Harry

Has spines. With a soft tummy. Mostly I keep a low profile.....

[Tara Copp @TaraCopp]

A security agent for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just warned the reporters here — for Hegseth’s first press conference in 6 months — that we will be physically removed from the briefing room if we are not professional and maintain decorum. We asked if that meant no shouted questions and got no clarity. It’s the first time any of us could ever remember being threatened like this. Shouted questions are normal. “This is crazy town” one journalist said, noting the White House has never threatened reporters like that. We’re in the room, back row:

[(((Tendar))) @Tendar]

Three Russian shadow fleet tanker loaded with Russian diesel have altered course and won't be shipping to the US coast.

The "Agioi Fenandes" (IMO: 9798375) and "Talisman" (IMO: 9292060) switched their destination to "For Orders", meaning that they are actively looking for buyers. The "Leruo" (MO: 9385831) has set course for Brazil, while also looking for buyers. Source is "Marinetraffic".

It looks like that the Trump-Putin scheme has fallen apart the moment the midterms were lost for Trump. What a surprise..

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

Good morning.. 😅

[Harry @luaimear]

@McFaul An account which posts an average of more than 300 posts a week looks to me like a bot. I've muted and blocked the account so I won't see it again. The attention being paid to the account is, unfortunately, just what it's hoping for.

[Jay in Kyiv @JayinKyiv]

So, the Melania Trump brokered ceasefire is just a means for Russia to kidnap 1500 people, not allowed to go to Ukraine, only Russia.

[Ben Burville @Sealdiver]

Hoping to get underwater with @farnesdiving & @mickycraig999 this Saturday 🫰
Some time beneath the waves will recharge the mind...

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

The most important thing today is that Starlink and Starshield operations have been restored to the speeds we had before the restrictions. The speeds are now where they need to be. The restoration began overnight, and by this morning, speeds were already sufficient. This matters: for our frontline logistics, for defending Ukraine against jet-powered “shaheds.”

I thank all Americans and all our partners who took this seriously and truly helped – members of Congress, senators, all the media, the State Department, and the President. Protecting lives matters.

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: MeidasTouch has obtained dozens of NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN photos and videos revealing devastating damage to U.S. military bases from Trump's Iran war.

Troops and military families are breaking their silence, describing being abandoned by their own government.

“It’s so much worse than people realize.” https://t.co/ah37szpwFP

[Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 @jurgen_nauditt]

Defense Ministry monitoring systems confirm that connection speeds for Starlink/Starshield have been restored.

The connection remains stable even at speeds exceeding 400 km/h.

This is yet another example of how direct dialogue and the resolute stance taken by the President of Ukraine at the highest level yield results. This outcome is of critical importance—first and foremost for the front line: for our military personnel, drone operations, logistics, and communications.

"The Ministry of Defense continues to monitor and track the performance of Starlink/Starshield," stated Defense Minister Khmara.

[Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm]

From the FT:
"Investors are racing to buy credit default swaps to protect their portfolios in the event the AI boom unravels....
In a sign of investors’ increasing unease over the borrowing binge, the cost of buying CDS on many AI-linked companies has hit record highs this month."
#economy #markets #tech #bonds @ft

[Harry @luaimear]

@gregbagwell Or a cowardly liar? I've seen 6 year olds act like this when they get found doing something really, really bad.

[Harry @luaimear]

@PhillipsPOBrien Here's my theory on why Trump is cosying up to Putin (and will always do so). Trump is driven by greed & wants Ukraine's resources. He knows that Ukraine will not let him grab them. But he believes that if Putin overruns Ukraine, P will let him steal & plunder as he wants.

[Harry @luaimear]

@Microinteracti1 Best to read the original words: "on October 16, leaders will ask him...". So the original post was what they had heard will happen, NOT what had happened. @Caolan rephrased to "Z is already being asked.." as if it were a fact and had happened. It has NOT happened & may never.

[Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM]

While Musk owns SpaceX which controls Starlink systems and can impose restrictions on them in Ukraine, those that began overnight are on the Starshield military version of the system controlled by the Pentagon. This suggests the decision to limit the speed of the Starshield systems was made within the Trump administration. https://t.co/x4bKeZSikR

[Harry @luaimear]

@LetsArmUKR Using a log scale is unhelpful and most people will not notice that you've used one. You'd make your point much more forcefully without.

[Harry @luaimear]

We all need a little more of this in our timelines. Thank you Richard

[Richard Brown @Brownsvilleted]

A fine start to the day

[Harry @luaimear]

@TokyoTom2020 It's not just the leaders who see him as promoting Russia's interests. It's the people in the streets as well. And they're baffled as to how it can be that so many people in the USA don't yet realise this.

[Jay in Kyiv @JayinKyiv]

Ukraine's targeting of Russian data centers is exposing the true nature of the online support for not just America's Republican party, anti-Ukraine and secession movements globally, but Germany's AFD as well.

This whole platform is just Russia's plaything, supporting the Russia/Musk/Trump global fascist movement.

[Sir William Browder KCMG @Billbrowder]

This is so interesting

[Jay in Kyiv @JayinKyiv]

One look at Russia's diesel production versus domestic consumption data makes it clear that Trump's diesel deal with Russia is a fraud.

Even if Russia were to export 100% of all the diesel it produces over domestic consumption (September 2026 data), it would provide only 1.2% of what the US consumes.

Trump merely needed an excuse to take sanctions off Russia and force Ukraine to stop hitting Putin's refineries.