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"... the Free Palestine show feels like a worthwhile triumph." www.theguardian.com/music/2026/o...

In Hebron, Netanyahu is turning displacement into an election spectacle Israel has expelled 4,000 Palestinians in the past four days, destroying many of their homes and engineering a new reality that we fear will become permanent. By Issa Amro www.972mag.com/hebron-displ...

How Israel’s outgoing government remade the West Bank A special project by +972 and @mekomit.bsky.social documents the transformation of an already fragmented territory, with the occupation intruding into every aspect of Palestinian life. www.972mag.com/israel-gover...

"U.N. Indep. Com. Inquiry on Palestine delivered report to U.N. G. A: said Israel was committing genocidal acts against Palestinian civilians in Gaza despite cease-fire agreement... crimes against humanity in West Bank" www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul... AND www.commondreams.org/news/un-repo...

Dr. Belal A Abuiyada, pediatrician, guests on latest PalCast episode, “I Hate To See Anyone Suffer – A Paediatrician in Gaza.” shares his experiences treating children, witnessing suffering of families & navigating a healthcare system pushed to brink of collapse. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

"As of October 24th, 2026, direct accounts & reporting indicate a severe resurgence of famine conditions across Gaza Strip. Border crossing closures, regional mltary escalations, international aid cuts, & internal market failures rapidly worsen humanitarian situation" mandissent.com/p/starving-g...

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⚡️ Mayor Mamdani's NYPD is poised to sign a 3-year, $750,500 no-bid contract w/ Israeli surveillance firm Cognyte for FalcoNet, an AI-driven device that mimics a cell tower to track phones & can be mounted on police cars & drones or hidden in a backpack, the New York Daily News reported. Cognyte...

"Researchers at TrendAI, a unit of Tokyo-based cybersecurity company Trend Micro, concluded the Israeli company Discover-Tech was heavily targeting users of Starlink’s satellite internet service in a likely effort to spy on them" www.reuters.com/business/med...

The Guardian reviews, Under Fire by Humza Yousaf – a deeply affecting story of being stranded in Gaza. "The former Scottish first minister writes of his in-laws’ plight and the tragedy of those who weren’t so lucky" www.theguardian.com/books/2026/o...

"An open letter published in The New Statesman & signed by dozens of artists, authors, actors, politicians, and public thinkers, asserts that, in case you were wondering, "Sally Rooney is a writer, not a terrorist."' lithub.com/in-an-open-l...

Julian Assange movingly outlined the differences between Lula and Bolsonaro, who went head to head in Brazil x.com/JulianAssang...

Inspiring interview with musician Tom Morello who curated sold-out one-day event, Power to the People Festival in Columbia, Maryland on Oct. 3, 2026, to celebrate peace, love, justice, music and community action. peaceandplanetnews.org/tom-morello-...

"U.S. Govt. Accountability Office report observed Defense Dept. is building weapons & projects with AI capabilities that officials said don’t always closely adhere to agency’s own guidelines for AI" www.gao.gov/assets/gao-2... AND www.npr.org/2026/10/23/n...

"The ultimate expression of the US' strategy is a managed escalation of confrontation that keeps the American homeland as sanctuary, whilst Europe absorbs both the conventional attrition and the nuclear risk." forumgeopolitica.com/article/the-...

"Sources told Reuters that U.S. administrations have been requesting SpaceX turn its Starlink service on or off in various countries for several years." www.reuters.com/business/aut...

Move Fast, Break People; A Film by Stop Killer Robots campaign, exploring the impacts of the rapid integration of AI and automation in the use of force and what the international community can do to stop it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEYr...

"Force comes with a slogan and a victory lap. Diplomacy comes with compromise, and compromise has no one to cheer it. A debate about who is right will always make more noise than a question about who is next." fpif.org/the-next-min...

"Tehran has a peace museum and Tehran University has pioneered academic peace and conflict studies in the Muslim world" transnational.live/warm-peace-a...

"Those who dismiss anti-war left as dishonest brokers or useful idiots should be asked why war lobby obsess over hypothetical future acts of sabotage like Russia cutting undersea cables, while ignoring greatest recent act of undersea sabotage... NordStream" morningstaronline.co.uk/article/brit...

"To demilitarize borders, to deemphasize borders would fit well with democratization of governance & with a shift in power toward local & global levels, but it would hardly mean complete elimination... only of borders & countries as they are now conceived." www.pressenza.com/2026/10/leav...

Ireland's "High Court has overturned a decision by the Minister for Justice to refuse a study visa to a Gazan student and ordered that the application be reconsidered and a decision made within ten days." www.rte.ie/news/courts/...

In the past few days, Israel has banned entry to five foreign journalists working for publications seen as critical of Israel. What does that say about the rest? That Israel knows it can trust them to pull their punches. They'll be even more careful about what they say from now on.

“These re-interviews are consequential,” a leaked email seen by 404 Media reads.

"Ethiopian Orthodox Church said at least 60 people were killed in two separate attacks in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Oromia region in past week. Oromia regional govt. & source linked to the rebel alliance fighting govt. forces in N. Tigray traded blame for attacks" www.reuters.com/world/africa...

One of the more interesting stories we’ve uncovered! Thanks to @dublininquirer.com for picking this up!

On Google Killing 400,000 Trees To Build Data Centers In Finland That's how things work under capitalism. The law primarily exists not to protect people or the environment, but to protect the interests of capital. www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/on-google-...

There are Polymarket ads in fortune cookies. There are pop-ups in our prayers. There are paywalls on the monasteries, and the monks are millionaires. Well little Johnny’s gone to war. He joined the McMarines. The Iranians must be liberated and blown to smithereens. ...

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"United Kingdom sanctioned 15 Sudanese military commanders, militia leaders, & security officials from both sides of Sudan’s conflict, accusing them of waging sexual violence, torture, & attacks on civilians linked to the fall of the North Darfur capital al-Fashir" www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...

"Horn of Africa. tragically famous for spectacular political reversals. Yesterday’s ally becomes today’s enemy; yesterday’s enemy, tomorrow’s tactical partner. And yesterday’s declaration of eternal friendship is quietly deposited in diplomatic recycling bin" rboneza.substack.com/p/the-gravey...

"It is not possible for an academic anymore to analyse policies of rival powers by assessing their security concerns, as it will be smeared by the government, the government’s NGOs and the media as “legitimizing” the enemy and supporting their narratives." glenndiesen.substack.com/p/the-ongoin...

"THE long-serving right-wing leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, conceded defeat on Sunday in an election that pitted him and his party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting against his government." morningstaronline.co.uk/article/stud...

"The International Bar Association (IBA) and professional legal organisations around the world have reaffirmed their collective commitment to the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary." www.irishlegal.com/articles/iba...

The document physically survives, writes Judge Andrew Napolitano about the American Constitution, but "the government it was designed to restrain has accumulated vast and totalitarian powers that its authors would never recognize" www.creators.com/read/judge-n...

Ex President Michael D. Higgins tells Irish Examiner: "Gaza, faltering climate response, unregulated technology & drift towards military alliances share one root: loss of moral position among those who hold power... risk is political & ethical, not only technical " tech-insider.org/ie/michael-d...

"We now live in most exposed societies in human history, with cameras, satellites, & networks everywhere that claim to make everything visible, yet disappearance has never been more widespread... Visibility & disappearance... are becoming one & same phenomenon" www.counterpunch.org/2026/10/23/h...

"15 Canadian youth will accuse federal govt. of violating their constitutional rights by failing to adequately address the country’s role in global warming... plaintiffs in La Rose v. His Majesty the King argue govt. has violated their constitutional rights" www.ethicalmarkets.com/climate-chan...

"Director General of the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi said in the agency’s annual report to the U.N. General Assembly expects the use of nuclear power could more than triple by 2060." All the better to hasten our end apnews.com/article/un-n...

"While prediction markets are sold as a way for people to "inject information" into markets, they are actually a rigged system that transfers money from everyday "investors" to insiders" pluralistic.net/2026/10/27/t...

"Proton is hosting a public map showing more than 300,000 Flock surveillance devices across the United States, preserving access to a research project whose creator faces legal threats and intimidation." cyberinsider.com/proton-flock...

"UK’s Society of Authors emailed members to say the organization has withdrawn from their Ethical AI charter, a week after the SoA debuted the charter, which faced swift backlash from authors who argued that there is no way to use AI ethically." lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2026/10/uk-s...

"Real danger facing public is not [China or] superintel AI, but widespread deployment of flawed, unintelligent models. For 50 years, lawmakers allowed tech firms to weave software into fabric of banking, healthcare, commerce, & legal systems w/out oversight" nolanhigdon.substack.com/p/tenants-in...

"It should be illegal for a company to knowingly offer unenforceable contracting terms, especially in its non-negotiable, boilerplate contracts." pluralistic.net/2026/10/26/a...