krassitwigg

krassitwigg, 13 days ago to animals

#caturday greetings #CatsofMastodon - here’s an exhausted Zhivko bringing you the final episode of Season 2 of #TheGlobalJigsaw. This one takes the temperature of the Sino-African friendship (after signs of some cooling down) - and checks out the substantial Chinese media operation on the continent. The Chinese apparently welcomed Kenya’s president with a shorter red carpet not long ago (ouch)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0hx9h3z

krassitwigg, 27 days ago to animals

Hold on to your hats #CatsofMastodon, a whirlwind journey awaits in Zhivko’s #caturday offering for you - Iran’s “Axis of resistance”, part two. He thinks this week’s episode of #TheGlobalJigsaw it’s full of lightbulb moments to help understand this web of influence: its ability to disrupt and potential to thrive in times of crisis

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0htcwzj

krassitwigg, 1 month ago to random

Zhivko had his sphinx slumber disturbed by a buzz on this lazy #caturday afternoon. He turned his left ear in the direction of the sound in order to verify it and discovered it wasn’t a bee but a #Bayraktar. That’s right, the latest #TheGlobalJigsaw pod is about drones and how they’ve transformed modern warfare. He heard something about drones working together with AI - a thought so dystopian it might keep him awake for a while

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct6qpc

krassitwigg, 1 month ago to animals

Zhivko has some hot news, #CatsofMastodon: his team’s podcast #TheGlobalJigsaw won silver at the New York Festivals Radio Awards and he thinks this is big. All that walking on keyboards, paw printing scripts and photobombing zoom calls paid off. Anyway, if you haven’t yet discovered this delightful (award-winning) pod, may this #Caturday be the day

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvrk

krassitwigg, 1 month ago to animals

Zhivko had heard about Iran’s IRGC, the Quds force, and the Basij militia, since he listens to the World Service. But what he learnt about these groups from the latest #TheGlobalJigsaw episode did more to satisfy his cat curiosity. And can you guess where the name “Axis of Resistance” comes from? Another brainy episode he’d totally recommend to all #CatsofMastodon on #caturday

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6qpb

krassitwigg, 1 month ago to animals

#caturday greetings #CatsofMastodon! Zhivko worked extremely hard for this week’s #TheGlobalJigsaw deep dive into the disinfo wars following the horrific #CrocusCityHall attack in Moscow. He heard some astonishing soundbites in mysterious foreign languages and impressive experts who knew what to make of it all. He’ll be disappointed if you don’t listen

bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5hlg

krassitwigg, 2 months ago to animals

Hello kitties, #CatsofMastodon and their owners, Zhivko is back with a new season of #TheGlobalJigsaw. In this week’s pod he found out about a legendary river with two names and watering holes guarded by gandos. You too can learn about the contested waters of Helmand in this stimulating #caturday listen

bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5hlf

krassitwigg, 6 months ago to random

On this #caturday Zhivko is taking a well-earned break, having tackled the Israel Gaza war in two episodes of #TheGlobalJigsaw, the latest of which explored how leaders seeking a bigger role on the world stage have spun the conflict into narratives of their own. Interesting stuff, kitties, give it a listen

bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gtf4r1

krassitwigg, 6 months ago to Israel

Deep #caturday breath… Zhivko’s had a heavy week working a tough story for the latest episode of #TheGlobalJigsaw on the #Israel #Gaza war. Listen to find out why Jihadists loathe Hamas yet try to exploit the popular anger for their aims - plus other narratives reflecting the power tilts in the Middle East

bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gryry6 #Saudi #Iran #Lebanon #Qatar #MENA #Hamas #Hezbollah

krassitwigg, 7 months ago to animals

#Caturday greetings to all #CatsofMastodon and their humans from Zhivko and his team. This week - a #TheGlobalJigsaw special on Argentina’s presidential elections. The front runner - a far right libertarian - is said to be talking to his dead dog. As you can see, Zhivko is surprised. And that’s not all…

Listen here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct68fd

krassitwigg, 7 months ago to animals

#Caturday greetings from Zhivko to all #CatsofMastodon and the equally curious. Just as Putin met a senior ex-Wagner commander, #TheGlobalJigsaw dropped a new meaty episode, looking at the post-Prigozhin future for the mercenary group. Will the Orchestra cease to exist or will it adapt a new arrangement? Get immersed, like Zhivko, in this media detective journey.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5hlb

krassitwigg, 8 months ago to Podcast

It’s #caturday and here’s Zhivko whisked back from his hols to lend a paw to promote a special edition of #TheGlobalJigsaw - on the Ukraine grain deal. Erdogan failed to persuade Putin to rejoin at the talks in Sochi. The Russian leader was more keen to big up an initiative of his own - free grain to six African countries. Meanwhile Ukraine’s been trying to find alternative shipping routes, but it’s a bottleneck. Is Putin holding all the cards? Listen here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5hl9 #podcast

krassitwigg, 9 months ago to random

Mass protests in Bulgaria today calling for stricter measures to fight violence against women. An 18 year old girl needed 400 stitches after a knife attack. Her wounds were considered by the court to be “light bodily injury”, alleged perpetrator was first released, now back in custody.

A wide shot of a large crowd of protesters, some holding signs.
Two protesters holdings signs, one of which reads “you are not alone”
Blindfolded female protesters holding signs expressing solidarity.

krassitwigg, 9 months ago to animals

Zhivko is purring with delight inside a celebratory cake box to mark the end of Season 1 of #TheGlobalJigsaw. He’s very much enjoyed being the only boy in the team and is looking forward to Season 2 after the hols. But before that, here’s a bonus episode to enjoy this #caturday. It’s about the story of BBC Monitoring which you might find fascinating

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0g2s73j

#catsofmastodon

krassitwigg, 9 months ago to random

‘The worry is that #Nigercoup could be another opportunity for the Wagner group to exploit’ - @beverly_ochieng on the implications of events in Niger for security in the Sahel. Special edition of #TheGlobalJigsaw, produced by @fulelo https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0g3kky8

krassitwigg, 10 months ago to animals

A double eye candy this #Caturday: Siblings Ladka and Zhivko are very fond of their bunk bed arrangement. Zhivko boy likes to be on top, which is fine for Ladka who’s attached to her panda 🐈🐈🐼 #catsofmastodon

krassitwigg, 10 months ago to animals

Zhivko, being a hard-working member of #TheGlobalJigsaw team, likes a good challenge. Here, he is trying to squeeze into a small box. He likes big boxes too #Caturday #catsofmastodon

krassitwigg, 10 months ago to animals

#Caturday greetings from Zhivko - our social butterfly #catsofmastodon

fulelo, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to anime_titties

#Caturday greetings from the boss lady. As this week's #TheGlobalJigsaw has been published earlier - #Wagner 's revolt - the world takes stock (well worth of your time say experts 😉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvrk/episodes/player ) she had time to scare a #fox instead of subbing. (This is a littered London pavement.) She often seems to think she is a guard #cat
#CatsOfMastodon #UrbanFox

fulelo, 10 months ago to Ukraine

What better start for a #Caturday : #Ukraine 's emergency services found Murchyk in a bombed out building in #Sumy four days after a Russian attack - h/t @gerashchenko_en

krassitwigg, 10 months ago to random

Ahoy @fulelo 😉