@cheltpaul.bsky.social
British writer | science, history, politics, military, natural history| allergic to bullshit
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I post about science, politics, and the places where certainty quietly falls apart.
Dry humour. Occasional heresy. Curiosity over certainty.
Tea optional.
Dry humour. Occasional heresy. Curiosity over certainty.
Tea optional.
Very quietly, British companies in the UK have, with the agreement of Denmark and Greenland purchased 1/3 of all the mining licenses in Greenland. www.politico.eu/article/uk-g...
UK closes in on critical minerals deal with Greenland
The self-ruling Danish territory, coveted by Donald Trump, has vast caches of rare earth elements.
www.politico.eu
January 18, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Very quietly, British companies in the UK have, with the agreement of Denmark and Greenland purchased 1/3 of all the mining licenses in Greenland. www.politico.eu/article/uk-g...
Hey @vivaldi.com hope you are enjoying the new sign ups and getting lots of downloads as users move away from American services!
January 17, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Hey @vivaldi.com hope you are enjoying the new sign ups and getting lots of downloads as users move away from American services!
Trump slaps tariffs on UK & EU goods.
Fine. Raise the Digital Services Tax on US tech to match.
If trade is now political, digital dominance isn’t neutral.
#TrumpTariffs
Fine. Raise the Digital Services Tax on US tech to match.
If trade is now political, digital dominance isn’t neutral.
#TrumpTariffs
January 17, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Trump slaps tariffs on UK & EU goods.
Fine. Raise the Digital Services Tax on US tech to match.
If trade is now political, digital dominance isn’t neutral.
#TrumpTariffs
Fine. Raise the Digital Services Tax on US tech to match.
If trade is now political, digital dominance isn’t neutral.
#TrumpTariffs
I heard a German on the news today being interviewed and he said "I hate France"
Cue my look of "Oh my god, you cant say that"
turned out what he actually said was
"I hate Vance"
Well that is okay then.
Cue my look of "Oh my god, you cant say that"
turned out what he actually said was
"I hate Vance"
Well that is okay then.
January 15, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I heard a German on the news today being interviewed and he said "I hate France"
Cue my look of "Oh my god, you cant say that"
turned out what he actually said was
"I hate Vance"
Well that is okay then.
Cue my look of "Oh my god, you cant say that"
turned out what he actually said was
"I hate Vance"
Well that is okay then.
Multiple European military aircraft have been heading to Greenland today, notably Danish c-130js but also several Boeing C-17 Globemasters from Canada. You can follow yourself on globe.adsbexchange.com select button U
ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live
ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live - aircraft flight history
globe.adsbexchange.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Multiple European military aircraft have been heading to Greenland today, notably Danish c-130js but also several Boeing C-17 Globemasters from Canada. You can follow yourself on globe.adsbexchange.com select button U
Reform UK have taken a huge step forward in marginalizing asylum seekers in an effort to make them irrelevant, they have hired one. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform UK
Zahawi is the latest former Conservative MP to join Nigel Farage's party, as a Tory source claims he had approached Kemi Badenoch seeking a nomination for the Lords.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Reform UK have taken a huge step forward in marginalizing asylum seekers in an effort to make them irrelevant, they have hired one. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Condemning Tehran for bullets, defending Minneapolis for bullets.
Has Trump invented an infinite-energy spinning moral compass?
Has Trump invented an infinite-energy spinning moral compass?
January 12, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Condemning Tehran for bullets, defending Minneapolis for bullets.
Has Trump invented an infinite-energy spinning moral compass?
Has Trump invented an infinite-energy spinning moral compass?
Watching Pluribus, I felt like I’d spent a week with Rhea Seehorn. No surprise the Golden Globes noticed.
Meanwhile everyone else obeys the hive, unquestioning, as certainty quietly replaces judgement.
An intentional mirror to how we behave?
Meanwhile everyone else obeys the hive, unquestioning, as certainty quietly replaces judgement.
An intentional mirror to how we behave?
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Watching Pluribus, I felt like I’d spent a week with Rhea Seehorn. No surprise the Golden Globes noticed.
Meanwhile everyone else obeys the hive, unquestioning, as certainty quietly replaces judgement.
An intentional mirror to how we behave?
Meanwhile everyone else obeys the hive, unquestioning, as certainty quietly replaces judgement.
An intentional mirror to how we behave?
No surprise that Andor got no recognition at the Golden Globe Awards.
Awards bodies are comfortable with political drama at a safe distance, less so when it looks uncomfortably like the present.
Awards bodies are comfortable with political drama at a safe distance, less so when it looks uncomfortably like the present.
January 12, 2026 at 9:14 AM
No surprise that Andor got no recognition at the Golden Globe Awards.
Awards bodies are comfortable with political drama at a safe distance, less so when it looks uncomfortably like the present.
Awards bodies are comfortable with political drama at a safe distance, less so when it looks uncomfortably like the present.
Germany and France talking about troops in Greenland is being read as a tripwire against the US.
But if the outcome is Europe assuming responsibility and cost for Greenland’s defence, the objective may already have been met.
Strategic ambiguity is cheaper than occupation.
But if the outcome is Europe assuming responsibility and cost for Greenland’s defence, the objective may already have been met.
Strategic ambiguity is cheaper than occupation.
January 11, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Germany and France talking about troops in Greenland is being read as a tripwire against the US.
But if the outcome is Europe assuming responsibility and cost for Greenland’s defence, the objective may already have been met.
Strategic ambiguity is cheaper than occupation.
But if the outcome is Europe assuming responsibility and cost for Greenland’s defence, the objective may already have been met.
Strategic ambiguity is cheaper than occupation.
I post about science, politics, and the places where certainty quietly falls apart.
Dry humour. Occasional heresy. Curiosity over certainty.
Tea optional.
Dry humour. Occasional heresy. Curiosity over certainty.
Tea optional.
January 11, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I post about science, politics, and the places where certainty quietly falls apart.
Dry humour. Occasional heresy. Curiosity over certainty.
Tea optional.
Dry humour. Occasional heresy. Curiosity over certainty.
Tea optional.
There’s a certain irony in demanding absolute free speech
right up until the law that protects it becomes inconvenient.
right up until the law that protects it becomes inconvenient.
January 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM
There’s a certain irony in demanding absolute free speech
right up until the law that protects it becomes inconvenient.
right up until the law that protects it becomes inconvenient.