John McDill

Pictures at an exhibition. Posted without comment. Likes = bookmarks. Retweets & likes not necessarily endorsements.

[The Diplomat @Diplomat_APAC]

The real political shift in Australia is the public’s increasing attraction to independent candidates. https://t.co/N1ncYB9xLb

[Middle East Eye @MiddleEastEye]

📰 The Israeli army has announced plans to change the layout of the Palestinian refugee camps in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm as part of a large-scale military operation in the northern occupied West Bank that has been ongoing since late January.

The plans aim to completely wipe out the Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams refugee camps, transforming them into neighbourhoods within the two cities, with the goal of preventing them from serving as "incubators for terrorist organisations," the military was quoted as saying by Israeli media.

On the ground, demolition operations are being carried out daily, with the Israeli military issuing repeated warnings to hundreds of Palestinian families about the impending destruction of their homes. These families have been unable to legally challenge the orders, as the target is stated as purely military

Read the full story⤵️
https://t.co/GkRq3Ku4MJ

[RAND @RANDCorporation]

Has the Quad failed?

RAND's Rafiq Dossani explores: https://t.co/bzBbcXlAMA

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

In Serbia, “this is the biggest protest ever… [with] people standing up against the corruption and for the rule of law,” says Maja Stojanović of the NGO Civic Initiatives. “These protests are led by young people. We never had that in Serbia.”

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

Am I the only one who thinks it’s weird that all the “pro democracy, pro free speech, anti-political persecution” Republicans on X seem to be ignoring what’s happening in Turkey?

By the way, this platform is reportedly banning accounts reporting on these massive protests against Erdoğan.

Could it be because Authoritarian regimes—like those under Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, and more recently leaders like Erdogan and Orbán—have consistently sought to undermine or control the courts to eliminate checks on their power… Sort of like what Trump is doing now?

[Alfons López Tena 🦇 @alfonslopeztena]

US government punishes the law firm WilmerHale because Robert S. Mueller, special counsel in the Trump-Russia investigation, worked there: Cancellation of all government contracts, its employees are banned from being hired at public agencies forever https://t.co/geFY2ohKmB

[Financial Times @FT]

US tells French companies to comply with Trump’s anti-diversity order https://t.co/eRloR4qph0

[Bloomberg @business]

The latest data show long-term inflation expectations jumped to a 32-year high as American anxiety over Trump’s tariffs continued to build: Here’s your Evening Briefing. https://t.co/s7D4wnuN3q

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

DOGE is a show for dumb people while the real looting & power stripping goes on behind the scenes. But as long as the show's ratings are good, it will go on. They are gutting research & soft power and increasing tax fraud and it’s not even going to save money. From Freakonomics:

[David Frum @davidfrum]

Written before VP Vance's words of threat in Greenland today

[Mike Katz @mikekatz]

It's beyond horrendous that tens of thousands of Ukranian children have been abducted by Russia; and made all the worse by the fact that the US Govt has defunded the @Yale project which is tracking them.

I raised the issue in today's @UKHouseofLords discussion on the G7 mtg.

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

BREAKING: Jeffrey Goldberg from The Atlantic @TheAtlantic has just released the FULL Text Message Chain.

I have provided all texts in this post and the thread below:

CHECK MATE! 🧵

[North Herts for Europe on B.Sky #FBPE 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @NH4Europe]

Europeans' belief in the importance of the EU has surged to record levels, according to a survey released yesterday.

74% now say their country benefits from being in 🇪🇺 - up from 50% in 2010. And the biggest reason is about security, *not* the economy.
https://t.co/OkBGPpzodN

[Barron's @barronsonline]

Waymo Brings Driverless Taxis Into Washington, D.C. https://t.co/Dn78JacXmz

[Sharif Kouddous شريف عبد القدوس @sharifkouddous]

The health ministry has released a 1,516–page document listing the names of over 50,000 Palestinians confirmed killed in Gaza since Oct 7, 2023. There are a total of 474 pages listing 15,600+ children’s names. The first 27 pages the age is listed as 0 — children under 1 year old

[Amy McGrath @AmyMcGrathKY]

Our allies have got to be seriously considering NOT sharing any sensitive information with these American natsec "leaders" not only because of their insults but because of their comms recklessness and just not even knowing who was on text chain! https://t.co/3EFJd2c5N1

[Australia Institute @TheAusInstitute]

Today, in the Australian and the Canberra Times newspapers: Big Gas is taking the piss.

They export 80% of our gas then tell us there's a shortage.

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

The number of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza surpasses 50,000, says the Hamas-run health ministry https://t.co/LGZaxdwfJJ

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

“Israel under Netanyahu is becoming more and more authoritarian.”

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempts to fire the Shin Bet spy chief and Israel's attorney general have many worried the state may not survive as a democracy.

[Scottish Canals @scottishcanals]

There's a reason it's called 'Britain's most beautiful shortcut' ⛵

Who's planning to explore the many wonders of the Crinan Canal by boot, boat or bike this year? 🙋‍♀️

https://t.co/uFlxtnG8aG

#CrinanCanal #CanalMagic