National security and global affairs reporter for the NBC News investigative unit; formerly Foreign Policy magazine, Agence France-Presse, The Guardian, Reuters
This is her pattern. Release documents, make claims about what they say that even a cursory read will disprove, knowing that the audience won't bother. If you believe this, the joke's on you.
Incredible. Publishing what appears to be (if you care to read the "evidence") a totally legitimate US program, and even citing the risks of these being used as "Russian information campaigns", Tulsi Gabbard - the gift that kept giving - presents the Kremlin with yet one more information operation.
Read our investigation from 2025 where we presented evidence that the hybrid ops unit of GRU's 29155 came up with the whole "bio-labs" concept - and co-opted Tulsi into it. theins.press/en/inv/281731
Iran said its World Cup ticket allocation had been pulled days before the tournament begins, leaving fans in a fix, while the US denied entry to referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who had been set to become the first Somali to officiate at a World Cup match reut.rs/4vz7xYM
With Ukrainian drone attacks continuing to force temporary shutdowns of Russian airports, one Russian paper today reports that “Russians have started to use fortune telling cards to tell them what date they should fly off on holiday.” #ReadingRussia
One Russian paper today: “In many Russian regions there are restrictions on the sale of petrol.” Another reports that, in Crimea, hotel bookings are “down 31%...& hotel cancellations double due to the fuel crisis.” #ReadingRussia
NEW: The Pentagon has raised the level of concern about Israeli spying on the U.S. military to critical, its highest level amid worries between the two countries of divergence over the war in Iran. Me with @ckubeNBC and @dandelucenbcnews.com/politics/nationa…
Andrey Bezrukov was "Donald Heathfield," the SVR illegal arrested by the FBI in 2010 as part of Operation Ghost Stories. He was one of the bases for the FX series "The Americans." His forecasts here will be seen as those of someone with an intimate working knowledge of American society, which Bezrukov indeed has.
Russian political scientist and former intel officer Andrey Bezrukov stated at the SPIEF that Russia "...will live under wartime conditions for several more decades. The world is already in a phase of global conflict, and the next 20 years will be a time of constant confrontation for Russia. An era of wars in Asia—as well as biowars and drone wars—is coming." To the right of Bezrukov in this video is Aleksandr Dugin, Russian ultra-nationalist and neo-Eurasianist. t.me/streetwall/30865
RIP Marjane Satrapi, a brilliant mind and a wonderful soul, gone far too soon. Like many Iranians she remained dedicated to her homeland despite decades in exile:
“I call Iran home because no matter how long I live in France, and despite the fact that I feel also French after all these years, to me the word ‘home’ has only one meaning: Iran.”
“No matter how much I am in love with Paris and its indescribable beauty, Tehran with all its ugliness will in my eyes forever be the ‘bride’ of all cities around the world.”
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From today’s Russian papers: “The number of Russian regions with restrictions on the sale of fuel is multiplying.” The reason given? “Unscheduled repairs at oil refineries.” #ReadingRussia
Exclusive: A senior commander told Reuters that Ukraine has a critical six-month window to seize battlefield momentum from Russia and strengthen its position for peace talks, predicting a 'turning point' in the war is close reut.rs/4dPni6P
Today’s Russian papers publish Moscow’s threat to launch a new wave of “systematic strikes” on Kyiv. But one paper reports on a “split [inside Russia] between those in favour of continuing the special military operation and those who believe it’s time to end it…” #ReadingRussia