Would Be Assassin MANIFESTO Dropped & Dems Have A VERY SERIOUS Problem In Their Party
Langley Outdoors Academy
Run Time 9:52
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXqb1xJ_NOo
Journalist Tracks Dutch Frigate By Mailing It a $5 Bluetooth Tracker
Published Apr 19, 2026 10:25 PM by The Maritime Executive
In the recent past, there has been a rise in cases of operational security (OPSEC) flaws affecting active naval vessels. While navies invest heavily to protect the location of their vessels, inexpensive technologies can easily expose movements if not managed. Most recently, this trend has been reported within the NATO strike group supporting the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean Sea.
Last week, Dutch regional broadcaster Omroep Gelderland reported that one of its journalists was able to locate the country’s warship HNLMS Evertsen, currently deployed as part of the carrier Charles de Gaulle strike group in Eastern Mediterranean. The journalist is said to have mailed a postcard containing a $5 Bluetooth tracker to the air-defense frigate. The experiment was conducted to test vulnerabilities in sea mail rules. In the past one year, the Dutch broadcaster has been carrying out investigations on how the Ministry of Defense is adapting to the rapidly changing technological environment.
The Dutch military through its postal organization has made it easy for soldiers deployed overseas to receive mail from their families. The journalist followed instructions published online by the Dutch military in sending the postcard package. While the military has robust security clearance measures including X-ray scans for packages, envelopes are not scanned. This made it possible for the postcard containing the Bluetooth tracker to slip through, eventually reaching Evertsen.
The tracker’s route was then mapped starting from an unnamed staging area, a stopover at the Den Helder naval base and arrival at the Eindhoven airport. The package then proceeded to the Port of Heraklion in Crete, where it was delivered to Evertsen.
On March 27, the frigate left the port sailing west along the coast of Crete and later set course in an easterly direction. The tracker remained active for 24 hours but went offline when the warship was near the Cyprus coast. In response to this incident, the Dutch Defense Ministry said that the tracker was found during mail sorting after the frigate left port in Crete. The Ministry added that a review of mailing guidelines is underway. Sending of greeting cards containing batteries has also been banned.
Around the same time and location, the French newspaper Le Monde was also able to track the country’s aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. The tracking was done using data from the smartphone fitness application Strava, which was being used by a young sailor, either onboard the aircraft carrier or a nearby escort frigate. At the time, the location of the carrier was reported to be 62 miles off the Turkish coast and near Cyprus.
https://maritime-executive.com/article/journalist-tracks-dutch-frigate-by-mailing-it-a-5-bluetooth-tracker
I take it you've never seen Vampire Hunter D, or Akira, or any of the Bubblegum Crisis
It's a samurai that has a prankster relative to switch his vitamins with estrogen pills
France Reaffirms Efforts To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz
Reporting by Makini Brice in Paris Reuters April 25, 2026
April 25 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated on Saturday that he was focused on efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a day after the head of TotalEnergies TTEF.PA warned of global energy shortages if the Iran war continues for months.
Macron, speaking at a news conference in Athens alongside Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, said panic caused by geopolitical uncertainty can in itself lead to shortages.
“Our goal is to achieve a full reopening in the coming days and weeks, in accordance with international law, guaranteeing freedom of navigation without tolls on the Strait of Hormuz. Then things can gradually return to normal,” Macron said.
TotalEnergies TTEF.PA CEO Patrick Pouyanne pressed on Friday for the reopening of the strait, through which about a fifth of the globe’s oil and gas supply normally flows.
Movement through the strait, which is also a key transport route for goods including fertilizers and pharmaceuticals, has been choked due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, as Iran has seized container ships and the United States has mounted a blockade on Iranian ports.
“If it lasts two, three months more, we are entering in a world of scarcity of energy, which Asian countries have already suffered,” Pouyanne told the World Policy Conference in Chantilly, outside Paris. “You cannot have 20% of the oil and gas of the planet being stranded and not accessible without major consequences.”
More than a dozen countries have said they are willing to join an international mission led by France and Britain to protect shipping in the strait when conditions permit, even as U.S. President Donald Trump has said he does not need allies’ help.
“We’re all in the same boat, and it’s not a boat we chose, if I may say. We’re victims of geopolitics and we’re victims of this war that started several months ago,” Macron said on Saturday.
https://gcaptain.com/france-reaffirms-efforts-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz/
"when conditions permit" as in they will talk talk and posture until Uncle Sam makes things safe