As a professional military strategist, I just wanted to make sure everyone has a full understanding of the American strategy in Iran, thank you for your attention to this matter
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Former SNP MP/MSP/Scottish Government Minister; mostly on mastodon.scot I want an independent Scotland π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ, a free Ukraine πΊπ¦ and an unlimited supply of books π, and oh yes, πππ
As a professional military strategist, I just wanted to make sure everyone has a full understanding of the American strategy in Iran, thank you for your attention to this matter
Finished it yesterday & it was great fun. Plus, politicians!
Translation: Iβve started something & have no idea how to finish it so Iβm hoping to implicate as many other countries as I can before the proverbial hits the fan
β‘ BREAKING: Iran threatens to attack Ukraine directly: "[Ukraine] has turned its entire territory into a legitimate target for Iran."
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This is the company used in the #NHS and some police forces. Remove this poison fast.
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Royal Bank of Scotland notes have literary quotes on them, from Sorley MacLean, Norman MacCaig, Mark Alexander Boyd & Neil Munro. Theyβve also had pictures of wildlife AND famous people on them since 2016, because somehow they managed to figure out that banknotes have two sides
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In the chaos in Iran, you might have missed the news that Russia's operational momentum has slowed, even reversed, on the frontlines in Ukraine.
I'm starting to find the number of senior people associated with Brexit who have 'prior commitments' preventing them from speaking at an event slightly suspicious
You know the best way to kill AI? Don't use it. Don't buy it. Don't share it. Don't give the people who use it your labour or your money.
πΊπ¦ During a counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces reclaimed more than 400 kmΒ² of territory. And restored control over nearly the entire Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Read more π
theukrainianreview.info/ukraine-rest...
Ha! Just downloaded & will start reading it on my train journey this evening β¦. give me a day or twoβ¦.
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Historian here history first time as tragedy the second time as farce.
Bigger. Problem. Than. Anticipated.
The first verified Shahed Drone attack on Ukraine was 1,270 days ago.
Ukrainian numbers put the number of Shahed strike UAVs launched at them last year alone at over 32,000.
Your brain, is it... not good? Do you have the bad brain? Sir? Sir?
I do not like this gen AI
I do not like what it implies
I do not want it in my art
I do not think it makes you smart
I do not want it in my games
I do not like its goals and aims
I do not want it in my books
I do not like the way it looks
I do not like it, I don't care
I do not want it anywhere
Book Group The last Thursday of every month was Book Group,β¨when the books would gather together to discuss Brian. βItβs no fun here any more,β remarked Bleak House, glumly.β¨βWhy doesnβt he read us?β whined the Grapes of Wrath. βIt makes me so angry!β β¨βIβm sure he only bought me so he can show me off to his friends,ββ¨complained Ulysses, in a stream of self-consciousness. βI bet he canβt even remember my name, The Idiot,ββ¨muttered a voice from the Russian literature section.β¨βThatβs because he avoids you like The Plague,β said another.β¨βCβest vrai!β came a cry. βIt is like I do not exist.β βLetβs not give up on him yet.β It was Brave New World.β¨After some Persuasion, they agreed to give him one last chance.β¨βBe quiet!β cried Waiting for Godot with Great Expectations.β¨βHere he comes now!β Brian entered the room, with his phone.β¨He sat down and watched some videos of baby pandas falling over.β¨After an hour or so, he started googling cats dressed as celebrities. On the shelf, the books waited with uncracked spines,β¨their silence speaking volumes. Brian Bilston
In celebration of World Book Day, hereβs a poem called βBook Groupβ.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Bit of a story here: the West has known for some time that Ukrainian interceptor drones are cheap, effective and the best way to deal with the sorts of things Iran has. If the US had been remotely serious it would have thought about this ahead of a war.
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βοΈIraq's entire electricity grid has shut down across all provinces including airports, the Iraqi Electricity Ministry confirmed. The cause is under investigation, with Iranian cyber activity raised as a possible factor. #Iraq
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Hats off to your willpower only watching one a night - Iβd have been sooo tempted just to you know, watch another oneβ¦β¦
Blimey! Whereβs Hitchcock when you need him? π¦ββ¬
This IPSO adjudication against the Telegraph is quite something
Confirms their story titled: βWe earn Β£345k, but soaring private school fees mean we canβt go on five holidaysβ was completely fabricated, with the family involved non-existent and stock pictures used
www.ipso.co.uk/rulings/0210...
People expected to live forever in limbo, forever as outsiders, and they will still be asked: βWhy wonβt you just integrate?β
Brill! Looking forward to this π
Itβs excellent news - something a few of us have been banging on about for a while.
Itβs also a rare example of the double u-turn (o-turn?). The Govt announced they were getting rid of the S&P in July 2024, reversed course in 2025, & now weβre back where we were again.
bsky.app/profile/josi...
One day ago he was urging the Iranian people to take to the streets and risk their lives to overthrow the regime, promising them "overwhelming strength" in support.
People are just tools to be sacrificed for his benefit.
Strong tulip π· bulb energy hereβ¦..
Ukrainian aviation smashed a large building packed with Russian troops, two regimental command posts and a stockpile of ammo and drones, Soniashnyk reports. Stay tuned for details.