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Formerly with Dutch military intelligence (MoD) and counter-terrorism (MoJ) Former optimist (Opinions are mine, usual caveats apply, etc.) Re-posting is not by definition endorsement

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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Antiquity Vol. 100, No. 413 (2026) www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org @antiquity.ac.uk @papgleeson.bsky.social @jodarchaeology.bsky.social @davidsstuart.bsky.social
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Antiquity: Volume 100 - Issue 413 | Cambridge Core
Cambridge Core - Antiquity - Volume 100 - Issue 413
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Bartelds @bartelds.bsky.social · 8h
The identification and work of an eighth-century Maya mathematician www.cambridge.org/core/service...
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A major monastic centre? Rethinking Lismore’s place in the ecclesiastical landscapes of early medieval Britain www.cambridge.org/core/service...
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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 21h
🇪🇺🇳🇱🇺🇦 Dutch MEP Reinier van Lanschot: 💬 "If we stop being afraid to act, we can respond on our terms. We must stop purchasing Russian gas, hand over frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, establish a no-fly zone over Western Ukraine. Ukraine is helping us, but we can't even thank it."
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Mourning NAVALNY😢 @jan-readsalot.bsky.social · 14h
Just when we think it can’t get worse … it does.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 9h
The incredible Special Effects of KAREL ZEMAN — without whom there’d be no Terry Gilliam, Tim Burton or Wes Anderson to name but three.
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 10h
One man was killed today during the daily assaults by Russia on Nikopol and nearby settlements. Artillery, UAVs + FPV drones were used by invaders in this area of Dnipropetrovsk. A 64 year old man was also seriously wounded. Two other injured people were treated as outpatients.
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 10h
The latest UN report reveals civilian casualties are up 55% in Ukraine this year. By the end of August, well over 15,000 innocent people had been killed or wounded as Russia continues its illegal war.
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 10h
In Dnipro itself, another data centre was hit this morning. Russia continues its campaign to disconnect Ukraine and disrupt all aspects of civilian life.
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 10h
Remember the Russian Tu-95 bomber crashing in the far east of the country last week? Russia admitted only 6 deaths - in fact it's now known all 8 on board died, three were likely involved in missile strikes on Ukraine. Two lieutenant colonels + two majors were killed.
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Bartelds @bartelds.bsky.social · 9h
Ukrainian General Staff: Operational information per 2200hrs (CET +3), 04OCT2026: "The enemy inflicted 1 missile and 54 air strikes, dropped 158 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they deployed 5226 kamikaze drones to attack and carried out 1641 shelling of settlements and positions of our troops"
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AmplifyUkraine 🔱🇺🇦 @amplifyukraine.eu · 10h
Ukraine says Russian forces scramble to reinforce positions near Lyman #Ukraine
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Ukraine says Russian forces scramble to reinforce positions near Lyman
Russian forces in the Lyman sector are scrambling to reinforce vulnerable positions in early October 2026 as they try to stabilize the front lines, according to Vasyl Denysiuk, a spokesperson for the 66th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Mstyslav the Brave. Speaking on the Armiya TV channel, Denysiuk said Russian military commanders are attempting to deploy additional personnel to …
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Militarnyi @militarnyi.com · 10h
💣 A former Russian serviceman accused of torturing Ukrainian prisoners of war was allegedly killed when his car exploded in Novomoskovsk, Tula Region. militarnyi.com/en/news/form...
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Former Russian Serviceman Allegedly Killed in Explosion in Novomoskovsk
A former Russian serviceman who is accused of torturing Ukrainian prisoners of war at Penal Colony No. 1 in the Tula Region was allegedly killed in an
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Information appeared that Russian war criminal Roman Syromyatnikov was killed in Russia’s Tula region. Yesterday morning, an explosive device detonated under a car in Novomoskovsk. The driver, reportedly Syromyatnikov, was killed.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 10h
⚡️Plague death triggers quarantine, mask mandates in Russia's Irkutsk region in Siberia. The measures come after Darya Shipilova, a lab technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, died after reportedly contracting plague on Oct. 2.
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Plague death triggers quarantine, mask mandates in Russia's Irkutsk region in Siberia
The measures come after Darya Shipilova, a lab technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, died after reportedly contracting plague on Oct. 2.
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Dr. Philoponus @drphiloponus.bsky.social · 10h
Wir sollten jeden Tag ohne Nazi-Regierung und jeden Tag ohne Krieg noch bestmöglich genießen. Das wird nicht mehr lange so bleiben.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 11h
This is sad news. Simon was a big help with this story that showed Howard Lutnick apparently lied about his business entanglement with Jeffrey Epstein—a story that deserves more attention. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had years-long business tie with sex offender
The commerce secretary apparently still hasn't come clean on his connection with Epstein.
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Kraken @analytics.social.vir.group.ap.brid.gy · 10h
🔴 AirAlert | 8/10 🇺🇦 UAV threats in Vinnytsia, Chernihiv, and Khmelnytskyi regions UAVs detected heading towards Zhmerynka, Penkivka, Bar (Vinnytsia), Nizhyn, Nosivka (Chernihiv), and Manykivka (Khmelnytskyi). #OSINT #NewsGroup #Ukraine #AirAlert #UAV
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Kraken @analytics.social.vir.group.ap.brid.gy · 10h
🔴 Explosion | 7/10 🇮🇷 Reports of explosions in the Strait of Hormuz and near Qeshm Island (Iran) Unconfirmed reports of explosions in the Strait of Hormuz and near Qeshm Island (Iran). #OSINT #NewsGroup #Iran #StraitOfHormuz #Explosion
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Miska Knapek @miskaknapek.bsky.social · 10h
there's also a longer 29 min version... in the event one wants to see more drones in driving rain :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwRs...
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Rohmaterial Experimentalserie Land - am Nato Truppenübungsplatz in Bergen - 1.10.26
YouTube video by Kameramann Bayern
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Miska Knapek @miskaknapek.bsky.social · 10h
#defence #drones German military tested 40 different unmanned vehicles, as well as defensive measures against them, on 20261001 in the NATO exercise area Bergen, Germany www.youtube.com/watch?v=nryi...
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Neue Waffen und Systeme im Praxistest – Bundeswehr prüft mehr als 40 Rüstungsgüter in Bergen
YouTube video by Kameramann Bayern
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Hay Novedad en el Frente 🇺🇦🇪🇺 @novedadenelfrente.bsky.social · 10h
Las Fuerzas de Defensa de Ucrania atacaron Voskhod-KLRZ, también conocida como Planta de Radiotubo de Kaluga. Este fabricante de electrónica produce componentes para los misiles de crucero Kh-101 e Iskander-K, así como para los misiles balísticos Iskander-M militarnyi.com/en/news/defe...
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Defense Forces Hit Kaluga Radio Tube Plant Producing Components for Kh-101 and Iskander-M
The Defense Forces of Ukraine hit Voskhod-KLRZ, also known as the Kaluga Radio Tube Plant. This electronics manufacturer produces components for Kh-101 and Iskander-K cruise missiles, as well as Iskan...
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 10h
Let's stop using anodyne labels like "the immigration debate" or "controversy over migrants" and start referring to things accurately. "Expelling children who, by law, are entitled to remain in the country" or "imprisoning toddlers in concentration camps" or "pogrom"
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 11h
Happening now in the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview: A few hundred people are out protesting right-wing provocateur Jake Lang and his attempted "crusader march" on the local Palestine Fest going on nearby. Police in riot gear just formed a line, with Lang's group behind them.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 10h
💥 New footage of the epic detonation of the Russian self-propelled gun "Gvozdika", which went to hell with the enemy crew. Footage of "MURAMASA" unit.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 10h
💥👀 Today's moment of drone strike on logistics transport in the occupied territory
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 10h
Russia Feb 2022: We need to invade Ukraine as they have biolabs producing Russophobic weaponised bats that make people gay. Russia Oct 2026: Someone died at one of our biolabs that makes the bubonic plague.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18h
Russia is working on bio-weapons in Siberia.
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Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague - The Moscow Times
Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regio...
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Dr. Philoponus @drphiloponus.bsky.social · 07/05/2024
Der Erde ist es übrigens völlig egal, ob ihr Klima mit den Bedürfnissen einer bösartigen Affenart kompatibel ist. (2017)
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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 10h
Monitoring channel AIRmonitor reports that over the past 21 hours, 27 Russian drones targeted Kyiv region – 25 Geran-4/5s and 2 Banderols. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 26 of 27 – a 96.3% interception rate. One drone struck Kyiv’s Northern Bridge.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 12h
“Former British banker and whistleblower Simon Andriesz, who outed Howard Lutnick’s links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has died by suicide.”
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Whistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein dies
The former British banker who spent more than 35 years working in financial markets has died by suicide
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World Impact News - EN/ES - ⚡ @worldimpactnews.bsky.social · 12h
📢 ACTUALIZACIÓN: El avance militar de las fuerzas de Ansarallah hacia el sur de la ciudad de Taiz, en dirección a la localidad de Al-Turbah, continúa progresando. Las tropas hutíes se encuentran a solo 16 km de completar el cerco de la
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 12h
Repost by @Rainmaker1973 RT by @Rainmaker1973: A diver vs a massive school of barracudas Click to see original repost
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13h
Whistleblower and former banker Simon Andriesz, 57, has died by suicide, The Banker reports. Andriesz exposed US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s past links to Jeffrey Epstein.
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MassShootingTracker @massshootingtrk.bsky.social · 14h
America's gun psychopathy continues: *421* mass shootings so far in 2026: 💔 😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer The latest, with 2 people killed and 35 others injured, at a neighborhood block party in Vienna, Ga.: wgxa.tv/news/local/t...
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Two killed, 35 injured in shooting at Vienna block party
Two people were killed and 35 others were injured in a shooting early Sunday morning during a neighborhood block party in Vienna, according to the GBI.
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vesselspotter.eurosky.social @vesselspotter.eurosky.social · 14h
#LV #Latvia patrolship nearby
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vesselspotter.eurosky.social @vesselspotter.eurosky.social · 14h
And #SE #Sweden #Coastguard aircraft not that far off either
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14h
As proof of his genius, he offers a story in which he realized that if they added 1 to 1775 it would give them the number 1776. No, I'm being completely serious. And his mouthbreathing crowd applauds that basic math like the man split the atom.
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OSINT Mirror Feed @osint-mirrors.bsky.social · 15h
Source: @osint613 on X NEW: The U.S. Embassy says checkpoints across Judea and Samaria will be closed on October 5 and 7, effectively blocking entry into Israel except for medical and humanitarian cases.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15h
Trump ordered OMB Director Russ Vought to embezzle funds from the federal government to fund ads designed to glorifying himself during the election season. The agency’s general counsel and WH counsel both signed off on the move as legal, although it clearly was not. The money was
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Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
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World Impact News - EN/ES - ⚡ @worldimpactnews.bsky.social · 15h
📢 The pace of Ansarullah’s advances toward Ta’izz is expected to accelerate for two main reasons: first, Ansarullah has secured a foothold along the city's vital supply routes, eliminating the need to cross mountainous terrain; and second,
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h
1. She's president's human binky & controls his social media 2. Foreign govts use her a conduit for Trump 3. She's lied about much of her background 4. She wouldn't or couldn't get security clearance (see 3) 5. She has an obsession w/ Trump giving their relationship a vaguely inappropriate dynamic
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 20h
On this day in 1944, a 13 year old German Jewish girl arrived at Auschwitz from Westerbork with her mother where they were murdered after selection. Her mother is recorded as having perished on the 6 Oct 1944. Her name was Eva Voss Support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 15h
Recommended reading: The Bad Baltic Reporter summarises yesterday's election victory for Andris Kulbergs and his party, as well as the significance of the Latvian electorate's decision. www.baltictakes.com/latvian-vote...
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Ukraine must win & Europe must step up defence, say Latvian voters delivering unprecedented landslide
With a strong mandate, Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs says Europe is on borrowed time and must learn from Ukraine to invest seriously in its defence.
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Maria Drutska @mariadrutska.bsky.social · 16h
A fragment of a Russian Geran-5 drone pierced straight into a parked car on Kyiv’s left bank.
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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 16h
This morning's attack on civilian traffic on the Pivnichnyi (North) Bridge in Kyiv is yet another reminder that the russians will not be able to join the family of civilised nations until they are defeated, demilitarised, denazified and held to account at an international war crimes tribunal.
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Carin Ruff @carinr.bsky.social · 17h
We have K in @bodleian.ox.ac.uk MS Hatton 20, Gregory's Pastoral Care, from the 890s. Anything earlier?
Bodleian Library, MS. Hatton 20, fol. 1r detail, showing the text ÆLfred kyningBodleian Library, MS. Hatton 20, fol. 1r
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