Naveed
@naveed360.bsky.social
Security Policy Analyst.
Journalist.
Academic.
Thomas Jefferson Fellow [Globalization] 2000
[. . . in the trenches . . .]
Journalist.
Academic.
Thomas Jefferson Fellow [Globalization] 2000
[. . . in the trenches . . .]
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There are now at least 100 House members signed on to our effort to impeach Kristi Noem.
Where the hell are the rest of them? Let’s ask:
Where the hell are the rest of them? Let’s ask:
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:41 AM
There are now at least 100 House members signed on to our effort to impeach Kristi Noem.
Where the hell are the rest of them? Let’s ask:
Where the hell are the rest of them? Let’s ask:
#Israel estimates the direct security cost of the two years of conflict triggered by Hamas’s attack on October 7, 2023, to be $62b, a figure that excludes the impact on the economy. Israel’s defence budget soared to 8.3% of GDP in 2024, double of 2 years prior.
www.ft.com/content/f1a0...
www.ft.com/content/f1a0...
Israel set to sell defence company stakes to offset war costs
Officials consider partial privatisations after surge in military spending during wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran
www.ft.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:45 AM
#Israel estimates the direct security cost of the two years of conflict triggered by Hamas’s attack on October 7, 2023, to be $62b, a figure that excludes the impact on the economy. Israel’s defence budget soared to 8.3% of GDP in 2024, double of 2 years prior.
www.ft.com/content/f1a0...
www.ft.com/content/f1a0...
"Don't dare mention French wine. It's a red line and got nukes."
January 21, 2026 at 9:13 AM
"Don't dare mention French wine. It's a red line and got nukes."
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He actually did it.
The pilot of Air Force One told Donald Trump if he didn’t shut the fuck up, he turned the plane around and go home.
Probably 🤷🏻♂️
The pilot of Air Force One told Donald Trump if he didn’t shut the fuck up, he turned the plane around and go home.
Probably 🤷🏻♂️
January 21, 2026 at 4:01 AM
He actually did it.
The pilot of Air Force One told Donald Trump if he didn’t shut the fuck up, he turned the plane around and go home.
Probably 🤷🏻♂️
The pilot of Air Force One told Donald Trump if he didn’t shut the fuck up, he turned the plane around and go home.
Probably 🤷🏻♂️
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I need to remind everyone that the movie Air Force One starts with the USA kidnapping a foreign leader.
CNN has added scare quotes to the minor electrical issue (which, it should have had from the beginning)
January 21, 2026 at 5:15 AM
I need to remind everyone that the movie Air Force One starts with the USA kidnapping a foreign leader.
This happened before EU leaders' speeches at #WEF26
"The US currency fell 0.9% against the euro, while the S&P 500 was down about 2 per cent amid increasing transatlantic tensions and threats of a trade war. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite index was down 2.3 per cent."
www.ft.com/content/6292...
"The US currency fell 0.9% against the euro, while the S&P 500 was down about 2 per cent amid increasing transatlantic tensions and threats of a trade war. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite index was down 2.3 per cent."
www.ft.com/content/6292...
Dollar and US stocks fall as Trump says ‘no going back’ on Greenland bid
European leaders criticise stance on Arctic island, with Macron taking aim at US president’s ‘useless aggressivity’
www.ft.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:36 PM
This happened before EU leaders' speeches at #WEF26
"The US currency fell 0.9% against the euro, while the S&P 500 was down about 2 per cent amid increasing transatlantic tensions and threats of a trade war. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite index was down 2.3 per cent."
www.ft.com/content/6292...
"The US currency fell 0.9% against the euro, while the S&P 500 was down about 2 per cent amid increasing transatlantic tensions and threats of a trade war. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite index was down 2.3 per cent."
www.ft.com/content/6292...
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Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
Even the imposition of a cap on such holdings could send an already bubbly Wall Street into a tailspin. Such measures must be exercised with prudence, but in extreme circumstances they must at least be considered. #Trump #EU #Greenland #NATO www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
Europe must break from America
Warnings about the end of the postwar world are common sense, not alarmism
www.newstatesman.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Even the imposition of a cap on such holdings could send an already bubbly Wall Street into a tailspin. Such measures must be exercised with prudence, but in extreme circumstances they must at least be considered. #Trump #EU #Greenland #NATO www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
Despite its setbacks and defeats, the #SDF remains a force to be reckoned with, and the #US is unlikely to accept its complete demise. While US may have #Syria as an ally against ISIS and a partner in Erdoğan, it will likely want to keep the SDF in reserve.
en.majalla.com/node/329255/...
en.majalla.com/node/329255/...
How the SDF's hand was twisted into Syria integration
A decisive Syrian military campaign, coupled with diplomatic pressure from Türkiye, the US, and Israel, has forced the SDF into a far-reaching integration deal with Damascus
en.majalla.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Despite its setbacks and defeats, the #SDF remains a force to be reckoned with, and the #US is unlikely to accept its complete demise. While US may have #Syria as an ally against ISIS and a partner in Erdoğan, it will likely want to keep the SDF in reserve.
en.majalla.com/node/329255/...
en.majalla.com/node/329255/...
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this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
Three is the minimum number of astronauts required to keep the #ISS running. While it’s not inherently dangerous to run the ISS with a skeleton crew, it will certainly have an impact on day-to-day operations.
gizmodo.com/iss-loses-4-...
gizmodo.com/iss-loses-4-...
ISS Loses 4 Astronauts Overnight. Can This Skeleton Crew Keep It Running?
There are only three astronauts left on the International Space Station now that Crew-11 is back on Earth. Should we be worried?
gizmodo.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Three is the minimum number of astronauts required to keep the #ISS running. While it’s not inherently dangerous to run the ISS with a skeleton crew, it will certainly have an impact on day-to-day operations.
gizmodo.com/iss-loses-4-...
gizmodo.com/iss-loses-4-...
They paid £3,700 in “bullet money” demanded by police and were driven 5 hours where her body had been thrown into an old grave. "You have 10 minutes to cry,” came the officer’s curt command to the couple as he revealed the corpse of their 20-something daughter.
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
Iran report says 16,500 dead in ‘genocide under digital darkness’
Witnesses tell of the brutality inflicted on those taking part in anti-regime protests
www.thetimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:11 PM
They paid £3,700 in “bullet money” demanded by police and were driven 5 hours where her body had been thrown into an old grave. "You have 10 minutes to cry,” came the officer’s curt command to the couple as he revealed the corpse of their 20-something daughter.
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
A slice of the opposition in Iran is loyal to Reza Pahlavi, a son of the former shah who had the CIA’s backing. Pahlavi does not seem to represent a democratic, pluralistic vision of the country’s future, and he is openly courting US and Israeli intervention. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
The Silence of the Left on Iran
As the Islamic Republic massacres protesters, exiles are dismayed by the lack of sympathy from the American left.
www.theatlantic.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:36 PM
A slice of the opposition in Iran is loyal to Reza Pahlavi, a son of the former shah who had the CIA’s backing. Pahlavi does not seem to represent a democratic, pluralistic vision of the country’s future, and he is openly courting US and Israeli intervention. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
“This is the last chance to build generational wealth,” the online news site quoted him saying. “You need to make money now, before you become a part of the permanent underclass.” www.wsj.com/tech/ai/why-...
Why the Tech World Thinks the American Dream Is Dying
Silicon Valley fears this is the last chance to amass generational wealth before AI makes money worthless.
www.wsj.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:44 AM
“This is the last chance to build generational wealth,” the online news site quoted him saying. “You need to make money now, before you become a part of the permanent underclass.” www.wsj.com/tech/ai/why-...
“Nobody convinced me. I convinced myself,” he said. “They didn’t hang anyone. They canceled the hangings. That had a big impact.”
Meaning, #Putin advised #Trump.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Meaning, #Putin advised #Trump.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
How Trump Went From ‘Locked and Loaded’ to Hitting Pause on Striking Iran
Senior U.S. military officials were prepared for a strike on Wednesday, but the president was advised it could lead to prolonged conflict in the Middle East.
www.wsj.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:23 AM
“Nobody convinced me. I convinced myself,” he said. “They didn’t hang anyone. They canceled the hangings. That had a big impact.”
Meaning, #Putin advised #Trump.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Meaning, #Putin advised #Trump.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
As per @thetimes.com, a new report from doctors on the ground, which says at least 16,500 protesters have died and 330,000 have been injured, most of them in two days of utter slaughter in the most brutal crackdown by the clerical regime. www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
Iran report says 16,500 dead in ‘genocide under digital darkness’
Witnesses tell of the brutality inflicted on those taking part in anti-regime protests
www.thetimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:44 AM
As per @thetimes.com, a new report from doctors on the ground, which says at least 16,500 protesters have died and 330,000 have been injured, most of them in two days of utter slaughter in the most brutal crackdown by the clerical regime. www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
#Iran's expensive, subsidised system of exchange rates for the rial's causing food-price inflation nearly double that of other goods. Private and state-connected firms were importing goods at a highly subsidised rate, selling at higher prices to the public.
www.ft.com/content/3aec...
www.ft.com/content/3aec...
Iran’s road to revolt
How isolation, intransigence and desperate economic hardship provoked an upsurge of protest that brought the regime to the brink
www.ft.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:55 PM
#Iran's expensive, subsidised system of exchange rates for the rial's causing food-price inflation nearly double that of other goods. Private and state-connected firms were importing goods at a highly subsidised rate, selling at higher prices to the public.
www.ft.com/content/3aec...
www.ft.com/content/3aec...
When #Khomeini died in 1989, #Khamenei, a protégé who had been president of #Iran since 1981, emerged as the consensus candidate for supreme leader. He'd been jailed six times under the shah and had lost the use of his right arm after a failed assassination attempt.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/w...
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Unbending Over Time
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:33 PM
When #Khomeini died in 1989, #Khamenei, a protégé who had been president of #Iran since 1981, emerged as the consensus candidate for supreme leader. He'd been jailed six times under the shah and had lost the use of his right arm after a failed assassination attempt.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/w...
The protests show that many Iranians may now believe that the Revolution of 1979 has failed to address their everyday economic needs and has instead focused on extending its military might through its nuclear enrichment and proxy forces in the region. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
With Crackdown on Protests, Iran’s Government ‘Is Only Buying Time’
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:31 PM
The protests show that many Iranians may now believe that the Revolution of 1979 has failed to address their everyday economic needs and has instead focused on extending its military might through its nuclear enrichment and proxy forces in the region. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
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International cybersecurity cooperation depends on more than technical capacity 💻
UNIDIR's new policy brief shows that trust, clear mandates and coordination among computer security incident response teams are key to cyberstability.
Read the brief 👉 unidir.org/COOPCSIRT
UNIDIR's new policy brief shows that trust, clear mandates and coordination among computer security incident response teams are key to cyberstability.
Read the brief 👉 unidir.org/COOPCSIRT
January 13, 2026 at 9:58 AM
International cybersecurity cooperation depends on more than technical capacity 💻
UNIDIR's new policy brief shows that trust, clear mandates and coordination among computer security incident response teams are key to cyberstability.
Read the brief 👉 unidir.org/COOPCSIRT
UNIDIR's new policy brief shows that trust, clear mandates and coordination among computer security incident response teams are key to cyberstability.
Read the brief 👉 unidir.org/COOPCSIRT
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Breaking news: Every former Federal Reserve chief attacked the Department of Justice’s probe into US central bank head Jay Powell, accusing the Trump administration of behaving like an emerging market. ft.trib.al/aJHxEQx
January 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Breaking news: Every former Federal Reserve chief attacked the Department of Justice’s probe into US central bank head Jay Powell, accusing the Trump administration of behaving like an emerging market. ft.trib.al/aJHxEQx
Despite all help from #NASA and #ESA, an #India|n rocket carrying 16 loads advanced satellites went off track after liftoff in a fresh fiasco to the SLV.
Of strategic community interest was EOS-N1 - Anvesha - a hyperspectral imaging satellite for the Indian military. www.space.com/space-explor...
Of strategic community interest was EOS-N1 - Anvesha - a hyperspectral imaging satellite for the Indian military. www.space.com/space-explor...
Indian PSLV rocket apparently fails for 2nd launch in a row
"Close to the end of the third stage [burn], we are seeing a little more disturbance in the vehicle roll rates, and subsequently, there is a deviation observed in the flight path."
www.space.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Despite all help from #NASA and #ESA, an #India|n rocket carrying 16 loads advanced satellites went off track after liftoff in a fresh fiasco to the SLV.
Of strategic community interest was EOS-N1 - Anvesha - a hyperspectral imaging satellite for the Indian military. www.space.com/space-explor...
Of strategic community interest was EOS-N1 - Anvesha - a hyperspectral imaging satellite for the Indian military. www.space.com/space-explor...
Despite all help from #NASA and #ESA, an #India|n rocket carrying 16 loads advanced satellites went off track after liftoff in a fresh fiasco to the SLV.
Of strategic community interest was EOS-N1 - Anvesha - a hyperspectral imaging satellite for the Indian military. www.space.com/space-explor...
Of strategic community interest was EOS-N1 - Anvesha - a hyperspectral imaging satellite for the Indian military. www.space.com/space-explor...
Indian PSLV rocket apparently fails for 2nd launch in a row
"Close to the end of the third stage [burn], we are seeing a little more disturbance in the vehicle roll rates, and subsequently, there is a deviation observed in the flight path."
www.space.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Despite all help from #NASA and #ESA, an #India|n rocket carrying 16 loads advanced satellites went off track after liftoff in a fresh fiasco to the SLV.
Of strategic community interest was EOS-N1 - Anvesha - a hyperspectral imaging satellite for the Indian military. www.space.com/space-explor...
Of strategic community interest was EOS-N1 - Anvesha - a hyperspectral imaging satellite for the Indian military. www.space.com/space-explor...