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Michael Colborne @colborne.bsky.social · 2d

tune in to hear me make numerous bad nautical puns. suggestions welcome.

Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 2d

This week, Bellingcat's @colborne.bsky.social will tackle the Bellingcat Challenge live. Michael is used to mapping the movements of the transnational far-right; let’s see how he handles mapping the movements of ships...
Help him out on Wednesday, 5pm CEST/11am EDT: www.youtube.com/live/dOQc2sd...

Bellingcat Open Source Challenges - Live!

YouTube video by Bellingcat

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.

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Bosphorus Observer @yoruk.bsky.social · 2d

Moscow based Morwenna Shipping’s Russian flagged anchor handling tug supply vessel Ievoli Orange towed a barge thru Bosphorus from Caspian to Arkhangelsk

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Bosphorus Observer @yoruk.bsky.social · 2d

He will want to take us to hell with him

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 3d

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Bosphorus Observer @yoruk.bsky.social · 3d

Ship of Interest: US & EU sanctioned Russian flag bulker Enisey returns to the BlackSea after 530 days. Enisey was pierside at Puerto Cabello, then a shipyard in Alexandria but mostly aimlessly sailing Med & Marmara with no destination! Russia is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma

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Bosphorus Observer @yoruk.bsky.social · 4d

ICE Raids: Myth Vs. Fact — theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

ICE Raids: Myth Vs. Fact

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations ramp up across the country, so has misinformation. The Onion dispels common myths surrounding ICE raids. MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training. FACT:...

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 4d

China will slap port fees on U.S.-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels on Tuesday as a countermeasure to U.S. port fees on China-linked ships starting the same day, China's transport ministry said on Friday.

China hits back on US port fees with retaliatory levies

China will slap port fees on U.S.-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels on Tuesday as a countermeasure to U.S. port fees on China-linked ships starting the same day, China's transport ministry said on Friday.

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WBUR @wbur.org · 9d

Commentary: Unequal fitness standards were a major theme of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s recent speech, but fitness standards are not the best indicator of combat readiness, writes Laura McTaggart. In the real world, “lethality” requires more than big muscles and a smooth jawline.

Pete Hegseth's one-dimensional view of combat readiness

I served on the Navy’s first combatant ship to have women permanently assigned, and all of us on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower were completely qualified for our jobs, writes Laura McTaggart. No combat ...

www.wbur.org

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Bosphorus Observer @yoruk.bsky.social · 5d

Pete Hegseth's one-dimensional view of combat readiness: SECDEF’s statement should be superimposed over one of those memes that says, “Tell me you’ve never been on a Navy ship without telling me you’ve never been on a Navy ship.” www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...

Pete Hegseth's one-dimensional view of combat readiness

I served on the Navy’s first combatant ship to have women permanently assigned, and all of us on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower were completely qualified for our jobs, writes Laura McTaggart. No combat ...

www.wbur.org

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Bosphorus Observer @yoruk.bsky.social · 6d

Russian occupation administrations & companies in unlawfully Russian annexed areas of Ukraine have been systematically stealing grain & exporting it by bulkers engaging deceptive shipping practices: Matros Koshka transited Bosphorus en route from occupied Sevastopol to Alexandria carrying wheat.

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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 8d

Quick guide to Tomahawk cruise missile variants

TLAM - land attack

TSAM - anti-ship

GLCM - ground launched

TACTOM - improved “tactical” version

TACO - version talked about but never delivered to Ukraine

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 8d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 9d

Smuggling routes, illegal fishing operations, and shadow fleets. There’s loads going on at sea. Try to track some ships yourself, this month in the Bellingcat Open Source Challenge. Find the exercises, created by our volunteer @tomi-mcc.bsky.social, here: challenge.bellingcat.com

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 8d

Rodrick Johnson, a U.S. citizen who was briefly detained, said agents broke through his door and placed him in zip ties.

“I asked if they had a warrant, and I asked for a lawyer,” the 67-year-old told the Chicago Sun-Times. “They never brought one.” https://to.pbs.org/4pWhXzN

Immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 9d

Illinois and Chicago have filed a lawsuit aiming to stop President Donald Trump’s administration from sending hundreds of National Guard troops to the city.

Chicago and Illinois sue to stop Trump’s Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 8d

The lawsuit filed Monday by Illinois and Chicago alleges that the president’s authorization Saturday to deploy 300 troops to the Windy City is “unlawful and dangerous.” https://to.pbs.org/47cOie8

Where things stand with federal law enforcement in Chicago and Portland

Illinois has followed California and Oregon in filing lawsuits to stop President Donald Trump from sending in hundreds of National Guard troops to Democrat-led big cities.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 8d

ICE is provoking violence in cities, and the rhetoric coming from Trumpists about their desire for an authoritarian strongman is alarming. But some governors and judges are trying to defend the republic. And Dems should consider broadening their aims in the shutdown.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOzw...

Trump Turns a Navy Ceremony Into a MAGA Rally (w/ Bill Kristol) | The Bulwark Podcast

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Bosphorus Observer @yoruk.bsky.social · 9d

Illinois getting invaded might be more important than everything else, no? Don’t limit yourself to a single issue like healthcare. Everything is collapsing at the same time.

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NOTUS @notus.com · 9d

New: Illinois and the city of Chicago are suing the Trump administration over the president’s deployment of National Guard troops.
www.notus.org/courts/chica...

Chicago and Illinois Sue Over Trump's National Guard Deployment

“The American people, regardless of where they reside, should not live under the threat of occupation by the United States military,” the lawsuit states.

www.notus.org

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Bosphorus Observer @yoruk.bsky.social · 9d

Even Russians do a better job than this

Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 9d

Last week Jesse Watters spoke to man named Eric who claimed he was formerly a member of antifa. Two years ago Watters interviewed Ramon "Mundo" Mendoza, a former Mexican Mafia member. Some folks thought the men looked similar. This is a side by side comparison. 🤷‍♀️

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Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 9d

Last week Jesse Watters spoke to man named Eric who claimed he was formerly a member of antifa. Two years ago Watters interviewed Ramon "Mundo" Mendoza, a former Mexican Mafia member. Some folks thought the men looked similar. This is a side by side comparison. 🤷‍♀️

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9d

The brave men and women who serve in our national guards must not be used as political props. This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9d

I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9d

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

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