Noël James Debien

Noël James Debien

@noeldebien.bsky.social

Australian media specialist, muso & supporter of Leos XIII and XIV. Gardener for sanity preservation. All views my own.

946 Followers 1,673 Following 882 Posts Joined Nov 2024
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Israel to build base in Somaliland to target Houthis, says report Somaliland will allow Israel to gather intelligence and conduct operations against Yemeni group, sources tell Bloomberg

Israel to build base in Somaliland to target Houthis, says report - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-build-base-somaliland-target-houthis-says-report

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A cartoon by Ron Cobb (1975), showing a shadow of US B-52 bomber above cratered landscape. Two people who look like Vietnamese peasants look up; one says “they’re having problems with their economy again.”

This is from 1975.

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Hereditary peers to be removed from Lords as bill passes The bill abolishes the 92 seats reserved for peers who inherit their titles through their families.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Trump’s ego-trip war has collided with economic reality but he can’t undo the damage | Rafael Behr The US president’s doctrine of lawless military adventures harms American interests and boosts Vladimir Putin, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The White House seems not to have anticipated the predictable economic repercussions of war in the Middle East – soaring oil prices, falling stock markets, disrupted supply chains feeding inflation and choking growth.

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Cardinal prays for ‘brothers and sisters’ in Iran after evacuation to Rome - The Tablet The Archbishop of Tehran was evacuated from Iran along with Italian diplomatic staff as Israel and the US intensified their attacks.

www.thetablet.co.uk/news/cardina...

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Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest killed by Israeli tank fire in southern Lebanon Fr. Pierre al-Rahi, also known by his French name Pierre el-Raï, had earlier refused, along with other priests, to obey an order by the Israeli military to evacuate the Christian village of Qlayaa, a ...

www.ncronline.org/news/lebanes...

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Antisemitism's religious roots - ABC listen The roots of antisemitism run deep. Christians and Muslims have told stories for centuries about Jewish people. Stories that have weaponised the relationships among these world religions.   In a worl...

Our latest offering: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

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Might help? Just not sure who.

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Perfect

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I like this Ben Stiller fellow. When he made a movie in Wilmington, Ohio, he was nice to people. And look — he stands up for himself rather than allowing himself to be ritually humiliated.

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Thank you Andrew.

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😡😡😡😡

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It is so damning of US news media that so many outlets refuse to just straight up say that Senator Tim Sheehy assaulted an activist.

He did not "help" Capitol police. They did not need his help. He wanted to assault the guy and did. He should resign.

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ICYMI — “No one wants to fight for Israel!”

Marine veteran Brian McGinnis had his hand injured as AIPAC-backed Senator Sheehy (R) & joined Capitol Police officers in physically removing him as he spoke out against Trump and Bibi’s war.

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Here’s Brian McGinnis’ last Instagram video from before the protest

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Police told Kelly Wilkinson to ‘cool off’ and give estranged husband ‘a break’ days before he burned her to death, inquest hears Wilkinson was turned away by police while seeking help four days before she was murdered, Queensland coroner’s court told

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Kelly was being difficult.

#DV

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Spain rejects Rutte’s claim of ‘widespread’ backing for Iran war by NATO allies Madrid has been one of the fiercest critics of the escalating conflict and has refused to let the U.S. use jointly operated military bases to conduct its strikes.

Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles has pushed back strongly against NATO chief Mark Rutte's claim that there is “widespread support” for Donald Trump's war on Iran.

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This does not surprise me.

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US strikes on Iran ‘outside international law,’ says Macron Macron joins Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez in calling the legality of the strikes into question.

After four days of hesitating, the president of France has joined the prime minister of Spain in saying that the 🇺🇸🇮🇱 attack on Iran is a violation of international law.

But they are still the only 2 EU leaders to have done so. Will others join?

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Seems like the media should at least express some curiosity about this.

open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

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‘No Winston Churchill’: Irritated Trump steps up feud with Starmer The US president has criticised some European nations, especially Britain, for not being helpful in the country’s war on Iran.

www.afr.com/world/middle...

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He originally said was going to cost $200 million. Then he said $250 million. Then $300 million. But now it's going to come in under budget at $400 million.

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Stalin would give them a run in the Ukrainian famine. And Mao in the Great Leap Forward.

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Hmm. You are not the only one I have heard suggest this.

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Six killed as protestors storm US Consulate in Karachi after Khamenei assassination <article data-history-node-id="434438" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/six-killed-protestors-storm-us-consulate-karachi-after-khamenei" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/six-killed-protestors-storm-us-consulate-karachi-after-khamenei" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Six killed as protestors storm US Consulate in Karachi after Khamenei assassination</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Six people were killed and several others were wounded during a demonstration near the US Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, the Edhi rescue service said.</p> <p>Protesters tried to storm the diplomatic compound, and police used force to disperse the crowd, injuring multiple people, according to officials.</p> <p>Demonstrators stormed the US Consulate in Pakistan's Karachi amid a surge in tensions, sparked by anger over recent US and Israeli attacks on Iran, alongside the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei.</p> <p>Video footage showed security forces opening fire as angry demonstrators set fire to the guardhouse.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

Six killed as protestors storm US Consulate in Karachi after Khamenei assassination - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/six-killed-protestors-storm-us-consulate-karachi-after-khamenei

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Thoughts, Krasnov*?

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Google translate tells me this is Persian for "Release the Epstein Files"

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Iran state media confirms killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following US-Israeli missile strikes Confirmation of supreme leader’s killing follows announcement by Donald Trump that ‘one of the most evil people in history, is dead’

Seems Iranian media has confirmed it www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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fell for it again award

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I heard Hillary's report afterwards. Sad and condemnatory for Trump and his administration. Wow.

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