4 years anniversary of the sinking of the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, the cruiser Moskva

People get stuck on the potential for LOAC violation - ah, I caught you, that’s a war crime - without engaging with why it’s a matter of law. Yes, humanity and morality, but also and importantly: stopping a spiral of horrific reciprocity.

Don’t worry, I believe the White House Press Corps is going to give him some serious shade with their choice of neck cravats

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U.S. Reaper Drones Take the Fight to Iran, but at a Cost Iran’s Shaheds have gotten the attention, but the U.S. is waging its own drone war.

The Iranians are apparently selling MQ-9 wreckage that they have made into sofas.
The US are threatening to send drones to attack the factory but Iran has said if they do there will be more Reaper cushions.

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Looks like Orban’s Russia-backed false flag operation could be underway to lead to the cancelling of the Hungarian elections. Predicted recently.

Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić has informed Orban of “explosives of devastating power” found at the gas pipeline connecting the two countries.

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Michael Portillo as Easter Eggs

A thread 🧵

Etc and so on

Happy Easter everyone!

ARTICLE: The End of the War in Italy, 1918 I’ve been meaning to do this one for a while.

Isetta Fagnol was 13 when the enemy occupied her town in the aftermath of Caporetto, eleven months later, she tells the story of what happened when the tide turned and liberation came in 1918 🇮🇹

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Simnel cake with 11 marzipan balls on top

This year's Simnel cake!

Kegsbreath will do fine when he's brough up on War Crimes.

😂😂😂😂😂 You utter melts!

A correction will appear in tomorrow's print edition:
"A headline with an article on Friday about President Trump’s threats to leave NATO misstated the full name of the body. It is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, not the North American Treaty Organization."

There's a lot of crap on Five Eyes, but this tops it.

Five Eyes literally does protect US lives and national security, and supports US interests.

No, the "Steele Dossier" wasn't "from" UK intelligence and our Home Secretary is British.

Loomer is 🤯 and people in the WH listen to this nonsense.

Three Generals Ousted as Pentagon Shakeup Hits War Command Hegseth's move represents a rare leadership shakeup, raising questions about strategy and command stability.

Hegseth not only fired the Sec of the Army. He also fired head of Army Training & Command, as well as the Army's chief of chaplains. Destabilizing Army leadership during an active shooting war is another example of Hegseth's incompetence & cannon fodder philosophy
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Therapist: Your wife says you never buy her flowers. Is that true? Husband: To be honest, I never knew she sold flowers.

Tweet by Ben Stiller thanking journalist Richard Engel and pushing back against comments about people with learning disabilities, emphasizing they are not “dumb.” The image shows Engel speaking directly to camera in a close-up video.

Thank you. Let's not create stigma when the president pushes his ignorance.

Tweet by Aaron Rupar quoting Trump saying he doesn’t need Congress to decide on withdrawing from NATO, with added context noting legal limits requiring congressional approval. The image shows Trump seated in an ornate room, speaking during a meeting.

He doesn't think he needs Congress to do anything.

Meningococcal vaccine is not a new thing. I got this immunisation in 1990.

Tulsi Gabbard @TulsiGabbard No War With Iran. 11:29 PM • Jan 7, 2020

Another in the lest we forget series:

Happy Independence Restoration Day to all Lithuanians! 🇱🇹

Surely, Tankfest 1.0 😊 #WW1 #HISTORY

17 Feb 1942 // Auxiliary minesweeper HMS Jarak was scuttled off Singkep Island, Sumatra. She had been attacked by Japanese warships and a cruiser-launched aircraft two days earlier but had been able to recover from heavy damage and continue south. No lives lost. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

17 Feb 1942 // Auxiliary patrol vessel HMS Tandjong Pinang was sunk by Japanese warships north of Bangka Island. Having brought evacuees safely from Singapore to Tembilan, she had turned back to rescue survivors from earlier sinkings. She sank with heavy loss of life. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

Royal Navy corvette HMS Bluebell. Image: Imperial War Museum: FL 2384. Description: a small warship under way slowly in an enclosed stretch of water, with other ships and land visible in the background.

17 Feb 1945 // Corvette HMS Bluebell was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U.711 off Murmansk. She exploded and sank within 30 seconds of being struck. 3 men of her 90 crew were picked up but 2 died shortly after being rescued. (Imperial War Museum image: FL 2384) #RoyalNavy #WW2

Condemned as a total loss, HMS Lark was deliberately run aground in Kola Bay, stripped of stores and equipment, and abandoned. Some reports say that she was salvaged by the Russians and saw service in the Soviet Navy after the war, but these are unconfirmed.[2/2] #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

Royal Navy sloop HMS Lark. Imperial War Museum image: FL 9968. Description: a warship moored to a buoy close to land, with the shore visible behind.

17 Feb 1945 // Sloop HMS Lark was torpedoed by German submarine U.968 off Murmansk, killing three men and wrecking her stern and propellers. Prompt damage control kept her afloat and she was taken in tow, but the damage was too severe for her to be salvageable. (Imperial War Museum: FL 9968) [1/2]

Those are the only substitutions allowed!

Everyone knows she was his sister! 😉

Good grief. Everyone knows they were just friends.