Month: February 2023

Former CIA Officer McGovern on Ukraine, NATO & Nord Stream at UN Security Council

On February 22, 2023, former CIA analyst turned political activist Ray McGovern addresses the United Nations Security Council on Russia-U.S. relations. McGovern emphasizes the need to understand Russia’s security concerns and to push forward with diplomacy. McGovern was a CIA analyst from 1963 to 1990 and in the 1980s directed the National Intelligence Estimates and […]

Slavoj Žižek | Risks of Freedom Today | GREAT MINDS

Slovenian sociologist, philosopher, and cultural critic Slavoj Žižek gives us a crash course on freedom and the importance of knowledge. For Žižek, freedom is more than just an idea; it means fighting for freedom – doing something even if someone has no choice in the matter. In his lectures, he argues that the ongoing war […]

Crew-6 Mission | Launch

SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Monday, February 27 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s sixth operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-6) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 1:45 a.m. ET (6:45 UTC), with a backup opportunity […]

Lido Finance activates staking rate limit after more than 150,000 ETH staked

[ad_1] Liquid staking protocol Lido Finance has pushed the big red button in order to activate a protocol safety feature called “Staking Rate Limit” after more than 150,000 Ether was staked with the protocol in a single day. Lido is a liquid staking solution for digital assets, in this case allowing users to stake Ether […]