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C.<p>There are absolutely <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/bizarro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bizarro</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> in my city regularly - literally, they're on a repeating schedule. They happen on a busy corner downtown, where there's an empty lot with wire fencing around it (Hi, putative condo owners! Good luck with that lawsuit). Lots of traffic.</p><p>As far as I can tell, it's actually an <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a> operation, presumably foreign-based. I'm curious if <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Canadians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canadians</span></a> in other cities are seeing the same thing.</p><p>Why do I think it's a deliberate op? Because it sure as hell ain't an organic <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a>.</p><p>They happen on a fixed schedule.</p><p>The protesters all show up at exactly the same time, and leave at exactly the same time, and it's rigid, like 10:00am - 4:00pm or whatever, on particular days.</p><p>They're protesting a huge variety of things, that mostly have nothing to do with each other: nuclear power, windmills-are-killing-us, 5G waves are mind control, fluoride in the water, "agro-terrorism", "climate engineering". "chemtrails", nuclear weapons, having a military at all, and on an on it goes. Any <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/nutjob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nutjob</span></a> conspiracy theory you can think of, they're pushing it, along with a few more "regular" topics. Nothing in common except that <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> theories in general make people distrust the media, government, and each other, and interfere with the functioning of <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> in general.</p><p>And all the signs, for all these causes, are visibly and obviously made by the same person, even though there are 10 or 15 <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/protestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protestors</span></a> out there dancing and waving.</p><p>1/x</p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> on Thurs suffered a rare <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>global</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/outage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>outage</span></a> of several hours, the company said, because of an internal software problem. A <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> military commander in a social media post said “Starlink is down across the entire front,” updating the post 2½ hours later to say connectivity had returned.</p><p>With &gt;7,900 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> now in orbit, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> has become the world’s largest satellite operator. Its devices…account for about ⅔ of all active satellites in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a>….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> is the first company to establish an extensive network of communication satellites in low-Earth orbit, a region of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> that is closer to the planet than areas where such satellites historically reside. The proximity of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> that now make up the company’s constellation allows <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> to offer space-based <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wireless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wireless</span></a> connectivity that is faster than any previously available.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Underscoring the point himself during his recent dispute with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> threatened to decommission a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> spacecraft the US now relies upon to transport <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/astronauts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronauts</span></a> &amp; critical cargo.</p><p>His threat, later retracted, unnerved attorneys at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>, who felt forced to explore whether Musk’s warning could be considered a notice of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/contract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contract</span></a> termination, according to two people familiar with the matter.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“There are things that we can do, &amp; have done” to prevent it, she added, without providing further detail.</p><p>Reuters couldn’t determine if the shutdown affecting Kherson was among the steps she was referring to…</p><p>Following the start of the Kherson shutdown, word of an outage emerged in some media reports. At the time, it wasn’t clear to those who lost connectivity whether a technical problem, sabotage or some other factor was responsible.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In his 2023 biography of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>, author Walter Isaacson reported that the tycoon had ordered <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> to disable coverage in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Crimea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crimea</span></a>, which <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> had annexed from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> after a 2014 invasion that the international community condemned as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/illegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illegal</span></a>. Musk, Isaacson wrote, believed a planned Ukrainian attack on Russian vessels in the Crimean port of Sevastopol could prompt <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> retaliation.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> Department of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> declined to comment. Reuters couldn’t determine whether <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a> or <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a> officials after the shutdown had any exchanges with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> over the outage.</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kherson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kherson</span></a> episode is distinct from an earlier report of an incident that purportedly occurred that same September, involving <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Crimea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crimea</span></a> just to the south, &amp; raised concerns about Musk’s ability to influence the conflict in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The parliamentarian is a businesswoman &amp; fmr board member at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a>, the social media site that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> acquired in 2022 &amp; rebranded as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a>.</p><p>“Its control,” Lane Fox said of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a>, “rests solely with Musk, allowing his whims to dictate access to vital infrastructure.”</p><p>Musk’s political <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a>, &amp; his massive business with the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> federal govt, are now being put to the test. Since leaving his role advising <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, Musk has publicly feuded with the president….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>’s order was an early glimpse of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> the magnate now wields in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GlobalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalSecurity</span></a> because of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a>, a fast-growing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/satellite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satellite</span></a> internet service that barely existed early this decade &amp; now provides connectivity even in remote areas of the world. Even before his brief role as donor &amp; advisor to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, Starlink’s success–&amp; the unrivaled connectivity it offers across the planet–had given Musk increasing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a> w/political leaders, governments &amp; militaries worldwide.</p>
Alexei Ovsyannikov<p>The US and China are now in a full-blown AI cold war.</p><p>🇨🇳 <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> bets on self-reliance: national AI chip stack, $138B in funding and centralized mobilization<br><a href="https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA4012-1.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA</span><span class="invisible">4012-1.html</span></a></p><p>🇺🇸 <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> pushes deregulation, capital markets, open-source 'with values' and global alliances<br><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Americas-AI-Action-Plan.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uplo</span><span class="invisible">ads/2025/07/Americas-AI-Action-Plan.pdf</span></a></p><p>Both are racing to dominate <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a>, <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/chips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chips</span></a> and <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a></p><p>This is the new technological arms race and it’s just heating up</p><p><a href="https://pkm.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/geopolits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolits</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“REVEALED: HOW PALESTINE ACTION WAS BANNED”</p><p>by John McEvoy in Declassified UK <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@Declassified_UK" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Declassified_UK</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@UKLabour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>UKLabour</span></a></span> </p><p>“Exclusive: Documents seen by Declassified reveal serious concerns within the UK government and MI5 about proscribing Palestine Action”</p><p><a href="https://www.declassifieduk.org/revealed-how-palestine-action-was-banned/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">declassifieduk.org/revealed-ho</span><span class="invisible">w-palestine-action-was-banned/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PalAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PalAction</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Proscription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Proscription</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cooper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cooper</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MI5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MI5</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TerrorismAct2000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TerrorismAct2000</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PRG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PRG</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JTAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JTAC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ammori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ammori</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IsraelLobby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelLobby</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Influence</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Elbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elbit</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Walney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Walney</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a></p>
OccuWorld<p>Most internet traffic is now bots</p><p><a href="https://www.the-independent.com/tech/bots-internet-traffic-ai-chatgpt-b2733450.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">the-independent.com/tech/bots-</span><span class="invisible">internet-traffic-ai-chatgpt-b2733450.html</span></a></p><p>Cyber criminals are using AI tools like ChatGPT to carry out sophisticated attacks, researchers say</p><p><a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Bots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bots</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Majority</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Traffic</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Influence</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crime</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>"Withdrawing the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UNESCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UNESCO</span></a> is a big present for those who DON’T want programs on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Holocaust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Holocaust</span></a> education &amp; fighting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a>, for the enemies of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> &amp; for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> [to increase it’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a>]," a diplomatic source with direct knowledge of the issue told Axios.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/isolationism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>isolationism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SoftPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAffairs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The move further decreases <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> footprint &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a> in international organizations, &amp; experts say the nation's exit will allow <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> to increase its influence on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> system.</p><p>The US officially informed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UNESCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UNESCO</span></a> of the decision on Tuesday, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> Department said.</p><p>The US withdrawal will take effect on December 31, 2026. The US will remain a full member of UNESCO until that time, the State Department said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/isolationism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>isolationism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SoftPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAffairs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TulsiGabbard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TulsiGabbard</span></a> also released a timeline that outlines events leading up to the 2017 assessment that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> attempted to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a> the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/2016election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2016election</span></a>. The timeline focuses on the conclusions by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> community officials that Russia likely had not &amp; would not use cyber means to directly compromise voter systems or change vote tallies.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> portrays the war as a watershed moment in relations with the West, which he says humiliated <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> after the 1991<br>fall of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SovietUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SovietUnion</span></a> by enlarging <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> &amp; encroaching on what he considers Moscow's sphere of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a>, including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a>.</p><p>Putin has yet to accept a proposal from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> for an unconditional <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ceasefire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ceasefire</span></a>, which was quickly endorsed by Kyiv. Recent days have seen Russia use hundreds of drones to attack Ukrainian cities.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpIsWeak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsWeak</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PutinsPuppet</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a></p>
GeorgeLThomas<p>Why Your Writing Matters<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WriterCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WriterCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Perspective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perspective</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Voice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Voice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>growth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Influence</span></a></p><p><a href="http://georgelthomas.com/2025/07/15/why-your-writing-matters/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">georgelthomas.com/2025/07/15/w</span><span class="invisible">hy-your-writing-matters/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignRelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignRelations</span></a> Committee will release a report on Monday accusing the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration of ceding <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>global</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>. The report says the admin has eroded <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SoftPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftPower</span></a> by shuttering <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InternationalAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalAid</span></a> operations, slashing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> for basic <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> &amp; alienating <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>allies</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpIsWeak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsWeak</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/politics/democrats-china-report-trump.html?smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/democrats-china-report-trump.html?smid=url-share</span></a></p>
🤘 The Metal Dog 🤘<p><a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/TheMetalDogArticleList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheMetalDogArticleList</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/Metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Metal</span></a><br>Black Sabbath Albums Ranked From Worst to Best<br>All 19 albums. Continue reading…</p><p><a href="https://loudwire.com/black-sabbath-albums-ranked/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">loudwire.com/black-sabbath-alb</span><span class="invisible">ums-ranked/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/BlackSabbath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackSabbath</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/HeavyMetal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HeavyMetal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/TonyIommi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TonyIommi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/Albums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Albums</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/Legacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Legacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/Founders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Founders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/Guitarist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Guitarist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/Factory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Factory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/Influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Influence</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>But <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; key players in his admin have taken a view that these agencies should be under direct supervision of the WH &amp; Trump has fired officials who say they are legally shielded from dismissal in most cases.</p><p>Amanda Fischer, policy director and chief operating officer at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/financial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>financial</span></a> reform advocacy group Better Markets, said any <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> involvement in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SEC</span></a> rulemaking raises serious concerns about potential <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConflictsOfInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConflictsOfInterest</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a> overriding staff expertise.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a></p>
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