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Christian Thiels
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Civil Servant in Defence 🇩🇪 | he/him | 4mer Journalist & Spoxperson | No official German MoD account | personal views only | RP&FAV ≠ I agree

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Nature lover & ambitious (but rather amateurish) wildlife photographer Nikon D850/D5600
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China & Taiwan Update, November 17, 2025
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November 18, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Iran Update, November 17, 2025
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November 18, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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November 17, 2025 Ukraine
Situation report - @thestudyofwar.bsky.social and @criticalthreats.bsky.social
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November 18, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Good morning and a totally tremendous Tuesday everybody. Let's start the day with a healthy breakfast - just like the squirrels in our garden.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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November 16, 2025 Ukraine
Situation report - @thestudyofwar.bsky.social and @criticalthreats.bsky.social
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November 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Good morning everybody!
Let's start the new week with a beautiful blackbird in our garden. Pro-Tip: Blackbirds love raisins - especially in winter when earthworms are harder to find.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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"Seizing the Initiative against Russia: Putting the United States in Control"
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November 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Good morning everybody. Wish you all a beautiful Sunday and a little time to relax and contemplate - maybe this pretty swan at our lake can be of a little help.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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November 15, 2025 Ukraine
Situation report - @thestudyofwar.bsky.social and @criticalthreats.bsky.social
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November 16, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Good morning to a satisfactory Saturday everybody. The mist on the water of our lake makes for a truly magical impression - may your day have a little magic in it as well.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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"Only 29% of Americans support using the U.S. military to kill suspected drug traffickers without a judge or court being involved, a rebuke of President Donald Trump's strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, a @reuters.com /Ipsos poll found."
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Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is maneuvered by tug boats in the James River during the aircraft carrier's turn ship evolution in Newport News, Virginia, U.S. June 11, 2016
November 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Iran Update, November 14, 2025
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November 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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November 14, 2025 Ukraine
Situation report - @thestudyofwar.bsky.social and @criticalthreats.bsky.social
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November 15, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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"Russian Partial Battlefield Air Interdiction Enabled Recent Russian Advances in Pokrovsk."
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November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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The New Syrian Army: Order of Battle
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November 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Decent start into the weekend. Have a lovely one, folks!
#teamrunning #running #teamlaufen
November 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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"Germany's lower house of parliament passed two bills late on Thursday aimed at lowering electricity prices, which are among the highest in Europe and are a burden on industry and the wider economy."
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High-voltage power lines and electricity pylons are pictured close to the motorway A24 near Luettow-Valluhn, Germany, January 31, 2025. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
November 14, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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November 13, 2025 Ukraine
Situation report - @thestudyofwar.bsky.social and @criticalthreats.bsky.social
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Key Takeaways Russian forces continue to advance and to intensify offensive operations in the Hulyaipole and Velykomykhailivka directions, exploiting the effects of battlefield air interdiction (BAI) and poor weather that hampers Ukrainian drone observation. Russian forces continue to advance in the Pokrovsk direction as Ukrainian forces continue counterattacks. A Russian milblogger complained that recent footage of Russian forces conducting logistics into Pokrovsk under the cover of fog allowed Ukrainian forces to interdict the effort. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated that the Kremlin remains unwilling to compromise on its long-held maximalist war aims that amount to Ukraine’s complete capitulation. Ukrainian forces continued their long-range strikes campaign against Russian energy infrastructure on the night of November 12 and 13 with the second known use of FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles. Russian forces continue to commit war crimes against Ukrainian civilians. Ukraine’s European allies continue to provide monetary aid to Ukraine, including to support military requirements. Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Velykomykhailivka. Russian forces recently advanced in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area, near Pokrovsk and Hulyaipole.
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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Iran Update, November 13, 2025
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Key Takeaways Iraqi Parliamentary Elections: A Shia Coordination Framework member suggested on November 13 that the framework could exclude Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al Sudani’s coalition from government formation, even though Sudani’s coalition likely won a plurality of seats in the November 11 Iraqi parliamentary elections. The Shia Coordination Framework’s reported interest in excluding Sudani from government formation reflects Sudani’s ongoing rivalry with certain Shia Coordination Framework parties. The number of seats that Sudani’s coalition ultimately receives will impact how easily the Shia Coordination Framework can exclude him in government formation. Iraqi Parliamentary Elections: The Shia Coordination Framework appears to be considering how to involve Iraqi Shia nationalist cleric Muqtada al Sadr in government formation, likely to reduce opportunities for Sadr to destabilize the government formation process and the next Iraqi government. Sadr has periodically mobilized his predominantly Shia Iraqi base, including during the government formation process following the 2021 elections. Shia Coordination Framework parties may possibly attempt to acquire Sadr’s tacit cooperation in government formation by offering his movement positions and/or resources in the next government. Syria in the Global Coalition: The Islamic State is attempting to exploit the Syrian transitional government’s decision to join the US-led Global Coalition Against ISIS to discredit the government among Sunni hardliners and drive recruitment. Islamic State propaganda is likely aimed at hardline and foreign Salafi-jihadist elements within the Syrian government that may oppose Shara’s partnership with the coalition and remain susceptible to recruitment.
November 14, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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Good morning to a fabulous #Foxfriday! Did you know that foxes are highly important for the eco system? They help control populations of small mammals like rodents and reduce the spread of Lyme disease by preying on mice. And they are so pretty.
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#foxoftheday
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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Russian Occupation Update, November 13, 2025
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November 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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"The European Parliament on Thursday approved the EU's plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040 and outsource 5% of that target to countries outside the bloc via carbon credits, paving the way for it to be passed into EU law."
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A view shows emissions from the chimneys of Yara France plant in Montoir-de-Bretagne near Saint-Nazaire, France, March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
November 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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"The US Justice Department on Wednesday defended lethal military strikes on suspected drug traffickers, brushing aside charges they may amount to extrajudicial killings that merit legal prosecution." @en.afp.com
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This screen grab from a video posted by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on his X account shows what he called a deadly strike on 'narco-terrorists' in the Caribbean © Handout
November 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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November 12, 2025 Ukraine
Situation report - @thestudyofwar.bsky.social and @criticalthreats.bsky.social
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November 13, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Iran Update, November 12, 2025
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November 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM