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“He won”: Andrew Cuomo acknowledges Zohran Mamdani’s stunning primary victory New Yorkers chose the guy who was everywhere—not the guy who saw danger everywhere.

“Tonight is his night. He deserved it. He won.”

The result in New York City, if it holds, is a seismic event not just for the city but for the Democratic Party, making the 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani the clear frontrunner heading into November.

Those who studied the Nazi Holocaust are familiar with Otto Ohlendorf - he was responsible for killing 90,000 Jews; this Nazi said exactly the same thing at his Nuremberg Tribunal as Israelis are saying 👇

Stop asking why Gaza is another Holocaust & why this Flag 🇮🇱 has become the new Nazi Flag

The World’s Oceans Are an Overlooked Hot Spot France is hosting the third U.N. Ocean Conference at a time when the environmental—and geopolitical—stakes of protecting the world’s oceans are getting high.

France is hosting the third U.N. Ocean Conference at a time when the environmental—and geopolitical—stakes of protecting the world’s oceans are getting high.

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PM Carney Announces Canada Will Meet 2% NATO Spending Target – June 9, 2025 In Toronto, Prime Minister Mark Carney announces that Canada will meet its 2 per cent NATO defence spending target this fiscal year, half a decade ahead of schedule. (no interpretation)

Calm, direct, intelligent leadership is like fresh air. I can breathe here.

Denying food to Gaza is 'weapon of war' says Unrwa chief The BBC's international editor Jeremy Bowen speaks to the head of the UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees.

Denying food to Gaza is 'weapon of war' says Unrwa chief

Germany bans extremist movement and arrests self-declared 'king' Peter Police arrest the leaders of Germany's largest Reichsbürger faction, that calls itself "Kingdom of Germany".

Germany bans extremist movement and arrests self-declared 'king' Peter

Greenland is being held to ransom A mining company wants to extract billions of dollars from Greenland’s government as compensation for a defeated rare earth mining project. Sebastian Skov Andersen reports on the case that’s divided t...

Wondering what's the fuss about Greenland? This article is just a glimpse of the powers at play….

newint.org/mining/2025/...

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I have some catching up to do! February's book is #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin.

Photo of book Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler with an illustration of the character Lauren, sideview, in a long red and orange dress.

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Don't forget! March 2025's book is #ParableOfTheSower by Octavia Butler.

I'll start posting talking points on Sunday, March 2, 2025, and post periodically throughout March.

See replies for link to Banned Book Club feed.

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Rule #1 - Don’t poke the bear

two men are sitting in front of a sign that says " white north " ALT: two men are sitting in front of a sign that says " white north "

Hey Hoser!!! Take off, eh!!

The Taliban's Ministry of Defense requested a budget for 2024 that is double in value than that of the one sanctioned for 2023.

Women's health is not their priority. Conflict is.

Infant mortality is 43 deaths per 1,000 live births (Unicef 2021)

Afghanistan’s maternal mortality rate is 620 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births (World Bank Gender Data Portal 2020), which is the 8th highest in the world.

Taliban bans women from training as nurses and midwives This was the only path left for girls who had been excluded from other fields, say students in Afghanistan

www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...