What we’re experiencing isn’t mass derangement, it’s a crisis of American elites. American elites have become unwilling to make or defend basic factual assertions if they collide with political narratives spread by far-right forces, especially online.

“This Ramadan is nothing like the ones before. The war has drained it of meaning.” The holy month of Ramadan was once one of the most joyful festivals in Gaza. The daytime fasting began on Saturday, but now many Palestinians in the territory see little to celebrate. nyti.ms/4bmchrQ

This is an important read for folks who haven't already studied democratic erosion & competitive authoritarian regimes. Outgoing Ambassador to Hungary Is Alarmed by What He's Seen 🎁https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/magazine/david-pressman-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pk4.W4lB.UI8oy6ZeU9fj

In his speech announcing the Gaza ceasefire Biden says he spoke to the emir of Kuwait to thank him for his role in brokering the deal, which must have been very confusing for the emir of Kuwait

"The fact that Mr. Musk spent a quarter of a billion dollars to help re-elect Mr. Trump does not give the incoming White House the license to look the other way at the national security risks he may pose," writes Russel Honoré.

This new logo has made me think of this old Quartz piece. The thing is that the sovereignty AES countries are aspiring to cannot leave behind colonial tropes. Because their conceptualisation of the state is intrinsically colonial. You may argue that the logo does represent people, but look at them

This reporting was over a year in the making. Our investigation into how Israel weakened its own internal rules on killing civilians in Gaza, to allow for one of the deadliest bombardments in the 21sr century: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/w...

For all those who’ve said since 8 October that we’re being “sensationalist”.

Inside the palace of #Syria's deposed dictator

Latakia #Syria 💚🫶🏻

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To be a fly on the wall in Tehran this morning: Khamenei lived long enough to see his entire regional project go up in flames. But the mood is hardly more cheerful for many Arab regimes: Assad's swift collapse exposes the myth of "authoritarian stability" in the region.

تعديلات قانون الإيجار في مصر قد تؤثر على أكثر من 3.35 مليون وحدة سكنية و 20 مليون مصري.

Non, nous ne lançons pas Euskadi XXI ☺️ Nous proposons en revanche ce portrait fort du mouvement associatif en soutien des exilé.es au Pays basque, grâce à @louiswitter.com

"En 1976, Léopold Sédar Senghor décide d’offrir aux Papous en lutte une représentation à Dakar.
(...) Le Sénégal accueille alors aussi des représentants de l’Organisation de libération de la Palestine (OLP) et du Congrès national africain (ANC)."

Relations between North Korea and South Korea have sunk to the lowest level in years. Now, Pyongyang is blaring eerie sounds across the border that South Korean villagers say is making their lives hell.

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