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In 1945, early in the war that ultimately overthrew French colonizers in Vietnam, a French fuel depot in Saigon caught fire. It was Lê Văn Tám, a teenage boy who has since been glorified as the living torch of Vietnam. Only problem is: he never existed.

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Inside the growing influence of Border911 - how former law enforcement officers are shaping border policy messaging. Our latest investigation explores the intersection of media, politics and border security @texasobserver.org

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Authoritarians from Russia to the US rewrite history, weaponize nostalgia, and undermine institutions. In Sunday Read, @antelava.bsky.social examines the anatomy of treason and why we fail to see signs of repression until it's too late.Sign up here:

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Records show former Texas DPS officer turned Newsmax correspondent receives privileged intel from state police, using helicopter rides and police operations as backdrops for political messaging @texasobserver.org

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From cop to correspondent: read how Jaeson Jones leveraged his police background to become a prominent voice in MAGA media, gaining unprecedented access to border operations while spreading controversial narratives about immigration @texasobserver.org

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In this week's Sunday Read Coda’s Editor-in-Chief @antelava.bsky.social examines the anatomy of treason and why some defenders of liberal democracy fail to recognize telltale signs of authoritarianism until it's too late. Sign up here: https://buff.ly/3Zbadyx

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As Benjamin Netanyahu latches onto Donald Trump’s plan to reconstruct Gaza and displace two million Gazans, veteran Middle East correspondent Jim Muir asks if Saudi Arabia and Egypt can put together an alternative that prevents another Nakba https://buff.ly/41k2xLn

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Donald Trump’s decision to freeze or simply let lapse US anti-corruption policies is meant to enable US businesses to remain competitive. But making corruption unprofitable is what actually helps US companies maintain their edge, writes @oliverbullough.bsky.social

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1/5 NEW OLIGARCHY: Donald Trump has smashed U.S. anti-corruption efforts by refusing to implement policies and claiming legislation disadvantages US businesses https://buff.ly/41nIvQ7

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Donald Trump is Israel’s “greatest friend,” says Benjamin Netanyahu. But how far will Trump go to help Netanyahu “finish the job” in Gaza and Tehran? Read longtime Middle East correspondent Jim Muir's analysis

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Who is Tom Homan? Like many MAGA chappies, Trump's camera-hungry Border Czar is a grifter hocking lies and fear mongering about migrants. READ this brilliant exposé from November in @codastory.bsky.social —

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Coming up in Currents: Saudi Arabia is a primary power player in Donald Trump’s new ‘deal or no deal’ world. How are other countries faring? Plus: Great Power games in Africa include funding journalism to peddle influence and control the message. Sign up:

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“Russia wants us to be all the same. No love, no education, no future, no choices. We aren’t just fighting against brutality—we are fighting against slavery.” Once a filmmaker, Oleksandr Techynskyi now spends endless hours crisscrossing the country in a car with foreign journalists

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Coming up in Currents: The US and Russia usher in the Trump world order in Saudi Arabia, while China reaches out to Europe. And how great power games in Africa produced disinformation in the guise of fighting disinformation. Sign up:

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Israel’s deal with Hamas stays in place. For now. But Benjamin Netanyahu is committed to Donald Trump’s vision of a Gaza without Gazans. Can the Arab states stave off a second Nakba, asks veteran Middle East correspondent Jim Muir:

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In this week’s Oligarchy, anti-corruption legislation won’t eliminate corruption. But it makes corruption expensive. And, unlike what Donald Trump claims, that helps rather than hinders US businesses, argues @oliverbullough.bsky.social Sign up here https://buff.ly/3Zbadyx

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Disinformation, climate crisis, historical revisionism, oligarchy and abuse of technology. At Coda, we identify, investigate and connect global currents that are affecting local communities worldwide. Sign-up to our newsletters to get our stories straight to your inbox. https://buff.ly/3Zbadyx

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Donald Trump is taking a hammer to U.S. anti-corruption efforts. It hurts American companies, he says. But making corruption expensive for criminals helps US business, writes @oliverbullough.bsky.social in this week’s Oligarchy newsletter. Sign up here

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When Prague created the post of a media and disinformation commissioners in 2022 it was hoped the country would finally counter disinformation. Read @amandamcoakley.bsky.social 's piece on why the role was quickly disbanded

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And in case you missed it, read our story on the ‘Cyberpartisans’, the group who was behind the opening salvo of politically motivated ransomware attacks in Belarus.

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The route for Uyghur refugees fleeing China is known as the “smugglers road.” This by Isobel Cokerell is the story of how one man mounted a dramatic escape from Xinjiang’s brutal repression – and tunneled his way out of Thai immigration detention with nothing but a nail and a spoon

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1/Among the latest inductees to the National Academy of Engineering is internet pioneer Judy Estrin. In a time when faith in institutions is faltering, the NAE is a vital gathering place for the brightest minds in tech. #NAE2025

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In Europe, JD Vance and Pete Hegseth delivered Trump’s message – America is the lone gunslinger in town. By countering American abrasiveness with reason, China senses an opportunity to strengthen its soft power and its influence.

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From Greenland to Gaza to Ukraine's mineral wealth, Trump's territorial ambitions reveal him as a colonial expansionist, not an isolationist. Read ‌@‌antelava.bsky.social on how his demands expose Western self-deception about Russia's imperial aims

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“Doctors all go abroad. The restaurants are always looking for bartenders or waiters. If you want a plumber, you can't find one.” In northern Albania, towns have emptied as people emigrate in search of the life they see on TikTok.

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Coming up in Currents: How Russia's propaganda machine has been thrown off balance by a US that champions conservative rather than progressive values. Plus: AI summit shockwaves and the diplomatic tripwire Trump triggered in Gaza Sign up: https://buff.ly/3Zbadyx

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1/5 NEW OLIGARCHY: Elon Musk’s USAID vendetta serves only to benefit America’s enemies and undermine its friends. Will China now fill the gap left by the US for an easy soft power win? https://buff.ly/4hF82Kj

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Coming up in Currents: China plays ethical AI champion, Trump triggers an unexpected identity crisis for Russian propagandists. Gaza deadline to watch & why everyone is an authoritarian now Sign up:

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In this week’s Oligarchy, Donald Trump enables Elon Musk to bully USAID, Jeff Bezos defunds climate group, and Transparency International’s annual corruption index is more anti-poor than anti-corruption, writes @oliverbullough.bsky.social. Sign up here

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"They think we are fighting to join NATO. But we are only fighting for our values." As Trump demands Ukraine's minerals in exchange for weapons, @antelava explores how his colonial ambitions shatter decades of Western illusions

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The Bengal Famine killed an estimated 3 million people by 1943 but is rarely talked about. Now, Kavita Puri writes, a reckoning is underway to bring that dark chapter of British colonial history to light.

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Elon Musk’s persecution of USAID is an act of vandalism that benefits America’s enemies and undermines its friends, writes @oliverbullough.bsky.social in this week’s Oligarchy newsletter. Sign up here:

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What happens when a once obscure political theory Russian commentators love to hate becomes the key to understanding global power? Dive into the Overton Window with @antelava

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