August 28, 2025
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Solar Sovereignty and the Silent Rebellion of the Global South
Africa’s rooftop revolution is not a side effect of climate policy—it’s a crack in empire’s circuitry. Fueled by Chinese supply chains and working-class necessity, solar panels are becoming tools of delinking. No loans, no permission, no Western oversight—just light, autonomy, and insurgent infrastructure. This isn’t a transition. It’s a threat. And the sun can’t be… Continue reading
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What Do You Fear the Far Right Will Do That You Have Not Already Done?: The Thirty-Fifth Newsletter (2025)
On 12 August, Samar Abu Elouf, who won the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year for the picture above, posted on her Instagram account that her son’s close friend Sami Shukour had been killed while he ‘went to look for flour to feed himself and his family’. Samar had taken Sami’s graduation photographs just… Continue reading
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GM Watch Daily Digest 28 August 2025
Thursday, 28 August 2025 — GM Watch New Zealand: GM not needed to reduce methane emissions from cows Why risk contaminating New Zealand with GMOs when nature already has the answers? In a video clip, dairy farmer Paul Bosher explains why Crown Research Institute (publicly funded) scientists are pushing GMOs, even though there are other Continue reading
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A Black Hole in Collective Memory: China and WW II
As China prepares to commemorate the 80th anniversary of victory over fascism on September 3, 2025, global attention turns to Beijing’s military parade. Speculation swirls about which world leaders will join President Xi Jinping—Putin’s presence is all but certain, though whispers of Trump attending seem far-fetched. Some peace advocates argue this moment offers a chance… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 