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I teach in Tiohtià:ke / Montréal. I wrote Monetary Authorities: Capitalism and Decolonization in the American Colonial Philippines www.dukeupress.edu/monetary-authorities filipinxfreedomschool.ghost.io www.allaneslumba.com

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Iran War Delivers Windfall to America’s Oil Country — The Wall Street Journal Higher energy prices might vex the economy, but for some U.S. states, they provide a financial boost that will help close budget deficits and fix roads

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Absolutely horrific.

Canada’s massive border bill, C12, has been adopted after third reading at Senate.

C-12 will become the country's largest machinery of deportation: deporting refugees without hearings, retroactive bars, and mass status cancellation.

A mirror of anti-migrant ICE violence.

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'They Were All I Had': Lebanese Father Buries Parents, 4 Daughters Killed by Israeli Bombing One journalist said that "the massacres are multiplying" as IDF bombing kills hundreds of Lebanese and Palestinian civilians, and US-Israeli strikes kill and wound thousands of Iranians.

Journalist Lylla Younes said that "the massacres are multiplying" as IDF bombing kills hundreds of Lebanese and Palestinian civilians, and US-Israeli strikes kill and wound thousands of Iranians.

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How the Iran War Unraveled the Gulf’s Image as a Luxurious Safe Haven — The Wall Street Journal Missiles and drones have shattered the illusion that ‘you’re not in the Middle East’—and the impact is being felt across the region

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Manila’s Trash-Choked River Holds Key to Fight Against Ocean Plastics — Bloomberg Past leaders have tried and failed to rehabilitate the Pasig River, but President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is taking on the task with renewed enthusiasm.

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Israel’s 90 nuclear warheads make any strike on Iran ‘really dangerous’: expert — South China Morning Post The hostilities in the Middle East have renewed concerns about Israel’s widely known but officially unacknowledged nuclear arsenal, with an expert warning of catastrophic consequences if the weapons w...

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AP hq really pushing hard for war?!

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US military out of Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, the Pacific, the world.

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About ISA - International Seabed Authority

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‘We Live in One Ocean’: Native Hawaiian Activist Calls for Inclusion in Deep-Sea Mining Decisions — Inside Climate News As policymakers meet in Jamaica to develop regulations for mineral exploitation in international waters, Solomon Pili Kahoʻohalahala highlights what’s at stake for Pacific cultures.

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13.03.2026 09:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Cue the decoupling from fossil fuel thinkpieces

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The article is pretty funny about why it shouldn’t win.

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Philippines’ bid for UN Security Council seat sidesteps maritime row — South China Morning Post Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s pitch for a United Nations Security Council seat this week was notable for his sidestepping of an issue at the core of Manila’s foreign policy in recent yea...

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US missile deployments in Philippines signal deeper strategic shift in region — South China Morning Post The United States’ plan to expand deployments of advanced missile systems and unmanned platforms in the Philippines is less about hardware than geography and what it signals about Washington’s long-te...

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Philippines budget deficit hits record US$26.5 billion as corruption probe bites — South China Morning Post An investigation into allegedly corrupt flood-control projects worth billions of pesos is beginning to ripple through the Philippines’ public finances, slowing infrastructure spending and adding uncer...

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How the Iran War Hurts Thailand and Singapore — Foreign Policy Spiraling natural gas prices leave both countries exposed.

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The Philippines says its communist rebels are defeated – but are they? — South China Morning Post The mountains of the Philippines are quieter now. The jungle bases that once sustained Asia’s longest-running communist insurgency are mostly emptied out. Its tens of thousands of guerrilla fighters h...

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Israeli military drops charges against soldiers charged with abusing Palestinian prisoner The Israeli military says it is dropping charges against five soldiers who were accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee in an encounter partially caught on camera.

BREAKING: The Israeli military says it is dropping charges against five soldiers who were accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee.

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The root of the problem is the gutting of public healthcare and encouraging privatization in Quebec

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Trump admin estimates US war on Iran cost $11.3bn in first 6 days: Report

Trump admin estimates US war on Iran cost $11.3bn in first 6 days: Report

Trump admin estimates US war on Iran cost $11.3bn in first 6 days: Report https://aje.news/d8eh2c

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The weird equivalence between a more expensive barrel of oil and 2.3 million displaced people.

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Good. Why normalize US violence?

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Iran cannot participate in the 2026 World Cup after the United States killed their leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the sports minister, Ahmad Donyamali, said on Wednesday.

The United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran nearly two weeks ago, killing the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader, leading to a region-wide conflict in the Gulf.

“Considering that this corrupt regime [the US] has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup,” the minister told state television. “Our children are not safe and, fundamentally, such conditions for participation do not exist.

“Given the malicious actions they have carried out against Iran, they have forced two wars on us over eight or nine months and have killed and martyred thousands of our people. Therefore, we certainly cannot have such a presence.”

Iran cannot participate in the 2026 World Cup after the United States killed their leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the sports minister, Ahmad Donyamali, said on Wednesday. The United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran nearly two weeks ago, killing the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader, leading to a region-wide conflict in the Gulf. “Considering that this corrupt regime [the US] has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup,” the minister told state television. “Our children are not safe and, fundamentally, such conditions for participation do not exist. “Given the malicious actions they have carried out against Iran, they have forced two wars on us over eight or nine months and have killed and martyred thousands of our people. Therefore, we certainly cannot have such a presence.”

Iran will not participate in the men’s World Cup.

“Considering that this corrupt regime [the US] has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup. Our children are not safe and, fundamentally, such conditions for participation do not exist.”

Amen.

11.03.2026 13:57 👍 424 🔁 119 💬 12 📌 45

11.3billion dollars to kill school children

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The lie that schools (or hospitals) are used to launch military attacks is a familiar lie used to justify the mass destruction and miser in Gaza. The US government can’t even innovate in its assault on civilians.

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“Why is it that these apparently liberal democracies in the West are such incredibly violent warmongers?”

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How old is this photo of durst,?

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Was this news broken by agence France?

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Fragrant flower lei, synonymous with Hawaii, face competition from cheaper imports — The Associated Press Flower garlands are synonymous with Hawaii. But the purple orchid lei that adorn the necks of tourists often aren't made in the Aloha State.

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‘If I go home, we don’t have enough money’: the low-paid Filipino workers caught up in the war on Iran Filipino carer Mary Ann De Vera was the first victim of the war in Israel, while thousands of others remain in vulnerable positions across the Middle East Sirens warning of Iranian missiles blare out so frequently that Joycee Pelayo, a Filipino living near to Tel Aviv, doesn’t leave the house any more. Each time an alert sounds, she rushes to help the older man she cares for, supporting him into a wheelchair, then down the steps into a nearby shelter. “Last night, there were three alerts. We received it at about 2am, in the middle of the night, and then 3am, and then 4am,” says Pelayo. Continue reading...

‘If I go home, we don’t have enough money’: the low-paid Filipino workers caught up in the war on Iran

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