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Labeling domestic political opponents as "terrorists" and characterizing a US city as being at war as pretexts for deploying troops against US citizens.

On 26 Sep Special Flight Squadron Il-62M RA-86559 flew from Moscow (CKL) to Algiers DZA. The aircraft departed on 27 Sep and flew back to RUS. The fact that this aircraft avoided Tunisian airspace on the inbound and outbound flights suggests someone was onboard that did not want to fly over TUN.

NEW: Iran has continued to expand its nuclear infrastructure at the Mount Kolang Gaz La facility in Esfahan Province, which was not damaged or targeted during the Israel-Iran War in June 2025.

Iran Update w/ @criticalthreats.bsky.social: isw.pub/IranUpdate09...

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U.S. preparing options for military strikes on drug targets inside Venezuela, sources say President Donald Trump has not approved any action yet, and the U.S. and Venezuela are talking through Middle Eastern intermediaries, sources told NBC News.

U.S. preparing options for military strikes on drug targets inside Venezuela, sources say

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Patterns of war related trauma in Gaza during armed conflict: survey study of international healthcare workers Objective To systematically document the patterns of war related injuries in Gaza, Palestine. Design Survey study of international healthcare workers, August 2024 to February 2025. Setting Gaza, Pal...

Gaza survey study of international healthcare workers in pier-reviewed British Medical Journal (BMJ): "The pattern of injuries in Gaza reflects an extreme form of high energy trauma rarely observed in civilian populations."
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Training can’t replicate the fear of death. Combat teaches lessons no classroom can.

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Niger : « des dizaines de victimes civiles » après des frappes aériennes de l’armée visant des djihadistes Alors que la lutte contre les groupes jihadistes s’intensifie à l’ouest du Niger, la population d’Injar paie un lourd tribut aux opérations militaires menées dans la région.

Niger : « des dizaines de victimes civiles » après des frappes aériennes de l’armée visant des djihadistes

FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.

BREAKING: The FBI has fired agents photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest that followed the death of George Floyd, AP sources say.

#Spain, 24 Sep 2025 Spain sends naval ship to protect the Global Sumud Flotilla after 14 overnight drone strikes. Joined by Italy, EU states now challenge Israel’s blockade and defend the right to deliver aid to Gaza. #NetanyahuWarCriminal #TrumpWarCriminal #GazaGenocide #UNGA80

Artigo | 'Gratificação Faroeste' e a ampliação do genocídio nas favelas Aprovada ontem (23/9) na Alerj, bonificação a agentes de segurança que "neutralizarem criminosos" é incompatível com o Estado de Direito.

Aprovado ontem (23/9) na Alerj, retorno da política que oferece bonificação de 10% a 150% do salário a agentes que “neutralizarem criminosos” é um incentivo à letalidade policial incompatível com o Estado de Direito

Por Fransérgio Goulart, diretor executivo da IDMJR

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Parents outraged as Meta uses photos of schoolgirls in ads targeting man Exclusive: Instagram pictures of girls as young as 13 were posted to promote Threads site ‘as bait’, campaigner says

“Meta has used back-to-school pictures of schoolgirls to advertise one of its social media platforms to a 37-year-old man, in a move parents described as “outrageous” and “upsetting.”

Meta has 100% stopped even *pretending* not to be astoundingly evil.

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U.S. Military Buildup in Caribbean Signals Broader Campaign Against Venezuela

As tensions in the Caribbean Sea have risen, the Pentagon has dispatched 10 F-35 stealth fighters to Puerto Rico to deter Venezuelan flyovers near U.S. ships and to be positioned should President Trump order airstrikes against targets in Venezuela.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...

MI6 Launches Dark‑Web Recruitment Portal, Advises Use of VPN

MI6 has launched a dark‑web recruitment platform called Silent Courier, inviting anyone with sensitive intelligence to contact the agency. The service stresses using a trustworthy VPN for anonymity. https://getnews.me/mi6-launches-dark-web-recruitment-portal-advises-use-of-vpn/ #mi6 #darkweb #vpn

Un grave attacco informatico colpisce gli aeroporti europei. Voli fermi

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Mastering Maltego on Kali Linux: Visual OSINT and Data Mapping for Investigations If you’ve ever stared at a pile of domains, emails, and IP addresses and thought, “There’s a story here—I just can’t see it,” Maltego is the tool that turns that noise into a map you can actually read. On Kali Linux, it’s even better: fast to set up, packed with transforms, and perfect for ethical

Master Maltego on Kali: install, map relationships, run transforms to link domains, emails, IPs & profiles. Ethical OSINT. https://innovirtuoso.com/cybersecurity/mastering-maltego-on-kali-linux-visual-osint-and-data-mapping-for-investigations/

🕵️‍♂️ «Nuestra puerta virtual está abierta»

Los servicios de Inteligencia del Reino Unido activan un portal en la 'dark web' para reclutar espías rusos

Trump says he plans to designate antifa as ‘major terrorist organization’ It is unclear how anti-fascists, an umbrella term for far-left-leaning groups rather than a single entity, will be labeled

Trump says he plans to designate antifa as ‘major terrorist organization’ #TheGuardian #NoFakeNews

Anti-immigratie-demonstratie Den Haag escaleert, confrontatie met politie De actievoerders steken vuurwerk af en zwaaien met Nederlandse vlaggen maar ook met prinsenvlaggen.

Anti-immigration demonstration in the Netherlands escalates. This is exactly what happens when far-right ideas are tolerated and normalised over an extended period of time. The far right gains confidence and grows, both at the ballot box and in the streets.
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Understanding Authoritarianism and Christian Nationalism by Race Dr. Michael R. Fisher Jr. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of African American and African Studies at Ohio State University and a 2024-2025 PRRI Public Fellow. PRRI’s 2024 Religion and…

While PRRI finds that around 4 in 10 Americans hold strong authoritarian views, adherence to authoritarian and Christian nationalist views differ across race.

Read more in the Spotlight Analysis from PRRI Public Fellow Michael R. Fisher Jr., Ph.D., where he explores these differences.

Revealed: ‘Chilling’ Surveillance of Activists by Meat and Dairy Industry The U.S. meat industry has engaged in intrusive surveillance of animal rights groups, including monitoring relationships between activists and tracking employees of leading charities. The industry-funded Animal Agriculture Alliance (AAA) shared information with livestock companies about the romantic partners and even biological ties of those in animal rights organisations. Documents seen by DeSmog show that […]

“It is troubling that corporate interests are spying on activists who are trying to protect the public from the actions of these corporations,” EFF’s Adam Schwartz told @DeSmog.com; big businesses have been known to share such intel with law enforcement.
www.desmog.com/2025/09/19/...

Looting of Gaza aid denied vital supplies to over 2,700 children: Unicef <article data-history-node-id="428898" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/looting-gaza-aid-denied-vital-supplies-over-2700-children-unicef" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/looting-gaza-aid-denied-vital-supplies-over-2700-children-unicef" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Looting of Gaza aid denied vital supplies to over 2,700 children: Unicef</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Children in Gaza are "bearing the heaviest burden", the&nbsp;UN's Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef) said in a statement following the looting of four trucks on 18 September.&nbsp;</p> <p>According to the agency, armed individuals threatened the drivers of the trucks at gun point in Gaza City as they were preparing to deliver Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) for malnourished children enduring famine.</p> <p>"This theft has denied at least 2,700 severely and acutely malnourished children of life-saving RUTF – vital supplies at a time when famine has been declared in the north of Gaza and the ongoing military operation is creating further displacement and adding to the devastating impact on children," Unicef added.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

Looting of Gaza aid denied vital supplies to over 2,700 children: Unicef - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/looting-gaza-aid-denied-vital-supplies-over-2700-children-unicef

Une cyberattaque perturbe le fonctionnement des aéroports de Bruxelles, Londres et Berlin Une cyberattaque en Europe perturbe plusieurs grands aéroports dont celui de Bruxelles, de Londres et de Berlin. Des vols sont annulés, des retards annoncés et ce sont de longues files d'attente qui se forment dans les aérogares concernées. Selon les informations dont RFI dispose, samedi 20 septembre, ce sont les systèmes d'enregistrement des passagers et des bagages qui sont paralysés par cette attaque.

Une cyberattaque perturbe le fonctionnement des aéroports de Bruxelles, Londres et Berlin

Why Israeli Support for Settling Gaza Is Rising The far right has normalized the idea of expelling Palestinians.

The number of Israelis actively pursuing Israeli rule in Gaza is tiny. But in the Israeli political constellation, those numbers aren’t necessarily a true indicator of the balance of power, writes David E. Rosenberg.

Navo gaat verdediging in het oosten ‘totaal nieuw inrichten’ na Russische drones in Polen De Navo begint een nieuwe operatie om de oostflank van het verdragsgebied beter te beschermen tegen binnendringende Russische drones. Dat maakten secretaris-generaal Mark Rutte en de hoogste operation...

'Navo gaat verdediging in het oosten "totaal nieuw inrichten" na Russische drones in Polen' www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/n... #EasternSentry

Congratulations to Kenny Lowande on winning the Richard E. Neustadt Award given for the best book on executive politics! You can check out the book at booth #301 or our virtual exhibit: bit.ly/UCPEXAPSA #APSA2025 @lowande.bsky.social

Gaza ministry warns against ‘deceitful’ Israeli claim of humanitarian zone in southern Gaza <article data-history-node-id="428217" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-ministry-warns-against-deceitful-israeli-claim-humanitarian-zone" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-ministry-warns-against-deceitful-israeli-claim-humanitarian-zone" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza ministry warns against ‘deceitful’ Israeli claim of humanitarian zone in southern Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Gaza’s ministry of interior&nbsp;has issued a statement warning against&nbsp;Israel’s claim that it set up a humanitarian zone in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis in Gaza.</p> <p>“We call on citizens in Gaza City to beware of the occupation’s deceitful claims about the existence of a humanitarian safe zone in the south of the Strip,” it said in a statement.</p> <p>Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee today said in a post on X that civilians should evacuate the buildings and areas the military has designated for strikes southward toward the so-called "humanitarian zone."</p> </div> </div> </article>

Gaza ministry warns against ‘deceitful’ Israeli claim of humanitarian zone in southern Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-ministry-warns-against-deceitful-israeli-claim-humanitarian-zone

Agência Pública torna-se alvo de campanha de desinformação Eduardo Bolsonaro e aliados promovem campanha de desinformação contra a Pública após publicação de reportagem sobre ida de comitiva aos EUA

PÚBLICA NO ALVO | Em 2024, a Pública foi alvo de campanha de desinformação orquestrada por Eduardo Bolsonaro e aliados, motivado por nossas denúncias sobre as punições contra o Brasil e o STF articuladas pelo grupo, nos EUA.

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Military Gaming to Stay Ahead, But Not the Kind You Think Over nearly 40 years in uniform, I saw war shift from the massed battles we braced for in the Cold War, to pinpoint strikes on terrorists, and now to a

Decision speed, precision, and teamwork: skills honed in video games could decide future wars.

In Indo-Pacific deployment, U.K. carrier group boosts warfighting capability, says commander The British warship also saw F-35B fighters — one British and one American — touch down and take off from the deck of the MSDF’s Kaga de facto aircraft carrier.

The commander of a British aircraft carrier strike group said in an exclusive interview that the group will have achieved "full operating capability" by the time it returns home, following a landmark visit to Japan.