Famine isn’t just a word – it’s a technical term. And it’s never declared by one organization alone. A famine confirmation is the result of a joint, data-driven analysis using agreed global standards set by the IPC. #Gaza is only the fifth famine ever confirmed by this scale.

A statue of a woman named Danuta Danielsson in Sweden who became a hero in 1985

Israel is not an "ally" of the US. It is a proxy force. It is used to attack popular liberation movements across West Asia—and elsewhere in the global South—to prevent sovereign development and thus maintain the conditions for US capital accumulation. 👉jasonhickel.substack.com/p/why-does-the…

Let’s start simple: Vaccines do NOT cause autism. This isn’t up for debate. Decades of research, millions of kids studied worldwide, zero credible evidence of a causal link. Full stop. Here is how RFK Jr. will try to convince you otherwise: 🧵👇1/

So this woman is brought to the US when she's eight years old, becomes a scholarship university student to become a nurse... and is then seized by ICE, and kept in harsh captivity for six months - which wouldn't happen to most actual criminals. Why do this? Who was she hurting

In 2010 I travelled the entire country of Israel and I've been to Palestine and other parts of the West Bank. I had minimal experience with Middle Eastern politics when I arrived in the country. My mind was a clean slate. Our Israeli guide was cordial but it was clear to me

Elite researchers at MIT just uncovered something terrifying. They scanned 54 people's brains during a simple writing test. But when they reviewed the scans 4 months later, what they saw horrified them. The cause? Not phones, not TikTok. Something far, far more serious:

My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry, I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business.

The EU Delegation in Kyiv was damaged by today’s Russian strikes on civilian areas. I strongly condemn these brutal attacks, a clear sign that Russia rejects peace & chooses terror. Our full solidarity goes to EU staff, their families, & all Ukrainians enduring this aggression.

Israeli attacks across Gaza continue as nearly all members of the UN Security Council, except the US, called for Israel to stop further expansion of its war on Gaza. 🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/4t3lil

Soil quality in Europe

Something remarkable is happening in France The PM, who will lose his job next week, went live on TV: France's debt was accumulated to guarantee the "comfort of the boomers" at the expense of the next generation The truth is easily said when you are politically finished

Russia plans to officially withdraw from the Council of Europe’s treaty for the prevention of torture. The prohibition against torture is a bedrock principle of international law. We condemn this decision. politico.eu/article/russia…

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Want to be clear here. This 10x number is not based on any study or data I can find. It’s just a pure lie.

A Buddha statue in Afghanistan before its destruction in 1992.

We have to understand structural adjustment, with its forced privatisation and dismantling of public provisioning systems across the South, as mass-scale dispossession and a transfer of wealth from the world’s working classes directly into the hands of international capital.

BREAKING: Thailand to implement a Negative Income Tax in 2027. They would be the first country to guarantee a basic income floor with a NIT. 60k baht is mentioned as a possible threshold. With a 50% rate, that could cut poverty by potentially up to 90%. nationthailand.com/news/policy/40…

UN chief Antonio Guterres says the Israeli-made famine in war-torn Gaza is a “present-day catastrophe” caused by “deliberate decisions that defy basic humanity” amid Palestinian starvation deaths and an Israeli aid blockade. 🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/va82v7

The city of Frankfurt, Germany, tried to ban a large demonstration. The courts stroke down their decision and had some quite strong words on how flimsy and unconstitutional their reasoning was. This should concern us all. fr.de/frankfurt/sams…