Michael P Fenwicks

@FT Current regulations are a problem.

Keir Starmer’s government is trying to tempt Anthropic to expand its presence in the UK, looking to capitalise on the $380bn start-up’s fight with the US defence department to woo one of America’s top AI groups: ft.trib.al/DylqwYI

I am not sure the American military establishment has fully grasped what Trump has actually done here. So let me spell it out in language even a Pentagon procurement officer can understand. Europe has been buying American weapons at a staggering rate. In 2024 alone, US foreign military sales notifications to European countries hit $76 billion. Four times the European average since 2008.  F-35s, missile systems, air defence, ammunition. All of it American. All of it coming with decades of service contracts, maintenance agreements, spare parts, software updates and training programmes worth hundreds of billions more over their operational lifetimes. Between 2020 and 2024, the United States supplied 64 percent of all European weapons imports.  That is now over. Europe has an $860 billion defence plan, and American contractors are being frozen out. The goal is 80 percent of all military purchases from European factories by 2030.  Airbus. Rheinmetall. KNDS. Saab. Leonardo. BAE Systems. They are about to receive the largest order book in the history of European defence industry. Because Trump made it politically impossible for any European government to keep writing cheques to Washington. Some European governments have discussed worries that the Pentagon could remotely disable American F-35 fighters or impose restrictions on how US weapons can be used.  When your supplier is also threatening to annex your allies, that is not paranoia. That is basic procurement logic. Trump set out to make America great again. He has succeeded magnificently. For Rheinmetall. Gandalv / @Microinteracti1

JUST IN 🇮🇷🇺🇸: Iranian Media Release Video Footage from the Wreckage of the Destroyed U.S. C-130 Hercules Plane

Probably dozens of rescuers killed just to save one man. All for a “feel-good” Netflix story and to keep feeding the Rambo myth of “no one left behind.” It’s pure theatrics and optics. This is exactly what will destroy the US empire: the ego, the obsession with performance over actual results, metrics, and cold reality.

The photo of captured pilot, IS NOT the second pilot. Iran said that Trump was lying and they would not confirm status of second pilot until he told truth about the first. They warned they would expose Trumps lies for not being truthful. All indications are that was troop caught on night one, with second found dead. Iran released name and photo of pictured pilot before war. X has now shadow banned early posts, that confirmed the photo was not Ai or old. All indications point to one pilot dead, one captured, and Trump full of shit. Still conflicting.

In iran without hijab She is journalist Bushra Sheikh. Bushra states, "I am in Tehran, and no one has asked me why I am not wearing a hijab or why I am wearing Western attire." Women in Iran enjoy complete freedom; anything to the contrary is merely Western media propaganda.

🚨🚨🚨According to The Intercept, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was implicated in a cover-up of a massive attack that killed or wounded approximately 750 American soldiers. Hegseth is facing pressure to resign, and it is said he may face prosecution.

Petrol pump shortage warning for Easter weekend as drivers threaten to fill up twice to mitigate 'truly eye-watering' prices trib.al/KcPOaY7

British police want to arrest a white Christian preacher because his prayers have caused anxiety and distress to some. JD Vance is right, UK is lost. - @RadioGenoa

Trump didn't write this. Stephen Miller did.

@stelzner_n1150 So the proof that the US has achieved overwhelming air dominance is the rescue mission of two air force pilots shot down by the country they have overwhelming air dominance over. You can’t make this stuff up. Oh, hang on (checks notes), actually they are making this stuff up.

@stelzner_n1150 My guy is probably still in Iran, or gone. we pump this hard to believe movie-like rescue story. Is some actor gonna come on tv and pretend to be a pilot now? Gov is prolly like, "fuck em. We ain't negotiating squat. Make up some wild shit and we'll make a movie in 2 years"

Donald Trump could never write something like this. He would go: "FOLKS we just pulled off the BIGGEST most SPECTACULAR pilot rescue in history! Snatched our hero right from crooked Irans filthy claws! Iran is run by total LOSER dummies too weak to fight a wet paper bag! Sleepy Joe wouldve left him to die. Not me! Greatest military ever BOOM done! IM THE GREATEST RESCUER GOD EVER MADE! Thank you warriors youre yuge! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!! 🔥🇺🇸"

Most Israelis backed the Trump–Netanyahu war with Iran. But cracks are showing, more voices in Israel are calling for an immediate ceasefire.

JUST IN: Hezbollah claims it hit an Israeli Navy warship 68 nautical miles off Lebanon with an anti-ship cruise missile, alleging the vessel was preparing strikes on Lebanese territory. Israel has not yet confirmed or denied the claim.

🚨‼️ Breaking 💥 Yesterday, the U.S. F-15 that was downed is being prepared by Iranian villagers to be taken to a scrapyard.

⚡️🇮🇷🇺🇸BREAKING: IRGC says the U.S’s rescue attempt is a failure. Spokesperson of the Central Headquarters of Khatam al-Anbiya : 🔹 The enemy’s desperate rescue attempt failed due to divine support and timely joint operations by Iran’s forces, including the IRGC, Army, Basij, and police. 🔹 Enemy aircraft in southern Isfahan, two Black Hawk helicopters and one C-130 military transport, were hit and are burning. 🔹The heroic operation of the warriors of Islam against the American aggressors in southern Isfahan indicates the hollow nature of the US army and the disgraceful defeat of the American invaders. 🔹Trump tries to justify the bitter defeat and failure of his cowardly army by creating ambiguity for public opinion. 🔹We had previously warned that the brave sons of the nation in the armed forces, with the help and support of Almighty God, will cut off the feet of any aggressor and annihilate the invaders. 🔹The definite victory of the warriors of Islam in southern Isfahan is an example of this brave action. Source: Iran state media Fars News & IRIB.

Iran surprising....🙌🇮🇷 Iran launched a surprise attack on army bunkers in Israel, killing 53 Israeli soldiers and wounding 327.