( Middle East Monitor ) – Israeli occupation forces today stormed the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, made threats against its medical staff and patients, and ordered its immediate evacuation, the Palestinian Information Centre reported. According to media sources, the hospital is now under tight siege from Israeli forces, which keep firing live ammunition around […]
Archives for January 2025
The Militia and the Mole
By Joshua Kaplan – Reporting Highlights A Freelance Vigilante: A wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover, climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell his family or friends. The Future of Militias: He penetrated a new generation of militia leaders, which included doctors and government attorneys. Experts […]
The Worst News from 2024: CO2 Went up again, as Tundra starts to Emit Carbon
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The wars in Ukraine, Gaza, Israel, Lebanon, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo made 2024 a hard year to bear for anyone following them, and unfortunately it was all too easy to spend the year doomscrolling through the horrid video feeds that testified to humanity’s inhumanity. The fate […]
Namesakes in Gaza: Carrying the Martyrs with us in Diaspora
Written bySafa ( Globalvioices.org ) – When the list of people killed was released from the Gaza Ministry of Health, I couldn’t help but search for my name. How many of me did I find? The first time I checked, in November 2023, there were 19 of me killed — later, that number grew to […]
Why we need to Transform the Arctic Ocean into a North Pole Marine Reserve
(The Conversation) – Kirsten Freja Young, University of Exeter and Brendan Godley, University of Exeter At the most northerly tip of the UK, looking north from the island of Muckle Flugga, Shetland, the cold wind whips up the sea and gannets dive. While biodiversity loss in the Arctic Ocean may seem like a distant issue, […]
How Solar Power could save Fossil Gas Giant Iran from its Energy Crisis
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iran has for weeks been in the midst of an energy crisis. It may seem paradoxical given that it has some of the biggest oil and gas fields in the world. Some 70% of Iran’s electricity is generated by fossil gas. Power blackouts have inflicted billions of dollars of losses […]
“Jewish Chronicle” under Fire over Article claiming Palestinian Solidarity is anti-Semitic
( Middle East Monitor ) – The Jewish Chronicle, Britain’s oldest Jewish community newspaper, has come under fire for publishing an article by controversial commentator Melanie Phillips which claims that any support for Palestinians amounts to anti-Semitism. Concerns have been raised over subsequent undisclosed edits to both the headline and content. The article, initially published […]
We need better ways of storing renewable electricity for later: ‘flow batteries’ can help
By Maria Skyllas-Kazacos, UNSW Sydney (The Conversation) – As more and more solar and wind energy enters Australia’s grid, we will need ways to store it for later. We can store electricity in several different ways, from pumped hydroelectric systems to large lithium-ion battery systems. We can also use flow batteries. These are a lesser-known […]
NOLA Attacker was a Vet who fought the War on Terror against Extremists before Breakdown
Ann Arbor – (Informed Comment) – I love New Orleans, and have been known to hit the jazz clubs on Bourbon Street into the wee hours myself. So what happened there is a gut punch, and I want to express my condolences to the families of the victims and to the community there for its […]
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