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  • No, you are mistaken at least to some extent. I work in an adjacent field to those mentioned.

    There are definitely groups like that (legal aide) which are not scams; I work with them regularly, so I know with certainty that some of these groups help clients attain their desired outcome in cases where they otherwise would not have prevailed. These groups dont usually charge nearly enough to offset a lifetime of benefits from a Federal agency… which is the end goal in many such cases.

    So theyre not all garbage. Unfortunately I dont really know how to tell them apart at the outset, though, and listing the ones I know would quickly ruin any persec I may have here.

    In my (professional) experience, people with expert help do tend to have better outcomes when dealing with the federal bureaucracy.

    I just want to reiterate: if you or a loved one are attempting to overturn an unfavorable decision, (e.g. by the VA regarding disability,) it pays to have help.






  • Russia is running out of money and bodies to throw at this war. His populace is tired of it and finally starting to show cracks in support at the Duma.

    Putin desperately needs Trump to hand him a win so he can claim a victory and quit while he has his most important war goals achieved (illegal annexation of Crimea, along with parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zhaporizhzhya.)

    I am willing to bet he would accept the current front lines, if it comes down to that. Sure, he’d rather have the entire Donbas, but he hasnt managed that in 11 years, including 3 years of full-scale war. Now all he can do is make it more painful for the rest of Ukraine in the hopes they will capitulate. He must really not understand Ukrainians at all. They wont quit, as long as Europe is in Ukraine’s corner. Hence his renewed attempts to bait Europe.

    Because he is at an impasse in Ukraine, I believe Putin wants to provoke a broader conflict in Europe, in part to serve Xi’s long-term needs. A Europe forced to send all their missiles and artillery shells to Ukraine isnt going to be helping to defend Taiwan.








  • Landlock is a Linux API that lets applications explicitly declare which resources they are allowed to access. Its philosophy is similar to OpenBSD’s unveil() and (less so) pledge(): programs can make a contract with the kernel stating, “I only need these files or resources — deny me everything else if I’m compromised.”