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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 3h

make martinis vermouth again

Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 3h

Here I am in Slate, bravely coming out in favor of sweet, wet martinis (they gave this a more dramatic headline than intended but I stand by my feelings) slate.com/life/2025/10...

One of the Greatest Cocktails Has Been Ruined by a Nasty Trend. But There’s Hope on the Horizon.

The era of bracing bravado is coming to an end.

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 21h

Reminded this was the person the head of the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department intelligence unit was collaborating with directly.

Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 21h

On Friday, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio announced on his podcast that because "it seems like [the] Portland Police Bureau is not doing their job," "the Proud Boys will be coming back to Portland" in "one capacity or another."

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Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 1d

So far, I'm really happy with them - they've been worn to mountains and the woods, but also meetings, and conferences all over Europe (they go well with a suit) - really excited to have found some boots that can survive coming along for my adventures for a very long time

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Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 1d

The Dundas Lillebjørn boots came in handy in the mountains yesterday tho =)

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Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 1d

Got new hiking boots in the spring from Dundas Footwear in Norway (dundasfootwear.com) but today I was rocking some taller Ariats for wading through wet grass =)

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Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 1d

Back in the woods with the wolf 🐺

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Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 1d

Last year, we visited Djerba for fall break, so we have been to Tatooine too ;-)

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Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 1d

Tatooine was filmed in Djerba, Matmata, Sidi Bouhlel, Tozeur, Ksar Ouled Soltane, and Ksar Hadada, Ghomrassen and named after Tataween, which are in Tunisia but largely belong to the At Willol region of the Amazigh people, which my wife is from, albeit from Zuwara which currently is in Libya.

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Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty much 😆

Here's shooting locations in the Finse area for Hoth - I went to Tvergastein near Hallingskarvet, which is between Finse and Geilo, which is the next stop on the railroad from Bergen to Oslo

www.teodor.no/planethoth/p...

Hoth Location Map

of the HOTH locations

www.teodor.no

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 1d

⚡️Ukraine, Denmark sign memorandum on joint drone manufacturing.

Ukraine and Denmark signed a memorandum of understanding, which will allow Ukrainian defense companies to set up joint manufacturing in the Nordic country, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal announced Oct. 6.

Ukraine, Denmark sign memorandum on joint drone manufacturing

"The Memorandum provides for the establishment of production by Ukrainian defense companies on the territory of Denmark, the creation of joint capacities, technology exchange, and the involvement of E...

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Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 1d

Coincidentally this was filmed just down the road from where I was 😆

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Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 1d

Was around 1°C

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Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 2d

Today, I made a very cool pilgrimage to Tvergastein - the cabin where the philosopher and mountaineer Arne Næss spent 14 years and wrote most of his books. It's been an amazing day! Gonna share more about this hike at some point.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 2d

Russian-linked vessels are continuing to leak oil off Europe’s shores — despite Western sanctions — underscoring the continent’s inability to rein in Moscow’s so-called shadow fleet.

Russia’s blacklisted tankers keep dumping oil in Europe’s seas

Shadow fleet vessels sailed unimpeded in EU waters after leaving slicks near the continent.

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 5d

"United States immigration authorities are moving to dramatically expand their social media surveillance, w/plans to hire nearly 30 contractors to sift through posts, photos, & messages—raw material to be transformed into intelligence for deportation raids and arrests." www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show that ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

www.wired.com

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Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 3d

Designating antifa and "Transgender Ideology-Inspired Violent Extremism" (TIIVE) and removing funding for research to monitor and counter terrorism and violent extremism is a threat to the language and tools we have to protect public safety everywhere.

revontulet.co/insights/sol...

Solving for Bias - Data Driven Approaches and the Current Threats to the Counterterrorism Field — Revontulet

One of the most significant pitfalls in addressing any threat is falling into the trappings of defining your enemies based on your own ideological biases. That is perhaps especially true when it comes...

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 4d

I'd love to see good footage of these drones if anyone has it, but until then, I'm increasingly filing these away in my head as We're Doing Phantom Airships Again

Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 4d

Munich Airport has been closed again due to a new drone alert. Police helicopters are on site, and both runways are currently shut. Flight operations are temporarily suspended.

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 4d

“Anduril and Palantir battlefield communication system 'very high risk,' US Army memo says” 10/3/25… 1/ www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Anduril and Palantir battlefield communication system has deep flaws, Army memo says

The much-needed modernization of the U.S. Army's battlefield communications network being undertaken by Anduril, Palantir and others is rife with "fundamental security" problems and vulnerabilities, and should be treated as a "very high risk," according to a recent internal Army memo.

www.reuters.com

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Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 5d

"A hallmark of authoritarianism is that it targets and undermines established academic institutions, civil society organisations, and research organisations—the primary bearers of knowledge in a society—to shape and legitimise the government's political narrative."

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Solving for Bias - Data Driven Approaches and the Current Threats to the Counterterrorism Field — Revontulet

One of the most significant pitfalls in addressing any threat is falling into the trappings of defining your enemies based on your own ideological biases. That is perhaps especially true when it comes...

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Anil Kalhan @akalhan.bsky.social · 5d

Newsom: "If any California university signs this radical agreement, they’ll lose billions in state funding – including Cal Grants – instantly. California will not bankroll schools that sell out their students, professors, researchers, and surrender academic freedom"

California vows to ‘instantly’ cut funding to universities that cave to Trump ‘compact’

Governor Gavin Newsom urges schools not to sign ‘radical agreement’ to cuts to departments, students and speech

www.theguardian.com

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Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 5d

Last week saw much politicised discourse on how extremist threats across the spectrum are perceived and quantified.

President Trump designated Antifa as a "domestic terrorist organisation."

Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 5d

The world of counterterrorism and countering extremism is undergoing unprecedented changes. In this world, independence and integrity are key in any work to accurately assess threats and mitigate harm.

Read more about the recent developments and our approach here.

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Solving for Bias - Data Driven Approaches and the Current Threats to the Counterterrorism Field — Revontulet

One of the most significant pitfalls in addressing any threat is falling into the trappings of defining your enemies based on your own ideological biases. That is perhaps especially true when it comes...

revontulet.co

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Cornelia Duncan @unc-rn.bsky.social · 5d

The Trump Administration’s Use of State Power Against Media: Keeping Track of the Big Picture at www.justsecurity.org/112792/trump...

Trump Administration and Media: Keeping Track of the Big Picture

Tracking the use of State power requires systematically identifying linkages between individual developments and broader trends. This graphic offers one method.

www.justsecurity.org

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Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you - it's indeed been a wild ride in the world of counter terrorism lately. The detachment from reality is real!

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Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 5d

By continuing to fight for our independence and integrity, we aim to prevent the strategic blind spots that come with politically motivated attempts to undermine evidence-based data and the credibility of our field.

This is vital as we strive towards our mission of creating a safer world for all.

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Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 5d

We will strive to remain true to our values and our aspirations for a data-driven, ideologically agnostic, and nuanced approach to understanding and countering all forms of violent extremism and terrorism.

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