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The "Dublin Opinion" cartoon map of Ireland from 1940 - designed to deter invaders - sprang to mind for some reason this evening....
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#hybridwarfare
Pertinent Telephony/mobile/data communications conclusions from 5 days of blackout in SW Berlin:
- Mobile base stations only have ca 4 hours of battery backup
(then you need a generator for power)
- Network equipment also need electricity to run
...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIx3...
Pertinent Telephony/mobile/data communications conclusions from 5 days of blackout in SW Berlin:
- Mobile base stations only have ca 4 hours of battery backup
(then you need a generator for power)
- Network equipment also need electricity to run
...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIx3...
Berlin-Blackout zeigt: So lange hält Mobilfunk bei Stromausfall durch
YouTube video by heise & c't
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
#hybridwarfare
Pertinent Telephony/mobile/data communications conclusions from 5 days of blackout in SW Berlin:
- Mobile base stations only have ca 4 hours of battery backup
(then you need a generator for power)
- Network equipment also need electricity to run
...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIx3...
Pertinent Telephony/mobile/data communications conclusions from 5 days of blackout in SW Berlin:
- Mobile base stations only have ca 4 hours of battery backup
(then you need a generator for power)
- Network equipment also need electricity to run
...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIx3...
Alas the Irish Air Corps shiny new Falcon 6X does not appear to be YOLO'ing it into Area 51.
January 13, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Alas the Irish Air Corps shiny new Falcon 6X does not appear to be YOLO'ing it into Area 51.
Tonight's idle thought: with reports indicating the possibility of further seizures of shadow fleet vessels, will we start to see them string up wires/bad stuff across deck space most likely to be used for helicopter fast roping.
It's a terrifically bad idea for lots of reasons, but hey, it's 2026.
It's a terrifically bad idea for lots of reasons, but hey, it's 2026.
January 13, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Tonight's idle thought: with reports indicating the possibility of further seizures of shadow fleet vessels, will we start to see them string up wires/bad stuff across deck space most likely to be used for helicopter fast roping.
It's a terrifically bad idea for lots of reasons, but hey, it's 2026.
It's a terrifically bad idea for lots of reasons, but hey, it's 2026.
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Scoop with @charliehparker.bsky.social: British special forces are being readied for raids on stateless tankers, as our analysis finds 107 ships sanctioned by Britain fly false flags. SBS commandos may rappel onto tankers for the raids, we're told.
www.thetimes.com/article/39e5...
www.thetimes.com/article/39e5...
Special forces primed to seize Russian shadow fleet ships
Officials have found legal grounds for authorising soldiers to board and detain oil tankers under the Sanctions and Money Laundering Act
www.thetimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Scoop with @charliehparker.bsky.social: British special forces are being readied for raids on stateless tankers, as our analysis finds 107 ships sanctioned by Britain fly false flags. SBS commandos may rappel onto tankers for the raids, we're told.
www.thetimes.com/article/39e5...
www.thetimes.com/article/39e5...
As noted by @EISNspotter on the other place, an RAF P-8 flew a patrol off the west coast of Ireland today. Ignore the heading/track directly over the country - MLAT glitch.
Russian flagged and EU, UK & US sanctioned vessel "TRUST" (MMSI: 273271950) has been making its way up the west coast today.
Russian flagged and EU, UK & US sanctioned vessel "TRUST" (MMSI: 273271950) has been making its way up the west coast today.
January 12, 2026 at 6:42 PM
As noted by @EISNspotter on the other place, an RAF P-8 flew a patrol off the west coast of Ireland today. Ignore the heading/track directly over the country - MLAT glitch.
Russian flagged and EU, UK & US sanctioned vessel "TRUST" (MMSI: 273271950) has been making its way up the west coast today.
Russian flagged and EU, UK & US sanctioned vessel "TRUST" (MMSI: 273271950) has been making its way up the west coast today.
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As Iran blacks out internet for its population in an attempt to suppress anti-government protests, including reportedly jamming Starlink, there's evidence of new, widespread GPS jamming around Tehran. Data is sparse in this region, but we see heavy interference starting January 6.
January 12, 2026 at 5:15 PM
As Iran blacks out internet for its population in an attempt to suppress anti-government protests, including reportedly jamming Starlink, there's evidence of new, widespread GPS jamming around Tehran. Data is sparse in this region, but we see heavy interference starting January 6.
Your second favourite aircraft?
January 12, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Your second favourite aircraft?
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...In a very rare admission, Manturov told Putin that (state-funded) enterprises can barely stay financially afloat at this point, essentially hinting that the Russian industry, including space program, has nowhere to go but down.
Context: russianspaceweb.com/chronology.h...
Context: russianspaceweb.com/chronology.h...
Chronology of space exploration
Chronology of space exploration by Anatoly Zak
russianspaceweb.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
...In a very rare admission, Manturov told Putin that (state-funded) enterprises can barely stay financially afloat at this point, essentially hinting that the Russian industry, including space program, has nowhere to go but down.
Context: russianspaceweb.com/chronology.h...
Context: russianspaceweb.com/chronology.h...
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Thank you to @atomicanalyst.bsky.social for his wonderful nuclear threads!
And how relevant to the current situation especially given that USA ICBM silos have internet access.
Irrespective, an example of how launch process is designed to be rapid & unquestioned.
And how relevant to the current situation especially given that USA ICBM silos have internet access.
Irrespective, an example of how launch process is designed to be rapid & unquestioned.
Today in 1975, a USAF board of inquiry ruled 38-year-old Maj. Harold Hering, a decorated pilot with 20 years of service, be discharged because two years earlier—during ICBM combat crew training at Vandenberg AFB—he asked how he would know a launch order was lawful and came from a rational president.
January 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Thank you to @atomicanalyst.bsky.social for his wonderful nuclear threads!
And how relevant to the current situation especially given that USA ICBM silos have internet access.
Irrespective, an example of how launch process is designed to be rapid & unquestioned.
And how relevant to the current situation especially given that USA ICBM silos have internet access.
Irrespective, an example of how launch process is designed to be rapid & unquestioned.
Your periodic reminder that globalfishingwatch.org is a phenomenal resource for free AIS and other vessel tracking data.
Playing with the Galway hydrophone data again today and using gfw to try and correlate the vessels that were heard.
(Yes, I am distracting myself from everything being terrible)
Playing with the Galway hydrophone data again today and using gfw to try and correlate the vessels that were heard.
(Yes, I am distracting myself from everything being terrible)
January 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Your periodic reminder that globalfishingwatch.org is a phenomenal resource for free AIS and other vessel tracking data.
Playing with the Galway hydrophone data again today and using gfw to try and correlate the vessels that were heard.
(Yes, I am distracting myself from everything being terrible)
Playing with the Galway hydrophone data again today and using gfw to try and correlate the vessels that were heard.
(Yes, I am distracting myself from everything being terrible)
Each vessel is a sanctioned vessel 🫠
January 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Each vessel is a sanctioned vessel 🫠
It's not a particularly common sight to see the Irish Air Corps visit Ramstein...
January 9, 2026 at 6:27 PM
It's not a particularly common sight to see the Irish Air Corps visit Ramstein...
Snapped by Sentinel 2 this morning.
January 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Snapped by Sentinel 2 this morning.
Was wondering why an Iceland Coast Guard DH-8C, TF-SIF, flew into the UK today: icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/20...
Coast Guard transports fish skin for fire victims
A helicopter from the Icelandic Coast Guard is currently transporting 14 shipping crates of fish skin from the company Kerecis to the United Kingdom. The fish skin is intended for use in treating pati...
icelandmonitor.mbl.is
January 9, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Was wondering why an Iceland Coast Guard DH-8C, TF-SIF, flew into the UK today: icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/20...
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The United States is pursuing several oil tankers across the Atlantic after a mass departure from Venezuelan waters this weekend. Most of the ships are carrying oil; one flies the Russian flag.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
U.S. Navy Is Chasing Several Oil Tankers in the Atlantic
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:27 PM
The United States is pursuing several oil tankers across the Atlantic after a mass departure from Venezuelan waters this weekend. Most of the ships are carrying oil; one flies the Russian flag.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
Lago di Ledro (9471654/636093203) has been sitting in the Irish Sea at anchor for more than 24 hours, adjacent to the route between Dublin and Holyhead. Last port was Arkhangelsk and its stated destination is Izmir, Turkey.
It is not a sanctioned vessel, but it's a somewhat curious place to park.
It is not a sanctioned vessel, but it's a somewhat curious place to park.
January 8, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Lago di Ledro (9471654/636093203) has been sitting in the Irish Sea at anchor for more than 24 hours, adjacent to the route between Dublin and Holyhead. Last port was Arkhangelsk and its stated destination is Izmir, Turkey.
It is not a sanctioned vessel, but it's a somewhat curious place to park.
It is not a sanctioned vessel, but it's a somewhat curious place to park.
"I need the largest number of Dassault Rafales you can give me."
"No, that's too many."
"No, that's too many."
January 7, 2026 at 3:08 PM
"I need the largest number of Dassault Rafales you can give me."
"No, that's too many."
"No, that's too many."
Goodnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TatD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TatD...
Adrian Borland & The Sound New Dark Age Old Grey Whistle Test 1981
YouTube video by angel sulk
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Goodnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TatD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TatD...
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Marinera (aka Bella 1) entered Sentinel-1 coverage south of Iceland an hour ago.
Reflection, starboard side, approximately 2 NM behind.
Size approx 130 meters.
Reflection, starboard side, approximately 2 NM behind.
Size approx 130 meters.
January 6, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Marinera (aka Bella 1) entered Sentinel-1 coverage south of Iceland an hour ago.
Reflection, starboard side, approximately 2 NM behind.
Size approx 130 meters.
Reflection, starboard side, approximately 2 NM behind.
Size approx 130 meters.