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Just when the world desperately needs wise elders, its fate is in the hands of old and ruthless patriarchs | David Van Reybrouck
Just when the world desperately needs wise elders, its fate is in the hands of old and ruthless patriarchs | David Van Reybrouck
The global order is being dismantled by a generation that will not live to see the wreckage they leave behind, says Belgian author and philosopher David Van Reybrouck
www.theguardian.com
June 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Just when the world desperately needs wise elders, its fate is in the hands of old and ruthless patriarchs | David Van Reybrouck
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Amid the “No Kings” protests that sprung up across the country, President Trump’s long-awaited military parade in the capital was a low-key affair with sparse crowds. Even most Republican lawmakers sat the event out. nyer.cm/pZj5ISx
June 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Amid the “No Kings” protests that sprung up across the country, President Trump’s long-awaited military parade in the capital was a low-key affair with sparse crowds. Even most Republican lawmakers sat the event out. nyer.cm/pZj5ISx
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High court tells UK lawyers to stop using AI after fake case-law citations
High court tells UK lawyers to stop using AI after fake case-law citations
Ruling follows two cases blighted by actual or suspected use of artificial intelligence in legal work
The high court has told senior lawyers to take urgent action to prevent the misuse of artificial intelligence after dozens of fake case-law citations were put before the courts that were either completely fictitious or contained made-up passages.
Lawyers are increasingly using AI systems to help them build legal arguments, but two cases this year were blighted by made-up case-law citations which were either definitely or suspected to have been generated by AI. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
High court tells UK lawyers to stop using AI after fake case-law citations
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Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the man at the center of a legal maelstrom after the Trump administration mistakenly deported him to El Salvador, has returned to the U.S., Attorney General Pam Bondi said. https://trib.al/d3PBfr0
June 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the man at the center of a legal maelstrom after the Trump administration mistakenly deported him to El Salvador, has returned to the U.S., Attorney General Pam Bondi said. https://trib.al/d3PBfr0
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Videos show Israeli air attacks levelling residential buildings in Gaza, reducing them to rubble amid Israel's ongoing war on the besieged enclave.
June 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Videos show Israeli air attacks levelling residential buildings in Gaza, reducing them to rubble amid Israel's ongoing war on the besieged enclave.
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The 12-person crew, which includes climate activist Greta Thunberg, expects to take seven days to reach Gaza.
Aid ship aiming to break Israel’s siege of Gaza sets sail from Italy
The 12-person crew, which includes climate activist Greta Thunberg, expects to take seven days to reach Gaza.
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June 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The 12-person crew, which includes climate activist Greta Thunberg, expects to take seven days to reach Gaza.
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Arab states are accusing Israel of weaponising hunger in Gaza, rejecting its new aid system as illegal.
“Starvation is being used as a weapon of war,” said UAE envoy Mohamed Abushahab, speaking on behalf of 22 Arab League members at the UN.
“Starvation is being used as a weapon of war,” said UAE envoy Mohamed Abushahab, speaking on behalf of 22 Arab League members at the UN.
May 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Arab states are accusing Israel of weaponising hunger in Gaza, rejecting its new aid system as illegal.
“Starvation is being used as a weapon of war,” said UAE envoy Mohamed Abushahab, speaking on behalf of 22 Arab League members at the UN.
“Starvation is being used as a weapon of war,” said UAE envoy Mohamed Abushahab, speaking on behalf of 22 Arab League members at the UN.
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Gaza’s entire population faces starvation, UN warns, with aid deliveries branded a ‘drip-feed’ amid dire crisis.
UN says famine stalks all in Gaza; Israel shoots, wounds aid seekers
Gaza’s entire population faces starvation, UN warns, with aid deliveries branded a ‘drip-feed’ amid dire crisis.
bit.ly
May 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Gaza’s entire population faces starvation, UN warns, with aid deliveries branded a ‘drip-feed’ amid dire crisis.
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i think it should be a bigger story that the president held a meeting with a foreign head of state where he ranted about the most gutter white supremacist propaganda you can find on the internet
May 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
i think it should be a bigger story that the president held a meeting with a foreign head of state where he ranted about the most gutter white supremacist propaganda you can find on the internet
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Aid agencies describe the level of food and medicine allowed into Gaza as ‘ridiculously inadequate’.
Gaza desperately needs aid. How many trucks has Israel let in?
Aid agencies describe the level of food and medicine allowed into Gaza as ‘ridiculously inadequate’.
bit.ly
May 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Aid agencies describe the level of food and medicine allowed into Gaza as ‘ridiculously inadequate’.
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Israeli troops fire ‘warning shots’ at 25 diplomats visiting occupied West Bank
Israeli troops fire ‘warning shots’ at 25 diplomats visiting occupied West Bank
Shots force delegation representing 31 countries, including Italy, Canada, Egypt and UK, to run for cover
* Middle East crisis – live updates
Israeli troops have fired “warning shots” at a group of 25 diplomats who were visiting Jenin, in the Israel-occupied West Bank, on an official mission organised by the Palestinian Authority to observe the humanitarian situation there.
The Israeli military said the visit had been approved, but the delegation “deviated from the approved route” and Israeli soldiers fired warning shots to distance them from the area. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Israeli troops fire ‘warning shots’ at 25 diplomats visiting occupied West Bank
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Authorities in Gaza say Israel’s “starvation policy” has killed at least 326 Palestinians since March 2, as the UN warns 14,000 babies are at risk of dying within 48 hours.
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May 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Authorities in Gaza say Israel’s “starvation policy” has killed at least 326 Palestinians since March 2, as the UN warns 14,000 babies are at risk of dying within 48 hours.
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14,000 babies are at risk of dying in the next 48 hours in Gaza if aid doesn’t reach them, warns Tom Fletcher, the UN’s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs – a figure he called “utterly chilling.”
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May 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
14,000 babies are at risk of dying in the next 48 hours in Gaza if aid doesn’t reach them, warns Tom Fletcher, the UN’s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs – a figure he called “utterly chilling.”
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Alors que Gaza est transformée en champ de ruines, les quelques camions d’aide autorisés à entrer ne font pas illusion : la situation humanitaire dans la bande de Gaza est plus que jamais désastreuse.
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May 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Alors que Gaza est transformée en champ de ruines, les quelques camions d’aide autorisés à entrer ne font pas illusion : la situation humanitaire dans la bande de Gaza est plus que jamais désastreuse.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/EsL
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BREAKING: At least 140 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air attacks on the Gaza Strip since dawn on Sunday, medical sources have told Al Jazeera.
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May 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
BREAKING: At least 140 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air attacks on the Gaza Strip since dawn on Sunday, medical sources have told Al Jazeera.
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Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill provides massive tax breaks to billionaires while taking away food from an estimated 4 million children and about half a million seniors.
May 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill provides massive tax breaks to billionaires while taking away food from an estimated 4 million children and about half a million seniors.
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What Donald Trump did this week should terrify Benjamin Netanyahu. This is why | Jonathan Freedland
What Donald Trump did this week should terrify Benjamin Netanyahu. This is why | Jonathan Freedland
The president’s Middle East tour made one thing clear – he will betray his one-time ally in a heartbeat. He is already doing it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
May 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
What Donald Trump did this week should terrify Benjamin Netanyahu. This is why | Jonathan Freedland
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‘We have no more food to prepare,’ warns World Central Kitchen as it halts food aid operations amid Israeli blockade.
Israeli attacks kill 16 in Gaza as aid kitchens shut after supplies run out
‘We have no more food to prepare,’ warns World Central Kitchen as it halts food aid operations amid Israeli blockade.
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May 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
‘We have no more food to prepare,’ warns World Central Kitchen as it halts food aid operations amid Israeli blockade.
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Man I’m just so fucking proud of all the people who didn’t give up and aren’t going to give up
Exclusive: The Pentagon will resume gender-affirming care for transgender service members, according to a memo we obtained.
Pentagon to resume medical care for transgender troops
The move is another setback for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has made culture war issues a major part of his role.
www.politico.com
April 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Man I’m just so fucking proud of all the people who didn’t give up and aren’t going to give up
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Courage is contagious. But how do we catch it?
For months, @amifieldsmeyer.bsky.social and I have been asking dissidents and activists from around the world how we can topple authoritarianism.
We assembled their lessons into a field guide to courage.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
For months, @amifieldsmeyer.bsky.social and I have been asking dissidents and activists from around the world how we can topple authoritarianism.
We assembled their lessons into a field guide to courage.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
So You Want to Be a Dissident?
A practical guide to courage in Trump’s age of fear.
www.newyorker.com
April 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Courage is contagious. But how do we catch it?
For months, @amifieldsmeyer.bsky.social and I have been asking dissidents and activists from around the world how we can topple authoritarianism.
We assembled their lessons into a field guide to courage.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
For months, @amifieldsmeyer.bsky.social and I have been asking dissidents and activists from around the world how we can topple authoritarianism.
We assembled their lessons into a field guide to courage.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
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Canadian-born gynecologist Dr. Jen Gunter, a rock star in the realm of women's health, returning to Canada in response to Trump's attacks on reproductive rights and dismantling U.S. health care, by @kkirkup.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #ReproRights
April 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Canadian-born gynecologist Dr. Jen Gunter, a rock star in the realm of women's health, returning to Canada in response to Trump's attacks on reproductive rights and dismantling U.S. health care, by @kkirkup.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #ReproRights
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I traded my U.S. medical career for life in Canada. Here’s how the two health systems stack up, by @codeblackamerica.bsky.social
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I traded my U.S. medical career for life in Canada. Here’s how the…
The differences hit me immediately, and are profound.
canadahealthwatch.ca
March 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I traded my U.S. medical career for life in Canada. Here’s how the two health systems stack up, by @codeblackamerica.bsky.social
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How should Canada respond to Trump? Indigenous peoples have been confronted with Trump-like leaders trying to eradicate our way of life for centuries. Here's what we've learned, by Jody Wilson-Raybould www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com @johnvaillant.bsky.social
Indigenous peoples have been confronted with Trump-like leaders for centuries. Here’s what we’ve learned
While threats to Canada’s sovereignty might understandably feel new and different for the majority, for Indigenous peoples, they are as old as Canada itself.
www.thestar.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
How should Canada respond to Trump? Indigenous peoples have been confronted with Trump-like leaders trying to eradicate our way of life for centuries. Here's what we've learned, by Jody Wilson-Raybould www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com @johnvaillant.bsky.social