Jonny Briggs
@jonnybriggs.bsky.social
Military History/Defence and Security/Leadership/Organisational Culture. PhD equipped. Book in early 2026, Tanks in Unexpected Places.
"Yandex Strikes Caused Russian Bot Activity To Drop By 50 Percent" Is FALSE. buff.ly/Pa7fvr8
Rapid-response fact-check: "Yandex Strikes Caused Russian Bot Activity To Drop By 50 Percent" Is False | Joohn Choe
This is going on viral on Facebook today and it's unfortunately wrong. Ukrainian drone strikes on Yandex data centers in Russia did not cut
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Read more in our new story with @tbij.bsky.social and @cirency.bsky.social: www.occrp.org/en/project/c...
Deloitte’s Cyprus Office Helped Abramovich Firms Relocate Billions in Assets in Apparent Bid to Sidestep Tax and Transparency
A trove of emails shows that Deloitte Cyprus helped firms beneficially owned by Roman Abramovich attempt to skirt tax and disclosure obligations by retroactively transferring assets to British Virgin ...
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Dear people of the UK, this Prize is for you! In 1946, the British founded the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. 80 years on, NRW says "Thank you", presenting its highest award, the State Prize, to the people of the UK, recognising the deep friendship between the state and the UK.
Excellent article. If you're interested in the AFPU, press coverage in the SWW or Op JUBILEE, well worth your time.
Slightly out of focus@normandy661944.bsky.social · last wk.My latest Substack article looks at the death of an AFPU photographer on his first assignment, during the Dieppe raid in 1942. insharpfocus.substack.com/p/fatal-assi...
Call for Papers - SAHR Virtual Conference, "The British Army Since 1945" Paper and panel proposals sought for an online conference taking place 20-21 February 2027 - full details in link. Please share widely. www.sahr.org.uk/docs/sahr-call-for-papers-the-british-army-since-1945-sahrs1143.pdf
The famous 'dapple' camouflage pattern used only by the Royal Scots Greys. Discussed in Tanks in Unexpected Places.
RG Poulussen@rgpoulussen.bsky.social · 2w ago#OTD in 1943, Italy. A camouflaged Sherman tank from the Scots Greys. #WW2 #HISTORY
Really interesting roll of honour. First, there are a lot of names for a comparatively small place. Second, many additional details which is unusual.
Britain’s War Memorials@britwarmemorial.bsky.social · 2w agoThornborough roll of honour. St. Mary the Virgin Church, Thornborough, Buckinghamshire. Second World War. #LestWeForget
Finally put the order in @jonnybriggs.bsky.social - didn’t know it was a hardback. Hope to be able to pick it up on the way to the airport Monday.
Robert Glennie@robertglennie.bsky.social · 5mo agoNext on the reading list… #4Armd
An interesting and timely thread hot from the 1930s.
Robert Saunders@robertsaunders.bsky.social · last mo.90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
2 September 1939. British government led by Neville Chamberlain agreed to send an ultimatum to Germany stating that unless Hitler removed troops from Poland, Britain would go to war. It would be delivered at 9AM on the following day and expire 2 hours later.
Stacheldraht und Beton: Am 13. August 1961 beginnt der Bau der Berliner Mauer - und damit nicht nur die Teilung einer Stadt, sondern auch die Trennung von Familien, Freund:innen und Nachbar:innen. Eine Teilung in Bildern: rbburl.de/65jahremauer...
There are a quarter fewer firefighters in England than there were before 2010.
‘National priority’ to equip UK firefighters amid growing wildfire threat
Exclusive: FBU calls for more funding as ‘unprecedented summer’ puts rising demands on already stretched crews
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A gas decontamination party from the 167th Field Ambulance dress in protective clothing during a training exercise near Canterbury on 10 August 1940. 📸 Arthur Puttnam / IWM (H 2960)
Two phases of coastal defence separated in time by over 1,600 years A section of late 3rd century wall and projecting tower in the SW circuit of Pevensey #Roman coastal fort East #Sussex with a 1940s machine gun emplacement built into the fallen masonry 📷 April 2016 #RomanFortThursday
Absolutely right. The sheer irrationality of most Nazi ideology can't be underplayed. Anti-science, conspiracy theory obsessed & full of magical thinking. Goodrick-Clarke's book 'The Occult Roots of Nazism' is old but captures much of this well. Often not literally believed but created a culture.
Stephen Bush@stephenkb.bsky.social · 3mo agoAbsolutely none of the “what if the Nazis had won WW2” hypotheticals really got how *nuts* things would have got, I think.
France 4 England 6 Joan of Arc, Francois Mitterand, Jean Paul-Sartre, etc, etc
The latest edition of the UK's National Risk Register was published a few days ago. I've written a brief overview of the most pressing threats, and what and wasn't disclosed, with a few digressions on CBRN, water infrastructure and the British Library.
What are the Greatest Risks to the UK?
A brief look at the 2026 National Risk Register
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I mean it should always be 'Heat', but if pushed, then it's 'Them'. Definitely 'Them'. Deranged Film Noir Sci-Fi. Perfect.
Josephine Riesman@josie.zone · 3mo agoOkay, prompt time: What is your favorite iconic _L.A. Movie_ that isn't HEAT (1995)? Define "iconic" however you like
That was the best England team's poorest effort ever in a World Cup Semi Final. Discuss.