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🇬🇧 British forces are also involved in the seizure of a Russian tanker
In the area of the special operation against the Russian tanker under sanctions, the following are working:
— Stratotanker tanker,
— US Air Force Poseidon patrol aircraft,
— British Poseidon MRA1,
— several U-28A aircraft.
In the area of the special operation against the Russian tanker under sanctions, the following are working:
— Stratotanker tanker,
— US Air Force Poseidon patrol aircraft,
— British Poseidon MRA1,
— several U-28A aircraft.
January 7, 2026 at 1:36 PM
🇬🇧 British forces are also involved in the seizure of a Russian tanker
In the area of the special operation against the Russian tanker under sanctions, the following are working:
— Stratotanker tanker,
— US Air Force Poseidon patrol aircraft,
— British Poseidon MRA1,
— several U-28A aircraft.
In the area of the special operation against the Russian tanker under sanctions, the following are working:
— Stratotanker tanker,
— US Air Force Poseidon patrol aircraft,
— British Poseidon MRA1,
— several U-28A aircraft.
North Atlantic in January🥶
Riding the side of an MH-6 250NM off the coast of Iceland in January is a vibe.
Hope they layered up.
Hope they layered up.
January 7, 2026 at 1:44 PM
North Atlantic in January🥶
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Reminder.
It is extremely unlikely that a grouping of 6 cable breaks in a week are explained by common causes.
A lot of cables break each year, and any one might be from a benign cause. But not this many.
It is extremely unlikely that a grouping of 6 cable breaks in a week are explained by common causes.
A lot of cables break each year, and any one might be from a benign cause. But not this many.
There is an estimated 1 in 10k - 100k years chance that all 8 of the Nov 2024 - Jan 2025 Baltic Sea cable breaks are coincidental.
Background data is hard to get by but no matter which real data or reasonable assumption one picks it is extremely unlikely all 8 of them are explained by chance.
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Background data is hard to get by but no matter which real data or reasonable assumption one picks it is extremely unlikely all 8 of them are explained by chance.
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January 5, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Reminder.
It is extremely unlikely that a grouping of 6 cable breaks in a week are explained by common causes.
A lot of cables break each year, and any one might be from a benign cause. But not this many.
It is extremely unlikely that a grouping of 6 cable breaks in a week are explained by common causes.
A lot of cables break each year, and any one might be from a benign cause. But not this many.
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A second undersea communications cable was severed in the Baltic Sea within a week.
www.reuters.com/business/med...
www.reuters.com/business/med...
January 5, 2026 at 4:21 PM
A second undersea communications cable was severed in the Baltic Sea within a week.
www.reuters.com/business/med...
www.reuters.com/business/med...
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BREAKING: Just weeks before the military operation in Venezuela to capture Maduro, energy giant Halliburton filed an unusual lawsuit in international court claiming the Venezuelan government owed them damages for U.S. sanctions against the country.
There’s more…
www.levernews.com/corporations...
There’s more…
www.levernews.com/corporations...
Corporations Invested In Lawsuits Before Venezuela Invasion
Trump’s removal of President Nicolas Maduro could tilt international court proceedings and provide a windfall to corporate plaintiffs.
www.levernews.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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✈️ About 200 flights delayed in Moscow due to attack by unknown drones
Currently, the capital's airports "Domodedovo", "Vnukovo" and "Zhukovsky" are temporarily closed (departures and arrivals are limited). Several flights have been canceled.
Currently, the capital's airports "Domodedovo", "Vnukovo" and "Zhukovsky" are temporarily closed (departures and arrivals are limited). Several flights have been canceled.
January 4, 2026 at 2:25 PM
✈️ About 200 flights delayed in Moscow due to attack by unknown drones
Currently, the capital's airports "Domodedovo", "Vnukovo" and "Zhukovsky" are temporarily closed (departures and arrivals are limited). Several flights have been canceled.
Currently, the capital's airports "Domodedovo", "Vnukovo" and "Zhukovsky" are temporarily closed (departures and arrivals are limited). Several flights have been canceled.
Venezuela has significant reserves but the quality isn't top tier plus I've understood that the fields aren't too modern. So likely significant investment is needed which needs stability to happen.
We shall see how this plays out. Do we get Libya or something else
We shall see how this plays out. Do we get Libya or something else
#Venezuela has the the largest oil reserves in the world, in the form of the extra-heavy oil of the Orinoco belt, which is as expensive as it is polluting to extract.
January 4, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Venezuela has significant reserves but the quality isn't top tier plus I've understood that the fields aren't too modern. So likely significant investment is needed which needs stability to happen.
We shall see how this plays out. Do we get Libya or something else
We shall see how this plays out. Do we get Libya or something else
Sanders isn't totally wrong on his points.
My statement on President Trump’s actions in Venezuela.
January 4, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Sanders isn't totally wrong on his points.
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Updated map of cable breaks between Sweden and Estonia, based on press release from Estonian ministry for digital affairs.
The details are murky and partly incoherent and I have asked Swedish authorities for clarification.
Whats clear: there are several breaks on one cable.
The details are murky and partly incoherent and I have asked Swedish authorities for clarification.
Whats clear: there are several breaks on one cable.
January 1, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Updated map of cable breaks between Sweden and Estonia, based on press release from Estonian ministry for digital affairs.
The details are murky and partly incoherent and I have asked Swedish authorities for clarification.
Whats clear: there are several breaks on one cable.
The details are murky and partly incoherent and I have asked Swedish authorities for clarification.
Whats clear: there are several breaks on one cable.
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Russian equipment losses added* to the Oryx loss list in 2025 by equipment category
*includes losses from earlier years that were documented in 2025
*includes losses from earlier years that were documented in 2025
January 1, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Russian equipment losses added* to the Oryx loss list in 2025 by equipment category
*includes losses from earlier years that were documented in 2025
*includes losses from earlier years that were documented in 2025
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How does Moscow view Donald Trump at the end of 2025? One Russian paper today: “The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World…he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold to be destroyed…” #ReadingRussia youtu.be/7EwZNk6KgHU
"Russian industry has entered a perfect storm" warns Russian paper.
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
How does Moscow view Donald Trump at the end of 2025? One Russian paper today: “The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World…he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold to be destroyed…” #ReadingRussia youtu.be/7EwZNk6KgHU
Shoigu clan gets jailed or heart disease, it seems
Another Russian general “unexpectedly” departs: ex-Deputy Defense Minister Colonel General Yuri Sadovenko died in Moscow at 56 from “heart disease” on December 25. Long-time Shoigu associate.
December 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Shoigu clan gets jailed or heart disease, it seems
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Ukrainian forces struck Russian oil refineries and fuel depots at least 142 times in 2025, up 51% from 2024, Russian independent outlet Vyorstka reported. Since the war began, Ukraine hit oil infrastructure 281 times with 82% success rate.
December 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Ukrainian forces struck Russian oil refineries and fuel depots at least 142 times in 2025, up 51% from 2024, Russian independent outlet Vyorstka reported. Since the war began, Ukraine hit oil infrastructure 281 times with 82% success rate.
Kenuja menee nyt.
Russian media report that a former deputy to ex-defense minister Shoigu, colonel general Yuri Sadovenko, has died in Moscow.
Sadovenko's entourage reported that he died on December 25 "due to heart disease." He was 56 years old.
Sadovenko's entourage reported that he died on December 25 "due to heart disease." He was 56 years old.
December 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Kenuja menee nyt.
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24 vuotta sitten, joulukuun 26. 1991 #Neuvostoliitto lakkasi virallisesti olemasta. Neuvostoliiton hajoamisprosessi oli alkanut jo edellisen vuoden puolella Liettuan irtautuessa siitä maaliskuussa 1990. Elokuussa 1991 myös Viro ja Latvia itsenäistyivät >
#historia
#historia
December 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
24 vuotta sitten, joulukuun 26. 1991 #Neuvostoliitto lakkasi virallisesti olemasta. Neuvostoliiton hajoamisprosessi oli alkanut jo edellisen vuoden puolella Liettuan irtautuessa siitä maaliskuussa 1990. Elokuussa 1991 myös Viro ja Latvia itsenäistyivät >
#historia
#historia
Hyvää joulua tällekin porukalle
a cartoon of snoopy dressed as santa blowing a bell on christmas eve
ALT: a cartoon of snoopy dressed as santa blowing a bell on christmas eve
media.tenor.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Hyvää joulua tällekin porukalle
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"It’s clear that the president considers the rules-based democratic and economic order a barrier to his goal of establishing an autocracy. Given his dictatorial ambitions, it makes perfect sense for his regime to cozy up to strongmen while treating America’s principal democratic allies as enemies."
Make America Weak
Trump is systematically undermining America's interests at home and abroad.
www.publicnotice.co
December 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"It’s clear that the president considers the rules-based democratic and economic order a barrier to his goal of establishing an autocracy. Given his dictatorial ambitions, it makes perfect sense for his regime to cozy up to strongmen while treating America’s principal democratic allies as enemies."
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⚡️ High-ranking Russian general killed in Moscow car bombing.
Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff's operational training department, was killed in a car bombing in Moscow on Dec. 22, Russia's Investigative Committee said.
Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff's operational training department, was killed in a car bombing in Moscow on Dec. 22, Russia's Investigative Committee said.
High-ranking Russian general killed in Moscow car bombing
An explosive device attached to the underside of Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov's car detonated on Yaseneva Street in Moscow on Dec. 22.
kyivindependent.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
⚡️ High-ranking Russian general killed in Moscow car bombing.
Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff's operational training department, was killed in a car bombing in Moscow on Dec. 22, Russia's Investigative Committee said.
Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff's operational training department, was killed in a car bombing in Moscow on Dec. 22, Russia's Investigative Committee said.
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/1. Overnight, Russia’s Port of Taman on the Black Sea was hit by a drone attack, causing fires and damage to port infrastructure.
According to Russians: "UAV debris" damaged a pipeline at one of the terminals, triggering a fire. Additionally, two piers and two vessels were damaged.
According to Russians: "UAV debris" damaged a pipeline at one of the terminals, triggering a fire. Additionally, two piers and two vessels were damaged.
December 22, 2025 at 5:39 AM
/1. Overnight, Russia’s Port of Taman on the Black Sea was hit by a drone attack, causing fires and damage to port infrastructure.
According to Russians: "UAV debris" damaged a pipeline at one of the terminals, triggering a fire. Additionally, two piers and two vessels were damaged.
According to Russians: "UAV debris" damaged a pipeline at one of the terminals, triggering a fire. Additionally, two piers and two vessels were damaged.
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🔺Baltic Sea activity - Breaking!
Russian Navy Northern Fleet Pr.1155 Udaloy class destroyer, BPK-626 “Vice Admiral Kulakov” VISID departed the Baltic Sea, 16 December 2025.
⚠️ Having been relieved by BPK-619 "Severomorsk", BPK-626 may return to homeport Severomorsk.
Russian Navy Northern Fleet Pr.1155 Udaloy class destroyer, BPK-626 “Vice Admiral Kulakov” VISID departed the Baltic Sea, 16 December 2025.
⚠️ Having been relieved by BPK-619 "Severomorsk", BPK-626 may return to homeport Severomorsk.
December 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
🔺Baltic Sea activity - Breaking!
Russian Navy Northern Fleet Pr.1155 Udaloy class destroyer, BPK-626 “Vice Admiral Kulakov” VISID departed the Baltic Sea, 16 December 2025.
⚠️ Having been relieved by BPK-619 "Severomorsk", BPK-626 may return to homeport Severomorsk.
Russian Navy Northern Fleet Pr.1155 Udaloy class destroyer, BPK-626 “Vice Admiral Kulakov” VISID departed the Baltic Sea, 16 December 2025.
⚠️ Having been relieved by BPK-619 "Severomorsk", BPK-626 may return to homeport Severomorsk.
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💥 SBU strike on Russian submarine: satellite images capture consequences, - Radio Liberty
Photos taken on December 16 show damage to the pier near the submarine's parking lot and to the stern of the submarine.
Photos taken on December 16 show damage to the pier near the submarine's parking lot and to the stern of the submarine.
December 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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"In the summer, the Pentagon announced plans to purchase nearly 7,500 tonnes of cobalt, reviving stockpiling at a scale not seen since the cold war ... part of a wider push by the military to expand its reserves of critical minerals." www.ft.com/content/42ab...
Critical minerals should not be stockpiled for military use
The US is funnelling materials such as cobalt and graphite into national defence rather than new climate technologies
www.ft.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"In the summer, the Pentagon announced plans to purchase nearly 7,500 tonnes of cobalt, reviving stockpiling at a scale not seen since the cold war ... part of a wider push by the military to expand its reserves of critical minerals." www.ft.com/content/42ab...
Eighty-five years ago today, chemists Glenn Seaborg, Joseph Kennedy, and Arthur Wahl (continuing work by physicist Edwin McMillan) first produced element 94 (plutonium) in the 60-inch cyclotron at UC Berkeley. Exactly 1,700 days later, “Fat Man”—fueled by 13.6 lbs. of Pu-239— destroyed Nagasaki.
![A color photograph of two brass plaques mounted on a wall. The first reads:
PLUTONIUM
Element 94
Was discovered in this room in February 1941 [sic] by G.T. Seaborg, E.T. McMillan, A.C. Wahl, and J.W. Kennedy
[NOTE: Seaborg and his team chemically identified and confirmed the discovery of plutonium, and discovered plutonium-239, on the night of February 23-24, 1941. But the as yet unnamed element 94 (specifically the isotope plutonium-238) was first produced by bombarding uranium with deuterons in the 60-inch cyclotron at Berkeley on December 14, 1940.]
The second plaque reads:
Room 307 Gilman Hall
Has been designated a REGISTERED NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States.
U.S. Department of the Interior
National Park Service
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December 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Odesa enters second day of blackout with local resilience points crowded by people charging devices and preparing hot meals.
December 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Odesa enters second day of blackout with local resilience points crowded by people charging devices and preparing hot meals.
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'Hybrid activity has long been part of Moscow’s playbook. Today, the Kremlin is again using it as a low-risk, high-impact way to exert economic and psychological pressure on Europe' writes Matt Ince in the latest RUSI Commentary.
Maintaining the UK's Intelligence Edge in the Grey Zone
The UK's intelligence community must adapt to stay ahead of intensifying hybrid threats that blur the line between war and peace.
www.rusi.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
'Hybrid activity has long been part of Moscow’s playbook. Today, the Kremlin is again using it as a low-risk, high-impact way to exert economic and psychological pressure on Europe' writes Matt Ince in the latest RUSI Commentary.