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Journo/analyst covering transnational security, cyber, research. Lives with wife, chickens and ducks.

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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 19h
I will never write a finer incident report title in my life. "767kg of cocaine and a monkey seized off Dominican Republic”
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 22h
Was it originally called the tin foil hat?
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 23h
What a nice chap. youtu.be/pssI1ZwzcmQ?...
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Jeffrey Archer on Michael Crick
YouTube video by Carl Salter
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I am so tired of a certain advert on YouTube where one AI avatar asks another AI avatar how nervous they were about speaking a foreign language for the first time. Fuck off, you fucking clanker.
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Human meme.
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Lord Farquaad: Some Of You May Die
ALT: Lord Farquaad: Some Of You May Die
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hope you feel better soon
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Visaectomy
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Genuinely the air raid siren at the end of Dad's Army.
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Same energy.
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I am being more cautious when I enter a room now. Reduces the chances of a Kato-style ninja attack.
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I think the animals are getting on.
A white retriever lies on a bed with a kitten snuggled up on her.
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Awesome job!
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
One of the kittens is currently lying across my wife's face.
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
These cosy mystery shows are just getting derivative now. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Birstall gardener stole gold nugget worth £16k
Christopher Darlison, 42, sold it to a jewellers in return for cash, a court heard.
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Wake up, babe. Sequel to Best Little Whorehouse in Texas just dropped.
News item headline that reads: The most expensive diesel and petrol prices in the West
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Sheer filth.
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Road sign is actually a contraction of Roderick Sign, the first man to give a horse rider directions in the year 850.
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I was hoping for a lie in. But the kittens have other ideas. Again.
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
No, let's just have fucking football dictate the country's entire policy on everything.
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"I'll BreBack."
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Arnold Schwarzenegger as Terminator Puts on Sunglasses
ALT: Arnold Schwarzenegger as Terminator Puts on Sunglasses
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The Dreaded Lurgy @thedreadedlurgy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's here, Eva
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REwadent Evil @ewacat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I THINK ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
On the plus side, they didn't kick off this morning until around 6am...
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm basically in the same relationship as Inspector Clouseau and Kato. I'll walk into a room and a kitten will pounce on me.
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Googling 'how many kitten scratches can will kill an adult male'.
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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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apnews.com
Dual UK-Iranian national arrested over security incident at US-run air base in England
British police have arrested a dual UK-Iranian national on suspicion of plotting a terror attack following a security incident at a U.S.-run air base on the weekend.
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Well done!
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Reuters @reuters.com · 01/10/2026
Chinese hackers impersonated ex-US official to steal emails from AI experts reut.rs/46Z52or
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Chinese hackers impersonated ex-US official to steal emails from AI experts
Chinese hackers have been impersonating US AI experts, including ‌a former government official, to try to steal emails from experts in AI at think tanks, universities, and other organizations, the cybersecurity company Proofpoint said on Thursday.
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Cethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 02/10/2025
For National Poetry Day, a personal favourite of mine and one I think about more and more in these troubled times.
The Second Coming
By W.B. Yeats

Guess who just got back today?
Them wild-eyed boys that'd been away
Haven't changed, hadn't much to say
But man, I still think them cats are crazy
They were askin' if you were around
How you was, where you could be found
Told them you were livin' downtown
Drivin' all the old men crazy

[Chorus]
The boys are back in town
The boys are back in town
(I said) The boys are back in town
The boys are back in town
The boys are back in town
The boys are back in town
The boys are back in town
The boys are back in town
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"A voice like a Twix melting in a bra fire."
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Meryl Streep & Jennifer Lopez: Standing Ovation
ALT: Meryl Streep & Jennifer Lopez: Standing Ovation
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"A voice like a Twix melting in a bra fire." Perfect.
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The first proper rain overnight. Enough to fill the little concrete duck pond, which hasn't happened since late May. Chickens and ducks seem surprised to see me in long trousers.
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sanderlings scurry into today’s Autumn Arrival Spotlight. 🥰 These small, plump waders from the Arctic are a familiar sight on the UK’s sandy shores, darting along the waves in search of food.
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Hot Fuzz Greater Good
ALT: Hot Fuzz Greater Good
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
'Now That's What I Call Playlist 7'
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
He works at the track with Tater Tot Tony, doesn't he? Pretty sure I still owe him money.
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We've also gone from agencies like UKMTO sending out incident coordinates with an attack to just vague bodies of water. So we either get late information or a report that something happened in the Strait of Hormuz. It's unlikely to inspire confidence in crews and vessel Masters.
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
These attacks have taken place in the last 24 hours. Iran claimed a large number of strikes since Friday but ship owners and CSOs are not reporting them in a timely manner. The problem is that analysts cannot make informed decisions on maritime safety as a result. It's insane.
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A: "Who's your favourite band?" B:"Oh, I really love Playlist. None of their tracks are ever really the same. They're so innovative." A: ...uh
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"What are your favourite music?"
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Finally trying to introduce Opie the cat to the new kittens today. They're safe inside a large dog crate while Opie demonstrates just why she's a contestant in the World Staring Championship.
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Lovely job
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Finola the kitten just jumped off the bed as I walked into the room and used my legs as a zip line.
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Raingump Kto: Smile Through The Pain Harold
ALT: Raingump Kto: Smile Through The Pain Harold
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why yes, I do live in France. What made you ask?
Two baguettes on the back shelf of a random car in a car park.
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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
There's a social media scam featuring AI-generated injured soldiers shilling moody goods. Be on the lookout. Great story from Nick Stapleton for BBC Morning Live. AI detection and sense-checking from me and @shayan86.bsky.social
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Nikki M @powderedsugarbear.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You have been blessed by the friend onion :).
A clear container with fried onions in it the sign says "friend onion".
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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 25/09/2026
Watch what you post because Threads just might pretend you're the guy who masturbated on the plane. What just happened to Peter Shankman is a warning for all of us using Meta products.
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RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
'We will not forget': Vanuatu comes together to honour 45 lives lost at sea in recent weeks
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'We will not forget': Vanuatu comes together to honour 45 lives lost at sea in recent weeks
The people and leaders of Vanuatu came together for a national day of mourning and remembrance on Sunday to pay their respects to the more than 40 people who lost their lives in major boating tragedies in recent weeks.
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Sue @cameratrapsue.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
One of the mule deer triplets taking a break in amongst my flowers and plants this afternoon. I went out to refill the birdbath and there s/he was lying down, just watching me. I had the phone in my pocket so I spoke quietly to her as I took a few photos then left her alone. #mammals
A mule deer fawn from this year, no more spots but still smaller than mama. She, or he, is lying down on the dirt/leaf litter and bark in amongst some plants and flowers. She/he has huge ears somewhat like a mule and that's why they're called mule deer. I just looked out the window and she/he is still there.
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PermaConfused @permaconfused.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Does this mean that pandas in foreign zoos will now start claiming they're Canadian?
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