BEJC
@bejc.bsky.social
Munster Rugby & Arsenal fan. Offshore Sailor. Mostly liveaboard. Long distance cyclist. Portugal resident. Retired!
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All across Europe, as well as in Japan, Korea and Taiwan, US allies are reading Trump's national security strategy and realizing that it was authored by people who view them as enemies while idolizing Vladimir Putin and plagiarizing from his recent speeches.
December 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
All across Europe, as well as in Japan, Korea and Taiwan, US allies are reading Trump's national security strategy and realizing that it was authored by people who view them as enemies while idolizing Vladimir Putin and plagiarizing from his recent speeches.
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❗️Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski responds to Elon Musk:
December 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
❗️Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski responds to Elon Musk:
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You know what lads? I’m starting to wonder if FIFA might not be the most reputable organisation.
December 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
You know what lads? I’m starting to wonder if FIFA might not be the most reputable organisation.
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“An Irish navy ship spotted up to five drones operating near the flight path of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s aircraft as he arrived for a state visit to Ireland on Monday, Irish and Ukrainian media reported.”
Ukraine war briefing: drones reportedly spotted near Zelenskyy flight path on Dublin trip
Irish navy ship spotted suspicious drones near the flight path of Zelenskyy’s aircraft as he landed on Monday in Ireland, local media reported. What we know on day 1,3811
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 AM
“An Irish navy ship spotted up to five drones operating near the flight path of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s aircraft as he arrived for a state visit to Ireland on Monday, Irish and Ukrainian media reported.”
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Welcome to SAFE, Canada!
When like-minded partners join forces on security and defence in a turbulent world, our countries grow stronger, our industries benefit and our citizens are safer.
Our Joint Statement ↓
link.europa.eu/QCDtpr
When like-minded partners join forces on security and defence in a turbulent world, our countries grow stronger, our industries benefit and our citizens are safer.
Our Joint Statement ↓
link.europa.eu/QCDtpr
December 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Welcome to SAFE, Canada!
When like-minded partners join forces on security and defence in a turbulent world, our countries grow stronger, our industries benefit and our citizens are safer.
Our Joint Statement ↓
link.europa.eu/QCDtpr
When like-minded partners join forces on security and defence in a turbulent world, our countries grow stronger, our industries benefit and our citizens are safer.
Our Joint Statement ↓
link.europa.eu/QCDtpr
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Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted by a jury of conspiring to traffic 400 tons of cocaine into the United States.
November 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted by a jury of conspiring to traffic 400 tons of cocaine into the United States.
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Brexit has made the UK economy 6%–8% smaller than it would have been if we had stayed in the EU. That is £165bn-£225bn a year.
That is a loss to the government budget of around £65bn to £90bn a year.
Imagine what Reeves could do with that kind of money.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
That is a loss to the government budget of around £65bn to £90bn a year.
Imagine what Reeves could do with that kind of money.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Brexit has made the UK economy 6%–8% smaller than it would have been if we had stayed in the EU. That is £165bn-£225bn a year.
That is a loss to the government budget of around £65bn to £90bn a year.
Imagine what Reeves could do with that kind of money.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
That is a loss to the government budget of around £65bn to £90bn a year.
Imagine what Reeves could do with that kind of money.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
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NEW: Wales’s first minister @prifweinidog.gov.wales backs call for a full investigation into Russian interference.
Wales’s Senedd elections next spring ‘at risk’. @bbcwales.bsky.social report below.
Wales’s Senedd elections next spring ‘at risk’. @bbcwales.bsky.social report below.
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
NEW: Wales’s first minister @prifweinidog.gov.wales backs call for a full investigation into Russian interference.
Wales’s Senedd elections next spring ‘at risk’. @bbcwales.bsky.social report below.
Wales’s Senedd elections next spring ‘at risk’. @bbcwales.bsky.social report below.
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Something very cool just happened to #Montreal.
Last week I got to ride on the REM line, now fully open from Brossard to Deux-Montagnes.
Automated. Electric. Frequent (2.5 minute headways). Fast (100 km/h plus). Cheap to build. (One tenth the price of other systems)
And really fun to ride...
🧵
Last week I got to ride on the REM line, now fully open from Brossard to Deux-Montagnes.
Automated. Electric. Frequent (2.5 minute headways). Fast (100 km/h plus). Cheap to build. (One tenth the price of other systems)
And really fun to ride...
🧵
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Something very cool just happened to #Montreal.
Last week I got to ride on the REM line, now fully open from Brossard to Deux-Montagnes.
Automated. Electric. Frequent (2.5 minute headways). Fast (100 km/h plus). Cheap to build. (One tenth the price of other systems)
And really fun to ride...
🧵
Last week I got to ride on the REM line, now fully open from Brossard to Deux-Montagnes.
Automated. Electric. Frequent (2.5 minute headways). Fast (100 km/h plus). Cheap to build. (One tenth the price of other systems)
And really fun to ride...
🧵
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He knows exactly what he did. Down to the numbers.
Don't Let this disappear. EVER 🤬
Don't Let this disappear. EVER 🤬
November 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
He knows exactly what he did. Down to the numbers.
Don't Let this disappear. EVER 🤬
Don't Let this disappear. EVER 🤬
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Ireland can’t receive messages from other country’s security services because it doesn’t have secure communications.
Must read FT piece today on neutral Ireland, the soft underbelly of European defence
By @judewebber.bsky.social and @helenwarrell.bsky.social
By @judewebber.bsky.social and @helenwarrell.bsky.social
How Ireland became the weak spot in Europe’s defences
With few ships and limited intelligence-sharing, some say the country cannot hope to protect itself or its infrastructure
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Ireland can’t receive messages from other country’s security services because it doesn’t have secure communications.
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Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
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Marine researchers warn as orcas begin targeting commercial boats in a wave of coordinated attacks share.google/MJezL3Z2GXTG...
Marine researchers warn as orcas begin targeting commercial boats in a wave of coordinated attacks
Skippers of trawlers, purse seiners, and small ferries say pods are approaching with purpose, focusing on rudders, acting as a team. Marine researchers
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November 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Marine researchers warn as orcas begin targeting commercial boats in a wave of coordinated attacks share.google/MJezL3Z2GXTG...
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2/we will only face more aggression and conflicts in the future. The authoritarian mindset understands only strength and deterrence.
November 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
2/we will only face more aggression and conflicts in the future. The authoritarian mindset understands only strength and deterrence.
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❗️Former Prime Minister of 🇫🇮Finland Sanna Marin:
The “peace plan” for Ukraine is a catastrophe not only for Ukraine and its citizens but for the entire democratic world. If we repeat the mistakes of the past—such as showing weakness and inaction in 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea—
The “peace plan” for Ukraine is a catastrophe not only for Ukraine and its citizens but for the entire democratic world. If we repeat the mistakes of the past—such as showing weakness and inaction in 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea—
November 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
❗️Former Prime Minister of 🇫🇮Finland Sanna Marin:
The “peace plan” for Ukraine is a catastrophe not only for Ukraine and its citizens but for the entire democratic world. If we repeat the mistakes of the past—such as showing weakness and inaction in 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea—
The “peace plan” for Ukraine is a catastrophe not only for Ukraine and its citizens but for the entire democratic world. If we repeat the mistakes of the past—such as showing weakness and inaction in 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea—
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Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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Massie: "The president has been saying this is a hoax. Well, he's just now decided to investigate a hoax, if it's a hoax. And I have another concern about these investigations he's announced. If they have ongoing investigations, those documents can't be released. So this might be a big smokescreen."
November 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Massie: "The president has been saying this is a hoax. Well, he's just now decided to investigate a hoax, if it's a hoax. And I have another concern about these investigations he's announced. If they have ongoing investigations, those documents can't be released. So this might be a big smokescreen."
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This is so big, seriously, the biggest scandal we’ve ever seen‼️👀👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
This is so big, seriously, the biggest scandal we’ve ever seen‼️👀👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Trump also just released the guy who lied to the FBI about the Bidens taking bribes.
He has ties to Russian intelligence — and Trump’s businesses.
Again: The law does not apply to them.
newrepublic.com/post/202897/...
He has ties to Russian intelligence — and Trump’s businesses.
Again: The law does not apply to them.
newrepublic.com/post/202897/...
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Trump also just released the guy who lied to the FBI about the Bidens taking bribes.
He has ties to Russian intelligence — and Trump’s businesses.
Again: The law does not apply to them.
newrepublic.com/post/202897/...
He has ties to Russian intelligence — and Trump’s businesses.
Again: The law does not apply to them.
newrepublic.com/post/202897/...
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More evidence that the UK Government not only forgets that NI exists, it also forgets that the Common Travel Area exists. This is just a remarkable story of benefits being withdrawn from hundreds of families for using the CTA amid a performative benefit crackdown:
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NI parents caught in UK crackdown lose child benefit after travelling via Dublin
Exclusive: new anti-fraud system fails to account for fact many return to country via airport in Irish capital
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October 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
More evidence that the UK Government not only forgets that NI exists, it also forgets that the Common Travel Area exists. This is just a remarkable story of benefits being withdrawn from hundreds of families for using the CTA amid a performative benefit crackdown:
share.google/NSWTG5JNYMrz...
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