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⚓️ 🇺🇸 🚢 Traffic in the Red Sea is piling up between Sudan and Jeddah waiting for military action. - Sal Mercogliano
🔶️ We have now seen nearly all the major container lines and major oil tanker firms announce they will not transit the Babel Mandeb
🔶️ This means that the Houthi are currently strangling the most significant trade route on the planet.
🔶️ The Houthi are not the recognized government of Yemen, yet this non-state actor has completely disrupted the global supply chain.
🔶️ Even US-flagged ships that receive subsidies from @US_TRANSCOM @DOTMARAD, and contracted to carry @DeptofDefense cargo are refusing to transit the Bab el-Mandeb, even with US escorts for fear that their ships may be damaged, captured or sunk.
🔶️ This arguement by @MaerskLineLtd and @ARCships raises serious questions about the ability of sealift in a potential peer-to-peer conflict in the Pacific if they are concerned about the Houthi. This will alter any warplans set by @INDOPACOM @MSCSealift @US_TRANSCOM.
🔶️ Now we are witnessing a non-state actor - the Houthi - forcing the world's trade to divert from the most dense ocean trade route on the planet, because the ocean carriers have deemed it to dangerous
🔶️ We witnessed the impact of supply chain disruptions during COVID off the ports of LA/Long Beach.
🔶️ Now the ocean carriers, with power similar to the British East India Company of old, are mandating actions by the world governments and their military to make the seas safe.
https://gcaptain.com/shipping-giants-pause-red-sea-voyages/
📎 Sal Mercogliano
🔶️ We have now seen nearly all the major container lines and major oil tanker firms announce they will not transit the Babel Mandeb
🔶️ This means that the Houthi are currently strangling the most significant trade route on the planet.
🔶️ The Houthi are not the recognized government of Yemen, yet this non-state actor has completely disrupted the global supply chain.
🔶️ Even US-flagged ships that receive subsidies from @US_TRANSCOM @DOTMARAD, and contracted to carry @DeptofDefense cargo are refusing to transit the Bab el-Mandeb, even with US escorts for fear that their ships may be damaged, captured or sunk.
🔶️ This arguement by @MaerskLineLtd and @ARCships raises serious questions about the ability of sealift in a potential peer-to-peer conflict in the Pacific if they are concerned about the Houthi. This will alter any warplans set by @INDOPACOM @MSCSealift @US_TRANSCOM.
🔶️ Now we are witnessing a non-state actor - the Houthi - forcing the world's trade to divert from the most dense ocean trade route on the planet, because the ocean carriers have deemed it to dangerous
🔶️ We witnessed the impact of supply chain disruptions during COVID off the ports of LA/Long Beach.
🔶️ Now the ocean carriers, with power similar to the British East India Company of old, are mandating actions by the world governments and their military to make the seas safe.
https://gcaptain.com/shipping-giants-pause-red-sea-voyages/
📎 Sal Mercogliano
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🇮🇱⚔️ 🇱🇧 Israel is planning a “new ground war against Hezbollah” in Lebanon, writes The Times.
The plan for the invasion of southern Lebanon has already been developed. The IDF says it wants to push Hezbollah north to the Litani River, a line of symbolic significance for both sides.
The publication writes that such a plan carries risks of further escalation of the war in the Middle East and contradicts calls for restraint on the part of Western allies. The initial risk of Hezbollah's invasion eased in the fall when its leader Hassan Nasrallah said the group would not launch a major offensive unless provoked or Hamas was on the brink of a crushing defeat.
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The plan for the invasion of southern Lebanon has already been developed. The IDF says it wants to push Hezbollah north to the Litani River, a line of symbolic significance for both sides.
The publication writes that such a plan carries risks of further escalation of the war in the Middle East and contradicts calls for restraint on the part of Western allies. The initial risk of Hezbollah's invasion eased in the fall when its leader Hassan Nasrallah said the group would not launch a major offensive unless provoked or Hamas was on the brink of a crushing defeat.
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Russian hacker group Lockbit has claimed responsibility for a major ransomware attack that has hit public bodies in Italy using Westpole's services over the last 10 days, sources said on Monday.
The hackers encrypted databases and made them inaccessible and sent cryptocurrency ransom demands to the provider hosting the services of 1,300 Italian public-administration bodies, the sources said.
These include payroll and electronic invoicing systems.
https://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2023/12/18/massive-russian-cyberattack-on-italian-civil-service_c56ee071-878b-4a8e-9b40-edc46459f98c.html
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⚠️ Confirmed: A significant decline in internet connectivity has been registered in multiple US East Coast states; the incident has high impact to Maine and comes as a powerful storm brings down power and telecoms lines, knocking tens of thousands of residents offline 🔌📉
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🇪🇺💉🦠 EU countries destroy €4B worth of COVID vaccines
At least 215 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines purchased by EU countries at the height of the pandemic have since been thrown away at an estimated cost to the taxpayer of €4 billion, an analysis by POLITICO reveals. And that's almost certainly an underestimate.
Since the first coronavirus vaccines were approved in late 2020, EU countries have collectively taken delivery of 1.5 billion doses (more than three for every person in Europe). Many of these now lie in landfills across the Continent.
🔗 https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-bonfire-covid-vaccines-coronavirus-waste-europe-analysis/
At least 215 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines purchased by EU countries at the height of the pandemic have since been thrown away at an estimated cost to the taxpayer of €4 billion, an analysis by POLITICO reveals. And that's almost certainly an underestimate.
Since the first coronavirus vaccines were approved in late 2020, EU countries have collectively taken delivery of 1.5 billion doses (more than three for every person in Europe). Many of these now lie in landfills across the Continent.
🔗 https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-bonfire-covid-vaccines-coronavirus-waste-europe-analysis/
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🇪🇺❌🗣 Press service of the European Commission:
The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether X may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to risk management, content moderation, dark patterns, advertising transparency and data access for researchers.
On the basis of the preliminary investigation conducted so far, including on the basis of an analysis of the risk assessment report submitted by X in September, X's Transparency report published on 3 November, and X's replies to a formal request for information, which, among others, concerned the dissemination of illegal content in the context of Hamas' terrorist attacks against Israel, the Commission has decided to open formal infringement proceedings against X under the Digital Services Act.
The proceedings will focus on the following areas:
🔸 The compliance with the DSA obligations related to countering the dissemination of illegal content in the EU, notably in relation to the risk assessment and mitigation measures adopted by X to counter the dissemination of illegal content in the EU, as well as the functioning of the notice and action mechanism for illegal content in the EU mandated by the DSA, including in light of X's content moderation resources.
🔸 The effectiveness of measures taken to combat information manipulation on the platform, notably the effectiveness of X's so-called ‘Community Notes' system in the EU and the effectiveness of related policies mitigating risks to civic discourse and electoral processes.
🔸 The measures taken by X to increase the transparency of its platform. The investigation concerns suspected shortcomings in giving researchers access to X's publicly accessible data as mandated by Article 40 of the DSA, as well as shortcomings in X's ads repository.
🔸 A suspected deceptive design of the user interface, notably in relation to checkmarks linked to certain subnoscription products, the so-called Blue checks.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_23_6709
The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether X may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to risk management, content moderation, dark patterns, advertising transparency and data access for researchers.
On the basis of the preliminary investigation conducted so far, including on the basis of an analysis of the risk assessment report submitted by X in September, X's Transparency report published on 3 November, and X's replies to a formal request for information, which, among others, concerned the dissemination of illegal content in the context of Hamas' terrorist attacks against Israel, the Commission has decided to open formal infringement proceedings against X under the Digital Services Act.
The proceedings will focus on the following areas:
🔸 The compliance with the DSA obligations related to countering the dissemination of illegal content in the EU, notably in relation to the risk assessment and mitigation measures adopted by X to counter the dissemination of illegal content in the EU, as well as the functioning of the notice and action mechanism for illegal content in the EU mandated by the DSA, including in light of X's content moderation resources.
🔸 The effectiveness of measures taken to combat information manipulation on the platform, notably the effectiveness of X's so-called ‘Community Notes' system in the EU and the effectiveness of related policies mitigating risks to civic discourse and electoral processes.
🔸 The measures taken by X to increase the transparency of its platform. The investigation concerns suspected shortcomings in giving researchers access to X's publicly accessible data as mandated by Article 40 of the DSA, as well as shortcomings in X's ads repository.
🔸 A suspected deceptive design of the user interface, notably in relation to checkmarks linked to certain subnoscription products, the so-called Blue checks.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_23_6709
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Commission opens formal proceedings against X under the Digital Services Act
The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether X may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to risk management, content moderation, dark patterns, advertising transparency and data access for researchers.
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"Worst-Case Scenario" Volcano Erupts In Iceland Near Power Plant
https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/worst-case-scenario-volcano-erupts-iceland-near-power-plant
https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/worst-case-scenario-volcano-erupts-iceland-near-power-plant
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"Worst-Case Scenario" Volcano Erupts In Iceland Near Power Plant https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/worst-case-scenario-volcano-erupts-iceland-near-power-plant
According to local media, the eruption was located near the Svartsengi geothermal power plant near the town of Grindavík, which was evacuated last month over an increase in seismic activity
The fissure is estimated to be around 3 km long!
Parts of the fissure just opened as it was broadcast live on local TVs
Videos shared on social medias by netizens and observers showing the incident closely.
Livestream:
https://youtu.be/hvcP4kVVOnk
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🇷🇺❗️In proportion to external threats, the strength of the Russian Armed Forces will be increased to 1,500,000 military personnel - Shoigu