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Lithuania nabs some alleged saboteurs. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/russia-behind-attempted-2024-arson-083910208.html...

"Senior officials claim Gulf state provides neutral location to store proceeds from which they can be moved safely and without risk of seizure or American legislative or judicial oversight ..." I hope I'm wrong, and happy to be corrected, but am I being tooooooooooo cynical? Although according...

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From the latest ISW summary from last night .... https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-january-15-2026/ ... with this interesting tidbit from Wednesday's update about those pesky Kurds in the 'hood ;)

If it needs all the current members to agree, not likely. If a new Euro-centric TF tried it? Maaaaaaaaybe, but the senior partner may not like it (even if he could, like others smarter than me have said, messsge that as a “they finally did their job only after I got them to” win of sorts).

It’s only interference if they don’t want you to know who did it ;)

<Boris Badinov voice> You know, we could help you, if you reeeeeeeeeeeeeeally wanted it ....</Boris Badinov voice> https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/15/only-russia-can-stop-it-moscow-taunts-europe-denmark-over-trumps-greenland-plans-a91672

Interesting, if even only partially true ... https://www.internazionale.it/ultime-notizie-reuters/2026/01/15/macron-says-france-now-providing-two-thirds-of-intelligence-to-ukraine https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1136756.html ... with this from March of last year...

If you mean this one, it appears the "usual suspects" were rounded up :) https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/04/20/iran-court-issues-sentences-downing-ukraine-flight-ps752 IIRC, that also cranked some folks into the streets calling for new leadership - wonder if it'll work this time?

From the folks who bring you the decently robust OS summary of UKR, the Institute for the Study of War's latest summary on IRN and the 'hood ... https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-january-14-2026/ A few of the headlines: "... The Iranian regime views the protests as a...

IF it’s the same guy, here’s what the Jesuit info-machine says: https://jesuits.ca/stories/cigarettes-coffee-and-justice-the-unusual-holiness-of-martin-royackers-sj%E2%80%AF/ If it’s someone different, I humbly defer to those with stronger Jesuit history chops than mine.

In Jamaica? Yeah, I know - obscure stuff that sticks in my head only to be used at eclectic moments …

As for the Brits, all they can apparently do right now is consider … https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/trump-greenland-uk-troops-starmer-b2898816.html# https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/uk-considering-sending-troops-to-greenland-to-ease-trumps-security-fears/3796895#...

Some would debate which was worse :)

That we hear of, anyway ....

Poke, poke, poke .... https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/14/poland-accuses-russia-of-launching-major-cyberattack-on-energy-grid-a91682 https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/01/14/poland-suffers-major-cyberattack-on-power-grid-says-russia-likely-responsible/...

Love him or hate him, he put a face to the poor, fucked-over drone in many big bureaucracies -- R.I.P. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/scott-adams-obituary?id=60526019 https://variety.com/2026/artisans/people-news/scott-adams-dead-dilbert-creator-1236630162/...

Survey says: "almost a third of Canadians say the United States might attempt "direct action" to take control of Canada." https://ca.news.yahoo.com/almost-one-three-canadians-u-090012595.html From the CP article:

Or maybe, just maybe, an ideal solution might be found in the middle of the extremes? Like with the Venezuela thing, you can have wrong/bad ways (ICE, POTUS47 version) to do things that many agree should be done (get rid of criminals, and enforce deportation orders). Something, something...

To be fair to North American outlets, I think domestic and immediate-back-yard stuff tends to fill the news hole these days. Some European media (FRA, DEU and UK) outlets were writing about this in September. No shortage of hits under "(Muslim OR Islamic) NATO)" from MSM in the immediate...