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#Iran strikes on #CIA facilities prompt questions about possible #Russia role
Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted #US #intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or advanced drone technology, said 4 people familiar with US intelligence.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #Trump #Putin #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NewWorldOrder #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
reuters.com/world/middle-east/…
“Water failure now top threat to UK – where’s the institutional panic?”
by Skwawkbox with The Canary
@thecanaryuk
@uk_politics
@UKLabour
“After decades of under-investment by greedy private water companies, the failure of the UK’s water supply is now the top threat to the UK, alongside a new pandemic.”
thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/07…
#Press #SocialMedia #UK #Water #WaterSupply #Privatisation #Risk #Threat #Pandemic #CorporateGreed #Nationalisation #PublicOwnership #Labour #Burnham #ThamesWater #NationalSecurity
Water failure now top threat to UK – we should be worried
The UK's water supply is under major threat. What could be a bigger risk to our national security than the failure of our water reserves?Skwawkbox (The Canary)
Delusional Trump thinks he can flip a war on and off like a light
#IranStraitOfHormuz #NationalSecurity #TrumpWarWithIran #Diplomacy #GeopoliticalAnalysis
alternet.org/donald-trump-iran…
Delusional Trump thinks he can flip a war on and off like a light
President Donald Trump is rebooting his Iran war, hoping that turning it off and turning it on again will change the outcome, writes national security analyst, Joe Cirincione.Sarah K. Burris (Alternet.org)
Trump’s sons are #investing in #defense as the #Trump administration pours money in.
The companies have collectively generated at least $3.2 billion in direct #government business since Donald Trump Jr. & Eric Trump invested.
#law #ethics #emoluments #SelfDealing #SelfEnrichment #corruption #InsiderTrading #NationalSecurity
washingtonpost.com/technology/…
#Antifa, short for “anti-fascist,” is a decentralized movement without a clear command structure or leader, reflecting a range of ideologies mostly on the political left, from anarchism to communism & everything in between. Unlike left-wing extremist groups of the 1960s & 1970s, such as Weather Underground, antifa does not issue manifestos or claim responsibility for actions.
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #FarRight #propaganda #trumpaganda #Trump
The others received prison terms of 30 to 70 years on charges such as rioting, providing support to terrorists & conspiracy to use & carry explosives. [so all #Jan6 offenders should suffer the same fate]
Defense attorneys called the prosecution politically motivated.
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #scapegoating #FarRight #propaganda #trumpaganda #Trump
That led to a criminal investigation that culminated last month in lengthy prison sentences given to several members of what prosecutors called an “antifa cell” — one defendant received 100 years — for their roles last summer in a protest outside an #ICE facility in Texas during which a police officer was shot. The person sentenced to 100 years was convicted of attempted murder.
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #FarRight #propaganda #trumpaganda #Trump
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #scapegoating #FarRight #propaganda #trumpaganda #Trump
…Some said, too, they were unsure why they had been invited. “We don’t have antifa,” said one European diplomat.
“I don’t think we can find any reason why we would be interested in attending such an event,” said another.
“Our law enforcement authorities have not focused on left-wing terrorism because this is not considered a high priority threat in our country,” said a third.
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #FarRight #propaganda #trumpaganda #Trump
Elsewhere in the government, discomfort with the direction the admin is such that at meetings of #NationalSecurity ofcls from various agencies, some #intelligence analysts have declined to brief on #Antifa because they do not regard it as a serious counterterrorism threat, acc/to one person familiar with the matter.
Officials from some foreign governments…expressed dismay about the #Rubio invitation, citing what they call its vague aims & the short notice.
But achieving that status for #Antifa would be a stretch, experts say.
#US #law requires a group be foreign to be designated. “If it has any significant domestic presence, it cannot be designated,” said Jason Blazakis, who ran the #State Department’s designation process for 10 years before leaving in 2018.
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #scapegoating #FarRight #propaganda #trumpaganda #Trump
A linkage to foreign terrorist groups “can unlock certain investigative tools,” such as #surveillance, said one #US counterterrorism ofcl, who like several other officials interviewed for this article spoke on the condition of anonymity…. …Some #Trump admin officials fear that a future Democratic administration could use the tactic against conservative activists, one admin ofcl said. [what goes around comes around]
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #FarRight
#Rubio tries to enlist other nations in #Antifa fight, but some #allies recoil
The secretary of state plans to convene foreign ministers in Washington next week. The event has unsettled some US & European officials.
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #scapegoating #FarRight #propaganda #trumpaganda #Trump
washingtonpost.com/national-se…
#GlobalEconomy, Hit by #IranWar & #Inflation, Faces Sharp Slowdown
The #IMF projected world output growth would fall to 3% for the year, a number pushed down by high commodity prices.
#TrumpsWar #idiocracy #kakistocracy #Trump #Netanyahu #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
nytimes.com/2026/07/08/busines…
#US revokes license that authorized sale of Iranian #oil
The US #Treasury Dept issued the 60-day license last month, waiving #sanctions on Iranian oil as part of an interim agreement to end the fighting between the 2 countries. Treasury officials did not immediately respond to an AP inquiry on why the license was revoked.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #Trump #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #EnergyCrisis
apnews.com/article/iran-us-isr…
FFS
#Trump weighed in on #Cabinet squabble over #NASA ride for #July4th “flyover”
Trump [of course] encouraged acting #USAG #ToddBlanche to fly on one of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s jets despite the #FAA’s prior objection to the planes.
#idiocracy #NationalSecurity #HomelandSecurity #law #RichWhiteMalePrivilege
washingtonpost.com/politics/20…
#China test-fires long-range #missile into Pacific, rattling #US #allies
The unprecedented test of a #nuclear capable #submarine launched missile highlights Beijing’s growing force in the region.
#geopolitics #NationalSecurity
washingtonpost.com/national-se…
As the #Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a #US strike killing over 100 Iranian #children
A US missile killed Iranian schoolchildren four months ago. We still don’t know the full story
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #Trump #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
apnews.com/article/iran-school…
Yeah. Sure. Whatever.
#Iran & #US agree to halt attacks & renew “talks”
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #economy #MarketManipulation #InsiderTrading #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #oil #EnergyCrisis
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific…
Burnham will need a Moscow test as well as Makerfield test, says ex-military chief
#NationalSecurity #DefenceStrategy #PoliticalAnalysis #MilitaryPolicy
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxdwr…
Andy Burnham will need a Moscow test as well as Makerfield test, says ex-military chief
Former Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin says defence must be a priority for the next prime minister.Sean Seddon (BBC News)
Iranian drones attack #Bahrain & a ship is struck in the strait after #US airstrikes on #Iran
Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the #StraitOfHormuz separately came under attack Saturday, likely Tehran’s response to overnight airstrikes by the US.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
apnews.com/article/iran-us-isr…
Former #Trump admin #NationalSecurity adviser #JohnBolton pleaded guilty on Friday to illegally retaining classified information, sealing a deal with federal prosecutors that could allow him to avoid a prison term.
Bolton, who became an outspoken critic of Trump after serving in the Republican’s first admin, is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 28 by US District Judge Theodore Chuang in Greenbelt, Maryland.
