Askshawk
@askshawk.bsky.social
I’m an 🇺🇸 working in Tech
And a politics junkie
And a politics junkie
Is it me or does Southwest constantly have delays
December 21, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Is it me or does Southwest constantly have delays
If you want to follow some major news outlets, here’s a short list. I’m looking for more though so if you have any recommendations for others, let me know!
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November 28, 2024 at 6:11 PM
If you want to follow some major news outlets, here’s a short list. I’m looking for more though so if you have any recommendations for others, let me know!
go.bsky.app/JcoUYL7
go.bsky.app/JcoUYL7
NEW: Sheinbaum is set to be Mexico’s next (and first) female President. She is said to be a minor AMLO (the outgoing President) & believed to follow a lot of AMLO’s policies
June 3, 2024 at 1:46 AM
NEW: Sheinbaum is set to be Mexico’s next (and first) female President. She is said to be a minor AMLO (the outgoing President) & believed to follow a lot of AMLO’s policies
NEW: Ireland's foreign minister Micheal Martin says EU foreign ministers have for the first time discussed the prospect of sanctions against Israel if it does not comply with an order from the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
-RTE
-RTE
May 27, 2024 at 7:23 PM
NEW: Ireland's foreign minister Micheal Martin says EU foreign ministers have for the first time discussed the prospect of sanctions against Israel if it does not comply with an order from the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
-RTE
-RTE
NEW: The UNGA has adopted the Srebrenica Genocide resolution, which establishes an annual global day of commemoration on July 11
The genocide occurred at the hands of Bosnian Serb forces in the 90s
The genocide occurred at the hands of Bosnian Serb forces in the 90s
May 23, 2024 at 3:35 PM
NEW: The UNGA has adopted the Srebrenica Genocide resolution, which establishes an annual global day of commemoration on July 11
The genocide occurred at the hands of Bosnian Serb forces in the 90s
The genocide occurred at the hands of Bosnian Serb forces in the 90s
Irans President is still missing
May 19, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Irans President is still missing
Iranian officials are saying they’re still searching for the crashed helicopter but that they are very concerned. The temperatures and weather there right now is obscuring officials’ search operations. It happened towards the Azerbaijan border
May 19, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Iranian officials are saying they’re still searching for the crashed helicopter but that they are very concerned. The temperatures and weather there right now is obscuring officials’ search operations. It happened towards the Azerbaijan border
The Slovakian PM is no longer in serious life threatening conditions following the assassination attempt
May 19, 2024 at 3:00 PM
The Slovakian PM is no longer in serious life threatening conditions following the assassination attempt
The Iranian foreign minister along with the president and several other officials were on board the helicopter that suffered an “accident” today
May 19, 2024 at 1:18 PM
The Iranian foreign minister along with the president and several other officials were on board the helicopter that suffered an “accident” today
DEVELOPING: a helicopter carrying the Iranian President was in an accident
May 19, 2024 at 1:14 PM
DEVELOPING: a helicopter carrying the Iranian President was in an accident
A good NYT story today highlights the growing war in Sudan which most main media is ignoring
May 18, 2024 at 10:56 PM
A good NYT story today highlights the growing war in Sudan which most main media is ignoring
The US State dept issued a travel security alert for LGTBQ people abroad
May 18, 2024 at 6:44 PM
The US State dept issued a travel security alert for LGTBQ people abroad
Lmao love politics:
A fight broke out in the Iraqi parliament
This comes after a fight broke out in Taiwan’s equivalent
A fight broke out in the Iraqi parliament
This comes after a fight broke out in Taiwan’s equivalent
May 18, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Lmao love politics:
A fight broke out in the Iraqi parliament
This comes after a fight broke out in Taiwan’s equivalent
A fight broke out in the Iraqi parliament
This comes after a fight broke out in Taiwan’s equivalent
Benny gantz is resigning on June 8 unless there’s not a new war plan by then
Honestly, not matter your stance, he should be gone anyway.
Honestly, not matter your stance, he should be gone anyway.
May 18, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Benny gantz is resigning on June 8 unless there’s not a new war plan by then
Honestly, not matter your stance, he should be gone anyway.
Honestly, not matter your stance, he should be gone anyway.
The Georgian President vetoed the Russian law
May 18, 2024 at 2:12 PM
The Georgian President vetoed the Russian law
BIG: Slovakia PM has been shot in an assassination attempt
Some facts from a geopolitical POV:
Slovakia is a bit friendly with Russia with Pellegrini, the president & the PM Fico being more pro Russian than some in the past
EG Fico halted arms shipments to Ukraine
Some facts from a geopolitical POV:
Slovakia is a bit friendly with Russia with Pellegrini, the president & the PM Fico being more pro Russian than some in the past
EG Fico halted arms shipments to Ukraine
May 15, 2024 at 2:23 PM
BIG: Slovakia PM has been shot in an assassination attempt
Some facts from a geopolitical POV:
Slovakia is a bit friendly with Russia with Pellegrini, the president & the PM Fico being more pro Russian than some in the past
EG Fico halted arms shipments to Ukraine
Some facts from a geopolitical POV:
Slovakia is a bit friendly with Russia with Pellegrini, the president & the PM Fico being more pro Russian than some in the past
EG Fico halted arms shipments to Ukraine
It’s official! US will give Ukraine another $2 billion in military financing
May 15, 2024 at 12:09 PM
It’s official! US will give Ukraine another $2 billion in military financing
Okay US senate not looking good for democrats in West Virginia
But, expected
But, expected
May 15, 2024 at 12:46 AM
Okay US senate not looking good for democrats in West Virginia
But, expected
But, expected
Biden is considering a new $1 billion weapons deal for Israel which comes after last week’s pause, according to WSJ
May 14, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Biden is considering a new $1 billion weapons deal for Israel which comes after last week’s pause, according to WSJ
Georgia passed their foreign agents Russian bill
May 14, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Georgia passed their foreign agents Russian bill
May 13, 2024 at 10:42 AM
The wife of US Army soldier Gordon Black, who was arrested in Russia earlier this month, told Reuters in an exclusive interview that she witnessed his Russian girlfriend stab him during a video call months before his detention
-Reuters
-Reuters
May 13, 2024 at 12:35 AM
The wife of US Army soldier Gordon Black, who was arrested in Russia earlier this month, told Reuters in an exclusive interview that she witnessed his Russian girlfriend stab him during a video call months before his detention
-Reuters
-Reuters
A video surfaced from Boroujerd, western Iran, depicting hijab enforcement police violently assaulting a young girl in Fadak Park for wearing a short-sleeved t-shirt. Bystanders eventually intervened and rescued the girl, an eyewitness told us.
-IranInt
www.iranintl.com/en/202405122...
-IranInt
www.iranintl.com/en/202405122...
Iranian Police Assault Girl for Hijab Non-Compliance
A video surfaced from Boroujerd, western Iran, depicting hijab enforcement police violently assaulting a young girl in Fadak Park for wearing a short-sleeved t-shirt.
www.iranintl.com
May 12, 2024 at 11:20 PM
A video surfaced from Boroujerd, western Iran, depicting hijab enforcement police violently assaulting a young girl in Fadak Park for wearing a short-sleeved t-shirt. Bystanders eventually intervened and rescued the girl, an eyewitness told us.
-IranInt
www.iranintl.com/en/202405122...
-IranInt
www.iranintl.com/en/202405122...
And if you haven’t heard, Putin had a military shake up this weekend; new defense chief, most notably
May 12, 2024 at 10:03 PM
And if you haven’t heard, Putin had a military shake up this weekend; new defense chief, most notably
On May 11, 50,000 + protestors gathered in Tbilisi, Georgia to protest the basically-Russian “foreign agents” law
May 12, 2024 at 2:32 PM
On May 11, 50,000 + protestors gathered in Tbilisi, Georgia to protest the basically-Russian “foreign agents” law