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Former Military Pilot, pissed off American, just trying to make sense of it all and keep the good guys informed.

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Stealthgirl 🫘 @stealthgirl21.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Once again, political cartoonists tell the truth by keeping things simple.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h
Ummmm…
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
(AXIOS) - Iowa is on the verge of a farm crisis that threatens to wreck the agricultural heart of the state .. @axios.com #IAsen www.axios.com/2026/09/29/i...
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
UK Navy: Vessel struck by projectile in Hormuz September 28.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 25/09/2026
US Supreme Court lets Trump deploy voter database ahead of midterms ft.trib.al/VCbcpXj
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US Supreme Court lets Trump deploy voter database ahead of midterms
Ruling boosts the president’s efforts to overhaul election rules before the November vote
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
(Bloomberg) - US manufacturers installed roughly 38,500 industrial robots in 2025, a year in which they simultaneously cut more than 100,000 human jobs. @blsuth.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 25/09/2026
❗️❗️Zelensky says Trump made a final decision that Ukraine will receive licenses to produce Patriot missiles. He also said Washington proposed a technical-level trilateral meeting between Ukraine, the US and Russia in the UAE. Kyiv is now waiting for the US to propose a date. #Ukraine
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Faytuks Network @faytuksnetwork.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: Iraq and U.S. sign agreement to transfer Baghdad airport diplomatic support facilities to the Iraqi side.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I had a good chat with @hcrichardson.bsky.social about my new book, "HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America," noting that by helping Trump become POTUS, Putin mounted the most successful covert operation in modern history. For more on the book: HowRussiaWon.com.
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Most Successful Covert Operation in History
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 23/09/2026
North Korea Tests New Hypersonic Missile — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/09/23/n...
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North Korea Tests New Hypersonic Missile - USNI News
North Korea test launched a new weapon over the weekend that appears to be a hypersonic missile, according to photos released Tuesday by state media Korean Central News Agency. North Korea’s Missile A...
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya HQ: Any attack on Iran will trigger "continuous, effective, and painful" strikes on all US bases and interests in the region "without any limitation." Regional states that side with US aggression will be considered partners in the attack.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 19/09/2026
🇸🇦 🇾🇪 Saudi authorities issued their first air raid alert in the capital since fighting returned to neighbouring Yemen, leaving residents of Riyadh rattled after they heard explosions ringing out in the early hours of Saturday. ➡️ u.afp.com/Sjrr
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🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
👀 Zelenskyy showed a new Ukrainian interceptor drone against jet-powered Shaheds.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
What happened? F-35 components were shipped from Australia for scheduled maintenance. The cargo was supposed to travel across the Pacific, with a private contractor handling the shipment of Lockheed Martin products. However, the containers were diverted en route and ended up in Hong Kong.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A senior US service member told ABC damage to Middle East bases from Iranian attacks could take “decades” to repair. The destruction was far greater than the public was aware of, with some facilities “irreparably damaged” and rebuilding requiring years of construction rather than a quick repair.
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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trump pushes ahead with a sale to Saudi Arabia of 48 F-35 fighter jets. The State Dept. announcement came one day after we reported that US intel agencies had warned about China possibly acquiring F-35 tech from Saudi Arabia. Gift link to @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
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Trump Moves Ahead With F-35 Jet Sales to Saudi Arabia Despite Intelligence Concerns (Gift Article)
U.S. intelligence agencies have warned in internal reports that China could acquire or steal U.S. warplane technology if F-35 jets are sent to Saudi Arabia.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If the US had attacked a Chinese ship for no reason (and there was none), it easily could have started a major war with a nuclear weapons country. This is one of the many ways AI could doom humanity, particularly with idiots like Trump and Hegseth in charge.
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Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/09/2026
For more than 40 years, the U.S. Arctic Research Commission has advised Congress and the president on what to study in the far north. Trump appointed a venture capitalist and MAGA influencer with no formal science background as its chair.
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How a MAGA Influencer With Ties to Russia Became Trump’s Arctic Adviser
As head of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, Thomas Dans has backed a takeover of Greenland and other items on President Donald Trump’s list. But it’s not always clear where the administration’s ag...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19/09/2026
Watch the full episode of The Bulwark Daily:
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Anne Applebaum: Globalized MAGA Kleptocracy
In Greenland, the Trump administration has got tech bros and hedge fund guys running an influence operation there.
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 18/09/2026
“We can’t even build a fraction of what everyone thinks they need. So when they say they’re going to slow it down, it’s slowing down anyway because there is not enough compute to be able to deliver what everyone thinks they need.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Brookfield’s Flatt Says AI ‘Slowing Down Anyway’ as Builders Can’t Keep Up
Brookfield Corp. Chief Executive Officer Bruce Flatt said the artificial-intelligence race is already slowing because developers can’t build enough infrastructure to keep pace with what AI companies a...
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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 17/09/2026
The real reason Anthropic and Open AI want to slow down is that they fucked up, poisoned the internet, and their model has no data to train on. I don't totally understand it. But I understand enough to say "ha. ha. ha."
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
UKRAINE CALLS ON ALLIES TO URGENTLY SUPPLY LOCOMOTIVES AFTER RUSSIAN STRIKES DESTROY AND DAMAGE OVER 500 OF THEM, FM SAYS
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🤬 Another crime by the Russians. They showed a strike on the Yahodyn checkpoint on the border with Poland.
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NATO MILITARY FIGHTER SHOOTS DOWN DRONE IN LITHUANIAN AIRSPACE: NATIONAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT CENTRE
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children. He praises Stalin on social media www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Russian oligarch and close personal friend of Putin Umar Kremlev secretly paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward Donald Trump Jr’s May wedding in the Bahamas, ProPublica reports. Kremlev and several other Russians were among the 50 guests.
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Polish Prime Minister calls an emergency meeting of the government's security center due to Russian drone attacks on western Ukraine near the Polish border. During the meeting, Tusk stated that "the coming weeks and months will be a period of very active actions by Russia."
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
According to Ukrainian media reports, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was aboard the passenger train targeted by Russia today. Also on board were Günther Sauter, Friedrich Merz’s closest advisers, as well as national security advisers from several other European countries. 👇
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Russian Drone Damages Kyiv–Warsaw Train Carrying European Officials
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The damage to Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline will take at least a month to repair, Marhelm Data reports. This is the one that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted would make the Strait of Hormuz obsolete as an oil transit route.
Satellite image showing black smoke from the pipeline
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TimJoeP @tjoepeters.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Trump Loses the Other Strait www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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Trump Loses the Other Strait
The Houthi advance is bad news for the U.S., and even worse news for Saudi Arabia.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“.. With Saudi oil now blockaded, Americans are about to discover why maintaining stability in the Middle East and not handing it to a consortium of Russia and Iran was always important.” @jayinkyiv.bsky.social
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026
Trump: "Zelenskyy has to do one thing -- he has to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia. He's causing a shortage of diesel fuel. This isn't done by the Middle East, this is done by what's happening with Russia and Ukraine."
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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“Mr. Trump is deploying the might of the federal government…his long-running media clashes have grown into a sweeping campaign to control speech in America…the president’s intent is apparent: to punish, intimidate and silence dissenters.” (Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u...
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How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech (Gift Article)
President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🚆❗️UC: During today's attack by Russian "Shahed" on a passenger train near the Polish border, former British PM Boris Johnson, one of Merz's closest advisors,l, as well as national security advisers from European countries, members of German Bundestag, diplomats, and academics were on board.
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Michael Scott: Oh My God, It's Happening!
Alt: Michael Scott: Oh My God, It's Happening!
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🇵🇱 Poland plans to develop a military satellite communications system, MILSATCOM, which would serve as an alternative to Starlink. The announcement was made by Polish defense giant PGZ during the MSPO 2026 international defense exhibition.
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Julius Volz @juliusv.com · 12/09/2026
Good analysis by @gilduran.com on @chrislhayes.bsky.social about how much of the SV tech elite evolved from outwardly supporting progressive/liberal democratic values to becoming staunch supporters of authoritarianism and increasingly neo-nazi viewpoints. www.youtube.com/watch?v=URpU...
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‘They are REALLY, REALLY DUMB’ about some things: Gil Durán EXPOSES Silicon Valley oligarchs
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
China has told the United States that it intends to cancel a planned meeting between their leaders later this month if Washington approves any new arms sales to Taiwan by then, multiple sources familiar with bilateral ties said Saturday. english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/8...
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China threatens to cancel summit if U.S. approves new arms sales to Taiwan
China has told the United States that it intends to cancel a planned meeting between their leaders later this month if Washington approves any new arms sales to Taiwan by then, multiple sources famili...
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Intel Night OWL 🦉🇺🇸 @intelnightowl.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Iran, Iraq, and Gulf states will meet in Oman to discuss shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. #Iran #Iraq #Gulf #Oman #StraitOfHormuz www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260911-…
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Iran says Oman to host regional meeting on Hormuz shipping on Monday – Middle East Monitor
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Spreadsheet enjoyer 🇨🇦🇪🇺 @bluser12.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Remember this from two weeks ago? Lmao www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Bessent Says Hormuz Will Soon Be ‘Worthless’ as Oil Bypasses It
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed the importance of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, saying the crucial waterway for Persian Gulf energy that’s been controlled by Iran during the recent confl...
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Axios @axios.com · 11/09/2026
⚠️ SCOOP: Mike Johnson urged to cancel House recess over AI doom warnings
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Scoop: Mike Johnson urged to cancel House recess over AI warnings
A letter to Johnson says "urgent action" is needed to address risks posed by AI.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/09/2026
This mofo hesitates way too damn long. You can imagine what his plans are.
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Dylan @dyl057.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Listen your majesty, now we've got our own intractable forever war that Trump is more interested in at the moment
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Omg. When you’ve lost Joe DiGenova….
diGenova just told me by phone when I asked about his abrupt exit:
"If you want indictments where there's no evidence, you have an ethical problem"
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is chilling. I’d like to make fun of it, and there are certainly ample ways to make fun of it, but it’s honestly just chilling.
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Faytuks Network @faytuksnetwork.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A China-based actor used Claude to build a 16-module electronic warfare, jamming, deceiving opponent’s radar, and air defense suppression suite, iterating through 12 versions, with a simulation scenario set to 12 targets in Taiwan, including… x.com/FaytuksNetwork/status/2098176…
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Faytuks Network @faytuksnetwork.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A Russia-based team used Claude to engineer an autonomous FPV kamikaze drone swarm, including an onboard small language model for attack and return-to-base behavior and terminal guidance software that could select targets and issue detonation commands without a human in the loop.
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Faytuks Network @faytuksnetwork.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A Yemen-based guided weapons cell used Claude in place of human engineers to write guidance, navigation, and control software for a guided rocket, a multi-stage ballistic missile with a 2,000+ km range goal, and a hypersonic glide vehicle… x.com/FaytuksNetwork/status/2098176…
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Faytuks Network @faytuksnetwork.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Anthropic says an Iran-nexus actor built an automated OSINT identity-profiling harness targeting Israeli and Jewish diaspora individuals. It also used Claude to compile targeting handbooks on U.S. naval positions including a roster of U.S.… x.com/FaytuksNetwork/status/2098176…
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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Cartoonist: Mike Luckovich
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