Charlie Innocent

International Relations Adviser - MA Graduate IR+War Studies @KCL. Ex-Director of 'Innocent Thinking'. Irish/Dutch/German/British

[Charlie Innocent @CharlieInnocent]

@blgtylr Or the use of "ise" rather than "ize" in British vs American English. In the 1700s, a proliferation in French publishers, meant that British books began to be published in France. The French didn't use Z in their printing machines so replaced Z /w S - Forever changing English

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham has announced military planes and helicopters will be equipped to fight UK wildfires for the first time from next year

"We cannot put people through another summer like this one"

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham has announced changes to car parking fines

- Drivers will have a 5-minute grace period to decide whether to park and 10 minutes to leave after a parking session ends

- A £20 maximum charge on appeal for minor mistakes, such as entering the wrong number plate or not displaying a permit

- Charges will also be cancelled on appeal for breakdowns, medical emergencies or broken ticket machines

- The £100 cap on charges will remain

- The rules will come into force as soon as possible and operators that break them will lose access to DVLA data

[Jordan - The EV Guy @JordanEVGuy]

Electrified transport has changed London forever.

[Gully Foyle #UKTrade @TerraOrBust]

It currently costs the Royal Navy in excess of £1 million to shoot down a single drone using a Sea Viper missile.

After the DragonFire laser system is rolled out from 2027, 5 years ahead of schedule thanks to Brexit, it will cost around £10 a shot.

Such a massive saving for UK.

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

Imagine if Europe, in the days after 9/11, had cleared its throat and announced: We have struck a tremendous deal with Osama bin Laden. We have lifted the sanctions on his organization, so he is now free to trade on the open market and bankroll his war against the United States. Bush must step down. The man has no cards.

Has he even looked at his hand?

But no. Europe did nothing of the sort. Europe did not sit down with a mass murderer and come home gushing about what a strong and reasonable fellow he turned out to be.

Europe laced up its boots, flew to Afghanistan, stood shoulder to shoulder with the Americans and hunted that bearded wretch through every godforsaken mountain in the country, because that is what you do when a friend gets hit, and handing the attacker a shopping list while telling the victim to surrender is what you do when you have lost your mind.

[French Report @french_report78]

🔴🇫🇷🔥 ALERTE INFO | Le clocher de la mairie de Limoges s’est effondré. https://t.co/gVB9oUXoB1

[Charlie Innocent @CharlieInnocent]

@brainiac_man @ein_rheinhesse @antoguerrera Well that's stuck in my head forever

[Charlie Innocent @CharlieInnocent]

@lltbr123 @antoguerrera When you start referring to people, countries and or even a continent as "they", take a step back.

[Boris Johnson @BorisJohnson]

It is sickening that the USA is now lifting sanctions on Russian fuel, and transparently ridiculous to blame Ukraine for the spike in prices that obviously began with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Putin is murdering innocent Ukrainian civilians every day. The Ukrainians are fighting for their lives. And yet the White House is apparently determined to force American drivers to bankroll Putin’s slaughter. It won’t work and I doubt it will make much difference to the price of fuel.

If we want Russian oil and gas back on the world market then let’s end this war - with a free, sovereign and independent Ukraine.

[Suprvirat @MostlyKohli]

Know your real Avengers 🚨

- Captain Smit Machchhar, who fought the attacker and opened the cockpit
- Asaf Redjuan, who rushed at the attacker
- Israeli dad Tzvika Mans, who tied the attacker with a cable so he couldn't move
- Yaniv Hayon, who handled the aircraft and kept it stable
- Dr. Shota Musaev, who treated the captain and stopped the excessive bleeding.

They all worked together and made sure all those 180 passengers landed safely. Truly, men are brave 🙏

[Kathleen Tyson @Kathleen_Tyson_]

It makes sense that the 5 men arrested were out stealing red diesel from vulnerable farm bowsers. Thefts of farm diesel are up over 300% in 2026 as the diesel price shot up after Trump-Netanyahu's elective war against Iran.

The fake fuel company signage would be good cover for diesel thieves. Oil barrels in the vans are also consistent with fuel thefts. Pumps for emptying farm bowsers were probably found as well.

Just some London lads nicking diesel from vulnerable farms would explain the early release on bail while the media hyperventilation about terrorism continues.

[World Source News @Worldsource24]

The Pentagon has obtained reliable intelligence pointing to a threat at RAF Fairford in England.

Over the past few days security at the site has been raised to the highest level.

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

A British farmer returning home from a party last night stumbled upon the group preparing to attack RAF Fairford, potentially thwarting their plan - The Telegraph

The attackers fled the scene on foot, with Gloucestershire Constabulary managing to capture them within 25 minutes.

[WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧 @WarMonitor3]

More details from RAF Fairford Incident according to Telegraph:
-Farmer spots vans in the middle of the road and men with Balaclavas running through a field in the direction of the airbase
-Calls police and urges neighbours to get inside
-Police arrests suspects in 25 minutes

[Charlie Innocent @CharlieInnocent]

@grok @vendyverse So 70-200 billion is more likely?

[Charlie Innocent @CharlieInnocent]

@grok @vendyverse There's no way this is just $12 Billion. I would imagine 2 or 3 time that figure at least. The Hajar moutains are 2-3000 meters high, the engineering is possible but would be a significant challenge to tunnel through.

[Pentagon Pizza Report @PenPizzaReport]

The closest Dominos to the Pentagon is reporting very high traffic.

Freddies Beach Bar, the closest gay bar to the Pentagon, is reporting low traffic.

As of 5:25pm ET

[Timeless Canon @GuGi263]

Back in 2003, a German film crew filming in the Gobi Desert captured an incredibly moving moment: after a tough two-day birth, a mother camel rejected her newborn. A nomadic family then performed the ancient Hoos singing ritual passed down for generations. Once the song ended, the camel shed tears and finally accepted her baby. This powerful scene became one of the most memorable parts of the Oscar-nominated documentary The Story of the Weeping Camel.

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

European leaders are increasingly expressing grave concerns this week that Russia could expand its attacks on Europe.

French PRG opposition party leader Guillaume Lacroix, after receiving a high-level briefing on the emerging threats, said he had never felt "such vertigo."

[Charlie Innocent @CharlieInnocent]

@hughsheehy @kevo31415 @Britannica The Irish and British isles? Ireland and Great Britain?

It's geographical terminology, and doesn't represent the Irish fight for self determination, nor affiliation with Britain.

We're on the same side, just arguing about semantics... So have a good day