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The largest aid flotilla in history has been attacked twice in two days whilst in port in Tunisia. Open source analysis suggests an incendiary munition is to blame, contradicting official statements. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...
Incendiary Munitions Strike Gaza-bound Flotilla Two Nights in a Row - bellingcat
On September 8 and 9, two vessels of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) were attacked outside the port of Sidi Bou Said in Tunisia. Bellingcat analysed footage and images from both incidents. ...
www.bellingcat.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The largest aid flotilla in history has been attacked twice in two days whilst in port in Tunisia. Open source analysis suggests an incendiary munition is to blame, contradicting official statements. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...
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Neuer Job für Volker Wissing: Der Ex-Bundesverkehrsminister soll den Vorsitz des offenbar neu eingerichteten Beirats der Unternehmensgruppe Christ Capital übernehmen, die u.a. im Lobbybereich für verschiedene Auftraggeber aktiv ist.
www.christundcompany.com/press/dr-vol... 1/
www.christundcompany.com/press/dr-vol... 1/
Dr. Volker Wissing wird Vorsitzender des Beirats bei der Christ Capital — Christ&Company Consulting
28.08.2025
www.christundcompany.com
September 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Neuer Job für Volker Wissing: Der Ex-Bundesverkehrsminister soll den Vorsitz des offenbar neu eingerichteten Beirats der Unternehmensgruppe Christ Capital übernehmen, die u.a. im Lobbybereich für verschiedene Auftraggeber aktiv ist.
www.christundcompany.com/press/dr-vol... 1/
www.christundcompany.com/press/dr-vol... 1/
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Denmark summons US envoy over reported covert influence operations in Greenland
Denmark summons US envoy over reported covert influence operations in Greenland
Denmark summoned the US chargé d'affaires over state media reports that US officials with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland. Trump has repeatedly stated that he wants the US to annex the resource-rich island – even by force.
f24.my
August 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Denmark summons US envoy over reported covert influence operations in Greenland
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Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it
National Guard is now tasked with picking up garbage in DC
August 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it
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Israel operates a "Legitimization Cell" that seeks to frame journalists in Gaza as "Hamas operatives."
"The idea was to [allow the military to] operate without pressure, so countries like America wouldn’t stop supplying weapons," one source told @972mag.com.
"The idea was to [allow the military to] operate without pressure, so countries like America wouldn’t stop supplying weapons," one source told @972mag.com.
Israeli army unit tasked with linking Gaza journalists to Hamas
Treating the media as a battlefield, a secretive intelligence squad scoured Gaza for material to bolster Israeli hasbara — including questionable claims that would justify the killing of Palestinian r...
www.972mag.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Israel operates a "Legitimization Cell" that seeks to frame journalists in Gaza as "Hamas operatives."
"The idea was to [allow the military to] operate without pressure, so countries like America wouldn’t stop supplying weapons," one source told @972mag.com.
"The idea was to [allow the military to] operate without pressure, so countries like America wouldn’t stop supplying weapons," one source told @972mag.com.
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After a remarkable stretch when wage inequality fell substantially, wage growth at the bottom is now once again falling behind growth at the top.
This is bad news for working class Americans.
t.co/1hp5EE9up5
This is bad news for working class Americans.
t.co/1hp5EE9up5
August 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
After a remarkable stretch when wage inequality fell substantially, wage growth at the bottom is now once again falling behind growth at the top.
This is bad news for working class Americans.
t.co/1hp5EE9up5
This is bad news for working class Americans.
t.co/1hp5EE9up5
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The NHS are forcibly detransitioning trans kids in Brighton and calling it “managed withdrawal.” Their own impact assessment acknowledges trans kids will be at increased risk of harm as a result, don’t want this, and are likely to just use DIY hormones instead
August 12, 2025 at 7:23 AM
The NHS are forcibly detransitioning trans kids in Brighton and calling it “managed withdrawal.” Their own impact assessment acknowledges trans kids will be at increased risk of harm as a result, don’t want this, and are likely to just use DIY hormones instead
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The Trump administration has announced that the US will rewrite past climate reports, in a clear attempt to erase scientific history and undermine the consensus on human-caused climate change.
US to rewrite its past national climate reports
US President Donald Trump's administration is revising past editions of the nation's premier climate report -- its latest move to undermine the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming.
www.france24.com
August 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
The Trump administration has announced that the US will rewrite past climate reports, in a clear attempt to erase scientific history and undermine the consensus on human-caused climate change.
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Censorship at other historic sites too. Stories about history of slavery in SC, firsthand accounts from former enslaved people and story of a Freedmen’s school are among works flagged by National Park Service staff for review — and potential removal — at three historical sites in the Charleston area
Autobiographies and books on slavery at risk for removal from Charleston historical site gift shops
National Park Service staff marked 10 books sold at gift shops in the Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie and Charles Pinckney historic sites for content review.
www.postandcourier.com
August 3, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Censorship at other historic sites too. Stories about history of slavery in SC, firsthand accounts from former enslaved people and story of a Freedmen’s school are among works flagged by National Park Service staff for review — and potential removal — at three historical sites in the Charleston area
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While many factors often drive traffic fluctuations, publishers say the introduction of Google's AI Overviews has led to dramatic declines for news outlets and other online information sources.
Online news publishers face 'extinction-level event' from Google's AI-powered search
While many factors often drive traffic fluctuations, publishers say the introduction of Google's AI Overviews has led to dramatic declines for news outlets and other online information sources.
n.pr
August 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
While many factors often drive traffic fluctuations, publishers say the introduction of Google's AI Overviews has led to dramatic declines for news outlets and other online information sources.
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The House of Lords just released a major report on media literacy. Its core message is that the UK is falling behind, and it’s putting democracy at risk.
committees.parliament.uk/work/9030/me...
committees.parliament.uk/work/9030/me...
Media literacy - Committees - UK Parliament
This inquiry will seek to establish a clear vision for what good media literacy would look like in the UK, and examine the barriers to achieving this vision. The committee will consider the roles and ...
committees.parliament.uk
July 30, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The House of Lords just released a major report on media literacy. Its core message is that the UK is falling behind, and it’s putting democracy at risk.
committees.parliament.uk/work/9030/me...
committees.parliament.uk/work/9030/me...
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We need to teach people the difference between being uncomfortable and being unsafe. Because the discomfort of the safest people is endangering the most vulnerable, all day every day.
July 29, 2025 at 4:09 AM
We need to teach people the difference between being uncomfortable and being unsafe. Because the discomfort of the safest people is endangering the most vulnerable, all day every day.
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An eloquent image:
Setting aside the content under the tarp for a moment, teens were asked to make art expressing what it is like to be a teen, and the end result was a mural wrapped in a tarp by adults.
I bet a lot of teens would find this expressive of their experience.
Setting aside the content under the tarp for a moment, teens were asked to make art expressing what it is like to be a teen, and the end result was a mural wrapped in a tarp by adults.
I bet a lot of teens would find this expressive of their experience.
July 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
An eloquent image:
Setting aside the content under the tarp for a moment, teens were asked to make art expressing what it is like to be a teen, and the end result was a mural wrapped in a tarp by adults.
I bet a lot of teens would find this expressive of their experience.
Setting aside the content under the tarp for a moment, teens were asked to make art expressing what it is like to be a teen, and the end result was a mural wrapped in a tarp by adults.
I bet a lot of teens would find this expressive of their experience.
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The "EXTREME HEAT" warning is just too perfect for this story
July 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The "EXTREME HEAT" warning is just too perfect for this story
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And some News: those figures on fleeing millionaires everyone else has unquestioningly quoted? Based largely on LinkedIn locations and statistically unsound extrapolation on.ft.com/4fim7gw
Doubt cast on widely quoted millionaire migration numbers
[FREE TO READ] Report published in association with Henley & Partners criticised for use of LinkedIn data and definition of ‘private wealth’
on.ft.com
July 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
And some News: those figures on fleeing millionaires everyone else has unquestioningly quoted? Based largely on LinkedIn locations and statistically unsound extrapolation on.ft.com/4fim7gw
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REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account
The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
www.texasobserver.org
February 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
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There’s a kind of expected tit for tat between partisans over who does more crimes, whose worse etc. on most things obvs turpitude isn’t clearly partisan but having observed these things for years, theres an exception. Sex with minors, child porn, overwhelmingly Republicans.
July 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
There’s a kind of expected tit for tat between partisans over who does more crimes, whose worse etc. on most things obvs turpitude isn’t clearly partisan but having observed these things for years, theres an exception. Sex with minors, child porn, overwhelmingly Republicans.
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This is grotesque. A civil society group effectively being destroyed utterly meritless litigation because of expression that antagonized a politically-connected billionaire. Who ludicrously claims to be a champion of free speech.
Between Musk & the Trump administration, Media Matters has been squeezed to the brink. In settlement discussions, lawyers for X demanded the organization hand over all its cash and shut down — all because MM reported ads appeared on X next to antisemitic content. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/u...
Under Siege From Trump and Musk, a Top Liberal Group Falls Into Crisis
www.nytimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is grotesque. A civil society group effectively being destroyed utterly meritless litigation because of expression that antagonized a politically-connected billionaire. Who ludicrously claims to be a champion of free speech.
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Erin Bartram's piece came out 2.5 years ago, and I still think of it every day as the joys of my professional life are frequently crushed by the absolute demands imposed by institutions *refusing to hire people to do necessary work.*
"This 'burnout' that secure scholars are feeling is phantom pain where their colleagues should be."
A Profession, If You Can Keep It
Imagined meritocracies mean little to extractive institutions.
contingentmagazine.org
July 24, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Erin Bartram's piece came out 2.5 years ago, and I still think of it every day as the joys of my professional life are frequently crushed by the absolute demands imposed by institutions *refusing to hire people to do necessary work.*
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This is what happens when neoliberal meritocratic technocracy hollows out democracy and leaves social media to fill the vacuum with outrage, distortion, and division.
July 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
This is what happens when neoliberal meritocratic technocracy hollows out democracy and leaves social media to fill the vacuum with outrage, distortion, and division.
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A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
July 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
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One really consistent pattern whenever I look at the energy and financial data for large big tech companies is that energy + revenue are being decoupled. They keep having to buy more and more energy each year to make the same $1 of revenue.
This is a pretty new thing
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/31/t...
This is a pretty new thing
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/31/t...
July 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
One really consistent pattern whenever I look at the energy and financial data for large big tech companies is that energy + revenue are being decoupled. They keep having to buy more and more energy each year to make the same $1 of revenue.
This is a pretty new thing
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/31/t...
This is a pretty new thing
ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/31/t...
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Armed officers, frequent use of force and people grabbed on the street or at their places of work. Working with @evidentmedia.org and @calmatters.org we have monitored the LA raids, discovering recurring trends and tactics used by officers. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/07...
Masked, Armed and Forceful: Finding Patterns in Los Angeles Immigration Raids - bellingcat
Bellingcat collected videos and images from recent immigration raids in Los Angeles, analysing trends and apparent tactics used by law enforcement.
www.bellingcat.com
July 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Armed officers, frequent use of force and people grabbed on the street or at their places of work. Working with @evidentmedia.org and @calmatters.org we have monitored the LA raids, discovering recurring trends and tactics used by officers. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/07...
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📢 GIVE PEOPLE SOMETHING TO VOTE FOR AND THEY WILL 📢
June 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
📢 GIVE PEOPLE SOMETHING TO VOTE FOR AND THEY WILL 📢
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America is one of those countries where if you host a global sporting event, inclusive messages have to be censored to so as not to anger the central government. In this case the message is “racism is bad” www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...
FIFA drops anti-racism, anti-discrimination messages for Club World Cup
www.nytimes.com
June 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
America is one of those countries where if you host a global sporting event, inclusive messages have to be censored to so as not to anger the central government. In this case the message is “racism is bad” www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...