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No staff, no equipment, no medicine: a doctor on returning to Gaza after 665 days in an Israeli prison
No staff, no equipment, no medicine: a doctor on returning to Gaza after 665 days in an Israeli prison
Dr Ahmed Muhanna, one of the country’s most senior emergency care consultants, says the scale of destruction he saw on his release brought him to tears
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:23 AM
No staff, no equipment, no medicine: a doctor on returning to Gaza after 665 days in an Israeli prison
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The majority of people with Somali heritage in the United States are US-born, and more than 92 percent are US citizens. But a fraud scandal has made the Somali community in Minnesota a focus of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
Somalis Fled Civil War and Built a Community. Now They Are a Target.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The majority of people with Somali heritage in the United States are US-born, and more than 92 percent are US citizens. But a fraud scandal has made the Somali community in Minnesota a focus of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
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Sudan announces government’s return to Khartoum from wartime capital https://aje.news/iblvso
January 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Sudan announces government’s return to Khartoum from wartime capital https://aje.news/iblvso
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DHS Releases Watchlist Of Mothers Driving Cars https://theonion.com/dhs-releases-watchlist-of-mothers-driving-cars/
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
DHS Releases Watchlist Of Mothers Driving Cars https://theonion.com/dhs-releases-watchlist-of-mothers-driving-cars/
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Thank God Latin America is Delta’s domain.
Otherwise we’d already have fifteen new SEAL podcasts, sponsorship deals, newly launched protein powders, and a social media catfight about who it was that yoinked Maduro out of bed.
Otherwise we’d already have fifteen new SEAL podcasts, sponsorship deals, newly launched protein powders, and a social media catfight about who it was that yoinked Maduro out of bed.
January 3, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Thank God Latin America is Delta’s domain.
Otherwise we’d already have fifteen new SEAL podcasts, sponsorship deals, newly launched protein powders, and a social media catfight about who it was that yoinked Maduro out of bed.
Otherwise we’d already have fifteen new SEAL podcasts, sponsorship deals, newly launched protein powders, and a social media catfight about who it was that yoinked Maduro out of bed.
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Tents supplied to displaced Palestinians ‘inadequate for Gaza winter’
Tents supplied to displaced Palestinians ‘inadequate for Gaza winter’
Thousands have blown down in storms and tents from China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia found to be not waterproof
Thousands of tents supplied by China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia to shelter displaced Palestinians in Gaza offer only limited protection against rain and wind, an assessment compiled by shelter specialists in the devastated territory has revealed.
The assessment will undermine claims that Palestinians in Gaza are being supplied with adequate shelter. Fierce storms in recent weeks blew down or damaged thousands of tents, affecting at least 235,000 people, according to UN estimates. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Tents supplied to displaced Palestinians ‘inadequate for Gaza winter’
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Ban could cut hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza off from essential care, Doctors Without Borders warns.
Israel faces widespread condemnation as NGO ban comes into effect
Ban could cut hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza off from essential care, Doctors Without Borders warns.
www.aljazeera.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Ban could cut hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza off from essential care, Doctors Without Borders warns.
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Heavy rain, thunderstorms and hail is expected across Palestine, according to the Palestinian Meteorological Department.
‘Year starts with despair' in Gaza as Israel's ban on aid groups kicks in
Heavy rain, thunderstorms and hail is expected across Palestine, according to the Palestinian Meteorological Department.
www.aljazeera.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Heavy rain, thunderstorms and hail is expected across Palestine, according to the Palestinian Meteorological Department.
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Hundreds of thousands newly displaced as Islamic State insurgency expands in Mozambique
Hundreds of thousands newly displaced as Islamic State insurgency expands in Mozambique
Rising numbers of people flee jihadists, as violence against civilians increases and foreign aid dwindles
More than 300,000 people have been displaced by an Islamic State insurgency in Mozambique since July, amid growing fears that authorities lack a workable plan to end the fighting.
With wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan attracting more attention and foreign aid falling, the grinding conflict in Mozambique has been largely ignored or forgotten. More than 1 million people have been displaced, many of them two, three or even four times. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Hundreds of thousands newly displaced as Islamic State insurgency expands in Mozambique
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The Trump administration is seeking to overhaul the country’s immigrant detention system in a plan that includes renovating industrial warehouses to hold more than 80,000 immigrant detainees at a time, according to documents reviewed by The Post.
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
wapo.st
December 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Trump administration is seeking to overhaul the country’s immigrant detention system in a plan that includes renovating industrial warehouses to hold more than 80,000 immigrant detainees at a time, according to documents reviewed by The Post.
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More than 1,000 Palestinian patients have died while awaiting treatment abroad, amid collapse of Gaza healthcare sector.
Gaza patients facing death as Israel continues to block medical supplies
More than 1,000 Palestinian patients have died while awaiting treatment abroad, amid collapse of Gaza healthcare sector.
www.aljazeera.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
More than 1,000 Palestinian patients have died while awaiting treatment abroad, amid collapse of Gaza healthcare sector.
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For an excellent study of medicalizing euphemisms please see Golfo Alexopolous’s history of the Gulag, entitled "Illness and Inhumanity."
December 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
For an excellent study of medicalizing euphemisms please see Golfo Alexopolous’s history of the Gulag, entitled "Illness and Inhumanity."
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The Trump administration reversed a Biden-era ban on antipersonnel land mines except on the Korean Peninsula.
The memo, signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, says the reversal would give the U.S. military a “force multiplier” against enemies.
The memo, signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, says the reversal would give the U.S. military a “force multiplier” against enemies.
Hegseth reverses land mine policy to allow use of controversial weapon
The Trump administration will reverse a Biden-era policy that prohibits the use of antipersonnel land mines, according to a Dec. 2 document reviewed by The Post.
wapo.st
December 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The Trump administration reversed a Biden-era ban on antipersonnel land mines except on the Korean Peninsula.
The memo, signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, says the reversal would give the U.S. military a “force multiplier” against enemies.
The memo, signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, says the reversal would give the U.S. military a “force multiplier” against enemies.
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The Trump administration is intensifying efforts to deport people to countries where they have no connections. Last month, U.S. lawyers filed almost 5,000 motions to dismiss asylum cases and force applicants to seek protection elsewhere.
Trump Administration Pushes Asylum Seekers to Apply in Other Countries
In immigration courts, U.S. lawyers have filed thousands of requests to dismiss asylum cases and force people to pursue asylum elsewhere.
nyti.ms
December 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Trump administration is intensifying efforts to deport people to countries where they have no connections. Last month, U.S. lawyers filed almost 5,000 motions to dismiss asylum cases and force applicants to seek protection elsewhere.
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Planning to visit the US? Take it from this American citizen – don’t | Eleanor Limprecht
Planning to visit the US? Take it from this American citizen – don’t | Eleanor Limprecht
I love many things about the land of my birth but Donald Trump’s America has become an unwelcoming country of deep divisions and waning trust
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Planning to visit the US? Take it from this American citizen – don’t | Eleanor Limprecht
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ProPublica found more than two dozen cases of immigration agents using "less lethal" weapons in ways that appear to flout the government's own rules, including by aiming at someone’s head, spine or groin or deploying chemical agents near children.
Read the full story: propub.li/44HU4Tp
Read the full story: propub.li/44HU4Tp
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
propub.li
December 2, 2025 at 8:59 AM
ProPublica found more than two dozen cases of immigration agents using "less lethal" weapons in ways that appear to flout the government's own rules, including by aiming at someone’s head, spine or groin or deploying chemical agents near children.
Read the full story: propub.li/44HU4Tp
Read the full story: propub.li/44HU4Tp
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“Without swift action to get services back on track, UNAIDS has predicted there will be 3.3 million more new HIV infections by 2030 than expected.” 💔😡
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Aid cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core – and will mean millions more infections ahead
Reports highlight devastating impact of slashed funding, especially in parts of Africa, that could lead to 3.3m new HIV infections by 2030
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“Without swift action to get services back on track, UNAIDS has predicted there will be 3.3 million more new HIV infections by 2030 than expected.” 💔😡
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Disobeying illegal orders cannot be sedition. The Uniform Code of Military Justice, article 92, requires service members to follow LAWFUL orders. If an order is illegal, they have a duty to DISOBEY. Obeying an illegal order can result in criminal liability.
November 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Disobeying illegal orders cannot be sedition. The Uniform Code of Military Justice, article 92, requires service members to follow LAWFUL orders. If an order is illegal, they have a duty to DISOBEY. Obeying an illegal order can result in criminal liability.
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CDC Website has been hacked!
Just kidding (sadly 😩)
Call Senator Bill Cassidy (202- 224-5824) and tell him to DO something! As the man (and MD!) who was the deciding vote in confirming the 🧠 🪱 that is destroying public health, he is also culpable!
Just kidding (sadly 😩)
Call Senator Bill Cassidy (202- 224-5824) and tell him to DO something! As the man (and MD!) who was the deciding vote in confirming the 🧠 🪱 that is destroying public health, he is also culpable!
C.D.C. Changes Website to Reflect Kennedy’s Vaccine Skepticism
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
CDC Website has been hacked!
Just kidding (sadly 😩)
Call Senator Bill Cassidy (202- 224-5824) and tell him to DO something! As the man (and MD!) who was the deciding vote in confirming the 🧠 🪱 that is destroying public health, he is also culpable!
Just kidding (sadly 😩)
Call Senator Bill Cassidy (202- 224-5824) and tell him to DO something! As the man (and MD!) who was the deciding vote in confirming the 🧠 🪱 that is destroying public health, he is also culpable!
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Thou shalt not call your political opponents “violent” when YOU are the one openly threatening to execute your political opponents.
November 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Thou shalt not call your political opponents “violent” when YOU are the one openly threatening to execute your political opponents.
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Note for Democratic politicians: you don't have to start your condemnations of ICE raids with "We all want to catch violent criminals, but..." Just say "These raids have nothing to do with catching criminals and everything to do with terrorizing innocent minority groups."
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Note for Democratic politicians: you don't have to start your condemnations of ICE raids with "We all want to catch violent criminals, but..." Just say "These raids have nothing to do with catching criminals and everything to do with terrorizing innocent minority groups."
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Is Shabana Mahmood’s plan to seize the jewels of asylum seekers a joke? | Zoe Williams
Is Shabana Mahmood’s plan to seize the jewels of asylum seekers a joke? | Zoe Williams
The home secretary’s idea makes her sound so much like a cartoon villain that I initially assumed it couldn’t be true, writes Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Is Shabana Mahmood’s plan to seize the jewels of asylum seekers a joke? | Zoe Williams
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Grabbing the wedding ring off a man’s finger or stealing a woman’s jewellery will not pay for immigration accommodation.
Are we really going to let the UK government, the Labour Party, enshrine theft into law? Is that who we are?
If you want refugees to pay for things, give them the right to work.
Are we really going to let the UK government, the Labour Party, enshrine theft into law? Is that who we are?
If you want refugees to pay for things, give them the right to work.
November 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Grabbing the wedding ring off a man’s finger or stealing a woman’s jewellery will not pay for immigration accommodation.
Are we really going to let the UK government, the Labour Party, enshrine theft into law? Is that who we are?
If you want refugees to pay for things, give them the right to work.
Are we really going to let the UK government, the Labour Party, enshrine theft into law? Is that who we are?
If you want refugees to pay for things, give them the right to work.
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Despite this apparent victory for the paramilitary group, the besieged city of el-Fasher's status has not changed.
Battle for Sudan’s el-Fasher intensifies as RSF claims seizing army HQ
Despite this apparent victory for the paramilitary group, the besieged city of el-Fasher's status has not changed.
bit.ly
October 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Despite this apparent victory for the paramilitary group, the besieged city of el-Fasher's status has not changed.
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UNAids is set to close in 2026 – four years early. Are experts right to be alarmed?
UNAids is set to close in 2026 – four years early. Are experts right to be alarmed?
The move to shut the agency comes as aid budgets are being slashed, leading to fears that global progress on HIV may be reversed
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:42 AM
UNAids is set to close in 2026 – four years early. Are experts right to be alarmed?