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Very excited to share the latest article from myself and the impeccable Brody McDonald for the Modern War Institute the spectre of Wagner Group in Burkina Faso Here’s a brief summary of the key points @Brodymcdonald_ @Warinstitute @Westpoint_USMA
The Wagner Group’s Growing Shadow in the Sahel: What Does It Mean for Counterterrorism in the Region? | Broderick McDonald (@brodymcdonald_) and Guy Fiennes mwi.usma.edu/the-wagner-grou…
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The best pie chart ever
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Lord Kerr of Kinlochard brilliantly eviscerates government claims about refugees yesterday in #HouseofLords The facts, stark and clear. Full transcript here ⬇️ bit.ly/3xqvYL1 #RefugeesWelcome #Migrants
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Remembering Sister Rosetta Tharpe, born on this day in 1915 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas. Here she is performing “Down by the Riverside” in 1965.
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Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra, Indonesia erupted a week ago and again today shooting smoke and ash as high as 5 KM, 3 mile into the air and hot ash clouds were blowing 3 kilometers dw.com/en/indonesias-mount-s…
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Hedge cutting: some balance🧵 I see a lot of outrage over hedge cutting. And this gives me so much hope, as it shows a level of emotional investment in these wonderful habitats Often, this frustration is justified, but sometimes its a little misplaced. Let's have a closer look..
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Genius! Anyone know who made this? xitter.cf/HCGQC/status/135153320…
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Remembering flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía, born on this day in 1947 in Algeciras, Cádiz, Spain. Here he is performing “Entre Dos Aguas” in 1976.
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The moon photographed over 28 days at the same place and at the same time.
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Another Virus that we need to work to prevent
Hi everyone, my name is Guy and this morning, to mark #WorldAIDSDay, I will be taking over Youth Stop AIDS' twitter account #YouthStopAIDS #WorldAIDSDay2020 #YouthVoice (1/6)
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Today we walked Liberty quietly off Pikedaw, land that he knows better than me. He’s off to a ply his trade with a fledgling herd in the Trough of Bowland. One last goodbye to the rest of the herd from a grassy knoll and he was off.
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After working as a kite maker for over 30 years, Feng Tsan Huang of Taiwan has created his masterpiece: the bike kite. It's 2 meters tall and weighs just 0.8 kg, thanks to carbon fiber beam and polyester panels [source: buff.ly/2JUFvkx]
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Worth reading every word of this remarkable speech: Germany’s President declares on #VE=Day75 : “Never again alone” bundespraesident.de/SharedDo…
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HOLY SHIT THIS IS AWESOME!!!
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This is so gorgeous. (By the genius @xkcdComic of course).
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3️⃣ When you ignore expert advice and act like an idiot, you cover everyone else with decaying whale blubber. #StayHome and stop being selfish. 🧨 🐳
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