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fred walton
@fredwalton216
Lawyer, active tweeter, Eagles & Red Sox fan for years. Emphasis on “factual” US geopolitical news. W/the new era of TWTR, be on notice trolls will be blocked.
Feb 11, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Several tens of thousands of people demonstrate in Paris against the pension reform #manif11fevrier 2) More on the protests in France today.
Feb 11, 2023 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
1) The “unidentified aerial object” certainly had some unusual characteristics. 🧐 2) FT :

BREAKING: Canada PM Trudeau ordered to shoot down
an unidentified object over Yukon that violated Canadian airspace.

A U.S. F-22 successfully fired at the object - Statement
Feb 11, 2023 • 20 tweets • 6 min read
1) Crypto thread for February 11.

The upgrade on the Zhejiang testnet was the first of 3 dress rehearsals for the much anticipated Shanghai hard fork. 2) In the aftermath of two deadly 7.8 mag and 7.6 mag EQs
in SE 🇹🇷—the Web3 community has come together to raise awareness and aid for disaster victims.
Feb 11, 2023 • 23 tweets • 4 min read
1) Turkey-Syria earthquake latest: death toll passes 24,000 as calls for aid intensify theguardian.com/world/live/202… 2) The confirmed death toll now stands at 24,208.

Officials and medics said 20,665 people had died in 🇹🇷 and 3,553 in 🇸🇾.

Rescue efforts are continuing in freezing conditions as hopes of finding more survivors are fading;
Feb 11, 2023 • 20 tweets • 6 min read
1) Russia-Ukraine war live: rivalry between Wagner and Russian army ‘key factor in end of prison recruitment drive’ theguardian.com/world/live/202… 2) The latest intel update from UK’s MOD provides a key factor in alleged termination of Wagner Group’s prisoner recruitment drive -- likely is an increasingly direct rivalry between the Russia MOD and Wagner Group;
Feb 11, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
1) A US F-22 fighter jet on Friday shot down an unidentified object flying high over Alaska, US officials said.

A Sidewinder missile downed latest craft, which was about size of a small car, said Pentagon Chief Spox US Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder.
reuters.com/world/us/us-sa… 2) “We don't know who owns this object," said White House Spokesperson John Kirby.

He added that it was unclear where it began its flight;
Feb 10, 2023 • 17 tweets • 6 min read
1 ) February 10 Crypto 🧵

BitNile signed a hosting deal in August with now-bankrupt Compute North for a site that is now managed by USBTC. 2) Top articles for today and crypto coin/token price action.
Feb 10, 2023 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
1) Turkey and Syria earthquake updates: woman rescued after 104 hours in rubble as rescue efforts continue theguardian.com/world/live/202… 2) A fire at Turkey’s Iskenderun Port has been extinguished and maritime operations have resumed in the region.

Turkey’s Maritime Authority reported this development on Friday.

The fires were put out 4 days after the fires broke out after following EQs that devastated Turkey;
Feb 10, 2023 • 22 tweets • 5 min read
1) Russia-Ukraine war live: Moldova summons Russian ambassador after missile crosses its airspace theguardian.com/world/live/202… 2) The price of oil jumped 2.5%, after 🇷🇺 announced it will
cut oil production by 500K BPD.

This step taken in retaliate against western sanctions on 🇷🇺
oil exports, following the invasion of 🇺🇦 .

🇷🇺 500K BPD cut will occur in March, Deputy PM Alexander Novak announced.
Feb 9, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
1) Twitter news 🧵 on February 9.

EEs showed Musk internal data re engagement with his account…Last April.….Musk was at “peak” popularity in
search rankings…w/score of “100.”

Today, he’s at a score of nine.

Musk did not take the news well. 2) Twitter Blue rolls out to India, Brazil and Indonesia.
Feb 9, 2023 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
1) Global COVID-19 News of note.

Regarding SG, 🇹🇼 and Hong Kong…. 2) “Type I and III interferons (IFN-I/λ) are important antiviral mediators against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Here, we demonstrate that plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) are the predominant IFN-I/λ source following their sensing of SARS-CoV-2-infected cells.”
Feb 9, 2023 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
1) February 9 🧵on the China surveillance 🎈 🎈. 2) FT snippet :
The US has documented surveillance equipment on the Chinese balloon, US official says

US will explore taking action against entities connected
to the 🇨🇳 military that supported the incursion by the 🎈
into US airspace. - Reuters
Feb 9, 2023 • 26 tweets • 8 min read
1) Crypto thread on February 9.

Bitcoin exchange LocalBitcoins is set to close this month in response to the "ongoing very cold crypto winter." 2) The miner had recently warned it might stop paying off the debt to bankrupt BlockFi.
Feb 9, 2023 • 22 tweets • 6 min read
1) Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy says Moscow a threat to ‘European values’; warning over major Russian offensive theguardian.com/world/live/202… 2) President Zelensky addressed European Parliament TH morning.

He proclaimed Ukraine “will join the EU” and thanked EU members for their support during Russia’s invasion;

3) French President Macron said Paris would “continue the efforts” to deliver arms to Ukraine;
Feb 9, 2023 • 26 tweets • 5 min read
1) Turkey-Syria earthquake: first aid convoy reaches Syria as combined death toll passes 17,000 – latest news theguardian.com/world/live/202… 2) Casualties toll in 🇹🇷 from Monday’s EQs ⬆️ to 14,014 deaths and 63K+ injured— President Erdoğan, has said. 6,400+ buildings have been destroyed.
Jan 16, 2023 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
9) From yesterday, another substantial hack reported. 10) FT - “Our security teams talk to each other, not all exchanges are collaborative (some have a wrong competitive mindset), but many are. I am actually not in those chats myself. Don't know the details.”
Jan 16, 2023 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
1) Russia-Ukraine war: Russia launches overnight attack on Zaporizhzhia, officials say; Belarus begins air force drills with Russia – live theguardian.com/world/live/202… 2) Suspilne, the Ukrainian state broadcaster, is reporting that three people were killed in the Kherson region yesterday;

3) 🇷🇺 launched an attack on Zaporizhzhia overnight, wounding civilians and destroying residential infrastructure, according to regional officials;
Jan 16, 2023 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
1) Crypto thread on Jan 17.

Scaramucci said he will be invest his own personal funds
to support Brett Harrison’s new crypto venture.

The crypto software company allegedly will enable crypto traders to devise algo based strategies to access CENT &
DE-CENT markets. 2) A sponsored ad link on Google hid malware that siphoned 1000s of 💵worth of crypto & NFTs from influencer’s wallet;
Jan 15, 2023 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
1) Russia-Ukraine war live: rescuers work through night after deadly Russian missile attack on Dnipro apartment block theguardian.com/world/live/202… 2) Dnipro tower block death toll rises to 20 - reports.

Death toll from 🇷🇺 missile strike on tower block in Dnipro has ⬆️ to 20;

3) UK MOD Intel Update on 🇺🇦.

Latest UK MOD intel update examines reports the 🇷🇺 are planning to ⬆️ upper limit for conscription from 27 to 30.
Jan 15, 2023 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
1) Global COVID-19 W.E 🧵.
Keys:
A) Monitoring system uncovered possible safety issue in which people 65 & older are more likely to have a stroke 21 days after 💉.
B) FDA said other large studies & other countries’ databases haven’t flagged issue & it requires further probes. 2) 🇨🇳 on Saturday reported nearly 60K deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early Dec.

🇨🇳offered hard numbers for its unprecedented surge that was apparent in overcrowded Hs & packed crematoriums.

This even as gov’t released little data about status of surge for weeks.
Jan 14, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
1) White House (“WH”) lawyer Richard Sauber said 6 pages
of classified docs found in search of Biden’s private library.

WH previously said 1 page found there.

This disclosure separate from documents found in Dec in Biden’s garage & in Biden’s former VP office in Nov. 2) Breaking News Update, 12:14 p.m. ET Sat: The WH
counsel discussed further classified material found.

Richard Sauber said he found pages TH evening— when he
was working w/DOJ officials to hand over what the WH had described as one final page of classified material.