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Monthly Archives: September 2026
UK Palestine Action: Protect Human Rights for Future Generations
Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) is a group in the Parliament of the United Kingdom that advocates for Israel, which it considers the “historic homeland” of the Jewish people. LFI says it supports a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, with Israel recognised and secure within its borders, … Continue reading
Dependency on fossil fuels: life and death
How the U.S. Broke Its Dependence on OPEC Oil Published September 17, 2026 10:02 am By Niccolo Conte https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-u-s-broke-dependence-on-opec-oil/ Ukraine’s response to Putin’s illegal war : https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/russia-burning-as-ukraine-launches-huge-attack-as-trump-rages-over-strikes/ar-AA2cJeci https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/09/21/trump-zelensky-oil-refineries/ US defence to Saudi is conditional: Trump says Saudi nuclear pact hinges on kingdom … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, conflict, desalination plants, global dependency on fossil fuels, Gulf States, heatwaves, Houthi attacks, illegal war on Iran by Israel-US, illegal war on Ukraine by Russia, Iran, islam, Just Stop Oil, Mecca, middle east, muslims, oil infrastructure, oil refineries, renewables, Russia, Saudi Arabia, shia, sunni, ukraine, war, warming planet, Yemen conflict
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Germany: Christian Democratic Union in trouble
Latest German election humiliation puts Merz on borrowed time as CDU unrest grows Deborah Colein Berlin Chancellor acknowledges disastrous state election results but vow to push on is likely to further alienate voters, and his own party Europe live – … Continue reading
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Tagged AfD, Christian Democratic Union, elections, germany, right wing propaganda, Social Democrats, social media, turmoil, unrest, voting
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2019: Jim Ratcliffe in Saudi – how is that going, Jim?
https://notltd.co.uk/news/ineos-billionaire-jim-ratcliffe-in-2bn-saudi-investment/ Monday, Sep 21, 2026 Reported Strike on Saudi Arabia’s Jubail Complex Raises Global Energy Supply Concerns Alleged Iranian attack intensifies fears of disruption to critical petrochemical infrastructure and international markets A reported attack by Iran on Saudi Arabia’s vast … Continue reading
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Tagged anit immigration, billionaire, chemicals engineer, football, Grangemouth Refinery, ineos, investor, Israel - US illegal war on Iran, Jubail pwtrochemical complex, Manchester United, Monaco billionaires, offensive remarks, petrochemical complex, right wing, Saudi Arabia, scotland, Sir James Ratcliffe, tax avoidance, UK, UK critic
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Learning from disaster events: warning all or only some?
Read more at: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/19/the-nepal-floods-question-when-the-himalayas-collapse-who-gets-warned Learn more at: https://www.icimod.org/
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Tagged carbon emissions, climate change, climate warming, early warning systems, environmental catastrophe, fossil fuels, glacier melt, Himalayas, Hindu Kush, human settlements in mountain regions, ice melt, India, Kashmir, monsoon forecasts, mountain areas, Pakistan, rainfall, rivers, rock firmations, tributaries
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Ukraine strikes on Moscow during fixed elections
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/09/21/ukraine-hits-moscow-with-largest-ever-drone-attack/ And a few days earlier: Vladimir Putin humiliated as he struggles to vote in Russia’s ‘fixed’ election Voting for the already predetermined election is underway. By Lauran O’Toole, Senior Reporter 20:10, Fri, Sep 18, 2026 https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2249886/vladimir-putin-voting-russia-election
ICE ‘investigates itself’ as people are shot (Wilber Garces Perez, 28, of Venezuela) at traffic stops and children traumatized in detention centers
ICE agent shoots and wounds man at traffic stop in Austin, Texas, officials say Anti-ICE protests break out in push for transparency as unnamed man is in serious but stable condition Emiliano Tahui Gomez in Austin and agencyMon 21 Sep … Continue reading
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Tagged 28, Austin, children held without proper care, children traumatized, Dilley, doing harm, immigration, inflicting pain and suffering on innocents, no due diligence, of Venezuela, South Texas, Texas, torn from parents, United States, Venezuelan, Wilber Garces Perez, wrongful imprisonment
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Saudi under attack – is there betrayal in the wind?
https://www.outlookindia.com/international/us-houthi-deal-houthis-agree-to-keep-us-ships-safe-in-red-sea-seek-no-us-strikes-in-yemen Saudi-Houthi war: ‘Won’t attack US, Israeli ships’; report claims Houthis held secret meet with US officials, agreed to uphold ceasefire deal; what exactly happened? Donald Trump on Saturday claimed the Houthis contacted his administration, urging Washington to stay out … Continue reading
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Tagged Affinity Partners, airplane fuel, airport, Houthi attack, Jared Kushner, King Khalid Airport, Mohammed bin Salman, Muscat deal with Houthi, oil, refineries, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Crown Prince, storage tanks hit, Turkey, US debt, US treasury stocks, Yemeni
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US was a friend to Ukraine…..seems a foe now
Here are sime extracts from Phillips P. O’Brien’s Substack:
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Tagged wealth, greed, power, oil, ukraine, gas, refineries, diesel, Israeli-US illegal war on Iran, Russia's illegal war on Ukraine, friend or foe, diesel shortages
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In November 1967, the same year as the Six Day War, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted UN SC Resolution 242, which required the “withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict.”
Above: The war of June 1967 began with a pre-emptive air strike by Israel in which it destroyed the air force fleets, while they were on the ground, of three neighboring nations, Jordan, Syria and Egypt. Without air capability these … Continue reading
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Tagged egypt, Palestine, israel, apartheid, occupation, United Nations, United States, 1967 6 day war, genocidal intent
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