New U.S. Intelligence Chief: Newly confirmed Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton is scheduled to officially take over the post on Monday. His arrival follows the controversial tenure of acting director Bill Pulte, who enacted a 30% downsizing of the office. Clayton’s confirmation is expected to pave the way for Congress to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which had lapsed for six weeks. [1, 2, 3]
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Day: August 1, 2026
🔥BREAKING: In a Moscow restaurant where an explosion occurred, Alexander Chaiko, the commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, was celebrating his 55th birthday (i hope last one)
In 2022, he was the commander of the Eastern Group of Forces. His units are implicated in mass murders, torture of civilian residents, and destruction in Bucha
17 Russians are in critical condition in hospital
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— @GloOouD Aug 1, 2026
Russian Support: #Russia is actively supplying #Iran with #satellite surveillance data and signals intelligence to track U.S. military forces and counter precision-guided weapons. News: Global Security and Intelligence – 8.1.26 – Google Search google.com/search?q=News%3A+…
#News – 8.1.26
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#News – 8.1.26
Global #Security and #Intelligence Briefing share.gemini.google/Ox4fZht0…
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Russian Support: #Russia is actively supplying #Iran with #satellite surveillance data and signals intelligence to track U.S. military forces and counter precision-guided weapons.
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Russian officials say more than 21 others were injured in the blast in Kudrinskaya Square.
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— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Aug 1, 2026
🚨 The Iranian army announces for the first time the preparation of 500 intercontinental ballistic missiles to respond to the upcoming American attack.
Officially, if Iran is attacked, the American soil itself will be attacked, including Washington, D.C., and New York City. 🔥💀
— @tvir_X Aug 1, 2026
Trump’s MAGA crowd is gradually embracing Ukraine, but Trump himself still prefers backing Putin’s autocracy over Ukraine’s defense of its democracy. Now why would that be? trib.al/YRo8mdV
— @KenRoth Aug 1, 2026
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