Steve Hewitt
@stevehewitt.bsky.social
A repatriated Canadian settler living in Birmingham, UK, with an interest in security and intelligence in the past and present and in a US-Canada-UK context. I also follow politics in those countries as well as the strange world of academia. Plus, I run.
BBC News - Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using dart frog toxin, UK says
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Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using toxin from dart frog, UK says
Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using toxin from dart frog, UK says
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February 14, 2026 at 1:15 PM
BBC News - Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using dart frog toxin, UK says
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In US: Indian Man Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating Failed Assassination Plot www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/n...
Indian Man Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating Failed Assassination Plot
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February 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
In US: Indian Man Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating Failed Assassination Plot www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/n...
BBC News - Men jailed over plot to attack Jewish community
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Men jailed over plot to attack Jewish community in Manchester
Two men are jailed after planning what police say could have been
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February 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
BBC News - Men jailed over plot to attack Jewish community
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BBC News - Lorry driver who prepared for 'race war' jailed
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Lorry driver who made guns and prepared for 'race war' is jailed
Thomas McKenna, 60, had set up a gun-conversion factory in a caravan in South Ockenden, Essex.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:21 PM
BBC News - Lorry driver who prepared for 'race war' jailed
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BBC News - Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health
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Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health
The EPA overturns a key climate regulation that underpins US efforts to tackle climate change.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
BBC News - Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health
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Very strange: F.A.A. Halts All Flights at El Paso Airport for 10 Days www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Live Updates: F.A.A. Halts All Flights at El Paso Airport for 10 Days
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February 11, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Very strange: F.A.A. Halts All Flights at El Paso Airport for 10 Days www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Who Cares if Matt Damon’s ‘Odyssey’ Helmet Is Historically Accurate? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/m...
Who Cares if Matt Damon’s ‘Odyssey’ Helmet Is Historically Accurate?
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February 11, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Who Cares if Matt Damon’s ‘Odyssey’ Helmet Is Historically Accurate? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/m...
Killers without a cause: The rise in nihilistic violent extremism
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Killers without a cause: The rise in nihilistic violent extremism
Amid a burst of high-profile targeted violence, authorities have identified a new source of terror.
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February 8, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Killers without a cause: The rise in nihilistic violent extremism
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NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
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February 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years
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February 6, 2026 at 12:48 PM
He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
My new running top
February 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
My new running top
PM says he knew when giving Mandelson US job he had kept ties with Epstein after conviction www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
PM says he knew when giving Mandelson US job he had kept ties with Epstein after conviction
Starmer defends ambassador appointment, saying he was lied to ‘repeatedly’ about extent of contact between pair
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February 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM
PM says he knew when giving Mandelson US job he had kept ties with Epstein after conviction www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
