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Journalist in Berlin. augengeradeaus.net & podcast sicherheitspod.de
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"Das iranische Atomprogramm ist schwer beschädigt, aber nicht vollends zerstört", sagt @gresselgustav.bsky.social #Bundesheer on.orf.at/video/142820...

Ah, politische Gegner vor möglichem Wahlerfolg schnell deportieren, auch ne Idee

Aus gegebenem Anlass ein Gastbeitrag vom schwedischen Verteidigungsattaché in Berlin: Was bedeutet eigentlich dieses immer wieder herangezogene "schwedische Modell" der Wehrpflicht?

As Putin continues to escalate the bombings and drone attacks on civilians in Ukraine, his dutiful servant rewards him for it.

South Baltic sea is experiencing a newish type of GNSS-jamming. It is affecting units at sea level far and wide, much further than one ground based jammer can reach. The most intense attack so far took place 2 weeks ago as the political elite of Denmark and 100k visitors met at Bornholm. Long 🧵 !

Erinnert sich noch jemand an den Satire-Auftritt des US-Vizepräsidenten auf der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz mit "es gibt in Europa keine Meinungsfreiheit"?

Eine dringende Notwendigkeit gab es für dieses Treffen sicher nicht. Stattdessen geht es hier offensichtlich um den demonstrativen Schulterschluss mit Netanjahu trotz IStGH-Haftbefehls. De facto handelt es sich um Rückendeckung für die Fortsetzung eines der großen Verbrechen dieses Jahrhunderts.

More on the below from @auonsson.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/auon...

Ukrainians now go to bed with whistles around their necks—so rescue teams can find them if a Russian strike buries them under rubble.

"Bundestagspräsidentin Julia Klöckner (verteidigte) ihre Entscheidung, am Christopher Street Day nicht die Regenbogenflagge zu hissen. "Wir sind der Deutsche Bundestag und bei uns weht eine Fahne: Schwarz-Rot-Gold", sagte sie t-online." Verrückt, mir war so, als ob ... japp. Genau.

Just 🫠

SPD-Parteitag findet Kompromiss zur Wehrpflicht: Viel grünes Licht für Pistorius (m. Wortlaut) augengeradeaus.net/2025/06/spd-...

Warum #Palantir und #Thiel dahinter #Faschismus-Enabling und #Demokratie-Vernichtung sein werden... und wie es dazu genau technisch funktioniert, im Detail: #Machtzentrale Palantir – eine Software lenkt Organisationen "Palantir will ein Betriebssystem..." www.heise.de/hintergrund/...

Question to absolutely everybody: What do we intend to do in case Ukraine gets no further Patriots from the US and Europeans don’t have enough viable alternatives ? Are there any solutions ?

The 🇩🇰Danish Minister for Defence today signed the agreement with 🇳🇴🇫🇮NAMMO to re-start the production of ammunition in Denmark to produce 155 mm & 120 mm grenades and 5,56mm & 7,62mm. The total cost of the project incl rebuilding war stocks will be 8.6bn DKK (1.15bn EUR) www.fmn.dk/da/nyheder/2...

Key players predict that the face of the war will rapidly change this summer, likening the proliferation of UGVs to the explosion in aerial-drone manufacturing in 2023. “We don’t have the men to counteract Russia’s meat-wave,” says one manufacturer. “So we’ll send our zombies against theirs.”

The Trump regime’s Gestapofized immigrant hunt. A scene right out of an authoritarian regime playbook. The story behind is here: www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/h...

Bei dem vom Bundeswehr-Beschaffungsamt BAAINBw und acht deutschen Unternehmen verfolgen Projekt mit der Bezeichnung „Luftgestützte Wirkung im Elektromagnetischen Spektrum“ – kurz LuWES – ist am vergangenen Donnerstag ein weiterer Meilenstein erreicht worden. www.hartpunkt.de/luwes-acht-f...

Moving to the Dark Ages

"'It's a killing field,' one soldier said." "This thing called killing innocent people – it's been normalized. We were constantly told there are no noncombatants in Gaza, and apparently that message sank in among the troops." www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

The Commanding General of U.S.Army Europe&Africa "said one of the first questions he asks when developers pitch new systems is whether they’ve approached the Ukrainians to test it out first. “And if the answer is no, I’ll say, ‘Why?"

The 56th Artillery Command and 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force are being combined, per Gen. Christopher Donahue. “A strategy to address [A2/AD in the Baltics] has already been designed and presented to senior US and NATO leaders. The challenge now is implementation.” www.stripes.com/branches/arm...

🇩🇰Denmark has for training purposes deployed F-16 fighters to Greenland supported by a 🇫🇷French A330 MRTT tanker due to the high distances first from 🇩🇰 to 🇬🇱 (3,311 km) and later from Kangerlussuac in the southwest to the 🇺🇸 Pittufik (Thule) Space Base in the northwest (1,219km)

Almost every paragraph of this article describes another atrocity or war crime, with first-hand testimony from Israeli soldiers. Beyond obscene, and the callous indifference of the UK political and media establishment equally so. archive.ph/3LjoW

Not to spoil the party after the "not-as-bad-as-could-have-been" NATO summit, but the man leaders managed to appease is an authoritarian would-be strongman with no respect for the values of the Atlantic Charter. If I went any further naming him for what he is, I would be probably be denied a visa.

Oh boy! 🤣 “Dollars from Sentinel program were shifted to fund retrofit of Qatari Air Force One jet.” insidedefense.com/daily-news/d...

Ah yes, who has ever heard about D-Day. Hothead Hegseth really, really, really wants the Dear Leader to know how much he admires him.

Interesting piece by @radiofreetom.bsky.social about presidential sole authority to order nuke strike. Comes just a week after my colleague @mknight.bsky.social sole authority piece in WP: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

“While there were big differences between Taiwan and Ukraine, Meier noted, lessons from Ukrainian drone warfare were “one-to-one applicable” to a potential war with China over Taiwan.”

Die #Heimatschutzrkräfte der #Bundeswehr haben nun ein eigenes Barett samt Abzeichen. Alles zum Entwurf und seiner Entstehung findet ihr hier 💡 🧵 1/8 👉 >> Wir sind das Magazin vom @reservistenverband.bsky.social <<

NEW: The President of the United States wants a reporter fired and “thrown out like a dog” for reporting a document produced by his own administration and verified by the Pentagon. Never normalise the insanity.

OK, after reporting this out, I've got a few final thoughts on the B-2 strike on Fordo and whether the MOPs got through. I think there's some really interesting details that have emerged and clarified my thinking... 🧵 www.npr.org/2025/06/25/n...

How authoritarians talk -attack the free press -smear anyone who questions their claims -use dehumanizing language

NATO's Trump flattery buys time but dodges tough questions reut.rs/4kVvqEV

“But if not, God forbid — all of this: the paper commitments, the gushings of weakness and meekness — will be remembered as one of the most shameful episodes in modern history.” Former foreign minister of Lithuania @glandsbergis.bsky.social on the NATO summit on Twitter

Russia continues to export uranium to the United States Russia🇷🇺 is compensating for the decline in uranium deliveries to the USA 🇺🇸 by redirecting exports to the Chinese market, indicating a deliberate effort to reduce political risk. OSW's Filip Rudnik has more ⤵️ osw.waw.pl/en/publikacj...

Wenn das der Führer wüsste

"I think he deserves all the praise." NATO-GS Mark Rutte auf die Frage, ob er nicht zu unterwürfig gegenüber US-Präsident #Trump auftrete. #NATO

Willingness to defend requires a combination of two factors: a clear threat perception, on the negative side, and a positive narrative about what is worth defending. In the Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social, I wrote about why willingness to defend the country is so high in Finland.

Dank an meinem exzellenten Ko-Autor @liviuhorovitz.bsky.social fürs gemeinsame Nachdenken über Europas Handlungsmöglichkeiten in der nuklearen Unordnung. (wir erklären auch, warum die deutsche u. die EU-Bombe keine Option sind, die 🇫🇷 & 🇬🇧 Option schwierig ist -und was die Europäer jetzt tun sollten)

CNN: Contrary to Trump/Hegseth boasting, early US Intel finds US strikes on Iran did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months. www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/p...

Der SPD-Parteitag am kommenden Wochenende könnte interessanter werden denn gedacht.

Britain must prepare for possibility of attack on UK soil, government warns

NEW: The ceasefire between Iran & Israel appears to be holding despite both Israeli and Iranian claims of violations. Israel has responded to perceived Iranian violations of the ceasefire but has not resumed its campaign at this time. Latest w/ @criticalthreats.bsky.social isw.pub/IranSpecialR...

The agreement of 🇩🇰Denmark entering the NATO MRTT has been signed today, which means Denmark will cover the cost of two additional Airbus A330 tanker aircraft, which will significantly increase the range of 🇩🇰 combat aircraft in the Arctic/North Atlantic.

REPORTER: Your comments just now about NATO Article 5 will probably make some in Europe concerned. Are you still committed to mutual defense? TRUMP: I'm committed to saving lives (That's not a yes)

Broadcasters: We'd like to apologise to viewers The news wires: Fuck that