- — The Empire never died
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at 5/19/25 10:22amThe British Empire is still with us, in the UK’s island outposts and military bases, in the plunder of other countries’ resources, and in UK officials’ imperial mindset.- — ‘The message for ICE is to get out of our city!’
- at 5/19/25 8:54amMay 8, Worcester, Mass. – Ferreria de Oliveira, a migrant from Brazil, screamed for help. Her two daughters, one of whom was carrying her own newborn baby, tried to reach their mother. They were shoved out of the way, with the new mother forced face down onto the pavement and arrested by the ICE agents and Worcester city cops.
- — Here comes the new Israeli plan
- at 5/19/25 5:05amThe health ministry in Gaza on Sunday reported more than 500 deaths over the past three days, as the genocidal Israeli military announced the start of a new operation it has named Gideon’s Chariots. The launch of the new operation is accompanied by the typical boastful Israeli language about attacking “Hamas terror targets throughout Gaza” and how their troops “eliminated dozens of terrorists, dismantled terrorist infrastructure sites above and below ground.” The new spokesman of the Israeli genocidal forces made remarks as if he were saying things that haven’t been said ad nauseam by the Israelis since October 7: “Unlike previously, we are now concentrating on offensive effort in the Gaza Strip, and carrying out an offensive until the defeat [of Hamas] in the areas we will operate.”
- — Genocide in Gaza: The BBC’s Self-Inflicted ‘Trust Crisis’
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at 5/19/25 2:45amBBC News regularly proclaims its supposed editorial principles of fearless, independent, impartial, fair and accurate journalism. In a January 2023 speech to the Whitehall Industry Group in London, then BBC Chairman Richard Sharp boasted that BBC journalism is the ‘global gold standard’ of credible news reporting. - — The Colonial past haunts French Military operations in Africa
- at 5/19/25 2:32amPopular backlash against France’s brutal yet ineffective counter-terrorism operations is compelling President Emmanuel Macron to withdraw forces from across Africa. Last November, Senegal and Chad humiliated Macron by demanding base closures, only days after his personal envoy unveiled plans to shore up his slipping foothold.[1] Recently, the Ivory Coast ousted about 1,000 French soldiers, compounding the sense that France’s military strategy in Africa is in a state of crisis.[2]
- — Propaganda From The Horses Mouth
- at 5/19/25 2:25amA couple of years ago I wrote about my experiences at a Canadian academic conference on “disinformation” and how a Disinformation Industrial Complex (DIC) was being constructed to trash, restrict and even get banned anyone who dares stray from the establishment narrative provided by the mainstream media. A response to the internet serving to democratize information with the inevitable collapse in the legitimacy and reach of the mainstream media. I have also recently written about the extensive Western disinformation campaigns to sell the establishment narrative that supports the hegemonic culture used to help control the population, including the use of both fake “left” and fake “right” front groups, influencers, journalists, academics and content creators.
- — The Zionist Genocide Against Palestinians Began in the 1880s—Not in 1947, and Not in 2023
- at 5/18/25 11:57amThe genocide against Palestinians is often framed as having begun in 1947–48 during the Nakba, when Zionist militias forcibly expelled over 750,000 Palestinians, massacred entire villages, and systematically destroyed more than 500 Palestinian communities. Others attempt to situate its origins even later, as an escalation in October 2023, when Israel launched its most devastating military assault on Gaza to date. However, these narratives, while acknowledging crucial moments of mass violence, erase the long history of systematic Zionist efforts to eliminate Palestinians. Framing the genocide as a product of either the Nakba or recent military offensives treats it as episodic rather than as part of a continuous, unfolding project of destruction that began well before 1948.
- — Gaza and the logic of necropolitics: Sovereignty measured by killing
- at 5/18/25 5:35amAs Gaza’s death toll rises, the concept of necropolitics is explored, revealing a deliberate strategy of destruction and disposability, where "Israel's" sovereignty is defined through the erasure of Palestinian life.
- — Globalization or Nationalism: A False Choice?
- at 5/18/25 3:14amWe live in a system of competing nation-states immersed in a global economy. This is an unworkable combination. A global economy requires cooperation based on common interest, while competition among nations assumes conflicting interests.
- — The New Dark Age
- at 5/17/25 3:44pmCAIRO, Egypt — It is 200 miles from where I am in Cairo to the Rafah border crossing into Gaza. Parked in the arid sands in the northern Sinai of Egypt are 2,000 trucks filled with sacks of flour, water tanks, canned food, medical supplies, tarps and fuel. The trucks idle under the scorching sun with temperatures climbing into the high 90s.
- — The future of Ukraine?
- at 5/17/25 12:12pmSaturday, 17 May 2025 Pepe Escobar
- — Why the wall of silence on the Gaza genocide is finally starting to crack
- at 5/16/25 3:57amAs Israel unveils its final genocide push, and mass death from starvation looms in Gaza, western media and politicians are tentatively starting to speak up
- — Brilliant! Joe Sacco’s ‘War on Gaza’
- at 5/16/25 3:18amFriday, 16 May 2025 The Comics Journal ‘I’m doing the work I need to do to live with myself’: Joe Sacco on democracy, genocide, and drawing the truth Zach Rabiroff May 7, 2025 Is it genocide, or is it self-defense? Lets make everyone happy and say its both. In that case well need []
- — Starmer’s Powellite gambit: why Labour’s far-right turn will backfire
- at 5/15/25 8:41amJust as German Social Democrats joined the Nazis in singing Deutschland Uber Alles, ANDREW MURRAY observes how Starmer tries to out-Farage Farage with anti-migrant policies — but evidence shows Reform voters come from Tories, not Labour, making this ploy morally bankrupt and politically pointless
- — The assisted dying Bill is back – and if anything, it’s worse
- at 5/15/25 8:25amSome MPs who supported the Bill at second reading acknowledged that it lacked effective safeguards against coercion or abuse: concerns raised even by organisations supportive of assisted dying in principle, such as Liberty. MPs hoped safeguards could be strengthened at committee stage.
- — UK doctor suspended over Gaza posts
- at 5/15/25 7:33amAnd since 2 March, Israel has prevented all medications, medical supplies, food, fuel and basic essentials from entering Gaza, plunging two million people, half of them children, into a deepening catastrophe. However, if you are a doctor in the UK, and you express outrage about the genocide, you might lose your job with the National Health Service (NHS) and be accused of anti-Semitism.
- — Thousands Flee in Gaza City After Israel Issues Mass Displacement Orders and Vows to Attack ”With Great Force”
- at 5/15/25 7:01amThe scenes of mass displacement on Wednesday were like a slow-moving human flood flowing through destroyed streets.
- — Breaking news and analysis on day 587 of the Gaza genocide | The Electronic Intifada
- at 5/15/25 6:48amThursday, 15 May 2025 The Electronic Intifada Scheduled for May 15, 2025 Your gift supports The Electronic Intifadas independent journalism on Palestine: • Donate by credit card, ApplePay, PayPal, Venmo or US bank account via Kindful: https://bit.ly/EIKindful
- — A Language of Blood Has Gripped Our World: The Twentieth Newsletter (2025)
- at 5/15/25 6:39amThursday, 15 May 2025 — The Tricontinental Dahlia Abdelilah Baasher (Sudan), Untitled, n.d. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Over the past weeks, international focus has no doubt been on the escalation between India and Pakistan, which we will write more about once the dust settles. Though none of []
- — British Intelligence: A Law Unto Themselves
- at 5/15/25 6:22amOn May 1st, The Times reported that Britain’s Intelligence and Security Committee, a parliamentary body intended to supervise and appraise the work of London’s assorted spying agencies, was facing a funding “crisis” so severe it may be forced to cease functioning outright. Moreover, in a remarkable statement, current ISC chair Lord Beamish fulminated that the Committee’s work was “being undermined by continued interference by the Cabinet Office,” the British government’s most powerful component, within which the ISC is based, but also meant to scrutinise:
- — Negotiations or Political Theatre in Istanbul?
- at 5/15/25 6:08amHow will the war end? The position of Ukraine and NATO continues to go from bad to worse, yet there is still a reluctance to engage in genuine discussions. There is subsequently a growing possibility that there will eventually be a collapse of the government in Ukraine, which would allow Moscow to dictate the political settlement. Yet, even as the situation goes from bad to worse, the Europeans and Ukraine are reluctant to engage with Russia in genuine negotiations. Part of the problem is evidently the extent of demands from the Russian side, although the Russian demands will only grow as the war drags on.
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