"When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you," - Matthew 6:16-18.

"At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness, and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him. After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!" - Mark 1:12-15.

May you all have a blessed Lent.

🇺🇸⚡️- Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback announced that he will ban Palantir from doing business with the state of Florida entirely if elected. This comes after Palantir announced the relocation of its headquarters to Miami, Florida.

🇵🇪🇨🇳⚡️- Peru’s Congress has impeached interim President José Jerí (75–24–3) over corruption that was revealed in a report detailing secret meetings with Chinese executives, including one tied to state contracts.

🇺🇸⚡️- An 18-year-old man wearing a tactical vest allegedly parked his vehicle near the U.S. Capitol, where he then attempted to enter, and presumably begin shooting, the Capitol by sprinting in with a shotgun when U.S. Capitol Police apprehended him.

The vehicle used by the suspect was not registered to him, and he did not live in the area. Furthermore, a “Kevlar helmet and gas mask were found in the vehicle.”

No motive is known at this time.

🇮🇷🇷🇺⚡️- BREAKING: Iran and Russia will hold joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean tomorrow.

🇺🇸 - Six E-3Gs are currently stationed in Europe:

- 4 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany;
- 2 at RAF Mildenhall, the UK.

🇺🇸 - B-52 movement was detected earlier this morning in the Indo-Pacific arena, which was picked up on 11384 KHz (Tokyo).

There are currently 4 B-52s deployed at Guam. Unconfirmed whether an additional bomber arrived, or a current one redeployed elsewhere.

🇺🇸⚡- An incredible 26 aerial refuelers are moving towards Europe and the Middle East, departing from across mainland US.

Enough to refuel hundreds of jets.

Note, the tankers do not seem to be dragging jets.

🇺🇸 - Correction: Two B-52s were detected on Tokyo's radio station – not one.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Israeli forces killed an Israeli recon soldier within the Yellow Line by accident, mistaking the soldier's identity.

The incident occurred in the Southern Gaza Strip.

🇺🇸⚡- The second batch of six F-22s are on their way to Europe, departing from mainland US moments ago.

🇷🇺🇮🇳🇨🇳 - Map showing the movement of Russian crude tankers.

The majority of Russian tankers are seen heading to China, which is an entirely different picture from just a few months ago, when the majority of Russian crude would arrive in India on large discounts, notably at the Jamnagar refinery.

Under US pressure, India has almost halved Russian imports from 2 million barrels per day, mb/d, to just 1.1 mb/d, with the target of further reduction to 800 thousands barrels per day.

Despite the massive discounts on Russian crude, India has submitted to the US pressure, and in return, China is using the rerouted cheap Russian oil to fill the gaps of the lost Venezuelan crude.

Map by Kpler.

🇺🇸🇬🇧⚡- The six F-22s that were meant for UK's RAF Lakenheath are returning back to Langley AFB.

There was a problem with the second tanker that was supposed to drag them across the Atlantic.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "US President Donald Trump is close to ordering a major war against Iran.

Such a war could come sooner - and be much bigger - than most in the US realize," - Barak Ravid of Israeli Channel 12.

🇺🇸🇬🇧⚡- One of two E-3s has already departed from RAF Mildenhall towards the Middle East arena.

The stopover in the UK was unusually very short.

Footage credit: Armchair Admiral, showing the take off of DENALI02.

🇺🇸⚡- USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) to enter the Mediterranean waters in the next couple of hours.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- President Trump seems poised to kill the Netflix-Warner Bros deal and side with Paramount in a new bidding war. Expanding Larry Ellison's new media empire.

🇮🇷🇱🇧⚡️- Hezbollah is expected to join the war, the Iranian foreign minister sent a message during his visit to Lebanon last month confirming that Hezbollah would not remain on the sidelines in the event of a new war. - Ynet

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- Israel raises the level of alertness of its military for both offensive and defensive operations, CNN reports.