Freddy Rogers

anything—Cyber, Espionage, National Security, Defence, Geopolitics—related @EdinburghUni BA ME History & Politics

[Richard Dawkins @RichardDawkins]

I am bewildered, and not very impressed, by the visceral, naked, irrational hatred spat out by some defenders of Jason Arday. If a Cambridge professor is accused of being an unqualified charlatan, the accusation might be racially motivated. On the other hand it might not, depending on the evidence. The correct question to ask is not, ”What is the colour of his skin” but “Is it in fact true that he is an unqualified charlatan?” Please examine the evidence before leaping to the assumption of racism.
As for the idea that journalists “piled in on him” and “hounded him to his death”, most attacks were against Cambridge University. Jason himself was widely regarded as an unfortunate victim of foolish promotion way beyond his ability to cope. In appointing him to a professorship for which he was manifestly unqualified – in ludicrously describing him as “the best in the world” – certain senior members of the university showed a level of patronising condescension towards black people that could fairly be described as racism, while at the same time making him tragically vulnerable to such attacks as came his way.

[Fraser Nelson @FraserNelson]

The Islamic Republic has killed more protesters in two weeks than died in 13 months of the 1979 revolution.

Fascinating from Simon Sebag Montefiore on where things are now - and what it will take for the ayatollahs to fall...

https://t.co/ndZ1mrX6jo

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

La France est attachée à la souveraineté et à l’indépendance des Nations, en Europe comme ailleurs. Cela préside à nos choix. Cela fonde notre attachement aux Nations unies et à notre Charte.

C’est à ce titre que nous soutenons et continuerons de soutenir l’Ukraine, et que nous avons bâti une coalition des volontaires pour une paix robuste et durable, pour défendre ces principes et notre sécurité.

C’est à ce titre aussi que nous avons décidé de nous joindre à l’exercice décidé par le Danemark au Groenland. Nous l’assumons. Aussi car il en va de la sécurité en Arctique et aux confins de notre Europe.

Aucune intimidation ni menace ne saurait nous influencer, ni en Ukraine, ni au Groenland, ni ailleurs dans le monde lorsque nous sommes confrontés à de telles situations.

Les menaces tarifaires sont inacceptables et n’ont pas leur place dans ce contexte. Les Européens y répondront de façon unie et coordonnée si elles étaient confirmées. Nous saurons faire respecter la souveraineté européenne.

C’est dans cet esprit que je m’entretiendrai avec nos partenaires européens.

[Lindsey Graham @LindseyGrahamSC]

If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed.......and we will deserve it.

[Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss]

I read everything Dexter Filkins writes and so should you. His profile of Marco Rubio is no exception. I'll share a few highlights in this thread:

[Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss]

Not going away. Much as a dwindling contingent on the Seventh Floor would like it to.

[Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss]

Spoke to @TheTimesRadioUK about Havana Syndrome, the U.S.-acquired device, and the CIA's culture of denial in the face of growing evidence the Russians are indeed behind this: https://t.co/KHYagBO6bP

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

Today, Canada recognises the State of Palestine.

[Nuseir Yassin @nasdaily]

40 million people without a country

this is the incredible story of the Kurds.
That’s 1 minute, see you tomorrow for Day 53!

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

This reporter caught Trump in a "gotcha" moment, but the president wasn't done embarrassing himself

[Rob Lee @RALee85]

A couple of other details about this program. One of the goals was to improve data collection so that leaders in Kyiv could determine which strike UAS units were most effective and efficient and should be scaled. This is how they chose to promote Magyar, Achilles, Rarog, Phoenix, and K-2 into a brigade and regiments as part of the Drone Line initiative. The scoring system incentivized units to share *verified* data about their monthly results, improving senior leaders' decision-making.

[Freddy Rogers @twinroj]

ChatGPT: give me a visual representation of “fawning sycophancy”.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Even North Korea would call this over the top. The groveling is next-level.

[Freddy Rogers @twinroj]

And this while they’re at it.

Moscow Rules: What Drives Russia to Confront the West by @KeirGiles

https://t.co/5P2VORTJc1

[Freddy Rogers @twinroj]

Scarily accurate from @ChathamHouse Russia experts back in 2021. Makes you wonder how different the world would be if European/US policymakers heeded this advice in the 2010s instead of pursuing a policy of appeasement à la Putin. @POTUS also take note.

https://t.co/NtrvJI6wZ3

[Freddy Rogers @twinroj]

This should also be required reading for those in government making decisions on Russia.

https://t.co/jWdGNXKdHU

[John Bolton @AmbJohnBolton]

Trump's reversal of decades-long American foreign policy regarding Russia is a tragedy and will go down as a mark of shame on this administration.

[Anduril Industries @anduriltech]

Introducing Pulsar-L: the man-portable variant in our family of electromagnetic warfare (EW) systems.

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

Canada's new Prime Minister @MarkJCarney responds to Trump's annexation plan: "It's not going to happen."

[Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko]

worth every second

[Tom Nuttall @tom_nuttall]

Germany's Zeitenwende splurge now makes it the fourth biggest military-spender in the world, according to new SIPRI figures. Among top spenders, the growth in German defence spending over the last decade is behind only Russia and Ukraine. https://t.co/RVWXlAxntv