Geopolitics
235 unrolled threads about geopolitics, each one readable on a single page.
CA Vivek Khatri@CaVivekkhatri🚨Last night, India switched on a reactor. Here are 9 numbers nobody is talking about: → 72 years: Time since Homi Bhabha conceived this plan → 22 years: Time to actually build it → ₹7,700 crore: Fi...
SummaryIndia's Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achieved criticality, marking a historic milestone 72 years after scientist Homi Bhabha's vision. The 500 MW reactor represents stage 2 of India's 3-stage nuclear plan to harness the world's largest thorium reserves, making India only the second country after Russia to successfully operate a commercial fast breeder reactor, with profound implications for energy independence and geopolitical sovereignty.Apr 7, 202631 tweets♥ 17.1K
Phantom Pain@phantompain1984The USS Liberty Was Not Supposed to Have Survivors Marine Bryce Lockwood said “a radio operator ran coax cable through a damaged antenna and forced out the distress call.” The U.S. Sixth Fleet heard...
SummaryThis thread presents evidence that Israel intentionally attacked the USS Liberty in 1967, citing NSA/CIA documents showing Israel identified it as an American ship before the attack, and that President LBJ prevented a rescue operation. The thread argues this was a deliberate act, not a mistake, and calls for the historical record to be preserved.Jun 9, 202613 tweets♥ 13.7K
Office Of Vijay Patel@VijayGajeraOThis could be the most SHOCKING thread of the year. Read this thread, and you will understand why CJP and other professional protesters have so much support from Western countries and what the role o...
SummaryThis thread alleges a coordinated network linking US citizen Dinesh Thakur, pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer, Indian tech companies (Wipro, Infosys), and activist organizations in India, claiming they funnel money through NGOs and media outlets to support political protests and activism. The author argues this represents foreign influence on Indian civil society and government criticism.Aug 5, 202619 tweets♥ 11.7K
Natalie Winters@nataliegwintersREVEALED: China-Linked Influence Group Paid to Cultivate Dozens of U.S. Journalists and Manufacture “Positive” Coverage of the Chinese Communist Party. CNN. NPR. NYT. WaPo. Reuters. NBC. Bloomberg....
SummaryA China-linked organization called the Better Hong Kong Foundation sponsored trips for 54 U.S. journalists from major outlets (CNN, NYT, NPR, WaPo, etc.) between 2010-2018, providing access to Chinese government officials and state media in exchange for favorable coverage of China and Hong Kong. Documents reveal the Foundation explicitly aimed to manufacture "positive stories" and journalists who participated published pieces praising China's policies and governance shortly after the sponsored trips.Aug 10, 202621 tweets♥ 12.9K
✩ Mikö ✩✪@mikochan_dm2‼️WE NEED YOUR HELP‼️ ⚠️S.O.S⚠️ COLOMBIA is STRUGGLING right NOW and YOU CAN HELP! Here's HOW THREAD🧵 ↓↓↓
SummaryA thread calling for help and support for Colombia during a period of struggle, providing ways for people to contribute and assist the country.Aug 13, 20263 tweets♥ 11.8K
Nawaf M. Al Thani نواف بن مبارك آل ثاني@NawafAlThaniA short🧵for those insisting on a fiction: the Strait of Hormuz is not Iran’s sovereign toll gate, private cash machine, or maritime revenue stream. It is an international strait used by the world. Ge...
SummaryIran cannot legally impose tolls on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz as a sovereign right. The strait is an international waterway governed by navigation rights, not a commercial asset for the coastal state to monetize, and allowing such a precedent would destabilize global maritime commerce and incentivize other chokepoint nations to follow suit.Apr 6, 20265 tweets♥ 15.1K
Jeremy Ryan Slate@JeremyRyanSlate🧵 In 376 AD, Rome let 200,000 Goths cross the Danube as refugees. Two years later, those same Goths destroyed the Roman army at Adrianople and killed the emperor. Rome didn't fall because barbarian...
SummaryA thread drawing parallels between Rome's border collapse and modern immigration policy. In 376 AD, Rome allowed 200,000 Gothic refugees across the Danube; within two years, those same Goths destroyed the Roman army at Adrianople and killed the emperor. The thread argues Rome's fall wasn't due to barbarian invasion but rather Rome's inability to maintain boundaries, assimilate newcomers, or enforce borders once military and financial resources declined.May 12, 202613 tweets♥ 15.3K
DataRepublican (small r)@DataRepublican🧵 THREAD: Shashank Joshi, a foreign think tank careerist, has a 16-year record of attacking US foreign policy... and now he's lecturing our military leadership on how to take the oath. Why does he st...
SummaryA critic argues that Shashank Joshi, an Indian national newly hired as The Economist's Washington Bureau Chief, has a 16-year history of harsh anti-American military commentary and should not have been granted a US work visa, citing his characterizations of US operations as 'malevolent' and 'predatory' despite lacking military expertise.Jun 4, 202614 tweets♥ 11.9K
El Necio@ElNecio_Cuba🇨🇳 En CHINA, "bueno" es solo la perfección: el nivel de SIMETRÍA del desfile militar fue UNA LOCURA 😍🧵 VA HILO con las fotos del desfile encabezado por Xi Jinping en Tiananmén para conmemorar el D...
SummaryUn hilo analizando la extraordinaria simetría y precisión del desfile militar chino en Tiananmén encabezado por Xi Jinping para conmemorar el 80 aniversario del fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, con asistencia de Putin y Kim Jong-un.Sep 3, 202523 tweets♥ 14.3K
UN Watch@UNWatch🚨 BREAKING: New report by UN Watch reveals UN “experts” accepted millions of dollars from China, Russia, and Qatar before attacking the U.S., Israel, and the West. 🧵 See the report’s most striking...
SummaryUN Watch released a report alleging that UN human rights experts accepted millions in funding from China, Russia, Qatar and other authoritarian regimes while producing biased reports attacking Western democracies and Israel while ignoring abuses by their funders. The report documents specific cases of alleged conflicts of interest and calls for reforms including bans on government funding and independent oversight mechanisms.May 26, 202615 tweets♥ 11.5K
María Fernanda Cabal@MariaFdaCabal🚨Me informan que han llegado a Colombia #ObservadoresChavistas con la misión de agitar las elecciones en Colombia. Alerto al @CNE_COLOMBIA sobre estos personajes, que vale la pena investigar y expul...
SummaryA Colombian user alleges that numerous international observers from Venezuela, Cuba, and other left-wing governments infiltrated Colombian elections as "Chavista observers" to manipulate results. The thread identifies 23+ individuals from various countries, detailing their alleged ties to Chavismo, involvement in electoral processes, and connections to Colombian left-wing politician Gustavo Petro.Jun 19, 202631 tweets♥ 9.7K
Igor Sushko@igorsushko🧵 🚨 BREAKING: Zelensky said in an interview that Ukraine can manufacture air defense missiles for the PATRIOT systems domestically in Ukraine, but need the US to license the production. Ukraine will...
SummaryZelensky stated that Ukraine could domestically manufacture PAC-3 air defense missiles for PATRIOT systems if the US grants production licenses, allowing Ukraine to supply itself and other European and Middle Eastern allies. He indicated that despite discussions with both previous and current US administrations, Ukraine has not yet received the necessary licenses.Mar 10, 20262 tweets♥ 15KNatalie Winters@nataliegwintersEXCLUSIVE: I found dozens of taxpayer-funded researchers who worked on Pentagon defense projects or in U.S. weapons labs. They later went to work for China’s military—including its nuclear-weapons c...
SummaryAn investigation reveals dozens of researchers who received U.S. government funding for defense and weapons research at American universities and laboratories later moved to work for China's military institutions, including its nuclear-weapons complex and blacklisted universities, potentially transferring sensitive technology and expertise.Aug 18, 202626 tweets♥ 10.9K
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt@FranceskAlbs🧵Before becoming a UN expert I spent years researching forced displacement in Palestine since the advent of Zionism and British colonialism. A refuge for millions, for Palestine's Indigenous people I...
SummaryA UN expert with decades of research on forced displacement in Palestine reflects on how historical knowledge of 1947-49 and 1967 displacement patterns allowed them to anticipate Israel's response to October 7, but not the extreme scale of destruction and killing that followed.Jul 8, 20262 tweets♥ 9.4K
Eitan Fischberger@EFischbergerHere’s a thread of prominent accounts that have been subverting the US by flooding X with anti-American, anti-Israel, demoralizing, or Marxist content aimed specifically at Americans. Several of them...
SummaryThread alleges that numerous high-follower X accounts are operated by foreign actors posing as Americans while spreading anti-American, anti-Israel, and divisive content, with the author providing screenshots claiming to expose their actual locations via VPNs and metadata.Nov 22, 202530 tweets♥ 13.2K
Dimko Zhluktenko 🇺🇦⚔️@dim0kqToday, I turn 27, at war. I don’t feel pity that I’m not celebrating with my loved ones. I am proud to have spent this year defending my family and my country - Ukraine - against russian invasion. I...
SummaryA Ukrainian soldier celebrates his 27th birthday while actively serving in the military during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He reflects on the sacrifice of fallen soldiers, his commitment to defending his country and sharing Ukraine's story with the world, and encourages people to support Ukraine's fight for freedom and independence.Oct 23, 20257 tweets♥ 15.3K
𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐦𝐬𝐚 🇪🇺🇵🇱🇺🇦@Tweet4AnnaNAFO🔥19% of Russia’s oil capacity — erased. Ukraine did this. 🧵 1/9
SummaryUkraine has destroyed 19% of Russia's oil processing capacity through drone strikes on refineries, significantly reducing fuel supplies and war revenues. The attacks have caused Russian oil exports to pile up in floating storage, energy revenues to drop 50% year-over-year, and cascading economic strain across Russia's war-sustaining fuel supply chain.Feb 12, 202612 tweets♥ 15K
Senator Eric Schmitt@SenEricSchmittEuropean governments have imposed tyrannical censorship on their own citizens. Now, they're trying to impose it on America. Today, I'm asking the Trump Administration to sanction foreign actors—in t...
SummaryA senator calls on the Trump Administration to impose Magnitsky sanctions and visa restrictions against foreign government officials and activists from the EU, UK, Australia, and Brazil who enforce speech restrictions that extraterritorially affect American citizens and platforms.Dec 18, 202516 tweets♥ 12.1KDataRepublican (small r)@DataRepublican🧵THREAD: Iranian influence in US far-left protests A Jewish rapper got beaten bloody at a Khamenei vigil in Washington Square Park. What happened next exposed something much bigger: a documented pi...
SummaryA report documents a pipeline connecting Iran's state TV to far-left protest organizers in the US, revealing 83+ calls from Press TV to key organizers and coordinated timing between media contact and protest activity. The investigation identifies 75+ organizations supporting Iran's regime since the conflict began, with many connected through figures like Neville Roy Singham, suggesting a repeatable influence operation turning sanctioned propaganda into apparent grassroots activism.Mar 21, 202612 tweets♥ 10.3K
Hillel Neuer@HillelNeuer