This is a hollow, performative gesture that will do nothing to stop Israel’s colonial project to erase the Palestinian presence in Gaza and the WB. Only sanctions might, and only might.

Did you know that St George, whose flag is being abused by racists as an anti-immigrant dog-whistle, was a Palestinian?

Pure fascist rhetoric. Trump’s deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller: “The Democrat Party is not a political party. It is a domestic extremist organization...It is an entity devoted exclusively to the defense of hardened criminals, gangbangers, and illegal, alien killers and terrorists,”

‎هل سيؤدي الاعتراف بفلسطين إلى إنهاء الإبادة الجماعية؟ وإذا لم يكن كذلك، فما الذي قد يحقق ذلك؟ youtu.be/yeuV209yFLs

Will recognising Palestine stop the genocide? If not, what might? youtu.be/1KFwbapSjRQ

The only issue right now is to stop Israel's genocide. Its intent could not be clearer. Recognition is a red herring. It won't change anything. The Israelis will complain but they will not stop. Europeans are playing a game - '2 state solution', 'peace process' - that ceased years ago

A brave and essential report from Israeli human rights organisation B'Tselem - vimeo.com/1104884095?f...

A janë qeveritë tona të përfshira në gjenocid? Një ish-diplomat britanik... youtu.be/7x487NgPE28?... via @YouTube #Gaza #gjenocid

‎ل حكوماتنا متواطئة في الإبادة الجماعية؟ يشرح ذلك الدبلوماسي البريطاني السابق كارني روس. youtu.be/LdJWhPpqJMc?...

Is our government complicit in genocide? The Genocide Convention is very, very clear. youtu.be/rLN7SrfTeZ4?...

Water off a duck’s back to Israel, as the signatories surely know. The only tactic that might stop them is tough, targeted sanctions. Now. #Gaza

Drones en Ucrania, orientalismo en Siria, complicidad en el genocidio y la PKK pone fin a una lucha armada de 40 años: el resumen de la semana - (con subtítulos en español) youtu.be/pKYKQ1NAbq0?...

Drohnen in der Ukraine, Orientalismus in Syrien, Mittäterschaft am Völkemord - Der Wochenruckblick (mit deutschen Untertitlen) youtu.be/Z3xv61dq174?...

乌克兰的无人机、叙利亚的种族主义、种族灭绝共犯，以及库尔德工人党结束了长达40年的武装斗争 - 本周回顾 (mandarin subtitles) youtu.be/DHPO1JGiNvo?... via @YouTube

Drones in Ukraine, Orientalism in Syria, Complicity in Genocide and the PKK disarm: the week in review... youtu.be/L4K37xLtch0?...

The US is on the verge of martial law. In due course, and if he thinks he will lose them, Trump will suspend the mid-term elections. The excuse, as now, will be the “emergency” of illegal migration, possibly combined with terrorism, drugs or disease. Mark my words.

Never before have companies and governments known so much of our business, so much of our very selves, our identities, who we are. Something vital to our humanity has been lost - perhaps forever - open.substack.com/pub/carneros...

The 22 year old intern put in charge of counter-terrorism at the Dept of Homeland Security www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...

From The Economist, of all places

Important article by Ilham Ahmed, one of the leaders of North East #Syria. Will Syria be a centralized authoritarian state or a diverse and flourishing democracy, with rights protected for all? The model of #Rojava should be taken up for the whole of Syria. archive.ph/PXIN0

It’s perhaps no surprise that the disgusting Blair has been advising the grotesque Israeli/US plan to send mercenaries to provide food in #Gaza, forcing Palestinians south. Now he is collaborating in ethnic cleansing. Prosecutions please.

The tools of authoritarianism are awesomely and horribly powerful - and already in use by...so-called 'democracies' - youtu.be/8627-TWwC5U

The unmentionable truth about India and Pakistan - youtu.be/aR5UF8eKPbQ

Endless killing with total impunity. #Gaza

A profoundly important article. The US has become a police state. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...

Let's get clear about what's going on in #Gaza: - The ceasefire came to an end because Israel unilaterally changed the terms of the agreement with Hamas - The agreed ceasefire plan was for all hostages to be released and Israeli troops to be fully withdrawn from Gaza

Hardly the action of a country preparing for a ceasefire

6 ways Trump is already changing the world - youtu.be/Rk-8uX7mO14

It's not pretty - how the US is blackmailing Ukraine: youtu.be/WOtWhK5elkE?...

Is Trump a fascist? How is socialism different from communism? What is anarchy? Is the government watching everything we do? Former British diplomat, Carne Ross, answers these and more in this week's DEEP X - youtu.be/C1GXb2nfZPA?...

This jail is bestial. Where deportees are sent to be imprisoned without trial and without evidence. And Trump’s officials revel in it. - www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Ukraine negotiations: what's going on, where are they headed: a quick YouTube explainer - youtu.be/hWo1uwlJ-q0

The scathing contempt for ‘Europeans’ of Hegseth, Vance etc - in private - is extraordinary. These people are not our friends.

Awfully sorry to commend @carneross.bsky.social's clear, if chilling, sketch of what might happen in an #America where democracy is overtaken by fascism. But this is exactly what we have been fearing. Also, that overseas Americans won’t be allowed to vote any longer open.substack.com/pub/carneros...

The end of the ceasefire in Gaza: what's going on? A short explainer - youtu.be/nxupt7ggx_k?...

[corrected link] Has America had its last democratic election? Invalidating elections, state of emergency, suspension of rule of law, intimidation of opponents - all already evident in Trump and his cohorts' words and deeds - youtu.be/5ikRz6ctKdg

Has America had its last democratic election? Worst case scenarios for Trump's America (video version) - youtu.be/IxTQH58dOog?...

Trump worst case scenarios - a state of emergency, suspension of rule of law, indefinite detention, army used for civil enforcement. Sounds nightmarish, but the signs are already there in the words and deeds of Trump and his gang - open.substack.com/pub/carneros...

Security guarantees for #Ukraine from the US under Trump are worthless. I understand why Starmer and Zelensky want them but even if they get them, which I doubt, any commitment from Trump obviously cannot be relied upon. He’s already said he doesn’t want to give them. Pity Ukraine.

Are the ideas of a foundational anarchist thinker relevant today? Listen to "Peter Kropotkin: an interview with Professor Ruth Kinna" on the Diplomatic Anarchist podcast: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/dip...

Here's some advice for those who now find themselves working for Trump - open.substack.com/pub/carneros...

Crucial advice on how to survive tech-fascism from @carolecadwalla.bsky.social - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Germany’s new Chancellor. Just incredible what’s happened in a few short weeks.

Trump has ordered State Dept to review all US treaties and international organisations to make withdrawal recommendations

Republican mechanics having lunch in front of Soviet designed Polikarpov I-16 plane, nicknamed "mosca" at Els Monjos Aerodrome, Barcelona province, 1938. Republic's colours +all-American proletarian hero Popeye painted on the tail. Original by David Seymour, colourised by Doug Banks

The Washington Spectator has picked up my piece about Lavrov, Rubio and the betrayal of Ukraine - washingtonspectator.org/the-leopard-...

@carneross.bsky.social describes something that would be funny if it weren’t so sad about the #Russia-#US talks: I watched Lavrov eyeing him [Rubio] over the grandiose table in Riyadh as an easy snack. It didn’t help that the fool in Washington had already sold the farm to Russia

Great letter in the Guardian on fascism’s paralysing arrival -

On Lavrov and the hapless Rubio in Riyadh: The leopard and the mouse: open.substack.com/pub/carneros...

Looking forward to this from @akpress.org