Steffan Watkins 🇨🇦

USS Gerald R. Ford in Marseille The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the largest aircraft carrier ever built, and the USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81) have arrived on 4th August in Marseille, France, for a scheduled port visit. Both ve...

In these days, the American aircraft carrier is making a port call in Marseille, France.
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YouTube video by Pearlmania500 The island man, his best friend and the girlfriend that is lying.

The island man, his best friend and the girlfriend that is lying.
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Blunder reveals UK hired foreign contractors for Gaza spy mission Britain is so short of aircraft that it has been paying a private company to film from the sky in search of Israeli hostages

Kudos to @steffanwatkins.bsky.social for his assist on this story in the Times.

“The British military is hiring American contractors to carry out secret spying missions over Gaza for Israel because of a shortage of RAF aircraft.”

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map of the world showing where the Royal Canadian Navy fleet is deployed.

🇨🇦⚓️ Royal Canadian Navy Media and Public Awareness Update (Week 31) showing the state of the RCN, and last reported locations of the fleet. Journalists should know at least this much info is publicly available.

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Today's international aid drop into Gaza was performed by 6 countries; Jordan, Canada, UAE , Germany, Belgium, and France using 2x C-130H, 2x C-130J, and 2x A400 transport aircraft.

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link to August 4 international Gaza aid drop flight data from #ADSBexchange screenshot above

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130601 | Lockheed Martin CC-130J Hercules | Canada - Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) | Chris Lofting | JetPhotos 130601. Lockheed Martin CC-130J Hercules. JetPhotos.com is the biggest database of aviation photographs with over 6 million screened photos online!

🇨🇦 #RCAF CC-130J Hercules 130601 #C2B52B is one of three Royal Canadian Air Force transport aircraft that are forward deployed to Prestwick 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿; they flew to King Abdullah II Air Base in Jordan 🇯🇴 last night as #CFC4288.

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flight data showing the international aid drop over Gaza

On August 4, 2025 at 11:30 Local (08:30 UTC) 🇨🇦 #RCAF CC-130J Hercules 130601 #C2B52B as #HERC31 participated in an international aid drop into Gaza flown from bases in Jordan 🇯🇴.
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(spotted by ‪@northdud.bsky.social‬, confirmed by the IDF)

one detail that didn’t make it into this profile, courtesy of my friend chelsea, was about the night she picked me up from the strip club after my shift ended and we spent like two hours doing whipits at el tamarindo with some guy i’d found who had a backpack full of canisters lol

BREAKING: Canadian C-130J Hercules aircraft have begun airdropping humanitarian aid into Gaza. This marks a major shift in Canada’s approach to the crisis. #cdnpoli

“And calls for motorists to consider protecting themselves by placing a camera inside their vehicles.”

Or - stay with me here - the cops stop the wanton violence, racial profiling, we end qualified immunity and make consequences stick.

YouTube video by triple j The Last Dinner Party cover Blondie’s ‘Call Me’ for Like A Version

The Last Dinner Party cover Blondie’s ‘Call Me’ for Like A Version
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It seems to be their SOP; when there are two the second seems to keep a lower profile.

Ah! The lead is using ADS-B Out and broadcasting precise coordinates, the one behind is using positionless Mode-S and being geolocated using multilateration, giving it that zig-zaggy (estimated position) swagger.

OR filter for what's in the air currently, any day.

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map of the world showing where the RCAF have been operating

🇨🇦 August 1, 2025
Where was the Royal Canadian Air Force operating?

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Mode-S identifiers for 31 aircraft registered to "Government Of Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police", plus 3 contractor-owned aircraft. (C-FHKS #c01393, C-FHLY #c013b3, C-FHKE #c01385)

last reported locations of the RCMP aviation fleet

🇨🇦🚔🛩️ Where have the transponders of Royal Canadian Mounted Police aircraft (and contractors) identified themselves, or been geolocated by multilateration, in the past day, by the global #ADSBexchange network of aircraft transponder receivers?

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An August 1, 2025, post on Truth Social by President Trump timestamped 12:53 PM: "Based on the highly provocative statements of the former president of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is now the deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, I have ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that. Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences, I hope this will not be one of those instances. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

An excerpt from a July 31, 2025, Reuters article headlined, “Medvedev reminds Trump of Russia's Doomsday nuclear strike capabilities as war of words escalates” (https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/medvedev-reminds-trump-russias-doomsday-nuclear-strike-capabilities-war-words-2025-07-31/): “Medvedev said that Trump's statement showed that Russia should continue on its current policy course. "If some words from the former president of Russia trigger such a nervous reaction from the high-and-mighty president of the United States, then Russia is doing everything right and will continue to proceed along its own path," Medvedev said in a post on Telegram. Trump should remember, he said, "how dangerous the fabled 'Dead Hand' can be," a reference to a secretive semi-automated Russian command system designed to launch Moscow's nuclear missiles if its leadership had been taken out in a decapitating strike by a foe.”

Just days from the 80th commemoration of Hiroshima, we’re in a nuclear crisis—which began when Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Russia and states buying its oil if Putin doesn’t agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine within 10 days. Unfortunately, this has the potential to escalate out of control.*

I would offer high odds that he did absolutely nothing to alter the deployment pattern of submarines already at sea and nothing to deploy additional assets. But THIS IS NOT HOW YOU PLAY THE MIND GAME OF DETERRENCE. As with the old "fire and fury" statement, it is a commitment trap.... (1/2)

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Remember in the 1950s when the Americans buried nuclear waste at Goose Air Base, now #5WingGooseBay? That was the SOP. Good times.

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Remember when the commander of the RCAF said they were saving millions of dollars by not renewing a contract for aircraft, and didn't mention CANSOFCOM called up a replacement aircraft for millions of dollars, reducing the "savings" dramatically and nobody reported it? Good times.

Extremism a threat to Canadian army’s trust and credibility, commander says Lieutenant-General says he doesn’t know how deep extremism runs in the Canadian Armed Forces, after two soldiers were charged in connection with alleged terrorist activity

Extremism a threat to Canadian army’s trust and credibility, commander says

HMCS Edmonton (MM 703) and HMCS Yellowknife (MM 706) Kingston-class coastal defence vessels inbound on the Clyde - July 30, 2025

SRC: TW-@ScotlandDX

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Remember when the commander of the RCAF said they were saving millions of dollars by not renewing a contract for aircraft, and didn't mention CANSOFCOM called up a replacement aircraft for millions of dollars, reducing the "savings" dramatically and nobody reported it? Good times.

Are you unwell?

I think it's fascinating that someone would notice there are no Turkish restaurants anywhere nearby and deduce AH HA! HERE is where we need a Turkish restaurant. 🤷‍♂️

The Glebe's Sultan Ahmet restaurant closes after failure to pay rent After just more than a year, the restaurant on Bank Street in the old Clocktower pub building has closed.

How it's going (July 2025)
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Clocktower Brew Pub Glebe location closes after almost 30 years, making way for Turkish restaurant The iconic first location of the Clocktower Brew Pub in the Glebe, opened in 1996, closed at the end of December, making way for a Turkish restaurant.

How it started (February 2024)
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