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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 28/08/2026

Exclusive: Fresh U.S. intelligence indicates that the Kremlin sees the U.S. as weakened by the Iran war, offering Russia an opportunity to escalate action against American interests and allies in Europe, according to people familiar with the matter. wapo.st/4d7BxUK

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Pavel Podvig @russianforces.org · 23/08/2026

I am wondering if someone has written on the similarities between public reaction to nuclear power and AI. Both seem to be quite complex, capital-intensive technologies pushed by large institutions that have said capital and that tell us they have great promise. 1/2

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 14/08/2026

This is Wednesday's solar eclipse. Photographed from lunar orbit.

Earth. In the top right foreground, the rugged lunar surface. Just above the lunar horizon is a dark splotch on Earth, situated around Greenland. That's the Moon's shadow—or a solar eclipse, when viewed from the centre of that shadow on Earth.

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Charles Beckett @charlesbeckett.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The Ceuta 'crisis' is just political fuckery from Morocco in retaliation for Sánchez' visit to Algeria in July. It's all related to the conflict in Western Sahara. It has nothing to do with Spain's enforcement of the EU's external border. Amazing how thin EU solidarity is on this issue.

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the hype @thehyyyype.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Every new story on AI is like "this model just escaped from its digital prison and is about to teach a splinter cell how to build a warhead," but don't worry, 7 mega-rich sociopaths running these companies will protect everyone

WSJ headline that reads "Chatbots know all about making bio- logical weapons. They're not as good at keeping it secret from bad actors."

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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Thinking about the lethal heat as white supremacists amass in DC. @naomiaklein.bsky.social and I frame the rise of what we call End Times Fascism as a *war over who survives the future.* The far right knows the earth is warming and their response isn’t denial—it’s monstrous survivalist supremacy.

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 19/06/2026

In accordance with ancient tradition, our next Prime Minister is announced to the nation while standing between a furry and a man with a bin on his head.

A victorious Andy Burnham MP (24,937 votes), as the result of the Makerfield by-election is announced, flanked by defeated candidates Count Binface (a bloke in a vaguely sci-fi costume with a large bin for a helmet; 95 votes) and Robert Pownall (who is in a full body fox costume, holding a sign reading "Protect British Wildlife"; 18 votes). There are some other candidates there just out of shot but that's not important right now.

Photo: Jon Super/AP

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Trump's forty-fifth claim that the war is over meets with skepticism in some liberal circles.

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Dead Carl @deadcarl.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Good thread. This is also why an “apolitical” military is a terrible idea—all military activity is political, so declaring the military apolitical just frees them from having to consider political consequences.

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 28/05/2026

Two often-conflated debates I think it's worth treating as separate are: 1) Can tariffs theoretically be used to achieve policy objectives? and 2) Are our current governments sufficiently strategic, skilled, informed, independent, incorruptible, and long-termist to use them that way?

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

That depressing feeling that the UK and perhaps much of the rest of Europe may become stuck in a Peronist downward spiral of failing to come to terms with a changing world. Because it is so much easier to promise past glories than future unknowns.

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Gabriela Greilinger @gabrielagreilinger.com · 10/05/2026

The hill I will die on is that we cannot understand this far-right authoritarian moment without paying attention to and understanding how the media shapes narratives and perceptions

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David Fickling @davidfickling.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

What is demand starts turning down, though? Suddenly the logic flips: you want to pump as much as you can in the near future, while demand for your product is still strong. If you wait too long, you might never get to sell at all.

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Martin Lewis @martinnhw.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

For non-Americans, the bewildering thing is the apparent powerlessness of the political opposition, and the lack of mainstream media pushback (on this latter point, all is not well in the UK either).

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Petrus Crinitus @petruscrinitus.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Teaming up with Isreal in an attempt to secure the free passage of shipping in a navigational choke point in the Near East, only to find that your ally on the other side of the Atlantic denies you support.

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Fabian Hoffmann, PhD @frhoffmann.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

🚀 I published a new Missile Matters post reviewing the state of European long-range strike procurement, and diagnosing what I call a European Sonderweg: a divergence from the rest of the world in this capability area. Link: missilematters.substack.com/p/a-european... Summary below. 1/4

missilematters.substack.com

A European Sonderweg in Long-Range Strike

How European states are diverging from global procurement trends in long-range drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles

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Armée française - Opérations militaires @etatmajorfr.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

📍Liban | Coopération et partenariat militaire entre la 🇫🇷 et le 🇱🇧 : ⚔️ Actions de formation sur le combat d’infanterie et ses déclinaisons 🚁 Module d’appropriation de drones légers et leur usage en opération 🎯 Les armées 🇫🇷 aux côtés des armées 🇱🇧 pour œuvrer au maintien de la stabilité.

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Elke Schwarz @elkeschwarz.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Last year, I had the pleasure to speak at the Vienna Digital Cultures Festival on the theme of 'Model Collapse'. I talked about military AI, techno-fetishism & what I call ‘artificial idiocy’, not meant as a slur but as a marker of the erosion of public-mindedness. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k08... 1/

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New Militarism, Tech-Fetishism, and Artificial Idiocy – Talk by Elke Schwarz

YouTube video by Autotelic Foundation

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Charles Cavendish @ccavendish.eurosky.social · 19/03/2026

"Echoing" - AI identity drift by context window contamination. (NB also works for indirect back channels such as social media, public statements etc)

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 16/03/2026

Statement by the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom on the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah

We are gravely concerned by the escalating violence in Lebanon and call for meaningful engagement by Israeli and Lebanese representatives to negotiate a sustainable political solution. We strongly support initiatives to facilitate talks and urge for immediate de-escalation.
Hezbollah's attacks on Israel and the targeting of civilians must cease and they must disarm. We condemn Hezbollah's decision to join Iran in hostilities, which further jeopardises regional peace and security.
We condemn attacks directed at civilians, civilian infrastructure, health workers and infrastructure, as well as the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
These actions are unacceptable, and we call on all parties to act in accordance with international humanitarian law.
A significant Israeli ground offensive would have devastating humanitarian consequences and could lead to a protracted conflict. It must be averted. The humanitarian situation in Lebanon, including ongoing mass displacement, is already deeply alarming.
We reiterate our call for the full implementation of
UNSC Resolution 1701 by all parties and support the efforts of the Government of Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah, prohibit Hezbollah's military activities, and curb their armed hostilities. We stand in solidarity with the Lebanese government and people,

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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Looking at Washington's seeming inability to mobilize its allies in its war with Iran, I cannot stop but thinking of the associative nature of power. One necassary and sufficient condition enabling it is that actors around the one claiming to be powerful should play along.

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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

European media report infinitely more and in more detail about US politics and political protagonists, than about EU politics. That is a serious problem. @eppgroup.bsky.social MAGA drift, breaking the ban and working explicitly with the far right should be headline news everywhere.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

4/ Ok, so what ARE the goals? It seems, primarily, destroying lots of missiles and boats and drone factories. But the question that stumped them: what happens when you stop bombing and they restart production? They hinted at more bombing. Which is, of course, endless war.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

We have successfully bombed a school, gotten 7 soldiers killed, disrupted the world economy, and replaced an 86 year-old supreme leader with his much younger, more hardline son who is more committed to building nuclear weapons. Operation Middle East Wing is all but complete. by Donald J. Trump

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

It is clear that the US and Israel plan to do to Iran what Israel has done to Gaza. There is something evil that is emerging. Europe can't just stand by while 90 million people are carpet bombed. Sanchez is right.

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

We bombed them. To do what? So we can bomb them. To do what? To facilitate strikes. To do what? To enable kinetic operations. To do what? To shape the battlefield. To do what? So we can bomb them.

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAGAHAHAHAHAHA

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Frank Kuhn @frankkuhn.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

To be sure, allies may think about French nuclear deployments as something alike US deployments, but I the motivation from the French perspective could be more about survivability and flexibility than anything else. The better framework of reference might be conventional concepts of operations.

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Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

French President Macron: Germany, the UK, and France will work together on long-range missiles.

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Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

I see some folks reading into Trump's statement about all the second and third choices to lead Iran already being killed the notion that Israel got ahead of the US's plans, but I think it's more likely the US doesn't have a plan and Israel does

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

“Our attack was so successful we inadvertently created a power vacuum” is a new one to me tbh

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

It's pretty plausible as a scenario that after having inflicted chaos the Trump administration seizes the first opportunity to declare victory and walk, leaving EU/UK, Turkey and Gulf states holding the bag

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Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

IRAN is America’s war, Europe’s consequences: ⛽ Energy shocks 🚢 Refugee waves 📈 Far-right surge on arrival ⚖️ Rules-based order Washington gets the geopolitical prize, if it works. Europe foots the bill, either way.

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The Pentagon’s ultimatum to Anthropic might signal an Iran war, enabled by AI for generating targets at scale, that looks more like Gaza than it does last June’s Twelve Days.

forever-wars.com

The Scent of Iranian Lavender

The U.S. and Israel are gearing up for war with Iran while the Pentagon demands an AI company drop its "safeguards." Hmm. But yes: abuse the Defense Production Act!

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Zack Cooper @zackcooper.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

This is my (admittedly pessimistic) take on US policy in Asia. We are distracted, divided, and resource constrained. The question now is not whether the US will pivot to Asia, but how far we might pull back. I fear that simply trying to defend the first island chain is not a feasible strategy.

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Géopolitique @geopolitique.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Sécurité / L'Europe discute de la création de son propre bouclier nucléaire inspiré de l'arsenal français.

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Nuke-talk is heating up among Europeans in Munich

‘Nuclear deterrence can give us new opportunities. Why not?’ Latvian PM tells POLITICO.

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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Emmanuel Macron calls for the issuance of "future-oriented Eurobonds" to finance strategic projects and challenge the hegemony of the US dollar. "The global market, in fact, is increasingly afraid of the American dollar. It's looking for alternatives. Let's offer it European debt."

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Emmanuel Macron : « C’est le moment pour l’UE de lancer une capacité commune d’endettement, à travers des eurobonds »

A deux jours d’une rencontre des chefs d’Etat et de gouvernement de l’UE à Bruxelles, le président de la République appelle les Vingt-Sept, dans un entretien au « Monde » et à plusieurs journaux europ...

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Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Europe is dealing with a Trump administration that is “openly anti-European”, “shows contempt” for the EU and “wishes its dismemberment”, French President Emmanuel Macron tells the FT www.ft.com/content/b5b2...

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EU-US tensions over Greenland and tech are far from over, says Macron

French president calls on bloc to take the necessary steps to become a true global economic power

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Gesine Weber @gesineweber.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

This is your regular reminder to disconnect on the weekend and do things that are good for you.

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FT Alphaville @alphaville.ft.com · 06/02/2026

Much to consider. www.ft.com/content/3382...

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Of course China is a huge strategic challenge for the EU, India and everyone else. But turning as complex a society as China with its own mix of strengths and weaknesses into a projection space for American neuroses of decline is not going to help anyone handle China's impact on the wider world

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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

This took me fucking ages

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[Scene is a GREGGS interior. A lone MAN, the only customer in the shop, is standing at counter]

MAN:
Please can I have a sausage roll.

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GREGGS SHOP ASSISTANT:
Certainly sir

[She pulls a leaver on the panini machine and WOOSH the man disappears through a trapdoor].

Whoosh

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[The MAN appears through a chute in an underground bunker. A voice from off-scene greets him]:

Welcome, friend

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[We see the voice is of a military-looking resistance COMMANDER with a moustache]

COMMANDER:
You said "please can I have" instead of “can I get”…

So now you're one of us.

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MAN:
W-where am I ...?

[We see him looking at a hi tech UNDERGROUND MILITARY BUNKER - it has resistance vibes, and has lots of screens with maps etc]

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COMMANDER:
You've joined the resistance…

...against people saying things all American.

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COMMANDER:
We are an underground network of sleeper agents poised to have a right go at young people the moment they say "mom" or "bangs”.

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LIEUTENANT [Staring at screen]:
Agent 244 has just given a Zoomer in Halifax the “could/couldn't care less" speech, sir

COMMANDER:
Very good

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[Show the map of the UK with digital pop ups on it saying ‘GOTTEN’, ‘ZEE’, ‘MATH’ etc

COMMANDER:
You may have heard our name... We are...

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COMMANDER:
...the Fight Against New Yankee Pronunciations and Americanisms Corrupting the King's English!

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[Show the military command center panel. It says on the wall in big metal letters]:

F.A.N.Y.P.A.C.K.E.

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MAN
You've called yourselves the 'Fanny Pack'

COMMANDER:
We didn't spot the acronym

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