Ongoing FBI investigations have determined that Chinese-built Huawei equipment on cell towers near US military bases in the midwest can capture and disrupt DOD communications, including those of US STRATCOM. The Strategic Command is responsible for the US nuclear arsenal.
Over the last month, the ADL has heavily promoted the idea that a “National Day of Hate” was planned by white supremacist and antisemitic groups for 25 February 2023. 2/9
🧵RIOTS ESCALATE IN FRANCE 🧵
For the third consecutive night, significant riots broke out across France stemming from the police shooting of a 17-year-old of Algerian descent. 1/7
ARCHIVE: JAMES YOO YOUTUBE VIDEOS
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FBI PURSUED REMOVAL OF US SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS ON BEHALF OF COMPROMISED SBU
A new congressional report has revealed that the FBI pursued the suspension and removal of US social media accounts on behalf of Ukraine’s SBU.
Protests erupted across France today, with significant clashes with police occurring in Nantes, Rennes, Lorient, Toulouse, Paris, and other cities. 1/4
During our investigation and ongoing monitoring of extremist groups, Knightsbridge found no evidence that any “National Day of Hate” was planned outside of a few small groups with very little influence nationally. 5/9
REPORT: US COULD SEE WIDESPREAD BLACKOUTS THIS SUMMER
A new report by the North American Reliability Corporation has shown that much of the US could experience blackouts if summer conditions are hotter than normal. 1/3
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- There are multiple breach points in the United States Capitol building. Protestors are finding their way in.
- Security threat warning being played over audio in the Capitol.
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@JuliaDavisNews
Russia's demographic collapse is incredible... birth rates far below replacement at 1.2, a population decline of around a million just this year, and many deaths due to the war.
The Ministry of Health is so far behind that this easily falls in the "too little too late" category.
Images and video from the Taliban in Afghanistan have surfaced, showing significant quantities of former US military equipment being used in the training of special operations forces. 1/2
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Over the weekend, the alleged “National Day of Hate” failed to materialize. Typical extremist activity, such as small protests, online activity, graffiti, and the sporadic placement of flyers took place in various locations. 6/9
BIDEN: XI DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT BALLOON OVER US IN FEBRUARY
US President Joe Biden told a group of donors Tuesday night that President Xi Jinping of China was unaware of the surveillance balloon that crossed into US airspace in February until the event was well underway.
President
France, Greece, Spain, and Belgium have seen protests the last several days, along with general strikes to protest the rising cost of living. There are several protests and strikes scheduled in the UK in the coming days as well.
Graphic: Anadolu Agency
BREAKING:
Per AFP, a US-made MQ-9 Reaper drone has crashed over the Black Sea.
An investigation is ongoing to determine whether or not it was shot down.
Al Jazeera is claiming (not verified) that a Russian jet collided with it.
“We’re not done cleaning the city tonight, let’s go.” The Proud Boys, along with a group of several hundred Trump supporters, prepare to mobilize here tonight
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WEDNESDAY UPDATE: ISRAEL/GAZA
Israel has formed an emergency government for the war against Hamas along with a war cabinet.
The Knesset will advance no legislation that is unrelated to the war while the emergency government is in operation.
Israel is continuing to conduct
NATO: LARGEST DRILL IN DECADES UPCOMING
NATO will conduct its largest military drill in decades, involving about 90,000 troops. The exercise, dubbed Steadfast Defender 2024, will last from January to May.
The exercises will simulate the deployment of huge numbers of troops to
“You lost both sides of support. We had your f***ing back, but we ain’t got your back no more!” Trump supporters yell at police after they block access to BLM Plaza and make arrests of some of the group tonight
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#WashingtonDC
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Unrest in France has been consistent over the last several weeks due to President Emmanuel Macron’s support of a controversial pension overhaul.
Overnight, protests turned to riots after President Macron pushed through the overhaul without a vote. 1/4
🧵WEEKEND UPDATE 🧵
UNREST IN FRANCE CONTINUES
After five consecutive nights of heavy rioting across France, tensions eased somewhat Sunday.
1,300 were arrested Friday night, 700 Saturday night, and 157 Sunday night. 1/10
UPDATE: TEXAS VS WASHINGTON
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said Monday that the state is installing concertina wire on its border with Mexico and does not intend to stop its operations.
Speaking to Fox News’ Martha MacCallum, he said “We are putting up wire, Martha,
This morning, three sources have confirmed to NBC News that the Chinese surveillance balloon that flew over the US in February was able to gather intelligence from multiple sensitive military sites. 1/4
TUCKER CARLSON'S NEW MEDIA PROJECT ON X/TWITTER OUTPERFORMS FOX IN FIRST 2024 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
Fox News hosted the first Republican National Committee presidential debate on Wednesday at 9 PM ET. Official ratings have not been released, but in 2015, Fox’s similar debate drew
@DolioJ
Antifa in the region is sub-par.
However, as we recently saw in Atlanta, several individuals from more advanced regions moved into Georgia and headed up the riots.
That's very possible in Memphis, although we'd expect BLM to have a heavier and less-targeted presence.
French President Emmanuel Macron has continued to stand firm on the controversial pension overhaul plan, and has compared the protests to the events of 06 January 2021 in Washington, DC. 3/4
UPDATE: US CONSIDERING SEIZURE OF BILLIONS IN RUSSIAN ASSETS
Per a new report by Bloomberg, the White House is backing legislation that would allow the confiscation of some frozen funds owned by Russia in Western and G7 countries. The measure could be included in a proposed $61
WAGNER GROUP FINANCIER YEVGENY PRIGOZHIN AND FOUNDER DIMITRY UTKIN BELIEVED KILLED IN PLANE CRASH
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the financier of the Wagner Group, and its founder Dmitry Utkin, have tragically lost their lives. A plane transporting them and senior Wagner commanders was shot
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ARGENTINA WILL NOT JOIN BRICS
Argentina will not join the BRICS bloc following the election of Javier Milei, per his pick for foreign affairs minister. Diana Mondino said on social media network X Thursday “We won’t go into the BRICS.”
At an earlier event in Buenos Aires, she
US PULLS NINE COMMERCIAL TANKERS INTO MILITARY PROGRAM
The US Transportation Department has enrolled nine commercial ships into the Tanker Security Program, which will give the US additional sealift in times of conflict. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a
POLAND CONCLUDES NOV EXPLOSION WAS FROM UKRAINE ANTI-AIR MISSILE
Polish authorities have concluded their investigation into a 15 November 2022 explosion that killed two civilians, finding that the cause was a stray Ukrainian anti-air missile.
According to media outlet
@sentdefender
Kata'ib Hezbollah does not have the capacity to wage a "war of attrition" regardless of how forceful their press releases are.
It sounds good for their forces though, and helps with recruiting.
The US Navy and more than 50 other nations have begun the annual IMX exercise in the Middle East. The International Maritime Exercise will include 7,000 personnel, 35 ships, and more than 30 drone and AI systems and is combined with the Cutlass Express exercises.
“Our MQ-9 aircraft was conducting routine operations in international airspace when it was intercepted and hit by a Russian aircraft, resulting in a crash and complete loss of the MQ-9,” said U.S. Air Force Gen. James B. Hecker, commander, U.S. Air Forces
Sunday, over 100,000 people took to the streets in protests across Mexico against new laws that remove authority from the nation’s electoral watchdog. 1/7
AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY: ZNPP POISES LITTLE RISK
A statement by the American Nuclear Society regarding Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has said it “cannot foresee a situation that would result in radiation-related health consequences to the public.”
The statement
The US Air Force has grounded all KC-135 aircraft including refuelers, reconnaissance planes, and Constant Phoenix craft in order to inspect and potentially replace a critical part in the tail section. 1/3
RARE EARTH DEPOSITS FOUND IN WYOMING HUGE WIN FOR US
Rare earth deposits found in Wyoming are leading to significant optimism among US industry leaders and government, as the finds may help break America’s dependency on China for these valuable and necessary elements.
Recently,
The FBI, in a brief statement emailed to CNN, has said that some of its computer systems at the New York field office were recently compromised in a “isolated incident that has been contained.” 1/2
A proposed Chinese corn mill project in Grand Forks, ND, has been shut down by the US Air Force after being declared a security risk due to its proximity to the Grand Forks Air Force Base, 12 miles from the site. Fufeng Group, Ltd. owns the 370-acre site.
FRANCE SHUTTERS ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM GROUP SLT
Authorities in France are closing down environmental activist group Les Soulevements de la Terre (SLT), saying that the group is conducting eco-terrorism, sabotage, and material damage activities. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin
SITREP: MONDAY MEGA-THREAD ON CONFLICT IN ISRAEL
Hamas, a Palestinian jihad organization operating from Gaza, launched a large-scale surprise attack against Israel on Saturday. 1/19
Firearms were used in some cases, and some people in Oregon experienced outages on Thanksgiving Day as a result. These attacks were considered to be deliberate acts of sabotage in all cases. 5/14
After the attacks in North Carolina, media organizations in the Pacific Northwest obtained documents showing that there have been at least four substations in Oregon and Washington since late November. 4/14
In a recent interview published by the Washington Post, Admiral John Aquilino, commander of US Indo-Pacific forces, said that “the current environment is probably the most dangerous I’ve seen in 30 years of doing this business.” 1/4
KNIGHTSBRIDGE ANALYSIS:
For years now, attacks on the electrical grid have been portrayed by radical groups inside the US as an appropriate opening salvo in their attempts to change the country. 9/14
TEXAS BUILDING MILITARY BASE ON BORDER
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Friday a new Texas National Guard military base camp will be built near the border with Mexico.
“Before now, the Texas National Guard had been scattered across this entire region in cramped quarters,
Over a dozen busses were burned at a depot, dozens of stores were looted, municipal buildings were burned, and frequent clashes with police took place. 3/7
A news organization in Florida obtained documents from Duke Energy showing that there were at least six “intrusions” at their substations in Florida during September. These included manually tripped switches and forced entries. 6/14
SUCCESSFUL TEST FLIGHT OF ‘WINGMAN’ DRONE
The US Marine Corps has conducted its first successful test flight of the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie drone at Eglin Air Force Base. The drone is expected to serve as a “wingman” to fighter jets in the future and is focused on intelligence,
An individual fired several rounds using a long gun near Duke Energy crews outside an energy facility in Ridgeway, South Carolina on Wednesday December 7th around 5:30pm. The shooter sped away in a truck after firing several rounds, and caused no damage or injury. 3/14
These incidents appear to be the work of someone who does not wish to damage the equipment, as firearms were not used and permanent damage was not done. 7/14
Early estimates are that 4,000 fires were lit across France, with 2,000 cars burned and 500 buildings damaged. 667 arrests were made Thursday night. 4/7
"The FBI and SBU repeatedly requested the removal or suspension of authentic accounts expressing unambiguously pro-Ukrainian views, as well as those voicing opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin."
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Groups on the left and right fringes discuss sabotaging the grid via substation attacks in order to create chaos from which they can rebuild a region, state, or even the country, in the image they desire. 10/14
Now that these incidents have entered mainstream awareness, we also expect energy companies to increase their surveillance and deterrence efforts on isolated infrastructure such as substations, particularly in areas that have seen sabotage in the past. 14/14
EL SALVADOR TO IMPLEMENT GROUP TRIALS
El Salvador’s Congress approved group trials for suspected gang members who were arrested during the nations’ wide-ranging operations against gang violence. According to the new legislation, prosecutors can try hundreds of people at one
@Global_Mil_Info
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@TextyOrgUa
You appear to be wildly unfamiliar with Russian military doctrine and what the response would be to such a situation.
Here's a hint - the Russians have a very different view of the escalation ladder than the West.
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The Military Junta has stated it will prosecute the ousted President Bazoum for high treason, having imprisoned him and dissolving the elected government a few weeks ago. This action appears to be in response to the ECOWAS regional block of West African
#DOD
says high altitude balloon over Montana yesterday was a spy balloon from
#China
. I did a quick run of the
#NOAA
HYSPLIT model to trace backwards the path of an object. Using 14K meters over Montana yesterday I get the following - Yup Central China!
The assessment for June-September notes that “all areas are assessed as having adequate anticipated resources for normal summer peak load and conditions” but that some areas “face risks of electricity supply shortfalls during periods of more extreme summer conditions.” 2/3
DRONE STRIKE KILLS SENIOR HAMAS LEADER IN LEBANON
A drone strike in Lebanon’s capital of Beirut has killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri Tuesday. Israel has long accused Arouri of planning and directing attacks, especially those in the West Bank.
The UN peacekeeping