Jesper Melchior
@jespermelchior.bsky.social
Copenhagener. Mostly security, Intelligence, (military) history, armor & international politics. Disillusioned wrt #dkpol Many moons ago I used to drive Centurion tanks for the Danish army. Nedre C i maaange år ligeledes :-)
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Footage from last night’s strike on Novorossiysk port. Direct hits, massive fire, chaos and clear panic.
November 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Footage from last night’s strike on Novorossiysk port. Direct hits, massive fire, chaos and clear panic.
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Folketinget, KL og Danske Regioner i fælles opråb for at beskytte den demokratiske samtale
🔗 https://www.ft.dk/da/aktuelt/nyheder/2025/11/faelles-opraab-mod-trusler-og-chikane-mod-politikere
🔗 https://www.ft.dk/da/aktuelt/nyheder/2025/11/faelles-opraab-mod-trusler-og-chikane-mod-politikere
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Folketinget, KL og Danske Regioner i fælles opråb for at beskytte den demokratiske samtale
🔗 https://www.ft.dk/da/aktuelt/nyheder/2025/11/faelles-opraab-mod-trusler-og-chikane-mod-politikere
🔗 https://www.ft.dk/da/aktuelt/nyheder/2025/11/faelles-opraab-mod-trusler-og-chikane-mod-politikere
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A fascinating detail was that in the immediate aftermath of the battle, an engineer from a passing merchant vessel stole one of the cartridge casings from the SMS Schleswig-Holstein (and two smaller ones from the land-based artillery). The souvenir was then used as a pole for mounting his mailbox.
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
A fascinating detail was that in the immediate aftermath of the battle, an engineer from a passing merchant vessel stole one of the cartridge casings from the SMS Schleswig-Holstein (and two smaller ones from the land-based artillery). The souvenir was then used as a pole for mounting his mailbox.
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🇩🇰Denmark signs contract with Saab for additional 84mm Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifles, ammunition and training equipment worth 450m DKK (47m EUR) as a follow up on the first M4 order in 2022.
The Danish Army had 1,117 Carl-Gustaf M2 and M3 by the end of the #Coldwar
The Danish Army had 1,117 Carl-Gustaf M2 and M3 by the end of the #Coldwar
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🇩🇰Denmark signs contract with Saab for additional 84mm Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifles, ammunition and training equipment worth 450m DKK (47m EUR) as a follow up on the first M4 order in 2022.
The Danish Army had 1,117 Carl-Gustaf M2 and M3 by the end of the #Coldwar
The Danish Army had 1,117 Carl-Gustaf M2 and M3 by the end of the #Coldwar
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USAs ambassadør i "Kongeriget" er tiltrådt sin post. Det officielle Danmark har ingen anden mulighed for end at byde ham velkommen, men jeg synes,at han råt for usødet bør læse i avisen, hvad mange af os i virkeligheden tænker om ham og hans mission.
www.berlingske.dk/kommentatore...
www.berlingske.dk/kommentatore...
Jarl Cordua: Jeg ser frem til, at De rejser igen, ambassadør Howery | Berlingske
Enhver, der nærmer sig Rydhave, Howery og amerikanske diplomater, bør stille sig følgende spørgsmål: Tjener jeg egentlig mit lands politiske eller økonomiske interesser ved at indlade mig med disse fo...
www.berlingske.dk
November 12, 2025 at 6:38 AM
USAs ambassadør i "Kongeriget" er tiltrådt sin post. Det officielle Danmark har ingen anden mulighed for end at byde ham velkommen, men jeg synes,at han råt for usødet bør læse i avisen, hvad mange af os i virkeligheden tænker om ham og hans mission.
www.berlingske.dk/kommentatore...
www.berlingske.dk/kommentatore...
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The Zeiten, they are wending.
61% of Germans say their country invested too little in its military capabilities.
66% say we relied too much on the US for our security.
61% of Germans say their country invested too little in its military capabilities.
66% say we relied too much on the US for our security.
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 AM
The Zeiten, they are wending.
61% of Germans say their country invested too little in its military capabilities.
66% say we relied too much on the US for our security.
61% of Germans say their country invested too little in its military capabilities.
66% say we relied too much on the US for our security.
Hvis man småfryser på kontoret.. ;-)
This is quite a view as well, with twin lava fountains at Kīlauea right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0t... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqmp...
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Hvis man småfryser på kontoret.. ;-)
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So, just the normal stuff your carmaker knows about you.
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(From Byron Tau’s Means of Control, which you should read)
#talkaboutSurveillanceCapitalism
🤯
(From Byron Tau’s Means of Control, which you should read)
#talkaboutSurveillanceCapitalism
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
So, just the normal stuff your carmaker knows about you.
🤯
(From Byron Tau’s Means of Control, which you should read)
#talkaboutSurveillanceCapitalism
🤯
(From Byron Tau’s Means of Control, which you should read)
#talkaboutSurveillanceCapitalism
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Er du kandidat til kommunalvalget, skal du tage Satyrens valgtest. Du bliver helt sikkert ikke valgt.
#dkpol
#dkpol
Satyrens quiz til provinsens lokalpolitikere forud for kommunalvalget
Satyrens quiz til provinsens lokalpolitikere forud for kommunalvalget Kommunalvalget står for døren, og Satyren hjælper her provinsens politikere på vej med en lille quiz. 1)...
www.satyren.dk
November 7, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Er du kandidat til kommunalvalget, skal du tage Satyrens valgtest. Du bliver helt sikkert ikke valgt.
#dkpol
#dkpol
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A new Bellingcat investigation geolocates the site of a mass killing near Al Fashir, Darfur. More than eighty bodies were found beside destroyed vehicles along an earthen berm built around the city.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
Geolocating Darfur Killings of Those Escaping Al Fashir - bellingcat
Warning: Contains written descriptions of extreme violence including murder. All graphic footage has been omitted. A Bellingcat investigation has identified and verified the exact location of a mass k...
www.bellingcat.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A new Bellingcat investigation geolocates the site of a mass killing near Al Fashir, Darfur. More than eighty bodies were found beside destroyed vehicles along an earthen berm built around the city.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
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Det sker at politikere klager over, at danske fiskere ikke overholder reglerne. Det oplevede de tyske besættelsesmyndigheder også i 1941, men de havde en ganske effektiv – vil jeg i hvert fald tro – løsning . ”’Fiskere, der er udenfor Omraadet, vil blive bombet hver anden Time.”
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Det sker at politikere klager over, at danske fiskere ikke overholder reglerne. Det oplevede de tyske besættelsesmyndigheder også i 1941, men de havde en ganske effektiv – vil jeg i hvert fald tro – løsning . ”’Fiskere, der er udenfor Omraadet, vil blive bombet hver anden Time.”
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Bluesky really needs to raise its character limit, y'all.
October 31, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Bluesky really needs to raise its character limit, y'all.
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Sat pic of a massacre in Al-Fashir/El-Fasher taking place the last few days when RSF took control of the Darfurian city. An estimated 270,000 civilians are trapped. Estimates of those murdered since the city fell range from 2000 to 3500, perhaps higher.
SBS News (AU) calls it Rwanda-level.
SBS News (AU) calls it Rwanda-level.
October 31, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Sat pic of a massacre in Al-Fashir/El-Fasher taking place the last few days when RSF took control of the Darfurian city. An estimated 270,000 civilians are trapped. Estimates of those murdered since the city fell range from 2000 to 3500, perhaps higher.
SBS News (AU) calls it Rwanda-level.
SBS News (AU) calls it Rwanda-level.
I suppose the only thing missing here would be if the truck was driven by "Florida man"
BREAKING | Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
www.independent.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I suppose the only thing missing here would be if the truck was driven by "Florida man"
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Breaking:
Unusual Black Trimaran Drone Ship Spotted In Chinese Shipyard
You heard it here first!
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Unusual Black Trimaran Drone Ship Spotted In Chinese Shipyard
You heard it here first!
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Unusual Black Trimaran Drone Ship Spotted In Chinese Shipyard - Naval News
Hidden beneath tarpaulins, an uncommon sight at Chinese shipyards, a new trimaran-hulled vessel appears to combine features of both surface ships and submarines.
www.navalnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Breaking:
Unusual Black Trimaran Drone Ship Spotted In Chinese Shipyard
You heard it here first!
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Unusual Black Trimaran Drone Ship Spotted In Chinese Shipyard
You heard it here first!
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
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Here it is…, bsky.app/profile/cove...
Breaking:
Unusual Black Trimaran Drone Ship Spotted In Chinese Shipyard
You heard it here first!
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Unusual Black Trimaran Drone Ship Spotted In Chinese Shipyard
You heard it here first!
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Unusual Black Trimaran Drone Ship Spotted In Chinese Shipyard - Naval News
Hidden beneath tarpaulins, an uncommon sight at Chinese shipyards, a new trimaran-hulled vessel appears to combine features of both surface ships and submarines.
www.navalnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Here it is…, bsky.app/profile/cove...
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
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#DanPilot #Pilotage testing use of #Drone #Drones to enhance situational awareness for #MaritimePilots
#Rønne #Bornhoom #DK #Denmark #BalticSea
@mercoglianos.bsky.social
www.tv2bornholm.dk/bornholm/dro...
#Rønne #Bornhoom #DK #Denmark #BalticSea
@mercoglianos.bsky.social
www.tv2bornholm.dk/bornholm/dro...
Drone kommer til at flyve over havn - men gå ikke i panik
Den seneste tid har droner over Danmark sat meget i gang, men hvis du de kommende dage ser en orange drone i Rønne, behøver du ikke kontakte politiet.
www.tv2bornholm.dk
October 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
#DanPilot #Pilotage testing use of #Drone #Drones to enhance situational awareness for #MaritimePilots
#Rønne #Bornhoom #DK #Denmark #BalticSea
@mercoglianos.bsky.social
www.tv2bornholm.dk/bornholm/dro...
#Rønne #Bornhoom #DK #Denmark #BalticSea
@mercoglianos.bsky.social
www.tv2bornholm.dk/bornholm/dro...
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#Kroatien kehrt zur #Wehrpflicht zurück. Demnach sind volljährige und ärztlich für tauglich befundene Männer bis zum Alter von 29 Jahren ab Januar 2026 – mit einigen Ausnahmen – verpflichtet, eine zweimonatige Grundausbildung zu absolvieren.
orf.at/stories/3409...
orf.at/stories/3409...
Kroatien kehrt zur Wehrpflicht zurück
orf.at
October 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
#Kroatien kehrt zur #Wehrpflicht zurück. Demnach sind volljährige und ärztlich für tauglich befundene Männer bis zum Alter von 29 Jahren ab Januar 2026 – mit einigen Ausnahmen – verpflichtet, eine zweimonatige Grundausbildung zu absolvieren.
orf.at/stories/3409...
orf.at/stories/3409...
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Enhver politiker, der har bare det mindste medansvar for nedenstående, må hjertens gerne klappe totalt kaje med ævl om åndelig oprustning. Hvor er det ubegribelig fattigt, hvis Den Danske Ordbog lukker.
Nødlidende onlineordbog blev ikke reddet af finanslov som håbet
Det er ifølge selskabet bag Den Danske Ordbog nødvendigt med yderligere penge for at undgå lukning.
www.dr.dk
October 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Enhver politiker, der har bare det mindste medansvar for nedenstående, må hjertens gerne klappe totalt kaje med ævl om åndelig oprustning. Hvor er det ubegribelig fattigt, hvis Den Danske Ordbog lukker.
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#OTD 24 October 1808 the Danish fortress at Christiansø island in the Baltic under the commandant Johan Henrik August von Kohl, beats off an attack by a Royal Navy squadron of 2 ships- of-line and 6 frigates.
#navalhistory
#navalhistory
October 24, 2025 at 5:50 AM
#OTD 24 October 1808 the Danish fortress at Christiansø island in the Baltic under the commandant Johan Henrik August von Kohl, beats off an attack by a Royal Navy squadron of 2 ships- of-line and 6 frigates.
#navalhistory
#navalhistory
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Another Russian ship has been added to the grain smuggling fleet, captured on camera and on satellite imagery, evading sanctions to deliver grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen. Follow its covert journey here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Russia’s Grain Smuggling Fleet Continues Undeterred - bellingcat
Bellingcat has identified yet another Russian-flagged vessel exporting grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen.
www.bellingcat.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Another Russian ship has been added to the grain smuggling fleet, captured on camera and on satellite imagery, evading sanctions to deliver grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen. Follow its covert journey here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
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I dag udkommer "Krigens politik", og i den anledning har jeg talt med @jarlner.bsky.social fra Politiken. Du kan læse interviewet her, som Jens har været så flink at dele som et gavelink.
»I bogen slutter han af på en happy note: At krigen i Ukraine var det, der vækkede Europa og blev den skelsættende begivenhed, der omsider etablerede kontinentet som en magtfaktor i egen ret og fri af et forandret USA.«
Jeg glæder mig til læse @anderspucknielsen.dk nye bog, "Krigens politik".
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Jeg glæder mig til læse @anderspucknielsen.dk nye bog, "Krigens politik".
🎁
Dansk militærekspert: Risikoen for en storkrig mod Rusland er større, end du tror
Internationalt | Seneste internationale nyheder og begivenheder som f.eks. tsunamien i Stillehavet, krigene i Ukraine og Gaza. Vi dækker, hvad der sker.
politiken.dk
October 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I dag udkommer "Krigens politik", og i den anledning har jeg talt med @jarlner.bsky.social fra Politiken. Du kan læse interviewet her, som Jens har været så flink at dele som et gavelink.
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🇸🇪🇺🇦Ukraine wants to buy 100 to 150 Jas Gripen E. A declaration of intent between the countries has been signed, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson stated at a joint press conference with Volodymyr Zelenskyj on Wednesday. www.tv4.se/artikel/4WSm...
October 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
🇸🇪🇺🇦Ukraine wants to buy 100 to 150 Jas Gripen E. A declaration of intent between the countries has been signed, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson stated at a joint press conference with Volodymyr Zelenskyj on Wednesday. www.tv4.se/artikel/4WSm...
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Spare some love today for Collingwood. The other Admiral at Trafalgar.
Proud northerner. Hater of flogging. Legit brilliant commander and Nelson's trusted right hand. First into battle on Royal Sovereign. Took charge after Nelson was sniped and saved the British Fleet.
Here's HIS Trafalgar... /1 🧵
Proud northerner. Hater of flogging. Legit brilliant commander and Nelson's trusted right hand. First into battle on Royal Sovereign. Took charge after Nelson was sniped and saved the British Fleet.
Here's HIS Trafalgar... /1 🧵
October 21, 2023 at 9:52 AM
Spare some love today for Collingwood. The other Admiral at Trafalgar.
Proud northerner. Hater of flogging. Legit brilliant commander and Nelson's trusted right hand. First into battle on Royal Sovereign. Took charge after Nelson was sniped and saved the British Fleet.
Here's HIS Trafalgar... /1 🧵
Proud northerner. Hater of flogging. Legit brilliant commander and Nelson's trusted right hand. First into battle on Royal Sovereign. Took charge after Nelson was sniped and saved the British Fleet.
Here's HIS Trafalgar... /1 🧵