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Women in Afghanistan are prisoners in their own homes. This is the story of Marjan, married at 12 to a Taliban fighter

- by Zala & Asad Nariman

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The British press has been the most consistently bellicose on the subject of Russia-Ukraine: the same phrases, the same sentiments were on display in every mainstream newspaper and political magazine An accepted difference between a despotism and a democracy is that in the first there is a single opinion while the second allows a variety … Continue reading “Slava Ukraini!”: how the British media went to war against Russia

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Only one thing is clear about the events of the past week. We are now living in an age of chaos, argues the author and former diplomat Arthur Snell

The UK government has signalled its intention to “proscribe” the protest group Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation. This will place it in the same legal category as Al Qaeda and Islamic State: it will be illegal to belong to the group, to show public support for it, to arrange a meeting in support for it, […]

The anti-Trump protesters have done a far better job than the President of honouring what Americans have fought and died for, reports Adam Barnett

Protesters accuse university colleges of being "complicit in Israeli genocide" due to their investments in arms companies

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Zohran Mamdani is New York City’s insurgent candidate for mayor in Tuesday’s election to pick the Democratic Party’s nominee for the general election in November. Up against disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo and a host of other candidates ranging from centrist to progressive in a ranked choice voting election, it’s anyone’s guess who will win. […]

Don’t panic, America. Yes, we launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Yes, technically, that is an act of war. And yes, the rest of the world is currently googling “how to survive World War III.”

But let’s all take a deep breath while the oxygen is still available to us in this pre-fallout world. This was a tactical strike. Tactical. You know, like when a toddler throws a tantrum but only breaks the cheap furniture.

Listen, it’s 2025. We’ve tried diplomacy. We’ve tried economic sanctions. We’ve tried sternly worded emails. But have we tried blowing up underground nuclear-enrichment sites and hoping that leads to de-escalation?

Exactly. Not since the last time we did it.

And that one mostly worked. Except for the part where it didn’t.

Operation Midnight Hammer was a surgical strike, not in the “this will save lives” kind of way, but in the “we used a scalpel to set your house on fire” kind of way. Precision violence is still violence, but it sounds much more manageable when you say it in a calm voice and wear a suit.

High-ranking Democrats are working on their own way to stop a war with Iran — instead of signing onto a war powers resolution.

The post Hakeem Jeffries Said Trump’s Attack on Iran Was Unconstitutional. What’s He Going to Do About It? appeared first on The Intercept.

And it'll make you feel alive, too.

There were no reports of casualties from the attack on a base in Qatar, as the base was evacuated in advance.

The post U.S. Military Under Attack Again for Joining Israel’s Wars appeared first on The Intercept.

Now that Doctor Who is behind him (for the moment?), Russell T Davies revealed that he has finished writing Tip Toe, his new Channel 4 drama.

Nigel Farage's newly-expanded party is already struggling with costly U-turns, police investigations and increasingly bizarre behaviour

Defense officials say his claims are “overblown” — and the intelligence community said Iran wasn’t building a bomb.

The post Trump Says Iran’s Nuke Sites Are “Obliterated.” The Military Isn’t So Sure. appeared first on The Intercept.

“Vance says U.S. ‘not at war with Iran, we’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program.’” — NBC News

You heard the news straight from the Neimoidian’s mouth. We, the Trade Federation, have indeed made tactical strikes against the planet of Naboo. We’ve heard through the galactic grapevine that sentient creatures across the galaxy—Outer Rim included—have expressed concerns. And to that we say: Deal with it. Naboo’s brooding has kind of ticked us off; we’ve never really understood them, and they have natural resources we want (their plasma is unparalleled), so really, it was a foregone conclusion. Boom-boom, bang-bang, lasers go zwip-zwip-zwip. Roger-roger: We did the thing, now it’s done, and you’re welcome.

After Ted Cruz’s humiliation by Tucker Carlson, attention has focused on a top staffer of the self-proclaimed “leading defender of Israel in the United States Senate.” On June 18, former Fox host Tucker Carlson published a video which, though marketed as an interview, was more of a snuff film. Over the course of two hours, Carlson can be seen rhetorically disemboweling his debate opponent, US Senator Ted Cruz, on the politician’s determination to see the US attack Iran on Israel’s […]

The post Meet the Israeli fanatic running Ted Cruz’s office first appeared on The Grayzone.

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In 1848, the Chartist Movement presented a petition to Parliament, demanding that all adult men, regardless of social position, be given the right to vote. This was not the first time it had presented its petition to Parliament. Indeed, this was the third and final time the petition would be roundly rejected. On this occasion, […]