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Dutch Judges Order Netherlands to protect its Caribbean Island of Bonaire from Climate Change
Acidification of Oceans

Dutch Judges Order Netherlands to protect its Caribbean Island of Bonaire from Climate Change

Juan Cole

the “residents of Bonaire were wrongly treated differently from residents of the European Netherlands.”

The Iranian Protests Explained: Outside Intervention will only undercut Efforts by Iranians to transform their System

The Iranian Protests Explained: Outside Intervention will only undercut Efforts by Iranians to transform their System

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An Army of ICE Agents Has Invaded Minnesota. Will They Succeed in Rendering Law Powerless?

An Army of ICE Agents Has Invaded Minnesota. Will They Succeed in Rendering Law Powerless?

Minnesota is an occupied land, abused by lawless thugs. We are all Minnesotans.

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Trump Says Iran Wants To Talk As US Warships Arrive In Middle East Waters

Trump Says Iran Wants To Talk As US Warships Arrive In Middle East Waters

Trump told Axios in an interview on January 26 that the situation with Iran is “in flux” because he sent a “big armada” to the region

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The United States of Consumption: Drowning in Debt and . . . Waste

The United States of Consumption: Drowning in Debt and . . . Waste

Nearby Israeli cities dump waste in Palestinian Shuqba, including broken electronics like cell phones, industrial waste right there

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Is the End of the UN Relief & Works Agency for Palestinians the End of the Int’l Order?

Is the End of the UN Relief & Works Agency for Palestinians the End of the Int’l Order?

Israel seeks to demolish the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA in the occupied territories, in the war against the poorest in the Global South

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Omar Khayyam
“Once dead you never shall return:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:34

“Once dead you never shall return:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:34

It gave its mouth to mine and whispered, / Have some wine, since once you’re gone, you won’t be back.

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Climate Change: 55 Weather Disasters costing a Billion Dollars Each hit our Earth the Past Year

Climate Change: 55 Weather Disasters costing a Billion Dollars Each hit our Earth the Past Year

The total damage wrought by weather disasters in 2024 was $242 billion, with 47 billion-dollar weather disasters

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Climate Crisis
Iran’s Biggest Centers of Protest also have Extreme Pollution and Water Shortages

Iran’s Biggest Centers of Protest also have Extreme Pollution and Water Shortages

2003-2019, Iran, facing water bankruptcy, lost an estimated 211 cubic kilometres of groundwater, or twice its annual water consumption

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A Blood Bath Took Place in Iran

A Blood Bath Took Place in Iran

The families had to search for the bodies of their loved ones amongst the many covered coffins in the many morgues or hospitals

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Syria: Civilian Protection Lacking in Escalation In NE Kurdish Region

Syria: Civilian Protection Lacking in Escalation In NE Kurdish Region

Both Syrian Gov’t and Kurdish forces must Respect Civilian Rights, Allow Aid, Investigate Alleged Abuses

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