March 29, 20232 yr Keeping an eye on Kenya. Bussing people into Nairobi for mass protests. Army said they are ready to respond. This is from sources on the ground in the security sector I trust. Three confirmed dead in the past few days. Business partner already working on plans to get his wife and daughter out of country and back to England. He has lived in Kenya since 1991 and we worked together in some rough places. Never seen him nervous until about an hour ago. Our head of security in Afghanistan lives in Kenya. Just called and looked like shit. Tired. Said it could get Africa bad real quick. Think Mau Mau rebellion. Kenya is important. It produces a lot of food and Nairobi is the hub for most western companies operating in East Africa. Should there be a revolt in Kenya, damn, East Africa is fucked. Still no advisories from US or UK. Just giving a heads up. 2023 looking at 2022 and saying hold my beer.....
April 8, 20232 yr Turkey attacks SDF commander's convoy. US military personnel were part of the convoy.
April 8, 20232 yr A few days ago, there was odd United Kingdom air activity over Israel. Actually, it wasn't just UK, although that stood out, but there was a lot of aerial activity.
April 11, 20232 yr Burma back in the news. At least 53 people have been killed, according to survivors, in one of the deadliest airstrikes by the Myanmar military in the ongoing civil war. They say that the dead include at least 15 women and a number of children. The BBC cannot verify the numbers. Tuesday's attack targeted a village in the north-western Sagaing region, which has opposed the military government. The military has increasingly used air strikes against their opponents since they seized power in February 2021. Communities in Sagaing have put up some of the strongest opposition to military rule in Myanmar, forming their own militias and running their own schools and clinics. One villager told the BBC that a military jet had flown over at around 07:00 local time (01:30 BST) and dropped a bomb, followed by a helicopter gunship which attacked the village for twenty minutes. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65238250
April 15, 20232 yr Sudan enters the chat for the umpteenth time https://www.cnn.com/africa/live-news/sudan-army-paramilitary-palace-news-04-15-23/index.html
April 15, 20232 yr Just talked to a former diplomat who was there at the same time as my mother. It is going to get worse and the tribes in the West (Darfur) are watching.
April 15, 20232 yr 43 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said: Just talked to a former diplomat who was there at the same time as my mother. It is going to get worse and the tribes in the West (Darfur) are watching. I'm sure it will work out, since the Sudanese Air Force is using airstrikes against *checks notes* the capitol of Sudan.
April 21, 20232 yr My brain isn't making sense of what my eyeballs are seeing. Dictators shouldn't lose elections.
April 21, 20232 yr 48 minutes ago, berlinerbaer said: My brain isn't making sense of what my eyeballs are seeing. Dictators shouldn't lose elections. If he's lagging too much and then tries to nullify/rig the election, maybe he would be worried about the Turkish military actually succeeding, unlike 2016.
April 22, 20232 yr Evacuations are coming for internationals in Sudan. The Eid ceasefire will not last long and shit is going to get real again. Embassy personnel are one thing, but the ton of NGO staff is going to be a bitch.
April 22, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, InkaUtexas said: Evacuations are coming for internationals in Sudan. The Eid ceasefire will not last long and shit is going to get real again. Embassy personnel are one thing, but the ton of NGO staff is going to be a bitch.
April 23, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, bolverk said: The Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have announced that they are both currently “Assisting” the U.S. Military in Evacuating American Diplomats and their Families from the Sudanese Capital of Khartoum utilizing at least 6 Transport Aircraft. So is this a case of the US told both sides "if we don't get our people out safely, we're bringing in a fuckload of troops and we will decide who is in charge?"
April 23, 20232 yr That basically sounds like the case. Saw a tweet earlier that the evacuation of all 70 personnel and family members was successful. Of course, all unverified at this point.
April 23, 20232 yr Yep, we are pulling. Got convoys of NGO's heading to Port Sudan since the ceasefire did not hold. Fuck this situation.
April 23, 20232 yr US Non essential personnel are out. French convoy was hit. Going to be a long fucking day. Medical Team in Darfur calling for an evacuation, but no way to get aircraft in there.
April 24, 20232 yr On 4/20/2023 at 10:30 PM, berlinerbaer said: My brain isn't making sense of what my eyeballs are seeing. Dictators shouldn't lose elections. As a man of many perspectives myself, I always enjoy seeing the different takes on issues like presented below, three tweets, from three different perspectives, about the same issue:
April 25, 20232 yr On 4/22/2023 at 11:59 PM, InkaUtexas said: Yep, we are pulling. Got convoys of NGO's heading to Port Sudan since the ceasefire did not hold. Fuck this situation. As someone who has had the joy of riding in an armed convoy in Africa, that’s a brutal distance to travel. Seems like a complete nightmare on all accounts. Edited April 25, 20232 yr by GabrielsHorn
May 1, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, InkaUtexas said: Haiti is a mean place. Real mean. I am surprised this has not happened sooner. So we should wear protection if we're down there? Even if we might not make it back down there for a while?
May 11, 20232 yr I’ll be the first to say I have no clue on Pakistani politics, but there’s plenty of videos online of protests around the world against this arrest. I share this one from Islamabad because McDonalds is featured prominently and I wanted to know what do they serve at McDonald’s Islamabad? @956 Worldwide@InkaUtexas
May 11, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, Mullet Free said: I’ll be the first to say I have no clue on Pakistani politics, but there’s plenty of videos online of protests around the world against this arrest. I share this one from Islamabad because McDonalds is featured prominently and I wanted to know what do they serve at McDonald’s Islamabad? @956 Worldwide@InkaUtexas You’d recognize most of the menu. Burgers and chicken are pretty halal-friendly. The big menu item you don’t get is a pita with some grilled chicken and then the regular McDonalds salad. McDonalds in the US gives off kind of a shambolic vibe but I’m consistently impressed with overseas ops.
May 11, 20232 yr 7 hours ago, 956 Worldwide said: You’d recognize most of the menu. Burgers and chicken are pretty halal-friendly. The big menu item you don’t get is a pita with some grilled chicken and then the regular McDonalds salad. McDonalds in the US gives off kind of a shambolic vibe but I’m consistently impressed with overseas ops. Yep, I loved their Kaftan burgers!
May 11, 20232 yr I always find a american fast food restaurant when i travel just for comparison purposes. Back in the day I had a "bula" burger on a trip to Australia/Fiji - regular burger with a slice of beet and a fried egg. Damn good This summer in Sweden & denmark the menu was identical to what we have stateside
May 11, 20232 yr I’m a huge fan of McCafe. Not just the drinks, the little coffee shop with desserts that you can find in lots of overseas locations. Always better and cheaper than Starbucks/Costa/Nero and if I don’t know I’d a good local place or want a stop on the road, it’s my go-to.
May 11, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said: I’m a huge fan of McCafe. Not just the drinks, the little coffee shop with desserts that you can find in lots of overseas locations. Always better and cheaper than Starbucks/Costa/Nero and if I don’t know I’d a good local place or want a stop on the road, it’s my go-to. At the airport in Denmark, it was easier to use their automated kiosks, place the order, pay, then grab the food when they call your name/number. Much, much faster
May 11, 20232 yr 22 minutes ago, BabaYaga said: At the airport in Denmark, it was easier to use their automated kiosks, place the order, pay, then grab the food when they call your name/number. Much, much faster I use that anytime I go in Europe. It’s usually for breakfast. Still a sucker for a bacon McMuffin. They usually have an option to grab a table tent and enter the number at the kiosk and get table service. Always really clean, fast, order correct. Staff is usually on the young side, polite, well groomed. And people like it.
May 11, 20232 yr 8 hours ago, BabaYaga said: This summer in Sweden & denmark the menu was identical to what we have stateside I can testify that they have the Filet O'Fish in Paris. How do I know this? Because when we visited, the boy was 14, and needed like 6 meal-snacks a day in addition to actual meals. On ONE DAY we were there, he ate THREE Filets O'Fish as snacks - literally, if we were walking and saw a McDonalds, he said "hold on," ran in and got a sandwich. He still ate three fantastic French meals that day. He just ALSO ate three Filets O'Fish. After he saw how annoyed we got at him eating the first one, I think he took it on as a challenge. In Estonia two weeks ago, we were road tripping and needed breakfast. Went into a mall with several cafes -- surely one will be open. Nope, not till after 10:00. But they have a McDonalds, sweet, we'll just grab breakfast there. Nope. They WERE open....but they were serving only burgers and such. Yeah, open, with a crowd, ordering burgers at 9:30. No breakfast (we finally got pastries and a yogurt at a gas station -- pro-tip, you're looking for a gas station that says "Pood & Kohvik" on the sign, means "food and coffee.")
May 12, 20232 yr 17 hours ago, 956 Worldwide said: Still a sucker for a bacon McMuffin Daughter loves them. I make them at home all the time for her either as breakfast or an after school snack. Both bacon and/or Whataburger sausage from HEB
May 13, 20232 yr I am a huge fan of overseas KFC. Especially Asia. I think the best KFC is still in Qatar.
May 14, 20232 yr Erdogan is accusing the US of working with his opposition to topple him. Wonder when he will release the official results.
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