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Dr. Olaf Bachmann

@falo2.bsky.social
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War Studies PhD KCL, MA War in the Modern World, now retired from African Leadership Centre King's College London and Nairobi, but still consultant on governance of security, Africa and Middle East. German and French citizen, resident in Spain.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 4h
“Brexit was a huge loss both for the British people and for the European project as a whole. If the United Kingdom were to make such a decision, Spain would welcome it with open arms and once again embrace our friends in Britain.” - President Sánchez
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 7h
1/ Hundreds of Russian soldiers near Lyman surrendered because they were starving and drinking their own urine, according to first-hand accounts from frontline soldiers. The officers are said to have taken the radios and ran away, while ordering the men not to retreat. ⬇️
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 6h
1.5 million plus 35.900, Again nearly 2.000 Orcs into Putin's meat grinder. In a day.
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 17h
To those who keep asking 'what can we do', well, ask those who actually do. There are two kind of people, Those who do, and those who don't.
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 23h
Everyone open to UK return to EU. Everybody is in fact.
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Stepping up the thing after all.
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Rusni_pizda @rusni-pizda.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Paper divisions are still divisions on a spreadsheet. The 1945 analogy holds, but the collapse will show up first in payoffs and fake casualty reports, not a map.
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I always thought it would take at least 10 years. Maybe we're getting there within 12.
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Mourning NAVALNY😢 @jan-readsalot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I can’t wait for this day.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 30/09/2026
Russian losses per 30/09/26 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff +1470 men +21 artillery +2 MLRS +1 AD system +1393 UAVs +9 GRCs +3 cruise missiles
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seriously #SickOfIt 😡
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The US armed forces have 850 generals and admirals. That means cutting down by 170 top officers. Who benefits.
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Putin's staff destroyes the US military
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just thought by myself, greetings from Majorca to England. 😄
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In case some men need a reminder. (It's almost always men, isn't it?)
Text: How to avoid a sexual assault! A quick and easy guide*
1. Don't put drugs in people's drinks.
2. Use the buddy system! If you can't stop yourself from sexually assaulting someone, ask a trusted friend to accompany you at all times to stop you.
3. When you come across someone who is drunk or asleep, the best thing to do is not rape them.
4. When you see a woman walking by herself, leave her alone.
5. If you are in a lift and someone steps in, remember not to sexually assault them.
6. Carry a whistle. If you think you might rape someone, blow the whistle until someone comes to stop you.

*for perpetrators
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Is someone still worries about how to do it ' go and ask some of them who do. There are two kind of people - those who do, and those who don't.
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Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today before Senate.
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Paulley Ticks @tomadelsbach.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Don Snoreleone strikes again. #DonaldTrump
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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Royal Blue Angel @rba11.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
👌advice 💪💙 #Vote 🗳️ #VoteEarly
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"The U.S. and Russian teams also removed a provision requiring that humans review military targets developed by AI before a strike..." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact
The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre...
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
People keep asking 'what can I do'? Well, for a start look at what other people can do. And than follow the example. people.com/woman-87-evi...
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87-Year-Old Woman Who Was Evicted After 71 Years Allowed Home After Nearly 10,000 People Protest in the Streets
An 87-year-old woman evicted from her Madrid apartment after 71 years last week is set to return under a proposed rent agreement following mass protests, her lawyer has announced.
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1.5 million plus 31.000.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Putin’s reward for bombing hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, public parks and museums and killing children is to get invited to the G20 Summit by Marco Rubio.
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hey Gringos, do not mess this up once more.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 28/09/2026
EU countries should provide Ukraine with Patriot interceptor missiles from their existing stocks, Kaja Kallas said ahead of a meeting of EU defense ministers. She said member states could transfer available interceptors now and replenish their inventories later. #Ukraine
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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wemeze @wemeze.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Laudatio zur Verleihung des Elisabethpreises der Caritas an Angela Merkel, Augsburg, 25. September 2026, @sarahbosetti.de
»So viel unterscheidet uns gar nicht voneinander. Was wir finden müssen, sind also nicht unsere Gemeinsamkeiten, sondern einen Weg zu finden, unsere Unterschiede wieder auszuhalten. Gerade jetzt, in einer Zeit, in der gesellschaftliche Gruppen so erfolgreich gegeneinander ausgespielt werden, dass Menschen lieber Menschenfeinde wählen, als das Anderssein der Anderen zu ertragen.

Angela Merkel hat uns alle viele, viele Jahre unsere Unterschiede aushalten lassen. Ich würde fast sagen, dass das ihr größter Verdienst war.

Allerdings verblasst er beinahe vor einer noch viel größeren Leistung, denn sie hat uns alle auch viele, viele Jahre vor Friedrich Merz bewahrt.
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Ich muss, ich will als wirklich gar nicht CDU-Wählerin sagen: Ich vermisse Angela Merkel. Ich vermisse die unaufgeregte Sachlichkeit, die Bereitschaft, Fakten als etwas zu sehen, worauf wir uns einigen sollten, anstatt als lästiges Beiwerk. Ich vermisse die Abwesenheit von destruktiver Eitelkeit.«

Sarah Bosetti, Laudatio zur Verleihung des Elisabethpreises der Caritas an Angela Merkel, Augsburg, 25. September 2026.
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Ebola: Sharp jump in cases in North Kivu while outbreak slows in Ituri | Africanews
Cases fell 26% this month in Ituri province, which has until now been the epicenter of the outbreak. But North Kivu, which neighbors Ituri, saw a worrying 73% increase over that same period
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AmericanNOTDorR2 @americannotdorr2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As long as Americans are not willing to use force to stop them, this will continue. This SHOULD be unacceptable! As long as Americans accept it, it will continue and only get worse. No one is coming to save us! It's up to us to stop these animals.
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Not to address the Climate Emergency is more expensive than adressing it.
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Having this president, the US are the most corrupt country in the history of mankind. It soils all of them.
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Im Gedenken an Ralf Richter habe ich mir nach über 40 Jahren wieder die "Rote Erde" angeguckt. Unvergessen.
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Five arrested for alleged terrorism offences after ‘major incident’ near RAF Fairford
Men held also suspected of explosives offences as homes evacuated near British airbase used in US attacks on Iran
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Tenth woman's body found in Ekurhuleni as South Africa police probe killings
The deaths have sparked a national outcry about the scale of violence against women in the country.
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Not to address the Climate Emergency is more expensive than addressing it.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 27/09/2026
Russian losses per 27/09/26 repored by the Ukrainian General Staff +1690 men +8 tanks +7 ACVs +57 artillery +3 MLRS +4 AD systems +1826 UAVs +14 GRCs
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USA SA SS
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Gefahren künstlicher Intelligenz: OpenAI pausiert Training seiner leistungsstärksten KI-Modelle
Das KI-Unternehmen OpenAI hatte seine Sicherheitsvorkehrungen nach einem autonomen Hackerangriff verschärft. Trotzdem kam es zu einem neuen Zwischenfall, bei dem ein KI-Modell eigenständig agierte. Da...
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The God of Cities @thegodofcities.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
TRUMP WAS NEVER LEGITIMATE. TRUMP HAS NEVER ONCE WON. Mueller proved that the 2016 election was compromised by Russia and now the evidence of even worse election crimes continues to escalate. As if this wasn't fucking bad enough Trump asked his supporters last week TO CHEAT.
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wemeze @wemeze.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#RefugeesWelcome 💚❤️ @bijanmoini.de
»Ich werde nie verstehen, wie Menschen auf Goethe, Weihnachten und die Nationalmannschaft (als sie noch weiß war …) stolz sein können, nicht aber darauf, dass dieses Land seit 2015/16 so vielen Menschen Schutz geboten und insbesondere vielen Kindern ein Leben mit Perspektiven geschenkt hat.

Make Gutmensch Great Again!«

Bijan Moini
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It doesn't matter whether one wants to join a war if war joins us at home. www.majorcadailybulletin.com/news/local/2...
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Spanish army will be deployed across Mallorca next week
Patrols on the ground in five areas. The aim is to maintain surveillance of areas under national sovereignty, detect potential threats at an early stage and facilitate a response to any eventual crisi...
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Zentrum für Politische Schönheit @politicalbeauty.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Der 6.10. ist ein desaströser Tag für dieses Land: An diesem Tag wird der erste faschistische Landtagspräsident nach 1945 in Deutschland gewählt. Es kommt auf jede und jeden an, an diesem Tag in Magdeburg präsent zu sein. Merkt Euch das Datum. Noch 10 Tage. Es wird in die Geschichtsbücher eingehen.
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azraelthunderbolt.bsky.social @azraelthunderbolt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
With an average loss rate of 1.500/day is Russia now at 45.000/month. They lose 10.000 more every month than they can muster.
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Dr. Olaf Bachmann @falo2.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Like the Soviet Union in the 1980s
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