Terrorism Analyst ● OSINT Specialist ● P/CVE Consultant ● “Mogul” in @ForeignPolicy Leading Global Thinkers ’16 ● 14 in @FastCompany mag’s 100 Most Creative ’16
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13 Jan 2021
There are members of the United States Congress who are afraid to vote to impeach Trump due to concerns about their families’ safety.
This is how terrorism works, folks! This is a textbook example of terrorists succeeding with efforts to coerce decision makers in a government.
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Jun 14
🐘 In Zimbabwe, the Akashinga Rangers an all-women anti-poaching unit help protect elephants and other wildlife 24/7
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🚨 NEW: Iran will charge fees for vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz after inserting an eleventh-hour amendment into its peace deal with the US
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OED #WordOfTheDay: birze, v.
Scottish. To apply pressure to; to push, press, squeeze.
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ALT The OED definition of \u2018birze\u2019, today\u2019s word of the day.\n
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BREAKING: Prime Minister Keir Starmer says Britain will ban under-16s from using various social media apps. apnews.com/article/uk-teen-s…
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The #WordOfTheDay is ‘tenuous.’
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ALT WORD OF THE DAY Merriam- Webster JUNE 15, 2026 tenuous adjective | TEN-yoo-us flimsy, weak, or uncertain
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Sunrise at Stonehenge today (15th June) was at 4.51am, sunset is at 9.24pm 🌤️
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Jun 13
The #WordOfTheDay is ‘hale.’
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ALT Merriam- Webster WORD OF THE DAY JUNE 13, 2026 hale adjective | HAIL healthy and strong Background Image: A person running
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OED #WordOfTheDay: gobemouche, n.
A person who believes everything he or she is told; a gullible or credulous person.
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ALT The OED definition of \u2018gobemouche\u2019, today\u2019s word of the day.\n
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Jun 12
The #WordOfTheDay is ‘blandishment.’
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ALT WORD OF THE DAY Merriam- Webster JUNE 12, 2026 blandishment noun | BLAN-dish-munt a nice thing said or done in order to coax or persuade someone
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Definitely good at sinking things.
Trump: I turned off the lights. And we took out, some nights, 25 ships, some nights 15, last 4 or 5 nights we did 25, 22, 21, 26, 18 and 14. Who else would remember those numbers?
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Sore loser.
Jun 11
Trump says the Iran deal signing ceremony will happen this weekend in Europe but "I won't be able to be there"
(the UFC fight at the White House is Sunday)
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Jun 11
Sunrise at Stonehenge today (11th June) was at 4.51am, sunset is at 9.20pm 🌧️☔️
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ACO
Jun 11
Five hours later, he calls off the strikes.
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Expound, please.
Jun 11
Markwayne Mullin: "Kids have been getting raped over and over and over again because of the previous administration"
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Jun 10
"Hippos are estimated to kill about 500 people per year in Africa, making them one of the continent's deadliest land mammals."
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Jun 11
Iran claims it has shut the Strait of Hormuz and has vowed to attack any vessel attempting to pass through, in response to renewed American strikes
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