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Jan 17
@michaeldweiss 1).
โ€žThe semiautonomous Kurdish region of northeastern Syria remains a major obstacle to Ahmed al-Sharaa สผs consolidation of control over Syria after the collapse of the Assad regime in 2024.
@michaeldweiss 2).
Turkey, meanwhile, has long had designs to get rid of Kurdish fighters who are affiliated with the Kurdistan Workersโ€™ Party, also known as the PKK, which both Turkey and the U.S. view as a terrorist group.โ€

Jan. 16, 2026

@WSJ archive.is/20260117104552โ€ฆ
@michaeldweiss @WSJ Please unroll @threadreaderapp. Thank you in advance ๐“ƒ 
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Jan 17
@michaeldweiss 1).
โ€žAldrich H. Ames (1941โ€“2026) [1] [2] [3], the @CIA mole whose betrayal led to the execution of at least eight Russian double agents who spied for the U.S., a devastating setback for American intelligence, was discovered from bookkeeping entries.
@michaeldweiss @CIA 2).
He was identified by a counterintelligence analyst, Sandra Grimes (1945โ€“2025) [4] [5] [6] [7], who was once in charge of C.I.A. secretaries and clerks.โ€

Aug. 3, 2025

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[1] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldrich_Aโ€ฆ

[2] @FBI fbi.gov/history/famousโ€ฆ
@michaeldweiss @CIA @FBI 3).
[3] @BBC_Culture bbc.com/culture/articlโ€ฆ

[4] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Grโ€ฆ

[5] @NSArchive nsarchive2.gwu.edu/coldwar/intervโ€ฆ

[6] ๐•ฟ๐–๐–Š ๐–‚๐–†๐–˜๐–๐–Ž๐–“๐–Œ๐–™๐–”๐–“ ๐•ป๐–”๐–˜๐–™ (@washingtonpost) archive.ph/AdX7S

[7] @BBCNews bbc.com/news/magazine-โ€ฆ
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Jan 17
Whatโ€™s happened over the last few days?

Itโ€™s been a very long time since the meta has been this volatile.
New comps are popping up every day and new tech is being shared.

So we wanted to go over some of the changes that have happened during this patch: Image
The Rise of 8 Yordle:

Different variations of Yordles have seen success in Masters+

With buffs to Ziggs and bug fixes to both Fizz and Veigar, all three carries are seeing major success.

You want to play 8 Yordles usually only when you have unlocked Veigar, as the comp canโ€™t stabilize to go 9 for Ziggs without him.

Without Veigar, playing 8 Yordles will lead into lines such as Ziggs + Ryze fast 9.Image
Ziggs and Ryze was the first comp to make a splash on the day 1.

Itโ€™s fallen slightly over the last few days due to the optimization of comps like Bilgewater, but still remains one of the strongest caps.

It can be a difficult comp to get to and requires a large number of unlocks (4). You also need to hold lower cost units like Caitlyn and Vi that you might otherwise not have played on your strongest board getting to 9.Image
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Jan 17
IMAGINE the body being used as anchor for psychopathy.

The wind on the summit THAT didnโ€™t HOWL, but SHRIEKED WITH A HUMAN CADENCE.

He had been gone for forty days, and the man who climbed the mountain was not the thing that came back down.
His eyes were no longer focused on the horizon, but turned inward, reflecting a private, burning hell. He claimed he had seen a bush that consumed itself without being reduced to ashโ€”a metabolic impossibility that mirrored the Malignant Narcissism devouring his own soul.
He stood on a shelf of rock overlooking the huddled, terrified tribe. He didn't speak of love or peace. He spoke of a Debt of Flesh.

"The Voice requires a signature," he rasped, his voice sounding like dry scales rubbing together. "A mark that cannot be hidden.
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Jan 17
1/ Donald Trump's aggressive tactics over Greenland are causing consternation among his far-right allies in Europe. With European publics overwhelmingly against surrendering Greenland, leading European far-rightists have come out in opposition to Trump's plans. โฌ‡๏ธ Image
2/ Bloomberg reports that Trump's designs have forced his ostensible allies to reconsider their support for him. Some may fear voters turning on them for their past support of Trump, much as Pierre Poilievre suffered in Canada in 2024.
3/ ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Alternative for Germany co-leader Alice Weidel says that Trump has acted no differently to Vladimir Putin in his actions in Venezuela and threats against Greenland. "Trump has violated a fundamental campaign promise โ€” namely not to interfere in other countries," she says.
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Jan 17
Race and Catholicism ๐Ÿงต 1/20
The diversity of races is not an accident of history, but a manifestation of the "divine plan." As Pope Pius XII noted, these differences contribute to the "richness of human life and culture" within the whole human family. 2/20
Godโ€™s creation is marked by a beautiful variety. Just as there is diversity in the stars, the human family is composed of distinct groups with unique characteristics and lineages that reflect the Creatorโ€™s intent. 3/20
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Jan 17
Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide, gonna find you ๐Ÿง Image
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Jan 17
When the EU caved in to Trump on trade in July, many of us warned that this type of extorsion never stops

Now Trump threatens 10% (25% in June) tariffs on 8 European countries opposing a US takeover of Greenland

It is time to unleash a radical response:

Tariffs for oligarchs๐Ÿงต
The European response to Trump so far โ€“ sending ~10 soldiers to Greenland โ€“ has been pitiful.

Any serious response has to be in the economic sphere, where the EU has a lot of power: a market of 450 million consumers.
It's also in the economic sphere that the US a key weakness:

Its highly internationalized oligarchy of ultra-wealthy individuals whose fortunes depend on a global consumer base.
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Jan 17
Why IRGC = ISIS ?

A very recent sample of the hidden cooperation between these two groups or better to say ISIS as a proxy for IRGC was Al-Qatirji company.



Again a Syrian company (from the Land of Kesra Nermend) was behind this money laundering.home.treasury.gov/news/press-relโ€ฆ
Kesra Nermend was behind this company too.
Al-Qatirji was a sample which showed how the IRGC indirectly funds the ISIS.
Retard Police of Poland that never becomes human via a mafia of the IRGC in the EU are responsible for hiding the name of Kesra Nermend in terrorism. Image
The IRGC uses ISIS and similar proxies to exert maximum of savage and radicalism, then the IRGC appears as the savior.
IRGC is behind all crimes of Islamism around the world but they play the Savior role on stage.
Such small samples show how Poland is in the maximum danger.
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Jan 17
Daily Ukraine map thread for Saturday 17th January 2026

We'll focus on Kostyantynivka tday where Russian forces have been geolocated advancing to Berestok and Illinivka. @Playfra0 reported earlier in the week that things were worse than appear too with Russians well into Illinivka, but we can only really report on what we can see.Kostyantynivka as of 17th Jan 2026
2/ 79th Air Assault troops detonate Russian occupied building in Pokrovsk
Coordinates: 48.321855, 37.215932
Source:
3/ Damage to mine building in Dobropillya after a Russian drone attack.
Coordinates: 48.483347, 37.073534
Source:
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Jan 17
"Recently, senior executives at Salesforce have admitted, both internally and publicly, that they massively overestimated AIโ€™s capabilities."
"They have found that AI simply canโ€™t cope with the complex nature of customer service and totally fails at nuanced issues, escalations, and long-tail customer problems.

They even say that it has caused a marked decline in service quality and far more complaints."
"But the problems go far deeper than that.

Both employees and executives have said that the company is wasting countless resources on firefighting to stabilise operations since the mass AI layoff."
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