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California: Fossil Gas use Declining, replaced by Solar Plus Megabatteries
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California: Fossil Gas use Declining, replaced by Solar Plus Megabatteries

Juan Cole

Two-thirds of California’s electricity retail sales are now generated by renewables.

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From Sykes-Picot to Silicon Valley: Why Middle East Fault Lines now run through American Tech

From Sykes-Picot to Silicon Valley: Why Middle East Fault Lines now run through American Tech

12/19/2025 By Jasim Al-Azzawi

“We cannot Negotiate with the Melting Point of Ice:” World’s Ice Sheets shed 640 bn. Tons in 12 Months

“We cannot Negotiate with the Melting Point of Ice:” World’s Ice Sheets shed 640 bn. Tons in 12 Months

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Caught in ISIL crossfire, 8.2 Million Iraqis In Need of Emergency Humanitarian Assistance

Caught in ISIL crossfire, 8.2 Million Iraqis In Need of Emergency Humanitarian Assistance

By Kanya D’Almeida | – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – As fighting drags on between Iraqi armed forces and the Islamic State in Iraq and the […]

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Acidification of Oceans
It's Getting hot in Here:  There never was a Pause in Global Warming: Scientists

It’s Getting hot in Here: There never was a Pause in Global Warming: Scientists

By Jay Lawrimore | (The Conversation) | – National and international studies have shown that the Earth is warming, and with this warming, other changes […]

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censorship
On eve of Turkish Election, Leftist Women Turn backs on Pres. Erdogan in Twitter Campaign

On eve of Turkish Election, Leftist Women Turn backs on Pres. Erdogan in Twitter Campaign

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In Turkey, left of center and Kurdish women took to Twitter on Wednesday to post pictures […]

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African-Americans
Boston Terrorism suspect Rahim switched from Hate Speech Activist Geller to Police as Target

Boston Terrorism suspect Rahim switched from Hate Speech Activist Geller to Police as Target

WCVB Channel 5 Boston | (Video) | – – “Boston terror suspect Usaamah Rahim originally plotted to behead conservative activist Pamela Geller but changed his […]

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Climate Change
Coal comeback in Europe threatens Climate, Environment (already kills 18,000 a year)

Coal comeback in Europe threatens Climate, Environment (already kills 18,000 a year)

Euractiv | – – Forcible displacements, thousands of deaths and harmful CO2 emissions – the “2015 Coal Atlas”, published by Germany’s Heinrich Böll Foundation, shows […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Syrian Refugees Blocked, Stranded in Jordan Desert

Syrian Refugees Blocked, Stranded in Jordan Desert

Human Rights Watch | – – (Beirut) – Jordanian authorities have severely restricted informal border crossings in the eastern part of the country since late […]

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Balkans
"Nationalism and terrorism are constructed things to divide us": Macedonian elections and a Balkan "War on Terror"

“Nationalism and terrorism are constructed things to divide us”: Macedonian elections and a Balkan “War on Terror”

By Frances Trix | (Informed Comment) | – Now it appears, thanks to EU mediation, there will be new national elections in Macedonia next April […]

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Barack Obama
Adelson Tabloid slams Obama for Listening to 'Court Jews' in Questioning Israel's Credibility

Adelson Tabloid slams Obama for Listening to ‘Court Jews’ in Questioning Israel’s Credibility

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – President Barack Obama gave an interview on Israeli television on Tuesday in which he said that Prime […]

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Alevis
Turkish Elections:  Will the Country go Full Putin?

Turkish Elections: Will the Country go Full Putin?

Gulay Icoz | (The Conversation)| – Following a month of fierce campaigning, the people of Turkey are preparing to head to the polling stations for […]

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