🇺🇸🇮🇶🇹🇷 - State Dept spokesperson called the continued closure of Iraq-Turkey pipeline "unacceptable" due to its stifling effect on Iraq's economic development, direct harm to American businesses.
🇺🇸🇺🇦 - Trump administration has HALTED some weapon shipments to Ukraine - POLITICO
🇺🇸🇨🇺 - The Trump administration formalized and hardened U.S. policy toward Cuba through a comprehensive national security memorandum. This directive reasserts the embargo and lays down a clear institutional roadmap to prevent future normalization with the Cuban regime until strict democratic conditions are met.
At its core, the document prohibits U.S. financial transactions with Cuban military and intelligence-linked entities (notably GAESA). This effectively cuts off state-controlled sectors from international capital flows, reinforcing isolation.
The policy mandates tight control over U.S. travel to Cuba. Tourism remains banned. All visits must involve direct civil society engagement, and all travelers must keep detailed logs for potential audits.
The memorandum pushes for a private-sector-oriented future. Aid and remittances should be funneled only through independent Cuban businesses, not state-linked institutions. This reflects a clear desire to engineer a post-Castro economic order from the outside.
It calls for expanding free internet access and media tools for Cuban citizens, hinting at long-term information warfare goals—empowering bottom-up dissent while bypassing regime control.
It orders the State and Treasury Departments to publish a blacklist of prohibited Cuban entities and enforce transaction bans. U.S. agencies are tasked with regular oversight and reporting.
The memo also restates U.S. opposition to any international effort—especially at the UN—to lift the embargo, reinforcing diplomatic consistency across administrations.
Democracy-promotion programs (USAID, etc.) are to be reviewed and aligned with stricter anti-regime criteria. This signals a shift from soft diplomacy to targeted political influence operations.
The document instructs annual inter-agency reviews of Cuba policy implementation, making it structurally difficult for future presidents to reverse course quickly.
In short, this directive outlines a long-game strategy: block regime survival via economic pressure, promote internal fracture through civil society and media, and prepare for regime change led by a U.S.-aligned Cuban diaspora.
At its core, the document prohibits U.S. financial transactions with Cuban military and intelligence-linked entities (notably GAESA). This effectively cuts off state-controlled sectors from international capital flows, reinforcing isolation.
The policy mandates tight control over U.S. travel to Cuba. Tourism remains banned. All visits must involve direct civil society engagement, and all travelers must keep detailed logs for potential audits.
The memorandum pushes for a private-sector-oriented future. Aid and remittances should be funneled only through independent Cuban businesses, not state-linked institutions. This reflects a clear desire to engineer a post-Castro economic order from the outside.
It calls for expanding free internet access and media tools for Cuban citizens, hinting at long-term information warfare goals—empowering bottom-up dissent while bypassing regime control.
It orders the State and Treasury Departments to publish a blacklist of prohibited Cuban entities and enforce transaction bans. U.S. agencies are tasked with regular oversight and reporting.
The memo also restates U.S. opposition to any international effort—especially at the UN—to lift the embargo, reinforcing diplomatic consistency across administrations.
Democracy-promotion programs (USAID, etc.) are to be reviewed and aligned with stricter anti-regime criteria. This signals a shift from soft diplomacy to targeted political influence operations.
The document instructs annual inter-agency reviews of Cuba policy implementation, making it structurally difficult for future presidents to reverse course quickly.
In short, this directive outlines a long-game strategy: block regime survival via economic pressure, promote internal fracture through civil society and media, and prepare for regime change led by a U.S.-aligned Cuban diaspora.
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 - Trump administration has HALTED some weapon shipments to Ukraine - POLITICO
🇺🇸🇺🇦 - I think that in the last month things were difficult in the Middle East, and that it had an impact on US stocks, Politico seems to think this is temporary and that Ukraine will get its shipments back soon, before that people hope Europe will help.
🇺🇸 - Smoke-filled room primaries need to come back ASAP before the country turns communist.
🇬🇧🇩🇪 - UK and Germany to sign mutual defense treaty. The treaty is said to include a mutual assistance clause in the case of a threat to either nation.
🇩🇰🇪🇺 - Denmark holds the EU Presidency until December. Here’s what they plan to do:
What can they effectively do?
Set priority topics and agendas for EU Council discussions, and lead negotiations between member states.
What do they want to do?
While promoting EU enlargement and Ukraine’s accession, the Danes are known for being strict on migration and firmly pragmatic. Their presidency will focus on common defence, climate, and migration policies.
What can they effectively do?
Set priority topics and agendas for EU Council discussions, and lead negotiations between member states.
What do they want to do?
While promoting EU enlargement and Ukraine’s accession, the Danes are known for being strict on migration and firmly pragmatic. Their presidency will focus on common defence, climate, and migration policies.
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🇪🇺 – European companies asked the EU to suspend the AI Act.
The AI Act will be the first European regulation on artificial intelligence. Deemed the strictest AI law in the world, it will classify AI systems from the least to the most dangerous and impose heavy limitations on the latter.
44 European companies (Carrefour, BNP Paribas, Airbus, Philips, and others) have jointly sent a letter to the EU Commission and Ursula von der Leyen asking to delay the adoption of the law by two years or to ease its restrictions. They argue it could harm European economies and cause European companies to fall behind their American counterparts.
The AI Act will be the first European regulation on artificial intelligence. Deemed the strictest AI law in the world, it will classify AI systems from the least to the most dangerous and impose heavy limitations on the latter.
44 European companies (Carrefour, BNP Paribas, Airbus, Philips, and others) have jointly sent a letter to the EU Commission and Ursula von der Leyen asking to delay the adoption of the law by two years or to ease its restrictions. They argue it could harm European economies and cause European companies to fall behind their American counterparts.
🇸🇾- The Syrian transitional government has adopted a new national emblem the announcement was made during an official ceremony in Damascus
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🇸🇾- Scenes from the drone show following the ceremony of the announcement of the new syrian emblem
Which showed the face of Hamza al-Khateeb
Hamza al-Khateeb was a 13 years old who was arrested by the ex syrian regime forces during a protest in April 2011
He died under torture while in detention and his body was returned to his family a month later, showing severe signs of torture
His death became a symbol of the Syrian uprising and sparked nationwide protests
Which showed the face of Hamza al-Khateeb
Hamza al-Khateeb was a 13 years old who was arrested by the ex syrian regime forces during a protest in April 2011
He died under torture while in detention and his body was returned to his family a month later, showing severe signs of torture
His death became a symbol of the Syrian uprising and sparked nationwide protests
🇺🇸 - Happy Birthday America.
Today we celebrate everyone in America:
Catholics
Jews
Prots
Mormons
Latinos
Whites
African Americans
Asians
Irish
Italians
French Canadians
Cajuns
Women
Men
In a country that makes the pride of the civilized world, the land of the free.
Today we celebrate everyone in America:
Catholics
Jews
Prots
Mormons
Latinos
Whites
African Americans
Asians
Irish
Italians
French Canadians
Cajuns
Women
Men
In a country that makes the pride of the civilized world, the land of the free.
“The benevolent smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained.”
- George Washington, First Inaugural Address.
- George Washington, First Inaugural Address.
Just saw a "Jesus Loves You" graffiti in Eastern Montreal.
I was like "yes he does, and he loves you more".
I was like "yes he does, and he loves you more".
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🇫🇷 - Macron says wants to run for president in 2032.
inb4 he pulls a Sarkozy and ends up having big scandals before or just after the end of his term and gets arrested circa 2028 or 29.
Forwarded from WarFront Witness (Igor Gouzenko)
⚡️🇸🇾 Ansar al-Sunnah, a group composed of dissident former HTS members disillusioned with the leadership of Ahmed al-Sharaa, has claimed responsibility for the recent wildfires in the forests near al-Qastal in rural Latakia, coastal Syria.
The group, which criticises what it sees as the abandonment of strict Sharia-based governance, stated that the fires were set deliberately to drive out Alawite communities from the area.
They made their announcement on the media platform ‘Dabiq’ which is beginning to appear similar in form to ‘Amaq’, ISIS’s platform.
@wfwitness
The group, which criticises what it sees as the abandonment of strict Sharia-based governance, stated that the fires were set deliberately to drive out Alawite communities from the area.
They made their announcement on the media platform ‘Dabiq’ which is beginning to appear similar in form to ‘Amaq’, ISIS’s platform.
@wfwitness