#Gulf

Persecuted Christians (a thread): Why doesn't this get picked up more by the media? Some of this is the scale and longevity of the problem, but another aspect is, frankly,
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Here’s hoping Egypt’s waning geo-strategic importance leads to the release of the EIPR staff. In every dept Egypt is less relevant now to EU and US interests than it was
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Today in the Dutch news: "Shell and Exxon prey on green billions in subsidies". Shell and Exxon want to invest in the large-scale Porthos project to enable CO2 storage under
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Led by donkeys:In the eyes of the world’s media, Britain – a “Plague Island” led by a man who thinks “optimism is a substitute for hard truths and proper management”
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The extreme nationalism and fascism I saw overseas killed the concept of sports for me. Took an incredibly long time for me to enjoy them again. Sports & war mimic
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A quick story about bloodlust, QAnon and Facebook:There's a picture going Facebook right now that refers to the 10 Days of Darkness.Some Q people believe Trump is still in power
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One of the interesting foreign policy discussions in the US is the sense that the US should stop dealing with the Middle East or that the Middle East is a
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Before folks start to go gaga re Bahrain-Israel announcement, short thread of historical reminders for context: 1. Meretz's Yossi Sarid was the first Israeli minister (under Rabin of Oslo) to
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On this day in 1996, Dr. Edward Scobie passed away. The Dominican-born historian and journalist was author of Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in Britain and published Checkers, ‘Britain’s
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AVAST YE DOOMSCROLLING; it is time for today's shanty thread. It's a tale of the ocean past, present, and future - and how our own future depends on it. Come
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Just been at a very informative Oxford CCS meeting, with Mike Macnair speaking on the offence of treason. Some key points: Fundamentally, treason laws ban waging war against the state
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it’s also worth noting that for many kids, especially if they’re lucky enough to have a bedroom to themselves, sitting on their bed might be their best shot at finding
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From what I’ve heard, Michael Connor seems to be a good man and fine public servant.Given how little there is on the record about his views, though, I think it’s
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Today in history:Feb. 8, 1963 was the first Ba’thist coup d’état in #Iraq. They started a reign of terror until their banishment in November, same year. They toppled the govt
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The coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. right now rivals any in the world.It has been surging since mid-June, and the country’s rate of infection now puts it squarely in the
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THREAD: The killing of Iran's top nuclear scientist comes as my updated book Nuclear Iran is released. It remains the only complete history & analysis of the nuclear program. It
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