Apparently not even AI (or…), Putin made a big faceplant at some appearance and was totally laughed at.
Back to the rest of the threats I intended to discuss before I got sidetracked into the Baltics (again).
The Iran war is strange – I think it’s clear that Israel intervened with the motivation that they wanted regime change and now they are absolutely screaming. We went through earlier that it was important for Israel that Iran’s regime fell and Pasha was flown in.
For the US, that was not an original goal of Operation Epic Fury at all, good to include that even though it was “laser-focus” – which indisputably is the highest level in warfare.
“The mission of Operation Epic Fury is laser-focused: Destroy Iranian offensive missiles, destroy Iranian missile production, destroy their navy and other security infrastructure – and they will never have nuclear weapons.”
I understand why Israel is starting to get nervous – the laws of war apply to them as well and Iran will never forget this.
For Iran, and according to the laws of war, Israel is now a fully legitimate target where they have the right to retaliate proportionally. Israel with the US has fought thousands of targets in the country so the last thing Israel is eager for is a proportional response from Iran, I would imagine. But they own this now because this is the real world.
Iran has also shown great willingness for “mutual destruction” so Israel can probably be sure that as soon as the Iranians have nuclear weapons, they will steal their Samson option, a last all-in when needed.
Netanyahu – Trump seems to have quarrels before meetings these days, good tone is not followed at all.
Just to sabotage, Israel has renewed hostilities in Lebanon so Iran immediately rejected the entire peace plan, then they went in and fought targets in Iran just to be sure there would be no more peace talks about the failed peace plan.
It doesn’t end there and the Trump administration promises a day of eternal peace only to immediately start bombing all over the area – I can no longer navigate this mess.
Neither can the markets so the oil price is bobbing around a hundred dollars a barrel – as soon as speculators try to short or bet on up/down movements, a statement from Trump blows them up and the levers act like a catapult straight up into the stratosphere. I don’t know if it’s a strategy but it works anyway – the oil price barely moves.
Israel has not fought the army leadership but gone after higher commanders in the IRGC, Bashjir and the mullah regime. The picture is a bit older but representative.
Israel has also armed the Kurds, has “boots on the ground” in Iran and it was they who pushed for Pasha’s takeover, as already mentioned.
The US with Trump at the helm, who knows what hidden agenda they had but it really benefits no one in the region, least of all Israel – for a while Trump was going to block Hormuz when Iran wanted it open, a bit hard to figure out who is doing what in that war.
Pretty sure a hidden agenda was that MENA would buy American security at five times the market price for the next 70 years but Ukraine totally crashed that pre-party when they went in and sold their anti-drone and anti-robot weapons at bargain prices to everyone with gold in stock.
The US has thus gone so far as to try to threaten MENA not to buy Ukrainian – completely shameless. Can’t find that statement now so this will have to do.
Possibly Trump has revealed the US plan with Iran – a common criminal smash-and-grab like any Swedish gang, but with tomahawks and planes…
Impressive from the defenders of the free world, not so much.
I stood behind a liberation of Iran’s oppressed people – this is not even close.
After that detour – further escalation in MENA is not excluded either, no one likes Israel after the latest genius move to start bombing oil installations in Iran so everyone in the area got the backlash of the decade. Regardless of what is said, there are many who don’t like each other who could consider forgetting blood feuds and cooperate to run over Israel, and preferably leave zero survivors. We have already seen Iron Dome start to falter considerably and they have seen that too.
Turkey’s Erdogan recently said this about a “Greater Israel” by the way, if Turkey starts to pull back their ears they have a quite formidable defense force that has been waging a low-key war in Syria and against the Kurds for quite a few years – it can be considered to have had some training.
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/byf4y6lbfe
Other places that could start blinking red are a demilitarized Svalbard which must be defended militarily by Russia against *(insert any made-up threat)*. The US would then naturally feel compelled to preserve peace in Greenland against the Russian threat.
There’s always some silver lining – after that Iceland will be ready to cross the water to join the EU and Canada will probably submit a sharp application on the day promising us all the oil we want to bathe in at cost price.
I do not exclude that the US would send troops to Crimea just before Ukraine has retaken the peninsula – “no one has managed to hold it since 2014” so “the US must save world peace in the Black Sea” says Trump. Then it will naturally be decided that Ukraine and Russia can coexist on the peninsula with a nice agreement where the US stands in the middle. Then Trump wants the Nobel Prize again, of course. There are defense exercises in the Black Sea in July one could piggyback on if one wants.
Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan are also countries Putin wants to revive in the Russian red Empire if he can. Preferably before the Georgian government falls. Now the cheeky Armenians have also elected a pro-EU government which he probably sees as a direct declaration of war.
Three out of four down there have taken a clear stance against Putin, and in Georgia there are constant street protests against the pro-Russian regime.
That is not entirely risk-free because if everyone goes to war with Russia and Kazakhstan gets sour, Putin has an even bigger problem to handle than today straight into the country’s undefended soft parts.
Japan complains that Russia is cruising around with its fleet in the Sea of Japan and recently felt compelled to quickly send troops to Hokkaido. A bit like when our defense forces had an unannounced defense exercise on Gotland 2013-2014 sometime that never left.
So it’s full speed everywhere but soon the Trump administration will meet the Russian counterpart for a tunnel under the Bering Strait between the countries, not everything is darkness and violence.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/04/8037791
Highly interesting just that they have agreed on this at the highest level.
What Russia needs to do immediately is to push the Ukraine war into becoming secondary since they “have bigger threats to our fantastic way of life.” The key is to do as in Sweden and send all embarrassing matters to a top-secret archive for national security, so then you can legally tell the media that it never happened or doesn’t exist – that must be the job description for the top-secret archive? Quite a clever setup actually to formalize the right to total lies and keep the door open for all sorts of sins to disappear, big or small. What a jackpot for SÄPO to hold all the dirt on everyone if they ever need to twist someone’s arm. The archive itself is actually a threat to national security by its mere existence, especially since our elected officials always seem to be the worst in class.
In Ukraine, Putin’s room for maneuver is minimal, yes they can cause a meltdown in Enerhodar, drop some tactical nuclear weapons and continue their strategic drone war for a while longer but none of that can change the outcome which spells Russian panic flight at some point.
The fastest way to lose Belarus is to ask them to attack into Ukraine – that country is a feint to tie up troops in Poland and Lithuania as well as an anchor on the Russian flank.
Hungary was not fun for Putin at all, in 2022 the Hungarians were ready to attack into Ukraine as soon as the Russians took Kiev, and when that didn’t happen they fell asleep again. But they have been a reliable partner who now, in something as cheeky as a democratic election, disappeared overnight. Putin misses all the decisions they have delayed or blocked in the EU since 2022, a better Trojan horse than Orban is hard to find.
Orban has caused so much damage that the EU is now considering not giving new countries voting rights for several years upon accession – he ruined it for everyone.
Transnistria sits where it sits, Moldova also managed to have democratic elections that went completely wrong for Putin just like in Romania.
His grip on the Balkans is starting to loosen but since the government in Latvia fell over something as trivial as a couple of drones crashing in the country, he has now for the second time sent drones with warheads into Romania and is keeping his fingers crossed, maybe it will work again.
“The sea drone was Ukrainian,” you say in unison – yes it was but UA says it was hijacked.
Besides Spain’s government coalition parties being completely infiltrated by Russia and Kier Starmer in the UK almost making it too easy for Putin, his grip on Europe is significantly weaker today than in 2022.
He is urgently trying to trigger a migration crisis again but every country except Spain has active border control and does not let any of the boats through.
Spain was the weak link, the discussion is ongoing there, and after that Europe’s perimeter defense is functioning.
Turkey and Cyprus are at least up for discussion since Macron had to go out and warn that “someone” might get a feeling. You hardly need to know that conflict to understand that “someone” is named Recep.
https://www.france24.com/en/this-is-all-about-defence-macron-addresses-european-security-in-cyprus
Something I am waiting for is an escalation against Australia and New Zealand, they lie there completely isolated and to me it is incomprehensible how Australia cannot be one big European naval base but it is not.
I have poor political knowledge of them, they are too far away.
Europe has recently put its foot down against China and wants to try to impose punitive tariffs, we probably stole that from Trump’s playbook maybe?
I like this kind of thing and think we should claw back our manufacturing and ban the sale of everything made in China because it has too large a CO2 footprint for us – being environmentally friendly is important as we have learned and I hold that banner high as you know.
But there will be a backlash from that – the easiest for China is to stop exporting critical components or raw materials for our own manufacturing so our products only become 99% finished. Then when we fail to manufacture ourselves, they ask with a broad grin if we don’t want to buy from them instead, and cheaper too.
China probably has plans A, B, and C where the last two are how much land they will steal in Russia when it is at its weakest. This infiltration has already begun and is an economic takeover so far.
If they do that, we will just replace Russia with the great Chinese threat instead unfortunately and get a round two sometime with China. But since Russia is its own worst enemy, there is not much we can do about it. After the Soviet collapse in 1991, when senior officers made bad decisions in East Germany, we tried to welcome Russia into the fold – that brought us to today and a devastated Ukraine.
In the 90s, Swedish officers from MekB10 went on a tourist trip to Grozny when I was there for reserve officer training. I never understood why but they had been to a military firing range and test-fired an anti-aircraft gun and were completely ecstatic.
Now we have gone far beyond what is a threat to Russia’s imminent collapse.
The escalation in the world has gone in steps where October 7, 2023, which Russia was behind, took us to full war in MENA in 2.5 years, with Trump’s help admittedly.
The world is full of many doubters who never believe it will escalate further when just this chain that began with many Russian-speaking people on cameras when Hamas swarmed over the border into Israel and murdered everything they could find drove an entire continent into full war.
Europe is a failed attempt by Putin to avoid being at war as well. China will make its move in the not too distant future because Trump – Putin – Xi have already agreed on what China can use violence against without them intervening. Over in Asia, Europe has no possibility to get involved now that we have not built up capability in Australia.
By the way, Xi Jinping has just been over to North Korea and visited Kim who is said to have 60 tactical nuclear weapons for personal use.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqdnpzv45po
The entire evil team has met in person for over a month – not common at all.
At some point, world trade will be disrupted again when critical waterways are closed – the Malacca Strait is one, the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, the Öresund, the Bosporus, and the Panama Canal. Hormuz seems to be closed in rounds by either Trump or Iran.
Different countries may also start attacking civilian cargo ships here and there just as Ukraine strikes the shadow fleet in all sorts of places. If nothing else, Putin has access to an entire fleet of civilian ships where he has parked operators with Geran warheads he can use.
The Houthis shot down over 300 civilian cargo ships in the Red Sea when they were active a few years ago. I think that got too little coverage in the media.
Not sure if you have been following, but besides us in Europe now boarding and seizing ships from the Russian shadow fleet, the US is doing the same in the Gulf of Mexico, and China has some form of modern piracy ongoing in the South China Sea.
Since Russia’s shadow fleet is sailing around unhindered mostly everywhere, sunken ships in the channels leading to our major ports are probably not impossible either.
Various sabotage attempts against our electricity production and transmission – if we are heading into a very cold El Niño winter, it is a very low-hanging fruit, and Russia definitely practiced that throughout 2025.
We are heading into a period of escalation again and it seems like different events are coming closer together now. Ensuring that Ukraine wins its war against Russia is Europe’s task, which right now we mostly seem to think Chamberlain would have solved in the best way if you listen to the clowns in E3.
I have gone through the Leningrad military district and will post something about that.
Then the positive news at the fronts never ends – Ukraine is well on its way to winning its war.
If you think these were gloomy news, something that will cheer you up is a paid subscription on Substack or sharing the post – it will feel like a glass of ice-cold Oboy in the summer heat.
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Positive positive about Ukraine, that’s liked!
So-so feeling about MENA and Europe, not as fun to read but unfortunately I agree with most of it. It would be good if more people opened their eyes.
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** Russian petrochemical plants reportedly struck by Ukrainian drones hundreds of kilometers from front line.
Ukraine’s military reportedly carried out drone attacks on various Russian regions overnight on June 12, striking multiple petrochemical plants as far as over 1,200 kilometers (620 miles) from the Russia-Ukraine border, Russian Telegram media channels reported.**
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-chemical-plant-reportedly-struck-by-ukrainian-drones/
** Russia has increased military buildup near NATO border, investigation reveals.
“It will be a war that takes place in all dimensions. It will take place on land, in the air, at sea, in space, and in cyberspace,” Major Brian Nissen told DR.**
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-has-increased-military-buildup-near-nato-border-investigation-reveals/
**Russian logistics such as this truck convoy in occupied parts of Ukraine are getting absolutely hammered by Ukrainian drones.**
https://bsky.app/profile/tendar.bsky.social/post/3mo2x3hzc4222
https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ernjxefnyk2hhwhbd3zblykf/bafkreif3yy5ydihwvycjwue4otdjn52tnbfl4ggh2hhrsk5uruw26ik7xy
A giant Russian glowworm.
Report: Russian losses in Ukraine 2026-06-12
SLAVA UKRAINI
The gap between Russian localized attacks and unlocalized Ukrainian ones is close to zero. Reduced Russian pressure confirms a declining trend. At the same time, a marked increase in unlocalized non-Russian attacks in the last 24 hours.
N Slobozhansky 0
S Slobozhansky 9💥↗️
Kupyansk 2
Lyman 17💥
Slovyansk 11💥
Kramatorsk 0
Kostjantynivka 11💥
Pokrovsk 47💥💥💥↘️
Oleksandrivskij 3
Huliaipole 20💥↘️
Orikhivsk 2
Prydniprovskij 1
Localized 123↘️
Unlocalized 118↗️
Total 241↘️
Ratio unloc/loc 0.96↗️
Very promising 💪
Thank you Johan no 1 and thank you 205!
Your diagrams above resemble my doctor’s handwritten report about my sore shoulder.
By the way, he can decipher all handwriting – except his own.
”Analysts warn: Don’t take Trump’s words as truth”
No shit Sherlock.
”Oil prices drop significantly after Donald Trump claimed that the Iran war is over. On Friday morning, Brent crude is down more than 6 percent to a price of 88 dollars per barrel.
It is still considerably higher than the around 70 dollars that Brent crude cost before the war in Iran broke out.
ING’s commodity analysts Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey note that this is not the first time Trump has claimed that the war is over but add that there are more ”positive signals” this time.
They advise investors to be cautious and not assume that an extended ceasefire is already secured:
”And even if it happens, it may prove to be fragile.””
https://omni.se/a/Pdjw4R
Johan’s summary that Trump anchors the price around $100 might be worth a speculation? If it is down to 88 now, there will soon be an escalation to get the price back to $100? Then the escalation shoots past the $100 target and it is time for the 39th, now it is close to a signing?
AFU Reports:
Good morning
At least uplifting about Ukrainian capability. They are truly phenomenal. Thank you, Johan.
“15 countries in Asia have applied for emergency loans totaling 4 billion dollars from the Asian Development Bank, ADB. This is reported by the Financial Times.
The reason is the energy crisis that has hit the countries as a result of the Iran war and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
ADB’s chief Masato Kanda says there is a serious shortage of both oil and gas in the affected countries.
– The worst-case scenario has now become reality. Unfortunately, Asia and the Pacific region are the most affected.
Many countries in Asia are heavily dependent on oil and gas imports from the Middle East, which has made the region especially vulnerable to disruptions in the energy market.”
https://omni.se/a/M7jJLM
Off-Topic, The War in Iran
The Iran war is starting to be felt in certain areas
“15 countries in Asia have applied for emergency loans totaling 4 billion dollars from the Asian Development Bank, ADB. This is reported by the Financial Times.
The reason is the energy crisis that has affected the countries as a result of the Iran war and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
ADB’s chief Masato Kanda says there is a serious shortage of both oil and gas in the affected countries.
– The worst-case scenario has now become reality. Unfortunately, Asia and the Pacific region are the most affected.
Many countries in Asia are heavily dependent on oil and gas imports from the Middle East, which has made the region especially vulnerable to disruptions in the energy market.” https://omni.se/varsta-scenariot-i-asien-15-lander-soker-nodlan/a/M7jJLM
“Analysts warn: Do not take Trump’s words as truth
Oil prices are falling sharply after Donald Trump claimed that the Iran war is over. On Friday morning, Brent oil is down more than 6 percent to a price of 88 dollars per barrel.
It is still significantly higher than the around 70 dollars that Brent oil cost before the war in Iran broke out.
ING’s commodity analysts Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey note that this is not the first time Trump has claimed that the war is over but add that there are more “positive signals” this time.
They advise investors to be cautious and not take for granted that an extended ceasefire is already in place:
“And even if it happens, it may prove to be fragile.”
https://omni.se/analytiker-varnar-ta-inte-trumps-ord-for-sanning/a/Pdjw4R
“Trump claims that the US ‘has ended the war’ – met with silence from Tehran
Donald Trump claims that the US has ‘ended’ the war with Iran, a few hours after he stated that the countries had agreed on a ‘very strong deal’ to stop the fighting. This is reported by CNN. Iran has not confirmed the statement.
– I don’t know if you have heard, but we have ended the war with Iran today, Trump said at a campaign rally for Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones during the night.
At the same time, Iran has yet to confirm whether any agreement is finalized, but according to Axios sources, only approval from Iran’s supreme leader remains.”
https://omni.se/trump-havdar-att-usa-avslutat-kriget-mots-av-tystnad-fran-teheran/a/0poOEE
Who is really Iran’s highest leader? Does anyone know?
Good question, the Mullahs probably never really were.
Yes, Asia is hit the hardest.
Partly because they have Hormuz-dependent suppliers as their main sources of imported energy.
Partly because they suffer a double blow when the dollar has risen in line with the oil price.
The latter makes me wonder if one of Trump’s real goals with the Iran war has been precisely this double blow against countries he considers to be engaging in unfair competition by lowering their currencies.
Agenda 2025 wants to achieve a new currency agreement to bring down the dollar exchange rate. Maybe such pressures are ongoing in the background and the flip-flopping towards Iran should be seen against such a backdrop? Trump “likes inflation” now suddenly as well. So maybe Trump is happy to prolong the deadlock against analysts’ consensus? Such a strategy actually puts pressure both on Iran and on the “currency cheaters”.
Trump also lost the tariff weapon shortly before the Iran issue started…
That he wants to take down countries, primarily by forcing them to buy oil and gas from the USA, is probably true, although I am skeptical that the war in Iran started because of that.
And that he would use a strong dollar for a planned double punch, I am also skeptical of simply because the dollar is not particularly strong.
Trump has said that he is satisfied with a weak dollar because it benefits exports (and he is actually right about that). So now he would instead want to raise it?
The dollar has not risen very much; this is the past year, admittedly against the Euro, but there are no major changes involved.
Looking from the beginning of 2025 (roughly when Trump took office), you can see in the marked part of the chart that the dollar has dropped almost 11% since then (the red numbers thus refer to the marked time period while the larger, green ones apply to 5 years, the whole chart). It has admittedly moved a bit upward from the bottom and will probably continue up a bit.
Trump complained about Obama when he was president and the dollar was weak, saying he did not protect it. Now that he himself is president, suddenly a weak dollar is just fine.
Regarding his statements about inflation, it is probably the same thing there, because he is president and inflation is rising, so it must of course only be positive, since Trump obviously cannot do anything wrong.
By the way, he also wants to lower interest rates, but that will be very difficult with high inflation, so he is not consistent there either.
It is possible that Trump is smart, but that is not a conclusion one can draw from what he communicates.
But surely it is just me who is too dumb to understand his genius!
He already said last year that the dollar was overvalued. At that time, there was speculation about whether the administration wanted to devalue to reduce the national debt.
Dollar down -> import prices higher -> local prices up. Unfortunate for average Joe who sees his purchasing power decrease.
Lower interest rate -> dollar down -> local prices up
Dollar down -> American products more competitive. Bad luck that there are hardly any American alternatives to most of what is consumed. Additionally, non-American consumers get a relatively cheaper price on the few alternatives that the US produces, which leads to prices of “US made” rising even in the American market.
There is no simple economic way out for the Americans.
Off-Topic, Space X and Musk
“Space X’s historically large IPO will make founder and CEO Elon Musk the world’s first dollar trillionaire, several media outlets write.
The Washington Post, Forbes, and Reuters have calculated Musk’s holdings and concluded that his shares in Space X and Tesla together are worth around 1,100 billion dollars, equivalent to over 10,000 billion kronor. If the fortune were divided equally among Sweden’s approximately 10.5 million inhabitants, each Swede would receive about 1 million kronor.
The world’s richest person will thus become even richer when Space X is listed on Wall Street today. According to Bloomberg’s billionaire index, Musk’s fortune will be ten times larger than Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
The Washington Post also adds a caveat. Part of Musk’s wealth in Space X is linked to the company achieving extremely ambitious goals – including getting people to settle on Mars.”
https://omni.se/noteringen-gor-musk-till-varldens-forsta-dollarbiljonar/a/ArpWdA
What are the values that are to be created by SpaceX that justify the hysteria? Can someone explain?
Also have difficulty explaining it.
Several intelligence services in Europe warn that Russia may be ready to attack a NATO country within just a few years. The fact that Russia continues to build up its defense could also be a way for Vladimir Putin to maintain his grip on power in the country, says Magnus Christiansson, lecturer in war science, in SVT’s “Aktuellt.”
He believes that Putin and his regime need an external enemy to justify to their population the shift to a war economy, and thereby be able to retain power. But the buildup can also be explained by imperialistic reasons, “identity reasons,” says Christiansson.
– They want to revise the security order in Europe and see the Baltic states as natural parts of the Russian empire.
https://omni.se/expert-upprustningen-kan-vara-ett-satt-for-putin-att-stanna-vid-makten/a/zO8XWK
💥🔥👍✊
** Explosions were reported in occupied Simferopol overnight, with locals suggesting the Simferopol Thermal Power Station was hit and caught fire. Power outages were reported across parts of the city. ** https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.com/post/3mo32liiqts2e
“More from occupied Simferopol. Power outages are reported.”
https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.com/post/3mo33dt3he22e
Kniptången
Thank you for the roundup. It really is happening everywhere. Africa and South America were not included this time, but they have been covered previously. India is also involved, but not clearly one of the players in the global tangle of wars and conflicts. So we have a worldwide tangle but no world war. The two major wars, Ukraine and Iran, are also called operations by the initiators. More of a Cold War 2.0 with elements of Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, parts of the world wars, as well as Iraq/Libya.
Is it the Kerch Bridge that has been taken out??
https://omni.se/a/BxbnwE
Armjansk Bridge connects the occupied Crimea with the Ukrainian mainland.
Unfortunately not, Armenian is located in the northern part of Crimea. The bridge is probably not vital, but the Russians will have to take a significant detour (if it is the bridge in the middle of the city that I suspect).
Ah ok, thanks Pehr and MXT
The Sun Frontline just released a new episode that explains it quite well.
https://youtu.be/ITTSSt9IpIc?is=vX2vCBQEXiGpqTlW
High time (overdue) to plan for how Russian escalation should be handled without the USA.
The USA will withdraw large parts of its combat aircraft and ships that have assisted during NATO’s operations in Europe. This was stated by two senior officials to the New York Times.
The decision would mean a reduced capability for NATO to carry out long-range attacks and conduct surveillance.
The plan is to reduce the number of combat aircraft of the F-16 and F-15E models from 150 to 100. They also want to withdraw all eight air refueling aircraft that have been available in Europe.
It is unclear when the reduction may take place, but according to American officials, it is a matter of the near future.
https://omni.se/a/Okj0P1
Early warning, which is the primary purpose of presence in Europe, apparently is no longer so important for the US. Regardless, it makes sense to hit us hard in Europe so that we understand that we need to take this seriously; it seems like we are slowly waking up.
I agree. We are extremely hard to wake up.
” Iranian state media confirm that they have received the draft of a peace agreement. It includes, among other things, American promises to lift the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz and to lift the sanctions against Iran. At the same time, it is stated that important negotiations about the nuclear energy program remain, writes Reuters. ”
https://omni.se/a/16V8pJ
Worth reposting
All UA OSINT accounts have been asked to respect OPSEC
Game on
DeepState Map also seems to have received orders to only publish Russian advances 😄
😄✊👍
“Worries spread in Crimea after Ukrainian giant attack: ‘Buy popcorn and enjoy’
In recent weeks, Ukrainian forces have launched a large-scale military operation to cut off the Russians’ access to the occupied Crimean Peninsula. Now panic is spreading over the successes among Russian authorities in Crimea and among the civilian population, writes Kyiv Post.
Ukraine has primarily destroyed logistically important transport routes from the peninsula to the mainland. A majority of the bridges are said to have been demolished.
“This is definitely just the beginning. What will happen? I simply suggest that everyone buys popcorn. Sit down, watch, and enjoy,” says the Ukrainian commander Yuriy Nastenko.
Worry has begun to spread among Russians on social media. But even Russian state-linked media have made rare statements about how the Russian war capability is starting to crack.
According to Kyiv Post, there are also clear signs of an emerging energy crisis in Crimea, and several gas stations are reported to have fuel shortages. The timing from the Ukrainian side is no coincidence. The important tourist season on the peninsula, which has long been used as a propaganda tool for the Kremlin, is about to begin.”
https://omni.se/oron-stiger-efter-ukrainska-jatteanfall-kop-popcorn-och-njut/a/vrwyLB
🍿🍿🍿 “This is definitely just the beginning. What will happen? I simply suggest that everyone buys popcorn. Sit down, watch, and enjoy,”
Friday nonsense
Johan, you who collect Trump stuff, this might be something for you (and the wife)?
“Perfect gift for your MAGA friends and family.”
https://x.com/EastEndJoe/status/2062893485250715655
🤩🤩🤩
That would have been something for Putin to relate to 🙂
A Russian devil and also a member of parliament for the Communist Party has warned that Russia is “on the brink of a social explosion” and points to corruption and economic decline due to the prolonged war in Ukraine.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/78051
Maybe Trump’s capitulation to the mullahs is for real this time…? It seems like he has spent the past few weeks trying to spin the capitulation as a victory, but really the same Iranian conditions that have been known for a long time… we will see how the Iran hawks at home will be handled if this is true.
https://open.substack.com/pub/deanblundell/p/breaking-trumps-alleged-very-strong
** Russian Lawmaker Warns Of ‘Social Explosion’ Amid War Losses, Demands ‘Public Plan’ To End War
What to know: Russian Communist Party MP Vyacheslav Markhaev warned in a Telegram post that Russia is “on the brink of a social explosion,” citing corruption, economic strain and war losses in Ukraine. He criticized rising utility costs, inequality, and lack of a war-end plan, while claiming worsening domestic instability and governance failures.**
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/78051
Sveriges Radio sends out a notification:
“Ukrainian military: The Crimean Peninsula is about to be isolated • Call from the Russian occupying power”
https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/ukraina-vill-isolera-krim-brist-pa-bensin
Good that even MSM is joining in 👍👏
A bit much right now, following a geotech investigation in 30 degrees and sun so you feel alive and some new jobs that flew by that you have to respond to and interview for without knowing what’s coming. Sometimes I amuse myself by going through the emails to see how many jobs never materialized, many. A bit like Kuwait recently, “come back in a month” turned into “we’re not taking the job”.
Something I discovered that older colleagues told me early on: “you will always run into the same crowd, marine specialists are a very small circle.” After covid, there were even fewer, so I basically added five years to my CV because of that loss.
With some exceptions where I called out corrupt bosses before I got tired because it always ends with you leaving as well, I try to find a balance with everyone and make a good impression, there’s always someone you know showing up at the next job.
I’ve also come across those bosses I called out and didn’t get those jobs, but you knew that as soon as you saw the name in the email chain.
I have a post ready about Leningrad’s MD and then a frontline review – it’s starting to get serious for Putin in Ukraine now 😍😍
Nice, so I get to sleep in tomorrow then?
No, apparently not…
Pakistan states that Iran and the USA have agreed on a peace agreement, writes AFP and Reuters. The country, which has acted as a mediator since the war in the Middle East, says that the agreement is “final.” “We are aware of the disinformation campaign carried out by those who wanted to sabotage the peace agreement. If you disregard all the noise, we can confirm that a final, agreed version of the peace agreement has been reached,” writes Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on X. According to Sharif, all efforts are now focused on finalizing the last details. “Peace has never been as close as it is now,” he continues.
https://omni.se/a/xrQzgn
Are European politicians completely bought by the Russian devils or just utterly incompetent?
Absolutely unbelievably stupid and totally unacceptable.
https://www.di.se/mobil/nyheter/forslag-om-mindre-till-forsvar-far-sverige-att-rasa/
The Western world’s tactic to marginalize North Korea has failed. And China’s recent approaches further strengthen the dictatorship. This is written by Berlingske’s Alexander Sjöberg in an analysis.
That China’s president Xi visited North Korea in early June plays a major role in this, according to Sjöberg. Not least because Xi deliberately refrained from mentioning the country’s nuclear arsenal.
North Korea is estimated to have 50 atomic bombs, and it is now enshrined in the constitution that they are to be used if anything should happen to the country’s dictator Kim Jong Un.
“One of the UN’s most talked-about sanctions measures may thus be dismantled before the eyes of the world.”
CNN’s Simone McCarthy and Yoojung Seo share the same view. They note that Xi rather wants to see cooperation than to exert pressure on his undemocratic neighbor.
“Beijing wants to cement its position as Pyongyang’s main partner,” they write.
https://omni.se/a/9p6WkE
Friday drinking?
(Just) a little Japanese fine whiskey here 🙂
Have you bought Space-X today then?
I myself wish it were possible to short stocks even before they are released…
Can’t you buy a BEAR X15 on them?
No.
Absolutely not.
The American Secretary of Energy refers to Hegseth, who points out that Sweden has stopped offshore wind turbines. Hegseth and Pål Jonsson might have something to discuss.
Last night in Sweden?
https://www.dn.se/direkt/mellanostern/2026-06-12/amnesty-uppmanar-till-global-bojkott-av-israel/
Amnesty International calls for a global boycott of the state of Israel, in response to Israel’s latest actions in the West Bank …
– The main message from Amnesty today is that this is not done by some individual extremist persons, it is part of a state-backed policy, says Secretary General Agnès Callamard.
Fine, I can accept that one can argue for a boycott of Israeli products, but I react to the double standards that Amnesty repeatedly shows. Where is the call for a boycott of all Russian goods? At one time, I was even a monthly donor to Amnesty 🕯️, but they went from being an organization that defended free speech and prisoners of conscience to pursuing some form of political agenda where supporting nuclear power is equated with torturing dissidents. https://www.gp.se/ledare/gastkolumn/vad-har-hant-med-amnesty.b9d0b6a0-90d3-41bf-872f-f202e1bfd043
Agree.
I was also a monthly donor when I was younger but got tired of their increasingly, as you say, double standards and political (left) activism.