A pinniped doing open source research. Will geolocate things for fish.

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Aside from the obvious TACO going on here, the justification is obviously made-up bullshit as usual. There is no way a supposed comprehensive agreement has been drawn up and approved by 10 different nations, and nobody has leaked the details to the press.
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Annnd he scraps that and now teases a deal (again).
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Admin mouthpieces will soon be assuring the American people that invading and seizing strategic areas of Iran is normal ceasefire behavior and peace is around the corner.
NEW: U.S. strikes will target Iran again tonight and later take Kharg Island, according to President Trump.
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Like every other operation that has been carried out during this conflict, Iran's response will be in no way decisive.
IRGC outlet Tasnim says Iran will decisively respond to tonight’s US strikes.
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Big 'the Ayatollahs can still fall if Mike Pence has the courage' energy.
A former senior Mossad official told Channel 12 that Israel had prepared a multi-stage plan that he said could still lead to the fall of Iran’s regime, but claimed it was halted before completion after the United States decided to end the war. He said parts of the plan had already been implemented and expressed hope that later stages would eventually be authorized.
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Just going to point out that the regime in Tehran would never have dared to blockade the strait of Hormuz or launch daily ballistic missile attacks on US forces and Gulf allies prior to Op Epic Fury. They've never felt more empowered in the region.
Third attack on Kuwait in past week:
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This administrations complete bungling of the US relationship with Europe and NATO will eventually compromise the logistical network that supplies US forces in the Middle East and Africa.
Update: Bulgaria has announced that it will eject US forces using Sofia airport at the end of June. The move comes after the United States failed to approve a visa-free system for Bulgarian visitors
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This is pretty dumb for a lot of reasons, can't imagine this ever being a worthwhile use of a carrier's time or having the right circumstances line up to where this could even be useful for people on shore.
Supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford To Act As Floating Nuclear Power Plant For Facilities On Land The Pentagon is exploring ways to keep the power on at critical bases after attacks or natural disasters, and there's a history of ships acting in this role. twz.com/nuclear/supercarrier…
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JCPOA with Trumpian characteristics
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Ah, the regularly scheduled polymarket insider trading pump tweet has arrived.
BREAKING: POTUS 🇺🇸 Trump says the leaders of Qatar 🇶🇦, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, and the UAE 🇦🇪 have requested the US hold off on its planned military attack on Iran 🇮🇷, which was scheduled for tomorrow.
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Perhaps the administration can have Colin Powell present these alarming findings to the UN security council. He could even bring props!
Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones and recently began discussing plans to use them to attack the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, military vessels & possibly Key West, 90 miles north of Havana Exclusive on what the Trump Admin is thinking 👇 axios.com/2026/05/17/us-mili…
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We are probably only months away from Axios credulously reporting that Greenland is preparing a surprise attack on Vermont.
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Samir is hands down the most talented middle east geolocation expert on this site (and probably anywhere else). He constantly uncovers and posts locations related to important stories. Support him.
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IntelWalrus retweeted
📍This is where the lsraelis set up their military base in Iraq. (ht @obretix) & this is where the USAF E-11A BACN aircraft has been operating in the past days.
a temporary ~1.6km airstrip was set up in a dry lake bed about 180km southwest of Najaf/Karbala link.dataspace.copernicus.eu… it probably became unusable by mid-March due to rain in the area archive.is/xjuVv
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What stage of grief is this for the regime change cheerleaders who led policy makers into this mess?
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Europe first, followed by the Gulf states. Pacific allies should be ready to be abandoned next. Wouldn't surprise me if the upcoming meeting with Xi continues the pattern.
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait implemented restrictions on the US military's use of their bases and airspace because US officials "played down Iranian attacks on the Persian Gulf." The Saudis and other Gulf states were also concerned that the U.S. wouldn’t protect them - WSJ
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And he's back in D.C. this afternoon to brief from the White House at 3 p.m.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited #SOUTHCOM today and met with Gen. Francis L. Donovan. Their discussions focused on U.S. efforts to counter threats that undermine security, stability and democracy in our hemisphere. The Secretary attended the 2026 Chiefs of Mission Conference at SOUTHCOM, which convened senior U.S. government leaders to discuss advancing National Security Strategy objectives in our region. @SecRubio @StateDept @WHAAsstSecty @USAenEspanol @USAemPortugues @DeptofWar
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R.I.P Project Freedom, May 3rd-May 3rd 2026
The Trump-announced US mission to guide ships out of the Persian Gulf will not involve US Navy escorts -WSJ The US will instead instruct ships on safe avenues of passage through the Strait of Hormuz, and coordinate with shipping and insurance companies.
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Blaming people at home (who had no buy in to the war to begin with) for lack of victory on the field is the surest sign to everyone that your campaign has gone tits up.
While touting tactical success in Iran, Hegseth said the “biggest adversary we face at this point are the reckless, feckless and defeatist words of congressional Democrats and some Republicans.”
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IntelWalrus retweeted
out of the way pin up girls, Big Chungus is here
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They hit it with the 5 inch gun
CENTCOM has released footage showing the Iranian-flagged vessel TOUSKA being intercepted and engaged by the USS Spruance.
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