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Academic researcher in intelligence and security, currently Dean of Faculty, but posting in a personal capacity. Poor standard runner. Excitable cricketer. Prone to crunchy deductions....

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I wonder what had previously been positioned at that girls school?

Aside from the school (difficult to park that tbh) a highly impressive capability but humans are merely the meat in the grinder if this continues.

05.03.2026 06:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Finn Allen hits 33-ball century as New Zealand demolish South Africa

Finn Allen hits 33-ball century as New Zealand demolish South Africa

04.03.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Belgrano began moving in an easterly direction away from presenting an obvious and immediate threat (it may have done again) and then it promptly changed direction to head towards the bottom of the sea... And there are no parallels today.

04.03.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran war heralds era of AI-powered bombing quicker than β€˜speed of thought’ Speed and scale of US military’s AI war planning raises fears human decision-making may be sidelined

Not a good thing

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

03.03.2026 06:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is very short of ideal:

02.03.2026 11:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Suggests some capability in the region.

02.03.2026 08:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Electric car owners might contemplate a smugness

02.03.2026 08:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is what the RAF was created for. Still, it's good to see that the PM hasn't lost his touch in terms of finding the exact part of the answer that annoys the most people. Like he read Bentham and went nah, that's all silly.

02.03.2026 08:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This

01.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Astonishing

01.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oil price expected to surge after Iran strikes and strait of Hormuz closure Markets around the world could tumble on Monday and motorists are likely to pay more at the pump

😬 www.theguardian.com/business/202...

01.03.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That would be an exceptionally punchy move...

28.02.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Very wise. Feel the same.

28.02.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Probably shouldn't forget this conflict either. Oh, and who has eyes on Mexico, Ukraine, and Taiwan...

28.02.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And now the bots can do it for us πŸ˜•

28.02.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, I know. I supervised an excellent PhD thesis about the War Powers Act. This morning feels 'arguably' inconsistent with it. And certainly the spirit of it.

28.02.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What does the war powers act say?

28.02.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Having the energy to attack Iran because "it's dangerous and totalitarian" but not keeping that energy to attack Russia, which is dangerous at a global scale, totalitarian, planning to invade Europe, and threatening to launch nuclear weapons every two weeks, doesn't really seem coherent.

28.02.2026 18:33 πŸ‘ 832 πŸ” 230 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 5

OK, not sure who needs to hear this, but you don't actually destroy uranium by dropping bombs on it. You might scatter it around, or plug up the tunnel entrance to get to it, but you don't destroy it with conventional weapons

28.02.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 150 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Videos show the moment a drone dives toward the ground in Dubai's luxurious Palm Jumeirah district, before an explosion rocks the Fairmont Hotel, leaving it in flames. CNN has verified the videos posted to social media.

Follow live updates:
https://cnn.it/4aUTCDI

28.02.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 7

It all seemed so easy in the pre 16bit era!

28.02.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not ideal to be filming rather than trying to find somewhere safe to be. Also, why was that building targeted?

28.02.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Direct Iranian drone hit on a high rise building in Bahrain's capital of Manama.

Gulf states seem to be struggling to intercept Shaheds while successfully knocking out cruise missiles.

28.02.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 563 πŸ” 262 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 38
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Astonishing footage from inside Era Tower in Bahrain as an Iranian drone strikes.

28.02.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4

If you are going to change regime, it’s a good idea to know what you want the new one to be like and to be able to help it happen.

28.02.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Great film!

28.02.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases

Oh. www.newscientist.com/article/2516...

26.02.2026 22:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

From the International Intrigue newsletter: "Putin continues to claim marginal gains at staggering cost: he’s now averaging ~44,000 casualties a month (and rising) in return for 50-100 sq km per month (and slowing)." That feels like a nearly Great War set of numbers...

26.02.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Whitehall cuts β€˜undermining’ international education expansion Smaller universities expected to be hardest hit by job losses in bodies supporting overseas growth

The government's left hand says you must expand internationally.. whilst the government's right hand says: www.timeshighereducation.com/news/whiteha...

24.02.2026 09:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a year is a long time in politics

23.02.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 2963 πŸ” 717 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 36