Bleddyn Bowen
@bleddb.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Astropolitics | Space warfare | Own views
Books: Original Sin http://bit.ly/3JYbcIe ; War in Space http://bit.ly/34Stplv 🏴🏳️🌈 🚀🛰
Web: https://tinyurl.com/p9pt8n9n
“He doesn’t see the stars - just the vast dark spaces in between.”
Books: Original Sin http://bit.ly/3JYbcIe ; War in Space http://bit.ly/34Stplv 🏴🏳️🌈 🚀🛰
Web: https://tinyurl.com/p9pt8n9n
“He doesn’t see the stars - just the vast dark spaces in between.”
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Bleddyn Bowen
@bleddb.bsky.social
· Oct 11
Coming in 2026 in paperback - Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space! With @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
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Get all your international political space history and strategy at even greater value!
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Make a Bond movie academic
From Reviewer 2 with Love
From Reviewer 2 with Love
Make a Bond movie academic
Professor No
Professor No
Make a Bond movie academic
For Reviewer 2’s Eyes Only
For Reviewer 2’s Eyes Only
December 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Make a Bond movie academic
From Reviewer 2 with Love
From Reviewer 2 with Love
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Dura lex, sed lex.
In the EU, a large platform can't:
- pretend an account is authentic just because it paid for a verified badge
- spread harmful content
- prevent public data access for researchers
In the EU, a large platform can't:
- pretend an account is authentic just because it paid for a verified badge
- spread harmful content
- prevent public data access for researchers
December 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Dura lex, sed lex.
In the EU, a large platform can't:
- pretend an account is authentic just because it paid for a verified badge
- spread harmful content
- prevent public data access for researchers
In the EU, a large platform can't:
- pretend an account is authentic just because it paid for a verified badge
- spread harmful content
- prevent public data access for researchers
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As ever, is it really Christmas until Mr
Blobby saves the Nakatomi Plaza?
Blobby saves the Nakatomi Plaza?
December 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
As ever, is it really Christmas until Mr
Blobby saves the Nakatomi Plaza?
Blobby saves the Nakatomi Plaza?
If me buying UK whisky (not just Scotch) is needed I’ll step forward for the good of the people.
December 23, 2025 at 8:21 AM
If me buying UK whisky (not just Scotch) is needed I’ll step forward for the good of the people.
Ok since battleships are back
December 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Ok since battleships are back
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It's Friday, it's almost the holidays, but you remember there's still a load of Chinese launches still to come...
a man with his hands on his head is smiling and looking at the camera
ALT: a man with his hands on his head is smiling and looking at the camera
media.tenor.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's Friday, it's almost the holidays, but you remember there's still a load of Chinese launches still to come...
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One thing about mad shit like this is, the Telegraph Ukraine podcast is reminding its listeners each day that the EU is the organisation keeping Ukraine's lights on, financially and increasingly militarily, while the US has casually thrown it under the bus.
December 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
One thing about mad shit like this is, the Telegraph Ukraine podcast is reminding its listeners each day that the EU is the organisation keeping Ukraine's lights on, financially and increasingly militarily, while the US has casually thrown it under the bus.
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Woohoo! Best Christmas present ever:
London St Pancras revamp aims to cut Eurostar waiting time to 15 minutes
Planned £100mn overhaul of train station will seek to end ‘holding pen’ experience for passengers
www.ft.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Woohoo! Best Christmas present ever:
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Our latest Nowcast projection for Scottish Parliament election 2026:
SNP 🎗️ — 63
Lab 🌹 — 18
Ref ➡️ — 17
Con 🌳 — 11
GP 🌱 — 10
LD 🐤 — 10
Alba 🔵 — 0
Other ⚪ — 0
devolvedelections.co.uk/scotland/
SNP 🎗️ — 63
Lab 🌹 — 18
Ref ➡️ — 17
Con 🌳 — 11
GP 🌱 — 10
LD 🐤 — 10
Alba 🔵 — 0
Other ⚪ — 0
devolvedelections.co.uk/scotland/
December 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Our latest Nowcast projection for Scottish Parliament election 2026:
SNP 🎗️ — 63
Lab 🌹 — 18
Ref ➡️ — 17
Con 🌳 — 11
GP 🌱 — 10
LD 🐤 — 10
Alba 🔵 — 0
Other ⚪ — 0
devolvedelections.co.uk/scotland/
SNP 🎗️ — 63
Lab 🌹 — 18
Ref ➡️ — 17
Con 🌳 — 11
GP 🌱 — 10
LD 🐤 — 10
Alba 🔵 — 0
Other ⚪ — 0
devolvedelections.co.uk/scotland/
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Wanting to be PM purely for the fact of being PM out of belief that all the UK needs is better managers of the current system is how the Labour Party ended up with Keir Starmer
The problem with Streeting (aside from all the other problems with Streeting) is that he appears to want to be PM purely for the fact of being PM as a win & of in itself. It’s hard to detect any kind of sincere ideology, or even ideas really, other than whatever he thinks will get him there.
I was talking to a Labour MP the other day who said it would be easier to get behind Wes if he could just mask his ambition a little bit...
December 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Wanting to be PM purely for the fact of being PM out of belief that all the UK needs is better managers of the current system is how the Labour Party ended up with Keir Starmer
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LeoLabs says they see hundreds of debris objects from the Starlink failure event
December 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
LeoLabs says they see hundreds of debris objects from the Starlink failure event
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this photo of our fun festive FT podcast Xmas quiz makes me laugh every time I see it
December 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
this photo of our fun festive FT podcast Xmas quiz makes me laugh every time I see it
Strong and stable
December 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Strong and stable
Well Fallout S2 is not off to a good start. The Novac dinosaur is facing the wrong way.
December 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Well Fallout S2 is not off to a good start. The Novac dinosaur is facing the wrong way.
Happy Black Friday! What is odd is that I have moved from one region where it is still commonly used, to another at almost the other end of the UK…
What do you call the last Friday before Christmas?
Most Britons don't have a name for the term, but 8% call it "Black Friday" or "Black Eye Friday", with usage most common in...
Tyne & Wear: 44%
West Glamorgan: 41%
Cumbria: 39%
Durham: 35%
Gwent: 33%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
Most Britons don't have a name for the term, but 8% call it "Black Friday" or "Black Eye Friday", with usage most common in...
Tyne & Wear: 44%
West Glamorgan: 41%
Cumbria: 39%
Durham: 35%
Gwent: 33%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
December 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Happy Black Friday! What is odd is that I have moved from one region where it is still commonly used, to another at almost the other end of the UK…
- National Space Council disbanded (again)
- Golden Dome BMD prominent and weirdly specific lunar nuclear reactors suck up attention
- No detail on important satellite programmes (vague comments on acquisition delays)
- Allies wanted to spend money in US space sector (good luck with that)
- Golden Dome BMD prominent and weirdly specific lunar nuclear reactors suck up attention
- No detail on important satellite programmes (vague comments on acquisition delays)
- Allies wanted to spend money in US space sector (good luck with that)
New space policy just dropped. Two quick thoughts
1. Clear win for Moon over Mars as NASA priority
2. This sounds (between the lines) even *worse* for space science than earlier policy statements
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
1. Clear win for Moon over Mars as NASA priority
2. This sounds (between the lines) even *worse* for space science than earlier policy statements
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
ENSURING AMERICAN SPACE SUPERIORITY
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
December 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
- National Space Council disbanded (again)
- Golden Dome BMD prominent and weirdly specific lunar nuclear reactors suck up attention
- No detail on important satellite programmes (vague comments on acquisition delays)
- Allies wanted to spend money in US space sector (good luck with that)
- Golden Dome BMD prominent and weirdly specific lunar nuclear reactors suck up attention
- No detail on important satellite programmes (vague comments on acquisition delays)
- Allies wanted to spend money in US space sector (good luck with that)
It’s been a while since I watched Mars Attacks. Yes Jack Nicholson as an unhinged Strangelovian POTUS is great but Tom Jones fighting Martians in Vegas is peak Hollywood.
December 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It’s been a while since I watched Mars Attacks. Yes Jack Nicholson as an unhinged Strangelovian POTUS is great but Tom Jones fighting Martians in Vegas is peak Hollywood.
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Bwriadau pleidleisio San Steffan / Westminster Voting Intention (YouGov) / (28/11 - 10/12) - nid MRP/not MRP method
REF: 30%
PC: 19%
LLAF/LAB: 15%
GWYRDD/GRN: 14%
CEID/CON: 13%
DEM RHYDD/LD: 8%
ERAILL/OTH: 2%
N = 1,954
Ein dadansoddiad ni / Analysis: blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
REF: 30%
PC: 19%
LLAF/LAB: 15%
GWYRDD/GRN: 14%
CEID/CON: 13%
DEM RHYDD/LD: 8%
ERAILL/OTH: 2%
N = 1,954
Ein dadansoddiad ni / Analysis: blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
General Election Voting Intention: Centre Left Fragmentation and the Reform UK Challenge
Showcasing current research, comments and analysis on the law, politics, history, culture, government and political economy of Wales from the Wales Governance Centre.
blogs.cardiff.ac.uk
December 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Bwriadau pleidleisio San Steffan / Westminster Voting Intention (YouGov) / (28/11 - 10/12) - nid MRP/not MRP method
REF: 30%
PC: 19%
LLAF/LAB: 15%
GWYRDD/GRN: 14%
CEID/CON: 13%
DEM RHYDD/LD: 8%
ERAILL/OTH: 2%
N = 1,954
Ein dadansoddiad ni / Analysis: blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
REF: 30%
PC: 19%
LLAF/LAB: 15%
GWYRDD/GRN: 14%
CEID/CON: 13%
DEM RHYDD/LD: 8%
ERAILL/OTH: 2%
N = 1,954
Ein dadansoddiad ni / Analysis: blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
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Any EU or US journalist and commentator interested in the UK's trajectory needs to start brushing up on the ABCs of Welsh politics
Huge new poll puts Plaid ahead of Reform with Labour and the Conservatives on just 10% each. willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/bombshell-...
Bombshell polling for Wales
If this is correct we are seeing a seismic shift
willhaywardwales.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Any EU or US journalist and commentator interested in the UK's trajectory needs to start brushing up on the ABCs of Welsh politics
Kessler Syndrome is being mentioned a lot at the moment for some reason. Odd thing is that they think 'Elon will start it' or that it'll just suddenly cut space off. When I did research on this over 10 years ago it was pretty clear that 1) it's already in effect, and 2) it's far more subtle
Cascading Crises: Orbital Debris and the Widening of Space Security
The term space security is often used, but seldom analyzed. This is a significant gap in the literature of space politics, as it posits considerable implications for debates on how to deal with a r...
doi.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Kessler Syndrome is being mentioned a lot at the moment for some reason. Odd thing is that they think 'Elon will start it' or that it'll just suddenly cut space off. When I did research on this over 10 years ago it was pretty clear that 1) it's already in effect, and 2) it's far more subtle
Hello once more to Brits suddenly and uncharacteristically talking about Welsh politics
a man is laying in the water with the words welcome to the party pal .
ALT: a man is laying in the water with the words welcome to the party pal .
media.tenor.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Hello once more to Brits suddenly and uncharacteristically talking about Welsh politics
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Ask and ye shall receive
December 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Ask and ye shall receive
I need to seriously start planning my Senedd Election night watch party. For one, most likely.
New 🏴 data paints picture of consolidation within two blocs: a Welsh-identifying/progressive bloc (with Plaid as largest party) and a British-identifying/conservative bloc (with Reform as largest).
Adds to evidence that 2026 is shaping up to be 2-horse race between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK 🧵
Adds to evidence that 2026 is shaping up to be 2-horse race between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK 🧵
Bwriadau pleidleisio Senedd / Senedd Voting Intention (YouGov - nid MRP/ not MRP method) / (28/11 - 10/12)
PC: 33%
REF: 30%
LLAF/LAB: 10%
CEID/CON: 10%
GWYRDD/GRN: 9%
DEM RHYDD/LD: 6%
ERAILL/OTH: 2%
N=1,891
Ein dadansoddiad ni / Our analysis: blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
PC: 33%
REF: 30%
LLAF/LAB: 10%
CEID/CON: 10%
GWYRDD/GRN: 9%
DEM RHYDD/LD: 6%
ERAILL/OTH: 2%
N=1,891
Ein dadansoddiad ni / Our analysis: blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/thinking-wal...
December 17, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I need to seriously start planning my Senedd Election night watch party. For one, most likely.
Worth bearing in mind that under the new electoral system for the Senedd, you need more than 12% or so of the votes to start getting seats. I bet nobody at Labour HQ thought they’d be struggling to make that. Starmer looks set to be the Labour leader that ‘lost Wales’.
Huge new poll puts Plaid ahead of Reform with Labour and the Conservatives on just 10% each. willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/bombshell-...
Bombshell polling for Wales
If this is correct we are seeing a seismic shift
willhaywardwales.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Worth bearing in mind that under the new electoral system for the Senedd, you need more than 12% or so of the votes to start getting seats. I bet nobody at Labour HQ thought they’d be struggling to make that. Starmer looks set to be the Labour leader that ‘lost Wales’.