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David Hume’s Footsoldier retweeted
Can you imagine a foreign diplomat in China calling for the CPC Secretary-General to be “beheaded”?
No — for basic human decency and diplomatic protocol
And if any diplomat did that, their own government would sanction them long before China even expelled them
There is no debate
This new diplomatic conflict between China and Japan was entirely instigated by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. If Japan dares to expel Chinese diplomats, China will inevitably retaliate. Well then, Sanae Takaichi is an evil witch; she has successfully ignited a new explosion of mutual hatred between Chinese and Japanese public opinion.
David Hume’s Footsoldier retweeted
The internet shutdown in Afghanistan happened in real time in my online poetry class on Monday. The women's accounts dropped out one by one. The last to go was Neda. Just before her image froze, I promised to put her poem on Twitter. She's 11. Online was her last hope of education. @WRNAfghanistan
David Hume’s Footsoldier retweeted
Quintus and his wife Clarina made this grave memorial for their dearest, most devoted, and well-deserving son, Alexander. He lived three years, four months, and eighteen days. They beg of you, that when you pass by, you say aloud to Alexander: 'Sit tibi terra levis' - 'May the earth rest lightly on you.'
The marble grave marker includes a libation hole, into which visitors could pour libations of wine, milk, or honey as offerings to Alexander in the afterlife.
From the Via Ostiense cemetery, 2nd century AD, Capitoline Museums.
David Hume’s Footsoldier retweeted
Reminds me that Tolkien admitted (self deprecatingly) he had only gotten his teaching position at Oxford ‘cos everybody else had died in WW1. It’s frustrating to think of all the talent lost from those two world wars.
David Hume’s Footsoldier retweeted
The women killed by men in the UK in 2022 and to whom our report is dedicated
David Hume’s Footsoldier retweeted
Still no comment. It is beginning to look churlish from @JohnSwinney and one would at least expect @Ross_Greer and @GillianMacMSP to have the courage of their convictions and condemn the announcement.
Indeed, although I note that @JohnSwinney, @Ross_Greer and @GillianMacMSP have yet to mention anything on it via this medium.
David Hume’s Footsoldier retweeted
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David Hume’s Footsoldier retweeted
Frank, to a point: Nicola Sturgeon's memoir shows a politician more concerned with positioning than principle, says @JoanMcAlpine holyrood.com/comment/view,fr…
David Hume’s Footsoldier retweeted
Always like a good reading list!
I’ve read Haidt (highly recommended) and Trueman (esoteric for some I suspect, but very good). The others sound interesting. As ever, modern society is a multi faceted beast.
There’s lots of good reading out there already on how we got to where we are. I would recommend:
Anxious Generation by @JonHaidt
The Hype Machine by @sinanaral
Crashed by @adam_tooze
The End of Power by @MoisesNaim
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl Trueman.
David Hume’s Footsoldier retweeted
What is the mythos of Britain? The master narrative which determines identities, values and aspirations?
David Hume’s Footsoldier retweeted
Scottish Nationalists are complaining as government promised to build 13 frigates in Scotland and now they are building 18.
David Hume’s Footsoldier retweeted
The entire community of Fort Providence has been ordered to evacuate due to wildfires burning in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The community of roughly 700 people got the order this morning at 8:57 AM, and are to relocate to Hay River.
The fire ran 11km overnight and is now 2km from the community. Crews have been unable to attack the fire directly due to activity and aircraft have not been able to drop directly on the fire due to visibility. Structure protection measures are underway.
Warm weather and low relative humidities have caused increased activity on wildfires in northern canada. Thanks to the subscriber who shared this view of Fire activity in the NWTs.
David Hume’s Footsoldier retweeted
EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN NORTH AFRICA
Brutal heat continues unabated in the area since months:
Tonight MINIMUMS uo to 34.4C at In Salah, ALGERIA
Next days THOUSANDS of records will be wiped out in all North Africa, Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Middle East
Unprecedented in September
David Hume’s Footsoldier retweeted
SAFE negotiations over the 65/35% requirement of origin of costs for final products have paved the way for the long overdue political agreement on the European Defence Industrial Programme (EDIP).
Read the latest #MilitaryBalance analysis by @Ester_Sab1 ahead of #IISSPDS25:
➡️ go.iiss.org/4mx7Lvr
David Hume’s Footsoldier retweeted
Just enjoying the dynamism of English modernist Cyril Power’s linocut ‘The Tube Station’ (1932)
David Hume’s Footsoldier retweeted
I'd recommend reading the whole thread, but this point in particular is worth a comment, because it illustrates the role of policy advice as opposed to military advice, and why you need both working in harmony. Short🧵.
David Hume’s Footsoldier retweeted
I appeal that all hostages be freed, that a permanent ceasefire be reached, that the safe entry of humanitarian aid be facilitated, and that humanitarian law be fully respected, especially the obligation to protect civilians and the prohibitions against collective punishment, the indiscriminate use of force, and the forced displacement of populations.
David Hume’s Footsoldier retweeted
Some quick detective work determines that the ship is 150k ton, Minerva Symphony sailing from Primorsk, Russia with no destination identified. She is a Greek-owned, Liberian-flagged crude tanker under NO sanctions.
So, I am not sure if @EUNAVFORASPIDES is escorting or investigating. The ship has been dark on AIS for 8 days.
We usually see @EUNAVFORASPIDES escorting containerships and car carriers. The escort for loaded tankers is unusual.
It is also unusual that the name of the tanker does not appear on the stern or on the bow of the ship in these pictures.
David Hume’s Footsoldier retweeted
@AndieforIndie
Surely the point here is that if there is no distinction between male and female then the categories become irrelevant. Hence the importance of defining the terms in order to allow meaningful distinction.
