“They have done what they promised before in a case like this because they know that when it comes to NATO, it’s there to protect the United States because US needs to secure Atlantic and secure Arctic and secure Europe to stay safe here in the US mainland but it is also there to make sure Europe is safe and to be this platform of power projection for the United States. So, what the US did with Iran, they could do because so many European countries lived up to those commitments.“

NATO 3.0: The Transatlantic Cage and the Rise of the Bunkerstate

The transformation of NATO and Europe’s new role as an attritional node

In this episode of 51/49, James exposes how Coca-Cola’s personalized can blunder uncovers the hidden corporate influence of outside civil rights groups — revealing how mega-brands surrender their cultural values to activist organizations like the ADL, while arbitrary censorship and double standards divide the public in an unending culture war.

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Monetary Nodes — A Spam-Free Bitcoin. No Fork.

A Bitcoin node policy that deletes spam from storage and relay while validating every consensus rule. The spam is deleted; the hashes are saved. No...

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Beginning with the CIA-backed overthrow of Iranian prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in 1953, Iran: The Making of a War traces more than seven decades of political upheaval, mistrust and confrontation. The documentary follows Iran’s transformation from a Western-aligned monarchy under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to an Islamic Republic led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. It examines how the 1979 hostage crisis shattered relations with Washington and how Iran’s growing rivalry with Israel fuelled a conflict shaped by sanctions, proxy wars, covert operations, assassinations and disputes over Iran’s nuclear programme. Through archival footage, expert analysis and accounts from different perspectives, the film reconstructs the decisions and miscalculations that brought the three countries closer to direct war. It asks how former allies reached this point, why opportunities to step back were lost, and what their confrontation could mean for the Middle East and the wider world.

"Michael Martens, a renowned journalist and author for the influential German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine, reports that his grandfather, Hans-Hermann Martens, served as an officer in the Wehrmacht Operations Staff (WFSt) of the Armed Forces High Command (OKW) starting in 1941. In this capacity, he spent time at the Führer Headquarters and was included in Adolf Hitler’s so-called “Table Talk” sessions. Following the defeat at Stalingrad, he requested and received a transfer to Norway in 1943."

Germany’s War Against Russia Never Really Ended

From Hitler’s Wehrmacht to today’s German calls for Europeans to kill more Russians

Wtf? I was sure it will be Narco Rubio... Disappointed 😞

"On the night of July 30, 2026, an attacker spent about forty minutes moving other people's Bitcoin. The coins came out of thousands of addresses, in waves. By August 4, the research firm Galaxy put the confirmed haul at 1,596 bitcoin taken from roughly 7,300 addresses across three waves and fourteen smaller incidents, and estimated that including suspected cases would push the total toward 2,000 bitcoin, on the order of 130 million dollars. Nobody was phished. No malware was involved. No device was touched. The attacker did not need any of that, because the wallets had told the world their secret years earlier, in the way they were born."

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The Paranoid Wallet — Citadel21

"On Thursday, 6 August, anti-imperialist rallies took place in several Greek cities to mark the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Peace organisations, youth groups, and trade unions recalled the indiscriminate destruction caused by the bombings and warned against Europe’s ongoing militarisation and the growing risk of war facing the working class."

Greek Rallies Mark Hiroshima Anniversary

Peace Groups Warn of Nuclear War and Europe’s Militarisation

Mossad, Israeli Cash & Nigel Farage: The Scandal BREAKING Reform

Palantir just delivered the kind of quarter most tech companies can only dream about. The numbers are extraordinary, Wall Street is celebrating, and Alex Karp looks more vindicated than ever. But the deeper you look beneath the headlines, the stranger the story becomes. Because behind one of the most impressive earnings reports in tech, there are some very uncomfortable questions about what exactly investors are buying into, who really benefits, and what happens when a company priced for perfection finally gives the market something less than perfect.

"What we see between Iran and the US is often referred to as an escalation trap. While what’s going on in the Middle East and in the economy ties up much of the world’s attention, it’s worth noting that our entire civilization has found itself in a trap it cannot escape. Instead of watching conflicts, events and crises in isolation—or just minding the most obvious connections—let’s then take a step back and see what the history of civilizations, technology and progress has to teach us about our predicament."

Civilizations Fall When This Mechanism Activates

How we found ourselves in a double bind we seemingly cannot escape

Smells Like Chicken Spirit 🐔 🤘

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"Notch support, a screenshot editor and a more modern web browser engine are among changes arriving with the latest update to Ubuntu Touch, the community-run mobile operating system based on Ubuntu."

OMG! Ubuntu

Four years of browser updates just landed on Ubuntu Touch

Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 is out with notch support, phone printing and an upgraded web browser – Chromium jumps from version 87 to 131 in one go.

#linux #ubuntu #ubuntutouch

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Remember the Iranian F-5 that struck a US base in Kuwait? This video from Explosive Media is about that hero.

Atlas Phoenix BTC, a newly created account on X posted this: Re: Cold Card Hack Hello fellow Bitcoiners, It’s been nearly one week since my wallet was drained. I lost my entire bitcoin stack, presumably the most in the entire attack - an amount I’m more than embarrassed and ashamed to even admit publicly. This was not only my life savings but my time, energy, hardcore conviction and identity after 13 years in this space. I am posting pseudonymously as I’ve always preferred to stay out of the spotlight - and privacy (inspired by Satoshi) is something I value. I debated whether or not I should say anything at all, but after much deliberation I decided it may be beneficial for other victims who are struggling. While this incident certainly forced upon me the darkest days of my life so far - I have now accepted it and will slowly put together my life again. I came from nothing and did everything right (except rolling the damn dice apparently 😅). I stayed away from trading, exchanges, shitcoins, ICOs, NFTs, false prophets, etc and quietly and consistently built up over the years through all the ups and downs - never spending frivolously on material goods but instead using bitcoin as my sense of freedom and security - with the hopes to pass it on to my future children. Even though that peace, freedom and security is now gone - I am beyond grateful for the journey and life that bitcoin enabled me to have. To all the other victims, as cliche as it is to say “it’s only money” - true wealth, as I’ve learned over and over again is in health, family, and friendships. I’d be lying if I told you I’m not afraid of the uncertainty ahead, but I know by taking one step at a time it will be possible to rebuild. Trust me if I can come to these realizations, you can too! The hardest challenges in life make us stronger and turn us into the best versions of ourselves - don’t give in to the hopelessness. By being in this community you are apart of something special that the majority of the world still hasn’t realized yet. It’s still early! Thanks to all the wonderful people in the community I’ve been DMing over the past week - your kind words of support mean the world to me and helped me start to believe in myself again. To the hacker: you still can do the right thing here and come clean - you have prompted a serious wake-up call that has brought the community together which will bring more resilience for the future. Doing the noble thing now will prevent a lifelong hunt. To all the amazing bitcoiners who have jumped to action from the very beginning to support each other and mitigate further damage - it’s been a beautiful thing to watch. To the @blocks team and especially @intangiblecoins, your efforts are inspiring and provide me with hope. Believe me when I say that IF I ever get my coins back you will all be taken care of very well, along with massive donations to the open source community. For now I will withhold any judgement towards @nvk and the @Coinkite team - while I’m still processing this loss and dealing with the gravity of building my life up from the ruins - I have 0 anger or resentment. Bitcoin security is a tough job, mistakes are made, and lessons are learned by all. I made mistakes by trusting and not verifying as well as not having a more robust security solution so the responsibility must be shared, hindsight is 20/20 and even though it’s tough: I’m okay admitting that. Bitcoin humbles all. Having said all that… I’M NOT FUCKING LEAVING!!! I will start building a new stack from the ground up like all the other plebs as my conviction in Bitcoin is even stronger today then when I got my first coins in 2013. This was never about the money - it was always about the revolution, and that can’t be stopped. We will win. Let’s keep our heads high. The march continues. It’s time to rebuild. PS: Thanks for everything Satoshi ❤️ -M

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