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Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 4h

The Russians are big fans of Hegseth and his tie
(and QAnon)

Photo of Hegseth in his Russian tie tweeted by Russian oligarch Kirill Dmitriev. He follows it up with the QAnon motto acronym ‘w.w.g.1.w.g.a’ (where we go one, we go all)

Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 7h

Federal agencies, are using ‘Stingray’ at protests, so a little paranoia may be advised.

www.forbes.com/sites/the-wi...

How ICE Is Using Fake Cell Towers To Spy On People’s Phones

ICE is using a controversial spy tool to locate smartphones, court records show.

www.forbes.com

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Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 8h

Sending solidarity with todays ‘No Kings’ protests in the US.
Stay safe everyone.

The Straw Hat Pirates' Jolly Roger is a pirate flag predominantly featured in the Japanese Manga series ‘One Piece’, wherein it is used to identify the Straw Hat Pirates, who fight for liberation of oppressed people.

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Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 22h

Damage control for the Royal family, as he knows what’s coming?
#epsteinfiles

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Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 22h

Hopefully his place is booked.

kyivindependent.com/latvia-order...

Latvia orders over 800 Russian citizens to leave by mid-October

Latvia has ordered 841 Russian citizens to leave the country by Oct. 13, citing their failure to meet legal requirements, including proof of Latvian language proficiency and passing a national securit...

kyivindependent.com

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Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 1d

In anticipation of a rhetorical question ?

Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 1d

youtu.be/icehffFWOck?...

James - Say Something

YouTube video by JamesVEVO

youtu.be

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Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 1d

If only we could hear from him on the matter…

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Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 1d

It doesn’t have to replace NATO, it could run parallel with it.
Like the UK’s commitment to JEF

jefnations.org/about-the-jef/

About the JEF

The JEF is a coalition of ten like-minded nations (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, UK), comprising high readiness forces configure…

jefnations.org

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Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 1d

Rejoining the EU and re-negotiating a European defence treaty is pretty much his stance..

Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 1d

His distrust of NATO is an anti-American thing not anti-NATO thing. NATO can be seen as an extension of the US military projected into Europe, the position of Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) has always been held by an American. Seeing Trumps subversion of the US military he may have a point

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Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 3d

Is staring at the blank screen naval gazing ?

I’ll get my coat.

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Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 5d

“Kick out the Jams Motherf*ckers”

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Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 6d

America. If you ever wondered what you would have done in 1930’s Germany, you’re doing it now.

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Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 7d

Same

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Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 7d

Amazing what happens when we stop persecuting species.

youtu.be/ysa5OBhXz-Q?...

How Wolves Change Rivers

YouTube video by Sustainable Human

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Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 9d

Operation Interflex started in the UK as a means of giving military training to Ukrainian personnel. The training is now a two way street as the Ukrainians are training British troops on the new style of drone warefare

Photo of the Op Interflex morale patch on a British MTP uniform. The patch is a circle of half Union Jack flag and half Ukraine flag with a lions head in black superimposed over it.

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Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 9d

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Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 11d

The closer you look, the more weird it gets.

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Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 13d

British inventions

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Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 16d

Or the vengeful vibrator ?

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Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 17d

The US has been using ‘stingray’ systems for a while now at protests.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingra...

Stingray phone tracker - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Paul France @paulfrance.bsky.social · 17d

Reminds me of the quote - “If someone says it’s raining and another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. It’s your job to look out the window and find out which is true.”

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