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Peace Through Bribery? ‹ In Saner Thought ‹ Reader — WordPress.com

Enter Trump and his brand of silly diplomacy…..the Saudis get nuke technology if they recognize and formalize relations with Israel….then the UAE gets advanced weaponry to do the same….now Morocco has decided to deal with Israel but only after the Trump admin sends them advanced drones.

Not only do the Moroccans get advanced weaponry but the US will recognize their claim to the Western Sahara….

Source: Peace Through Bribery? ‹ In Saner Thought ‹ Reader — WordPress.com

Hunting the Hunters: How We Identified Navalny’s FSB Stalkers — bellingcat

Today, alongside investigative partners CNN, Der Spiegel, and The Insider, we identified a long-running FSB operation to trail Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, including a number of chemical weapons experts involved in the research and development of Novichok. 3,032 more words

Hunting the Hunters: How We Identified Navalny’s FSB Stalkers — bellingcat

FSB Team of Chemical Weapon Experts Implicated in Alexey Navalny Novichok Poisoning — bellingcat

We have detailed the research methodology for this investigation into a separate article. You can read it here. In a previous series of investigations, Bellingcat uncovered evidence that Russia’s military intelligence agency – the GRU – was responsible for both the… 8,058 more words

FSB Team of Chemical Weapon Experts Implicated in Alexey Navalny Novichok Poisoning — bellingcat

Holding On to People May Heal Them

Foundation Operation X for Languages, Cultures and Perspectives

Written by Dyami Millarson

It is in my character to hold on to people, believing we will know each other for life like we are the members of the same ancient tribe. I have often noticed that people appreciate my human relationship style and that people trust me based on my instinctive assumption of lifelong loyalty. People have told me that they feel comfortable, understood and safe with me, and I think that my acceptance of lifelong human relationships is a contributing factor, because people desire reliability.

I learned from East Asian culture that giving up relationships may generally be bad, and that holding on to people is generally speaking the most desirable. Not leaving people has several advantages such as that you may learn the truth about a person’s real motivations, you build up more mutual understanding and you may help heal a person or at least improve their…

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Foreign hackers breach US Treasury Department using Microsoft Office 365 flaws | AppleInsider

The U.S. Treasury Department and Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration have been breached by hackers working for a foreign government, possibly Russia, stealing unknown data in an embarrassing security issue for the U.S. government. A breach was alleged to have taken place, affecting both the U.S. Treasury Department and the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration, an agency that works on policy relating to the Internet and telecommunications. While details of the attack are largely unknown, it is thought to be serious enough to have forced a meeting of the National Security Council on Saturday. Sources of Reuters advised of the attack, which was conducted by a sophisticated group who were backed by a foreign government. Similar tools used in the attack were previously employed to gain access to other government agencies, the sources claimed.

Source: Foreign hackers breach US Treasury Department using Microsoft Office 365 flaws | AppleInsider

Surreal California: Ghost Towns and Sunsets

Kevin Hotter

“Golden Blue” (California, USA)

Hi Friends! Hope everyone is staying safe and sane during these crazy times. 🙂

“Primitive Gold” (California, USA)

Sunsets and ghost towns. I know. Very random pairing. There’s no theme here. haha

Nope – it’s just photos that I took, which I happen to really like.  🙂

Or…maybe that’s the theme? Just find things you really like and enjoy them. Life’s fast. So, just try to have fun while you’re here.

“Evenings at Home” (California, USA)

Anyway, hope everyone is excellent. Let’s hope this pandemic ends soon, so we can live our lives to the fullest once again. Take care and be well!! 🙂

“Dusty Hills of Silver” (California, USA)

“Foreshadow the Moonlight” (California, USA)

“Pioneer Living” (California, USA)

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