Michael Virks
@michaelvirks.bsky.social
The most British German you'll ever meet 😎 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇦
A decidedly non-eclectic mix of wargaming, politics, Ukraine and memes.
BT once addressed me as "Dr Volts" so that is now my secret Cold-War Supervillain identity.
Rhubarb is not food and you know it 🥬👊
A decidedly non-eclectic mix of wargaming, politics, Ukraine and memes.
BT once addressed me as "Dr Volts" so that is now my secret Cold-War Supervillain identity.
Rhubarb is not food and you know it 🥬👊
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one ping only, vasily
⚡️BREAKING: Ukraine just made naval warfare history.
Ukraine’s Security Service hit a Russian Kilo-class submarine in Novorossiysk using Sub Sea Baby underwater drones, leaving the sub critically damaged and effectively knocked out, the SBU reports.
Ukraine’s Security Service hit a Russian Kilo-class submarine in Novorossiysk using Sub Sea Baby underwater drones, leaving the sub critically damaged and effectively knocked out, the SBU reports.
December 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
one ping only, vasily
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"Seven German journalism students tracked Russian-crewed freighters lurking off the Dutch and German coast—and connected them to drone swarms over military bases."
Well done by the students. How come the authorities didn't figure this out? Or did they just not tell us about it?
Well done by the students. How come the authorities didn't figure this out? Or did they just not tell us about it?
They Droned Back
Young journalists expose Russian-linked vessels circling off the Dutch and German coast
www.digitaldigging.org
December 12, 2025 at 5:54 AM
"Seven German journalism students tracked Russian-crewed freighters lurking off the Dutch and German coast—and connected them to drone swarms over military bases."
Well done by the students. How come the authorities didn't figure this out? Or did they just not tell us about it?
Well done by the students. How come the authorities didn't figure this out? Or did they just not tell us about it?
Guardian Consumer Champions vs Your Party is the crossover event I didn't expect 😂😂😂
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/d...
Your Party let me down with membership chaos
A reader found there seemed no way to cancel a subscription for Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s new party
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Guardian Consumer Champions vs Your Party is the crossover event I didn't expect 😂😂😂
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/d...
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None of us should put pressure on Zelenskyy when it comes to territorial concessions. We should all put pressure on Russia to stop its aggression. Appeasement never was a road to a just and lasting peace.
October 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
None of us should put pressure on Zelenskyy when it comes to territorial concessions. We should all put pressure on Russia to stop its aggression. Appeasement never was a road to a just and lasting peace.
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Poland‘s Vice President Radoslaw Sikorski absolutely torches Elon Musk.
December 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Poland‘s Vice President Radoslaw Sikorski absolutely torches Elon Musk.
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My favourite holiday meme
December 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
My favourite holiday meme
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Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
10/10 bants, no notes
He’s taking a battering.
France’s far-right leader hit by egg, days after flour attack
November 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
10/10 bants, no notes
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Deputy Commander Maksym Zhorin warns that while everyone is busy dissecting the Geneva talks, the front is deteriorating fast. He says the Russia's recent gains are the most rapid he’s seen in a long time, and without urgent action, some areas could reach critical condition.
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Deputy Commander Maksym Zhorin warns that while everyone is busy dissecting the Geneva talks, the front is deteriorating fast. He says the Russia's recent gains are the most rapid he’s seen in a long time, and without urgent action, some areas could reach critical condition.
The collective noun for interval training with more than 40 people *must* be "clusterfuck"
November 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The collective noun for interval training with more than 40 people *must* be "clusterfuck"
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The opening of Poland's prime minister, Donald Tusk, in reference to the 28 point paper is quite something.
This is trolling on the most professional level politics can give. It is even questionable whether the US side will be understanding this subtlety. Hilarious!
This is trolling on the most professional level politics can give. It is even questionable whether the US side will be understanding this subtlety. Hilarious!
November 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The opening of Poland's prime minister, Donald Tusk, in reference to the 28 point paper is quite something.
This is trolling on the most professional level politics can give. It is even questionable whether the US side will be understanding this subtlety. Hilarious!
This is trolling on the most professional level politics can give. It is even questionable whether the US side will be understanding this subtlety. Hilarious!
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Trump-Putin's 28 point "peace plan" isn't only a plan for Ukraine's capitulation to Russia. The Putin-Trump plan is to throw Ukraine AND Europe under the bus to Russian domination. To save itself, the EU must unreservedly stand with Ukraine to help defeat Russia.
#SaveFreedom
#SaveFreedom
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Trump-Putin's 28 point "peace plan" isn't only a plan for Ukraine's capitulation to Russia. The Putin-Trump plan is to throw Ukraine AND Europe under the bus to Russian domination. To save itself, the EU must unreservedly stand with Ukraine to help defeat Russia.
#SaveFreedom
#SaveFreedom
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Re Ukraine:
This feels very much like the Sudetenland deal with Hitler.
And we all know how that went. Hitler agreed. Then took all of Czechoslovakia anyway.
This feels very much like the Sudetenland deal with Hitler.
And we all know how that went. Hitler agreed. Then took all of Czechoslovakia anyway.
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Re Ukraine:
This feels very much like the Sudetenland deal with Hitler.
And we all know how that went. Hitler agreed. Then took all of Czechoslovakia anyway.
This feels very much like the Sudetenland deal with Hitler.
And we all know how that went. Hitler agreed. Then took all of Czechoslovakia anyway.
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If Ukrainians wanted to surrender they sure as hell do not need kremlin assets Witkoff and Trump as intermediaries and could surrender directly to Moscow.
I am so confused why some can’t understand that Ukraine will not surrender and will never accept Russia’s 28 point plan
I am so confused why some can’t understand that Ukraine will not surrender and will never accept Russia’s 28 point plan
November 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If Ukrainians wanted to surrender they sure as hell do not need kremlin assets Witkoff and Trump as intermediaries and could surrender directly to Moscow.
I am so confused why some can’t understand that Ukraine will not surrender and will never accept Russia’s 28 point plan
I am so confused why some can’t understand that Ukraine will not surrender and will never accept Russia’s 28 point plan
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Soon enough Hegseth will include someone from the NYT in a group signal chat about this deal's secret clause to carve up Poland.
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Soon enough Hegseth will include someone from the NYT in a group signal chat about this deal's secret clause to carve up Poland.
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Honestly though imagine saying to your grandad who landed at Normandy that you can have swastikas on ships now.
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Honestly though imagine saying to your grandad who landed at Normandy that you can have swastikas on ships now.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
Whenever our timeline seems to trend towards darkness, few things lift me up as much as Ursula's National Book Awards acceptance speech.
Elite choice for bookmarking and repeat viewing.
youtu.be/Et9Nf-rsALk
Elite choice for bookmarking and repeat viewing.
youtu.be/Et9Nf-rsALk
Ursula Le Guin
YouTube video by National Book
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Whenever our timeline seems to trend towards darkness, few things lift me up as much as Ursula's National Book Awards acceptance speech.
Elite choice for bookmarking and repeat viewing.
youtu.be/Et9Nf-rsALk
Elite choice for bookmarking and repeat viewing.
youtu.be/Et9Nf-rsALk
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if pluribus isn't your thing it isn't your thing but i find it very funny seeing the specific crimes of "it's too slow/methodical" being levelled at it like mike ehrmantraut didn't take an entire car apart and put it back together
November 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
if pluribus isn't your thing it isn't your thing but i find it very funny seeing the specific crimes of "it's too slow/methodical" being levelled at it like mike ehrmantraut didn't take an entire car apart and put it back together
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DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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dawg not the steakhouse wedding font
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
dawg not the steakhouse wedding font