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
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On the superiority of water as the primary decontaminant for tear gas and peppery spray on skin and eyes.
To make it clear to people, this is a thread. Some of you are not clear on the concept. I will reply this with another post and mark it with a number in (x). And so forth. (1)
On the superiority of water as the primary decontaminant for tear gas and peppery spray on skin and eyes.
To make it clear to people, this is a thread. Some of you are not clear on the concept. I will reply this with another post and mark it with a number in (x). And so forth. (1)
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Solidarity forever with the workers at DC's cat cafe who were put out of work by their union-busting owner after they announced they intended to unionize. www.popville.com/2026/02/crum...
Crumbs & Whiskers, DC’s first cat cafe, temporarily(?) closed in Georgetown, Staff says this happened right after they decided to form a union. - PoPville
photo by Ryan Maxwell Ed. Note: There is no announcement about a temporary closure on the Crumbs and Whiskers website (or socials), having said that, appointments are not available to visit until Marc...
www.popville.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Solidarity forever with the workers at DC's cat cafe who were put out of work by their union-busting owner after they announced they intended to unionize. www.popville.com/2026/02/crum...
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
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What’s it like to celebrate your 12th birthday in an immigrant detention center?
No cake. No presents. No party.
Kamilla’s parents told me they planned to buy their daughter a pack of M&Ms — among the only sweets available in the commissary — and pray they get out soon.
Please read their story:
No cake. No presents. No party.
Kamilla’s parents told me they planned to buy their daughter a pack of M&Ms — among the only sweets available in the commissary — and pray they get out soon.
Please read their story:
'Even in Russia, they don't treat children like this': A family's nightmare in ICE detention
A Russian couple and their children sought asylum in the U.S. In a Texas detention center, they say they endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medicine.
www.nbcnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM
What’s it like to celebrate your 12th birthday in an immigrant detention center?
No cake. No presents. No party.
Kamilla’s parents told me they planned to buy their daughter a pack of M&Ms — among the only sweets available in the commissary — and pray they get out soon.
Please read their story:
No cake. No presents. No party.
Kamilla’s parents told me they planned to buy their daughter a pack of M&Ms — among the only sweets available in the commissary — and pray they get out soon.
Please read their story:
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Spotted near me...
Because MAGA is literally a cult. By every definition of the word.
Because MAGA is literally a cult. By every definition of the word.
February 14, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Spotted near me...
Because MAGA is literally a cult. By every definition of the word.
Because MAGA is literally a cult. By every definition of the word.
Leonard Part 7
I sure hope we get to find out what movie this is.
Dude regularly works for Disney, DreamWorks, Netflix and CN so speculate away. But this sucks no matter which studio is doing it, and gross to think some major movie this year is running with a plagiarized image from ChatGPT.
February 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Leonard Part 7
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jesus christ
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 9:39 PM
jesus christ
Rats in a sack
Turning Point USA has recently fired several employees, as a right-wing commentator Candace Owens’s conspiracy theories about founder Charlie Kirk’s death have reportedly begun to take root at the far-right organization. trib.al/Bd9gMWz
TPUSA Is in Shambles Over Conspiracies About Charlie Kirk’s Death
Far-right commentator Candace Owens has claimed that members of Kirk’s own organization had him killed.
trib.al
February 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Rats in a sack
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It’s just lovely they did that without a warning after I’ve just flown out to Asia.
Is the Home Office in their right mind to change rules like that without anytime for its own citizens to adjust to them?
Honestly.
Is the Home Office in their right mind to change rules like that without anytime for its own citizens to adjust to them?
Honestly.
February 14, 2026 at 7:20 AM
It’s just lovely they did that without a warning after I’ve just flown out to Asia.
Is the Home Office in their right mind to change rules like that without anytime for its own citizens to adjust to them?
Honestly.
Is the Home Office in their right mind to change rules like that without anytime for its own citizens to adjust to them?
Honestly.
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Time to reopen investigations of Russian oligarchs, dissidents, exiles, etc who have died abroad under mysterious conditions.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/e...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/e...
All the officials and businessmen who have died mysteriously in Putin’s Russia
A large number of Russian officials and business executives have died since the beginning of the war in Ukraine
www.the-independent.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Time to reopen investigations of Russian oligarchs, dissidents, exiles, etc who have died abroad under mysterious conditions.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/e...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/e...
Yes, these are all actual cheeses. I know that some of you live in countries with only like 9 cheeses but that’s your problem not mine
Cheese course: Lord of the Hundreds, Cornish Kern, and Baron Bigod
February 14, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Yes, these are all actual cheeses. I know that some of you live in countries with only like 9 cheeses but that’s your problem not mine
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The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
February 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
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If there were any US citizens who still thought they would get free and fair elections, Kristi Noem has just set them straight.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 5:08 PM
If there were any US citizens who still thought they would get free and fair elections, Kristi Noem has just set them straight.
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I think stuff like this should be taken seriously, but what she’s actually been doing is making Starship Troopers-style videos so weird Trump wants to know what the hell is going on with them while her boyfriend, whose status as a government employee is … vague, plots her future presidency.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I think stuff like this should be taken seriously, but what she’s actually been doing is making Starship Troopers-style videos so weird Trump wants to know what the hell is going on with them while her boyfriend, whose status as a government employee is … vague, plots her future presidency.
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Statement from Britain, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands on Alexei Navalny's poisoning:
February 14, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Statement from Britain, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands on Alexei Navalny's poisoning:
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My Russian colleagues discovered a 2013 scientific paper on the synthesis of epibatidine (the toad poison). The authors are from GosNIIOKHT, the same government institute where Novichok was developed back in 1970s.
chem.folium.ru/index.php/ch...
chem.folium.ru/index.php/ch...
Препаративный способ получения анальгетика (2R*)-2-(6’-хлорпиридин-3-ил)-7-азабицикло[2.2.1]гептана (эпибатидина) | Семченко | Химико-фармацевтический журнал
Препаративный способ получения анальгетика (2R*)-2-(6’-хлорпиридин-3-ил)-7-азабицикло[2.2.1]гептана (эпибатидина)
chem.folium.ru
February 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM
My Russian colleagues discovered a 2013 scientific paper on the synthesis of epibatidine (the toad poison). The authors are from GosNIIOKHT, the same government institute where Novichok was developed back in 1970s.
chem.folium.ru/index.php/ch...
chem.folium.ru/index.php/ch...
Cooking this.
February 14, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Cooking this.
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Remember when we brought democracy to Afghanistan at the point of the gun and we had all these people who live in poverty in a desert who have no IDs whatsoever, and they were all allowed to vote and their fingers were dyed purple once they voted and nobody complained about any voter fraud?
February 14, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Remember when we brought democracy to Afghanistan at the point of the gun and we had all these people who live in poverty in a desert who have no IDs whatsoever, and they were all allowed to vote and their fingers were dyed purple once they voted and nobody complained about any voter fraud?
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My column from Monday. The Alabama government’s ceaseless panic over DEI and Black history reminds us that the fundamental principle of state government over the last 200 years is silencing Black voices and pushing Black Alabamians out of public life.
How Alabama gives us a never-ending lesson in Black history | Alabama Reflector
By pushing their voices off campuses and out of classrooms, leaders remind us that controlling Black Alabamians has always been this state's priority.
alabamareflector.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:46 PM
My column from Monday. The Alabama government’s ceaseless panic over DEI and Black history reminds us that the fundamental principle of state government over the last 200 years is silencing Black voices and pushing Black Alabamians out of public life.
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We all know why Farage is making these wildly misleading and completely inaccurate claims - I know it and in your hearts you know it too - so however you decide to vote in this by- election please don't be taken in by the politics of division offered by Reform
🚨Reform leader Nigel Farage has posted on X
“1 million people living in this country don’t speak any English at all. 4 million people living in this country barely speak passable English”
It’s racked up 2 million views
AND IT’S COMPLETELY UNTRUE
youtu.be/o56Tw8vSEfE?...
“1 million people living in this country don’t speak any English at all. 4 million people living in this country barely speak passable English”
It’s racked up 2 million views
AND IT’S COMPLETELY UNTRUE
youtu.be/o56Tw8vSEfE?...
Farage’s latest video has racked up 2 million views - AND ITS COMPLETELY UNTRUE
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
February 14, 2026 at 3:20 PM
We all know why Farage is making these wildly misleading and completely inaccurate claims - I know it and in your hearts you know it too - so however you decide to vote in this by- election please don't be taken in by the politics of division offered by Reform
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Joint Statement by the UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands on Alexei Navalny's death
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Joint Statement by the UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands on Alexei Navalny's death
Joint Statement by the UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands on Alexei Navalny's death.
www.gov.uk
February 14, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Joint Statement by the UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands on Alexei Navalny's death
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at Facilities Run by ICE Contractor
“People with injuries often wait days or weeks to receive X-rays, diabetes patients lack regular access to insulin and people hoping to see outside specialists such as cancer doctors or dentists are frequently denied…”
“People with injuries often wait days or weeks to receive X-rays, diabetes patients lack regular access to insulin and people hoping to see outside specialists such as cancer doctors or dentists are frequently denied…”
Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at Facilities Run by ICE Contractor
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at Facilities Run by ICE Contractor
“People with injuries often wait days or weeks to receive X-rays, diabetes patients lack regular access to insulin and people hoping to see outside specialists such as cancer doctors or dentists are frequently denied…”
“People with injuries often wait days or weeks to receive X-rays, diabetes patients lack regular access to insulin and people hoping to see outside specialists such as cancer doctors or dentists are frequently denied…”
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i appreciate labour taking a stronger line on racism
but it's a little incongruous when they're separating families, smearing asylum seekers as "illegal", & making the lives of legal residents harder to appease that same bigotry
but it's a little incongruous when they're separating families, smearing asylum seekers as "illegal", & making the lives of legal residents harder to appease that same bigotry
February 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
i appreciate labour taking a stronger line on racism
but it's a little incongruous when they're separating families, smearing asylum seekers as "illegal", & making the lives of legal residents harder to appease that same bigotry
but it's a little incongruous when they're separating families, smearing asylum seekers as "illegal", & making the lives of legal residents harder to appease that same bigotry
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Zahawi’s weird “tired man” story is a comical example of the common habit of conflating “I feel uncomfortable” with “I am in danger.” A lot of prejudiced people can feel uncomfortable for bad reasons!
February 14, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Zahawi’s weird “tired man” story is a comical example of the common habit of conflating “I feel uncomfortable” with “I am in danger.” A lot of prejudiced people can feel uncomfortable for bad reasons!
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New in PN: Trump is clowning his evangelical base
"Trump now knows religious conservatives and their motivations well enough that he doesn’t feel a need to perform anymore. Like his supporters, he’s stopped pretending he’s anything but his worst self."
"Trump now knows religious conservatives and their motivations well enough that he doesn’t feel a need to perform anymore. Like his supporters, he’s stopped pretending he’s anything but his worst self."
Trump is clowning his evangelical base
He's not even bothering to pretend anymore.
www.publicnotice.co
February 14, 2026 at 2:43 PM
New in PN: Trump is clowning his evangelical base
"Trump now knows religious conservatives and their motivations well enough that he doesn’t feel a need to perform anymore. Like his supporters, he’s stopped pretending he’s anything but his worst self."
"Trump now knows religious conservatives and their motivations well enough that he doesn’t feel a need to perform anymore. Like his supporters, he’s stopped pretending he’s anything but his worst self."
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Good morning please enjoy these French porcelain sphynxes, they can’t believe you would actually post that, they are both repelled and intrigued
February 14, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Good morning please enjoy these French porcelain sphynxes, they can’t believe you would actually post that, they are both repelled and intrigued