(1/3) May 23, 2021:
Belarus🇧🇾 (Putin🇷🇺 client state) has diverted an Athens🇬🇷-to-Lithuania🇱🇹 flight to Minsk Belarus🇧🇾. Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich faces the death penalty there😲😟. (more...)
5/ Clarification from @nexta_tv E-I-C, where Protasevich worked: h/t @Mike_Eckel
KGB [?] operatives boarded plane in Athens🇬🇷 this morning together w/Protasevich. When plane entered Belarus airspace, KGB officers initiated fight w/Ryanair crew...⤵️ (more)
8/ Belarus Ministry of Defense🇧🇾 claims "it provided assistance' to the plane [Protasevich was aboard] after the totally bogus bomb threat.'"
Taking gaslighting to the next level🤬. (more...)
9/ @ChristopherJM:
"Lukashenko🇧🇾 seems to have taken a page from the playbook of Ukraine’s notoriously tricky security services" [alleged, failed op apparently to divert plane w/Russian Wagner mercs frm Minsk to Kyiv & arrest them for fighting in Donbas].
10/ Background on "the significance of @nexta_tv: the activism-focused media channel played a major role in exposing the 👉brutality of Lukashenko’s🇧🇾 police forces, notorious for beating and torturing activists, journalists, and protesters👈." (more...)
13/ Thread⤵️ with dynamic updates from European leaders on RyanAir flight diverted from Athens🇬🇷-to-Vilnius🇱🇹 (scroll up for further details on this developing story):
Wisconsin in the news @cheeseheadlucy@clearing_fog@satirehat 1/ "The 78 mahogany boards, likely brought to the Badger State🦡 as part of research into airplane propeller materials during World War I, sat in a basement storage stall for a century waiting for a purpose." (more)
2/ "That same old-growth wood, prized for its durability, straight grain and reddish-brown color, can’t be purchased today. The trees have protected international conservation status." (more...)
3/ "Robert 'Bob' Ross... the acting assistant director of the U.S. Forest Service’s Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wis.🦡, knew the exact location of a 3,000-pound stack of the wood that was collecting dust." (more...)
@clearing_fog@TeresaCCarter2@YDanasmithdutra@Ginger624@CatsChocolates Joel Greenberg plea deal deadline May 15, 2021: 1/ Joel "Greenberg had been scheduled to go on trial in June, but both sides set a May 15 deadline for a plea deal. If they do not reach an agreement, the case would go to trial, they agreed."
Apr 8, 2021:
@clearing_fog@TeresaCCarter2@YDanasmithdutra@Ginger624@CatsChocolates@Agenthades1 3/ "A plea by...Joel Greenberg, could significantly strengthen the Justice Dept’s hand as it investigates Mr. Gaetz 👉and others👈 who met Mr. Greenberg through 👉Florida Republican politics👈 and are being scrutinized on potential sex trafficking violations." (more...)
@LincolnsBible h/t @ThomasS4217
Mar 26, 2020: 1/ "McGee has spent 13 years representing the family and attempting to get information on Levinson and his whereabouts. The family pledged to spend the rest of their lives trying to hold accountable those in the U.S. gov't... floridaphoenix.com/blog/former-fb…
@LincolnsBible@ThomasS4217 2/ ...and Iran🇮🇷 they feel contributed to his kidnapping and imprisonment."
Levinson disappeared on Mar 9, 2007 in Kish Island, Iran, while on a mission for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). (more...) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappear…
@CatsChocolates 1/ All part of Michael Sherwin's plan. According to one source, Business Insider reported that Sherwin approached 60 Minutes before Biden inauguration, but Jeffrey Rosen said no.
Six of 10 Oath Keepers free on bond. @clearing_fog@satirehat@TeresaCCarter2
@CatsChocolates@clearing_fog@satirehat@TeresaCCarter2 2/ Grand Jury for Capitol Insurrection was seated on Friday, Jan 8. Less than 2 business days later, Sherwin and FBI Field Office Assistant Director Steven D’Antuono hold news conference on Tuesday, Jan 12. (more...)
@CatsChocolates@clearing_fog@satirehat@TeresaCCarter2 3/ Per cspan, "Sherwin outlined the scope of charges the Justice Dept was considering filing against individuals such as, 'felony cases tied to sedition and conspiracy,' which could lead to up to 20 years in prison. He later added, 'we’re looking at and treating this just like...