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....
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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.
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The Ring ad leveraging our love for our pets to promote mass surveillance technology reminds me of how some mobile surveillance and weapons platforms were introduced to the public as “robot dogs.”
They know what they’re doing.
They know what they’re doing.
February 9, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The Ring ad leveraging our love for our pets to promote mass surveillance technology reminds me of how some mobile surveillance and weapons platforms were introduced to the public as “robot dogs.”
They know what they’re doing.
They know what they’re doing.
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And an additional tidbit. The research group that made epibatidine in Moscow worked at the same Institute GosNIiOKhT, where Novichok was prepared. There’s plenty of plausible deniability here, but boy oh boy, that’s something of a coincidence.
The labs were torn down a few years ago.
But I’m […]
The labs were torn down a few years ago.
But I’m […]
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February 17, 2026 at 9:52 PM
And an additional tidbit. The research group that made epibatidine in Moscow worked at the same Institute GosNIiOKhT, where Novichok was prepared. There’s plenty of plausible deniability here, but boy oh boy, that’s something of a coincidence.
The labs were torn down a few years ago.
But I’m […]
The labs were torn down a few years ago.
But I’m […]
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The Russians cannot be trusted. At best the Russians will buy time, and then have another go.
When will European governments call a spade a spade and really push to disconnect from Russian oil and gas? If that means buying it from the US interim so be it. But then really push hard for energy and […]
When will European governments call a spade a spade and really push to disconnect from Russian oil and gas? If that means buying it from the US interim so be it. But then really push hard for energy and […]
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mastodon.social
February 15, 2026 at 3:17 PM
The Russians cannot be trusted. At best the Russians will buy time, and then have another go.
When will European governments call a spade a spade and really push to disconnect from Russian oil and gas? If that means buying it from the US interim so be it. But then really push hard for energy and […]
When will European governments call a spade a spade and really push to disconnect from Russian oil and gas? If that means buying it from the US interim so be it. But then really push hard for energy and […]
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Every step had yields above 80%. It's a set of procedures that a well-trained undergraduate in a well-equipped lab could follow. I'm not saying that the authors of the paper were involved, but where they trod others might follow.
Putin and his colleagues are utterly ruthless and will use […]
Putin and his colleagues are utterly ruthless and will use […]
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mastodon.social
February 15, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Every step had yields above 80%. It's a set of procedures that a well-trained undergraduate in a well-equipped lab could follow. I'm not saying that the authors of the paper were involved, but where they trod others might follow.
Putin and his colleagues are utterly ruthless and will use […]
Putin and his colleagues are utterly ruthless and will use […]
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And it provides plausible deniability ("You're kidding, right? Those frogs don't even live in Russia!").
This particular bit of nastiness has been known for about 30 years. Several research groups have made it, and the Russian group that reported a synthesis in 2013, made about 500 mgs of the […]
This particular bit of nastiness has been known for about 30 years. Several research groups have made it, and the Russian group that reported a synthesis in 2013, made about 500 mgs of the […]
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mastodon.social
February 15, 2026 at 3:12 PM
And it provides plausible deniability ("You're kidding, right? Those frogs don't even live in Russia!").
This particular bit of nastiness has been known for about 30 years. Several research groups have made it, and the Russian group that reported a synthesis in 2013, made about 500 mgs of the […]
This particular bit of nastiness has been known for about 30 years. Several research groups have made it, and the Russian group that reported a synthesis in 2013, made about 500 mgs of the […]
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The only thing that is surprising about the conclusion by UK, Netherlands, Sweden and Germany that Alexei Navalny was killed with epibatidine, is the specific poison. Yup. It's weird and not something that has been used before. The Russians (and allies) have long used unusual poisons as a […]
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mastodon.social
February 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The only thing that is surprising about the conclusion by UK, Netherlands, Sweden and Germany that Alexei Navalny was killed with epibatidine, is the specific poison. Yup. It's weird and not something that has been used before. The Russians (and allies) have long used unusual poisons as a […]
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‘Voter ID’ is a lie. They are inventing a problem and then pretending a series of voting barriers are the solution to this imaginary problem. Treating this as anything other than that is bullshit.
February 19, 2026 at 1:34 PM
‘Voter ID’ is a lie. They are inventing a problem and then pretending a series of voting barriers are the solution to this imaginary problem. Treating this as anything other than that is bullshit.
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Reform UK suspends Matt Goodwin by-election campaign manager over ‘antisemitic and misogynistic’ posts
www.jewishnews.co.uk/reform-uk-su...
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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 3:08 PM
Reform UK suspends Matt Goodwin by-election campaign manager over ‘antisemitic and misogynistic’ posts
www.jewishnews.co.uk/reform-uk-su...
www.jewishnews.co.uk/reform-uk-su...
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Grim. One can only imagine what passes for ‘banter’ or ‘locker room talk’ when these ghouls converse in private.
Reform UK suspends Matt Goodwin by-election campaign manager over ‘antisemitic and misogynistic’ posts
www.jewishnews.co.uk/reform-uk-su...
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 3:15 PM
Grim. One can only imagine what passes for ‘banter’ or ‘locker room talk’ when these ghouls converse in private.
Pretty sure the first Waymo that injures someone in London is going to provoke a wave of arson attacks on Waymos that will leave them uninsurable.
February 19, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Pretty sure the first Waymo that injures someone in London is going to provoke a wave of arson attacks on Waymos that will leave them uninsurable.
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Deplatformed: Nigel Farage's Reform Bans Byline Times from their Party Conference – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/09/20/d...
Deplatformed: Nigel Farage's Reform Bans Byline Times from their Party Conference
Reform UK's leader claims to be fighting for free speech, but his party has banned a series of critical outlets from their events
bylinetimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Deplatformed: Nigel Farage's Reform Bans Byline Times from their Party Conference – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/09/20/d...
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it's so funny to try to legitimize a moronic argument by claiming that it is supported by a growing movement of diverse thinkers and then you list the people who belong to that movement and every single one is stupid and/or racist
February 19, 2026 at 2:27 PM
it's so funny to try to legitimize a moronic argument by claiming that it is supported by a growing movement of diverse thinkers and then you list the people who belong to that movement and every single one is stupid and/or racist
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Ossoff: "If you live in a major democracy, and the nation's spy chief is showing up at raids on sensitive election sites, something has gone wrong."
February 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Ossoff: "If you live in a major democracy, and the nation's spy chief is showing up at raids on sensitive election sites, something has gone wrong."
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I had to read that twice.
Virulent racism up in North Carolina with three men creating a whites only restroom.
Lawsuit filed against city of Statesville after employees report ‘whites only’ bathroom
3 men accuse city, several employees of discrimination
www.wistv.com
February 19, 2026 at 6:09 AM
I had to read that twice.
Ooops.
Mandelson’s advisory firm Global Counsel to go into administration ft.trib.al/i5zgCUT
Mandelson’s advisory firm Global Counsel to go into administration
Collapse follows revelations about former peer’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
ft.trib.al
February 19, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Ooops.
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A really good summary of the issues around Diego Garcia from Ben Judah - and shows why the UK right, who are deliberately using foreign powers to destroy the deal, are betraying the national interest.
There is a very good reason both the Tories and Labour backed this deal in power.
A word for that
There is a very good reason both the Tories and Labour backed this deal in power.
A word for that
February 19, 2026 at 1:57 PM
A really good summary of the issues around Diego Garcia from Ben Judah - and shows why the UK right, who are deliberately using foreign powers to destroy the deal, are betraying the national interest.
There is a very good reason both the Tories and Labour backed this deal in power.
A word for that
There is a very good reason both the Tories and Labour backed this deal in power.
A word for that
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"excuse me sir, there must be some mistake- i voted to create the camps, not live in the zone of interest" is like every trump voter
“my children might see the children I voted to put in shackles, how shall they grow up”
February 19, 2026 at 5:31 AM
"excuse me sir, there must be some mistake- i voted to create the camps, not live in the zone of interest" is like every trump voter
My church in the background
'London Visitors', Trafalgar Square (1874) by James Tissot
(Toledo Museum of Art)
(Toledo Museum of Art)
February 19, 2026 at 1:42 PM
My church in the background
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New from Bellingcat: Shipwrecks, sham papers and false flags. We traced a network of fraudulent ship registries linked to Captain Suniel Kumar Sharma, connecting a wrecked tanker in India, an arms seizure in Senegal, and sanctioned oil transfers off Malaysia.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...
Shipwrecks, Sham Papers and False Flags: Tracking the Company Behind It All - bellingcat
A shipwreck in India, an ammunition seizure in Senegal, and a raid on an oil tanker in Malaysia - all involving one recurring figure: Captain Suniel Sharma.
www.bellingcat.com
February 19, 2026 at 9:02 AM
New from Bellingcat: Shipwrecks, sham papers and false flags. We traced a network of fraudulent ship registries linked to Captain Suniel Kumar Sharma, connecting a wrecked tanker in India, an arms seizure in Senegal, and sanctioned oil transfers off Malaysia.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...
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Breaking news: BBC Royal Correspondent shocked at having to report on some real news for a change.
February 19, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Breaking news: BBC Royal Correspondent shocked at having to report on some real news for a change.
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
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#ornithology
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February 19, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Tits!
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"Opposition is a defined constitutional role - not something you can just claim... It is utterly depressing to see all media cover Farage's shadow-shadow cabinet nonsense as if it is of any consequence or has any substance. I might as well announce my Bermondsey Olympics team for Los Angeles 2024."
🪦 The Shadow Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 🦇
As the UK economy wobbles and global headwinds persist, Farage cosplays having a cabinet.
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In the light of the decision on Palestine Action, is it time to rethink both law and policy?
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/6o7b...
As the UK economy wobbles and global headwinds persist, Farage cosplays having a cabinet.
+
In the light of the decision on Palestine Action, is it time to rethink both law and policy?
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/6o7b...
The Shadow Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 19/02/2026 · 1h 4m
podcasts.apple.com
February 19, 2026 at 11:32 AM
"Opposition is a defined constitutional role - not something you can just claim... It is utterly depressing to see all media cover Farage's shadow-shadow cabinet nonsense as if it is of any consequence or has any substance. I might as well announce my Bermondsey Olympics team for Los Angeles 2024."