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This was baked in from the moment he won the election and absolutely nothing Zelensky could have said or done would have prevented it.

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Russia does not want to end the war, and the Trump administration has shown no ability to induce Russia to end the war. And so, predictably, the Trump administration blames the victim, blames Ukraine.

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From saviour to Judas… How Trump’s pivot on Russia also endangers his own country | Simon Tisdall www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Meloni: «...stiamo rafforzando la libertà in ogni ambito della vita degli italiani». Devo essermi persa qualcosa.

submitted 9 days ago • 27 comments

Call for Panels #escapes2025 Memorie e luoghi dell'esilio. Tracce, solidarietà e violazione (Milano, 11 - 12 settembre 2025) Scadenza 15 marzo 2025 escapes.unimi.it

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Ahahahah!!!!!!! #Meloni #carnevale #Viareggio

submitted 10 days ago • 3 comments

Relevant to scholars in political science, history, and international relations.

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Trump and Vance have smashed the old order – how should Europe respond? | Nathalie Tocci, Yanis Varoufakis and others

submitted 14 days ago • 42 comments

Just listened to the hearing on #Greenland which was held at the Senate, 3 days ago. Full of declaratory statements. But interesting to capture the mindset of those Republicans who are in favor of purchasing Greenland. Here are a few highlights: www.youtube.com/live/u422ex_...

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

🚨🚨 Compelling @ec.europa.eu statement on #UStariffs and how this is a really, really bad policy choice for world trade, the EU and the US itself. 🧵

submitted 18 days ago • 5 comments

If the majority of Germans vote for parties who pledge not to work with the AfD, then that is the "will of the people".

submitted 18 days ago • 12 comments

Please help the Danes make California great again #MCGA! California deserves it. Think out of the box...even if there's no box. denmarkification.com

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In Part 2 of our interview with the acclaimed Palestinian writer Mohammed El-Kurd, he talks in depth about stories from his new book, Perfect Victims, including about the beloved poet, academic and activist Refaat Alareer www.democracynow.org/2025/2/11/mo...

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The Greek Ombudsman concludes that eight senior Greek Coast Guards have engaged in criminal offences during the #Pylos #shipwreck. #europe #migration #borders #humanrights www.politico.eu/article/gree...

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I forward the joint statement made by 79 States Parties to the Rome Statute to defend the independence and action of the ICC. 27 EU MS signed it... except Czechia, Hungary, and Italy 😠😤. www.government.nl/documents/di...

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La commission européenne prête à proposer des centres de retour pour les RPT fr.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

Including - Russia breached ECHR by blocking LGBT websites - Malta breached ECHR by issuing Uighur Muslims with a deportation order to China - failed to assess their refoulement risk separately from the previous asylum decision

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deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trumps-fcc...

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Germans know the disastrous consequences of living under fascism. Power to the marchers!

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

Two phrases which confuse me at times are "you don't look autistic" and "why make autism your whole personality". Being autistic affects every aspect of my life, including how I look, my identity and, yes, my personality, so I tried to explain how 👇 vm.tiktok.com/ZNeoRU4Yt/

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A critical analysis by Luca Iori of how the Neocons in the US have abused Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War to justify preemptive wars globally. #limes youtube.com/watch?v=u09p...

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"EU Lawlessness Law" has arrived in hard copy from Columbia Law: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @sarahganty.bsky.social & I detail how🇪🇺EU law has turned into a legal tool to install absolute impunity for mass violations of national and ECHR law. @peterspiro.bsky.social @atossaaraxia.bsky.social

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment

"Israel’s use of AI in Gaza is a terrifying model coming to a country near you. Tel Aviv uses war and occupation to test the latest forms of killing and surveillance, as far-right forces around the globe watch and learn." www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/isra...

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

Ieri sono intervenuta su Omnibus @la7 sul caso al-Masri. Il suo rilascio e la sua scarcerazione fino al suo rientro su volo di stato è un precedente pericoloso che rischia di far saltare quel poco che è rimasto in termini di stato di diritto in Italia e Europa tutta. #libia #italia #almasri #ICC

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Bit of an experiment for those of you not deep in the weeds of immigration. I’ve got a question for you. Imagine a woman from India with an MA degree. She has a job lined up willing to sponsor her for an immigrant visa. How long do you think it will take to get the visa? Reply below. No googling!

submitted 34 days ago • 261 comments

‚The nine warnings from history about the rise of the Nazis that already strike a chord. In his new book, historian of the Nazis Laurence Rees takes a forensic look at how the authoritarian regime rose to power and the ordinary citizens who let it happen. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

submitted 36 days ago • 3 comments

I’m genuinely astonished how many people don’t seem to have ever seen this.

submitted 62 days ago • 22 comments

Contrairement aux idées reçues, aucune preuve historique ne confirme l'existence du salut romain au cours de l'Antiquité. ⁠Création contemporaine, ce bras tendu a été détourné au XXe siècle pour servir les ambitions des régimes fascistes.

submitted 39 days ago • 4 comments

I did a NYT video interview—along with voices from Hungary, Nicaragua, and Russia— about how repression works in authoritarian states. www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

submitted 41 days ago • 11 comments

This resonates: normalize something as up for discussion, then go further with legislative change. That normalization process can have the abrupt start of an EO if, as @rezekjoe.bsky.social says, it serves to make a not-so-prominent issue a matter of serious debate 1/

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Hoda Abdelmoneim "provided legal aid to everyone without discrimination, without basing it on political affiliation. And that, of course, angered the authorities because it shows honesty - & that, to them, is dangerous," MEDC's Yasmin Omar said. #FreeHoda www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-h...

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Reading Parable of the Talents now by Octavia E Butler. Found this passage relevant to our times. Actually this entire book is relevant to our dystopian reality. #booksky #booktok

submitted 43 days ago • 296 comments

A universe in motion seen from the International Space Station during a night pass over Earth (view fullscreen).

submitted 42 days ago • 244 comments

Yes! This is 2025 in Southern Libya, Sabha. Eritreans, Ethiopians, Somalis and many other nationals, many of the minors as you can see are crammed into these buildings. Stripped of their dignity and right to asylum. EU denies responsibility while Libya trades them in slavery.

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www.commondreams.org/news/lancet-...

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