Niels Ockelmann
@nielsockelmann.bsky.social
Retired datawarehouse architect. Posts mostly about Ukraine but also more generally about the perils of the rules-based international order.
Also found on X as @UndercoverDane
Also found on X as @UndercoverDane
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Think big picture story is big chunks of RoW asking 2 qs.
1) what can we do with America? And the answer is “deals”.
2) what can we do without America? And the answer is try to build an alternative institutional architecture that facilitates dealing.
1) what can we do with America? And the answer is “deals”.
2) what can we do without America? And the answer is try to build an alternative institutional architecture that facilitates dealing.
October 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Think big picture story is big chunks of RoW asking 2 qs.
1) what can we do with America? And the answer is “deals”.
2) what can we do without America? And the answer is try to build an alternative institutional architecture that facilitates dealing.
1) what can we do with America? And the answer is “deals”.
2) what can we do without America? And the answer is try to build an alternative institutional architecture that facilitates dealing.
The Vampire Empire: Russia converts the children in occupied Ukraine to soldiers that will kill Ukrainians.
From Donetsk orphans to Russian soldiers: How Moscow's decade-long militarization pipeline transforms Ukrainian children into occupation forces.
From Donetsk orphans to Russian soldiers: How occupation transforms Ukrainian children into occupiers
Ukrainian orphans in their new Russian military uniforms represent the endpoint of Russia's systematic child militarization program.
euromaidanpress.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The Vampire Empire: Russia converts the children in occupied Ukraine to soldiers that will kill Ukrainians.
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A tech billionaire mocked Pope Leo XIV’s call for ethical AI.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
Tech Billionaire Mocks Pope Leo’s AI Warning — and Reveals Silicon Valley’s Original Sin
A billionaire tech guru openly mocked Leo's call for moral AI — and quickly backtracked after backlash. It’s a telling collision of Silicon Valley hubris with a pope they cannot buy, bully, or ignore.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
A tech billionaire mocked Pope Leo XIV’s call for ethical AI.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
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The Russian partisan movement is sabotaging Russian logistics on a daily basis.
🔥 Fire in Vologda and Bashkortostan - the resistance movement destroyed 4 military logistics facilities of the aggressor .
In Sterlitamak, the equipment of three communication towers was burned, and near Vologda - a railway relay cabinet.
In Sterlitamak, the equipment of three communication towers was burned, and near Vologda - a railway relay cabinet.
November 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The Russian partisan movement is sabotaging Russian logistics on a daily basis.
In WW2 we didn't just push Nazi Germany back within the German borders as we correctly understood the Nazi regime to be a threat to the world. We defeated Germany on German soil and destroyed the regime.
We should do the same to Russia today for the same reasons.
We should do the same to Russia today for the same reasons.
We defeat fascist Russia today as the allied forces defeated Nazi Germany. Unfortunately, this is the only path to peace for Ukraine and for the rest of the free world. Anything less is dangerous illusion.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
In WW2 we didn't just push Nazi Germany back within the German borders as we correctly understood the Nazi regime to be a threat to the world. We defeated Germany on German soil and destroyed the regime.
We should do the same to Russia today for the same reasons.
We should do the same to Russia today for the same reasons.
Russia attacks the homes of ordinary Ukrainians and the gates of Hell open.
November 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Russia attacks the homes of ordinary Ukrainians and the gates of Hell open.
The dilemma for Putin is to keep the Russians complacent without any opinions and at the same time instill patriotism so they will accept declining living standards.
Typical. It's not even allowed to be pro-war or pro-Putin because that's having an opinion and opinions are, honestly, not allowed in Putin's Russia.
Putin’s repressive machinery turns inward to target pro-war figures www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The dilemma for Putin is to keep the Russians complacent without any opinions and at the same time instill patriotism so they will accept declining living standards.
The purpose of ICE is to cause pain and fear.
November 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The purpose of ICE is to cause pain and fear.
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I’m excited to launch my new series on Russia and the far-right. I’ve worked on this for so long, and over the coming months will share my research and documented info in one place so everyone can see how Russia has weaponized the far-right to subvert democracy in the U.S. and across Europe.
Chapter 1: Russia’s Fascist Foundations
Welcome to my new series, Inside the Kremlin’s Global Far-Right Operations.
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I’m excited to launch my new series on Russia and the far-right. I’ve worked on this for so long, and over the coming months will share my research and documented info in one place so everyone can see how Russia has weaponized the far-right to subvert democracy in the U.S. and across Europe.
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Gonna have to explain to my Danish colleagues about some of the nuances of America's free market system that their may not fully understand because they live in a social democracy.
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bsky.app/profile/atru...
Trump to the Novo Nordisk CEO: "Maybe you should give us a piece of the company like I've been asking for."
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Gonna have to explain to my Danish colleagues about some of the nuances of America's free market system that their may not fully understand because they live in a social democracy.
bsky.app/profile/atru...
bsky.app/profile/atru...
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🇳🇴🇺🇦🇪🇺 Calls are mounting for Norway to use its €1.8 trillion sovereign wealth fund to help move forward the EU’s stalled €140 billion loan for Ukraine, after a Danish newspaper revived a once far-fetched idea during last month’s EU leaders’ meeting, - Euractiv
November 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🇳🇴🇺🇦🇪🇺 Calls are mounting for Norway to use its €1.8 trillion sovereign wealth fund to help move forward the EU’s stalled €140 billion loan for Ukraine, after a Danish newspaper revived a once far-fetched idea during last month’s EU leaders’ meeting, - Euractiv
Russia avoiding paying compensation for 144,000 dead soldiers.
At an estimated 14 million rubles per death the saving is 2 trillion rubles ($24 billion).
At an estimated 14 million rubles per death the saving is 2 trillion rubles ($24 billion).
144,000 Russian families have contacted Ukraine to find missing soldiers, Kyiv says.
In October, Ukraine confirmed 159 Russian POWs — some from Egypt, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Belarus. Most said they fought for cash or to avoid prison.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/04/r...
In October, Ukraine confirmed 159 Russian POWs — some from Egypt, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Belarus. Most said they fought for cash or to avoid prison.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/04/r...
Russia’s missing army: 144,000 families now turning to Ukraine for answers
October’s findings revealed that 159 captured Russian soldiers included foreigners from Egypt to Belarus.
euromaidanpress.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Russia avoiding paying compensation for 144,000 dead soldiers.
At an estimated 14 million rubles per death the saving is 2 trillion rubles ($24 billion).
At an estimated 14 million rubles per death the saving is 2 trillion rubles ($24 billion).
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Check out this deep dive into Ukraine’s drone campaign against Russian oil refineries complete with detailed analysis, accessible infographics, videos, and a breakdown of scale and strategy.
www.reuters.com/graphics/UKR...
www.reuters.com/graphics/UKR...
Inside Ukraine's drone campaign to blitz Russia’s energy industry
Ukraine has used long-range drone strikes against Russian energy infrastructure to undercut Russia’s economy and try to bring Moscow to the negotiating table.
www.reuters.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Check out this deep dive into Ukraine’s drone campaign against Russian oil refineries complete with detailed analysis, accessible infographics, videos, and a breakdown of scale and strategy.
www.reuters.com/graphics/UKR...
www.reuters.com/graphics/UKR...
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Russian tanks with extreme amounts of improvised anti-drone protection
November 2, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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As a teen or young adult in the 1990s you had constant encounters with people in their 50s-80s who were combatants, victims or perpetrators during catastrophes of the mid-20th century
That direct link to realities of Nazism and other forms of oppression such as Stalinism or colonialism is now gone
That direct link to realities of Nazism and other forms of oppression such as Stalinism or colonialism is now gone
November 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
As a teen or young adult in the 1990s you had constant encounters with people in their 50s-80s who were combatants, victims or perpetrators during catastrophes of the mid-20th century
That direct link to realities of Nazism and other forms of oppression such as Stalinism or colonialism is now gone
That direct link to realities of Nazism and other forms of oppression such as Stalinism or colonialism is now gone
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The official propagandist of the Russian Defense Ministry and VGTRK, Alexander Sladkov, writes that Russia is "re-educating" Ukrainians, and that to re-educate them "you have to kill, and kill a lot."
November 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The official propagandist of the Russian Defense Ministry and VGTRK, Alexander Sladkov, writes that Russia is "re-educating" Ukrainians, and that to re-educate them "you have to kill, and kill a lot."
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Last night Ukraine attacked Russian targets (including Moscow) with hundreds of drones and Russian authorities downplayed the event. Three years ago we were told if Ukraine attacked Crimea, Russia would go nuclear. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
What A Difference 3.5 Years Make
A Bipartisan Failing Summarized In One Night
open.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Last night Ukraine attacked Russian targets (including Moscow) with hundreds of drones and Russian authorities downplayed the event. Three years ago we were told if Ukraine attacked Crimea, Russia would go nuclear. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Excellent investigation of Russian misuse of international investigatory & judicial machinery.
Proud to publish this piece from my former student, who writes that Russia's lawfare in the European Court of Human Rights is "transforming [it] into an unwitting accomplice in one of the most sophisticated disinformation operations of the modern era.”
americansunlight.substack.com/p/russias-la...
americansunlight.substack.com/p/russias-la...
Russia’s Lawfare Playbook: How the Kremlin Weaponized Human Rights Courts to Launder Disinformation
When the Kremlin wants to legitimize a lie, it doesn’t just hold a press conference – it files a lawsuit.
americansunlight.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Excellent investigation of Russian misuse of international investigatory & judicial machinery.
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A mall in Kharkiv is packed for a Halloween costume contest, filled with people who live in a city where bombings are routine. They live where sleepless nights from explosions are just a fact of life, not a reason to cancel plans, and where death always lurks just out of sight.
October 31, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A mall in Kharkiv is packed for a Halloween costume contest, filled with people who live in a city where bombings are routine. They live where sleepless nights from explosions are just a fact of life, not a reason to cancel plans, and where death always lurks just out of sight.
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The battle for truth in the digital age has entered a new phase.
A recent report by the American Sunlight Project (ASP) has uncovered the Pravda Network, a sprawling, automated pro-Russia disinformation ecosystem.
A recent report by the American Sunlight Project (ASP) has uncovered the Pravda Network, a sprawling, automated pro-Russia disinformation ecosystem.
The Next Evolution of Disinformation: How the Pravda Network Is Reshap
The battle for truth in the digital age has entered a new phase.
A recent report by the American Sunlight Project (ASP) has uncovered the Pravda Network, a sprawling, automated pro-Russia disinformat
nafoforum.org
October 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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X – Marks the Spot: russia's Second Front
Peter Jukes looks at the mounting evidence that Elon Musk is using his social media platform as a vector to attack #Ukraine and support putin's murderous invasion
bylinetimes.com/2024/10/25/e...
Peter Jukes looks at the mounting evidence that Elon Musk is using his social media platform as a vector to attack #Ukraine and support putin's murderous invasion
bylinetimes.com/2024/10/25/e...
X - Marks the Spot: Russia’s Second Front
Peter Jukes looks at the mounting evidence that Elon Musk is using his social media platform as a vector to attack Ukraine and support Putin’s murderous invasion
bylinetimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
X – Marks the Spot: russia's Second Front
Peter Jukes looks at the mounting evidence that Elon Musk is using his social media platform as a vector to attack #Ukraine and support putin's murderous invasion
bylinetimes.com/2024/10/25/e...
Peter Jukes looks at the mounting evidence that Elon Musk is using his social media platform as a vector to attack #Ukraine and support putin's murderous invasion
bylinetimes.com/2024/10/25/e...
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1/ A Russian soldier fighting in Chasiv Yar says that new recruits sent to the front die almost immediately, with his own unit taking over 90% casualties. The fields are strewn with rotting corpses. To avoid having to pay compensation to relatives, collecting IDs is banned. ⬇️
October 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
1/ A Russian soldier fighting in Chasiv Yar says that new recruits sent to the front die almost immediately, with his own unit taking over 90% casualties. The fields are strewn with rotting corpses. To avoid having to pay compensation to relatives, collecting IDs is banned. ⬇️
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October 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM