Walter Mitty
@1waltermitty.bsky.social
Defector from the toxicity of X. Independent advisor on political risk, security and counter terrorism, ex Crown servant and British Army. Exiled UK Northener to the sunny south of Europe.
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For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.
January 24, 2026 at 10:01 AM
For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.
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457 British troops lost their lives in Afghanistan.
Trump avoided military service 5 times.
How dare he question their sacrifice. Farage and all the others still fawning over Trump should be ashamed.
Trump avoided military service 5 times.
How dare he question their sacrifice. Farage and all the others still fawning over Trump should be ashamed.
January 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM
457 British troops lost their lives in Afghanistan.
Trump avoided military service 5 times.
How dare he question their sacrifice. Farage and all the others still fawning over Trump should be ashamed.
Trump avoided military service 5 times.
How dare he question their sacrifice. Farage and all the others still fawning over Trump should be ashamed.
For a bit of mischief maybe the Scottish Government could propose the compulsory purchase Trumps Scottish golf courses and repurpose them as wind farms. Im sure he wouldn't mind if they believed it was critical for national security
January 21, 2026 at 2:10 PM
For a bit of mischief maybe the Scottish Government could propose the compulsory purchase Trumps Scottish golf courses and repurpose them as wind farms. Im sure he wouldn't mind if they believed it was critical for national security
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Bermuda Triangle, obvs
Electrical issue?
Watch the flight. Air Force One in a holding pattern doesn’t sense when it has priority over every other aircraft in the sky. If it needed to land, it could have dumped fuel and gone straight back.
Pilots out there, what say you?
Watch the flight. Air Force One in a holding pattern doesn’t sense when it has priority over every other aircraft in the sky. If it needed to land, it could have dumped fuel and gone straight back.
Pilots out there, what say you?
January 21, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Bermuda Triangle, obvs
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And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
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In October, Russia chairs the UN Security Council.
What an absurd world we live in - a country defined by EU and NATO as the most significant threat heads the Security Council of (supposedly) the most influential organisation
What an absurd world we live in - a country defined by EU and NATO as the most significant threat heads the Security Council of (supposedly) the most influential organisation
October 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
In October, Russia chairs the UN Security Council.
What an absurd world we live in - a country defined by EU and NATO as the most significant threat heads the Security Council of (supposedly) the most influential organisation
What an absurd world we live in - a country defined by EU and NATO as the most significant threat heads the Security Council of (supposedly) the most influential organisation
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Great news for people who consider themselves Real Men
October 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Great news for people who consider themselves Real Men
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About time consequences were faced for the PPE scandal…
But why only Michelle Mone?
£15b worth of contracts were flagged with a corruption risk
So where’s the rest of them?
And what about the Tory ministers who greenlit that institutionally corrupt VIP lane?
But why only Michelle Mone?
£15b worth of contracts were flagged with a corruption risk
So where’s the rest of them?
And what about the Tory ministers who greenlit that institutionally corrupt VIP lane?
October 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
About time consequences were faced for the PPE scandal…
But why only Michelle Mone?
£15b worth of contracts were flagged with a corruption risk
So where’s the rest of them?
And what about the Tory ministers who greenlit that institutionally corrupt VIP lane?
But why only Michelle Mone?
£15b worth of contracts were flagged with a corruption risk
So where’s the rest of them?
And what about the Tory ministers who greenlit that institutionally corrupt VIP lane?
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Look at that view of hundreds of Dinosaur foot prints. Once a Jurassic sandy beach, plate tectonics + millions of years later is now in the high desert of Utah! So surreal!
May 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Look at that view of hundreds of Dinosaur foot prints. Once a Jurassic sandy beach, plate tectonics + millions of years later is now in the high desert of Utah! So surreal!
Whenever you think you are having a bad day, spare a thought for Col Ponsonby.
June 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Whenever you think you are having a bad day, spare a thought for Col Ponsonby.
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This is the last thing the BBC needs
June 17, 2025 at 5:44 AM
This is the last thing the BBC needs
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I decided to become a journalist aged fifteen after reading ‘1984’ and being appalled at the thought that governments could rewrite history. Orwell knew the USSR did it. Now China pretends the Tiananmen massacre didn’t happen. It did. I was there, and saw it for myself.
June 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I decided to become a journalist aged fifteen after reading ‘1984’ and being appalled at the thought that governments could rewrite history. Orwell knew the USSR did it. Now China pretends the Tiananmen massacre didn’t happen. It did. I was there, and saw it for myself.
Col Susannah Meyers had been removed from her role at Pituffik Space Base due to a "loss of confidence in her ability to lead". Of course, the real reason is that she displayed leadership.
April 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Col Susannah Meyers had been removed from her role at Pituffik Space Base due to a "loss of confidence in her ability to lead". Of course, the real reason is that she displayed leadership.
Would anyone like to remind him of this?
April 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Would anyone like to remind him of this?
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In a bid to modernise the Royal Navy while dramatically increasing fleet numbers, the UK government has announced the introduction of a new fleet of stealth inflatable warships, designed to be rapidly deployed and almost invisible to enemy radar.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=57838
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=57838
Britain to introduce new inflatable warships to expand fleet
In a bid to modernise the Royal Navy while dramatically increasing fleet numbers, the UK government has announced the introduction of a new fleet of stealth inflatable warships, designed to be rapidly deployed and almost invisible to enemy radar.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
April 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
In a bid to modernise the Royal Navy while dramatically increasing fleet numbers, the UK government has announced the introduction of a new fleet of stealth inflatable warships, designed to be rapidly deployed and almost invisible to enemy radar.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=57838
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=57838
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“Nothing destroys a leader’s credibility with soldiers more thoroughly than hypocrisy or double standards. When leaders break the rules that they impose on soldiers, they break the bond of trust between soldiers and commanders.”
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Opinion | If Pete Hegseth Had Any Honor, He Would Resign
A defense secretary intentionally using a civilian app to share sensitive war plans without noticing a journalist was in the chat would be egregious.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
“Nothing destroys a leader’s credibility with soldiers more thoroughly than hypocrisy or double standards. When leaders break the rules that they impose on soldiers, they break the bond of trust between soldiers and commanders.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/o...
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If you ever wondered how the KGB manipulated foreigners and got them to repeat Soviet propaganda, spend some time listening to Steve Witkoff talk about his wonderful conversations with Vladimir Putin.
March 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
If you ever wondered how the KGB manipulated foreigners and got them to repeat Soviet propaganda, spend some time listening to Steve Witkoff talk about his wonderful conversations with Vladimir Putin.
Call me cynical, but Trumps offer to run Ukraine's nuclear power plants actually be a request from Putin so as to prevent Ukraine developing a nuclear weapons programme ?
March 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Call me cynical, but Trumps offer to run Ukraine's nuclear power plants actually be a request from Putin so as to prevent Ukraine developing a nuclear weapons programme ?
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has anyone tried unplugging Elon and plugging him back in?
no, wait. leave him unplugged
no, wait. leave him unplugged
March 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
has anyone tried unplugging Elon and plugging him back in?
no, wait. leave him unplugged
no, wait. leave him unplugged
www.ft.com/content/1503... Something I would never have thought would happen, but planning taking place just in case the US restricts or cuts off weapon supplies to Europe
Can the US switch off Europe’s weapons?
Long hooked on American defence exports, allies feel buyers’ remorse over hardware dependent on Washington support
www.ft.com
March 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
www.ft.com/content/1503... Something I would never have thought would happen, but planning taking place just in case the US restricts or cuts off weapon supplies to Europe
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Eighteen Ukrainian soldiers died in Iraq. No one gave Kyiv any minerals open.substack.com/pub/countero...
Ukraine fought alongside US in Iraq; never demanded minerals
As the two fight over a minerals deal, we review the little-remembered sacrifices that Ukraine made when fighting in the U.S.-led war in Iraq – sacrifices Ukraine never asked to be compensated for.
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March 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Eighteen Ukrainian soldiers died in Iraq. No one gave Kyiv any minerals open.substack.com/pub/countero...