“In much of the Western world, the liberal takeover of institutions is nearly complete. But the revolution isn’t coming.” — @verdur_in observes a reactionary backlash emerging instead https://t.co/7dw6VFWMqz
“SNL” has parodied straight men frequently of late, often deploying a mocking tone. But last night, the show found a more poignant way to do so, writes @amandawicks_. https://t.co/golXg7Crml
In a speech to Russia's federal assembly, Putin tried to get the attention of right-wingers in countries allied with Ukraine.
Feb. 21, by Josh Kovensky (Kovensky is based in New York. He previously worked for the Kyiv Post in Ukraine, covering politics, business, and corruption there)
This thread reflects how most of my South African friends are feeling & thinking. Of course, none are greedy politicians or their would-be oligarch friends. https://t.co/b7WwOFfHfw
You don’t get it.
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.
The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.
McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”
Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf
"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
Indian police in occupied Kashmir have arrested seven university students under tough anti-terrorism laws for alleged intimidation and “anti-India sloganeering” after Australia's victory over India in the Cricket World Cup final.
Ballistic missiles were later fired from Houthi areas in Yemen, officials said....continues with a bunch of interesting stuff from the Pentagon presser
Alex de Waal warns of a possible new war in the Horn. The article brings home how little attention the conflicts in Ethiopia and Sudan get from an international community fixated with Ukraine and Gaza/Israel. Yet the loss of life has been massive. https://t.co/RX0XspV5OB
Is Iranian secularism a colonial imposition? Philosophers Patrick Hassan and Hossein Dabbagh argue that in maintaining that secularism is inherently Western and imperial, political Islamists and postcolonial theorists make the same mistake. https://t.co/jDmwl2sZws