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Semi-retired, musician, photographer, other stuff. History, international politics, military affairs. US Army RA 66-70. SAIS/Strat. I BLOCK STUPID & TROLLS.

Joined November 2015
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9 November 1928 | Dutch Jewish girl Jenny Trui Spier, was born in Amsterdam. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in November 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- A short video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
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Police arrest Black woman—volunteering at free food giveaway for needy. She was in the street just directing traffic. "Why am I being arrested?" she asks. "Pedestrian in the road," cop says. "You're under arrest—I don't need consent." The food drive for people in need led by Community Movement Builders—a community run organization. They operate a Survival Program that distributes food and offers utility assistance to neighborhood residents. Incident occurred in Atlanta's historic Pittsburgh neighborhood. Brittney Ducket Williams was held overnight before being released on bond. She doesn’t have an active account on this platform—so posting first full length and credited video here to help raise awareness.
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MEET THE 48TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 11/9/26-Stephen Miller will effectively assume the duties - if not the official title - of President. Devastated in defeat, Donald J. Trump has decided to outsource the job of POTUS to the architect of his failed policies.
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Leaked emails reveal Stephen Miller exchanged over 900 messages with Breitbart News promoting white nationalist theories.
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Maj. Jason Watson has been in 24-hour solitary confinement for 80+ days & has reportedly lost 20 pounds, all before any trial. UN experts consider solitary beyond 15 days to be torture. He offered to resign, give up all his benefits, & the Air Force said no. Because he protested.
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Abstract During the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), the United States has operated in an environment characterized by persistent, uncontested intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR). This environment reshaped elements of US Special Operations Forces (SOF), particularly those focused on counterterrorism and direct action, emphasizing precision strike capabilities over traditional Special Reconnaissance. The Russo-Ukrainian War suggests a paradigm shift is underway. Electronic Warfare (EW), Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (cUAS), and integrated air defenses contest the technical ISR capabilities of platforms such as drones and aircraft. This limits a battlespace commander’s ability to maintain constant situational awareness. As persistent ISR becomes less reliable, the comparative advantage of SOF grows. As the United States prepares for future conflicts, SOF must place renewed emphasis on Special Reconnaissance, self-sufficient operations, and deep-penetration intelligence collection in nonpermissive environments. Using historical examples of the Special Air Service (SAS), Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols (LRRPs), and Military Assistance Command, Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) alongside lessons from Ukraine, United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) should rebalance and reorient itself towards providing Special Reconnaissance and intelligence in denied spaces.
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“SOF’s value lies not in their ability to conduct raids, but in their ability to serve as human sensors where technical collection cannot reliably reach.” Stephen Gordon examines why contested intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance demands renewed investment in special reconnaissance, signature management, and self-sufficient operations. 👤Read "The End of Uncontested ISR: Why US Special Operations must rediscover Special Reconnaissance," a #SWJEssay
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🤡 Why does Stephen Miller answer legitimate questions like he's allergic to accountability? Jim Acosta asks about America's immigration values. Miller responds with hostility and contempt. Is this what “strong leadership” looks like? 👇
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ISW is seeking a full-time Russia Team Program Coordinator to provide administrative and operational support to our Russia Team. An ideal candidate will have superb organizational skills, a mission-oriented attitude, and experience with task management. Professional working proficiency in Russian is required, with knowledge of Ukrainian preferred. The role will consist of operations support, hiring and personnel management, and internship program coordination. Tasks will include facilitating cross-team collaboration, maintaining workflow policies, and overseeing staff onboarding and offboarding. (1/2)
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"A growing consensus within the foreign policy retrenchment movement argues that the US should dismantle its forward-defense architecture in Northeast Asia. A recent proposal by Defense Priorities encapsulates this worldview, advocating that the US terminate its long-standing mutual defense treaties with the Republic of Korea (hereafter South Korea), Japan, and the Philippines. Under this framework, American military posture would pull back to the Second Island Chain—an arc anchored in Guam, Palau, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Proponents frame this as pragmatic restraint, but the strategy relies on a flawed operational premise: that open ocean provides strategic safety. In modern state-on-state competition, retreating behind thousands of miles of open ocean does not deter conflict; it invites it. Effective deterrence requires physical proximity, immediate readiness, and unshakeable political credibility. Collapsing the forward edge of American posture to the Second Island Chain would unravel regional stability in Northeast and Southeast Asia, spark an uncontained cascade of nuclear proliferation, and surrender the world’s most dynamic economic artery to authoritarian coercion. This flawed strategy begins with a fundamental misunderstanding of geography and time."
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NEW BOMBSHELL! RECEIPTS! Elon Musk missed Sen. Richard Blumenthal's Nov. 5 deadline to explain who restricted Ukraine's Starshield and said nothing. No answers. No documents. The Oct. 22 letter asked 9 questions: who ordered the October restriction, who was told, whether Ukraine was warned, who holds the power to shut off Starshield, and how much of your taxpayer money is in his contracts. The answer: over $2 billion in named Starlink and Starshield contracts, plus a $1.8 billion government-owned Starshield constellation. On Oct. 13, Starshield terminals were capped above 100 mph—the speed drones fly at—after a conversation with Donald Trump, per the Wall Street Journal. Musk says the military decides. On Oct. 27, the Pentagon's inspector general refused to investigate. On Nov. 5, Ukraine's Denys Sienik said Kyiv asked the Pentagon, the White House, and SpaceX: "Nobody provided answers." Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he doubts Musk acted alone. Apartheid Clyde controls the satellites your taxes paid for, and he answers to nobody. Donald Trump didn't give him the power—ownership did. Mr. Trump gives him protection. The briefing is due Nov. 12. Tick tock. This is the scam. This is the fraud. The biggest Ponzi scheme in history—your tax dollars, his switch, no accountability. "THE LAST THING AUTHORITARIANS WANT IS AN INDEPENDENT THINKER AND A TRUTH-TELLER. They can handle a crowd. They can't handle one person who thinks for themselves and refuses to shut up. That's why they come for the press, the teachers, and every voice that won't obey. EVERYBODY KNOWS IT."
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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. #LestWeForget
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8 November 1942 | A transport of some 1,000 Polish Jews - men, women, and children - deported from ghettos in Ciechanów region (part of German-occupied Poland annexed to the Third Reich). After the arrival selection, all of them were murdered in gas chambers. --- A short video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
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Las personas de izquierdas con influencia estamos sufriendo shadow-banning en 'X' del tecnoligarca Elon Musk. Tratan de silenciarnos. Copia este mensaje y comparte contra el algoritmo de la propia red social. También podéis leerme en Bluesky. bsky.app/profile/fonsiloaiza…
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Russia has been increasingly incorporating turbojet engines and mesh radio modems into its long-range strike drones, which is likely allowing Russian forces to more effectively penetrate Ukrainian air defenses and conduct more precise strikes compared to Russia’s Winter 2025-2026 strike campaign. The depletion of Ukraine’s missile interceptors and limited counter-launch capabilities risk leaving Ukraine vulnerable to Russian ballistic missile strikes.
NEW: Russian forces continued their missile and drone strike campaign against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and targeted Kyiv City with 36 ballistic missiles overnight on November 6 to 7. The large-scale Russian ballistic missile strike against Kyiv City also damaged the Northern Bridge as Russian forces continue efforts to target Ukraine’s transportation infrastructure and disrupt its economy.
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7 November 1927 | Dutch Jewish girl, Edith Rebecca Pachter, was born in Amsterdam. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in January 1943. She did not survive. --- Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/
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A CIA warning even raised the possibility of an explosive-packed plane hitting an American city years before 9/11. Think about that! Presidents need intelligence officers willing to deliver bad news and leaders willing to listen. American lives depend on both. #CIA #PDB #HomelandSecurity nypost.com/2026/09/11/us-new…
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NEW: US officials are presenting a list of topics, including security guarantees and European security architecture, for upcoming negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, as issues that the United States, Europe, Ukraine, and Russia agree to discuss. Russia’s frequently reiterated positions on these topics, however, remain incompatible with the official positions and interests of the United States, Ukraine, and Europe.
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