Committed socialist Albert Einstein was born on this day in 1879.
In addition to his groundbreaking papers in the field of physics, Einstein published "Why Socialism" in the inaugural issue of Monthly Review.
Senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei has laid out two conditions for ending the war: full US compensation for all Iranian losses, and a 100% security guarantee contingent on a complete US military withdrawal from the Persian Gulf. Rezaei stated the end of the war is Iran's decision to make. #Iran
“But, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the Strait of Hormuz is open and people are having a wonderful time.”
En los años 30 y primeros 40 del siglo XX, los grandes directores de cine europeos y americanos (Lang, Chaplin, Lubitsch, Renoir...) hacían películas, a menudo comedias, antifascistas y antinazis. La comparación con algunos comediantes españoles hoy en día, en un contexto muy similar, no se resiste.
Senator Tuberville on x writing a response to the @endwokeness account Original tweet from @EndWokeness - “less than 25 years apart” Image 1 - the twin towers as they are hit by a the planes on 9/11/2001 Image 2 - Mayor Mamdani sitting on a prayer rug while hosting an Iftar at city hall Quote tweet from Senator Tuberville - “the enemy is inside the gates.”
Let there be as much outrage from politicians in Washington when kids go hungry as there is when I break bread with New Yorkers.
🔴 ÚLTIMA HORA | La Justicia de EEUU considera que Trump denunció a Jerome Powell para forzarle a bajar los tipos y suspende su citación
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says Darren Beattie was 'prohibited from visiting' Bolsonaro in prison
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says Darren Beattie was 'prohibited from visiting' Bolsonaro in prison https://aje.news/spdvgu
News from Iran & Lebanon increasingly resembles years of bloodshed in Gaza—civilian areas pummeled, international law ignored & a spiral of war endangering millions. Understanding why means understanding the US-Israel dynamic in one key period: under President Joe Biden, after October 7, 2023
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CROSSING THE RED LINE, the book I’ve been working on for >2 years, documents the Biden admin's failures in Gaza and beyond.
I conducted >150 interviews to detail why the U.S. enabled unimaginable violence against Palestinians + Lebanese, and ignored off-ramps toward peace. Biden drew a red line...
..yet he continued rushing weapons to Israel after Benjamin Netanyahu crossed it. He sent Israel a message of impunity & sent Americans a message of disdain+incompetence, helping Donald Trump win back power.
I’m thrilled to share the book is now available for pre-order: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
These orders affect availability in bookstores, printing numbers &more. If accountability for Palestine matters to you, or if my investigative reporting has ever struck a chord, please place an order. To those who made this possible: I can’t thank you enough. Onward to publication day: September 22!
Ordered on Bookshop.org for $4 shipping
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Lula bans Trump envoy w/ neo-nazi ties from entering Brasil!
The move comes as Trump interferes in this fall's Brazilian presidential election.
paydayreport.com/lula-bans-tr...
Brazilian president says he has ‘forbidden’ Trump adviser from visiting country
I do not see how European democracies can survive being complicit in the war on Iran plus the escalation of the cost of living crisis this war causes. This is the perfect storm to bring the far right into power.
On when the war with Iran might end: When asked when he will know the war is over, Trump replies: "When I feel it, okay? I feel it in my bones"
It is utterly ridiculous that anyone finds this an attractive quality in a leader, anyone wants to run their country or engage in military actions with this kind of man in charge and this kind of principle guiding him. Authoritarian mindset is utterly pathological. We cannot live with these people.
Mar Espinar criticized Isabel Diaz Ayuso for her alignment with Trump during a government hearing: (English translation in the post) “Cójase al mafioso de su jefe de Gabinete, tire para Mar-a-Lago y déjenos aquí — que somos más de los valientes de Minnesota”
Mar Espinar, Spain’s PSOE deputy, on Isabel Díaz Ayuso’s support for Trump:
“Take your mafioso chief of staff, go to Mar-a-Lago, and leave us here — because we are more like the brave ones from Minnesota”
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The problem is what is the cost in human lives and destruction for the fascist moron to discover it. Perhaps democracies should develop new institutional devices in order to stop fascist morons to seize political power.
👤 El capitán del Ejército José Santiago Faúndez Sepúlveda, condenado a 15 años de presidio por hechos ocurridos en La Serena en octubre de 2019, sería el primer beneficiado. El mandatario señaló que utilizará la facultad presidencial de indulto y que la revisión será “caso a caso”.
Episode #233: China’s Five-Year Plan
China has released a new five-year economic plan that projects GDP growth of around 4.5 percent in the coming year. Hosts @adamtooze.bsky.social and Cameron Abadi dig in: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
A new report for Spain's government shows exciting paths forward for democracy at work. Come to this @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social "Alternatives to capitalism" seminar to hear about it from @isabelleferreras.bsky.social, who led the report's committee, and @benbraun.bsky.social, report co-author
Key recommendations of International High-Level Expert Committee report on democracy at work
You can find the report here. It's a very extensive (over 400 page) study of the conditions and models for economic democracy, including these key recommendations
reportondemocracyatwork.org/en/home/
The seminar will be the day after this connected lecture
bsky.app/profile/neil...
🟠 #PuntoPorPunto | Analistas en geopolítica, seguridad y comunicación política observan con inquietud el estilo y las primeras medidas del nuevo Presidente. Cuestionan el quiebre en la transición, el tono del discurso y el rol asignado a las Fuerzas Armadas en seguridad.
Delighted that this is now out (w. @sunelaegaard.bsky.social), along with all the articles it introduces. link.springer.com/article/10.1... Hopefully of interest to anyone thinking (methodologically) about how 'empirical' leaning pol-theory might become more 'experimental', e.g....
El Parlamento Europeo frena el escáner masivo de mensajes privados y abre una batalla final por la privacidad digital
Los eurodiputados aprueban una enmienda que prohíbe el escáner indiscriminado de las comunicaciones privadas en Europa
En @diariodesevilla.bsky.social
#tecnología #privacidad
❗ La jefa de Exteriores de la UE acusa a Estados Unidos de querer debilitar y “dividir a Europa”
Netherlands and Iceland file declarations of intervention at the ICJ in the case SouthAfrica v. Israel, joining over a dozen others.
www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
