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"For some two centuries, invasion rhetoric has fueled nativist vigilantism and anti-immigrant state violence."
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The Long, Lethal History of Trump's 'Invasion' Rhetoric
In 2018, Trump began to routinely describe immigration as an âinvasion.â That rhetoric has fueled deadly violence for nearly two centuries.
https://inkstickmedia.com/the-long-often-lethal-history-of-trumps-anti-immigrant-invasion-rhetoric-conspiracy-theory/
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"In the summer of 1986, newspapers around the United States marked the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. ... Herrick insisted that he was proud he had taken up arms on behalf of the Spanish Republic, but admitted he regretted having fought 'under Stalinâs banner.'"
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The âAmerican Orwellâ Who Fought in the Spanish Civil War
After turning to fiction later in his life, William Herrick's chronicles of leftist betrayal earned him the nickname the 'American Orwell.'
https://inkstickmedia.com/the-american-orwell-who-fought-in-the-spanish-civil-war/
about 6 hours ago
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"Lebanon is not a sideshow to the broader US-Iranian confrontation. It is a front of the same war, and the stumbling block Israel has repeatedly used to destabilize any path toward regional de-escalation."
inkstickmedia.com/the-us-canno...
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Is the United States Stoking the Flames of Civil War in Lebanon?
The United States cannot treat Lebanon as a sideshow to the Iran war by allowing Israel to continue its deadly attacks on the country.
https://inkstickmedia.com/the-us-cannot-treat-lebanon-as-a-sideshow-to-the-iran-war/
about 6 hours ago
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For US military families, food insecurity is soaring as economic precarity deepens.
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Why is Hunger on the Rise Among US Military Families?
US military families are grappling with spiking living costs, increasing hunger and food insecurity, and other economic crises.
https://inkstickmedia.com/why-is-hunger-on-the-rise-among-us-military-families/
about 6 hours ago
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"Anti-communism became an unavoidable feature of American life after the First Red Scare wreaked injustice across the country between 1917 and 1920, but the young Herrick would more frequently endure outright antisemitism. The bullying he faced solidified his political commitment to solidarity."
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The âAmerican Orwellâ Who Fought in the Spanish Civil War
After turning to fiction later in his life, William Herrick's chronicles of leftist betrayal earned him the nickname the 'American Orwell.'
https://inkstickmedia.com/the-american-orwell-who-fought-in-the-spanish-civil-war/
1 day ago
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"Only one of the defendants â Benjamin Song â was accused of firing on law enforcement (he ultimately received a 100-year sentence). Yet the state pointed to fireworks as evidence that all of those present were part of a malignant plot."
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'Antifa Trial' in Texas Heightens Fears of Free Speech Chill in US
Will the outcome of a controversial trial against protesters accused of being Antifa lead to a chill on free speech in the US?
https://inkstickmedia.com/antifa-trial-in-texas-heightens-fears-of-free-speech-chill-in-us/
1 day ago
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Protests against the immigration crackdown took place nationwide, more than 90% of the 412 documented incidents occurred in five metropolitan areas: Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Newark, and Portland. Researchers note those cities have sanctuary policies and durable protest movements.
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Deep Dive: The Weapons Used on Anti-ICE Protesters
A new report details the devastating impact of chemical irritants and other crowd-control weapons at anti-ICE protests in major US cities.
https://inkstickmedia.com/deep-dive-the-weapons-used-on-anti-ice-protesters/
1 day ago
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A new report details the devastating impact of chemical irritants and other 'crowd-control weapons' during anti-ICE rallies.
inkstickmedia.com/deep-dive-th...
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Deep Dive: The Weapons Used on Anti-ICE Protesters
A new report details the devastating impact of chemical irritants and other crowd-control weapons at anti-ICE protests in major US cities.
https://inkstickmedia.com/deep-dive-the-weapons-used-on-anti-ice-protesters/
2 days ago
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"In his autobiography, Herrick brushed off the possibility that he 'inadvertently' let the names of 'innocents' slip and begged for forgiveness, but there, too, the resentment soaked through. 'But where were you, my dear comrades, when harm was done me?' he wrote. 'I still await your apologies.'"
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The âAmerican Orwellâ Who Fought in the Spanish Civil War
After turning to fiction later in his life, William Herrick's chronicles of leftist betrayal earned him the nickname the 'American Orwell.'
https://inkstickmedia.com/the-american-orwell-who-fought-in-the-spanish-civil-war/
2 days ago
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From Inkstick's archives: Trump blames the left for political violence, even as his own rhetoric has been echoed in the manifestos of mass shooters.
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Why Anti-Fascists are in Trump's Crosshairs â Again
Trump and his allies have blamed the left for the bulk of political violence, despite the long history of far-right attacks.
https://inkstickmedia.com/why-anti-fascists-are-in-trumps-crosshairs-again/
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"Ninety years ago, a young American communist named William Herrick crossed the Atlantic Sea with dreams of killing fascists. He returned with a bullet in his spine and resentment for his old comrades. Decades later, he'd become a novelist and turn his pen against the left he once championed."
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The âAmerican Orwellâ Who Fought in the Spanish Civil War
After turning to fiction later in his life, William Herrick's chronicles of leftist betrayal earned him the nickname the 'American Orwell.'
https://inkstickmedia.com/the-american-orwell-who-fought-in-the-spanish-civil-war/
3 days ago
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'Beyond Madison Township, a diverse coalition of watchdogs and activists have come together to stage whatâs sometimes known as a âsite fightâ against the planned weapons factory, uniting under the name No Ohio Anduril Plant.'
inkstickmedia.com/in-ohio-who-...
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In Ohio, Who Really Gets a Say in Anduril Weapons Factories?
Residents of a small township in Ohio wanted a vote on a new Anduril weapons factory. Then the state changed the rules.
https://inkstickmedia.com/in-ohio-who-really-gets-a-say-in-anduril-weapons-factories/
3 days ago
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In Germany, Volkswagen's CEO has said that the company âwill not produce any weapons. In late April, Rafael Advanced Systems and Volkswagen reportedly signed an agreement to produce Iron Dome missile parts at the OsnabrĂŒck factory.
inkstickmedia.com/as-germany-r...
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As Germany Rearms, Carmakers Turn to Defense Contracts
From Volkswagen to Mercedes, the country's struggling auto industry is embracing defense productionâeven as workers question what they're being asked to build.
https://inkstickmedia.com/as-germany-rearms-carmakers-turn-to-defense-contracts/
3 days ago
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As a young communist, William Herrick volunteered to fight fascism in the Spanish Civil War. Decades later, he became a novelist and controversially turned his pen against the left.
inkstickmedia.com/the-american...
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The âAmerican Orwellâ Who Fought in the Spanish Civil War
After turning to fiction later in his life, William Herrick's chronicles of leftist betrayal earned him the nickname the 'American Orwell.'
https://inkstickmedia.com/the-american-orwell-who-fought-in-the-spanish-civil-war/
3 days ago
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"This model of authoritarianism on security and democratic rights, combined with neoliberal shock therapy and destruction of the social state, is now the dominant model for the right in Latin America."
inkstickmedia.com/trump-monroe...
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Trump's Monroe Doctrine is Back. So is Resistance to It.
As US-backed governments across Latin America deepen military cooperation and economic austerity, workers, students, and Indigenous movements are pushing back.
https://inkstickmedia.com/trump-monroe-doctrine/
4 days ago
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Attention, Inkstick readers: We have a survey, and we want to hear directly from you about our newsroom's future.
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4 days ago
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From Volkswagen to Mercedes, Germany's struggling auto industry is embracing defense production â even as workers question what they're being asked to build.
inkstickmedia.com/as-germany-r...
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As Germany Rearms, Carmakers Turn to Defense Contracts
From Volkswagen to Mercedes, the country's struggling auto industry is embracing defense productionâeven as workers question what they're being asked to build.
https://inkstickmedia.com/as-germany-rearms-carmakers-turn-to-defense-contracts/
4 days ago
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5 days ago
Israel's assault on Lebanon has killed 4,000+ people and continues to be a major obstacle to regional peace. As the Trump administration refuses to use its leverage to stop it, Congress must assert its war powers to cut off U.S. military support for deadly, destructive violence.
@inkstickmedia.com
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Is the United States Stoking the Flames of Civil War in Lebanon?
The United States cannot treat Lebanon as a sideshow to the Iran war by allowing Israel to continue its deadly attacks on the country.
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A growing dispute over water access has led Islamabad to invoke its historical connections to the ancient Indus Valley Civilization. It wonât help.
inkstickmedia.com/pakistans-do...
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Pakistanâs Doomed Ploy to Address its Water Insecurity
A growing dispute over water access has led Islamabad to invoke Pakistan's historical link to the ancient Indus Valley Civilization.
https://inkstickmedia.com/pakistans-doomed-ploy-to-address-its-water-insecurity/
5 days ago
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"Leverage exists. The question is whether Washington will use it to actually end the war, or whether it will keep absorbing Israelâs vetoes while calling the result diplomacy, and asking Lebanon â and the American people â to pay the price."
inkstickmedia.com/the-us-canno...
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Is the United States Stoking the Flames of Civil War in Lebanon?
The United States cannot treat Lebanon as a sideshow to the Iran war by allowing Israel to continue its deadly attacks on the country.
https://inkstickmedia.com/the-us-cannot-treat-lebanon-as-a-sideshow-to-the-iran-war/
6 days ago
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ECCHR - European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights
6 days ago
In
@inkstickmedia.com
podcast, Sandra Alloush speaks about the impact of a violent control she was subjected to by German officers at the French-German border. Supported by ECCHR,
@freiheitsrechte.org
and
@enareurope.bsky.social
, she has submitted a complaint.
inkstickmedia.com/when-emergen...
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The United States has the tools to stop Israel's deadly violence in Lebanon. Why won't it use them?
inkstickmedia.com/the-us-canno...
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Is the United States Stoking the Flames of Civil War in Lebanon?
The United States cannot treat Lebanon as a sideshow to the Iran war by allowing Israel to continue its deadly attacks on the country.
https://inkstickmedia.com/the-us-cannot-treat-lebanon-as-a-sideshow-to-the-iran-war/
6 days ago
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"Between Oct. 31 and Nov. 4, 2022, one week before Ukrainian forces re-entered Kherson, approximately 11,000 works were removed from the museumâs collection."
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The Art Russia Looted from Ukraine's Museums and Collections
Russiaâs occupation forces seized at least 1.7 million cultural objects from Ukraine, while the toll on museums and historic collections keeps rising.
https://inkstickmedia.com/the-art-russia-took-from-ukraine/
7 days ago
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Every summer for nearly a quarter century, the Government Accountability Office has handed Congress a report card on the Pentagonâs most expensive weapons. This yearâs audit looks similar to past editions: The DoD âcontinues to struggle to deliver technologies quickly and within budget.â
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Deep Dive: The Pentagon's Slow, Costly Weapons Status Quo
A new Government Accountability Office audit finds that the Pentagon has yet again suffered from its slow, costly weapons status quo.
https://inkstickmedia.com/deep-dive-the-pentagons-slow-costly-weapons-status-quo/
7 days ago
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âThere is a real orchestrating of instability and organized crime fueled by the Noboa administration and his closest allies, intentionally, to justify the arrival of US boots on the ground and the complete revoking of any civil liberties."
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Trump's Monroe Doctrine is Back. So is Resistance to It.
As US-backed governments across Latin America deepen military cooperation and economic austerity, workers, students, and Indigenous movements are pushing back.
https://inkstickmedia.com/trump-monroe-doctrine/
8 days ago
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In May, we reported on the local pushback to a massive ICE detention center. The story has taken yet another turn. By:
@tylerfromtexas.bsky.social
inkstick.substack.com/p/in-arizona...
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In Arizona, Activists Get a âPartial but Substantialâ Victory in Ongoing ICE fight
In May, we reported on the local pushback to a massive ICE detention center. The story has taken yet another turn.
https://inkstick.substack.com/p/in-arizona-activists-get-a-partial
9 days ago
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"A truce is better for both countries than a new escalation of tit-for-tat tensions, which would be damaging to US business and consumers while still failing to address the USâs overall economic imbalances."
inkstickmedia.com/after-the-tr...
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After the Trump-Xi Summit, What's Next for the US and China?
After the Trump-Xi summit in May in Beijing, could there be a tangible turning point in relations between the US and China?
https://inkstickmedia.com/after-the-trump-xi-summit-whats-next-for-the-us-and-china/
9 days ago
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10 days ago
âThis is not how you manage migration. This is how you make violence very normal. And when state violence is normalized against one group, it is very easily spread to othersâ, says Sandra Alloush in the podcast đ She was subjected to a violent border control and filed a case against Germany.
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The Government Accountability Office says the Pentagon's still failing to deliver weapons technologies 'quickly and within budget.'
inkstickmedia.com/deep-dive-th...
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Deep Dive: The Pentagon's Slow, Costly Weapons Status Quo
A new Government Accountability Office audit finds that the Pentagon has yet again suffered from its slow, costly weapons status quo.
https://inkstickmedia.com/deep-dive-the-pentagons-slow-costly-weapons-status-quo/
9 days ago
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We're building something new â and we'd like your help getting it right.
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Help Us Shape What's Next for Inkstick
We're building something new â and we'd like your help getting it right.
https://inkstick.substack.com/p/help-us-shape-whats-next-for-inkstick
10 days ago
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"On Jan. 3, 2026, two months after the NSS was released, Trump launched a military attack on Venezuela in which US forces captured President NicolĂĄs Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores from a safe house. This has paved the way for a rapidly expanding US intervention in Venezuela."
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Trump's Monroe Doctrine is Back. So is Resistance to It.
As US-backed governments across Latin America deepen military cooperation and economic austerity, workers, students, and Indigenous movements are pushing back.
https://inkstickmedia.com/trump-monroe-doctrine/
10 days ago
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Is dialogue between the US and China proof of progress, or is it largely symbolic?
inkstickmedia.com/after-the-tr...
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After the Trump-Xi Summit, What's Next for the US and China?
After the Trump-Xi summit in May in Beijing, could there be a tangible turning point in relations between the US and China?
https://inkstickmedia.com/after-the-trump-xi-summit-whats-next-for-the-us-and-china/
10 days ago
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"After CBS broadcast photographs of American soldiers abusing detainees at the Iraqi prison in 2004, public support for the war fell sharply, in what other scholars had called 'one of the sharpest drops in wartime approval rates in the last half century.'"
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Deep Dive: Do Civilian Deaths Reduce Support for the Pentagon?
A new dissertation asks whether reports of civilian deaths in foreign conflicts reduces support for the Pentagon.
https://inkstickmedia.com/deep-dive-do-civilian-deaths-reduce-support-for-the-pentagon/
11 days ago
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11 days ago
NEW: I wrote for
@inkstickmedia.com
about how Trump's aggressive push for a new Monroe Doctrine is sparking resistance in Latin America.
inkstickmedia.com/trump-monroe...
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Trump's Monroe Doctrine is Back. So is Resistance to It.
As US-backed governments across Latin America deepen military cooperation and economic austerity, workers, students, and Indigenous movements are pushing back.
https://inkstickmedia.com/trump-monroe-doctrine/
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As US-backed governments across Latin America deepen military cooperation and economic austerity, workers, students, and Indigenous movements are pushing back.
inkstickmedia.com/trump-monroe...
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Trump's Monroe Doctrine is Back. So is Resistance to It.
As US-backed governments across Latin America deepen military cooperation and economic austerity, workers, students, and Indigenous movements are pushing back.
https://inkstickmedia.com/trump-monroe-doctrine/
11 days ago
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"In January last year, Larue finally found out what was behind all the zoning machinations: Anduril was planning a 5,000,000-square foot facility dubbed 'Arsenal-1' in his hometown. Governor Mike DeWine claimed that the plant would be the largest job creation project in state history."
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In Ohio, Who Really Gets a Say in Anduril Weapons Factories?
Residents of a small township in Ohio wanted a vote on a new Anduril weapons factory. Then the state changed the rules.
https://inkstickmedia.com/in-ohio-who-really-gets-a-say-in-anduril-weapons-factories/
12 days ago
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"Germanyâs internal border checks were supposed to be temporary. Introduced in 2015 as an emergency response amid the sharp rise in refugees and migrants reaching Europe, theyâve now become a familiar part of daily life across much of the continent."
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On Germany's Borders, the Emergency Never Ends
Germany's temporary border checks have lasted more than a decade. We examine Schengen, migration, and how emergency powers become permanent.
https://inkstickmedia.com/when-emergency-never-ends-germany-border-controls/
12 days ago
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CTEC
12 days ago
CTEC's
@jason-blazakis.bsky.social
is quoted in
@inkstickmedia.com
on the Prairieland "Antifa cell" case out of Fort Worth. He warns of the chilling effect on speech.
inkstickmedia.com/antifa-trial...
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'Antifa Trial' in Texas Heightens Fears of Free Speech Chill in US
Will the outcome of a controversial trial against protesters accused of being Antifa lead to a chill on free speech in the US?
https://inkstickmedia.com/antifa-trial-in-texas-heightens-fears-of-free-speech-chill-in-us/
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12 days ago
Quoted in
@inkstickmedia.com
on the Prairieland "#Antifa cell" sentencing. 30 to 100 years. Prosecutors leaned heavily on Signal chats and zines to prove shared beliefs, not conduct. That should worry anyone who cares about free speech.
inkstickmedia.com/antifa-trial...
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'Antifa Trial' in Texas Heightens Fears of Free Speech Chill in US
Will the outcome of a controversial trial against protesters accused of being Antifa lead to a chill on free speech in the US?
https://inkstickmedia.com/antifa-trial-in-texas-heightens-fears-of-free-speech-chill-in-us/
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Russiaâs occupation forces have seized at least 1.7 million cultural objects from Ukraine, while the toll on museums and historic collections keeps rising.
inkstickmedia.com/the-art-russ...
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The Art Russia Took From Ukraine
Russiaâs occupation forces seized at least 1.7 million cultural objects from Ukraine, while the toll on museums and historic collections keeps rising.
https://inkstickmedia.com/the-art-russia-took-from-ukraine/
12 days ago
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"Andurilâs own valuation doubled to more than $60 billion over the past year as investors saw the company as a key beneficiary of the administrationâs eagerness to ramp up weapons purchases and expand the military-industrial base with a swath of new facilities."
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In Ohio, Who Really Gets a Say in Anduril Weapons Factories?
Residents of a small township in Ohio wanted a vote on a new Anduril weapons factory. Then the state changed the rules.
https://inkstickmedia.com/in-ohio-who-really-gets-a-say-in-anduril-weapons-factories/
13 days ago
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Europe promised a continent without internal borders. Today, checkpoints, delays, and police searches have quietly become part of everyday life.
inkstickmedia.com/when-emergen...
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On Germany's Borders, the Emergency Never Ends
Germany's temporary border checks have lasted more than a decade. We examine Schengen, migration, and how emergency powers become permanent.
https://inkstickmedia.com/when-emergency-never-ends-germany-border-controls/
13 days ago
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"The main problem is that drones are very cheap to produce, but expensive to shoot them down ââ either with interceptors, using other drones, or spoofing (cyberattack that deceives a droneâs navigation system with fake GPS or radio signals)."
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What the World Is Learning From Ukraine's Drone War
Ukrainian soldiers have spent years adapting to drones, electronic warfare, and rapidly changing battlefield technology. Now other countries are looking to Kyiv for lessons in modern conflict.
https://inkstickmedia.com/ukraine-drone-war/
15 days ago
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"Anduril has become the leader of the pack of a new cohort of tech firms-turned defense contractors rapidly gaining influence and contracts from the Pentagon, including, most notably, for the 'Golden Dome' missile shield thatâs become the hallmark weapons project of the second Trump era."
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In Ohio, Who Really Gets a Say in Anduril Weapons Factories?
Residents of a small township in Ohio wanted a vote on a new Anduril weapons factory. Then the state changed the rules.
https://inkstickmedia.com/in-ohio-who-really-gets-a-say-in-anduril-weapons-factories/
15 days ago
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"Beijing and Washington have turned to the language of emergency to expand executive power, but there is a larger question: When governments rule through crisis, what happens to the people caught between?"
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When Every Country is in a State of Emergency
A Chinese asylum seeker's journey from Shanghai to New York reveals how China and the US both use emergencies to expand state power.
https://inkstickmedia.com/when-every-country-is-in-a-state-of-emergency/
16 days ago
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"In the meantime, the pair learned who was behind the land buying spree in their hometown. It was Anduril, the nine-year-old weapons manufacturer founded by a video game developer who formerly worked at Facebook."
inkstickmedia.com/in-ohio-who-...
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In Ohio, Who Really Gets a Say in Anduril Weapons Factories?
Residents of a small township in Ohio wanted a vote on a new Anduril weapons factory. Then the state changed the rules.
https://inkstickmedia.com/in-ohio-who-really-gets-a-say-in-anduril-weapons-factories/
16 days ago
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17 days ago
Anduril is literally writing laws to prevent people from fighting back. Excellent reporting by
@tkbarnes.bsky.social
for
@inkstickmedia.com
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New research probes whether Americans are moved by international law or the moral outrage of civilian deaths in conflicts.
inkstickmedia.com/deep-dive-do...
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Deep Dive: Do Civilian Deaths Reduce Support for the Pentagon?
A new dissertation asks whether reports of civilian deaths in foreign conflicts reduces support for the Pentagon.
https://inkstickmedia.com/deep-dive-do-civilian-deaths-reduce-support-for-the-pentagon/
16 days ago
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âThe pattern of frequent moves that military families experience makes it really hard for military spouses to maintain a career, let alone a job. So the career progression is hard for them. So many military spouses are underemployed even if they have a job.â
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Why is Hunger on the Rise Among US Military Families?
US military families are grappling with spiking living costs, increasing hunger and food insecurity, and other economic crises.
https://inkstickmedia.com/why-is-hunger-on-the-rise-among-us-military-families/
16 days ago
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"Sally Haydenâs new book is a collection of nine real-life love stories from places that have experienced myriad forms of tragedy and pain â political instability, natural disasters, exclusionary societies, war ..."
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Searching for Acts of Love in a World Wracked with Crisis
In a new book, reporter Sally Hayden travels the world searching for love amid war, economic crisis, and natural disasters.
https://inkstickmedia.com/searching-for-real-love-in-a-world-wracked-with-crisis/
17 days ago
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