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image froma funeral cup from IA Kommos Crete
one hand takes away (weapons in Africa) and the other gives ( COULD INCLUDE separate PKK waves of returns).
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November 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
one hand takes away (weapons in Africa) and the other gives ( COULD INCLUDE separate PKK waves of returns).
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31 Oct 25 surge in arms sales, often violating international sanctions, threatens regional stability and civilian safety, as Turkish-made weapons increasingly end up in the hands of abusive or unaccountable actors stockholmcf.org/turkeys-arms...
Turkey’s arms exports and mercenaries fuel instability in Africa, report says - Stockholm Center for Freedom
Turkey is undermining Africa’s fragile stability through its weapons exports and deployment of private military contractors, the US-based Foreign Policy magazine reported on Tuesday. Ankara’s growing ...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
31 Oct 25 surge in arms sales, often violating international sanctions, threatens regional stability and civilian safety, as Turkish-made weapons increasingly end up in the hands of abusive or unaccountable actors stockholmcf.org/turkeys-arms...
October 28 Oxi day each year when collective memory reminds everyone who loves Greece that the only way to serve our homeland, the only way to honor humanity, is through our resistance, through our disobedience to the powerful No to Mussolini and no to MAGA.
October 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
October 28 Oxi day each year when collective memory reminds everyone who loves Greece that the only way to serve our homeland, the only way to honor humanity, is through our resistance, through our disobedience to the powerful No to Mussolini and no to MAGA.
"We silence so much when we tear down places that are there to teach us, inspire us, humble us. Ghosts and memories drift away in the dust, the wreckage, and we are all poorer as a result." Patti Davis on the East Wing of the White House
October 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"We silence so much when we tear down places that are there to teach us, inspire us, humble us. Ghosts and memories drift away in the dust, the wreckage, and we are all poorer as a result." Patti Davis on the East Wing of the White House
“We will fight any attempt to industrialize the fragile coastal plain of the Arctic refuge and every option is on the table,” Kristen Miller, executive director of the Alaska Wilderness League
October 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“We will fight any attempt to industrialize the fragile coastal plain of the Arctic refuge and every option is on the table,” Kristen Miller, executive director of the Alaska Wilderness League
The National Trust for Historic Preservation on 21 October urged officials to pause until it could go through the “legally required public review process.” Last week, the megalomaniac Trump seemed to suggest to donors that “no approvals” were required for the project, which is now 33% over budet.
October 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
The National Trust for Historic Preservation on 21 October urged officials to pause until it could go through the “legally required public review process.” Last week, the megalomaniac Trump seemed to suggest to donors that “no approvals” were required for the project, which is now 33% over budet.
Both the financial and human attrition rates have led analysts to question the sustainability of the Russian operation. johntpsaropoulos.substack.com/p/russias-wa...
October 22, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Both the financial and human attrition rates have led analysts to question the sustainability of the Russian operation. johntpsaropoulos.substack.com/p/russias-wa...
disgraceful liars: Former Representative George Santos of New York, the disgraced Republican fabulist whose lies made him an object of national scorn, was released from a federal prison on Friday night after disgraceful liar President Trump commuted his seven-year sentence for fraud.
October 18, 2025 at 7:26 AM
disgraceful liars: Former Representative George Santos of New York, the disgraced Republican fabulist whose lies made him an object of national scorn, was released from a federal prison on Friday night after disgraceful liar President Trump commuted his seven-year sentence for fraud.
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Something not fully appreciated in the Riyadh comedy festival discourse is that in many ways Saudi Arabia is getting *more* repressive
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
What’s Behind Saudi Arabia’s Surge in Executions?
Activists believe that authorities are abusing the justice system to silence dissent and chill speech.
www.thenation.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Something not fully appreciated in the Riyadh comedy festival discourse is that in many ways Saudi Arabia is getting *more* repressive
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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Trump & his GOP allies in Congress shut down the government as the Epstein Files discharge petition sits just 1 signature short.
Adelita Grijalva is ready to be sworn in, but instead, Speaker Johnson gave House Republicans more vacation time. They seem awfully scared of releasing those files.🤔
Adelita Grijalva is ready to be sworn in, but instead, Speaker Johnson gave House Republicans more vacation time. They seem awfully scared of releasing those files.🤔
October 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Trump & his GOP allies in Congress shut down the government as the Epstein Files discharge petition sits just 1 signature short.
Adelita Grijalva is ready to be sworn in, but instead, Speaker Johnson gave House Republicans more vacation time. They seem awfully scared of releasing those files.🤔
Adelita Grijalva is ready to be sworn in, but instead, Speaker Johnson gave House Republicans more vacation time. They seem awfully scared of releasing those files.🤔
The Venezuelan boats strikes are an “illegal summary execution” that are “prohibited by both U.S. and international law,” or “murders.” New York City Bar Association
October 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The Venezuelan boats strikes are an “illegal summary execution” that are “prohibited by both U.S. and international law,” or “murders.” New York City Bar Association
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‼️ This is a very dangerous situation.
Nothing like this has ever happened before.
This nuclear power plant is the largest in Europe.
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which has been under Russian occupation since March 2022, has been disconnected from the power supply for more than a week⤵️
Nothing like this has ever happened before.
This nuclear power plant is the largest in Europe.
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which has been under Russian occupation since March 2022, has been disconnected from the power supply for more than a week⤵️
October 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
‼️ This is a very dangerous situation.
Nothing like this has ever happened before.
This nuclear power plant is the largest in Europe.
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which has been under Russian occupation since March 2022, has been disconnected from the power supply for more than a week⤵️
Nothing like this has ever happened before.
This nuclear power plant is the largest in Europe.
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which has been under Russian occupation since March 2022, has been disconnected from the power supply for more than a week⤵️
Senior Judge William G. Young in Boston issued the scathing 161-page opinion in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-first-...
October 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Senior Judge William G. Young in Boston issued the scathing 161-page opinion in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-first-...
Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting. Washington Post, 30 September 2025
September 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting. Washington Post, 30 September 2025
the USA is responsible for the largest share of global emissions since the Industrial Revolution. According to overwhelming scientific consensus, burning of coal, oil & gas has raised the average global temperature, compared to the preindustrial era and has exacerbated deadly heat, fires and floods
September 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM
the USA is responsible for the largest share of global emissions since the Industrial Revolution. According to overwhelming scientific consensus, burning of coal, oil & gas has raised the average global temperature, compared to the preindustrial era and has exacerbated deadly heat, fires and floods
The missing ingredient is Trump’s capacity, will & desire to essentially take on Netanyahu,” Miller, the former peace negotiator, said. I’ve seen nothing in the past nine months to indicate to me that when it comes to Gaza and Hamas, Trump is prepared to press Israel www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/w...
Can France’s Palestinian Proposal Change 75 Years of Failed Diplomacy?
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September 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The missing ingredient is Trump’s capacity, will & desire to essentially take on Netanyahu,” Miller, the former peace negotiator, said. I’ve seen nothing in the past nine months to indicate to me that when it comes to Gaza and Hamas, Trump is prepared to press Israel www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/w...
Most of the European Union has banned Russian oil imports, but Hungary and Slovakia have an exemption until the end of 2027, because they say it’s cheaper for them to import oil via pipeline from Russia than to receive it through other EU countries. johntpsaropoulos.substack.com/p/ukraines-s...
Ukraine’s strikes choke off Russian oil exports and domestic fuel supplies
Evidence is mounting that Russian regions are short of fuel and state revenues from exports are suffering
johntpsaropoulos.substack.com
September 20, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Most of the European Union has banned Russian oil imports, but Hungary and Slovakia have an exemption until the end of 2027, because they say it’s cheaper for them to import oil via pipeline from Russia than to receive it through other EU countries. johntpsaropoulos.substack.com/p/ukraines-s...
ok ok cherry picked but worth public consideration: a military strike conducted against suspects without due process, in the absence of any need for immediate self-defense (the boat was not firing on American forces), without any congressional authorization and without any basis in international law
September 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
ok ok cherry picked but worth public consideration: a military strike conducted against suspects without due process, in the absence of any need for immediate self-defense (the boat was not firing on American forces), without any congressional authorization and without any basis in international law
Single-use plastic was never inevitable. It was a business decision. And we can choose differently if we confront how we’ve essentially been manipulated into arriving here, and muster the willpower to push for something better. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/o...
Opinion | Throwaway Plastic Has Corrupted Us
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September 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Single-use plastic was never inevitable. It was a business decision. And we can choose differently if we confront how we’ve essentially been manipulated into arriving here, and muster the willpower to push for something better. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/o...
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev and Belarus’s Alexander Lukashenko hang out at parade with Xi Jinping, Russia's Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong-un. That is our Turkish NATO partner Erdoğan in this company, what kind of ally is he? Axis of upheaval | Saturday Edition - the Guardian
September 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev and Belarus’s Alexander Lukashenko hang out at parade with Xi Jinping, Russia's Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong-un. That is our Turkish NATO partner Erdoğan in this company, what kind of ally is he? Axis of upheaval | Saturday Edition - the Guardian
Mr. Mitsotakis said he wanted to toughen penalties for rejected asylum seekers following a spike in arrivals to Crete from Libya. More than 2,000 migrants landed on the island in the first week of July, with arrivals for the first half of the year three times higher than in the same period in 2024.
September 6, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Mr. Mitsotakis said he wanted to toughen penalties for rejected asylum seekers following a spike in arrivals to Crete from Libya. More than 2,000 migrants landed on the island in the first week of July, with arrivals for the first half of the year three times higher than in the same period in 2024.
I read governors of Tennessee, Texas, Ohio and Missouri sent troops to Washington to help the President's desire to reduce lawlessness. Will those national guards increase the benefits to hotels and restaurant owners at the expense of those state's tax payers? Or do all US tax payers contribute?
September 6, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I read governors of Tennessee, Texas, Ohio and Missouri sent troops to Washington to help the President's desire to reduce lawlessness. Will those national guards increase the benefits to hotels and restaurant owners at the expense of those state's tax payers? Or do all US tax payers contribute?
Will museums fight back? "there is deep and widespread" cultural institution "concern. Some historians are speaking out, but they don’t have much political influence or clout. So far, no forceful counterweight to the Trump administration has emerged on the cultural landscape." Bidgood & Pogrebin
August 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Will museums fight back? "there is deep and widespread" cultural institution "concern. Some historians are speaking out, but they don’t have much political influence or clout. So far, no forceful counterweight to the Trump administration has emerged on the cultural landscape." Bidgood & Pogrebin