Is Russia helping Iran? Duh Is China helping Russia? Duh Is it possible for too many western analysts to live in the delusion that China Russia and Iran can be separated/played against each other? Duh www.reuters.com/world/middle...

EXCLUSIVE: Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role

Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted U.S. intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or ​advanced drone technology, sa...

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CNN: The US military has exhausted nearly 80% of its interceptors for a key missile defense system as senior US military commanders are warning that the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile is 'dangerously low,' according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

The arms race for cheaper anti-ballistic weapons is underway www.defensenews.com/industry/tec...

The arms race for cheaper anti-ballistic weapons is underway

After years of a Patriot monopoly, new anti-ballistic alternatives are emerging. Officials hope to see some of them on the battlefield by the end of 2026.

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1/ Yet another import substitution scandal, in which a Russian drone manufacturer was caught red-handed passing off Chinese-made drones as Russia, has highlighted a persistent weakness in drone manufacture: economies of scale dictate Chinese dominance of components. ⬇️

The 'Fantastic Animals' workshop at the Herne Bay Cartoon Festival seemed to be a great success. Attendees were drawing fun amalgams of animals with some prompts via a mini exhibition by @procartoonists.bsky.social. Here's my two creatures.

I think what's different now is that there are convergent interest from the US to play that game too

European News@eunews.social · 4d ago

The Save Europe Act is a far-right campaign promoting mass deportations across Europe. While claiming to be a grassroots movement, investigations reveal it is secretly sustained by American activist Brian Brown and a hidden network of European and Kremlin-linked extremists.

Four Years On: An Update on the Air War Over Ukraine. A great short read on where things stand, though the description of Finland's main medium-range SAM as a "highly effective as a point defence asset against cruise missiles" does hurt a bit 😆

Four Years On: An Update on the Air War Over Ukraine

An established Ukrainian F-16 Fighter Wing and the overstretch of fighters and air defences on both sides by sustained long-range strike campaigns have changed the nature of the air war.

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Follow me for more tips on how to deal with the crushing weight of existential dread and the burden of cognitive awareness.

John Howard is the man that put the Liberal Party on the path to oblivion in the first place. #auspol

Greg Jericho@grogsgamut.bsky.social · 3d ago

Oh piss off. You are only worried about how hollowed out your beloved Liberal Party had become. You look upon your works and despair. Go rot.

📌BREAKING: UEFA, the governing body of European soccer is demanding FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s immediate resignation because of his dirty backroom dealings with the Trump family. Just the latest instance that everything and everybody Trump touches dies ...

Being the most feared animal in Australia seems to have been omitted from the description for some reason. 🤔

🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦@joycomes.bsky.social · 5d ago

Delightful sounds of the Australian magpies they have a to say! Two adults, and a juvenile. Australian magpies are remarkably bold around humans because they are highly intelligent, highly adaptable, and frequently live in close suburban contact with people.

Tonight’s movie: Glory.

Tonight’s movie; Australian comedy at its best.

That juke was masterful! Ukrainian UGV Operator Evades Russian FPV Drone During Supply Run

Hours after meeting Zelenskyy and then Netanyahu, Trump betrayed Ukraine again, ordering $400 million in congressionally approved military aid to be delayed until 2029. Since Trump took office, the US has provided little to no actual aid to Ukraine.

"“Project Panama is our effort to destructively scan all the books in the world,” an internal planning document said. “We don’t want it to be known that we are working on this.”" novaramedia.com/2026/07/29/a...

AI Firms Are Buying up Old Books, Then Scanning and Destroying Them

The world’s biggest AI companies are buying antiquarian books en masse so they can be scanned to train their large language models (LLMs) before being destroyed.

novaramedia.com

#Trump has been talking to Putin again: it’s all “the main bastards” fault again. 🙄

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Trump: "They're coming from Africa, they're coming from South America, they're coming from different parts of Asia, and they're invading Europe. They're invading Europe! It's an invasion. And the UK is a prime suspect."

#auspol #datacentres

Dr Sally@drsally.bsky.social · 7d ago

We need to fight back who are #datacentres for? Where do the profits go!? How many rmissions come from them? How much energy do they absorb? What is their environmental footprint? How can they hurt Australia? Do they serve us in any way?

A new report out today from the International Energy Agency shows that sales of electric vehicles in Australia have doubled since February. Australians know that EVs are a good cost of living choice in difficult international times

Damn. I was looking for Micah Richards.

And is your average Republican in the room with us now? 🙄

Jessica Tarlov@jessicatarlov.bsky.social · last wk.

Your average Republican is pro-IVF, skeptical of six week heartbeat bills, against deporting productive, law-abiding immigrants, and for gay marriage.

IRAN IS SET TO RECEIVE A 'A FIRST SHIPMENT OUT OF UP TO 400 CHINESE-MADE SHOULDER-FIRED AIR-DEFENCE MISSILE LAUNCHERS' WITHIN WEEKS

If Jesus had been Australian. m.youtube.com/shorts/Mo5QQ...

They Crucified Our Carpenter #sketchcomedy #jesus #bible #carpenter #relatable #satire #skit #snl

YouTube video by Smashed Potato Kids

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11/ That blueprint became actual policy. NSPM 7, a presidential memo signed days after the antifa order, hands the entire counterterrorism bureaucracy a single target: the left. No new law needed, just old tools pointed in a new direction. truthout.org/articles/the...

The State’s War on the Left Didn’t Begin With Trump — But He’s Escalating It

Trump’s war on the left blends “war on terror” language with Cold War McCarthyism.

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The MAGA regime says they will dismantle the International Criminal Court “brick by brick.” That’s exactly what a criminal enterprise would say and do.

2/Ukraine will produce 6–7 million such drones in 2026 (about 500,000 per month), while the US Drone Dominance program, worth $1.1 billion, plans to procure fewer than 200,000 units by February 2027.

last time I checked, Iranians could read exactly what you guys post.

Anyone still wondering why people are dying in the ICE run MAGA Concentration Camps?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Trump: "When they take something over, it's always dirty. The sidewalks are dirty. The people are -- I hate to say this -- not clean, okay? The curbs are loaded with you know what. The smell is terrible. I mean, I see it happening to cities. Blue cities. They're all blue."