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NATO CONSIDERS HORMUZ DEPLOYMENT AS SHIPPING DISRUPTION PERSISTS NATO is discussing a potential mission to help secure passage through the Strait of Hormuz if the waterway remains blocked into July, though no consensus has yet been reached among allies. The move would mark a… pic.twitter.com/E1g8LxiUVc — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) May 19, 2026 They start a …
No one in this country wants this. https://t.co/Qgxt3DV2CY — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) April 4, 2026 Reporter: What’s the plan to bring gas prices down? Trump: All I have to do is leave Iran and we’ll be doing that very soon. pic.twitter.com/P7wRIeKT2n — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) April 4, 2026 If the U.S. destroys Iran's powergrid, Iran destroys …
BYD, Geely, FAW Volkswagen, Dongfeng, and Foxconn are starting to replace their factory workers with THESE! “Each Walker S2 runs UBTECH’s industrial AI stack for vision, navigation, and task planning. It can map factory floors, spot objects, adjust grip strength, and plan moves without human help. The robots share data, so each shift makes the …
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov has announced preparations for full-scale nuclear tests in response to recent U.S. drills that he claims simulated “pre-emptive missile-nuclear strikes” on Russian territory. Speaking at a Kremlin Security Council meeting, Belousov said the Novaya Zemlya test site is ready for activation “within a short time frame.” The move marks a …
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday accused the Trump administration of staging a “military-style invasion” of Chicago, striking fear in residents with “thuggery” tactics by immigration agents and even deploying Black Hawk helicopters to raid an apartment building. Pritzker slammed the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown targeting Chicago just hours after the state and City of …
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling Saturday in a lawsuit brought by the state and city. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, who was appointed by Trump during his first term, issued the order pending further arguments in the …
Eight U.S. warships carrying 1,200 missiles are now sitting off Venezuela’s coast. The timing is not random. The deployment came one day after Trump met with Putin. Russia is supposed to be Venezuela’s shield, yet it stayed silent. No condemnation. No defense. No deterrence. That is not passivity. It is a signal that the trade …
Baier: Tonight the Trump administration says it is officially ending the deployment of 2,000 national Guard troops in Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/526GxQg8BV — Acyn (@Acyn) July 15, 2025
This is exactly what Donald Trump wanted. He flamed the fires and illegally acted to federalize the National Guard. The order he signed doesn’t just apply to CA. It will allow him to go into ANY STATE and do the same thing. We’re suing him.pic.twitter.com/O3RAGlp2zo — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 9, 2025 LOS ANGELES — …
Don't forget, Biden approved 5240 before the election, allowing the deployment of the military. Both parties are one party. "It's all part of the plan." https://t.co/C0ZJgircr3 pic.twitter.com/McaoEkoZZF — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) June 8, 2025
In the largest single deployment of stealth bombers in U.S. history, the Pentagon has sent six B-2 “Spirit” aircraft to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. The long-range bombers, which are uniquely suited to evade Iranian air defenses and can carry America’s most potent bunker busting weapons, flew in from Missouri last week in a …
Paris and London are considering deploying French and British troops along the demarcation line between Russia and Ukraine to monitor adherence to a ceasefire that may be achieved through negotiations, Radio Liberty reported, citing a high-ranking NATO official. According to Radio Liberty, various options are being considered in Paris and London that could be proposed …
🚨🇷🇺 RUSSIA: FULL TEXT OF NUCLEAR POLICY Russia views nuclear weapons as a last resort, intended only to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of unavoidable and extreme threats. The decision to use nuclear weapons rests entirely with Putin, who can… pic.twitter.com/KWNbcIzFDk — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) November 19, 2024 RUSSIA'S MOSCOW EXCHANGE …
Recent reports indicate that military bases in the U.S. and Europe are now on high alert, with orders to prepare for possible deployment to the Middle East. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has greenlit the enhancement of military presence in the region, including bolstered air support capabilities. Additional forces are being placed on heightened readiness …
In 2019, the US withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which prohibited land-based missile systems with a range of 310 to 3,400 miles. Already Washington has briefly deployed such systems to southeast Asia (Typhon launchers in the Philippines for temporary exercises), which has riled China, but now for the first time nuke-capable missiles …
Amid threats of NATO troop deployment to Ukraine from Western leaders, Russia announces tactical nuke tests, escalating tensions. After multiple Western leaders over the past several weeks have explicitly threatened to deploy NATO troops to Ukraine — France's Macron, UK's David Cameron, US's Hakeem Jeffries — Russia announced tests for use of tactical nukes. Fun, …
Gov. Mike Parson (R-MO) announces the deployment of National Guard troops and Highway Patrol officers to help Operation Lone Star at the border. Ramping up the agenda. h/t Rollo’s Daughter
China is reportedly maintaining a constant military presence around Taiwan, with four warships strategically deployed in various directions. These actions, as reported by the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun on Monday, citing official sources, have brought to attention the security situation around Taiwan, which remains in flux. Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that the …
US Central Command says the Houthis fired an anti-ship missile at the destroyer USS Labbon yesterday afternoon. pic.twitter.com/eqZk5XQU4B — Sprinter Press (@SprinterPress) January 15, 2024 The U.S. Navy appears to have Ordered the Surge Deployment of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and the remainder of Carrier Strike Group 9 (CSG-9) who Departed from Naval Base …
via Yahoo: The Defence Secretary is set to pledge to send 20,000 British military personnel to a major Nato exercise in eastern Europe as he warns the post-Cold War “peace dividend” is at an end. Grant Shapps will warn that “battle lines are being redrawn” as he announces the deployment of Army, Navy and RAF …
by welp007 Central bank digital currencies (CBDC) can replace physical money, especially in economies where cash deployment is costly, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva said during a Wednesday speech. CBDCs are digital iterations of sovereign currencies like the U.S. dollar or the euro issued by central banks, potentially utilizing technologies that …
MAJOR UPDATE: U.S. Government Sending Powerful THAAD Missile Systems and Patriot air Defense Battalions to the Middle East Pentagon sites attacks on US troops as reason for move! The United States has sent a massive amount of naval power to the Middle East, including two aircraft carriers, their support ships, and about 2,000 Marines. Washington …