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UK energy prices are soaring – and propagandists want to sell you a false reason why | George Monbiot theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

UK energy prices are soaring – and propagandists want to sell you a false reason why | George Monbiot

The war on Iran has put fossil-fuel prices centre stage, but don’t believe those who tout ‘maximising the North Sea’ as our salvation, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
George Monbiot (the Guardian)

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Why We Only Hear Diaspora Voice Who Want War
counterpunch.org/2026/03/13/wh…

"In coverage of the war against Iran, a familiar choreography is playing out again, one that the media have carefully refined to exploit the perceived credibility of diaspora groups in order to push war and empire. This phenomenon of selectively and specifically amplifying diaspora voices who will cheerlead for war is now a well-documented feature of the American

Why We Only Hear Diaspora Voice Who Want War

David S. D’Amato (CounterPunch.org)

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Es ist kaum noch möglich sich noch einen Überblick zu halten über das Kriegsgeschehen beim Angriffskrieg der USA und Israel gegen den Iran.

Die Angriffe gehen weiter ungebrochen weiter. Fortlaufende Kriegsverbrechen. Im Iran sind jetzt laut UN 3,2 Millionen Menschen auf der Flucht.

middleeasteye.net/news/iran-ov…

UN says 3.2 million people now displaced in Iran as a result of US-Israeli war

Humanitarian needs look set to increase as the war continues, jeopardising millions of already vulnerable refugees
MEE staff (Middle East Eye)

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Only 1 in 7 Countries is Led by a Woman– as Global Political Power Remains Dominated by Men globalissues.org/news/2026/03/…

Only 1 in 7 Countries is Led by a Woman– as Global Political Power Remains Dominated by Men

UNITED NATIONS, March 13 (IPS) - Across the world, women remain vastly under-represented in political leadership, with the most powerful decisions still overwhelmingly made by men.
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Welcome to the men's room! as Malcolm Tucker would say

Grace Tame says her livelihood has been completely destroyed and she's lost 'several close friends for speaking the truth' at pro-Palestine rally | Daily Mail Online
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Grace Tame says her livelihood has been destroyed

The former Australian of the Year has penned a first-person piece in which she claims to have been the subject of a 'concerted smear campaign' by conservative politicians and media.
Stephen Gibbs (Mail Online)

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Andrey Baklanov: “Iranians want to live normally like all other countries” journal-neo.su/2026/03/13/andr…

Andrey Baklanov: “Iranians want to live normally like all other countries”

Professor Andrey Baklanov, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Studies Section at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Deputy
Юлия Новицкая (New Eastern Outlook)

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Save Misfit Manor: A Queer Anarchist Homestead Needs Your Help
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"PLEASE HELP NICKY REID. I think a lot of people take words like ‘home’ and ‘family’ for granted, and I suppose I was one of them. I grew up in what I thought was a pretty stable home, a three-bedroom house with loving parents who never actually hit me. But I didn’t know what safety More
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Save Misfit Manor: A Queer Anarchist Homestead Needs Your Help

PLEASE HELP NICKY REID. I think a lot of people take words like 'home' and 'family' for granted, and I suppose I was one of them. I grew up in what I
Nicky Reid (CounterPunch.org)

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Tempted to write a post that software development lost the plot a long time ago, and that the recent LLM developments are merely the icing on that cake. Software these days is not the painstaking work by people like @bagder or @hyc or @vitaut who write the best code they possibly can. Over the past decade, "the software world" has been developing in a very different way than that.

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The US-Israel Attack on Iran Violates International Law. Silence Makes Us Complicit. counterpunch.org/2026/03/13/th…

The US-Israel Attack on Iran Violates International Law. Silence Makes Us Complicit.

US President Donald J. Trump has launched his most dangerous act of aggression yet on the world stage. Posterity will be taking copious notes on how the
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📍 Maritime Alps, France 2025.

#photography #photo #fotografie #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #naturephotography #fineart #fineartphotography #valley #mountains #mountainmonday #river #milkyway #astrophotography #astro #stars #night #nightsky #alps #france #fotomontag #photomonday #fujifilm

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In addition to the people already mentioned by @ele below, I highly recommend the following as well, for some critical counter views & research related to contemporary AI and its impacts on politics, climate, energy, education, arts...

@alineblankertz
@anaiscrosby
@asrg
@bildoperationen
@danmcquillan
@gerrymcgovern
@Iris
@JulianOliver
@olivia
@rostro
@thomasfricke
@w0bb1t

(Ps. I write about these topics too semi-regularly, but it's not sole focus of this account...)

#AI #NoAI #CriticalAI #LLM #FollowFriday

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Le magasin/atelier Mondovelo de Saint Herblain a fermé subitement il y a quelques semaines, en liquidation judiciaire (apparemment même les employés n’étaient pas au courant).

Si vous voulez achetez ou faire réparer votre vélo sur St Herblain, il reste
C Les Vélos, route de Vannes
Décathlon, zone Atlantis
l’association ATAO, zone Atlantis
et à proximité
le Vélo Qui Chante, Nantes Ouest
(et d‘autres que j’oublie probablement)

#Cyclo44 #Nantes

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LôtConLà

@niavy Ah oui, c’est apparemment bien lié à Sport 2000, je ne le savais pas. Mais ce sont des franchise, donc la fermeture d’un magasin est indépendante du reste du réseau.

En l’occurrence pour celui de St Herblain, ils ont clairement eu les yeux plus gros que le ventre avec un magasin bien trop grand par rapport aux ventes/service réels.
D’après ce que j’ai compris, ils souhaitaient anticiper l’extension de la zone Atlantis en se positionnant stratégiquement, mais ça a sans doute été fait bien trop tôt.

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✨A centaur and a young man✨

This scene is very reminiscent of another fresco of Chiron educating Achilles. The role of the centaur as teacher and guide to learning the arts and cultivating wisdom draws a connection between the epics of Homer and Pompeii where this fresco was found in the so-called Villa of Cicero. The piece is now held by the MAN Napoli.

#FrescoFriday #AncientGreece #AncientRome #Achilles #Chiron

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It’s Already a World War
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"World War III will not start with an exchange of nuclear weapons. It won’t ignite from the jostling of great empires. Nor will it result from a single madman (or two) bent on taking over the world. It won’t be any of those things because World War III has already begun. The current global conflagration More
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It’s Already a World War

John Feffer (CounterPunch.org)

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Middle East Eye: Iceland and Netherlands intervene in ICJ South Africa v Israel genocide case - Brave New Europe braveneweurope.com/middle-east…

Middle East Eye: Iceland and Netherlands intervene in ICJ South Africa v Israel genocide case - Brave New Europe

The move adds to an expanding list of governments weighing in on the high-profile Gaza case before the UN’s highest court Read Article HERE
Mathew D. Rose (Brave New Europe)

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Zero Hedge: "The Situation Is Dire": Half Of Available Global LNG Tankers Are Trapped In The Persian Gulf - Brave New Europe braveneweurope.com/zero-hedge-…

Zero Hedge: "The Situation Is Dire": Half Of Available Global LNG Tankers Are Trapped In The Persian Gulf - Brave New Europe

There are thousands of ships in the global oil tanker fleet, by some estimates nearly as many as 9000 (and that excludes sanctions vessels). Just a fraction of these are either waiting to enter the [...]
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Captain Jack Sparrow

It would be funny, if innocent people weren't being killed traumatised and injured.
Maybe the self proclaimed "democratic" leaders of the fucking "free world" will think twice next time they decide to launch an indiscriminate and illegal bombing campaign on another country on behalf of a zionist apartheid system.

#fascistUSA #trumpwarcrimines #trump #zionazis

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German Foreign Policy: Germany the major driver of arms procurement - Brave New Europe braveneweurope.com/german-fore…

German Foreign Policy: Germany the major driver of arms procurement - Brave New Europe

Germany has become the new big spender in the worldwide arms build-up, reveals think-tank data. But the billions diverted into weapons programmes are damaging an economy in need of education investment. Read Article HERE This [...]
Mathew D. Rose (Brave New Europe)

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Το υπουργείο μετανάστευσης κάνει αυτό που γνωρίζει πολύ καλά:
Στρατόπεδα συγκέντρωσης.

Ξεκίνησε η μετατροπή της Αγυιάς σε δομή κράτησης μεταναστών στα Χανιά
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Κλιμάκιο του Υπουργείου Μετανάστευσης και Ασύλου βρίσκεται από χτες στην Αγυιά προκειμένου να προχωρήσει στις αλλαγές και στις προσθήκες υλικού στον χώρο για να μετατραπεί σε κλειστή δομής κράτησης μεταναστών. Τα πρώτα κοντέινερ έφτασαν σήμερα στην Αγυιά και η άφιξη τους θα συνεχιστεί και τις επόμενες μέρες.

Οι υπάλληλοι του Υπουργείου μεταξύ των οποίων και μηχανικοί μέτρησαν και τις εξωτερικές διαστάσεις προκειμένου σε συνεργασία με το Λιμενικό να τοποθετηθούν ψηλοί φράχτες και φυλάκια...

Αποκλειστικό: Ξεκίνησε η μετατροπή της Αγυιάς σε δομή κράτησης μεταναστών στα Χανιά

xirouchaki@neatv.gr (ΝΕΑ Τηλεόραση Κρήτης)

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Europe’s Energy Gamble: How the Iran Crisis Could Reshape the Gas War with Russia journal-neo.su/2026/03/12/euro…

Europe’s Energy Gamble: How the Iran Crisis Could Reshape the Gas War with Russia

Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and surging energy prices are exposing the fragility of Europe’s post-Russian energy strategy while potentially
Рикардо Мартинс (New Eastern Outlook)

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Is This Microphone On? A Review of The Kissinger Tapes
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"Richard Nixon’s White House was a rampart of pettiness, paranoia, racism, and cruelty. Populated by sycophants and soldiers of the US right-wing, it was also the domain of one of history’s most calculatingly heartless rulers. I’m not talking about Richard Nixon—who certainly would not win any awards for compassion—but about his advisor and

Is This Microphone On? A Review of The Kissinger Tapes

Ron Jacobs (CounterPunch.org)

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APOD from 2026-03-13

Toolondo Totality Trails

Star trails spiral over Lake Toolondo, Australia, during the March 3 #lunar #eclipse. Captured in stacked exposures during totality, the trails—including the reddened Moon's—are visible against dark skies. A separate telephoto shot of the eclipsed #Moon highlights the scene, showcasing #Earth's rotation.

HD image at apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260313.ht… #astronomy #planet

APOD: 2026 March 13 – Toolondo Totality Trails

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
apod.nasa.gov

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"Realpolitik" ist ein rhetorischer Trick, um sich gegen Kritik zu immunisieren. Es wird die Behauptung aufgestellt, was man selbst macht, sei das maximal Möglichste, um sich der Diskussion genau darüber, was möglich sei und welche Alternativen es gibt, zu entziehen.
Es ist eine Selbstettikettierung ohne Bedeutung.

Anton "Ich möchte das Völkerrecht beerdigen, damit wir uns am Angriffskrieg gegen den Iran beteiligen können" Hofreiter als stabil zu betiteln, ist eine menschliche Bankrotterklärung.

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Kennt ihr den Spruch "hypocrisy is the compliment vice pays to virtue"?

Ja, die "realpolitische" Haltung "Der Angriff auf den Iran ist zwar eindeutig formal völkerrechtswidrig, aber ist das wirklich schlimm?" ist sogar EINDEUTIGER ein Abschaffen des Völkerrechts als ein heuchlerisches Theater aufzuführen, dass er doch, doch sehr wohl irgendwie schon völkerrechtskonform sei, weil Selbstverteidigung und so.

Wer das nicht kapiert, ist nicht bloß Teil, sondern Kern des Problems.

Sui

2026-03-12 21:46:27

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"Realpolitik" ist ein rhetorischer Trick, um sich gegen Kritik zu immunisieren. Es wird die Behauptung aufgestellt, was man selbst macht, sei das maximal Möglichste, um sich der Diskussion genau darüber, was möglich sei und welche Alternativen es gibt, zu entziehen.
Es ist eine Selbstettikettierung ohne Bedeutung.

Anton "Ich möchte das Völkerrecht beerdigen, damit wir uns am Angriffskrieg gegen den Iran beteiligen können" Hofreiter als stabil zu betiteln, ist eine menschliche Bankrotterklärung.


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A one-eyed troll at #KeflavíkAirport for #FensterFreitag

#Keflavíkurflugvöllur #KeflavíkInternationalAirport #Architektur #architecture #pareidolia #WindowFriday #Pareidolie #ISeeFaces #ISeeFacesEverywhere #facesEverywhere #facesInPlaces #Pareidoliewesen #DingeMitGesicht #MinimalismMonday

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Thomas Crow’s Radical Political Art History
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"Some years ago, I was obsessed with Thomas Crow’s impressive first book, Painters in Public Life in Eighteenth-Century Paris (1987). I even read the PhD thesis which is its source. Because I was interested in the birth o [ . . . ]
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Thomas Crow’s Radical Political Art History

David Carrier (CounterPunch.org)

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SQUAWK squawk SQUAWK goes the parrots... 🤣

"short term pain for long term gain"
=
cost of living price increases that will remain forever

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Short-Term Pain, Long-Term Gain?” Media Caught Repeating the Same Script on Trump’s Iran War

A shocking montage reveals how multiple American media outlets suddenly began repeating the exact same talking point about rising oil prices during the Trump...
Conflict Brief (YouTube)

(URL replace addon enabled for X, YouTube, Instagram and some news sites.)

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Iran : Une lutte pour redonner le pouvoir au peuple
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"Les soulèvements récents en Iran ont mis à mal le régime de la République islamique. Pour nos camarades d'Anarchist Front en Iran, qui ont rédigé ce texte, il faut désormais appliquer les stratégies issues de l'anarcho-syndicalisme pour s'attaquer aux racines des problèmes rencontrés par le peuple sans laisser la place aux intérêts impérialistes de

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Exclusive: Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib demands Leqaa Kordia’s release, says ‘I’m afraid she’s going to die in there’ mondoweiss.net/2026/03/exclusi…

Exclusive: Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib demands Leqaa Kordia’s release, says ‘I’m afraid she’s going to die in there’

In an exclusive interview with Mondoweiss, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib speaks about her visit with ICE detainee Leqaa Kordia in Texas, the detention industrial complex, and attacks on free speech in America.
Sam Judy (Mondoweiss)

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Washington Post’s Crazy Iran War Conspiracy Theory
counterpunch.org/2026/03/13/wa…

"Why do so many Americans distrust the Washington Post? “Pro-Iran propaganda network gains traction with posts about Epstein” offers a tankerload of clues. Social media is overflowing with bogus claims and A.I. videos related to the Iran War. Prudent folks are already wary about any wild-eyed claims of total victory or glorious destruction they see

Washington Post’s Crazy Iran War Conspiracy Theory

James Bovard (CounterPunch.org)

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Making the red flag fly: Examining a nearly decade-old law

oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/03/12/making-the-red-flag-fly-examining-a-nearly-decade-old-law

Another legislative session is over and new laws are about to go into effect that will change things, some things, in Oregon. Right? What people around government know and everyone else should, is that passing a law is one thing and getting it to work as…

Making the red flag fly: Examining a nearly decade-old law • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Randy Stapilus (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

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The Most Appropriate Response to Falling Birthrates? Embrace Them
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"As birthrates continue to decline in many industrialized countries, anxious governments are running out of schemes to keep women procreating. In the US, millionaires and billionaires are lining up to donate to Trump’s “baby bonus” savings accounts. Trump accounts give parents $1,000 for all babies born between now and

The Most Appropriate Response to Falling Birthrates? Embrace Them

Nandita Bajaj (CounterPunch.org)

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Axis of Empire: A History of Iran–US Relations | Counterfire counterfire.org/article/axis-o…

Axis of Empire: A History of Iran–US Relations – book review

This important history highlights how constant imperialist interventions in Iran since World War II have repeatedly damaged the country’s development, finds Zahid Rahman Since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Iran has been the ominous bogeyman in t…
Zahid Rahman (Counterfire)

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I'm fully aware of the fact that I may not be traveling this upcoming summer, as most of the world might not be... but if I did a trip, I was thinking of Madagascar (if the government situation has fully settled down there).

Looking on the Indian Ocean map, I see... AH... there's Diego Garcia, over there, south of the Maldives.

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Greater Israel: What’s Next After Iran?… Turkey? Pakistan? journal-neo.su/2026/03/12/grea…

Greater Israel: What’s Next After Iran?... Turkey? Pakistan?

As the US-Israel offensive against Iran reshapes the Middle East, new alliances are forming between Muslim-majority states such as Turkey, Pakistan, and
Алина Им (New Eastern Outlook)

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80 Level just posted:

Check Out New Trailer of Life Sim SEED Where Your Character Plays Even When You Are Away

Klang Games shared updates on their life sim featuring a persistent world.

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#gamingNews #80Level

Klang Games Shows New Trailer of MMO Life Sim SEED

Emma Collins (80lv)

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Trump’s “Shield of the Americas” and Extortion Diplomacy
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"A week after the treacherous joint military intervention by the United States and Israel in Iran, in the midst of negotiations, President Trump gathered the heads of state of his backyard, ideologically aligned with him, at the Trump National Doral Miami (hotel and golf course). Under the slogan “Shield of the Americas,” the event was More

Trump's "Shield of the Americas" and Extortion Diplomacy

Ariela Ruiz Caro (CounterPunch.org)

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I too am in this report:

Kees van der Leun

2026-03-13 07:01:36

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🦺 "Autonomous and safe": timely report by @rolfschuttenhelm for Topsector Energie

32 recommendations on how to make the Dutch and European energy system more robust, based on interviews with 22 energy experts, including yours truly.

topsectorenergie.nl/nl/nieuws/…


autonoom-en-veilig

Nederland moet zijn energievoorziening versneld autonomer en weerbaarder maken. Dat stellen 22 experts op het gebied van energie en veiligheid in het rapport ‘Autonoom en veilig: hoe Nederland zijn energiepositie kan versterken’ van Topsector Energie…
topsectorenergie.nl

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War Games, War Crimes and a Wrecking Ball Presidency
counterpunch.org/2026/03/13/wa…

"Dysfunction, decadence, depravity and a death cult: that, in a nutshell, sums up the mindset now at the heart of the Trump administration. Troubling reports have surfaced that apocalyptic Christian rhetoric is being used to justify the Trump administration’s attacks on Iran as part of an “end-times” struggle between good and evil. “President

War Games, War Crimes and a Wrecking Ball Presidency 

John W. Whitehead – Nisha Whitehead (CounterPunch.org)

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Our latest on the situation in 📍#Lebanon:

🔹Airstrikes continued across South Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley, Beirut’s southern suburbs and locations in central Beirut.

🔹In all areas, UNRWA continues to coordinate closely with other UN agencies, international organisations, and local partners to support displaced communities and strengthen the emergency response.

🔹Key protection concerns include overcrowding in shelters and host households, heightened psychosocial distress and risks of family separation, particularly affecting children and older persons.

Full report: unrwa.org/resources/reports/un…

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Qui était #QuentinDeranque, à qui l’Assemblée nationale a rendu hommage ? @mediapart.fr@bsky.brid.gy a retrouvé son compte sur X. Racisme, antisémitisme, apologie du nazisme. «Moi je soutiens Adolf». Révélations @alexandreberteau.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy et @turcanmarie.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy 👇 www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...

Quentin Deranque, catholique traditionaliste à la ville et néonazi en ligne

Le militant tué à Lyon gravitait depuis plusieurs années dans les cercles néofascistes locaux. Des milliers de posts anonymes sur X retrouvés par « Mediapart » montrent l’étendue de sa pensée raciste…
Alexandre Berteau (Mediapart)

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Commentary continues to pour out re: Trump's war against Iran. I'm starting a second thread of things I've read today about that topic that seem worth sharing.

"The hardest thing for the media to wrap its hands around over the last year is that Donald Trump has no plan — for anything, ever."

~ Garrett M. Graff

#Trump #Iran #war #media
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Trump Surprised To Find He's At War in Iran

Once his not-even-half-baked plan failed to materialize in Iran, it’s clear that there’s no Plan B.
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William Lindsey

"Time and again, national pundits and the White House press corps invent a logical Donald Trump who sets, announces, and later “changes” real 'policies' or 'plans,' failing to convey what is clear to anyone who is actually following events closely: In each public appearance and social media post, the Mad King Donald Trump spouts a string of words, devoid of meaning or purpose, that may or may not represent anything at all."

#Trump #Iran #war #media
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William Lindsey

"Even before February 28, the reasons for Donald Trump’s imploding approval rating were abundantly clear: untrammeled corruption and personal enrichment to the tune of billions of dollars during an affordability crisis, a foreign policy guided only by his own derelict sense of morality, and the deployment of a murderous campaign of occupation, detention, and deportation on American streets."

~ The Nation

#Trump #Iran #war #media
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A Briefing on the War in Iran

Rose D'Amora (The Nation)
in reply to William Lindsey

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William Lindsey

"Now an undeclared, unauthorized, unpopular, and unconstitutional war of aggression against Iran has spread like wildfire through the region and into Europe. A new 'forever war'—with an ever-increasing likelihood of American troops on the ground—may very well be upon us.

As we’ve seen over and over, this administration uses lies, misdirection, and attempts to flood the zone to justify its abuses of power at home and abroad."

#Trump #Iran #war #media
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William Lindsey

"So basically this mess is like turning off the spigot that controls 20 percent of the world’s oil flow. ... This is one of those shocks that is going to be very hard to get back to any sort of status quo before the war. There’s also no end in sight. ...

Can we extricate ourselves? With the tariffs, he could say, '20 percent tariff today,' & then back off, leaving aside the illegality of doing that."

~ Elizabeth Saunders

#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
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Trump’s Iran Blunders Suddenly Look Darker after Damning New Leaks Hit

As brutal revelations emerge about Trump’s handling of the war, a foreign policy expert explains why he won’t be able to extricate us from this debacle anytime soon—and provides a roadmap to what’s next.
The New Republic
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William Lindsey

"He clearly thinks that is what will happen here—that he can just choose the moment where he wants to undo this and go back to the way it was. Leaving aside all the other reasons why that’s probably not possible—such as trust in the U.S., the Israelis might not be ready to stop—just assume all those problems are solvable. What you have now is the Strait of Hormuz has become militarized in a way that it wasn’t before."

#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
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William Lindsey

"Instead of expressing concern about rising costs for Americans, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social celebrating the price spikes. In his message, Trump argued that higher oil prices are good because the United States is the largest oil producer in the world and therefore 'makes a lot of money' when prices rise."

~ Ben Meiselas

#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz #prices #economy #affordability
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Thursday Afternoon Updates: Trump Celebrates Higher Oil Prices as Iran War Spirals — 3/12/26

It’s Thursday afternoon, and as we head toward the end of the week, there is a lot happening around the world that you need to know about.
Ben Meiselas (Meidas+)
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William Lindsey

"He framed the surge as a positive development while insisting the war is necessary to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. For Americans paying more at the pump, that message is likely to land very differently. But good for Trump’s wealthy oil baron friends, I guess."

#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz #prices #economy #affordability
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William Lindsey

"Racing to respond to the utterly predictable impact of its Iran attack on global oil prices, President Trump made the impromptu policy announcement that the U.S. government would backstop insurers shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, but as the WSJ reports, the administration had little idea what it was proposing:"

~ David Kurtz

#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz #prices #economy #affordability
/10

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Of Course It Did: Trump Tantrum Led to Reversal on Law Firm Appeals

INSIDE: Pam Bondi ... Karoline Leavitt ... Pete Hegseth
David Kurtz (Morning Memo)
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William Lindsey

"'U.S. officials called London insurers and brokers, trying to figure out how the market operates, industry insiders said. Some have received calls asking for confidential data on the Lloyd’s market that participants have been reluctant to share.'

Experts on the insurance market tell the WSJ that insurers are still willing to underwrite shipping through the Strait of Hormuz but that shippers, understandably, aren’t willing to risk the lives of their crews."

#Trump #oil #StraitofHormuz
/11

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William Lindsey

"As we keep pointing out, if the US and the rest of the world had actually taken the threat of climate change seriously for the past three decades and sharply ramped up clean energy production, we’d all be less subject to sudden interruptions of oil supplies by now."

~ Marty Kelley

#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
/12

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Maybe Trump Bombed Some Schools, But At Least Gas Prices Are Going Higher And Higher

It's a Dire situation in the Strait, and we're spending all this Money for Nothing.
Doktor Zoom (Wonkette)
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William Lindsey

"Iran dramatically escalated its strategy of striking civilian infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf on Wednesday, attacking commercial ships and targeting Dubai’s international airport as US and Israeli warplanes launched new waves of strikes."

~ Clea Skopeliti

#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz #Dubai #Israel
/13

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Iran escalates attacks on infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf | First Thing

Oil prices again rise over $100 a barrel as Iran threatens long ‘war of attrition’. Plus, San Francisco slashes air pollution
Clea Skopeliti (the Guardian)
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William Lindsey

"For generations the alliance between the United States and Israel has been treated in Washington as something close to unquestionable—an assumption embedded so deeply in American strategic thinking that it often appears less like a policy choice than a permanent feature of the geopolitical landscape.

Which raises a deeper question."

~ Elisabeth Glassco

#Trump #Netanyahu #Iran #Israel #war
/15

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“No One Wants to Fight for Israel”—So Why Does America Keep Doing It?

For generations one relationship has shaped American strategy in the Middle East—though the forces sustaining it are rarely discussed openly.
Dr. D. Elisabeth Glassco (400 Years)
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William Lindsey

"Why has this relationship endured with such extraordinary durability for so long?

To answer that question requires looking beyond the ceremonial language of democracy and shared values that usually defines the alliance. It requires examining the historical forces that made the partnership possible—and the political structures that continue to sustain it."

#Trump #Netanyahu #Iran #Israel #war
/16

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William Lindsey

"The President of the United States has engaged our country in a war for no discernible reason except distraction – and apparently because being at war can be cool and fun. Just like video games. ...

It’s all a game. It’s all a game. It’s all a game.

Until Game Over."

~ Keith Owens

#Trump #Iran #war #games
/18

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William Lindsey

"One prominent rationale for the Israeli-American attack on Iran is to bomb the country into friendliness to the US and Israel. ...

The real goals of Trump’s war cannot be found in his strategic vision, which is overshadowed, if it even exists, by a pinwheeling embrace of postures that serve his vanity and his short-term political interests."

~ Eli Clifton and Ian S. Lustick

#Trump #Netanyahu #Iran #Israel #war
/19

thenation.com/article/world/tr…

How the Israeli Tail Wags the American Dog

The US attack on Iran may be less about American security than about the priorities of Israel’s government.
Ricky D'Ambrose (The Nation)
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Mike Luckovich's cartoon commentary on whose interests Trump's war on Iran is serving — when it's not serving American interests.

#Trump #Netanyahu #Putin #Iran #Israel #Russia #war
/21

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Mike Luckovich: Presidential handwear

Mike Luckovich (ajc)
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William Lindsey

"The Russians are now helping the Iranians in their war for survival against the United States, first by providing 'targeting information,' according to the Post, and second by providing 'specific advice on drone tactics,' according to CNN."

~ John Stoehr

#Trump #Putin #Iran #Russia #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
/22

editorialboard.com/while-putin…

While Putin helps Iran kill Americans, Trump shrugs

The material outcome of their chumminess is no longer theoretical.
John Stoehr (Editorial Board)
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Hilary

I vaguely used to know an insurance underwriter. As I understood his job, it was about studying and sometimes visiting the most troubled spots on the planet, in order to price the risk.

Yes of course Lloyd's will still underwrite shipping through the straits of Hormuz. Lloyd's loves this stuff, at a price. For insurance underwriters, high risk means high profit.

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Osteopenia Powers ;

His plan was drop some bombs , and it would be Venezuela again. Anytime he gets away with something he does it again. The problem was, he dropped some bombs and it *wasn’t* Venezuela again. Of course there were no contingency plans. Why would they imagine they could fail? That would require plural brain cells. Idiots.

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🦺 "Autonomous and safe": timely report by @rolfschuttenhelm for Topsector Energie

32 recommendations on how to make the Dutch and European energy system more robust, based on interviews with 22 energy experts, including yours truly.

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Nederland moet zijn energievoorziening versneld autonomer en weerbaarder maken. Dat stellen 22 experts op het gebied van energie en veiligheid in het rapport ‘Autonoom en veilig: hoe Nederland zijn energiepositie kan versterken’ van Topsector Energie…
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#BlindAltBot

Ik ben een beetje underwhelmed. Ook omdat de analyse maar één kant uit keek, richting Rusland. Inmiddels blijkt de dreiging van onze grootste Navo bondgenoot te komen.Onze energie-onafhankelijkheid wordt door een klein aantal internationale ondernemingen bedreigd, niet door andere natie staten. Zinnige aanbevelingen, maar ze liggen deels erg voor de hand.
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Ria Glas

Benzine accijns kan best omlaag. Maar de staat heeft toch inkomsten nodig, gemiddeld blijven we op jaarbasis evenveel belasting en accijns afdragen.

Het heeft wel een herverdelingseffect.
Lagere accijns op benzine betekent dat autolozen meer belasting moeten gaan betalen. Zodat eigenaars van benzineslurpers niet zoveel geld kwijt zijn aan de pomp.
En er zal meer brandstof worden gebruikt.
Paard achter de wagen.

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Why I’m Fed Up With Zionism
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"I’ve never cared for Zionism. I’ve always considered Zionists later day Pilgrims: obnoxious, strident, unpleasable, and desperate to find a country on which they could inflict their particular brand of self-absorption. Correction, I meant a second country. For good or ill, Zionists have imposed their worldview on the United States since the day Harry Truman More
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Why I'm Fed Up With Zionism

Jerry Long (CounterPunch.org)

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The Crisis in Iran and The West’s Humanitarian Shenanigans

The military actions of the United States of America and Israel against Iran represent a wanton violation of the very idea of humanitarian intervention.
Пранай Кумар Шоме (New Eastern Outlook)

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If it's sometimes hard to tell the difference between fossil-fuel lobbyists and the billionaire press, that's because there isn’t one. My column on the politicians, journalists and junktanks using the Iran crisis as an excuse to extract our remaining gas and oil.www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

UK energy prices are soaring –...

UK energy prices are soaring – and propagandists want to sell you a false reason why | George Monbiot

The war on Iran has put fossil-fuel prices centre stage, but don’t believe those who tout ‘maximising the North Sea’ as our salvation, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
George Monbiot (the Guardian)
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Their motto is deception.

Here's a back and forth on the claim of a hit and a reply from the U.S....
from the last hour.

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US Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Damaged In Iran Strike? Tehran Claims ‘Direct Hit’, Washington Flatly Denies

Iran’s IRGC says ballistic missiles and drones damaged the American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Sea of Oman and forced it to retreat, while the US insists the strike group remains fully operational and continues its campaign against I…
Deepti Verma (Republic World)
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US carrying out rescue effort after military aircraft crash in Iraq | Reuters

March 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. military refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, in an incident U.S. Central Command ​said involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or ‌friendly fire.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed armed factions, claimed ​responsibility for downing the U.S. military refueling aircraft.

#Iraq #Iran #USA #war

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Accidental Anarchist (2017)
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Disillusioned by the systematic corruption of power after the Iraq War, ex-diplomat Carne Ross examines anarchism as an alternative solution to democracy.

Anarchism offers a solution to the brutalities of Capitalism and the dishonesties of Democracy. It offers a world where people have control over their own lives.

From the protesters of Occupy Wall Street, to an anarchist collective in Spain, to Noam Chomsky, the grand old man of anarchism himself, Carne finds people who are putting the theory into practice.

His journey eventually takes him to one of the most dangerous places on earth - Syria, eight kilometers from the front line with Isis, where a remarkable anarchist state has risen phoenix like from the flames. A powerful film about one man's epic journey from government insider to anarchist.

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War With Iran to Test China’s Energy Security
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"China’s energy security may be put to its first true test in 2026 with the seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in January and joint U.S.-Israeli military action against Iran beginning in late February. These events have disrupted two sources of China’s oil supply. Coupled with damage to energy infrastructure across parts of the Middle East as the

War With Iran to Test China’s Energy Security

China’s energy security may be put to its first true test in 2026 with the seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in January and joint U.S.-Israeli
John P. Ruehl (CounterPunch.org)

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🎶 Ahora en Fedi Drama Radio:
Stitches ft. Shane MauX — Lilly Wolf
💿 This Painted Life

📻 Bloque: Mañanas Rockeras y Enérgicas

🔊 Escucha: radio.tuiter.rocks
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#dramaradio #radio #music

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Radio online libre del Fediverso: indie, alternativa y sonidos comunitarios en streaming continuo desde TuiterRocks.
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(Serious) Why are "rednecks" not considered an ally of the urban leftist?
Although modern politics has changed things, rednecks have historically been anti authority and pro labor. Building a rural/urban alliance like Bill Clinton did would genuinely create an entirely new era of politics that would be friendly to liberal leftist ideologies.
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JillyB

I completely agree with you and disagree with the dismissal of some of the other comments. I grew up in South Carolina and worked in factories for years. I've met a lot of rednecks of all types. There's this weird tendency on the left to associate rural people with backwards mindsets which is just straight up classist IMO.

Most of them have felt politically abandoned by neoliberal policies sending their jobs overseas and politicians courting city-dwellers. Trump told them he wasn't going to abandon them, that he was going to bring back factory jobs, that elites in business and government have been giving them a raw deal. I can't blame them for taking a chance on Trump when the alternatives were career politicians giving them more of the same. People like to pretend that rural voters aren't voting in their best interest but they knew Kamala, Biden, or Clinton weren't going to do shit for them. South Carolina is filled with small "historic downtowns" that are clearly 50 years past their prime. They've seen what the status quo does.

The good news is more of them are seeing trump for what he is. I know this from actual rednecks telling me this. These people are anti-establishment, anti-government, and often pro-union. I really don't think it would take much to swing them left. The one sticking point is...

Racism is still very much a thing among rednecks. Most have lived a blue collar life and developed a thick skin. As a result, they see "woke" stuff as a bunch of soft people who never really worked demanding everybody cater to them rather than deal with life like they did. Nobody is irredeemable and many of them are quirky weirdos in their own way. I worked with this old trump voter redneck that used to DJ and introduced me to Baby Metal. Another kept a my little pony figurine zip tied to his toolbox. My brother had trouble making friends in high school until he met the rednecks. He later told me "if nobody will accept you, the rednecks will accept you." There is capacity to accept people not like them.

IMO, a politician running on a platform of economic left-wing populism would run the rural ballot. Literally rework Trump's "drain the swamp" narrative except actually mean it. And actually follow through. Invest in rural communities. Go after corruption which is huge in rural areas. Actually listen to their concerns and address them rather than dismissing them. Any worker can be an ally in the working class struggle.

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Alors … Zara on va se parler 2 minutes.

J’avoue, j’ai pas découvert ça hier, je savais déjà que au niveau de leur taille ils étaient pas très clairs !

mais constater que même leur XL est trop petit pour moi, c’est un peu violent !!

certes, au cours des quatre dernières années, j’ai régulièrement fait du lard, il n’empêche que du XL pour 1,56 m et 63 kg environ. C’est largement abusé !!

le problème au-delà du fait qu’on trouve rien pour s’habiller…

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Daph la_réponse_D et LLM / IA

C’est que sortie là, on a envie de se mettre à une grève de la faim illimitée…

J’ai de la chance au quotidien, j’ai personne qui me fait la moindre remarque sur mon surpoids, mais j’imagine les femmes et les jeunes filles qui ont des remarques régulièrement et qui se retrouvent dans la situation dans laquelle j’étais hier, je pense que pour générer des troubles alimentaires, cette boutique est parfaite 😡

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23 of 1 (Jennifer)🏳️‍⚧️

Ah ouais, effectivement, normalement du XL femme, quand c'est taillé à peu près correctement et un minimum élastique, je commence théoriquement à pouvoir rentrer dedans alors que je fais le double de ton poids et 30 cm de plus (je le sais parce qu'au début je savais pas du tout comment c'était les différences de tailles entre les coupes femmes et hommes, donc certains vêtements pas cher que j'avais acheté pour tester bah j'avais pris même lettrage de taille que ce qui me correspondait cote vêtements de mecs).

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For Wilderness to Remain Wild, It Must Remain Unmanipulated
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"Clare Boerigter’s recent piece in The Conversation on manipulating designated Wilderness areas showed a profound misunderstanding about Wilderness, its history, its stewardship policies, and the Wilderness Act itself. Her proposed solution would result in the loss of the very quality for which Congress designated Wildernesses: their

For Wilderness to Remain Wild, It Must Remain Unmanipulated

Kevin Proescholdt (CounterPunch.org)

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J'ai pas vu beaucoup d'articles passer à ce propos donc voila :

#Familya, c'est un réseau de pseudo-planning familiaux. Pourquoi "pseudo" ? Car ce sont des établissements ayant une ligne réactionnaire, anti-LGBT+, anti-IVG, pro-catho... et c'est financé par #Stérin via son "Fonds du bien commun".

Récemment y a une antenne à Sainté, financée par la Région (oskour), mais les premières antennes ont été crées un peu en douce en 2013.

leprogres.fr/societe/2026/03/0…

Saint-Étienne. Plus de 200 personnes contre l’association Familya, critiquée pour ses liens avec l'extrême droite

L’association, qui accompagne les couples et les familles, est pointée du doigt, par plusieurs organisations de gauche, pour sa proximité avec ...
Alexandre Pauze (Le Progrès)
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PTBRB

J'ai trouvé un article plus complet sur Politis (je peux vous le passer en mp si vous le voulez) : politis.fr/articles/2026/03/fa…

J'apprends notamment qu'ils ont une antenne à #Nancy et qu'elle est financée entre autre par la CAF et la ville ! 😠

Familya, l’association pro-Stérin qui menace le Planning familial

Avec ses cadres issus de la sphère réactionnaire et ses financements catholiques anti-IVG, dont le Fonds du bien commun du milliardaire d’extrême droite Pierre-Édouard Stérin, Familya profite des caisses exsangues du Planning familial et de la néglig…
Stagiaire Développement (POLITIS)

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It's Time...

Bring back the Crusades...

Or better yet, we restart our government... forcefully...

I'm in favor of doing both at the same time.

Robert R.

2026-03-13 02:43:37

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Out of the 20 MILLION illegal aliens Democrats let across the border, how many do you think are terrorist sleeper cells?
noauthority.social/@Bleukitty@…

NAS

noauthority.social

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Kim Jong Un says ties between China and DPRK will get closer advancing the common cause of socialism socialistchina.org/2026/03/12/…

Kim Jong Un says ties between China and DPRK will get closer advancing the common cause of socialism - Friends of Socialist China

General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) Kim Jong Un sent a reply message to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on March 9, thanking him for his message of greetings on his reelection at the recent Ninth Congress of the WPK.
Friends of Socialist China

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Le vendredi matin je sens la fatigue des 3 nuits d'internat commencer à peser, je me lève avec moins d'entrain et j’ai plus de mal à émerger (en plus j’ai une chambre qui foutait encore le bordel à 23h30, j’ai dû me relever pour les engueuler)
Mais ça va être une matinée de vie scolaire, le poste que je préfère, avec un collègue que j’adore, et je finis à 14h
Y a franchement pire pour finir la semaine et ouvrir les 4 jours de week-end

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