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Lebanon’s Solar Capacity surged since 2020 to 1.5 gigawatts, as Homeowners tired of Blackouts
Climate Crisis

Lebanon’s Solar Capacity surged since 2020 to 1.5 gigawatts, as Homeowners tired of Blackouts

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Lebanese Ministry of Energy has let three bids for new solar farms of 15 megawatts each, for a total […]

Syria: Israel Forcibly Displaces Villagers in Occupied South

Syria: Israel Forcibly Displaces Villagers in Occupied South

09/29/2025 By Human Rights Watch

A Strategy for Controlling an Out-of-Control Government: Alliance, Defiance, Noncompliance

A Strategy for Controlling an Out-of-Control Government: Alliance, Defiance, Noncompliance

09/29/2025 By Tomdispatch

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Saudi-Led Group: Qatar to be Sanctioned for 'Negative' Response to Demands

Saudi-Led Group: Qatar to be Sanctioned for ‘Negative’ Response to Demands

TeleSur | – – Saudi Arabia said restrictions on Qatar will continue, but it did not announce new sanctions against Doha. Foreign ministers from Egypt, […]

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Environment
Record: Germany at 35% Renewables in Electricity Production

Record: Germany at 35% Renewables in Electricity Production

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – So far this year, over a third of German electricity has come from wind, solar, biomass […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraqis Travel to Mosul to Celebrate Holy Day in a Show of Solidarity

Iraqis Travel to Mosul to Celebrate Holy Day in a Show of Solidarity

By Sali Mahdy | (GlobalVoices.org) | – – A group of around 300 Iraqis recently traveled from south and central Iraq to Mosul to celebrate […]

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Cartoon
Iran's 'Trumpism' Cartoon Contest Draws 1,600 Submissions

Iran’s ‘Trumpism’ Cartoon Contest Draws 1,600 Submissions

TeleSur | – – More than 1,600 artworks were submitted to the “International Trumpism Cartoon and Caricature Contest.” U.S. President Donald Trump and his policies […]

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Climate Change
It's going to Get a lot Hotter; how Hot depends on You

It’s going to Get a lot Hotter; how Hot depends on You

Richard B. Rood | (The Conversation) | – – Earth’s climate is changing rapidly. We know this from billions of observations, documented in thousands of […]

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Constitution
Independence:  Remembering Capt. Humayun Khan, Muslim Patriot

Independence: Remembering Capt. Humayun Khan, Muslim Patriot

Khizr Khan | Associated Press | – – “The father of Humayun Khan, a Muslim American soldier who died during his service, questioned Donald Trump’s […]

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Leftist Kurds with US Air Support breach Walls of ISIL Capital, enter Old City

Leftist Kurds with US Air Support breach Walls of ISIL Capital, enter Old City

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Al Jazeera reports that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) supported by the US Air Force and […]

Juan Cole

Far Right
What's with the Victorious GOP's obsession with Civil War?

What’s with the Victorious GOP’s obsession with Civil War?

By David Faris | (Informed Comment) | – – Have you and your friends gotten into a spirited board game of Bizingo recently? Have you […]

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Children
Is Scott Pruitt Helping a Corporation Poison Your Kids? (TYT)

Is Scott Pruitt Helping a Corporation Poison Your Kids? (TYT)

Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Ben Mankiewicz | (The Young Turks Video) | – – “Does Scott Pruitt know how evil he is? Cenk Uygur, Ana […]

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