Some quick X threads mostly about news in National Security. This post also serves as an open thread. I welcome readers to post comments or additional links related to national security or history, even if they are unrelated to the links below.
NEW: Venezuela recently requested military equipment, including drones, from Iran amid heightened tensions between Venezuela and the United States, according to internal US government documents obtained by The Washington Post. It is unclear if Iran is willing and able to export… pic.twitter.com/rrhEJTMWDE
— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) November 4, 2025
Venezuela is trying to gear up for war. Iran may be balking at supplying them, but Russia and China are not. This is why Venezuela is important. This ISW post covers other topics, such as the internal Iranian politics and Syria.
BREAKING: Satellite images reveal China is secretly building a 65-meter semi-submersible missile carrier at the Huangpu shipyard in Guangzhou.
Analysts say the vessel appears unmanned or minimally crewed, designed for stealth, high-speed operations, and capable of carrying… pic.twitter.com/u7CTd8FCVy
— Defence Index (@Defence_Index) November 2, 2025
They might not have the aircraft carriers, but China has the largest Navy in the world, and they have perfected at sea resupply with an open ocean fishing fleet that continuously wages a resource war on the rest of the world.
🇲🇽 After the brutal murder of Uruapan’s Mayor Carlos Manzo in Michoacán, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum blamed “the right wing” for wanting to “bring back the war on drugs.”
Sheinbaum dismissed stronger security measures or foreign assistance, insisting that “intervention… pic.twitter.com/n8QT1dbnFQ
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) November 3, 2025
Blaming the victim. Sheinbaum needs to go.
The Trump administration is preparing a new mission in Mexico to target drug cartels
According to NBC News, citing U.S. officials, the plan involves deploying American troops and intelligence officers to strike drug labs and cartel leaders inside Mexico.
Early-stage training… pic.twitter.com/IphgYwbaFC
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) November 3, 2025
I’ll just leave this one here without comment.
Holy shit, the entire Chinese hypersonic missile program is completely dependent on AUSTRALIAN CRITICAL MINERAL EXPORTS and the Australian government SUBSIDISED THE MINES
“China is dependent on Australian imports for its supply of zirconium, a little-known critical mineral.… pic.twitter.com/c5Bg9jAHl4
— Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@DrewPavlou) November 3, 2025
This is what happens when you have Capitalism without a conscious. We have financed the tools for our own destruction.
CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IN NIGERIA EXPLAINED:🧵
When I was in Cairo earlier this year and all hell broke loose with Egyptian State Security outside of USAID, here’s the secret part I could say little about at that time:
I wasn’t in Egypt for USAID.
I was there to meet with… pic.twitter.com/IAXg8DUqAs
— Larry Alex Taunton (@LarryTaunton) November 2, 2025
Why not wrap today up with a thread explaining the Nigerian persecution of Christians? This is what ‘colonialism’ or conquest actually looks like.