2026-07-22T16:37:19+02:00 https://nostr.ae Bongolian https://nostr.ae/npub1ju0rlwu9ktjfvwcqnd3atmx9qfd5zqgcjrx0ycaszhu9hrsuuvcqpg5hku https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/avatars/113/558/508/922/325/207/original/4221128d57ec22b9.jpg https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/avatars/113/558/508/922/325/207/original/4221128d57ec22b9.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs88fjm55744qw7f0wky7rxeev3k8gcgyff3lsskt39qtt7dr856zqzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqhxsz3u Norman Eisen: Over 100 Judges Can’t be Wrong: Why Todd Blanche is Unfit to be Attorney General.<br/>&#34;Though you should never bet against the cowardice of the Trump majority in the Senate, Blanche’s disgraceful lack of ethics — including in his mishandling of the #Epstein files — has amply demonstrated why he should not get their votes.&#34;<br/><br/>#ToddBlanche #AttorneyGeneral #law #NewYork #ethics<br/><a href="https://www.contrariannews.org/p/over-100-judges-cant-be-wrong-why">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/over-100-judges-cant-be-wrong-why</a> 2026-07-12T01:06:08+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst69n9auhqs0whk343j5hevkpd6merc6tla2gxw7w53k79mraerdgzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nq8vk654 Adrian Carrasquillo: #tRump Lost on #Birthright Citizenship. But He’s Winning the #Immigration Wars. #SCOTUS rejected his brazen constitutional gambit—but cleared the way for potentially the largest revocation of legal immigration status in #American history.<br/><br/>#law<br/><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-lost-on-birthright-citizenship-but-winning-immigration-wars">https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-lost-on-birthright-citizenship-but-winning-immigration-wars</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/842/926/873/123/368/original/988fdc67c357d3d4.png"> <br/> 2026-07-01T06:54:48+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfayexc5f4g6gx9xqd44zx382d339qgtrxsay7tfcgx4sm0l3lxdgzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nq6u6vdn The Secret Court System That Rules Us All. Brendan Ballou discusses his new book, &#39;When Companies Run the Courts,&#39; about the dangers of forced #arbitration proceedings, and how this shadow system took over America.<br/><br/>#US #corporation #law #TheContrarian #enshittification #business #SupremeCourt<br/><a href="https://www.contrariannews.org/p/brendan-ballou-forced-arbitration-book-companies-run-courts-interview">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/brendan-ballou-forced-arbitration-book-companies-run-courts-interview</a> 2026-05-28T21:16:03+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvduqzk45vdh6t0at0pe39c8c24dkczj20gl868wfh2xz299lhu2szyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqmswv2w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst03umd55u42f94qzmkesn6h93t32e6q2fv9xmjrje0srpmnn0fvqmsesku'>nevent1q…esku</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The depiction of the monster is poignant because:<br/>1) The alignment problem of large language models has been depicted as a Lovecraftian monsters (Cthulhu) with a smiley-face tacked on as the human interface alignment.<br/><a href="https://www.sciencenews.org/article/generative-ai-chatbots-chatgpt-safety-concerns">https://www.sciencenews.org/article/generative-ai-chatbots-chatgpt-safety-concerns</a><br/><br/>2) The recent booing of AI-promoter Eric Schmidt at a University of Arizona commencement ceremony every time he tried to pimp for #AI during his speech.<br/><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/932203/university-of-arizona-students-boo-eric-schmidt-ai-commencement">https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/932203/university-of-arizona-students-boo-eric-schmidt-ai-commencement</a><br/><br/>#Cthulhu #Lovecraft #EricSchmidt 2026-05-25T06:55:57+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst8h34vngtq9ed86ujdvcn4p4w9l03z4f2uqykrumz458ns8hd0agzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqc652m5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg5v34e6y9tcffrugfn9caah5m840vy9s3fmwryfpy53akccdf9hsgurpcj'>nevent1q…rpcj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I never actually saw the Costner movie, so the mockery stands on its own in Men In Tights. The external references in Blazing Saddles are so numerous and diverse that it&#39;s difficult for anyone to know what they all are without researching them. 2026-05-24T06:54:22+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqxqt0a82wmds948g84x27680gfrm8chhdwp4ml5lt0k7j8zxyjwqzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nq5l9qdk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf0f3zaveasu7dcvqde4l4ue2kxs92jlvkuw45wf248cky8ndhdasdyk3wh'>nevent1q…k3wh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He was excellent in his roles in Mel Brooks films:<br/>Blazing Saddles<br/>Silent Movie<br/>Robin Hood: Men in Tights 2026-05-24T05:56:56+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9zp6lfmvwmdg903g0nqaxn8rx7z2c7x60sgaj9mmnw2htypj8f4qzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqggsq26 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfzafufhvy2v3zznew8mjka87ekr2z7dqj56jdgtaepsjkrjlrluq299p4h'>nevent1q…9p4h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thiel had a warm-up lecture series in San Francisco on this topic last year, hoping to attract supportive techbros. The lectures were characterized by one critic as &#34;meandering musings&#34;. He though Greta Thunberg or Eliezer Yudkowsky might be the antichrist (!), yet the characteristics for the antichrist that he gave sounded more like himself: &#34;They can do it if they&#39;re young – or – get rich young, since &#39;money has this remarkable velocity.&#39;&#34;<br/><br/>#thiel #antichrist<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/10/peter-thiel-lectures-antichrist">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/10/peter-thiel-lectures-antichrist</a> 2026-03-17T05:55:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdzg5jp3krupja8h6sgck9hxn2az2xpn8c4vng30x2rasajcgr2tczyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqaz3f77 Hannah Harris Green: New study raises concerns about #AI #chatbots fueling delusional thinking. First major study on ‘AI #psychosis’ suggests chatbots can encourage delusions among vulnerable people<br/><br/>#aipsychosis #mentalhealth<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/14/ai-chatbots-psychosis">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/14/ai-chatbots-psychosis</a> 2026-03-14T22:16:59+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst9qfyjawpp3jqn209e47rtjfwqyphhtldetc2gp973djmp932e8czyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nq5z959e Matthew Taylor: Global #economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert. Olivier De Schutter says new economic agenda needed to tackle crises of rising inequality and ecological collapse.<br/><br/>#billionaires #ecology #poverty <br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/03/un-de-schutter-outlines-plan-for-redistributive-global-economy">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/03/un-de-schutter-outlines-plan-for-redistributive-global-economy</a> 2026-03-04T18:26:29+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq5a3lrfs245skdnr24h0uxu9r3el086cv52hvllrhq3n8xyakyqqzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nq7kuuka In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsymg5ca9q0ygvxjwym9e7kugqm5qfvkgcdvdeevm62zhjq9hlk7gs65eyk2'>nevent1q…eyk2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Voting is necessary but not sufficient. Other things that people should do to the extent that they can:<br/>•Contact Congressional Reps with their concerns<br/>•Peacefully protest (No Kings)<br/>•Join and donate to major litigants against the regime (ACLU, NAACP&#39;s LDF, etc.)<br/>•Donate to Democratic candidates<br/>•Write an OpEd to your local news outlet if you have one<br/>•Volunteer (e.g., Swing Left, Indivisible, Red2Blue, etc.) 2026-02-26T17:08:53+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspgqhz4rpqsfmfvn4v6y7hvnzhkx9qwzt04q3slu678g707wscd8gzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqhfncdl Katherine Stewart: The #Librarians, Our Unlikely Heroes. In a #documentary airing soon on #PBS, we meet people who risked their jobs and their safety to resist the wave of reactionary book-burners. <br/><br/>#film #review #TheContrarian #Libraries #censorship #fascism <br/><a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-librarians-our-unlikely-heroes">https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-librarians-our-unlikely-heroes</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/the-librarians/">https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/the-librarians/</a> 2026-02-07T21:24:18+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw3xtj8jkh7pldqrw94cdgvu3hmf3uma5mpyv82vqn3res7le56kqzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqm35duz Tell #Congress: Reject the SAVE Act. The SAVE Act could block millions of American citizens from voting by requiring people to produce documents like a passport or birth certificate to register to vote. The Brennan Center’s research shows that 21 million Americans don’t have these documents readily available.<br/><br/>We should be protecting the freedom to vote, not restricting it. Congress should reject this anti-voter bill.<br/><br/>#SAVEAct #elections #civilrights<br/><br/><a href="https://secure.brennancenter.org/secure/tell-congress-reject-save-act-1">https://secure.brennancenter.org/secure/tell-congress-reject-save-act-1</a> 2026-02-06T04:29:28+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8grzflczc0hlw457jjxa7y00xeeqqnugkder22yf3ng63tvsq0wszyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nquf75gq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8yujd24c7wdm666lut85cckjy7cvj7q5c0zxgyzrtw0u0pgjeuqcgqrxzy'>nevent1q…rxzy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s a film that&#39;s awesome on the big screen in a movie theater. 2026-02-01T06:39:46+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0z4cwekdwpaywezme4y3twge7zg8w7dsadjpjru8h5fxakq5c0dczyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nq2t85x2 Anastasiia Kryvoruchenko: What Iran’s Theocracy Doesn’t Want You To See. Thousands of Iranians are dead from a crackdown on protests. The #Khamenei regime responded to mass protests with repression. Mohsen and Mohammad are working to keep the uprising alive abroad. <br/><br/>#Iran <br/><a href="https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/what-irans-theocracy-doesnt-want">https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/what-irans-theocracy-doesnt-want</a> 2026-01-19T22:35:13+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf88zwy9weasdec3nus6yha6qgsea8mel7dfh80rcm0vdjp7dlcmczyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nq4f06a0 McKenzie Prillaman &amp; Emily Conover: America risks losing its role as a space science pioneer. The uncertainty and instability of 2025 could cost the U.S. the next generation of #space scientists.<br/><br/>#NASA #US #trump #doge<br/><a href="https://www.sciencenews.org/article/america-space-spacex-nasa-planet-policy">https://www.sciencenews.org/article/america-space-spacex-nasa-planet-policy</a> 2026-01-01T22:16:26+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0xf3urpxv3fjsp86x5x867ynh8z6mwjnue3pcpcyx2rrzdffcygszyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqwvlxer ‘I have watched politicians failing yet and yet again’: lessons from a life as an #environment writer. Paul Brown looks back at his career reporting on the climate crisis, failed summit and #nuclear power – and how to do it well<br/><br/>#climateChange <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/28/after-a-career-as-an-environment-writer-heres-what-i-have-learned">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/28/after-a-career-as-an-environment-writer-heres-what-i-have-learned</a> 2025-11-30T19:05:21+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxfsshmp49yq23y2hy5rgnla45zg9mf8yk0uj5q79unkum6jsg3xgzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqgpwgg5 Tears flowed in S.F. courtroom as immigration judge was fired mid-hearing. The San Francisco judge said the “dismantling” of the immigration court was preceded by “inhumane” workloads and trauma-filled workdays.<br/><br/>#immigration #law #judiciary #SanFrancisco<br/><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/judge-shuting-chen-immigration-21207729.php">https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/judge-shuting-chen-immigration-21207729.php</a> 2025-11-26T21:29:47+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswuqma649qjwhcu8s78x8adc6wp970n370vfjv5zll9295q0e5uzczyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqe00008 Neha Singh, as told to Anuradha Nagaraj: ‘I couldn’t speak. I couldn’t breathe’<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/nov/17/india-heatwave-manesar-haryana-state-this-is-climate-breakdown">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/nov/17/india-heatwave-manesar-haryana-state-this-is-climate-breakdown</a><br/>#ClimateChange #India 2025-11-17T19:03:03+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsql89z23gke66l8p635yuy32k0s6mgmlj9g2l0av8ze5kyz4eu4jgzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqz3d3e0 Nina Lakhani: How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to #UN climate talks – and then kept drilling. Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and #coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action<br/><br/>#COP29 #ClimateChange #fossilfuel #FossilLobby #corruption<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/07/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-cop-un-climate">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/07/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-cop-un-climate</a> 2025-11-07T19:29:48+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq378ryakqr3nzewrf2e3jazl3828tq2h0j38z7u9x9xlznf0ullgzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqsht8rl Jennifer Rubin: Words &amp; Phrases We Could Do Without, &#39;Legal ethics&#39;<br/><br/>&#34;Courts over the last 10 months repeatedly have called out government lawyers for misrepresenting key facts. In September, the Justice Department had to confess that it widely misstated critical facts in an immigration case.&#34;<br/><br/>#law #ethics #doj<br/><a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/words-and-phrases-we-could-do-without-da8">https://contrarian.substack.com/p/words-and-phrases-we-could-do-without-da8</a> 2025-11-04T21:59:48+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz60jv9s5ju9vg6hgw0zpkrnhdpl94vx096s0mzdrpxjqdw7hg23szyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqwtruts Mich Ciurria: UnKoch my #Philosophy Department: A Case Study in Billionaire #Philanthropy<br/><br/>&#34; This essay examines the impact of billionaire philanthropy—particularly funding from the Koch Foundation—on my field of professional philosophy. I show that this funding has undermined democratic procedures and wreaked havoc on receiving departments. …&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.aaup.org/JAF16/unkoch-my-philosophy-department-case-study-billionaire-philanthropy">https://www.aaup.org/JAF16/unkoch-my-philosophy-department-case-study-billionaire-philanthropy</a><br/>#Koch #billionaires #libertarian #AcademicFreedom #universities 2025-10-29T18:50:58+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp6rwwa09vcw5eeez6el6nmu774xz693fm9m0cg7awcnp3et0panczyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqkyktzk Katrina Mikiah: #Jesus doesn’t belong to Christian Nationalism<br/><br/>&#34;At a time when religion is being used to justify harm, those of us who see things differently — whether we call ourselves #Christian or not — must find the courage to speak. Not to divide, but to reclaim the heart of what we believe matters most: love, integrity, humility and the dignity of every human being.&#34;<br/><br/>#ChristianNationalism<br/><a href="https://www.au.org/the-latest/church-and-state/articles/jesus-doesnt-belong-to-christian-nationalism/">https://www.au.org/the-latest/church-and-state/articles/jesus-doesnt-belong-to-christian-nationalism/</a> 2025-10-24T05:01:33+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs249c8f6t95utg4vk239uhfsnl59vy597d034xs64s8evqdm6tnwgzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nq672rtr Annie Vainshtein &amp; David Hernandez: This Bay Area county has ousted its scandal-plagued sheriff in an historic vote<br/><br/>&#34;The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to remove Sheriff Christina Corpus from office effective immediately in a vote that marked a dramatic and historic culmination of a bitter saga that plunged the sheriff’s office into scandal. &#34;<br/><br/>#SanMateo #sheriff #California #politics<br/><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/san-mateo-sheriff-supervisors-vote-21100339.php">https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/san-mateo-sheriff-supervisors-vote-21100339.php</a> 2025-10-15T00:00:35+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz7glpmwy468xw4m5244d70kd3k26gpeamyn60rthuu5fs8w2neyczyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nq889njv Adrian Daub: Peter Thiel’s off-the-record antichrist lectures reveal more about him than Armageddon. Silicon Valley titan desperately tries to detach self from power in amateurish talks attempting to ape his favorite philosopher.<br/><br/>#PeterThiel #philosophy #antichrist #christianity #tech #SiliconValley<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2025/oct/10/peter-thiel-antichrist-lectures">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2025/oct/10/peter-thiel-antichrist-lectures</a> 2025-10-11T20:00:32+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0258zanjydnt9vf75kzem2uam4qq4w3nldnnf5dvkqklzltrl3qszyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqnxt09h Jennifer Rubin: Stephen Miller is the Poster Boy for the Rabid #MAGA Movement<br/>The more voters see of him, the more repulsed they’ll be<br/><br/>#StephenMiller #TheContrarian #trump #autocracy<br/><a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/stephen-miller-is-the-poster-boy">https://contrarian.substack.com/p/stephen-miller-is-the-poster-boy</a> 2025-10-08T19:22:56+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0gl09gnqnvhcad50hck9mfpsfk8a0w05tm48lu2ymt4sq7hwwkcczyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqex33m2 No Kings: Protest Safety, Know Your Rights &amp; De-Escalation Training<br/><br/>&#34;This training will give you the tools to take action safely, confidently, and with key de-escalation strategies in hand. Whether you&#39;re marching, rallying, or supporting from the sidelines, you&#39;ll learn how to protect yourself, your community, and stand up for your rights.&#34;<br/><br/>#ACLU #NoKings #protest #resistance<br/><a href="https://act.aclu.org/a/no-kings-kyr-eng1">https://act.aclu.org/a/no-kings-kyr-eng1</a> 2025-10-05T03:51:14+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspcxfnfep8m2rvtgx94t5hgghwrzkhwf755vrpafhcdzzmlwxrzhqzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nq2x3sq9 Shalise Manza Young: Josh Johnson is the new appointment viewing. The comedian, part storyteller and part philosopher, uses his own experiences to delve into #history, #politics, and pop culture.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dgrpztk4pyd69gpv3ahdqy4egcvh4ekcj5zxqaqlm7xgnmkddu4q46mmu2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>thepoliticalcat</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dgr…mmu2</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hmjjeyteqs38yk03lpwvue2a2sn94rx46e6u8clpws2x7xkz32pqk9lehx" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>MsManitobain</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hmj…lehx</span>)</a></span> #TheContrarian #JoshJohnson #comedy #popculture #philosophy<br/><a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/josh-johnson-is-the-new-appointment">https://contrarian.substack.com/p/josh-johnson-is-the-new-appointment</a> 2025-09-23T01:46:36+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx0vldrr2jpjfk7w6pdaf9xhxsyp66qr3jwrpchrjztr3z2z8q95gzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nq7gp8az Christine Hitt: Hawaiians unite to buy back land from billionaire in a move never seen before. #Molokai residents want to return Hawaiian lands to Hawaiian hands.<br/><br/>#Hawaii #Indigenous #restoration<br/><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/hawaii/article/hawaiians-organize-buy-land-back-from-billionaire-21039366.php">https://www.sfgate.com/hawaii/article/hawaiians-organize-buy-land-back-from-billionaire-21039366.php</a> 2025-09-18T21:33:08+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs066r902w363r6fz4gpjsmkv3a92fs7cle480gdytkt33p4uusyuqzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqmk4dhs Erwin Chemerinsky: The Supreme Court&#39;s brazen approval of racial profiling. Any hope the court would be a check on the Trump administration seems lost.<br/><br/>&#34;The Fourth Amendment requires reasonable suspicion before anyone—citizen or non-citizen, documented or undocumented—is stopped by law enforcement officers. The Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection prevents people from being stopped based on race.&#34;<br/><br/>1/2<br/>#SupremeCourt #law #racism #TheContrarian <br/><a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-supreme-courts-brazen-approval">https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-supreme-courts-brazen-approval</a> 2025-09-10T04:16:43+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv5r5fml7dzt54znkhqljrfds9dpzrg0yrhsdsy0tgtpf02uass3gzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nq2fj7r2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv765v30vj0kl4jye9t3uuw6yukt3nq5slct5vhg2lcr2pjyau4kghd6n45'>nevent1q…6n45</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>2/2<br/>&#34;AI is a cruel technology. It replaces workers, devours millions of gallons of water, vomits #CO2 into the atmosphere, propagandises exclusively for the worst ideologies, and fills the world with more ugliness and stupidity. Cruelty is the central tenet of right wing ideology.&#34; — Gareth Watkins<br/><br/>#propaganda #AI #climatechange #rightwing #fascism 2025-09-05T22:32:17+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv765v30vj0kl4jye9t3uuw6yukt3nq5slct5vhg2lcr2pjyau4kgzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqxtjdnr Gareth Watkins: #AI: The New Aesthetics of #Fascism. It&#39;s embarrassing, destructive, and looks like shit: AI-generated #art is the perfect #aesthetic form for the far right.<br/><br/>&#34;The #Cybertruck – itself a work of anti-art that could only be the product of a mind addled by the far right – failed, largely because it is embarrassing to be seen in one.&#34;<br/><br/>1/2<br/>#farright <br/><a href="https://newsocialist.org.uk/transmissions/ai-the-new-aesthetics-of-fascism/">https://newsocialist.org.uk/transmissions/ai-the-new-aesthetics-of-fascism/</a> 2025-09-05T22:30:37+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqnma3tkj6uq9f5mntwfkf0wl7vcsaa92pgm49xetehvqezgvcwpszyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqh88djn Miles Taylor: He *will* arrest his enemies. &#34;Lock her up&#34; was never just a slogan. #tRump is preparing to round up his rivals — and will obliterate the rule of law.<br/><br/>#authoritarianism #ruleoflaw <br/><a href="https://www.treason.io/p/read-he-will-arrest-his-enemies">https://www.treason.io/p/read-he-will-arrest-his-enemies</a> 2025-09-01T20:14:03+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspx8npnm0sqwgswh30jtcxt6fvhy83kvkkj3f8kl89w4t6elmaffqzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nq35rk33 Bald eagles hatched in #Piedmont. It turned into a neighborhood reckoning with patriotism<br/><br/>#gift #baldeagle #eagles #California<br/><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/bald-eagle-nest-piedmont-20786161.php?utm_content=hed&amp;sid=57f2d62b1acbcdb5538b4a4e&amp;ss=A&amp;st_rid=98ebc417-046c-4639-bbc2-4643319705bc&amp;utm_source=marketing&amp;utm_medium=copy-url-link&amp;utm_term=headlines&amp;utm_campaign=article-share&amp;hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL2JheWFyZWEvYXJ0aWNsZS9iYWxkLWVhZ2xlLW5lc3QtcGllZG1vbnQtMjA3ODYxNjEucGhw&amp;time=MTc1NDg0OTg4ODAzOQ%3D%3D&amp;rid=OThlYmM0MTctMDQ2Yy00NjM5LWJiYzItNDY0MzMxOTcwNWJj&amp;sharecount=NA%3D%3D">https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/bald-eagle-nest-piedmont-20786161.php?utm_content=hed&amp;sid=57f2d62b1acbcdb5538b4a4e&amp;ss=A&amp;st_rid=98ebc417-046c-4639-bbc2-4643319705bc&amp;utm_source=marketing&amp;utm_medium=copy-url-link&amp;utm_term=headlines&amp;utm_campaign=article-share&amp;hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL2JheWFyZWEvYXJ0aWNsZS9iYWxkLWVhZ2xlLW5lc3QtcGllZG1vbnQtMjA3ODYxNjEucGhw&amp;time=MTc1NDg0OTg4ODAzOQ%3D%3D&amp;rid=OThlYmM0MTctMDQ2Yy00NjM5LWJiYzItNDY0MzMxOTcwNWJj&amp;sharecount=NA%3D%3D</a> 2025-08-10T20:21:12+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd9myr59sjzxx2us2mzzcrtvsrn5edgd03xu8cmxjxeg7ful4vm9szyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqmdqkte #Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’. When the extent of the university’s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired<br/><br/>&#34;Firings, resignations and attempts to ‘dilute and delay’ research&#34;<br/><br/>#slavery #history #genealogy<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/21/harvard-slavery-decendants-of-the-enslaved">https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/21/harvard-slavery-decendants-of-the-enslaved</a> 2025-06-21T20:32:46+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdnl68pqallx3uxju903s2mc9f9xe4ssy0sz30q5ghzv73fq26w2gzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqzknktg The other parade: A cartoon by Nick Anderson.<br/><br/>#military #veterans #va #usmilitary<br/><a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-other-parade">https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-other-parade</a> 2025-06-18T04:02:24+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvx7767eennhx444fexrkgpdkg9clq3gddyp2mv9x5ml676yhrxqqzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqsd4gyk Katherine Stewart: Spiritual warfare and the roots of political violence: American #democracy is under attack from an authoritarian movement.<br/><br/>#authoritarianism #TheContrarian #Christianity #Pentecostalism<br/><a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/spiritual-warfare-and-the-roots-of">https://contrarian.substack.com/p/spiritual-warfare-and-the-roots-of</a> 2025-06-18T03:46:49+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq7sd56as6r5ncnvvk4h7a2xcjv7da6wgv0cayf67k73wkdcfy4nqzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqz2fzky Investigation: How #Russia steals Ukraine&#39;s trillion-dollar mineral wealth. Our investigation into how Russia has been destroying Ukrainian #coal mines revealed theft of equipment, illegal exports of #coal, and harsh treatment of workers.<br/><br/>#RussiaUkraineWar #crime #ClimateChange #Ukraine<br/><a href="https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/investigation-how-russia-steals-ukraines">https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/investigation-how-russia-steals-ukraines</a> 2025-06-17T20:33:38+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsphpcauha2tmds4r4flq6m6rgc856wwv8c72mvzq7skalcppkf0wszyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nq5xrpfu #tRump is punishing dissent: Miles Taylor speaks on tRump accusing him of treason: &#34;If folks are quiet and they don&#39;t talk about that, it makes it so much easier for those bullies to come out of the woodwork and ruin people&#39;s lives&#34;<br/><br/>#DHS #TheContrarian #whistleblowers #resistance #DOJ<br/><a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-is-punishing-dissent-miles">https://contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-is-punishing-dissent-miles</a> 2025-06-06T05:55:51+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszaa98kz87eydecgqesxg8kepgmk9580vrwm2pcwevdq9cuej99jqzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqwgqec5 Jeff Nesbit: Canceled bird flu research is a recipe for disaster: The #tRump administration is woefully unprepared to deal with a #pandemic.<br/><br/>#birdflu #vaccines #rna #TheContrarian <br/><a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/canceled-bird-flu-research-is-a-recipe">https://contrarian.substack.com/p/canceled-bird-flu-research-is-a-recipe</a> 2025-06-06T05:28:03+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9h97mv93y44738755vqf5f7p88tw0ksl6xtc2jvps979e4an5jzszyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqp6s6zq &#34;Gestapo-Like Behavior&#34; | Rep. Dan Goldman Confronts #ICE Officers Detaining Immigrants <br/><br/>&#34;And my question to them is: If what you are doing is legitimate, is lawful, is totally above-board, why do you need to cover your face?&#34;<br/><br/>#immigration #fascism #secretpolice #gestapo<br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH1ofHhhOUQ&amp;t=216s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH1ofHhhOUQ&amp;t=216s</a> 2025-06-02T19:56:41+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsduh7vsnksxnwe5j4gcz8k8chrlq68pc5mxdy0jew0r6mm5v365fczyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqf4avym Nina Lakhani: Carbon footprint of Israel’s war on #Gaza exceeds that of many entire countries. Exclusive: Climate cost of war is more than than the combined 2023 emissions of Costa Rica and Estonia, study finds<br/><br/>#Israel #ClimateChange <br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/30/carbon-footprint-of-israels-war-on-gaza-exceeds-that-of-many-entire-countries">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/30/carbon-footprint-of-israels-war-on-gaza-exceeds-that-of-many-entire-countries</a> 2025-05-30T20:14:15+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg0z3atwtyf5r70r0j4gd232dgse05648h65g7g257g5u08rl279czyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nq76j7nt Adam Morton: #Australia has backed a rapid shift to renewable energy – and given Labor a chance on climate. How will it act? After a landslide election win, there will never be a better chance to shake off old policy impasses and deliver a more ambitious plan for the environment.<br/><br/>#ClimateChange <br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2025/may/06/australia-has-backed-a-rapid-shift-to-renewable-energy-and-given-labor-a-chance-on-climate-how-will-it-act">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2025/may/06/australia-has-backed-a-rapid-shift-to-renewable-energy-and-given-labor-a-chance-on-climate-how-will-it-act</a> 2025-05-10T17:36:29+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsde0rhq883k5kvc7tq5rw25rwrlqy07lly2ehzns0pvdjzmqnrpmszyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nq3rwdrw The Guardian renews its commitment to journalistic coverage of the climate crisis:<br/><br/>&#34;The 89% project: Between 80 and 89% of the world’s people want their governments to be doing more to address climate change. The Guardian has partnered with Covering Climate Now and newsrooms across the globe to tell their stories&#34;<br/><br/>#ClimateChange #TheGuardian #journalism #AFP #CoveringClimateNow #journalism<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/series/the-89-percent-project">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/series/the-89-percent-project</a> 2025-04-26T18:54:38+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg2zp45e668hamxw66z87wx0w0g64pl0sqkfpu76gvh685wvh0a8czyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqtxuwpt What’s happening to undocumented immigrants is not new to Black Americans: Latino migrants are the target now, but when #tRump suggested sending American citizens to El Salvador, alarm bells immediately went off for Black people.<br/><br/>#TheContrarian #immigration #elsalvador #disappeared #deportation #racism<br/><a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/whats-happening-to-undocumented-immigrants">https://contrarian.substack.com/p/whats-happening-to-undocumented-immigrants</a> 2025-04-25T03:11:35+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs20j00kszm5yeqres4hh7czlz3zgqn8yxhgtrz27dg3l035sl5xmszyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqgr3hry Ramon Antonio Vargas: ‘Hannibal Lecter’ treatment of Luigi Mangione ‘backfired’, says fundraising organizer: Authorities’ heavily armed ‘perp walk’ of alleged #UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter may have aided in raising more than $700,000<br/><br/>1/2<br/>#LuigiMangione #Healthcare <br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/21/fundraising-unitedhealth-ceo-shooting">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/21/fundraising-unitedhealth-ceo-shooting</a> 2025-03-21T17:40:05+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0q9w8xu9u24uxdrnznemqmpvj6s3wzw8uhadg2zuhqr2hwv5mj9szyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nq7emuda Ann Telnaes: Another shameful time in our nation&#39;s history<br/><br/>#MahmoudKhalil #anntelnaes #cartoons #freespeech #immigration<br/><a href="https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/another-shameful-time-in-our-nations">https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/another-shameful-time-in-our-nations</a> 2025-03-17T04:15:16+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstxthd7mv8rpy26kf22x8smmzxr6c9q8xwdq8k759z5tth6nyx30qzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqtn77tu The Trump administration has illegally arrested and detained Mahmoud Khalil in direct retaliation for his advocacy in support of Palestinian rights. This egregious, unprecedented, and illegal abuse of power cannot go unchecked.<br/><br/>That&#39;s why I just joined the #ACLU in demanding that #ICE free Mahmoud Khalil.<br/><a href="http://aclu.org/khalil">http://aclu.org/khalil</a><br/><br/>#MahmoudKhalil #immigration #freespeech #Palestinians 2025-03-15T19:10:26+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstwsmasc23jhzwnvr894w2ftjqgkg7w8qjvaeg4ap7558l6sptu4czyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqzvvlj3 Moustafa Bayoumi: Mahmoud Khalil’s treatment should not happen in a #democracy: The Columbia University graduate’s arrest is an attempt to destroy free thinking while murdering due process<br/><br/>&#34;Forced disappearance, kidnapping, political imprisonment, take your pick. These terms all describe what has happened under the #tRump administration’s first arrest for thought crimes, something that should never happen in a democracy.&#34;<br/><br/>#MahmoudKhalil #dueprocess #fascism <br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/11/mahmoud-khalil-arrest-ice-columbia">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/11/mahmoud-khalil-arrest-ice-columbia</a> 2025-03-11T17:03:05+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrxdd59d2qf8v9t8xul44jy463t768l420thq086wtpu3k6x0qnlczyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqdwwxg0 Hands Off Our Passports: Stop Attacking #Transgender Americans<br/><br/>From Day 1, the #tRump Administration has relentlessly attacked transgender people&#39;s basic freedoms. Now tRump&#39;s State Department is denying accurate passports to trans, intersex, and nonbinary people.<br/><br/>Tell the State Department: Everyone deserves accurate passports that match who we are. These attacks on trans, intersex, and nonbinary Americans must be stopped.<br/><br/>#ACLU #StateDepartment<br/><a href="https://action.aclu.org/reg-action/hands-off-our-passports-stop-attacking-transgender-americans">https://action.aclu.org/reg-action/hands-off-our-passports-stop-attacking-transgender-americans</a> 2025-03-10T18:23:05+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqq2zg7drylcuaf0drfeklupwvyjurtgyde3a373kldjmmccam2tgzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqk6ppqy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs94j7m5s904dwcds5dntkgtec62ah0ggaj7dufne0v5785e9aunyclu9rsz'>nevent1q…9rsz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>From the article on Canadians saving US government data, &#34;Some commenters on social media liken the disappearing data to book burning in the 1930s.&#34; It could also be called a memory hole (from the book 1984).<br/><br/>#memoryhole #1984isnow #censorship #fascism #maga 2025-02-16T09:45:18+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0cy9apzsfldl2xrjus2qk2v0fwj2qaqh2zeylnf9t3ynrx292lsgzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqzn0h8n #Military Drops Recruiting Efforts at Prestigious #Black #Engineering Awards Event<br/><br/>#usmilitary #racism #hegseth #dei<br/><a href="https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/10/military-drops-recruiting-efforts-prestigious-black-engineering-awards-event.html">https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/10/military-drops-recruiting-efforts-prestigious-black-engineering-awards-event.html</a> 2025-02-13T01:46:25+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz3c8f9h4aawezuukr598hyfqqw2mj8qtwennls8fadh8eau3v2wszyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nq8pkf5a Lisa Song: The Rewriting of a Pioneering Female Astronomer’s Legacy Shows How Far tRump’s #DEI #Purge Will Go <br/><br/>#trump #censorship #science #memoryhole #astronomy #newspeak <br/><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/vera-rubin-astronomer-dei-trump">https://www.propublica.org/article/vera-rubin-astronomer-dei-trump</a> 2025-02-01T19:13:31+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxx5r96yn6gsd6jartz26avjxm3runtjkc8zkhpr2pcvdq5czu32qzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqmgqpkv Cartoonist Ann Telnaes on the price of satire on #BBC World Service<br/><br/>Interview starts at around 13:05<br/><br/>#washingtonpost #censorship #AnnTelnaes<br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172zcxd9h8zkwr?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email">https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172zcxd9h8zkwr?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email</a> 2025-01-11T21:03:36+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz6k3ed9hdhd8fn9kfz8hvaj6ps3gas495u3khtjq9xmxzydrs92qzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqml2ccs Baby-in-a-dumpster is effectively state GOP policy because they won&#39;t fund anything other than prosecutions of mothers and medical workers, and Christian grift at &#34;crisis pregnancy centers&#34;.<br/><br/>‘Baby in a dumpster.’ A spate of abandoned newborns unsettles #Texas. Critics say these cases are no coincidence in a state with one of the nation’s most restrictive #abortion bans and near-bottom rankings on women’s health care.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/12/28/abandoned-baby-texas-abortion-ban/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/12/28/abandoned-baby-texas-abortion-ban/</a> 2024-12-28T22:26:54+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0wjsuqukkz72agrnnkydtmdr5cg8xpz25d4d8nyu9vke3m40v59czyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nq9l9945 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszje5mnxpd36883zn5ap2f34hwh4khaxfmwa7amrayq8gxs34dqzqn8rfvy'>nevent1q…rfvy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>From the link:<br/>&#34;In fall of 2023, for example, without consulting or informing the editors, Elsevier initiated the use of #AI during production, creating article proofs devoid of capitalization of all proper nouns (e.g., formally recognized epochs, site names, countries, cities, genera, etc.) as well italics for genera and species. These AI changes reversed the accepted versions of papers that had already been properly formatted by the handling editors. …&#34;<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> #retractions 2024-12-27T19:53:59+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv8z2cddeykkp5tvxzazcz099jt8lc02lzjwstsqtr4hfylqwhesczyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nqgeg4aq Dana Hedgpeth et al.: More than 3,100 students died at schools built to crush Native American cultures<br/><br/>&#34;The Washington Post has found more than three times as many deaths as the U.S. government documented in its investigation of Indian boarding schools.&#34;<br/><br/>#NativeAmerican #BoardingSchools <br/><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2024/native-american-deaths-burial-sites-boarding-schools/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2024/native-american-deaths-burial-sites-boarding-schools/</a> 2024-12-22T19:18:05+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszfcnq6y23ue6f5grthf5rsf2cxzq43xh9xpw58jp7u2sqat4pu0gzyzt3u0amskewf93mqzdk840vc5p9ksgprzgveunrkq2lskuwrn3nq2wsjzt Fareed Zakaria: #Russia is weaker than you think: Assad was a valuable client for Putin. And he couldn’t save him.<br/><br/>&#34;The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria should be a reminder of a general truth that often gets obscured in the blizzard of conflicting and contradictory news stories that absorb us day to day: The West’s adversaries are often weaker than we think.&#34;<br/><br/>#gift<br/><a href="https://wapo.st/3ZDd8z1">https://wapo.st/3ZDd8z1</a> 2024-12-13T19:39:14+01:00