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Control Threat @controlthreat.bsky.social · 15h

Pope Leo XIV wants the world to abandon the death penalty

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Control Threat @controlthreat.bsky.social · 15h

Peru just elected a mayor named Hitler Mussolini.

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Control Threat @controlthreat.bsky.social · 16h

Why is Congo so rich in minerals yet unable to protect its own resources?

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Control Threat @controlthreat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Syria wants to join the Mecca Alliance, but Damascus still does not know what the price of membership will be.

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Control Threat @controlthreat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Bastille became a flashpoint. French police used water cannon and tear gas after clashes broke out with protesters in Paris on October 8. About 24,500 people protested in Paris. Nationwide, 504 people were arrested and 48 police officers and gendarmes were injured.

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Control Threat @controlthreat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Germany is building a major new naval base at Emden on the North Sea to ease pressure on Wilhelmshaven and expand its navy. The site could host up to 2,000 military and civilian personnel, with readiness targeted for the early 2030s. Source: NDR.

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Control Threat @controlthreat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A fatal lab accident as Russia remains bogged down in Ukraine? A worker at a Siberian plague institute reportedly died after an incident involving a bacterial sample. There is no evidence of a link. But how much would the war change if Russia used biological weapons?

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Control Threat @controlthreat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Why is the Horn of Africa drifting toward a proxy battlefield? Ethiopia is being encircled by an Egypt-led bloc of Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia. The harder Addis Ababa is squeezed, the more likely it is to seek outside backing.

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Control Threat @controlthreat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A dictatorship can also be holding rival factions inside one structure. Once the U.S. removed Saddam’s lid, the forces suppressed beneath it surged back into open competition.

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Control Threat @controlthreat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Why is Ethiopia in conflict with Eritrea? One core reason is the sea. Eritrea's 1993 independence left Ethiopia landlocked. Addis Ababa sees sea access as vital, while Eritrea fears Ethiopia could target Assab.

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Control Threat @controlthreat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

CBS News published this photo with the credit “David Tyson.” The people pictured are not identified in the article. Tyson is a former CIA case officer and member of Team Alpha, which operated with Afghan forces in northern Afghanistan in 2001.

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Control Threat @controlthreat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Some old posts simply refuse to disappear. In 2012, Trump: “So wrong!” when Obama gave Xi Jinping a ceremonial welcome. In 2026, Trump personally met Xi at the airport and hosted him for a highly ceremonial state visit.

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Control Threat @controlthreat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Why does Moldova stay neutral? Ukraine is its buffer from Russia and Belarus, yet about 1,500 Russian troops remain in Transnistria, internationally recognized as Moldovan territory. If Russia took Ukraine, would neutrality still feel safe?

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Control Threat @controlthreat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Europe has never been this united. Sweden and Finland have just conducted their first joint operational identification mission, sending Gripens and F/A-18s to identify Russian military aircraft over the Gulf of Finland.

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Control Threat @controlthreat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Look closer at the map: most of the gaps are in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, but several democracies are there too. So what really explains the divide: Political systems, development, or attitudes toward Israel?

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Control Threat @controlthreat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Machado bet heavily on Trump. She backed Washington’s pressure on Maduro and dedicated her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to the Venezuelan people and Trump for his support.

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