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Somaliland: British Colony, Palestinian Concentration Camp?
In recent months, Somaliland has become a subject of intense, unprecedented interest for the Western media. As Israeli and US officials scramble to find a destination to forcibly relocate Gaza’s population from their shattered homeland, the little-acknowledged, unrecognised breakaway statelet is increasingly viewed as an attractive option. Multiple mainstream media reports indicate officials in Tel… Continue reading
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The global communist resurgence, capital’s great crackdown, & the era of civil wars that we’ll need to navigate
We are in the transitional stage between when the USA started off its own demise, and when the global working class has won its final victory. Washington was the true loser of the Cold War; its self-destructive imperial schemes guaranteed that the U.S. would keep losing influence, and that communism would keep rising. Continue reading
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In Britain’s schools, we are fighting and we are winning
We face austerity from the government, privatisation via academies, a toxic influence on our students online, the attacks of the populist right in Trump and Farage — but we are growing, in number, in militancy — and we have shown we cannot be beaten, says NEU general secretary DANIEL KEBEDE Continue reading
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Wiz Acquisition Puts Israeli Intelligence In Charge of Your Google Data
Google recently announced it would acquire Israeli-American cloud security firm Wiz for $32 billion. The price tag — 65 times Wiz’s annual revenue — has raised eyebrows and further solidified the close relationship between Google and the Israeli military. Continue reading
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🇺🇸🇨🇳Western Media Finally Admits Tariffs Aimed at Isolating China, Not “Reindustrialization”
As warned, the US predicated tariffs on “reindustrialization” to sell to a gullible public, but was always aimed as preparations for isolating and eventually warring with China Continue reading
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Waiting for a New Bandung Spirit: The Sixteenth Newsletter (2025)
In the last days of March, I was in China’s new city of Xiong’an, less than a two-hour drive from Beijing. The city is being built to relieve congestion in the capital, but it will also be home to women and men who are eager to develop China’s new quality productive forces and will be… Continue reading
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Oligarchy and the subversion of democracy–warnings from South Africa
The world has an oligarchy problem. It threatens economic and social stability and accelerates planetary environmental destruction and global warming. While much has been written about Russian oligarchs, it has become clear that the West, particularly the U.S., has a similar and growing oligarchy problem. Thom Hartmann writes how ” The American Oligarchs Have Arrived… Continue reading
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April 14, 2025: Norman Finkelstein on Gaza Genocide
American political scientist and activist Norman Finkelstein, though the son of Polish Holocaust survivors, has never been afraid to speak his mind about Israel. At a February 2025 event sponsored by CAIR Florida (the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations), Finkelstein delivered fiery comments about Israel’s in-your-face brand of genocide: Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report April 16, 2025
Wednesday, 16 April 2025 — Black Agenda Report Western Nations Join the United States in Repressing Dissent Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist Trump is not unique in the collective west. As the crisis of capitalism deepens, “democratic” states intensify repression and criminalize dissent. Continue reading
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Data centres: An opportunity for MPs to get answers
An influential committee of MPs has launched an inquiry into the long-term future of the UK’s water supply. This could be an opportunity for MPs to demand answers about the giant “hyperscale” data centres which Big Tech companies want to build across the country – Foxglove needs your help to get those MPs’ attention. Continue reading
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Who will become data controller of your medical notes in Wes’s World?
Speaking in Parliament, Wes Streeting said: “NHS England will be brought into the Department entirely”. Entirely is the key word, with consequences for decisions that have not yet been made. The abolition is a change that everyone thought beneficial but few expected before Wes Streeting first announced it two weeks ago and which surprised almost… Continue reading
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Worst Case Scenario: Trump’s Tariffs Walling US Off Ahead of Wider World Conflict
The US is preparing to subject its own population as well as those of its supposed “allies” to immense long-term economic, social, and political pain. The cost-of-living crisis in the US will only grow worse. The US hopes that it can endure economic pain and disruption at home and abroad better than the emerging multipolar… Continue reading
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🔫💥🇾🇪 Two signs of upcoming ground clashes in Yemen
🪖📰🇾🇪🇺🇸🇸🇦🇦🇪The Presidency Council, Yemen’s internationally recognized government backed by the United States, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, is amassing more than 80,000 troops for a major offensive to retake the western coastal port city of Hodeida from the Houthis, according to the Saudi-based Gulf Studies Center and several Arab media outlets. Continue reading
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The banality of evil: Israeli soldiers confess
What crimes do Israeli soldiers commit in Gaza? In this video, real Israeli occupation soldiers speak out to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, revealing disturbing confessions about what they did during the war on Gaza. From brutal attacks on civilians to dehumanizing violence, these testimonies expose the horrifying reality of life under occupation in their own words. Continue reading
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Will Yemen turn its missiles on the UAE and Saudi Arabia?
As Washington’s latest military campaign drags into its second month, Yemen’s battle lines remain firmly drawn—with growing questions over whether Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are next to be pulled into a war they can neither control nor win. Continue reading
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The nature of the new Israeli Uranium bombs: Evidence from Beirut
Dr. Chris Busby presents evidence that Israel used a Uranium-based bomb in the 2024 Beirut attack that assassinated Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, revealing airborne radioactive particles that pose long-term public health risks. Continue reading
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The Imperialism of Mearsheimer’s ‘Israel Lobby as Puppet Master’ Theory
A tiny speck of a nation somehow controls the most powerful empire in human history, home to the most powerful corporate giants and the wealthiest near-trillionaires ever. Continue reading
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UK: Free Speech in retreat
In February 2025, a tense exchange unfolded in the Oval Office between UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US Vice President JD Vance. Vance challenged Starmer face-to-face, asserting that UK policies, like the Online Safety Act, infringe on free expression. Starmer swiftly countered, saying he was proud of the UK’s long-standing tradition of free speech,… Continue reading
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China, Artificial Intelligence and the fear of the West
Almost no one expected it, yet it was predictable: China has entered the global AI competition and intends to win. Continue reading