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Matthew Redhead

@matthewrr

National & financial security. Former UK civil servant and financial intelligence professional. Senior Associate Fellow @rusi.bsky.social CFS. Loves ideas, cult fiction, anomalous stuff, landscapes and sanity. Views own.

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Totally unsporting.

10.03.2026 20:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Me too.

10.03.2026 19:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Blumenthal after getting briefed on Iran: "We seem to be on a path toward deploying American troops on the ground in Iran to accomplish any of the potential objectives here. There's also the specter of active Russian aid to Iran putting in danger American lives ... China also may be assisting Iran"

10.03.2026 16:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 8708 ๐Ÿ” 3756 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 900 ๐Ÿ“Œ 483

What. An. Idiot.

10.03.2026 18:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œThe biggest cover-up of my adult lifeโ€: Inside the CIAโ€™s attempt to make Havana Syndrome disappear In 2024, The Insider and its investigative partners at 60 Minutes and Der Spiegel uncovered evidence showing that โ€œAnomalous Health Incidents,โ€ also known as Havana Syndrome, were likely the result of...

Here is the background:

theins.ru/en/inv/290088

10.03.2026 17:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 44 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ‘ฎ Fraud is now the most common crime in the country, causing huge harm to victims, businesses and costing the wider economy ยฃ15 billion a year.

So we welcome the Governmentโ€™s new Fraud Strategy, particularly the steps that align with our long-standing asks ๐Ÿ‘‡

10.03.2026 15:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hear hear

10.03.2026 11:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸŽตSomething's coming, something coup.

09.03.2026 21:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Rather worse than 9/11.

09.03.2026 21:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 32 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Too good. ๐Ÿคฃ

09.03.2026 21:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hard to believe itโ€™s 35 years since the deregulation of the TV listings

09.03.2026 21:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 72 ๐Ÿ” 18 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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a cartoon of a man looking out a window ALT: a cartoon of a man looking out a window
09.03.2026 21:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Don't worry! It'll only take a week or so to get the fleet to Cuba.

09.03.2026 21:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What astounds me, shocks me....fills me with despair...is that there are still some people who will believe him.

09.03.2026 21:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 53 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Anybody in tonight from Tehran?

That's my home town!"

09.03.2026 21:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pegg, you fop.

09.03.2026 21:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If Ian Levine could provide an AI generated signature of the great man, i might buy it.

09.03.2026 21:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There we go. The kind and wise @davidgooda.bsky.social swooping in to nudge us over the ยฃ1k line. Bloody hell. Thanks so much, everyone. ONWARDS.

09.03.2026 20:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gerry Adams 'directly responsible' for bomb decisions, High Court told Gerry Adams denies he had any role in the Provisional IRA and is opposing the claim being made by three men at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.

Gerry Adams denies he had any role in the Provisional IRA and is opposing the claim being made by three men at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.

news.sky.com/story/gerry-...

09.03.2026 20:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New analysis from The Study of War and AEI shows the CCP continuing to expand military capabilities aimed at projecting power far beyond its shores.

www.aei.org/articles/chi...

09.03.2026 20:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Hugh Laurie's Song for America - A Bit of Fry and Laurie - BBC
Hugh Laurie's Song for America - A Bit of Fry and Laurie - BBC YouTube video by BBC Studios

Current mood as inspired by the Trump administration. youtu.be/lyHSjv9gxlE?...

09.03.2026 20:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm currently in the states and all anyone is talking about is the gas prices. I give it to the end of the week for him to fold his tent in the face of the backlash

09.03.2026 20:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah, so thatโ€™s why itโ€™s coming to an end the real Don called Don.

09.03.2026 20:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What a gorgeous looking bookshop.

09.03.2026 20:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not. A serious. Person.

09.03.2026 20:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A politician without any principles or beliefs who spends all her time on X.
Shallower than a sheet of graphene.

09.03.2026 20:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 38 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m cheering myself up by watching clips of Clive James and Margarita Pracatan on YouTube. Then episodes of Eurotrash.

09.03.2026 20:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œLet bygones be bygonesโ€
said no Ayatollah ever

09.03.2026 19:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They just won't realise they've done it when Trump decides they have.

09.03.2026 19:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

CORRECTAMUNDO!!!!

09.03.2026 19:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0