Adrian Monck
@amonck.bsky.social
Weekly geopolitical intelligence • Former WEF MD https://7thin.gs/
U.S. Military To Test Troops’ Testosterone Levels https://theonion.com/u-s-military-to-test-troops-testosterone-levels/
There was another wheat-field by the side of which I used to walk sometimes in the evenings, as the grains in the cars began to grow firm.
My review of The Odyssey. Like Michael Bay directed The Trip.
Sam Neill in Dean Spanley. Grab a glass and you won’t regret it.
Literally whack-a-mole with supposedly serious journalism
Simon Evans@drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · last mo.FACTCHECK: A guide to manufacturing headlines, by the Times 1) highlight upfront costs of an “eco” home (EV, heat pump, solar) 2) pretend that petrol cars and gas boilers are free (yes really) 3) count upfront “eco” costs twice, for good measure 4) that’s it!
I'm sorry, Lyra. I'll never forget how angry you were in my car, talking about how many people's families and loved ones were denied justice because of the culture of intimidated silence that surrounded paramilitary murders in Northern Ireland. It's dark that you have now joined that long list.
Sky News@news.sky.com · last mo.Three men found not guilty of murdering journalist Lyra McKee
every job i see these days is like: LEAD CONTENT ANALYST, Puppy Killing Factory (remote). $350,000 - $500,000. You will edit our internal newsletter (circulation 500). Associate Editor, Nonprofits, Global Good Magazine (in office, NYC). $27,000 - $28,000. Lead ALL of our fundraising efforts!
UK/EU position seems to be to accept modest extortion and then immodest… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump threatens 100% tariff on European countries that impose digital tax
US president says levy would be imposed immediately and supersede pre-existing trade deals with the country
theguardian.com
“It is a thing we made up in British politics etc…”
POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · last mo.ANALYSIS: It is an unwritten rule in British politics that a new PM who takes over mid-term will soon want to call a general election to win a majority of their own. But for Andy Burnham, doing so could backfire.
A man from the people but not of the people. open.substack.com/pub/7thing/p...
The Cautious Messiah
A man from the people but not of the people
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Keir was the last person I saw before I ended my last job. Known him on and off (very tangentially) since university politics. He made a bad ambassadorial appointment and a mistake on winter fuels. He didn’t manage the PLP. But he repaired UK relationships. Regicides rarely succeed.
The accelerated development of expensive weapons to combat cheap ones will continue until morale improves.
UK Defence Journal@ukdefencejournal.org.uk · 2mo agoThe government says it is accelerating the development and deployment of directed energy weapons to counter low-cost drones. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-to-speed-up-laser-weapons-against-cheap-drones/
Labour market redux 20C - job for up and coming young journalist 21C - retirement gig
Duncan Weldon@duncanweldon.bsky.social · 2mo agoCan think of no higher praise for @shashj.bsky.social than the Economist having to hire *an actual general* when he moves on from the defence job. www.economistgroup.com/press-centre...
In 1991 Washington set a limited aim, gathered a broad coalition, massed overwhelming force, pushed Iraq out of Kuwait and stopped on the line it had drawn. open.substack.com/pub/7thing/p...
The Iran Deal Trump Signed but Didn’t Write
America can still destroy almost anything. It can no longer decide what comes after.
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You don’t get to decide. The violent get to decide. This is the salt for their drear, angry lives. That’s how it always was.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo agoDo not use our tragedy to fuel violence, family of Belfast attack victim say
Based on the philosophy that if we don't know about ocean heating, El Nino, hurricanes and AMOC shutdown, they aren't happening www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists warn Trump plan to axe US ocean monitoring system will leave world ‘flying blind’
Experts say dismantling the ocean observation system will ‘severely degrade’ the accuracy of weather predictions
theguardian.com
“The new infrastructure model … Hyperscaler demands sitting on private-credit balance sheets with public consequences for grids and resources.” open.substack.com/pub/7thing/p...
The Trillion-Dollar Bet Against the Climate
The AI build-out that’s walking past every rule built to green it.
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Former ’60 Minutes’ Boss Bill Owens Defends Scott Pelley & Slams CBS News www.tvinsider.com/1267555/60-m...
Former '60 Minutes' Boss Bill Owens Defends Scott Pelley & Slams CBS News
He also reacts to appointment of show's new exec producer Nick Bilton.
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Finally a business model for AI.
UK Defence Journal@ukdefencejournal.org.uk · 2mo agoChinese military intelligence officers are posing as recruiters on sites such as LinkedIn, Indeed and Upwork to lure people with access to sensitive information into writing paid reports, the Five Eyes agencies https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/five-eyes-warn-of-chinese-spies-posing-as-job-recruiters/
Separatism for Alberta turns out to be a Russo-American joint influence operation. bbc.com/news/article...
US and Russia fuelling separatist debate in Canada, new report says
Researchers warn that foreign actors are meddling in the Alberta separatist movement in ways that threaten Canada’s "democratic integrity".
bbc.com