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When the USA invaded Vietnam it predicted it would acheive total victory within 6 months.

19.5 years later the USA was defeated after Vietnam received massive support from the Soviet Union and China.

Now they think they will defeat Iran in 6 weeks...

My two major news beats collided and it’s worth pointing out. 🚩

Umar Dzhabrailov (Russian billionaire, politician, and man who once called convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell his “soulmate”) was found in a pool of blood in Moscow yesterday—reported a suicide.

fuck, I’m sorry, I can’t compete with this

It’s purposeful.

CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations. ICE has bought access to similar t...

SCOOP: An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations.

This surveillance can happen through all sorts of apps, such as video games, news apps, weather trackers, and dating apps.

good thread. One of my big takeaways from Saturday’s Security Council meeting was that this mode of international law is only going to survive via a coalition of states who affirm it categorically, like Colombia, and the AOC-Moulton-Kristol US domestic coalition interested in accountability

the brilliance of the UN Charter's ban on and conditions for use of force -- legitimate individual or collective self-defense, or Security Council authorization -- is that it challenges governments to justify what is the most devastating use of state power. it's also intuitive.

#nzpol 🤔 A please explain from the Minister would seem appropriate.

Asia’s stock markets plunge amid US-Israeli conflict with Iran

Asia’s stock markets plunge amid US-Israeli conflict with Iran https://aje.news/xw1mti

Iran holds mass funeral for girls, staff killed in US-Israel school attack

Iran holds mass funeral for girls, staff killed in US-Israel school attack https://aje.news/bfjfuy

Definitely read this headline as "culture war creeps in local councils" which ... checks out

Paramount’s Debt Downgraded to Junk Following Warner Bros. Purchase Deal Fitch Ratings downgraded Paramount Skydance Corp.’s corporate and long-term borrower ratings to junk following the media company’s agreement to buy larger rival Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., a deal tha...

Seems fine!

Fox Linocut set in landscape with wintered trees.

🖼️ Emily Robertson

Presumably Benjamin Netanyahu is going to win the 2027 FIFA peace prize.

#nzpol

#nzpol Luxon is not competent.

#nzpol Pay attention Aotearoa New Zealand because the National/NZ First/ACT coalition government sourced some of its policy advice from parties on this list. 👀

The “Americanized” version of TikTok now functions as a quiet backdoor for ICE to mine publicly available data and track users without ever knocking on a door.

They told you it was about protecting Americans from “foreign” influence. Turns out it’s about making sure you’re easier to monitor by the

The US Embassy in Beirut has urged American citizens to depart Lebanon immediately.

Personal news update: I'm delighted to announce that as of today, I am an actual Bluesky employee! I'll be working to welcome indie media and local govt to Bsky—and supporting those already here.

I'll always want to hear your thoughts on how we can make Bsky the sort of social media we all want!

Three in four women unaware menopause can trigger new mental illness, poll finds Royal College of Psychiatrists says impact on mental health often overlooked and calls for improvements in care

THIS. 👇
Be aware, be informed - otherwise your life could turn into a nightmare.
I know it only too well.

Important that younger women know about their right to receive correct treatment!

Why Qatari LNG will soon set NZ power prices LNG terminal in Taranaki will tie NZ wholesale electricity & gas prices to global gas prices; Gas price rose 47% last night after Iranian drones shut Qatar's LNG plant; NZ power prices would follow

Chorus out: LNG terminal in Taranaki will tie NZ wholesale electricity & gas prices to global gas prices; Gas price rose 47% last night after Iranian drones shut Qatar's LNG plant; NZ power prices would follow #nzpol open.substack.com/pub/thekaka/...

Oh really...

'"The U.S. stands with all of the children throughout the world. I hope soon peace will be yours,” first lady Melania Trump told members of the global delegation, without a hint of self awareness.'

They're really just taking the p*ss now, aren't they.

Two articles highlighted on the RNZ front page. The first about one of the world's largest gas exporters turning off the tap. The second about our lagging solar energy uptake, with documents revealing the government shelved a subsidy.

Government incompetence writ large on the RNZ front page today. #nzpol

The whole thing being "how do we get our white people out of the way so we can continue bombing the brown people" is pretty fucking disgusting eh.

two men in plaid shirts are standing next to each other with cc written on the bottom ALT: two men in plaid shirts are standing next to each other with cc written on the bottom

Oh, please. 🙄
Luxon really is so very bad at this 'having a moral backbone and international diplomacy' thang. #nzpol

Utterly ridiculous blatant lying from both of them.

War is peace, said Big Brother (and Larry Kudlow).

Alan MacLeod—

"This is how media lies to you in real time."