WAPO: “.. Since the war began Saturday, Russia has passed Iran the locations of U.S. military assets, including warships and aircraft, said the three officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity.”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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A large predatory dinosaur, Allosaurus, breaks into a run alongside a shallow pond. Turtles and pterosaurs are seen in the foreground around the allosaur's feet, and stegosaurs and sauropods occur in the far distance. Ferns, cycadophytes and conifers comprise the vegetation.
A gloomy scene of Cambrian life. A field of tower-like sponges creates a set of obstacles for an all-star cast of Cambrian critters to swim and climb around, including anomalocarids, trilobites, lots of wormy things and the bizarre Opabinia.
Flying animals of the Yixian Formation: pterosaurs, birds, and insects compete for airspace over mountains and ginkgo treetops.
Deposits of the Cleveland Shale and the fossil animals they contain: among several species of Devonian sharks is the famous Dunkleosteus. Palaeontologists work to discover new fossils at the base of the cliff.
At #Patreon, I've been discussing my 2024 #paleoart murals for the Cleveland Museum of Natural History: www.patreon.com/markwitton. They include a life-size Allosaurus, Cambrian faunas, Yixian pterosaurs, birds and insects, Cleveland Shale strata and fishes...
#FossilFriday #sciart #paleontology
Oh and #adhd ... British Journal of Psychiatry whole bunch of experts Professor Tamsin Ford, Head of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge leading ⬇️
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
A brown penguin chick of some kind. It looks very much like a man in a suit. It is bedraggled and miserable
Made it to Friday but at what cost
Trump screwed them 3 times and dared to ask for a 4th.
Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran.
No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.
Worth a watch.
(🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)
Trump cut off supplies of Sidewinder missiles for Ukraine’s F-16s, which limited their ability to prevent Russian strikes on Ukraine’s cities during the dead of winter when Putin ramped up attacks. And yet, when we need help with interceptor drones for Iran, Ukraine offered them without hesitation.
Just announced: Iceland has urgently moved up its referendum to join the European Union - to 29 August.
A reminder: 🇮🇸 is in many ways already a non-voting 🇪🇺 member because of the EEA. This would give them voting power to shape the laws they have to follow.
Although it‘s helping to target US forces - literally acting an accomplice in killing Americans - Russia still gets to sell its sanctioned oil to India, with the blessing of the Kremlin’s boy in Washington.
If Donald Trump is a patriot, I’m a jelly donut.
bsky.app/profile/kyiv...
You can see why Russia sees an opportunity to settle scores. "Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces in the Middle East, the first indication that another major U.S. adversary is participating — even indirectly" www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Logistical tribulations aside, I have questions about the mission profile. Like what is Tate actually planning to *do* when he gets there? Sit on his hotel balcony waiting for Shaheds to fly past so he can take pot shots? He *does* plan to do something more alpha than be a keyboard warrior?
Right?
How it started / how it's going
Reform are denying me access to the Welsh manifesto launch...
Remember a few weeks ago when Reform UK threatened to defund Bangor University in the name of "free speech"?
Well despite repeated requests, Reform are not allowing me to attend their manifesto launch.
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Historian here history first time as tragedy the second time as farce.
”Why can’t we question whether you a need a coherent reason to sanction directly killing people, putting thousands of other lives at risk & burning through tens of billions of dollars? Maybe there’s another side to this question. Maybe it’s OK to do all that because vibes. I am a serious journalist”
‘Why is it important for wars to have clear aims?’ Amol Rajan asks guest talking about war in Iran
When did Today become this demotic?
For context, you should remember that Andrew Neil’s “American friends” aren’t regular folks on Main Street, USA, but elite members of the media/political complex.
The Epstein class, if you will.
epsteinsblackbook.com/names/andrew...
On the one hand, a clearly deranged lunatic in the White House starting a dangerous illegal war on Iran with already-serious repercussions for the region and world...
Or having a pop at Keir Starmer.
You just knew which side the Right would come down on.
Ridiculous - No one is confused!
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
The right headline to share with a profile pic of Mad Nad Dorries, tho.
a headline of pure projection
Favourite #WorldBookDay moment ...
Asked a hall full of children if any of them knew what a Dalek was ... girl RAN up to the stage and announced ... it's a small onion but strong. Cut it and you'll cry.
Me: .... thinking ...
Me: .. still thinking ...
Finally ...
... Garlic.
Magnificent Riflebird (Ptiloris magnificus) performing a mating display with an interested female 💞💞💞😍
Reform councillor Graham Eardley has been suspended for behaving so aggressively towards a female volunteer that security had to escort him out. That’s at least 63 Reform councillors gone in ten months – nearly one in ten!
Drone strikes on Amazon Web Services sites this week in the UAE and Bahrain highlight the vulnerability of cloud facilities that are symbols of US tech power in the region. ft.trib.al/wkwiETC
"The Type 45 destroyer... a class of six guided-missile destroyers built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy in the early 21st century. The class is primarily designed for anti-aircraft and anti-missile warfare and is built around the PAAMS ... air-defence system"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_45...
Kemi Badenoch claims the Type 45 Destroyer can’t intercept missiles.
That is literally what they are designed to do, and they’re world-renowned for it.
The Conservatives should wind their neck in and stop warmongering.
We will not gain anything by getting involved in a conflict with Iran.
