## JD Vance pick adds to European fears over Trump presidency

Authored by bbc.com

MSC/Michaele Stache JD Vance has spoken out against US military aid for Ukraine.

European politicians and diplomats had already prepared for changes to their relationship with the US in the event of a second Donald Trump presidency.

Now that the Republican candidate has chosen Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate, those differences appear even more stark on prospects for the war in Ukraine, security and trade.

Nils Schmid, a senior MP in German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party, told the BBC that he was confident a Republican presidency would continue to stay within Nato, even if JD Vance came across as "more isolationist" and Donald Trump remained "unpredictable".

However, he warned of a new round of "trade wars" with the US under a second Trump presidency.

Viktor Orban's recent "peace missions" to Moscow and Beijing have sparked accusations that he’s abusing his country’s six-month rotating presidency of the European Council.

JD Vance singled out Berlin for criticism of its military preparedness earlier this year. »

### Rare Sudden Stratospheric Warming event detected over Antarctica

Authored by watchers.news

A rare Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) event has been detected in the stratosphere above the Antarctic region over the past week.

1 Sudden stratospheric warming event underway – here’s what it means for Australian weather – WeatherZone – July 12, 2024.

2 A rare Stratospheric Warming event has begun over the South Pole, with unusually strong anomalies now developing – Severe Weather Europe – July 15, 2024. »

### Court 'Going To Remove' Aileen Cannon From Trump Case: Anti-MAGA Lawyer

Authored by newsweek.com

Read more Aileen Cannon dismisses Donald Trump classified documents case Aileen Cannon dismisses Donald Trump classified documents case.

Judge Aileen Cannon of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Cannon is facing calls to be dismissed after she threw out the classified documents case against Donald Trump over the appointment... Judge Aileen Cannon of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. »

### New Audio Reveals J.D. Vance’s Deep Hatred for Trump

Authored by newrepublic.com

“I’m definitely not gonna vote for Trump because I think that he’s projecting very complex problems onto simple villains,” Vance told CNN’s Jake Tapper before the 2016 election.

Vance built his early political brand on being a “Never Trump” Republican, and the receipts show it.

He called Trump a total fraud in public and asked if Trump may be “America’s Hitler” in private. »

### "Go and learn how to mod": CD Projekt lead says "half" of the people making quests for Cyberpunk 2 right now are former modders

Authored by gamesradar.com

"Half of the team is modders, and we also have modders in other departments," Sasko continues.

Mods were, of course, instrumental in getting the once-ruinous, now-resplendent Cyberpunk 2077 into a state that you could describe without wincing.

Sasko once thought he was getting fired - just before he was asked to help lead the RPG sequel and set up CDPR's new studio . »

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