## ‘War with Türkiye would be a disaster,’ former CIA chief warns Israel

Authored by turkiyetoday.com

“I think Israel senses correctly probably that Türkiye fundamentally is not well disposed toward Israel.

I mean going way back even the Erdogan government had some decent ties and blown hot and cold periodically in its relations with Israel,” Fuller said.

He stressed that any overreach by the Israeli military in Syria or Lebanon could inadvertently draw Türkiye into the fray.

He underscored the potential consequences of Israel engaging militarily with Türkiye, which he described as a critical rival in terms of military capacity.

The Turkish military is a serious military probably, probably the most serious military opponent that Israel could face in the region in terms of military strenght.

Fuller, who served as a CIA operations officer for two decades, held several key intelligence roles, including stints in Türkiye, Lebanon and Afghanistan.

He also served as the national intelligence officer for Near East and South Asia in the 1980s. »

### Danish Intelligence: Russia forged letter to spark Trump’s Greenland purchase bid

Authored by euromaidanpress.com

In December 2024, Trump expressed claims over Greenland, stating that the US should take control of the island for national security and global freedom purposes.

The fabricated letter from former Foreign Minister Ane Lone Bagger was allegedly addressed to US Senator Tom Cotton.

Following the letter, Senator Cotton proposed acquiring Greenland, which may have inspired Trump to seriously consider the idea. »

### 1 of every 5 job postings is actually fake, study says

Authored by qz.com

According to a new analysis from the hiring platform Greenhouse, about one in five jobs posted last quarter was a “ghost job.”

Its data showed the construction industry had the largest average ghost job rate out of all industries, with 38% of jobs being classified as ghost jobs.

Greenhouse found in the second quarter of 2024, almost 31% of corporate services job postings never led to anyone being hired. »

### Mastodon’s founder cedes control, refuses to become next Musk or Zuckerberg

Authored by arstechnica.com

As founder, Rochko initially took the reins to ensure the decentralized platform would never be for sale and "would be free of the control of a single wealthy individual."

The news comes after leaders of other social networks, like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, have sparked backlash over sudden changes to popular apps like Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter).

That could make it possible to discover more content without depending on a "For You" algorithm mining user data. »

### PowerWash Simulator Abandons VR Version To Support ‘Job Security’

Authored by insider-gaming.com

In a post on social media, FuturLab’s CEO, Kirsty Rigden, revealed that the team is unable to support PowerWash Simulator VR going forward.

I am so sorry to let you know that we won’t be continuing support of PowerWash Simulator VR.

Whilst I would love to live in a world where we could support PowerWash Simulator on every platform going, I will always choose job security for my team. »

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