Surfacing Life

Surfacing Life

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I teach in Tiohtià:ke / Montréal. I wrote Monetary Authorities: Capitalism and Decolonization in the American Colonial Philippines www.dukeupress.edu/monetary-authorities filipinxfreedomschool.ghost.io www.allaneslumba.com

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Inside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data Centers — The Atlantic The race to power AI is already remaking the physical world.

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Riot breaks out at Montreal jail as tension rises over earlier curfew A riot broke out earlier this week at the Bordeaux jail in Montreal as tensions rise over an earlier curfew, Noovo Info reported.

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Cracks appear in Pacific nuclear tomb as sea levels rise Cracks have appeared in a concrete dome holding 120,000 tonnes of contaminated soil and debris from Cold War-era nuclear bomb tests.

Cracks have appeared in a concrete dome holding 120,000 tonnes of contaminated soil and debris from Cold War-era nuclear bomb tests.

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⚡️JUST IN: Israel is preparing a major ground invasion of southern Lebanon, aiming to seize all territory south of the Litani River and dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure, U.S. and Israeli officials told Axios. Troops and reserves are being reinforced on the border ahead of the operation, which could become Israel’s largest invasion of Lebanon since 2006.
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🚨🇮🇱🇱🇧Israel is planning massive ground invasion of Lebanon, aiming to seize the entire area south of the Litani River and dismantle Hezbollah's military infrastructure, Israeli and U.S. officials say. My story on 
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https://www.axios.com/2026/03/14/israel-lebanon-ground-invasion-hezbollah

⚡️ Israel is preparing a major ground invasion of southern Lebanon, aiming to seize all territory south of the Litani River and dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure, U.S. & Israeli officials told Axios. Troops & reserves are being reinforced on the border ahead of the op, which could become Israel’s...

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The most absurd element regarding all the tankers stranded around the strait of hormuz is that it is less the threat of Iran, and more the threat of private Insurance companies not willing to pay out if tankers take the risk.

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German philosopher and social critic Jürgen Habermas dies at 96 One the most influential thinkers in post-war Germany, he linked philosophy and political action throughout his life.

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Lebanon’s Ministry of Health said the death toll from Israeli strikes has reached 826, with 2009 people wounded since March 2.

Officials warned the toll could rise further as attacks continue to intensify across the country.

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Israeli forces raid the home of Palestinian prisoner Azmi Abu Hleil’s family in the town of Dura, in the occupied West Bank, forcing them to evacuate before demolishing the three-storey house.

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US president urges naval coalition as Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed to 'tankers and ships of enemies' during war

US president urges naval coalition as Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed to 'tankers and ships of enemies' during war https://aje.news/d58mbv

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Iran War Delivers Windfall to America’s Oil Country — The Wall Street Journal Higher energy prices might vex the economy, but for some U.S. states, they provide a financial boost that will help close budget deficits and fix roads

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Absolutely horrific.

Canada’s massive border bill, C12, has been adopted after third reading at Senate.

C-12 will become the country's largest machinery of deportation: deporting refugees without hearings, retroactive bars, and mass status cancellation.

A mirror of anti-migrant ICE violence.

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'They Were All I Had': Lebanese Father Buries Parents, 4 Daughters Killed by Israeli Bombing One journalist said that "the massacres are multiplying" as IDF bombing kills hundreds of Lebanese and Palestinian civilians, and US-Israeli strikes kill and wound thousands of Iranians.

Journalist Lylla Younes said that "the massacres are multiplying" as IDF bombing kills hundreds of Lebanese and Palestinian civilians, and US-Israeli strikes kill and wound thousands of Iranians.

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How the Iran War Unraveled the Gulf’s Image as a Luxurious Safe Haven — The Wall Street Journal Missiles and drones have shattered the illusion that ‘you’re not in the Middle East’—and the impact is being felt across the region

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Manila’s Trash-Choked River Holds Key to Fight Against Ocean Plastics — Bloomberg Past leaders have tried and failed to rehabilitate the Pasig River, but President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is taking on the task with renewed enthusiasm.

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Israel’s 90 nuclear warheads make any strike on Iran ‘really dangerous’: expert — South China Morning Post The hostilities in the Middle East have renewed concerns about Israel’s widely known but officially unacknowledged nuclear arsenal, with an expert warning of catastrophic consequences if the weapons w...

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AP hq really pushing hard for war?!

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US military out of Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, the Pacific, the world.

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About ISA - International Seabed Authority

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‘We Live in One Ocean’: Native Hawaiian Activist Calls for Inclusion in Deep-Sea Mining Decisions — Inside Climate News As policymakers meet in Jamaica to develop regulations for mineral exploitation in international waters, Solomon Pili Kahoʻohalahala highlights what’s at stake for Pacific cultures.

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Cue the decoupling from fossil fuel thinkpieces

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The article is pretty funny about why it shouldn’t win.

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Philippines’ bid for UN Security Council seat sidesteps maritime row — South China Morning Post Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s pitch for a United Nations Security Council seat this week was notable for his sidestepping of an issue at the core of Manila’s foreign policy in recent yea...

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US missile deployments in Philippines signal deeper strategic shift in region — South China Morning Post The United States’ plan to expand deployments of advanced missile systems and unmanned platforms in the Philippines is less about hardware than geography and what it signals about Washington’s long-te...

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Philippines budget deficit hits record US$26.5 billion as corruption probe bites — South China Morning Post An investigation into allegedly corrupt flood-control projects worth billions of pesos is beginning to ripple through the Philippines’ public finances, slowing infrastructure spending and adding uncer...

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How the Iran War Hurts Thailand and Singapore — Foreign Policy Spiraling natural gas prices leave both countries exposed.

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The Philippines says its communist rebels are defeated – but are they? — South China Morning Post The mountains of the Philippines are quieter now. The jungle bases that once sustained Asia’s longest-running communist insurgency are mostly emptied out. Its tens of thousands of guerrilla fighters h...

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Israeli military drops charges against soldiers charged with abusing Palestinian prisoner The Israeli military says it is dropping charges against five soldiers who were accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee in an encounter partially caught on camera.

BREAKING: The Israeli military says it is dropping charges against five soldiers who were accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee.

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The root of the problem is the gutting of public healthcare and encouraging privatization in Quebec

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Trump admin estimates US war on Iran cost $11.3bn in first 6 days: Report

Trump admin estimates US war on Iran cost $11.3bn in first 6 days: Report https://aje.news/d8eh2c

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The weird equivalence between a more expensive barrel of oil and 2.3 million displaced people.

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