Joseph O'Leary
@jcloleary.bsky.social
Senior Adviser, NATO 🇧🇪. Formerly Political Counsellor, British Embassy Algiers 🇩🇿 🇬🇧
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"Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked 19 different countries — some of them 3-4 times — and none of these countries, including Ukraine, has ever attacked Russia." - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
November 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked 19 different countries — some of them 3-4 times — and none of these countries, including Ukraine, has ever attacked Russia." - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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Paschal Donohoe to resign from Government and take up position at World Bank
Paschal Donohoe to resign from Government and take up position at World Bank
Minister has been offered the role of managing director and has he informed the Taoiseach and Tánaiste that he will accept it
www.irishtimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Paschal Donohoe to resign from Government and take up position at World Bank
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Happy Birthday to the European Convention on Human Rights, which has helped to protect #OurRightsAndFreedoms for 75 years.
Here are more than 200 examples, from across the continent👇
🔗 www.coe.int/ECHR
There are thousands more.
#ECHR #ECHR75 @coe.int @echr.coe.int
Here are more than 200 examples, from across the continent👇
🔗 www.coe.int/ECHR
There are thousands more.
#ECHR #ECHR75 @coe.int @echr.coe.int
November 4, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Happy Birthday to the European Convention on Human Rights, which has helped to protect #OurRightsAndFreedoms for 75 years.
Here are more than 200 examples, from across the continent👇
🔗 www.coe.int/ECHR
There are thousands more.
#ECHR #ECHR75 @coe.int @echr.coe.int
Here are more than 200 examples, from across the continent👇
🔗 www.coe.int/ECHR
There are thousands more.
#ECHR #ECHR75 @coe.int @echr.coe.int
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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Quick one: any Russian speakers in my network who can give me a hand with something very quickly?
DMs or [email protected] please.
DMs or [email protected] please.
October 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Quick one: any Russian speakers in my network who can give me a hand with something very quickly?
DMs or [email protected] please.
DMs or [email protected] please.
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NATO's annual nuclear exercise kicks off on Monday in the Netherlands with the participation of 2,000 personnel, 71 aircraft, and 14 countries, including Belgium.
NATO launches its annual nuclear exercise on Monday, including in Belgium
NATO launches its annual nuclear exercise on Monday, including in Belgium
www.brusselstimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
NATO's annual nuclear exercise kicks off on Monday in the Netherlands with the participation of 2,000 personnel, 71 aircraft, and 14 countries, including Belgium.
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NEW: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado awarded Nobel Peace Prize.
October 10, 2025 at 9:06 AM
NEW: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado awarded Nobel Peace Prize.
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Hope, at last. I welcome the first phase of President Trump’s Gaza initiative.
Let’s get the hostages out and aid in – fast.
We are ready to move now, but we need safe access and full funding to turn this pause into real progress.
Every minute counts.
Let’s get the hostages out and aid in – fast.
We are ready to move now, but we need safe access and full funding to turn this pause into real progress.
Every minute counts.
October 9, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Hope, at last. I welcome the first phase of President Trump’s Gaza initiative.
Let’s get the hostages out and aid in – fast.
We are ready to move now, but we need safe access and full funding to turn this pause into real progress.
Every minute counts.
Let’s get the hostages out and aid in – fast.
We are ready to move now, but we need safe access and full funding to turn this pause into real progress.
Every minute counts.
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I am not a #Merkel fan (as many of you know), but the headlines following her interview with Partizan are complete nonsense.
She does not blame Poland or the Baltics at all.
She does not blame Poland or the Baltics at all.
October 6, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I am not a #Merkel fan (as many of you know), but the headlines following her interview with Partizan are complete nonsense.
She does not blame Poland or the Baltics at all.
She does not blame Poland or the Baltics at all.
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El fin de la guerra en Gaza puede decidirse hoy. Israel y Hamas negocian en El Cairo un alto el fuego permanente, después de aceptar parcialmente el plan de Trump.
www.lavanguardia.com/opinion/2025...
www.lavanguardia.com/opinion/2025...
Gaza: dolor, protesta y esperanza, por Jordi Juan
Hoy se nos acumulan sobre la mesa de la redacción tres grandes temas sobre el largo conflicto entre Israel y Palestina que marcan nuestra agenda periodística. El más
www.lavanguardia.com
October 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
El fin de la guerra en Gaza puede decidirse hoy. Israel y Hamas negocian en El Cairo un alto el fuego permanente, después de aceptar parcialmente el plan de Trump.
www.lavanguardia.com/opinion/2025...
www.lavanguardia.com/opinion/2025...
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NATO SecGen Rutte is literally taking part in the EU Commission meeting where these proposals are being adopted, as they are carefully coordinated with NATO.
Stop falling into the intellectual drop of playing NATO and EU against each other in defence, when they are complementary.
Stop falling into the intellectual drop of playing NATO and EU against each other in defence, when they are complementary.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen — a former German defense minister, sure seems to think that NATO is dead.
She is holding a summit on Wednesday to begin militarization of the European Union as an institution.
www.politico.eu/article/lead...
She is holding a summit on Wednesday to begin militarization of the European Union as an institution.
www.politico.eu/article/lead...
Leaders press to reshape EU under Putin’s aggressive shadow
Wednesday’s Copenhagen summit is a step toward turning the EU into a military power. But the bloc isn’t united and the risks are great.
www.politico.eu
September 30, 2025 at 6:54 AM
NATO SecGen Rutte is literally taking part in the EU Commission meeting where these proposals are being adopted, as they are carefully coordinated with NATO.
Stop falling into the intellectual drop of playing NATO and EU against each other in defence, when they are complementary.
Stop falling into the intellectual drop of playing NATO and EU against each other in defence, when they are complementary.
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President Trump’s Gaza plan is an opportunity for lasting peace.
It offers the best immediate chance to end the war. The EU is ready to help it succeed.
Israel has signed on to the plan.
Hamas must now accept it without delay, starting with the immediate release of hostages.
It offers the best immediate chance to end the war. The EU is ready to help it succeed.
Israel has signed on to the plan.
Hamas must now accept it without delay, starting with the immediate release of hostages.
September 30, 2025 at 7:04 AM
President Trump’s Gaza plan is an opportunity for lasting peace.
It offers the best immediate chance to end the war. The EU is ready to help it succeed.
Israel has signed on to the plan.
Hamas must now accept it without delay, starting with the immediate release of hostages.
It offers the best immediate chance to end the war. The EU is ready to help it succeed.
Israel has signed on to the plan.
Hamas must now accept it without delay, starting with the immediate release of hostages.
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At the time of the drone incursion at Copenhagen Airport, Russian Baltic Fleet ship Aleksandr Shabalin was spotted 12 km off Langeland Island, Denmark, with its transponder off, Ekstra Bladet reports.
September 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
At the time of the drone incursion at Copenhagen Airport, Russian Baltic Fleet ship Aleksandr Shabalin was spotted 12 km off Langeland Island, Denmark, with its transponder off, Ekstra Bladet reports.
An utter gentleman. Rest in peace Ming
Oh no - Ming Campbell has died. A really nice guy.
September 26, 2025 at 10:14 AM
An utter gentleman. Rest in peace Ming
Come on Glaws! 🍒
September 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Come on Glaws! 🍒
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Pour Donald Trump, l’Ukraine peut «regagner son territoire» face à la Russie
Pour Donald Trump, l’Ukraine peut «regagner son territoire» face à la Russie
Alors qu’il appelait il y a quelques mois Volodymyr Zelensky à faire des «échanges de territoire», le président américain a qualifié ce mardi soir Vladimir Poutine de «tigre de papier».
www.liberation.fr
September 24, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Pour Donald Trump, l’Ukraine peut «regagner son territoire» face à la Russie
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🇵🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦 Le Royaume-Uni et le Canada reconnaissent officiellement l'Etat de Palestine, ont annoncé dimanche séparément le Premier ministre britannique Keir Starmer et le Premier ministre canadien Mark Carney ⬇️
September 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🇵🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦 Le Royaume-Uni et le Canada reconnaissent officiellement l'Etat de Palestine, ont annoncé dimanche séparément le Premier ministre britannique Keir Starmer et le Premier ministre canadien Mark Carney ⬇️
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If you honestly believe the Russians hit the EU delegation in Kyiv by accident, I don't think you should be allowed to operate heavy machinery and I frankly question if letting you dress and bathe yourself is a violation of our collective duty of care.
August 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
If you honestly believe the Russians hit the EU delegation in Kyiv by accident, I don't think you should be allowed to operate heavy machinery and I frankly question if letting you dress and bathe yourself is a violation of our collective duty of care.
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NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
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x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
🧵
August 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
🧵
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
🧵
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UK Ministry of Defence intelligence report this morning:
“It would take Russian forces approximately 4.4 more years to gain 100 per cent of the four Ukrainian oblasts’ territory, [which] would lead to approximately 1,930,000 further Russian casualties (killed or wounded).”
“It would take Russian forces approximately 4.4 more years to gain 100 per cent of the four Ukrainian oblasts’ territory, [which] would lead to approximately 1,930,000 further Russian casualties (killed or wounded).”
August 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
UK Ministry of Defence intelligence report this morning:
“It would take Russian forces approximately 4.4 more years to gain 100 per cent of the four Ukrainian oblasts’ territory, [which] would lead to approximately 1,930,000 further Russian casualties (killed or wounded).”
“It would take Russian forces approximately 4.4 more years to gain 100 per cent of the four Ukrainian oblasts’ territory, [which] would lead to approximately 1,930,000 further Russian casualties (killed or wounded).”
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You can’t make this up. War criminal Lavrov arrives to Alaska wearing a USSR sweater
The Russians aren’t even bothering to hide their bloody imperialist ambitions on US soil
The Russians aren’t even bothering to hide their bloody imperialist ambitions on US soil
August 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
You can’t make this up. War criminal Lavrov arrives to Alaska wearing a USSR sweater
The Russians aren’t even bothering to hide their bloody imperialist ambitions on US soil
The Russians aren’t even bothering to hide their bloody imperialist ambitions on US soil
Cork Airport is the greatest in the world
Actually, you know what? Let’s stop complaining for a second. QT this with a GOOD airport. Defend that title as much or as little as you like. But let’s hear about airports that don’t suck.
August 14, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Cork Airport is the greatest in the world
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UK economy grew 1% in first half of 2025
US economy grew 0.6%
I present these figures without comment
US economy grew 0.6%
I present these figures without comment
August 14, 2025 at 6:30 AM
UK economy grew 1% in first half of 2025
US economy grew 0.6%
I present these figures without comment
US economy grew 0.6%
I present these figures without comment
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Analysis of radar satellite data shows rearmament on a historic scale, stretching over 7mn sq metres of new industrial development on.ft.com/3HsEbYG
August 12, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Analysis of radar satellite data shows rearmament on a historic scale, stretching over 7mn sq metres of new industrial development on.ft.com/3HsEbYG