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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 11h

More brilliant The Onion satire! Kristi Noem: ‘Antifa Is A Highly Sophisticated Islamic Proto-State That Controlled Territory In Iraq And Syria From 2013-2019’ theonion.com/kristi-noem-...

Kristi Noem: ‘Antifa Is A Highly Sophisticated Islamic Proto-State That Controlled Territory In Iraq And Syria From 2013-2019’

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 12h

Gotta love The Onion!! Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored theonion.com/bored-nation...

Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored

CHICAGO—Unsure where to find the lawlessness and chaos they were told was overtaking the city, National Guard troops deployed to Chicago by President Donald Trump have begun aimlessly going door to do...

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 12h

New York Attorney General Letitia James criminally indicted - more Trump vindictiveness www.bbc.com/news/article...

Letitia James: New York attorney general criminally indicted

James, who led a civil fraud investigation against US President Donald Trump, was indicted in Alexandria, Virginia.

www.bbc.com

Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 22h

IDF says it intercepted 2 drones fired from Yemen www.yemenonline.info/politics/10391

IDF says it intercepted 2 drones fired from Yemen - Yemen Online |

Air raid sirens sounded in open areas of southern Israel late Wednesday after two drones were launched from Yemen within less than an hour, according to the Israeli army.

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 22h

Foreign interference, misinformation test Singapore’s unity www.straitstimes.com/singapore/po...

Foreign interference, misinformation test Singapore’s unity: Shanmugam

But there are “antidotes” to these threats, such as continuously building bonds between people, he added. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 22h

Defense Secretary Hegseth’s latest firing of a top Navy official injected a fresh wave of fear into the Pentagon over the cost of speaking up and who might be next - more vindictiveness www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Hegseth’s firing of Navy official compounds ‘culture of fear’ inside Pentagon

“It’s better just to keep your head down,” said one senior defense official.

www.politico.com

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 22h

Pakistan Army Says Seven Militants, One Soldier Killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Operation www.khaama.com/pakistan-arm...

Pakistan Army Says Seven Militants, One Soldier Killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Operation - Khaama Press

The Pakistan Army said seven militants and one soldier were killed in an overnight operation in the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakht

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 23h

Mali’s capital threatened by tightening Islamist blockade as fuel prices soar www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

Mali’s capital threatened by tightening Islamist blockade as fuel prices soar

Rebels affiliated with al-Qaeda have attacked and torched dozens of tanker trucks across the West African country

www.theglobeandmail.com

Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 1d

Kash Patel Fires Two F.B.I. Agents Who Worked on Trump Investigation - the vindictiveness continues.... www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Kash Patel Fires Two F.B.I. Agents Who Worked on Trump Investigation

www.nytimes.com

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 1d

Pentagon has investigated nearly 300 Defense Department employees, including service members, civilian workers and contractors, for comments appearing online after last month’s shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations

The inquiry, resulting in a smattering of disciplinary action so far, follows an extraordinary directive aimed at silencing criticism of the slain activist and Trump supporter.

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 1d

Liberals axe plan to let Canadian police get online data without warrant in new bill globalnews.ca/news/1147012...

Liberals axe plan to let police get online data without warrant in new bill - National | Globalnews.ca

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree introduced the new version of the legislation Wednesday following question period in the House of Commons.

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 1d

French woman faces genocide trial over enslavement of Yazidi girl- yeah, they get 1-day sentences in Canada. Disgusting. www.rfi.fr/en/france/20...

French woman faces genocide trial over enslavement of Yazidi girl

A French woman accused of holding a Yazidi teenager in slavery in Syria in 2015 will stand trial in Paris on charges of genocide.

www.rfi.fr

Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 1d

Administrator in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, warns of the existence of informants for jihadis among communities affected by armed attacks clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambi...

Mozambique: District administrator warns of terrorist informants within communities

The administrator of the district of Ancuabe, in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, warned on Tuesday of the existence of informants for rebel groups among communities affected by armed attacks. “The...

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 1d

11 Pakistani soldiers killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa TTP attack amu.tv/204224/

Sources: 11 Pakistani soldiers killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa attack | Amu TV

The sources also said that several TTP fighters were killed during the clashes, though the exact number remains unclear.

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 1d

The trial of two men accused of spying for China was scheduled to begin this week in London. But prosecutors unexpectedly dropped the case last month www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...

Why a China Spy Case in the U.K. Collapsed Before It Went to Trial

www.nytimes.com

Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 1d

FBI Probes Suspected Chinese Cyberattacks Targeting Major U.S. Law Firms www.khaama.com/fbi-probes-s...

FBI Probes Suspected Chinese Cyberattacks Targeting Major U.S. Law Firms - Khaama Press

The FBI is investigating suspected Chinese cyberattacks targeting several major U.S. law firms after hackers breached internal systems

www.khaama.com

Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 1d

Indonesia CT forces arrest 4 terrorists in Sumatra tied to ISIS en.tempo.co/read/2055089...

Indonesia's Counterterrorism Unit Nabs Four Suspected ISIS-Affiliated Terrorists

Indonesia's counterterrorism unit, Densus 88, has arrested four suspected terrorists in separate operations across West Sumatra and North Sumatra.

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 1d

Al Shabaab disguised as NISA in attack on prison www.garoweonline.com/en/news/soma...

Security failure linked to Al-Shabaab deadly raid on intelligence-run prison in Somalia

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 1d

Indonesian CT forces arrest 4 terrorists in Sumatra www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...

Densus 88 arrests one terrorist suspect in North Sumatra, three in West Sumatra - Archipelago - The Jakarta Post

,The four suspects used social media as the main vehicle to spread violent ideology and entice other people to get involved in terrorism, Densus 88 said.

www.thejakartapost.com

Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 1d

U.K. synagogue attacker claimed allegiance to ISIS www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...

U.K. synagogue attacker claimed allegiance to ISIS: police | CBC News

The man whose attack on a synagogue in northern England last week resulted in the deaths of two Jewish worshippers phoned police to say he was acting for ISIS, also know, investigators said on Wednesd...

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 2d

Gotta love the Onion! U.S. Military Carries Out Strike On Scuffy The Tugboat: Pentagon Claims Little Red Vessel Working With ‘Narco-Terrorists’ theonion.com/u-s-military...

U.S. Military Carries Out Strike On Scuffy The Tugboat

ARLINGTON, VA—Saying the Pentagon had acted swiftly on an insider tip about the vessel having a “big adventure” planned, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed Tuesday that the U.S. military had car...

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 2d

The Economist identified over a dozen writers on Substack employed by China’s state media with over 50,000 subscribers on the popular American online-blogging platform. If anyone thinks these are 'independent' and not just PRC propagandists they aren't very smart www.economist.com/china/2025/1...

Xi Jinping wants a spot in your inbox

Policymakers hope to shape the thinking of Western elites in new ways

www.economist.com

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 2d

Moscow Format participants reject foreign military presence in Afghanistan - so kinda like when the Soviets invaded in 1979? Oh, the hypocrisy! amu.tv/204063/

Moscow Format participants reject foreign military presence in Afghanistan | Amu TV

The participants said the presence of foreign military forces in Afghanistan or nearby states would be “unacceptable.”

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 2d

“Glory to Hamas” “Oct 7, do it again” and “Glory to the martyrs” scrawled on a billboard in Melbourne, Australia www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 2d

Rutgers University professor temporarily relocating to Europe after threats from student group affiliated with the organization founded by murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk accused him of being “a prominent leader of the antifa movement on campus” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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