defense

Moving through the ranks of military activity including infrastructure, wars, our commander in chief and the nucleur arms race.

Tea App Data Breach: What Happened, and Why It Matters
Tea is a dating safety app made for women. It lets users share their experiences with men, using features like background checks and anonymous reviews. On July 25, 2025, Tea shared news of a big data breach. Around 72,000 images were leaked, including selfies and ID photos used for account verification. These images belonged to users who joined the app before February 2024. Many people are now worried about their privacy. The leaked photos were meant to stay private, but due to weak security, they were shared online. This has raised serious concerns about how the app protects personal data.
By Shahzaib6 months ago in The Swamp
China’s Growing Influence in Southeast Asia: A Closer Look at Its Role in Cambodia and Thailand. AI-Generated.
In recent decades, China has emerged as a dominant power in Southeast Asia, reshaping political alliances, trade relationships, and military partnerships across the region. Among the countries most significantly impacted by this rise are Cambodia and Thailand, two neighboring nations that have grown increasingly reliant on Chinese investment, technology, infrastructure development, and diplomatic backing.
By INAM ULLAH6 months ago in The Swamp
The Rise and Fall of saddam Hussein
He was once one of the most feared men on earth — his name whispered in terror, his portrait plastered across buildings, schools, and even currency. Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq not as a leader, but as a tyrant whose grip on power was enforced through violence, fear, and total control.
By Misbah 6 months ago in The Swamp
The Rise of Hitler
🔹 Introduction Adolf Hitler’s name has become synonymous with tyranny, genocide, and global war. Yet few know that the man responsible for World War II and the Holocaust began his adult life as a failed artist struggling to survive on the streets of Vienna.
By Misbah 6 months ago in The Swamp
When Freedom Becomes a Crime
In a world where human rights are often quoted and rarely respected, a dangerous paradox is emerging: freedom — that sacred ideal promised in constitutions and echoed in charters — is increasingly seen as subversion.
By IHTISHAM UL HAQ6 months ago in The Swamp
Why Is Maryland Powering Virginia’s Data Centers Instead of Building a Smarter Grid?
The story is as maddening as it is predictable: Marylanders could end up paying $800 million to power Virginia's data center boom—a surge of AI-driven server farms whose insatiable appetite for electricity is pushing our grid to its limits. Meanwhile, cutting-edge solutions like sodium-ion batteries and micro nuclear reactors, widely adopted in Europe and Asia, remain frustratingly sidelined here in the United States.
By Michael Phillips6 months ago in The Swamp
BBC Verify Analysis on the Claim of Shooting Down Five Indian Warplanes, Including Rafale – and the Story of the Bathinda YouTuber
Pakistan's Claim In May this year, Pakistan’s military claimed that it had shot down five Indian Air Force jets. Before this, the Indian military had claimed to have struck nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
By Ikram Ullah6 months ago in The Swamp
The Power of Forgiveness
*The Power of Forgiveness* As she sat in the quiet solitude of her small apartment, Sarah couldn't help but feel the weight of her past bearing down on her. It had been years since the accident, years since her brother's death had shattered her world. The pain still lingered, a constant ache that she couldn't shake.
By M Arif6 months ago in The Swamp
Between Bombs, Bluster and Broken Treaties
For over 30 years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned the world that Iran is “months away” from building a nuclear bomb. On 13 June 2025, with his Arab neighbours destabilised, the moment he had been waiting for became reality when Israel began military action on key Iranian nuclear and military sites. What transpired after, brought the region and the rest of the world, one step closer to the point of no return.
By Marios Loizides6 months ago in The Swamp
Why its impossible to Escape from North Korea
In this jeep sits a North Korean soldier who, fed up with Kim Jong-un’s policies, is speeding toward the border in an attempt to cross it. He knows very well that he’ll either be killed or at the very least badly injured. So, what desperate situation has pushed him to take such a drastic step? We'll get to that in a moment.
By Jehanzeb Khan6 months ago in The Swamp
Lenin vs Stalin: Their Showdown Over the Birth of the USSR
The question of where Russia begins and ends—and who constitutes the Russian people—has preoccupied Russian thinkers for centuries. The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the Russian aggression against Ukraine in 2014 turned these concerns into a big “Russian question” that constitutes a world problem: What should be the relation of the new Russian state to its former imperial possessions—now independent post-Soviet republics such as Georgia, Armenia and Ukraine—and to the Russian and Russian-speaking enclaves in those republics? How should mental maps of Russian ethnicity, culture and identity be reconciled with the political map of the Russian federation?
By Kristen Orkoshneli6 months ago in The Swamp
Ukraine’s Secret Weapon Production Uncovered Today
In the heart of Eastern Europe, a quiet revolution has been unfolding. Ukraine, a country facing numerous challenges, has been quietly building a powerful secret weapon production network that many didn’t know existed. This hidden system has played a crucial role in strengthening the nation's defense and resilience during difficult times.
By majid ali6 months ago in The Swamp