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Prof David J Galbreath
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Professor of War and Technology at the University of Bath. Working on digital battlefields. Occasional work on Ukraine.

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contrariannews.org
The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 1d
Pam Bondi's Top 5 Most Insane Moments from Today's Hearing

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Sky News @news.sky.com · 2d
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.
news.sky.com

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bestforbritain.org
Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 27d
ICYMI: Over 100 Tories have now defected to Reform UK.

❓ Are there any from your council or constituency? Find out using our tracker...

🗳️ Vote for Reform UK and get the worst of the Tories.

https://www.bestforbritain.org/tory_reformuk_defection_tracker
Tory to Reform UK Defection Tracker
Reform UK are presenting themselves as an insurgent political party, yet their adoption of former Conservatives shows they are nothing more than the 'Tories in disguise'.
www.bestforbritain.org

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 27d
Ukrainian paratroopers destroyed a building with Russian occupiers in Myrnohrad after identifying their staging area at a fish farm through radio intercepts revealing a soldier's call sign inside.

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ukdefencejournal.org.uk
UK Defence Journal @ukdefencejournal.org.uk · 27d
Saab has launched Poland’s second signals intelligence vessel, ORP Henryk Zygalski, during a ceremony held in Gdańsk.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=65771
Saab launches second Polish spy ship
Saab has launched Poland’s second signals intelligence vessel, ORP Henryk Zygalski, during a ceremony held in Gdańsk.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk

djgalbreath.bsky.social
Prof David J Galbreath @djgalbreath.bsky.social · 27d
Pretty sure the first flight was in Italy in September for Italian training ops. Did a whole Radio Somerset piece on it. Made in Somerset!

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Matthew Ford @warmatters.bsky.social · 27d
The sentiment that people are powerless is extremely corrosive. It’s partly a function of policy frameworks aimed at population level change. Statistical nudges can’t be seen unless connections are drawn together in good political narrative. But that’s hard to do in social media contexts.

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Critical Threats Project @criticalthreats.bsky.social · 27d
The Russian military command has displayed a clear pattern of publicly presenting false information about the battlefield as part of a wider cognitive warfare effort that aims to influence US decision-making about ongoing peace negotiations.

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Critical Threats Project @criticalthreats.bsky.social · 27d
Russian milbloggers continue to loudly reject the alternate battlefield reality that Russian President Vladimir Putin and senior Russian military commanders are trying to create. www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/rus...

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 28d
This is why there's a whole chapter in my book about the damage the grid has done to policy making.

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The Screaming Butt Naked Patriot @buttnakedpatriot.bsky.social · 28d
As you already well know by now, it's all lies.

Every single thing anyone in this entire administration says is a lie.

All of it.

Every time.

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warmatters.bsky.social
Matthew Ford @warmatters.bsky.social · 28d
And here’s what we wrote…

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ianwalker.bsky.social
Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · Dec 12
"Conservative policies that pitted drivers against cyclists risked making the roads less safe by inflaming tensions, a minister has said, promising that the era of transport culture wars is over"
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tory transport culture wars risked making roads less safe, says minister
Lilian Greenwood condemns Conservative ‘mixed messages’ and promises a system that works for everybody
www.theguardian.com

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · Dec 12
Russian troops attacked a gas station in the village of Pavlivka in Kharkiv Oblast with a drone, injuring six people, as reported by the regional military administration, the State Emergency Service, and the police.

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Scott Kelley Ernest - CEPI x HEIR | #mtpol 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @mxscottkernest.bsky.social · Dec 12
They are now "transvestigating" Erika Kirk.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · Dec 12
Kristi Noem has attacked Sister Norma Pimentel, a leader of Catholic Charities serving immigrants in the Texas Rio Grande Valley, after she spoke out bravely criticizing DHS deportation projects, echoing the words of Pope Leo. www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/268391/...
DHS cuts off aid to Texas Catholic Charities
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has suspended Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) from receiving federal funding, according to CCRGV.
www.catholicnewsagency.com

djgalbreath.bsky.social
Prof David J Galbreath @djgalbreath.bsky.social · Dec 10
Trump so interested in democracy in Ukraine while not caring at all about democratic decline in the US.

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financialtimes.com
Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Dec 8
Good morning New York, while you were sleeping this was our most read story. on.ft.com/4a2VQC9

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maripuerta.com
Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · Dec 8
Trump’s national security strategy slams Europe, not Russia www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Trump’s national security strategy slams Europe, not Russia
The White House lays out an approach making clear America no longer leads the free world.
www.washingtonpost.com

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bestforbritain.org
Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · Dec 8
"This has nothing to do with the inconsistencies that have characterised Trump's behaviour on other occasions, but is part of a carefully crafted strategy to reconfigure the world order."

Summary of European reaction to Trump's fashy interference. ~AA

www.eurotopics.net/en/349639/ne...
New US Security Strategy: a threat to Europe?
The US government has sharply criticised Europe in its National Security Strategy.
www.eurotopics.net

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Dec 8
'The universities of East Anglia and Reading have both reported sizeable deficits in the latest sign that research-intensive non-Russell Group universities are being hit hard by the financial crunch facing the sector.' 1/3
‘Intense competition for students’ behind UEA, Reading deficits
Institutions say impact of recruitment changes behind difficult financial picture but predict stronger numbers in future
www.timeshighereducation.com

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atrupar.com
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Dec 7
Q: Should Netflix be allowed to buy Warner Brothers?

TRUMP: That's a question. They have a very big market share. I'll be involved in that decision

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militarnyi.com
Militarnyi @militarnyi.com · Dec 7
Senior Pentagon officials have warned European partners that while arms supplies to Ukraine will increase, the United States will no longer serve as the cornerstone of NATO’s defense after 2027.

militarnyi.com/en/news/us-e...
US Expected to Cease Serving as NATO’s Primary Conventional Force After 2027 - Militarnyi
The Trump administration has told European allies in private discussions that Washington will no longer be the primary conventional defense provider beyond 2027
militarnyi.com

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · Dec 7
Power knocked out in part of #Belgorod region in western #Russia after Russian fighter jets accidentally drops bomb near an electricity substation

Russia's warplanes have released 133 bombs on Russian-controlled border territory since the beginning of 2025

#Ukraine

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apnews.com
The Associated Press @apnews.com · Dec 7
BREAKING: A group of soldiers has appeared on Benin’s state TV announcing the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest of many in West Africa.
Soldiers announce apparent military coup in Benin
A group of soldiers has appeared on Benin’s state TV announcing the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest of many in West Africa.
bit.ly

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · Dec 7
#UkraineWar, Day 1,382: #Russia Attacks on Center of Country

#Ukraine

eaworldview.com/2025/12/ukra...
Ukraine War, Day 1,382: Russia's Attacks on Center of Country - EA WorldView
Russia has launched a widespread attack on central Ukraine, targeting civilian sites in the city of Kremenchuk, a day after massive assault.
eaworldview.com

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · Dec 7
I re-read the 2017 Trump I National Security Strategy and the differences to the 2025 strategy are really striking. This reads like a document from different times

trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/u...

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Prof David J Galbreath @djgalbreath.bsky.social · Dec 6
Yeah but ‘BAR’

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · Dec 6
I am ratcheting down my social media, but let me just say that all European leaders except on the far Right should note that the U.S. now seeks regime change in their country; basically seeks to depose them. US strategy is to support the political forces that threaten liberal democracy in Europe.
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com

djgalbreath.bsky.social
Prof David J Galbreath @djgalbreath.bsky.social · Dec 6
Swedish navy encountering Russian submarines ‘almost weekly’ – and more could be on the way

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Swedish navy encountering Russian submarines ‘almost weekly’ – and more could be on the way
Moscow ‘continuously reinforcing’ its presence in the region, says Swedish chief of operations Capt Marko Petkovic
www.theguardian.com