Jesper Melchior
@jespermelchior.bsky.social
Copenhagener. Mostly security, Intelligence, (military) history, armor & international politics. Disillusioned wrt #dkpol Many moons ago I used to drive Centurion tanks for the Danish army. Nedre C i maaange år ligeledes :-)
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As anticipated the Norwegians are training the Danish NASAMS crews/instructors. Mange tak 🇳🇴!
Danish personnel of the Air Defense Wing training on NASAMS with Royal Norwegian Air Force instructors at Ørland Air Base.
Photos: Ole Andreas Vekve / Forsvaret
Photos: Ole Andreas Vekve / Forsvaret
November 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
As anticipated the Norwegians are training the Danish NASAMS crews/instructors. Mange tak 🇳🇴!
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The aircraft is understood to have behavioural intelligence-gathering capabilities of the type that can sort British citizens into a 'list', determining their behaviour over the last year.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/raf-on-alert...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/raf-on-alert...
RAF on alert due to potential Arctic cargo aircraft activity
The aircraft is understood to have behavioural intelligence-gathering capabilities of the type that can sort British citizens into a 'list', determining their behaviour over the last year.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The aircraft is understood to have behavioural intelligence-gathering capabilities of the type that can sort British citizens into a 'list', determining their behaviour over the last year.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/raf-on-alert...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/raf-on-alert...
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Russia and their new allies’ terms of Ukrainian surrender should immediately be denied by this group of countries.
As Kennan wrote back in 1946:
“Russia is deaf to the logic of reason but very sensitive to the logic of power.”
As Kennan wrote back in 1946:
“Russia is deaf to the logic of reason but very sensitive to the logic of power.”
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Russia and their new allies’ terms of Ukrainian surrender should immediately be denied by this group of countries.
As Kennan wrote back in 1946:
“Russia is deaf to the logic of reason but very sensitive to the logic of power.”
As Kennan wrote back in 1946:
“Russia is deaf to the logic of reason but very sensitive to the logic of power.”
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Lange bevor es Bluesky gab, sind einige Memes in den Hallen des Panzermuseums geschmiedet worden ...
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Lange bevor es Bluesky gab, sind einige Memes in den Hallen des Panzermuseums geschmiedet worden ...
Thomas was only following orders! :-) Great tank btw.
Wait... Did Norway really name the first Leopard 2A8 they rolled out to big fanfare Thomas (the tank)? 😆
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Thomas was only following orders! :-) Great tank btw.
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Rigtig god anmeldelse af Krigens Politik i @information.dk. "Der er ikke meget feelgood over Anders Puck Nielsens bog", skriver @boelkjaer.bsky.social, og det er nok rigtigt. Men vi er nødt til at forholde os til at risikoen for krig vokser i disse år.
Ny bog: Krigen gavner Putin, hvad enten den slutter eller fortsætter
’Krigens politik’ giver en pædagogisk og velskrevet indføring i de politiske mekanismer, der fører til krig, og tegner et bekymrende billede af Putins risikovillighed
www.information.dk
November 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Rigtig god anmeldelse af Krigens Politik i @information.dk. "Der er ikke meget feelgood over Anders Puck Nielsens bog", skriver @boelkjaer.bsky.social, og det er nok rigtigt. Men vi er nødt til at forholde os til at risikoen for krig vokser i disse år.
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🇩🇪🇺🇦 The first Skyranger 35 self-propelled air defense system mounted on a Leopard 1 tank chassis is set to arrive in #Ukraine next week, Rheinmetall CEO announced during the Rheinmetall CMD 2025 event, according to monitoring project German Aid to Ukraine on Nov. 18
united24media.com/latest-news/...
united24media.com/latest-news/...
Drone-Killer on Tracks: Germany Sends First Skyranger 35 to Ukraine
Rheinmetall will deliver the Skyranger 35 air defense system to Ukraine next week, enhancing its capabilities against aerial threats.
united24media.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
🇩🇪🇺🇦 The first Skyranger 35 self-propelled air defense system mounted on a Leopard 1 tank chassis is set to arrive in #Ukraine next week, Rheinmetall CEO announced during the Rheinmetall CMD 2025 event, according to monitoring project German Aid to Ukraine on Nov. 18
united24media.com/latest-news/...
united24media.com/latest-news/...
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Forslaget fra Danske Anlægsgartnere går ud på at undlade bundsikringslag under mindre belastede arealer som fortove og indkørsler. Derudover anbefaler brancheforeningen, at man i faget bliver bedre til at genbruge eksisterende materialer. bygtek.dk/artikel/have...
BygTek.dk - Aktuelle nyheder om byggebranchen
BygTek.dk
November 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Forslaget fra Danske Anlægsgartnere går ud på at undlade bundsikringslag under mindre belastede arealer som fortove og indkørsler. Derudover anbefaler brancheforeningen, at man i faget bliver bedre til at genbruge eksisterende materialer. bygtek.dk/artikel/have...
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Footage from last night’s strike on Novorossiysk port. Direct hits, massive fire, chaos and clear panic.
November 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Footage from last night’s strike on Novorossiysk port. Direct hits, massive fire, chaos and clear panic.
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Folketinget, KL og Danske Regioner i fælles opråb for at beskytte den demokratiske samtale
🔗 https://www.ft.dk/da/aktuelt/nyheder/2025/11/faelles-opraab-mod-trusler-og-chikane-mod-politikere
🔗 https://www.ft.dk/da/aktuelt/nyheder/2025/11/faelles-opraab-mod-trusler-og-chikane-mod-politikere
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Folketinget, KL og Danske Regioner i fælles opråb for at beskytte den demokratiske samtale
🔗 https://www.ft.dk/da/aktuelt/nyheder/2025/11/faelles-opraab-mod-trusler-og-chikane-mod-politikere
🔗 https://www.ft.dk/da/aktuelt/nyheder/2025/11/faelles-opraab-mod-trusler-og-chikane-mod-politikere
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A fascinating detail was that in the immediate aftermath of the battle, an engineer from a passing merchant vessel stole one of the cartridge casings from the SMS Schleswig-Holstein (and two smaller ones from the land-based artillery). The souvenir was then used as a pole for mounting his mailbox.
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
A fascinating detail was that in the immediate aftermath of the battle, an engineer from a passing merchant vessel stole one of the cartridge casings from the SMS Schleswig-Holstein (and two smaller ones from the land-based artillery). The souvenir was then used as a pole for mounting his mailbox.
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🇩🇰Denmark signs contract with Saab for additional 84mm Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifles, ammunition and training equipment worth 450m DKK (47m EUR) as a follow up on the first M4 order in 2022.
The Danish Army had 1,117 Carl-Gustaf M2 and M3 by the end of the #Coldwar
The Danish Army had 1,117 Carl-Gustaf M2 and M3 by the end of the #Coldwar
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🇩🇰Denmark signs contract with Saab for additional 84mm Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifles, ammunition and training equipment worth 450m DKK (47m EUR) as a follow up on the first M4 order in 2022.
The Danish Army had 1,117 Carl-Gustaf M2 and M3 by the end of the #Coldwar
The Danish Army had 1,117 Carl-Gustaf M2 and M3 by the end of the #Coldwar
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USAs ambassadør i "Kongeriget" er tiltrådt sin post. Det officielle Danmark har ingen anden mulighed for end at byde ham velkommen, men jeg synes,at han råt for usødet bør læse i avisen, hvad mange af os i virkeligheden tænker om ham og hans mission.
www.berlingske.dk/kommentatore...
www.berlingske.dk/kommentatore...
Jarl Cordua: Jeg ser frem til, at De rejser igen, ambassadør Howery | Berlingske
Enhver, der nærmer sig Rydhave, Howery og amerikanske diplomater, bør stille sig følgende spørgsmål: Tjener jeg egentlig mit lands politiske eller økonomiske interesser ved at indlade mig med disse fo...
www.berlingske.dk
November 12, 2025 at 6:38 AM
USAs ambassadør i "Kongeriget" er tiltrådt sin post. Det officielle Danmark har ingen anden mulighed for end at byde ham velkommen, men jeg synes,at han råt for usødet bør læse i avisen, hvad mange af os i virkeligheden tænker om ham og hans mission.
www.berlingske.dk/kommentatore...
www.berlingske.dk/kommentatore...
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The Zeiten, they are wending.
61% of Germans say their country invested too little in its military capabilities.
66% say we relied too much on the US for our security.
61% of Germans say their country invested too little in its military capabilities.
66% say we relied too much on the US for our security.
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 AM
The Zeiten, they are wending.
61% of Germans say their country invested too little in its military capabilities.
66% say we relied too much on the US for our security.
61% of Germans say their country invested too little in its military capabilities.
66% say we relied too much on the US for our security.
Hvis man småfryser på kontoret.. ;-)
This is quite a view as well, with twin lava fountains at Kīlauea right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0t... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqmp...
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Hvis man småfryser på kontoret.. ;-)
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So, just the normal stuff your carmaker knows about you.
🤯
(From Byron Tau’s Means of Control, which you should read)
#talkaboutSurveillanceCapitalism
🤯
(From Byron Tau’s Means of Control, which you should read)
#talkaboutSurveillanceCapitalism
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
So, just the normal stuff your carmaker knows about you.
🤯
(From Byron Tau’s Means of Control, which you should read)
#talkaboutSurveillanceCapitalism
🤯
(From Byron Tau’s Means of Control, which you should read)
#talkaboutSurveillanceCapitalism
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Er du kandidat til kommunalvalget, skal du tage Satyrens valgtest. Du bliver helt sikkert ikke valgt.
#dkpol
#dkpol
Satyrens quiz til provinsens lokalpolitikere forud for kommunalvalget
Satyrens quiz til provinsens lokalpolitikere forud for kommunalvalget Kommunalvalget står for døren, og Satyren hjælper her provinsens politikere på vej med en lille quiz. 1)...
www.satyren.dk
November 7, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Er du kandidat til kommunalvalget, skal du tage Satyrens valgtest. Du bliver helt sikkert ikke valgt.
#dkpol
#dkpol
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A new Bellingcat investigation geolocates the site of a mass killing near Al Fashir, Darfur. More than eighty bodies were found beside destroyed vehicles along an earthen berm built around the city.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
Geolocating Darfur Killings of Those Escaping Al Fashir - bellingcat
Warning: Contains written descriptions of extreme violence including murder. All graphic footage has been omitted. A Bellingcat investigation has identified and verified the exact location of a mass k...
www.bellingcat.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A new Bellingcat investigation geolocates the site of a mass killing near Al Fashir, Darfur. More than eighty bodies were found beside destroyed vehicles along an earthen berm built around the city.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
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Det sker at politikere klager over, at danske fiskere ikke overholder reglerne. Det oplevede de tyske besættelsesmyndigheder også i 1941, men de havde en ganske effektiv – vil jeg i hvert fald tro – løsning . ”’Fiskere, der er udenfor Omraadet, vil blive bombet hver anden Time.”
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Det sker at politikere klager over, at danske fiskere ikke overholder reglerne. Det oplevede de tyske besættelsesmyndigheder også i 1941, men de havde en ganske effektiv – vil jeg i hvert fald tro – løsning . ”’Fiskere, der er udenfor Omraadet, vil blive bombet hver anden Time.”
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Bluesky really needs to raise its character limit, y'all.
October 31, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Bluesky really needs to raise its character limit, y'all.
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Sat pic of a massacre in Al-Fashir/El-Fasher taking place the last few days when RSF took control of the Darfurian city. An estimated 270,000 civilians are trapped. Estimates of those murdered since the city fell range from 2000 to 3500, perhaps higher.
SBS News (AU) calls it Rwanda-level.
SBS News (AU) calls it Rwanda-level.
October 31, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Sat pic of a massacre in Al-Fashir/El-Fasher taking place the last few days when RSF took control of the Darfurian city. An estimated 270,000 civilians are trapped. Estimates of those murdered since the city fell range from 2000 to 3500, perhaps higher.
SBS News (AU) calls it Rwanda-level.
SBS News (AU) calls it Rwanda-level.
I suppose the only thing missing here would be if the truck was driven by "Florida man"
BREAKING | Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
www.independent.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I suppose the only thing missing here would be if the truck was driven by "Florida man"
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Breaking:
Unusual Black Trimaran Drone Ship Spotted In Chinese Shipyard
You heard it here first!
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Unusual Black Trimaran Drone Ship Spotted In Chinese Shipyard
You heard it here first!
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Unusual Black Trimaran Drone Ship Spotted In Chinese Shipyard - Naval News
Hidden beneath tarpaulins, an uncommon sight at Chinese shipyards, a new trimaran-hulled vessel appears to combine features of both surface ships and submarines.
www.navalnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Breaking:
Unusual Black Trimaran Drone Ship Spotted In Chinese Shipyard
You heard it here first!
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Unusual Black Trimaran Drone Ship Spotted In Chinese Shipyard
You heard it here first!
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
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Here it is…, bsky.app/profile/cove...
Breaking:
Unusual Black Trimaran Drone Ship Spotted In Chinese Shipyard
You heard it here first!
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Unusual Black Trimaran Drone Ship Spotted In Chinese Shipyard
You heard it here first!
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Unusual Black Trimaran Drone Ship Spotted In Chinese Shipyard - Naval News
Hidden beneath tarpaulins, an uncommon sight at Chinese shipyards, a new trimaran-hulled vessel appears to combine features of both surface ships and submarines.
www.navalnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Here it is…, bsky.app/profile/cove...