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The US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has been hit by Iranian drones. It’s on fire. (Al Arabiya)

What is the current situation with the Strait of Hormuz?

While the Strait of Hormuz has not been officially closed down, it is effectively not functioning. About 150 vessels are currently near it, waiting for the situation to improve.

France to boost nuclear arsenal and extend deterrence to European allies Emmanuel Macron said eight countries could enjoy protection from France's nuclear umbrella - but that Paris would retain sole decision-making power.

Major news: France will extend its nuclear deterrence to the UK, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Sweden and Denmark.

"The next 50 years will be an era of nuclear weapons," Macron said.

Melania Trump is chairing a UN Security Council meeting.

I'm not joking.

The US currently holds the presidency of the council and that's who Trump chose as chair.

Russia Complains German AI-Powered HX-2 Drones Are Now Hunting Targets Deep Behind the Frontline Reports say Russian troops face strikes from Helsing’s HX-2 AI loitering munitions in Ukraine, with claims the drones hit rear-area teams.

⚡️ New German AI-powered drones are now hunting Russian military targets deep behind the front lines.

It's pretty plausible as a scenario that after having inflicted chaos the Trump administration seizes the first opportunity to declare victory and walk, leaving EU/UK, Turkey and Gulf states holding the bag

Blanke Angst um die Macht CDU-Politiker fürchten Bürgerbeteiligung wie der Teufel das Weihwasser.

Bundestagspräsidentin Julia Klöckner, ebenfalls von der CDU, löste die Stabsstelle Bürgerräte im Bundestag still und leise auf. Damit ist das Forum auf Bundesebene tot. Dabei hatten CDU/CSU und SPD in ihrem Koalitionsvertrag dessen Fortsetzung ausdrücklich vereinbart.

Two senior Iranian Shiite religious leaders, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Nouri Hamedani and Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, have issued fatwas calling on Muslims worldwide to take revenge for the killing of Khamenei. (Iran International)

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This weapon system has one hell of a Frankenstein development history. Made by West Germany in the 1980s to target East German air bases, sold to Israel, captured by Hezbollah, reverse engineered by Iran, given to Russia, captured by Ukraine, and now reverse engineered by the Americans.

In der Wochenendausgabe der „Berliner Zeitung“ ist ein Interview mit dem neurechten Vordenker Götz Kubitschek erschienen. Es trägt die Überschrift „Man muss das Grundgesetz wieder geradebiegen“.

Ein paar Anmerkungen dazu im
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What does the Paramount-WBD merger mean for CNN? | CNN Business Viewers and readers of CNN might be wondering the same thing that CNN employees are asking right now: What will Paramount’s ownership mean?

Trump spent years attacking CNN and calling it "fake news", and now this merger may have finally handed him exactly what he always wanted: a CNN that’s no longer a threat to anyone in power.

And for Europe, there’s a very real chance the network will turn into just another MAGA propaganda station.

The U.S. and Israel just stirred a hornet's nest. This is not going to be over in a couple of days. Everyone who believes that the people of Iran are now just going "to topple the regime": highly unlikely. None of this looks very clever.

AP: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz issued a statement Saturday saying their countries didn’t take part in the strikes on Iran but are in close contact with the U.S., Israel and partners in the region.

For all its efforts, and all its dishonesty, the media could not prevent the Greens succeeding in Gorton & Denton. The revealed impotence of the media might be the most important consequence of the by-election.

REGIONAL WAR HAS STARTED

-US-Israel strategic attacks on Iranian leadership
-US Navy attacking Iranian Navy. USAF attacking ballistic missile facilities

Iran has retaliated with successful ballistic missile attacks against Israel, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar.

WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine are monitoring the U.S. operation in Iran from President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where Trump is currently located, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Jesus Christ they're running the war from Mar-a-Lago

www.reuters.com/world/us/top...

A friendly advice to the US.
If Iran can get through to your regional fleet headquarter, you need new and better AD before mucking about with Europe.
Just saying, your shit ain't working as promised.

Die Nachrichten der letzten Tage. RWE, Eon & Co. haben einfach das Energieministerium übernommen. Unfassbar!

Edinburgh University taking strike action after plans for 1,800 job losses University of Edinburgh faces renewed UCU industrial action ballot over £140m funding cuts and up to 1,800 job losses, with union opposing…

'Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at the University of Edinburgh are to begin strike action following management's plans for £140 million in cuts and up to 1,800 job losses.' 1/2

Donald Trump still refuses to admit his defeat in the 2020 presidential election, and now it looks like Nigel Farage is following the same playbook after the by-election in Gorton and Denton.

Don’t let Farage try Trump’s tactics in Britain.

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Protecting the environment and pursuing green policies is so baked into how the public views the Greens that they don't need to make a huge effort to convince people that they are strongest in this field.

That gives them the freedom to pursue other issues

BREAKING: It seems we have arrived at the We Told You So part of the program

They're desperate

EEG-Entwurf geleakt – komplette Streichung der Förderung privater Photovoltaik-Anlagen vorgesehen Der Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft warnt vor einem Kahlschlag von zehntausenden Arbeitsplätzen, wenn die Maßnahmen so umgesetzt werden. Der Entwurf sieht demnach vor, dass künftig keine Solarförderung mehr für private Kleinanlagen gezahlt werden soll.

Wirtschaftsministerin will Förderung privater #Solaranlagen streichen. Der Zubau würde einbrechen, Zehntausende Jobs sind in Gefahr. Ausbau- & Klimaziele rücken in weite Ferne – und wir blieben länger abhängig von fossilen Energieimporten. Wem nutzt das?

“Rejecting or resisting a commercial technology designed to attempt a mass wealth transfer and to erode public institutions is a valid political position.”

According to that logic then America is only truly safe if it occupies Canada

Grüne wollen Verfassungsbeschwerde zum Haushalt 2025 organisieren Die Bundestagsfraktion der Grünen will gegen den Bundeshaushalt 2025 vorgehen. Die Abgeordneten werfen der schwarz-roten Koalition vor, Milliarden aus dem Sondervermögen verfassungswidrig auszugeben -...

Was ist eigentlich daraus geworden?

Fun fact: The "AI-boosted growth rate" is basically just the continuation of the usual growth rate. So even if AI doesn't do much and we just have usual growth they'll still claim it to be the "AI".