Nahyan Fancy

Very glad to see my union and others taking a stand here.

Spain Denies U.S. Military Use of Its Bases for Iran Attack

"Spain’s defense minister, Margarita Robles, said on Monday that while there was an agreement with the United States on the use of the bases, Spain believed it only extended to use within the framework of international law."

Spain views US war on Iran as illegal.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/w...

The normalization of Islamophobia in the US is so pervasive among right wing influencers that it warrants understanding to Germany in the 1930s when explicit antisemitism was spreading like a disease. The consequences are violent for the targeted group.

Israeli settlers shoot dead two Palestinian brothers in Nablus attack Israeli forces reportedly fired tear gas at residents, including those wounded

Israeli settlers shoot dead two Palestinian brothers in Nablus attack - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-settlers-shoot-dead-two-palestinian-brothers-nablus-attack

Just a reminder of the deep humanist roots @tlecaque.bsky.social brings to his work. This is a good reminder to not lose sight of lived experience in our historical writing. Bravo Thomas!

This is a constant threat from wealthy Chicagoans who say they’re going to move to NW Indiana.

But I say that, if you don’t want to contribute your fair share of taxes (which is always what it’s about), good luck, good riddance, and don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

Disgraced Professor Lawrence Krauss is (still) all over the Epstein Files Epstein berates a woman via email for "showering in Krauss's room"

I had scheduled this to publish for tomorrow morning, but I'm going to post it now.

The result of a tip I got over the weekend, with Epstein chastising (what seems to be a young) woman for taking a shower in "Krauss's room."

So Netanyahu is sheltering in Berlin?

Israeli government plane brought to safety in Berlin Israel brought its official government transport plane to safety on Saturday, flying the Wing of Zion Boeing to Berlin's BER airport shortly after hostilities began in the Middle East. A dpa reporter ...

Where by law he must be arrested and presents to the Hague

"BER did not respond to requests for information, nor did the Israeli embassy in Berlin."

If disagreeing with a government’s policies or hating their leader becomes the norm for nations to justify militarily attacking other nations, then prepare for much more war and civilian deaths in the coming decades. And much less peace. (11/11)

Be careful to separate your views on the politics of the Iranian regime from the legality and motives of the US and Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran. The US and Israeli governments do not care if Iranians have a democracy. They care if the Iranian government becomes a client state to the US.

3. Prior to Israel and the US violations of the laws of war, Iran had not attacked either country nor was there evidence of an imminent attack. (3/11)

To preempt the rewriting of history that will predictably happen in mainstream US media in the coming weeks, here are some key facts:

1. Israel and the United States unilaterally attacked Iran, a sovereign nation, without provocation or other lawful basis under international law. (1/11)

Maybe it’s because I’m a colonial historian but so many of these white nation states seem to behave exactly like they did in the 19th century: ‘your leaders aren’t right for you,’ ‘we’re only killing you/colonizing you/installing puppet leaders for your own good’

"How can you oppose war when Khamenei was evil?"

Simple. If you killed Donald Trump by nuking Washington DC, I would not mourn Trump but I'd still say you're an evil war criminal who belongs in the Hague. It's really not hard.

Donald Trump is a rogue president with unhinged intentions, and it’s clear he’s prepared to drag this country down with him. I refuse to stand by while he does.

Read my full statement condemning his illegal war in Iran.

Bibi redux

I wrote this essay last year, and it has just been published. Its publication comes at a moment of barbarism: yesterday, more than 100 children were killed in Iran as a result of a barbaric and unlawful attack by Israel and the United States.

Edinburgh University taking strike action after plans for 1,800 job losses University of Edinburgh faces renewed UCU industrial action ballot over £140m funding cuts and up to 1,800 job losses, with union opposing…

'Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at the University of Edinburgh are to begin strike action following management's plans for £140 million in cuts and up to 1,800 job losses.' 1/2

Really concerned to hear the Defence Secretary refuse to rule out UK's involvement in future strikes on Iran.

Iraq lessons must be learned.
Further escalation in the Middle East makes us all less safe.

Starmer must rule out UK involvement immediately.

No one should be using ChatGPT or partnering with OpenAI for anything.

Zero repercussions from a spineless congress.

Unverified, but heart-wrenching video.

The US and Israel are bombing Iran. Anyone reporting it as “preventive” is engaging in propaganda, by definition. There is no interpretation of what’s happening as anything else than a crime.

You don’t have to like the Iranian regime to understand why this is bad.

Which "he" is this? There are at least two I can think immediately of: Bibi and Dirumph.

An excellent piece throughout

Opinion | How Civil-Rights Law Was Turned Against Civil Rights Title VI is now a tool for silencing dissent.

My piece on the weaponization of Title VI is now live. It gives a detailed breakdown of the numbers of Title VI cases brought since October 7, 2023, and the role of Zionist-movement lawyering in engineering this fiasco.
@chronicle

www.chronicle.com/article/how-...

If the Muslims were integrated, they would have…voted for a more socially conservative candidate? As ever “Want to get stupider? Try Racism (TM)” never fails.

Language angle on the Gorton & Denton by-election!

In case anyone falls for this BS (img from Reddit, but also being pushed by the Daily M@!l): be aware that Labour, the Conservatives, and most other UK parties have been producing multilingual campaign leaflets since before I was born.

genuinely, just perfectly distilling my five core political principles:

* you can beat the far-right with optimistic leftism
* matt goodwin is a laughingstock
* apathetic centrism will haemorrhage votes
* good local candidates > parachuting
* matt goodwin is a laughingstock again