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The cost of law ...is risk.
Be brave.
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Psychology Lecturer
Donate your nafo defence spending of over 2%.
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· Jul 24
A sort of lazy collage I made of actors reading ww1 poetry mixed with lo-fi.
Pretty niche.
Pretty niche.
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Voices from the Front: Help Us Take the Story to America
This spring, we’re taking Voices from the Front across the US & Canada — speaking at universities, community events, and (we hope) major media outlets.
It’s about making sure Ukraine’s truth is told directly by those who lived it.
This spring, we’re taking Voices from the Front across the US & Canada — speaking at universities, community events, and (we hope) major media outlets.
It’s about making sure Ukraine’s truth is told directly by those who lived it.
November 14, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Voices from the Front: Help Us Take the Story to America
This spring, we’re taking Voices from the Front across the US & Canada — speaking at universities, community events, and (we hope) major media outlets.
It’s about making sure Ukraine’s truth is told directly by those who lived it.
This spring, we’re taking Voices from the Front across the US & Canada — speaking at universities, community events, and (we hope) major media outlets.
It’s about making sure Ukraine’s truth is told directly by those who lived it.
It does look like there is likely to be a war that needs defending against come 28-29. An action on taiwan, and then russia pinning european nato down on this continent. We need to increase production and help Ukraine do the same. We all need to be porcupines and we are not.
"There needs to be more pressure on Russia. Considering the situation on the battlefield, we do not see Russia wanting to stop." - Zelensky.
November 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
It does look like there is likely to be a war that needs defending against come 28-29. An action on taiwan, and then russia pinning european nato down on this continent. We need to increase production and help Ukraine do the same. We all need to be porcupines and we are not.
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New post just out:
"Never again?"
On how the radical right are trying to change our collective memory about World War Two as part of their assault on the postwar order.
And why that memory remains a critical defence against nationalism.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/n...
"Never again?"
On how the radical right are trying to change our collective memory about World War Two as part of their assault on the postwar order.
And why that memory remains a critical defence against nationalism.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/n...
Never again?
Memory entrepreneurship and the radical right’s assault on the postwar order
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:49 AM
New post just out:
"Never again?"
On how the radical right are trying to change our collective memory about World War Two as part of their assault on the postwar order.
And why that memory remains a critical defence against nationalism.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/n...
"Never again?"
On how the radical right are trying to change our collective memory about World War Two as part of their assault on the postwar order.
And why that memory remains a critical defence against nationalism.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/n...
Russia is not a reliable partner. They started a war and thought they wouldnt get hit back, putting their exports and those that rely on them at risk with no consideration of them. Putin cares more about expanding his territory than fulfilling contracts.
Mongolia is facing a fuel crisis due to Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries.
Russia used to supply 95% of Mongolia’s fuel imports. But now, with a complete ban on gasoline exports from Russia, fuel has practically disappeared in Mongolia.
Russia used to supply 95% of Mongolia’s fuel imports. But now, with a complete ban on gasoline exports from Russia, fuel has practically disappeared in Mongolia.
October 23, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Russia is not a reliable partner. They started a war and thought they wouldnt get hit back, putting their exports and those that rely on them at risk with no consideration of them. Putin cares more about expanding his territory than fulfilling contracts.
And the pedulum of trumps whim has swung back against Ukraine. Feels like Europe is on its own. But then, its best we dont depend on the US. Shame we cant make purchasing US weapons contingent on supplying tomahawks to Ukraine.
You either are there for the continent or you arent.
Not dependable.
You either are there for the continent or you arent.
Not dependable.
October 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
And the pedulum of trumps whim has swung back against Ukraine. Feels like Europe is on its own. But then, its best we dont depend on the US. Shame we cant make purchasing US weapons contingent on supplying tomahawks to Ukraine.
You either are there for the continent or you arent.
Not dependable.
You either are there for the continent or you arent.
Not dependable.
I cannot imagine any uk party organising this.
Mad isnt it.
If we had been located in the netherlands, we'd have still been underwater and commuting by snorkel.
Mad isnt it.
If we had been located in the netherlands, we'd have still been underwater and commuting by snorkel.
⚡️ Finland confirmed over 50,000 bomb shelters are ready to protect nearly its entire population.
Finland Confirms 50,000 Bomb Shelters Ready to Protect Nearly Entire Population
Finland's robust network of bomb shelters, covering 4.8 million people, is operational amid rising security concerns, showcasing national preparedness.
united24media.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I cannot imagine any uk party organising this.
Mad isnt it.
If we had been located in the netherlands, we'd have still been underwater and commuting by snorkel.
Mad isnt it.
If we had been located in the netherlands, we'd have still been underwater and commuting by snorkel.
Even then, I wont believe it till something is flying.
Could all still be leverage for something trump wants from russia.
Could all still be leverage for something trump wants from russia.
The Pentagon has plans to sell or transfer Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, the NYT reports.
October 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Even then, I wont believe it till something is flying.
Could all still be leverage for something trump wants from russia.
Could all still be leverage for something trump wants from russia.
One thing I've always wondered is what our economy would look like without speculative profits on things that may at some point exist.
Just the cows and jobs and machines and money as, say, gold coins.
We are still more technically advanced than 1600s. So why would we be back in the stone age? Dunno
Just the cows and jobs and machines and money as, say, gold coins.
We are still more technically advanced than 1600s. So why would we be back in the stone age? Dunno
Trump announced an additional 100% tariff on Chinese goods on top of existing ones, triggering another market crash.
October 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
One thing I've always wondered is what our economy would look like without speculative profits on things that may at some point exist.
Just the cows and jobs and machines and money as, say, gold coins.
We are still more technically advanced than 1600s. So why would we be back in the stone age? Dunno
Just the cows and jobs and machines and money as, say, gold coins.
We are still more technically advanced than 1600s. So why would we be back in the stone age? Dunno
weird to be in an unconventional war.
So far, putin can kill people on UK soil if its unconventional.
Close airports, destroy warehouses, deliver firebombs, nerf electricity and comms - all if its unconventionally done - no rocket fuel allowed!
Oh and hit civil admin and data...
if done digitally
So far, putin can kill people on UK soil if its unconventional.
Close airports, destroy warehouses, deliver firebombs, nerf electricity and comms - all if its unconventionally done - no rocket fuel allowed!
Oh and hit civil admin and data...
if done digitally
Russia is attempting to jam UK military satellites on a regular basis, according to the head of the UK Space Command.
October 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
weird to be in an unconventional war.
So far, putin can kill people on UK soil if its unconventional.
Close airports, destroy warehouses, deliver firebombs, nerf electricity and comms - all if its unconventionally done - no rocket fuel allowed!
Oh and hit civil admin and data...
if done digitally
So far, putin can kill people on UK soil if its unconventional.
Close airports, destroy warehouses, deliver firebombs, nerf electricity and comms - all if its unconventionally done - no rocket fuel allowed!
Oh and hit civil admin and data...
if done digitally
This is my point.
I dont care how cool your product is.
I want to know you can produce it in serious amounts when your logistics is under fire.
Anything else is security theatre that we cannot afford.
Only trust those building in Ukraine.
I dont care how cool your product is.
I want to know you can produce it in serious amounts when your logistics is under fire.
Anything else is security theatre that we cannot afford.
Only trust those building in Ukraine.
Thales Belgium, one of Europe’s main weapons producers, warns its rocket factories are increasingly being overflown by drones, including near its explosive assembly site in Liège.
October 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
This is my point.
I dont care how cool your product is.
I want to know you can produce it in serious amounts when your logistics is under fire.
Anything else is security theatre that we cannot afford.
Only trust those building in Ukraine.
I dont care how cool your product is.
I want to know you can produce it in serious amounts when your logistics is under fire.
Anything else is security theatre that we cannot afford.
Only trust those building in Ukraine.
Diesel powered generat.... oh... never mind.
Alarm. Alarm. The governor of Belgorod region has urged residents to “properly assess the situation” and secure alternative energy sources amid ongoing power outages.
🙃🙃
🙃🙃
Lights off, Belgorod.
October 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Diesel powered generat.... oh... never mind.
Both Germany and us.
At one point we said cyber actions could be seen as military threats. We need an outcomes based assessment of threat, not judge it based on the medium.
Though sadly you cant blast these out of orbit. Though you could 'accidentally' fry them.
At one point we said cyber actions could be seen as military threats. We need an outcomes based assessment of threat, not judge it based on the medium.
Though sadly you cant blast these out of orbit. Though you could 'accidentally' fry them.
Russian satellites have been stalking British military satellites on a weekly basis, Major General Paul T Tedman, Commander of UK Space Command, told the BBC.
The Russian satellites have “got payloads on board that can see our satellites and are trying to collect information from them.”
The Russian satellites have “got payloads on board that can see our satellites and are trying to collect information from them.”
October 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Both Germany and us.
At one point we said cyber actions could be seen as military threats. We need an outcomes based assessment of threat, not judge it based on the medium.
Though sadly you cant blast these out of orbit. Though you could 'accidentally' fry them.
At one point we said cyber actions could be seen as military threats. We need an outcomes based assessment of threat, not judge it based on the medium.
Though sadly you cant blast these out of orbit. Though you could 'accidentally' fry them.
@prestonstew.bsky.social did an interesting cover of what appears to me to be Trumps planned morality police.
It all depends who gets to judge what is extreme.
Im envisioning ai scraping to find social deviation. A digital Gilead.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxOo...
It all depends who gets to judge what is extreme.
Im envisioning ai scraping to find social deviation. A digital Gilead.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxOo...
Trump's Controversial Domestic Terror 'Indicators'
YouTube video by Preston Stewart
www.youtube.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
@prestonstew.bsky.social did an interesting cover of what appears to me to be Trumps planned morality police.
It all depends who gets to judge what is extreme.
Im envisioning ai scraping to find social deviation. A digital Gilead.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxOo...
It all depends who gets to judge what is extreme.
Im envisioning ai scraping to find social deviation. A digital Gilead.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxOo...
Something about the russia friendly crowd I cant put my finger on...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Elon Musk's Estranged Father Accused of Child Sex Abuse
Elon Musk's estranged father Errol Musk is facing accusations that he sexually abused five of his children and stepchildren. He has denied the claims.
www.rollingstone.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Something about the russia friendly crowd I cant put my finger on...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Obviously I think we are reasonably disabused of the ideo that the US is going to do anything. But they did open the shop to the defenders. Now they are verbally supporting Ukraines right to its legal borders - though still in a law of the jungle way.
Ukraine has the right and will to defend itself.
Ukraine has the right and will to defend itself.
Looks like the meeting with Zelenskyy was a good one. Trump now backs Ukraine’s 1991 borders instead of offering up Crimea to Putin.
September 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Obviously I think we are reasonably disabused of the ideo that the US is going to do anything. But they did open the shop to the defenders. Now they are verbally supporting Ukraines right to its legal borders - though still in a law of the jungle way.
Ukraine has the right and will to defend itself.
Ukraine has the right and will to defend itself.
This latest violation against poland is outrageous, we will not sta... this latest violation of estonia... we will not.... this latest violation of denmark... we wont put up with.... of norway... we will not... we wont put up with it...
NATO chief Mark Rutte said shooting down the Russian MiGs that entered Estonian airspace was not necessary, but warned that if required NATO will do what is needed.
September 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This latest violation against poland is outrageous, we will not sta... this latest violation of estonia... we will not.... this latest violation of denmark... we wont put up with.... of norway... we will not... we wont put up with it...
I wonder what the cost is of such delays.
Not bad for a 250 quid drone.
Not bad for a 250 quid drone.
Copenhagen airport halted operations after drones were spotted, forcing at least 15 flight diversions.
Hours later, drones triggered an alert over Oslo’s Akershus Fortress, where police detained two Singaporeans. Both airports resumed operations by the morning of September 23.
Hours later, drones triggered an alert over Oslo’s Akershus Fortress, where police detained two Singaporeans. Both airports resumed operations by the morning of September 23.
September 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I wonder what the cost is of such delays.
Not bad for a 250 quid drone.
Not bad for a 250 quid drone.
People dont seem to appreciate that because of the apache helicopters seat layout, the back seat is not just suitable for shopping, but also for a babyseat.
September 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
People dont seem to appreciate that because of the apache helicopters seat layout, the back seat is not just suitable for shopping, but also for a babyseat.
What I cant help but find clever is that there is one 'safe' way to take down a nuclear power - make it collapse.
Migrant steering I get. Funding the extreme parties I get.
But I dont get why cant stop it.
The pro autocrat world is both wrong and stoppable.
Migrant steering I get. Funding the extreme parties I get.
But I dont get why cant stop it.
The pro autocrat world is both wrong and stoppable.
We should also probably avoid basing our politics on information systems that reward outrage and where the truth has zero value.
this is really good from @stephenkb.bsky.social. It's about leadership on the norms we've embraced: racism is unacceptable; the UK is a multicultural country and so much the richer for it. We need to live those values; leaders need to lead on them www.ft.com/content/fbbd...
September 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
What I cant help but find clever is that there is one 'safe' way to take down a nuclear power - make it collapse.
Migrant steering I get. Funding the extreme parties I get.
But I dont get why cant stop it.
The pro autocrat world is both wrong and stoppable.
Migrant steering I get. Funding the extreme parties I get.
But I dont get why cant stop it.
The pro autocrat world is both wrong and stoppable.
Frankly, if russia wants to throw russians against our money, I'm ok with that.
I donate every week because if you choose to be an invader, you should meet my money.
I donate every week because if you choose to be an invader, you should meet my money.
NEW: Russian forces recently attempted to advance behind Ukrainian positions in Kupyansk via an underground gas pipeline — the third time Russian forces have used this tactic so far in the war. 🧵(1/4)
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar091325
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar091325
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️
September 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Frankly, if russia wants to throw russians against our money, I'm ok with that.
I donate every week because if you choose to be an invader, you should meet my money.
I donate every week because if you choose to be an invader, you should meet my money.
Giving Ukraine the tools to bomb the factories makes sense.
⚡️ Zelenskyy: Putin’s attacks on Europe demand a response.
September 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Giving Ukraine the tools to bomb the factories makes sense.
Yknow how russia does this sometimes with its planes? Tries to get a peek at nato territory only to be followed by nato planes.
Well it seems like this is now what they will be doing with drones. And these are the ones we spotted.
This needs to cost russia more than it costs us.
Well it seems like this is now what they will be doing with drones. And these are the ones we spotted.
This needs to cost russia more than it costs us.
Romania detects another Russian drone incursion. “at 18.23, F 16 aircraft detected a drone in national airspace, which they tracked until approximately 20 km SW of Chilia Veche, when it disappeared from the radar…a Russian drone crashed in Chilia”
adevarul.ro/stiri-intern...
adevarul.ro/stiri-intern...
Alertă maximă în nordul Dobrogei: Două avioane F16 au detectat o dronă în spațiul aerian al României
Un mesaj RO-Alert a fost transmis sâmbătă seara în nordul județului Tulcea, avertizând populația asupra posibilei căderi de obiecte din spațiul aerian, însă autoritățile dau asigurări că România nu es...
adevarul.ro
September 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Yknow how russia does this sometimes with its planes? Tries to get a peek at nato territory only to be followed by nato planes.
Well it seems like this is now what they will be doing with drones. And these are the ones we spotted.
This needs to cost russia more than it costs us.
Well it seems like this is now what they will be doing with drones. And these are the ones we spotted.
This needs to cost russia more than it costs us.
A few valid points in this about the capability weaknesses of polands 40 000 troop movement. Also, given rising signs of chinese soldiers recruited to russia, perhaps the chinese military display talking about ww2 victory also meant to boost recruitment to russia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUBr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUBr...
Update from Ukraine | Ukraine Nailed the Big Oil Port | Ruzzian Tube Operation in Kupiansk
YouTube video by Denys Davydov
www.youtube.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
A few valid points in this about the capability weaknesses of polands 40 000 troop movement. Also, given rising signs of chinese soldiers recruited to russia, perhaps the chinese military display talking about ww2 victory also meant to boost recruitment to russia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUBr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUBr...
Given the drama of defending Ukraine, im surprised we arent asking more questions since eastern sentry will stretch from the north the black sea and med.
Its not clear in what degree we are really stepping things up from how it normally is 10% increase? Loads more dron me interceptors?
Its not clear in what degree we are really stepping things up from how it normally is 10% increase? Loads more dron me interceptors?
NATO is launching Operation “Eastern Sentry” to strengthen the defense of Eastern Europe, Rutte announced. The mission will include deployment of additional ground forces and aircraft, with Denmark, Germany, the UK, France and several other allies joining.
September 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Given the drama of defending Ukraine, im surprised we arent asking more questions since eastern sentry will stretch from the north the black sea and med.
Its not clear in what degree we are really stepping things up from how it normally is 10% increase? Loads more dron me interceptors?
Its not clear in what degree we are really stepping things up from how it normally is 10% increase? Loads more dron me interceptors?
The patriots and planes arent amazing responses to drones, and its clear that NATO know that, suggesting eastern sentry will work in cheaper elements.
Whats also clear is planning is reactive, not proactive. Drone swarms arent new, and we werent fully ready for 19.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yktz...
Whats also clear is planning is reactive, not proactive. Drone swarms arent new, and we werent fully ready for 19.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yktz...
NATO Secretary General with Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), 12 SEP 2025
YouTube video by NATO News
www.youtube.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The patriots and planes arent amazing responses to drones, and its clear that NATO know that, suggesting eastern sentry will work in cheaper elements.
Whats also clear is planning is reactive, not proactive. Drone swarms arent new, and we werent fully ready for 19.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yktz...
Whats also clear is planning is reactive, not proactive. Drone swarms arent new, and we werent fully ready for 19.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yktz...