🇫🇮🇷🇺 Russia digs trenches near NATO borders — Finland prepares for the worst

Moscow is rapidly building up its military presence near the Finnish border. Satellite images have revealed new bases, hangars for fighter jets, and helicopter pads — in areas that were recently just overgrown fields and empty land.

According to NATO and Finnish military sources, the Kremlin is preparing for a “post-Ukraine reality”: the redeployment of thousands of troops to the EU’s borders may be the next step.

Helsinki warns that the number of Russian troops near its border could triple within the next five years. And judging by the current pace, the wait might not be long.

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he focuses on hiring Blacks because they are the “most generous race” on Earth.

Johnson says this despite Blacks making up the majority of arrests for robbery.

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🇺🇸 🦁 ❌ 🇮🇱 — Washington Post reports Trump told Netanyahu US will abandon Israel if war continues

Trump has yet to criticize Israel publicly over the ongoing conflict.

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🇺🇳🇬🇦🇬🇶⚡- The International Court of Justice rules in Equatorial Guinea's favor in the 100+ years territorial dispute with Gabon over the three oil-rich islands of Mbanie (0.8104698, 9.3798884), Cocotiers and Conga.

🇷🇺🇫🇮 - Recent satellite images reveal increased activity to strengthen Russian military bases near Finland’s border.

⚡️🇱🇾 Tensions in Tripoli shift from protests to military posturing as clashes loom:

Protests against PM Dabaiba have renewed, and armed confrontation appears imminent.

A new alliance 🟧—SDF (Kara), SSA (remnants), JPA (Najeem), Western Military Region, and 55th Brigade—has solidified against:

🟥 Dabaiba’s forces: MoD-aligned 111th Brigade (Zubi), 444th Brigade (Hamza), Joint Operations Force (Abu Gdana), and MoI units SDSA (Al-Jabri) and GSA (Trabulsi).

Last night, armored columns (blue arrows) were deployed in southern Tripoli to bolster the lightly equipped JOF against the heavily armored 51st Brigade in the east and the 111th Brigade in the center.

A full-scale war is looming if Kara refuses to hand over his ally, Najeem is wanted by the ICC for "crimes against humanity".

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🇳🇪 🚧 🇨🇳 — Chinese-built Kandadji dam back under construction in Niger

The Kandadji dam is the largest power infrastructure project currently underway in Niger

Progress on the dam was halted in 2023 when the military launched a coup against the government, prompting sanctions against the junta

Work on transmission lines continued, and after tightening of security, Chinese contractors returned to work on the dam in February 2025

The dam could prove to be transformational for the ISIS-ridden Sahelien country, as has been the case with other dam projects in Ethiopia and Tanzania

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During WWI and WWII, the US government effectively deputized journalists, making them civil servants. There is no reason to think the situation has changed, except the formality. Mainstream media outlets behave as though they have access to classified information, because they do.

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