the Guardian
‘There’s no going back’: Iran’s women on why they won’t stop flouting dress code laws
Despite fresh attempts to make women cover up, many believe the regime wouldn’t risk mass arrests for fear of sparking a wave of popular unrest l...
 For the moment, Iranian women have the government's clothing rules enforcers cowed even as it continues to bluster.
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the Guardian
‘It’s sad we have to do this’: the US citizens carrying passports out of fear
Across the US, people have been carrying their passports amid reports of ICE detaining citizens. Five people explain what living this reality is like
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 US citizens of foreign origin have been terrorized by the deportation thugs' violence, and their rush to deport people without allowing time for justice or even fact-checking. Many now carry their passports all the time, hoping the thugs will check those before brutalizing or jailing them.
the Guardian
Top economists call for halt to Sri Lanka debt repayments after Cyclone Ditwah
Group of 120 experts including Joseph Stiglitz urge fresh debt restructuring plan given scale of destruction
2022: May - August Political Notes
 Leading world economists call for going easy on Sri Lanka's debt after the recent devastating storm. Even before that, Sri Lanka's debt was crushing and unjust.
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The Intercept
U.S. Military Willing to Attack “Designated Terrorist Organizations” Within America, General Says
“If I had no concerns and I was confident in the lawful order, I would definitely execute that order.”
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 A US general, ultra-loyal to the bully, said he would obey orders to attack people that the bully calls "terrorist" inside the US. The phrase "confident in the lawful order" is not clear. It invites us to comfort ourselves by believing that this general would make sure the order is lawful, but doesn't explicitly say so. I distrust that
the Guardian
Now that phones alter our photos without us knowing, how do we know what’s real? | Isabel Brooks
Comparing the pictures taken with my camera’s automatic software to those taken with a ‘zero-processing’ app, the results are shocking. Is th...
 Snoop-phone cameras "adjust" all photos by default to make them more visually attractive. This falsifies everyone thus photographed. I think that this contributes one more factor that would lead people to prefer to interact through phones rather than in physical presence.
the Guardian
US sees surge in violence against journalists under Trump, report says
The US press have suffered about as many assaults this year as in the previous three years combined
Glossary
 Violence against news reporters increased greatly this year. In many cases they were attacked while covering actions of the deportation thugs. Many of the attacks were committed by thugs.
the Guardian
How hope is fading: the mobs bringing violence back to the streets of Bangladesh
As crowds attack newspaper offices and violence has killed 184 people, the optimism around Sheikh Hasina’s overthrow has faded
 Violent mobs have rampaged across Bangladesh, and destroyed by fire the offices of two important newspapers. The article does not say what cause or side the mobs support, but they may be Islamist extremists.
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Retribution fears as Australian Muslims see surge in Islamophobic hate since Bondi terror attack
Security stepped up at mosques amid spate of targeted abuse as leaders mourn Bondi victims and say community will not ‘claim victimhood’
 After the antisemitic killings in Australia follows a wave of antimuslimist threats. These two forms of hatred are aimed at different religions, but they are basically similar in form: stirring up hatred of an "other" to make people panic and start to fertilize fascist movements with more hared. Let's be mature enough not to bite that
The Intercept
International Pressure Was Building to Hold Israel Accountable. What Happened?
After Trump’s plan for Gaza went into effect, governments seemed eager to return to the status quo.
 The adoption of the "peace plan" for Gaza has not brought peace or a cease fire, nor ended the siege of Gaza, but governments around the world have made it as an excuse to remove all pressure on Israel and Netanyahu to cease their crimes.
the Guardian
Mauritanian immigrants in Ohio face deportations home, where abuses persist
A growing group has found community around Cincinnati. Trump’s ICE crackdown threatens to send them back to Mauritania, rife with human rights pr...
 Migrants from Mauritania in the US fear being deported back there to live under a form of apartheid system with slavery.