November 23, 2022

                November 23, 2022

            November 23, 2022

The Swedes are rolling up a lot of Russian spies recently. 
Christo Grozev @christogrozev
Swedish couple who immigrated from Russia more than 20 years ago arrested for espionage.  They worked in the "import-export" business which should have been enough of a red flag (apologies to any legitimate "impex international businessmen" that do exist:) 
12:24 PM ∙ Nov 22, 2022
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Tony Ingesson @tonyingesson
New arrests in Sweden this morning, two individuals have been apprehended. One is suspected of gross illicit intelligence collection targeting both Sweden and an unnamed foreign power, the other is suspected of aiding and abetting this.10:26 AM ∙ Nov 22, 2022
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Shashank Joshi @shashj
Yet more spy arrests in Sweden. They follow Sweden's arrest of two other suspected Russian spies earlier this month, Norway's arrest of a suspected GRU illegal in October, the Netherlands' arrest of another in June (now jailed in Brazil) & Poland's arrest of yet another in March. 
Tony Ingesson @tonyingesson
New arrests in Sweden this morning, two individuals have been apprehended. One is suspected of gross illicit intelligence collection targeting both Sweden and an unnamed foreign power, the other is suspected of aiding and abetting this.10:33 AM ∙ Nov 22, 2022
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"Diagnosis made by hallucinatory voices"

Woman hears voices asking her to get a CT scan because they claim she has a brain tumour. Her psychiatrist orders a scan to reassure her but they actually find the tumor. After her surgery the voices thank her for listening and disappear  
<img class="tweet-photo" src="https://pbs.substack.com/media/FiBMVvtWQAMLDoB.png" alt="In order to reassure her, I requested a brain scan,
explaining in my letter that hallucinatory voices had
told her that she had a brain tumour, that I had not,
personally, found any physical signs suggestive of an
intracranial space occupying lesion, and that the
purpose of the scan was essentially to reassure the
patient. The request was initially declined, on the
grounds that there was no clinical justification for such
an expensive investigation. It was also implied that I
had gone a little overboard, believing what my patient’s
hallucinatory voices were telling her.
Eventually, after some negotiation, the scan was
done in April. The initial findings led to a repeat scan,
with enhancement, in May, revealing a left posterior
frontal parafalcine mass, which extended through the
falx to the right side. It had all the appearances of a
meningioma.
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<img class="tweet-photo" src="https://pbs.substack.com/media/FiBMVv8WAAIAh-P.png" alt="AB later told me that when she recovered
consciousness after the operation the voices told her,
“We are pleased to have helped you. Goodbye.” There
were no postoperative complications. The dosage of
dexamethasone was halved every four days, and then it
was stopped. She was on prophylactic anticonvulsants
for six months. Antipsychotic medication was discontinued immediately after the operation, and there was
no return of the hallucinatory voices or the delusions
which she had expressed.
AB telephoned me last Christmas to wish me and family a merry festive season, and to tell me that she had
been completely well in the 12 years since the
operation. It was this telephone call that brought this
case to mind again." loading="lazy">
She Extends (Read Pinned!) @68tilinfinity
I can't speak too much on True Crime stuff because I read medical case reports for fun
3:53 PM ∙ Nov 20, 2022
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