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To: maceng2 who wrote (199321)6/15/2023 8:02:14 PM
From: TobagoJack  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 217852
 
Re <<I wonder>> if below related news shall become a new-new thing

perhaps it is part of stratagem to make woke seem the new-new neo conservative by comparison

in any case am hoping that his human partner(s) not upset

addition point, the stealth cameras placed on the trail by the authorities best be NOT-FROM-China ... you know, it is for national security (I am not bothering to dig deeper to know what genre of professor Themis is; hopefully nothing to do w/ hypersonic or semiconductor or stealth anything

curiosity got the better of me ...


huffpost.com

Penn State Professor Themis Matsoukas Charged With Having Sexual Intercourse With His Collie

"I do it to blow off steam," the professor reportedly told officials investigating his alleged bestiality.

Ron DickerJun 15, 2023, 11:31 AM EDT



A Penn State University chemical engineering professor is accused of repeatedly having sex with his dog in acts caught on trail cameras.

Themis Matsoukas, 64, was charged Tuesday in Huntingdon County with open lewdness, indecent exposure, sexual intercourse with an animal, cruelty to animals and disorderly conduct, the Centre Daily Times reported.

He’s been placed on leave by the university, where he has worked since 1991.

Matsoukas was identified by rangers who said they linked him to a North Face backpack and a Subaru Outback present in some of the footage from Rothrock State Forest, WTAJ reported.

Authorities said they determined that the collie in the clips from April and May was the same pet investigators found when they searched his home. They also said they found the backpack and an iPad shown in the trail cam pictures.

“I’m done, I’m dead. You don’t understand, I do it to blow off steam,” Matsoukas told rangers from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources who arrived with a search warrant on June 9, according to WTAJ.

He begged the rangers to shoot him, Fox 43 reported, citing the charging documents.

Cameras that caught Matsoukas were being used to find out who was stealing hand sanitizer at the state park, StateCollege.com reported.



Themis Matsoukas is on leave from the university.

“Themis Matsoukas has been relieved of his responsibilities and is on leave,” the university said in a statement to StateCollege.com.

HuffPost did not immediately hear back from Matsoukas. His lawyer declined to comment to the Centre Daily Times.



To: maceng2 who wrote (199321)6/15/2023 8:33:06 PM
From: TobagoJack  Respond to of 217852
 
Re <<I wonder>>

Nord Stream explained ...

bloomberg.com

Germany Warns of Industry Shutdown If Russian Gas Stops Flowing

Economy Minister Habeck urges policymakers to learn from past Russia-Ukraine gas transit agreement due to expire next year

Petra Sorge
12 June 2023 at 17:21 GMT+8

Germany may be forced to wind down or even switch off industrial capacity if Ukraine’s gas transit agreement with Russia isn’t extended after it expires at the end of next year, according to Economy Minister Robert Habeck.

Habeck, who is also the vice chancellor, issued the stark warning Monday at an economic conference in eastern Germany, saying that policymakers should avoid “making the same mistake again” of assuming that the economy will be unaffected without precautions to secure energy supplies.

Rules on sharing the burden of potential gas shortages in Eastern Europe would have to be respected, meaning Germany would have to export gas there to offset the deficit and manufacturers in Europe’s biggest economy could have their supply restricted or cut, he added.

“There is no secure scenario for how things will turn out,” Habeck said at the forum in Bad Saarow. Additional capacity — including a planned LNG terminal on Germany’s north coast that has provoked opposition from locals and environmental groups — will therefore be essential to maintain supply to both Eastern Germany and Eastern Europe, he said.

Despite the full-scale invasion of the country by Kremlin forces in February last year, Ukraine is still earning transit fees by allowing Russian gas to flow through its territory to countries like Austria, Slovakia, Italy, and Hungary.

Even if some supply continues beyond 2024, it’s unlikely that the current transit agreement will be extended under similar conditions, given the lack of political support, according to a report by the Center on Global Energy Policy published last week.

“Direct negotiations between Ukraine and Russia on the extension of the transit contract look highly implausible in the current environment,” according to the reports authors, Anne-Sophie Corbeau and Tatiana Mitrova.