Karl Dewey
karldewey1.bsky.social
Karl Dewey
@karldewey1.bsky.social
Likes CBRN-related stuff and defence economics | usual caveats, RTs/Links ≠ Endorse etc
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Several German navy ships have been sabotaged, Baltic Sea bases have had intrusions via both land and sea and staff has been approached.

One sabotage included several kg of metal shavings into the engine of a yet to be christened corvette.

www.upday.com/de/sabotage-...
Sabotage an mehreren deutschen Kriegsschiffen
Wie die Marine mitteilte, wurden mehrere Kriegsschiffe gezielt beschädigt. Laut Medienberichten könnte auch die Korvette «Emden» betroffen sein. Demnach sollen mehrere Kilogramm Metallspäne in den Ant...
www.upday.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Happy Wednesday, everyone!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
February 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Brexit in 2016: ‘We’ll save £350 million a week!’
Brexit in 2025: ‘We’re losing 769 million a week.’

Maths is hard, huh?
📢 Sign the petition to fix the disaster:

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

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Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...
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January 23, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Will this get the same media coverage as inheritance tax changes?

The government paid out £343m last week to boost the rural economy and improve food security.

31,000 farmers benefited.

www.gov.uk/government/n...
Rural boost: Government injects nearly £350 million into farming in boost to Britain’s food security
Government injects £343 million of funding into the rural economy last week, benefiting more than 31,000 farmers.
www.gov.uk
December 11, 2024 at 7:57 AM
If anyone doubts the new direction at twitter, Syrian Girl's content, a major source of #disinformation around #chemicalweapons in #Syria is now being pushed on the platform 😞
December 30, 2024 at 12:53 PM
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Thanks to the Republican Congress, and a tsunami of lies from Musk and others, the only US agency dedicated to tracking and exposing Russian and Chinese propaganda around the world ceases to exist
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
US agency focused on foreign disinformation shuts down
A leading US government agency that tracks foreign disinformation has terminated its operations, the State Department said Tuesday, after Congress failed to extend its funding following years of Repub...
www.france24.com
December 26, 2024 at 8:30 AM
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Hey remember that time someone did up a Minuteman III MIRV bus to look like Christmas trees?

Happy holidays from the DOD! 🚀☢️🎄🎄🎄
#Nukesky
December 24, 2024 at 10:28 PM
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#ChemicalWeapons #Russia #Assassination
Senior Russian general, his aide killed in Moscow blast — investigators
tass.com/emergencies/...

MOSCOW, December 17. /@tassagency_en /. Chief of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his aide ...
Senior Russian general, his aide killed in Moscow blast — investigators
According to Svetlana Petrenko, the Committee’s Moscow department has launched a criminal probe into the attack
tass.com
December 17, 2024 at 6:53 AM
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Russian General Igor Kirillov assassinated outside his apartment - seemingly by an exploding electric scooter

Suspected of deploying chemical weapons in Ukraine, the FO called him:

A "significant mouthpiece for Kremlin disinformation."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Igor Kirillov: Russian general killed in Moscow explosion
Russian investigators have opened a criminal case into the killing of Lt Gen Igor Kirillov.
www.bbc.com
December 17, 2024 at 7:30 AM
If anyone is interested in #chemicalweapons #armscontrol
December 16, 2024 at 10:58 PM
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Boomers with Rolexes and paid off mortgages are at it again.

If the tax on your savings is £1m then your savings are by definition not “modest”
December 16, 2024 at 7:42 AM
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#BiologicalWeapons #Russia #Armament #Allegation
RFE/RL Uncovers Video Footage of Russia’s Secret Sergiev Posad-6 Military Biological Facility
medium.com/@t.rimmingto...

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One intriguing part of the RFE/RL report are the comments by Milton Leitenberg, the preeminent Western expert on the ...
RFE/RL Uncovers Video Footage of Russia’s Secret Sergiev Posad-6 Military Biological Facility
In January 2024, Russian State Media Reported on Inspection of Site by then-Defence Minister Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu
medium.com
December 16, 2024 at 5:09 AM
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#ChemicalWeapons #Use #Russia #UkraineRussiaWar #Disinformation
UNDERSTANDING RUSSIA’S CHEMICAL WEAPONS ALLEGATIONS IN UKRAINE
gpwmdcounterdisinfo.com/chemical-wea...

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Russian allegations of Ukrainian chemical weapons have specifically cited agents such as white phosphorus, chlorine, ...
Understanding Russia's Chemical Weapons Allegations in Ukraine
Chemical Weapons Disinformation in Ukraine Brief 1 UNDERSTANDING RUSSIA’S CHEMICAL WEAPONS ALLEGATIONS IN UKRAINE Brief 2 SELECTED EXAMPLES OF CW ALLEGATIONS AND RELATED DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGNS FROM ...
gpwmdcounterdisinfo.com
December 14, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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Your regular reminder 👇

🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS
🏫 78% want publicly owned schools
💧 73% want publicly owned water
🚂 70% want publicly owned rail
✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail
🚍 67% want publicly owned buses
💡 65% want publicly owned energy
EXCLUSIVE: Poll shows huge support for nationalisation of key industries and utilities
Privatisation has failed.
leftfootforward.org
December 7, 2024 at 2:15 PM
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stevanzetti.bsky.social and I identified the men behind four of the largest (formerly) anonymous neo-Nazi accounts on X/Twitter. They include a Vice President at JP Morgan and a civilian at a Navy explosives testing facility. Musk has replied to 2 of them.
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-ope...
Revealed: the Operators Behind Four Major Neo-Nazi X Accounts
Anonymity has long been a tactic used by extremists to spread their ideology while avoiding social consequences, from Klansmen hoods to online pseudonyms.
www.texasobserver.org
December 4, 2024 at 3:20 PM
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If you bring central London to a halt to campaign against catastrophic climate change you're treated as a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.

But if you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
The 'Two Tier' Journalism Exposed by the Farmers Protests
The glowing coverage handed to the hugely wealthy people leading the campaign against inheritance tax reforms shows who has a voice in the media and who doesn't
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 3:48 PM
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In the light for the recent OPCW report on chemical weapon use in Ukraine. Just re-sharing this. Which provides some context

With @dankaszeta.bsky.social

www.podbean.com/ew/pb-rsdar-...
23 Bonus Episode: Tear Gas Tasting Notes with Dan Kaszeta
In this episode we consider the long and complex history of Riot Control Agents- from the first world war, to the battlefields of modern Ukraine.  There is also a list of recent statements below made ...
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November 23, 2024 at 9:40 AM