Deputy Director @HS_Centre; Co-Editor @encyclopediageo; Wordsmith and Leicesterman; Terrorism, WMD, Human Security. Seen/heard BBC I24 F24 #TalesFromTheCRIPT
My Evil Lair
Joined February 2009
- Tweets6.1K
- Following1.6K
- Followers1K
- Likes3K
Pinned Tweet
"Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. The grave will supply plenty of time for silence." ~ Christopher Hitchens.
📷 Will you STOP spying on customers with live facial recognition cameras @asda?
I will no longer shop at #Asda supermarkets if you continue to use this rights-abusive surveillance tech.
#StopAsdaSpying | @BigBrotherWatch
Simon Schofield retweeted
🎧 SIPRI's Vitaly Fedchenko speaks in @Encyclopediageo's most recent podcast episode 'How to steal a nuke' about #nuclear #security.
Listen to the full episode here⬇️
encyclopediageopolitica.com/…
Simon Schofield retweeted
I just drove past where Paul Kessler (z”l) was attacked by anti-Israel Hamas supporters on 11/5 and died as a result of being bludgeoned with a megaphone. Why this literally hits at home for me isn’t just because I’m a Jew but because I am also a father and this spot is minutes from where my daughter learns ballet. It is across the street from where we take her to Barnes and Nobles. Why it hits more acutely is because this is supposed to be a safe place. But it isn’t. The sad reality of our world today is that no place right now is truly safe for Jews.
#JewishLivesMatter
Simon Schofield retweeted
In this piece, Lucy Holmes examines how Haiti has found itself overrun by armed gangs, devoid of elected representation, and once again facing the apathy of the international order.
#geopolitics #haiti #unitednations #crime #security #intelligence
encyclopediageopolitica.com/…
Simon Schofield retweeted
Are you looking for new books to read? Look no further than the 2024 Geopolitical Reading List! In this annual piece, we list books that we think you need to read to understand 2024's geopolitical landscape!
#readinglist #books #geopolitics #intelligence
encyclopediageopolitica.com/…
Simon Schofield retweeted
16-year-old Armita Geravand is now in a coma after being beaten by the morality police of the Islamic regime (which the New York Times said was disbanded). On November 2nd, the Islamic regime will be Chair of the U.N. Human Rights Council Social Forum. Why, @antonioguterres?
Simon Schofield retweeted
1/ In July 2022, the U.S. killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, the global emir of al-Qaeda, in a drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan. The U.N. just released a report saying the "de facto" leader of AQ is now Sayf al-Adl and he's still residing in...Iran.
Simon Schofield retweeted
FYI: When you see Russian elite members "acting mad", be aware they are acting 100% rationally. It's smart to play mad. Mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive, you can:
a) Play the "voice of reason" -> Putin destroys you
b) Play "mad" -> Putin keeps you
c) Keep silence🧵
Simon Schofield retweeted
A Thread:
Balochistan/Baluchistan’s political history in 8 historical maps
These maps will explain how a sovereign country, belonging to one of the ancient nations (the Baloch) of the region was occupied, divided, and wiped out politically by the British Empire and its successors
Fun fact for the day, if we wanted to build enough solar farms to power 3,000,000 homes, we would need 60,000 acres. Sounds a lot, but that's 0.1% of UK's total land and 1/11th the amount of land currently used for... golf clubs
Simon Schofield retweeted
The next PM needs to put Britain’s energy policies on a war footing.
Tax reductions alone won’t cut it.
But combined with targeted financial support and a national energy efficiency campaign, we can combat the winter gas crisis.
My article in @CityAM:
cityam.com/the-conservative-…
For those not aware, Iran's President Raisi was involved in this too. The Eviscerator of Evin.
Hamid Noury has been sentenced to life by a Swedish court for taking part in the 1988 massacre of some 30,000 political prisoners in Iran. This landmark ruling is the first time a member of the regime is found guilty of human rights violations
Read: mirror.co.uk/news/world-news…
A bit niche, but I wonder what the leadership candidates' positions are on Balochistan. Any chance there's an appetite to declare a genocide and sanction Pakistan? Support a struggling democracy movement in an authoritarian dystopia? Recognise the slow but sure erosion of rights?
🚨Today Police are deploying authoritarian Live Facial Recognition at Oxford Circus.
This tech is 89% inaccurate & the cost to our liberties, let alone the public purse, is unacceptably high.
Big Brother Watch is fighting back ⤵️
bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/campa…
Simon Schofield retweeted
Very struck by recent analysis + reporting that highlights a risk--highly uncertain but not so far widely discussed--of a significant escalation of the Ukraine war in coming weeks. What it means, and what it implies for US policy, are not at all clear 🧵
Simon Schofield retweeted
The reason the Baltic states don't look like Ukraine right now is because of NATO accession — the only thing NATO infringes on is Putin's imperial goalposts.
