Patrick Heller
@patrickheller.bsky.social
Change Expert ★ Author ★ Speaker
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My favorite topics: change, complexity, agile, IT, business, psychology, geopolitics, writing.
https://linktr.ee/patrickheller
My favorite topics: change, complexity, agile, IT, business, psychology, geopolitics, writing.
I always wondered how knowledge and progress of civilizations could possibly get lost again.
Now I know.
It's simply human stupidity, which is both endless and persistent.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Now I know.
It's simply human stupidity, which is both endless and persistent.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Canada loses measles elimination status, with US on track to follow
The country hasn't been able to curb an outbreak of more than 5,000 cases over the last year, while US cases are at a 33-year high.
www.bbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I always wondered how knowledge and progress of civilizations could possibly get lost again.
Now I know.
It's simply human stupidity, which is both endless and persistent.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Now I know.
It's simply human stupidity, which is both endless and persistent.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
More drones seen in Belgium. It looks to me the Russians go from nation to nation - Poland, Germany, Denmark, Belgium.
Who's next?
And can we please start taking these things down?
nos.nl/artikel/2589...
Who's next?
And can we please start taking these things down?
nos.nl/artikel/2589...
Drones gezien bij Belgische kerncentrale Doel en luchthaven Luik
Ook werden tot twee keer toe drones gemeld bij het vliegveld van Luik, waardoor het vliegverkeer moest worden onderbroken.
nos.nl
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
More drones seen in Belgium. It looks to me the Russians go from nation to nation - Poland, Germany, Denmark, Belgium.
Who's next?
And can we please start taking these things down?
nos.nl/artikel/2589...
Who's next?
And can we please start taking these things down?
nos.nl/artikel/2589...
I thought we were going to shoot these damn things out of our skies?
Don't shut down, shoot down!
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Don't shut down, shoot down!
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Drones shut down Brussels airport overnight with further sightings reported over military airbases – Europe live
Fights resume but disrupted on Wednesday morning with Belgian security council due to meet
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I thought we were going to shoot these damn things out of our skies?
Don't shut down, shoot down!
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Don't shut down, shoot down!
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Reposted by Patrick Heller
The U.S. isn’t just chasing drug cartels. With carrier groups, bombers, and tanker planes massing in the Caribbean, this looks far bigger... more like prep for a major regional operation than a narcotics mission, or even just to oust Venezuela’s president.
October 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The U.S. isn’t just chasing drug cartels. With carrier groups, bombers, and tanker planes massing in the Caribbean, this looks far bigger... more like prep for a major regional operation than a narcotics mission, or even just to oust Venezuela’s president.
It's slowly sinking in: the only possible outcome of the constant escalation coming from the White House, inside and outside the US, is violence. Everyone else can keep shying away from it, but they will push, and push, and push - with ICE, with demolition, with aircraft carriers. It will erupt.
October 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
It's slowly sinking in: the only possible outcome of the constant escalation coming from the White House, inside and outside the US, is violence. Everyone else can keep shying away from it, but they will push, and push, and push - with ICE, with demolition, with aircraft carriers. It will erupt.
"Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending its war in a volatile White House meeting on Friday, warning that Vladimir Putin had said he would “destroy” Ukraine if it did not agree."
Proving once again Europe cannot count on the US anymore.
Let's stick to our guns.
Proving once again Europe cannot count on the US anymore.
Let's stick to our guns.
October 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending its war in a volatile White House meeting on Friday, warning that Vladimir Putin had said he would “destroy” Ukraine if it did not agree."
Proving once again Europe cannot count on the US anymore.
Let's stick to our guns.
Proving once again Europe cannot count on the US anymore.
Let's stick to our guns.
Reposted by Patrick Heller
OMG, he's going to meet Putin again! Nothing good ever comes from that.
October 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
OMG, he's going to meet Putin again! Nothing good ever comes from that.
Germany’s foreign intelligence chief, Martin Jaeger, warned on Monday that Russia posed a direct threat and the current “icy peace” with the EU could erupt at any moment into “heated confrontation”.
www.euractiv.com/news/german-...
www.euractiv.com/news/german-...
German spy chief says Russia won't shy from military confrontation | Euractiv
Germany’s foreign intelligence chief, Martin Jaeger, warned on Monday that Russia posed a direct threat and the current “icy peace” with the EU could erupt at any moment into “heated confrontation”. J...
www.euractiv.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Germany’s foreign intelligence chief, Martin Jaeger, warned on Monday that Russia posed a direct threat and the current “icy peace” with the EU could erupt at any moment into “heated confrontation”.
www.euractiv.com/news/german-...
www.euractiv.com/news/german-...
This is really insane.
Will we one day look back, and say, we should have seen it coming...
responsiblestatecraft.org/drug-war-aumf/
Will we one day look back, and say, we should have seen it coming...
responsiblestatecraft.org/drug-war-aumf/
Proposed war authorization could allow Trump to target 60+ countries
An 'insanely broad' draft AUMF could provide the president with wide latitude to go after supposed 'narco-terrorists'
responsiblestatecraft.org
October 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This is really insane.
Will we one day look back, and say, we should have seen it coming...
responsiblestatecraft.org/drug-war-aumf/
Will we one day look back, and say, we should have seen it coming...
responsiblestatecraft.org/drug-war-aumf/
Reposted by Patrick Heller
Denmark's military intelligence reports that Russian naval forces have aimed weapons at Danish warships and helicopters, disrupted navigation systems in key maritime straits, and even sailed collision courses, all clear provocations.
October 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Denmark's military intelligence reports that Russian naval forces have aimed weapons at Danish warships and helicopters, disrupted navigation systems in key maritime straits, and even sailed collision courses, all clear provocations.
Exactly this! Push a little harder, for crying out loud!
If they claim they haven't heard the quote, play it for them and ask for a response.
If they claim it's being taken out of context, play a longer version and ask for a response.
If they try to sidestep the issue, play it over again and ask for a response.
If they claim it's being taken out of context, play a longer version and ask for a response.
If they try to sidestep the issue, play it over again and ask for a response.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Hold on a second. Answer the question. As Speaker, do you believe it's appropriate to use American cities as training grounds for the military, calling those people 'the enemy within'?
JOHNSON: I'm not comment on your characterization of what the president said.
S: Those are quotes
JOHNSON: I'm not comment on your characterization of what the president said.
S: Those are quotes
October 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Exactly this! Push a little harder, for crying out loud!
"Trump suggests that admin should use "dangerous cities as training grounds" for military and National Guard." - CNN.
Training for what?
Sooner or later, dictators shift their focus outwards.
Especially when they can't solve the internal issues they promised to solve.
War is what follows then.
Training for what?
Sooner or later, dictators shift their focus outwards.
Especially when they can't solve the internal issues they promised to solve.
War is what follows then.
September 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
"Trump suggests that admin should use "dangerous cities as training grounds" for military and National Guard." - CNN.
Training for what?
Sooner or later, dictators shift their focus outwards.
Especially when they can't solve the internal issues they promised to solve.
War is what follows then.
Training for what?
Sooner or later, dictators shift their focus outwards.
Especially when they can't solve the internal issues they promised to solve.
War is what follows then.
Nazi speeches, posters, and films warned Germans that defeat would not come from armies at the borders but from betrayal inside.
The term Volksverräter (“traitor to the people”) became a deadly label.
Goebbels hammered this theme: the “enemy within”.
The term Volksverräter (“traitor to the people”) became a deadly label.
Goebbels hammered this theme: the “enemy within”.
September 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Nazi speeches, posters, and films warned Germans that defeat would not come from armies at the borders but from betrayal inside.
The term Volksverräter (“traitor to the people”) became a deadly label.
Goebbels hammered this theme: the “enemy within”.
The term Volksverräter (“traitor to the people”) became a deadly label.
Goebbels hammered this theme: the “enemy within”.
I don't know how obvious the American people want it presented to them. It doesn't get any clearer than this.
The United States has become a full-fledged fascist state.
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...
The United States has become a full-fledged fascist state.
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...
Trump’s ominous move to recruit generals and admirals to his political cause | CNN Politics
When a federal judge rebuked the Trump administration’s use of the military in Los Angeles earlier this month, he included a little-noticed but shocking footnote.
edition.cnn.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I don't know how obvious the American people want it presented to them. It doesn't get any clearer than this.
The United States has become a full-fledged fascist state.
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...
The United States has become a full-fledged fascist state.
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...
Trump told generals that if military or police vehicles are hit with bricks or other objects, officers should “do whatever the hell” they want.
“You get out of that car, and you can do whatever the hell you want, because those people are, you now can die from that.”
edition.cnn.com/politics/liv...
“You get out of that car, and you can do whatever the hell you want, because those people are, you now can die from that.”
edition.cnn.com/politics/liv...
Trump suggests that admin should use "dangerous cities as training grounds” for military, National Guard
The federal government will shut down at midnight tonight unless Congress approves a federal spending bill. Follow live news updates.
edition.cnn.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Trump told generals that if military or police vehicles are hit with bricks or other objects, officers should “do whatever the hell” they want.
“You get out of that car, and you can do whatever the hell you want, because those people are, you now can die from that.”
edition.cnn.com/politics/liv...
“You get out of that car, and you can do whatever the hell you want, because those people are, you now can die from that.”
edition.cnn.com/politics/liv...
Also a drone sighting in the Netherlands, but authorities think it was probably a hobby drone. Still, Europeans are on edge about drones these days.
nos.nl/artikel/2584...
nos.nl/artikel/2584...
Melding van drone bij Schiphol, Polderbaan drie kwartier dicht
De marechaussee heeft naar de drone en de bestuurder gezocht, maar deze niet gevonden.
nos.nl
September 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Also a drone sighting in the Netherlands, but authorities think it was probably a hobby drone. Still, Europeans are on edge about drones these days.
nos.nl/artikel/2584...
nos.nl/artikel/2584...
Putin preparing to attack another European country, Zelenskyy says.
I think he's right.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
I think he's right.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Putin preparing to attack another European country, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine’s president says Kremlin checking Europe’s capacity to protect its skies following new drone sightings
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Putin preparing to attack another European country, Zelenskyy says.
I think he's right.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
I think he's right.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Reposted by Patrick Heller
How is one allowed to speak at the UN when that same person has an arrest warrant out for their war crimes, and the UN’s own commission has declared that this person is perpetrating a genocide
Does anyone understand how insane it looks that these two things are allowed to happen simultaneously
Does anyone understand how insane it looks that these two things are allowed to happen simultaneously
September 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
How is one allowed to speak at the UN when that same person has an arrest warrant out for their war crimes, and the UN’s own commission has declared that this person is perpetrating a genocide
Does anyone understand how insane it looks that these two things are allowed to happen simultaneously
Does anyone understand how insane it looks that these two things are allowed to happen simultaneously
They are really, really busy with those drones over Denmark!
❗️Last night, unidentified drones were again spotted over several military sites in 🇩🇰Denmark, including Karup Air Base, where all of the country's military helicopters are located.
September 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
They are really, really busy with those drones over Denmark!
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Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."
September 24, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."
This is an analysis worth reading!
"If the CRINK alliance is strengthening and Putin faces decreasing costs for his war of aggression in Ukraine, the risks of Xi’s more aggressive approach towards Taiwan will increase."
(CRINK = China, Russia, Iran, North Korea.)
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/23/p...
"If the CRINK alliance is strengthening and Putin faces decreasing costs for his war of aggression in Ukraine, the risks of Xi’s more aggressive approach towards Taiwan will increase."
(CRINK = China, Russia, Iran, North Korea.)
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/23/p...
Analysis: Why 2026 could be one of the most pivotal years in a generation | CNN Politics
As world leaders gather in New York this week for the UN General Assembly (UNGA), their focus will be on immediate crises, including Gaza and Ukraine, with both conflicts now poised to last through th...
edition.cnn.com
September 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This is an analysis worth reading!
"If the CRINK alliance is strengthening and Putin faces decreasing costs for his war of aggression in Ukraine, the risks of Xi’s more aggressive approach towards Taiwan will increase."
(CRINK = China, Russia, Iran, North Korea.)
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/23/p...
"If the CRINK alliance is strengthening and Putin faces decreasing costs for his war of aggression in Ukraine, the risks of Xi’s more aggressive approach towards Taiwan will increase."
(CRINK = China, Russia, Iran, North Korea.)
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/23/p...