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AI and the illegal war

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By Mark Hurst
March 5, 2026 “No stupid rules of engagement.” That was Pete Hegseth, the American war secretary, boasting during a press conference about the approach with which he and the current occupant of the White House started a new war. No stupid Congressional approval, no stupid legality or constitutional basis, and no stupid rules of engagement.
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Complete structures of the YenTc holotoxin prepore and pore reveal the evolutionary basis for chitinase incorporation into ABC toxins - Nature Communications

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By Yu Shang Low, Gabriel Foley, Jason Low, Tristan I. Croll, J. Shaun Lott, Evelyne Deplazes, Mikael Boden, Mark Hurst, Sarah Piper, Solace G. Roche, Nadezhda A. Aleksandrova
| Nature Verified
Abstract ABC toxins are toxin-translocating, pore-forming proteins found in a wide range of insecticidal bacteria and some mammalian pathogens. The Yersinia entomopahaga toxin complex (YenTc) belongs to a distinct subclass of ABC toxins, defined by a divergent molecular architecture. Structural details that define their mechanism of action remain to be elucidated.
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Letter: How is it that Lee

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By Mark Hurst
| The Salt Lake Tribune Verified
There's an old saying that goes something like, "a leopard can't change his spots." Apparently, there are exceptions. When the Access Hollywood tape was released, our dear Sen. Mike Lee then asked presidential candidate Donald J. Trump, "I respectfully ask you, with all due respect, to step aside. Step down. I wouldn't hire that person, wouldn't want to be associated with that person ...
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