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Global Solar skyrockets 64% in H1, as Trump SecEnergy Wright gets Schooled
Climate Crisis

Global Solar skyrockets 64% in H1, as Trump SecEnergy Wright gets Schooled

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Ember energy consultancy reports that in the first half of 2025, the world put in 380 gigawatts of new […]

“But come with old Khayyam and leave the Lot,” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:9

“But come with old Khayyam and leave the Lot,” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:9

09/04/2025 By Juan Cole

The full Seizure of Gaza: A Path toward Isolation and Collapse

The full Seizure of Gaza: A Path toward Isolation and Collapse

09/04/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Hobby Lobby caught smuggling Iraqi Antiquities (TYT)

Hobby Lobby caught smuggling Iraqi Antiquities (TYT)

Cenk Uygur and Brett Erlich | (The Young Turks News Video) || – – “Hobby Lobby just got caught smuggling. Cenk Uygur and Brett Erlich, […]

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Donald Trump
We have dire Problems: Don't be distracted by Trump's Twitter Cascades

We have dire Problems: Don’t be distracted by Trump’s Twitter Cascades

By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – I don’t tweet, but I do have a brief message for our president: Will you please get […]

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Iraqi Gov't declares "mighty Triumph" over ISIL in Mosul, as Sunni Press decries Casualties

Iraqi Gov’t declares “mighty Triumph” over ISIL in Mosul, as Sunni Press decries Casualties

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Al-Mada reports that 24 hours after Mosul was completely liberated from the hold of Daesh (ISIS, […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
G19 outmaneuvers climate Rogue Trump, ignores Donald & Ivanka

G19 outmaneuvers climate Rogue Trump, ignores Donald & Ivanka

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – German Chancellor Angela Merkel ran rings around Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg, where pictures […]

Juan Cole

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Al Jazeera Defies Saudi Bloc's pressure to close: 'Journalism itself is under Siege'

Al Jazeera Defies Saudi Bloc’s pressure to close: ‘Journalism itself is under Siege’

AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain want Al Jazeera – including AJ+ – to be shut […]

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Foreign Policy
Syria: US & Russia Agree to Ceasefire, De-Escalation: But will it Hold?

Syria: US & Russia Agree to Ceasefire, De-Escalation: But will it Hold?

TeleSur | – – Rex Tillerson praised the agreement as indicative of future cooperation in Syria, but also said that the United States still sees […]

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When will gasoline cars be illegal?  France throws its Beret into the Ring

When will gasoline cars be illegal? France throws its Beret into the Ring

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The answer to the question in the title depends very much on the precise question being […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
G-20:  Germany aims to isolate Trump on Paris Climate Plan

G-20: Germany aims to isolate Trump on Paris Climate Plan

By Dave Keating | Euractiv.com | – – Angela Merkel wants all countries in the group except the US to sign up to a strong […]

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Donald Trump
New Neocon Mantra:  Hit Iran, b/c like Soviet Union, it is Collapsing

New Neocon Mantra: Hit Iran, b/c like Soviet Union, it is Collapsing

By Jim Lobe | (Inter Press Service) | – – WASHINGTON, (IPS) – Iran hawks suddenly have a new mantra: the Islamic Republic is the […]

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