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This thread seems to have resonated with a few people. If you're interested I wrote this book about our platoon's experiences in Sangin... amazon.co.uk/Callsign-Hades… @simonschusterUK
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Danny Kelly's 100 things to love about Spurs (post-Bilbao remix)
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Citzens respond to reasonable advice in responsible way SHOCKER! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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If there's a better song about war and loss I'm yet to hear it... youtube.com/watch?v=AW4DA2…
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“Somewhere old heroes,
shuffle safely down the street” Always find this album has a deep resonance today… youtu.be/LSE7qdjy3Q0?is…
shuffle safely down the street” Always find this album has a deep resonance today… youtu.be/LSE7qdjy3Q0?is…
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How many nuclear threats did Russia make between February 2022 and June 2024? Who made those threats? And how explicit were those threats?
In a new @CSP_journal article, Ruslan Hrabovskyi, @galinapadalkoua, and I analyze the pattern of threat-making. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
In a new @CSP_journal article, Ruslan Hrabovskyi, @galinapadalkoua, and I analyze the pattern of threat-making. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
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Make your own plans folks... "If anything, we've gone backwards," he said. "Switching off the public switch telephone network, I think shows that there has been really no thought at all about how you communicate when you've no longer got power." bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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RTE studios bomb threat. Other media organisations in Ireland and the UK have also been sent identical threats this morning.
independent.ie/irish-news/sta…
independent.ie/irish-news/sta…
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Don’t forget the Russians have already demonstrated repeatedly they can get explosive and incendiary devices onto or near cargo aircraft in Europe
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Taiwan's National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu said the PLAN and CCG have deployed more than 100 vessels in the Western Pacific as of Nov. 3, per a map he posted on X.
Two PLAN aircraft carriers are at sea at once: the Liaoning (16) strike group in the Fujian (18) in the South China Sea. The deployment overlaps with a surge in PLA flights, as Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected 49 sorties of PLA aircraft in the 24 hours to 6 a.m. Nov. 3, 31 of them entering the ADIZ.
Two PLAN aircraft carriers are at sea at once: the Liaoning (16) strike group in the Fujian (18) in the South China Sea. The deployment overlaps with a surge in PLA flights, as Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected 49 sorties of PLA aircraft in the 24 hours to 6 a.m. Nov. 3, 31 of them entering the ADIZ.
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No Black service member received the Medal of Honor in WWII. In Korea, Black troops received it at just 17% of the White rate; in Vietnam, 60%.
Our new paper shows how racial disparities in recognition persisted even after retrospective correction. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23…
Our new paper shows how racial disparities in recognition persisted even after retrospective correction. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23…
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4 European flights targeted with suspected bomb threats ...
bbc.co.uk/news/live/cxdd…
bbc.co.uk/news/live/cxdd…
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Hot off the press + free to read in @SREJournal!
Using the first cross-conflict dataset of Medals of Honor + combat casualties by race, @antbruceking + I find persistent racial disparities in recognition + uneven effects from retrospective correction.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23…
Using the first cross-conflict dataset of Medals of Honor + combat casualties by race, @antbruceking + I find persistent racial disparities in recognition + uneven effects from retrospective correction.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23…
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A 17 year old today on the minimum wage in the UK has TWICE the comparative purchasing power than a 17 year old in 1998. How is that sustainable?
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BREAKING: Chancellor @JohnHealey_MP says he will set out a plan to lift defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030 in the spending review next year (instead of 2.7% as previously planned) - as well as how he will go further to lift spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2035
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BREAKING: The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) says Russia is developing a satellite designed to carry a nuclear weapon into orbit, potentially threatening thousands of spacecraft simultaneously.
In its newly released 2026 space threat assessment, the DIA warns that orbit could disable or destroy thousands of satellites and create radiation belts lasting years, damaging spacecraft long after the initial explosion.
The threat extends beyond military satellites to GPS, communications, weather forecasting and critical commercial space infrastructure worldwide.
The report does not confirm that Russia has deployed a nuclear weapon in orbit.
Read the Pentagon’s full assessment: dia.mil/Portals/110/Im…
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UK Counter Terrorism Policing chief Laurence Taylor suggests the RAF Fairford suspects were released on bail as part of a tactical move by investigators to collect more evidence, which he says was successful
“We know that decisions made during our investigations can sometimes appear illogical to those on the outside, but I want to make it very clear, that there will always be good reason, or rationale behind them. We will always ensure that, should we identify any ongoing threat, we will manage that as part of the investigation.
“Like our adversaries, our tactics vary – and may not always be obvious.
“In this case, this decision-making has led to swifter progress, better evidence and ultimately us securing the charges I have announced today.
“In sensitive investigations like this, it can take time to convert intelligence, into evidence and that is what scores of my officers and staff have been doing over the last few weeks.”
“We know that decisions made during our investigations can sometimes appear illogical to those on the outside, but I want to make it very clear, that there will always be good reason, or rationale behind them. We will always ensure that, should we identify any ongoing threat, we will manage that as part of the investigation.
“Like our adversaries, our tactics vary – and may not always be obvious.
“In this case, this decision-making has led to swifter progress, better evidence and ultimately us securing the charges I have announced today.
“In sensitive investigations like this, it can take time to convert intelligence, into evidence and that is what scores of my officers and staff have been doing over the last few weeks.”
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Time to diversify …
This week RAF Typhoons have flown alongside French Rafale jets - the first time the UK has taken part in a French nuclear air exercise. It's a landmark step in UK-France defence co-operation, and a clear signal that we stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies on European eterrence.
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