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Andy Scollick

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Strategic foresight: future security environment, defence policy, defence planning, warfare development regarding the climate change, energy, defence nexus | Former adviser to Ukraine's military | PhD in sustainability science (complex adaptive systems)

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Contempt. Literally.

Contempt for other countries, contempt for the idea of an international community, contempt for UNSC's mission of preventing breaches of international peace.

Tells leaders to pay for corrupt "Board of Peace," sends unelected, unqualified spouse to chair UNSC.

Utter contempt.

02.03.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 392    πŸ” 108    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 7
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Iran's Key Naval Base On Strait Of Hormuz Set Ablaze From Strikes President Donald Trump says that "annihilating" the Iranian Navy is a chief goal of Operation Epic Fury, and that 10 ships have already hit.

Iran’s Key Naval Base On Strait Of Hormuz Set Ablaze From Strikes www.twz.com/news-feature...

02.03.2026 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

On Day 1 of the Gulf War 3.0, consensus among Ukrainian soldiers I follow on X was: "either Muricans are going into Iran with ground troops, or this is just a show we'll watch again in a year".

They'd know, as they've survived an air-superior enemy for FOUR YEARS.

And they're right so farπŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

02.03.2026 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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She couldn't make a worse job of things than the hubby.

02.03.2026 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What is the current situation with the Strait of Hormuz?

While the Strait of Hormuz has not been officially closed down, it is effectively not functioning. About 150 vessels are currently near it, waiting for the situation to improve.

02.03.2026 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 219    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4

The storming attempts of the US base in Iraq continues to this very moment, there are injuries at the place and the police are suppressing the protesters

02.03.2026 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards commander said the Strait of Hormuz is closed and Iran is to set any ship trying to pass on fire, Iranian media reported. Live updates ➑️ reut.rs/4aK7TEn

02.03.2026 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 16

He's growing a third anus!

02.03.2026 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
FREE TINA PETERS!

FREE TINA PETERS!

A striking thing about Trump's social media activity over the past 24 hours is that from it you'd barely know we're at war. He's been posting news articles from over 2 years ago, spamming posts w/ positive reviews of his SOTU speech, & now posting stuff like this. The guy really lives in a bubble.

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French nukes: It's hard to overstate how much of a sea change it is that countries such as the Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, Germany are open to talking with France about nuclear deterrence. We have been getting used to it β€” but it's a major, major shift.

02.03.2026 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 236    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 9
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The world is finally seeing what Ukraine deals with every single night.

The chaos caused by a few hundred drones across the entire Middle East last weekend is what a single Tuesday in Kyiv looks like.

Russia has launched tens of thousands of shaheds since this started

02.03.2026 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 161    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

A common trait of (would be) dictators is that their family members show up in all kinds of official places.

02.03.2026 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

The UN Security Council is broken. Beyond repair.

02.03.2026 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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War With Iran Isn’t Just an Oil Story The U.S.-Israeli campaign will have, if anything, bigger implications for liquified natural gas.

War with Iran has big implications for oil markets β€” but it might have even bigger implications for natural gas.

@zeitlin.bsky.social explains:

heatmap.news/energy/iran-...

02.03.2026 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Macron varslet atom-opprustning: Norge takket nei til Γ₯ bli nevnt Tidligere mandag holdt frankrikes statsminister Emmanuel Macron en tale hvor han varslet at landet vil ruste opp atomprogrammet sitt for fΓΈrste gang pΓ₯ 30 Γ₯r. Dette vil innebΓ¦re at Frankrike kan utsta...

Comment from the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs on why Norway wasn't mentioned by Macron today.

NOR is not opposed to this initiative but is reluctant and needs more time to consider it due to a desire to deal with nuclear matters within NATO.

www.nrk.no/nyheter/macr...

02.03.2026 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

All Iran's regime has to do is keep its cool, take the knocks and last out for 1 to 2 weeks then it gains a window of opportunity to cause some real impact.

02.03.2026 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So, whilst the US-Israeli (UK, France, Germany) War against Iran is ongoing and distracting everyone, will Trump's "Board of Peace" make some kind of ethnic cleansing move against Gaza?

02.03.2026 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Only another 1,248,500 to go πŸ™„

02.03.2026 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Gooooooooooooooood Morning, Vietnam!", I mean "Gooooooooooooooood Morning, Iran!"

02.03.2026 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This war has massive implications for the world economy There is nowhere else on the planet with quite as concentrated a supply of quite so much energy as the Arabian Gulf.

This war has massive implications for the world economy

02.03.2026 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Fuel tanker ablaze in Strait of Hormuz after drone strike, Iran Revolutionary Guards say Iran's Revolutionary Guards said ​a fuel tanker was burning β€Œin the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by two drones, Iranian news agencies reported ​on Monday.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said ​a fuel tanker was burning β€Œin the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by two drones, Iranian news agencies reported ​on Monday. (Reuters)

02.03.2026 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Meanwhile.. Europe is (finally) starting to get its/our shit together.

02.03.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Top US general? Oh, Dan Caine. So you mean top of the basement bargain generals who would drop their pants for any piece of Trump.

02.03.2026 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, which oversees Iran’s overseas military operations, said on Monday that β€œenemies” who killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will not β€œhave security anywhere in the world, even inside their own homes.”

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A rather absurd Russian quad bike disguised as a haystack.

02.03.2026 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 325    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 2

Putin is actually intelligent. Can't think of any more πŸ€”

02.03.2026 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Do I? I'm taking flak from my peers for pointing out the multitude of negative consequences of this illegal war. You are correct: no one wins. (The days of winning wars is long gone.)

02.03.2026 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hotels are off limits in wartime unless they are accommodating military personnel (staying or meeting) provided collateral damage is proportional.

Airports are legitimate military targets if they are dual civil and military use.

But it's ALL sick and unnecessary. An illegal war.

02.03.2026 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Isn't that where the undertaker makes incisions to drain blood and inject embalming fluids into a corpse? πŸ€”

02.03.2026 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
two pictures are in this post, including a close up of Trump's discolored hand which is covered in some sort of lacquer

two pictures are in this post, including a close up of Trump's discolored hand which is covered in some sort of lacquer

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Trump showed up with a new injury on his neck this morning, but his hand also still looks nasty

(Saul Loeb/Getty)

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