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Peggy March

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GeoConnector-Geographer-GISPioneer Fellow, Royal Canadian Geographical Society Adjunct professor/Consultant Prime Minister’s & NCGE Distinguished Teaching Awards Eastern Canada πŸ«πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ #geospatial #tech #eo Independent consultant at: www.geoignite.ca

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The Kurdish Attack on Iran That Never Happened False media reports of thousands of Kurdish fighters launching a ground offensive against Iran ended up endangering the very people living under the bombs, reports Dr Charles Kriel

πŸ”΄The Kurdish Attack on Iran That Never Happened

False media reports of thousands of Kurdish fighters launching a ground offensive against Iran ended up endangering the very people living under the bombs, reports Dr Charles Kriel

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09.03.2026 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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β€˜The cover-up is brazen’: one journalist’s tenacious, traumatic fight to expose Ghislaine Maxwell Lucia Osborne-Crowley has endured threats and sexual harassment to report on Jeffrey Epstein’s chief enabler. Maxwell’s conviction was only the start of the quest for justice, she says

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Congrats Trump! You're the best energy crisis creator EVER.

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Syrian who fled to UK charged with crimes against humanity over violent crackdown Former intelligence officer charged with murder and torture in first prosecution of its kind in England and Wales A former Syrian intelligence officer who fled to the UK has been charged with murder and torture as crimes against humanity, in the first prosecution of its kind in England and Wales. The 58-year-old man, who has not been named for legal reasons, is alleged to have played a leading role in the violent crackdown on protesters in Syria at the start of uprising against the regime of former leader Bashar al-Assad in 2011. Continue reading...

Syrian who fled to UK charged with crimes against humanity over violent crackdown

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AI firm Anthropic sues US defense department over blacklisting Lawsuits come after Pentagon labeled Anthropic a β€˜supply chain risk’, a decision the company says is unlawful * Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Anthropic filed two lawsuits against the Department of Defense on Monday, alleging that the government’s decision to label the artificial intelligence firm a β€œsupply chain risk” was unlawful and violated its first amendment rights. The two sides have been locked in a monthslong heated feud over the company’s attempt to implement safeguards against the military’s potential use of its AI models for mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous lethal weapons. The lawsuits, which Anthropic filed in the northern district court of California and the US court of appeals for the Washington DC Circuit, come after the Pentagon formally issued the supply chain risk designation last Thursday, the first time the blacklisting tool has been used against a US company. The AI firm previously vowed to challenge the designation and its demand that any company that does business with the government cut all ties with Anthropic, a serious threat to its business model. Continue reading...

AI firm Anthropic sues US defense department over blacklisting

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Why do we need International Women’s Day? Apart from misogyny and Christian nationalism, you mean? | Zoe Williams I should probably be fuming about the way that companies try to cash in on IWD. But there are so many vile opinions to worry about instead, writes Zoe Williams

Why do we need International Women’s Day? Apart from misogyny and Christian nationalism, you mean? | Zoe Williams

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Six ways the Iran war could affect you - in charts With fuel and gas prices having risen in recent days, here are some ways the conflict could affect households.

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Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees - ProPublica Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their de...

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The WSJ calls it β€œthe most severe energy crisis since the 1970s.” ⛽️

@wsj.com
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Venezuela, Iran, Cuba, Greenland, Canada, and on and on and on. Lindsey Graham says they are β€œmarching through the world.”
They don’t care how many US soldiers they get killed. Meanwhile, they’re building concentration camps at home for Americans to die in. What will it take for people to wake up?

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@lindastevens.bsky.social

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The No World Order Meir Kahane, Netanyahu, Trump, and the war beyond Iran.

Sarah Kendzior in her usual excellent form.
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the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none.

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Ayatollah's son owns Β£50m luxury apartments in London Mojtaba Khamenei (pictured) owns the properties in Kensington, west London, with an estimated value of more than Β£50million.

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@lindastevens.bsky.social

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β€˜A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflict

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Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story A decade before #MeToo, a multimillionaire sex offender from Florida got the ultimate break.

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How Trump turmoil is driving more people to the therapist’s office: β€˜This is all upside down’ As β€˜political depression’ enters public discourse, therapists are encouraging people to engage with their communities

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08.03.2026 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜End of an era’: death of Khamenei seen as Iran’s Berlin Wall moment Iran experts believe the symbolism of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death is overwhelming and that the regime will struggle to fill the power vacuum

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β€˜A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflict

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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This is a straight up war crime. Where are the prosecutions?

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Same

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#ClusterFox πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

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#CapGate

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Americans aren't facing a democratic collapse. We’re living in its aftermath | Eric Reinhart The US was an oligarchy well before Trump’s first term. Recognizing this reality is essential to building a true democracy

Americans aren't facing a democratic collapse. We’re living in its aftermath | Eric Reinhart

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Epstein Files Fallout: 40 Famous Names and High-Profile Exits A look at how Jeffrey Epstein’s network reached from Silicon Valley to the halls of Harvard and Buckingham Palace.

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