Mark Sugrue

Theres a popular Russian conspiracy theory that Russia only leased Alaska but didn't sell it.

🇺🇦‼️🇺🇸 Trump may force Ukraine to accept Russia’s terms to seal multibillion-dollar economic deal with Kremlin to develop Arctic, — The Spectator

The region is home to about 13% of the world’s undiscovered oil reserves and 30% of natural gas, with nearly half of these resources under Russian control.

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Ill check back in with you in 2034 and see how the advance is going.

Its terrible strategy. All its achieved so far is a larger, more militarized Nato and a lot fewer Russians. Long after Putin is dead his reign will be seen as the end of Russia's great power status.

Lot of ticking left to do. Russia gained 0.8% of Ukraine in July at a cost of over 40,000 soldiers. At the current rate they will 'win' in 2034 at a cost of 4 million more troops.

When?

Emergency Protest. Israel, Stop Killing Journalists! On August 10th, Israel targeted & killed Ana's al-Sharif & 4 colleagues. Join NUJ members to protest Israel's ongoing slaughter of media workers & civilians in Gaza, to call for an end to impunity for these war crimes, & to stand up & defend media freedom. When: Monday, August 11th, 6pm. Where: The Spire, Dublin.

Emergency Protest:
Israel, Stop Killing Journalists!
6pm today at The Spire.

Details of the Stop Killing Journalists protest in Dublin this evening.

Please join NUJ members to protest Israel’s ongoing slaughter of media workers and civilians.

Tonight, organised by the NUJ and Dublin NUJ,
Protest apartheid Israel's murder of 6 more Palestinian journalists overnight. The entire Al Jazeera Gaza City crew and another journalist. These war crimes cannot go unpunished.
Meet at The Spire at 6pm. #GazaGenocide

6pm today, Dublin. #gaza #ireland

Letter of the day (in the Times)

Wall to wall hacks sharing solemn “press freedom” posts whenever Donald Trump calls Chuck Blastoise of WBYN News a silly name - but multiple targeted strikes on the only ones documenting Gaza and it’s crickets.

Shameful.

Im not sure the US has these resources either to be honest. To end this war Ukraine needs to build its own nukes and missiles able to reach Moscow.

One of the few Israelis with a direct line to Gazans urges public to confront horrors ***

Assaf David is a colleague, a friend, and one of the wisest people I know. Please read this interview. (non paywalled link - next post)

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

A complete trade embargo with Israel is now needed If Ireland really wanted to make a difference, and help end the genocidal Israeli onslaught on Palestinians, it should enact a comprehensive trade embargo on Israel and dare the EU authorities to inst...

In this new piece, I argue that enacting the Occupied Territories Bill is not enough - Ireland should go further and institute a FULL trade embargo against Israel.

We should be aiming for a EU judicial test if the meaning of Article 2 of the Association agmt
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

More than 200 journalists have now been killed by the IDF in Gaza.

And so many journalists here haven’t expressed a single sliver of solidarity or outrage about it.

Its getting a bit like the California governor election. They had 135 candidates in 2003, several of whom openly said they were doing it just for the publicity.

Political cicadas who crawl out every 7 years to make noise

Ireland joins group of European countries in condemning Israel occupation plan for Gaza Simon Harris joins colleagues from Spain, Norway, Iceland and Luxembourg in criticism

Ireland joins group of European countries in condemning Israel occupation plan for Gaza

For a country that previously put such a premium on personal freedom it has been surprising to see how American society and institutions willingly follow orders when it comes to dismantling them.

Just seeing this now. Really fascinating. Hungarians apparently still had measurable Yakut ancestry in the Middle Ages but by now are genetically indistinguishable from others in Central Europe, while Finns are still 10% Yakut

Russia makes it clear it only cares about one city. What Ukraine needs to do is clear.

Mo Salah respond to a post by UEFA with: Can you tell us how he died, where, and why? The UEFA post reads: Farewell to Suleiman al-Obeid, the 'Palestinian Pelé'. A talent who gave hope to countless children, even in the darkest of times

Well said, Mo Salah.

Suleiman al-Obeid was shot dead by IDF forces whilst waiting for food aid in southern Gaza.

European officials told the US that Ukraine’s future cannot be discussed without Kyiv and that Europe will continue to provide weapons and funds regardless of the US position.

Are Americans aware that down here in Mexico we’ve been getting bombarded for months with ads of Kristi Noem telling us to our face that we’re out welcome in the US, and that these ads even found their way into our national TV broadcasts

Because I feel like I have seen nobody mention it

Logically, they should be discussing exchanging territory to move the front along defencible lines - rivers and geographical features - so that the peace lasts.

This makes sense