Bombing a school by accident is always a tragedy. In this case, it was an understandable mistake: it was a former IRGC building, next to other IRGC buildings. BUT what really irks me, is that the US doesn't take its responsibility here, and instead blames the victims. That's 1/2

"Mr. Shmyhal, the people said, described the document as an intercepted Russian plan to cause the energy system to collapse through methodical attacks. The plan, a copy of which The New York Times obtained, describes a campaign of strikes using up to 1,000 missiles, drones and bombs. They would target a wide range of facilities, including electrical substations, hydroelectric and thermal power plants, and boiler houses. Most alarming, the document says that Russia intends to force Ukraine’s three operating nuclear plants — the backbone of its power infrastructure — to shut down by firing missiles at the electrical switchyards that connect them to the grid. The switchyards sit less than a mile from the reactors. The plan also says that Moscow will target Ukraine’s water system, including pumping stations and wastewater treatment facilities, with dozens of ballistic missiles and glide bombs. Russia has never attacked such sites on a large scale before. Ukrainian officials have privately expressed concern that the country has limited backup plans should it face severe water disruptions. The ultimate goal is to cut off major Ukrainian cities from power, heat and water, which could set off a humanitarian crisis. Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa are highlighted as top targets, with plans to cut electricity supplies in those cities by 90 percent, reduce heating supplies by up to 90 percent and severely disrupt the sewage system." @ConstantMeheut nytimes.com/2026/10/02/world…

Chinese soldiers are now operating in a limited capacity alongside russian forces in occupied Ukraine learning drone warfare. Several Ukrainian units are reporting this now. Now many will jump and say it's not true. Remember that in 2023, Ukrainian soldiers were saying the same about North Korean troops and all the "expert" russian hoes denied it. Now there are monuments to North Korean soldiers who fought in Ukraine in Pyongyang. russia, NK and China have gone all in on this war. The west still sleeps.

So you mean to tell me we had a pneumonic plague outbreak at Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute which was a central cog of Biopreparat and Russia's Bioweapon development programs Project 5 and Ferment. A site to this day that remains under a shroud of extreme state secrecy. A site that forbids independent oversight, international audits, or foreign inspections. A site whose main task was strain-hunting and sourcing hub for the offensive pipeline. A site whose task was to harvest, isolate, and cataloge highly virulent, naturally occurring wild pathogens—specifically Plague (Yersinia pestis), Anthrax, Tularemia, and Brucellosis. Of these the most aggressive, lethal, and climate resilient strains discovered by Irkutsk were forwarded directly to the centralized Biopreparat network to be genetically engineered for antibiotic resistance and weaponized. Well fuck.

‘No weirdoes’ is going to devastate the Signal, Intelligence, and Cyber fields honestly.

In September 2026, Russia lost 138.2 sq km of territory. Total gains for 2026 have dropped to 226.8 sq km. If Ukrainian advances that can't be shared due to OPSEC were included, Russia's 2026 gains would be below 50 sq km. During the same period, 326,900 Russian soldiers were KIA/WIA, according to GSAFU. This does not include MIAs and 500s. For every sq km Russia has gained in 2026, it has sacrificed 1,441 men. Three battalions for each sq km. We estimate force regeneration costs and survivor/disability benefits for 2026 at $18.95 billion. That does not include soldiers or families receiving continuing survivor/disability benefits from 2022-2025.

Ukraine 🇺🇦: Russian drones hit the Pivdennyi bridge, which crosses the Dnipro river in southern Kyiv.

This seems grossly irresponsible from Spain. But one has to remember: desperate for economic growth, it's not strangd for Spain to be lured like this.

MAXIMUM REPOST PLEASE. Here is a story about what happened to my friend in Poland, because maybe this reaches someone who can actually help. My friends from SAB UA spent almost two years getting an American HMMWV from Canada to Ukraine. This was not some random military vehicle driven across Europe without paperwork. It has an American re-export licence confirming it is demilitarised and allowed for civilian use, Canadian export documents, Estonian import/export licences, declarations, end-user certificate, request from the Ukrainian military unit and Canadian civilian registration. Basically a mountain of paperwork. But because the HMMWV was originally manufactured for the military, one document still contains the classification ML6.a. And this tiny code became a very big problem in Poland. The convoy arrived at the Polish border last Thursday. Five vehicles passed, but the HMMWV and my Estonian friend Jan Laar, who volunteered as the driver, were detained. And not for a few hours. The first night Jan slept inside the HMMWV. Food and water eventually ran out and at one point he literally ate cat food with mineral water because that was what he had. There was no proper toilet and the nights are already cold. Later another shift moved him into a tiny holding cell, allowed him to buy food, shower and even order pizza. And then somehow he was basically forgotten in that cell for two days, until Monday when management came back and someone finally dealt with the situation. His passport and documents had also been taken. Altogether my friend spent around five days there. Jan is not a criminal, smuggler or someone transporting military equipment for profit. He is an Estonian and EU citizen who volunteered his own time to drive aid more than 2,000 km toward Ukraine. On Monday he was finally released and thankfully there is no huge fine or criminal case. But the HMMWV is still detained in Poland. SAB UA has now been told they need another document from the Polish Ministry of Development and Technology, either permission allowing transit through Poland and import into Ukraine, or confirmation that such permission is not required. The answer can take one month. Potentially two. Meanwhile the vehicle sits there while Ukrainians who were supposed to receive it are waiting. Nobody is asking Poland to ignore its laws. But something is seriously wrong when volunteers can spend almost two years obtaining American, Canadian, Estonian and Ukrainian documents and still discover at another EU border that one classification means another national permit is required. So MAXIMUM REPOST please. We need this to reach someone in Poland who can actually help: Ministry officials, diplomats, customs or strategic-goods specialists, lawyers, volunteer organisations, Estonian or Ukrainian representatives, or anyone who has dealt with ML6.a transit permits. If you know someone, please tag them, share this or connect them with SAB UA. The HMMWV needs to get out of Poland and to the Ukrainians waiting for it. 🇺🇦 Original post with the full story: facebook.com/share/p/1Hm8ASg…

Firstly, the PLA literally set up its own Net Assessment Office to produce the same kind of reports. Andy Marshall solicited ideas from everyone — the guy who provided some of the silver bullet insights ONA used to put down the USSR was a Polish officer expat who used to have a job within the COMECON’s military procurement apparatus. The default understanding by virtually everyone was that the USSR was an unstoppable industrial juggernaut that could outproduce the US in terms of military equipment “because of the powers of Communism” or whatever. Said officer dutifully pointed out (to put it simply) that the Soviet procurement process was a cartoonishly economically distortionary mess, that’d effectively stunted the Soviet civilian economy. That observation along with ONA’s own work lead to the US government crafting a strategy specifically designed to strain the Soviet defense industrial base (and by extension, the entire Soviet economy) to its breaking point. That, in turn, lead to glasnost, then perestroika, and ultimately to collapse.

Myanmar 🇲🇲 MAP UPDATE: the situation in Myanmar as of 01/10/2026. This past month heavy fighting raged on several fronts across the country. -In Rakhine a major junta offensive failed with hundreds of casualties -In Karen state the junta tried to advance to Hpapun, slowly creeping up the road under heavy KNLA resistance.

De AIVD waarschuwt uitgebreid voor het gebruik van nieuwe, slimme auto’s. Doe je Chinese EV maar weg als je niet bespioneerd wilt worden

The great part about this is that the US gov will stop going on about AI.

This is a huge story: UK's internal security service MI5 issued an unprecedented public criticism of China, warning that more than 100 academics linked to British entities have unwittingly helped China's espionage operations, and that continuing to work with that Chinese entity could lead to criminal charges. This is perhaps the most aggressive public announcement from the UK towards China in decades. Too early to know if it signals a changing attitude from the government or is a test to see how Beijing responds -- either way, it's very significant. bbc.com/news/articles/cwy7zr…

Amazing. Meanwhile their bond market.. 😆

The Sultanate of Oman has for the longest time walked on the fence. Tucked between two much bigger powers — Saudi and Iran — Oman befriended everyone, including the U.S. and Israel, and stayed out of almost all conflicts, at least until recently. Netanyahu visited Muscat long before he did Abu Dhabi. But then the world changed, and so did Oman’s sultan. Now Oman found itself forced to choose, and it chose populism (Palestine and Iran). Even though half the population is Ibadi Muslim (neither Sunni nor Shia), Oman’s mufti started agitating the country in line with regional anti Israel and anti America rhetoric. The sultan did keep tabs on the mufti, but the vibe seems to have resulted in radicalizing the population. An Omani pilot trying his hand at suicide terrorism to kill 150 Israelis was a demonstration. The lesson to Arab governments (especially to Egypt, Jordan and Saudi) is that words matter. The government cannot hide behind anti Israel populism to hide its amicable ties with Israel behind closed doors. This causes a schism between government and population and soon, the population is radicalized enough to engage in terror, including against the Arab government itself. Most Arab governments must have an honest — even if unpopular — conversation with their citizens, explain to them why annihilating Israel is an imaginary plan that stirs their emotions but hurts their interests, and that the best way forward is normalization. Some policies might be unpopular in the short term but prove to be the best choice in the long term and for national interests.

Talking about the future of NATO in a way suggesting there is none..great.

The Trump Administration needs to send a Bibi-Sitter now. This has worked before. This is crucial for avoiding him setting the Middle East on fire in the last 4 weeks before the elections.

European cops bought this phone-cracking tech for years Turns out it was secretly 🇷🇺Russian, managed from Russia by a team servicing the FSB! There were clear warning signs. Dissidents & civil society warned about Oxygen Forensics. It didn't matter, and police in.... 🇩🇪 Germany 🇪🇸 Spain 🇮🇹 Italy 🇵🇱 Poland 🇱🇻Latvia (bought just this Month!) 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇷🇴 Romania ...kept buying. Even the European Commission was listed as a client. Well, the US just arrested the CEO & seized the website. BIG PICTURE: As spyware researchers, we've warned that European countries aren't properly vetting the phone hacking companies they use. The national security risks are blindingly obvious. Will Europe start paying attention to the danger now? Story by @AntoanetaRoussi politico.eu/article/russia-t…

Greek govt tepid response is telling. Fear of Trump’s wrath remains powerful. Problem is this isn’t going away. Journalists in the US and Europe (not just the WSJ) r chasing the story now. @michaeldweiss and I covered this sordid affair in @BulwarkOnline episode, now out. The vertical corridor is very noble and important endeavor. But corruption will taint this. And ambo is knee deep in it. Plus infringements on Greek sovereignty r outrageous and unbecoming and frankly dumb (the ambo threatening to topple the most pro US Greek govt in history-how stupid is that?)

Someone is assembling a team