Boaz

Investigative journalist & technologist. Building @BNews_Network powered by @Breakwater_news. Creator of @UkraineAlert.

Reporting meets code.

[Boaz @Mr_Knish]

Really honored to now be apart of team @AuroraIntel. I am looking forward to working with Adam & David to provide up to date news and intelligence to the masses. Thanks!

[Boaz @Mr_Knish]

@ElazarOrenbuch @pmarca damn

[Boaz @Mr_Knish]

@minndona1 @BNews_Network I will let my mom who named me that know.

[Boaz @Mr_Knish]

Its that time of the month again...

[Boaz @Mr_Knish]

Got Avivi on the phone today after his CBW missile briefing on @idsfisrael . Asked him: if Iran really has chemical warheads ready to go, why hasn't Israel given anyone gas masks?

His answer and the IDF's response were... interesting.
https://t.co/L9d3LWVNr8

[Bernie News Network @BNews_Network]

EXCLUSIVE: A senior Israeli defense figure told BNN that Iran may already possess operational chemical and biological warheads for its ballistic missiles. The IDF confirmed to BNN that the Home Front Command has not changed its civil defense directives.

Brigadier General (Res.) Amir Avivi, founder of the Israel Defense and Security Forum and an adviser to the Israeli government on defense matters, said the threat is "not theoretical." He told BNN there is "a good chance they already have it" and that "this is something that we believe may be operational."

Avivi said Iran has undertaken a massive expansion of its ballistic missile production following the 12-Day War of June 2025, driven by what Tehran views as a significant blow to its deterrence. "The Iranians really want revenge and retaliation," Avivi told BNN. "They believe if they hit Israel really hard, this will rebuild their stance and deterrence internally and externally." He said the missiles currently in production are more advanced than those fired at Israel during the 12-Day War, with warheads including precision, conventional, and potentially chemical and biological variants.

Avivi outlined three scenarios for a confrontation with Iran. The first, which he said Israel "cannot allow," is a preemptive Iranian strike involving a large number of ballistic missiles, some of which "may be non-regular warheads including chemical." The second is an Israeli preemptive strike. The third, which Avivi said he expects, is an American-led military operation. "I believe that the decision to deal with Iran and take down the regime has been taken by the US, and that we are moving towards decisive war," he said.

When asked by BNN why the Home Front Command has not distributed gas masks or issued updated guidance on chemical threats, Avivi said Israel would prioritize offensive and defensive military capabilities. He said he does not believe Israel will address gas mask distribution at this time. Asked whether the Israeli public should be concerned, Avivi said: "Israel has really good air defense and we will be able to deal with this."

The IDF told BNN: "There has been no change in the Home Front Command's directives."

Avivi's remarks followed a public IDSF briefing on Monday where he stated that Iran is "continuing preparations for war and the production of ballistic missiles, including chemical and biological ballistic missiles, which are very, very dangerous and need to be dealt with."

Trump administration Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Iran is "probably a week away from having industrial-grade bomb-making material." Iran is expected to submit a proposal to the United States on Tuesday ahead of continued nuclear negotiations on Thursday.

Bernie | Bernie News Network
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[Bernie News Network @BNews_Network]

EXCLUSIVE: A senior Israeli defense figure told BNN that Iran may already possess operational chemical and biological warheads for its ballistic missiles. The IDF confirmed to BNN that the Home Front Command has not changed its civil defense directives.

Brigadier General (Res.) Amir Avivi, founder of the Israel Defense and Security Forum and an adviser to the Israeli government on defense matters, said the threat is "not theoretical." He told BNN there is "a good chance they already have it" and that "this is something that we believe may be operational."

Avivi said Iran has undertaken a massive expansion of its ballistic missile production following the 12-Day War of June 2025, driven by what Tehran views as a significant blow to its deterrence. "The Iranians really want revenge and retaliation," Avivi told BNN. "They believe if they hit Israel really hard, this will rebuild their stance and deterrence internally and externally." He said the missiles currently in production are more advanced than those fired at Israel during the 12-Day War, with warheads including precision, conventional, and potentially chemical and biological variants.

Avivi outlined three scenarios for a confrontation with Iran. The first, which he said Israel "cannot allow," is a preemptive Iranian strike involving a large number of ballistic missiles, some of which "may be non-regular warheads including chemical." The second is an Israeli preemptive strike. The third, which Avivi said he expects, is an American-led military operation. "I believe that the decision to deal with Iran and take down the regime has been taken by the US, and that we are moving towards decisive war," he said.

When asked by BNN why the Home Front Command has not distributed gas masks or issued updated guidance on chemical threats, Avivi said Israel would prioritize offensive and defensive military capabilities. He said he does not believe Israel will address gas mask distribution at this time. Asked whether the Israeli public should be concerned, Avivi said: "Israel has really good air defense and we will be able to deal with this."

The IDF told BNN: "There has been no change in the Home Front Command's directives."

Avivi's remarks followed a public IDSF briefing on Monday where he stated that Iran is "continuing preparations for war and the production of ballistic missiles, including chemical and biological ballistic missiles, which are very, very dangerous and need to be dealt with."

Trump administration Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Iran is "probably a week away from having industrial-grade bomb-making material." Iran is expected to submit a proposal to the United States on Tuesday ahead of continued nuclear negotiations on Thursday.

Bernie | Bernie News Network
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[Boaz @Mr_Knish]

Iran should understand that what comes next will be nothing like June.

[Boaz @Mr_Knish]

🗣️ Babel
15 correct · 18 rounds · 3 hints
18/94 languages heard
https://t.co/YW9iLXmqvb

Idek how I got this many correct haha

[Boaz @Mr_Knish]

Tally gives you a new clue with each wrong guess just like Keel. Modes include modern military, WW2, commercial, golden age.

Babel starts simple and scales as you go. Click the country on a world map to guess.

Thanks to everyone playing Keel. More coming soon.

[Boaz @Mr_Knish]

Built two new daily games. Now alongside Keel we have

1. Tally. ID aircraft from silhouettes. 5 guesses, 4 modes.

2. Babel. 30 seconds of audio. One mystery language. Can you get all 94?

Play all three at https://t.co/Qw1WwV75ms

[Boaz @Mr_Knish]

@SirListenalot @DefenceGeek Can you guys kiss already.

[Boaz @Mr_Knish]

@SirListenalot @DefenceGeek Dude you are obsessed with him.

[Boaz @Mr_Knish]

If there were ever to be an OSINT award, I think the most deserving group would have to be @MATA_osint. Kudos to you all on the work you are doing tracking the buildup.

@DefenceGeek @vcdgf555 @ArmchairAdml

[Oliver Alexander @OAlexanderDK]

U.S. SOF right now

[Boaz @Mr_Knish]

@orfialkov Some examples of the system in action.

[Boaz @Mr_Knish]

@orfialkov A much better alternative: https://t.co/8xiz9kBqSH

[Boaz @Mr_Knish]

@giladbi @orfialkov https://t.co/d7JCOnpM5c

[Boaz @Mr_Knish]

@giladbi @orfialkov כן. רוצה דמו?

[Boaz @Mr_Knish]

@Osint613 Zakai clarified he meant this last weekend

https://t.co/CJwkyD4nJp

[Bernie News Network @BNews_Network]

Israel's Civil Aviation Authority head Shmuel Zakai told foreign airlines that the past weekend marked the beginning of a more sensitive period, according to N12. In a letter sent Sunday, Zakai stated that defense systems remain fully deployed at high readiness and inter-agency coordination mechanisms are stable and fully operational.

Zakai noted there is a possibility, though not high, that U.S.-Iran negotiations may resume, which could reduce tensions. The letter stated that if assessments indicate a reasonable level of safety cannot be assured, Israeli airspace will be closed without hesitation, as occurred in June 2025 and in April and October 2024.

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[Boaz @Mr_Knish]

Can you ID a warship from its silhouette?

I built Keel, a daily ship guessing game. Think Wordle but for warships. Multiple modes: modern, WW2, Cold War, carriers, subs, and small ships.

Test your skills: https://t.co/qAibqw12kN

[Peter Girnus 🦅 @gothburz]

Last quarter I rolled out Microsoft Copilot to 4,000 employees.

$30 per seat per month.

$1.4 million annually.

I called it "digital transformation."

The board loved that phrase.

They approved it in eleven minutes.

No one asked what it would actually do.

Including me.

I told everyone it would "10x productivity."

That's not a real number.

But it sounds like one.

HR asked how we'd measure the 10x.

I said we'd "leverage analytics dashboards."

They stopped asking.

Three months later I checked the usage reports.

47 people had opened it.

12 had used it more than once.

One of them was me.

I used it to summarize an email I could have read in 30 seconds.

It took 45 seconds.

Plus the time it took to fix the hallucinations.

But I called it a "pilot success."

Success means the pilot didn't visibly fail.

The CFO asked about ROI.

I showed him a graph.

The graph went up and to the right.

It measured "AI enablement."

I made that metric up.

He nodded approvingly.

We're "AI-enabled" now.

I don't know what that means.

But it's in our investor deck.

A senior developer asked why we didn't use Claude or ChatGPT.

I said we needed "enterprise-grade security."

He asked what that meant.

I said "compliance."

He asked which compliance.

I said "all of them."

He looked skeptical.

I scheduled him for a "career development conversation."

He stopped asking questions.

Microsoft sent a case study team.

They wanted to feature us as a success story.

I told them we "saved 40,000 hours."

I calculated that number by multiplying employees by a number I made up.

They didn't verify it.

They never do.

Now we're on Microsoft's website.

"Global enterprise achieves 40,000 hours of productivity gains with Copilot."

The CEO shared it on LinkedIn.

He got 3,000 likes.

He's never used Copilot.

None of the executives have.

We have an exemption.

"Strategic focus requires minimal digital distraction."

I wrote that policy.

The licenses renew next month.

I'm requesting an expansion.

5,000 more seats.

We haven't used the first 4,000.

But this time we'll "drive adoption."

Adoption means mandatory training.

Training means a 45-minute webinar no one watches.

But completion will be tracked.

Completion is a metric.

Metrics go in dashboards.

Dashboards go in board presentations.

Board presentations get me promoted.

I'll be SVP by Q3.

I still don't know what Copilot does.

But I know what it's for.

It's for showing we're "investing in AI."

Investment means spending.

Spending means commitment.

Commitment means we're serious about the future.

The future is whatever I say it is.

As long as the graph goes up and to the right.