US will lift sanctions on Turkey, possibly sell F-35 fighter jets, Trump says www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

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This picture will definitely bring the brightest software minds to the DoW: Pentagon launches ‘War Force’ campaign in push for software engineers www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

Excellent work by @somoamsterdam.bsky.social: ‘The Netherlands-Israel Investment Files’ series explores how the Netherlands became Israel’s investment clearing house. -> File 2: Indefensible: Dutch support to Israeli arms manufacturers www.somo.nl/indefensible...

Meanwhile, in the US. It just takes your breath away. *50 years* in prison for protesting. Don't imagine for one moment that we are immune to this. Already, the legislative framework is in place in the UK to enable such convictions - before we get a Trumplike PM. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Israel sells Spyder air defense systems to Romania for $2.3 billion www.defensenews.com/global/midea...

In another example of self-enrichment, Trump and Lutnick enable Kazakhstan billion $ tungsten mining deal for their sons. US desperately needs tungsten for production of missile warheads, fighter jets, computer chips www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/w... (gift article)

Van het onvolprezen @sikkom.bsky.social naar de @nytimes.com Mooi interview met @trbrtc.bsky.social sikkom.nl/nieuws/oud-g...

Germany scraps F126 frigate program, pivots to MEKO warships amid cost and contractor chaos. Decision follows delays and cost overruns under Dutch shipbuilder Damen, which was awarded original contract in 2020 to build six 10,550-ton frigates for ± €10 billion. www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

His name was Jad Jadallah. He was 14 years old. Israeli soldiers shot him and then stood around him for 45 minutes while he bled to death, refusing to help him & preventing any help from getting to him.

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After fiasco started at NL shipbuilder Damen, now Rheinmetall sinks as Germany axes mega-warship project after spending €2.3bn www.euronews.com/business/202...

UN report accuses Israeli security forces of continued abuse and deliberate killings of Palestinian children 8 months after 'truce' in the Gaza Strip. gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/w...

Dr Abu Safiya sacrificed everything to save lives in #Gaza. Israel is holding him without charges and reportedly torturing him. Doctors around the world demand the freedom of him and ±90 other Gaza medics. Sign and share now to get them back home to their families secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

What’s driving the militarisation of tech – and what we can do about it 👉 Our deep dive into how military surveillance tech is being used to monitor migrants, activists and more, who's doing it - and how we can push back. corporatewatch.org/whats-drivin... @privacyinternational.org

‘His only crime is that he is a Palestinian doctor’ Fourteen Gazan physicians remain in Israeli prisons without charge, where they say they have been singled out for particularly severe abuse www.972mag.com/gaza-doctors...

French company ChapsVision selected to replace Palantir for a contract with domestic security agency DGSI). Since the November 2015 terrorist attacks in France, Palantir has provided its data analysis software to the DGSI. www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...

Europa wil strengere grenscontroles invoeren en zoekt al jaren naar manieren om reizigers grondiger te screenen. Met AI als nieuw wondermiddel proberen onderzoekers eerder te bepalen wie met slechte intenties de Europese grens wil oversteken. En de mensenrechten dan? buff.ly/qebGrFS

Dit is ongelooflijk. Twintig jaar oorlog voeren tegen die gasten om vervolgens zaken met ze te doen, want het enige wat erger is dan de Taliban is een Afghaanse asielzoeker.

As Europe rearms, ‘wingman’ aircraft take center stage www.defensenews.com/unmanned/202...

OpenAI’s ChatGPT to debut on GenAI.mil in ‘early July’ www.nextgov.com/defense/2026...

RTÉ News: Criticism mounts as Israel extends detention of Gaza doctor www.rte.ie/news/2026/06...

New report by @privacyinternational.org & @paxforpeace.nl out today: 'When algorithms go to war Tech giants, the arms industry and the weaponisation of AI paxforpeace.nl/publications...

📣 Excited to announce that as part of this week's 'Informal Exchanges on AI in the Military Domain' at the UN in Geneva, @privacyinternational.org and @paxforpeace.nl tomorrow launch their report 'When algorithms go to war - Tech giants, the arms industry and the weaponisation of AI' at a side event

Banning of #PalestineAction as a terrorist organisation is a grave misuse of sweeping counter-terrorism powers with serious consequences for human rights. It is fundamentally disproportionate to treat direct action protest as terrorism. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Op weg naar Den Haag voor hoger beroep in zaak slachtoffers van mosterdgas in Irak-Iran oorlog tegen Melchemie. Nederlands chemiebedrijf leverde willens en wetens grondstoffen voor Iraaks gifgas. www.ftm.nl/artikelen/me...

‘A point of resistance’: the Normandy village that said ‘non’ to Pete Hegseth US defence secretary cancelled appearance at D-day event in Langrune-sur-Mer after protest by residents www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

The world’s first trillionaire is a killer Elon Musk’s empire of wealth is built on suffering www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...

Since the Iran war began, U.S. consumers have paid an extra $54.9 billion, or over $418 per household, in fuel costs. www.newsweek.com/100-days-of-...

"Europa maakt werk van zijn militaire en strategische autonomie, eindelijk. Washington doet alsof het daar al decennia op wacht. De werkelijkheid is anders." Nuttige achtergrond van Rik Rutten die gemakshalve nogal eens wordt vergeten. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

Israel's Elbit Systems and Germany's Diehl Defence sign strategic partnership to jointly offer SkyStriker advanced loitering munition system - 'battle-proven' in Gaza euro-sd.com/2026/06/news...

Paris arms exhibition and trade show "may be last chance to buy before war" - its CEO says further pushing the hype www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

Very bad political signal: Slovenia's government has revoked 2025 decision banning the export ‌and transit of weapons and military ‌equipment to Israel, as well as most arms ​imports from the country www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Two men convicted of brokering the supply of weapons from Eastern European countries to destinations including Sudan, South Sudan, Libya, Iraq and Iran bbc.com/news/article...

Palladyne AI and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have signed a strategic partnership to market the HARPY, HAROP, and Mini HARPY loitering munitions to the US dronefront.com/pentagon-kam...

US military strikes on water facilities in Iran may constitute a war crime, experts say Strikes on Bemani damaged key water reservoir for 20,000 people living in area amid historic drought in the country www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking - @nickturse.bsky.social theintercept.com/2026/06/10/t...

GBU-39 wing remnant next to an entry hole consistent with a GBU-39 bomb at a water infrastructure building. NYT identified this photo as being taken on the roof of one of two water infrastructure buildings damaged by alleged US strikes outside Bemani, Iran. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/w...

NYT visual analysis suggests the US hit 2 drinking-water facilities overnight in s Iran with precision-guided munitions. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure is war crime. When asked, Hegseth tenaciously refused to identify a legitimate military target connected with this attack.

In de meeste gevallen gaat het om dadels uit de bezette Westelijke Jordaanoever. Hoe zit dat met de 'Israëlische' medjoul dadels die bv. AH en Jumbo verkopen? www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

France will test its AI-powered battlefield command system with allies during a NATO interoperability exercise this month, as alternative to Palantir's Maven Smart System. France has developed the system with Mistral AI, Safran.AI, Thales and Airbus www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

"Provocations like this are part of an old and terrible story, and it’s still being written today." #fascism

Ballroom donors won $50B in contracts after giving to Trump project President Donald Trump has repeatedly touted the gifts as a boon to taxpayers, but critics of the project say the administration’s refusal to release a full list of donors creates the potential for #corruption. wapo.st/3QmJjSz

ICYMI: White House Approves $9 Billion for Spy Agencies to Catch Up on A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/u...

France restricts Israeli presence at Europe’s biggest arms fair www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

US may consider placing nukes in Poland, Baltic States, in what would be a remarkable proliferation in NATO nuclear sharing. www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

Spain's Navantia has signed 5-year follow-on support contract with Saudi Arabia for life cycle support services for five corvettes earlier delivered euro-sd.com/2026/06/news...

"Military strikes on civilian-critical infrastructure must be condemned if we are to build a just and sustainable future." A welcome editorial by @nature.com on how wars pose a ongoing threat to the environment and people depending on it. nature.com/articles/s41...

New imagery from @planet.com showing two Turkish-origin Bayraktar AKINCI armed drones at the Bahir Dar airbase in central #Ethiopia. Recent footage released by Sudanes Armed Forces of a shot down AKINCI claims that these drones are operating over #Sudan coming from Ethiopia

Israel will be unable to participate or set up a national pavilion at Eurosatory arms show in Paris, 15-19 June, the French government has decided. Israeli arms companies can participate, but only to display air defense products. 'Offensive' systems are excluded. aviationweek.com/defense/budg...