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With the addition of 4 tankers out of New Jersey, there are now at least 32 tankers observed in the overnight group.
A considerable portion went to MorΓ³n Air Base in Spain, with others on to UK, Germany, Italy and 1 to Estonia. A few pressed on to CENTCOM AOR.
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My kind of graphic
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In response to IAEA: Iran orders launching a new enrichment center at "a secure location" & replacement of IR-1 centrifuges with advanced IR-6 ones at Fordow underground nuclear facility.
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Huckabee Says Muslim Nations Should Give Their Own Land for Palestinian State
The U.S. Ambassador to Israel says the United States no longer supports a two-state solution. When asked to comment, the U.S. State Department canβt say whether thatβs actually U.S. policy and suggests asking the White House instead.
Lara Jakes, @nytimes.com:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/w...
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated on June 10 that the United States intends to reduce its budget for the purchase of weapons for Ukraine in 2026.
"Reducing US military aid to Ukraine will neither lead to a sustainable peace in Ukraine nor compel Russian President Vladimir Putin to reassess his theory of victory" understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
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A run through the campaign might be in the cards
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There is zero pressure on Russia to do anything but continue the war.
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Attack on Tu-95 Strategic bomber by Ukrainian FPV drone
**Operation Spiders Web**
I resisted a hot take. So, on sober reflectionβ¦
Op Spiderweb was one of the most impressive, and strategic attacks ever. Short thread π§΅ #russia #Ukraine
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NEW: Kremlin officials and the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on June 8 that Russian forces reached the Donetsk-Dnipropetrovsk Oblast border and are conducting offensive operations into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast β an oblast that Russia has not illegally declared as annexed. isw.pub/UkrWar060825
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Alert: Up to 600 drones are expected over Ukraine tonight, primarily approaching from the north, with potential launches from multiple directions, monitoring sources report.
Repeated and additional launches are reportedly already underway, especially from Russiaβs Kursk region.
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"Trump should know that we will not go below 20 percent enrichment, and our uranium stockpile will never leave the country," said Mahmoud Nabavian, the deputy chairman of the Iranian parliament's national security and foreign policy committee.-Iran Intl
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Gross
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Ukraine's Operation βSpiderwebβ is just the beginningβUkrainian intel is preparing more sophisticated operations.-WaPo
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Speaking of children in a park who just need to fight it outβ¦
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AI generated βsatellite imageβ slop is becoming a real problem and spreading like wildfire.
This will become the βvideo game footageβ of 2025 and is even harder for the average person to notice.
The details are more important than ever to noticing these fakes.
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Trump privately praises Ukraine's drone strike on Russian bombers as 'badass,' Axios reports
While Trump has remained silent in public about the attack, he reportedly expressed enthusiasm behind closed doors.
β‘οΈ Trump privately praises Ukraine's drone strike on Russian bombers as 'badass,' Axios reports.
While U.S. President Donald Trump has remained silent in public about the attack, he reportedly expressed enthusiasm behind closed doors.
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Incredible results from a historic operation.
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Donβt understand why this story isnβt leading every American outlet and news broadcast.
This is unspeakably bad for Russia.
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What a shame
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My word
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β¦
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Wishful thinking
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US silence 'encourages Putin', Zelensky says after massive Russian attack
"Without really strong pressure on the Russian leadership, this brutality cannot be stopped. Sanctions will definitely help," Zelensky wrote in a post on Telegram on May 25.
β‘οΈUS silence 'encourages Putin', Zelensky says after massive Russian attack.
Following a deadly overnight attack on May 25, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that "Americaβs silence, and the silence of others around the world, only encourages Putin."
kyivindependent.com/americas-sil...
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This should be the end of Noemβs career in public life. It almost certainly wonβt be, however, which is itself damning.
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400k casualties in 16 months for an area smaller than Delaware bsky.app/profile/thes...
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π§΅ The CNN piece on Bongino and Patel is one of the clearest real-world examples of a key phenomenon in disordered discourse:
The agents who stoke it can become its victims, especially when their disordered discourse meets the reality of the institutions it captures.
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