Daniele Pagani
@dapagani.bsky.social
Humanitarian Comms for Middle East and North Africa - former field journo - journalism 'off the ground' sucks.
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To better understand how the information that Elon Musk consumes on X could shape his worldview, The New York Times recreated a version of his personal feed by opening a new account and following the same users he follows. Take a look.
Inside Elon Musk’s X Feed: Trumpism, Falsehoods and Lots of Love for Elon Musk
The New York Times tracked 1,109 accounts that Mr. Musk follows on X to recreate his news feed.
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
To better understand how the information that Elon Musk consumes on X could shape his worldview, The New York Times recreated a version of his personal feed by opening a new account and following the same users he follows. Take a look.
"The “rules-based international order” and the values that underpin it are crumbling, and states are no longer willing to stand up for the rights of the victims of war. Statements from humanitarian leaders mean little without the weight of UN member states behind them."
SO.VERY.TRUE
SO.VERY.TRUE
Reforming humanitarianism can’t be left to today’s decision-makers
The problem isn’t a “humanitarian reset” but who is pushing the button. The leadership needed to revamp the system must come from elsewhere.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
March 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
"The “rules-based international order” and the values that underpin it are crumbling, and states are no longer willing to stand up for the rights of the victims of war. Statements from humanitarian leaders mean little without the weight of UN member states behind them."
SO.VERY.TRUE
SO.VERY.TRUE
Attempting to impose peace by bullying those who have been attacked and fighting for survival is a shamefully cowardly gesture. Do you want to be a big shot and show everyone that you are tough? Then go after the strongest.
Russia launches devastating attack on Ukraine after Trump’s defence of Putin
Latest attacks came hours after Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin was ‘doing what anybody would do’
www.theguardian.com
March 9, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Attempting to impose peace by bullying those who have been attacked and fighting for survival is a shamefully cowardly gesture. Do you want to be a big shot and show everyone that you are tough? Then go after the strongest.
I don't always like Friedman, but there are many spot-on elements here, and above all the concept of right-wing woke. Read it, very interesting.
"Trump hired them precisely because they were second-rate ideologues who would agree to put their loyalty to Trump before the Constitution or the truth."
"Trump hired them precisely because they were second-rate ideologues who would agree to put their loyalty to Trump before the Constitution or the truth."
Opinion | America Became Great Because of the Things Trump Hates
“Shock and awe” didn’t end well in Iraq and it won’t end well in the United States.
www.nytimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I don't always like Friedman, but there are many spot-on elements here, and above all the concept of right-wing woke. Read it, very interesting.
"Trump hired them precisely because they were second-rate ideologues who would agree to put their loyalty to Trump before the Constitution or the truth."
"Trump hired them precisely because they were second-rate ideologues who would agree to put their loyalty to Trump before the Constitution or the truth."
"Last year, the EU Tax Observatory estimated that a 2% tax on billionaires could raise up to $250bn a year. About 3,000 people would pay it, and it would make very little difference to their lives."
Look at Donald Trump and his gang of broligarchs – and tell me we don’t need a wealth tax | Brian Cox
I played a fictional billionaire on TV. It’s time world leaders got serious about taxing the real ones, says the actor Brian Cox
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
"Last year, the EU Tax Observatory estimated that a 2% tax on billionaires could raise up to $250bn a year. About 3,000 people would pay it, and it would make very little difference to their lives."
There is no point in crying now about Trump's threats.
In a way, it is also Europe's fault: we were never able to build a strategic alternative to the US leadership. We assumed that our political alliance with the US would never change.
This naivety now leaves us exposed to Trump's threats.
In a way, it is also Europe's fault: we were never able to build a strategic alternative to the US leadership. We assumed that our political alliance with the US would never change.
This naivety now leaves us exposed to Trump's threats.
Faced by Trump’s Interest in Greenland, Denmark Will Increase Military Spending in Arctic
The country said that it would bolster measures near its North Atlantic territories, which also include the Faroe Islands, promising to buy ships and increase basic military training.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:34 AM
There is no point in crying now about Trump's threats.
In a way, it is also Europe's fault: we were never able to build a strategic alternative to the US leadership. We assumed that our political alliance with the US would never change.
This naivety now leaves us exposed to Trump's threats.
In a way, it is also Europe's fault: we were never able to build a strategic alternative to the US leadership. We assumed that our political alliance with the US would never change.
This naivety now leaves us exposed to Trump's threats.
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It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
January 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Unprecedented.
I want to be naïve and consider a potential bright side. It's time for the world to move away from a US-dominated environment and build reliable, solid, inclusive alternatives to counter the influence of a country that has become unreliable.
I hope Europe seizes this opportunity.
I want to be naïve and consider a potential bright side. It's time for the world to move away from a US-dominated environment and build reliable, solid, inclusive alternatives to counter the influence of a country that has become unreliable.
I hope Europe seizes this opportunity.
US Aid Freeze: 24 Hours In - The System Starts to Break
(Note: This post expands on my previous analysis, "Flash Analysis: US Aid Freeze: A 90-Day Countdown to Crisis for Humanitarian Agencies," which provides further context and data on the issues discuss...
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January 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Unprecedented.
I want to be naïve and consider a potential bright side. It's time for the world to move away from a US-dominated environment and build reliable, solid, inclusive alternatives to counter the influence of a country that has become unreliable.
I hope Europe seizes this opportunity.
I want to be naïve and consider a potential bright side. It's time for the world to move away from a US-dominated environment and build reliable, solid, inclusive alternatives to counter the influence of a country that has become unreliable.
I hope Europe seizes this opportunity.
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A short impression (60 sec video limit on Bluesky) about the situation of refugees following incessant attacks on their villages in northern Mali. With so many ongoing conflicts in the world, the crisis in the Sahel is at risk of passing under the radar.
January 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A short impression (60 sec video limit on Bluesky) about the situation of refugees following incessant attacks on their villages in northern Mali. With so many ongoing conflicts in the world, the crisis in the Sahel is at risk of passing under the radar.
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I read it somewhere and I think the best comment here is: "Assad is now a Syrian Refugee."
BREAKING: Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow and has received asylum, report Russian state news agencies.
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December 9, 2024 at 7:55 AM
I read it somewhere and I think the best comment here is: "Assad is now a Syrian Refugee."
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The White Helmets are spearheading rescue efforts in Sednaya.
December 9, 2024 at 4:28 AM
The White Helmets are spearheading rescue efforts in Sednaya.
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Twitter didn't gain relevance by being the biggest platform, it gained relevancy through the quality of the content and individuals. The main goal for everyone here should be to encourage global defender, media, and establishment accounts to transition to #BlueSky. That'll provide legitimacy.
November 28, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Twitter didn't gain relevance by being the biggest platform, it gained relevancy through the quality of the content and individuals. The main goal for everyone here should be to encourage global defender, media, and establishment accounts to transition to #BlueSky. That'll provide legitimacy.
“Hundreds of young women like me were involved. We were the messengers, the intelligence gatherers, the repairers of the web. When men fell or were captured, we got the news through, pulled the nets tight again. We carried documents, leaflets, sometimes arms.”
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Madeleine Riffaud, ‘the Girl Who Saved Paris,’ Dies at 100
Humiliated by a Nazi officer as a teenager, she joined the French Resistance. By the time she was 20, she had killed a German soldier, survived torture and captured a supply train.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2024 at 10:54 AM
“Hundreds of young women like me were involved. We were the messengers, the intelligence gatherers, the repairers of the web. When men fell or were captured, we got the news through, pulled the nets tight again. We carried documents, leaflets, sometimes arms.”
bit.ly/3Ov0WuM
bit.ly/3Ov0WuM
Killing Long After they Fall is a report on the damage and threats posed by active warfare and explosive ordnance in Gaza, by the Danish Refugee Council.
Read the 🧵 for some highlights.
Worth your time 👉 bit.ly/3Osn9dg
Read the 🧵 for some highlights.
Worth your time 👉 bit.ly/3Osn9dg
Killing long after they fall: The cost of active warfare and explosive ordnance on civilians in Gaza
Civilians in Gaza are caught in a relentless cycle of destruction, displacement, and despair. Decades of occupation, blockade, and siege have been compounded by the catastrophic use of explosive weapo...
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November 26, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Killing Long After they Fall is a report on the damage and threats posed by active warfare and explosive ordnance in Gaza, by the Danish Refugee Council.
Read the 🧵 for some highlights.
Worth your time 👉 bit.ly/3Osn9dg
Read the 🧵 for some highlights.
Worth your time 👉 bit.ly/3Osn9dg
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It’s all in the telling.
November 23, 2024 at 10:09 PM
It’s all in the telling.
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Things you find while casually walking around in Amman.
November 21, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Things you find while casually walking around in Amman.
The EU released its report on demolitions and seizures in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
Give it a read 👉 bit.ly/3OjwO5O
Give it a read 👉 bit.ly/3OjwO5O
November 21, 2024 at 1:33 PM
The EU released its report on demolitions and seizures in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
Give it a read 👉 bit.ly/3OjwO5O
Give it a read 👉 bit.ly/3OjwO5O