Becca Lucas
@beccalpaine.bsky.social
PhD candidate at KCL studying defence industry through the manufacture of UAVs. Turkish policy wonk in my spare time. Formerly of RAND Europe and RUSI. All opinions my own.
There were also several cats along and/or crossing the course - classic #Istanbul #Istanbulmaratonu
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
There were also several cats along and/or crossing the course - classic #Istanbul #Istanbulmaratonu
Please let this not have jinxed it 🫣
November 2, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Please let this not have jinxed it 🫣
Just going to pop these here from a long run I did along the lake two months ago. Can Rand Paul tell me where the war is?
September 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Just going to pop these here from a long run I did along the lake two months ago. Can Rand Paul tell me where the war is?
And while the SCOTUS decision about arrests based on appearance and race may be in keeping with some of the Founding Fathers’ approach to the world, it overturns the decades of judicial precedent since that tried to correct their mistakes. I am ashamed.
September 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
And while the SCOTUS decision about arrests based on appearance and race may be in keeping with some of the Founding Fathers’ approach to the world, it overturns the decades of judicial precedent since that tried to correct their mistakes. I am ashamed.
The Sun Times here also quotes a key fact - the numbers show that immigrants are not the ones committing violent crimes. So even if you try to suggest that there is justification for this abuse of power (which to be clear there is NOT) it can’t possibly work!
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are arrested based on ‘how they look’
Immigration agents wearing tactical gear and carrying long guns made arrests in downtown Chicago and the River North neighborhood Sunday. “This is not making anybody safer — it’s a show of intimidatio...
chicago.suntimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The Sun Times here also quotes a key fact - the numbers show that immigrants are not the ones committing violent crimes. So even if you try to suggest that there is justification for this abuse of power (which to be clear there is NOT) it can’t possibly work!
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...