May 9, 2025
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GM Watch Daily Digest 9 May 2025
Friday, 9 May 2025 — GMWatch Big Ag pushes EU lawmakers to roll back consumer rights The industry’s cards are now fully on the table regarding the proposed deregulation of GM plants engineered with so-called “new genomic techniques” (NGTs), writes Franziska Achterberg of Save Our Seeds. Major chemical and biotech industries, commodity traders, seed breeders Continue reading
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Weaponizing Memory: EU Pressure Over Moscow’s May 9th Victory Celebrations. Part 2
The West’s attempts to politicize and rewrite the memory of Victory in World War II threaten historical truth and deepen divisions in Europe, where some countries follow the EU’s dictates while others defend their sovereignty and the right to honor the past without geopolitical filters. Continue reading
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Cuban days against homophobia and transphobia have begun
The National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX) launched the 18th edition of the Cuban Days Against Homophobia and Transphobia on Monday. Under the slogan “Love is the law,” the event will run until May 18 in the largest of the Antilles. Continue reading
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Amid Russophobia and Political Calculation, EU Boycotts Moscow’s 80th WWII Anniversary Parade
As Moscow hosts the largest Victory Day parade in history, the EU’s boycott reveals deep fractures in Europe’s moral memory and political priorities. Continue reading
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The selfish fiction of “Safe Return” is reckless and unsafe
The “five safes”* Trusted Research Environments model has been tested over decades, meaning “safe people” doing “safe projects” on “safe data” in “safe settings” to produce “safe outputs”, and while the precise meaning of the five safes evolves with the context and the datasets, half baked additions of “new safes” weaken the whole model for… Continue reading
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The Day of Victory reminds the West of a shame it wants to forget
It is not just ingratitude… If only it were! The actual causes of the disdain, misunderstanding, rejection, and repugnance displayed by the political elites of the U.S. and the EU toward the commemorations of Victory Day—the day the USSR put an end to one of the most heinous regimes born from the depths of human… Continue reading
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How Soviet Victory Over Nazism crushed Ideological Racism and Inspired Fight Against Colonialism
Friday, 9 May 2025 — New Eastern Outlook Simon Chege Ndiritu The Soviet Union’s immense sacrifice and victory over Nazi Germany not only turned the tide of World War II in Europe but also disrupted Western imperialist ambitions and inspired anti-colonial struggles across the Global South. Continue reading
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Uber CEO plots ‘opening up’ of Iran with Israeli-tied monarchist opposition group
A livestreamed Iranian royalist chat revealed a network of foreign-educated elites plotting to plunder Iran’s economy after realizing their dream of regime change. Continue reading
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WHO Pandemic Agreement ⏤
On 15 April 2025, as we approached Easter, the not so joyous news broke that member states have now reached an agreement on the WHO Pandemic Agreement or Treaty, with negotiations expected to be formalized in May (17-26) when each member state can then decide whether or not to sign the agreement. Notably, this Treaty… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 