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Sport and politics observer. Founder - Clear Thought Comms. Strategic Adviser to online threat / data science company Signify.

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Trump doesn't understand his own decisions: Former CIA director
Trump doesn't understand his own decisions: Former CIA director YouTube video by LBC

Some very sage intelligence heads on Iran.

youtu.be/h4SF3FR4lsw?...

11.03.2026 09:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Eric Trump and Donald Trump, Jr. are acquiring a drone company that is seeking to meet Pentagon demand after Trump banned the use of Chinese drones.

We’re barely a week into Trump’s war and already his family has found a way to cash in.

Everything is for sale.

09.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 3358 πŸ” 1488 πŸ’¬ 182 πŸ“Œ 137
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FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

05.03.2026 07:15 πŸ‘ 17209 πŸ” 6003 πŸ’¬ 516 πŸ“Œ 493

I so want Spain to win the World Cup now.

04.03.2026 06:54 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So, in launching a huge bombing campaign on Iran they apparently didn't plan for:

- Who takes over;
- Interceptor shortages from sustained drone retaliation;
- How to defend US bases in the region;
- Threats to ships in the Strait of Hormuz; and
- How to evacuate Americans with airspace closed.

03.03.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 11199 πŸ” 3483 πŸ’¬ 613 πŸ“Œ 357
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The lead U.S. cyber agency is stretched thin as Iran hacking threat escalates Last week, CISA's acting director was reassigned to a new division within DHS and the agency is operating under a partial shutdown.

The lead U.S. cyber agency is stretched thin as Iran hacking threat escalates

03.03.2026 22:12 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

I’m putting @mrjamesob.bsky.social in charge of getting my kids to school on time after that.

03.03.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump talking about curtains … during an event to commemorate fallen soldiers.

02.03.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Is Trump U-turning on his war in Iran?| LBC
Is Trump U-turning on his war in Iran?| LBC YouTube video by LBC

Simon Marks on top form here:

youtu.be/FFiXiwbRorM?...

02.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Following the strikes in Iran, European gas prices have risen by more than 22%. (AFP)

02.03.2026 08:07 πŸ‘ 215 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 10
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BREAKING Smoke rising from US embassy in Kuwait City, reports AFP correspondent

02.03.2026 05:57 πŸ‘ 88 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 11
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US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says At least 85 students have been killed in US-Israeli strikes that hit an Iranian girls' school in Hormozgan province, Iran's judiciary said on Saturday. Washington has not commented on the reported str...

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If confirmed, this will set the backdrop to the days ahead & beyond:

www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260228-us-israeli-strike-on-iranian-school-kills-more-than-50-students-state-media-says

28.02.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Iran has fired ballistic missiles into:

Israel
Bahrain
UAE
Qatar

28.02.2026 09:12 πŸ‘ 346 πŸ” 149 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 23

A minor point given what’s at stake, but Iran has qualified for the US hosted fifa World Cup kicking off in June.

28.02.2026 07:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And a helpful leverage tactic ahead of the next international media rights negotiations I suspect.

27.02.2026 13:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@lbc.co.uk wonderful interview with Labour MP Karl Turner. Almost parody. Wonderful.

27.02.2026 09:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Totally; there’s clearly a ceiling to reform support - and the emerging reality is the vast majority don’t want divisive, racist politics.

27.02.2026 08:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Isn’t Anyone But Reform - ABR - the key takeaway here?

27.02.2026 07:47 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hungary's leader orders extra security at energy sites, claiming Ukraine plots disruptions Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor OrbΓ‘n ordered extra security at critical energy infrastructure sites after claiming Ukraine was attempting to disrupt Hungary’s energy system.

Viktor Orban is now 20 points behind in the polls - and so he has ordered the military to guard β€œkey energy facilities” against a possible Ukrainian β€œattack.” Hungarians fear he plans a fake national security emergency or false-flag incident before the April 12 election
apnews.com/article/hung...

25.02.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 3367 πŸ” 1585 πŸ’¬ 220 πŸ“Œ 172
Our Man in Moscow: Inside Putin's Russia | BBC Panorama
Our Man in Moscow: Inside Putin's Russia | BBC Panorama YouTube video by BBC News

This is 1st class from @bbcstever.bsky.social - a fascinating look inside Russia & the challenges of reporting there:

youtu.be/VZzsaqC8n_U?...

25.02.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He really doesn’t get it, does he.

25.02.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The chart shows the share of total income going to the top 1% of earners over the last 200 years. Income of course is for the poor - the really rich people simply collect capital gains etc. That said, the post-WWII emergence of a middle class increasingly seems like a historical outlier.

22.02.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

The irony of a communist state & former communist state leading the way in income inequality.

25.02.2026 07:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Violence erupts in Mexico after cartel leader is killed as US issues security alert Violence and unrest comes in hours after the leader of Jalisco New Generation Cartel was killed

The next co-host of the Fifa World Cup in just 4 months time …

uk.news.yahoo.com/violence-eru...

22.02.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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20.02.2026 11:55 πŸ‘ 2322 πŸ” 589 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 41

Ah.

20.02.2026 10:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ahead of the curve … so, so good:

20.02.2026 08:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

U.K. showing the US how to do Epstein justice.

19.02.2026 10:41 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨NEW: The Israeli Government Installed & Maintained Security System at Epstein Apartment

The Israeli gov't installed security equipment and controlled access to a Manhattan apartment building managed by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to emails recently released by the Dep't of...

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