Generic Eccentric
@genericeccentric.bsky.social
Trying to make sense of the world. Here for my daily OSINT fix.
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ME: Define “to have nerves of steel”.
FRENCH NAVY RAFALE PILOT:
FRENCH NAVY RAFALE PILOT:
November 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
ME: Define “to have nerves of steel”.
FRENCH NAVY RAFALE PILOT:
FRENCH NAVY RAFALE PILOT:
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The US plan is to ensure peace by making sure Ukraine cannot defend itself when we attack it again.
November 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The US plan is to ensure peace by making sure Ukraine cannot defend itself when we attack it again.
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Canada has announced a significant increase in its contributions to the European Space Agency, committing $528.5 million.
europeanspaceflight.com/canada-commi...
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Canada Commits $528.5 Million to European Space Agency Programmes
Canada has announced a significant increase in its contributions to the European Space Agency, committing $528.5 million.
europeanspaceflight.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Canada has announced a significant increase in its contributions to the European Space Agency, committing $528.5 million.
europeanspaceflight.com/canada-commi...
europeanspaceflight.com/canada-commi...
Wow. It's almost as if quality issues, the inevitable supply blackmail and finally getting outcompeted by a Chinese competitor with stolen innovations and gov-backed subsidies are not factors to consider for these Swiss business geniuses.
Swiss chemicals companies swapping Europe for China
The head of Swiss chemicals producer Clariant said the company would expand capacity in China and warned of “more production shifting away from Europe” because of the higher energy and labour costs.
www.ft.com/content/d...
The head of Swiss chemicals producer Clariant said the company would expand capacity in China and warned of “more production shifting away from Europe” because of the higher energy and labour costs.
www.ft.com/content/d...
November 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Wow. It's almost as if quality issues, the inevitable supply blackmail and finally getting outcompeted by a Chinese competitor with stolen innovations and gov-backed subsidies are not factors to consider for these Swiss business geniuses.
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The Finnish firm eyes a satellite fleet large enough to enable ‘tactical’ ground operations without relying on US data.
ICEYE sees role as Europe’s defense space-intelligence linchpin
The Finnish firm eyes a satellite fleet large enough to enable ‘tactical’ ground operations without relying on US data.
www.defensenews.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The Finnish firm eyes a satellite fleet large enough to enable ‘tactical’ ground operations without relying on US data.
Dear Fire Point, pimp my ride.
November 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Dear Fire Point, pimp my ride.
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Mission confirmed ✅
#CopernicusEU Sentinel-6B is now in orbit and ready to begin its Launch & Early Operations phase with @operations.esa.int. The satellite is ready to continue a decades-long mission to track the height of the planet’s seas – a key measure of climate change.
#CopernicusEU Sentinel-6B is now in orbit and ready to begin its Launch & Early Operations phase with @operations.esa.int. The satellite is ready to continue a decades-long mission to track the height of the planet’s seas – a key measure of climate change.
Sentinel-6B launched to extend record of sea-level rise
The latest guardian of our oceans has taken its place in orbit. The Copernicus Sentinel-6B satellite is now circling Earth, ready to continue a decades-long mission to track the height of the planet’s...
esa.int
November 17, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Mission confirmed ✅
#CopernicusEU Sentinel-6B is now in orbit and ready to begin its Launch & Early Operations phase with @operations.esa.int. The satellite is ready to continue a decades-long mission to track the height of the planet’s seas – a key measure of climate change.
#CopernicusEU Sentinel-6B is now in orbit and ready to begin its Launch & Early Operations phase with @operations.esa.int. The satellite is ready to continue a decades-long mission to track the height of the planet’s seas – a key measure of climate change.
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Vous assistez, quasiment en direct à la formation d'un cratère sur la Lune, avec un impact filmé ce matin !
November 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Vous assistez, quasiment en direct à la formation d'un cratère sur la Lune, avec un impact filmé ce matin !
Operations are planned over a long time, but the timing is puzzling.
Much depends on how the Epstein vote goes from president Trump's perspective.
A wider Epstein furor with new information could seriously damage the Trump admin. They will fight back very hard to avoid that.
Much depends on how the Epstein vote goes from president Trump's perspective.
A wider Epstein furor with new information could seriously damage the Trump admin. They will fight back very hard to avoid that.
America's most advanced aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean Sea in a display of US military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration’s regional drug enforcement campaign. apnews.com/article/airc...
Aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela
The most advanced U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean Sea in a display of American military power. The presence of the USS Gerald R.
apnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Operations are planned over a long time, but the timing is puzzling.
Much depends on how the Epstein vote goes from president Trump's perspective.
A wider Epstein furor with new information could seriously damage the Trump admin. They will fight back very hard to avoid that.
Much depends on how the Epstein vote goes from president Trump's perspective.
A wider Epstein furor with new information could seriously damage the Trump admin. They will fight back very hard to avoid that.
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Tweeting before morning coffee is a bit risky but this actually happened.. so welcome 🇨🇴 #Colombia 💪🪅🎉
#Gripen E/F deal signed. 15 E + 2 F.
www.saab.com/newsroom/pre...
#Gripen E/F deal signed. 15 E + 2 F.
www.saab.com/newsroom/pre...
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Tweeting before morning coffee is a bit risky but this actually happened.. so welcome 🇨🇴 #Colombia 💪🪅🎉
#Gripen E/F deal signed. 15 E + 2 F.
www.saab.com/newsroom/pre...
#Gripen E/F deal signed. 15 E + 2 F.
www.saab.com/newsroom/pre...
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#3IATLAS update: we've just pinpointed the comet's path with 10 times more accuracy, using data from our #ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft. 😎🧪🔭
www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
#3IATLAS update: we've just pinpointed the comet's path with 10 times more accuracy, using data from our #ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft. 😎🧪🔭
www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
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Finland: Russian-linked company buys some Teboil gas stations hit by US sanctions
Source: Joutsan Seutu
yle.fi/a/74-20193720
www.joutsanseutu.fi/teksti/huttu...
Source: Joutsan Seutu
yle.fi/a/74-20193720
www.joutsanseutu.fi/teksti/huttu...
JS: Teboil-tontteja on ostanut yhtiö, jolla on Venäjä-kytköksiä
Tradico Finland on hankkinut kolme Teboil-tonttia Suomesta. Yhtiön hallituksen toisella jäsenellä on yhteyksiä venäläiseen Rosatomiin.
yle.fi
November 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Finland: Russian-linked company buys some Teboil gas stations hit by US sanctions
Source: Joutsan Seutu
yle.fi/a/74-20193720
www.joutsanseutu.fi/teksti/huttu...
Source: Joutsan Seutu
yle.fi/a/74-20193720
www.joutsanseutu.fi/teksti/huttu...
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OHB has established the European Spaceport Company to consolidate its launch infrastructure projects, including its participation in the German Offshore Spaceport project.
europeanspaceflight.com/ohb-establis...
europeanspaceflight.com/ohb-establis...
OHB Establishes the European Spaceport Company - European Spaceflight
Germany's OHB has established the European Spaceport Company to consolidate its launch infrastructure projects.
europeanspaceflight.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
OHB has established the European Spaceport Company to consolidate its launch infrastructure projects, including its participation in the German Offshore Spaceport project.
europeanspaceflight.com/ohb-establis...
europeanspaceflight.com/ohb-establis...
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The underwater seismometer network is so great, as evidenced from yesterday's EQ off-Tohoku.
Reposting unofficial visualization by x.com/kotoho76/sta...
Reposting unofficial visualization by x.com/kotoho76/sta...
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 AM
The underwater seismometer network is so great, as evidenced from yesterday's EQ off-Tohoku.
Reposting unofficial visualization by x.com/kotoho76/sta...
Reposting unofficial visualization by x.com/kotoho76/sta...
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🇪🇺🤝🇨🇭 Switzerland is officially in the European research game.
Today, it joins Horizon Europe and the Euratom Research and Training Programme.
Think CERN-level breakthroughs… but across health, energy, and digital tech.
Here’s why it matters ↓
link.europa.eu/G4Jfjw
Today, it joins Horizon Europe and the Euratom Research and Training Programme.
Think CERN-level breakthroughs… but across health, energy, and digital tech.
Here’s why it matters ↓
link.europa.eu/G4Jfjw
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🇪🇺🤝🇨🇭 Switzerland is officially in the European research game.
Today, it joins Horizon Europe and the Euratom Research and Training Programme.
Think CERN-level breakthroughs… but across health, energy, and digital tech.
Here’s why it matters ↓
link.europa.eu/G4Jfjw
Today, it joins Horizon Europe and the Euratom Research and Training Programme.
Think CERN-level breakthroughs… but across health, energy, and digital tech.
Here’s why it matters ↓
link.europa.eu/G4Jfjw
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Germany's Rheinmetall and Finland's ICEYE have established a joint venture to build satellites in a repurposed automotive facility in Neuss, Germany.
europeanspaceflight.com/rheinmetall-...
europeanspaceflight.com/rheinmetall-...
Rheinmetall and ICEYE Partner to Build Satellites in Germany - European Spaceflight
Germany's Rheinmetall and Finland's ICEYE have established a joint venture to build satellites in a repurposed automotive facility in Neuss, Germany.
europeanspaceflight.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Germany's Rheinmetall and Finland's ICEYE have established a joint venture to build satellites in a repurposed automotive facility in Neuss, Germany.
europeanspaceflight.com/rheinmetall-...
europeanspaceflight.com/rheinmetall-...
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Europe has successfully launched Copernicus Sentinel-1D aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from French Guiana.
Its mission? To keep watch over our planet, day and night, through clouds and storms. ↓
Its mission? To keep watch over our planet, day and night, through clouds and storms. ↓
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Europe has successfully launched Copernicus Sentinel-1D aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from French Guiana.
Its mission? To keep watch over our planet, day and night, through clouds and storms. ↓
Its mission? To keep watch over our planet, day and night, through clouds and storms. ↓
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🚨🚨Things are just getting worse. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/us-a...
www.politico.eu/article/us-a...
US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules
Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S.
www.politico.eu
November 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
🚨🚨Things are just getting worse. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/us-a...
www.politico.eu/article/us-a...
3 hops 🤔
Donald Trump to Osama bin Laden in 3 hops:
Donald Trump to George Bush Sr.
George Bush Sr. to Salem bin Laden (via Arbusto).
Salem bin Laden to Osama bin Laden (half-brothers).
Donald Trump to Osama bin Laden in 3 hops:
Donald Trump to George Bush Sr.
George Bush Sr. to Salem bin Laden (via Arbusto).
Salem bin Laden to Osama bin Laden (half-brothers).
Off the top of my head, in terms of degrees of separation I managed to get from myself to *Jimi Hendrix* in "three hops," this is a WILD assertion to make
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
3 hops 🤔
Donald Trump to Osama bin Laden in 3 hops:
Donald Trump to George Bush Sr.
George Bush Sr. to Salem bin Laden (via Arbusto).
Salem bin Laden to Osama bin Laden (half-brothers).
Donald Trump to Osama bin Laden in 3 hops:
Donald Trump to George Bush Sr.
George Bush Sr. to Salem bin Laden (via Arbusto).
Salem bin Laden to Osama bin Laden (half-brothers).
Teboil was sold to Gunvor.
Gunvor was founded by Russian oligarch Gennady Timchenko and Swedish businessman Torbjörn Törnqvist.
Some expert interviews in Finnish media have been skeptical and said Russia's influence continues.
Gunvor was founded by Russian oligarch Gennady Timchenko and Swedish businessman Torbjörn Törnqvist.
Some expert interviews in Finnish media have been skeptical and said Russia's influence continues.
Lukoil's Teboil chain in Finland sold after US, UK sanctions (STT)
www.is.fi/taloussanoma...
www.is.fi/taloussanoma...
Teboil vahvistaa: Myyty
Jatkossa Teboilin omistaa monikansallinen Gunvor-konserni.
www.is.fi
October 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Teboil was sold to Gunvor.
Gunvor was founded by Russian oligarch Gennady Timchenko and Swedish businessman Torbjörn Törnqvist.
Some expert interviews in Finnish media have been skeptical and said Russia's influence continues.
Gunvor was founded by Russian oligarch Gennady Timchenko and Swedish businessman Torbjörn Törnqvist.
Some expert interviews in Finnish media have been skeptical and said Russia's influence continues.
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We are proposing opening negotiations for Ukraine to join the EU’s secure space services.
Providing secure and resilient satellite communication capabilities through the EU’s Governmental Satellite Communications is essential to protect our citizens.
link.europa.eu/4rJWkN
Providing secure and resilient satellite communication capabilities through the EU’s Governmental Satellite Communications is essential to protect our citizens.
link.europa.eu/4rJWkN
October 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
We are proposing opening negotiations for Ukraine to join the EU’s secure space services.
Providing secure and resilient satellite communication capabilities through the EU’s Governmental Satellite Communications is essential to protect our citizens.
link.europa.eu/4rJWkN
Providing secure and resilient satellite communication capabilities through the EU’s Governmental Satellite Communications is essential to protect our citizens.
link.europa.eu/4rJWkN
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Gerasimov claims a successfull flight of the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile after more than two months of tests.
www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/no-...
www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/no-...
October 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Gerasimov claims a successfull flight of the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile after more than two months of tests.
www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/no-...
www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/no-...
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Could you build a rocket that could fly up to 9 000 metres? That's what these students did! 🚀
The sixth edition of the European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC), organised by the Portuguese Space Agency, concluded on 15 October in Constância, Portugal.
📸 Portuguese Space Agency
The sixth edition of the European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC), organised by the Portuguese Space Agency, concluded on 15 October in Constância, Portugal.
📸 Portuguese Space Agency
October 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Could you build a rocket that could fly up to 9 000 metres? That's what these students did! 🚀
The sixth edition of the European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC), organised by the Portuguese Space Agency, concluded on 15 October in Constância, Portugal.
📸 Portuguese Space Agency
The sixth edition of the European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC), organised by the Portuguese Space Agency, concluded on 15 October in Constância, Portugal.
📸 Portuguese Space Agency