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Politics has unexpectedly hit a special interest of mine so here is a quick rundown on the Avignon Papacy.
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8. We should not, however, lose sight of the very specific place of the Gulf in the “geopolitics” of Trump corruption — and how that corruption inflects every aspect of this deadly, pathetic, and almost incomprehensibly stupid fiasco.
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Don't think I've ever been as terrified in all the Trump security crises. As @pkrugman.bsky.social said, "It’s the most astonishing, awful thing that I’ve ever seen, and we’ve all seen a lot of awful things." Mainly as cope, and to teach it, I keep asking why. 1/ open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/living-in-hell?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Had a post up earlier about Trump’s rephrasing (weaseling out) of his shocking threat but took it down thinking I’d gotten the date/time wrong but Reuters has confirmed…
bsky.app/profile/reuters.com/post/3miqwhxvpk425
bsky.app/profile/reuters.com/post/3miqwhxvpk425
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When an Israeli Merkava tank hit a home, Father al-Rahi and others rushed to the scene to help the wounded. The tank then fired a second time, killing him.
This is who Israel is killing-- a priest serving his parishioners to his dying breath on the land he calls home.
This is who Israel is killing-- a priest serving his parishioners to his dying breath on the land he calls home.
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If Trump wants to steal Greenland, he doesn't need tanks or missiles. He can just tell Microsoft and Oracle to brick the entire Danish state and all of its key firms, blocking their access to their email archives, files, databases, and other key administrative tools.
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Second, Hegseth was "pulled by his District of Columbia National Guard unit from guarding Joe Biden’s January 2021 inauguration" after he was flagged by unit members as being a potential "insider threat." It effectively ended his military career.
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Did you know there is a Russian Orthodox cathedral (St Nicholas) in Tehran? Le Monde reports that the US or Israel targeted it with a missile, blowing out the windows and doors. This is “help is on the way”.
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Twinning! Something important is going on this week that will have world-wide implications!
Like an egg splitting in half, a tropical wave gives birth twin tropical #cyclones in the Equatorial Pacific. Notice how one spins clockwise I the Northern Hemisphere, the other counterclockwise SH… 1/
Like an egg splitting in half, a tropical wave gives birth twin tropical #cyclones in the Equatorial Pacific. Notice how one spins clockwise I the Northern Hemisphere, the other counterclockwise SH… 1/
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French naval base, Camp de la Paix, struck in Port Zayed, Abu Dhabi as Israelis launch another raid on Tehran.
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Per LeMonde, the Iranian Guardians of the Revolution say they have struck the carrier Abraham Lincoln with 4 ballistic missiles.
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This war is costing airlines millions as flights are cancelled : Emirates, Qatar Airways, Etihad, EgyptAir, Air Algérie, Ethiopian, and Kenya Airways. Could be days, weeks or months before operations fully resume.
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Was today years old when I learned that Herbert Hoover blamed Mexican-Americans for the Great Depression and deported up to 2 million of them, including plenty of US citizens
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Progressive International is organizing Flotilla Nuestra América to bring humanitarian aid to Cuba.
elpais.com/mexico/2026-02-12/una-nueva-flotilla-internacional-se-organiza-para-llevar-ayuda-humanitaria-a-cuba.html
elpais.com/mexico/2026-02-12/una-nueva-flotilla-internacional-se-organiza-para-llevar-ayuda-humanitaria-a-cuba.html
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BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
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I know its standards are lower than the temperature in Ohio but still can’t quite believe that the New York Times published a piece telling Harry Potter fans to grow up, stop wanting the good guys to win, embrace the reign of Lord Voldemort, and stop doxxing dementors who are just enforcing the law.
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Two global trading houses that brokered an opaque deal with the Trump admin this month to sell Venezuelan oil were previously prosecuted for bribery schemes involving oil sales elsewhere… A senior trader at Vitol donated $6 million to Trump’s 2024 election. www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/01/29/trump-venezuela-oil-vitol-trafigura-bribes/
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It’s verified. ICE has a unit called Homeland Security Investigations which will be the security detail for Marco Rubio while Vance gets the Secret Service. Meloni is deeply embarrassed and anti-ICE protests are expected. Unwanted pair of interlopers.
www.repubblica.it/politica/2026/01/27/news/ice_usa_minneapolis_uso_agenti_giochi_olimpici_governo-425120249/
www.repubblica.it/politica/2026/01/27/news/ice_usa_minneapolis_uso_agenti_giochi_olimpici_governo-425120249/
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ICE at the Winter Olympics? Rubio and Vance want an ICE security detail at the opening ceremonies in Milan?? Will have to verify this on Tuesday.
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