Meanwhile in South China Sea…

“The frog is getting cooked not just boiled anymore.”

Tensions are reaching an inevitable conclusion when China decided to press its illegal maritime claims with force and regional claimant nations no longer willing to give in.

One Philippine

Bidding farewell to Stephen Mani Stephen Mani, a dear colleague and part of team @IndianEmbassyUSA. He will be truly missed. Wish him all the best for his next assignment and for a bright career ahead!

Excellent drone visual of a #Philippines ship getting blasted by the water cannons of a #China Coast Guard ship near Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de Masinloc).

The 🇵🇭 Philippines tricolor flag still flying proudly........
Via Raffy Tima & @GMANews

Our Telegraph World News dispatch on board a Filipino coastguard ship as it was attacked by a Chinese coastguard watercannon next to the Scarborough Shoal. We're still at sea, with another vessel supplying aid to fishermen, Chinese coastguard still watching
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

If the U.S. doesn’t respond to defend the Philippines and exact a cost against the PRC, this is on us. It will get worse.

OTD in 1941 the Soviets had a military parade in Moscow. So they invited their Nazis allies cos it would be rude not to.

In January 2021, my emails were targeted by MSS hacking attack APT31. NZ government was informed about it by the FBI in 2022, but they chose not to tell me.

I feel so let down by my government.
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/fo…

The stakes couldn’t be higher. With semiconductors at the heart of every aspect of modern life, security is more important than ever. That’s why 🇺🇸 and 🇯🇵 are building trusted industry partnerships and collaborating for the future. 東京エレクトロン Tokyo Electron US

So proud of these courageous young Americans UNC-Chapel Hill ! 🇺🇸🇮🇱

Elon's visit to China is just one more case of the China Cycle. A company thinks the Chinese market will bail it out, and instead it just gets its tech appropriated and transferred directly to Chinese competitors.

wired.com/story/elon-mus…

Hearings on this start tomorrow ⬇️

#Washington and #NewDelhi remain guided by a long-term goal of expanding bilateral #trade and #investment , one day hopefully leading to a #US - #India #FTA . Atul Keshap🇺🇸 closes. Read here: or-f.org/26157

The revolution will be catered

The effectiveness of American 155mm M982 Excalibur precision-guided shells decreased from 70 to 6% within six weeks due to the adaptation of Russian EW systems.

Source: Report of Daniel Patt, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, to US House of Representatives.

In less than a decade, there will be new schools considered elite and the value of an “Ivy League” degree will be significantly diminished.

A collapse in brand equity is like bankruptcy. It happens gradually then suddenly.

The situation in the South China Sea will not unfold according to People’s Republic of China’s propaganda playbook and bullying tactics. Each infringement and provocation by Beijing in the West Philippine Sea will be exposed to the international community to show how they disrupt

The nature of this account generally results in posts discussing some of the worst things happening around the world at any given time.

An uplifting change of pace:
I was very proud to see these young men standing fast in defense of our nation's flag. Outstanding, gentlemen.

Today the U.S. marks Foreign Service Day to honor the remarkable individuals of the United States Foreign Service, while paying tribute to those who have lost their lives while in service with Mission India and elsewhere around the world. #ForeignServiceDay

Ukrainian forces carried out another successful drone attack deep into Russia this evening, with multiple attack UAVs hitting Rosneft's Ryazan oil refinery.

The refinery is burning.