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Thematic Report to the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly “Water and food nexus: a human rights approach to water management in food systems”.

The Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Pedro Arrojo Agudo, is inviting inputs from States and other stakeholders to inform his thematic report on “Water and food nexus: a human rights approach to water management in food systems”. The report will be presented at the United Nations General Assembly's 79th session in October 2024.

The Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation understands that the dominant systems of large-scale food production and comercialication are harming the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation worldwide. For the Special Rapporteur, under the argument of producing more and more food for a growing world population, the right to food is often used as an argument to justify unsustainable water management, overusing water sources and affecting aquatic systems, resulting in contamination or scarcity of water needed for human use. As reflected in Special Rapporteur´s report A/HRC/54/32 of 2023, guaranteeing the human right to water for the most impoverished requires restoring the good state of the aquatic ecosystems on which they depend for their water supply. In addition, over-exploitation and pollution of aquatic ecosystems often undermine small-scale food production for self-consumption in impoverished rural communities.

In this connection, the Special Rapporteur would like to call member states, non-state actors, civil society, academia, indigenous peoples, individuals, and other relevant stakeholders to send their contributions and experiences related to the sustainability of aquatic ecosystems and freshwater sources and the systems used to produced food. The Special Rapporteur would appreciate receiving inputs on the interlinkages between both rights and the positive and negative experiences on sustainable (or unsustainable) use of water sources by food systems, including court rulings at global, regional, national, and local levels.

The Special Rapporteur wishes to thank States, indigenous peoples, civil society organisations, academic institutions, businesses, international organisations, individuals, and other stakeholders for their continued engagement with this mandate.

Key information sought: To facilitate the reception of inputs, the Special Rapporteur prepared a list of key information which he considers essential for the report. The list could be answered entirely or partially according to the expertise and experience of those actors willing to contribute to the Report. List of topics: English | Français | Español

How inputs will be used

All submissions will be published on the website of the mandate. Non-state actors could request the confidentiality of the submission.

Next Steps

Please send your contributions via email, indicating “Input Water and Food Nexus” in the email subject line. Your contribution should be sent by no later than 15 March 2024

Email address: [email protected] AND to [email protected]. Email subject line: Input water and food nexus Word limit: 2500 words File formats: Word, PDF Accepted languages: English, Spanish, French

#Special Rapporteur on the rights to water and sanitation #sdg6 #water resources #water governance #human rights approach #call for imputs #safe drinking water #OHCHR #Water and Food Nexus #UNGA79 #water management #water goals #member states #non-state actors #civil society #academia #indigenous peoples #individuals #stakeholders

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language400 · 1 year

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The Neologism "Polymachia" in History

Welcome to our latest blog post where we delve into the concept of "polymachia" and its application in history. "Polymachia" refers to multiple one-on-one battles or many fights happening simultaneously in a larger conflict. It's a term that can be used to describe a wide range of situations, from real-world conflicts to hypothetical scenarios. In history, there are multiple events that involve multiple actors engaged in different fights or battles to achieve a common goal. By examining these events through the lens of "polymachia," we gain a better understanding of how multiple actors can work together in a conflict.

In this blog post, we will be discussing three historical examples that illustrate how "polymachia" can be used to describe different forms of conflicts. These examples are: The Second World War, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, and the outbreak of the First World War. Each of these examples will provide an in-depth look into how "polymachia" can be used to describe conflicts, whether it's multiple states allying with one another, non-state actors defending people, or entangling alliances spiraling into more widespread polymachia. By understanding these historical examples, we can gain a better understanding of how "polymachia" can be used to describe conflicts and how multiple actors can work together in a larger conflict.

Example 1: The Second World War

World War II: An Exploration of "Polymachia" in Global Conflicts

The Second World War, which lasted from 1939 to 1945, is one of the most significant conflicts in human history. It was a global war that involved multiple nations fighting in different theaters of war, with multiple battles happening simultaneously. The war was fought between the Axis powers (comprising of Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allies (comprising of the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom). The Allies fought against the Axis powers in different parts of the world, including Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.

This conflict can be seen as an example of "polymachia" where multiple states were engaged in different fights to achieve a common goal of defeating the Axis powers. The different theaters of war and battles that took place simultaneously can be seen as different one-on-one battles or many fights happening simultaneously in a larger conflict. The different alliances that the states formed can be seen as different actors searching for context-specific solutions to achieve a common goal.

The Second World War is one of the most significant historical examples of "polymachia" that showcases how multiple states can work together in a larger conflict to achieve a common goal. It also illustrates how the different theaters of war and battles that took place simultaneously can be seen as different one-on-one battles or many fights happening simultaneously in a larger conflict.

Example 2: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Self-Defense and Resistance: Resistance Fighters in the Warsaw Ghetto

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was a Jewish resistance that occurred in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943. The Warsaw Ghetto was a neighborhood in Warsaw, Poland where the Nazis confined the Jewish population before their mass extermination. Jewish resistance fighters, who were not a part of any official military organization, fought against the German army in the Warsaw Ghetto. This fight lasted for nearly a month and was one of the first armed uprisings by Jews during World War II.

This event can be seen as an example of "polymachia" where non-state actors were engaged in different fights to achieve a common goal of self-defense. The Jewish resistance fighters were not part of any state, but they were searching for context-specific solutions to defend themselves and their community. They were a dispersed group of people who were fighting against a much stronger enemy, and their actions can be seen as different one-on-one battles or many fights happening simultaneously in a larger conflict.

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising illustrates how non-state actors can also play a vital role in a conflict and how they can be engaged in different fights to achieve a common goal. It also illustrates how "polymachia" can be used to describe the actions of a dispersed group of people who are not part of any state but are fighting for self-defense.

Example 3: The Outbreak of the First World War

Entanglement and Escalation: The Consequences of Alliances in Wider Scale Wars

The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 was a global conflict that was caused by the complex web of alliances between different European countries. The war started with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and quickly escalated into a global conflict. The war involved multiple nations fighting in different theaters of war, with multiple battles happening simultaneously. The warring nations formed alliances and coalitions, each fighting for different reasons and in different places.

This can be seen as an example of "polymachia" where multiple states were engaged in different fights, but due to the entangling alliances, the conflict spread and escalated into a larger, more widespread war. The different battles and theaters of war can be seen as different one-on-one battles or many fights happening simultaneously in a larger conflict. The entangling alliances can be seen as different actors searching for context-specific solutions to achieve a common goal.

The outbreak of the First World War is an example of how the problem of entangling alliances can lead to a situation of "polymachia" where multiple nations are drawn into a conflict, leading to a wider scale of warfare. It also illustrates how "polymachia" can be used to describe a conflict where multiple nations were engaged in different fights but due to the entangling alliances, the conflict spread and escalated into a larger, more widespread war.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, "polymachia" is a term that can be used to describe multiple one-on-one battles or many fights happening simultaneously in a larger conflict. Through the examination of historical examples, we have seen how "polymachia" can be used to describe a wide range of situations, from real-world conflicts to hypothetical scenarios. By understanding how "polymachia" can be used to describe different forms of conflicts, we gain a better understanding of how multiple actors can work together in a larger conflict.

The three historical examples discussed in this blog post are: The Second World War, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, and the outbreak of the First World War. Each of these examples illustrates how "polymachia" can be used to describe different forms of conflicts, whether it's multiple states allying with one another, non-state actors defending people, or entangling alliances spiraling into more widespread polymachia. The Second World War illustrates how multiple states can work together in a larger conflict to achieve a common goal, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising illustrates how non-state actors can be engaged in different fights to achieve a common goal of self-defense, and the outbreak of the First World War illustrates how the problem of entangling alliances can lead to a situation of "polymachia" where multiple nations are drawn into a conflict, leading to a wider scale of warfare.

By understanding these historical examples, we can gain a better understanding of how "polymachia" can be used to describe conflicts and how multiple actors can work together in a larger conflict. We hope that this blog post has helped you understand the concept of "polymachia" and its application in history.

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How does one evaluate the responsibility of non-state actors in perpetrating genocide?

The responsibility for genocide is often attributed to state actors due to their authority and power. However, it is crucial to recognize the role of non-state actors in perpetrating genocide. Non-state actors, such as rebel groups, paramilitary organizations, and extremist movements, can contribute significantly to the planning, execution, and escalation of genocidal acts. Evaluating their…

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premimtimes · 2 years

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Who actually needs weapons - state or non-state actors?, By Rotimi Akeredolu

Who actually needs weapons – state or non-state actors?, By Rotimi Akeredolu

It is…shocking to read that the Federal Government has maintained the award of the contract to “protect” the country’s pipeline from vandals to private organisations. This story, if true, leaves a sour taste in the mouth. The National Security Adviser will, obviously, not advise the president to approve the award of a contract of such magnitude if the operators have not displayed sufficient…

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#Federal Government of Nigeria #Governor Rotimi Akeredolu #Non-state Actors #Ondo State #pipeline vandalisation.#Security of pipelines #Tompolo

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zvaigzdelasas · 1 year

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Representative democracy *can only* express a particular "People's Will" insofar as said Will isnt contradicted by a counteracting Will *of comparable magnitude* of a different People with *equal (or greater) legitimacy* in the democratic abstraction process.

#starting from this understanding - the 'class character' of a state clearly 'falls out'#'People' here is a rough proxy for class/sub-class interests #tho id argue the real proxy is the 'democratic abstraction process' itself #bc the constitution of 'a People' is itslef sorta the primary actor here #also following from this falls out party structures as the form of representation of a 'People' itself #starting from the point of non-representativrle democracy - unless interests are per-person & completely unshared then a unity falls out #*representative #(non representative meaning basically direct democracy)

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thedevilsfamiliar · 11 months

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It’s really annoying how people are completely ignoring the fact that Miles Morales is Afro Latino on FB.

Like, the amount of times I’ve seen people suggest an African American actor with zero Latino roots is yikes. Then when you point out that Miles has a Puerto Rican mom, that he speaks Spanish and is therefore Hispanic/Latino… they start bitching.

There’s so many African American actors out there representing you— let Afro Latinos have someone. Let dark skin Latinos have someone.

Being Puerto Rican is a part of Miles’ identity and you will not take that away from him.

#this is in context to a news article asking who would make the perfect miles morales live action actor #and the comments all swarmed with non-Hispanic African American kiddos #there was one kid who was Afro Latino and the rest weren’t #and when people pointed out that Miles is Puerto Rican and speaks Spanish #folk began yowling racism and that he’s mainly black #stop stripping his identity #he isn’t just black he’s also latino #puerto Rico might be a US state but they still get treated like immigrants— look at Florida rn #people are harassing Puerto Ricans despite being American citizens #rant #‘he can’t be Puerto Rican he’s black’ BRO #THERES WHITE LATINOS BLACK LATINOS INDIGENOUS LATINOS #cuantas veces tienen que decirte pinche idiotas #spiderman astv #miles morales

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age-of-moonknight · 7 months

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“Solve for X: Part 2 (of 3),” Strange Academy: Moon Knight (Vol. 1/2023), #1.

Writer: Carlos Hernandez; Penciler and Inker: Julian Shaw; Colorist: Edgar Delgado; Letterer: Clayton Cowles

#Marvel #Marvel comics #Marvel 616 #Strange Academy #Strange Academy: Moon Knight #Moon Knight comics #Moon Knight #Marc Spector #it’s funny I’m well aware of the connection between armed non-state actors (particularly those working especially extra judiciously/#already well outside the confines of the law like Raul’s group) and looting antiquities #(e.g. RAND did a pretty good article a couple years back on Daesh’s looting in Syria although I know the FBI’s been tracking that activity #since at least 2015 and ah what a tragedy that situation is all around)#but it’s funny I never really thought of Marc as consistently grave robbing hahaha #sure he’d take money in any currency (as well as of any provenance probably no matter how dubious)#but I always interpreted the Sudan incident at Dr. Alraune’s dig site to be Raul’s sudden crime of opportunity #but eh what do I know hahaha

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Favorite PolSci paper?

...you should really know not to expect anything resembling concision from me, my friend.

So, uh...I'm not even gonna try to pick one.

The thing about me and political science is that I skew a lot closer to the humanities end of the analytical pool; I tend to be more inductive than deductive and it shows. I also tend to be skeptical of most work's explanatory power, and extremely skeptical about anything claiming predictive power. My favorite work tends to incorporate historical research and ethnographic data, and I tend enjoy critique papers and theory building. I tend to like "mid-level" approaches, where people try to study a specific phenomenon rather than going for large unifying theoretical questions, because I favor smaller knowledge claims with more data behind them. It's harder to build than tear down, and unfortunately I just love "tearing down" work. That said, there are some things that are really hard to research, and I'm always impressed by scholars who manage to do it well, either by spending a lot of time building trust or else by thinking of novel measures.

Kathleen Collins has a neat paper that tries to understand something really dang hard to research: banned underground movements in Central Asia. It's called "Ideas, Networks, and Islamist Movements: Evidence from Central Asia and the Caucasus." Specifically, she's looking at the spread of social movements that politicize Islam, and why they might succeed and take root in the face of governmental opposition or fail.

What I like in particular about the piece (in addition to the interview data she managed to collect from people involved in very illegal movements in generally illiberal states) is that she proposes mechanisms for the spread of a particular ideology in the face of state repression rather than just assuming "well, it's an Ideology! It's powerful!" She looks specifically at ideational fit and recruitment/idea networks (i.e. how the word is spread), and whether they're inclusive or exclusive networks (more about the "not us" or more about "join together").

It's ultimately case study research, but unlike a lot of case studies, convenience is decidedly not a driving factor behind her particular cases because she picked one of the hardest things to get people to talk about outside of a war zone. And of course, she gains a lot of respect from me by realistically assessing the implications for her paper (nothing turns me into a shark faster than people claiming greater explanatory power than their paper actually provides). So. Great insights, she really interrogates the mechanisms she proposes (which is absolutely what you have to do if you're theory-building with case studies), and she incorporates both extensive interviews from focus groups, political leaders, and surveys.

There's a series of pieces about Euromaidan by Volodymyr Ishchenko that I really enjoyed. The first is more or less introducing a database recording Euromaidan protest events that I admire. It does a good job being thorough and controlling for common biases from databases made up of media reports (skews towards big cities, sensationalist events, etc). I'm impressed by the dataset, and find the analysis particularly interesting.

Ishchenko really digs into what Euromaidan looked like on the ground and how it manifested regionally, who was involved, and what happened at protests. A bunch of scholars were going back and forth on whether Euromaidan was actually violent or not or what the degree of state involvement was, but he pretty convincingly argues that most of these arguments are based on...well, not cherry-picked exactly, but non-comprehensive evidence.

So you get one person who is saying stuff like "it was totally organized violence" and another saying "it was totally peaceful and state-escalated" and "it was mostly organized by the far-right" and "it was totally a popular protest" and frankly, based on their evidence, none of those contradicting claims were wrong because nobody was comprehensively analyzing what actually happened in all the protests and paying specific attention to who, what, where, and when incidents happened.

So he argues that most protests were peaceful, but there are specific regional trends, and eastern protests tended to be much less popular but had a higher concentration of far-right organizers, which is why some people can honestly say it was like a coup while a lot of other people can say "it was just a popular protest." He also identifies who exactly was involved, and when, and where, which is really important; in a followup article, Ishchenko IDs the groups with the resources to "[initiate] and [diffuse] efficient, coordinated, and strategic violence" and talks about how when Euromaidan was violent &/or radicalized, who was involved, and why. So who specifically was involved, who had organizational knowledge and violent knowledge, and when/where were they involved?

The concept of violent organization or escalation to violence is really interesting because people tend to separate peaceful from violent organization like they're two separate phenomenons or people assume that violent stuff was always going to be violent (scholars of violence are especially prone to only studying events where violence occurred, and when you want to know why something happens, it's really really important to look at why it might not happen). So I like what Ishchenko does.

My appreciation for Ischenko comes largely from a neat article by Charles King called "The Politics of Microviolence" which makes the assertion I just mentioned about violent and non-violent events being part of the same phenomenon. His piece is mostly a critique of the literature that then highlights two papers doing it well. (he argues we need to think smaller instead of only looking at large-scale violent events, and we need to consider when violence doesn't happen when it could have).

Oh man, there's a lot of really good work that I'm leaving out. Most of it is on civil war, paramilitaries and militias, and socialization to participate in violence (there's a really interesting study that says we basically assume it's easy to get people to be violent, then says that's not necessarily the case because that socialization fails, then works with with Israeli defectors). But my list kept growing and so I'll stop here.

The challenge with all scholarly work is that the more specialized you get, the easier it is to get siloed and unfortunately, it does get easier to take methodological assumptions as facts. For all the buzz around interdisciplinary stuff, there is a reason people specialize. I tend to be a connection-minded person and so I eat up work that combines disciplines well or critiques methodological assumptions that put two things into stark categories. But there's often a pretty good reason why those categories develop. Thus is the nature of scholarship...

Bibliography

Collins, Kathleen. 2007. "Ideas, Networks, and Islamist Movements: Evidence from Central Asia and the Caucasus." World Politics; World Pol 60 (1): 64-96. doi:10.1353/wp.0.0002.

Ishchenko, Volodymyr. 2016. "Far Right Participation in the Ukrainian Maidan Protests: An Attempt of Systematic Estimation." European Politics and Society (Abingdon, England) 17 (4): 453-472. doi:10.1080/23745118.2016.1154646.

Ishchenko, Volodymyr. 2020. "Insufficiently Diverse: The Problem of Nonviolent Leverage and Radicalization of Ukraine’s Maidan Uprising, 2013–2014." Journal of Eurasian Studies 11 (2): 201-215. doi:10.1177/1879366520928363. https://doi.org/10.1177/1879366520928363.

King, Charles. 2004. "The Micropolitics of Social Violence." World Politics; World Pol 56 (3): 431-455. doi:10.1353/wp.2004.0016.

#none of this is even getting into my big critique of a lot of literature #which is that i was trained in a field that just loves states #which means a lot of people i know about who study violence are asking it from the field of security #and security is about the security of the state #so it divides people pretty starkly based on their pro- or anti-government affiliation #and i'm not satisfied with that analysis #idk it's kinda like what volkov says in violent entreprenuers: we draw a line between organized crime and legitimate business #like there's a fundamental difference between state-sanctioned economic activity and state-criminalized economic activity #or state-sanctioned violence and non-state-sanctioned violence #and i don't think two types of the same behavior are fundamentally different just because they where they operate vis-a-vis the state #same thing with violence. who's to say the natural state of violence is that the state has a monopoly on it?#specifically. i think it's wrong and ahistorical to assume it's an anomaly when non-state actors engage in violence #even organized violence.#so yeah...i do think there's a difference between paramilitaries like SWAT and many militias #but rebel groups and state-aligned militias? not so much. or at least that's my current hypothesis based on what i've read #would like to do more research but alas. that's hard and i'm not willing to go for a phd in the foreseeable future #asks

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‘Hegemonic US Empire of Chaos’ Decouples From Reality, Morality

— By S.L. Kanthan | February 27, 2024

Illustration: Liu Rui/Global Times

The United States of America has mastered the art of reverse Sun Tzu. The US doesn't subdue the enemy without fighting. Instead, it engages in perpetual wars, without understanding its opponent or even itself. From Ukraine to the Middle East, the US is callously setting pivotal regions on fire, while contemplating a calamitous war in Asia.

Even while the United States-European Union-North Atlantic Terrorist Organization (NATO) Proxy War Against Russia is faltering spectacularly, the US and its allies have brazenly started another war in the Middle East. With its connivance of a relentless and cruel war on Gaza, the US has become an accomplice to a humanitarian disaster, raised the odds of a region-wide war with terrifying implications for the world's economy, weakened the Middle East's long-term security and destroyed US' influence, regionally and globally.

Let's start with the harrowing situation in Gaza, where Isra-hell Has Dropped 65,000 Tons of Mostly American Bombs and Missiles since October 7, 2023. The death toll is horrifying: 67 percent of the more than 30,000 people killed in Gaza are estimated to be women and children. The physical injuries and psychological trauma are so horrendous that the head of Doctors Without Borders testified, "Children as young as 5 tell us that they prefer to die."

Gaza, A Tiny Strip of 11 Kilometers x 40 Kilometers, is not only the World's Most Densely Populated Region; it has also been described as a "Concentration Camp" and an "Open-Air Prison." Already 1.5 million Gazans, including 600,000 Children, have been turned into refugees and are now living in tents in the southern half of Gaza, facing the possibility of permanent Ethnic Cleansing - Nakba 2.0.

The US could have easily prevented this disaster. Instead, it is aiding and abetting Israel. Three times since the conflict started, the US has vetoed cease-fire resolutions at the UN Security Council.

Moreover, the War Criminal Genocidal United States is Not Even Supporting the Delivery of Water, Food, Medicine, Fuel and Electricity to Gaza. The US has also cut off funding to UNRWA, the most critical organization aiding Gaza. The cynicism and barbarity of the so-called Western civilization are obscene.

US politicians and media endlessly cry about human rights only when it suits their political agenda - such as their lies about the Uygurs to destabilize China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

As China, Russia and many others have pointed out, the only viable and enduring solution is Palestinian Statehood with a Two-State Solution Based on the 1967 Border. Interestingly, that is also the Official Position of the US and Europe, who are playing a deceptive game with Palestinian lives.

Self-Isolation! Illustration By Liu Rui, February 27, 2024 | Global Times

Looking at the big picture, one would find that the US empire's actions are puzzling and self-defeating. The ramifications for the global economy would be devastating, especially if and when the war involves Iran. Sadly, nothing is off limits for the declining but delusional US empire.

The Pentagon and US Think Tanks have been consistently fantasizing about everlasting unipolar hegemony. One example of their hubris: US General Wesley Clark revealed that, immediately after the 9/11, the Bush administration had planned to take out seven Middle East countries in five years.

However, even after two decades of disastrous military adventures in that region, US elites have learned nothing.

Consider how the US and the UK are bombing Yemen's Houthi Rebels who have been attacking - and sometimes capturing or sinking - Israeli and Western ships in the Red Sea as a retaliation for the destruction of Gaza. The Houthis, who seem astonishingly immune to US attacks, are shooting down $30 million US drones, and have become the first in the World to use anti-ship ballistic missiles.

Another daunting group in the region is the Hezbollah, the World's Most Heavily Armed Non-State Actor. With its Formidable Arsenal of Ballistic, Anti-tank, Anti-air and Anti-ship Missiles, the Hezbollah can pull Israel and the US into a decade-long war of attrition.

Meanwhile, US illegal military bases in Iraq and Syria have been under constant attacks from a myriad of resistance groups. Plus, the Iraqi parliament has reiterated its decades-old demand: Go home Yankees.

Back in the US, Kellogg's is promoting cereals for dinner, because poverty is skyrocketing. Homelessness and suicide rates are at record levels, and the country is so polarized. However, oblivious to all these domestic crises, the US military-industrial-media-complex is driving the nation into an abyss, while endangering the rest of the world.

Contemporary Middle Eastern Leaders of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Iran and Others in the region are visionary. For example, Saudi children are learning the Chinese language, and Prince Mohammed bin Salman is building futuristic cities. These leaders are working with China and BRICS to Focus on Trade, Development and Cooperation. A Post-Pax Americana World is emerging, and it will be Free from the Anti-Sun Tzu Dogma of the Empire of Chaos.

— The Author is a Geopolitical Analyst, Columnist, Blogger, Podcaster, and Writer based out of Bangalore, India. His work can be found on Substack, X and more.

Contaminated! Illustration By Liu Rui, February 26, 2024 | Global Times

Increasingly Delusional! Illustration By Liu Rui, February 22, 2024 | Global Times

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fromkenari · 7 months

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Geoffrey Nice, Omar Shakir, and Michael Lynk all agree: International Law Doesn't Really Matter If Israel's Decades of Impunity Continue

#free palestine #their mutual irritation that the anchor kept insisting that the country of #israel #and the non-state actor of #hamas #are the same #is completely missing the point and ignoring history #was palatable #though i think it was a point seeing as they had 3 speakers #and 2 of them had been kicked out of palestine by israel #and the third was a london journalist who agreed #al jazeera #out of credits

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allthecanadianpolitics · 9 months

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Canadian commercial actors say American actors are crossing the border and the picket line in the middle of a major US entertainment industry strike and filling the jobs of Canadian actors who have been locked out for over a year.

Thousands of unionized commercial actors in Canada have been locked out since April 2022 while The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) has been negotiating with commercial agencies to try and get a fair deal.

Now, as a result of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA actors and WGA writers strikes that have shut down TV and film productions in the United States, some Hollywood actors have travelled north of the border in search of non-union commercial work in Canada.

“Over the last year there’s been a lot of American commercials shooting up in Canada doing everything non union because they can walk around it,” one ACTRA member who requested to be anonymous told PressProgress. [...]

Tagging: @politicsofcanada

#cdnpoli #workers' rights #strike action #union organizing #scabs

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amereid1960 · 1 year

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دور محدد الطاقة في استراتيجية الفواعل المسلحة العنيفة من غير الدول في الشرق الأوسط - حالتا تنظيم القاعدة والدولة الإسلامية (داعش)

دور محدد الطاقة في استراتيجية الفواعل المسلحة العنيفة من غير الدول في الشرق الأوسط – حالتا تنظيم القاعدة والدولة الإسلامية (داعش) دور محدد الطاقة في استراتيجية الفواعل المسلحة العنيفة من غير الدول في الشرق الأوسط – حالتا تنظيم القاعدة والدولة الإسلامية (داعش) المؤلف: أحمد زكريا الباسوسي* مدرس العلوم السياسية، کلية الإدارة والتكنولوجيا المهنية والحاسبات، الجامعة المصرية-الروسية المستخلص: شهدت…

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#Energy- Al-Qaeda- Islamic State (ISIS)- Armed non-state actors.#الطاقة-تنظيم القاعدة - الدولة الإسلامية (داعش) - الفواعل المسلحة من غير الدول.

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queen-of-deans-booty · 4 months

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Across Every Universe

Pairing: Dean Winchester x Female!Reader

Word Count: ~2.1k

Warnings: fluff

Request by anon: Hey Jordan, can i request something where Dean Winchester always have a crush on the reader but never said something to her until one day Sam and Dean are transported (based on the episode French Mistake) and Dean actor Jensen and is married to the reader of the universe and she pass the whole day giving Dean hug and kisses because for everyone is Jensen. When Dean and Sam came back to their universe him and the reader start dating? Fluff

Summary: Sam and Dean are taken back to the same place where Dean is known as Jensen Ackles and Sam as Jared Padalecki. This little trip makes Dean realize his feelings for you.

Square Filled: "god, if only you knew what you did to me" (2023) for @spnaubingo

Author’s Note: any and all comments are appreciated <3

No matter the position you’re in, you’re not comfortable. It doesn’t matter if you lie down on your side, your back, or your stomach. Not to mention the heater isn’t working in the Bunker so it’s very cold. You have three blankets over you while wearing long sleeves and pajama pants. The broken heater doesn’t help your running cold either. You’re not sure where you caught it from but you’ve been trying to stay away from the brothers to not get them sick.

That doesn’t keep Dean away, though.

He’s a complete sweetheart to you since he always brings you soup, makes sure you’re comfortable, and spends time with you even if you tell him not to go near you. You don’t know what you’d do without Dean in your life.

Speaking of, he knocks on your door and enters wearing his usual hunting attire.

“Going on a hunt?” you ask and sit up slightly.

“Yeah. I wish I could stay here and take care of you.”

“Other people need you,” you smile. “I’ll be fine. I’m going to stay in bed, watch movies, and make some soup later. Did you fix the heater, yet?”

“I have someone coming in a few days. He’s also on a hunt.”

“Right, no non-hunters here,” you chuckle.

“I’ll call you later and check up on you, okay?”

“My hero.”

You cuddle with your blankets more and Dean leaves your room with a slight blush on his cheeks. Before he closes the door, he looks back at you in thought. God, if only you knew what you did to me.

He closes your door and meets his brother in the library. As soon as they are packed and ready to go, they start the long drive to the next state over. When Dean gets onto the highway, Sam turns to Dean with a knowing smile.

“So, did you tell her how you feel?”

“Stay out of it, Sammy,” Dean rolls his eyes.

“How long have you had a thing for her? Years? When are you going to tell her how you feel?”

“I mean it, Sam. Stay out of it. I can handle it on my own.”

“Apparently not, or else she’d be yours.”

Dean punches his brother not gently in the arm and Sam laughs. Dean kept the music high so he could avoid talking about his feelings for you. They get to the town that has its residents sacrificing themselves in the name of God. If anything, it warrants some kind of visit from the Winchesters.

The town looks like a normal town with normal people just trying to live their normal lives. They have no suspicions that something is happening but they only just arrived. They get there late at night so they will have to do their work tomorrow morning. Dean takes out his phone when his brother goes into the bathroom to shower and calls you.

“Hey, how are you feeling?”

“I’m doing alright but not any better.”

“Did you take your medicine?”

“Yes, I did.” He can hear the smile in your voice and that makes him smile. “And I ate my soup and drank water.”

“Don’t forget to tell her goodnight,” Sam says loudly from the bathroom.

Dean grabs a pillow and chucks it at his brother. “Go take a shower. You stink.”

“Goodnight, Dean,” you chuckle, having heard Sam.

“Night sweetheart.” He hangs up and turns to his brother with a scowl. “I hate you.”

Sam and Dean actually get more than four hours of sleep that night but when Dean wakes up, he doesn’t recognize his surroundings. The motel is gone, the shutty beds and blankets are gone, and the peeling wallpaper is gone. What replaces it is a nice trailer, a comfortable bed, a big aquarium, and other nice shit that Dean has never had.

“Sammy?” he calls out. He gets up and leaves the small trailer only to run into Sam. “What the hell is going on? Where are we?”

“I don’t know.” Sam looks around and spots a name on the side of the trailer that’s behind Dean. “Oh, no. Look.”

Dean turns and sees the name ‘Jensen Ackles’ on the side. He turns back around and sees ‘Jared Padalecki’ on the trailer opposite his.

“You’ve got to be kidding me? We’re back in actor land? What happened last time?”

“Gabriel sent us here to avoid Raphael and his minions. I have no idea how we ended up here.”

“I bet it has something to do with the fact that people were sacrificing themselves in the name of God. My guess is that angels are involved.”

“There you two are.” Sam and Dean turn to see Castiel--Misha--walking toward them. “They’re looking for you two.”

“Yeah, we’re coming.”

If Sam and Dean didn’t do a good job trying to act last time, then they certainly aren’t going to do a good job now. It’s funny in hindsight but it makes for a very long day of filming. After the twentieth time messing up, Dean is ready to get the hell out of there to figure out how to get back to his world.

He looks to the right and sees you at the snack bar. He immediately calls for a time-out and leaves the set.

“Time out?” the director frowns and looks at him. “Everyone, take ten!”

“Y/N?”

“Come here, you have to try this. Gen made it,” you grin at Dean. You take a scoopful of food and present it to him. He opens his mouth and accepts the food, pleasantly surprised by the taste. “Oh, you have something on your mouth.” You wipe his bottom lip with your thumb and lick the food off. Dean is so confused about your behavior but doesn’t have time to figure it out. Your phone rings and you check who is messaging you. “I gotta go. Gen is here.”

You lean up and kiss him quickly before walking off. Dean can’t move after that quick kiss. You did it so casually like you’ve done it a thousand times. He is forced to go back to acting but he can’t do a good job because all he’s thinking about is your lips on his.

They aren’t getting enough filming done so the director calls it for the rest of the day. Sam and Dean convene outside to make it look like they’re busy so no one else talks to them.

“She kissed me, dude.”

“What?”

“Y/N or the woman who she’s supposed to be. She kissed me like we’re together or something.”

“Look, I’m glad you’re going through the five stages of teenage excitement but can we focus here? How are we going to get out of here?”

Dean looks around and spots you entering his trailer.

“Eh, you’ll figure it out. I’ll be back.”

Dean leaves to his trailer and Sam rolls his eyes in annoyance.

“Dean!” he hisses but receives no answer.

Dean enters his counterpart’s trailer and sees you where the bed is. You’re grabbing some night clothes out of the drawers since you’re not going to be leaving the trailer for the rest of the night.

“Hey, I talked to Gen about the cabin and she got it all set up for us this weekend. I’m so excited to spend some time away from all this for two days.”

“Are we dating?” The comment makes you laugh. “What?”

“Are you okay?” He looks kind of nervous so you walk over to him and wrap your arms around his neck. “I don’t know what’s going on with you but I do know how to make you feel better.”

“How?” he whispers.

You run your hands down his chest and take his hands. You take him to the bed and toss your night clothes onto a nearby chair. You fall onto the bed while pulling him so he lands on top of you but he stops himself with his hands so he doesn’t completely crush you.

You pull him down to kiss you and that’s enough to bring Dean into the delusion that you’re Y/N and you’re his. Your lips are softer than what he thought and your body fits so perfectly against his. He slips his tongue into your mouth to get familiar with you. You tug on his hair to get some traction so he pulls away from your mouth and kisses down your neck.

Your neck has always been a sensitive spot for you and he really knows how to work you up. He licks up and down your neck before latching onto the side of it. You gasp, tilt your head back, and moan something that brings Dean back down to reality.

“Jensen.” You’re not his. You’re not you. You’re Jensen’s. You’re not supposed to be with him. He pulls away and pants above you. “What’s wrong?”

“Can we just lay here instead?”

“Yeah, of course. Let me get changed.”

You slip out from underneath him and grab the pajamas you set aside earlier. You strip down naked and Dean has a hard time not looking at you. He can’t help but think you’re a complete stranger. The pajamas you’re wearing are revealing but he feels better at looking at you with clothes on. You climb into bed with him and cuddle into his side, and he tucks a strand of your hair behind your head.

“How did I get so lucky?”

“I’m the lucky one.”

“Tell me the story of how we met.” You look at him in confusion. “I want to hear it from you.”

“Okay, I got tickets to a red carpet event that my ex-friend invited me to. We were going to see the movie My Bloody Valentine because we thought it was going to be the next big movie. The entire cast was there, including you, meeting fans and taking pictures with them. When we locked eyes, it was like something was pulling you to me.

“You came over to me, complimented me on my dress, signed my poster with your number on it which I still have, and the rest is history. I never got together with you because you were a big celebrity. You were genuine, kind, funny, charming, and very sexy. It was hard not to fall in love with you.”

Dean notices the big ring on your finger and puts the pieces together.

“We’re married?”

“Yes, we are,” you laugh. “Are you okay?”

“I’m just… really happy.”

You lean over and kiss him. The next morning, Dean leaves his trailer before you get up. He doesn’t want to wake you even though he wants to. He finds Sam outside his own trailer with a book in his hands.

“Hey,” Dean sighs.

“I might have found a way out of here, no thanks to you.”

“What if we didn’t leave?”

“Are you kidding me?”

“The love of my life is my wife here.”

“That’s not your wife, Dean. She’s Jensen’s wife. She thinks you’re him. Why would you take that away from him? You have a girl waiting for you at home, a girl with whom you’re too scared to do anything about. Don’t take her away from him because you want what they have.”

Dean knows he’s right. He can’t stay here. He’s using this world as an escape from his own.

“Yeah, you’re right,” Dean sighs. “What do you have?”

“I found this book in the prop section. This might be a TV show but it does have some useful books to make it look real. There’s a ritual we can do.”

And a ritual it is. Once they get the stuff needed and perform it, they are brought back to the town they arrived in a couple of days ago. In order to properly tackle this town, they’re going to need some angelic help. Maybe Castiel can meet them back at the Bunker and figure something out then.

The first thing Dean does when he gets home is go looking for you. You’re still stuck in bed watching your favorite movies on Disney+. You pause your movie when your bedroom door opens.

“Hey, how was the hunt?” Dean doesn’t say anything as he kicks off his shoes. He climbs into bed with you and pulls you close to him. “Dean?”

“I love you,” he blurts. “I should have told you this years ago but I can’t seem to think straight when I’m with you. You make everything better for me, and you’re a better hunter than I ever was. God, I love you so much.”

“I’d kiss you but I don’t want to get you sick,” you smile.

“I don’t care,” he whispers and kisses you.

This is where he belongs. Right next to you.

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