Slowtalking
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Decolonization of international health, governance, and emergencies
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"Things happen" sometimes, like when you walk into an embassy to apply for your marriage license while your bride-to-be waits outside, but then you get bonesawed to pieces for having exercised freedom of speech as an US-based journalist and have to be carried out in a series of suitcases.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"Things happen" sometimes, like when you walk into an embassy to apply for your marriage license while your bride-to-be waits outside, but then you get bonesawed to pieces for having exercised freedom of speech as an US-based journalist and have to be carried out in a series of suitcases.
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RIP Jamal. You deserved better.
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
RIP Jamal. You deserved better.
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Btw, Newsom's trolls are given Trump some of his own "Quiet Piggy" medicine.
November 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Btw, Newsom's trolls are given Trump some of his own "Quiet Piggy" medicine.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
This is the post I have for obvious reasons avoided up to now, but if my ancestors and their compatriots had believed in blood and soil nonsense, the Trumps would still be rotting in jail somewhere in Bavaria and the Vances practicing animal husbandry in Ulster.
November 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is the post I have for obvious reasons avoided up to now, but if my ancestors and their compatriots had believed in blood and soil nonsense, the Trumps would still be rotting in jail somewhere in Bavaria and the Vances practicing animal husbandry in Ulster.
A great read for my fellow K.u.K. Sympathisanten- as well as for anyone interested in the roots of the EU project
‘A decade ago, political scientists pointed to maps showing that the legacy of Habsburg rule was still visible in Ukrainians’ electoral preferences.’
Holly Case on how the Habsburg experiment shaped Europe.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Holly Case on how the Habsburg experiment shaped Europe.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Holly Case · Thin Pink Glaze: Habsburg Legacies
We still live in the long shadow of Habsburg disintegration. In addition to the lingering legacy of 19th-century state...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A great read for my fellow K.u.K. Sympathisanten- as well as for anyone interested in the roots of the EU project
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Asia will dominate this century. This has been clear for decades, & when you go back in history, it held for 2000 years with a 150 year interruption. But I can’t think of a multilateral organisation, think tank, or NGO originated in the West that is organised for this reality.
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Asia will dominate this century. This has been clear for decades, & when you go back in history, it held for 2000 years with a 150 year interruption. But I can’t think of a multilateral organisation, think tank, or NGO originated in the West that is organised for this reality.
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Megyn Kelly Anxiously Waits For Everyone Else To Start Condoning Pedophilia Too https://theonion.com/megyn-kelly-anxiously-waits-for-everyone-else-to-start-condoning-pedophilia-too/
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Megyn Kelly Anxiously Waits For Everyone Else To Start Condoning Pedophilia Too https://theonion.com/megyn-kelly-anxiously-waits-for-everyone-else-to-start-condoning-pedophilia-too/
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Trump says…“vote to release the Epstein files.” Funny thing is…he could just release the Epstein files. He has that authority. Hasn’t used it. Hmmmmm…?
November 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Trump says…“vote to release the Epstein files.” Funny thing is…he could just release the Epstein files. He has that authority. Hasn’t used it. Hmmmmm…?
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Scott Bessant says beef prices are high—not because Trump killed our beef trade with tariffs, not because Trump gave Argentina $40B, not because China is now buying Argentinian beef instead of American beef—but because migrants are illegally crossing the border & bringing their cows with them.😑
November 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Scott Bessant says beef prices are high—not because Trump killed our beef trade with tariffs, not because Trump gave Argentina $40B, not because China is now buying Argentinian beef instead of American beef—but because migrants are illegally crossing the border & bringing their cows with them.😑
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Bayern: CSU will Atom-Balkonkraftwerke fördern www.der-postillon.com/2023/04/atom...
Bayern: CSU will Atom-Balkonkraftwerke fördern
Berlin (dpo) - Nachdem erste Bundesländer bereits den Betrieb von Photovoltaikanlagen auf heimischen Balkonen fördern, will sich nun auch die CSU für
www.der-postillon.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Bayern: CSU will Atom-Balkonkraftwerke fördern www.der-postillon.com/2023/04/atom...
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Today is the feast of St Hugh of Lincoln, bishop, advocate for justice for the dispossessed, for peace and against pogroms. Rebuilder of churches, encourager of education.
Also the man who made friends with a swan, which loved and wanted to protect him, and seems to have hated every else…
Also the man who made friends with a swan, which loved and wanted to protect him, and seems to have hated every else…
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Today is the feast of St Hugh of Lincoln, bishop, advocate for justice for the dispossessed, for peace and against pogroms. Rebuilder of churches, encourager of education.
Also the man who made friends with a swan, which loved and wanted to protect him, and seems to have hated every else…
Also the man who made friends with a swan, which loved and wanted to protect him, and seems to have hated every else…
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UNESCO has launched an impressive Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects - an immersive digital space that brings together over 240 stolen and missing cultural objects in 2D and 3D from 50+ countries — and the voices of the communities they were taken from.
www.linkedin.com/posts/unesco...
www.linkedin.com/posts/unesco...
November 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
UNESCO has launched an impressive Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects - an immersive digital space that brings together over 240 stolen and missing cultural objects in 2D and 3D from 50+ countries — and the voices of the communities they were taken from.
www.linkedin.com/posts/unesco...
www.linkedin.com/posts/unesco...
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💥Viktor Orbán’s media doxxed 200,000 opposition supporters by publishing stolen personal data, including names & addresses – unprecedented in Hungarian politics. Recovering from this, opposition leader Péter Magyar held a rally in Győr, saying they are the majority — and they’re not afraid of Orbán.
November 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
💥Viktor Orbán’s media doxxed 200,000 opposition supporters by publishing stolen personal data, including names & addresses – unprecedented in Hungarian politics. Recovering from this, opposition leader Péter Magyar held a rally in Győr, saying they are the majority — and they’re not afraid of Orbán.
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Burgess Meredith, born today in 1907
Of “Time Enough at Last”, he said: “I don’t think I’ve ever done any other project that people talk to me more about than that show. .. It’s gotten to the point where when they first approach me, I almost know what they’re going to say.”
“Twilight Zone” (S1:E8)
Of “Time Enough at Last”, he said: “I don’t think I’ve ever done any other project that people talk to me more about than that show. .. It’s gotten to the point where when they first approach me, I almost know what they’re going to say.”
“Twilight Zone” (S1:E8)
November 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Burgess Meredith, born today in 1907
Of “Time Enough at Last”, he said: “I don’t think I’ve ever done any other project that people talk to me more about than that show. .. It’s gotten to the point where when they first approach me, I almost know what they’re going to say.”
“Twilight Zone” (S1:E8)
Of “Time Enough at Last”, he said: “I don’t think I’ve ever done any other project that people talk to me more about than that show. .. It’s gotten to the point where when they first approach me, I almost know what they’re going to say.”
“Twilight Zone” (S1:E8)
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As a historian of the 18th c and an American, I've always known 2026 would be a critical moment. This doc is worth watching, and thinking through. Begins and ends w Indigenous contexts, conveys the horrors of a civil war wrought w racism + the ideals of liberty and equality we keep reaching for. 1/
_The American Revolution_ offers a look at how complex and violent — and also inspiring— the American founding was. Getting huge coverage, it may give folks time to digest that complexity as 2026 commences. Premieres tonight + PBS has preview clips of all episodes. www.pbs.org/show/the-ame...
The American Revolution
Thirteen colonies unite in rebellion, win their independence, and found the United States.
www.pbs.org
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
As a historian of the 18th c and an American, I've always known 2026 would be a critical moment. This doc is worth watching, and thinking through. Begins and ends w Indigenous contexts, conveys the horrors of a civil war wrought w racism + the ideals of liberty and equality we keep reaching for. 1/
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The first rule of communications is clarity 😉
November 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The first rule of communications is clarity 😉
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Son mari avait été la première victime de l’explosion du réacteur numéro 4 de Tchernobyl en 1986.
Veuve depuis près de 40 ans, Natalia Khodemtchouk a été tuée par une attaque de drones sur Kyiv hier.
Une vie passée à subir la politique de Moscou.
Veuve depuis près de 40 ans, Natalia Khodemtchouk a été tuée par une attaque de drones sur Kyiv hier.
Une vie passée à subir la politique de Moscou.
November 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Son mari avait été la première victime de l’explosion du réacteur numéro 4 de Tchernobyl en 1986.
Veuve depuis près de 40 ans, Natalia Khodemtchouk a été tuée par une attaque de drones sur Kyiv hier.
Une vie passée à subir la politique de Moscou.
Veuve depuis près de 40 ans, Natalia Khodemtchouk a été tuée par une attaque de drones sur Kyiv hier.
Une vie passée à subir la politique de Moscou.
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My mistake has been trying to explain what "fascism" is to people who don't care what it is.
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
My mistake has been trying to explain what "fascism" is to people who don't care what it is.
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
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L'exubérante Marjorie Taylor Green devenant Marjorie "Traitor" Green n'était clairement pas dans mes prédictions de 2025...
Mais, après tout, chaque révolution dévore ses enfants. Même la révolution de l'ignorance impériale, en cours aux Etats-Unis.
Mais, après tout, chaque révolution dévore ses enfants. Même la révolution de l'ignorance impériale, en cours aux Etats-Unis.
November 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
L'exubérante Marjorie Taylor Green devenant Marjorie "Traitor" Green n'était clairement pas dans mes prédictions de 2025...
Mais, après tout, chaque révolution dévore ses enfants. Même la révolution de l'ignorance impériale, en cours aux Etats-Unis.
Mais, après tout, chaque révolution dévore ses enfants. Même la révolution de l'ignorance impériale, en cours aux Etats-Unis.
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Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
If you read French and would like to know about another bit of billionaire nonsense….
www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
Vantara, l’immense zoo privé d’un milliardaire indien qui aspire des animaux du monde entier par milliers
Un rapport international, qui sera examiné le 23 novembre par la Convention sur les espèces menacées d’extinction, met en évidence de nombreuses anomalies dans les transferts massifs de spécimens vers...
www.lemonde.fr
November 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
If you read French and would like to know about another bit of billionaire nonsense….
www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...