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Thomas Hegghammer
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Senior Fellow in Politics at All Souls College, Oxford. Interested in jihadism, Middle East history, and digital methods. Linux enthusiast and nature-lover

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The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment is a research institute that conducts research and development on behalf of the Norwegian Armed Forces and provides expert advice to political and military defence leaders. In particular, its task is to keep track of advances in the fields of science and military technology which might affect the assumptions on which Norwegian security policy and/or defence planning is based. .. more

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 2d
There's been a 300 PERCENT increase in FBI domestic terrorism investigations this year
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Secretive Watchlisting Center Executing NSPM-7
“We’re expanding the watchlist,” FBI director says amid 300% increase in domestic terror investigations.
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Gary R. Bunt @garyrbunt.bsky.social · 2d
More details on the social media influences on synagogue attacker …
Manchester synagogue attacker Jihad al Shamie 'shared ISIS videos, ranted and asked for large sums of money', his friends say
The terrorist's behaviour became unpredictable, friends say, including watching Islamic State videos, asking for money and sudden bursts of temper.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 4d
“it is the unrelenting focus on refineries which is doing most to change the narrative about the war, even appearing to help change Donald Trump’s mind about Ukraine’s prospects.”

Ukraine’s hellfire is intensifying the Kremlin’s fuel crisis
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Ukraine’s hellfire is intensifying the Kremlin’s fuel crisis
Almost half of Russia’s refineries have been hit by drones and missiles
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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 4d
A government that extrajudicially kills foreigners abroad will also (try to) extrajudicially kill its own citizens at home.
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Ben Whitham @drbenwhitham.bsky.social · 4d
Men in balaclavas set fire to a mosque in East Sussex last night. It's only appearing on the BBC's local coverage, rather than its main national headlines, despite coming just a week after the (also under-reported) firebombing of an asylum hotel in London last week
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Peacehaven: Fire at East Sussex mosque probed as 'hate crime'
Video appears to show two people in balaclavas at the mosque before a large blaze spreads.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Institut mezinárodních studií FSV UK @ims.fsv.cuni.cz · 7d
🚨 Exciting postdoc opportunity at the Institute of International Relations Prague! Join the INTERFER Project (Oct 2025–Dec 2028). Research focus: foreign interference, disinfo, cyber sec & digital politics. Apply by 12 Oct 2025 👉 www.iir.cz/postdoctoral...

#Postdoc #ResearchJobs
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of International Relations in Prague under the project INTERFER, starting October 2025 (until December 2028) | Ústav mezinárodních vztahů - Expertise to impact
We are looking for a new colleague for the position of a Postdoctoral Researcher under the project INTERFER which studies foreign interference by foreign powers in the context of current geopolitical ...
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 7d
At least four people are injured following a stabbing and car-ramming at a synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar
jrnl.ie/6832892
Suspect shot by police after four injured in stabbing and car-ramming at Manchester synagogue
The incident occurred at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester.
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Thomas Hegghammer @hegghammer.net · 10d
For me, moving to the UK and getting a family set up with all the services one needs has been a bureaucratic nightmare. Just do this
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Thomas Hegghammer @hegghammer.net · 10d
Brits being contrarian (again). Norway has had this for years and I can tell you 1) it simplifies everything from online banking to gov services enormously & 2) it is less of a threat to privacy because data are kept properly in one place instead of in tens of different places with varying security
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13d
‘A hacker’s dream’: Britons on Keir Starmer’s plan for digital ID cards
‘A hacker’s dream’: Britons on Keir Starmer’s plan for digital ID cards
Views range from concerns over civil liberties and cybersecurity, to welcoming it as a helpful system to streamline services
www.theguardian.com
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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 12d
Okatsuka posted the censorship rules for the controversial comedy festival, noting how many "You can’t say anything anymore!" comedians have signed on.
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Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posts contract after turning down Riyadh Comedy Festival
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posts contract after turning down Riyadh Comedy Festival
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13d
‘A hacker’s dream’: Britons on Keir Starmer’s plan for digital ID cards
‘A hacker’s dream’: Britons on Keir Starmer’s plan for digital ID cards
Views range from concerns over civil liberties and cybersecurity, to welcoming it as a helpful system to streamline services
www.theguardian.com
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Thomas Hegghammer @hegghammer.net · 13d
It's also worth remembering that these are incident counts, not fatality counts. Deaths are often a better measure for scale/consequence. The report doesn't graph fatalities by ideology over time, but notes in the text that far left terrorism is very low lethality (causing only 2 deaths since 2020)
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Thomas Hegghammer @hegghammer.net · 13d
Key graph. IMO the main story here is the dramatic decline in the incidence of far right terrorism in 2024-25, not the slight increase in far left attacks (from ~3 to ~7 a year)
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Asgeir Rekkavik @asgeirr.bsky.social · 14d
Er du over 35 og i ferd med å bli gradvis mer interessert i lokalhistorie? Nasjonalbiblioteket trenger hjelp med å plassere sin samling av historiske flyfoto på kartet.

bibliotekutvikling.no/nyheter/flyf...
Flyfoto: Ny tjeneste lar brukerne plassere flyfoto på kartet
Du kan plassere flyfoto på kartet! Flyfoto er fotografier som er tatt i lav høyde fra småfly av landskap, bygninger, natur, bygd og by.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15d
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today backed a call to set a minimum age for accessing social media.
Von der Leyen calls for minimum age to access social media
Commission chief throws weight behind calls to ban social media use for kids.
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Thomas Hegghammer @hegghammer.net · 15d
Indeed. I fully trust DB, but I think they should have included the actual numbers for 2024-2025. Without specifics, the phrase "on the rise" risks being intepreted differently by different camps
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Nils August Andresen @nilaug.bsky.social · 16d
Vil tre norske oljefelt ta livet av 100 000 mennesker? Det er påstanden i rettssaken om Yggdrasil.

Men tallet er meningsløst. At akademikere i praksis stiller seg bak, er alvorlig for deres troverdighet. @oysteinsjolie.bsky.social tegner og forklarer:

www.minerva.no/gass-global-...
(+) Kan tre norske oljefelt ta livet av 100 000 mennesker?
Forskningen som påstår at utslippene fra tre norske oljefelt vil føre til 100 000 dødsfall har vært usedvanlig kreativ, selv til slik forskning å være.
www.minerva.no
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 17d
Poland's statement to Russia at the UN.

"If another missile or aircraft enters our space without permission, deliberately or 'by mistake', and gets shot down, please don't come here to whine about it. You have been warned." ~AA
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Thomas Hegghammer @hegghammer.net · 17d
Gratulerer!
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Hilde Eliassen Restad @herestad.bsky.social · 17d
Tirsdag 4. november er det akkurat ett år siden Trump ble gjenvalgt. I den anledning utkommer min nye bok, "USA: En nekrolog?" Der tar jeg for meg *waves at everything*. Den kan allerede nå forhåndsbestilles (signert versjon, if that's your jam) hos Norli: www.norli.no/978828282293...
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Qusay Noor @qusaynoor.net · 18d
The President of the #Syrian Arab Republic, Mr. Ahmad Al-Sharaa, arrives in #NewYork on a historic visit to participate in the #UnitedNations General Assembly meetings the first #Syrian president to do so since 1967.
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Nicholas Weaver @ncweaver.skerry-tech.com · 19d
Why is this horrible for Universities?

Just about everyone who isn't a citizen or green card holder already who's hired for a tenure track faculty position is hired through an H1B and then, after 3-5 years, applies for a green card.

This is literally "No more foreign professors can be hired"
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Gergely Orosz @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · 20d
Those on an H1B cannot return to the US from tomorrow (Sunday) unless paying $100K. This is an out-of-the blue presidential action. We’ll see software engineers stranded abroad.

One easy to predict outcome: those on US visas will travel less… for work, for conferences etc.
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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 20d
Just comparing estimated deaths in the Siege of Aleppo with Gaza.

Gaza has resulted in nearly twice as many deaths in less than three years for a comparable population.

The photo on the left is from Aleppo; that on the right is from Gaza.
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Thomas Hegghammer @hegghammer.net · 20d
This was very informative
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Alexander McKeever @akmckeever.bsky.social · 20d
"So this is the latest evolution of band kids. Kind of cloying, desperate for approval, really liable to get into unfunny in-jokes, furry references. 'Hey fascist, catch this'--an epic video game reference...He's trying to be epic."

maxread.substack.com/p/what-type-...
What Type of Guy was the alleged Charlie Kirk shooter?
Talking to Ettingermentum about the distinctions between Groypers and Reddit kids
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Alexander McKeever @akmckeever.bsky.social · 20d
"So this is the latest evolution of band kids. Kind of cloying, desperate for approval, really liable to get into unfunny in-jokes, furry references. 'Hey fascist, catch this'--an epic video game reference...He's trying to be epic."

maxread.substack.com/p/what-type-...
What Type of Guy was the alleged Charlie Kirk shooter?
Talking to Ettingermentum about the distinctions between Groypers and Reddit kids
maxread.substack.com
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Iona Craig @ionacraig.com · 20d
Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, which killed 31 journalists and media support workers on September 10th, marks the deadliest global attack in 16 years and the second deadliest single attack on the press ever recorded.
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Israel’s killing of 31 Yemeni journalists marks deadliest global attack in 16 years - Committee to Protect Journalists
Washington, D.C., September 19, 2025—Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, which killed 31 journalists and media support workers on September 10, signal that it...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 20d
Left-Wing Group Too Disorganized For FBI Agents To Infiltrate https://theonion.com/left-wing-group-too-disorganized-for-fbi-agents-to-infi-1848923025/
Left-Wing Group Too Disorganized For FBI Agents To Infiltrate
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Thomas Hegghammer @hegghammer.net · 20d
"[T]o nye sakkyndige [har] konkludert med at 28-åringen var utilregnelig i gjerningsøyeblikket da han drepte stesøsteren sin og deretter angrep Al-Noor-moskeen i Bærum."
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Overlege om Philip Manshaus' sykdomsforløp: – Tror det er det verste jeg har sett
Terrordømte Philip Manshaus var så syk da han var innlagt at han ikke kan ha simulert sykdommen, mener behandleren.
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Thomas Hegghammer @hegghammer.net · 20d
Men jeg er enig i at jeg burde ha husket dette, uavhengig av mandat

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Thomas Hegghammer @hegghammer.net · 20d
Hvis jeg var mediekommentator med presisjon som varemerke, ville jeg kanskje sørget for å ha riktig informasjon om mandatet før jeg anklaget et vitne for å stille uforberedt? 😃❤️
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