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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 42m
Russian ballistic missiles hit Kyiv on Sunday night, killing one and wounding two and damaging a medical center and schools. Zelensky says Washington is holding back Patriot interceptors, so the next barrage finds the same gaps. #Russia
Paper Trail news brief: KYIV BALLISTIC. Gus asks: Patriots or power cuts: which does Kyiv get first?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 2h
We went deep on this one: "What Americas War on Terror Left Behind. How 9/11 Redirected American Power" youtu.be/bwz_DWXsn_A We post a verified brief every 90 minutes. Follow for the next one.
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 2h
Iran confirmed Mehrdad Akhlaghi, the man who built the Guards' missile program, as defense minister. Filling a post left by a wartime killing, he warns Washington new strikes mean 'enormous damage.' #Iran
Paper Trail news brief: IRAN REARMS. Gus asks: Enormous damage: threat or bluff?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 3h
Russia's Kosmos 2612 is parked 5 km from ICEYE-X36, the US radar satellite feeding Kyiv targets. The pair closed from 300 km in a day, and trackers call the pass deliberate, so Ukraine's strike radar flies with a Russian shadow. #Ukraine #Russia
Paper Trail news brief: SATELLITE STALK. Gus asks: Was Russia's move deliberate or an accident?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 5h
We mapped how this started: "Did Trump Throttle Ukraine's Starlink?" youtube.com/shorts/rbarZiwGKAE We post a verified brief every 90 minutes. Follow for the next one.
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 5h
US Treasury chief Bessent rebuked Zelensky's Starlink claim as reckless, then refused three times to call Ukraine an ally. He says Trump wants the war settled by deal, while Kyiv's shells still come from Washington. #Ukraine
Paper Trail news brief: UKRAINE ALLY. Gus asks: Is Ukraine still a US ally: yes or no?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 6h
Context, short version: "Trump Won't Back Netanyahu: Why Now?" youtube.com/shorts/oam7-vi5d68 We post a verified brief every 90 minutes. Follow for the next one.
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 6h
Trump endorsed Netanyahu for re-election 9 days before Israel's vote, calling him a 'great warrior prime minister.' With any other leader, he warned, America fights Iran alone. #Iran #Israel
Paper Trail news brief: TRUMP BACKS BIBI. Gus asks: Does Trump's nod swing Israel's vote: yes or no?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 8h
Washington resumed intel-sharing with Kyiv, Zelensky said, after a pause that left Ukrainian cities blind to ballistic missiles. Kyiv's crews get their warning minutes back, and Russia's next barrage loses its head start. #Ukraine #Russia
Paper Trail news brief: INTEL BACK. Gus asks: Did Trump order the cut: yes or no?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 9h
We went deep on this one: "A Russian Drone Hit a Train 5 km From NATO's Border" youtu.be/acsyhf2QXpY We post a verified brief every 90 minutes. Follow for the next one.
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 9h
A drone crossed into Lithuanian airspace overnight; NATO jets scrambled, Kaunas airport shut and residents were told to shelter. Vilnius blames Moscow and now wants a joint probe with Poland into NATO's newest breach. #NATO
Paper Trail news brief: NATO ALERT. Gus asks: Whose drone was it: Russia's or Ukraine's?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 11h
Ukraine hit St Petersburg with 145 drones overnight, its biggest raid on Russia's second city. Fires hit an oil terminal and VK's data centre, and 20,000 lost power. Russia's Baltic fuel exports now pay for the war at home. #Ukraine #Russia
Paper Trail news brief: ST PETERSBURG HIT. Gus asks: St Petersburg oil back by Friday: yes or no?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 12h
California's Gavin Newsom says US military aid to Israel has to be conditioned. The 2028 contender just made the aid question a test for every Democrat on November's ballot. #Israel
Paper Trail news brief: ISRAEL AID STRINGS. Gus asks: Strings on Israel aid: yes or no?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 13h
The long version, with maps: "Houthis: How a Slogan Became an Army Fighting Saudi Arabia" youtu.be/AZ-YWFXKREk We post a verified brief every 90 minutes. Follow for the next one.
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 13h
Iran-backed Houthis say they shot down a Saudi AH-6 over Najran, killing its two officers. Riyadh blames a technical fault instead. Either way, Saudi crews are dying on a border Riyadh thought it had quieted. #Iran #Houthis
Paper Trail news brief: NAJRAN CRASH. Gus asks: Shot down, or engine failure?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
Masked Israeli settlers beat a French mayor and attacked a European diplomatic convoy in Taybeh, West Bank, during the olive harvest. Belgium is demanding EU sanctions on the settlers. #Israel #Sanctions
Paper Trail news brief: DIPLOMATS ATTACKED. Gus asks: Belgium or Israel: who backs down?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
We mapped how this started: "Houthis Cut Off Taiz: Should the West Back Riyadh?" youtube.com/shorts/OZv3uKigv7o We post a verified brief every 90 minutes. Follow for the next one.
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
Iran-backed Houthis have nearly encircled Taiz, Yemen's third-largest city, turning its roads into front lines. Taking it would cut the coast off from southern Yemen and open the road to Aden, where 600,000 are beyond aid. #Iran #Houthis
Paper Trail news brief: TAIZ ENCIRCLED. Gus asks: Does Taiz hold, or does Aden fall?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
We went deep on this one: "Putin's Belarus Threat Would Pull Ukraine's Troops North" youtu.be/Rzl3tDZn6OY We post a verified brief every 90 minutes. Follow for the next one.
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
Britain, France and Germany send 1,500 troops to Poland in November to rehearse deploying into Ukraine. Moscow calls NATO boots there a red line and a direct entry into war, so the drill rehearses the move it promised to fight. #Ukraine #NATO
Paper Trail news brief: NATO TRIPWIRE. Gus asks: NATO boots in Ukraine: red line or bluff?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
Context, short version: "Why Is Hormuz Traffic Falling? Attacks Are Rerouting the Oil" youtube.com/shorts/GJAVC2lB49E We post a verified brief every 90 minutes. Follow for the next one.
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guard says the Strait of Hormuz is closed after three tankers were hit since Friday, one by a grenade fired from a small boat, UKMTO reports. Insurers and US drivers eat the cost before the midterms. #Hormuz #Iran
Paper Trail news brief: HORMUZ SHUT. Gus asks: Three tankers hit: Brent to $115 this week?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
The background in under a minute: "Saudi, Turkey, Pakistan Armies Meet on Houthis" youtube.com/shorts/LcjYb3SpFSk We post a verified brief every 90 minutes. Follow for the next one.
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
Egypt's el-Sisi asked parliament for emergency powers to defend Saudi Arabia, after Houthi strikes hit Riyadh's airport. The last time Cairo fought in Yemen it sent 70,000 troops. #Houthis
Paper Trail news brief: EGYPT JOINS. Gus asks: Will Egypt fight for Riyadh: yes or no?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
We mapped how this started: "Home Office: 149 Land, Gosport MP Gets No Reply" youtube.com/shorts/MOpXzfTfqDo We post a verified brief every 90 minutes. Follow for the next one.
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
Britain deported the man jailed for firebombing ex-PM Keir Starmer's north London home, a plot ordered by a mystery Russian handler. Two men were convicted; the handler was never named. #Russia #Starmer
Paper Trail news brief: UK DEPORTS. Gus asks: Will Moscow's arsonist handler be named: yes or no?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
Zelensky told EU leaders 20 million Ukrainians could flee west if Russia wins, as the summit split over migration. The same budgets paying for Kyiv's defense would now also house the arrivals. #Ukraine #Russia
Paper Trail news brief: EU REFUGEES 20M. Gus asks: Zelensky's 20 million: real or a bluff?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
Russia hit Ukraine's largest steel plant in Kryvyi Rih overnight and a substation feeding Zhytomyr's defense plants, its Defense Ministry says. Ukraine's steelmakers made no steel at all in September. #Ukraine #Russia
Paper Trail news brief: UKRAINE STEEL ZERO. Gus asks: Will Kryvyi Rih restart by spring: yes or no?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
Context, short version: "Hormuz: Can Oil Flow After 12 Tanker Attacks?" youtube.com/shorts/ZoubxuhyG24 We post a verified brief every 90 minutes. Follow for the next one.
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guard says a supertanker hauling 2m barrels of crude hit a naval mine on an 'unauthorized' run through Hormuz. With Brent at $110, the risk on every Gulf barrel now lands in US pump prices. #Hormuz #Iran
Paper Trail news brief: HORMUZ MINE. Gus asks: Tehran or the tanker: who broke the rules?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
Context, short version: "Ukraine Sanctions With an Exit? Read Trump's waiver." youtube.com/shorts/GYH-1kT8QJo We post a verified brief every 90 minutes. Follow for the next one.
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
Trump waived the Russia sanctions and tariffs in his own Graham Act days before an Oct 18 deadline to enforce them. He moved after letting Moscow resume diesel exports, which a dozen GOP senators call a gift to the adversary. #Russia #NATO
Paper Trail news brief: GRAHAM WAIVED. Gus asks: Sanctions or diesel: which one lowers your price?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
We mapped how this started: "Trump Claims Hormuz Control. 3 Ships Were Hit" youtube.com/shorts/e1u-iJ2wW5Y We post a verified brief every 90 minutes. Follow for the next one.
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
US Central Command says it moved 100 million barrels of crude through Hormuz in a week and blocked $25bn of Iran's own oil exports. Tehran answers with a promise of new military plans. #Hormuz #Iran
Paper Trail news brief: HORMUZ CONTROL. Gus asks: Washington or Tehran: who really holds Hormuz?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
We mapped how this started: "5 Seats: The Entire US House Turns On This Number On November 3rd" youtube.com/shorts/cV-vFihTeUU We post a verified brief every 90 minutes. Follow for the next one.
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 17/10/2026
Trump rallied in Dalton, Georgia to boost Rep. Mike Collins against Sen. Jon Ossoff, telling the crowd Ossoff's 2021 win was illegitimate. Georgia's Senate seat decides who runs the chamber in 2027.
Paper Trail news brief: GEORGIA SEAT. Gus asks: Collins or Ossoff: who takes Georgia?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 16/10/2026
The background in under a minute: "$104.61: Oil Fell 2.8% on the Day the Talks Appeared" youtube.com/shorts/PhPwSakYDjo We post a verified brief every 90 minutes. Follow for the next one.
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 16/10/2026
Brent hit $110 a barrel for the first time since May as Iran widens its Hormuz attacks. Tech stocks lost $1 trillion this week, so US drivers pay at the pump before Washington answers. #Hormuz #Iran
Paper Trail news brief: OIL $110. Gus asks: Brent above $120 by Christmas: yes or no?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 16/10/2026
The background in under a minute: "Trump vs CNN: Can He Ban Them From the White House? Same judge as 2018" youtube.com/shorts/b1pHJJNbR00 We post a verified brief every 90 minutes. Follow for the next one.
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 16/10/2026
Trump fired White House press secretary Katie Zacharia after five days, advisers told CNN. The 37th person on the podium is gone in her first week, leaving the briefing room without a permanent voice before the midterms. #Midterms
Paper Trail news brief: PRESS SECRETARY OUT. Gus asks: Five days: a record, or a warning?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 16/10/2026
On Wednesday, October 14, President Donald Trump said the US war with Iran will end "very soon". youtu.be/AjKRO2Da6oA #Iran #Trump #MOAB
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Trump's Biggest Bomb on Iran: Pressure or Plan?
On Wednesday, October 14, President Donald Trump said the US war with Iran will end "very soon". https://youtu.be/AjKRO2Da6oA #Iran #Trump #MOAB
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 16/10/2026
Israeli settlers burned olive groves near Ramallah and beat a Washington Post photographer, kicking her and taking her camera. Soldiers fired tear gas at the pickers while Netanyahu says the video shows she was helped up. #Israel
Paper Trail news brief: SETTLERS ATTACK. Gus asks: Should Israel's army arrest the settlers: yes or no?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 16/10/2026
Big questions on the cover. The paperwork inside. Back File · No. 8 Vladimir Putin's Russia owns a city inside NATO, Kaliningrad, and on 30 September it sent the alliance a note threatening nuclear weapons over it. youtu.be/Bmm_7zh4THQ #Kaliningrad #Putin #NATO
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Why Is Putin Threatening Nukes Over Kaliningrad, Inside NATO?
Big questions on the cover. The paperwork inside. Back File · No. 8 Vladimir Putin's Russia owns a city inside NATO, Kaliningrad, and on 30 September it sent the alliance a note threatening nuclear weapons over it. https://youtu.be/Bmm_7zh4THQ #Kaliningrad #Putin #NATO
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 16/10/2026
The Houthis, an Iran-backed group, claim they hit a Royal Saudi Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon. youtu.be/1IkEk8sFwlA #Houthis #SaudiArabia #Israel
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Houthis Target Saudi Jet: Will Riyadh Call Israel?
The Houthis, an Iran-backed group, claim they hit a Royal Saudi Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon. https://youtu.be/1IkEk8sFwlA #Houthis #SaudiArabia #Israel
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 16/10/2026
We mapped how this started: "Trump's Blockade or Iran: Who Chokes Hormuz?" youtube.com/shorts/YSm5mgq5bz4 We post a verified brief every 90 minutes. Follow for the next one.
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 16/10/2026
South Korea is weighing moving its Cheonghae destroyer from Somalia to the Gulf of Oman, next to Hormuz, to back the US Navy. Iran may read that as Seoul joining the war, and Korea's ships pay first. #Hormuz #Iran
Paper Trail news brief: HORMUZ ESCORT. Gus asks: Does Seoul sail, or stay home?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 16/10/2026
Zelensky asked EU leaders in Brussels for an extra €70 billion next year, against the $32.6 billion shortfall his own finance minister has flagged. European taxpayers get the bill Washington won't take.
Paper Trail news brief: BRUSSELS BILL. Gus asks: Brussels or Washington: who pays Kyiv's bills?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 16/10/2026
The background in under a minute: "Trump: Lithuania Pays, US Base Near Russia?" youtube.com/shorts/cP_5-lTn7yg We post a verified brief every 90 minutes. Follow for the next one.
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 16/10/2026
Russia's Geran-5 jet drone hit a record 800 km/h over Ukraine, a third faster than earlier models, closing on cruise-missile speed. Mobile fire teams built to kill slow propeller UAVs get seconds to spot and shoot. #Ukraine #Russia
Paper Trail news brief: GERAN-5 800. Gus asks: Interceptors or jets: what stops it first?
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Paper Trail Geo @papertrailgeo.zedsocial.ca · 16/10/2026
We went deep on this one: "Trump: From Bankrupt Casinos to the White House, Twice" youtu.be/I2dfu1P8V1c We post a verified brief every 90 minutes. Follow for the next one.
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