digitaldjeli
@digitaldjeli.bsky.social
SOAS ex BBC WS. Recovering anthropologist. Writing & reporting on Europe, Africa, the world - militarisation, conflict, energy transitions & The Threat Business
www.digitaldjeli.com
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#Germany will be asking other countries to do the same when German youth flee military service.
A Russian pacifist who fled the Ukraine front now faces deportation from Germany under tougher asylum rules.
The ruling reinforces Putin’s message that there is no safe exit for those who refuse to fight for him, the advocates for deserters say.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/geor...
The ruling reinforces Putin’s message that there is no safe exit for those who refuse to fight for him, the advocates for deserters say.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/geor...
February 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
#Germany will be asking other countries to do the same when German youth flee military service.
#Libya Another Gaddafi dies www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
Killing of Saif Gaddafi removes alternative to Libya’s rival governments
Death of former dictator's son removes symbolic alternative to Libya's entrenched political deadlock, analysts say.
www.aljazeera.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:53 PM
#Libya Another Gaddafi dies www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
Even if the elections happen Trump is not going to accept anything that diminishes his power.
So.... anyone else taking bets on whether or not the US mid-term elections happen this year?
February 4, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Even if the elections happen Trump is not going to accept anything that diminishes his power.
And I've got a diamond mine to sell you... Obviously it was a Rwandan drone. 🤦🏻♀️
Congo rebel leader claims responsibility for drone attack on strategic northeast city reut.rs/4rsAYJQ
Congo rebel leader claims responsibility for drone attack on strategic northeast city
The leader of the AFC/M23 rebel movement in Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday claimed responsibility on social media for a drone attack targeting the airport in the strategic northeastern city of Kisangani.
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February 3, 2026 at 11:26 PM
And I've got a diamond mine to sell you... Obviously it was a Rwandan drone. 🤦🏻♀️
We see evidence of this everywhere like a giant hoover. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump unveils $12bn critical minerals stockpile scheme in apparent move to counter China’s dominance
Other countries are expected to join Project Vault, which US president said would ensure that US businesses are ‘never harmed by any shortage’
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
We see evidence of this everywhere like a giant hoover. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
#Trump Stephen Walt spells out the dangers of the disastrous, international relations of Trump www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...?
The Predatory Hegemon
Ever since Donald Trump first became U.S. president, in 2017, commentators have searched for an adequate label to describe his approach to U.S. foreign relations. Writing in these pages, the political...
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:35 PM
#Trump Stephen Walt spells out the dangers of the disastrous, international relations of Trump www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...?
#Poland What an utter joke. Epstein is Israel’s baby. 🤦🏻♀️
Poland to probe possible links between Epstein and Russia, PM Tusk says reut.rs/3ZjaEGe
Poland to probe possible links between Epstein and Russia, PM Tusk says
Poland will launch an investigation into possible links between the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Russian intelligence, as well as any impact on Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
#Poland What an utter joke. Epstein is Israel’s baby. 🤦🏻♀️
February 2, 2026 at 4:48 PM
The Richest 2026 Players: A.I., Crypto, Pro-Israel Groups and Trump. All have amassed enormous war chests, new filings show www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
The Richest 2026 Players: A.I., Crypto, Pro-Israel Groups and Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The Richest 2026 Players: A.I., Crypto, Pro-Israel Groups and Trump. All have amassed enormous war chests, new filings show www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
#Slovakia That'll cost him in tariffs ...
Even Trump's few EU *allies* worry that he is losing it.
European leader spoke of shock at Trump’s state of mind after Mar-a-Lago meeting
The Slovak PM, a Trump ally, told leaders at last week’s EU summit he was concerned about the way the U.S. president spoke to him, European diplomats said.
www.politico.eu
February 1, 2026 at 9:54 PM
#Slovakia That'll cost him in tariffs ...
You would think this should be illegal... archive.is/SiUXy
February 1, 2026 at 9:37 PM
You would think this should be illegal... archive.is/SiUXy
For months now I’ve been struggling to understand how we get from every day tobacco smuggling to ‘Russian hybrid warfare campaign against NATO’.
Lithuanian authorities detected 42 weather balloons carrying bundles of cigarettes from neighboring Belarus.
Experts are concerned that it represents an escalation of a Russian hybrid warfare campaign against NATO and the E.U.
Experts are concerned that it represents an escalation of a Russian hybrid warfare campaign against NATO and the E.U.
Belarusian balloons full of cigarettes pose NATO’s latest security threat
A rising number of incursions into NATO airspace has led some officials to allege an escalation of a Russian hybrid atacks against the alliance and the European Union.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:48 PM
For months now I’ve been struggling to understand how we get from every day tobacco smuggling to ‘Russian hybrid warfare campaign against NATO’.
Oh look... Polymarket bets on war traced back to Israel www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
On Polymarket, ‘privileged’ users made millions betting on war strikes and diplomatic strategy. What did they know beforehand?
The prediction market’s disciples and CEO believe its an unbiased way of knowing the future. But experts warn users could reshape the world to win big
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Oh look... Polymarket bets on war traced back to Israel www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
#Minnesota says yah boo sucks to Big Fossil www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘The LED of heating’: cheap geothermal energy system makes US comeback
Minnesota housing project to draw energy from water stored deep underground, 45 years on from city’s initial research
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:53 PM
#Minnesota says yah boo sucks to Big Fossil www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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#China This is such a fascinating story www.wired.com/story/china-...
China’s Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World
A global onslaught of cheap Chinese green power is upending everything in its path. No one is ready for its repercussions.
www.wired.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:43 PM
#China This is such a fascinating story www.wired.com/story/china-...
#China This is such a fascinating story www.wired.com/story/china-...
China’s Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World
A global onslaught of cheap Chinese green power is upending everything in its path. No one is ready for its repercussions.
www.wired.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:43 PM
#China This is such a fascinating story www.wired.com/story/china-...
This is such a great podcast. So much to think about. I also love the point that Nikhil makes about Mamdani’s project of civic renewal.
"Obama helped to put what was still in some ways a fledgling agency (ICE) and built it up into the institutional node that it is now. Obama is extremely important as a fulcrum between the origins of Homeland Security... and its hypertrophy and abuse in Trump." - Nikhil Pal Singh
January 28, 2026 at 8:02 PM
This is such a great podcast. So much to think about. I also love the point that Nikhil makes about Mamdani’s project of civic renewal.
Wolfgang Streek on American Violence @newleftreview.bsky.social newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
Wolfgang Streeck, American Violence — Sidecar
An interview with Wolgang Streeck
newleftreview.org
January 28, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Wolfgang Streek on American Violence @newleftreview.bsky.social newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
So basically the UK government is going to let Meta train its AI on public documents and public data. For free.
UK announces Meta-backed AI team to upgrade public services reut.rs/4rkPVhl
UK announces Meta-backed AI team to upgrade public services
The British government said on Tuesday it had recruited a team of artificial intelligence specialists to build AI tools to improve transport, public safety and defence, using funding from Meta .
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January 27, 2026 at 5:58 PM
So basically the UK government is going to let Meta train its AI on public documents and public data. For free.
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Dave Guttenfelder is an amazing photojournalist who‘s most recently primarily focused on conflict photojournalism in Syria and Ukraine.
Hes recently turned his talents to Minneapolis.
Hes recently turned his talents to Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Dave Guttenfelder is an amazing photojournalist who‘s most recently primarily focused on conflict photojournalism in Syria and Ukraine.
Hes recently turned his talents to Minneapolis.
Hes recently turned his talents to Minneapolis.
This is a great read.
For the New Statesman I tracked the career of the corporate raiding Thatcherite turned populist tribune, James Goldsmith
www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2026/0...
James Goldsmith, godfather of British populism
Unlike Nigel Farage or Rupert Lowe, Goldsmith told the truth
www.newstatesman.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:10 AM
This is a great read.
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When soldiers or security agents are not held accountable for killing people
They would kill more people
Impunity has consequences
They would kill more people
Impunity has consequences
January 24, 2026 at 8:35 PM
When soldiers or security agents are not held accountable for killing people
They would kill more people
Impunity has consequences
They would kill more people
Impunity has consequences
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
As far as possible every country *has* to be able to tell Trump to sling his hook. It will be painful but there are major economies involved it can be done.
Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff over possible deal with China reut.rs/4kh6kkF
Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff over possible deal with China
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would impose a 100% tariff on all Canadian imports if the North American country makes a trade deal with China.
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January 24, 2026 at 2:36 PM
As far as possible every country *has* to be able to tell Trump to sling his hook. It will be painful but there are major economies involved it can be done.