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11 minutes 46 seconds ago - Samoa Islands Region mB 5.5 16.60S 172.74W 98km 2026/03/11 15:10:54 - For updates, see http://www.seisme.nc/index.php?option=com_alertes&view=alertes&Itemid=184&ids=ird2026exvhqn&lang=en #séisme #earthquake #sismo #지진 #地震

Opinion: Why we should be leery of Reza Pahlavi as a leader of Iran It’s reasonable to fear that he envisions returning to his father’s autocracy

Why we should be leery of Reza Pahlavi as a leader of Iran - interesting piece. I also have reservations but was unaware of much disclosed in this op-ed www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Joe Rogan Says Trump’s Supporters Feel ‘Betrayed’ by Iran War

Joe Rogan Says Trump’s Supporters Feel ‘Betrayed’ by Iran War

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This paper by @proftalmadge.bsky.social is extremely prescient, and highlights how many of the challenges we're bumbling into were already well understood by those paying close attention in 2008

Thread from @proftalmadge.bsky.social who published THE analysis of this contingency in *2008* titled "Closing Time: Assessing the Iranian Threat to the Strait of Hormuz," in @intsecurity.bsky.social. But this admin doesn't read, so they had no idea.

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Thailand says 3 crew missing after ship hit by projectiles in Strait of Hormuz Twenty crew have been rescued ​from a Thai ‌ship hit by unknown projectiles in the ​Strait of Hormuz ​but three crew remain ⁠missing, Thailand's Transport ​Ministry said on Wednesday.

Thailand says 3 crew missing after ship hit by projectiles in Strait of Hormuz reut.rs/4s4iJv4

Europe's largest queer festival faces boycott over Israel involvemeent Anti-colonial collectives are calling for a boycott of Mighty Hoopla as festival is owned by firm who invests in Israel data centres

Anti-colonial collectives are calling for a boycott of Mighty Hoopla as festival is owned by firm who invests in Israel data centres

At least six killed in Swiss bus fire, likely deliberate act according to police Fribourg Canton police chief police confirmed on Wednesday that while 'an intentional act is the most likely scenario,' at present 'there is no evidence' it was a terror attack.

A bus fire that killed at least six people in western Switzerland was likely ignited deliberately but probably not as an act of terror according to police www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

The hackers say they targeted Stryker in retaliation for the bombing of the all-girls school in Iran and that they have wiped more that 200,000 Stryker systems, servers, and mobile devices and stolen 50 terabytes of critical data, forcing Stryker offices in 79 countries to shut down

A drone strike has hit a Sudan school and medical center, killing 17, mostly schoolgirls An explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudanese paramilitaries has struck a secondary school and a health care center in southern Sudan, killing at least 17 people, mostly schoolgirls, a hospital official and a medical group said.

An explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudanese paramilitaries struck a secondary school and a health care center in southern Sudan, killing at least 17 people, mostly schoolgirls, a hospital official and a medical group said.

The World Needs These Two Middle East Pipelines Now More Than Ever The blockage in the Strait of Hormuz has suddenly made Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline one of the most critical pieces of infrastructure in the world.

Iran built a pipeline to get around the Persian Gulf to the port of Jask on the Gulf of Oman. A supertanker capable of carrying 2M barrels of crude loaded at the port over the weekend. It was only the third cargo to set sail from Jask since 2021. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Three more vessels hit by projectiles in Strait of Hormuz, showing merchant ships remain in firing line Three more vessels have been hit ​by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, maritime security and risk firms said on Wednesday, bringing the number of ships ‌struck in the region since the Iran ...

Three more vessels were hit by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, maritime security and risk firms said, bringing the number of ships ‌struck in the region since the Iran conflict began to at least 14 reut.rs/4uGupWT

Map showing the earthquake of 2026-03-11 in New South Wales, Australia

Magnitude : 4.5
Region: *New South Wales, Australia*
Time: 2026-03-11 08:09:33 UTC
Epicenter : 148.87°E 34.36°S
Depth: 10 km

https://geofon.gfz.de/eqexplorer/events/gfz2026ewrw/general

#GEOFON #GFZ #earthquake #magnitude

Germany, Austria say they'll release oil from reserves in response to 400 million barrel request Germany and Austria say they are releasing parts of their oil reserves following an International Energy Agency request for its members to release 400 million barrels to help temper energy price spikes due to the Iran war.

The International Energy Agency agreed to make 400 million barrels of oil available, the largest volume of emergency oil reserves released in its history.

The Trump regime couldn't find the littoris, if you gave them a map.

But we were all inside when the tent caught fire.

It's almost like we are lead by assclowns with flamethrowers.

Republicans
He's your clown 🤡
It's your circus 🎪

Actuarial Warfare: How Seven Insurance Letters Closed the World’s Most Critical Chokepoint and Why Markets Are Mispricing Duration by 300% Private Reinsurance, IRGC Fragmentation, Interceptor Depletion, and a Dead Nuclear Fatwa Have Produced a Crisis No Military Victory Can Resolve

"A carrier strike group is designed for blue-water power projection, not littoral escort through a corridor where a $500 contact mine can cripple a $4 billion destroyer."
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The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and surrounding areas of the exclusion zone, seen February 10. The town of Futaba is visible to the right of the plant, and Okuma to the left. Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP

15 years ago today, the world watched Fukushima-Daiichi being shattered. As an editor, I'm seeing the narrative shift from "safety at all costs" to "tripling capacity" (as seen at yesterday's Paris Nuclear Energy Summit).

But is the nuclear disaster over? (1/n)

#Fukushima15 #NukeSky #NuclearEnergy

Extreme right-wing activities on the rise in Sweden - Radio Sweden A new report by the non-profit foundation Expo reveals that the far right is growing in Sweden and activities among right-wing groups from the year 2024 ...

Extreme right-wing activities on the rise in Sweden www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/extr...

"miscalculated" implies that some kind of legitimate calculation took place to begin with

U.S. Eliminates Iranian Minelayers as Strait of Hormuz Mine Threat Looms - Naval News The Strait of Hormuz has become the focal point of a dangerous escalation as reports of Iranian mine-laying operations emerge, prompting the United States to respond with precision strikes against Ira...

The Strait of Hormuz has become the focal point of a dangerous escalation as reports of Iranian mine-laying operations emerge, prompting the United States to respond: On March 10, U.S. CENTCOM announced the destruction of 16 Iranian minelayers 💥
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Amaaaaazing. The Independence class have also been cancelled and are being decommissioned. Because they don't work.
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Outstanding

There's No Way 😭 YouTube video by StompnWorld

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Sick fucks

Left to right, targets of the 'Loans Affair' disinfo/destabilisation campaign that fell one by one- Treasurer/Dep PM Jim Cairns, Mining & Energy Min Rex Connor, then Gough himself. What were the Loans for? to buy back for 🇦🇺 ownership of WA offshore gas, Qld coal, uranium...

#Dismissal #auspol

War on Iran fuelling Islamophobic social media surge in US: Report

War on Iran fuelling Islamophobic social media surge in US: Report https://aje.news/no0dln

Authorities say a Georgia teacher was killed in a prank gone wrong. A teen is charged with homicide Authorities say a Georgia high school teacher is dead after teenagers pulled a late night prank outside his home.

A group of teenagers unspooled rolls of toilet paper outside the home of a beloved high school teacher who tripped in the street and was struck by a pickup truck as the pranksters started to drive away.