Dan Kaszeta FRHistS
@dankaszeta.bsky.social
Londoner. CBRN expert, particularly nerve agents. Freeman of the City of London. Liveryman. "Legal Juggernaut". Anglican. Ex Verger. Author. Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Scourge of llamas. Former US Army. Former USSS. #NAFO Fella
Pinned
Yes, I know my upcoming book "The Baltic States in the Second World War" has been delayed several times. (Apologies). But....
Waterstones is having a pre-order sale this week. Use the order code FEB26 at checkout for 25% off.
www.waterstones.com/book/the-bal...
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Waterstones is having a pre-order sale this week. Use the order code FEB26 at checkout for 25% off.
www.waterstones.com/book/the-bal...
🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹
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Read Dans books, they are excellent.
Yes, I know my upcoming book "The Baltic States in the Second World War" has been delayed several times. (Apologies). But....
Waterstones is having a pre-order sale this week. Use the order code FEB26 at checkout for 25% off.
www.waterstones.com/book/the-bal...
🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹
Waterstones is having a pre-order sale this week. Use the order code FEB26 at checkout for 25% off.
www.waterstones.com/book/the-bal...
🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹
February 17, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Read Dans books, they are excellent.
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DHS successfully—until now—covered up the murder of a third US citizen on Texas' Padre Island, the sort of thing that can only happen in GOP-ruled Texas. ICE agents shot and killed Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, last year, but DHS covered up the whole incident, Newsweek reports.
Third American death linked to ice uncovered by Newsweek
While the 23-year-old's death was reported in March 2025, it was not made clear that a federal agent fired the fatal shot.
www.newsweek.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:53 PM
DHS successfully—until now—covered up the murder of a third US citizen on Texas' Padre Island, the sort of thing that can only happen in GOP-ruled Texas. ICE agents shot and killed Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, last year, but DHS covered up the whole incident, Newsweek reports.
This is child abuse
IN FOCUS | Mom of 7-year-old hospitalized with brain swelling from measles: ‘I still wouldn’t have given my son the vaccine’
Mom whose 7-year-old has brain swelling from measles still wouldn’t vaccinate
EXCLUSIVE: South Carolina parents living in the state’s measles epicenter tell Rhian Lubin of their devastation after their unvaccinated 7-year-old son, Ethan, developed encephalitis, a complication from the virus that causes swelling and inflammation in the brain
trib.al
February 19, 2026 at 6:03 PM
This is child abuse
I’m centre left but have worked in technological fields for much of my career. I resent the assumption that I’m anti-tech
February 19, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I’m centre left but have worked in technological fields for much of my career. I resent the assumption that I’m anti-tech
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Yes, I know my upcoming book "The Baltic States in the Second World War" has been delayed several times. (Apologies). But....
Waterstones is having a pre-order sale this week. Use the order code FEB26 at checkout for 25% off.
www.waterstones.com/book/the-bal...
🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹
Waterstones is having a pre-order sale this week. Use the order code FEB26 at checkout for 25% off.
www.waterstones.com/book/the-bal...
🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹
February 17, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Yes, I know my upcoming book "The Baltic States in the Second World War" has been delayed several times. (Apologies). But....
Waterstones is having a pre-order sale this week. Use the order code FEB26 at checkout for 25% off.
www.waterstones.com/book/the-bal...
🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹
Waterstones is having a pre-order sale this week. Use the order code FEB26 at checkout for 25% off.
www.waterstones.com/book/the-bal...
🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹
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Tits!
Our latest article on extra-pair paternity of blue tits & great tits nesting in tree holes in Poland’s #Białowieża Forest, published #OpenAccess. 1/2
tinyurl.com/3tsbfnjd
#ornithology
@mszulkin.bsky.social @funecology.bsky.social @mizpas.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/3tsbfnjd
#ornithology
@mszulkin.bsky.social @funecology.bsky.social @mizpas.bsky.social
February 19, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Tits!
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A lot of MAGA's going to die from cancer and many normal people as well.
RFK Jr/MAHA disciples, you got PLAYED.
And everyone else saw it coming except you.
And everyone else saw it coming except you.
February 19, 2026 at 5:55 PM
A lot of MAGA's going to die from cancer and many normal people as well.
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After committing such heinous crimes, Wayne Couzens should not receive a penny in tax-payer funded pension. Londoners would be furious if he did.
Every possible step should be taken to ensure that Wayne Couzens does not receive his Civil Nuclear Constabulary pension.
Every possible step should be taken to ensure that Wayne Couzens does not receive his Civil Nuclear Constabulary pension.
February 13, 2026 at 9:57 PM
After committing such heinous crimes, Wayne Couzens should not receive a penny in tax-payer funded pension. Londoners would be furious if he did.
Every possible step should be taken to ensure that Wayne Couzens does not receive his Civil Nuclear Constabulary pension.
Every possible step should be taken to ensure that Wayne Couzens does not receive his Civil Nuclear Constabulary pension.
I’m excited about perovskites
"Are there any technologies the left is excited about?"
This seemed like an old-school prompt for blogging (complimentary,) so I blogged about some ocean conservation technology that I'm excited about.
www.southernfriedscience.com/here-are-som...
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This seemed like an old-school prompt for blogging (complimentary,) so I blogged about some ocean conservation technology that I'm excited about.
www.southernfriedscience.com/here-are-som...
🧪🦑🌍
Here are some ocean conservation technologies that I’m excited about
“Is there any technology the left is excited about?” This question was asked on social media this week by a supporter of AI who was frustrated by criticisms of that technology. It’…
www.southernfriedscience.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I’m excited about perovskites
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How ‘homeland’ put America on the path to illiberalism ft.trib.al/xhdnVCd | opinion
How ‘homeland’ put America on the path to illiberalism
A phrase from the 1990s altered America’s sense of itself — and its political trajectory
ft.trib.al
February 19, 2026 at 2:46 PM
How ‘homeland’ put America on the path to illiberalism ft.trib.al/xhdnVCd | opinion
You mean I can just go buy all of the nitrogen mustard!
FDA Chief Makary just said that most drugs should be sold over the counter and not require a prescription, unless it’s “unsafe, you need laboratory tests to monitor…or if it could be used for some nefarious purpose or it's addictive”.
Bacteria celebrate as antibiotic resistance enters the chat.
Bacteria celebrate as antibiotic resistance enters the chat.
FDA chief Marty Makary says 'everything should be over the counter' unless drug is unsafe or addictive
Makary said the FDA is looking at prescription drugs like nausea medications and vaginal estrogen, and hopes to make changes this year.
www.cnbc.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:43 PM
You mean I can just go buy all of the nitrogen mustard!
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The Equality Act needs to be strengthened, not scrapped.
It brings together decades of anti-discrimination law.
It protects you at work and in public life.
It safeguards society's most vulnerable.
Reform UK want to repeal it.
humanists.uk/2026/02/19/t...
It brings together decades of anti-discrimination law.
It protects you at work and in public life.
It safeguards society's most vulnerable.
Reform UK want to repeal it.
humanists.uk/2026/02/19/t...
The Equality Act is an essential safeguard against discrimination, and it should matter to everyone
Humanists UK is dismayed at Reform UK’s announcement that it intends to repeal the Equality Act 2010 if it were to win the next general election. Humanists UK believes the Equality Act is a vital piec...
humanists.uk
February 19, 2026 at 5:33 PM
The Equality Act needs to be strengthened, not scrapped.
It brings together decades of anti-discrimination law.
It protects you at work and in public life.
It safeguards society's most vulnerable.
Reform UK want to repeal it.
humanists.uk/2026/02/19/t...
It brings together decades of anti-discrimination law.
It protects you at work and in public life.
It safeguards society's most vulnerable.
Reform UK want to repeal it.
humanists.uk/2026/02/19/t...
“Hahaha! Your Ring camera just doxxed the brown people on your street!”
SCOOP: DHS strikes $1 billion purchasing agreement with Palantir.
The news comes as Palantir leadership struggles to address internal tensions over the company's work with immigration enforcers.
Here's how it was announced internally:
www.wired.com/story/depart...
The news comes as Palantir leadership struggles to address internal tensions over the company's work with immigration enforcers.
Here's how it was announced internally:
www.wired.com/story/depart...
DHS Opens a Billion-Dollar Tab With Palantir
"If you are interested in helping shape and deliver the next chapter of Palantir’s work across DHS, please reach out,” a Palantir executive wrote to employees about the massive purchasing agreement.
www.wired.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:36 PM
“Hahaha! Your Ring camera just doxxed the brown people on your street!”
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📍 𝐀𝐓𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀, 𝐆𝐀:
A longtime U.S. Army veteran who legally lived in the country for decades was deported to Jamaica after months in ICE detention—despite an active appeal and questions about whether he ever received notice of the original removal order. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
A longtime U.S. Army veteran who legally lived in the country for decades was deported to Jamaica after months in ICE detention—despite an active appeal and questions about whether he ever received notice of the original removal order. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
Army Veteran Deported Despite Pending Appeal: 'He Served This Country'
“He served. He did what he was supposed to do. And now he’s not even here.”
www.military.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:05 PM
📍 𝐀𝐓𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀, 𝐆𝐀:
A longtime U.S. Army veteran who legally lived in the country for decades was deported to Jamaica after months in ICE detention—despite an active appeal and questions about whether he ever received notice of the original removal order. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
A longtime U.S. Army veteran who legally lived in the country for decades was deported to Jamaica after months in ICE detention—despite an active appeal and questions about whether he ever received notice of the original removal order. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
Trump hates veterans
I told you they’d come after Veterans’ benefits. www.stripes.com/veterans/202...
Veterans slam new VA rule for determining disability ratings
The new rule states that a disability level must be based on how well a veteran functions while on medication and not on the underlying impairment.
www.stripes.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Trump hates veterans
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Three federal immigration agents accidentally shot themselves in the leg during routine training exercises within two days last year. A fourth incident involved an accidental taser discharge inside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office. www.newsweek.com/ice-agents-k...
ICE agents keep accidentally shooting themselves
Three ICE agents accidentally shot themselves in the leg during routine training exercises within two days last year.
www.newsweek.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Three federal immigration agents accidentally shot themselves in the leg during routine training exercises within two days last year. A fourth incident involved an accidental taser discharge inside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office. www.newsweek.com/ice-agents-k...
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My colleague Julia Ainsley, who is not on this site but is a killer on the DHS beat, obtained exclusive photos of Kristi Noem's luxury jet that she needs for "deportations."
'No expense has been spared': Inside a luxury jet DHS wants to buy for deportations
DHS leadership says the department needs the jet for immigrant deportations and Kristi Noem’s travel. A brochure given to passengers who recently flew on it with Noem highlights its “exceptional inter...
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:48 PM
My colleague Julia Ainsley, who is not on this site but is a killer on the DHS beat, obtained exclusive photos of Kristi Noem's luxury jet that she needs for "deportations."
Just realized tomorrow is the 26th anniversary of me cheating death in the Haw River in North Carolina after a canoeing accident
February 19, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Just realized tomorrow is the 26th anniversary of me cheating death in the Haw River in North Carolina after a canoeing accident
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think that "epistemic pessimism" is a major and untheorized political ideology issue. many of us subscribe to largely implicit notion of US electorate and media as being beyond redemption
February 19, 2026 at 1:47 PM
think that "epistemic pessimism" is a major and untheorized political ideology issue. many of us subscribe to largely implicit notion of US electorate and media as being beyond redemption
“I’m sorry but you can’t have any chemotherapy for your cancer because weirdos bought it all “
FDA Chief Makary just said that most drugs should be sold over the counter and not require a prescription, unless it’s “unsafe, you need laboratory tests to monitor…or if it could be used for some nefarious purpose or it's addictive”.
Bacteria celebrate as antibiotic resistance enters the chat.
Bacteria celebrate as antibiotic resistance enters the chat.
FDA chief Marty Makary says 'everything should be over the counter' unless drug is unsafe or addictive
Makary said the FDA is looking at prescription drugs like nausea medications and vaginal estrogen, and hopes to make changes this year.
www.cnbc.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:03 PM
“I’m sorry but you can’t have any chemotherapy for your cancer because weirdos bought it all “
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If Makary does mean antibiotics, this would be a public health emergency. We’ve seen this play out in other countries, and it doesn’t end well.
FDA Chief Makary just said that most drugs should be sold over the counter and not require a prescription, unless it’s “unsafe, you need laboratory tests to monitor…or if it could be used for some nefarious purpose or it's addictive”.
Bacteria celebrate as antibiotic resistance enters the chat.
Bacteria celebrate as antibiotic resistance enters the chat.
FDA chief Marty Makary says 'everything should be over the counter' unless drug is unsafe or addictive
Makary said the FDA is looking at prescription drugs like nausea medications and vaginal estrogen, and hopes to make changes this year.
www.cnbc.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:58 PM
If Makary does mean antibiotics, this would be a public health emergency. We’ve seen this play out in other countries, and it doesn’t end well.
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I told you they’d come after Veterans’ benefits. www.stripes.com/veterans/202...
Veterans slam new VA rule for determining disability ratings
The new rule states that a disability level must be based on how well a veteran functions while on medication and not on the underlying impairment.
www.stripes.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:40 AM
I told you they’d come after Veterans’ benefits. www.stripes.com/veterans/202...
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Remember when they told us that Project 2025 wasn’t real? Now they’re trying to turn women into second class citizens. It’s not going to work. Those who came before us already fought these battles. We see it and we’re not going backwards.
February 19, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Remember when they told us that Project 2025 wasn’t real? Now they’re trying to turn women into second class citizens. It’s not going to work. Those who came before us already fought these battles. We see it and we’re not going backwards.
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Here's some info on the Equality Act. ... Basically, you'd only want to repeal this if you wanted to make things as difficult, painful and cruel for people – like you would if you were going to found a British ICE.
February 18, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Here's some info on the Equality Act. ... Basically, you'd only want to repeal this if you wanted to make things as difficult, painful and cruel for people – like you would if you were going to found a British ICE.
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Awfully hard to square the claims that ICE is focused on removing violent criminals that are so dangerous we can't let them be around with the fact that ICE tricks their targets by pretending to need help and waiting for neighborly types to respond by offering to help a stranger for free.
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
www.mprnews.org
February 19, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Awfully hard to square the claims that ICE is focused on removing violent criminals that are so dangerous we can't let them be around with the fact that ICE tricks their targets by pretending to need help and waiting for neighborly types to respond by offering to help a stranger for free.