The Jan issue of AJIL is now online, featuring a curated Book Reviews section where classic texts & films are put in conversations with newer ones to analyze how current events in int'l law connect to both historical trends & prospects for the future.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
16.01.2026 14:02
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02.03.2026 17:09
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After years of taking sunset photos on the coast, they all started to seem the same but looking back now, I can see the differences in the cloud formations, the waves, the streaks of light. Each was unique, even if I didn't see it at the time.
#photography #californiacoast #fromthearchives #sunset
10.03.2026 16:56
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Israeli shelling killed Pierre al-Rai, a Priest in the southern Lebanese border village of al-Qlayya in Marjayoun district after a home in the town was struck twice. The first Israeli artillery strike wounded the homeowner and his wife, prompting neighbors and Red Cross paramedics to rush in to help
11.03.2026 04:52
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How Trump Became the Biggest Crook in the History of Democracy
The penny-ante bribes of his first term have given way to billions in graft.
The election and reelection of corrupt leaders, whether in the USA, Israel, or elsewhere, is a failure of citizenship, a failure of education, ethics, and engagement.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
11.03.2026 18:34
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The Vanishing Point with Bani Khoshnoudi
TIFF is a charitable cultural organization with a mission to transform the way people see the world, through film.
"Beginning with recorded phone calls and visits, home movies, and family photos, Khoshnoudi traces the silence around the disappearance of a young family member in the notorious Evin Prison to engage the larger, collective silence in Iran..."
www.tiff.net/events/the-v...
11.03.2026 18:32
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Keep in mind that Pete Hegseth's reported Pentagon spending spree happened just months after Trump and Republicans made devastating cuts to the social safety net in exchange for huge tax cuts for the rich.
And defense spending may soon hit a record $1.5 trillion.
Priorities.
11.03.2026 18:20
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Yes, Itβs Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
Personality disguises the total institutional power of the authoritarian state; thus, many people do not notice the step by step move into fascism. Idiosyncrasy diffuses the imperial.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
11.03.2026 18:21
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How God Got So Great
What monotheism means is surprisingly hard to pin down, but thereβs a reason it swept the world.
"Searching for a single key to monotheism across such varied traditions, however, is like trying to identify a facial feature shared by members of a large family."
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
11.03.2026 18:18
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Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"
10.03.2026 20:30
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βepstein class is iranian propagandaβ is definitely something iβd expect the epstein class to say
11.03.2026 14:42
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Mango pickers (Martinique), 1887 #gauguin #paulgauguin
10.03.2026 14:00
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Jamaica to end decades-long agreement with Cuba over medical missions criticized by US
Jamaicaβs foreign ministry says it is ending a decades-long agreement with Cuba involving its medical missions.
Jamaica is ending its agreement with Cuban doctors who helped staff hospitals and rural clinics. Cubaβs global medical missions provide revenue for Havana while filling physician shortages abroad. Without them, Jamaicaβs rural health system could face major gaps.
apnews.com/article/jama...
08.03.2026 22:46
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Paul Bremer ran Iraq for Bush. His emails show what really happened
βI am now officially the government of Iraq,β Bremer wrote to his wife in private messages from 2003 unearthed by The Sunday Times. In frank detail, they show the dangers of waging war without the rig...
Newly revealed emails from Paul Bremer show the Iraq occupation descending into chaos behind the scenes. Overthrowing a govt is one thingβrunning the country afterward is another. Before talking about regime change in Iran, maybe we revisit what happened in Iraq.
www.thetimes.com/article/00b2...
09.03.2026 11:08
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Bier: "Over the last 30 years, we looked at all the government budgets -- federal, state, and local combined. Immigrants reduce deficits by $14.5 trillion."
10.03.2026 15:34
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Iβve taught students who came to school hungry.
Iβve watched parents work 2β3 jobs and still struggle with childcare.
Meanwhile, Speaker Mike Johnson is focused on political fights instead of kitchen-table issues.
Letβs build leadership centered on families, not political theatre.
09.03.2026 21:41
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Nashville reporter arrested by ICE asserts First, Fifth Amendment violations in new legal filings β’ Tennessee Lookout
A petition filed by lawyers for Estefany Maria RodrΓguez Florez accuses the federal government of violating the First and Fifth Amendment.
Attorneys for Estefany Maria RodrΓguez Florez have filed an amended petition in federal court that accuses the federal government of First and Fifth Amendment violations in detaining the Spanish-language news journalist, who has reported critically in recent months about ICE enforcement activities.
10.03.2026 14:53
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In an exclusive interview, Kamal Kharazi, foreign policy adviser to the office of the Supreme Leader, tells CNN's Frederik Pleitgen that it is a "false narrative" that the Iranian military's capabilities have been drastically degraded and that he sees no "room for diplomacy anymore." #iran #war #USA
10.03.2026 06:46
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CNN Jerusalem Bureau Chief Oren Liebermann shows us the devastation wrought on an apartment in central Tel Aviv after a possible cluster munitions attack. #USA #Israel #Iran #war #donaldtrump
10.03.2026 07:07
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Mamdani Chooses His Words Carefully After Alleged Terror Attack
One day the NYT's editors will read these stories again and be ashamed of themselves. Mamdani called the attack "heinous," "criminal," "reprehensible," "terrorism," and "the antithesis of who we are." The insinuation that he's conflicted about this is disgraceful. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/n...
10.03.2026 12:15
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On the one-year anniversary of his detention by federal authorities, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and First Lady Rama Duwaji welcomed Mahmoud Khalil, his wife Noor, and their baby boy, Deen, to Gracie Mansion to break the fast together.
10.03.2026 03:41
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Remember guys, you canβt afford a gas rig, or a coal mine, or a nuclear power station, but you can afford to put some cheap solar panels on your roof.
Thatβs why the fossil fuel industry has spent billions trying to kill renewable energy.
The dealer needs to keep you addicted.
10.03.2026 09:35
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In the woods π³ #trees #woodland #treeclub
09.03.2026 09:54
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