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New York Times Article on the impact of losing Iran's oil supplies on China, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/business/iran-oil-sales-china.html About 15% of China's imports are from Iran, but the article suggests that OPEC has 5 million barrels a day spare capacity that could take up the slack. The implication is that China's oil supply interests could be accommodated in an Israeli strike on Iranian oil production. Whether Iran would permit OPEC to tacitly cooperate in an Israeli strike on Iran without using its own resources to destroy OPEC's oil production capacity in direct retaliation for such a scheme, the article does not outline.

Rather douche-y of Mr. Gunsngear to blame the state of Tennessee for the actions of one county sheriff. I understand this is an emotional situation, more so the closer one gets to Ground Zero, but keep it real. Note that NC is also doing the warehousing thing in Asheville. My impression of the Asheville situation is that the airport authorities were worried about supply stacks and people impeding aircraft ops. Which makes sense. In the case of that one TN county sheriff, the obsession with "accountability" sounds like he wants to take credit for delivering all donations along with county- and state-funded goods. May have an election coming up.

Some of the IDF's loot in southern Lebanon:

And it still looks as stealthy as my John Thomas. https://x.com/geniune900/status/1842556681139699873?t=Ncwnlar8g5ABx5Hi_YLMEQ&s=19

Would be hilarious if true.

Lots of tough situations ongoing. At least 223 people have died and hundreds are unaccounted for in the destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene since it made landfall in Florida on Sept. 26. More than a week later, some residents and communities remain isolated, hundreds of thousands are without power, and spotty service has made communication difficult. ... https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/live-blog/hurricane-helene-live-updates-rcna173973

Skywalkre posts an excellent example of the two tiered justice system in the US. The government targets Republicans whilst Democrats go free. I'd comment on the irony but most of my shirts don't get ironed anyway.

Indeed. I think there are aftermaths of big earthquakes that showed less destruction. Hearbreaking.

this is a 500 year level flooding event and the Federal government can't seem to get its act together. The state government can't seem to do any better. There's no getting around the fact that the government's resources are being spent on people who are NOT in the disaster zone. As far as Florida goes, I'd expect some level of self responsibility on the part of people who willingly live in the path of a hurricane travel pattern but these folks further north don't generally encounter this type of event and it's unrealistic to expect them to be fully prepared for it. I well remember the media's reaction to the Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. The comparative silence here is defeaning. I'd also note that at this point I don't really trust the legacy media on fast moving stuff like this. The first hand reports are coming out of the disaster area by the individuals involved. Whilst some of the incidents could be chalked up to tension and misunderstanding influenced by extreme stress there are too many worrying problems to assume that the situation is under control.

Another version of what was shot down over Konstantinovka

Looks like a 'pram' type of arrangement. Or the vintage and classic sports car roof.

I am not sure there actually were hundreds in Ugledar at the final stages of the defence collapse, as Volkssturm "territorial defence" brigades on the flanks have just retreated without order ( btn commander of 123rd brigade have shot himself after his btn men fled - that led to Urledar semi-surrounded https://t.me/c/1688853451/232703 ) Actuall number of pro-Rus infantry clearing Ugledar was also unlikely to be hundreds, as such numbers are no more present on the frontline where positions are taken or defended by sometimes single man)

Seems like it was not "flat exhaust" S-70 More photos of the wreck - wing looks simmilar to S-70 https://t.me/infomil_live/10831 No idea what it is.

MoD posted a video of it. Besides his finger, he seemed fine.

Russian MoD claimed 44 POWs captured in Vuhledar. I am sure they would flaunt it quite a bit if they had captured hundreds. Final collapse of defences in Vuhledar seem to have been reasonably quick, so it's probable some got left behind. Of course with recent string of incidents where Russians appear to execute surrendered Ukrainians, unclear how many actually got to the POW camp...

Still, i do not know what drone got clear "V-shape", without tail triangle. May be it was "new S-70" with next generation engine with "flat exhaust" and another shape of the tail part. Or something completely different. Or even not Russian or Iranian at all (because it is strange for both Russian and Iranian drones to fly in daytime missing the advantages of stealth shape as the trace is clearly visible). May be we have some sort of U2-style incident and the drone from "third country" got Russian markings to avoid accusations. Or may be the drone was tested somewhere deep inside Russia and lost control - and shot down only after it became apparent it is not possible to return it and it is high time to shoot it down to avoid it falling into enemy hands intact - it may explain daytime flight. Who knows....

I'm sorry, in what way "a crew member had severed his left index finger when his hand got caught in a rope reel" on Sep, 26 was resqued the next day? He have fallen into the sea following losing his finger or what?

Watched that last night - eye opening

Thanks, that makes sense

Rescue is appreciated. TOKYO -- Chinese social media is buzzing about the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF)'s recent rescue of a Chinese national off east Japan's Chiba Prefecture, mostly praising the Japanese force's action and expressing gratitude. Some users of platforms Weibo and WeChat criticized major Chinese news outlets for not covering this more, with one post saying, "State media should have reported it." According to the MSDF and the Japan Coast Guard's 3rd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, a Chinese research vessel located approximately 1,000 kilometers southeast of Cape Inubo, Chiba Prefecture, in the waters east of the Ogasawara Islands, requested a rescue on the morning of Sept. 26, reporting that a crew member had severed his left index finger when his hand got caught in a rope reel. The regional headquarters then requested disaster dispatch from the Self-Defense Forces. The MSDF sent amphibious rescue aircraft US-2 from the Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, and the 50-year-old man was rescued the following day, then about 590 kilometers southeast of Cape Inubo, and transported to a hospital. When the Japanese Embassy in China posted about the incident on Weibo on the night of Sept. 27, it received many responses such as "thank you" and "I hope that if the roles were reversed, China would respond professionally like this." The reaction on Chinese social media was likely influenced by the recent fatal stabbing of a 10-year-old boy on his way to a Japanese school in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, in mid-September. An article posted on WeChat by a Chinese blogger, introducing the news from Japan, was read by tens of thousands of people, and the comments included, "This kind of news is deeply touching especially after the (stabbing) incident." In an interview with the Mainichi Shimbun, an official from the regional headquarters said, "While there are concerns about Japan-China relations, we will continue with life-saving operations as we always have." An MSDF spokesperson expressed hope that this recent rescue could have a positive impact on Japan-China relations. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241005/p2a/00m/0in/003000c

For better comparison

Video of the plane falling - it is definitely not Su-25 (or any other known RusAF warplane). It is S-70 or something Iranian (they have reverse-engeneered US drones, so who knows - may be they would like field tests) https://t.me/boris_rozhin/139752 P.S The plane falling is missing tall "triangle" of S-70 So probably Iranian.....

Seems like big S-70 drone was intercepted above pro-Ukr-occupied territory by Russian fighter, at very close distance (probably, after attempts to restore control of the drone) https://t.me/romanov_92/45356 Interesting that it is probably the first confirmation of this drones used in war zone (before that, it was only rumors and statements) and rare case of RusAF fighter operating above enemy-controlled territory (in this case Konstantinovka, important town)

Wondering what happened here. A Russian fighter downs a Russian Su-25:

M109 SPG wreck on the road somewhere in Kharkov region https://t.me/milinfolive/132138