29JUL24 "A field trip by a group of students from an instituto superior in Ibarra ended in tragedy in Río Verde parish in Baños de Agua Santa Canton. Around 30 students were touring Baños Canton when two of them disappeared, swept away by the current of the river. It all happened on the afternoon of Saturday, July 27. First, the delegation visited the Agoyán hydroelectric plant and then went to the parish of Río Verde. In this sector, they took tours in the tourist centers, one of them being the Pailón del Diablo. The excursion to the waterfall went as normal, until they went to the area called La Playa.
According to a police report, a 20-year-old woman sat on the riverbank despite warnings to be careful. Moments later, the young woman was swept away by the current of the river and began to call for help. One of her companions jumped into the river with the intention of rescuing her, but was also swept away by the tributary. On Monday, the search efforts began at 08:00 with the help of firefighters from Mera and Puyo, who used drones. Rescuers from the Red Cross of Baños also joined in." UPDATE: Searchers found the body of the 20-year-old woman in the Pastaza River.' -
🤠iffin you gonna move down or remain in Ecuador on into 2025, get prepared for whats a coming down the pike🥷🏼its not and has not been just a Coastal & #GYE thang, its also a Sierra & Metro #Quito Thanggy as well👮🏻♂️💰
My 2025 NewYears Resolution is more time out on the La G range, zz style, 🎸🥁🎸 cuzz (imho) we gonna dang sure be a needin it🥷🏼if anybody wants to no longer be an outlaw? Call me to join our Qtowne Quito gun club and get legal to tote with a 55hr CCW Course,
now a days The CCW is pretty much streamlined down to this:
plan on about $300 for to join the gun club,about $200 or up to $300 for the CCW course,about $300 for psyche, psycho and toxico exams,
a 9mm Taurus for say $1200.
a 9mm CZ for say $1500.
aprox $80 to $100 for a box of 50rds 9mm FMJ
i see peeps now a days getting legally armed in about a 3-4 months time frame, kinda like a tuff assed visa process!
'Always be prepared' - BSA & SA,
"When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns" - Louis L'Amour (1908-1988) Western novelist of ...
28JUL 2026☣️ 'Biological War: A Scenario' is a 2026 nonfiction book by American investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen.
Published in the United States by Dutton on July 28, 2026, the book examines the potential consequences of a large-scale biological attack or the accidental release of an engineered pathogen.
The book uses a fictional near-future catastrophe to describe how governments, health systems, armed forces and civilian populations might respond to the rapid spread of a highly lethal biological agent.
It combines the fictional scenario with accounts of historical biological-weapons programmes,
interviews with scientists and national-security officials, and discussion of advances in genetic engineering, synthetic biology and 👾artificial intelligence.
It is a thematic successor to Jacobsen's 2024 book -
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23SEP26 #Ecuador 🇪🇨 "An analysis published by CNN en Español examines several Latin American presidents who maintain political ties with Donald Trump and who, after winning elections with radical rhetoric, face social, economic, or governance challenges.
Among the cases examined are Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa , along with Javier Milei in Argentina; José Antonio Kast in Chile; Rodrigo Paz in Bolivia; and Nayib Bukele in El Salvador. CNN also analyzes recently inaugurated presidents in Honduras, Peru, and Colombia.
The publication argues that these leaders capitalized on public discontent with traditional governments and parties by proposing economic adjustments, security measures, and confrontation with their adversaries. However, it posits that this electoral strategy faces limitations when it must translate into effective governance.
Ecuador: security under question
In the Ecuadorian case, CNN focuses part of its analysis on the security strategy promoted by Noboa.
The president declared the internal armed conflict in ...