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Andy Scollick

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Dystopia isn't in the future. Dystopia is now. PhD complex adaptive systems, resilience | interactions between defence, security, climate, energy, democracy | former strategic defence planner, adviser to Ukraine's military | anti-fascist | wokist

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 1d

They desperately want "antifa" (antifascism) to be an organisation. But it isn't.

It's an ideology, a worldview. It doesn't have a structure or offices. Antifa involves individuals and groups of people with a common antifascist agenda.

It's like calling golfers on a golf course "an organisation" 🙄

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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 10h

The Red Cross has met with Israeli hostages in Gaza and reports that some are in critical condition.-Ynet

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 9h

Maybe he can part the Red Sea whilst he's at it.

Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 9h

Donald Trump is on his way to Israel and Egypt.

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Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 9h

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff: "It's the moment of my life, a blessing in my life, and I couldn't be more thrilled to work for the greatest President out there, Donald Trump. He brought them home."

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 14h

I’ve seen posts claiming this “truth” is evidence of dementia, but IMO that’s not the right frame. This is strategy. Since 2021, the right has been rewriting history, bending timelines, to connect their grievances (Covid) and conspiracy theories (Jan 6, censorship, etc) to the Biden administration.

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 18h

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 12h

Zelenskyy said Putin tested Europe's air defenses with drones and aircraft, calling the response insufficient. He compared it to Crimea, adding Putin is preparing Russian society for the next stage.

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 16h

That feeling when you realise you've just sealed the deal on $ billions of investment in some prime beachfront 'Riviera' real estate.

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Ruben Brekelmans @rubenbrekelmans.bsky.social · 16h

Goed om terug te zijn in Odesa, om de Oekraïense marine te steunen.

We bespreken de uitvoering van ons €400 mln steunpakket voor maritieme veiligheid, waaronder schepen en zeedrones.

Cruciaal voor Oekraïne om zich te verdedigen tegen aanvallen op zee en voor vrije doorvaart in de Zwarte Zee. 🇳🇱🇺🇦

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 16h

Old habits

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h

Asked by Kristen Welker on Meet the Press this morning whether the White House was seriously considering invoking the Insurrection Act, Vice President Vance said, "The president is looking at all his options."

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 16h

5°C above the 1981-2010 average, not the 1850-1900 average.

Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 17h

Temperatures were warmer than 5°C above the 1981-2010 average in September 2025 across northern Canada and into the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The southern route of the Northwest Passage was ice-free and open for transit this past melt season.

Data freely available from doi.org/10.24381/cds...

Regional map of the Canadian Arctic showing September 2025 temperature anomalies. Most areas are warmer than average northeast of Hudson Bay. Anomalies are calculated to a 1981-2010 baseline with red being warmer than average, and blue being colder than average.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 17h

Troops are for national defense, not displays of presidential power. The courts and Congress must step up to stop this abuse of power. Learn more about this and other challenges to American democracy by subscribing to The Briefing, our free weekly newsletter: bit.ly/3Yrz5jM

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 16h

Furthermore, the US BGM-109A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile – Nuclear (TLAM-N) with a W80 nuclear warhead has been retired (since 2013) to comply with the INF Treaty. Likewise the BGM-109G Gryphon Ground Launched Cruise Missile (GLCM) with a W84 nuclear warhead Tomahawk version (retired in 1991).

Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 16h

Bullshit. Just like Russia's Kh-101 conventional warheaded cruise missile is different to the Kh-102 nuclear warheaded version due to different components and circuitry required to platform a nuclear warhead, so too the US Tomahawk cruise missile series.

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 17h

Peskov: "The topic of Tomahawk missiles causes us extreme concern. President Putin has already spoken about this. Now imagine a long-range missile is launched and flying. And we know it could be nuclear-capable. What should the Russian Federation think?"

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17h

Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people

Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’ A prominent anti-DEI campaigner appointed by Meta in August as an adviser on AI bias has spent the weeks since his appointment spreading disinformation about shootings, transgender people, vaccines, crime, and protests. Robby Starbuck, 36, of Nashville, was appointed in August as an adviser by Meta – owner of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and other tech platforms – in an August lawsuit settlement. Continue reading...

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 23d

Anti-fascism is as old as fascism. Wherever there have been fascist movements there have been "Antifa" counter-movements.

A Brief History of Anti-Fascism

As long as the ideology has threatened marginalized communities, groups on the left have pushed back with force

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 23d

"Antifa" was the nickname of Antifaschistische Aktion (1932-1933) a communist militant organisation in the Weimar Republic, founded and controlled by the Communist Party of Germany (KPD). Its aim was to counter social fascisms, especially Nazism.

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 17h

“Everyone understands what it means. ‘We know where you live. ‘We’re coming for you,’” said Kim Lane Scheppele, professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton University, about escalating threats to judges in the US.

Maga figures back Bukele’s call for Trump to crack down on US judges

Experts say El Salvador president’s intervention comes as Trump is employing tactics used by autocrats abroad

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23h

France is not alone in its political crisis – belief in a democratic world is vanishing | Simon Tisdall

The populist right offers a solution in the form of turning back the clock. Macron and his counterparts need to find a different answer fast, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

www.theguardian.com

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 18h

* If that came to pass, we're also looking at a significant global component/overspill factor given the large number of US military personnel deployed overseas.

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 18h

General consensus from military planners at present is: This is uncharted territory. Could be anything from low-level what we already see through to full-scale intracontinental civil war involving a split in the US military.*

It's too soon to predict. But the potentials ring alarm bells.

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 18h

There are a lot of scenarios, factors, uncertainties and probabilities being crunched by quite a few militaries and foreign officse around the world about this.

Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 18h

So, Trump is now "the Lord"

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NL Times @nltimes.nl · 18h

Over 300 arrested, officer injured at Rotterdam port protest

More than 300 people were arrested Saturday after pro-Palestinian activists blocked ra

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 18h

12 October 1892 | Edith Stein was born in Wrocław. She was a German Jewish philosopher who converted to Catholicism & became a theologian & a Carmelite nun.

She was murdered in #Auschwitz in August 1942.
Stein was beatified in 1987 and canonized in October 1998.

Black and white portrait of Edith Stein seated with hands clasped, wearing a dark blouse and a wristwatch, looking directly at the camera.

Black and white photo of Edith Stein wearing a traditional Carmelite religious habit, featuring a solemn facial expression.

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Bartelds @bartelds.bsky.social · 18h

Madagascar’s president says illegal power grab by military is under way
Soldiers from elite Capsat unit have announced they are taking over after weeks of youth-led protests

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Madagascar’s president says illegal power grab by military is under way

Soldiers from elite Capsat unit have announced they are taking over after weeks of youth-led protests

www.theguardian.com

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