Alexandra Jones I Alpha Juliet
@jonesatwork.bsky.social
This 🦋 account dormant I Organised crime & Security. Complexity, networks, systems.
Pinned
This poem. It never fails to move me.
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Spawning Minnows! Among the great wonders of UK wildlife, unbeknownst to most of us, but to be found in our luckier rivers. My prize upon slipping into our local chalk stream, River Lark, Cavenham Heath, at start of Whitsun, suffering withdrawal from not having been in one since March. #MySwim 1/15
June 14, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Spawning Minnows! Among the great wonders of UK wildlife, unbeknownst to most of us, but to be found in our luckier rivers. My prize upon slipping into our local chalk stream, River Lark, Cavenham Heath, at start of Whitsun, suffering withdrawal from not having been in one since March. #MySwim 1/15
Amsterdam, 2024.
June 7, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Amsterdam, 2024.
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💥 In Donetsk region, birds are building nests from drone fiber optics.
June 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
💥 In Donetsk region, birds are building nests from drone fiber optics.
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"The pervasiveness of digital media fosters a culture of immediacy and hyper-stimulation, which gives rise to fatigue, boredom and apathy concerning the effort required for seeking the truth."
May 29, 2026 at 8:04 PM
"The pervasiveness of digital media fosters a culture of immediacy and hyper-stimulation, which gives rise to fatigue, boredom and apathy concerning the effort required for seeking the truth."
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This animated map illustrates how four of the ancient world’s most important domesticated grain crops spread across the Old World between 7,000 and 3,500 years ago. Source: buff.ly/7GnMCQr
May 30, 2026 at 12:30 AM
This animated map illustrates how four of the ancient world’s most important domesticated grain crops spread across the Old World between 7,000 and 3,500 years ago. Source: buff.ly/7GnMCQr
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Uncertainty is the norm underwater. It's becoming the norm everywhere else too. warontherocks.com/2026/05/lead...
Leading in the Dark: How Submarine Commanders Think Under Uncertainty
We had been tracking the contact for six hours. The acoustic signature was ambiguous. The geometry was incomplete. The tactical picture had shifted twice
warontherocks.com
May 30, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Uncertainty is the norm underwater. It's becoming the norm everywhere else too. warontherocks.com/2026/05/lead...
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How to make sense of what's happening in the UK?
Why not join one of the most acute observers of British politics & society, the historian @helenebismarck.bsky.social, who'll be launching her new book "Fantastic Kingdom" at QMUL on 17 June?
Free tickets here!
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Why not join one of the most acute observers of British politics & society, the historian @helenebismarck.bsky.social, who'll be launching her new book "Fantastic Kingdom" at QMUL on 17 June?
Free tickets here!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fantastic-...
Fantastic Kingdom: A Stranger's Notes on a Contrary Country
Helene von Bismarck in Conversation! Join the Mile End Institute to launch Helene's new insightful portrait of the UK as seen by an outsider
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May 8, 2026 at 2:07 PM
How to make sense of what's happening in the UK?
Why not join one of the most acute observers of British politics & society, the historian @helenebismarck.bsky.social, who'll be launching her new book "Fantastic Kingdom" at QMUL on 17 June?
Free tickets here!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fantastic-...
Why not join one of the most acute observers of British politics & society, the historian @helenebismarck.bsky.social, who'll be launching her new book "Fantastic Kingdom" at QMUL on 17 June?
Free tickets here!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fantastic-...
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J.G. Ballard, lost in the supermarket
April 29, 2026 at 12:50 PM
J.G. Ballard, lost in the supermarket
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April 18, 2026 at 6:57 AM
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Attack against Sam Altman’s home may point to emerging AI-linked grievance dynamics. Just this week at West Point, I warned that rapid AI adoption could fuel new grievances and make tech leaders symbolic targets. Too early to conclude, but worth watching closely.
www.wired.com/story/sam-al...
www.wired.com/story/sam-al...
www.wired.com
April 11, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Attack against Sam Altman’s home may point to emerging AI-linked grievance dynamics. Just this week at West Point, I warned that rapid AI adoption could fuel new grievances and make tech leaders symbolic targets. Too early to conclude, but worth watching closely.
www.wired.com/story/sam-al...
www.wired.com/story/sam-al...
Gedempte Burgwal, Chinatown, The Hague.
February 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Gedempte Burgwal, Chinatown, The Hague.
I went to Dordrecht.
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I went to Dordrecht.
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In agreeing plans for a new Chinese mega-embassy, our govt has prioritised economic expediency over national security, its primary duty. Whilst some sinologists doubt this was the right hill to fight on, the decision displays weakness and will lead to increased Chinese espionage in UK and Europe.
January 20, 2026 at 5:06 PM
In agreeing plans for a new Chinese mega-embassy, our govt has prioritised economic expediency over national security, its primary duty. Whilst some sinologists doubt this was the right hill to fight on, the decision displays weakness and will lead to increased Chinese espionage in UK and Europe.
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SOC ACE researcher Matthew Redhead interviewed by journalist Gordon Corera for BBC Radio4 documentary Playing Spies. Petty criminals and serious organised crime are now being used as tools of spycraft & state threats. Broadcast Sunday 30 November. Listen to it www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Currently - Playing Spies - BBC Sounds
Gordon Corera investigates Russia's new front line of amateur espionage.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
SOC ACE researcher Matthew Redhead interviewed by journalist Gordon Corera for BBC Radio4 documentary Playing Spies. Petty criminals and serious organised crime are now being used as tools of spycraft & state threats. Broadcast Sunday 30 November. Listen to it www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Classic.
www.nu.nl/binnenland/6...
www.nu.nl/binnenland/6...
Sneeuwvrije daken leiden politie naar hennepkwekerij en drugsvondst
Het sneeuwvrije dak van een woning in Almelo heeft de politie naar een hennepkwekerij geleid. Ook in Zeeland ging de politie een pand met een niet besneeuwd dak binnen. Daar werden drugs gevonden.
www.nu.nl
January 12, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Classic.
www.nu.nl/binnenland/6...
www.nu.nl/binnenland/6...
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One of the best versions of this favourite. Ties with #16Horsepower for 1st spot. Link to 16Horsepower in the next post.
One of the best versions of this favourite. Ties with #16Horsepower for 1st spot. Link to 16Horsepower in the next post.
Wayfaring Stranger
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January 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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One of the best versions of this favourite. Ties with #16Horsepower for 1st spot. Link to 16Horsepower in the next post.
One of the best versions of this favourite. Ties with #16Horsepower for 1st spot. Link to 16Horsepower in the next post.
Surely a contender for 'photo of the year'
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Surely a contender for 'photo of the year'
January 8, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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#VandaagGemaakt in de Drentse #natuur. De trek van veel soorten #vogels is volop aan de gang. Ik zag vanochtend heel wat boerenzwaluwen - Hirundo rustica - en huiszwaluwen - Delichon urbicum - even pauzeren. 🪶
September 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
#VandaagGemaakt in de Drentse #natuur. De trek van veel soorten #vogels is volop aan de gang. Ik zag vanochtend heel wat boerenzwaluwen - Hirundo rustica - en huiszwaluwen - Delichon urbicum - even pauzeren. 🪶
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“Cryptocurrency, once just a niche financial curiosity, is now at the forefront of economic warfare,” argue Adam Zarazinski and Bruno Faviero.
Swap Around and Find Out: The New Rules of International Digital Economic Warfare - War on the Rocks
On Feb. 21, 2025, North Korean state hackers linked to the Lazarus Group pulled off the largest digital theft in history, stealing around $1.5 billion
warontherocks.com
August 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
“Cryptocurrency, once just a niche financial curiosity, is now at the forefront of economic warfare,” argue Adam Zarazinski and Bruno Faviero.
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A famous American university president once said that unis shouldn’t be engaged in making ideas safe for students, but in making students safe for ideas.
August 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
A famous American university president once said that unis shouldn’t be engaged in making ideas safe for students, but in making students safe for ideas.
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1. "'Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy," Kennedy said."
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
RFK Jr. in interview with Scripps News: ‘Trusting the experts is not science’
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. sat down with Scripps News for a wide-ranging interview, discussing mRNA vaccine funding policy changes and a recent shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.scrippsnews.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
1. "'Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy," Kennedy said."
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
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‘Der Politikwissenschaftler Carlo Masala befürchtet verheerende Konsequenzen für die Ukraine, sollte Russland im Zuge von Friedensgesprächen auf einer Abtretung des gesamten Donbass im Osten des Landes bestehen’.
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Ukraine-Verhandlungen: Experte warnt – diese Region darf Putin nie bekommen
Beim Treffen zwischen Trump, Selenskyj und Europäern in Washington dürfte es auch um Gebietsabtretungen gehen. Eine Region sollte die Ukraine laut dem Experten nicht hergeben.
www.t-online.de
August 18, 2025 at 6:07 AM
‘Der Politikwissenschaftler Carlo Masala befürchtet verheerende Konsequenzen für die Ukraine, sollte Russland im Zuge von Friedensgesprächen auf einer Abtretung des gesamten Donbass im Osten des Landes bestehen’.
www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...