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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Exclusive: Josh Simons claimed to be “surprised” and “furious” at a PR agency’s work to investigate journalists on his behalf. He had been personally involved in naming them to British intelligence officials and falsely linking them to pro-Russian propaganda. w/ @dansabbagh.bsky.social
Labour minister falsely linked journalists to ‘pro-Kremlin’ network in emails to GCHQ
Exclusive: Josh Simons pressed intelligence officials to investigate reporters, in emails described as ‘McCarthyite smear’
www.theguardian.com
February 20, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Exclusive: Josh Simons claimed to be “surprised” and “furious” at a PR agency’s work to investigate journalists on his behalf. He had been personally involved in naming them to British intelligence officials and falsely linking them to pro-Russian propaganda. w/ @dansabbagh.bsky.social
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“At some point a critical mass will be reached — perhaps when new, damning information surfaces in testimonies. Everyone in the White House knows this. Trump knows it.”
Terror In The White House
Epstein investigations are coming in the back door
open.substack.com
February 20, 2026 at 9:28 AM
“At some point a critical mass will be reached — perhaps when new, damning information surfaces in testimonies. Everyone in the White House knows this. Trump knows it.”
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Ah man I’d forgotten this front page.
February 19, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Ah man I’d forgotten this front page.
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According to Private Eye, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was enthusiastically recommended to Tony Blair for Trade Commissioner by one Peter Mandelson. Prince Charles tried to veto the appointment but Blair overruled him.
look at my country man, we’re getting out-No Kings’d by the fuckin’ british
King Charles has issued a statement following his brother Andrew’s arrest
February 20, 2026 at 2:23 AM
According to Private Eye, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was enthusiastically recommended to Tony Blair for Trade Commissioner by one Peter Mandelson. Prince Charles tried to veto the appointment but Blair overruled him.
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Detectives investigating Andrew have asked the FBI and DOJ for unredacted copies of the Epstein Files, via the National Crime Agency.
Epstein files could be just tip of the iceberg for Andrew investigation
It is likely we have only seen the tip of the iceberg compared to what the police have seen.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 20, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Detectives investigating Andrew have asked the FBI and DOJ for unredacted copies of the Epstein Files, via the National Crime Agency.
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Do not use milk, antacids, honey, lemon juice, onions, vinegar, urine, baking soda or anything other than clean water to deal with tear gas or pepper spray.
Most of the time it’s best to just do nothing.
Most of the time it’s best to just do nothing.
January 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Do not use milk, antacids, honey, lemon juice, onions, vinegar, urine, baking soda or anything other than clean water to deal with tear gas or pepper spray.
Most of the time it’s best to just do nothing.
Most of the time it’s best to just do nothing.
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Erm, no. Why do you think it is a nerve agent?
February 18, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Erm, no. Why do you think it is a nerve agent?
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Russia’s Alleged Use of Chemical Weapon To Murder Alexei Navalny Shows Cost of Impunity
www.fdd.org/analysis/202...
www.fdd.org/analysis/202...
Russia’s Alleged Use of Chemical Weapon To Murder Alexei Navalny Shows Cost of Impunity
Five European countries have accused Russia of using a lethal chemical weapon to murder the jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The joint statement issued on February 14 by the UK, France, Swede...
www.fdd.org
February 19, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Russia’s Alleged Use of Chemical Weapon To Murder Alexei Navalny Shows Cost of Impunity
www.fdd.org/analysis/202...
www.fdd.org/analysis/202...
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Good. Doug Collins can eat shit.
February 19, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Good. Doug Collins can eat shit.
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VA once again fucking over veterans. This whole thing where agencies and individuals decide they can just ignore orders from the courts — and being proven right — is probably the most disturbing and destructive aspect of Trump’s regime.
www.reddit.com/r/Military/s...
www.reddit.com/r/Military/s...
February 18, 2026 at 4:13 AM
VA once again fucking over veterans. This whole thing where agencies and individuals decide they can just ignore orders from the courts — and being proven right — is probably the most disturbing and destructive aspect of Trump’s regime.
www.reddit.com/r/Military/s...
www.reddit.com/r/Military/s...
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From AI tools to the arrest of Prince Andrew: How newsrooms are digging into the Jeffrey Epstein files
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/epstein...
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/epstein...
From AI tools to the arrest of Prince Andrew: How newsrooms are digging into the Jeffrey Epstein files
Editors from the BBC, the New York Times, the Guardian, the Miami Herald and Bellingcat on the tech, communities and strategies helping them cover the story.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
February 19, 2026 at 1:18 PM
From AI tools to the arrest of Prince Andrew: How newsrooms are digging into the Jeffrey Epstein files
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/epstein...
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/epstein...
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Trump officials plan to build 5,000-person military base in Gaza, files show www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump officials plan to build 5,000-person military base in Gaza, files show
Exclusive: approximately 350-acre compound planned as base for multinational force, according to records reviewed by the Guardian
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Trump officials plan to build 5,000-person military base in Gaza, files show www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Why Is Trump Dumping East Wing Rubble in a Public Park? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/u...
Why Is Trump Dumping East Wing Rubble in a Public Park?
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Why Is Trump Dumping East Wing Rubble in a Public Park? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/u...
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So it turns out Matt Goodwin's Reform campaign manager was a holocaust-denying Nazi who said he would "never touch a Jewish woman.”
When do we start seeing all the coverage of the antisemitism crisis in Reform UK?
www.jewishnews.co.uk/reform-uk-su...
When do we start seeing all the coverage of the antisemitism crisis in Reform UK?
www.jewishnews.co.uk/reform-uk-su...
Reform UK suspends by-election campaign activist over ‘antisemitic and misogynistic’ posts
EXCLUSIVE: Adam Mitula, Reform UK’s interim campaign manager in Tameside, has been assisting Matt Goodwin's Gorton and Denton by-election campaign
www.jewishnews.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 5:56 PM
So it turns out Matt Goodwin's Reform campaign manager was a holocaust-denying Nazi who said he would "never touch a Jewish woman.”
When do we start seeing all the coverage of the antisemitism crisis in Reform UK?
www.jewishnews.co.uk/reform-uk-su...
When do we start seeing all the coverage of the antisemitism crisis in Reform UK?
www.jewishnews.co.uk/reform-uk-su...
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Phil Noble the photographer has just snapped history
February 19, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Phil Noble the photographer has just snapped history
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A memo from the Trump admin has authorized the roundup, detention, interrogation, & deportation of thousands of refugees resettled in the U.S.
100,000+ people may be subject to this unprecedented and cruel policy. Our statement @yaelschacher.bsky.social
www.refugeesinternational.org/statements-a...
100,000+ people may be subject to this unprecedented and cruel policy. Our statement @yaelschacher.bsky.social
www.refugeesinternational.org/statements-a...
Refugees International Condemns DHS Memo Authorizing Detention of Thousands of Lawfully Admitted Refugees - Refugees International
The move is historically unprecedented and based on false and hateful distortions of both refugees and U.S. law.
www.refugeesinternational.org
February 19, 2026 at 8:36 PM
A memo from the Trump admin has authorized the roundup, detention, interrogation, & deportation of thousands of refugees resettled in the U.S.
100,000+ people may be subject to this unprecedented and cruel policy. Our statement @yaelschacher.bsky.social
www.refugeesinternational.org/statements-a...
100,000+ people may be subject to this unprecedented and cruel policy. Our statement @yaelschacher.bsky.social
www.refugeesinternational.org/statements-a...
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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...
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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
