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Writer, podcaster and former diplomat. https://www.rusi.org/people/snell arthursnell.substack.com
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The most powerful man on earth is someone of barely functioning cognitive abilities and has nobody prepared to stop him from his worst instincts.

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BREAKING: Trump just told the entire population of Tehran to EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. 10 million people live in Tehran. WTF?

submitted 2 hours ago • 42 comments

Classy

submitted 9 hours ago • 6 comments

I imagine all these jobs will go with AI

submitted 16 hours ago • 30 comments

Kinda wild that we all get to pay taxes to fund a civil war against us

submitted 22 hours ago • 398 comments

🙄 I bet he believes in phlogiston too.

submitted 18 hours ago • 8 comments

Couldn’t we just let the bear go for the oldest, fattest G7 leader?

submitted 18 hours ago • 7 comments

The big question of the week will be how far Trump dances to Putin’s tune at the G7, both on the oil price cap and on increasing sanctions.

submitted 18 hours ago • 1 comment

Send in the Marines

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Blaise Metreweli named as first woman to lead UK intelligence service MI6

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On Father’s Day, let’s celebrate dads everywhere.

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Trump shown sitting over a Porta potty is chef’s kiss 😍

submitted 2 days ago • 59 comments

Brilliant

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On Father’s Day, let’s celebrate dads everywhere.

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Good news for Ukraine

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Old enough to remember when the Telegraph loved Heatherwick because he designed the Boris bus and the ridiculous garden bridge.

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I actually thought this was joke. But…

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This will be the defining image.

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It’s funny cause you could’ve asked anyone who’s ever been posted as a diplomat to a slightly tinpot country and they’ll tell you that long parades are incredibly boring. But Trump‘s greatest aspiration is to be the dictator of a banana republic.

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

SF never practice drill. This is like asking rugby players to perform ballet.

submitted 2 days ago • 13 comments

“Regime change is good and easy to win.” on.ft.com/442LFZR

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Trump Mouths Lyrics To ‘Happy Birthday’ While National Anthem Plays — theonion.com/trump-mouths...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

This looks like an 80s comedy where John Belushi & some stoners steal a tank for shits & giggles

submitted 2 days ago • 17 comments

Even as a Gloucester fan, watching de Glanville it’s hard to see if Carreras is really likely to get much game time next season. #batvlei

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Your helpful reminder that Iran’s nuclear programme predates the Islamic Republic and may well survive it.

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One question I ask people who are pro-regime change in Iran is whether a democratic Iran would pursue nuclear weapons and boy, the disparity in answers between Iranian expats and other parties in that camp is illuminating.

submitted 2 days ago • 35 comments

Whole altnet thing in UK is a total debacle Lord knows why govt/Ofcom decided to structure industry this way - barking mad Multiple sub scale businesses with often incompatible tech over and under building in name of supposed competition - grotesquely inefficient on.ft.com/4lp7eLh

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

This woman must be terribly busy if she can’t spare 45 minutes.

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You don't have to be a fan of Netanyahu to accept that Iran having nukes would be bad and also that Israel appears to have successfully destroyed Iran's ability to retaliate. And that isn't a bad thing either. JCPOA was better, but this is where we are. open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...

submitted 3 days ago • 11 comments

Given that it’s buried under a mountain it will be fascinating to discover how the Israelis managed to get at it.

submitted 2 days ago • 7 comments

Good take on the quagmire in the Middle East. And a timely reminder that it was Trump (who else? one should ask) who set the stage for the current situation by killing the JCPOA.

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Italian singer Adriano Celentano released a song in the 70s with nonsensical lyrics meant to sound like American English — to prove that Italians would just love any American song. It was a hit.

submitted 3 days ago • 331 comments

You don't have to be a fan of Netanyahu to accept that Iran having nukes would be bad and also that Israel appears to have successfully destroyed Iran's ability to retaliate. And that isn't a bad thing either. JCPOA was better, but this is where we are. open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...

submitted 3 days ago • 11 comments