Dean Mikkelsen
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Dean Mikkelsen
@dcmikkelsen.bsky.social
Editor, Intelligence & Geopolitical Analyst MENA, Maritime, Aviation, and Cyber
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42 YEARS AGO TODAY on April 30, 1983, "Beat It" by Michael Jackson reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
April 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Directors removed from their posts at the:

🔹️National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases

🔹️National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

🔹️National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

🔹️National Institute of Nursing Research

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs
In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts.
www.nature.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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"We are facing the most significant crisis of our lifetimes because of President Trump's unjustified trade actions and his threats to our sovereignty," Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters after the Governor General approved his request for a snap election for April 28 reut.rs/41TCSID
Canadian PM Carney calls snap election, says Trump wants to break Canada
Upon being sworn in as prime minister earlier this month, Mark Carney had said he could work with and respected Trump. On Sunday, however, he took a more combative approach.
reut.rs
March 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Beatings, overcrowding and food deprivation: US deportees face distressing human rights conditions in El Salvador’s mega-prison
Beatings, overcrowding and food deprivation: US deportees face distressing human rights conditions in El Salvador’s mega-prison
El Salvador has the highest prison population rate in the world. The US administration intends to increase the number of people behind bars there.
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March 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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"On October 8, 1931, a law went into effect requiring every Italian university professor to sign an oath pledging their loyalty to the government of Benito Mussolini. Out of over 1,200 professors in the country, only 12 refused. All of them were immediately fired." www.chronicle.com/article/what...
Opinion | What Autocrats Want From Academics: Servility
In 1931, Italian scholars were made to take loyalty oaths. Will that happen to us?
www.chronicle.com
March 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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***UPDATE***

First narco-submarine found in Africa after transatlantic voyage

Here-> www.hisutton.com/Transatlanti...
March 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Tesla’s German sales fell 76% in February to 1,429 cars, a steeper decline than the 60% drop in January.
Tesla sales plunged 76% in February in Germany, Reuters reports
Tesla’s (TSLA) German sales fell 76% in February to 1,429 cars, a steeper decline than the 60% drop in January, Reuters reports. Earlier this week, data showed that Tesla also suffered major sales dec...
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March 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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March 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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“Russia, not Ukraine, is the obstacle to peace,” @georgewbarros.bsky.social, an analyst at [ISW] who focuses on Russia and Ukraine, wrote on X. He added: “Ukraine has offered many concessions to start peace processes. Russia has offered zero.” @nytimes.com

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/w...
Russian Strikes Kill 20 in Ukraine After U.S. Cuts Support for Kyiv (Gift Article)
The bombardment came after Washington’s decision to suspend intelligence sharing and hit a region critical for Ukrainian logistics and support.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.

This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
restoredcdc.org
March 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Exclusive: The US government is studying ways it could ease sanctions on Russia's energy sector as part of a broad plan to enable Washington to deliver swift relief if Moscow agrees to end the Ukraine war, according to two sources familiar with the matter reut.rs/3F7kS5R
Exclusive: US mulls how to ease Russia energy sanctions quickly if war ends, sources say
The U.S. government is studying ways it could ease sanctions on Russia's energy sector as part of a broad plan to enable Washington to deliver swift relief if Moscow agrees to end the Ukraine war, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
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March 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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"I think this should be the plan to rebuild Gaza."

Yossi Beilin, a former Israeli justice minister, says he doesn’t understand why Israel’s government is refusing to follow the Arab proposal for Gaza’s future, calling it “a good plan”.

🔴 Read analysis: aje.io/ro91h6
March 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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What a wonderful idea…👇

Let’s. Do. This. ✨
March 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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From “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler

#skybrary #skybrarians #booksky
March 8, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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An Executive Order targeting a particular law firm?

Because they represented Hillary Clinton at one time?

Yep, we live in the dumbest timeline possible.

#DemVoice1
March 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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BREAKING: Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman was in an advanced state of Alzheimer's and died of heart disease and other factors likely days after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of a rare syndrome spread by mice, autopsy results show reut.rs/3DqNNBg
Gene Hackman died of heart disease days, suffered from advanced Alzheimer's, autopsy shows
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman was in an advanced state of Alzheimer's and died of heart disease and other factors likely days after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of a rare syndrome spread by mice, according to autopsy results released on Friday in New Mexico.
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March 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Many thanks to #TheWildRobot team for inviting me to attend #TheOscars & to the Academy for asking me to be a part of the ceremony. I will be presenting the award for Original Score with no wardrobe malfunctions whatsoever.🤞
March 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Great news for money launderers!
March 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Second that
Valuable and reliable #OSINT, tracking Russian Navy in Mediterranean.

Good OSINT isn’t just chasing the latest news for clicks, it’s the steady hard work of people like @kaptainloma.bsky.social
#Russia's naval deployment in the #Mediterranean on the morning of Mar-01 as reported by #OSINT.

Both frigates operate in distinctive roles with the Admiral Golovko performing escort duties while the Admiral Grigorovich watches over Tartus.

russianfleetanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/03/russ...
March 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Italy’s Saipem to Merge With Norwegian Rival Subsea7 in $4.9 Billion Deal www.wsj.com/business/dea...
Italy’s Saipem to Merge With Norwegian Rival Subsea7 in $4.9 Billion Deal
Italian energy-services provider Saipem will merge with Norwegian rival Subsea7 creating a company focused on drilling, engineering and construction.
www.wsj.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Italy and the UAE sign historic $40 billion investment deal
Italy and the UAE sign historic $40 billion investment deal
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about story 1, story 2, and so much more.   
dlvr.it
February 25, 2025 at 6:54 AM