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Participant2 tweets posted at Smoothie’s site by Ted Richards from Thomas Keith (if you do not follow him, you may want to consider doing so ) with regard to India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEC)
ParticipantAlastair Crooke with Nima (who lets Crooke talk … more than the Judge (imho)
Happy Birthday Alastair Crooke!
ParticipantThomas Keith
@iwasnevrhere_
Starlink was operationalized for Israeli military use within 48 hours of October 7, not through Pentagon contracts, but via a Silicon Valley VC. Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire admitted during a May 2025 Israeli Defense Ministry webinar that he directly facilitated Starlink access for the IDF, bypassing state channels and accelerating activation before formal licensing. This confirms that Starlink’s satellite mesh can be politically re-tasked through informal networks, granting battlefield connectivity without sovereign oversight, just as Israel collapsed Gaza’s civilian comms grid in parallel. Operationally, Starlink’s LEO constellation and phased array terminals make it a high-throughput, low-latency C4ISR platform, ideal for drone uplinks, covert relay, and asymmetric force extension. But it’s also a sovereign liability: undetectable terminals, spoofable beams, API-updatable firmware, and U.S.-owned backend infrastructure create an untraceable SIGINT aperture inside any territory it touches. If exploited by actors like Mossad or subcontracted through Five Eyes frameworks, it functions as a Trojan mesh: civilian-coded, battlefield-active, and politically deniable. Iran’s recent ban reflects this exact calculus. Starlink isn’t neutral infrastructure, but an at-will force multiplier governed by American export discretion and informal networks. For states seeking electromagnetic sovereignty, spectrum denial is protocol. The only viable alternative today is the Chinese stack: BeiDou-synced, CETC-secured, and built to answer to state directives, not venture capital. Decoupling from Silicon Valley satnets is refusing backend compromise in the age of programmable war.
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The most massive attack on Ukraine in recent months
▪️Last night, Ukraine suffered one of the largest combined attacks since the beginning of the year. According to Ukrainian sources, more than 450 Geran-2 kamikaze UAVs and at least 40 missiles of different types were used:
— Kh-101/Kh-55 — from Tu-95MS bombers;
— Kalibr — from ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet;
— Kh-47M2 Kinzhal;
— Iskander-M ballistic missiles — 9M723.
▪️The main affected areas: Lviv region, Zaporozhye, Cherkassy, Kremenchuk, Nikolaev, Donbass.
▪️The targets of the strikes are industrial enterprises, energy facilities and infrastructure.
▪️There are also reports of damage at the Burshtyn Thermal Power Plant, facilities in Cherkassy, as well as plants in Kremenchuk and Zaporozhye.ParticipantThanks AHH …
ParticipantAww Mr P…
I remember those times … Hubby and I bought our first house … $10,000 … mortgage $98/month.
As for the other … low tolerance here … for even over-the-counter: an excedrin would put me out for the night! Dancing was my drug of choice…
ParticipantLarry Johnson has article on some critical damage done to israel.
https://sonar21.com/update-on-irans-targeting-of-israels-defense-industry/
ParticipantSeyed Abbas Araghchi
@araghchi
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3hThe complexity and tenacity of Iranians is famously known in our magnificent carpets, woven through countless hours of hard work and patience. But as a people, our basic premise is very simple and straightforward: we know our worth, value our independence, and never allow anyone else to decide our destiny.
If President Trump is genuine about wanting a deal, he should put aside the disrespectful and unacceptable tone towards Iran’s Supreme Leader, Grand Ayatollah Khamenei, and stop hurting his millions of heartfelt followers.
The Great and Powerful Iranian People, who showed the world that the Israeli regime had NO CHOICE but to RUN to “Daddy” to avoid being flattened by our Missiles, do not take kindly to Threats and Insults. If Illusions lead to worse mistakes, Iran will not hesitate to unveil its Real Capabilities, which will certainly END any Delusion about the Power of Iran.
Good will begets good will, and respect begets respect.
Participanthttps://x.com/Kahlissee/status/1938591811901210922
question: (low tech here) why do tweets open on some threads and not here?
tweet announces Ireland being first European …
Participantshort video — 24 mins
ParticipantDonald Trump: “I saved Israel.”
NO … Orange Agent … you merely delayed … it’s ‘obliteration’ .
ParticipantNewest (short) video from Mahmood … wherein he reveals that part of the reason for Iran ceasing fire …
confirmed by Israelis is a ceasefire for Gaza –
A must listen … 26 mins
ParticipantYES!
ParticipantParticipantThank you for that info Amarynth …
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