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Iran is not Venezuela. US folly and hubris is exposed, but at what cost? Neither rationality nor morals would prevent Trump and his lunatic fringe from launching a nuclear weapon

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14.03.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran is not Venezuela. US folly and hubris is exposed, but at what cost? Neither rationality nor morals would prevent Trump and his lunatic fringe from launching a nuclear weapon

[Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast] Chas Freeman: The Emerging Iran-Russia-China Axis & Israel's Possible Demise

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14.03.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Israel Lobby: 20 years later w/ John Mearsheimer - The Grayzone live
The Israel Lobby: 20 years later w/ John Mearsheimer - The Grayzone live YouTube video by The Grayzone

The Israel Lobby: 20 years later w/ John Mearsheimer - The Grayzone live

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14.03.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran is not Venezuela. US folly and hubris is exposed, but at what cost? Neither rationality nor morals would prevent Trump and his lunatic fringe from launching a nuclear weapon

Iran is not Venezuela. US folly and hubris is exposed, but at what cost?

Neither rationality nor morals would prevent Trump and his lunatic fringe from launching a nuclear weapon

sodiumhaze.substack.com/p/iran-is-no...

14.03.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Top civil servant yo-yo’d between govt and Blair Institute Exclusive: Tech firms such as TBI are embedding staff in government, sparking fears AI policy is being β€˜outsourced’

Top civil servant boomeranged between government and Tony Blair Institute

Exclusive: Tech firms such as TBI are embedding staff in government, sparking fears AI policy is being β€˜outsourced’

Ethan Shone

www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-mone...

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On Labour-Green Defections One of the culprits for rendering Your Party a nullity was its importation of Labourist culture. The bureaucratic shenanigans, the behind-t...

Phil Burton-Cartledge

On Labour-Green Defections

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14.03.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Are the Greens for real? A dispatch on UK politics by Oliver Eagleton

Are the Greens for real?
A dispatch on UK politics by Oliver Eagleton

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14.03.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Venezuela Illusion | Kayhan Valadbaygi Iran’s security structure ensures that the US will struggle to contain the dynamic of military escalation or determine its political outcomes.

The Venezuela Illusion

Kayhan Valadbaygi

The limits of β€œregime management” in Iran

www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/the...

14.03.2026 10:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Behind the News with Doug Henwood - Behind the News, 3/12/26 Listen to Behind the News with Doug Henwood - Behind the News, 3/12/26 by Doug Henwood on Podcast Addict. Behind the News, 3/12/26 - guest: Nikhil Pal Singh on Trump’s homeland empire, merging foreign...

[Behind the News with Doug Henwood]

Nikhil Pal Singh on Trump’s homeland empire, merging foreign and domestic policy into a single domain of impunity - Doug Henwood

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Epstein Family Values
Epstein Family Values YouTube video by Equator Media

Epstein Family Values

The sociologist Melinda Cooper and talks to the historian Quinn Slobodian about the revelations of the Jeffrey Epstein files, and about the obsessions of the new American elite.

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14.03.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'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.

'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.

Arundhati Roy

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14.03.2026 08:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How European Countries Are Aiding The US & Israel in the War on Iran European nations including the UK and NATO allies are joining the US and Israel in their war on Iran. From providing economic and diplomatic support, to supplying military assistance to Washington, Eu...

How European Countries Are Aiding The US & Israel in the War on Iran

March 4th, 2026

ByΒ Alan Macleod

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13.03.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

[Daniel Davis Deep Dive] Iran's Asymmetrical War /Alastair Crooke & Lt Col Daniel Davis

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BBC editor's libel case against Owen Jones falls at the first hurdle. Here's why Raffi Berg may be fighting for damages, but it's really the BBC in the dock – for being utterly wedded to an editor whose objectivity on Israel is so clearly in question

BBC editor's libel case against Owen Jones falls at the first hurdle. Here's why

Raffi Berg may be fighting for damages, but it's really the BBC in the dock – for being utterly wedded to an editor whose objectivity on Israel is so clearly in question

jonathancook.substack.com/p/bbc-editor...

13.03.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Could Capitalism Have Thrived Without Colonialism? - Monthly Review

Could Capitalism Have Thrived Without Colonialism? A Commentary on Vivek Chibber's Jacobin Radio Interview

by Vijay Prashad

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13.03.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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US and Israel’s environmental warfare in Iran and West Asia - Prometheus Magazine Kimia Talebi situates the attacks on Iran's fuel depots within the US and Israel's larger ecocidal imperialist project.

Kimia Talebi situates the attacks on Iran’s fuel depots within the US and Israel’s larger ecocidal imperialist project and argues for the necessity of embedding anti-imperialist politics in any ecological organising in Britain.

prometheus-mag.com/2026/03/13/u...

13.03.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A Bitter Education

Pankaj Mishra

In its quiescence to the West’s war on Iran, India is squandering a precious legacy

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13.03.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The War on Iran: Immoral allies, False claims and Unnecessary Bloodshe When Iranian exiles living in the West celebrate the death of the supreme leader, waving the Israeli and American flags and shouting thank you to Netanyahu and Trump, you know that untangling emotion ...

The War on Iran: Immoral allies, False claims and Unnecessary Bloodshed

Ilan Pappe on US and Israeli immorality and why Palestine lies at the heart of the war on Iran.

Ilan Pappe

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13.03.2026 18:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Chris Hedges Report - Why America is Losing the War With Iran (w/ John Mearsheimer) | The Chris Hedges Report Listen to The Chris Hedges Report - Why America is Losing the War With Iran (w/ John Mearsheimer) | The Chris Hedges Report by Chris Hedges on Podcast Addict. As the U.S.-Israel and Iran War enters it...

[The Chris Hedges Report] Why America is Losing the War With Iran (w/ John Mearsheimer)

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It's free. I didn't need to subscribe.

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However busy one is, it's important to regularly make time to laugh at The Guardian...

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First the Cherokee, Now the Palestinians Revisiting the history of U.S. attitudes toward the Cherokee Nation shows how consistent the rhetoric of oppressors is across time and place. The rationalizations for ethnic cleansing do not change.

First the Cherokee, Now the Palestinians

Revisiting the history of U.S. attitudes toward the Cherokee Nation shows how consistent the rhetoric of oppressors is across time and place. The rationalizations for ethnic cleansing do not change.

Norman Finkelstein

www.currentaffairs.org/news/first-t...

12.03.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Leftist Journalist Owen Jones Vindicated in Libel Case Over BBC's Biased Coverage of Gaza Genocide | Common Dreams British journalist Owen Jones celebrates High Court ruling in his favor against BBC editor in libel lawsuit. Jones stands by his article criticizing BBC's coverage of Israel and Palestine, highlightin...

Leftist Journalist Owen Jones Vindicated in Libel Case Over BBC’s Biased Coverage of Gaza Genocide

The BBC has long been accused of centering Israel and dismissing the humanity of Palestinians in its coverage of Gaza.

www.commondreams.org/news/owen-jo...

12.03.2026 20:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Keir Starmer says what Kneecap stand for is β€˜completely intolerable’ The Prime Minister made the statement during a trip to Belfast

Fuck Keir Starmer

- A man who couldn't get us cancelled from Glasto

- A man who couldn't beat us in court

- A man who has destroyed the Labour Party

- A man whose government supports war criminals in Israel with weapons and intelligence

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

12.03.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 1121 πŸ” 310 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 27
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Palantir: Coalition urges NHS organisations to refuse to use controversial tech giant’s software Every hospital in England has been urged to disobey an NHS directive to use software operated by controversial US analytics software company Palantir. A coalition of human rights, health and patient ...

Palantir: Coalition urges NHS organisations to refuse to use controversial tech giant’s software

www.bmj.com/content/392/...

12.03.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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EU "very keen" on Israel cooperation despite public fury, says internal paper Tel Aviv envoy seeks to allay business lobby's fears of sanctions.

EU "very keen" on Israel cooperation despite public fury, says internal paper

Tel Aviv envoy seeks to allay business lobby's fears of sanctions.

David Cronin

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12.03.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Minneapolis Spring, the 2020 Uprisings and Beyond w/ Jonathan Stegall & Anne Kosseff-Jones (03/12/26) Beatrice speaks with Minneapolis organizers Jonathan Stegall and Anne Kosseff-Jones about how the last few months of anti-ICE organizing and mutual aid work in Minnesota built directly on the foundati

In our latest, we speak with Minneapolis organizers Jonathan Stegall & Anne Kosseff-Jones about how the 2020 uprisings laid the groundwork for the last few months of anti-ICE action in the twin cities and where we go from here

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12.03.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Joy at Death and Destruction - Craig Murray The United States and Israel are both revelling in inflicting the maximum possible death and suffering on Iran. After the genocide in Gaza, on a far larger field in Iran, those in power in Israel and ...

Craig Murray

Joy at Death and Destruction

www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...

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They attack, we defend: how the media toe the line on Iran Unlike Russia’s war on Ukraine, British journalists rarely highlight the illegality of the US-Israeli attack on Iran

They attack, we defend: how the media toe the line on Iran

Unlike Russia’s war on Ukraine, British journalists rarely highlight the illegality of the US-Israeli attack on Iran

DES FREEDMAN

12 March 2026

www.declassifieduk.org/they-attack-...

12.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
John Mearsheimer, Chris Hedges - Why America is Losing the War With Iran - Brave New Europe John Mearsheimer details how the American Empire stumbled into one of its largest strategic blunders, and what the effects of it all might entail for the rest of the world Cross-posted from the Chris ...

John Mearsheimer details how the American Empire stumbled into one of its largest strategic blunders, and what the effects of it all might entail for the rest of the world.

braveneweurope.com/john-mearshe...

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