Monthly Archives: December 2025

Maritime Lifelines: ‘boxing in’ before winner takes all (and planet dies)

A few days ago, an uninhabited Venezuelan dock was hit by a CIA strike: CIA carries out first drone strike on Venezuelan soil in latest escalation of Trump admin’s attacks on ‘narco terrorists’ US targeted alleged drug traffickers in first-known … Continue reading

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We are only human

I have mostly taken quotes from the Michael Steinberger book on Alex Karp. This study of one currently influential individual illustrates how our world order can be shaped by the impact of their life events and thus perceptions: 1967 was … Continue reading

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Swallowing Gaza and Boxing In Ukraine?

Trump backs Netanyahu at meeting at Mar-a-Largo as IDF proceeds to gobble Gaza: Yellow line’ that divides Gaza under Trump plan is ‘new border’ for Israel, says military chief Eyal Zamir said Israel would hold on to current positions, giving … Continue reading

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Pray for Oleksandr

If you follow Lev Parnas on Substack, he has worrying news about his cousin in Ukraine: https://levremembers.substack.com/p/breaking-live-update-oleksandr-and SLAV UKRAINE!

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Be careful what you wish for….

Another headline over Christmas 2025, as Trump approves a strike in Nigeria, Africa: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/trump-strikes-nigeria-isis-christians-b2890642.html CNN referenced on Substack: According to CNN, residents of Jabo village in northwestern Nigeria described fear and confusion after debris from a U.S. missile strike landed … Continue reading

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Authoritarian innovation

Ruth Ben-Ghiat has contributed an essay on Substack, here is an extract: DOGE may seem like a failure, if we take on good faith Elon Musk’s claim that its agenda was greater government efficiency and savings. The architects of DOGE … Continue reading

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We are not your enemy

I am reproducing a Substack from Carole Cadwalladr: And Dean Blundell comments on Substack: BREAKING: Trump Regime Sanctions Several EU Officials/Anti-Hate Speech Orgs, In STUNNING Move To Amplify Hate Speech In The EU Free Speech Is the Cover Story. The … Continue reading

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OCHA weekly reports: the fight for survival goes on

I am reproducing the 17th December 2025 Report, please follow OCHA for future weekly reports about the desperate situation for Palestinians:

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Already Pirated

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Contradicting Intelligence

Michael D Sellers, Substack noted As Reuters put it, intelligence agencies continue to warn that Putin “has not abandoned his aims of capturing all of Ukraine and reclaiming parts of Europe that belonged to the former Soviet empire.” That stands in stark contrast to … Continue reading

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