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Today marks three years since

artappraiser — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 23:30:48 +0000

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Today marks three years since my friend and colleague Rahile Dawut disappeared into China's internment camps.

Her only crime: being born a #Uyghur.

Rahile is a highly respected scholar of Uyghur religious traditions and oral literature. She is also a lovely human being.

1/5 pic.twitter.com/jc1qhaZuDa
— Joshua L. Freeman (@jlfreeman6) December 12, 2020

Now out with Farsi

artappraiser — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 23:18:20 +0000

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Now out with Farsi translations: Alma Keshavarz and Robert J. Bunker (@DocBunker), "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Note No. 1: IRGC-Navy Unveils Naval Carrier, Shahid Roudaki and New Drones, Helicopters, and Speed Boats." SWJ. 11 Dec 2020, https://t.co/rC2kjuBTIE pic.twitter.com/fXv3Q3j71L
— Small Wars Journal (@smallwars) December 12, 2020

Iran execute dissident

artappraiser — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 23:08:16 +0000

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Iran execute dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam, who was convicted of "allegedly" fomenting violence during anti-government protests in 2017. France reacted with anger to the hanging of the Paris-based journalist, which it called “barbaric and unacceptable” https://t.co/IOsHhXV1mU
— Adam Milstein (@AdamMilstein) December 12, 2020

there are more than two

artappraiser — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 09:20:48 +0000

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there are more than two thousand, three hundred Brexit-related vacancies in the civil service right now, @ft can reveal https://t.co/IedQ0s3ACk pic.twitter.com/4XBRLo1R0X
— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) December 12, 2020

JUST IN: SASC Chair Inhofe (R

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 21:58:45 +0000

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JUST IN: SASC Chair Inhofe (R-OK) blasts Trump's Morocco-Western Sahara decision.

"I am saddened that the rights of the Western Saharan people have been traded away...I’m thinking about them and all the Sahrawians today." pic.twitter.com/Z3EWxCx7XB
— Alex Ward (@AlexWardVox) December 10, 2020

It’s important to note that

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 21:32:07 +0000

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It’s important to note that the Syrian Kurds want to work with foreign oil companies. They need technical expertise to prevent ecological disaster.

US sanctions, however, mean that the Trump admin gets to choose who they deal with. It’s not transparent.https://t.co/C0TXn8eDGH
— Matthew Petti (@matthew_petti) December 9, 2020

Al Monitor broke the news in late July that Delta Crescent had reached a deal with Kurdish Syrian leadership to export Syrian petroleum. (It's not like they had much choice.)
— Zack Kopplin (@ZackKopplin) December 10, 2020

More in store Brexit edition

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 11:56:04 +0000

In reply to Brexit NY trucking meltdown:

Brexit NY trucking meltdown:

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 11:46:04 +0000

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Brexit NY trucking meltdown:

This is going to be a monumental jam, with knobs on.#Kexit pic.twitter.com/YdAJuE9lJt
— Deborah #3.5% #WearAMask #ReJoinEU (@DNewtonC) December 1, 2020

It really is atrocious, absolutely no main stream media interest in the issues facing HGV drivers on a daily basis, coming through Calais, facing life threatening situations, to bring you the stuff you want to buy! #noonecares #migrants #calais @TrucknDriver @Comm_Motor @RHANews https://t.co/jbXx0D1XQ2
— Patch (@cabmutt) December 4, 2020

Time for action please @EmmanuelMacron . @rhanews need your help to stop these terrible attacks https://t.co/3lYgfcsqQR
— Steve Bowles (@rbtsteve) December 4, 2020

A reminder of what @BorisJohnson said on 7 Nov 2019:

“If somebody asks you to do that, tell them to ring up the Prime Minister and I will direct them to throw that form in the bin.

“There will be no forms, no checks, no barriers of any kind. You will have unfettered access.” https://t.co/dLo7QDC59h
— Angela Rayner (@AngelaRayner) December 2, 2020

Good news/bad news India

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 10:11:42 +0000

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Good news/bad news India

The #Eluru incident is just the tip of an iceberg. The Govt's negligence & the deterioration of healthcare services across AP stands exposed today. It's a shame for any Govt if it can't provide basic necessities like safe & clean drinking water to our people (3/3)
— N Chandrababu Naidu #StayHomeSaveLives (@ncbn) December 6, 2020

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/07/asia/india-mystery-illness-intl-hnk-s...

Recent @washingtonpost op-ed

artappraiser — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 22:58:21 +0000

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Recent @washingtonpost op-ed on France/terrorism: "the recent attacks were carried out by deeply disturbed individuals, lone wolves with no ties to international terrorist networks." There is much wrong with this myth: it is hard to know where to begin https://t.co/k2mb8Vx7pw
— Phil Gurski (@borealissaves) December 5, 2020

op-ed is by Karen Attiah