Munim
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European appeals to morality and international law often fall on deaf ears in Africa and Asia — whose countries’ histories were shaped by centuries of ruthless European imperialism.
The scramble for Europe is just beginning
As the EU struggles to defend its interests, outside powers play divide and rule
www.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
European appeals to morality and international law often fall on deaf ears in Africa and Asia — whose countries’ histories were shaped by centuries of ruthless European imperialism.
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Complicit in genocide…
British military made at least 49 trips to Israel during Gaza war
Frequency of visits is four times higher than previously reported.
www.declassifieduk.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Complicit in genocide…
The most striking thing for malnourished children is their silence: the patients are too weak to cry, and they gaze blankly at their caregivers.
They may not eat or drink even when offered food. Their bodies are trying to conserve energy — and eating takes energy that they don’t have.
They may not eat or drink even when offered food. Their bodies are trying to conserve energy — and eating takes energy that they don’t have.
What Malnutrition Has Done to Gaza’s Children
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The most striking thing for malnourished children is their silence: the patients are too weak to cry, and they gaze blankly at their caregivers.
They may not eat or drink even when offered food. Their bodies are trying to conserve energy — and eating takes energy that they don’t have.
They may not eat or drink even when offered food. Their bodies are trying to conserve energy — and eating takes energy that they don’t have.
The Voice of Hind Rajab recounts the final plea of a six-year-old girl who was brutally killed by the Israeli forces in Gaza City last year.
The Voice of Hind Rajab gets record 23-minute ovation at Venice premiere
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
youtube.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The Voice of Hind Rajab recounts the final plea of a six-year-old girl who was brutally killed by the Israeli forces in Gaza City last year.
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Peter Jukes
“This is the enduring lesson of Weimar: extremism never triumphs on its own. It succeeds because others enable it—because of their ambition, because of their fear, or because they misjudge the dangers of small concessions”. www.foreignaffairs.com/germany/hitl...
“This is the enduring lesson of Weimar: extremism never triumphs on its own. It succeeds because others enable it—because of their ambition, because of their fear, or because they misjudge the dangers of small concessions”. www.foreignaffairs.com/germany/hitl...
Warnings From Weimar
Why bargaining with authoritarians fails.
www.foreignaffairs.com
August 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Peter Jukes
“This is the enduring lesson of Weimar: extremism never triumphs on its own. It succeeds because others enable it—because of their ambition, because of their fear, or because they misjudge the dangers of small concessions”. www.foreignaffairs.com/germany/hitl...
“This is the enduring lesson of Weimar: extremism never triumphs on its own. It succeeds because others enable it—because of their ambition, because of their fear, or because they misjudge the dangers of small concessions”. www.foreignaffairs.com/germany/hitl...
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World risks up to $39 trillion in economic losses from vanishing wetlands, report says reut.rs/4lnW6yt
World risks up to $39 trillion in economic losses from vanishing wetlands, report says
The global destruction of wetlands, which support fisheries, agriculture and flood control, may mean the loss of $39 trillion in economic benefits by 2050, according to a report by the Convention on Wetlands released on Tuesday.
reut.rs
July 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
World risks up to $39 trillion in economic losses from vanishing wetlands, report says reut.rs/4lnW6yt
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Israel has massacred another 120 in just the past 24 hours. Most while trying to access aid.
Utterly barbaric.
This is what genocide looks like.
Utterly barbaric.
This is what genocide looks like.
Israeli gunfire, strikes kill 120 Palestinians in Gaza, many at aid sites
Palestinian death toll in Israel’s genocidal war surpasses 55,000 amid ongoing bombardment and killings at aid sites.
www.aljazeera.com
June 12, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Israel has massacred another 120 in just the past 24 hours. Most while trying to access aid.
Utterly barbaric.
This is what genocide looks like.
Utterly barbaric.
This is what genocide looks like.
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Over a 1,000 Israeli & Palestinian activists are awaiting them, and thousands more are coming from around the world to meet in Egypt. Hold on Palestine 🇵🇸
June 10, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Over a 1,000 Israeli & Palestinian activists are awaiting them, and thousands more are coming from around the world to meet in Egypt. Hold on Palestine 🇵🇸
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‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family
As a young photojournalist living in Gaza, Fatima Hassouna knew that death was always at her doorstep. As she spent the past 18 months of war documenting airstrikes, the demolition of her home, the endless displacement and the killing of 11 family members, all she demanded was that she not be allowed to go quietly.
“If I die, I want a loud death,” Hassouna wrote on social media. “I don’t want to be just breaking news, or a number in a group, I want a death that the world will hear, an impact that will remain through time, and a timeless image that cannot be buried by time or place.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
Largest mass censorship operation in modern history
Leaked Data Reveals Massive Israeli Campaign to Remove Pro-Palestine Posts on Facebook and Instagram
A sweeping crackdown on posts on Instagram and Facebook that are critical of Israel—or even vaguely supportive of Palestinians—was directly orchestrated by the government of Israel, according to inter...
www.dropsitenews.com
April 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Largest mass censorship operation in modern history
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America is done. We are witnessing the fall of the American Empire into narcissistic stupidity. #USPolitics
April 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
America is done. We are witnessing the fall of the American Empire into narcissistic stupidity. #USPolitics
The bill sparked controversy due to its potential impact on Muslim religious autonomy and property rights and fostering communal polarization.
April 6, 2025 at 7:33 AM
The bill sparked controversy due to its potential impact on Muslim religious autonomy and property rights and fostering communal polarization.
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the recession of 2008 was a walk in the park compared to the depression of the 1930’s. strap up.
Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
April 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
the recession of 2008 was a walk in the park compared to the depression of the 1930’s. strap up.
Weaponization of trade policy
How Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs impact Asia: 5 things to know
Asian nations large and small hit by reciprocal tariffs for 'unfair' practices
asia.nikkei.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Weaponization of trade policy
Trump Says He’s ‘Not Joking’ About Seeking a Third Term in Defiance of Constitution
Trump Says He’s ‘Not Joking’ About Seeking a Third Term in Defiance of Constitution
In wide-ranging remarks to “Meet the Press,” Mr. Trump said “a lot of people” wanted him to serve a third term and vowed to impose tariffs on global rivals, according to a transcript of the interview ...
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Trump Says He’s ‘Not Joking’ About Seeking a Third Term in Defiance of Constitution
War on universities
Column | Trump’s war on universities puts U.S. in an autocratic club
Rumeysa Ozturk’s arrest reflects a wider global trend of nationalist leaders targeting universities as hotbeds of radicalism, such as in Hungary, India and Turkey.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
War on universities
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If Palestine is the litmus test everybody has failed it, so it's not a surprise the West is in a dire State. The same men bombing brown & Black people indiscriminately will also snatch your white elderly Mom's social security. That's why fighting for rights can't be selective. Everybody or nobody.
March 24, 2025 at 4:42 AM
If Palestine is the litmus test everybody has failed it, so it's not a surprise the West is in a dire State. The same men bombing brown & Black people indiscriminately will also snatch your white elderly Mom's social security. That's why fighting for rights can't be selective. Everybody or nobody.
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Mahmoud Khalil is a Palestinians student at Columbia. He was abducted from NYC to LOUISIANA and incarcerated by DHS and ICE because of his protest against genocide. He will need to literally fight the Trump administration so he needs help with his legal fees.
chuffed.org/project/just...
chuffed.org/project/just...
Justice for Mahmoud Khalil—Urgent Support Needed
Dear Friends, Allies, and Supporters,
chuffed.org
March 11, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Mahmoud Khalil is a Palestinians student at Columbia. He was abducted from NYC to LOUISIANA and incarcerated by DHS and ICE because of his protest against genocide. He will need to literally fight the Trump administration so he needs help with his legal fees.
chuffed.org/project/just...
chuffed.org/project/just...
Critics see this as a fresh front in the ruling Party’s efforts to erode the rights of India’s Muslims.
A new law targets India’s third-biggest landowner: Allah
Narendra Modi’s government seeks control of thousands of Muslim sites
www.economist.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Critics see this as a fresh front in the ruling Party’s efforts to erode the rights of India’s Muslims.
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Everyone else:
"Relations with the US look irreparable if Trump remains President and Vance remains VP."
"Relations with the US look irreparable if Trump remains President and Vance remains VP."
The truth emerges. Regime change.
A US official tells CNN: “Relations with Ukraine look irreparable if Zelensky remains president.”
A US official tells CNN: “Relations with Ukraine look irreparable if Zelensky remains president.”
March 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Everyone else:
"Relations with the US look irreparable if Trump remains President and Vance remains VP."
"Relations with the US look irreparable if Trump remains President and Vance remains VP."
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In case you missed it, Israel took your TikTok. American youth were getting too well-informed about the genocide.
Senator Mark Warner spills the beans about "the real story" of how the TikTok ban went down. Turns out, its passage had more to do with the Gaza war than China. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/tiktok-ban...
TikTok Ban Fueled by Israel, Not China
Congressional insiders spill the beans on how the law was passed
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 17, 2025 at 6:28 AM
In case you missed it, Israel took your TikTok. American youth were getting too well-informed about the genocide.
‘China has not reined in its tech sector out of any belief in democracy, but rather through a seeming understanding that the new forces of wealth, data, intelligence, information, commerce, and communications can hijack a country’s political system and lead it into dangerously uncharted territory.’
What China Got Right About Big Tech
Unlike Trump, Xi understood that a new class of business titans could hijack his country’s political system.
foreignpolicy.com
January 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
‘China has not reined in its tech sector out of any belief in democracy, but rather through a seeming understanding that the new forces of wealth, data, intelligence, information, commerce, and communications can hijack a country’s political system and lead it into dangerously uncharted territory.’