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Brian Hill

@brianhill53703.bsky.social

Public sector software developer. I look for things that make us go. We are currently clean on OPSEC.

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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU@fife4europe.bsky.social · 9h ago

Palantir hoovering up European defence and NHS contracts whilst funnelling earnings back to the US to pay negligible corporate tax is a complete failure of digital sovereignty. European states must stop enriching tech firms that drain public coffers. Is it time to ban them? #FBPE

Palantir funnels earnings to US to avoid European taxes, report finds

A new study finds that Palantir, which boasts of high profit margins in the U.S., barely scrapes a margin in Europe, which helps slash its tax bill.

politico.eu

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h ago

Albert Speer would be so proud! The Times takes us on an exclusive video tour of Washington remade in the image of Donald Trump. It furnishes a perfect demonstration of the psychopathology of fascist architectural design. www.thetimes.com/us/american-...

Inside Trump’s multimillion-dollar DC makeover — a visual guide

The president has grand designs for Washington, including a White House ballroom, independence arch and Dulles airport redesign. How much does it cost?

thetimes.com

True Agency - EN@newsrealtime.bsky.social · 1h ago

🧵 1/2 · Donald Trump stated that the Strait of Hormuz "will be open very soon," either through a definitive peace agreement or military means, following the cancellation of what he called the strongest attack since WWII. He added that Iran will

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True Agency - EN@newsrealtime.bsky.social · 11h ago

President Trump stated that Iran must not have nuclear weapons and warned they will face a "very severe blow" if they backtrack on negotiations or fail to open the Strait of Hormuz soon. He expects to know where things stand within 48 hours.

VoteVets@votevets.org · 1h ago

Donald Trump threatens massive airstrikes against Iran. Then he backs down. That’s not strategy. That’s weakness.

Jonathan Howard@joho.bsky.social · 2d ago

Here’s who ordered lockdowns

The COVID Amnesia Project III:  The Plot to Erase Who Ordered Lockdowns in 2020

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is full of contempt and vitriol for doctors who worked in hospitals, but he literally “loves” lockdowners.

sciencebasedmedicine.org

Peter@notalawyer.bsky.social · 3d ago

it’s pretty obvious that a lot of people remember that COVID lockdowns were unpleasant and from there just extrapolate that they were therefore bad policy

Brian Straw@brianstraw.bsky.social · 3h ago

In 2025, "with federal judges producing misconduct findings at a rate nobody has seen before, PMRU authorized zero" referrals for state bar disciplinary proceedings. Trump also "fired the head of OPR and the Director of the Departmental Ethics Office."

Over 500 Former DOJ Lawyers Explain How They *Somehow* Managed Jobs Without Massive Ethical Violations - Above the Law

The Trump DOJ claims government lawyers need immunity from professional consequences. Past DOJ attorneys disagree.

abovethelaw.com

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · 4h ago

US attorney’s office offers mea culpa in ‘Broadview Six’ case, says no further inquiry warranted

AFP News Agency@en.afp.com · 3h ago

🇩🇪 🚨 German police raised the alarm at an airport overnight after an explosives-laden drone was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane and another aircraft collided with an unknown flying object mid-air before landing safely ➡️ u.afp.com/SHqS

Video grab taken from a footage by News5 from August 5, 2026 shows a bomb disposal robot deployed by police at Leipzig-Halle airport in Schkeuditz, eastern Germany, after a drone was spotted nearby
Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 3h ago

New from 404 Media: Apple's 'Private Relay' is exposing users' real IP addresses. Private Relay is supposed to protect all your browsing in Safari. But researchers found a bunch of issues that are exposing real IPs. I verified they do. Not fixed, a live issue www.404media.co/apples-priva...

Apple's ‘Private Relay’ Is Exposing Users' Real IP Addresses

Researchers found a group of issues that mean Private Relay isn't actually protecting users' real IP addresses. 404 Media verified the issues do expose IP addresses.

404media.co

Drea@dreaboston.bsky.social · 3h ago

“But it’s the way this was done... ..FEMA threw out all of its workforce planning principles that it had been using for years, and these principles were designed to make sure it’s ready to respond to what happens in the country if there are multiple events.” federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-overs...

GAO: FEMA staffing cuts lacked strategy, hit regional staff hardest | Federal News Network

FEMA lost roughly 4,500 staff over the past 18 months, with many regions losing 9% or more: "None of this was done with a thought behind the mission needs."

federalnewsnetwork.com

Reuters@reuters.com · 3h ago

The world is on the verge of another bout of food inflation as wars in Iran and Ukraine along with El Nino create a perfect storm of higher costs and lower crop yields, the chief economist of the ‌United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said reut.rs/3RTEuRA

World faces fresh food price surge, FAO warns

The world is on the verge of another bout of food inflation as wars in Iran and Ukraine along ​with El Nino create a perfect storm of higher costs and lower crop yields, the chief economist of the ‌Un...

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Anton Gerashchenko@antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 3h ago

This raises monumental questions about how Ukraine will navigate through the winter season - if Ukrainian energy infrastructure remains defenseless and is destroyed, it will lead to a humanitarian catastrophe and a massive wave of migration into the EU.

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