https://www.cbsnews.com/news/aldrich-ames-dies-age-84-russia-spy/
Pour one out for a real one
Aldrich Ames, CIA officer convicted of spying for Russia, dies at age 84
The 31-year veteran of the CIA is believed to have compromised more than 100 intelligence operations and sent a number of Soviet agents to their deaths or prison, as he traded information for large sums of money that funded his lavish lifestyle.
I hope you partied hard while you could bro
https://chimpreports.com/israel-attack-on-iran-appears-imminent/
Quality sources lol
Australia urged its citizens to leave Iranian territory immediately, citing what officials described as a sharply deteriorating security environment and the risk of sudden military action.
https://unn.ua/en/news/russia-urgently-evacuates-russian-embassy-staff-from-israel-media
Russia urgently evacuates Russian embassy staff from Israel - media
Russia is urgently evacuating diplomatic personnel and their families from Israel, having organized three flights in the last 24 hours. The evacuation is taking place at an accelerated pace, indicating the presence of "important information."
I wish y’all could tune into the mad beats I’m listening to right now all I do is cash out
Concerns about rising mental illness prompt calls to just don’t worry about it, go for a walk and eat some vegetables. We all get sad sometimes just try smiling.
EuroNews - Chipmaker Nexperia said it halted China shipments on payment refusal
Posting mainly because the article describes Nexperia as “Dutch owned” and apparently the fact that Nexperia was very recently seized from Chinese ownership is somehow not a salient fact to include in the discussion.
Instead this is framed as China stealing Dutch IP rights, which the Dutch stole fair and square from the Chinese first I guess.
Workers exempt from conscription:
Wait so they’ll seize the money but use it for loans? Ukraine would still have to pay Europe back even though it isn’t Europe’s money?
Joining Russia and China like this is by far the greatest strategic fuckup since Athens invaded Sicily during the Peloponnesian wars.
RAND REPORT - Accept China has won. Best case scenario is avoiding a century of humiliation
clarify U.S. objectives in the rivalry with language that explicitly rejects absolute versions of victory and accepts the legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party.
each side must accept, in ways that are deeply ingrained and broadly shared among decision-making officials, that some degree of modus vivendi must necessarily be part of the relationship
each side must accept the essential political legitimacy of the other.
state that it does not support Taiwan independence, seek a permanent separation across the Straits, or oppose peaceful unification
creating the maximum incentive for Beijing to pursue gradual approaches to realizing its ultimate goal
Reunification. Taiwan surrendered its stranglehold on chips and became a chip itself to be traded accordingly.
[The US should] balance its commitments to Taiwan with leveraging its influence to ensure Taiwan's actions do not escalate tensions with China… use its potential leverage over Taiwan to limit its activities that upset the status quo.
This would have been a great strategy for the US to adopt 10 years ago.
Bloomberg - Distress in Europe Retail Above 2009 Levels, Weil’s Index Shows
While eight out of ten industry groups experience lower levels of distress compared with the previous quarter, conditions worsened across retail and consumer, which remained the most distressed sector.
Germany is Europe’s most distressed market, with limited signs of recovery and the Bundesbank expecting flat growth until at least 2026, the report showed.
Industrials is the second most distressed sector, with Germany a key drag on the outlook, according to the report. That’s followed by real estate, where refinancing pressures remain “significant” even though the pace of deterioration has slowed.
Also the implication that they did this because they’re fucking evil and not starving and desperate
Iran first striking while there are riots in Tehran seems bold