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Bosphorus Observer @yoruk.bsky.social · 9h

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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.

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

YouTube video by The Bulwark

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Bosphorus Observer @yoruk.bsky.social · 2d

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 · 2d

New: Illinois and the city of Chicago are suing the Trump administration over the president’s deployment of National Guard troops.
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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.

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Bosphorus Observer @yoruk.bsky.social · 2d

Even Russians do a better job than this

Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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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Bosphorus Observer @yoruk.bsky.social · 4d

Is this the proof that Trump is dead? Federal law prohibits depictions of living presidents on U.S. currency.

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Bosphorus Observer @yoruk.bsky.social · 7d

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Jane Goodall, chimpanzee expert and animal rights campaigner, dies age 91 - follow live

The campaigner, a

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 8d

Federal District Courts still holding strong. This one is from Reagan appointee William G. Young

John Hawkinson @johnhawkinson.bsky.social · 8d

OMG this William G. Young opinion that just dropped (12:30pm) in AAUP v. Rubio.
It begins with a postcard sent to Chambers and Young's reply

card: "Trump has pardons and tanks, what do you have?"

WGY: "We the People of the United States — you and me — have our magnificent Constitution"

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Bosphorus Observer @yoruk.bsky.social · 8d

Yoroz, NW of Trabzon

WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 9d

Turkish fishermen caught a Ukrainian Magura sea drone.

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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 8d

America’s military leadership has more important things to do than listen to lectures on character from an unqualified drunk who assaults women.

Any soldier who was as careless as Hegseth was with war plans would be fired if not prosecuted.

And everyone in that room knows it.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 9d

Turkish fishermen caught a Ukrainian Magura sea drone.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 9d

Netherlands-flagged cargo ship attacked near Yemen's Aden, maritime firms say reut.rs/3WcunWm

Netherlands-flagged cargo ship attacked near Yemen's Aden, maritime firms say

British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Monday that a Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship reportedly came under attack 120 nautical miles southeast of Yemen's port city of Aden.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 10d

'The people of Moldova have spoken and their message is loud and clear,' said Antonio Costa, president of the European Council which represents the EU's 27 member states, in a post on X. Read more: reut.rs/4novkqx 3/3

Moldova chose Europe over Russia in key election, say EU leaders

The European Union hailed the result of Moldova's parliamentary election.

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Bosphorus Observer @yoruk.bsky.social · 10d

First evading customs duty but then desertion

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Bosphorus Observer @yoruk.bsky.social · 11d

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Bosphorus Observer @yoruk.bsky.social · 14d

Not even when Third Brigade burned Washington after Cockburn’s successful amphibious attack during Warren's Chesapeake campaign nor when Admiral Yamamoto neutralized US Navy in Hawaii, not even in the darkest day of the Cold War, United States has faced a threat as serious and deadly damaging as DJT

Reuters @reuters.com · 14d

Trump says Secret Service probing 'sabotage' of escalator at UN reut.rs/4nRFEHK

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