The deliberate and relentless killing of Palestinian journalists is sickening beyond words — and is a desperate attempt to silence the truth about Israel’s ongoing crimes against humanity.
Shame on all those who empowered Israel to murder with impunity.
I think the perspective @gregorclunie puts forward here, understanding Trump's new regime as a response to the mature contradictions of the declining model of international order, helps clear up a lot of confusion about rationale, intended outcomes etc.
The propaganda by omission has reached a new phase.
Now the mainstream media is completely ignoring the freed Palestinians. Because then they'd need to ask why there are so many women and children in Israeli prisons and about the conditions they endured.
Instead they ignore.
Shocking stuff: the police issuing bail conditions forbidding individuals from engaging in political speech and assembly.
This has to be confronted and defeated.
Gallup poll:
52% of Ukrainians demand an end to war.
Just 38% want to keep fighting until victory.
So now all the 'listen to Ukrainian voices' people will be clamoring for a ceasefire.
Unless there is a deeper political commitment to western power involved here...?
'You may be plebian, popular and full of vitality.'
'But we are fewer in number, aloof, cultured and superior. We look down on you, whilst also feeling anxious that you might overwhelm us by your collective effervescence.'
Nice job Hillary. How did you ever lose?
We spoke to Dr James Foley and @drvladunkokor about their new research on 'decolonial' rhetoric, and how another leftist intellectual trend was used to support imperialist ends.
Decolonising Ukraine? How Rejection of Empire Became Pro-War (link below)
For the past year, millions of us around the world have made repeated, desperate calls for a ceasefire. We demanded an end to the genocide. We warned of a disastrous regional conflict.
We were ignored.
Governments have fuelled the machinery of war. Their indifference to human life has destroyed prospects for peace and endangered us all.
All of this violence was entirely avoidable. Without urgent de-escalation, more unimaginable horror is on the horizon.
It’s time to listen to the voices of ordinary people across the globe calling for peace.
That means ending the root cause of this appalling cycle of violence: the occupation of Palestine.
The provisional sessions and speakers for “Scottish Independence And The British State Ten Years on.”
A fantastic lineup so far. Final details to be announced. Don’t miss out on what promises to be a fascinating event.
🎟️ Register now: https://t.co/O2YDlF8beF
We are pleased to announce the details for a conference we are co-sponsoring to mark ten years since the referendum.
🎧 Listen to James Foley discuss its purpose and themes - and get tickets here: https://t.co/894K8Pj3o1
Are the SNP finished? Is Starmer's new government built on sand? Can Reform win seats in Holyrood? What next for the Palestine solidarity movement?
🔊A Conter election roundtable with @Jonathon_Shafi, @SophieJayJoe, @MccailColl and @David_Jamieson7
https://t.co/2Oo0ubGuoT
"Starmer has triumphed through brutality. But the world he seeks to represent – of transnational western order, Blairite nostalgia and post-2008 managed decline – is already dying."
@David_Jamieson7 on the dangerous new world threatening the next government.
(article below👇)
Sunak, Starmer, Swinney, Davey - the weakest British party leaders since the franchise.
So far, there are almost no policies. Near total convergence around a rotting status quo.
From US industrial policy to war in Europe there's a lot going on. You'd never know from #GE2024
Speakers confirmed for @UofGSPS event, 29 May - @ewangibbs @PanosTheodorop6 &Prof Alex Law on neoliberalism; Dr James Foley& Dr Wilson Sherwin on activism, Prof Bridget Fowler & Prof Charles Post on bourgeois revolution. Lunch provided by @MILKcafeglasgow
https://t.co/mB3GI5odn0
The campaign of 'solidarity' with Ukraine amounts to essentially two activities: 1) cheering from the sidelines as your rightwing government sends arms and 2) denouncing, in increasingly shrill tones, anyone who asks questions.