Emmanuel Valax
@evalax.bsky.social
PhD researcher focusing on hydropolitics 💧 unpacking expert discourses, colonialities, and agency in West African water governance 🌍 while grappling with ethics, positionality, and reflexivity quandaries 💭 (views mine) he/him 🏳️🌈
Truly wild how some graduate students bemoan class readings as such a waste of time and so far beneath them that you’d think you were offending their human dignity by asking them to read an article.
November 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Truly wild how some graduate students bemoan class readings as such a waste of time and so far beneath them that you’d think you were offending their human dignity by asking them to read an article.
Still trying to process that my country might be invaded in a ‘wag the dog’ operation, bearing a thinly veiled juvenile phallic joke for a name. All to distract the U.S. public from the unseemly scandals plaguing the offender-in-chief.
Hegseth announces Operation Southern Spear in "America's neighborhood"
America is massing warships, including the world's largest aircraft carrier, in and around the Caribbean.
www.axios.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Still trying to process that my country might be invaded in a ‘wag the dog’ operation, bearing a thinly veiled juvenile phallic joke for a name. All to distract the U.S. public from the unseemly scandals plaguing the offender-in-chief.
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Some call it mass uncontrolled migration. Others call it the British empire.
November 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Some call it mass uncontrolled migration. Others call it the British empire.
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If the Trump administration’s goal in Venezuela is to secure U.S. interests, it would be wiser for Washington “to return to the negotiating table than to gamble on the chaos that regime change would unleash,” argue Alexander Downes and Lindsey O’Rourke.
The Regime Change Temptation in Venezuela
If past is prologue, a U.S. attempt to overthrow Maduro would not end well.
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
If the Trump administration’s goal in Venezuela is to secure U.S. interests, it would be wiser for Washington “to return to the negotiating table than to gamble on the chaos that regime change would unleash,” argue Alexander Downes and Lindsey O’Rourke.
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If you keep working hard at the art and craft of academic writing it can become a super power. So speaks a boy who barely passed English in school, still cant spell well and knows nothing of grammar beyond feel. Dont let AI close down your ability to become a great writer.
November 3, 2025 at 9:59 AM
If you keep working hard at the art and craft of academic writing it can become a super power. So speaks a boy who barely passed English in school, still cant spell well and knows nothing of grammar beyond feel. Dont let AI close down your ability to become a great writer.
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Take a deep breath. Exhale. Repeat.
November 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Take a deep breath. Exhale. Repeat.
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Decolonisation and knowledges of decolonisation produced outside academia supersede the fraction of knowledge pooled in by academia on the topic. This realisation, not a hindrance in the labour of epistemic decolonisation, invites us to engage other formations of knowledge.
November 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Decolonisation and knowledges of decolonisation produced outside academia supersede the fraction of knowledge pooled in by academia on the topic. This realisation, not a hindrance in the labour of epistemic decolonisation, invites us to engage other formations of knowledge.
Saying climate change won’t spell the end of “humanity” embraces the deeply uneven geographies of vulnerability. By centring the resilience of industrialised nations, it disavows the disposability of others. We must resist these efforts to normalise climate necropolitics.
That's a very low bar.
Those most affected by climate change are those who have contributed the least to global CO₂ emissions.
Those most affected by climate change are those who have contributed the least to global CO₂ emissions.
Bill Gates Says Climate Change ‘Will Not Lead to Humanity’s Demise’
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Saying climate change won’t spell the end of “humanity” embraces the deeply uneven geographies of vulnerability. By centring the resilience of industrialised nations, it disavows the disposability of others. We must resist these efforts to normalise climate necropolitics.
The U.S. has moved a destroyer to Trinidad and Tobago for an apparently unscheduled exercise just a few kilometres off Venezuela’s coast. I’m no military expert, but doesn’t it seem like a rather convenient target if a covert false-flag operation were underway? 🤷🏻♂️
Venezuela condemns 'military provocation' by CIA and Trinidad and Tobago reut.rs/4nq1BNc
Venezuela condemns 'military provocation' by CIA and Trinidad and Tobago
Venezuela's government issued a statement on Sunday condemning what it claimed to be a military provocation by Trinidad and Tobago in coordination with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
reut.rs
October 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
The U.S. has moved a destroyer to Trinidad and Tobago for an apparently unscheduled exercise just a few kilometres off Venezuela’s coast. I’m no military expert, but doesn’t it seem like a rather convenient target if a covert false-flag operation were underway? 🤷🏻♂️
Maybe the changes coming to the bad place will help convince a critical mass of folks from the Global South to come over and mix things up. It’s a nice platform and space, but the user base here is still missing the mark when it comes to regional diversity.
October 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Maybe the changes coming to the bad place will help convince a critical mass of folks from the Global South to come over and mix things up. It’s a nice platform and space, but the user base here is still missing the mark when it comes to regional diversity.
I do wonder if we’ll ever be able to customise the trending topics here. It’s getting rather tiresome being stuck with endless sports and gaming “news” while the world collapses.
October 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I do wonder if we’ll ever be able to customise the trending topics here. It’s getting rather tiresome being stuck with endless sports and gaming “news” while the world collapses.
Washington déplace la pièce maîtresse manquante dans son nouveau théâtre d’agression militaire au sud de la mer des Caraïbes. L’étau se resserre autour du régime de Caracas et les rouages de la guerre sont bel et bien en marche…
Les Etats-Unis envoient un porte-avions en appui de leurs opérations présentées comme une lutte contre le narcotrafic en Amérique latine
Les Etats-Unis envoient un porte-avions en appui de leurs opérations présentées comme une lutte contre le narcotrafic en Amérique latine
Une nouvelle frappe américaine contre un bateau de narcotrafiquants présumés, menée dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi dans les Caraïbes, a tué six hommes, a annoncé le ministre de la défense, Pete Hegseth. Il s’agit de la dixième frappe de la sorte depuis le début de septembre.
www.lemonde.fr
October 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Washington déplace la pièce maîtresse manquante dans son nouveau théâtre d’agression militaire au sud de la mer des Caraïbes. L’étau se resserre autour du régime de Caracas et les rouages de la guerre sont bel et bien en marche…
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L’ONU a 80 ans. Et après ?
Une organisation indispensable pour des millions de vies… mais aujourd’hui en pleine crise budgétaire et politique. Que reste-t-il de la promesse de 1945 ? 🧵
Une organisation indispensable pour des millions de vies… mais aujourd’hui en pleine crise budgétaire et politique. Que reste-t-il de la promesse de 1945 ? 🧵
October 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
L’ONU a 80 ans. Et après ?
Une organisation indispensable pour des millions de vies… mais aujourd’hui en pleine crise budgétaire et politique. Que reste-t-il de la promesse de 1945 ? 🧵
Une organisation indispensable pour des millions de vies… mais aujourd’hui en pleine crise budgétaire et politique. Que reste-t-il de la promesse de 1945 ? 🧵
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It is striking to say the least that so many people who made huge efforts to decry and even organize around drone strikes under the Obama administration are basically silent about Trump deciding he has the right to drone any boat in the Caribbean without justification or proof.
October 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
It is striking to say the least that so many people who made huge efforts to decry and even organize around drone strikes under the Obama administration are basically silent about Trump deciding he has the right to drone any boat in the Caribbean without justification or proof.
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We have just rejected our first submission where the use of Gen-AI to rewrite the article was acknowledged.
Given the way that they commandeer public water resources and contribute to climate collapse, we do not think that there is an ethical way to use such tools.
Given the way that they commandeer public water resources and contribute to climate collapse, we do not think that there is an ethical way to use such tools.
October 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
We have just rejected our first submission where the use of Gen-AI to rewrite the article was acknowledged.
Given the way that they commandeer public water resources and contribute to climate collapse, we do not think that there is an ethical way to use such tools.
Given the way that they commandeer public water resources and contribute to climate collapse, we do not think that there is an ethical way to use such tools.
Perhaps the next #NoKings 🇺🇸 protests should be a massive, peaceful March on Washington to rally against the blatant corruption embodied in the construction of a gilded “White Palace,” as people face cuts to healthcare, soaring costs of living, and an endless shutdown.
October 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Perhaps the next #NoKings 🇺🇸 protests should be a massive, peaceful March on Washington to rally against the blatant corruption embodied in the construction of a gilded “White Palace,” as people face cuts to healthcare, soaring costs of living, and an endless shutdown.
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There’s no way to stop climate change without consuming less.
Global use of coal hit record high in 2024
Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
There’s no way to stop climate change without consuming less.
What fresh hell is this?
AI-generated ‘poverty porn’ fake images being used by aid agencies
Exclusive: Pictures depicting the most vulnerable and poorest people are being used in social media campaigns in the sector, driven by concerns over consent and cost
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM
What fresh hell is this?
🧵 The #NoKings demonstrations in the 🇺🇸 seem to have all the right elements: a broad tent, decentralised structure, nonviolent discipline, joyful energy, and a simple message. The challenge is turning that momentum into political action, such as mass voter registration. 1/3
October 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
🧵 The #NoKings demonstrations in the 🇺🇸 seem to have all the right elements: a broad tent, decentralised structure, nonviolent discipline, joyful energy, and a simple message. The challenge is turning that momentum into political action, such as mass voter registration. 1/3
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🇮🇷 According to recent reporting from The Guardian, #Iran's water crisis has grown so severe in the Tehran region — where nearly a quarter of Iran’s water is consumed — that the Iranian president has led calls to move the capital. He has highlighted that this may be the only solution.
Iran must move its capital from Tehran, says president as water crisis worsens
Masoud Pezeshkian says subsidence is also ‘a disaster’ in city of 10 million, which consumes quarter of Iran’s water
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
🇮🇷 According to recent reporting from The Guardian, #Iran's water crisis has grown so severe in the Tehran region — where nearly a quarter of Iran’s water is consumed — that the Iranian president has led calls to move the capital. He has highlighted that this may be the only solution.
Blessed be the courageous souls who still log in to LinkedIn and can brave the waves of self-congratulatory AI slop for more than five minutes at a time. I salute you.
October 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Blessed be the courageous souls who still log in to LinkedIn and can brave the waves of self-congratulatory AI slop for more than five minutes at a time. I salute you.
Opening this app and seeing my country trending gave me rather a sinking feeling. Doomscrolling has taken on a whole new dimension with these U.S. airstrikes. Somehow, it feels as though a fog of war has begun to drift over the Caribbean.
October 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Opening this app and seeing my country trending gave me rather a sinking feeling. Doomscrolling has taken on a whole new dimension with these U.S. airstrikes. Somehow, it feels as though a fog of war has begun to drift over the Caribbean.
D’autant plus que l’actuel secrétaire « à la guerre » des É.-U. revendique l’abandon des règles d'engagement, au nom d’une doctrine mortifère où la protection des populations civiles ne doit plus jamais freiner la létalité de ses soldats. En effet, ce serait un véritable cataclysme.
🇻🇪 De nombreux opposants au régime de Nicolás Maduro placent “leurs espoirs dans des navires de guerre états-uniens”. Mais le quotidien vénézuélien “El Nacional”, dont le fondateur s’est exilé en Espagne, craint les conséquences d’une intervention militaire étrangère.
Au Venezuela, la crainte d’un “cataclysme”
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October 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
D’autant plus que l’actuel secrétaire « à la guerre » des É.-U. revendique l’abandon des règles d'engagement, au nom d’une doctrine mortifère où la protection des populations civiles ne doit plus jamais freiner la létalité de ses soldats. En effet, ce serait un véritable cataclysme.
A thoughtful thread that really resonates with me — especially as I'm being compelled to incorporate and encourage the use of AI entities in a graduate course this semester.
A striking thing about articles I’ve read claiming to “study the effects” of generative AI on student writing skills and consumption of information is that (1) they nearly always find the effects are negative and (2) most “conclusions” are still written assuming that we must use AI, for some reason.
October 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A thoughtful thread that really resonates with me — especially as I'm being compelled to incorporate and encourage the use of AI entities in a graduate course this semester.