⚠️ Confirmed: #Syria has imposed a nationwide internet blackout this morning as a countermeasure against cheating and paper leaks in school exams, joining Iraq and a handful of other countries who implement this disruptive policy; incident duration ~5 hours
@w7voa
The World Court is not doing itself any favors towards advancing its legitimacy by pushing forward rulings which it is powerless to uphold, but it is just another sign of how much our international organizations' need for reform.
Maybe after Moscow's empire finally crumbles will provide a good opportunity to try to make them better.
Finally‼️— A topic both parties can agree on … I did not have “Requiring Cars to Have AM Radio” on my Accomplishments of the 118th Congress Bingo Card, did any of you?😂
A year-long joint investigation by The Washington Post, Lighthouse Reports and a consortium of international media outlets shows how the EU and individual European nations are supporting and financing aggressive operations by governments in North Africa to detain tens of thousands of migrants each year and dump them in remote areas, often barren deserts. https://wapo.st/3UQ292T
The ICC prosecutor showed diplomatic strategy by announcing his request for arrest warrants against Hamas leaders and Israeli politicians at the same time. The reactions are predictable. But by combining it this way, the message is clear. One injustice, no matter how evil, does not justify to commit another.
Turkish UAV identifies source of heat suspected to be wreckage of helicopter carrying Iranian dictator Raisi and shares its coordinates with Iranian authorities. The turkish drone is on site and has a live video feed of the crash site. Drone on site flying over Iran’s northwest region.
News reports have said seventy three rescue teams were in route to the site. Crash site about 100km (62 miles) from the city of Tabriz, near a village called Tavil.
He said rescue teams on foot with SR dogs are trying to reach the area now. Earlier reports from the iranian regime: there was contact with two persons who were on the helicopter.
The team will arrive shortly. Live video taken at 5:35 am local Iran time / 7:05pm pacific time.
No survivors.
Once I have the flight profile data will update with crash assessment. Yes, I'm a helicopter pilot.
The dead Ebrahim Raisi was a hard-line fascist cleric fanatic who took office in August 2021. Known for enforcing brutal crackdowns on political opposition.
Mass Executions: Raisi was sometimes referred to as the “Butcher of Tehran,” being one of the four judges who oversaw the mass execution of thousands of political prisoners in 1988 after the Iran-Iraq war. Described as a massacre of 5,000 people, according to Human Rights Watch. (possibly 30,000)
The U.S. Treasury in 2019 sanctioned Raisi “for his oversight over the executions of individuals who were juveniles at the time and the torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment of prisoners in Iran, including amputations.”
He and Iran killer islamist poisoned girls and killed many girls and women.
From @mattlanza (posted elsewhere, but he has an account here he does respond to occasionally)
"For those of you scoring at home, Houston has endured.
2015: Memorial Day flood
2016: Tax Day flood
2017: Harvey
2019: TS Imelda
2020: TS Beta
2021: Grid collapse due to freeze, Hurricane Nicholas
2022: Extreme summer heat/drought
2023: Hottest summer on record
2024: Derecho"
⚠️ Confirmed: Internet access has been knocked out in Sevastopol, occupied Crimea, following reported Ukrainian drone attacks targeting energy infrastructure 🔌📉