We all agree this war is asymmetrical. How could it not be? On one side you have people like: Dr. Ali Larijani (Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran) author of three essays on Immanuel Kant, his writings are studied in Western universities: • The

Here's to hoping my karma includes rebirth as a rock hyrax in this dry country realm.

Compared to the Welsh Land of My Father's, Ireland's Call, the Flower of Scotland,  France's Marseillaise and Fratelli d'Italia, England's monarchical and hieratic anthem always seems to ensure that they take to the field with a narrative and motivational deficit. #6Nations2026

The banana plant is not a tree — it is a giant herbaceous plant. What looks like a trunk is the pseudostem, formed by the tightly overlapping bases of its leaf sheaths. 🌿 Understanding its anatomy helps make sense of how it grows, even in temperate gardens. Flag leaf: the last

Israel still presents itself as a western democracy. It claims the religious fanatics are Hamas and Iran. But, increasingly, Israel itself is fighting a religious war. Lubna Masarwa reports for Middle East Eye from Jerusalem: middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel…

Kenya-aaaah! Like a painting rendered by a hand from the sky.

READ: 'Iran Is Not Gaza': Read Arundhati Roy's Scathing Speech on the US-Israeli War Exclusive: The award-winning Indian novelist warns that the world is on the brink of nuclear calamity and economic collapse, and laments her own government's gutlessness. zeteo.com/p/iran-is-not-…

Until and unless this rogue state is defanged and deconstructed humanity will remain on an Armageddon trajectory.

“As I’ve said many times before - when all is said and done, Donald Trump will surpass any historical tyrant and rightfully take his place as the worst human ever to emerge from the privilege and relative peace of post-World War II America. Trump’s withdrawal of the U.S. on

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🧵 Dostoevsky predicted the modern world 150 years before it arrived. Here’s why the most tormented writer in history is more relevant than ever. A thread. 1/

Merrily, merrily shall I live now Under the blossom that hangs on the bough

In the light of current Iranian dominance, Oman's control of the Musandam and its southern Strait of Hormuz channel does'nt seem to have been worth UK's reprehensible 1970's actions.

The absence of peace and self-determination for the Palestinian people is the original sin; all flows from there.

GCC hereditary rulers to their own people: if you let us rule, we will pay for your welfare. GCC hereditary rulers to the US: if you let us rule, you can help yourself to our oil. GCC hereditary rulers to Iran: if you let us rule, we will not attack you even if you attack us.

See, #LandIsNotProperty Mwalimu Wandia, the idea of the Scholar-Warrior-Leader? The character of true legacy politics? The idea of multiple publishing houses in a country. The gift of being able to gauge your politician by the depth, quality and scope of thought, imagination and future-vision? Poor us.

Whose story are you telling... gathara's seminal new series of podcasts. thenewhumanitarian.org/podcasts/2026/…