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Great thread.

Fella Jeff 🌻@bonkologist.bsky.social

A thread with new information on that mural in Mashhad, including an important correction on the location, and the signals it sends about the dramatic changes happening to the regime in Iran...

671pgt.bsky.social
@671pgt.bsky.social

I never thought I would post an al Jazeera article, but clearly there is a shift going on in the Gulf.

Fella Jeff 🌻@bonkologist.bsky.social

Almost all the public media analysis and political commentary around US/Israeli military campaign against the Islamic Republic is wrong -- most laughably so. Imagine my surprise when I came across a nearly spot on analysis in, of places, Al Jazeera!

aljazeera.comThe US-Israeli strategy against Iran is working. Here is whyEvery aspect of Iran’s ability to project regional power is being successfully degraded.

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Darth Putin
@darthputinkgb.bsky.social

"The Iranian regime does not undermine moral and humane basic principles like empathy" Facts remain the work of imperialism.

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The poor Kurds get screwed again. Israel taking a hard line against Sharra is seeming wiser as time goes on.

NOELREPORTS@noelreports.com

US envoy Tom Barrack said Damascus will replace the Kurdish-led SDF as Washington’s partner against ISIL. Speaking in Ankara, he said Syria’s government will now handle security and prisons. A ceasefire between the SDF and Syrian government has just taken effect. #Syria

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GeoConfirmed
@geoconfirmed.org

GeoConfirmed Iran. The Baloch group Jaysh al-Adl targeted Major Mahmoud Haghighat, the attack took place in the village of Shahr Deraz 27.178104, 60.727068 5PHG+6RW Shahr Draz, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran GeoLocated by @taod51.bsky.social

taod51.bsky.social@taod51.bsky.social

2/2 Attention la vidéo peut heurter la sensibilité de certaines personnes

671pgt.bsky.social
@671pgt.bsky.social

It needed to be said. This is definitely a familiar story.

Emil Kastehelmi@emilkastehelmi.bsky.social

Ukraine may be repeating a costly mistake in Pokrovsk. It’s a recurring pattern, seen for example in Vuhledar and Kursk – a reluctance to conduct a controlled, militarily justified withdrawal from a threatened salient when the situation no longer favors the defender. 1/

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The Barents Observer
@thebarentsobserver.com

Three days after Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin, a cargo ship previously used for Russian weapons deliveries set out from the north Russian port of Arkhangelsk towards Tartus, Syria

thebarentsobserver.comSanctioned carrier is on the way from Arkhangelsk to SyriaThree days after Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin, a cargo ship that frequently has carried weapons for the Russian armed forces set out from the north Russian port o...

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Justin Bronk
@justin-br0nk.bsky.social

Well that’s a first (as far as I’m aware at least). A Ukrainian FPV successfully taking out a Russian Mi-8/17 helicopter. Looks opportunistic - FPV looking for targets on the road and reacts rapidly and with impressive pilot skill to seeing the helicopter rapidly approaching…

Euan MacDonald@euanmacdonald.bsky.social

The Ukrainian military says it has destroyed a Russian Mi-28 helicopter with an FPV drone. Video from the drone shows it approach the aircraft almost head on until the instant it presumably impacts. Video shot from another drone shows the helicopter crash in flames. Drones are changing war.

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Tatarigami
@tatarigami.bsky.social

Exclusive Report: Shipments of engines, cylinders, pistons, and electronics are pouring from China into Alabuga, fueling Russia’s Shahed production. Frontelligence Insight analyzed export data, closed reports, and open sources, revealing the scale of support. 🧵Thread:

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Mick Ryan
@warinthefuture.bsky.social

Another case study in the fallacy of ‘transparent battlefields’. This is a good examination of some of the reasons why Israel achieved surprise against Iran last week. www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...

atlanticcouncil.orgBy fusing intelligence and special operations, Israel’s strikes on Iran are a lesson in strategic surpriseOperation Rising Lion offers critical lessons for Western military planners facing similar challenges against peer competitors.

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Freedom_Armed
@freedomarmed.bsky.social

While Western tankies desperately try to equate 🇮🇱 with 🇷🇺🗑️, my friends in 🇮🇷 are cheering every successful strike against nuclear facilities, military bases, and the woman-hating, murderous IRGC leadership. Thankfully, neither 🇮🇱 nor the 🇮🇷 opposition care about tankie sensitivities 🤗♥️ #FreeIran

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Eliot Higgins
@eliothiggins.bsky.social

🧵 I’ve talked a lot about disordered discourse, conspiracies, polarisation, denialism. But maybe the better question is: why does this keep happening? Why does our shared reality keep fracturing? What are the drivers I talk about as a dimension of disordered discourse?

Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social

I've just come back from the Cambridge Disinformation Summit where I gave the opening keynote, titled "Demanufacturing Consent - How Disordered Discourse is Destroying Democracy", featuring everything from Fake Hooves to Jackson Hinkle being the worst. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-FV...

youtube.comBelllingcat CEO Eliot Higgins, on how disordered discourse is destroying democracyYouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit
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@671pgt.bsky.social

More proof that politicians are no longer leaders.

Phillips OBrien@phillipspobrien.bsky.social

Hello All, just sent out my free weekend update. The last 24 hours confirms the reality of European weakness. European leaders pretended that Trump was on their side, but when push comes to shove, Trump refuses to abandon Putin. It’s repetitive and depressing. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

open.substack.comWeekend Update #132: How Long Will Europeans Smile As Trump Humiliates Them?What Matters In A Ceasefire; Witkoff Speaks Alone With Putin

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Warren Kinsella
@warrenkinsella.bsky.social

Someone asked. So: I support Jews not because I'm fond of the government in Israel, or because of a family or personal connection, or because of some Biblical or political thing. I support Jews, as people, because I'm fucking sick of them getting attacked all the time. That's it.

671pgt.bsky.social
@671pgt.bsky.social

Not an incident I was familiar with, so this thread was both informative and ridiculously entertaining!

Dreadnought Holiday@dreadships.bsky.social

Five years ago today it seemed that the golden age of naval idiocy had disappeared forever. That was before the Venezuelan patrol vessel Naiguatá managed to recapture some of this spirit by fighting - at least at that point - the dumbest action of the 21st century.

671pgt.bsky.social
@671pgt.bsky.social

This bears repeating. Trump is awful, but Biden also blew it.

Mick Ryan@warinthefuture.bsky.social

5/ It is however part of a three year American approach to this war that has eschewed any strategy other than a loose concept of ‘we don’t want Russia to lose and start WW3’. That isn’t a strategy - it’s a risk aversion technique.

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John Bolton's Mustache
@jonboltonsmustache.bsky.social

If you have a loved one in the armed forces, you should be absolutely livid about how careless these....people....were with the lives of our nation's service members. The stuff they were talking about could have gotten people killed. This goes beyond political party. You don't do this.

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RUSI
@rusi.bsky.social

While strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities are often cast in the light of avoiding escalation, underlying all considerations is the efficacy of military action to halt proliferation, as discussed by @ddolzikova.bsky.social and @justin-br0nk.bsky.social in the latest RUSI Commentary.

rusi.orgThe Challenges Involved in Military Strikes Against Iran’s Nuclear ProgrammeWhile strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities are often cast in the light of avoiding escalation, underlying all considerations is the efficacy of military action to halt proliferation, as discussed by D...

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Tatarigami
@tatarigami.bsky.social

Kursk Offensive – A Preliminary Assessment by Frontelligence Insight With ongoing discussions about the operation’s success, we aimed to provide a detailed overview. Our report examines the key questions surrounding it. Please like and share! frontelligence.substack.com/p/kursk-offe...

frontelligence.substack.comKursk Offensive - A Preliminary AssessmentOperational Assessment: Successes, Setbacks, and Battlefield Attrition

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian
@manniefabian.bsky.social

Over the past few weeks, the IDF has been releasing, via journalists, its investigations into Hamas's October 7, 2023, onslaught. In this thread you can find all of the probes I have published thus far on The Times of Israel. www.timesofisrael.com/idfs-oct-7-p...

timesofisrael.comIDF’s Oct. 7 probes show it misread Hamas for years, left southern Israel utterly vulnerableInvestigations detail military's decade-long 'misperception' of Hamas, its refusal to recognize the imminent invasion even in the last few hours, and the chaos that catastrophically slowed the fightba...
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@671pgt.bsky.social

Spotlight on Syria (March 5 – 12 , 2025) ino.to/8mHRPj3

ino.toSpotlight on Syria (March 5 – 12 , 2025) - The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information CenterIDF forces continued targeted raids in the buffer zone in the Golan Heights and the Yarmouk Basin, and attacked military sites in southern Syria and the Damascus area from the air. The foreign ministers of Syria’s neighboring countries condemned "Israel's aggression."; Clashes between Syrian regime forces and pro-Assad forces in Syria’s coastal provinces led to atrocities carried out by supporters of the current regime against the Alawite population. Reports indicate at least 1,200 civilian casualties. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (Abu Muhammad al-Julani) appointed a committee to investigate and promised to punish those responsible. He also rejected Defense Minister Katz’s statement calling him a "jihadist terrorist." Iran and Hezbollah denied involvement in the events; Syrian President al-Sharaa and the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces signed an agreement to integrate Kurdish forces into state institutions. The implementation of the agreement is expected to take two years; Representatives of the Syrian government and Druze community leaders signed a memorandum of understanding to regulate the administrative and security situation in al-Suwayda.