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Luis Indepels

@luis-indepels.bsky.social
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Geo-politics, Renewable Energy in SE Asia, Anti-fascist, Researcher, Facts, Science, Evolutionary Biology, Atheist, Supporter of FC Juinen English Español Nederlands

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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 15h
The "useful idiot" problem in aviation journalism. Reuters used Alberto Paduanelli as a FlyDubai "expert." Reality: he sells medical devices. His B737 sim is an uncertified garage project. He's an aviation enthusiast, not a professional source. #reuters #flydubai
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Way to Go Reuters! They interview an alleged pilot who runs a "simulation center" and the guy makes the most nonsensical claims which, obviously, the FlyDubai False Flag crowd uses a proof. The guy is not a professional pilot. It's a bloke who built a 737 cockpit in his own garage!
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Haaretz editorial on the FlyDubai intelligence disaster. www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...
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Editorial | Netanyahu is the debacle
Netanyahu and his transportation minister, Miri Regev, bear responsibility for the failure of the flydubai flight
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Latest FlyDubai developments: Admission by Netanyahu officials that no one checked foreign Passenger- and Crew manifests for inbound flights. www.facebook.com/share/v/1Hf6...
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I will just leave this here... www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Israel received Flydubai crew list in advance, failed to flag Omani co-pilot
According to security sources, Israel's Transportation Ministry and Mossad were supposed to check the crew list. The Israel Tax Authority confirmed that the list was received, but the Transportation M...
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
FlyDubai 2 Was a knife even smuggled on board. According to an Australian Aviation Security consultant who in turn alleges to have sources in Dubai, the co-pilot used a small, blunt knife during the initial attack only to switch the the crash axe stored inside the cockpit and which caused the ...
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
FlyDubai Anomaly Forget about the relief crew taking over, that is normal in commercial aviation. But there is one critical factor which does deserve scrutiny: the selection of an Omani copilot for this particular flight to Dubai. The reasons this deserves further scrutiny are, in order of
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An correction on the 'farmer's wife' saga. The alleged Asian/Middle Eastern ethnicity of the suspects observed by her did not come from herself. She never made such a claim, not in the WhatsApp messages nor in subsequent press interviews. It was the tabloid The Sun which first described the
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A very recent article on LBC News raises an interesting possibility in the RAF Fairford saga: the 8-10 Asian men, some of them using masks, seen running through the woods as reported by the farmer's wife to the police at 1:39 AM, were in fact policemen / anti-terrorism units. ...
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Terrorists or ordinary fuel thieves? According to the BBC: 'The head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing, Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, confirmed that the five men arrested near RAF Fairford will be released on bail'. Me thinks these chaps were stealing fuel from parked cars in the area.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Russian oligarch and close personal friend of Putin Umar Kremlev secretly paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward Donald Trump Jr’s May wedding in the Bahamas, ProPublica reports. Kremlev and several other Russians were among the 50 guests.
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
So, explain to me again how destroying 5 iranian oil tankers will help bring down gas prices? #iran #us #trump
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2018/a... Video: an IDF sniper unit cheers after shooting a Palestinian man in Gaza. This kind of incident became common during the 2018–2019 Great March of Return. Over 2 years, 200+ unarmed Palestinians were killed by the IDF; tens of thousands hurt, ~7,000 by live fire.
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
US corporations want to do business in Europe ignoring EU regulations and Trump backs them. Dutch regulator fines Uber $966m for automating driver suspensions | Uber | The Guardian share.google/Wh8BvdhnUWHg...
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Dutch regulator fines Uber $966m for automating driver suspensions
European regulators have imposed billions in penalties on US technology companies due to privacy, competition and digital market rules
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Bibi describes the UK as an "Islamic Republic". About 6.4% of the UK population is Muslim. In Israel (excl. Gaza and the West Bank) it is almost 3 times higher (18%). Saudi Arabia, Israel's Abraham Accord ally, is 100% Muslim. #israel #netanyahu
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Trump is willing to walk away from Iran. Israel rejects Trump's Gaza peace plan. Iran wants to sink Trump in the mid-terms. So it makes sense for Iran to tie any 're-opening the Strait of Hormuz' deal to conflict in the wider region, including in Gaza and Lebanon.
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
With Trump running Venezuela, how much oil money will be allocated to help the victims of the powerful earthquake? #Venezuela #earthquake
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 28/05/2026
More than 20 others were injured in the attack, which came hours after the funeral of the head of Hamas’s armed wing.
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Israeli attack on Gaza City kills at least 10, including four children
More than 20 others were injured in the attack, which came hours after the funeral of the head of Hamas's armed wing.
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
There won't be a US-Iran peace deal as long as: - the US top negotiators are a bunch of amateurs - Trump keeps posting lies about any agreement on social media #iran
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
After the Venezuela operation, Trump was optimistic he could obtain a similar result in Iran. He was on a roll. Which begs the question, if the alleged F15 rescue mission was so successful, why did he agree to a cease-fire which favoured Iran? It makes more sense that the Isfahan mission,
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Cease-fire agreement is only a few hours in force and Netanyahu is already rejecting a key condition: stop Lebanon assault. Let's hope that Trump starts handling Netanyahu the same way he has handled his NATO an European allies thusfar. #iran
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Iran suddenly being able to shoot down at least 1 enemy airplane, possibly 2-3 more, appears to be a political move after Hegseth sacked 1-2 US generals who likely opposed a ground invasion. If so, Iran is signalling that such an invasion would be very stupid on behalf of Trump/Hegseth.
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
There's no military plan for Iran, let alone a strategically coherent one. It completely relies on 1) Trump's "feelings" and 2) GI Joe Hegseth's desire for wanton destruction. No planning, no thought about consequences, just incredibly stupid behavior with grave global consequences. #trump #iran
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
So true #trump
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Even if the US successfully cuts of Iran's economical reliance on oil exports, oil prices would likely remain high. Not only because of the threat of the remnants of the Iranian regime but more importantly due to resistance groups in the region likely attacking allied oil facilities, ie in Saudi A.
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Trump says he wants to take Iranian oil by taking over Kharg island. He must be unaware that oil comes from mainland Iran via underwater pipes. Iran can just close that pipeline and nothing flows to Kharg. #Iran #trump
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
The biggest risk to US troops in this war is not Iran, not the Houthis: it's Israel. Israel has its own objectives and has already struck targets the US avoided. When US boots eventually hit the ground, Israel is the biggest liability, not an asset nor an ally. #iran #Israel #trump
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
After the Venezuela operation, Team Trump thought they could deal a definitive blow to China by also cutting off its access to Iranian oil. But China is far less reliable on oil imports. Its economy works fine without it. And Trump's fuck-up re Iran means oil still flows to China. #iran #china
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Trump and Netanyahu have totally different goals for Iran. Bibi now hints that 'boots on the ground" might be necessary. And he doesn't mean the IDF Daniel Levy breaks it down www.facebook.com/share/v/1E11... #iran #Trump #israel
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
So Trump says he did not know about Israel's attack on the Iranian gas plant. But White House officials say he did. And now Netanyahu says Israel acted alone. Is it perhaps possible that pro-Israel stooges within the White House betrayed their oath and acted solely on behalf of Israel? #iran
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Never has there been so much strategic incoherence in the White House than now. This has created a competence gap which China could exploit. Arab allies, feeling betrayed by the US, could drop the petrodollar, thus undermining US economical dominance, while Trump is busy blaming Biden #iran #trump
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
PETRODOLLAR AT RISK? Imagine if China is able to offer Arab nations in the region more security, perhaps even accomplish a cease fire. They would have a great opportunity to get rid of the petrodollar in favour of their own currency. That would mean the end of the US empire, their ultimate goal.
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
So now Trump needs the warships of other countries to keep the Strait of Hormuz open? How's that gonna work when Israel frequently ignores (and lies to) its #1 ally? How are other nations gonna send their ships to the area when Israel poses a huge additional layer of uncertainty? #iran #trump
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14/03/2026
Trump says US may strike Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub ‘just for fun’
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Trump says US may strike Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub ‘just for fun’
In comments to NBC News, US presidents also deflates hope of deal with Tehran, saying ‘terms aren’t good enough’ Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States may carry out more strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub “just for fun”, saying that while Tehran appears ready to make a deal to end the conflict, “the terms aren’t good enough yet”. He said the US strikes had “totally demolished” most of Kharg Island, telling NBC News that “we may hit it a few more times just for fun.” Continue reading...
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Imagine the state of affairs when the regime of your enemy is now more trustworthy re the whole conflict than that of your own democratically elected president. #iran
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
That's it #illegalwar #Iran #allies
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
So is "Liberating" Cuba on the agenda in the coming months? Because Trump desperately needs a military win after Iran's monumental disaster. I am pretty sure Rubio will push the idea. It's closer to home, does not require the involvement of allies and Cuba has great real estate potential!
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Worth viewing and understanding. #iran vt.tiktok.com/ZSuj77WXQ/
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Some essential semiconductor parts for US Patriot missiles come from ..... China! And Trump initiated Operation Epic Failure on Iran with regional Patriot PAC-3 stockpiles dangerously low! ME allies, who did not chose this war but are nonetheless taking hits, are running out of Patriots. #iran
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Ironically, US' allies in the region, utterly ignored in this whole recent conflict by the US in favour of Israel, now have a very good reason to halt oil- and LNG production thus increasing prices globally. That is the only way, it seems, for Trump to take their interests seriously. #iran
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
This is a monumental clusterfuck by the Trump regime. They relied way too much on Israeli "intel" who told them this would be over in 2-3 days. They thought they could repeat the Venezuelan success. They were misled by Israel by not realising how Iran would attack key US allies in the region.
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Iran's Khamenei was 87 years old. Him dying (from whatever causes) surely was anticipated by the Iranian regime. Expecting Iranians to rise up now that Khamenei is dead, like Trump is doing now, is extremely disingenuous. #iran
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Khamenei's death, now confirmed by Iran, is offset by the death of a 100 children in a US/Israeli missile strike on a school. One has to be extremely dumb to think that ordinary Iranians will ignore the 100 school children and rebel against their government. #iran
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
This is the 2nd time the US has attacked Iran during negotiations. Thusfar, Iran's response has been much harder and they are likely going all-in. And that is something Trump, already facing uncertain midterms, does not want nor need. But Bibi tricked him once again.
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
So how does one bomb a country into Regime Change? Just curious... #iran
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Aljazeera reporting an explosion in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. #iran
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
It looks like they are all heading for Riyadh as UAE, Qatar and Bahrain airspace are now closed. The high-lighted Atlas Air 747 was already heading to Riyadh but had to alter its route. It looks like the other aircraft I posted about earlier, are diverting there too. #iran
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
A whole bunch of aircraft which had just departed Dubai have been circling in the area, unable to proceed to their destinations due to the ongoing war. It appears they are now all heading south but Aljazeera just announced the UAE closed its airspace. #iran
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Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Perhaps Board of Peace´s Tony Blair can explain what Iran's "imminent threat" exactly consisted of. He has some experience in that field... #iran
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