Thursday, December 11, 2025

Ukraine targets Moscow with mass drone attack -- Ukraine detains Russia shadow fleet cargo ship in Odesa -- [Video/Vlog] One front-line position, two soldiers, 165 days -- Ukraine's secret backchannels to Russia — from oligarchs to spies ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/12/thursday-december-11-2025/

Geological Map Of The Canadian Offshore Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone
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https://doi.org/10.4095/prfrc4j5xf <-- shared technical article / map
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[I spent a lot of time living, working and exploring in the PNW – ski bum in Whistler, many dives, offroad motorcycling, engineering geologist, spatial data, cultural + technical + history reading, otherwise exploring, etc – and am fascinated by this area personally and professionally…]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #cartography #remotesensing #Canada #PNW #WestCoast #EEZ #marine #ocean #geology #geologicmapping #opendata #tectonics #ExclusiveEconomicZone #BritishColumbia #PacificNorthwest
@NRCAN
Chinese, Japanese Coast Guards Clash Over Diaoyu Islands

China has claimed that several Japanese vessels illegally entered its territorial waters between June 20 and 24

Chinese, Japanese Coast Guards Clash Over Diaoyu Islands

China has claimed that several Japanese vessels illegally entered its territorial waters between June 20 and 24

The #KalayaanIslandGroup is the farthest island territory of the #Philippines on the west and is located beyond its 200 nautical mile #ExclusiveEconomicZone.

#PagAsaIsland, where a civilian population lives, is part of the Kalayaan Island Group. #WestPHSea

#China protests PH’s extended continental shelf claim in #WestPhilippineSea
https://www.rappler.com/philippines/china-protests-philippines-extended-continental-shelf-claim-west-philippine-sea/

China protests PH's extended continental shelf claim in West Philippine Sea

China tells a UN body that it enjoys 'sovereign rights and jurisdiction' over the Palawan-Mindoro Microcontinent

RAPPLER

And in the "what a fucking dumbass" department...

Via #RawStory

Rep. #GregSteube (R-FL) has come up with a novel way to profess his allegiance for former President #DonaldTrump: name an ocean after him.

According to #Fox News, Steube introduced legislation Friday to "rename the immediate waters surrounding the U.S., called the U.S. #ExclusiveEconomicZone (EEZ), as the 'Donald John Trump Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States.'"

#RepublicansAreTheProblem

https://www.rawstory.com/greg-steube/

Bewildered critics dogpile on FL congressman who wants to name U.S. waters after Trump

Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) has come up with a novel way to profess his allegiance for former President Donald Trump: name an ocean after him.According to Fox News, Steube introduced legislation Friday to "rename the immediate waters surrounding the U.S., called the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), a...

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Philippines To Reopen Former U.S. Subic Bay Airfield

This initiative aims to bolster the air force's aerial surveillance and power projection capabilities in the South China Sea

#MANILA, #Philippines — The United States Coast Guard (#USCG) will deploy its assets to support the Philippine Coast Guard (#PCG) “in upholding its #SovereignRights” in the #WestPhilippineSea amid the looming implementation of #China’s anti-trespassing policy which encroaches on the country’s #exclusiveeconomiczone #WestPHSea

PCG: US Coast Guard to deploy assets in WPS amid China’s trespassing rule
https://www.inquirer.net/405847/pcg-us-coast-guard-to-deploy-assets-in-wps-amid-chinas-trespassing-rule/#ixzz8cHtrkeRg

PCG: US Coast Guard to deploy assets in WPS amid China’s trespassing rule

MANILA, Philippines — The United States Coast Guard (USCG) will deploy its assets to support the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) “in upholding its sovereign rights” in the West Philippine Sea amid

INQUIRER.net