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My first CIA assignment was to Nigeria, almost 20 years ago, looking into the earliest reports of the group that would become Boko Haram. It was clear northern Nigeria was going to become a Jihadist hotbed- but AF-Pak and Iraq got all the policy focus-
That's how an extremely green CIA analyst finds himself roaming free in a hardship country, doing work way above pay grade. It was a nasty place, and a policy backwater then. As long as the oil pipelines in the south were intact, nobody really cared about the north
For the first time, I saw that our state dept. refused to take the idea of anti-Christian persecution seriously. The career leadership were all leftists, of course. So state dept was willing to leave Christians high and dry- pure bias
1/ Russian retailers are cashing in on Elon Musk's mass disabling of the Russian army's Starlink terminals by massively increasing the price of Russian alternatives. One such system has quadrupled in price overnight to over $2,600, but is said to be far inferior to Starlink. ⬇️ 
2/ 'Combat Reserve' complains that there has been a huge overnight increase in the price being asked for the Yamal 601 system, which uses Gazprom's Yamal satellite constellation. Units are now selling for 200,000 rubles ($2,612) apiece.
3/ Listings on Avito (Russia's answer to eBay) show that until yesterday, Yamal 601 units were being priced at between 45-60,000 rubles. They are however far less capable than Starlink, and Russian soldiers have avoided them in favour of the smaller and faster US-made system.
Elon Musk has done extraordinarily well...
He's implemented a 'whitelist' via which only authorized Starlink terminals can operate in Ukraine - allowing Ukrainian defenders to use the system, while denying it to the russian invaders.
This move has paralyzed russian command-and-control, which heavily depended on Starlink, overnight.
Communications between russian units are down, as is fire coordination. In many areas, russian assaults have stopped entirely.
Russians are saying that the situation now resembles February 2022, when coordination between Russian units was nonexistent.
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Russia has - at present - no system in place to replace Starlink.
With their forces stretched thin on the battlefield, and suffering heavy losses, losing the core of their command-and-control is something they can ill afford.
They used a US-based system. Imagine that.
They were that confident it wouldn't be shut down.
Or that lazy about developing an alternative.
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Just as importantly, russia has been using Starlink to control Shaheeds and other classes of drones, and blocking their access blocks this as well.
Starlink-equipped russian drones were flying at low altitudes, resisting jamming, and were controlled by operators deep inside Russia.
Hundreds of drones designed to target civilians were being guided by starlink.
Such starlink-controlled russian drones regularly struck apartment buildings, kiIIing civilians... even children.
On January 27, one such drone struck a passenger train in Kharkiv.
Restricting starlink to authorized terminals will save lives - both on and off the battlefield.
Ukrainian soldiers will be better able to defend freedom.
And children will live who may otherwise have died.
He's implemented a 'whitelist' via which only authorized Starlink terminals can operate in Ukraine - allowing Ukrainian defenders to use the system, while denying it to the russian invaders.
This move has paralyzed russian command-and-control, which heavily depended on Starlink, overnight.
Communications between russian units are down, as is fire coordination. In many areas, russian assaults have stopped entirely.
Russians are saying that the situation now resembles February 2022, when coordination between Russian units was nonexistent.
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Russia has - at present - no system in place to replace Starlink.
With their forces stretched thin on the battlefield, and suffering heavy losses, losing the core of their command-and-control is something they can ill afford.
They used a US-based system. Imagine that.
They were that confident it wouldn't be shut down.
Or that lazy about developing an alternative.
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Just as importantly, russia has been using Starlink to control Shaheeds and other classes of drones, and blocking their access blocks this as well.
Starlink-equipped russian drones were flying at low altitudes, resisting jamming, and were controlled by operators deep inside Russia.
Hundreds of drones designed to target civilians were being guided by starlink.
Such starlink-controlled russian drones regularly struck apartment buildings, kiIIing civilians... even children.
On January 27, one such drone struck a passenger train in Kharkiv.
Restricting starlink to authorized terminals will save lives - both on and off the battlefield.
Ukrainian soldiers will be better able to defend freedom.
And children will live who may otherwise have died.
The loss to the russian army is critical.
Early in the war, communications in the russian army were notoriously insecure.
Starlink provided a system that worked - something that the russian army could depend upon for secure communications.
Something that it can depend upon... no more.
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Early in the war, communications in the russian army were notoriously insecure.
Starlink provided a system that worked - something that the russian army could depend upon for secure communications.
Something that it can depend upon... no more.
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So the question is...
...why did it take so long to shut off russian access to Starlink?
The answer is - as always - Western shilly-shallying and 'both-sideism'.
So long as russian soldiers were using Starlink as a tool to aid Imperialistic invasion, no one cared too much.
Then the russians became bolder.
They started using starlink run drones to run Shaheed drones targeting apartments and passenger trains.
Only when they started to kiII civilians wholesale was action taken.
And it's VERY good.
But this action really should have been taken much earlier.
However, if late, it's still VERY well done.
Because - at the moment - Starlink was the russian Army's 'Plan A'.
And it seems they have NO 'Plan B'.
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...why did it take so long to shut off russian access to Starlink?
The answer is - as always - Western shilly-shallying and 'both-sideism'.
So long as russian soldiers were using Starlink as a tool to aid Imperialistic invasion, no one cared too much.
Then the russians became bolder.
They started using starlink run drones to run Shaheed drones targeting apartments and passenger trains.
Only when they started to kiII civilians wholesale was action taken.
And it's VERY good.
But this action really should have been taken much earlier.
However, if late, it's still VERY well done.
Because - at the moment - Starlink was the russian Army's 'Plan A'.
And it seems they have NO 'Plan B'.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Voter ID is not sufficient—as some states, 14 of them, are issuing driver’s license IDs to illegals and non-citizens.
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The only thing that will make a difference is if the federal government, to protect the Constitution and rule of law,
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start disqualifying officials elected by illegal votes. Refuse to seat senators and Congress members elected by illegal votes,
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I’ve been contacted by THREE Labour Party whistleblowers, inc. a former frontbencher, + been passed a sensitive Excel spreadsheet by a senior politician in Scotland.
The evidence is clear: Mandelson + McSweeney built a covert network of Labour MPs.
Here’s what they’re hiding:🧵
The evidence is clear: Mandelson + McSweeney built a covert network of Labour MPs.
Here’s what they’re hiding:🧵
As Business Secretary, Peter Mandelson passed classified government info to notorious paedophile + likely Israeli intelligence asset Jeffrey Epstein.
But Mandelson had two deputies at the time: David Lammy + Pat McFadden.
Lammy has vehemently defended Mandelson in the past.
But Mandelson had two deputies at the time: David Lammy + Pat McFadden.
Lammy has vehemently defended Mandelson in the past.
Lammy’s failed London mayoral bid was led by future Israeli government spokesman David Mencer, and he has received tens of thousands of pounds from veteran lobbyists Trevor Chinn, Jonathan Goldstein, + Gary Lubner.
What did he know about the Mandelson-Epstein communications?
What did he know about the Mandelson-Epstein communications?
@soychicka The reason the early 90's is so important is because the USSR collapsed, due to financial wizardry done by the CIAMafia and the KGB. Over a trillion dollars was sucked out of the USSR and deposited in Western banks. The Communist Party collapsed.
Epstein was part of that
Epstein was part of that
@soychicka CIAMafia and got very flush.
I think they then put a plan together to expand the Kompromat capabilities so they could bend American society to their will. This resulted in PNAC, the plan to destroy Muslim societies on Israel's behalf and gain more power over oil/gas.
I think they then put a plan together to expand the Kompromat capabilities so they could bend American society to their will. This resulted in PNAC, the plan to destroy Muslim societies on Israel's behalf and gain more power over oil/gas.
@soychicka But to make PNAC acceptable to American minds, as they state themselves: "To change American minds towards war in the Middle East, we need a new Pearl Harbor."
And so they did the giant operation called 9/11 - which was an inside job by the CIAMafia, with some assistance by
And so they did the giant operation called 9/11 - which was an inside job by the CIAMafia, with some assistance by
Final interview.
They ask: “Why are you leaving your current job?”
Your mind blanks.
You say: “My manager is toxic.”
Interview ends. No offer.
Here's what they actually want to hear:
They ask: “Why are you leaving your current job?”
Your mind blanks.
You say: “My manager is toxic.”
Interview ends. No offer.
Here's what they actually want to hear:
What they’re really asking
Not “Is your manager toxic?”
They’re asking:
- Are you leaving for the right reasons?
- Will you be hard to manage?
- Do you take accountability?
- Are you running from something… or moving toward something?
- Will you bring drama here?
They’re screening for emotional maturity, judgment, and how you handle conflict.
Not “Is your manager toxic?”
They’re asking:
- Are you leaving for the right reasons?
- Will you be hard to manage?
- Do you take accountability?
- Are you running from something… or moving toward something?
- Will you bring drama here?
They’re screening for emotional maturity, judgment, and how you handle conflict.
The rule:
Never trash your current job. Even if it’s true.
Because the interviewer hears:
- “They might say this about us later.”
- “They can’t handle feedback.”
- “They escalate instead of navigating.”
- “They’re focused on blame.”
You can be honest without being explosive.
Never trash your current job. Even if it’s true.
Because the interviewer hears:
- “They might say this about us later.”
- “They can’t handle feedback.”
- “They escalate instead of navigating.”
- “They’re focused on blame.”
You can be honest without being explosive.
Moltbook is a social media platform created by AI, for AI
No humans are allowed to engage.
It's getting scarier day by day. Watch the insane thing they are creating for themselves..
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No humans are allowed to engage.
It's getting scarier day by day. Watch the insane thing they are creating for themselves..
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Molthub for ai bots relaxation.. ifykyk..
Ai suing a human for using bad language.
How avoidants actually fall in love: the science.
Not the movie version. Not the “they just need to open up” myth.
What actually happens in their brain is very different. 🧵
Not the movie version. Not the “they just need to open up” myth.
What actually happens in their brain is very different. 🧵
Avoidant people don’t bond through emotional flooding.
Big talks, intense vulnerability, and pressure to “connect deeper” triggers threat, not love. Their nervous system reads intensity as danger.
Big talks, intense vulnerability, and pressure to “connect deeper” triggers threat, not love. Their nervous system reads intensity as danger.
Early in life, closeness was unreliable, overwhelming, or costly. So their brain adapted:
• Downregulated oxytocin
• Upregulated cortisol during intimacy
• Strengthened self-reliance circuits
This isn’t coldness. It’s survival wiring.
• Downregulated oxytocin
• Upregulated cortisol during intimacy
• Strengthened self-reliance circuits
This isn’t coldness. It’s survival wiring.
The @JewishCurrents article on resignations at @HRW reveals more than an internal dispute. It’s a reminder of what happens when an NGO promotes the most extreme activists to positions of influence. 🧵 >>
Milena Ansari, who co-led the “Israel and Palestine team,” was hired by @hrw after working for years at Addameer - sanctioned by both US and IL for its affiliation with the PFLP terrorist organization. >>
In a widely criticized post, @OmarSShakir (“Israel and Palestine Country Director” since 2016) attempted to dismiss Israeli evidence of hostages in Rantisi Hospital by claiming that an IDF-released list of Hamas operatives’ shifts was merely “a calendar of days of the week in Arabic.”
In a widely criticized post, @OmarSShakir (“Israel and Palestine Country Director” since 2016) attempted to dismiss Israeli evidence of hostages in Rantisi Hospital by claiming that an IDF-released list of Hamas operatives’ shifts was merely “a calendar of days of the week in Arabic.”
In a widely criticized post, @OmarSShakir (“Israel and Palestine Country Director” since 2016) attempted to dismiss Israeli evidence of hostages in Rantisi Hospital by claiming that an IDF-released list of Hamas operatives’ shifts was merely “a calendar of days of the week in Arabic.”
In this 5th Debunk of the Day, we’ll discuss something that sounds great in theory, but was completely turned upside-down by the tankie kind of vatnik: anti-imperialism. More consistent anti-imperialists call this the “anti-imperialism of idiots”.
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“Anti-imperialism” was popularized by Lenin, who saw imperialism as the ultimate stage of capitalism. Ironically, the largest empire is now… Putin’s Russia, proud heir to both Lenin’s Soviet Union and to the Tsarist Empire.
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Indeed, Russia is an empire that is still ruled by a de facto all-powerful Tsar, that still proudly flies its imperial flag, that still dreams of expanding its already huge territory through brutal conquest and colonization.
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🧵 Leisure centre sex crimes are not one-off crimes by ‘Peeping Toms’ chancing their luck in the mixed-sex changing rooms.
Time and again when a male is caught photographing women and children in the cubicle next to him it’s to add to his collection of illicit photographs and films. Leisure centre predators tend to be multiple offenders.
There was national outrage in April 2024 when two men were sentenced to a total of 22 months after being caught with over 6,000 images of women and children taken in leisure centres all over London and the south-east.
This was not an isolated case. As the examples in this thread demonstrate, predatory men are committing tens, hundreds, even thousands, of crimes in mixed-sex changing rooms all over the country. 1/5
Time and again when a male is caught photographing women and children in the cubicle next to him it’s to add to his collection of illicit photographs and films. Leisure centre predators tend to be multiple offenders.
There was national outrage in April 2024 when two men were sentenced to a total of 22 months after being caught with over 6,000 images of women and children taken in leisure centres all over London and the south-east.
This was not an isolated case. As the examples in this thread demonstrate, predatory men are committing tens, hundreds, even thousands, of crimes in mixed-sex changing rooms all over the country. 1/5
In Derbyshire, a police community support officer was caught accessing images of child sexual abuse. When his hard drive was checked the police also found footage of seven children filmed in the family changing village at Queen’s Park Leisure Centre, Chesterfield. Only five of the children have been identified.
The offender pleaded guilty to several counts of voyeurism and to possessing 365 indecent images of the most serious category A. In addition, he admitted to possessing 262 category B and 686 category C images and 179 prohibited images of children. 2/5
The offender pleaded guilty to several counts of voyeurism and to possessing 365 indecent images of the most serious category A. In addition, he admitted to possessing 262 category B and 686 category C images and 179 prohibited images of children. 2/5
In Bath, a 16-year-old girl realised she was being filmed when she noticed a camera under the changing cubicle of the swimming pool at Bath University. A 39-year-old man was apprehended and when police checked his phone they found he had recorded 32 other girls aged 16-18 (six in the swimming pool cubicles). The police have not been able to identify these girls.
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