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 🏳️🌈
Preventing infiltration and clashes with police is crucial, but far from easy. Whether these demonstrations evolve into a lasting movement will depend on how well they manage such risks while staying focused on meaningful political action. It’s a marathon to 2028, not a sprint. 3/3
October 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Preventing infiltration and clashes with police is crucial, but far from easy. Whether these demonstrations evolve into a lasting movement will depend on how well they manage such risks while staying focused on meaningful political action. It’s a marathon to 2028, not a sprint. 3/3
For protests this large to sustain and grow their critical mass, they must remain peaceful. Autocratic regimes look for any excuse to justify a crackdown, and using infiltrators to incite chaos is a well-known tactic. Any violence risks driving away would-be participants. 2/3
October 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
For protests this large to sustain and grow their critical mass, they must remain peaceful. Autocratic regimes look for any excuse to justify a crackdown, and using infiltrators to incite chaos is a well-known tactic. Any violence risks driving away would-be participants. 2/3
“So far, the Trump administration has used lethal force against drug vessels at sea.” No, the U.S. government has not offered any verifiable evidence to support its characterisation of these vessels. Why represent unconfirmed claims as facts?
October 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
“So far, the Trump administration has used lethal force against drug vessels at sea.” No, the U.S. government has not offered any verifiable evidence to support its characterisation of these vessels. Why represent unconfirmed claims as facts?