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As we all predicted, the Israeli regional war started against the wishes of
the world of course with US partnership and blessing. US supplied jets fly
overhead refueled by US jets, protected by the US anti-missile umbrella and
US Navy. The sirens are blazing. The US government had asked for mandatory
urgent evacuation of US citizens here in occupied Palestine. Did the
200,000 dual Israeli-US citizens leave? Did the 12500 of those who are
currently serving in the Israeli military and committing crimes and
genocide leave? There are wars and rumors of more war.
I on the other hand work 15 hours a day (as a volunteer) seven days a week
with staff and volunteers building institutions and working with thousands
of people towards a better future not just in Bethlehem and Palestine but
globally. People were being butchered in Gaza and surviving ones are hungry
and cold in tents blockaded and besieged. We were helping many families,
some who lost many members of their family.
As the illegal war on Iran started which promises to lead to a global
catastrophic war with no winners, Palestine is still the issue as the late
Last night, the United States and Israel launched what can only be described as an unprovoked and illegal attack on Iran. The strikes reportedly targeted several Iranian cities, including the residences of the Supreme Leader and the President, along with other state officials and military and security sites.
Yet beyond the declared military objectives lies a harsher reality: non-military areas were hit, homes were reduced to rubble, and civilians paid the price. In Minab, a girls’ elementary school was struck, leaving dozens of children dead or wounded under what were cynically framed as “liberating bombs.” In Kermanshah, the residential neighborhood of Pardis was also attacked. Whatever the stated aims, the human toll is undeniable.
There are also reports that the Islamic Republic has launched dozens of missiles toward Israel, as well as toward Bahrain, Qatar, and Iraq—where U.S. military installations are located—raising the specter of a wider regional war. This escalation unfolds against the backdrop of years of conflict and devastation across Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and beyond.
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The best part of the night during the Trump's State of the Union Address (SOTUA) was when the two most popular Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib's shouting filled the hall. The reason? A fierce clash between Trump, Omar, and Tlaib went under Trump's skin, and you could see it in his eyes.
The confrontation began with sparks flying from their eyes of both Congresswomen as Trump was standing, proudly proclaiming his achievements in border security, when suddenly Ilhan and Rashida couldn't tolerate Trump bragging and showing off. They shouted at him with all their might, accusing him outright: "You're killing Americans!" Ilhan Omar went even further, calling him a liar with a single word that shook the hall: "Liar!" Two Americans citizens who were shot dead in cold blood by ICE agents in Minneapolis were constituents of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. Omar reminds me of "Mama Bear" because she is loving and protective of her constituents.
Arabs have always used fables when reality becomes too blunt to state plainly.
There is a story about a wolf teaching his cub survival. He takes him to a flock of sheep and says, “Their meat is good.” Then he points to the shepherd and warns, “His stick is painful. Do not underestimate it.”
The cub looks at the dog standing beside the sheep and says, “He looks like us.”
The father replies, “Be careful of that one. Most of the harm we have suffered did not come from the shepherd. It came from those who resembled us — but chose to stand with him.”
The shepherd’s hostility is not confusing. His stick is visible. His role is clear. It is the familiar face standing comfortably beside power that requires discernment.
Last week, the UK High Court ruled that the British government’s designation of Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful and disproportionate. The court found that banning the group constituted a serious infringement on freedom of expression and assembly. The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, immediately decided to appeal the ruling and request reconsideration.
Here come the judges: Supremes slap down tariffs, yay. Emperor Donald calls treason, nay. Judges don’t like his deportations either, nor his censorship at National Parks, neither. Eppie-boy (rest in pieces) files are causing stumble and tumble in elite circles, and King Don has fired his base – or anyway, laid them off. In Kentucky. Don’t gloat: you’re next.
This March 28, 2026, millions of pro-democracy “No Kings” marchers should also demand “No Nukes” in the wake of March 28, 1979’s meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant.
While a cluster of Democratic governors push restarts of deadly old nuclear power plants like TMI and Michigan’s Palisades, King Donald also wants to restart nuclear weapons testing.
The “No Kings” challenge to Trump’s oligarchic threat to democracy, joined with the “No Nukes” demand for a Solartopian Earth—totally green-powered, no nuclear plants, no atomic weapons—will create an epic moment for the human future.
Trump is the first U.S. president to fire a chairman of the five-member Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The NRC was originally entrusted to oversee the 94 U.S. commercial nukes. Now Trump reigns supreme over atomic reactor safety. It’s a terrifying reality.
When British author David Icke wrote his seminal work, The Biggest Secret: The Book That Will Change the World, published in 1999, he was not speaking metaphorically. When he detailed the “reptilian genetic streams” of “elite” families—human-reptile hybrids allegedly engineering global events—he meant it literally. To Icke, the world is not run by mere men, but by an interdimensional species operating just outside the visible light spectrum.
While many scoff at this as the ultimate apex of human gullibility, millions have found a dark comfort in Icke’s “wisdom”. According to a landmark 2013 poll by Public Policy Polling (PPP), roughly 4 percent of American adults—between 12 and 13 million people—believed that shape-shifting lizard people control our world.
Five films have received Oscar noms in the international category, including the French-sponsored Iranian drama It Was Just an Accident and the apparent front-runner, Brazil’s The Secret Agent.
Not on the final list is Iraq’s nominee for the honor—though it’s hard to say why, because the film is a gem.
The President’s Cake, written and directed by Hasan Hadi, is the alternately sad, funny and nail-biting story of Lamia, a 9-year-old girl who receives an unwanted honor: Thanks to a classroom lottery, she’s one of many citizens from across the country who are chosen to bake birthday cakes in honor of dictatorial leader Saddam Hussein.
What makes this task so difficult is that the tale is set in 1990, when Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait has made it the target of military attacks and economic sanctions. As a result, day-to-day survival is hard enough, and finding necessary ingredients such as flour and sugar is nearly impossible.