RT @haynesdeborah: UPDATE: A Russian warship fired a couple of warning shots close to a UK-registered yacht in the Channel after also sound…

We owe those who serve the UK the kit to do the job and the loyalty to stand by them when it's done. We are failing on both. I’ve spent my whole time in government making that case. Number 10 will not listen, so I am resigning as Minister for the Armed Forces. Letter to the PM below.🫡🫡🫡⬇️⬇️

PENTAGON INCIDENT DUE TO FALSE ALARM -CNN

Russia and Belarus started second stage of the non-strategic nuclear forces exercise today, per Dmitry Polyanskiy, Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE.

"em dash is an AI indicator" "semicolons are an AI indicator" "describing things in threes is an AI indicator" "the word genuinely is an AI indicator" "the oxford comma is an AI indicator" "flowery prose is an AI indicator" should we all die? should we just kill ourselves

Initial reports suggest that a Russian drone has struck an apartment building in Galați, Romania. The incident occurred shortly after authorities issued an alert warning of the “possibility of falling objects from surrounding airspace.”

a fost o drona. eu stau la granița cu Ucraina si se mai intampla dar acum a fost atat de aproape. asta i o poza pe care a facut o cineva pe facebook. mi a trimis o o prietena e tragic

UK universities are now mainly to enable senior managers to obtain salaries that were not possible for them as academics—and to allow them power and prestige they could never get outside HE. This grift/ego trip has replaced all other functions.

⚡️Ukraine’s strikes have targeted dozens of Russian refineries since 2024, with peaks knocking out ~15-20% ‼️of capacity temporarily (e.g., up to ~1M bpd offline at times, refining runs dropping to ~4.9-5.1M bpd vs normal ~5.3-5.5M). Russia has offset much of this via spare/idle capacity and repairs often within weeks, keeping annual throughput declines modest (~3% in some periods) and crude exports relatively steady while product exports dipped.

⚡️For the first time since the start of the war, the “Carpet” emergency plan has been introduced at Kaliningrad airport. Dozens of aircraft are circling above the city and cannot land. Such a regime is introduced when there is a threat to flight safety, most often due to drones or unidentified objects. While the plan is in effect, the airport suspends operations

Exec branch flights back to DC/Andrews the past 24 hours.

The sophisticated US Army ARTEMIS II is on an out-of-the-norm ISR mission over Georgia. I haven't seen it this far east of the usual Black Sea missions it usually conducts. 🤔 #A0EC98/N159L/BRIO66 @Borrowed7Time @blackswanadria

Following Amb. @dohungviet's announcement that consensus on the 2026 #NPTRevCon final outcome document has not been achieved, he warns states not to take the NPT for granted and several states parties offer their statements of regret.

The nuclear exercise just carried out by Russia involved Belarus and non-strategic nuclear weapons. Russia said that actual nuclear weapons have been delivered to the combat units. Which is rather unusual. Website russianforces.org/blog/2026/… or Substack open.substack.com/pub/russia…

It’s happening 😬

❗️Iespējams apdraudējums izsludināts arī Cēsu, Gulbenes un Smiltenes novadā.

Iespējams apdraudējums Latvijas gaisa telpā. Nacionālie bruņotie spēki informē, ka iespējams apdraudējums Latvijas gaisa telpā Rēzeknes un Ludzas novados. Nacionālie bruņotie spēki kopā ar NATO sabiedrotajiem pastāvīgi monitorē gaisa telpu, lai nodrošinātu spēju nekavējoši reaģēt uz potenciālu apdraudējumu. Nacionālie bruņotie spēki ir pastiprinājuši pretgaisa aizsardzības spējas uz austrumu robežas, nosūtot papildu vienības. Kamēr norisinās krievijas agresija Ukrainā, tādu gadījumu atkārtošanās, kad Latvijas gaisa telpā ielido vai tai pietuvojas ārvalstu bezpilota lidaparāts ir iespējama. Iedzīvotāju ievērībai! Meklējiet patvērumu telpās, aizveriet logus un durvis - ievērojiet divu sienu principu. Ja pamanāt zemu lidojošu, aizdomīgu vai bīstamu objektu, netuvojieties tam un zvaniet 112. Par apdraudējuma beigām informēsim.

Claims that a Ukrainian drone hit a passenger train in Latvia on 7 May are fake. The video was posted on 5 May. facebook.com/reel/1460974758…

👋 A big welcome to our newest Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London! 🏰 Yeoman Warder Lee Fox served for over 23 years in the @BritishArmy and is the first member of the Parachute Regiment to take up this historic role.

Some of y'all had some wild ass conspiracies and reactions last night. None of them were about smuggling cigarettes.