The new Czech Defense Minister has confirmed the continuation of the Czech artillery ammunition initiative for Ukraine www.novinky.cz/clanek/domac...

No confirmation yet on the claimed attack against a dark fleet tanker in the Mediterranean, although GUR/SBU would aim for them sooner or later. If such a target (as the one rumored to be aboard) was also present, no doubt they'll try to go for it.

Life in Bamako, the capital of Mali, has been brought to a standstill after a jihadist organisation launched a series of attacks on inbound fuel convoys. Bellingcat has verified six attacks since September, which together have damaged more than 130 fuel tankers. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...

"Sure, Trump has come up with a completely unworkable set of proposals that will never be implemented by sidelining most of the key stakeholders, but where is Europe's competing idiotic initiative from one of von Der Leyen's golf buddies?"

Another Russian ship has been added to the grain smuggling fleet, captured on camera and on satellite imagery, evading sanctions to deliver grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen. Follow its covert journey here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...

If US Marines want to get drunk and show their admiration for military units that actually won a lot of wars then why don't they just get Tercio tatoos?

Last month I wrote a post where I said that Russian army is going to use a lot of IFVs and tanks to advance. Including Zaporizhia direction. And yesterday they used 26 pieces of armor there. Today near Lyman 254 SMR also lost 2 BTR-82A and T-72B obr. 22 during their assault.

When Bashar al-Assad’s regime collapsed in Syria, many of the officials who enabled and enforced his brutal regime disappeared. Our reporting uncovers who they are, what they did and where they fled. nyti.ms/3J1W5Cs

Meanwhile it will take 6 months to push for a change of regulations allowing to engage with drones flying in restricted areas, instead of waiting for 4917 checks before anything is done. Detect > ID > notify > destroy www.politico.eu/article/top-...

These drone incidents are (1) the ones known to the public, and (2) still need to figure out how many are not being detected

Looks like the FIRMS satellite fire detection system is offline due to the US government shutdown. Just one more reminder that anyone involved in OSINT or disaster response cannot rely on US space-based assets in any critical role, given the current state of the governing regime in the country.

We asked major AI chatbots to help craft a phishing scam. They did. From fake charities to urgent pleas, the bots delivered. This investigation shows how generative AI is fueling fraud — and why it’s so hard to stop. Read our findings here: reut.rs/3K400yU

Cheap and almost immediately available. Grab those European drones intended for persistent ISR over Afghanistan and Iraq, hang a bunch of cheap drone interceptors (dozens of companies making them) and put them over sensitive areas. This ⬇️ but with RQ-5/7/8, Falco, TB2, MQ-1/9…

Bellingcat Council Meeting Transcript Search Find verbatim quotes from council meetings in the UK and Ireland using this free open source research tool by Bellingcat. council-search.bellingcat.com

Putin meets alone with Trump. A week later, US intelligence is gutted by Tulsi Gabbard. FBI goes after John Bolton. Had Putin ordered it through Amazon, could not have been more efficient.

Prigozhin knew he was ‘doomed’ after failed rebellion, says mother www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

FBI raids home of John Bolton, Trump’s ex-national security adviser www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

More datapoints for how the French might be right about relying too much on the US

Thanks to your support, we released an investigation that reached media worldwide on the Su-57 program. In the coming days, we’ll publish an analysis of China’s involvement in Shahed production. With more releases coming in September, we’re asking for your support: buymeacoffee.com/frontelligence

We thought it was time we introduced ourselves... From a global crisis to an underreported event, we find the facts using publicly available resources. By detailing our methods, we invite you to explore, replicate, and contribute to investigations. Find out more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyQy...

In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who get sandwiches thrown at them, and the DOJ attorneys, who throw the sandwiches. These are their stories. DUNN DUNN

Ok, for each retweet I’ll provide one insight, fact, or opinion on unconventional naval warfare, like submarines, explosive boats, special forces or crazy ideas 0/n 🧵

So the deal is done (and Mark can continue to wear his shirt): the US will impose a 15% US baseline tariff, 232 on steel and aluminum, the EU commits to invest and buy energy and military stuff from the US. What does it all mean?

🔹 (in French) we analyse the official take over of Malian operations by Africa Corps alleyesonwagner.org/2025/06/17/a...

Bassam Hassan, a top advisor to Assad who has been accused of facilitating chemical weapons attacks and is the subject of an international arrest warrant, is speaking with the FBI and CIA. He claimed that Austin Tice had been executed. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...

"Now The Economist has spoken with an Assad-regime insider and gained one of the first authoritative public accounts of the abduction [of Austin Tice] and an insight into one of the regime’s darkest secrets." www.economist.com/middle-east-...

"Our source is Safwan Bahloul, a high-ranking general in Mr Assad’s security state. He has chosen to speak out and share details of Mr Tice’s ordeal. He confirms that Mr Tice was held not by rebel groups, but rather by the Syrian state" www.economist.com/middle-east-...

**New vid** First in a while. Aircraft Carrier Submarines; Surcouf, I-400 and more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyIX...

Inside the AI Prompts DOGE Used to “Munch” Contracts Related to Veterans’ Health www.propublica.org/article/insi...

New & not new details of GPS/GNSS Spoofing, Jamming,Anomaly,Faults,Bug,Hack or Magic The New Blender of Moscow New Spoofing GPS/GNSS configuration in Moscow, Russia. Putin's stinky guy shit his pants 😎🤓 #Jammer #Jamming #Spoofer #Spoofing #GPS #GNSS #EW #ElectronicWarfare

I think that the assessment is accurate. Trump's isolationism and refusal to provide additional aid or even sell weapons, while offering concessions to Putin have reinforced Putin's belief that he's on the right path. Rather than hastening the war's end, Trump prolonged it.

"The Mexico City mayor’s personal secretary and another close adviser were shot dead on Tuesday in the capital, in a highly unusual crime targeting senior officials at the heart of power." www.ft.com/content/61fa...

***UPDATE*** Recent reports of #Russian Navy warships sailing from Novorossiysk correct. Appears to be dispersal to protect against air attack. Ships returning. However there remains the possibility that some better equipped warships may conduct other operations 1 KILO submarine at sea

Brilliant visualisation by @nytimes.com of Meta's population data from 2019-2022 to show global migration across the world, showing the movements impacted by war, poverty, travel and prosperity. Interactive here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

us government went from telling miners “learn to code” to telling coders “learn to mine” in less than ten years

The very best of America’s shitposters are now outgunned by their Chinese peers. Balance of power has shifted.

Disinformation, Demystified: 8 Threads You Don’t Want to Miss From Soviet spycraft to TikTok trolls, disinformation has evolved — but the goal is the same: Confuse. Divide. Distract. This recap covers everything we broke down 👇 #Disinformation #PostTruth #ThreadRecap

On Feb. 24, the Moroccan counterterror agency broke up a terrorist cell calling itself "the Lions of the Caliphate in the Maghreb Al Aqsa." IS in Sahel expands terror threat beyond strongholds www.voanews.com/a/is-in-sahe...

In 2023, a cluttered guesthouse in a sleepy English town became the hub of a Russian spy network. The court rulings, and over 80,000 Telegram messages, expose a deep web of freelance intelligence. warontherocks.com/2025/04/puti...

Happens rarely but I found a LinkedIn post that's worth sharing www.linkedin.com/posts/denis-...

"I do not presume to understand current politics, but what I do know is the concerns of the U.S. administration discussed by Vice President Vance on Friday are not reflective of Pituffik Space Base," Meyers wrote. www.military.com/daily-news/2...