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1/5 The massive Yandex outages following recent drone strikes on Russian data centers have triggered a noticeable shift online.
While many celebrated a "drop in bot traffic," the reality is far more nuanced. Here is how it actually impacts Russian influence ops. 👇
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HAPPENING NOW: Secretary Rubio delivers remarks from the Acropolis in Athens, Greece teapawt.net/i/broadcasts/1qxvveavL…
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NEW!! Rubio is due to deliver a speech later today at Athens' Pnyx, overlooking the Acropolis, where he is expected to make a broader argument about democracy, national identity, and the future of the West.
According to excerpts of his prepared remarks released by the State Dept ahead of the speech, Rubio will call for what he describes as a “great renewal of the Western spirit.”
He is expected to argue that ancient Athens embodied qualities that came to define the West, including individual ambition, exploration, invention, competition, and a drive to overcome limits.
“Here in Athens, we found the first full realization of all the essential traits that would come to define the West,” Rubio will say, according to the excerpts.
He will contrast the ancient Greek pursuit of excellence with what he portrays as a modern emphasis on safety and comfort at the expense of ambition and achievement.
“The men who made the Parthenon built upwards,” Rubio is expected to say.
In the speech, Rubio is also expected to portray the West as standing at a historical crossroads.
“The next decade will write the story of the next century,” he will say, according to the prepared remarks.
He is expected to argue that the US under Trump has chosen “the unapologetic pursuit of national power,” including rebuilding US manufacturing, strengthening defense, securing critical supply chains, and competing for leadership in emerging technologies.
Rubio is also expected to emphasize advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, drones, weapons, semiconductors, critical minerals, cybersecurity, energy, and space exploration.
His remarks will also challenge the idea that foreign policy should put the interests of a “global community” ahead of a country's own citizens.
Rubio is expected to argue that loyalty to one's nation and defending its interests are not selfish, invoking ancient Greek examples of duty, sacrifice, and honor.
He will also draw a sharp contrast with Iran's clerical leadership, according to the excerpts, accusing its “radical mullahs” of glorifying death and martyrdom.
“Our heroes may be willing to die for their cause; but they do not worship death,” Rubio will say.
The speech is expected to cast the confrontation with Iran as part of a wider struggle over the values and future direction of the West, extending Rubio's message in Athens beyond security and diplomacy to a broader defense of national power, Western identity, and democratic traditions.
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Notable from Amb. Perdue, particularly so soon after the state visit.
ALT Back in April of last year, China put the export regime process in place for rare earth elements and magnets. Then, on October 9th, they weaponized that by expanding that to the entire world. Now, they've weaponized it even further by escalating to the point where they make any diversification effort away from China a criminal offense, where they can arrest people, prosecute criminally, seize assets, exit ban, and so forth. 去年4月份时，中国针对稀土元素和磁体推出了出口许可制度。到了10月9日，中国进一步将此武器化，扩张到整个世界范围。现如今，中国加大了武器化的程度，将事态再一次升级，规定任何为多元经营而离开中国的操作均属违法，中国可以逮捕人员，将其起诉，扣押其资产，限制其出境等。
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笑死我了，国宴上给人家唱中国禁曲….
Behind the scenes at the @WhiteHouse #StateDinner with President @realDonaldTrump, First Lady @MelaniaTrump, President Xi, and Madame Peng—With guests in the beautiful East Room…
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Greenland, Denmark and the United States of America have signed a joint agreement which strengthens defense and security in the Arctic and North Atlantic.
Read the agreement here: um.dk/en/foreign-policy/agre…
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Putin's Russia has committed acts of terrorism inside Western countries for years with relative impunity. That needs to end.
foxnews.com/politics/russian…
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ISW is releasing a new version of its interactive map displaying the pillars of Russia’s cognitive warfare infrastructure. Russia uses cognitive warfare to shape the decisions and will of its opponents. The Kremlin is expanding its network of global media partnerships, state-run international journalism training initiatives, and building a global media recruitment pipeline targeting young media professionals abroad. The Kremlin seeks to shape global narratives for decades to come. (1/2)
The map includes Russian state media partnerships, state journalism training programs, and the Russian House cultural centers, which the Kremlin uses to project influence abroad. ISW will regularly update this interactive map.
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As we commemorate 250 years of independence, I call on our allies and embassies around the world to join us in celebrating the American principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Happy Independence Day, and may God bless the United States of America.
— @SecRubio 🇺🇸
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This generational investment in our armed forces is essential to implement a common sense, America First strategy, including supercharging our defense industrial base to supply not only our own forces but those of our allies and partners.
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EXCLUSIVE: Russia approved secret China military training at top level, sources say reuters.com/business/aerospa…
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BREAKING: Six participants in the October 4 #GeorgiaProtests have been sentenced to prison terms of up to five years. Unlike many others, they refused plea deals because they would have required admitting guilt.
Among those sentenced is 72-year-old doctor Giorgi Chakhunashvili, who received a five-year prison sentence.
Ia Darakhvelidze was sentenced to two years in prison.
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According to lawyer Shota Tutberidze, the health condition of the detained leader of the @DroaParty, Elene Khoshtaria @Helenkhosh, has deteriorated.
The lawyer stated that two weeks have already passed since they requested the penitentiary facility to develop and present a treatment plan and to organize a meeting. However, they have not received a response to this request to date.
"Elene Khoshtaria has been unlawfully detained in the correctional facility for 10 months now, where a gradual and noticeable deterioration of her health condition began 4 months ago.
During every visit, we, her lawyers, notice symptoms that could indicate an alarming condition. These include:
- Severe joint pain;
- Difficulty moving;
- Periodic restriction of joint mobility, due to which she is sometimes unable to even write and requires a cane to move around.
Elene Khoshtaria did not intend to make this information public. However, after becoming convinced that both the prison medical staff and the director of the facility failed to show proper attention, she decided to share the information about her condition with the public.
Elene has no complaints against the facility staff, specifically the nurses and officers. However, the attitude of the facility's medical personnel and director towards this issue is noteworthy — the medical examinations or procedures they have conducted over these 4 months have been sporadic, non-systemic, and ineffective.
Because she still lacks the necessary answers and a treatment plan, we consulted with Elene's treating physicians at a clinic in Turkey.
According to the evaluation of the Turkish doctors, without proper treatment and in the event of further deterioration, Elene's health could suffer irreversible damage—for example, she might no longer be able to move without a wheelchair. The assessments and recommendations sent by the Turkish doctors were handed over to the medical staff of Penitentiary Facility No. 5 approximately 2 months ago, immediately upon receipt.
Furthermore, it has been two weeks since Elene Khoshtaria's lawyer approached the penitentiary facility requesting the development and presentation of a treatment plan for the political prisoner, as well as the organization of a meeting. To this day, we have not received a response to this request, which once again demonstrates the Penitentiary Service's negligent attitude toward the health of prisoners and the obligations prescribed to them by law," states Shota Tutberidze.
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The Philippines has protested China’s deployment of what Manila describes as a floating “structure” with personnel on a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, fearing it could be a part of Beijing’s effort to turn the atoll into an island base.
Read more: abcnews.link/XktqVUF
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On June 4, the world marks 37 years since the Chinese Communist Party ordered its troops to attack thousands of peaceful demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square. Those who sacrificed to uphold their unalienable rights of free expression and peaceful assembly will be vindicated someday.
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NEW!!! Rubio on Georgia’s national day: “We stand alongside the Georgian people as they pursue lasting security, freedom, and independence.”
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As communities gather this weekend, @AstroVicGlover reflects on the shared spaceship we all call home: Earth.
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NASA pilot Victor Glover CLAPS back after being asked what it means to be the first black man to visit the moon: “It’s the story of humanity, not black history, not women’s history, but that it becomes human history.”
“I also HOPE we are pushing the other direction that one day we don’t have to talk about these first. That one day, this is just—and listen to this—that this is the human history.”