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Andy Scollick

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Dystopia isn't in the future. Dystopia is now. PhD complex adaptive systems, resilience | interactions between defence, security, climate, energy, democracy | former strategic defence planner, adviser to Ukraine's military | anti-fascist | wokist

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 4d

It is perfectly possible to unconditionally condemn an antisemitic terrorist attack against Jewish people AND white nationalist terrorist attacks against Jewish people and Muslims AND Israel's terrorist attacks and genocide against Palestinians AND Hamas' terrorist attacks against Jews and Israel.

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 1m

When Russians lose all their savings, can't buy anything on the shelves, have no petrol and diesel, and can't heat their homes, they will blame Putin for 'his' war. They will turn on their regime and likely string Putin and his people up.

THEN we negotiate.

Help with tecovery conditional on peace.

Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 1m

Yes, of course it will impact the European economy. But the economic impacts on Europeans will be much less in the long run than the impacts of a European War Three.

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 1m

The only way to stop Russia's hybrid warfare against Europe is to shock and collapse Russia's economy.

Maximal sanctions overnight.
A ban on all trade with Russia, including gas imports.
Interdictions of Russian and Russia-linked merchant vessels.
Enable Ukraine to destroy Russia's infrastructure.

EU needs response to hybrid warfare threats - EU chief

Recent drone incidents and other airspace violations show Europe is facing hybrid warfare to which it must respond with measures that go beyond traditional defence, EU Commission President Ursula von ...

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 11h

ICE is a hostile occupying force that is a danger to everyone.

Alt text: A man in camouflage clothing and a face covering sits inside a gray Jeep, pointing a weapon out of the open driver-side window. The gun is aimed directly at the camera. The man wears gloves and a dark cap, and his eyes are visible above the mask. The vehicle’s door and side mirror are wet with raindrops.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 10h

According the victim's attorney, body camera footage captured the officer saying, “Do something, bitch,” before leaping out of the car and shooting her multiple times. Another officer asked, “Hey, what happened?” The first pointed to his camera, “Hey, don’t speak. You’re good.”
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 13h

Voices from the victims of the Hamas-Israel war on both sides.

October 7 two years on: Israelis and Palestinians caught between two conflicting ideas of peace

Voices from the victims of the Hamas-Israel war on both sides.

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Tony Booth @tonybooth1.bsky.social · 20h

I sat on the Defend our Juries protest as a Jew opposing genocide and antisemitism countering the absurd insult that to oppose genocide is antisemitic. @defendourjuries.bsky.social @andrewfeinstein.bsky.social @owenjones.bsky.social @jewishvoice.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 13h

Wow! This is more like it.

💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 14h

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 20h

‼️ Security has been tightened at a Russian nuclear test site in the Arctic amid fears of a “drone attack” similar to the one that occurred during Operation Spiderweb.

Rresearchers at The Barents Observer have discovered anti-drone nets installed on satellite images of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

PADILLA: Do you believe govt officials are obligated to follow court orders whether they agree with them or not, yes or no?

BONDI: I wish you loved your state of California as much as you hate President Trump

PADILLA: I asked a simple yes or no question

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Leon Simons @leonsimons.bsky.social · 13h

The most important data in the world comes from NASA satellites.

Here I plotted both hemispheres.

It shows that the Northern Hemisphere now absorbs more sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere and that both Hemispheres absorb more light than they radiate heat to space, leading to faster warming.
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auonsson @auonsson.bsky.social · 13h

There has been continued sabotage against telecoms infrastructure along roads of southeast Sweden. These are the roads, ports and railways necessary for moving troops to Gotland

Yesterday it was revealed that a fiber optic cable undergoing maintenance has been cut on several spots along highway E22

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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Miller: "Eventually elections don’t carry the day because violence beats votes… When we see a muscular response from the federal government, it’s because we’re not going to let violence beat votes."

Is he implying federal intervention determines political legitimacy, not ballots or courts?

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 20h

Never thought I'd hear myself say this, but yes, it should be cancelled. He was at Paradiso in Amsterdam recently justifying putting bullets into people. That's not acceptable. That's amplifying hate and violence.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20h

MPs and Jewish leaders call for Bob Vylan’s Manchester gig to be cancelled

Letter says they are ‘deeply concerned’ about Manchester Academy concert after last week’s synagogue attack MPs and Jewish leaders have called for the punk-rap duo Bob Vylan’s forthcoming Manchester gig to be called off. The Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester (JRC) – in a letter backed by 10 MPs – has urged Manchester Academy to cancel the 5 November show. Continue reading...

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 20h

* Hitler

Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 20h

Taking the piss Ireland style.

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 20h

The Minister for Finance has announced that as of 1 January 2026, the national minimum wage will increase by €0.65 per hour to €14.15 per hour

Minimum wage set to increase to €14.15 an hour in 2026

The Minister for Finance has announced that as of 1 January 2026, the national minimum wage will increase by €0.65 per hour to €14.15 per hour.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 20h

I suspect when Jenrick imagined saying the final words "let's build this new order, let's take our country back," his voice BOOMED and the roar of the crowd was DEAFENING. In the event, his voice cracked and was met with the politeness of a local baking contest won by "a not-bad lemon drizzle". ~AA

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Eto Buziashvili @buziashvili.bsky.social · 20h

In the West, journalists receive the Pulitzer award for truth-telling.
In Russia, there is also a 9mm award - a 9mm bullet in the forehead for telling the truth.

Anna Politkovskaya was one of the many journalists that the Kremlin regime assasinated for telling the truth.

Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 1d

OTD in 2006 journalist & activist Anna Politkovskaya was shot dead. Whoever is responsible for having her killed is still at large. And turns 73 today.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 21h

Jenrick delivers one of the most asinine speeches I have ever heard. He even brought along a prop, to explain how a judge becomes impartial setting aside personal views, then went on to attack judges for having views. His solution? Abolish tribunals. And who will adjudicate cases? Pfft. Details. ~AA

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 20h

🎥 Registration photographs of women who were registered at Auschwitz as prisoners.

In total, about 131,000 women were registered. The majority were Jewish (82,000), Polish (31,000), and Roma (11,000).

Podcast on women at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc

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Video: instagram.com/malabahr

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 20h

Though it's not easy when a) you have a family to consider and b) you don't know if you can trust other generals/admirals to also disobey illegal orders, when they come. But yes, you're right. They have a duty to uphold the Constitution and a moral obligation to protect US citizens.

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 20h

The more pressure and attack the regime comes under, the greater the incentive for the regime's members to ensure their survival by doubling down on moves toward full authoritarianism and dictatorship.

Every day in America, the probability of a military-backed coup increases a notch.

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 20h

The problem with that is, the people who surround Trump, suck up to him, bask in his reflected glory or, maybe, even pull his strings, are all in: their fates are shared. If Trump falls, they fall. If Trump is jailed, they will be jailed.

That's why a regime is so dangerous and hard to be rid of.

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 20h

There is a myth that Adolf Hitler was the architect of Nazi policy. He wasn't. Hitle was an ideologue and radical innovator. But he left policy making to his subordinates: the 'yes men' he surrounded himself with.

Trump is similar. He comes up with ideas. His inner circle turn them into policy.

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