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"For years, I agreed with the sentiment that Scotland had wide, welcoming arms. Last year, when race riots broke out across England and Northern Ireland after the Southport murders, Scotland remained untouched. A wave of smug relief washed over me for choosing to put down our roots here."
The Reality Behind the Myth that Scotland is Immune to Racism
A recent rise in anti-immigrant protests pulls back the veil on Scotland's reputation as a country where racism isn't a problem.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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December 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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December 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The Trump administration's 2025 National Security Strategy ditches great-power military competition and reorients priorities on the Western Hemisphere.

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Deep Dive: What to Make of Trump's National Security Strategy
Brookings scholars take a hard look at Trump's National Security Strategy document and examine its shortcomings.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Can the new nuclear arms race be rolled back?
Can the New Nuclear Arms Race be Rolled Back?
The 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing is here, but advocates for a world without nuclear weapons face more hurdles than ever.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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@inkstickmedia.com's @patrickobrienstrickland.com on the long history of conspiracism and incitement behind Trump's "invasion" immigration rhetoric: inkstickmedia.com/the-long-oft...
The Long, Lethal History of Trump's 'Invasion' Rhetoric
In 2018, Trump began to routinely describe immigration as an ‘invasion.’ That rhetoric has fueled deadly violence for nearly two centuries.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Critics say the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda is a “nightmare” brought about by unfettered mass surveillance and artificial intelligence.

By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social

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What Will Unchecked Artificial Intelligence Mean for Immigration?
Critics say the Trump administration’s immigration agenda is a “nightmare” brought about by mass surveillance and artificial intelligence.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"Trump's anti-immigrant 'invasion' rhetoric echoes two closely linked, decades-old conspiracy theories: the great replacement theory and the paranoid, debunked belief that white people are enduring a genocide."
The Long, Lethal History of Trump's 'Invasion' Rhetoric
In 2018, Trump began to routinely describe immigration as an ‘invasion.’ That rhetoric has fueled deadly violence for nearly two centuries.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Deep Dive: At Alligator Alcatraz, ‘Torture’ and ‘Disappearances’

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Deep Dive: At Alligator Alcatraz, 'Torture' and 'Disappearances'
A new Amnesty International report concludes, 'What we are seeing in Florida should alarm the entire region.'
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December 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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New from FCNL's Lydia El-Sayegh in @inkstickmedia.com:

"The president of the United States is directing the US military to commit murder with each bombing of civilians on the high seas."

📣"Do not be gaslighted: The president has no right to murder."
The United States is Committing Murder on the High Seas
As the United States ramps up deadly attacks in the Caribbean, Congress has a duty to put an end to the murder.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"Despite the Trump administration's claims that deadly air strikes on boats are self-defense, the president has no right to murder."

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The United States is Committing Murder on the High Seas
As the United States ramps up deadly attacks in the Caribbean, Congress has a duty to put an end to the murder.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
If you read just one thing this week … read about the fragile desert landscapes turning into militarized enclaves.

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Critical State: Border Wall Transforming National Park to Military Zone
If you read just one thing this week … read about the fragile desert landscapes turning into militarized enclaves.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"In Hebron, I met Marwa, a seven-year-old Palestinian girl who had her hair set on fire by Israeli settlers. At the nearby Fawwar refugee camp, I spoke with a six-year-old boy, Mousab, who lost an eye when an Israeli troop fired a rubber-coated steel bullet into his face."
In the Gaza Strip, the Art of the Raw Deal
Trump’s plans to “take over” Gaza will come up against a Palestinian population that understands Washington’s role in Israeli wars.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
"While it remains unclear whether a peace agreement will materialize, it has become more and more evident that Washington is willing to sell out Kyiv at any cost to get a deal done quickly — even as Russian President Vladimir Putin jeopardizes the global order."
Can the Global Order be Saved? Not Without Punishing Russia
In order to save a crumbling global order, the international community must punish Putin's Russia for the war on Ukraine.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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The war in Ukraine is a critical inflection point for the norm against conquest. Preserving this principle requires a settlement that upholds Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty, ensuring the costs to Russia of its aggression outweigh the benefits.

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December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Under Trump 2.0, Washington is willing to sell out Kyiv at any cost.

By: @nlokker.bsky.social

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Can the Global Order be Saved? Not Without Punishing Russia
In order to save a crumbling global order, the international community must punish Putin's Russia for the war on Ukraine.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The Latest at Inkstick: The GOP’s Israel Split, Army in Hawai’i, Climate Crisis, and More

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The GOP’s Israel Split, Army in Hawai’i, Climate Crisis, and More
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December 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The most disturbing revelations involved confinement, including “the box," which is a “2×2 foot cage‑like structure people are put in as punishment, sometimes for hours at a time exposed to the elements with hardly any water, with their hands and feet attached to restraints on the ground.”
Deep Dive: At Alligator Alcatraz, 'Torture' and 'Disappearances'
A new Amnesty International report concludes, 'What we are seeing in Florida should alarm the entire region.'
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December 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
"Trump and his allies are tapping into a grim American tradition whose history predates and inspires modern iterations of both the white genocide myth and the great replacement theory. For some two centuries, invasion rhetoric has fueled nativist vigilantism and anti-immigrant state violence."
The Long, Lethal History of Trump's 'Invasion' Rhetoric
In 2018, Trump began to routinely describe immigration as an ‘invasion.’ That rhetoric has fueled deadly violence for nearly two centuries.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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I returned to the effect of US foreign aid cuts for @inkstickmedia.com, which fell heavily on the de-mining sector. Iraq remains heavily contaminated with explosives after decades of conflict. For this story, I visited a legacy minefield way up in Choman.
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US Aid Cuts Put the Future of Iraq's Demining Efforts at Risk
The United States once supported groups clearing the life-threatening mines dotting Iraq. The Trump administration has changed all that.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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As the November parliamentary elections approached, I wrote about the public mood in the Kurdistan Region for @inkstickmedia.com. This allowed me to explore the fallout of the Lalezar incident and the partisan take-over of civil society.
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In Iraqi Kurdistan, the Deep-Seated Politics of Hopelessness
Political patronage, corruption, and economic pressures have left Iraqi Kurds with little optimism for the region's future.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
"Throughout the early 1980s, the Klan enjoyed a brief nationwide resurgence, but major newspaper editorial boards took aim at the group, legal battles took down chapters in states across the South, and more times than not, the Klan could not hold a rally without prompting local counter-protests."
Burying the Klan: A Texas White Supremacist's Last Stand
Dallas Klan leader Addie Barlow Frazier had a reputation for stirring up controversy — a knack she briefly carried over into the afterlife.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
What the 1980s peace and labor movements can teach us about challenging today’s war economy.
Converting the American War Economy
What the 1980s peace and labor movements in the United States can teach us about challenging today’s war economy.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Inkstick is dedicated to seeking insight into what has become a defining feature of modern existence: life amidst endless war. This work has never been more critical. Wars and the institutions and…
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December 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
In late April, a US airstrike hit a Houthi-run migrant detention facility in Saada, Yemen, killing at least 44 people and injuring over 100 others. Most of the victims were Ethiopian migrants who had been detained in overcrowded, poorly ventilated cells.
Deep Dive: Did the US Commit War Crimes by Bombing Yemen?
A new Amnesty International report investigates a deadly American airstrike on a migrant detention facility in Yemen.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM