For anyone who missed it, Grok—X’s fact checking AI tool, which users increasingly summon as if it’s some sort of omniscient arbiter, all-wise research assistant, or a relatively neutral source à la Wikipedia—just embraced rank antisemitism. “And that surname? Every damn time,” it said. 1/

magazin.zenith.me/de/politik/e... Unter dem Vorsitz Özgür Özels ist die CHP populärer als je zuvor in der AKP-Ära. Die Justiz könnte bald aber wieder den 76-Jährigen Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu einsetzen – und damit den nächsten Schritt Richtung Autokratie einleiten. Von @marcimperatori.bsky.social

Others have tried to capture the economic effects of the tariff bomb. Here’s another: Trump has destroyed US diplomacy. Forget the liberal international order. US diplomacy as we knew it is over. Thread: 1/

Hard to think of a clearer forecast of the rule of law under a new regime when the outgoing President feels a need to pardon the innocent and the brave.

Duckworth: How many nations are in ASEAN? Hegseth: We have allies in South Korea, Japan, and Australia Duckworth: None of those countries are in ASEAN

HIRONO: Would you carry out an order from President Trump to seize Greenland, a territory of our NATO ally Denmark, by force? HEGSETH: President Trump received 77 million votes-- HIRONO: We're not talking about the election

HIRONO: Would you carry out an order from President Trump to shoot protesters in the legs? HEGSETH: *dodges question* HIRONO: That sounds to me that you would comply with such an order. You still shoot protesters in the legs HEGSETH: *silent*

Blog post archiving all discussions on the Kurdish question and the solution process. Very useful! serdargunes.wordpress.com/2021/09/23/k...

There’s essentially no one on earth with more independence to stand by basic moral values than billionaire tech barons. They have more wealth than they could ever spend, no voters or constituency. They could say “my values are all-important and immovable.” And instead they blow in the wind.

So much was foretold… bsky.app/profile/cmmn...

When the Justice minister who once overlooked the execution of women in public squares, assumes 90% of Syrians want Sharia law, its alarming. Syrian Muslim communities do not resemble this man and his extremist ideology must have no place in Syria's justice system. Its really that simple.

The future is uncertain but can we just relish this moment as prisoners reunite with families after decades?

I am not yet sure of the narrative that TR is the "winner" of the developments in Syria. It is too early to tell. Much depends on the dynamics among local actors (particularly the HTS and SDF), the dynamics between HTS and Ankara, and their social&political implications for internal politics in TR.

Assad is not only a very evil dictator, but also a very incompetent one. Less than two weeks ago, no regional or global power wanted him to go. But the Syrian regime is so utterly disastrous in every conceivable way that it collapses like a house of cards at the slightest gust of wind.

The Russian embassy in Damascus is urging its citizens to leave Syria 👀 tass.ru/politika/225...

www.syriaweekly.com/p/special-sy... A highly informative newsletter by Charles Lister

Who are HTS, the Syrian rebels who stunned the world by storming Syria's second city after a three-day blitz against Russian-backed Assad regime forces? Read Institute jihadism scholar Aaron Y. Zelin's groundbreaking study of the group. www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analy...

Good luck America www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-new...