Nuno Felix
RT @Restitutor_: This is why you witnessed fewer Russian bots in your feeds

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OSINTdefender
Two ships sank in the Strait of Hormuz this week after being hit in Iranian attacks, The Washington Post reports. The first is the Singapore registered container ship GFS Pride (photo below), attacked Tuesday. Singapore’s port authority said it caught fire, all crew were evacuated, and no injuries were reported. The second, an unnamed bulk carrier, sank Wednesday after an Iranian attack last month, according to the International Maritime Organization.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Center reported three other ships hit Tuesday, marking at least four vessels that day, three of them container ships. Singapore’s port authority also reported the GFS Giselle being hit Wednesday with hull damage the result. It reached a safe anchorage under its own power.

The Post says Iran has struck more than 14 vessels in the strait over the past two weeks, and calls October one of the most violent months since the war began February 28th. It says the attacks have risen in response to the U.S. push to increase oil flows, which brought flows back near prewar levels last month. U.S. forces are protecting the increased traffic with air cover.

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/10/14/iranian-attack-sinks-container-ship-strait-hormuz/
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Nuno Felix
RT @SpaghettiKozak: To borrow a quote from my friend @JimmySecUK , the truly funny thing about the whole Ragozin deportation saga is...everything. Everything about it is funny.

The truly funny thing about the whole Ragozin deportation saga is that his dumbass friends genuinely believed that his pro-Russian propaganda was so subtle that nobody could notice it, right up until he was deported.

And they are even more stunned by how few are defending him. - Oz Katerji
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Nuno Felix
RT @ChrisO_wiki: I'm increasingly wondering if this is a case of the Pentagon going rogue and doing something drastic that Trump hadn't asked for. There have been precedents for that...

Musk blames Trump, White House says, “wasn’t us.” - Michael Weiss
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OSINTtechnical
Ukrainian forces carried out a missile strike on Russia’s Borisoglebsk airbase tonight, with at least one massive explosion and post-strike fire seen. https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/2110499792120152184/video/1
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The Spectator Index
BREAKING: Trump says Canada will end up being the '51st state' of the United States
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OSINTdefender
North Korea says it test fired1 two types of cruise missiles designed to be launched from submarines in its eastern waters on Wednesday, according to state media cited by the Associated Press.

State media described the missiles as “strategic,” which may imply an intent to arm them with nuclear warheads. It said the tests were meant to assess the readiness of North Korea’s underwater combat systems, improve the navy’s ability to carry out strategic missions and demonstrate the reliability of its nuclear deterrent.

Unlike ballistic missiles, cruise missiles fly low under power for the whole flight. AP notes that underwater launches are difficult to detect in advance.

The test follows North Korean launches of hypersonic missile systems on Sept. 20 and Oct. 3, which Pyongyang says are meant to overwhelm missile defenses in South Korea and Japan. North Korea has also claimed progress in building a nuclear powered submarine it intends to arm with nuclear capable weapons, AP reports.

Source: https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-missiles-south-korea-submarines-a9c469a236ade7921e7dee2456542740
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Status-6
U.S. Central Command released footage of the strikes against what was described as an Iranian-affiliated vessel employed for survelliance and targeting of U.S. Navy warships and commercial ships in the Gulf of Oman.

The attack was carried out with two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles launched from AH-1Z Viper helicopters operated by the U.S. Marine Corps. It was reportedly conducted back on October 6.

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2110455930559086927/video/1
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The Spectator Index
BREAKING: 🇰🇷 South Korea's KOSPI stock index plunges by 7%
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OSINTtechnical
The Trump administration asked European countries to hand over some frozen Russian assets to a US-controlled fund in an attempt to revive peace talks -FT

European delegates rebuffed the plan, pitched by Witkoff and Kushner.
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The Spectator Index
BREAKING: Trump administration investigation into Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is aimed at 'building a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her', according to Wall Street Journal report. https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/2110553403789353003/photo/1
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Open Source Intel
Eight U.S. states have sued OpenAI, accusing the company of misleading users about ChatGPT’s safety, exposing children to dangerous advice and harmful behavior, and mishandling young users’ data.

The states involved are Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and West Virginia.
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