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7 ‘October Surprises’ That Disrupted US Presidential Elections



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7 ‘October Surprises’ That Disrupted US Presidential Elections


Presidential candidates have always understood that in a close election, any big news story in the last weeks of a campaign could be enough to tip the contest in November. Now known as an “October surprise,” the news story might take the form of a scandalous revelation about a candidate, the outbrea

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Drone Strike on Sanctioned Russian Explosives Plant Injures Four


The plant is included in Ukraine’s and other countries’ sanctions lists. It is a crucial supplier of industrial explosives, mining charges, and equipment for the oil and gas industry.

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Putin Seeks to Rival Western Power With High-Profile Summit – Kyiv Post


  1. Putin Seeks to Rival Western Power With High-Profile Summit  Kyiv Post
  2. Putin’s plan to defeat the dollar  The Economist
  3. Putin says BRICS, not the West, will drive global economic growth  CNBC

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@mikenov: Deepfakes Are The New October Surprise – The Ring of Fire Network trofire.com/2024/10/17/dee…



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@mikenov: Deepfakes Are The New October Surprise – The Ring of Fire Network trofire.com/2024/10/17/dee…



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@GlasnostGone: President Zelensky reports this week Russia launched 20 missiles, around 800 guided aerial bombs, and over 500 strike drones against Ukraine. Added to this horror, is a weekly average along the frontline of 20,000 artillery strikes & rocket salvoes, thousands of kamikaze drone…



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Intel agencies in an age of ‘nuclear’ cyberattacks, political assassinations


Regardless of who is leading their governments, U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies maintain a quiet, steady relationship, as that link remains a vital part of national security for both countries.
During a talk last Thursday as part of a Harvard global youth conference on foreign affairs, forme

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The state of spy craft, according to former CIA director


Former U.S. and Israeli intelligence heads, John Brennan and Tamir Pardo, told students that it will be up to them to beat back the threats posed by cyberwarfare and politically driven disinformation.

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How did Israeli intelligence miss Hamas’ preparations to attack? A US counterterrorism expert explains how Israeli intelligence works


Israel is widely recognized as having highly sophisticated intelligence capabilities, both in terms of its ability to collect information about potential threats within its own country and outside of it. And so as details unfold about the full extent of Hamas’ unprecedented and surprise attack on 2