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April 18, 2026

No comments on Hassan Ahmadian: ‘The US views Gulf states as nothing but proxies’ | Ep. 22

Hassan Ahmadian: ‘The US views Gulf states as nothing but proxies’ | Ep. 22
Saturday, 18 April 2026 — The Cradle

Dr. Hassan Ahmadian is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tehran specializing in Iran’s regional policy and political change in West Asia. He previously held research positions at Harvard University.
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April 18, 2026

No comments on Iran STRIKES BACK at US Navy, Blocks Hormuz – Trump HUMILIATED | Patrick Henningsen

Iran STRIKES BACK at US Navy, Blocks Hormuz – Trump HUMILIATED | Patrick Henningsen
Saturday, 18 April 2026 — Chronicles of Haiphong

Patrick Henningsen discusses Trump’s audacious announcement that Iran has reopened the Strait of Hormuz fully, and breaks down Tehran’s retaliation against ceasefire violations both in Lebanon and in the US blockade via game changing moves that tell the world just who is in control. The US and Iran are at the precipice of war, and Patrick helps Danny Haiphong give you the analysis and news the Western mainstream media won’t
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April 18, 2026

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Imperial Audacity: Weaponizing Mobility to Bury the Ghost of Slavery
Saturday, 18 April 2026 — New Eastern Outlook

Pranay Kumar Shome

The Reform UK party’s threat to deny visas to countries demanding reparations for the monstrous crime of slavery exposes Britain’s lingering imperialist mentality.

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April 18, 2026

No comments on US Using Israel to Distract Away from World War 3: Blockade on Iran is an Act of War on China

US Using Israel to Distract Away from World War 3: Blockade on Iran is an Act of War on China
Friday, 17 April 2026 — The New Atlas
- As predicted a month ago, the US Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed to the Middle East is now imposing a blockade on Iranian oil to China;
- Those fixated on “Israel” are distracting away from what is ultimately an act of war on China amid what is quickly shaping into World War 3;
- The notion that it is “inconceivable” the US would launch one war to set the stage for war with another nation ignores both US history and the history of empire in general;
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April 17, 2026

No comments on The Battle for Bint Jbeil: Israel Revisits A Symbolic Defeat As Resistance Holds The Line

The Battle for Bint Jbeil: Israel Revisits A Symbolic Defeat As Resistance Holds The Line
Friday, 17 April 2026 — MintPress News

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Bint Jbail, South Lebanon – Israel has announced its intent to militarily occupy South Lebanon with its eyes set on the symbolic town of Bint Jbail. In preparation for this land theft, the Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah have put up a stiff resistance and managed to inflict a large number of casualties amongst enemy soldiers.

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April 17, 2026

No comments on Scott Ritter: Iran’s Hormuz BOMBSHELL Stuns Trump, Israel SHATTERS Lebanon Ceasefire

Scott Ritter: Iran’s Hormuz BOMBSHELL Stuns Trump, Israel SHATTERS Lebanon Ceasefire
Friday, 17 April 2026 — Chronicles of Haiphong

Former UN weapons inspector and US Marine Corps Intelligence Officer joins to discuss the latest flurry of events in the Iran war, from Iran asserting control over Hormuz Strait AND the Red Sea, to Israel violating the ceasefire already despite Trump claiming victory.
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April 17, 2026

No comments on Consequences of Apps for ID and in Health

Consequences of Apps for ID and in Health
Friday, 17 April 2026 — No2ID

This week, Phil joined Dr Marcus Baw on his ‘Everything Digital Health’ podcast to discuss ID cards, Healthcare and Privacy (amongst other things…)

It covered a lot of ground, including consensual, safe and transparent use of patients’ data and what that means in practice – and also considered whether the good parts of NHS culture (as yesterday’s Westminster Hall debate laid out in detail, there are other not-so-good parts) might offer a model for more open, accountable digital government.

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April 17, 2026

Culture of Disbelief

Friday, 17 April 2026 — Migrants Organise

It shakes my humanity to witness what people go through in the asylum system. Over the years we’ve seen a relentless cycle of scare tactics from politicians and media outlets designed to intimidate and harm migrant communities.

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William Bowles – Essays

April 17, 2026

1 comment on Starmer’s go-to excuse: ‘I was in the dark’. Don’t believe it. He’s deeply in the loop

Starmer’s go-to excuse: ‘I was in the dark’. Don’t believe it. He’s deeply in the loop
Friday, 17 April 2026 — Jonathan Cook

From Jimmy Savile to Peter Mandelson, Starmer has followed a trajectory of career-enhancing ignorance. He knows far more than he lets on. It’s the reason, after all, why he was knighted

Jonathan Cook

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April 17, 2026

No comments on “Peace at any cost – Israeli style”: Why Netanyahu is pushing Trump toward war with Iran

“Peace at any cost – Israeli style”: Why Netanyahu is pushing Trump toward war with Iran
Friday, 17 April 2026 — New Eastern Outlook

Muhammad Hamid ad-Din

It was Israel that called the shots at the failed talks in Pakistan.

While diplomats in Islamabad were trying to save the region from the brink, a clear signal came from Netanyahu’s office in Jerusalem: the war must go on. For the Israeli prime minister, a ceasefire isn’t a respite – it’s a death sentence. And Donald Trump, surrounded by a family with deep roots in the Zionist movement, appears to have become a pawn in someone else’s game, the goal of which is to destroy Iran at any cost to satisfy Netanyahu.

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April 16, 2026

No comments on Colonial connections in policing: from Palestine solidarity to drugs enforcement

Colonial connections in policing: from Palestine solidarity to drugs enforcement
Thursday, 16 April 2026 — Institute of Race Relations

Anyone who doubts the intensity of political policing today should just read our calendar of racism and resistance, where the highly ideological attempt to counter and contain the Palestine solidarity movement is laid bare in reports of arrests, prosecutions, protest restrictions and the ‘cumulative disruption’ amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill.

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April 16, 2026

No comments on Iran & China Just HIT US Naval Blockade So Hard, Trump in PANIC | Larry Johnson

Iran & China Just HIT US Naval Blockade So Hard, Trump in PANIC | Larry Johnson
Thursday, 16 April 2026 — Chronicles of Haiphong

We discuss the latest developments in the Iran war and how Iran and China have hit back against Trump’s Naval blockade.
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April 16, 2026

No comments on When The People Claim Their Own Hegemonic Project The Oligarchs & Courtier Class Act Swiftly

When The People Claim Their Own Hegemonic Project The Oligarchs & Courtier Class Act Swiftly
Thursday, 16 April 2026 — Great Power Politics, Elites & Energy

Roger Boyd

Gramsci saw a war of position, where the opposition to the capitalist oligarchy not only develops a parallel cultural project but also engages in a long-term process of gaining the support of the wider population and social institutions for the alternative cultural hegemonic project, as necessary in advanced bourgeois “democratic” societies. The problem is that the most class-conscious group in society is the capitalist oligarchy and if required it will rapidly move against any such threatening project; including whatever levels of coercion and violence are required.

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April 16, 2026

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Private profits sucked out of the NHS

Thursday, 16 April 2026 — Just Treatment

Everyone needs to see this new analysis about NHS privatisation…

Research by the Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI) has found that out of £12 billion spent by the NHS on outsourcing to private companies over 2 years, £1.6 billion has leaked out in profits.

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Health, UK

April 16, 2026

1 comment on A Primer on the Petrodollar and the War on Iran: The Sixteenth Newsletter (2026)

A Primer on the Petrodollar and the War on Iran: The Sixteenth Newsletter (2026)
Thursday, 16 April 2026 — The Tricontinental

The illegal US-Israeli war on Iran is exposing the Oil-Dollar-Wall Street complex that binds oil, financial markets, and dollar power, with consequences that reach far beyond the region.

Bahman Mohasses (Iran), Untitled, 1968.

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April 15, 2026

No comments on Black Agenda Report April 15, 2026

Black Agenda Report April 15, 2026
Wednesday, 15 April 2026 — Black Agenda Report

Trump, Jesus, and White Supremacy

Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist

Beliefs in white supremacy and manifest destiny are at the heart of Donald Trump’s actions and his appeal to millions of people.

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April 15, 2026

No comments on Empire of Piracy blockades Iran and China

Empire of Piracy blockades Iran and China
Wednesday, 15 April 2026 — Strategic Culture Foundation

Pepe Escobar

© Photo: SCF

Join us on Telegram , Twitter, and VK .

Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su

All hail the almighty return of Pirates of the Caribbean, now upgraded to Pirates of the Persian Gulf.

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April 15, 2026

1 comment on The paper tiger has finally revealed itself to the world

The paper tiger has finally revealed itself to the world
Wednesday, 15 April 2026 — New Eastern Outlook

Mohamed Lamine KABA

In their unjust, illegal, and criminal war against Iran, the United States and Israel have suffered an undeniable, historic, and crushing defeat. They now find themselves forced to comply with Iran’s demands, despite all the victory posturing and triumphalist rhetoric from the very first days of the war.

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April 14, 2026

No comments on Pepe Escobar: China Just HUMILIATED Trump’s Blockade Plan – Iran Takes FULL Control of Hormuz

Pepe Escobar: China Just HUMILIATED Trump’s Blockade Plan – Iran Takes FULL Control of Hormuz
Tuesday, 14 April 2026 — Dialogue Works
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April 14, 2026

No comments on Iran & China DEVASTATE Trump’s Hormuz Blockade, US Navy BACKS DOWN | Elijah Magnier

Iran & China DEVASTATE Trump’s Hormuz Blockade, US Navy BACKS DOWN | Elijah Magnier
Tuesday, 14 April 2026 — Chronicles of Haiphong

Elijah Magnier joins to discuss Iran’s devastating counter to the US naval blockade and why Trump is losing it with each passing day of the 2-week “ceasefire.”
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The richest 1% owns more than TWICE as much wealth as 6.9 billion people and the super-rich one percent of the world’s population has accumulated twice as much wealth as the remaining 90 percent, global charity Oxfam said in a newly-released report. The world’s richest 1% emit double the carbon of the poorest 50%, the 2020 Oxfam study found.

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From Jimmy Savile to Peter Mandelson, Starmer has followed a trajectory of career-enhancing ignorance. He knows far more than he lets on. It’s the reason, after all, why he was knighted

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