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Is the UK’s SAS in trouble? High level whistle-blowers, tenacious victims, their lawyers & some damning journalism is rocking the reputation of the #UK’s most storied special forces. @rachelreid.bsky.social takes a look. #Afghanistan bit.ly/4rDORpQ
Who Dares, Kills? Alleged war crimes and cover-ups by Britain’s special forces
British special forces are being investigated for war crimes allegedly committed between 2010 and 2013 in Afghanistan. A public inquiry is looking into the deaths of Afghans who were killed in suspici...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Is the UK’s SAS in trouble? High level whistle-blowers, tenacious victims, their lawyers & some damning journalism is rocking the reputation of the #UK’s most storied special forces. @rachelreid.bsky.social takes a look. #Afghanistan bit.ly/4rDORpQ
Congratulations NYC
Zohran Mamdani: "I am Muslim. I am a democratic-socialist. And most damning of all, I refuse to apologize for any of this."
November 5, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Congratulations NYC
"And the people of the Middle East will pay the highest price for yet another reckless war built on a lie." #Iran
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Like George W Bush, Trump has started a reckless war based on a lie | Mohamad Bazzi
The Iraq war was built on a lie. Now history is repeating itself
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June 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"And the people of the Middle East will pay the highest price for yet another reckless war built on a lie." #Iran
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Since 2023, more than 2.4 million Afghans have returned from #Pakistan and Iran to #Afghanistan; some were deported. In their impoverished and internationally isolated homeland, most returnees face a bleak prospect with few job opportunities. bit.ly/4k1Osse
The Second Phase of Forced Returns from Pakistan: Afghans tell stories of hardship and misery
The Pakistani government officially began implementing the second phase of its Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan on 1 April 2025 by targeting undocumented Afghans and those holding Afghan Citizen ...
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June 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Since 2023, more than 2.4 million Afghans have returned from #Pakistan and Iran to #Afghanistan; some were deported. In their impoverished and internationally isolated homeland, most returnees face a bleak prospect with few job opportunities. bit.ly/4k1Osse
The BBC is using the comments made by Bend de Pear and Ramita Navai as subtrifuge for their unwillingness to air this important doc. It's been ready for MONTHS and the BBC has repeatedly refused to air it.
BBC scraps Gaza medics documentary over impartiality concerns...
It's pretty clear that BBC bosses weren't concerned by the content - but comments made by journalist Ramita Navai on the Today programme this week and producer Ben De Pear at a conference.
Story: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
It's pretty clear that BBC bosses weren't concerned by the content - but comments made by journalist Ramita Navai on the Today programme this week and producer Ben De Pear at a conference.
Story: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
BBC shelves Gaza medics documentary over impartiality concerns
Corporation says talks over how to broadcast Gaza: Doctors Under Attack have ‘reached the end of the road’
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June 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The BBC is using the comments made by Bend de Pear and Ramita Navai as subtrifuge for their unwillingness to air this important doc. It's been ready for MONTHS and the BBC has repeatedly refused to air it.
@bellaiguec.bsky.social tells it like it is: millions of Iranians hate Khamenei for his callousness & driving #Iran to the brink of disaster. But, if they are forced to choose between a foreign beast & a domestic monster, a great many will choose the latter. #Israel www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
I looked into Ayatollah Khamenei’s eyes. He’s willing to die a martyr
Iran’s supreme leader has lived frugally while leading a hardline theocratic regime. If this is his moment of truth, he won’t go quietly — unlike other deposed rulers
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June 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
@bellaiguec.bsky.social tells it like it is: millions of Iranians hate Khamenei for his callousness & driving #Iran to the brink of disaster. But, if they are forced to choose between a foreign beast & a domestic monster, a great many will choose the latter. #Israel www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
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It’s not unusual for Afghans to get engaged and stay engaged for several years, because they can’t afford to get married. Now, some couples are opting for group weddings to beat the cost of getting married. #Afghanistan bit.ly/3H2oKpy
The Daily Hustle: Getting married, with 49 other couples
For many young Afghans, the dream of getting married and starting a family is stymied by a myriad obstacles on the road to their hoped-for nuptials. One of the main barriers is the high cost of weddin...
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May 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It’s not unusual for Afghans to get engaged and stay engaged for several years, because they can’t afford to get married. Now, some couples are opting for group weddings to beat the cost of getting married. #Afghanistan bit.ly/3H2oKpy
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Microsoft pulled the plug on its tech to the International Criminal Court - a stark lesson to civil society to ween itself off US tech, while it can. www.thedissident.news/internationa...
International Civil Society's Tech Stack is in Extreme Danger
Many in the international community are not ready for the US to abuse its hegemonic power in ways that directly destroy the ability for international NGO's and even liberal democratic governments to f...
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May 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Microsoft pulled the plug on its tech to the International Criminal Court - a stark lesson to civil society to ween itself off US tech, while it can. www.thedissident.news/internationa...
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In our latest report, Ali Yawar Adili argues the Taliban showcased #Hazara commanders fighting against the Islamic Republic but as the Emirate consolidated its power, it has treated influential Hazaras, including those its own ranks, with suspicion & kept them in check. #Afghanistan bit.ly/3G1JKwc
The Politics of Survival in the Face of Exclusion (2): The Emirate’s accommodation and suppression of local Hazara commanders
This report examines the Taleban’s incorporation of six Hazara commanders into its ranks and how they have fared since the re-establishment of the Islamic Emirate. Three of the commanders joined the T...
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April 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In our latest report, Ali Yawar Adili argues the Taliban showcased #Hazara commanders fighting against the Islamic Republic but as the Emirate consolidated its power, it has treated influential Hazaras, including those its own ranks, with suspicion & kept them in check. #Afghanistan bit.ly/3G1JKwc
Mr. Musk’s team ordered to reinstate email access to all USAID employees and to submit a plan for employees to reoccupy a federal office from which they were evicted and barred from engaging in any further work “related to the shutdown of U.S.A.I.D.”
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Musk’s Role in Dismantling Aid Agency Likely Violated Constitution, Judge Finds
It appears to be the first time a federal judge has acted to constrain Elon Musk, a top adviser to President Trump. The judge also ordered agency functions be partially restored, though that relief co...
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March 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Mr. Musk’s team ordered to reinstate email access to all USAID employees and to submit a plan for employees to reoccupy a federal office from which they were evicted and barred from engaging in any further work “related to the shutdown of U.S.A.I.D.”
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Mark Carney named as Justin Trudeau's successor to be Canada's PM — congratulations Canada.
March 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Mark Carney named as Justin Trudeau's successor to be Canada's PM — congratulations Canada.
RIP Roberta Flack
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Roberta Flack- Angelitos Negros with poem by Nikki Giovanni
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February 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
RIP Roberta Flack
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The Daily Hustle hears from a young woman who we last heard from in June 2023 when she was running a home school for girls in her village. Now, a year and half later, she has been ordered to close it.#GirlsEducation #Afghanistan bit.ly/433DtcZ
The Daily Hustle: A home school for girls is shut down
Taliban close a local NGO-supported home-based or community-based schools for girls in souther Afghanistan.
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February 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The Daily Hustle hears from a young woman who we last heard from in June 2023 when she was running a home school for girls in her village. Now, a year and half later, she has been ordered to close it.#GirlsEducation #Afghanistan bit.ly/433DtcZ