Diplomacy and International Relations

03/04/2026

Minor corrections:

• Iraq → Mesopotamia
❌ Not really a former name of Iraq
✔ It’s a historical region covering parts of modern Iraq, Syria, etc.

• France → Gaul (misspelled “Gual”)
❌ Not the same country
✔ Gaul was an ancient Roman region, not a direct “old name” of France.

• United Arab Emirates → Trucial States
✔ Technically correct, but it was a group of British protectorates, not a single country like today

29/03/2026

And then there are these:

French kiss : A kiss involving the tongue.

Mexican wave: A crowd movement in stadiums where people stand and raise their arms in sequence, creating a wave effect.

Dutch courage: Bravery gained from drinking alcohol.

Scottish shower: Starting a shower hot and then finishing with a blast of cold water. A humorous reference to frugality stereotypes.

27/03/2026

I think I'm going to start using "Has wisdom fled thee, or are you cursed with folly?" when I'm responding on a YouTube chat.

Although, that is NOT "Old English", it's early modern English. You wouldn't be able to read olde english if you saw it - þu ne mihtest rædan eald englisc gif þu hit gesawest.

20/03/2026

"Umarell" is an Italian slang word describes retired men who spend hours watching construction sites with their hands behind their backs, observing every detail and sometimes giving unsolicited advice.

What started as local slang has become a national symbol of everyday Italian life, so powerful that it was officially added to the Zingarelli Italian dictionary in 2021.

Today, some Italian cities even create special viewing spots near construction areas, knowing the umarell will inevitably show up.

27/02/2026

85 years ago today, the earliest predecessor to the Open Source Enterprise (OSE) was launched. The Foreign Broadcast Monitoring Service (FBMS) pioneered open source intelligence collection with its focus on foreign print and radio, such as monitoring Japanese and N**i Germany radio broadcasts. By 1946, the FBMS became the Federal Broadcast Intelligence Service (FBIS) and was later transferred to the new CIA.

Today's OSE is an AI trailblazer, with its diverse team of open source experts and digital innovators harnessing the power of OSINT in today's digital landscape to enhance our collective understanding of global events.

25/02/2026

25/02/2026

Is Epstein a Psychopath?

Well, I'm a layperson with no training in psychology nor obviously psychiatry. “Psychopath” is an obsolete term and the pathology thereof falls under the umbrella term Antisocial Personality Disorder. A “psychopath” is simply an individual who lacks both empathy and fear. The fear aspect is what's often overlooked. As fear and empathy are related. Fear and empathy share “overlapping neural circuits”. Meaning the two feelings are processed by the same brain regions. Epstein had fear, that's why he was so obsessed with black mail and leverage. So he was more of a grandiose malignant narcissist with sadistic personality disorder (which is no longer recognized as a distinct disorder). As torture is mentioned many times in the Epstein files. And images and videos of torture were found at his residences. With Epstein, very surprisingly, it really wasn't about s*x, it was about torture. It was all torture. The “massages” from t**n g**ls were actually torture. He relished the trauma and psychological damage he was inflicting. And the dominance he had over them at that moment. And he knew the trauma would be lasting, and this delighted him. As it gave him, in his sick mind, long-term dominance over them. He was planting himself in their minds. It was really about the suffering of others (on any level) and it excited him far beyond that of an erotic nature. Other people's suffering was not only a thrill but his bliss, his joy, sickening really.
Epstein was first and foremost a sadist. He tortured people on every level he could. He even tortured his staff by being an unreasonable petty tyrant. He tortured people s*xually, psychologically and physically. Basically In every way he could, by any means he could, whenever he could. And like any grandiose malignant narcissist he thought himself highly superior. Often referring to females as “it” as opposed to her. He believed himself superior on every level, including genetically. He had planned to impregnate 20,000 women in an effort to expend his race.
So the answer is a big No. Epstein wasn't a psychopath. I will rather be more comfortable with qualitative like sadist or narcissist than the word Psychopath.

21/10/2025

01/03/2025

Recent military gains by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Khartoum State indicate the balance of power may be shifting.