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ABC News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CBS News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
MSNBC: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CNN: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
Fox News: "We've all texted the wrong person before."
CBS News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
MSNBC: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CNN: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
Fox News: "We've all texted the wrong person before."
March 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
ABC News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CBS News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
MSNBC: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CNN: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
Fox News: "We've all texted the wrong person before."
CBS News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
MSNBC: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CNN: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
Fox News: "We've all texted the wrong person before."
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Happy One Month Anniversary to this story.
March 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Happy One Month Anniversary to this story.
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Gordon Barrass, who debriefed Gordievsky on his exfiltration, later wrote an excellent book on the role of intelligence in the Cold War, “The great Cold War: journey through the hall of mirrors.” He discusses Gordievsky at length. Reagan was “very moved” by Gordievsky’s reports.
March 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Gordon Barrass, who debriefed Gordievsky on his exfiltration, later wrote an excellent book on the role of intelligence in the Cold War, “The great Cold War: journey through the hall of mirrors.” He discusses Gordievsky at length. Reagan was “very moved” by Gordievsky’s reports.
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Oleg Gordievsky has died. What makes him so interesting is that he illustrates the stabilising role intelligence can play: he helped Reagan & Thatcher understand the USSR was genuinely worried about nuclear war, allowing them to take that into account in their policy www.bbc.com/news/article...
Former KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky dies at Surrey home - BBC News
Counter-terrorism police are assisting the coroner, but his death is not being treated as suspicious.
www.bbc.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Oleg Gordievsky has died. What makes him so interesting is that he illustrates the stabilising role intelligence can play: he helped Reagan & Thatcher understand the USSR was genuinely worried about nuclear war, allowing them to take that into account in their policy www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Unless Mr Philp believes that naturalised British citizens should be called "people who are foreign", the correct stat is 17%. He has been misled by Professor Goodwin
March 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Unless Mr Philp believes that naturalised British citizens should be called "people who are foreign", the correct stat is 17%. He has been misled by Professor Goodwin
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Too bad Uvalde Elementary didn’t sell Teslas.
March 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Too bad Uvalde Elementary didn’t sell Teslas.
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The US stock market slump likely has only a little to do with the actual impact of the tariffs imposed to-date.
Instead, it's the market's assessment that the people in charge don't do their homework, don't consider consequences, can't implement, but refuse to let any of that slow them down.
Instead, it's the market's assessment that the people in charge don't do their homework, don't consider consequences, can't implement, but refuse to let any of that slow them down.
March 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The US stock market slump likely has only a little to do with the actual impact of the tariffs imposed to-date.
Instead, it's the market's assessment that the people in charge don't do their homework, don't consider consequences, can't implement, but refuse to let any of that slow them down.
Instead, it's the market's assessment that the people in charge don't do their homework, don't consider consequences, can't implement, but refuse to let any of that slow them down.
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A South African apartheid hangover on ketamine calls a decorated American veteran pilot and astronaut who flew 39 combat missions for his country a traitor.
March 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
A South African apartheid hangover on ketamine calls a decorated American veteran pilot and astronaut who flew 39 combat missions for his country a traitor.
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Rearmament: Time for the British left to take a stand - either you're for it or against it... https://htsf.substack.com/p/rearmament-time-for-the-left-to-take?utm_campaign=post&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Rearmament: time for the left to take a stand...
The whole British labour movement faces a question: which side are you on?
htsf.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Rearmament: Time for the British left to take a stand - either you're for it or against it... https://htsf.substack.com/p/rearmament-time-for-the-left-to-take?utm_campaign=post&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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To be clear: a tariff is a tax.
March 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
To be clear: a tariff is a tax.
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Ministers are going to have to explain the new reality to voters. There is no way that even spending 3% of GDP on defence is going to compensate for the US going rogue (just look at what was spent in the 1970s) and there is no way that minsters can keep taxes down
March 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Ministers are going to have to explain the new reality to voters. There is no way that even spending 3% of GDP on defence is going to compensate for the US going rogue (just look at what was spent in the 1970s) and there is no way that minsters can keep taxes down
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Labour will need to raise taxes to rearm, just like they already would've had to raise taxes to properly deliver public services.
They are better having this conversation with voters now, before a narrative that public services are being cut to fund defence takes hold.
They are better having this conversation with voters now, before a narrative that public services are being cut to fund defence takes hold.
Ministers are going to have to explain the new reality to voters. There is no way that even spending 3% of GDP on defence is going to compensate for the US going rogue (just look at what was spent in the 1970s) and there is no way that minsters can keep taxes down
March 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Labour will need to raise taxes to rearm, just like they already would've had to raise taxes to properly deliver public services.
They are better having this conversation with voters now, before a narrative that public services are being cut to fund defence takes hold.
They are better having this conversation with voters now, before a narrative that public services are being cut to fund defence takes hold.
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s cuts are killing Veterans with cancer.
MORE: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...
MORE: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...
March 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s cuts are killing Veterans with cancer.
MORE: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...
MORE: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...
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From the man who backed out of a fight with Mark Zuckerberg and an appearance on the Daily Show: "I literally challenged Putin to one on one physical combat". This is "my dad works for Nintendo" level stuff.
March 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
From the man who backed out of a fight with Mark Zuckerberg and an appearance on the Daily Show: "I literally challenged Putin to one on one physical combat". This is "my dad works for Nintendo" level stuff.
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#KingCharles: “In these uncertain times, where it is all too easy to believe that our differences are problems instead of a source of strength+an opportunity for learning, the #Commonwealth's remarkable collection of nations+peoples come together in the spirit of support and, crucially, friendship”
King's Commonwealth message of unity in 'these uncertain times'
At a time of global tensions, King Charles emphasises the importance of countries working together.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
#KingCharles: “In these uncertain times, where it is all too easy to believe that our differences are problems instead of a source of strength+an opportunity for learning, the #Commonwealth's remarkable collection of nations+peoples come together in the spirit of support and, crucially, friendship”
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Telegraph reports that Ukraine membership of the Single Market would boost its economy. Irony is dead. www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
EU preparing to give Ukraine access to Single Market in peace deal
Access would give economic boost to war-torn country – on its path to bloc membership
www.telegraph.co.uk
March 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Telegraph reports that Ukraine membership of the Single Market would boost its economy. Irony is dead. www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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It takes several months to complete the FAA Academy and two to four years of on-the-job training to become a certified air traffic controller, but don’t worry, the ones Elon’s DOGEbags want fired will be replaced with “geniuses from M.I.T.”
So this is fine.
Everything is fine.
So this is fine.
Everything is fine.
March 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
It takes several months to complete the FAA Academy and two to four years of on-the-job training to become a certified air traffic controller, but don’t worry, the ones Elon’s DOGEbags want fired will be replaced with “geniuses from M.I.T.”
So this is fine.
Everything is fine.
So this is fine.
Everything is fine.
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Always remember--this is not a case of Trump appeasing Putin--its actually him joining Putin. Its not Munich 1938, its the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939.
March 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Always remember--this is not a case of Trump appeasing Putin--its actually him joining Putin. Its not Munich 1938, its the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939.
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What saddens me even more is that beyond the malice of Trump and Vance there are dozens, possibly hundreds of people across the US government--good, hardworking, possibly pro-Ukraine, maybe even my former neighbors or students--quietly making all this happen. Simply following orders, so to speak.
Always remember--this is not a case of Trump appeasing Putin--its actually him joining Putin. Its not Munich 1938, its the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939.
March 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
What saddens me even more is that beyond the malice of Trump and Vance there are dozens, possibly hundreds of people across the US government--good, hardworking, possibly pro-Ukraine, maybe even my former neighbors or students--quietly making all this happen. Simply following orders, so to speak.
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"If we don't allow politicians to converse in a way that isn't reduced to simplicities, that leaves a vacuum of complexity filled by populists who sound like they are talking with substance"
A big win of the modern right has been to close the space in which nuance can even sit.
My culture piece 👇
A big win of the modern right has been to close the space in which nuance can even sit.
My culture piece 👇
Complexity Is Reality – But There’s No Possibility For It In Today’s Political Culture
One of the biggest triumphs of the modern political right has been to close the space in which nuance and ambiguity can even sit, writes Hardeep Matharu
bylinetimes.com
February 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"If we don't allow politicians to converse in a way that isn't reduced to simplicities, that leaves a vacuum of complexity filled by populists who sound like they are talking with substance"
A big win of the modern right has been to close the space in which nuance can even sit.
My culture piece 👇
A big win of the modern right has been to close the space in which nuance can even sit.
My culture piece 👇
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“Politicians are fearful of speaking out of line because of the risk to the physical safety of their families” is not a description of a functioning democracy, so let’s be clear what the United States is and isn’t any more.
“Frightened for the safety of their families.”
America, 2025.
America, 2025.
March 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“Politicians are fearful of speaking out of line because of the risk to the physical safety of their families” is not a description of a functioning democracy, so let’s be clear what the United States is and isn’t any more.
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Alarm bells for anyone using US technology to stop doing so asap. With the erratically led US government that companies fear or want to suck upto, it may be weaponized or disabled in the blink of an eye ↘️
Maxar has cut off satellite imagery access to Ukraine, undoubtedly due to pressure from the U.S. government.
This means that not just classified, but commercially available unclassified intelligence products are being cut off.
I now fully expect Starlink to be next.
This means that not just classified, but commercially available unclassified intelligence products are being cut off.
I now fully expect Starlink to be next.
March 7, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Alarm bells for anyone using US technology to stop doing so asap. With the erratically led US government that companies fear or want to suck upto, it may be weaponized or disabled in the blink of an eye ↘️
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EU is ready to create a "coalition of the willing" to ensure "one country" cannot block support for #Ukraine - EC Vice-President @kajakallas.bsky.social at the Special European Council Summit in Brussels
March 6, 2025 at 12:19 PM
EU is ready to create a "coalition of the willing" to ensure "one country" cannot block support for #Ukraine - EC Vice-President @kajakallas.bsky.social at the Special European Council Summit in Brussels
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A big shift that needs to happen in European defence procurement is the mindset.
Away from ‘what is the ideal spec for some equipment that we can order now and get in a decade’s time’ to ‘what is available next year and the year after’.
Away from ‘what is the ideal spec for some equipment that we can order now and get in a decade’s time’ to ‘what is available next year and the year after’.
March 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
A big shift that needs to happen in European defence procurement is the mindset.
Away from ‘what is the ideal spec for some equipment that we can order now and get in a decade’s time’ to ‘what is available next year and the year after’.
Away from ‘what is the ideal spec for some equipment that we can order now and get in a decade’s time’ to ‘what is available next year and the year after’.
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You're a British politician, and you have to choose between Our Brave Boys and some American. You'd have to be daft to screw this up, eh Kemi?
thecritic.co.uk/the-...
thecritic.co.uk/the-...
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
You're a British politician, and you have to choose between Our Brave Boys and some American. You'd have to be daft to screw this up, eh Kemi?
thecritic.co.uk/the-...
thecritic.co.uk/the-...