Brian K. Murphy

The Aftermath of a Massive Wave of Israeli Airstrikes that Killed Over 100 Palestinians “Every time we wake up in this nightmare—they surprise us with the nightmare of returning to war.”

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Rwandan Prisoner of Conscience Victoire Ingabire Ingabire Day, a day of solidarity and support for Madame Victoire Ingabire and other prisoners of conscience in Rwanda, was celebrated in October to

Ingabire spent 8 years in prison for political dissidence between 2010 and 2018 and is imprisoned and facing trial again, for allegedly conspiring with 8 other dissidents arrested for undertaking non-violence training, held in pretrial detention since 2021.
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Exclusive: US military officials required to sign NDAs tied to Latin America mission, sources say U.S. military officials involved with President Donald Trump's expanding operations in Latin America have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements, three U.S. officials say, a development that raises new questions about a military buildup that Venezuela fears may lead to an invasion.

The Pentagon has escalated a military buildup that experts say far exceeds requirement for counter-narcotics operations -- the stated intent of the U.S. mission so far.
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Rio police raids kill 64 ahead of climate conferences At least 64 people died on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro's most deadly police operation ever, which targeted a major gang days before the city hosts global events related to the United Nations climate summit known as COP30.

At least 64 people died on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro's most deadly police operation ever, which targeted a major gang days before the city hosts global events related to the United Nations climate summit known as COP30.
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Escapee describes summary killings after Darfur city's fall Sudanese paramilitary forces beat and shot men fleeing from a long-besieged city in Darfur after capturing it, according to an account from an escapee corroborated by statements from aid officials, satellite images, and unverified social media videos.

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Live From Cameroon: What’s Driving The Political Unrest Major protests after 92-year-old Paul Biya "wins" another term.

Cameroon: What’s Driving The Political Unrest?
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Massacres under way in Darfur after militia captures besieged city, reports say Human rights groups had been predicting Rapid Support Forces would begin executing non-Arab civilians

Widespread reports of massacres and other atrocities are emerging from Darfur after a powerful Sudanese militia captured most of the famine-stricken city of El Fasher at the end of an 18-month siege.
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“Rubio’s Ideological Project”: What’s Driving Trump’s Campaign Against Venezuela? The Trump administration has now killed at least 43 people in 10 strikes against so-called drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. The threat of war against Venezuela and the surrounding region...

Marco Rubio is the driving force behind the aggressive US posture toward the Maduro regime. And Cuba is the ultimate target.
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Inside Marco Rubio's Push for Regime Change in Venezuela Little to no fentanyl is coming from Venezuela, according to U.S. intelligence.

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Norwegian Peace Council Will Not Celebrate María Corina Machado's Nobel Peace Prize The Norwegian Peace Council announced that it will not organize this year’s traditional torchlight procession through downtown Oslo on the day the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded due to its disagreement ...

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How To Kill Subversives and Get Away With It Could US complicity in war crimes in countries like Colombia offer a playbook for domestic repression?

US participation in suppressing opposition in Colombia is a cautionary tale about potential for repression in the US itself: “Could Trump, or...Stephen Miller, employ armed proxies, including right-wing militias...to target leftist 'subversives' at home?”
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Sudan's RSF says it seized key army base in El Fasher - Sudan Tribune October 26, 2025 (EL FASHER) – The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Sunday it had taken complete control of the 6th Infantry Division command in El Fasher, the Sudanese army’s main base in Nort...

Just as ceasefire talks collapse in 🇺🇸, the RSF looks to have made a major advance into El Fasher, #Sudan. Brace for atrocities. sudantribune.com/article/3064...

Is Canada at risk of being complicit in U.S. military crimes? The recent U.S. navy attacks on shipping off the coast of Venezuela have raised concerns at DND headquarters in Ottawa.

Canada has partnered with the U.S. in Operation Caribbe, a counter-narcotic effort in the Caribbean since 2006, raising questions about Canadian complicity in the US navy's criminal attacks against shipping off Venezuela.
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ANALYSIS | Why did Trump scrap trade talks with Canada? Ontario's anti-tariff ad can't be the only reason | CBC News Donald Trump's initial public reaction to Ontario's anti-tariffs TV ad gave absolutely no indication that it had triggered him so much that he would later kick the legs out from under the negotiating ...

"...questions about whether the ad is the real reason behind Trump's move or a pretext to put pressure on Canada...One of Trump's top advisers says the ad is only part of the story...'Canadians have been 'very difficult' to negotiate with on trade'.
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Why US activists are wearing inflatable frog costumes at protests against Trump Portland’s dancing frogs remind us how powerful it is to challenge tyranny with humour.

" ...a sight to behold, with many encounters between police and protestors going viral. Whether they know it or not, these costumed activists are contributing to a rich history of using humour and dress to mobilise against and challenge power."
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Go Blue Jays!!
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Stop the Cuts! A People’s Assembly On November 4, the federal government is expected to drop a budget that will devastate health services, education and climate action, weaken public services and deliver billions in subsidies, milit…

On Nov 4th, the federal government is promising deep cuts to healthcare, education, and climate action. And for what? Billions for weapons of war and tax cuts for the rich.

Want to do something about it? Join us on Nov. 14th at 6pm in Ottawa.

Register at canadians.org/event/a-peop...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-10-23/the-disaster-industrial-complex-is-driving-us-economic-growth

"The disaster industrial complex, it turns out, is a network of supply chains that help people and governments reboot after catastrophes."

Maybe climate change could be good for growth after all 🫣

ICE Just Bought A Social Media Surveillance Bot Trump’s immigration enforcers just inked a multimillion-dollar deal for AI-driven social media surveillance software used by the Israeli military and the Pentagon.

The 5-year contract with Carahsoft Technology, made public in September, provides Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) licenses for a product called Zignal Labs, a social media monitoring platform used by the Israeli military and the Pentagon.
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Under Mark Carney, capital’s leading lobby group is back in the driver’s seat With Mark Carney in power, the Business Council of Canada has re-emerged as the country’s most influential lobby group. While few Canadians know its name, the Council is advancing a pro-corporate agen...

What is the Business Council of Canada? The most powerful lobby group you've (probably) never heard of. I did a profile about the BCC for Canadian Dimension recently here: canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...

YouTube video by CBC British Columbia Right Turn of Death | Creator Network | A Film by The Greater Discussions

Turning right on a red light is common only in North America. Legalised in the '70s it is more dangerous than any other action at an intersection. It remains solely a convenience for drivers, while exceedingly treacherous for pedestrians.
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TC Energy lobbied Canada’s spy agency to share intelligence | The Narwhal Pipeline giant TC Energy urged CSIS to brief Canada’s biggest companies on security threats — raising concerns about surveillance

A Canadian corporation successfully pressed...CSIS to set up regular ‘information-sharing’ meetings between the agency, RCMP, and representatives of major Canadian companies…‘private high-level discussions about security threats facing Canadian industry.’
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YouTube video by The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) Sudan’s Power Chessboard: Rival Governments and the Battle for Legitimacy

Webinar: Sudan’s Power Chessboard (The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy)
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Decades in America: Study Finds Deep Roots Among Unauthorized Immigrants Eight in 10 have been in the country at least five years, and nearly half for two decades or more, according to the Migration Policy Institute.

Migration Policy Institute analysis: most 'unauthorized' have long-established families, careers, and communities, concentrated in states like California, Texas, Florida, and New York, with implications for legalization, enforcement, and workforce planning.
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Jewish figures across the globe call on UN and world leaders to sanction Israel Exclusive: In an open letter, Israeli ex-officials, artists and intellectuals say ‘unconscionable’ actions in Gaza amount to genocide

Over 450 signatories, including former Israeli officials, have signed an open letter demanding accountability over Israel’s conduct in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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Ecuador: Context of repression and militarisation in the face of protests against extractive industries - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Check out this page via the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre

Repression of Indigenous activists and environmental protesters in Ecuador: more than 120 organisations and several UN experts urge the government to end militarisation and excessive force against demonstrators opposing oil and mining expansion.
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Jihadist Attacks Spread Across Africa's Sahel Region The various factions affiliated with Al-Qaeda -- notably the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) -- and the Islamic State (IS) group are now striking across almost all of Mali and Burkin...

Groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State have expanded across Mali and Burkina Faso, reaching western Niger, northern Nigeria, and the Senegal border, according to Agence France-Presse and the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project.
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Twenty Years of Courage and Struggle is the remarkable story of the shack dwellers movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM), covering two decades of organising in the shanty towns of South Africa:
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Opinion | Our Politics Differ, But We Agree: Trump’s ‘Compact’ Violates Academic Freedom Using federal funding to dictate who colleges admit and what faculty can say crosses a dangerous line.

Re the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education: "We...do not share common views about...the reforms needed in American higher education today. We are, however, united in our concern about key features of the proposed compact."
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The Used Car Market Is Imploding Huge bankruptcies for used car firms have exposed Wall Street’s entanglement with the sector. Far from derisking after the Great Recession, banks rebuilt the economy on obscure financial intermediarie...

Rather than de-risking, banks have rebuilt the economy on obscure financial intermediaries that are now sinking: "once again Wall Street has retreated to byzantine methods of turning a profit....”.
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