I told you today that Turkey walked away from Russia.
I also told you the relationship was rented, not owned.
but i didn’t tell you the full picture of what Russia actually lost.
because it’s not just Turkey.
Russia lost an entire sea. and the country that took it from them didn’t even have a navy.
let me explain.
when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, it had total naval dominance. warships, submarines, cruise missile platforms, all of it pointed at Ukrainian cities from the water.
Ukraine had almost nothing to respond with.
so they built something.
small. cheap. unmanned. naval drones that cost less than a new car, sent against warships worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
first the Moskva. Russia’s Black Sea flagship. the pride of the fleet. sunk by a country that wasn’t supposed to be able to touch it.
then another ship. then another. then submarines hit in port while crews slept.
Russia didn’t lose a battle in the Black Sea. it lost the Black Sea.
the fleet that was supposed to project Russian power across the entire region was forced to retreat from Crimea entirely.
moved to Novorossiysk. further from Ukraine. further from relevance. further from everything it was built to control.
and here is the part that makes this permanent.
Turkey controls the only way in or out of the Black Sea.
one strait. one treaty from 1936. and under that treaty, Turkey has the legal right to block warships from entering during wartime.
Russia cannot replace what it lost. not while Turkey holds that door shut.
Russia built its entire southern military posture around one assumption: that the Black Sea was a Russian lake.
power projection into the Mediterranean. leverage over NATO’s southern flank. control of trade routes. energy infrastructure.
gone. all of it. taken by drones that cost less than a single Russian cruise missile.
and now, in three weeks, Turkey hosts the most consequential NATO summit in the alliance’s history.
the subject: Ukraine’s path into NATO.
the country that controls the door Russia can never reopen is about to invite the country that just locked Russia out.
Moscow spent decades treating the Black Sea as something it owned.
it doesn’t anymore.
and the sea belongs to the people who were never supposed to have a navy in the first place.
— @itstaylorsmith9 Jun 14, 2026
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Geopolitical shifts point to Iran’s rising influence in Middle East peace deal — Reports of a Gulf peace agreement framed as an Iranian triumph and a U.S.-Israeli setback, combined with developments in Ukraine, suggest a rapid reconfiguration of global power dynamics. The analysis implies Western strategic missteps and a potential decline in influence.Escalating State Vulnerabilities and Intelligence Shifts Unfold: Reports of IDF infrastructure failures and allegations of election interference – Bloggers, Unite! – bloggersunite.net
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bloggersunite.net/a0db0068dd…— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Jun 14, 2026
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Escalating State Vulnerabilities and Intelligence Shifts Unfold: Reports of IDF infrastructure failures and allegations of election interference – Bloggers, Unite! – bloggersunite.net bloggersunite.net/a0db0068dd…— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Jun 14, 2026
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Escalating State Vulnerabilities and Intelligence Shifts Unfold: Reports of IDF infrastructure failures and allegations of election interference – Bloggers, Unite! – bloggersunite.net bloggersunite.net/a0db0068dd…— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Jun 14, 2026
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#ODNI
Israeli firm #BlackCore suspected of meddling in New York
U.S. federal agencies like the #FBI and CISA have declined to comment on the New York vulnerabilities.
The Israeli digital influence company BlackCore is suspected of meddling in the 2025 New York City municipal election. According to a detailed report by France’s foreign disinformation watchdog, Viginum, the firm allegedly deployed coordinated networks of fake social media accounts to shape political narratives and manipulate public discourse. The New York operation targeted the mayoral election, which was ultimately won by pro-Palestinian candidate Zohran Mamdani. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Overview of BlackCore’s OperationsModus Operandi: The firm utilized automated bot networks and fake social media profiles to post coordinated comments and execute digital smear campaigns. [2, 5]
Self-Description: Before scrubbing its online footprint in June 2026, BlackCore marketed itself as an “elite influence, cyber, and technology company” providing narrative-shaping tools for information warfare. [6, 7]
Lack of Attribution: While Viginum tracked the technical signature directly to the Israel-based firm, investigators have not yet identified who originally financed or commissioned the New York campaign. [8, 9]Broader Global Interference [10]
The New York investigation is part of a larger global pattern revealed by European intelligence services: [1, 4]France: The watchdog first exposed BlackCore for targeting three pro-Palestinian candidates from the left-wing France Unbowed (LFI) party ahead of local elections. [1, 8]
Scotland: Investigators detected at least 256 linked accounts that left roughly 1,400 coordinated comments targeting Scottish First Minister John Swinney and the Scottish National Party (SNP) ahead of their May 2026 election. [2, 11]
Africa: The agency also flagged parallel digital influence operations run by the firm in Angola and Togo. [2, 12]The French government has formally requested explanations and assistance from Israeli authorities regarding BlackCore’s operations. The Israeli embassy in Paris stated it is waiting for full technical data from the probe to conduct its own internal investigation, adding that the state has no intention of interfering in foreign political processes. Meanwhile, U.S. federal agencies like the FBI and CISA have declined to comment on the New York vulnerabilities. [3, 6, 10, 12]
[Rich media excluded from paste][1] youtube.com
[2] x.com
[3] today.lorientlejour.com
[4] middleeasteye.net
[5] haaretz.com
[6] wtvbam.com
[7] english.aawsat.com
[8] reuters.com
[9] lavocedinewyork.com
[10] youtube.com
[11] bbc.com
[12] english.alarabiya.net
–— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Jun 14, 2026
#ODNI
Israeli firm #BlackCore suspected of meddling in New York
U.S. federal agencies like the #FBI and CISA have declined to comment on the New York vulnerabilities.
The Israeli digital influence company BlackCore is suspected of meddling in the 2025 New York City municipal election. According to a detailed report by France’s foreign disinformation watchdog, Viginum, the firm allegedly deployed coordinated networks of fake social media accounts to shape political narratives and manipulate public discourse. The New York operation targeted the mayoral election, which was ultimately won by pro-Palestinian candidate Zohran Mamdani. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Overview of BlackCore’s OperationsModus Operandi: The firm utilized automated bot networks and fake social media profiles to post coordinated comments and execute digital smear campaigns. [2, 5]
Self-Description: Before scrubbing its online footprint in June 2026, BlackCore marketed itself as an “elite influence, cyber, and technology company” providing narrative-shaping tools for information warfare. [6, 7]
Lack of Attribution: While Viginum tracked the technical signature directly to the Israel-based firm, investigators have not yet identified who originally financed or commissioned the New York campaign. [8, 9]Broader Global Interference [10]
The New York investigation is part of a larger global pattern revealed by European intelligence services: [1, 4]France: The watchdog first exposed BlackCore for targeting three pro-Palestinian candidates from the left-wing France Unbowed (LFI) party ahead of local elections. [1, 8]
Scotland: Investigators detected at least 256 linked accounts that left roughly 1,400 coordinated comments targeting Scottish First Minister John Swinney and the Scottish National Party (SNP) ahead of their May 2026 election. [2, 11]
Africa: The agency also flagged parallel digital influence operations run by the firm in Angola and Togo. [2, 12]The French government has formally requested explanations and assistance from Israeli authorities regarding BlackCore’s operations. The Israeli embassy in Paris stated it is waiting for full technical data from the probe to conduct its own internal investigation, adding that the state has no intention of interfering in foreign political processes. Meanwhile, U.S. federal agencies like the FBI and CISA have declined to comment on the New York vulnerabilities. [3, 6, 10, 12]
[Rich media excluded from paste][1] youtube.com
[2] x.com
[3] today.lorientlejour.com
[4] middleeasteye.net
[5] haaretz.com
[6] wtvbam.com
[7] english.aawsat.com
[8] reuters.com
[9] lavocedinewyork.com
[10] youtube.com
[11] bbc.com
[12] english.alarabiya.net
–— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Jun 14, 2026
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