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Scott Lucas
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Professor, journalist, political analyst, cynical optimist —- Public speaker via London Speakers Bureau

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 4h
#Ukraine General Staff: Forces struck 3 drilling platforms in Caspian Sea belonging to #Russia oil giant Lukoil

Ukraine also hit a Russian Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system in occupied Luhansk region

#UkraineWar

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 4h
UN Secretary-General Guterres "shocked by the reports of violence and excessive use of force by #Iran authorities against protesters"

Calls on authorities “to exercise maximum restraint and to refrain from unnecessary or disproportionate use of force"

#IranProtests

Reposted by Mary Corcoran

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 4h
Human rights activists: 490+ protesters and bystanders killed by #Iran security forces and 10,000+ detained during #IranProtests

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 8h
Hengaw human rights group: Verified videos confirm killings of civilians by #Iran military and security forces in #Tehran

Rows of bodies of victims inside warehouse hall at the Kahrizak morgue, with families searching for and identifying relatives

#IranProtests

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 8h
#Iran President Pezeshkian adopts harder line after calling earlier in #IranProtests for dialogue:

“People have concerns, we should sit with them and if it is our duty, we should resolve their concerns. But the higher duty is not to allow a group of rioters to come and destroy the entire society"

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 8h
"#UsmanKhawaja significance was never confined just to runs. His legacy is about values, decency, a moral compass, and the right choice, even when it came at a personal cost"

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 8h
#Iran Police Chief Ahmad-Reza Radan claims on State TV, “Last night, significant arrests were made of the main elements in the riots, who, God willing, will be punished after going through legal procedures"

#IranProtests

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 9h
" #Putin is not going to be able to show victory on the frontline in foreseeable future. He hasn't been able to show victory in air, because #Ukraine continues to resist.

And, as Europe still supports Ukraine, he is not winning politically. So where is your victory going to come from, Mr Putin?"

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 9h
24-min analysis

W #Ukraine, Europe, & US nearing agreement on security guarantees for #Kyiv, is #Putin is running out of time and options in quest to break Ukrainians?

Status of political maneuvers, #Russia assault on frontlines and Ukrainian civilians, & tightening economic constraints on Moscow

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 9h
EA-Times Radio VideoCast: #Ukraine --- Is #Putin Running Out of Options for "Victory"? (Scott Lucas w Louis Sykes on Frontline)

#Russia #UkraineWar

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EA-Times Radio VideoCast: Ukraine - Is Putin Running Out of Options for "Victory"? - EA WorldView
24-minute analysis of current status of Vladimir Putin's invasion, as Ukraine, Europe, and US near agreement on security guarantees for Kyiv
eaworldview.com

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 10h
#Iran State and semi-official media claim 109 security personnel killed, including 30 police and security officers in #Isfahan Province and 6 in Kermanshah

#IranProtests

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 10h
Message from inside #Iran:

"We have absolutely no access to anything. Even mobile banking barely works.

State TV is constantly calling the protesters 'armed terrorists'. Text messages say because terrorists are armed, people should not go out during busy hours because police will show no leniency"

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 10h
While proclaiming that #Iran recognizes people’s peaceful protests over economic concerns, Parliament Speaker Qalibaf portrays demonstrators as "terrorists"

"Let them know that we will confront them with the most severe measures"

#IranProtests

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 10h
Video: Oil depot in Volgograd region of #Russia still burning after #Ukraine drone strikes

#UkraineWar

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 11h
Staff at several #Iran hospitals say they are overwhelmed w dead or injured patients

"Very horrible scenes", w so many wounded that staff don't have time to perform CPR

"Direct shots to heads of the young people, to their hearts as well. Many of them didn't even make it to hospital"

#IranProtests

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 11h
Video: Saturday night's protest in #Tehran ’s Kishaye Street --- slogans include, “This year is the year Seyed Ali [the Supreme Leader] is overthrown”

#Iran #IranProtests

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 11h
5 civilians murdered and 24+ injured by #Russia attacks across #Ukraine over past day

Air defenses downed 125 of 154 drones launched by Russia overnight, with 22 UAVs hitting 18 locations

#UkraineWar #RussiaWarCrimes

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 11h
"This is not an 'unfortunate tragedy'. This is a killing.

We need dialogue. We need proper, responsible action. But we have group of people at the top of government who have deployed masked, unIDed men w firearms who sweep into communities w no accountability and no legal process"

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 11h
1,000+ buildings in #Kyiv still w/o heat following #Russia strikes early Friday

In parts of the city east of the Dnipro River, electricity available for only about 5 of the past 72 hours

#Ukraine #UkraineWar

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 12h
#Cricket, #Politics, and #Gaza: The Moral Decency of #UsmanKhawaja (Hasan Patel)

#Australia #Palestine

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Cricket, Politics, and Gaza: The Moral Decency of Usman Khawaja - EA WorldView
"Usman Khawaja's legacy is not just cricket. It is about values, decency, moral compass, and right choice, even when it came at personal cost"
eaworldview.com

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 12h
Power restored in areas of #Zaporizhzhia and #Dnipropetrovsk blacked out by #Russia strikes

"They struck targets that have no military purpose whatsoever – energy infrastructure, residential buildings. They deliberately waited for freezing weather to make things worse for our people"

#Ukraine

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 13h
With 50-minute panel on geopolitics on Times Radio: Former UK Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt, former head of Chatham House Robin Niblett, and host
@ayeshahazarika.bsky.social

But 1st we have to deal w insults, especially to #Denmark, & disinfo of #Trump activist Carla Sands

#Greenland

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 13h
EA-Times Radio, CEO Retort, and Nigeria Info FM VideoCasts:
#Venezuela, #Greenland, and Taking #Trump Global Threats Seriously

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EA-Times Radio, CEO Retort, and Nigeria Info FM VideoCasts: Venezuela, Greenland, and Taking Trump's Global Threats Seriously - EA WorldView
34 minutes on Trump Administration's "act of war" on Venezuela and its shattering of international law and threat to international stability
eaworldview.com

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 15h
With India's WION:

State of nationwide #IranProtests and regime efforts to suppress them

"Biggest challenge" to regime since mass protests after 2009 rigged Presidential election

Why #Trump threats are not helpful to protesters

#Iran

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 15h
EA on TVP World and WION: #Trump ’s Threats; #IranProtests

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EA on TVP World and WION: Trump's Threats; Iran's Protests - EA WorldView
Analyzing latest international developments, including Donald Trump's threats to global order and growing protests challenging Iran's regime
eaworldview.com

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 15h
Traveller who left #Iran on Sat:

By Friday night, "many areas of Tehran effectively in hands of people because security forces spread too thin"

"When you talk to people, majority say there is truly no room to back down this time, cuz if regime gets past this stage, there will be massacre"

(2/3)

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 15h
Traveller who left #Iran on Sat:

"Teenagers and young people have risen up in force. Their bravery is unbelievable. Street-level leadership is effectively in their hands, although many middle-aged and older people are also visible in the crowds"

#IranProtests

(3/3)

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 15h
Traveller who left #Iran on Saturday

"On Thursday, Enghelab Street [a main thoroughfare in Tehran] was so crowded that beginning and end of crowd were impossible to see. On Friday, the crowd was far, far larger, to point that even people who had been out night before could not believe it"

(1/3)

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 16h
"This is beyond being Mafia Government. When you operate protection rackets, you say, 'We'll leave you in peace if you pay us money.'

When you send masked, unIDed men w no accountability into communities, you're beyond even Mafia behavior. You're unleashing intimidation, harassment, terror"

#Trump

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 16h
30-min discussion

Extent of Trump Admin threats to global order and stability — and to Americans and US system

Latest actions and rhetoric from #Venezuela to #Greenland - Any alternative to #Trump and Co. quest for personal profit and domination?

Trump camp’s abuses of power inside US

#ReneeGood