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Since the latest war in Gaza began on Oct. 7, 2023, it has become nearly impossible to receive news from Palestinian detainees.
My Father Is One of Thousands Disappeared in Israel’s Prisons
Since the war began, contact with Palestinian detainees has all but vanished, as families wait months or years for information.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Since the latest war in Gaza began on Oct. 7, 2023, it has become nearly impossible to receive news from Palestinian detainees.
A picket line in St. Louis becomes a window into America’s shrinking defense jobs — and the growing debate over who they serve.
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Will St. Louis Continue to be Known as Fighterland, USA?
As Boeing machinists strike, St. Louis confronts its deep reliance on defense jobs and the future of “Fighterland, USA.”
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November 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
A picket line in St. Louis becomes a window into America’s shrinking defense jobs — and the growing debate over who they serve.
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A new analysis says a 'fragmented' approach to cyber threats leaves the US at risk.
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Deep Dive: How Vulnerable is the United States to Cyber Attacks?
A new analysis by the US Army War College explains that the country's 'fragmented' cybersecurity framework leaves US at risk of attacks.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
A new analysis says a 'fragmented' approach to cyber threats leaves the US at risk.
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Ethiopians making the journey through Somalia face exploitation, forced labor, and militant groups along the way.
Along Somalia's Overlooked Migration Trail, Dangers Lie in Wait
Ethiopians making the journey through Somalia face exploitation, forced labor, and militant groups along the way.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Ethiopians making the journey through Somalia face exploitation, forced labor, and militant groups along the way.
In 2025, we've covered everything from the war on Gaza to the militarization of American cities. Here are the most-read articles so far this year:
What You’re Supporting: The Most Popular Inkstick Articles This Year (So Far)
In 2025, we've covered everything from the war on Gaza to the militarization of American cities.
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November 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In 2025, we've covered everything from the war on Gaza to the militarization of American cities. Here are the most-read articles so far this year:
Largest LGBTQ+ Rights Group in US Parts with Arms Manufacturers
Largest LGBTQ+ Rights Group in US Parts with Arms Manufacturers
Following two years of activist pressure, Human Rights Campaign is not sponsored by the weapons manufacturer Northrop Grumman.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Largest LGBTQ+ Rights Group in US Parts with Arms Manufacturers
In Kazakhstan, a youth movement is leading the fight for nuclear abolition.
Kazakh Activists Shine a Light on Nuclear Fallout
As the world marks the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, Kazakhstan’s youth and civil society lead the fight for justice and awareness.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
In Kazakhstan, a youth movement is leading the fight for nuclear abolition.
Once silenced by Soviet laws and censorship, Ukraine’s LGBTQ+ activists have built a movement for visibility and rights — even as Russia’s war has raised the stakes for equality and survival.
Queer in Ukraine: From Soviet Criminalization to Wartime Visibility
Queer in Ukraine traces the journey from Soviet-era repression to wartime visibility, as LGBTQ+ soldiers and activists push for equality.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Once silenced by Soviet laws and censorship, Ukraine’s LGBTQ+ activists have built a movement for visibility and rights — even as Russia’s war has raised the stakes for equality and survival.
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NEW for @inkstickmedia.com: I spoke with former Human Rights Campaign employees & activists with @genderlib.com @adalahjustice.bsky.social about the 2-year campaign for America's largest LGBT advocacy group to divest from the arms manufacturer Northrop Grumman. inkstickmedia.com/largest-lgbt...
Largest LGBTQ+ Rights Group in US Parts with Arms Manufacturers
Following two years of activist pressure, Human Rights Campaign is not sponsored by the weapons manufacturer Northrop Grumman.
inkstickmedia.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
NEW for @inkstickmedia.com: I spoke with former Human Rights Campaign employees & activists with @genderlib.com @adalahjustice.bsky.social about the 2-year campaign for America's largest LGBT advocacy group to divest from the arms manufacturer Northrop Grumman. inkstickmedia.com/largest-lgbt...
In a recent analysis, the US Army War College’s Parameters journal has taken a hard look at America’s cyber incident response architecture, concluding that a 'fragmented' approach to cyber threats leaves the US at risk.
inkstickmedia.com/deep-dive-ho...
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Deep Dive: How Vulnerable is the United States to Cyber Attacks?
A new analysis by the US Army War College explains that the country's 'fragmented' cybersecurity framework leaves US at risk of attacks.
inkstickmedia.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
In a recent analysis, the US Army War College’s Parameters journal has taken a hard look at America’s cyber incident response architecture, concluding that a 'fragmented' approach to cyber threats leaves the US at risk.
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Following two years of activist pressure, Human Rights Campaign is no longer sponsored by the weapons manufacturer Northrop Grumman.
By: @hurwitz.bsky.social
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By: @hurwitz.bsky.social
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Largest LGBTQ+ Rights Group in US Parts with Arms Manufacturers
Following two years of activist pressure, Human Rights Campaign is not sponsored by the weapons manufacturer Northrop Grumman.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Following two years of activist pressure, Human Rights Campaign is no longer sponsored by the weapons manufacturer Northrop Grumman.
By: @hurwitz.bsky.social
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By: @hurwitz.bsky.social
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Since Israel launched the latest war on Gaza in October 2023, many Palestinians have all but lost contact with their relatives inside Israeli prisons, with families waiting months or years for any sign their loved ones are still alive .
My Father Is One of Thousands Disappeared in Israel’s Prisons
Since the war began, contact with Palestinian detainees has all but vanished, as families wait months or years for information.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Since Israel launched the latest war on Gaza in October 2023, many Palestinians have all but lost contact with their relatives inside Israeli prisons, with families waiting months or years for any sign their loved ones are still alive .
Peace between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan hinges on their ability to agree on Red Sea trade routes, set rules for shipping, and even divide up parts of the coast.
Can Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan Trade Peace for Prosperity?
Peace between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan hinges on their ability to agree on Red Sea trade routes, coastal access, and rules for shipping.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Peace between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan hinges on their ability to agree on Red Sea trade routes, set rules for shipping, and even divide up parts of the coast.
"Like thousands of Palestinians, Israeli authorities arrested my father numerous times before his current detention started in September 2019. He has thus far spent over 22 years in captivity."
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My Father Is One of Thousands Disappeared in Israel’s Prisons
Since the war began, contact with Palestinian detainees has all but vanished, as families wait months or years for any sign their loved ones are still alive.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"Like thousands of Palestinians, Israeli authorities arrested my father numerous times before his current detention started in September 2019. He has thus far spent over 22 years in captivity."
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If you read just one thing this week … read about the US bailouts for authoritarians around the world.
Critical State: Trump’s High-Dollar Handouts to Far-Right Governments
If you read just one thing this week … read about the US bailouts for authoritarians around the world.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
If you read just one thing this week … read about the US bailouts for authoritarians around the world.
As the new leaders in Damascus push for national unification, it raises questions about Kurdish autonomy in Syria.
After Assad, What's the Future for Syria's Kurdish Region?
As the new leaders in Damascus push for national unification, it raises questions about Kurdish autonomy in Syria.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
As the new leaders in Damascus push for national unification, it raises questions about Kurdish autonomy in Syria.
After the paramilitary RSF seized Darfur’s last government-held city, civilians face mass atrocities, while the UAE’s backing highlights the international stakes in Sudan’s fractured conflict.
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The Fall of El-Fasher: Sudan’s Civil War Enters a New Phase
After the paramilitary RSF seized Darfur’s last government-held city, civilians face mass atrocities, while the UAE’s backing highlights the international stakes in Sudan’s fractured conflict.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
After the paramilitary RSF seized Darfur’s last government-held city, civilians face mass atrocities, while the UAE’s backing highlights the international stakes in Sudan’s fractured conflict.
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"Trump framed recent comments about resuming nuclear weapons testing in his usual tit-for-tat style of diplomacy and emphasis on American dominance, but for nuclear experts, his call is a shocking and irresponsible threat to life as we know it."
Trump’s Nuclear Testing Threat Isn’t Just Reckless — It’s a Betrayal of History
Trump’s call to restart nuclear testing risks reigniting the global arms race — and repeating the same deadly mistakes of the past.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"Trump framed recent comments about resuming nuclear weapons testing in his usual tit-for-tat style of diplomacy and emphasis on American dominance, but for nuclear experts, his call is a shocking and irresponsible threat to life as we know it."
Your news is likely filled with reports of rising violence. And you’re right: Global rates of conflict are rising — dramatically.
You're Right: The World Is Getting More Violent
Violence has risen in middle income and democratizing states — places like Brazil, Mexico, India, Nigeria and Ethiopia.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Your news is likely filled with reports of rising violence. And you’re right: Global rates of conflict are rising — dramatically.
Iraqi Kurdistan's ruling parties spent years fighting oppression and violence at the hands of the central government in Baghdad. Decades after gaining semiautonomous rule, though, everyday people in the region say their disillusionment runs deep.
By: @wrodgers2.bsky.social
By: @wrodgers2.bsky.social
In Iraqi Kurdistan, the Deep-Seated Politics of Hopelessness
Political patronage, corruption, and economic pressures have left Iraqi Kurds with little optimism for the region's future.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Iraqi Kurdistan's ruling parties spent years fighting oppression and violence at the hands of the central government in Baghdad. Decades after gaining semiautonomous rule, though, everyday people in the region say their disillusionment runs deep.
By: @wrodgers2.bsky.social
By: @wrodgers2.bsky.social
Like all nonprofits, Inkstick relies on reader support to do its work. If you pledge support today, though, it will count as double — the annual NewsMatch campaign will match your donation.
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Worried About Nuclear Weapons, War, and Fascism? Support Inkstick Today
Donate today and make your support count double at no extra cost to you.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Like all nonprofits, Inkstick relies on reader support to do its work. If you pledge support today, though, it will count as double — the annual NewsMatch campaign will match your donation.
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A brutal post-election crackdown has left hundreds dead in Tanzania, as US officials and Western media remain largely silent about a president once hailed as progress.
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What Can the US Learn from Tanzania's Drift into Authoritarianism?
A brutal post-election crackdown has left hundreds dead in Tanzania, as US officials and Western media remain silent.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A brutal post-election crackdown has left hundreds dead in Tanzania, as US officials and Western media remain largely silent about a president once hailed as progress.
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Most of the victims of a US strike on a migrant detention facility in Yemen were Ethiopian migrants who had been detained in overcrowded, poorly ventilated cells.
Deep Dive: Did the US Commit War Crimes by Bombing Yemen?
A new Amnesty International report investigates a deadly American airstrike on a migrant detention facility in Yemen.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Most of the victims of a US strike on a migrant detention facility in Yemen were Ethiopian migrants who had been detained in overcrowded, poorly ventilated cells.
The Latest at Inkstick: Rojava After Assad, Gaza Ceasefire, Trump Nuclear Testing, and More
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Rojava After Assad, Gaza Ceasefire, Trump Nuclear Testing, and More
The latest at Inkstick Media.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The Latest at Inkstick: Rojava After Assad, Gaza Ceasefire, Trump Nuclear Testing, and More
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