrate (US) - [https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/06/22/video-food-producers-roundtable-%c2%b7-science-and-culture-to-end-famine-principles-of-agriculture-productivity/ Food producer's Roundtable] - (Colorado/Kansas; Ranch Foods Direct)
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| − | * Jason Ross (U.S.) - Secretary-Treasurer, The LaRouche Organization; Science Adviser to Lyndon LaRouche: “Vernadskian Time — Time for Humanity”
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| − | * Francesco Donato - (Italy) - Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Modena, Italy: “The Fraud of Climate/Energy Transition”
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| − | * Thierry Mariani (France) - professor at the University of Aix-Marseille
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| − | * Clare Daly (Ireland) - [https://twitter.com/ClareDalyMEP Irish Socialist Politician] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fCUSHF1RBE Clare Daly, Irish MEP: The war in Ukraine must be stopped by negotiations, not by more weapons] class="md-expando-button md-expando-closed" data-type="youtube" data-video-url="2fCUSHF1RBE?rel=0" data-expando-exists="false" style="color: rgb(130, 130, 130); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(228, 228, 228); background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242); padding: 2px; border-radius: 2px; font-size: 9px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: break-all; margin-bottom: 0px;"
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| − | * Jean Lin Lacapelle (France) - member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.
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| − | * Muneo Suzuki (Japan) - [https://www.sangiin.go.jp/japanese/joho1/kousei/eng/members/profile/7019023.htm National Diet member] - [https://thereaderwiki.com/en/Muneo_Suzuki Known for close ties to Russia]
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| − | (Known relevancy to today is questionable with the recent assassination of Shinzo Abe...)
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| − | * Eric Zemmour (France) - essayist and polemist - [https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/frances-zemmour-wants-no-ukrainian-refugees-defends-putin France's anti-Muslim presidential candidate Zemmour wants 'zero Ukrainian refugees', continues to defend Putin]
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| − | * Scott Ritter (US) - Former WMD Inspector and Former Marine - [https://consortiumnews.com/2022/03/15/the-us-nato-the-article-iv-trap-in-ukraine/ The US, NATO, and the Article IV Trap in Ukraine]
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| − | * Michael Springmann (US) - [https://www.springmannslaw.com/ Attorney accused of pushing Russian propaganda] - Opposes Yemen war
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| − | * David Payne[sic] (Pyne) (US)- Deputy Director, National Operations, EMP Task Force on National & Homeland Security; Former US Army HQ Staff Officer; Published National Security Strategist & Military Historian, Russia & Nuclear Weapons Expert - [https://dpyne.substack.com/p/understanding-the-origins-and-likely Understanding the Origins and Likely Outcomes of the Russo-Ukrainian War]
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| − | * Tulsi Gabbard (US) - American politician and United States Army Reserve officer who served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2021 - [https://www.foxnews.com/media/ukraine-blacklists-americans-one-journalist-wonders-zelenskyy-watches-morning-joe As Ukraine 'blacklists' some Americans, one journalist wonders if Zelenskyy watches 'Morning Joe']
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| − | * Robert Fico - Slovak politician, former prime minister and member of parliament - [https://www.euractiv.com/section/security/news/fico-ukraine-doing-less-than-russia-to-meet-minsk-agreement/ Fico: Ukraine doing ‘even less than Russia’ to meet Minsk agreement] (On a side note... WHOOOOO BOY... Dude's got some ISSUES...)
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| − | * Patrick Basham (Canada) - former adjunct scholar and senior fellow of the Cato Institute, and the founding Director (in 2006) of the Democracy Institute - [https://democracyinstitute.org/america-public-opinion-on-ukraine-russia-biden-and-putin-to-sputnik-news/ Patrick Basham explains American public opinion on Ukraine, Russia, Biden, and Putin to Sputnik News]
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| − | * Brian Berletic (US) - Ex US Marine at The New Atlas Youtube channel - [https://www.newagebd.net/article/167348/as-in-ukraine-so-too-in-taiwan As in Ukraine, so too in Taiwan]
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| − | * Dragana Trifkovic (Serbia) - PhD in Engineering, Mr in tech. science, Mr in security, International relations, Author, Journalist - [https://russkiymir.ru/en/publications/302486/ DRAGANA TRIFKOVIC: WHAT WILL REPLACE THE RUSSOPHOBIA FRENZY] -
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| − | Jacques Baud is a former member of Swiss strategic intelligence, a specialist in Eastern European countries and head of United Nations peace operations doctrine. He was engaged in negotiations with top Russian military and intelligence officials right after the fall of the USSR. Within NATO, he participated in programs in Ukraine and in particular after the Maidan revolution in 2014 and 2017.
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| − | * Matt Robson (New Zealand) - politician, deputy leader of the Progressive Party, and served in the Parliament from 1996 to 2005, first as a member of the Alliance, then as a Progressive - [https://johnmenadue.com/matt-robsonsleepwalking-to-war-nz-is-back-under-the-nuclear-umbrella/ Matt Robson: Sleepwalking to war: NZ is back under the nuclear umbrella] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfR_vnPG6gs Youtube] class="md-expando-button md-expando-closed" data-type="youtube" data-video-url="hfR_vnPG6gs?rel=0" data-expando-exists="false" style="color: rgb(130, 130, 130); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(228, 228, 228); background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242); padding: 2px; border-radius: 2px; font-size: 9px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: break-all; margin-bottom: 0px;"
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| − | [https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/06/28/ukraine-latest-neocon-disaster Ukraine is the Latest Neocon Disaster]
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| − | * Rand Paul (US) - American physician and politician serving as the junior U.S. senator from Kentucky since 2011 - [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rand-paul-ukraine-aid-senate-unanimous-consent/ Rand Paul stalls Senate passage of $40 billion in Ukraine aid]
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| − | * Douglas MacGregor (US) - retired U.S. Army Colonel and government official, and an author, consultant, and television commentator - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFngc_8RiVc Former top Pentagon advisor Col. Doug Macgregor on Russia-Ukraine war] class="md-expando-button md-expando-closed" data-type="youtube" data-video-url="NFngc_8RiVc?rel=0" data-expando-exists="false" style="color: rgb(130, 130, 130); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(228, 228, 228); background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242); padding: 2px; border-radius: 2px; font-size: 9px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: break-all; margin-bottom: 0px;"
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| − | * Olivier Dujardin (France) - associate researcher at Centre Français de Recherche sur le Renseignement, and his expertise includes intelligence, technology, weapons, electronic warfare, radar signal processing and weapons systems analysis - [https://www.thepostil.com/ukraine-air-warfare-and-air-defense-in-high-density-conflict/ Ukraine: Air Warfare and Air Defense in High-Density Conflict]
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| − | * Manuel Pineda (Spain) - Spanish communist politician from the United Left coalition who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019. He is the long-time head of international relations for the Spanish Communist Party (PCE)
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| − | * Steve H. Hanke (US) - professor of applied economics and founder and codirector of the Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He is director of the Troubled Currencies Project at the Cato Institute and a senior fellow at Cato’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives - [https://www.cato.org/blog/ukraine-worlds-second-highest-inflation-0 Ukraine: The World’s Second‐Highest Inflation]
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| − | * Nicolas Bay (France) - National Front member - [Sorry, don't know French to comment on what's angering the Ukrainians here...]
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| − | * Hervé Juvin (France) - French essayist and politician - [https://video-streaming.orange.fr/actu-politique/herve-juvin-sur-l-ukraine-je-pense-que-l-on-a-sous-estime-l-agressivite-de-la-diplomatie-britannique-apres-le-brexit-CNT000001JZdUr.html I don't know how to translate this]
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| − | * Marine Le Pen (France) - National Front Member and former presidential candidate - [https://www.lemonde.fr/en/2022-presidential-election/article/2022/04/20/volodymyr-zelensky-wants-marine-le-pen-to-understand-that-she-was-mistaken-about-russia-and-vladimir-putin_5981110_16.html Zelensky wants Le Pen to understand 'that she was mistaken' about Russia and Putin]
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| − | * Florian Philippot (France) - French politician and official - [https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/journal-de-8-h/une-invasion-russe-de-l-ukraine-consideree-comme-une-menace-imminente-par-washington-7828206 I don't know the language...]
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| − | * Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (France) - French politician serving since 2008 as President of minor party Debout la France - [https://www.cnews.fr/france/2022-02-24/crise-en-ukraine-quelles-positions-face-la-russie-pour-les-candidats-la Can't read it...]
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| − | * Martin van Creveld (Israel) - Israeli military historian and theorist - [https://worldcrunch.com/opinion-analysis/russia-lies/particle-4 The Greatest Lie of All]
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| − | * Alice Schwarzer (Germany) - German journalist, publisher, and feminist - [https://www.emma.de/artikel/ukraine-krieg-helden-helden-helden-339319 Can't read]
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| − | * Rolf Mützenich - represented Cologne as a Member of the German Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since 2002. He is the Deputy Parliamentary Leader for Foreign Policy, Defense, and Human Rights in the SPD Parliamentary Group -
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| − | * Glenn Greenwald (US) - American Journalist, author, and lawyer - [https://twitter.com/ColumbiaBugle/status/1551732418847055872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw .@ggreenwald Joins Tucker Carlson Tonight To Respond To The Government Of Ukraine Putting Him, Senator @RandPaul, @TulsiGabbard And Other Americans On A "Blacklist"]
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| − | * Bradley Blankenship (US) - American journalist, columnist and political commentator. He has a syndicated column at CGTN and is a freelance reporter for international news agencies including Xinhua News Agency - [https://detv.us/2022/07/11/the-eu-has-no-plan-rt-en/ The EU has no Plan]
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| − | * Ding Gang (China) - senior editor with People's Daily, and a senior fellow with the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies - [https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202206/1269357.shtml NATO expansionist agenda a threat to global security, a US tool to control EU and enhance hegemonic manipulation capacity]
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A new crop of mobile apps wants to monetize unused airline luggage space by paying travelers to carry items for third parties.
The new technologies come from Airmule and Grabr, two similar mobile apps that allow travelers to match their upcoming itineraries to customers who want an inexpensive tool for shipping. Each app takes a security-first approach to the transactions. Shippers and travelers must be verified and a rating system much like Yelp YELP is used to rank the integrity of each party.
Where the two new apps differ is in their approach towards goods shipped. Grabr focuses on creating a pathway for consumers to get a specific item such as a drone or a pair of shoes delivered to them directly by hand, putting the onus on the traveler to locate the product and pitch a competitive price. Airmule focuses on the shipping for its approach, allowing travelers to post open space in their luggage allocations and shippers to pay for each pound. One traveling from New York to London with a 50 lb allocation over three checked bags, for example, could post 150 lbs of shipping available at $4 per lb, generating a potential income of $600. In both cases, traveler and shipper need to coordinate the property exchange.
In principle, the services are a unique way to capitalize on unused luggage space while providing boutique delivery service and a pathway for budget travelers to make a bit of side income. But the programs are neither without complexity nor risk.
On a recent leisure trip that I took from San Francisco to Rio De Janeiro, I posted 210 lbs of available space on Airmule. Though a shipper quickly reached out to me for courier service, her package was a one pound envelope and she needed to overnight it to me in the Bay Area. Once in Rio, I needed to find a post office and send the envelope to São Paulo. On a weekend. For the $4 shipping fee plus a few extra dollars for my time.
There's also the matter of airline security. While both programs thoroughly vet their respective parties, many potential travelers are uncomfortable shipping items that they aren't completely familiar with. Grabr counters this by pointing out that consumers or shippers only need ask for particular goods while the onus is on the traveler to purchase the items and package them. Airmule says it provides an extra layer of security by requiring senders to upload photos of their items and providing a thorough paper trail of the transaction.
The airline and customs side of security is a bit more murky. Neither spokesmen from United nor American would comment for this story while a Transportation Security Agency spokesman could only confirm that the agency is reviewing the applications.
Constraints within the airline industry paired with the general comfort of travelers shipping potentially unknown items will be the biggest challenges for Airmule and Grabr apps. Like sharing a car or a vacation rental, however, the travel industry and the consumer base may eventually adapt to sharing luggage -- and when they do, I'll be the first person selling my unused cargo space.
