[FoxNews] Video taken from Chicago's Gresham neighborhood over the weekend shows a large group of people surrounding a totaled car on fire, according to ABC 7 News. One individual was seen throwing an object into the car, engulfed in flames, which exploded seconds later.
Chicago police told Fox News Digital that once officers responded to the scene early Sunday morning, the group dispersed. No injuries were reported, and no arrests were made.
A Clockwork Orange The film employs disturbing and violent themes to comment on psychiatry, juvenile delinquency, youth gangs, and broader social, political, and economic issues in a dystopian near-future Britain.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The UFC's White House fight night will be given a similar level of security to the Super Bowl, it has emerged.
Around 90,000 fans are expected to attend the event on June 14, dubbed Freedom 250, which is being held on the South Lawn and forms part of celebrations to mark 250 years of American independence.
TMZ reports that the show has been given a Level 1 Special Event Assessment Rating (SEAR), which is typically reserved for the Super Bowl and major marathons.
Security services will be tasked with keeping fighters and fans - which will include Donald Trump - safe at a time of heightened international tension given the conflict in the Middle East.
Trump attended Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans in February 2025, prompting an exhaustive security operation that involved the secret service, drones and rooftop snipers. No counter mortar artillery?
Other huge sporting events such as the Indianapolis 500 and Kentucky Derby are typically given a lower rating of SEAR 2, TMZ reports, while the Masters at Augusta is a level 3 event.
#Sahrawi Republic / #Morocco 🇪🇭🇲🇦: “Sahrawi People's Liberation Army” (#SPLA) carried out a missile strike on Moroccan Army Position.
SPLA fighters notably used what appears to be a #Russia-made 🇷🇺 9M113M “Konkurs-M” Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) with 9P135M Launcher. pic.twitter.com/4toGFvBqWg
Previously the armed wing of the Polisario Front liberation movement in Morocco’s Western Sahara (a member of the Socialist International since 1973), they are now the army of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), recognized by the UN and over forty countries, but not Morocco. The most recent estimate I’m aware of puts them at 20,000-30,000 active troops, down from 100,000 at peak. Almost the entire population is Sunni Muslim.
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Do they get the Iranian ordnance that the Houthi don’t want?
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I thought this note was interesting:
Both Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR/Western Sahara) and Moroccan Sunni Muslims predominantly follow the Maliki school of jurisprudence, emphasizing a moderate, Sufi-influenced tradition. The primary differences stem from political allegiance rather than theology, as Moroccan Islam emphasizes loyalty to King Mohammed VI as "Commander of the Faithful," while Sahrawi Muslims have historically been influenced by nomadic traditions and Saharan Sufi brotherhoods, separate from the Moroccan state structure.
[Reuters] The purpose of the security force, intended to 5500 troops by summer, is to support the Haitian police as they work to control gangs. 1.4 million Haitians have been displaced and thousands killed while the gangs spread into the countryside.
[Reuters] Japan on Tuesday unveiled its biggest overhaul of defence export rules in decades, scrapping restrictions on overseas arms sales and opening the way for exports of warships, missiles and other weapons.
The move aimed at strengthening Japan's defence industrial base marks another step away from the pacifist restraints that have shaped its postwar security policy. It has been made in tandem with efforts to deepen ties with other nations in Asia to counter China's growing regional influence.
Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are also straining U.S. weapons production, expanding opportunities for Japan. At the same time, U.S. allies in Europe and Asia are looking to diversify suppliers as Washington's long-held security commitments look less certain under President Donald Trump.
"No single country can now protect its own peace and security alone, and partner countries that support each other in terms of defence equipment are necessary," Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in a post on X.
While countries such as the Philippines welcomed the change, China was not impressed.
"China is deeply concerned about this," foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a daily press conference, adding that Beijing "will remain highly vigilant and resolutely resist any reckless actions by Japan towards a new form of militarism."
Relations between Japan and China have been at a low ebb since Takaichi said in November that a Chinese attack on Taiwan threatening Japan's survival could trigger a military response.
PHILIPPINES, US AND GERMANY WELCOME THE SHIFT
The revision removes five export categories that had limited most military exports to rescue, transport, warning, surveillance and mine-sweeping equipment. Ministers and officials will instead assess the merits of each proposed sale.
Japan will keep in place three export principles that commit it to strict screening, controls on transfers to third countries and a ban on sales to countries involved in conflict. But in a presentation outlining the changes, the government said exceptions could be made when deemed necessary for national security.
Countries ranging from Poland to the Philippines are exploring procurement opportunities as they modernise their forces, Japanese officials and foreign diplomats have told Reuters. One of the first deals could be the export of used warships to Manila, two of the sources said.
JAPAN ALSO BUILDING UP ITS OWN MILITARY
Tokyo hopes defence exports will shore up its industrial base by boosting production volumes, lowering per-unit costs and adding manufacturing capacity it could draw on in a military crisis.
Contractors such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (7011.T) can build advanced systems including submarines, fighter aircraft and missiles, but for decades have depended on small orders from a single customer, Japan's Self-Defense Forces.
Japan is pressing ahead with unprecedented efforts to bolster its military - buying missiles, stealth jets and drones it says are needed to deter any threat posed by China, including around its islands near Taiwan.
Beijing has said its intentions in East Asia and elsewhere are peaceful.
Tokyo is also developing a next-generation fighter jet with Britain and Italy for deployment in the mid-2030s, part of a strategy to share development costs and gain access to new technology.
Japan has steadily increased defence spending in recent years to 2% of GDP, and Takaichi's government is expected to announce further rises this year when it releases a new security strategy.
[IsraelTimes] Observers say the Iran war may have prompted North Korea to display its cluster bombs; Iran repeatedly fired such weapons at Israeli cities
North Korea ...hereditary Communist monarchy distinguished by its truculence and periodic acts of violence. Distinguishing features include Songun (Army First) policy, which involves feeding the army before anyone but the Dear Leadership, and Juche, which is Kim Jong Il's personal interpretation of Marxism-Leninism, which he told everybody was brilliant. In 1950 the industrialized North invaded agrarian South Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the UN force opposing the invasion, with the United States providing around 90% of the military personnel. Seventy years later the economic results are in and it doesn't look good for Juche... said Monday it test-launched ballistic missiles with cluster bomb warheads in the second such test this month, likely underscoring its push to expand its capabilities to penetrate US and South Korean defenses.
The report by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency appeared to refer to the multiple ballistic missile launches South Korea, Japan and the US detected Sunday off North Korea’s east coast.
KCNA photos showed North Korean leader Kim Pudge Jong-un ...the overweight, pouty-looking hereditary potentate of North Korea. Pudge appears to believe in his own divinity, but has yet to produce any loaves and fishes, so his subjects remain malnourished... and his teenage daughter, both wearing black leather jackets, watching from a coastal observation point as a projectile soared over the water, trailing gray smoke. South Korea’s spy service recently assessed that the daughter, reportedly named Kim Ju Ae, could be considered Kim’s heir.
North Korea has tested cluster bomb warheads before. But observers say the Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... war may have prompted North Korea to display it has cluster munitions and accelerate efforts to develop better ones.
The destructiveness of cluster munitions has been highlighted in the ongoing war, with Iran firing such weapons at Israel to challenge its air defenses. The warheads burst open at high altitudes, scattering dozens of smaller bomblets across a wide area that are difficult to intercept.
More than 120 countries have signed an international treaty banning the use of cluster munitions, but North Korea, Iran, Israel and the United States are not among them.
Kim oversaw the launches of five upgraded surface-to-surface Hwasong-11 Ra ballistic missiles with cluster bomb warheads and fragmentation mine warheads, KCNA said.
The missiles struck an island target and Kim expressed satisfaction over the launches, saying, "It is of weighty significance in military actions to boost the high-density striking capability," according to KCNA.
In the earlier launch this month, North Korea tested Hwasong-11 Ka surface—to-surface ballistic missiles with cluster bomb warheads that it said "can reduce to ashes any target covering an area of 6.5-7 hectares (16 to 17.2 acres)."
North Korea has been pushing to expand its nuclear arsenal and acquire an array of high-tech weapons since Kim’s nuclear diplomacy with US President Donald Trump ...They hit him with slander, they impeached him twice. Nancy Pelosi tore up his State of the Union address on national TV. They stole an election and put his adherents in jail. They vilified him. They couldn't crucify him, so they shot him. Still, they can't keep him down... fell apart in 2019. Among them are multi-warhead nuclear missiles, hypersonic weapons and submarine-launched ballistic missiles, whose possession would sharply increase prospects for North Korea defeating US and South Korean missile defenses.
Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to restore diplomacy with Kim, and the North Korean leader has recently left open the door for dialogue with Trump but urged Washington to drop demands for the North’s nuclear disarmament as a precondition for talks.
Trump is to travel to Beijing for a rescheduled summit with China’s Xi Jinping in May. Some observers say North Korea’s recent testing activities were likely meant to increase its leverage in future dealings with the US, as the Trump-Xi meeting could provide a diplomatic opening with Pyongyang.
[FoxNews] Authorities say Tianrui Liang, 21, also planned to travel to Oklahoma to photograph aircraft at another installation
A Chinese national was arrested at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport after federal authorities say he photographed sensitive military aircraft near Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska and planned to target another installation as he prepared to leave the country.
Mr. Wife was warned off, once upon a time, for taking a photo of the Egyptian sentry standing guard at the end of the street in front of his hotel in Cairo — very picturesque he was, his rifle stock and his sandals both held together with duck tape in the quintessential Egyptian way. The policeman also confiscated his film to nail home the lesson that one simply can’t going around photographing military secrets, even if they’re right there in the open.
Tianrui Liang, 21, is accused of violating a federal law that restricts photographing defense installations without authorization, according to court documents filed in the Eastern District of New York.
Authorities say Liang was taken into custody April 7 while attempting to board an international flight, just days after a warrant was issued in Nebraska.
The case centers on activity near Offutt Air Force Base, home to U.S. Strategic Command — one of the Pentagon’s most sensitive installations.
According to an FBI affidavit, investigators were alerted after a witness reported seeing "a male holding a camera with a telescopic lens" near the base, where aircraft are stationed on the flight line.
Offutt hosts high-value reconnaissance and command aircraft, including the RC-135 surveillance plane and the E-4B "Nightwatch," often referred to as the military’s "doomsday plane."
Federal agents say Liang later admitted to photographing several aircraft at the base, "including the RC-135 and the E-4B."
[SLAY] A former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer who was preparing to blow the whistle about alleged UFO secrets was found dead before he could testify before Congress, prompting a Republican congressman to demand a federal investigation into the “suspicious” circumstances surrounding the whistleblower’s sudden death.
Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) has formally requested that FBI Director Kash Patel open an inquiry into the death of Matthew James Sullivan.
The 39-year-old Air Force veteran died on May 12, 2024.
According to reports, Sullivan had been scheduled to testify as a whistleblower in connection with congressional investigations into whether the U.S. government has concealed evidence related to UFOs, or unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP).
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This one died in 2024.
But another example, of how long the Powers that Be, have been slow rolling the collection UFO related deaths and disappearances of any about to release data.
I guess soon we'll start seeing planted articles calling those discussing digging into it Conspiracy Nuts.
BTW:
Didn't Trump recently call for the release of the US UFO files?
I guess the powers that be, are still busy Retracting the files?
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I'm beginning to hear theories about how the Air Force is secretly happy to let the public believe that we are being visited by extraterrestrials. It has been asserted that UFO sightings are really laser projected images, holograms and other tricks performed by military and intel folks. That way people are distracted from all the very real secret weapons programs. Must be some pretty awesome weapons.
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[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] NASA's current spacesuits, used for spacewalks aboard the International Space Station (ISS), were originally designed more than 50 years ago and have not undergone a major redesign in at least two decades, raising growing safety concerns about their long-term reliability.
The Apollo-era suits used during the Moon landings of the 1960s and 1970s are no longer suitable for modern missions, meaning entirely new systems are required before astronauts can safely explore the lunar surface again.
The findings come as the agency prepares for one of the most ambitious spaceflight efforts in decades, sending astronauts back to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Apple boss Tim Cook has stepped down and named his successor in a dramatic leadership handover.
The Silicon Valley giant said on Monday that its long-serving chief executive officer will step aside after 15 years and become executive chairman.
Moving into the spotlight is John Ternus, 51, Apple’s widely respected hardware chief, who will take over as CEO on September 1.
Cook, 65, will remain firmly at the heart of the company's strategic direction while handing over day-to-day control as the company prepares for its biggest iPhone overhaul in years, including what could be its first foldable model.
Stock in Apple, the world's third-biggest company, was down in after-hours trading following the unexpected announcement.
The announcement underscores Apple's continued focus on hardware innovation, with Ternus - long seen as a key architect behind many of the company's flagship products - now poised to lead the entire organization into its next chapter.
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rather than spend $1400 for an iPhone, I paid $300 for another Motorola 5G Android. I could lose 3 of the Androids and still be money ahead
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It’s a matter of taste and frugality, certainly, but risk-tolerance as well: aren’t Androids more susceptible to hacking and viruses?
Not to say that iPhones can’t be, or that Apple people never peek, but that those programming for Apple are required by the company to make their work more robust against invasion — part of the reason the things cost more. (The other part being that being the It brand always comes at premium price — for some people that’s the point.)
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[Regnum] The Progress MS-32 cargo spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station (ISS). The Roscosmos state corporation press service reported this on April 21.
Progress MS-32 has left the ISS. At 1:08 AM Moscow time, the cargo ship undocked from the Zvezda module of the Russian segment of the ISS, " Roscosmos' MAX channel reported.
The spacecraft's deceleration is scheduled for 4:11 AM Moscow time. After this, Progress MS-32 will reenter the dense layers of the atmosphere and disintegrate, with the unburned structural components falling into a non-shipping area of the Pacific Ocean. Progress MS-34 will launch from Baikonur on April 26, taking its place.
In September 2025, the Soyuz-2.1A rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome carrying the Progress MS-32 cargo spacecraft. It delivered over 2,500 kg of cargo to the ISS : fuel, scientific equipment, oxygen, water, food, and a new Orlan-MKS No. 7 spacesuit for extravehicular activity.
In July, the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle carrying the Progress MS-31 cargo spacecraft was launched to deliver over two tons of cargo to the ISS. After two days of flight, the spacecraft successfully docked with the station.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for 
