Simon Mohan @Simonmohan

You've got to hand it to Iran: that's masterful asymmetric warfare. If they pull this off and suddenly oil transiting through Hormuz is traded in Yuan, we're talking potentially close to $1 trillion less in annual demand for dollars (20% of the world's oil + LNG). It'd be insanely impressive to achieve this simply by controlling a 30-mile strait with a few missiles and drones. And it'd have compounding effects: $1 trillion less in demand for dollars means less foreign buying of US Treasuries, higher borrowing costs in the U.S., more inflation, etc. Heck even if this doesn't materialize, the mere fact they're suggesting it and that it's taken seriously by mainstream media like CNN is impactful in and of itself: at the end of the day dollar supremacy is also very much based on inertia. But inertia works both ways: once enough people start questioning it, the questioning itself becomes self-reinforcing. Imagine you're a central banker and you're seeing this: you're undoubtedly telling yourself "mmm, maybe it's time to hold a bit more yuan, just in case." It's also pretty ironic: the U.S. has weaponized the dollar against others countless times - including, of course, against Iran - but I can't think of a precedent of a country actively at war with the U.S. using the dollar's dominance as a weapon against them. Literally flipping the playbook, which sets an interesting precedent. All in all, in this war you really have the feeling to witness Sun Tzu's maxim about "knowing the enemy and knowing yourself" in real time: Trump obviously completely failed to understand what he was getting into. Iran, on the other hand, clearly studied its enemy's vulnerabilities, be it hitting Gulf countries until they question whether being a U.S. ally protects or endangers them, choking oil supply to inflict economic pain the US can't bomb its way out of, or now attacking the dollar itself. The U.S. only has bombs to reply, but hard to see how they could bomb their way out of problems that were entirely predictable consequences of their bombing in the first place, if anyone had spent five minutes thinking about what Iran might do in response.

Frederik Pleitgen @fpleitgenCNN

4 months ago

Iran is considering allowing a limited number of oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, provided that the oil cargo is traded in Chinese yuan, a senior Iranian official tells CNN. @CNN @CNNi cnn.com/world/live-new…

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Sky News deleted this tweet Which is a reminder why we need to log and record every example of dehumanisation on @archivegenocide The archive webpage extracts and stores all data, preserving it for the future.

I don't know about you. But when I take my family out to dinner, I don't bring an iPad to shut the kids up. Coloring books? Sure. If they get fidgety. But a screen? No. Here's the problem: Parents hand their kids an iPad because they don't want to actually parent in public. They don't want to: • Deal with questions • Manage behavior • Engage with their kids So they outsource it to a screen. And that's a slippery slope. Because the more you rely on tech to pacify your kids, the less they learn: • How to sit with boredom • How to behave in public • How to have a conversation You're not making things easier. You're making them dependent. And when they can't function without a screen? That's on you. Your kids don't need constant entertainment. They need you to actually show up and parent them.

Let us in. For more than two years, we’ve been barred from entering Gaza to report freely. It’s long past time for Israel to lift this ban and #LetUsIn. Join us. Share this post. And sign the FPA’s petition: c.org/BfXbQdXjd9

I love this piece of history, and I bet it’s not taught in schools. In the 1860s, white working class cotton workers in Lancashire refused to support the Confederacy, which was fighting to keep slavery going, and instead supported the abolition of slavery, even though it meant losing their livelihood and starving. Despite suffering from immense hunger, lack of heating, and evictions, Lancashire workers held meetings, such as the one in Manchester on December 31, 1862, to pass resolutions in support of Abraham Lincoln and the abolition of slavery. They deemed the suffering "fairly compensated" if slavery was destroyed. It’s stories like this which prove racism and slavery was not white vs black… so many white people fought for our ancestors freedom even at their own detriment. Both of our white and black ancestors often fought on the same side Thank you to those working class white people of Lancashire.

Proudofus.uk @ProudofusUK

4 months ago

They were starving. The cotton was right there. They refused to touch it. Lancashire, 1862.🇬🇧 The cotton mills that clothed the world. The cotton came from American slave plantations. Then the Civil War began. Lincoln blockaded the Southern ports. The cotton stopped coming.

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🇮🇱🇨🇭 This Swiss commentator has balls of steel. While the Israeli bobsleigh team was racing, he kept reminding viewers of the war crimes the pilot has openly supported. Absolute legend!

At £125k a year rent what are .@TfL imagining can be sold from that kiosk? Why is everything in this country now absolutely mental?

The Londoner @_TheLondoner

5 months ago

Yesterday, we went down to Brixton tube station for the last ever day of Brixton News, one of the capital's last specialist news stands. TfL are raising the rent on the unit Pritesh Patel and his brother run from £40,000 a year to £125,000 a year, something they cannot afford.

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Palantir - a company which has supported ICE raids and enabled genocide in Gaza - should be nowhere near this country, let alone our NHS. Kick Palantir out.

This bastion of moral virtue has opinions about the Green Party. Just remember that as they continue to attack us. This is who they are. Mask is off.

A list of Palestinian children murdered by Israel.

Israel’s blockade of reconstruction materials is forcing families to live in fragile tents, where people continue to die from hypothermia. At least 18 children have frozen to death this winter alone due to the lack of real shelter. End the siege. Free Palestine.

Free Dr Hussam Abu Safiya #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya #FreeThemAll

Nearly 10,000 truckloads of aid are stuck in Jordan while Gaza freezes and starves. Food, medicine, and shelter are ready to move- Israel is blocking delivery.

The hunger strike for Palestine in British jails has ended in victory as Elbit Systems is denied £2bn contract with UK military. In addition to improved conditions and the disclosure of Elbit export licenses during genocide. History has been made by hearts hungry for justice.

We went out to document the suffering of people in the tents, but what we saw is far more horrific than anything I could ever write. The reality here is beyond words. People are literally crying from pain, helplessness, and the cold that shows no mercy. More than 99% of the tents are worn out, unable to withstand a single drop of rain.The water has soaked the mattresses, the clothes, even the food.Displaced families are trying to lift the wet blankets off their children, but it’s useless everything is soaked, everything is freezing. The situation is catastrophic, tragic, and strips people of their dignity. Please, don’t stop speaking out. Share, write, raise our voices because the silence of the world is drowning us more than the rain itself.

Gaza was once at the center of the world’s attention, its news trending at number one across social media platforms. Today, emotions have cooled, voices have faded, and people have turned away—so much so that you can barely find any news about this devastated city. The tragedy has not changed, and the suffering has not stopped. What has changed is people’s indifference and fatigue. Do not stop speaking about Gaza, even if you stand alone. Standing with the oppressed is an honor the indifferent will never know.

After destroying Gaza and killing tens of thousands of people, the Israeli government now focuses on making life so unbearable for the survivors that they will be forced to leave. The goal of ethnic cleansing shapes all Israeli actions.

UNRWA @UNRWA

6 months ago

UNRWA has food, shelter, medical and other essential supplies outside of #Gaza - enough to reach hundreds of thousands of people facing the harsh winter. This aid has been blocked by Israeli Authorities since March. Refusing to let it in is a choice – one that deprives people

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One year ago, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya was abducted by the Israeli military along with dozens of other medical staff during a horrific raid on the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, Palestine on December 27, 2024. Free @HussamAbuSafiya. Free them all.

A year has passed since the detention of my father, In this white coat, he walked alone amidst death, destruction, and in front of tanks—not because he was fearless, but because his oath and his humanity were greater than any fear. He refused to abandon the children and the wounded at Hospital , and for that, he was detained. This image is a testament to the courage of the man who was the last line of defense for life, and it is the very same scene that ended with his unjust arrest. A full year of injustice has passed. Today, we ask for nothing but his freedom. Please share his story to keep his voice alive.

Francesca Albanese made to pay a heavy price for acting as the world's conscience...

Sarah Wilkinson @swilkinsonbc

7 months ago

Francesca Albanese says she’s been cut off from her bank accounts & unable to open new ones or get credit cards — as if she was a criminal

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