I've written about Labour's plans to rebuild Britain for BlackRock - not just privatisation of every day life, but a surrender of the social contract with citizens. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

CNN’s editorial line has essentially reached the point of rationalizing *ethnic cleansing*. When it comes to Israel, there seems to be no limit to how much these outlets will cover for crimes against humanity.

Strikes killing hundreds of women and children were applauded. An Iranian strike aimed at military bases and with no victims in Israel was called barbaric. Impossible not to see here a collapse of the Western mind, a wilful embrace of madness

The IDF bombed a clearly marked vehicle and killed four engineers going to repair water infrastructure in southern Gaza after they had coordinated the trip with Israeli authorities, Oxfam says oxfam.org/en/press-relea…

Another day another Israeli war crime - only now, unleashed by its US&EU sponsors, the toll of Israel's crimes accumulates daily. Beyond ethnic cleansing, the extermination of Gazan Palestinians is now on. The West Bank is next. Will you stand idly by? theguardian.com/world/2024/oct…

10 Haunting Photos Taken Moments Before Disaster

There will be zero introspection. Liberal narcissism dictates that it must always be someone else's fault. They will scapegoat minorities who failed to fall in line, blame Russia, blame misogyny, blame "irrational" voters who choose candidates based on "emotion" – anything to

Harris struggled with inflation and rising costs, which Trump framed as a Democratic failure. The Biden-Harris administration lacked clear, impactful wins to communicate an improved material life. Voters wanted tangible, visible outcomes that directly benefited them.

All the takes are correct and yet they also miss the point. Yes, it was insane for the Democrats to think they could win by running a soulless candidate, without a shred of progressive policy vision, pursuing endorsements from neocon war-hawks everybody hates, while arming and

"American liberalism is profoundly narcissistic. They want to believe that they are a force for good and they're organising the world. This may sound entirely insane, but they are profoundly convinced of this..." - Adam Tooze

Solid left-wing reading of Dem failure from gabrielwinant : dissentmagazine.org/online_article…

‘If there is a single blunt irony about the floods it was the stacks of cars in the streets of Valencian suburbs. The car is a symbol of movement, freedom, independence. It’s also emblematic of the causes of the climate emergency.’ Inigo Thomas: lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/nove…

The decisions by the countries signatories of ICC to ignore the ICC rulings is a reflection of a totally crumbling international order. Countries have indeed violated UN rules, but there was always an attempt to mask that. But here you cannot mask it any longer. So you have to

It’s lucky we have a famously competent state, a well-funded health service, & courts with plenty of time on their hands, or I’d be worrying that this is a terrible decision

Breaking: Sources have confirmed that Juan Guaidó has declared himself interim President of South Korea. 🇰🇷🇻🇪

Romanian court suspends elections. We increasingly live in a moment where 'democracy' is no longer about majority rule via ballot, but the 'consensus' of elite institutions (media, courts, security services, NGOs). You see it everywhere, from Georgia & South Korea to the US>

I only get my news from reliable sources.

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