Papafox @papafox888.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Trump is checking out of his presidency With no way out of his war with Iran, he is increasingly obsessed with monuments to himself www.ft.com/content/571d... 000
Papafox @papafox888.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Even if the Strait of Hormuz opens, the damage to the Persian Gulf energy infrastructure is enormous sonar21.com/even-if-the-...sonar21.comEven If the Strait of Hormuz Opens, the Damage to the Persian Gulf Energy Infrastructure is Enormous 001
Reposted by PapafoxChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 27/07/2026From Trump's latest posts on Truth Social, the hitherto undisclosed double-ended version of the F-35. Presumably it's designed this way so that the enemy won't know whether it's coming or going 2338535
Papafox @papafox888.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Australia joins strait-talking summit with France and UK, and without the US www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...theage.com.auAustralia joins strait-talking summit with France and UK, and without the USAustralia will join a summit organised by France and Britain, but excluding the US, to organise a coalition to safeguard shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. 010
Reposted by PapafoxDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 28/03/2026www.ft.com/content/4f09... Genuinely hard to overstate how much of a strategic defeat it would be for the United States if the war ends with effective Iranian control of the Strait. 473234881
Reposted by PapafoxJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 28/03/2026🚨 Iran damaged a U.S. E-3G Sentry AWACS at Prince Sultan Air Base. The USAF has only 16 left — and no production line to replace them. This is one of the most strategically devastating losses of the Iran war to date. Russian targeting data likely aided the strike. Trump says NOTHING. #IranAttack 84988486
Reposted by PapafoxBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 20/02/2026We are a nation of laws, not of men. This banner symbolizes a disgusting betrayal of our values. www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/p...cnn.comGiant banner of Donald Trump hung at Justice Department headquarters | CNN PoliticsA large banner of Donald Trump was hung outside of the Justice Department headquarters in Washington, DC, Thursday, emphasizing the White House’s control over the nation’s top law enforcement branch t... 1622653767
Papafox @papafox888.bsky.social · 17/02/2026A year-ago, Jason Clower of the Type56 recorded an analague of the Chinese Cultural Revolution: the Cultural Revolution in America. This was recorded before Trump2 really got started, but the parallels are scary. youtu.be/qgAFK8m2_bY?...youtu.beThe Cultural Revolution in AmericaYouTube video by Type 56: The Story of China's Army 000
Reposted by PapafoxBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Pleased to share my new essay in @foreignaffairs.com on the broader implications of the Trump administration’s killing spree at sea. www.foreignaffairs.com/central-amer...foreignaffairs.comAmerica Unbound in the CaribbeanThe real costs of Washington’s use of force. 39954
Papafox @papafox888.bsky.social · 25/11/2025The Trump administration will collect data on crimes and human rights abuses committed by migrants to Australia as part of its global drive to combat mass migration, which it describes as “an existential threat to Western civilisation”. www.theage.com.au/world/north-...theage.com.auTrump administration orders US embassy to collect data on migrant crime in AustraliaIn an intervention into domestic affairs, diplomats at the US embassy in Canberra have been instructed to report on migrant-related crime. 021
Papafox @papafox888.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Simon Schama: What America’s Founders can teach Trump about liberty www.ft.com/content/650a...ft.comSimon Schama: What America’s Founders can teach Trump about libertyThe US president’s threats to free speech are nothing new — and we can draw inspiration from history to defend it now 020
Reposted by PapafoxSimon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Dear parents, one of the best things that happened in the last few centuries was the declining child mortality rate around the world. Source: buff.ly/IC4werE 38419
Reposted by PapafoxRafi @rafil.bsky.social · 28/09/2025I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation 12755393833
Papafox @papafox888.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Hit a sore point? www.theage.com.au/world/north-...theage.com.au‘You’re hurting Australia’: Trump threatens ABC journalist in fiery clashThe US president implied the ABC’s global affairs editor John Lyons was harming bilateral relations by asking questions about his business dealings while in office. 020
Reposted by PapafoxWhat's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 12/08/2025China Coast Guard Sends Unusual Patrol to Strait of Luzon www.maritime-executive.com/article/chin...maritime-executive.comChina Coast Guard Sends Unusual Patrol to Strait of LuzonThe China Coast Guard has dispatched three large cutters to the strategic Strait of Luzon, a rare patrol that has caught the attention of Philippine... 064
Reposted by PapafoxFilipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Right on cue with our paper, here’s a @zey.bsky.social column on a recent deepfake targeting @aoc.bsky.social. In a world of deepfakes, the ability to help your audience discern real from fake is the way for high-quality news to survive. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The A.O.C. Deepfake Was Terrible. The Proposed Solution Is Delusional. 2133
Reposted by PapafoxAustin Ramzy @austinramzy.bsky.social · 11/08/2025A longer video of the collision between PLA Navy destroyer Guilin and a Chinese coast guard ship as they pursued a Philippines coast guard patrol vessel about 10 miles east of Scarborough Shoal 41581181
Reposted by PapafoxKraut @derparrot.bsky.social · 19/07/2025The best part of Brexit was that my dad voted for it, even though he hasn't lived in the UK for 20 years. Then he got a letter from the government here, demanding a copy of his marriage certificate, or he would get deported. My mum teased him for weeks. "Oh Nein. I cant find it. Vhere could it be?" 720614
Reposted by PapafoxMeanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 02/06/2025The Best Aircraft Carriers in the World: 1148694
Papafox @papafox888.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Perun has dropped his analysis of the Russia-Ukraine talks. Fact dense, well researched. youtu.be/2AuhsYTavHg?...youtu.beRussian War Goals & Ukraine Peace Talks - The Strategic Balance, Talks & A New Offensive?YouTube video by Perun 010
Papafox @papafox888.bsky.social · 03/06/2025www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...telegraph.co.ukPutin hands surrender terms to UkraineRussian negotiators lay out demands for ceasefire and ending the war, during second round of talks in Istanbul 010
Papafox @papafox888.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Things are pretty extreme when I find myself agreeing with Chinese propaganda. Trump starts a trade war and then folds. He is going to be surprised when he finds China is stronger than the US in a few years. It will certainly have a larger navy. Herewith the propaganda: 000
Papafox @papafox888.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Making sure everything stays fucked is the whole point 000
Papafox @papafox888.bsky.social · 01/05/2025RFK jr rejects Germ Theory. Claims the disease is caused by miasma arstechnica.com/health/2025/...arstechnica.comRFK Jr. rejects cornerstone of health science: Germ theoryIn his 2021 book vilifying Anthony Fauci, RFK Jr. lays out support for an alternate theory. 000
Reposted by PapafoxWhat's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social · 30/04/2025"Shipping volume will plummet 35% next week, LA port official says in CNBC interview" www.reuters.com/markets/us/s...reuters.comShipping volume will plummet 35% next week, LA port official says in CNBC interviewThe Los Angeles port is expecting a 35% drop in cargo from Asia next week, Gene Seroka, the port's executive director, said in a CNBC interview on Tuesday. 33826310
Papafox @papafox888.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Trump runs the world www.theage.com.au/world/north-...theage.com.au‘I run the world’: Trump marks 100 days with stunts, boasts and propagandaThe US president also embraced Australian football player Jordan Mailata at a ceremony for the Philadelphia Eagles, who won the Super Bowl in February. 000
Reposted by PapafoxLord Hardthrasher @lordhardthrasher.bsky.social · 05/04/2025GOOD NEWS PESEANTS! Dambusters Part 1 will be Premiered at 6pm this evening!! youtu.be/Wp-M5k4pDlwyoutu.beDambusters Part 1 - The Battle of the RuhrYouTube video by HardThrasher 3226
Reposted by PapafoxPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 04/04/2025What Wall Street wants to think is happening inside the Trump White House, versus what is actually happening: 67410
Papafox @papafox888.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Damn Trump. Is there no end to the indignities he is inflicting on the rest of the world? 000
Reposted by Papafoxlaura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 28/03/2025I keep watching this clip with something approaching yearning and I’m realizing it’s because we don’t hear this level of strategic realism—that the old world is gone and the old rules don’t apply—from anyone in leadership in the Democratic Party. 13061381154
Reposted by PapafoxProf. Michael Fuhrer @michaelsfuhrer.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Australian Boobook giving me the stink eye. Royal National Park, NSW, Australia. 🪶 41068
Papafox @papafox888.bsky.social · 13/03/2025America screws over another close ally. The United States runs a large trade SURPLUS with Australia, so they announced 25% tariffs. Why? Well just because. 100
