Just a random guy trying to chase rainbows and catch a cloud in the palm of his hand.
Melbourne, Victoria
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“If” by Rudyard Kipling, has been my go-to poem over the past two years. Well worth the read!
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Reuters: Pentagon officials have used bilateral meetings in recent weeks to urge several NATO countries to keep their public statements on Russia in check.
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were among those approached.
U.S. officials argued that some remarks by European leaders and officials have undermined continental security.
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HSBC says there’s a 50:50 chance Australia moves into a full recession in the next quarter
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BREAKING: Bitcoin falls below $77,000 and ETH falls below $2,200 after Binance confirms that they have been hacked.
This is looking like it will be the biggest hack in crypto history.
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Hamas is demanding approximately 10,000 Israeli shekels ($3,220) from private merchants for every truck carrying commercial goods into Gaza.
Hamas also requires merchants to conduct approximately 30% of their sales in cash to gain greater control over commercial revenues.
Israeli authorities also revealed that Hamas security personnel arrested and imprisoned a merchant's son after his father refused to pay the demanded fees.
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BREAKING: North Korea is behind the $6.36 billion Binance hack, the biggest in crypto history, according to TRM Labs
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"It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Captain Jean-Luc Picard 😭
Pics of the week. Trump hitting a round under the protection of Avenger. Just a normal weekday activity!
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Sonnet 116. Patrick's favourite. Take one minute out of your day to hear the bard's words spoken by someone who lived by them.
Is anyone else a savage who doesn’t hold a tea cup by the handle, or is it just my heathenistic self?
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🚨BREAKING: The US President has just urgently cancelled ALL political rallies scheduled for this weekend.
It's reported that he was just briefed on Iran attack plans hours ago by top US military officials. Hmm...
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FN Intel: An analysis on the recent activities of CENTCOM CDR ADM Brad Cooper, and wider implications for the U.S.-Iran War:
Cooper flew out of MacDill on a C-17 on the 22nd, landing at Al Bateen, UAE. He left on the 26th and went to Washington, not back to MacDill. The trip wasn't public until the 25th when CENTCOM released photos of him in a CH-47 over the Strait of Hormuz with Maj. Gen. Brandon Tegtmeier, the 82nd Airborne Division commander. Officially, it was about mine clearance and shipping, but another way to see it as a last look at the AOR to make sure CENTCOM can execute if ordered.
Today, the WSJ reported that Cooper briefed Trump in person at the White House on Iran’s military options, along with @secwar Hegseth & Chairmain of the Joint Chiefs Caine.
That's rare. He did it on 26 Feb, and the war started two days later. To be fair, he also briefed this group in April, but that didn't lead to strikes.
Other indicators of a continuation of hostilities in CENTCOM:
- Sen. Chris Murphy says some senators have been briefed on the war plan and called it "insane." No details, but it confirms a plan exists and has gone to Congress.
- Gulf states have reportedly been told to prepare for a short, intense campaign after the midterms.
- The US has ordered non-essential staff out of Saudi Arabia and cut staffing in Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar, and the UAE. Troop numbers at some bases have reportedly been quietly reduced.
- More AD is moving into CENTCOM, including a Patriot battery to Ovda, Israel.
-On 27 Oct, the FCDO updated its advice for 13 countries. It now says the region is "deeply unpredictable" (previously just "unpredictable") and that "the risk of sudden escalation is high." It also notes Iran has said it intends to target businesses and organisations linked to the US and Israel.
The U.S. is now at a 3rd fork in the road, and POTUS either has to, or already has decided which direction to take.
The toilet paper conundrum: No need to stock up, but because people stock up, toilet paper runs out temporarily, so you need to stock up, because other people are stocking up. 🤷♂️ what a world we live in! 😂. Basic resource management is sensible, fear mongering is not. Relax 🫡.
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The chances of being killed by a landmine delivered by a bear are low, but they are never zero.
