“The Biden administration has determined that three Israeli military units and two civilian units have committed “gross human rights violations” against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. But it will not deny four of them military aid” nytimes.com/live/2024/04/2…

The leader of the Columbia encampment sounds very normal. ‘The student, Khymani James, said in the January video that “Zionists don’t deserve to live” and “Be grateful that I’m not just going out and murdering Zionists.”’ nytimes.com/2024/04/26/nyr…

Excellent piece by hal 👾 on where US-China tech competition is headed. '...“Major multilateral controls on quantum technology” being exported to China are also likely, says a Republican staffer.' economist.com/international/…

A 500K+ follower account being unable to distinguish between craters from Iranian missiles, and clouds in satellite imagery. Says all you need to know about the state of OSINT on this shithole platform.

As expected, the Ukrainian posture in the Donetsk Oblast remained largely unchanged since February. Russians, on the other hand, added around 20 new units to the oblast. We expect this disparity to continue to grow over spring.

ROK Defense Minister Shin: “It is inappropriate to ask a question that presumes USFK will be moved out even if there is a clash surrounding Taiwan. By asking such a question, we might send the wrong signal to the US ... it is an excessive hypothetical. We must firmly say ‘No.’”

In case you are wondering if the police officer has been reprimanded for what he did to this professor.

No. The professor has been charged with battery against the police officer.

A great piece from Bellingcat on how not to do OSINT work, referencing behaviour such as not linking to sources, incorrect interpretation or sacrificing accuracy for speed. bellingcat.com/resources/2024…