Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell recently pointed fingers at Tucker Carlson for influencing some Republicans to oppose providing military aid for Ukraine by negatively portraying the country.
McConnell highlighted Carlson's vocal opposition to US aid for Ukraine as a significant factor in the delay of approving over $60 billion in emergency funding for the nation.
McConnell attributed the delay in aid to Ukraine to Carlson's rhetoric. AP
During a press conference, McConnell criticized Carlson for his stance and mentioned the controversial interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which he believed swayed many Republicans against supporting Ukraine.
Putin defended Russia's historical ties to Ukraine and asserted his country's territorial rights during the lengthy and unfocused interview with Carlson.
Putin speaks during an interview with Tucker Carlson in Moscow. via REUTERS
McConnell also held former President Donald Trump, Democrats, and the border crisis accountable for the prolonged decision-making process regarding Ukraine funding.
He mentioned the challenges of negotiating border security provisions with Democrats and the reluctance of some members to support the aid package.
The Senate is set to pass a $95 billion foreign aid bill, including funds for Ukraine. Getty Images
The Senate is poised to approve a bill allocating $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, following the bill's passage in the House of Representatives over the weekend.
McConnell emphasized that while the current bill doesn't address all issues, it adequately addresses the immediate threats faced by the nations involved.
The Invincible Tardigrade: Surviving 1000 Times the Lethal Dose of Radiation
The strongest living creature, the tardigrade, can survive even when exposed to “1000 times the lethal dose of radiation for humans”
Tardigrade, a type of tardigrade / Credit:Wikipedia Commons_tardigrade
Tardigrade (scientific name: Tardigrade)is a general term for organisms belonging to the phylum Tardigrade, which are so small (body length from 50 μm to 1.7 mm) that they are difficult to see with the naked eye.
They are known to live in all kinds of environments, including the ocean, water and land, and more than 1,000 species have been confirmed.
And this tardigrade is intolerable to most living creatures.“The strongest living thing” that survives even in harsh environmentsIt is famous as
For example, they can survive temperatures from -272°C, near absolute zero, to 150°C, above the boiling point of water.
It can also survive 10 days in space and withstand the 1,000 atmospheres of pressure at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
In addition, a study conducted in 2022 by the University of Stuttgart in Germany, which repeatedly froze and thawed tardigrades, revealed that their life is not consumed during the freezing period.
After freezing and thawing tardigrades many times, we found that their lifespan does not decrease during freezing!
In addition, the tardigrade, which is the strongest living thing,It can survive exposure to large amounts of radiation and can withstand radiation levels between 5000 and 6200 Gy.It is said that.
In the case of humans, if the whole body is exposed to radiation of 1 Gy or more at once, it is said to cause damage to various organs and tissues.
It is said that most people will die if the value reaches 7 Gy.
Radiation damages DNA / Credit:Canva
Radiation damages the DNA of cells. DNA is the blueprint for creating cells. Therefore, if DNA is destroyed, cells will no longer be able to reproduce.
For this reason, even if there are no abnormalities in the body immediately after exposure to radiation, abnormalities occur one after the other in the body as it metabolizes.
DNA damage can be quickly repaired with a small amount of radiation, butWhen exposed to large amounts of radiation, damage to DNA cannot be repaired, causing organ damage and cancer, and in the worst case, cells cannot be replaced through metabolism, leading to death..
Although it isTardigrades can survive exposure to radiation doses about 1,000 times more lethal than humans.able to do
So, why do tardigrades have such a high resistance to radiation even though they are living organisms like humans?
11 bit studios announces INDIKA, a nun struggling with the devil
11 bit studios today announced the upcoming arrival on Xbox of INDICATEan unusual third-person adventure with realistic graphics from the Odd Meter studio, in which we will take on the role of a young nun who will meet the devil himself and will embark on an adventure in the Russian countryside.
The game is expected during the month of May: below is the official description, the announcement trailer and a set of images.
A NUN OUT OF THE COMMON
INDIKA is a third-person game with a strong narrative component set in a strange world where religious visions collide with harsh reality. It tells the story of a young nun who embarks on a journey of self-discovery with an unusual horned companion at her side.
From the outside, Indika seems like a typical nun trying to adapt to the difficult and monotonous life of the monastery. But as seemingly humble and innocent as she is, she has also made a highly unlikely acquaintance: she talks to the devil himself.
The unusual bond between Indika and the Evil One leads her to carry out a mission outside the safe walls of the monastery. The world she discovers can only be described as a crazy mix of comedy and tragedy straight out of the novels of Dostoevsky and Bulgakov.
EXPERIENCE AN INDIE GAME WHERE ANYTHING HAPPENS
Religion and authority are themes present throughout Indika’s journey, and she will have to ask herself many questions along the way. Help her find her answers, one by one, before the end of this life-changing adventure.
Odd Meter is a small independent studio, previously based in Moscow and now in Kazakhstan. For team members, aesthetics is fundamental and they are not afraid of ethical balancing acts. Their game proves it, because INDIKA constitutes an open challenge to the industry’s established approach to video game creation.