2025-12-19 15:03:54
In 2025, The Israeli Army Was The 'Worst Enemy Of Journalists' https://thedissenter.org/in-2025-the-israeli-army-was-the-worst-enemy-of-journalists/
In 2025, The Israeli Army Was The 'Worst Enemy Of Journalists' https://thedissenter.org/in-2025-the-israeli-army-was-the-worst-enemy-of-journalists/
US army lawyer fired as immigration judge after defying Trump deportation agenda (Associated Press)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/19/army-lawyer-fired-immigration-trump-deportation
http://www.memeorandum.com/251221/p1#a251221p1
Petite commande du jour pour Boltaction
#figurines #boltaction
Hey folks,
@… and I had the pleasure of welcoming two new families to Gaza Verified today.
They are:
• Nour (@…) – please send her some love as the genocidal Israeli army bombed a position near her home while w…
US Army major general who has been director of operations of UN Command, ROK/US Combined Forces Command & US Forces Korea since July 2024 uses ChatGPT to make command decisions. 🤦♂️
A threat to the safety of South Korea and the US.
https://
This isn’t SCI-FI – it’s SMART WEAPONS hunting Russia’s army: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/20/this-isnt-scifi-its-smart.html
Army № 39 Anthony Paradiso jumps in front of Cornell Quarterback № 18 Stefano Luis moments after Luis passed the ball in Sprint Football under the lights this Friday
#photo #photography #football
This tanker does the BEST review of 'Fury' ever! "Better Than Walking?" HAHAHA!
(You'll see. This guy's got stories...)
▶️ Real Army Tanker's FIRST TIME Watching FURY (2014) | First Time Movie Review
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ih-RNp8eMM
@… Just wait until the US Army invades Columbia, Maryland!
@axbom@axbom.meIt's stuff like this that scares the bejesus out of me.
"Top US Army general says he’s using ChatGPT to help make key command decisions"
https://nypost.com/2025/10/16/business/us-army-general-william-hank-taylor-uses-chatgpt-to-help-make-command-decisions/
There is an error in this Associated Press article (dated October 3th) : CAPSAT is not an elite military unit.
In fact, it is often seen in the army as a place of punishment, where people are sent to be forgotten.
No wonder it was a focal point of frustration in 2009 and 2025.
#Madagascar #GenZRevolution
As the Pentagon, particularly the Army, cozies up to Silicon Valley
four big tech executives with no military background, were directly commissioned to be lieutenant colonels, in the Army
-- and they will not recuse themselves from business dealings with the Department of Defense.
Earlier this month, the Army announced Detachment 201,
the name being a reference to HTTP code,
for the newly commissioned executives
from Palantir, Meta and OpenAI.
The ne…
Anduril plans to make 100 units of its AI-powered EagleEye helmet and eyewear for the US Army by Q2 2026, replacing Microsoft's IVAS; Meta provided some tech (Brandi Vincent/DefenseScoop)
https://defensescoop.com/2025/10/13/palmer-luckey-anduril-…
@… Congrats!! 🎉 🏴 Will be fun to watch the Tartan Army take over the US next year. 😁
Good Morning #Canada
Listening to Christmas tunes and watching the snow fall.
Notable Canadian snowstorms:
- 1913 Great Lakes Storm. The most destructive natural disaster on the Great Lakes, causing 250 deaths & destroying 19 ships.
- 1941 March Blizzard: Brought 100 km/h winds and temps of -45°C to Saskatchewan and Manitoba, leading to the deaths of 72 people.
- 1944: 47 cm of snow hit Toronto in a single day. Unfortunately, the Canadian Army was overseas.
- 1971 Montreal: 45 cm of snow on March 4th & wind gusts of 110 km/h. 200 Ski-Doo owners provided emergency transport.
- 1977: This blizzard struck Southern Ontario January 28 to February 1. Toronto DID NOT call the Army.
- 1999 Toronto Snowstorm: A series of snowfalls paralyze the city, total snowfall for January reached 118 cm. Yes, the mayor called the Army.
- 2007 February 2007: Storm hits Central and Eastern Canada, with Ottawa setting a single-day snowfall record of 35.7 cm.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Snowmageddon
https://www.readersdigest.ca/travel/canada/worst-snowstorm-in-canada/
Cowboys lose Swiss Army Knife offensive weapon vs Vikings https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/dallas-cowboys-lose-swiss-army-knife-offensive-weapon-vs-vikings
🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Status Quo:
🎵 You're In The Army Now
#NowPlaying #StatusQuo
https://majorvsminor.bandcamp.com/track/youre-in-the-army-now-status-quo-major-key-rework
https://open.spotify.com/track/3rINKmrSbky6jUVEvNtIX8
Army Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd, an Army officer with Indo-Pacific experience but no digital warfare experience, emerges as potential Cyber Command, NSA pick
https://therecord.media/cyber-command-nsa-potential-pick-lt-gen-joshua-rudd
Sprint Football Cornell vs Army in Black and White (not bad for under the lights!)
#photo #photography #sports
Hegseth to overhaul chaplain corps, toss 'unacceptable and unserious' Army spiritual fitness guide (John Vandiver/Stars & Stripes)
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2025-12-17/hegseth-military-chaplains-20119952.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251217/p129#a251217p129
Information Manipulation is a market.
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/price-bot-army-global-index
@… the salvation army has rebranded the rapture as egress
NFL and college football betting: Loving the totals in Browns-Bears, Army-Navy https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6882690/2025/12/11/best-bets-browns-bears-army-navy-indiana/
🇨🇺 Cubans in the Russian army. EVERYONE — recruited #short: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/14/cubans-in-the-russian-army.html
ICE Is Functioning Like an Occupying Army. I Know Because I Served in One.
https://truthout.org/articles/ice-is-functioning-like-an-occupying-army-i-know-because-i-served-in-one/?utm_campaign=davidaugust.co…
US military has adopted an aggressive push to embrace AI; the top US Army commander in South Korea says "Chat and I" have become "really close lately" (Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/even-top-generals-are…
«“One SIM card can be used for hundreds of different platforms,” said Dek. “Vendors recoup SIM costs by selling high-demand verifications for apps like Facebook and Telegram, then profit from the long tail of other platforms.”
Additional analyses show global stocks of fake accounts are highest for platforms such as X, Uber, Discord, Amazon, Tinder and gaming platform Steam»
#FakeProfiles
"A US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany published a list of food banks in the area that could help soldiers and staff as part of its “Shutdown Guidance,” the subtext being that soldiers and base employees might need to obtain free food from German government services during the government shutdown."
1/2
My dad fought in World War Two. Irv Fink's Fifth Armored Division crossed Utah Beach, fought across France and to the border of Belgium, then turned and fought into Luxembourg, liberated Luxembourg City, went back to France and fought toward Germany through the Battle of the Bulge and the Huertgen Forest. He was wounded, but quickly returned to his unit and did the most dangerous job in the Army: as a medical corpsman, he went into No Man's Land to retrieve the wounded for…
Kondolenzen unterlegt mit Seven Nation Army in 3... 2... 1...
Amazing.
> US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It
https://www.404media.co/army-tells-soldiers-to-go-to-german-food-bank-then-deletes-it/
Donc je n'ai pas mis de tête et je me tates, vous mettiez quoi comme têtes ?
Têtes visibles a #BoltAction
Outstanding if chilling episode of
Krigens dŸgn direct from Kyiv.
Worth a watch especially for the interview with serving chief of staff from #Ukraine army.
The future of warfare, the robot wars, is already here. Ukraine is fighting it.
Dread to think what happens if they lose.
https://www.dr.dk/drtv/episode/krigens-doegn_-saerudgave-fra-kyiv_552789
See, I got this robot army see, and if you don't give me a trillion dollars then someone who isn't me might be in charge of it see, and I dunno what damage they might do. Only way to make sure my robot army is safe, see, is to give me a trillion dollars.
God knows a robot army would be a terrible thing if someone other than me was in control of it, so best give me a trillion dollars so I can make sure the robot army only does what I want.
I won't even spend it! Who would spend a trillion dollars? I'll just use it to keep control of my robot army and so long as I get my trillion dollars everyone will be safe.
#elonMusk #robotArmy
Cowboys add Swiss Army Knife, versatile LB in latest 2026 NFL mock draft https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/cowboys-add-swiss-army-knife-versatile-lb-latest-2026-nfl-mock-draft
An army veteran and Purple Heart recipient who served two tours in Iraq was deported on Friday morning from an immigration detention facility in Florence, Arizona.
Arizona state representative Raquel Teršn told Fox 10 Phoenix that Jose Barco, a Venezuelan-born veteran whose family fled Cuba as refugees, was deported at 4am from Arizona.
Anna Stout, a volunteer on Barco’s defense team, told Denver 7 his team was not notified of plans for his deportation.
Barco’s family has s…
Army base closes sole dining facility amid government shutdown
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-dfac-government-shutdown/
Army shares identities of two soldiers killed in ISIS ambush in Syria (Mike Brest/Washington Examiner)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/3917875/army-shares-identities-two-soldiers-killed-isis-ambush-syria/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251215/p67#a251215p67
How a Scottish maritime museum ended up in Israel’s 3D propaganda
#Israel
Cowboys add Swiss Army Knife, versatile LB in latest 2026 NFL mock draft https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/cowboys-add-swiss-army-knife-versatile-lb-latest-2026-nfl-mock-draft
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Male Choir of the Hungarian Army, Bela Podor & Béla Bartók:
🎵 Four Old Hungarian Folk Songs
#MaleChoiroftheHungarianArmy #BelaPodor #BélaBartók
From #AnnafromUkraine @AnnafromUkraine@youtube.com
RUSSIAN ARMY AN-22 CRASHES, PUTIN ORDERS MASS MILITARY TRAINING Vlog 1253: War in #Ukraine
A military transport plane #An22 crashed i…
Gaza genocide
Lots of democrats and well meaning liberals were telling us that Biden could do nothing. Like being the biggest army in the world and paying for Israel weapons was not a pressure point.
At no point in time did Biden actually pressured the Israeli government. He even prevented the state department from issuing concerns about war crimes. More revelations came after his presidency, it was truly damning.
That's why he was called Genocide Joe
White House official inadvertently reveals plans to send elite army unit to Portland;
Anthony Salisbury displayed chat about deployment of 82nd airborne division on cell phone while in Minnesota
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct…
Glen Grant: “Putin’s Army Is Bleeding, But the West Still Doesn’t Get It” | Wrap-Up Analytics: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/09/glen-grant-putins-army-is.html
There is never a dull day in cybersecurity, so check out today's Metacurity for the most exciting developments you should know today, including
--Coupang CEO resigns as cops raid the company's HQ for a second time,
--Man pleads guilty amid DOJ take-down of Social Engineering Enterprise gang,
--DOJ files more charges against Cyber Army of Russia Reborn member,
--Spanish cops bust teen hacker for stealing 64m records,
--Ukraine cyber corps claims attack on …
Military contractors called for
— and are now getting
— contracts to help carry out Trump’s mass deportations,
🔥with a bounty for every immigrant they track down.
https://www.levernews.com/inside-ices-plans-for-a-bounty-hunter-army/
Just to hammer this home a bit more, I knew a guy who joined the army. I met him after he went AWOL. When he went into the recruiter's office, they asked him if he had any open warrants out for his arrest because they couldn't recruit anyone with a criminal record. He said he did, then they said, "oh, actually, we can help you with all that, don't get caught before we ship you out."
He was just trying to keep himself out of jail. That's not supposed to happen, but it does. IIRC it was on a drug charge, which, also, they're not supposed to take anyone who tests positive for weed... but they also just tell you how to prepare for a drug test.
Another friend joined because she wanted to be part Army Corps of Engineers. A good chunk of the folks I went to school with joined the military after graduation because the other choices were working at the saw mill or working at the canary. If you join the military, you get to go to college. (Or you get to stay out of jail... as long as you don't go AWOL.)
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It https://www.404media.co/army-tells-soldiers-to-go-to-german-food-bank-then-deletes-it/
Trump attends, handles coin toss at Army-Navy college football game (Ryan Mancini/NewsNation)
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-attends-handles-coin-toss-at-army-navy-college-football-game/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251213/p61#a251213p61
Gutierrez: From Army grad to special teams warrior, Jon Rhattigan takes pride in every role https://www.raiders.com/news/gutierrez-from-army-grad-to-special-teams-warrior-jon-rhattigan-takes-pride-in-every-role
I don't believe it... The Lebanon government and military are terrified by Israel and have done nothing while Israel bombs whatever they please (continuously violating the so called ceasefire they signed).
"Blida: Aoun orders army to 'oppose any Israeli incursion' in southern Lebanon, Israel says it fired after a 'direct threat'".
We shouldn't worry too much about Tesla's robot army. If their Full Self-Driving progress is anything to go by, these robots won't be able to see or identify you from the broad side of a truck.
Army charity offers grants to soldiers missing SNAP payments
https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/army-snap-benefits-charity-grinston/
Neros, which makes low-cost, military FPV drones in the US, raised $75M led by Sequoia, bringing its total funding to $121M, and won a US Army contract (Farah Stockman/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/business/neros-military-drones.html
“Israel’s army is using remote-controlled vehicles packed with explosives to demolish entire neighbourhoods in besieged Gaza City after issuing a ‘last chance’ to leave warning to hundreds of trapped Palestinians.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/livebl…
Korsukov Appointed Commander of 20th Army Corps: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/17/korsukov-appointed-commander-of-th.html
We've reached the point in the evolution of cyber scamming where military units are blowing up buildings to stop the digital crimes.
Stragglers from Myanmar scam center raided by army cross into Thailand as buildings are blown up
https://apnews.com/artic…
Defence of Myrnohrad: Ukrainian army fighting to break out of encirclement, says analyst #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/07/defence-of-myrnohrad-ukrainian-army.html
Been reading some of the Buffy The Vampire Slayer comic-books, set after the TV shows ended.
It's a very different world with Buffy and Xander being commanders of a whole slayer army with seemingly massive resources, from a castle being attacked by various supernatural forces.
Very different pacing from the TV show too.
You know that episode of Angel where Spike and Angel are running around in Italy chasing after Buffy who now dates The Immortal?
Turns out it wasn't Buffy at all, but one of her decoys that have been deployed around the world. Andrew thought it would be funny to troll the two vampires by pretending she was dating The Immortal.
The artwork is all great, but sometimes a little rough and I find it challenging since I don't always recognize who is supposed to be who, especially as the artists and styles switch from book to book.
Some of the mini stories feel like just pulling the TV show characters back for no good reason.
I hear rumors of a new Buffy TV show starring SMG with no involvement from Joss, and wonder if it'll assume these stories of visiting the future or fighting with an army from a castle base will be retconned out entirely?
It's an entertaining read and nice to visit those characters again, but doesn't feel much like the TV show because it's such a different setting and Buffy is very different as a commander than a school girl.
#reading #comics #buffy
Gutierrez: From Army grad to special teams warrior, Jon Rhattigan takes pride in every role https://www.raiders.com/news/gutierrez-from-army-grad-to-special-teams-warrior-jon-rhattigan-takes-pride-in-every-role
Why Ukraine rejects Russia's 600,000 army cap demand: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/06/why-ukraine-rejects-russias-army.html
#USAAPartner come with me to America’s game 🇺🇸 Army-Navy Game presented by @USAA on @CBS Sports College Football at 3pm ET https://www.tiktok.com/@annieagar5/video/7583433121262095646<…
Taking notes from the successes and failures of the Russian revolution, a group of anarchists (including Nestor Makhno, a Ukrainian anarchist militant who was critical in defeating the Tzar's army and who later also fought the Red Army) wrote a document titled the "Organizational Platform of the Libertarian Communists." This document came to be known as "The Platform." It remains one of the most important first-hand revolutionary documents, outlining a clear revolutionary plan.
I've taken this, the Viable System Model from cybernetics, and my own organizing experience, to describe an organization to confront the current set of crises.
This continues to build on the stuff I have been writing, but it's a lot less high level theory and a lot more specific.
https://anarchoccultism.org/building-zion/a-solarpunk-fractal-microservices
As always, editing notes (typos, grammar, spelling, etc) are always welcome, as are any questions. My ADHD brain tends to go a lot faster than anything else, so I have a tendency to drop words and have a lot of trouble catching them later. Between my ADHD and mild dyslexia, it can be pretty hard for me to catch when autocorrect gives me the wrong word.
A lot of folks have already been super helpful in offering their editing support, and I'm really grateful. Writing this has felt collaborative, and it should. On the one hand this comes from my own experience and research, but on the other I'm also voicing things that have come from conversations here. This has all been a bit of my voice and a bit of the federated world, and I'm really appreciating that.
Russian generals say all goals of the war will be achieved.
Russian economists say despite the pressure the economy will outlast Ukraine’s.
Even Russian fan-boy Donald Trump says that Russia is much stronger and Kyiv has no cards left to play in the war.
Hearing only reassurance,
it is little wonder that President Vladimir Putin sees no reason for real concessions on Ukraine.
From the vantage point of the Kremlin, the war is going according to plan.
Senior official at Indo-Pacific Command is Trump’s pick to lead Cyber Command, NSA https://therecord.media/joshua-rudd-nomination-cyber-command-nsa
Myanmar shut down a major online scam center on October 21 as part of operations starting in September to curb cross-border online scams and illegal gambling (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-scam-centers-cybercr…
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It (Matthew Gault/404 Media)
https://www.404media.co/army-tells-soldiers-to-go-to-german-food-bank-then-deletes-it/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251105/p130#a251105p130
Russian army facilities are burning in Karelia and the Leningrad region #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/04/russian-army-facilities-are-burning.html
Things are moving fast in cyber world, so don't miss today's Metacurity for the most critical developments you should know, including
--ShinyHunters is extorting Red Hat, LAPSUS$ teen in UK custody may be connected,
--Jaguar Land Rover to resume production at some sites,
--Apple faces French probe over Siri recordings,
--SEC probes AppLovin's data collection practices,
--Google's CodeMender is a security Swiss army knife,
--Prankster tells W…
Minister backs army chief over warning France must accept 'loss of our children' | Euronews
https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/21/army-chief-warns-france-must-accept-loss-of-our-children-to-deter-russia-by-2030
Asking “…all the soldiers of the army of the US not to point their rifles at humanity," is _not_ having “…urged U.S. soldiers to…incite violence,” in fact seems to be the opposite of a call for violence (it is a call to be peaceful).
Petro is the current President of Columbia.
https://www.
Shutdown Guidance -- A lapse in appropriations before the Sept. 30, 2025 ... (U.S. Army)
https://home.army.mil/bavaria/about/shutdown-guidance
http://www.memeorandum.com/251105/p160#a251105p160
In an earnings call last night,
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he needs more control over Tesla,
as well as a pay package that could be worth nearly $1 trillion,
in exchange for building a
“robot army.”
Otherwise, he could get ousted as CEO, and then, well, who would control the army?
In a sense, Musk is asking Tesla’s shareholders to vote to approve an enormous payday to insure that he — and he alone — remains in control of the company’s legions of humanoid ro…
Tel Aviv-based Sweet Security, which helps spot abnormal cloud infrastructure behavior, raised $75M led by Evolution Equity, taking its total funding to $120M (Marissa Newman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
Sports betting roundup: NFL favorites deliver for bettors in Week 15 https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/sports-betting-roundup-nfl-favorites-deliver-for-bettors-in-week-15
Army officer with Indo-Pacific experience emerges as potential Cyber Command, NSA pick https://therecord.media/cyber-command-nsa-potential-pick-lt-gen-joshua-rudd
"the section reverses safety changes put in place following the crash between an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Jan. 29. According to investigators, it was difficult for the helicopter pilots to hear dispatches from National Airport’s traffic control."
National Transportation Safety Board ‘vehemently opposes’ NDAA provision
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5643440-ndaa-opposed-by-ntsboard/
Fact Check: Army Drill Sgt. Karina Martinez's Video About Leaders Respecting People Was Posted Two Weeks Before Defense Secretary Hegseth's Speech To Generals: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/01/fact-check-army-drill-sgt.html
Person of interest in Brown University shooting served in Army, worked at Arlington National Cemetery (CNN)
https://cnn.com/2025/12/14/us/benjamin-erickson-brown-university-shooting?Date=20251215&Profile=CNN
http://www.memeorandum.com/251214/p50#a251214p50
Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show (Andy Mannix/Minneapolis Star Tribune)
https://www.startribune.com/trump-officials-discussed-sending-elite-army-division-to-portland-text-messages-show/601485729?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=68e064adba21ad00017d76ca
http://www.memeorandum.com/251003/p141#a251003p141
If you were concerned about the manosphere dragging our sons to the right, you should be terrified now.
Forget Joe Rogan influencing the opinions of his army of listeners.
Imagine a generation mindlessly scrolling on TikTok and being inundated with MAGA propaganda.
Some of it will be subtle, some of it will be blatant. But, I fear, it may soon be all they’re seeing.
With Ellison and Murdoch as the puppeteers behind TikTok,
our young people will wake up …
Russian army left without electronics – factory near Bryansk attacked #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/29/russian-army-left-without-electronics.html
Dutch media: ASML has sold parts to a subsidiary of a Chinese army supplier, per Chinese import and export data; ASML says it can't confirm the report (Toby Sterling/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/asml-c
Soldiers under investigation can make career progress with waiver
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-establishes-waiver-investigations/
Hybrid attacks such as drones are ‘part of new reality’, Danish minister warns
🔥Peter Hummelgaard compared recent spate of hybrid attacks on Europe to 9/11 terrorism
🔥As Russia embarks on huge army expansion by 135,000 men
https://www.
Texas National Guard troops arrive in Illinois over leaders’ objections
Photographs Tuesday showed Texas National Guard troops carrying rifles and riot shields at the Joliet Army Reserve Training Center in Elwood, Illinois,
about 50 miles southwest of downtown Chicago.
In a statement over the weekend, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said 400 Texas troops were ordered to deploy to Illinois and other states,
calling the move an “invasion.”
The Trump administration…
Ukraine war latest live: Russian army redeploys forces near Pokrovsk amid reported reserve shortage, partisans say: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/ukraine-war-latest-live-russian.html
Hegseth's top military aide tapped for No. 2 Army officer post (Connor O'Brien/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/10/21/congress/hegseth-military-aide-army-officer-00616728
http://www.memeorandum.com/251021/p143#a251021p143
❗️Half of the city is under control of Ukrainian army! Front in Pokrovsk stabilized #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/10/half-of-the-city-is.html
All the TRUTH about the FRONT! UKRAINIAN ARMY stabilizes the situation in Donbas #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/09/all-the-truth-about-the.html