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James Debono

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MaltaToday journalist, history graduate, antifa, progressive leftist/green, likes books, music, cinema, cooking and walking, interests include popular culture, herstory particularly that of subaltern classes, critical thinking and abhors authoritarianism

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Political violence is wrong but we are under no obligation to mourn Kirk Violence is never justified, yet mourning Kirk is not a duty. The real gall lies in far-right forces using his death to posture as defenders of free speech 
12.09.2025 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Hollow Triumph: How Israel Is Winning β€” and Condemning Itself to Rootlessness The current war between Israel and Iran is following a predictable path, with the Iranian regime substantially weakened and Israel asserting...
15.06.2025 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Genocide, Blood libel, and the Misuse of Antisemitism 'Blood libel' depicted in this scene was based on a fabricated lie that Β Jewish people used the blood of Christians in religiousΒ  rituals , ...
23.05.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Voting for genocide? Irrespective of the Israeli singerβ€”who witnessed and lived through a horrific war crimeβ€”and the song itself (unremarkable, but not bad), it ...
18.05.2025 08:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Aesthetics of Power: Lessons from Mujica and Francis for the Trumps of This World "As soon as politicians start climbing up the ladder, they suddenly become kings. I don't know how it works, but what I do know is that repu...

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17.05.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Why Trump loves the gulf states...and wants a peace without irritants It seems Donald Trump enjoys visiting the Gulf states. He probably feels at home accepting gifts and praise from ultra reactionary Arab mona...
13.05.2025 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lessons from Canada Trump could be a toxic liability for other right wing populists and a lifeline to liberal centrism...in Canada's first past the post system,...
29.04.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After Francis: A church for a messy world James Debono catches up with a mosaic of informed voices from within the Maltese Church to explore where the church is heading after Francis. He finds little appetite for a return to past certainties ...
27.04.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The first Pope I loved Pope Francis didn’t change Church doctrine—but he changed the tone, the focus, and the global conversation. As the world tilts rightward, his death raises the question: will the Church fol...
21.04.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Back to the Corn Laws: Trump’s Tariff Delusions and Class War Apart from the optics of a US President presiding over a shit show in the Rose Gardenβ€”using auto workers as props and holding up a board bas...

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04.04.2025 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Benigni’s European Imaginary and Its Contested Legacy A few days ago, during a peak-time show on Rai, Benigni hailed the "European dream" conjured by the "heroes of Ventotene"β€”Altiero Spinelli, ...

reviving my personal blog with a regular commentary on global politics.

26.03.2025 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The tale of the two Abelas: Neutrality at home, rearmament in Brussels There is dissonance between Robert Abela’s neutralist and pacifist rhetoric aimed at a local audience and his willingness to sign a declaration committing the EU to rearmament. James Debono...
09.03.2025 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Peace without justice: Why is Abela playing to Trump’s tune? By aligning with Trump’s narrative on Ukraine, Abela risks endorsing a peace that compromises justice, at a critical moment when Ukraine urgently needs Europe’s unwavering support after be...
08.03.2025 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜The house that Eddie built and Muscat refurbished’ John Baldacchino’s Secular Reflections on a Nation’s Anomaly delves into Malta’s political paradoxes with historical depth, capturing the turbulence and complexities of the Muscat ye...
27.02.2025 07:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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German election: Last wake-up call or poisoned chalice? With the CDU’s Friedrich Merz at the helm and the far right Alternative for Germany in second place, Germany has lurched to the right. Will a grand coalition with the SPD contain the far right, ...
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Trump 2.0: Not a fluke, but a harbinger of a new order Donald Trump's return marks a shift from the fluke of 2017 to the birth pangs of a new global order, posing a serious challenge for our European model

my thoughts on yesterday's inauguration.

21.01.2025 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Immanuel’s gentle touch of melancholy and redemption Immanuel Mifsud’s latest novel, Filli ma tkun Xejn, Filli tidΔ§ol fl-EΕΌistenza, delves into the fragility of romantic relationships, the weight of generational secrets, and the delicate interplay...
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Doomsday prophets, cruel populists and Syrian hopes Karl Schembri, who worked with Syrian refugees for nearly a decade, reflects on the modest aspirations of the Syrian people, the challenges they face, and the “cruel and reckless” decision...

"This should be the moment for more solidarity so they can eventually have the choice of going back to Syria in a dignified way. It should not be a moment of closing our doors to refugees, but one in which we help rebuild the future of Syria to ensure that they truly have a place to return to.”

17.12.2024 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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[ANALYSIS] Why Trump won Trump’s election underscores a shift in global politics, driven by distrust in mainstream media, economic disillusionment, and populist rhetoric pitting the masses against the elite. James Debon...

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14.11.2024 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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