🇨🇳🇮🇷 CHINA EVACUATES MOST CITIZENS FROM IRAN AS TENSIONS RISE Officials say the rest are totally safe and just happen to be outside incoming fire zones. Strange how a government known for surveillance, censorship, and cracking down on dissent suddenly get very protective when they know the world is watching. Guess basic rights are optional only until missiles start flying. Source: @npub1fcjk...xjm7 image View quoted note →
🇫🇷🇮🇱 FRANCE DEPLOYS MILITARY PLANES TO EVACUATE CITIZENS FROM ISRAEL The decision comes as concerns mount over a broader conflict following missile launches and intercepted threats. France’s foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, said the first flights would begin Monday to assist nationals trying to leave the region. French military aircraft will carry out the evacuations amid fears of further escalation. Source: NYT image View quoted note →
🇺🇸🇮🇷 U.S. SEN. DURBIN: TRUMP VIOLATED CONSTITUTION BY ATTACKING IRAN Democratic Whip Dick Durbin says only Congress can declare war. He claims Trump crossed legal lines by ordering military action without congressional approval. Durbin acknowledged that presidents can act in cases of imminent threat, but says that standard wasn’t met. Source: The Guardian image View quoted note →
🚨🇮🇱 ISRAELI AIR FORCE INTERCEPTS DRONE NEAR RED SEA CITY An unmanned aerial vehicle was intercepted near Eilat, Israel’s southernmost city, before it crossed into the country. The Air Force acted swiftly, taking it down outside Israeli territory in a controlled operation. By policy, no public alerts were triggered during the incident. Authorities have not yet revealed where the drone originated. Source: @npub1ky43...wj6w image View quoted note →
🇺🇸 RUDY GIULIANI: AOC SHOULD BE TRIED FOR TREASON Former U.S. AG and Trump lawyer, Rudy Giuliani: "I find that what the Democrats are doing... they want an impeachment. They should be tried for treason. American military personnel are right now in harm's way, coming back from that strike." Source: @npub15w0f...5q42 View quoted note →
🇺🇸🇮🇷 RUBIO TO IRAN: TURN OVER THE ENRICHED URANIUM "What they should do is say, we're not gonna have any enrichment capability in our country. Instead, what we're gonna have is a civil nuclear program like dozens of countries around the world have, where we build reactors that create electricity, and we import enriched material. And we've made very general, I'm not gonna get all the details of the offers, but there are other avenues here that would be acceptable to them. If that's what they wanted, if what they want is a civil, peaceful nuclear program, the route has always been there. The problem is that everything they're demanding has nothing to do with a peaceful program. They are all the things you would want if you want to retain the option of one day weaponizing the program." Source: CBS News View quoted note →
🇺🇸 TRUMP: MONUMENTAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO IRAN'S NUCLEAR SITES "Monumental Damage was done to all Nuclear sites in Iran, as shown by satellite images. Obliteration is an accurate term! The white structure shown is deeply embedded into the rock, with even its roof well below ground level, and completely shielded from flame. The biggest damage took place far below ground level. Bullseye!!!" @Donald J. Trump on Truthsocial View quoted note →
🇾🇪🇮🇱 IRAN: LATEST MISSILE ATTACK ON ISRAEL CAME FROM YEMEN Iran's Fars news agency says missiles that triggered air raid sirens in Israel were launched from Yemen. It adds that “wave 21” of Iran’s True Promise response has not yet been carried out. The Israeli military had initially claimed the attack came from Iran. Source: Fars via The Guardian image View quoted note →
🇯🇵 JAPAN’S FACTORIES FINALLY SHOW SOME SIGNS OF LIFE New orders and output are up, which means the machines are actually doing something besides collecting dust. It’s the first sign of life in 11 months, and people are hoping it’s a comeback, not just a fluke. Whether it’s a image View quoted note →
🇦🇺 AUSSIE COURT FIGHT OVER “WHAT IS A WOMAN?” JUST GOT MESSIER Roxanne Tickle, a trans woman, sued a women-only app for kicking her out—and won. But now she wants more money and a stronger ruling. The app’s founder says “nope” and is trying to get the whole thing thrown out. Now both sides are heading to a bigger court with more judges, more lawyers, and way more drama. Why care? If Tickle wins big, other women-only spaces—like the Fernwood gym that denied a trans woman—could be forced to let trans women in. Source: @npub19rgz...6zca, BBC image